Dear @SenSchumer
After Parkland people told us over and over again, young people just need to vote that’s how you solve this. That’s exactly what we did. Gen Z has been voting at the highest rates in American history every election since 2018 AND last year voted +20 points for Dems. What’s crazy is people like you and many establishment Democrats still don’t think young people vote, that you can just not listen to us and young people will still vote for you. It’s a foolish mistake to take such a critical part of your base for granted. You stand to gain much more by brining an assault weapons ban to a vote over and over even if it doesn’t pass to show young voters and voters of all ages who’s fighting to protect kids and not guns. It’s not 1994 anymore. It’s much more dangerous to be weak on guns than it is to be strong. Plus the “moderate” voter you think will vote for you if you support something like Universal Background Checks but not an Assault Weapons Ban effectively doesn’t exist. 99% of those people are not voting for you already. You know who is though? YOUNG PEOPLE. If you make us lose enthusiasm many young people won’t continue turning out. Show us our vote matters. Show us you are fighting for us. Show the American people who stands in the way and we will vote them out. This summer is on track to be even more deadly than last. We need leadership and courage. Not cowardice and fear of the NRA as our freedom to exist in a safe society is ripped away from us by a lobby that represents anarchy, not responsibility. Bring the assault weapons ban to a vote and if it fails, do it again and again.
David Hogg
Dear Trans community,
More than 400 anti-LGBTQ bills have been intro’d in states across our nation. Such bills will not see the light of day in Michigan’s legislature. You are welcome here. #TransDayOfVisibility#HateWontWin#ElliottLarsenCivilRightsAct
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All children have the right to live free from war and disasters, to play and learn, and to dream big. 💛 Today marks 12 years of conflict in Syria that has caused suffering to millions of people. The devastating earthquake last month only worsened an already dire situation.
"This is how Judy changed the world: Person by person, from the corridors of New York City’s public schools to the streets of Berkeley to the halls of power around the globe." https://t.co/RBfeEaGBSj
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For Americans to understand what happened tonight in Mexico ...
Through most of the 20th century, Mexican elections were run by officials answerable to the Mexican president. The president told the officials the result he wanted. They delivered it. 1/x
To any of the students impacted - if you want to talk, if you want to meet, if you want to share your stories, if you want to turn anger into action - I’m here. Reach out. DM me, email me.
Whatever you’re feeling, it is valid.
#OnThisDay in 1897, Alfred L. Cralle patented the ice cream scoop. 🍨
The newly patented design kept the ice cream from sticking and is widely used today. #BlackHistoryMonth#BlackJoy
you may not be cleaning a sewer or operating a treatment plant today but you’ve probably got a lot of crap going on and i just want you to know you’re not alone.
9:07 am in #Kyiv
Air siren all clear.
13 drones were shot down.
I postponed a visit to the dentist. Made breakfast. Said Mom ‘We’re ok’.
Have read that Mr New Twitter is hiding Ukraine from you.
But we’re still here. We’re loud, I want everyone to see this Ukrainian tweet
During the "Standing with the Ukrainian People" conference @ZelenskyyUa listed 6 things that Europe can do to help 🇺🇦 survive the winter:
"1. Several categories of equipment - transformers, equipment for restoring high-voltage networks, gas turbine and gas piston power units.