On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed but welcome news of freedom reaching the enslaved Black folks in Galveston, Texas. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope — and a reason to keep building a country that lives up to its highest ideals.
Watching media give the Brock Turner treatment for the killing of a homeless man has been nauseating.
A person having a record does not excuse killing them. Neither does being poor, sick, or homeless.
Virtually every one of us is closer to being in Neely’s shoes than we think.
@POTUS@PresidentIRL What about SCOTUS? Can you please do something for your constituents who have supported you? At this point you’re just banking on young people voting for you rather than republicans and that’s not fair. You need to work or step aside.
This is beyond party or partisanship. This degree of corruption is shocking - almost cartoonish. Thomas must be impeached.
Barring some dramatic change, this is what the Roberts court will be known for: rank corruption, erosion of democracy, and the stripping of human rights.
We are failing our children. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.
Michelle and I mourn with the students and families of the Covenant School today.
We had an assault weapons ban from 1994-2004 that prohibited the manufacture or sale for civilian use of certain semi-automatic weapons and banned magazines with 10 rounds or more.
Mass shootings dropped during that decade.
We did it once and should do it again.
Did something happen to tiktok? My tiktok has weirdly moved to be more conservative and I’m only getting videos that have like 50-100 likes. I feel like I’m in tiktok prison and being forced to watch videos that are pro MTG 🤢🤮