When we design our world with justice, access, and inclusion at the center, we don't just lift up the few—we lift up everyone.

Grumpy local woman says the right size for the state transit system is bigger, not smaller.

timeline cleanse (sound up)

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.

Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota

Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota:

youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU

I am sick about the gun violence at Brown and praying for the entire community.
Traveling with a Brown student right now and watching the messages being relayed in real time is devastating .
Our children and our country deserve so much better.

Zoe Weissman, a sophomore at Brown University, joins us to discuss the shooting on Brown's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. She was in middle school in Parkland, Florida during the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. She is now an advocate for gun control and gun violence prevention.

A country that watches these massacres happen again and again, in every imaginable setting, and doesn't do everything it can to stop another one, has failed. There's no other way to say it.

this is just gutter racism

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

Despite what the Senate Majority Whip says in this interview, my 340B drug pricing bill did pass the House. It took effect Oct 1 and is already helping our hospitals and health centers! As you can see, it was award-winning legislation!

Rest in peace, Alice. You did great work. 🙏❤️🙏

The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond

We should all be asking ourselves why we can't do this in the United States.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

Ad: This clip, then cutting to people waiting in food lines, then to Johnson saying he isn't familiar with X, Y, or Z, then cutting to U.S. citizens being arrested by masked goons, then a quote from Roberts and the immunity decision.

Today, the Rhode Island Health Center Association presented its John H. Chafee Healthcare Leadership Award to Sen. @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social and Rep. Jon D. Brien for their successful passage of the Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act.

Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

Dear @apnews.com

The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.

Fix your headline.

Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.

Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?

Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.

1/ A🧵on the danger.

"In the United States, racism has always gone hand in hand with the concentration of wealth among the very richest people."
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Just showed this to my 10-year old and his response was, “So true.” And I guess our parenting has been a huge success!

Map of the U.S. showing voter support for cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food assistance) by congressional district. Support for SNAP cuts ranges from 5% to 14%. Created by Data for Progress.

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.

Attorney General Neronha targets 6/10 Connector contamination settlement money toward child dental care “This should be the beginning of an acknowledgement by government that we have failed the people of Rhode Island regarding dental and healthcare, and committing ourselves to fix it," said AG Neronha.

RI AG Neronha targets 6/10 Connector contamination settlement money toward child dental care

“This should be the beginning of an acknowledgement by government that we have failed the people of Rhode Island regarding dental and healthcare, and committing ourselves to fix it," said AG Neronha.

Today, the Senate recognized Eliza Reid, a best-selling author and former First Lady of Iceland, and adopted Senate President Valarie Lawson's resolution welcoming her to the State House.

Senator @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social introduced the resolution: webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...

The Senate has approved Sen. @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social's bill to protect a critical discount pharmaceutical program that enables safety-net hospitals, clinics and other health care agencies to provide care to the most vulnerable Rhode Islanders.

Learn more: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...