The recent resignations of two members of Congress have reignited a conversation about sexual harassment in politics nearly nine years after the peak of the #MeToo movement. And new data sheds more light on the scope of the problem — and the major barriers to reporting and addressing abuse.
THank you!
I wrote about the Olympics’ ban on trans women competing, and the stakes of the new women’s sex-testing regime for female athletes, trans and cis alike. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
WARNOCK: What grade would you give the American economy?
WARSH: Well, if i gave a student anything other than an A, the dean would summon me because I would've hurt his self-image
WARNOCK: Consumer confidence is at a record low. That's Americans' grade on the economy
A great dispatch from the Texas border, where Texas Republicans, led by AG Ken Paxton, have targeted a key nemesis of the far right and Christian nationalists: Catholic Charities.
Nazi talk.
Paramount is big enough to retaliate not only against its own journalists but also smaller outlets where it advertises. And it hasn’t even acquired Warner yet.
A company owned by allies of a censorship-obsessed president can’t have that kind of power.
whY iS evERyONe aROunD TRUmP tiEd To EPstEiN?
This is not an either-or situation. Trump is both unable to fulfill his duties and has committed high crimes & misdemeanors.
He needs an independent cognitive assessment now. We can't wait until he gets mad at another country & decides to commit war crimes in the middle of the night.
🚨 Virginians: Today’s the day.
You’re voting on a major constitutional amendment to counter GOP gerrymandering by allowing temporary congressional maps through 2030.
Polls close at 7 PM ET — if you’re in line, you can still vote.
Have you cast your ballot yet? Tell us your experience 👇
Evergreen reminder this 420: No one should be in prison for weed.
For lawyers, this is the day's essential reading. Steve Vladeck: "In the first major case in which the Court granted emergency relief as a means of shaping nationwide policy, it turns out that the justice who led the charge was the one who was doing quite a bit more than calling balls and strikes."
How do we see the world as sacred again? By radical noticing. Looking for awe in all of life.
LUCY JONES
Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.
Lordy!
in general, & across the world, the political gender divide really opens up around 2016
wonder if something happened then?
Of course!
Loving this energy.
Mayor Mamdani's new tax impacts 13,000 homes owned by the top 1.%, and will generate an additional $500M minimum in tax revenue for working New Yorkers.
Watching blue collar MAGAs panic over "higher taxes" is amusing. This Will HELP them. Here are the details:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/zohran-mam...
The crucial thing to understand about Peter Thiel is that he adores "The Lord of the Rings" and no one in human history has ever so utterly completely missed all the salient points of what a book is about.
No more makin' do with @ivey.house.gov . We have three smart, experienced, and caring for community folks running in the 4th district of Maryland (the 2nd most Democratic district in the nation)!
Shavonne Hedgepeth
Jakeya Johnson
Jonathan White
Shavonne Hedgepeth just announced she is running for U.S. Congress, Maryland’s 4th District. You can find details here 👇
voteshavonneforcongress.com
A promotional graphic for Courage Candidate Shavonne Hedgepeth, running for Congress in Maryland's 4th district. It features the Citizens' Impeachment and Courage for Democracy logos. Shavonne Hedgepeth, a Black woman with shoulder length hair wearing a blazer, is pictured smiling warmly. Text identifies her as a Courage Candidate, running in MD-04.
Meet Shavonne Hedgepeth —running for Congress in MD-04 to turn hope into action. 🗳️✨
Shavonne knows how systems fail families—because she's lived it. Now she's fighting to fix them with her Hope + Hustle approach.
Jakeya Johnson is running for Congress on a progressive platform focused on affordable health care, immigration reform, environmental justice, reproductive rights, public education, disability justice, and a democracy that works for voters, not billionaires. She is a proud union steward and SEIU member. Her opponent has taken $7,279,389 from the pro Israel lobby, raising questions about whose interests they serve.
Jakeya Johnson is running against Rep. Ivey in Maryland’s 4th District.
Ivey was recently featured in AIPAC’s latest ad and has said, “AIPAC played a very important role in my political campaign,” and has taken $8 million dollars from the Pro-Israel lobby.
Let’s replace him!
Tides Grants Specialist Jakeya Johnson noticed a gap in her state's reproductive health services—so she drafted a policy to fix it.
In 2024, a law based on her policy will go into effect, transforming access to emergency contraception in Maryland.
Read her story: www.tides.org/accelerating...
If you're in MD and you're ready to dump Glenn Ivey, Jakeya Johnson has her campaign kickoff at Denizens in Riverdale tonight. She's the real deal.
