Maravillosa noticia de Colombia! @petrogustavo es el nuevo presidente de #Colombia! Tardó años, décadas, pero por fin llegó el cambio necesario. ¡Felicidades @petrogustavo! ¡Felicidades Colombia! - Fantastic news from Colombia, progressive Gustavo Petro wins the presidency! twitter.com/compaiRENE/sta…
Historic results in Colombia: In a stunning blow to Colombia's conservative political class, anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández capture the top two spots.
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The only reason we have so many mass shootings, slaughters & massacres of our children, families & communities is because too many guns are accessible to almost anyone. The ONLY solution to these atrocities is gun control. Reduce & control access to guns. Anything else is b/s. twitter.com/zeynep/status/…
Republican politicians claim to be "pro-life," but they choose @NRA campaign dollars over the lives of elementary school kids.
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What an abomination. An utter atrocity. How long will our children, families and communities have to suffer this constant trauma from senseless gun violence? How can we not see gun control as the #1 public health and safety priority?! The GOP are the real child killers.
"People disagree, often vehemently, over what constitutes fascism. But today’s Russia meets most of the criteria that scholars tend to apply."
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Be prepared. Have #N95s on hand, rapid tests, and solid ventilation. If you haven't done it yet, do not miss this new (3rd) opportunity to get 8 free rapid antigen tests from the federal government.
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The face of the Republican Party: A convicted wife killer who brutally murdered his wife & dumped her body in a creek is in prison for murder, still wins the Republican primary for a school board. How can the @GOP be considered a legitimate party? rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
People elected Democrats precisely so we could lead in perilous moments like these- to codify Roe, hold corruption accountable, & have a President who uses his legal authority to break through Congressional gridlock on items from student debt to climate.
It’s high time we do it.
An extremist Supreme Court is poised to overturn #RoeVWade and impose its far-right, unpopular views on the entire country. It's time for the millions who support the Constitution and abortion rights to stand up and make their voices heard. We're not going back—not ever.
One of the weirdest stolen election theories was the idea that Biden won using voting machines designed to rig Venezuelan elections.
Internal emails show that the Trump allies responsible for spreading the theory knew from the start it never happened. propublica.org/article/big-li…
- Open doors and windows
- Improve your air filters
- Set up portable air cleaners
Those are among the strategies that the White House is recommending as it issues new warnings: poorly ventilated indoor air poses the biggest risk for covid infections.
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Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday for slapping him during Sunday night’s Oscars telecast.
“I was out of line and I was wrong,” he wrote on Instagram Monday evening. “I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.” nyti.ms/3Le2iGS
Breaking News: Donald Trump most likely committed felonies in trying to overturn the 2020 election, a judge wrote in a civil case related to Jan. 6 documents: "The illegality of the plan was obvious." nyti.ms/3IQLfZM
When Putin says that there is no Ukrainian nation and no Ukrainian state, he means that he intends to destroy the Ukrainian nation and the Ukrainian state. Everyone gets that, right?
#Ukraine#UkraineRussiaWar#UkraineUnderAttack
War crimes: "Officially, 2,400 civilians killed in Mariupol have been identified, but Pyotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the city government, said he believed the toll was far higher, possibly as many as 20,000." nytimes.com/2022/03/15/wor…
“This is not 'collateral damage,' or a random error, because we have seen this before. In #Chechnya. #Grozny… and in #Syria, #Aleppo. This is the signature of a dictator that the former president calls a 'savvy genius.' This is how Putin wages war.”