This is scary and I pray there is an end to the violence.

Minnesota is leading the nation in the fight against climate change. 💪🏽

We must continue this work and pass the Green New Deal so that future generations can have a livable planet.

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I guess they say imitation is the greatest form of flattery…😂

The irony is that not too long ago Don argued *against* common sense marijuana and other drug reforms, opposing Keith Ellison’s bill to do just that. pbs.org/video/drug-sen…

Jonathan Chait The UCLA story looks pretty clear, based on LAT/student reporting — pro-Israel counter-protests showed up and started swinging. latimes.com/california/sto…

If this were in Russia or Iran -- a police force of this size deployed against students protesting the state's war policies -- it'd be universally denounced as evil tyranny.

The problem for the protesters is they chose the one issue that could provoke police force of this kind:

CNN's Miguel Marquez: 'I've covered lots of this sort of stuff around the world, and i've never seen this many police moving into one area.'

'According to the State Department's own procedures and the recommendations of its most senior staff, Secretary Antony Blinken should have blacklisted the Netzah Yehuda Battalion at least a year ago. The Secretary is undermining the black letter rules of our own laws by inventing new,

Good.

There's no reason for marijuana to be treated in the same class as heroin.

This is an important step to begin undoing the racist, failed policy of the War on Drugs.

A sitting Senator, labels Americans protesting against a foreign country accused of carrying out a genocide funded with our tax dollars as terrorists and puts a target on their back to be attacked. This is insanely dangerous and somehow no one will condemn it.

Amid Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Ilhan Omar warned the US position on the ICC was untenable: that supporting it v Moscow without fully respecting its mandate would mean serious backlash + hypocrisy.

Seems prescient as Israel warrants loom & DC panics
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To understand the history and politics of the College Democrats as an institution and to see this statement supporting the protests is extraordinary

We must condemn any form of antisemitism.

But let us be clear: The American people are sick and tired of funding a war machine for an extremist government in Israel that is doing unprecedented harm to the people in Gaza and to their entire way of life.
npr.org/2024/04/27/124…

This is how it should be, grateful for this rare leadership and hope other presidents follow his model of leadership.

The United Arab Emirates have been violating the UN arms embargo in Darfur to support the RSF, which the State Department recently determined is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. If we want to end the war in Sudan, we must stop selling weapons to those that are

We can bend the arc of what is politically possible.

Homes for All.
Medicare for All.
Cancel Student Debt.
Tuition-free College.
A Green New Deal.
Humane immigration policy.
Establish a livable wage for all workers.

We are fighting for policies that lift up all Americans.

In the last few weeks a number of lawsuits have been filed by Palestinian and Arab students who feel threatened and discriminated against on college campuses, but you wouldn’t know that if you watch CNN or Fox. This total indifference to what Muslim and Arab students and faculty

As the only African born Member to serve in Congress, I know a new era in U.S.-Africa relations is possible – one defined by bold reinvention untethered from self-limiting precedent.

Let’s get to work!

My op-ed in Mshale⬇️
mshale.com/2024/04/29/my-…

As the political establishment and mainstream media pundits attempt to discredit and marginalize Gaza solidarity encampments on U.S. campuses, Ayman breaks down the false narrative surrounding pro-Palestinian protesters.

It's unconscionable that affordable housing is so scarce in this country. While my Homes for All Act aims to expand the availability of affordable housing options, Congress must utilize every tool at its disposal to be part of the solution.

This means providing funding for