The founders with red dots are the slaveholders. The founders in yellow are the only ones who freed all the people they held. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, raped one of the women he enslaved. He freed his illegitimate children. But not their mom.

The issue is money in politics. They’re allowing children to die because of the gun lobby. They’re allowing the planet to die because of Big Oil. They’re allowing people to go without healthcare and die because of the insurance lobby. Inaction is bought.

I talked to Madison Police chief Shon Barnes today; he didn't mince words. "Sometimes it requires an evolution of our thinking. What was written in 1789 may not be appropriate for 2022 unless we're okay with kids being killed." "You're referencing the 2nd amend.?" "Yes I am."

Hundreds of students have walked out of Shaker Heights High School in a student planned rally to demand action after the tragic shooting in #Uvalde. WKYC 3News

This is why news stories can't start and end with "police said." It's why the crime beat must be reimagined. All true before Uvalde, but local newsrooms everywhere should take this moment to really question how they cover policing and public safety moving forward.

Can’t a significant tax increase on guns be passed through reconciliation? There has to be something that can pass with a simple majority.

4th of july is cancelled this year due to a shortage of independence.

The problem with SCOTUS looking to whether a “right” is “deeply rooted in our history or traditions” is that our history and traditions are filled with genocide, slavery, brutality and misogyny. Why should we limit our “rights” to things that have only existed for those in power?

This past week has seen a repudiation of the court-based theory of change that has defined legal liberalism for several decades in the US: a theory that elite lawyers will always be able to use elite reasoning to persuade elite judges not to let things get out of hand.

When it comes to tribal sovereignty the Supreme Court is repeatedly more wedded to the expectations of white Americans than our constitution, federal law, or even the truth.

Catastrophic. A filibuster carveout is not enough. We need to reform or do away with the whole thing, for the sake of the planet.

Ted Cruz A country whose citizens cannot go to parades, schools, churches, concerts, festivals, nightclubs, nail salons, movie theaters, offices, supermarkets, graduations, birthday parties, sporting events, beaches, hospitals, funerals, or malls without being shot is not free or great.

Stop with this false choices. Abortion IS an economic issue. The cost of diapers, clothes, food, child care, the ability to time a pregnancy based on work, educational, or life choices are all economic realities for working people everywhere.

Reminder that these midterms cost $16 BILLION. Thats enough to pay for, Idk, a LOT of good green stuff in working class communities.

It’s almost as if abortion rights are a winning issue just like we fucking told you

Vermont Kentucky Montana Michigan California When we unapologetically talk about abortion, we win.

BREAKING: @mallorymcmorrow just won reelection to serve Michigan’s SD-8! Earlier this year, Mallory made headlines for standing up against GOP hate in a now-viral floor speech - setting a national example for how Democrats can combat Republican extremism.

It turns out women enjoy having human rights, and we vote.

Yes we do. Tonight is a perfect time to donate and/or phone bank for Warnock, because we still *very much* cannot have Herschel Walker in elected office.