"That’s what this administration wants. We want to drive them home. We’ll take your kids. We’ll imprison you for years. We’ll make you sit on the bridge and die of heat stroke. Whatever we’ve got to do, we’re going to drive you home." ow.ly/oe4y30kS3vN

Paul Ryan and his Republican cronies believe we have enough money to give a $1.5 trillion tax cut to the ultra wealthy, but not enough money to give our kids the health care they deserve. This November, we have to vote them all out. forbes.com/sites/brucejap…

The chemical company that has dumped a known carcinogen into the public water supply now sells products that filter that carcinogen to the area's public utility provider. Port City Daily Full story: portcitydaily.com/local-news/201…

Loans shouldn’t be a life sentence that shackles our kids with a lifetime of debt. Every student should be protected from predatory lenders & fraudulent student loan practices. It’s time for degrees, not debt! My Rx includes fully funding the U.S. Department of Education & standing up for students!

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon made about $11,000/hour in compensation last year. I'd like to hear from him why he thinks his workers don't deserve to be paid a living wage of $15/hour.

Ever notice how the “how do you pay for it” argument is selectively employed against working class benefits? FT: “For those who make politically motivated forecasts of doom for US fiscal health, it may be their own credibility that ends up paying a price.”ft.com/content/2ad57c…

If Trump can give billionaires tax breaks, yes, we can substantially lower student debt in this country.

The big economic 🐘 in the room: Real wages in the US have not risen in decades. Meanwhile, costs of living (rent, healthcare) + education have soared. Working people aren’t experiencing the prosperous growth touted on TV: that’s going to a small few. pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014…

When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others

Woke up to news of an Israeli air strike that killed a pregnant woman and her daughter and a Saudi air strike in Yemen that killed a bus full of kids. The sad fact of the matter is that US/UK foreign policy, and arms sales, complicit in both. Shame on us.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Picks a Very Strange Fight with Canada, by Robin Wright newyorker.com/news/news-desk… “flap underscores the volatility—and potentially even the fragility—of Saudi gov under MBS, the youthful and increasingly autocratic leader, enthusiastically embraced by Trump”

When we place ourselves at the service of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters we experience the joy of unconditional love.

Honestly, these people are bound and determined to deflate and demobilize their base - and then blame the Russians when they lose.

If Trump and the Republicans won't acknowledge the problem, we can't do all that needs to be done to fix it. Over 1,427 people died from Hurricane Maria, with estimates as high as 4,600, but our government was asleep at the wheel. Disgraceful. huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-t…

Imagine how I feel!

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Anyone else feeling pummeled by the triple whammy of the IPCC climate report, Brazil's election results + the f-u of the Kavanaugh's appointment? It all feels connected somehow: greed cooking our planet, elites pitting us against each other, while wrapping themselves in impunity.

How do the liberals cheering for Julian Assange's prosecution justify to themselves that they are fully aligned with the Trump DOJ, State Dept and CIA - Jeff Sessions and Mike Pompeo - and in direct opposition to press freedom groups around the world and in the US?

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