I remember being really shocked when my son went to school in Baltimore and there were Confederate statues everywhere:
An annual survey by the SPLC finds that 168 Confederate symbols, 94 of the monuments, were taken down across the U.S. in 2020, virtually all of them in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing.https://t.co/5sJqCVJCOK
— NPR (@NPR) February 24, 2021
NEW from @GgrHendricks @Roque_L @amprog: The expanded Child Tax Credit in the rescue plan would lift millions of children out of poverty.https://t.co/6oVIaphHhN
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) February 23, 2021
#STIMULUS LATEST: President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package is set for a House floor vote this week. The package includes $1,400 direct #stimuluschecks, direct aid to small businesses, an increase in the child tax credit and more https://t.co/vd4jrIfLml
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 23, 2021
Boy, that stuff Biden said about student debt at the CNN Town Hall on Tuesday was bullshit, and I’m trying to figure out why. It’s the people who didn’t finish school who have the worst of both worlds — saddled with debt but still lacking a degree. So how are they supposed to work off their debt, as he suggested?
.@POTUS should cancel $50,000 in student loan debt for all.
For 10 years, my student loan debt payments were more than my rent.
Student debt affects everybody, and particularly people of color, making it hard to buy a home or start a family.
Our economy should work for all. pic.twitter.com/MQOHQgARWk
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 18, 2021
Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren respond to Biden saying last night he won't unilaterally cancel $50,000 in student debt. They say he has the power and should do it. pic.twitter.com/pEQlFVEPp7
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 17, 2021
Texas mayor resigns after telling residents to "sink or swim" during deep freeze, power outages https://t.co/1zuFlllko8
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 17, 2021
He resigned an hour ago and oh boy the comments. pic.twitter.com/aXbtSCaBAB
— Dreamer Hyena (@DreamerHyena) February 17, 2021
In 2018 @SenJohnBarrasso (R-Wyoming) was reelected to the Senate with 136,210 votes. @DebHaalandNM (D-NM) was reelected to the House of Representatives with 186,953 votes…
— Lance Mannion (@LanceMannion) February 15, 2021
Hello, please find the unroll here: THREAD: It is with sadness that I tell you about Preston Chaney, who died in the Houston jail of COVID. He was trapped… https://t.co/c5W1FEGmoW See you soon. 🤖
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) February 6, 2021
Dems considering lower income threshold to reduce number of people who get checks.
— Arthur Delaney (@ArthurDelaneyHP) February 3, 2021
Last checks started phasing out at $75k for individuals; Dems looking at $50k, per source (confirming @JStein_WaPo reporting yesterday) w/ @igorbobic https://t.co/98q0Fb7p8U
Biden just fired all 10 of Trump’s appointees on the Federal Service Impasses Panel. Trump had stacked the panel with anti-labor activists who rewrote union contracts to undermine collective bargaining and strip protections from workers. Now all his holdovers are gone. pic.twitter.com/BUPYXyiOom
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) February 3, 2021
Louisiana cemetery declines to bury Black deputy sheriff due to "whites only" policy https://t.co/qZ7e86S5Do pic.twitter.com/LnjeumfjPI
— The Hill (@thehill) January 31, 2021
“Why can’t we have nice things?” Heather McGhee argues decline in belief in public goods has a racial component.
— Tom Sullivan (@BloggersRUs) January 24, 2021
There is also an interplay between "morally neutral" technological change & social change for which we blame convenient minorities. https://t.co/Y2jMM8q7rZ @digby56 pic.twitter.com/lW5c1o45wM
