#Legislation

Ezra Levin

ezralevin

The NYT Daily Podcast this morning is a pretty good overview, but I'd push back on one part of the conclusion. The filibuster in no way incentivizes bipartisanship. It incentivizes

Kathryn 🏳️‍⚧️ ✨

TransSalamander

I think given cis people's instance on using terms like sex, male, and female specifically to argue against equal rights for trans people, the thing we should be saying is

Aaron Rupar

atrupar

"A friend of mine said, 'you have to be the most perfect person.' Isn't that true?" -- Trump The first question Trump received from an audience member was completely beyond

Erica Werner

ericawerner

"These are illusions" Pelosi says on Fox News Sunday of Trump's executive actions Chris Wallace: "You’re known as a master negotiator but didn’t you mess this one up?"Pelosi: "Clearly you

Louise Butcher

LouiseBTS

1/4 Quite a bit of reporting today about what Grant Shapps said yesterday @CommonsTrans about the future of the #railway.A reminder that unless there is primary legislation, any reform to

Asher Wolf

Asher_Wolf

Rolling back accomodations and accessibility features which have helped people with disabilities - even if coincidentally achieved due to COVID-19 restrictions and regulations - is a form of discrimination I

Emma Dabiri

EmmaDabiri

My issue with the removal of the statues outside the #shelbournehotel is the fact that it conflates the unique barbarity and enduring legacy of the trans Atlantic slave trade with

Barrington Martin II

_BarringtonII

I’m taking a break doing yard work, and I’m thinking about how the average American doesn’t know much about policy; however, they simply have standard needs that need to be

Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, FACEP

NickSawyerMD

No decision facing Democrats over the next two years will shape the long-term political competition between the parties more than whether they end the Senate filibuster to pass their agenda

Luke Taylor

LukeTaylorUSA

1/Ok I’ve been quietly contemplating this all dayEver been to the US Capital? Taken the tour? Walked around? Especially post 9/11?It is the most SECURE location on earth. Cameras everywhere.

Reuters Tech News

ReutersTech

Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content https://reut.rs/3pzZxV0

Christopher Parsons

caparsons

I've been thinking on the comments made by the CSIS director yesterday for a bit. Summary: while I think I understand them, I also worry about their nature and possible

John Rangel

parksidefilms

The uninformed backlash AOC saw last night reminded me our system of education is designed to create employees and not functioning, invested members of a community. 1/ Students have to

Steven Dennis

StevenTDennis

Cornyn says eliminating the 60-vote rule would damage democracy and make legislation less durable. Cornyn also warning at some point the "shoe" would be on the other foot, what goes

Alice-Mary Higgins

aliceeire

“Over the past century, humans have been stripping the colour, texture, voice, richness & complexity out of the environments we occupy” Speaking in support of #Seanad Biodiversity motion last week,

Elizabeth Goitein

LizaGoitein

One of President Biden’s Day One executive orders terminates the national emergency declaration Trump used to circumvent Congress and divert military construction funds to build the border wall. 1/6 The

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