This was 2.5 yrs ago. He’d just told me to keep the fight up against cancer. I told him I hated the wigs and hats. He said at least my hair would grow back - his wouldn’t and maybe he should borrow the hat. I laughed. It meant a lot to a sick woman.
Let’s be more precise with our language. Russia is “kidnapping”Ukrainian children. “Deporting” does not adequately describe Russia’s actions. Up to 16,000 Ukrainian children have been taken by the Putin regime according to the Zelensky government.
My mother was the breadwinner. She raised three kids (mostly) on her own. She was and remains self sufficient. Our family was strong bc of her - not in decline. I’m proud of her. So very proud.
#BREAKINGNEWS
: The
#cancer
death rate declined by 29% from 1991-2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016-2017. The steady 26-year decline is driven by long-term drops in death rates for the four major cancers- lung, colorectal, breast, & prostate.
NV Gov Sandoval on DACA/CHIP/Shutdown: "However, as we approach a government shutdown and a potential shutdown of the CHIP program, I firmly believe pitting one group of children in need against another group of children in need doesn’t serve either.”
This is kinda funny: "I mean, this protest yesterday to protest about family separations on the border, ICE doesn't separate families on the border. That's the Border Patrol. We're a different agency."
So very sad. Only presidential candidate who’s bumper sticker I put on my car. Rest In Peace John McCain. We all owe you a debt of gratitude. Country first
Born to illiterate parents in Transylvania, raised in Hell’s Kitchen, & plucked from obscurity as an Army corp, Mr. Ferencz was sent 2 liberated concentration camps by Gen. Patton at the war’s end & rose 2 prominence as the youngest prosecutor at Nuremberg
50 yrs ago one of the most significant & horrifying works of nonfiction was published: The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. If you have not read it, read it. It isn’t just important to understand the Soviet system’s brutality, but to witness his hope.
Kind and thoughtful, smart and hard working, a deep faith and pride in his country, a love for humanity, an unmatched legislator. No greater honor than to have walked behind - or in this case in front of -
@senorrinhatch
for a few years.
To be sure,
@BorisJohnson
is an incredible fighter for Ukraine and one hell of a speaker. He was exceptionally well received at the
@idualliance
this evening. And yes, he was very funny about recent events.
COVID-19: Most Omicron cases are 'mild' and there's no evidence to suggest vaccines may be less effective against the variant, says WHO official | World News | Sky News
This is bravery. And so thankful the United States not only welcomes
@AlinejadMasih
, but stands strong to ensure the Islamic Republic of Iran doesn’t mirder her.
I’m joyful first for having been given a second life and I rejoice in the humiliation of Islamic Republic.
Today one of three men hired by the Islamic Republic to murder me in New York has been extradited to the U.S.
That means all three who plotted to kill me are in the hands of
Black history month. My husband years ago did a story about an anonymous over $1 million donation to
@HowardU
. It came from a taxi driver who saved all his life to give back to the university that gave a rare thing: medical degrees to African Americans.
"[Hilary Clinton] told CNN exactly how she views millions of Americans who hold different political views than her own..No peace until they get their way? More of these unhinged tactics? Apparently, these are the left's rallying cry."
Alexei Navalny, currently on trial held *in prison* possibly scheduled to coincide with the war in Ukraine, speaks out.
“I’m against this war […] it will lead to a huge number of victims, destroyed lives, and the future impoverishment of Russian citizens.” via
@tvrain
According to Brian Fallon, Sen. Collins is incapable of coming up with her own ideas. I think the Senator from Maine is plenty smart and doesn't need an Obama-Bro to Man-splain her
Hamas has declared war on Israel on the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret and the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.
Make no mistake: Hamas is a bloodthirsty terrorist organization backed by Iran and determined to kill as many innocent lives as possible.
The reports out
The Senate, John McCain & Joe Donoghue —> service, conviction, humor. This is a must read to a devoted and smart staffer unlike any other by the one & only
@pkcapitol
@TheMaxGregorian
Dear Max. Your mother is a wonderful person as I’m sure you are too. A lot of nasty people are on twitter. You are better than them. Boy your mom
@maggieNYT
must be proud.
This is the woman who did nothing to help the women who were sexually harassed at the NYT when she was deputy editor of their Washington Bureau. The same woman who wrote a book on Justice Thomas knew of the allegations and did nothing.
So thrilled to be on
#TeamNikki
.
@NikkiHaley
is a proven leader who loves our country. She will be a first class President. She works hard, fights for what she believes in, and understands what we need to get America back on track.
For all those pearl clutchers out there who want new leadership, who want to win. Stop complaining and start doing. Get behind the single best GOP presidential candidate running. That candidate is
@NikkiHaley
. IT’S NOT THAT HARD.
The schools crisis is real & causing serious harm everywhere in America. It’s the top issue for almost everyone. So for all the party intrigue or back biting that is Twitter fodder, real people, families, kids are absolutely being crushed by public schools remaining closed.
Republicans cynically asking why Dr. Blasey Ford didn’t come forward earlier should look in the mirror. Their shameful attacks show exactly why it’s hard for survivors to come forward. We should respect & listen to her, not try to bully her into silence.
Didn’t seem like there was a soldier, sailor, airmen or marine who Sen McCain wouldn’t stop to talk to. And as much as they were in awe of him, he seemed in as much awe of them thanking them for their service.
BREAKING: Michigan State Univ. says it has reached $500,000,000 settlement with 332 women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar.
.
@LeaderMcConnell
: "Half of us just spent four years proving that we would not smash the core identity of the Senate, even when it stood to benefit our party in the short term."
I’m super proud of my cardiologist brother for volunteering in hospital ERs in North Jersey to help in this crisis. Side note - I thought that surgical mask was a little weak, but he assured me he’s wearing another beneath it.
DeSantis falls to fourth place behind Christie and
@NikkiHaley
in New Hampshire: Poll; Haley is the only Republican whom Emerson College found would beat Biden in a head-to-head contest in the state, 45% to 39%.
Really looking forward to every network running a piece tonight that the woman in question in the
@nytimes
Kavanaugh story “does not recall the incident”. Can one be an accuser if you aren’t making an accusation? Furthermore if you do not recall the incident?
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling announces she can no longer vote Labor due to the antisemitism infecting the party under Jeremy Corbyn. A literary thread:
Zero Republican filibusters thus far. Noms clearing on bipartisan basis. And yet after Ds filibustered countless bills just last year, they still want filibuster gutted. I don’t get it. Well I do and their rationale is poppycock.
Sen. Merkley has talked to all 49 other Senate Democrats about his filibuster reform proposals, including Manchin. "There is a tremendous sense in the caucus that Mitch McConnell has profoundly abused the 60-vote motion to close debate"
"Our goal is to liberate
#Belarus
from tyranny and preserve its independence. There is no doubt that an independent, sovereign democratic
#Belarus
is in the interest of the entire international community." -
@Tsihanouskaya
for
@senatefrc
.
Full video➡️
Thrilled to be joining
@IRIglobal
as VP for External Affairs! Democracy is a threat to autocrats & dictators around the globe, which is why IRIs mission is so critical. Thank you to
@DCTwining
& everyone at IRI, including the new Executive team.
Thank you health care professionals! While calls and emails and appointments will continue to make me want to puke out of nervousness, your commitment to cures and patients is very much appreciated. Oh and fuck cancer. Glad it hasn’t come back.
Collins speech on the Senate floor was a paean to disingenuousness and incoherence. Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, its’ metamorphosis complete, she emerged fully as a Trump Republican at home and on board with the cruelty, lies and degradations of this corrupt era
Why is American support for Ukraine so important against Russia? “Europe’s defense industry currently can collectively only produce 5% to 10% of the artillery ammunition Ukraine needs.”
Angela Madsen, paralyzed from the waist down, was an athlete who rowed across oceans. Her life ended in the Pacific as she rowed solo from California to Hawaii. She was 60. Obit by
@kseelye