Sen. Cory Booker's filibuster @booker.senate.gov:
"I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis." Watch live on Senate website:
www.senate.gov/legislative/...

Three people in sky blue shirts and jeans climbing the steps of the US Capitol, including a young blonde girl wearing a red and white bandanna around her head and turning to look at the camera

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

Don’t forget about tomorrow’s Take Down Tesla protests happening across the country! Since we launched the Elon boycott, Tesla’s stock has plummeted from over $400 to $262. Let’s keep the momentum going!

The biggest threat to women in sports is men.

Full stop.

What a wonderful idea…👇

Let’s. Do. This. ✨

Paul Tazewell accepts an award, wearing a black suit with a white ascot and jeweled broach. Text reads: "Paul Tazewell Is First Black Man to Win Oscar For Costume Design." Photo by Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win the Oscar for costume design for his work on "Wicked." Here is the complete list of winners so far. nyti.ms/4hXIVmb

There’s a major shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy. A recent CISA memo removed Russia from its list of priorities, focusing instead on China and local systems. Analysts were told not to track Russian cyber threats.

You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.

Today is Disability Day of Mourning.
Please take a moment to remember those who have been lost at the hands of family and caregivers.
We are also mourning those lost to COVID.
Many disabled people are afraid for their lives right now, reasonably so.
Please, just a moment, just remember them.

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

Yes

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

Yep

BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years

South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate is Shot Dead Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual identity.

A South African imam who devoted his life to promoting gay rights and tolerance for LGBTQ Muslims was shot and killed in the coastal city of Gqeberha on Saturday, the police said. Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam.

This feels so relevant right now.

Knowledge is power…

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We won't stand by while Musk and the bro-ligarchy rig the system for themselves at the expense of everyday people. Join #MoveOn this Monday to learn how we're targeting House Reps who are most sensitive to pressure on key funding bills. We remind Congress they work for us, not Musk! moveon.org/vnc

If Medicaid is gutted most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will become homeless and live in profound poverty. They did nothing wrong.

a fireworks display with the words piss off written in the middle Alt: a fireworks display with the words piss off written in the middle

If you're a white person and you knew about how so many other groups having been marginlized in devastating ways the. whole. time. And you wanna act like what's happening now is brand new shit just because it's finally effecting you. I'ma need you to

strongly encourage everyone to buy secondhand when you can, not only is it fun, but it's cheaper and better for the environment AND you can stick it to the government lol

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.