Last week, it was Virginia Beach. But day after day and year after year, too many families and communities are shattered by senseless gun violence. We can't get numb to this. On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, pledge to speak out, #WearOrange — and vote — to protect lives.

Psst! 🗣 Birth control should be over-the-counter, pass it on.

Sixty-four percent of Florida voters approved an amendment to their state constitution that would restore voting rights to ex-felons—but Republicans are working hard to undermine the will of the people. It’s outrageous.

The mediocrity is astounding. How would these guys like it if Gov was 80% female, constantly looking for ways to limit or outlaw condoms + vasectomies, yet had little/no medical context? Sounds crazy? The flipside is what women & LGBTQ+ people have to deal w/ ALL the time. 🤦🏽‍♀️

I cried watching this, thinking of my beautiful son Henry and his final weeks at home. Thank you, brave, beautiful @AdyBarkan. I will honor your incredible work & continue the fight for #MedicareForAll. PLEASE watch this in full & RT.

Our profit-driven health care system hurts patients. -1 in 4 Americans skip treatment due to cost -Half fear bankruptcy from medical emergency -2 million workers change insurance every month But at least the top health care CEOs made $1.1 billion last year. #MedicareForAll

The House just passed a bill to require background checks on all gun sales in the country. It's the first gun control legislation to pass since 1994. Thank @gabbygiffords, @lucymcbath, @speakerpelosi and so many others for their work on this issue by calling your senators!

‘We can change leadership by being ourselves as we are.’ — Here’s why @AOC is willing to break the political mold

I've been criticized for saying this so let me say it again: The federal minimum wage of $7.25 is a starvation wage and every worker in America deserves a living wage of at least $15 an hour.

In 2016, ages 55+ made up 29% of the population but accounted for 56% of all health spending — while those under 35 made up 46% of the population but accounted for less than a quarter of spending. Learn more in our updated @PetersonCHealth / KFF charts: https://t.co/KxirARloXL

Do you need help buying fresh, nutritious food? #SNAP provides a monthly supplement for purchasing nutritious food. If you qualify, you’ll get a debit card to use for groceries. Contact 857-382-2363.

If all life matters, in all shapes and forms, why do we treat living breathing humans this way? Stop traumatizing these children. Stop treating them as animals. And reunite them with their families.

The US is a melting pot of cultures, skin tones, and languages. It’s outrageous that these women were hassled by a BP agent who doesn’t even know what his country looks and sounds like!

Is that culture of “strict performance” why Amazon workers have to urinate in bottles & work while on food stamps to meet “targets?” “Performance” shouldn’t come at the cost of dehumanizing conditions. That’s why we got rid of sweatshops. https://t.co/pV52uLVPcw

Why are women disproportionately affected by humanitarian crises? @UNOCHA explains:

Think of all the people incarcerated right now on marijuana charges. And you wonder why so many people understand that criminal justice is often neither fair nor just.

Gun violence is an emergency. Climate change is an emergency. Our country's opioid epidemic is an emergency. Donald Trump's ridiculous wall is not an emergency.

Back when I was a kid, a minimum-wage job could support a family of three. Today, a full-time minimum-wage job in America won’t keep a mama and a baby out of poverty. Our movement is about making real, fundamental change to fix this.

Right, the idea of the Medicare buy-in is to help 50-64 year olds find more affordable health insurance than is available in the marketplace - through the popular Medicare program. As @larry_levitt explains, marketplace premiums for 60 yr olds making $50k can be prohibitive

Let #ValentinesDay be an opportunity to speak up & tell the world: Human Rights are for everyone – no matter who you are or whom you love! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #StandUp4HumanRights #LoveIsLove