Wednesday Reads

The Freedom Caucus blocked the House's Monday schedule.

Dems had 13 non-controversial bills they wanted to pass by voice vote. One gave congressional gold medals to law enforcement for their Jan. 6 actions.
 
The Freedom Caucus objected, so the bills were pulled.

— Bill Maxwell Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view. (@Bill_Maxwell_) March 9, 2021

Let’s call it what it is- straight and no chaser, the Republican Party in Georgia is going full Jim Crow & are doing everything they can to suppress Black voters.

There is no gray area. Either you support this or you don’t. Let me make a promise- WE ARE NOT GOING BACK! https://t.co/OzBHbHHIkb

— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) March 9, 2021

Way to go, Georgia Republicans.

'I am disheartened, saddened, and angry': Jimmy Carter condemns Georgia GOP's voter suppression pushhttps://t.co/5JEO2A1kMZ

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 10, 2021

This recent news in Georgia is alarming, and more reason why our leaders must pass the #ForThePeopleAct (#HR1/#S1). Protecting everyone’s right to vote is foundational to preserving our #democracy. https://t.co/tHvxJZ8dsu

— Declaration for American Democracy (@DFADCoalition) March 9, 2021

Republicans hate democracy https://t.co/3Sls5sxiYS

— Pat Bagley (@Patbagley) March 9, 2021

What do you do when your body is filled with parasites? If you're a sea slug, you eject your head, crawl away and grow a new body. https://t.co/G2Nm0VQEfu

— NYT Science (@NYTScience) March 10, 2021

A new @unicef report finds that millions more girls are at risk of child marriage.

We know that, in times of crises, girls are more likely to be married by 18 than to finish school. They are also at greater risk of sexual exploitation & early pregnancy.https://t.co/KEQ7o2vp4l

— Plan International UK (@PlanUK) March 9, 2021

GOP criticism of associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta as being anti-police is ridiculous. She has a strong record & police groups like FOP that don't normally take a position on the associate have written in support of her. She is highly qualified. https://t.co/g0qVDYwcnY

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) March 9, 2021

Last week the Congressional Caucus on Black Women released the 1st ever report on Black women and girls.

The report, a collection of essays by Black women leaders, offers policy solutions addressing the most pressing issues facing Black women and girls.https://t.co/av1dWzhwGt pic.twitter.com/GHfUUNg9mF

— Chicago Foundation for Women (@ChiFdn4Women) March 9, 2021

This is an important step in the right direction for U.S. leadership in promoting global access to safe abortion. It is time to #RepealHelms and end this neocolonialist interference with essential health care. https://t.co/X04RRdJR3r

— Planned Parenthood Global (@ppglobe) March 9, 2021

Racist and sexist Republicans strike again. https://t.co/VZNR3qkc0v

— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) March 9, 2021

When millionaire white women vote against the interest of Black and women of colour, it is the work of feminism to name and shame them for their cruelty but just as importantly for serving as the Footsoldiers of White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy. https://t.co/O7yWCVgB6V

— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) March 8, 2021

#IWD #IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/itENMWS22P

— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) March 8, 2021

I interviewed @staceyabrams for the April cover of @marieclaire, and no she isn’t going to save us, but she absolutely believes in our ability to save ourselves.
Photos: @abdmstudio https://t.co/LWOUAIaq3l pic.twitter.com/tziFwEANia

— Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) March 8, 2021

Every time I see this video I just think about the doctors and nurses who had to reuse PPE or didn’t even had proper PPE during this pandemic. And these people are teaching their kids to burn them… https://t.co/o3Vj6dqivW

— UGeneImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view. (@EugeneGlukh) March 8, 2021

Good on President Biden. If you're qualified for a position, your gender shouldn't matter Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.https://t.co/6XAbLgEp9q

— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) March 9, 2021

very normal to use your million+ followers to bully a younger journalist for sharing their mental health struggles in a tweet that has literally nothing to do with you https://t.co/USTesO6EPa

— Akela Lacy (@akela_lacy) March 9, 2021

I realize this is going to blow some peoples minds, but the harassment women face (often directly as the result of tweets like the one I'm responding to) is a serious issue worthy of empathy even if other bad things are happening in the world. https://t.co/KJjrnwD6g6

— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) March 9, 2021

I really tried not to tweet anything about this, but being dismissive of the online harassment women face is so wrong & dangerous. pic.twitter.com/lbdwdZTi8A

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) March 9, 2021

Judge permanently ends criminal case against boyfriend of #BreonnaTaylor https://t.co/biIMrCbewf

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) March 9, 2021

Today a guy who carries a gun to church told me I'm living in fear because I wear a mask.

— Chris Milburn (@chrismilburnnps) March 8, 2021

Celebrate International Women’s Day by correcting men and taking credit for their ideas. If they get upset about it, be sure to tell them that they sound hysterical and should smile more.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) March 8, 2021