Jake Johnson Posts

The U.S. is reportedly opposing the resolution over language on reproductive health for victims of rape

"We are spending way, way, way, way too much money on the Pentagon."

"The Trump administration's vile racism has emboldened white nationalists and fascists to flagrantly violate the law."

"It's no longer sufficient to have a single token environmental question that 2020 candidates get to brush off with a soundbite."

"Under every single one of these options the average American family will save thousands of dollars a year because it will no longer be writing large checks to private health insurance companies."

"Awful: Sears just reportedly notified up to 90,000 of their retirees, many of whom are in their 80s, that it would be ending their life insurance benefits."

"Bayer-Monsanto has known for decades the cancer-causing properties of Roundup, and I applaud the jury for holding the company accountable for failing to warn consumers of the known danger."

Arguing against incremental reform, 2020 candidate says, "You are not going to be able, in the long run, to have cost-effective, universal healthcare unless you change the system."

"In New Zealand, they respond to a mass shooting by banning semi-automatics five days later. In America, we respond to near-daily mass shootings by...literally shooting teachers."

"As similar lawsuits mount, the evidence will grow that Roundup is not safe, and that the company has tried to cover it up."

"Curious why I think FB has too much power? Let's start with their ability to shut down a debate over whether FB has too much power."

"Trump has been killing an obscene amount of civilians with drones. Now he's making things more secretive."

"Sorry not sorry," Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the legislation's lead sponsor, tweeted in response to the news.

"He sees that everything is closing in on him. And he knows he's losing the battle of public opinion when it comes to the actual substantive proposals that we're advancing."

"We don't have time to sit on our hands as our planet burns. For young people, climate change is bigger than election or re-election. It's life or death."

After the Democratic leader said he wants "best, cheapest" healthcare for every American, one critic asked: "Does Chuck know that free is the cheapest?"

And colleague says "global warming" no longer strong enough term. "Global heating is technically more correct because we are talking about changes in the energy balance of the planet."

"The worrying aspect of the U.S. is not a particular appointment but the aggressive, unilateralist foreign policy of the Trump administration. Global peace itself is being put at risk."

Republicans claim to be confused about the outrage their plan has sparked, but the specifics show Wisconsinites are entirely justified in calling the legislation "a coup"

"Ignore the rantings of this president and count every vote," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote on Twitter