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I'm so proud of the talented players of
@USWNT
who worked tirelessly for years to advocate for the pay they deserve. I'm thinking of all the little girls everywhere who dare to dream and will see this team as an example of what's possible when you never give up. 👏🏾
If the past couple of years have shown us anything, it's that investing in women's sports is money well spent. For some of us that's been clear for quite some time. It's nice to see others coming around.
This was written by me, but I know it applies to a lot of my colleagues.
We're fighting like hell this week (and next week, and the week after...) to make this not be the case for anyone in our unit
So Abbott has exclusive WIC contracts with a bunch of states, but "voluntarily closed" their main formula plant because they got caught making formula in an unsafe manner. Another huge win for capitalism.
A detail abt the shooting in Buffalo that has stuck with me is that the people in the neighborhood are now scrambling to find food.
The neighborhood is a food desert + many ppl there don’t drive. Residents fought to get that Tops market built.
#housingsegregationineverything
Great news, but remember that the USWNT had to win 4 World Cups and fight this battle in the public eye for years just to get the same as the mediocre men's team.
You look at who they nominated statewide in Michigan, in Minnesota and now in Pennsylvania, the GOP is an extreme far-right party. We need to do everything we can to keep them out of power in state capitols.