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"She should have never been arrested."
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 11, 2022
Reproductive rights activist Rockie Gonzalez of @LaFronteraFund responds to the arrest of Lizelle Herrera, a Texas woman charged with murder last week over "a self-induced abortion" before authorities dropped the charges on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/EVBGffTJDo
Updates:
"We are doing everything we can to bring to justice every (expletive) who came to our land under the Russian flag and killed our people, who tortured our people, destroyed our cities, looted and tormented," Zelenskyy said in a recorded address on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/FuT5PkAkUO
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 11, 2022
Dvornikov is known as the "Butcher of Syria" https://t.co/zvCHU351tr
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) April 11, 2022
Russian Journalist Who Protested War On Air Hired By German Media Outlet https://t.co/rlyV1q4tSc pic.twitter.com/CI6btFm2j7
— Forbes (@Forbes) April 11, 2022
Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges South Korea to provide his country with arms to help it fight Russia's military. https://t.co/owt4BV1UkP
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 11, 2022
President Biden/Biden Administration:
President Biden has picked former federal attorney Steve Dettelbach to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after his first nominee was opposed by gun groups, Republicans and some Democrats. https://t.co/VBec42yQZm
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 11, 2022
58% of Americans approve of Pres. Biden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic — up from 50% in late January, per a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/PLVKr9zbqO
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2022
New @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds broad support for Pres. Biden's policies on Ukraine, including placing tighter economic sanctions on Russia (79%), accepting refugees from Ukraine (63%), and sending additional U.S. weapons and equipment to Ukraine (70%). https://t.co/xncXijJlV1
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2022
Valerie Biden Owens says the only political campaign of her brother's she was unsure of was his 2020 presidential bid — because she feared Trump and his allies would attack their family.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 11, 2022
President Biden's sister now says she'll support him should he seek another term in 2024. pic.twitter.com/yq5PoDLf7o
“But, but, whatabout Hunter Biden?!”
Computer repair shop owner John Paul Mac Isaac says people are sharing "disinformation" about photos on Hunter Biden's laptop.
— David Edwards (@DavidEdwards) April 11, 2022
"I did not see a lot of photos that are being reported to be seen." pic.twitter.com/j9vtRZAz7K
Congress:
It is not “moderate” to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — but that’s EXACTLY what Republicans plan to do if they win in November.
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) April 10, 2022
Together, Democrats will stop them and #ProtectOurCare. https://t.co/hzKDwrloqR
Civil Rights:
On this day in 1968, the #FairHousingAct was signed into law.
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) April 11, 2022
54 years later, its mission remains unfulfilled.
Today, we have an opportunity and an obligation to end discrimination in our housing system. pic.twitter.com/G8Z3GfzJ69
Disney Heir Comes Out As Trans, Regrets Silence on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
LGBTQ college students allege discriminatory treatment at Christian schools. https://t.co/ft45HJLCZN
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 11, 2022
Elections/Voting/Campaigning:
That about sums it up. https://t.co/jlnFVuaWmG
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 11, 2022
Herschel Walker No-Showed His First Major Debate Saturday https://t.co/CCULKlS2tM
— MSN (@MSN) April 11, 2022
Liz Cheney, harsh critic of Trump, raised $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to about $2 million for Elise Stefanik, who took Cheney’s place as No. 3 leader of the House GOPhttps://t.co/gU3XXYMTub
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 11, 2022
Death, Destruction, and Ruin:
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 11, 2022
Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine with missiles and artillery and Washington pledged to give Ukraine ‘the weapons it needs’ to defend itself against a new Russian offensive https://t.co/9boDlp3JK1 pic.twitter.com/I7l8zMhJBo
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko tells @jonkarl that hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian forces “with no reason.”
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 11, 2022
“Women, children, old people, teenagers—it's genocide of Ukrainians.” https://t.co/R0KtA6hEFY pic.twitter.com/NeEZFQWrBU
COVID-19/Covidiots:
The U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program is estimated to have prevented 2.2 million deaths, 17 million hospitalizations and 66.1 million additional infections through March 2022. https://t.co/mLvrUYvqer
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2022
Unvaccinated pregnant people who get COVID-19 are at much higher risk for complications from the disease and death of their babies than their vaccinated counterparts, according to a new study. https://t.co/NlydGfXLnU
— PBS News (@NewsHour) April 11, 2022
San Francisco now has the highest coronavirus infection rate of any county in California, followed closely by several other Bay Area counties where COVID-19 downward trends have stalled as the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant extends its dominance. https://t.co/AZiHfwkzBf
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) April 11, 2022
Should’ve Listened to Dr. Fauci Instead of Joe the Ignorant, Malignant, Illiterate, Racist, ‘Fullish’ MAGAt and the ‘Dumest’ Posse Ever:
Anthony Fauci’s public statements show he has not completely discounted the amount of protection natural immunity provides from COVID-19. He has expressed uncertainty about how long the protection lasts with regard to this particular virus. https://t.co/jbLlIZPcuz
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) April 11, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans should continue assessing risk for themselves as COVID-19 cases rise.
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 11, 2022
“We don't want to pooh-pooh getting infected. I think people sometimes say, ‘Well, it's OK to get infected.’ No, it's not.” https://t.co/3EWXE4DXYr pic.twitter.com/K3frevrq5z
Dr. Anthony Fauci calls on Congress to pass additional COVID-19 funding so the U.S. can have resources prepared for another possible surge.
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2022
“And right now if we don't get that support, we're not going to be ready for it," Fauci tells @jonkarl. https://t.co/tpNvRFM4P2 pic.twitter.com/hr5e7TYe3y
January 6 Updates:
Donald Trump’s son sent the White House chief of staff a text message two days after Election Day in 2020 that laid out strategies for declaring his father the winner regardless of the electoral outcome, people familiar with the exchange said Friday. https://t.co/cyx9xd0jHR
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) April 11, 2022
How Ginni Thomas jockeyed for influence in Trump’s orbit
The Worst People in the World:
And here comes the $2 billion hush money payout to Trump’s son-in-law, Jared, for the Trump Admin looking the other way in the face of Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi’s dismemberment by bone saw. Blood money. https://t.co/ppHFuOYsgF
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) April 11, 2022
.@RepMattGaetz: "Jimmy Kimmel was a total jerk. It seems that his trend is to attack women, which is particularly troubling. […] The women who actually step forward and lead in our party get particularly nasty comments." (video: Firebrand Podcast) https://t.co/BpCpGIhWKR pic.twitter.com/y1mF8pge2J
— The Hill (@thehill) April 11, 2022
Maria Bartiromo's talk of impeaching President Biden proves to be a bit loony even for Kevin McCarthy pic.twitter.com/NqAXhQFfwh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 10, 2022
pathetic https://t.co/bytf1ugUYR
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 10, 2022
Doesn’t Look Like Elon is “The Savior” Afterall:
Elon has decided not to join our board. I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here. pic.twitter.com/lfrXACavvk
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) April 11, 2022
TFG:
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened – The New York Times https://t.co/Ha1kLWUD0f
— Tybin (@4tybin) April 11, 2022
Someone Has His Joe Boxers in a Bunch:
…we won unanimously. Never listened to her, I hardly knew her at all. She knew nothing about me, I knew nothing about her, and I liked it that way.”
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) April 11, 2022
World News:
State News:
Dear Texas, Oklahoma, Idaho, South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, and Florida
— Jamie Schler (@lifesafeast) April 11, 2022
The United Nations lists forced pregnancy as a crime against humanity.#abortionrightsarehumanrights#AbortionIsHealthcare pic.twitter.com/Opjwa4I1Ay
Maryland expands abortion access as lawmakers override Republican governor https://t.co/VzAKbItMyx
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) April 11, 2022
Walgreens on trial for Florida opioid crisis https://t.co/xvuaaU9G5Z pic.twitter.com/vyVsxjoKcH
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) April 11, 2022
SEE IT: Crowd runs from explosion in Manhattan https://t.co/l4yLIMJb46 pic.twitter.com/KwhLTsPUun
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) April 11, 2022
WATCH LIVE: SKY7 shows flames still burning at Home Depot in San Jose following five-alarm fire on Saturday. https://t.co/cSeSq8kfHG
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) April 11, 2022
Other News:
TRAVEL CHAOS: Jetblue and Spirit Airlines cancelling more than 500 flights over the weekend. What's behind it all amid the busy spring break travel season?@ABC's @GioBenitez reports live.https://t.co/Qi1jhuGbM6 pic.twitter.com/ErLJXGVGDg
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 11, 2022
