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It is actually not about a wall, it is not about the border, and it is certainly not about the well-being of everyday Americans... The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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It is utterly embarrassing that “pay people enough to live” is a stance that’s even up for debate.

I will not yield because it was a terribly disrespectful comment, and I will not yield to disrespectful men.

You shouldn’t need a Bible to tell you to protect our planet, but it does anyway.

Forced pregnancy is a crime against humanity.

People really need to ask themselves why their communities chose to erect statues to slaveholders instead of abolitionists.

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