Barbara Lee Speaks For Me Daily

Trump uses Twitter to push out lies and conspiracy theories.

His tweets put people in danger and undermine our democracy.

Fact checking his tweets is the least they can do.

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) May 27, 2020

SFAI Turtle Cam Live!

I miss things.

Commencement

Watched so many of my beautiful students graduating today via broadcast on YouTube. So much loss.

This Year's MA + BA Symposium at SFAI

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Barbara Lee Speaks For Me Mother's Daily

Happy #MothersDay to all the moms, grandmas, and moms-to-be!
#FrontlineMoms are make up the majority of minimum wage, essential workers. We need to put women ahead of corporations and ensure they have child care, equal pay, sick leave, and quality, affordable health care!

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) May 10, 2020

Barbara Lee Speaks for Me Daily

When two white men called the police after shooting Ahmaud Arbery, they said, ‘He’s a Black man running down our road.’

Our country is failing communities of color. My heart goes out to Ahmaud Arbery’s family and loved ones. We deserve justice.

— Barbara Lee (@BLeeForCongress) May 7, 2020

Things I Have Learned

During quarantine, a bag of York Peppermint patties of either the “Family” or “Sharing” size will not last the week, but “Party” size is usually just about enough.

Things I Have Learned

Eight weeks: the amount of time after a haircut beyond which my hair begins to recur to my early 90s Rockabilly hair and I start looking like an evangelical preacher in the Kentucky of my birth.

Barbara Lee Speaks For Me Daily

Health care workers are losing their jobs or seeing hours cut.

Hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

People are delaying necessary medical treatments like check-ups.

Any health care system built on making profits will never be good enough. We need #MedicareForAll.

— Barbara Lee (@BLeeForCongress) May 4, 2020

May Day!

Never more apt.