ICYMI social media highlights

#BuildBackBetter, #Striketober, #BansOffOurBodies! The past few weeks have been busy – full of trending hashtags and big actions.

In September, the General Assembly held a special session to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Not surprisingly, some members of the KY GOP used the moment to spread more misinformation. Representative Jim Gooch used bigoted lies on the floor, but Representative Nima Kulkarni shut him down.

We had the pleasure of celebrating the 90th birthday of KFTC co-founder, John Rosenburg. Read about his incredible life and impact on Kentucky at linktr.ee/BalancingTheScales.

In October, nearly 100,000 Americans went on strike – demanding better pay and working conditions at multiple companies. 450 Kentuckians at the Heaven Hill Distillery were still on strike at the time of this printing.

The attack on abortion access spread throughout the country as legislators in Texas began to enforce SB 8. In Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron began attempts to relitigate the case for HB 454 – a state law banning the safe and medically proven abortion method called dilation and evacuation, or “D&E.” But folks in Louisville showed up to say that Kentuckians support access to abortion.

We took to TikTok to encourage folks to tell Congress to #HoldTheLine during the negotiations for the Build Back Better agenda and NOT pass the bipartisan infrastructure deal unless it also included passing the full $3.5 trillion reconciliation package.