Friday 31 May 2019
RT @BernieSanders: I am not often speechless, but this young Dreamer's courage took my words away. This is a promise: As president I will provide immediate legal status for Dreamers and their parents, and pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship for all undocumented people. https://t.co/BwHiFQPAPr
RT @thehill: .@AOC: "Any job that pays $2.13 an hour is not a job. It's indentured servitude. All labor has dignity and the way that we give labor dignity is by paying people the respect and the value that they are worth... We have to raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour." https://t.co/onYPvrUls2
RT @theappeal: Memorial Day weekend marked the beginning of summer, which for the 2.3 million people incarcerated in the US - often confined to tiny cells in the blazing heat with no windows or air conditioning - can be the most grueling & dangerous season of the year. https://t.co/eYjyLFnIk2 https://t.co/5DQ1ZBsJZE
RT @JessedHagopian: Unreal. One of the 200 books this prison just banned was from my organization @RethinkSchools. They banned our beloved, “Rethinking Our Classrooms” (https://t.co/uBkvxEcDkJ…) Some of the book’s topics are: -Building Community From Chaos -Race and Respect Among Youth #UnbanBooks! https://t.co/2pKrHrKk68
RT @rgoodlaw: To see the full contradiction between: 1. What Barr told @CBSNews: "We didn’t agree with…a lot of the legal analysis in the Report…So we applied what we thought was the right law." vs. 2. What Barr told Congress in written testimony on May 1, 2019. Here's the testimonyπ https://t.co/tKS5hX1bQX
RT @rgoodlaw: Barr vs. Barr May 1 to Congress: “We accepted the Special Counsel’s legal framework for purposes of our analysis...in reaching our conclusion” May 31 to CBS: “We didn’t agree with …a lot of the legal analysis in the Report…So we applied what we thought was the right law.” https://t.co/l6xFvNT7m6
RT @BernieSanders: Jane and I are grieving for the victims in Virginia Beach and their families. The days of the NRA controlling Congress and writing our gun laws must end. Congress must listen to the American people and pass gun safety legislation. This sickening gun violence must stop. https://t.co/iSAtYWg7HH
Thursday 30 May 2019
RT @diazbriseno: AMLO: “President Trump: With all due respect -and even when you have the sovereign right to express it- the motto 'America First' is a fallacy because until the end of times -and even above national borders- universal justice and brotherhood will prevail" #AbrazosNoBalazos https://t.co/E2qXJ3Sajb
RT @ErikaAndiola: You are not running a f**en company @realDonaldTrump. You are running a country. Your actions have consequences. You've killed children. You've put kids in cages. You've separated them from their parents. People are still seeking refuge. YOUR CRUELTY IS NOT WORKING. ENOUGH! https://t.co/ac66ah5f89
RT @AOC: .@tedcruz if you’re serious about a clean bill, then I’m down. Let’s make a deal. If we can agree on a bill with no partisan snuck-in clauses, no poison pills, etc - just a straight, clean ban on members of Congress becoming paid lobbyists - then I’ll co-lead the bill with you. https://t.co/AZTbmdSexv
RT @Taniel: Fascinating partisan dynamics in what happened in NH: Dems were nearly unanimous in supporting abolition, *AND* abolition would not have passed without GOP votes, incl. a senator who this morning justified his stance based on being a "pro-life advocate" https://t.co/BH6agItJcw https://t.co/i7O9Vxze6S
RT @AOC: Just ahead of coming out of bartending retirement, @ryangrim shares this heartwarming tale π¬ What’s wild is that I’m a member of Congress & I STILL found myself pausing at this, scared of possible repercussions of this story being public. Imagine how everyday waitresses feel. https://t.co/a9rTU9ZPlt
RT @AOC: Taxes, taxes, taxes! We have sworn Congressional testimony that you artificially deflated your assets to skirt paying the taxes that fund schools & more (a crime), & inflated your assets for insurance (also a crime). Mueller has nothing to do with that. Cough up the receipts πΈ https://t.co/k7PvCsORFl
RT @theappeal: It's time for politicians to stop talking at Black voters & start talking with them. One thing that matters to Black voters - police violence. 55% report having had a negative interaction with police: 28% in the last 6 months & 38% before the age of 18. https://t.co/s2Jf6JQFGE https://t.co/BLGppZv39L
RT @AOC: Early coverage from before anyone knew who I was almost always came from outlets or reporters who could understand + identify early dynamics. That means early coverage frequently came from journalists who happened to be women, digitally savvy, immigrants, or people of color. https://t.co/80QbfiCF5H
RT @AriBerman: π¨π¨New docs show that architect of GOP gerrymandering was behind Trump's push to add citizenship question to 2020 census, said it "would clearly be a disadvantage to the Democrats” & “advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites” https://t.co/eWImMPC9QM via @hansilowang https://t.co/grtdl0o8Pc
RT @CynthiaNixon: If you live in White Plains NY, come support Kat Brezler for City Council! Kat's a school teacher, staunch advocate for public schools & progressive fighter who just derailed efforts by the Democratic machine to kick her off the ballot. That's bc @KatBrezler's the real deal! https://t.co/ss7pfdXHeY
RT @WomenOnTheRise1: You know how our refrain is "when we fight, we win"? Well guess what y'all? WE WON! πππ #CloseTheJailATL is a reality. As of 10:30 this morning legislation creating the Taskforce to Close ACDC was signed into law! Click the link in the bio to apply! https://t.co/TEzyIapQHV
RT @rebeccaballhaus: NEW: The White House wanted the USS John McCain “out of sight” for Trump’s visit to Japan. A tarp was hung over the ship’s name ahead of the trip, and sailors—who wear caps bearing the ship’s name—were given the day off for Trump’s visit. w/@glubold https://t.co/6ugPceCOre https://t.co/KuIoWJK5Kt
RT @shaunking: The answer to this is Medicare For All. It’s the policy of the entire developed world. Universal single payer healthcare is the world norm. And every child who needed a walker would get one. Grateful for these workers while frustrated that it had to come to this. https://t.co/CVYWn4VR6X
RT @sunrisemvmt: Thanks @JayInslee!π And thanks to ALL the 2020 candidates who have backed the call for a #ClimateDebate: @SenGillibrand @amyklobuchar @ewarren @BernieSanders @AndrewYang @JulianCastro @MichaelBennet @sethmoulton The people want it. The candidates want it. Where you at @DNC?!? https://t.co/6emblo2nD2
RT @Taniel: Is everyone properly celebrating that ≈80,000 people across 2 states regained the right to vote this week? And that in the future thousands more will regain the vote years earlier than they would have otherwise (IF they ever would have)? The electorate suddenly expanding is π! https://t.co/ggdjO0xknV
Wednesday 29 May 2019
RT @annagalland: Big @MoveOn news: After a rigorous, multi-month open search, our next ED will be @rahnamepting! She's a visionary, wise, driven, & empathetic leader w/wide range of exp'ce across progressive mvmt over 15 years, inc leading our 2018 election program. https://t.co/tzJwiIIFvN (1/2) https://t.co/VJ6JWNqW7g
RT @TheBeatWithAri: "Mr. Mueller found substantial evidence that the president tried to obstruct justice, that he wasn't able to state that he didn't commit a crime, and that the rules say that if you want to deal with that, you have to do it through the Congress." - @AriMelber https://t.co/tp2Qx2KicH
RT @TheNorthStar: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Releases New Database of Enslaved People’s Lawsuits "A new database of lawsuits by enslaved people seeking their freedom promises new insights into enslavement and the quest for freedom." @historianspeaks https://t.co/4pkraqkHnW https://t.co/vf3jygpE4c
RT @carterforva: Not even going to subtweet, I'm just going to say it: I stood up on the floor of the House and said this would happen. 85 out of my 98 (at the time) colleagues heard me, and ignored the warning. Some told me not to be hyperbolic. Now people are being priced out of their homes. https://t.co/905MZPOhQK
RT @shaunking: The San Antonio Police lied about all of this. It’s 1am in the morning. In less than 9 seconds, the officer knocks on the door, shines his light through it, and then unloads his gun. Nobody was armed. #CharlesRoundtree never made it off the couch. Killed right there. https://t.co/z3UlHwkndk
RT @jessicashortall: Stop commenting on little girls’ appearances, @JoeBiden. At BEST, you’re doing them a disservice, reminding them that how they look is open to your subjective judgment. Worse, you’re reinforcing the “normalcy” of your consumption of them. Worst, it’s really, really creepy. https://t.co/3QDat6BsoC
RT @ElieNYC: Every time this happens (and, newsflash, it’s gonna keep happening) we’re going to have to debate if Joe is creepy or just clueless. And whether we’re being aware or oversensitive. So, wherever you come down, spare me your “electability” arguments, because they are trash. https://t.co/9WMRv9CmM7
RT @Shakestweetz: Totally inappropriate. The video of the interaction is awful. I have too many memories of being that little girl at a civic or church event, grinning with gritted teeth while some old man stood behind me with his hands on my shoulders, just wanting it to be over. https://t.co/JrnQCkQdHJ
RT @TheSteinLine: It's all fully explained in the newsletter, but one idea being evaluated is the creation of an in-season Cup competition in which the Final Four would play out at All-Star Weekend in place of the All-Star Game. Sign up here to get it all: https://t.co/KwfHrDo8bs https://t.co/lGWNcBfKuD
RT @AOC: To the silver spoon classists saying they’re going to “make AOC bartend again”: You’re in luck! I’ll be bartending in NY-14 this week to promote a national living wage. So there you have it, ya bunch of milk drinkersπΌπ Let’s see if my margarita+mocktail game is still on point https://t.co/zO7YBA0LCL
RT @AOC: What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of the flood of death threats they inspire. I‘ve had mornings where I wake up & the 1st thing I do w/ my coffee is review photos of the men (it’s always men) who want to kill me. https://t.co/hiYbPghad7
RT @shaunking: The San Antonio Police lied about all of this. It’s 1am in the morning. In less than 9 seconds, the officer knocks on the door, shines his light through it, and then unloads his gun. Nobody was armed. #CharlesRoundtree never made it off the couch. Killed right there. https://t.co/z3UlHwkndk
Tuesday 28 May 2019
RT @StatusCoup: Joe Biden plans to run a "campaign of limited exposure," according to the @washingtonpost. @JoeBiden is doing nothing to rid himself of his Trump nickname, #SleepyJoe. Will voters stand for this hubris in the polls and at the voting booth? Article here: https://t.co/2AxAHW2k63 https://t.co/VHcqDtwA86
RT @Mizanur_TX: The @nytimes should immediately correct this tweet. Anyone who has followed this issue closely knows that @lomikriel at the @HoustonChron broke the child separation story in November 2017. To take credit for that is really disappointing. Here's the story: https://t.co/vPkYK9XU8y https://t.co/4gfW72L73C
If you want to defeat Trump, you choose the Democratic nominee who is supporting, and is being supported by, these movements. Choosing a candidate who is at odds with them, and for some candidates, that means being at odds with each of them, would be a disaster. Certain defeat. https://t.co/Fgj0WPMuil
RT @_waleedshahid: 1) Most food stamp + Medicaid recipients are white. 2) For nearly 50 years, the GOP has tried to sell trickle-down economics, cutting taxes for the rich and eliminating social insurance programs by persuading white voters that government only serves undeserving people of color. https://t.co/UvTfuIApSr https://t.co/5dbIJVOZQF
RT @TheNorthStar: Man Who Spent 46 Years in Prison for a Wrongful Conviction Will Receive $1.5 Million "The Michigan Attorney General’s office said in a statement on Friday, May 17, that Richard Phillips, 73, will receive $1.5 million from the state." @_mariaeperez https://t.co/xAvMUflePC https://t.co/E4Lje4WOSK
RT @mehdirhasan: "The idea that the Speaker of the House is calling on Mike Pence, Ben Carson and Melania Trump to save the republic when House Democrats should actually be starting impeachment hearings is absurd on her part." - me on CNN earlier today, talking Trump v Pelosi. https://t.co/b15EUCjQFk
Monday 27 May 2019
RT @AOC: Note to press: It’s sloppy to call any + all climate plans “Green New Deal” policies. Green New Deal policies center jobs + justice in frontline, working communities as we transition our economy+infrastructure. Not all climate policies are the same. Many make inequality worse. https://t.co/bzGO1AstL2
RT @ninaturner: The residents of @DenmarkWaterCri thanking @BernieSanders for supplying water and being an ally in their fight for clean water, which should be a minimal expectation in this country. SBS is committed to helping communities solve this life-altering problem. #Bernie2020 https://t.co/kmU4CgXQIF
RT @ava: The story people know is the lie that you told them. Your violent rhetoric fed tensions that led to the bill you pretend to distant yourself from. But you can’t hide from what you did to The Central Park Five. They were innocent. And they will have the last word. #WhenTheySeeUs https://t.co/M0hkcnpt0Y https://t.co/gbOIvSW1ou
RT @KristenClarkeJD: David Whitley was one of the state officials behind an ugly Texas #VoterSuppression scheme. He and others falsely claimed there were 95K+ non-citizens on the rolls Texans deserve a Secretary of State with integrity who will work to promote access to the ballot box #GoodRiddance https://t.co/UZ6UTKGqKk
RT @amandaleighlaw: -graduated NYU, full ride -magna cum laude, 3.8 GPA, major honors -nat’l Truman Scholar + Horatio Alger Scholar -6 internships, helped found @DBBNYC This is the village’s W. My parents passed but I hope they’d be proud I’m working to abolish prisons that harm families like ours. https://t.co/a1EGqLSuNC
RT @ggreenwald: Sanders falling way behind in the neocon-warmongers-newly-reintegrated-into-the-Democratic-Party cluster of primary voters. They dislike both his anti-imperialism and his irreverence to the bloodthirsty DC creatures who have devoted their adult lives to sending others to war: https://t.co/aNVGjDqQOs
RT @cenkuygur: On a human level you guys killed nearly million innocent Iraqis. But congratulations for not breaking decorum inside the club. More important to be polite to other elites than to care about civilian lives. This is why we love @BernieSanders. He cares more about us than your club. https://t.co/v9QNABBTpk
RT @docmartin22: In memory of 2 heroes who don't get recognized enough. CPT Maria Ortiz, our Chief Ward Nurse w the 28th CSH. Killed in 2007 in Baghdad in a mortar attack. CPT Jennifer Moreno, one of our @MadiganSurgery family, killed in action while aiding injured soldiers in Afghanistan 2013. https://t.co/yZLKDTkUuA
RT @CNN: This college graduate honored her parents in her graduation photos, standing in her cap and gown, in the middle of the fruit fields where her mother still works. "Their sacrifice to come to this country to give us a better future was well worth it." https://t.co/x4hBAewtqn https://t.co/vYh6UVdlAX
RT @NMAAHC: The earliest accounts of what would become #MemorialDay, was organized in a former Confederate Prison Camp in Charleston, S.C. on May 1, 1865. The celebration was established by newly freed African Americans, U.S. Colored Troops regiments & a small group of white Charlestonians. https://t.co/OT0iLpDmwu
RT @PriscillaGilma3: @shaunking Thank you for your intro of Bernie today in Vermont. love that you brought out many particulars of his achievements in Burlington. We need these stories. Given the sm size of the city, the housing trust, w/ 3000 units, must be a big chunk of total units in the city, maybe 20%.
RT @shaunking: Listen. “See You Yesterday” is the best film on Netflix right now. It has a 93% on @RottenTomatoes and it’s SOOOOOO good. Also, follow the brilliant young director @stefonbristol. I couldn’t stop watching. It was the little things. The small attention to detail. You’ll see. https://t.co/u4qvPm6Xdr
RT @StatusCoup: Joe Biden plans to run a "campaign of limited exposure," according to the @washingtonpost. @JoeBiden is doing nothing to rid himself of his Trump nickname, #SleepyJoe. Will voters stand for this hubris in the polls and at the voting booth? Article here: https://t.co/2AxAHW2k63 https://t.co/VHcqDtwA86
RT @WalkerBragman: “President Bush did not lash out precipitously at Iraq after 9/11...At each pivotal moment, he has chosen a course of moderation and deliberation, and I believe he will continue to do so.” —Joe Biden in support of war with Iraq, October 10, 2002. #MemorialDay https://t.co/X1sCJoNI8F
RT @_SemaHernandez_: Dear @FOP3, Police are supposed to protect and serve the community. They are no substitute for a judge and jury. Who is Mike Mancuso and why is he sanctioning atrocious behavior that will lead to more black and brown bodies piling up and mass incarceration? CC: @shaunking https://t.co/5XzdEeQnaK
RT @KingMike33: Yesterday Carteret NJ Police Officer Joseph Reiman, the mayor of Carteret’s lil brother, was acquitted on charges of aggravated assault, official misconduct and falsifying police reports for beating up my lil cousin after he took his father’s car out for a joyride! #CarteretNJ https://t.co/Sr3hnSXNtT
RT @AOC: What gets me is news breaks that this woman is weighing committing a crime before Congress &it’s getting framed by the NYT as some Lifetime drama called “Hope’s Choice.” This is a fmr admin official considering participating in a coverup led by the President. Treat her equally. https://t.co/XcNbSuU4QB
RT @EmilyGorcenski: @benshapiro Hi Ben! It’s me, Emily, the lady who broke this story. This is from the perpetrator’s own defense. In other words, it’s his own words that describe the role you played sending them down the path to hate criming. Those are facts. Finds some counseling for your feelings. https://t.co/k1lAxwCpez
Sunday 26 May 2019
RT @JuddLegum: FACEBOOK, APRIL 2017: "We know people want to see accurate information on Facebook – and so do we." FACEBOOK, MAY 2019: 4 million+ people have watched a video that was doctored to make Nancy Pelosi look drunk and we aren't taking it down because we aren't in the "news business" https://t.co/fD3tyYAoTq
RT @theappeal: The Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) - the union representing police officers, sergeants & lieutenants of the Baltimore Police Department - tweeted this last night We look at some cases involving a police department known for its brutality & corruption. https://t.co/q72nvXywgy
Saturday 25 May 2019
RT @CSWSpodcast: #Netflix has scooped up the global rights to #Cannes Grand Prix Winner #Atlantics from director #MatiDiop & the Cannes Critics’ Week Award Winner #ILostMyBody from Xilam Animation-director JΓ©rΓ©my Clapin’s Animated Feature Debut-the #streamingwars continue on grappling content https://t.co/ZCdfFo55Df
RT @AriRabinHavt: Politico style book: “needed more context” = the previous tweet contained an anti Semitic trope. The current tweet contains a doctored photo of Bernie in front of a literal money tree and a house that is not his. Because that is better? https://t.co/T43RCVCoki https://t.co/N8LfxgbiID
RT @BernieSanders: If we could find over a trillion dollars to bail out Wall Street, we can damn well afford to protect the pensions of Americans. If I am elected president, I will impose an immediate moratorium on any future pension cuts and I will reverse the pension cuts that have been approved. https://t.co/k8fxmSdYFk
RT @BernieSanders: I make no apologies for protesting the war in Vietnam. I make no apologies for helping to lead the opposition to the war in Iraq. I make no apologies for passing a resolution to end the Saudi-led war in Yemen. And I make no apologies for trying to stop a war with Iran. https://t.co/i41ElfPhdY
RT @BernieSanders: .@DerrickNAACP is right. We must end segregation in our schools and guarantee every kid a high-quality education. As President, I will put in place a moratorium on federal funding of new charters until we can ensure they’re operating with transparency and accountability. https://t.co/ZwyTUfzbmE
RT @theappeal: Jerome Wright is in jail accused of a technical parole violation. In his ten years on parole, he's been a community leader, tireless advocate, supportive husband, father, and friend. His family, and so many others who rely on him, need Jerome out of jail. https://t.co/oUrUkjIpQU https://t.co/1tAoZSzk8C
RT @TheNorthStar: Black Women Take Their Rightful Place in the Halls of Congress "We are witnessing a remarkable moment in which politicians of color, and in particular women of color politicians, are pushing back with greater force and effectiveness." @ZahirJ https://t.co/T9lgLPWPR3 https://t.co/UYeEjVD6FI
RT @ScottHech: PEOPLE: Theres so much cruelty in this world. Today let’s try to relieve pain for 1 man. Please? A father. Husband. Deacon. Community leader. Mentor. Jailed 6 months. Facing long imprisonment for positive drug test 10 yrs after his release. Tell @NYGovCuomo to #FreeJeromeWright. https://t.co/pftPFtFO3Z
RT @BenHCarrington: Progressives have to stop being stunned by these defeats. Shock has now curdled into self-deception. The country you woke up in is the precisely the one you went to bed in. If you still don’t recognise it then you're going to have real problems changing it https://t.co/sYaJ9q2h0Q
Friday 24 May 2019
RT @AnandWrites: "make a purchase through the BK app for a chance to have your student loans paid off." Help us make a profit by selling you food that will shorten your life. In exchange, we will enter you in a lottery to get relief for what should have been free. America's social contract now. https://t.co/VbSMymNrpg
RT @Nataliew1020: Our #SweetSophia left this earth last night as she spent every day of her life, surrounded by love & adoration. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate to https://t.co/EmzKKAEEc3 Once we pull ourselves from this shattering pain we will continue to help others in her memory https://t.co/fvZBo9xqRW
RT @candoclemency: Michael "Meeko" Thompson emailed appreciation 4 all the support, esp from @shaunking thanks to @TanaGaneva who has been writing about pot POWS for years. Whether federal or state #CANDO supports clemency for all pot POWS. fortunately, we're getting lots of interest lately. https://t.co/CcoHiFuRKc
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