Wednesday, 31 March 2021
RT @AfricanaCarr: As a long time @Amtrak rider who commuted between Philly & DC for a decade on the NE Regional and has ridden across country on those trains, I say do this yesterday. Train’s the best way to go. Make it affordable. Restore & extend routes. Employ more people. Connect the country. https://t.co/gke5i8pLda
RT @yfreemark: Amtrak's response to the Biden infra plan: https://t.co/b8qRz4LIve Proposes: -30+ new routes -20+ enhanced existing routes -20m more annual riders -Better service to cities like HOU, ATL, Cincy -New service to unserved cities like Las Vegas, Nashville, Columbus, Phoenix https://t.co/Di9BmnCsfr
RT @espnmma: “I don’t think I’m successful because I’m a UFC champion or because I have a house or because I have a car. My perception of success is because I never gave up." @francis_ngannou overcame obstacles, doubt, and detractors during his inspirational journey 🙌 (via @arielhelwani) https://t.co/C4ugjfKgQl
RT @francis_ngannou: Here we are. CHAMP 👑 Finally got a hold of the belt & this is going to be for a while. This right here is more than a belt, but a symbol of hope and dedication, it shows how far you can go if you believe in you and doesn't matter how far behind you are, doesn't matter how many https://t.co/QSwNn4cuvL
RT @theappeal: A key divide in the race for Manhattan’s top prosecutor is whether to join the state’s prosecutor association, DAASNY, which has fueled NY’s incarceration crisis. Candidate Alvin Bragg told The Appeal that he would remain a member, but criticize the agency from the inside: https://t.co/68rTn5FSpO
RT @NYCAIC: GETTING STARTED: On the final day for Gov. Cuomo to act on the #HALTsolitary bill, faith leaders, survivors of solitary and impacted family members like Layleen Polanco's sister are holding a press conference urging Cuomo to sign the bill. Join at https://t.co/GJ32DQnFqX https://t.co/a2fkFUcXWb
RT @GaryChambersJr: Our campaign launched Backyard Conversations as a way to connect with the people. This Thursday join me for a continuation of backyard conversations with @teamkcp joining me. She’s earned my support, now she’s ready to earn yours. Join us at @nolabrewing Thursday at 5pm. https://t.co/YDndb7YEv2
RT @GaryChambersJr: Our campaign launched Backyard Conversations as a way to connect with the people. This Thursday join me for a continuation of backyard conversations with Sen. Karen Carter-Peterson (@teamkcp) joining me. She’s earned my support, now she’s ready to earn yours. This Thursday >> https://t.co/eN0judfHWK
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
RT @RyanPHaygood: BREAKING: Starting November, NJ will provide 9 days of early in-person voting, including two full weekends, ending the Sunday before Election Day. For the first time, Black voters in NJ will be able to participate in “Souls to the Polls.” This is what democracy looks like! https://t.co/JnCQjmomLG
RT @GaryChambersJr: Sometimes we should be pissed off, Karen is another #JoyfulWarrior. Too often we want leaders that everybody likes, those people usually don’t get much done to help people. @teamkcp got my support because she’ll speak up even when it’s controversial to do so. https://t.co/AYaQwNURF1
RT @GunnelsWarren: Here's a better idea. Instead of your PR stunt, OSHA should take an unannounced tour to inspect every Amazon warehouse, impose fines that are more than just the cost of doing business for every violation it finds and hold every Amazon executive accountable for those violations. https://t.co/cG9b9jOd8v
RT @UNC_Press: In the spirit of publishing scholarship on the southern organizing tradition, and with the author's full support, we are making Robin D. G. Kelley's "Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression" freely available: https://t.co/F7KiNKwBmx #BAmazonUnion #UnionYES https://t.co/W8uQF4kB7E
Monday, 29 March 2021
RT @briebriejoy: “Schumer has suggested to progressive groups that there is a glimmer of hope that the parliamentarian would rule differently this time.” They literally didn’t have to listen to the parliamentarian the last time, so why are we still pretending she was the obstacle? https://t.co/Uz4mVDeO1G
Sunday, 28 March 2021
RT @GaryChambersJr: In the next few weeks we are going to travel a few places around the country that showed major support to say thank you. I also want to talk about building a progressive future with you. It’s possible with People Power. This is THE PEOPLE’S work. #LetsGoHigher https://t.co/PbwZ9qpM5Z
RT @ChatfieldKate: It is so hard to keep up with the misinformation campaign against progressive electeds like @chesaboudin. This opinion piece compares *trial* numbers in SF (during COVID, when there were no jury trials) with *conviction* numbers in Alameda County. https://t.co/GuIej0Ou5Q https://t.co/FfVYfN3Ky7
RT @EFillerCorn: The legalization of Marijuana is a critical step in the direction of creating a fairer and more equitable Virginia. I continue to work with @C_Herring, @delegatebagby, my colleagues in the House & Senate & @GovernorVA to amend our bill with a legalization date of July, 1st, 2021. https://t.co/Uz8WnkPsJ6
Saturday, 27 March 2021
RT @BernieSanders: I spoke for a few minutes yesterday with Amazon workers in Alabama. They told me about the heat, the absurd breaks, and the fact that if you are one minute late you lose a whole hour of pay. That is why they are standing with courage and taking on the richest man in the world. https://t.co/4i4MJiy111
RT @CPDAction: 🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 CPD Action endorses @tishaura for Mayor of St. Louis. As City Treasurer, Tishaura has had a progressive vision and commitment to community that informs her approach to everything - from participatory budgeting to putting “public” back in public safety. https://t.co/XsQWkWV26M
RT @CPDAction: 🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 CPD Action endorses Civil rights attorney @TahanieNYC for District Attorney of Manhattan (NYC). Tahanie has a vision of a transformed DA’s office that focuses less on punishment and incarceration and more on addressing the root causes of crime. https://t.co/nAImfSlAxL
RT @RealJusticePAC: The NYPD and DA's office shouldn't be first line of response for everything that happens in NYC. This isn't making us safer. It's destabilizing our communities. As Manhattan DA, @TahanieNYC will stop criminalizing poverty and invest in making sure people have stability. https://t.co/o7MMEK7jkJ
Friday, 26 March 2021
RT @JimLaPorta: Lee Wong, an elected official in West Chester, Ohio & @USArmy veteran with 20-years of service, took his shirt off during a town hall meeting on Wednesday and revealed scars he received during his service. “Is this patriot enough?” he asked #StopAsianHate https://t.co/3nCwTlVGxD https://t.co/0R1TX3MTtp
RT @GaryChambersJr: Make no mistake about it, we are about to turn things up. I see all the love & support. I need y’all to know I’m excited about the next chapter. Greater is coming. We proved that you can be bold, progressive, & earn the support of thousands. I hope you’re ready to get to work. https://t.co/MucoUonQm1
RT @JustinOnwenu: Bernie talking to Amazon workers about awful working conditions, low wages, 24/7 surveillance and anti union propaganda classes at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama facility. It’s time for a union and Alabama workers are going to make history. Without change nothing changes. ✊🏿 https://t.co/z4WW4s5uFZ
RT @BernieSanders: "I'm tired of crying out and no one's listening to me. I'm tired of seeing poverty and only a certain group of people are steady getting richer. That's not the America that I heard about. That's not the dream that I heard about." - Mike Foster, an @RWDSU organizer in Alabama https://t.co/xZJXDCiIyW
RT @BernieSanders: If history teaches us anything, it is that big money interests do not just give you anything. You've got to stand up and you've got to fight for it. There is no excuse for workers at Amazon not to have good wages, good benefits, and good working conditions. https://t.co/ODguQGAU6Q
RT @ChatfieldKate: I have worked w/ people who are unhoused in California in some capacity for 28 years. Seeing 100s of people over 2 nights in Echo Park enduring police violence in a refusal to accept a filthy rotten system that leaves people without housing was emotional. Something's changed. https://t.co/bKiNx3gYMZ
RT @BetoORourke: You’re in a Border Patrol boat armed with machine guns. The only threat you face is unarmed children and families who are seeking asylum (as well as the occasional heckler). If you’re looking for a crisis to cosplay Senator for, I’m happy to point you in the right direction. https://t.co/mDyWs6rQOM
Thursday, 25 March 2021
RT @attackerman: “Halie Marie Brown, a 26-year old...who worked as a delivery driver for an Amazon delivery contractor...told The Intercept that the practice “happens because we are literally implicitly forced to do so, otherwise we will end up losing our jobs for too many ‘undelivered packages’” https://t.co/oORFGcnxnh
RT @MsLaToshaBrown: You are gloating today but we got some kinda campaign ready to remove you from office! You just placed a nail in the coffin for your re-election. As always, racists consistently underestimate Black people. Watch how people power works! You are both RACIST and wrong! https://t.co/G7jdVsls4G
RT @kenklippenstein: Email from Amazon logistics manager: "This evening, an associate discovered human feces in an Amazon bag that was returned to the station by a driver. This is the 3rd occasion in the last 2 months when bags have been returned to the station with poop..." https://t.co/m6SK8QlRtF https://t.co/vx3LG4sZrp
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
RT @GeorgeGascon: I commend Gov. @GavinNewsom on his selection of @RobBonta to be CA's next Attorney General. As evidenced by his prolific authorship & support for reform-minded policies in the legislature, Mr. Bonta and I share a commitment to safety, equity, rehabilitation & redemption. (1/3) https://t.co/cWhCnlJwob
RT @halaljew: Every argument made in this piece rests on a foundation of outright lies. Not half-truths or a few facts omitted, outright lies. MAS did not steal the election in 2019, this has been debunked countless times. The OAS lied then and the editorial board at the Post is lying now. https://t.co/SNRR7ZMbDt https://t.co/GbeDgGRrQX
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
RT @TamikaDMallory: never really open Twitter but today a few ppl hit me telling me something was happening so I decided to check it out. The lies & slander must be checked. So I have invited a number of individuals to bring their facts about me USING families that hv not asked me to work with them.
RT @osse2021: I’m honored to have @JimmyVanBramer’s faith in our campaign! He has been a tireless fighter in the City Council for New York’s environment, struggling communities, and working class, and I look forward to carrying on that fight both before and after my own election. https://t.co/Qn3yYaetgt
RT @World_Of_Hurt: Ok, this tweet hit me like a ton of bricks. The same police department that peacefully apprehended the mass murdering Aurora Theater shooter couldn’t provide the same dignity to Elijah McClain who did nothing wrong. I lived in Aurora and I didn’t put this fact together. https://t.co/i2jRyYuk5Z
RT @ajplus: Evanston, IL will be the first city in the U.S. to give Black people cash reparations. The city council approved the initial $400,000 of payments for Black families affected by discriminatory practices. It has agreed to pay $10 million to eligible families over 10 years. https://t.co/hMWEQxo4zW
Monday, 22 March 2021
RT @RealJusticePAC: DA offices have worked to incarcerate people for most of their history. In 2017, we supported Philly DA @DA_LarryKrasner. Not only did he win, but he's fearlessly pursued transformative changes in office & exonerated 18 people. Help him win re-election: https://t.co/NLPwruYAbQ https://t.co/b89yMseGPZ
Sunday, 21 March 2021
RT @BernieSanders: Space travel is an exciting idea, but right now we need to focus on Earth and create a progressive tax system so that children don't go hungry, people are not homeless and all Americans have healthcare. The level of inequality in America is obscene and a threat to our democracy. https://t.co/CbMWYnPFUx
Saturday, 20 March 2021
RT @richardsudan: MOHAMUD HASSAN (RIP): Mohamud's family DEMAND, South Wales Police Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan resign. Vaughan previously stated, officers had done NO WRONG. Now, 5 officers face investigation over Mohamud's death. & *52 OFFICERS* came into 'contact' with Mohamud before he died https://t.co/6zZULSKgdh
RT @GaryChambersJr: You have until 8pm to go vote. Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Jefferson, Ascension, Assumption, St. Charles, St. John, St. James, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, get out and vote. If we don’t vote for change things will remain the same, our still will rank last in the nation. Go vote https://t.co/CQE7Gat93O
RT @msolurin: One of the prosecutors responsible is ADA Brad Leventhal. He is still employed at the Queens DA’s office and my alma mater, St John’s Law, where he’s a professor. They have yet to make a public statement condemning his actions or firing him. Unsurprising but unacceptable. https://t.co/vZmRIdVOwC
Friday, 19 March 2021
RT @JooHyun_Kang: Some newsrooms don't even have the baseline cultural competency to use the full names of the women killed. eg (hi NYT) - Her name is Hyun Jung Grant, not Hyun J. Grant. "Hyun Jung" is the first name, "Jung" is not a middle name. #StopAsianHate #EndWhiteSupremacy https://t.co/TzTBrRHfVW
RT @TheEricaEngland: Shoutout to @HellbenderBeer for giving @HowardU students an outdoor space to phonebank for Congressional candidate @GaryChambersJr! And a Louisiana candidate means Louisiana food! Thank you also to @DCPuddin for the great gumbo, po'boys and bread puddin! #ChambersForCongress https://t.co/ABob5V8XhU
RT @GaryChambersJr: Great conversation with @cthagod this morning on @breakfastclubam Experience currently has left Louisiana ranked #50 in the nation. It’s time for new leaders and a new approach. Thank you @cthagod & @djenvy for the time this morning. Election Day is Saturday, go vote! https://t.co/PM2fs3kYai
RT @HarvardDems: After members pitched the candidates they are passionate about, we took a vote. The Harvard College Democrats are proud to endorse the following candidates: @HalaAyala @GaryChambersJr #SherylForsteGrupp @hicks4district6 @jonesjay @Dianne4NYC @PhilMurphyNJ @ninaturner @wutrain https://t.co/lzDFYZOqj3
RT @richardsudan: MOHAMUD HASSAN: "My nephew's body laying on that cold kitchen floor will stay with me the rest of my life" Police Chief Jeremy Vaughan said officers did NO WRONG. Now, FIVE face serious investigation. Unconscious in police van, Mohamud received NO aid. https://t.co/XOCsj5DU10 https://t.co/DX41Jlkfyk
Thursday, 18 March 2021
RT @JamaalBowmanNY: I am so honored to stand with you @Grace4NY. Thank you for your strength. Because of Republicans Asian Americans are under attack. Because of Republicans there is fencing and National Guard protecting the Capitol. Republicans stoke hate and fear. We will lead with love. https://t.co/sdhR74PZTp
RT @erickmsanchez: Just had a chance to meet with @GaryChambersJr and I have not been as inspired by a candidate since I had a chance to hear Andrew for the first time. Gary is definitely the #YangGang choice for Congress here in #LA02. If you live here, please give him your vote on Saturday. https://t.co/CfgO4xi9Gz
RT @LouisianaBernie: @NOLAnews One of the biggest differences between Peterson & @GaryChambersJr is Gary is against lobbyists and KCP is funded by them and thinks: “Even if they give you a check, doesn’t mean that you are beholden to them.” Time to get money of politics! #LA02 https://t.co/jPCKwLB93l
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
RT @RealJusticePAC: NEW: 48 elected DAs are demanding the end of local police being used for immigration enforcement, including ✍️@KimFoxx ✍️@DARollins ✍️@chesaboudin ✍️@Parisa4justice ✍️@GeorgeGascon ✍️@DAMikeSchmidt ✍️@DA_LarryKrasner ✍️@votegardner2020 FULL LETTER: https://t.co/Gjr1odLcv0 https://t.co/kGXLNvgThK
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
RT @salesforce: A person’s right to cast their ballot is the foundation of our democracy. Georgia HB 531 would limit trustworthy, safe & equal access to voting by restricting early voting & eliminating provisional ballots. That’s why Salesforce opposes HB 531 as it stands. #gapol 🗳️ https://t.co/THNAAAMmAh
RT @LeftSentThis: On this day, March 16, 1991, at the age of 15, Latasha Lavon Harlins had her life taken away from her. She was shot and killed at Empire Liquor in South Central, Los Angeles. She was shot in the back of the head over an orange juice. An orange juice that she tried to pay for. https://t.co/Mqwb9Xrq5v
RT @VOCALNewYork: *NEW REPORT* The "Caring & Compassionate New Deal" imagines a city where poverty and public health concerns are not met with harmful and ineffective policing and incarceration. We can guarantee housing, services & care for all NYers. #CCNewDeal. READ: https://t.co/eYvH6RsDeW https://t.co/OkFO8484Kv
RT @ScottHech: UPDATE: Hearing now that the outrage we fueled together over Cuomos insistence that cops get to continue using marijuana to violate the rights of Black & Brown New Yorkers as a condition for legalizing it, is working. Cuomo's resistance breaking down. Keep telling @NYGovCuomo NO! https://t.co/69Yq7vRh2o
RT @NYCAIC: BREAKING: The NYS Assembly just passed #HALTsolitary by a vote of 101 to 49! Our statement: We applaud Speaker @CarlHeastie and lead sponsor Jeff Aubry. We look forward to the bill passing in the NY Senate and from there we will demand the Governor sign it immediately. https://t.co/whLbfGBwqa
RT @edgarwright: RIP Yaphet Kotto, a brilliant magnetic presence, bringing gravitas & naturalism to deep space or underground Bond lair. So memorable as Parker in Alien, Kananga (Mr Big) in Live & Let Die, Smokey James in Blue Collar or in the simmering funny rage of Midnight Run's Alonzo Mosely. https://t.co/3LSuGSQQ8X
RT @marcbernardin: Damn. Funnier than he had any right to be. Versatile as fuck. Royalty in Cameroon. Jewish, too. Made everything just that much better, from Alien and Live and Let Die to Midnight Run and The Running Man. I should dig up his Othello. I bet it’s a sight to see. #RIP #YaphetKotto. https://t.co/t1uR3Tyh4S
RT @vashikoo: Yaphet Kotto -95 acting credits -an absolute presence -owned the screen as Parker -turned down the role of Lando Calrissian -Blue Thunder was written for him as the lead -Minority Report was written for him as the lead great interview with the legend: https://t.co/rv2hDewbxg https://t.co/RLa0mH2Bvj
RT @GaryChambersJr: They can’t count us out if we SHOW UP to vote this weekend. If you believe in the change we’ve been talking about, let’s mobilize this weekend & win this election. Call everybody you know in the 2nd Congressional District & tell them vote for change this weekend, vote for #6. https://t.co/wesdRZllpY
RT @NYCAIC: BREAKING: The #HALTsolitary bill just passed out of the NY Senate Corrections Committee! The bill will end the torture of solitary confinement across New York State & replace it with safer & more meaningful interventions. The full NY Assembly is expected to pass the bill today! https://t.co/busp48FDey
RT @richimedhurst: @shaunking Even worse, Shaun: under the new CHIS bill, undercover police in the UK will be given a license to commit criminal acts. The original bill would have allowed them to kill, rape, and torture with impunity. To call it dystopian is an understatement. https://t.co/KGO6JT1xlh
Sunday, 14 March 2021
RT @whtabtprmblne: #GRAMMYs Am I crazy or does it seem like the Black performers put a lot of thought into their performances??? Lil Baby is doing the dang thing!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Both Baby's came through. Come through Tamika Mallory. #weneedaccomplicesnotallies #grammys2021 #lilbaby #GRAMMYs https://t.co/8AyJiM8CIo
RT @TheNorthStar: "Good Ass Ways to Make Money” from @MomentumAdvice is streaming now! Today, they discuss ways you can start a business with very little or no $$$. Whether it’s a side hustle or a full-time gig, they're giving you the tools to start today. LISTEN: https://t.co/fZRjnB3g1L https://t.co/K1Ix048YwD
RT @ciccolinijulie: Det. James R Rivera has been sued 28 times, resulting in $1,421,000 in settlements. In 2012, he choked Brooklyn resident James Young until he lost consciousness, then handcuffed him to a park bench. Young fell into a coma and died four months later. No NYPD discipline https://t.co/p6r909DaLQ
RT @ciccolinijulie: Disimone has been affiliated with 30 known lawsuits, racking up a taxpayer bill of $672,503. One of which claims officers pulled a naked woman from her bed, pointed a gun at her bf, left them naked and handcuffed in the bedroom & stole $3,100 from the couple. No NYPD Discipline. https://t.co/mNcOLfMhNE
RT @ciccolinijulie: David Grieco has come up in 32 known lawsuits, at a cost to taxpayers of $343,252. Highlights include putting a minor in a chokehold, threatening to arrest an aspiring rapper if he didn't freestyle for him, & hauling 6yr old twins to a precinct. No NYPD Discipline. https://t.co/NUTY0J8bOB
RT @ciccolinijulie: A case for why we can't trust the police to police themselves. I spent 5yrs tracking NYPD misconduct. The NYPD just released their history of officer discipline. Here's a side by side comparison of what I found (summarized in @jangelooff 2019 article) & what the NYPD found: https://t.co/qblWciZpnJ
RT @TheNorthStar: "Good Ass Ways to Make Money” from @MomentumAdvice is streaming now! Today, they discuss ways you can start a business with very little or no $$$. Whether it’s a side hustle or a full-time gig, they're giving you the tools to start today. LISTEN: https://t.co/fZRjnB3g1L https://t.co/P5CHcJY6Hc
Saturday, 13 March 2021
RT @BRforBernie: As folks in south Louisiana know all too well, we’re in a climate emergency. @SunriseNOLA scored the top #LA02 candidates on their #GreenNewDeal Trustworthiness and @GaryChambersJr scored highest! READ: https://t.co/ilxXHJdegi ☎️ Help us GOTV for Gary: https://t.co/jJX8YFd1xJ https://t.co/jvmbajgP57
Friday, 12 March 2021
RT @jessespector: People are rightly dunking on this now, but just remember it was also bullshit then, when Cuomo had just finished pushing Andy Byford out of the MTA, not gotten legal weed done, oversaw a prison crisis, and didn’t close schools until four days after the NBA shut down. https://t.co/KuvFiBX5Wj
RT @BellSwampWitch: Matt Rowan is the son of my childhood pastor. He grew up to be a youth pastor before settling in sports broadcasting. This man has displayed racist behavior for as long as I can remember and I do not feel an inkling of guilt or sympathy for his exposure. Fuck your excuses. https://t.co/RO9nVeQY0T
RT @shaunking: This Tuesday i'll be joining @DA_LarryKrasner for a conversation about his heroic work as Philadelphia DA. Please join us! His re-election is coming up soon and we need to make sure he has the resources to win a second term. Sign up below: https://t.co/xUFNbSkGiS https://t.co/9DG3PG62Fp
RT @theappeal: Mayoral candidate @SheilaFTP tells #AppealLive why reforms don’t work: “Minneapolis has been the poster child for police reform, whether it comes to implicit bias training, body cameras, use of force policies....And it still didn't change what happened this summer.” https://t.co/PtvUdLVoJj
RT @GaryChambersJr: I sat down with @joshuastarkman the other day for an interview. He was recording his intro over and I was out like a light 😂😂. Make no mistake about it, I’m putting in the hours to win this race. Help us get this W, by early voting today so it will all be worth it lol. https://t.co/CeyGViZ5h8
Thursday, 11 March 2021
RT @morganfmckay: NEW: NYS Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs on the most recent allegations against @NYGovCuomo: "I agree with Speaker Heastie that now is the time for the Legislature to commence its own review of these matters as a part of its Constitutional responsibilities." https://t.co/BQerX8YZD6
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
RT @justfp: JUST OUT: Devastating on-the-ground report by @nimaelbagir @TheLeadCNN shows: -US-backed Saudi blockade on Yemen is causing the starvation of hundreds of thousands of children. -Biden Yemen envoy Lenderking accused of hiding the truth about impact of US policy #YemenCantWait https://t.co/rUhonUGpNW
RT @SunriseNOLA: Climate change is the greatest crisis facing humanity, and our biggest opportunity. We can save our planet and transform our society. But to do so, we need to elect true Green New Deal Champions. That's why we published the 'Where Y'at on Climate Justice' Scorecard. #LA02 https://t.co/YGtabIUU8P
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