Maya Contreras
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1/This is Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman. Here is her powerful statement.
"I am my brother's keeper."
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Madam Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris and the silhouette of Ruby Bridges when she was walking to an all-white school, newly desegregated, escorted by four deputy US marshals in 1960.
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@ajplus
@NBCNews
If your ballot was rejected in GA, your county elections office should’ve contacted you w/a document to “cure” or correct your ballot. Contact your county registrar to get more information and find out what your options are and/or call
GA Voter Protection Line
1-888-730-5816
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The “Dark Brandon” meme is probably one of the most organic and effect repurposing of a negative slogan I’ve seen in a long time.
Good job, y’all.
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@BernieSanders
followers just swarmed me. I'm so sick of the harassment from Sanders' followers. I'm calling his office and saying he needs to ask his followers to stop harassing women online. I know some of them are bots/trolls but some of his real base.
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@RonDeSantisFL
’s bigotry will destroy Florida’s economy. FL’s 47,500 farms bring an annual income of approx 7 billion; construction contributes over $58 billion annually. Most of this work is done by the skilled labor of undocumented workers.
#SB1718
Workers in south Florida say “people aren’t showing up to work” anymore because of a new bill that targets undocumented workers.
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Since Megyn Kelly is trending, I'll just leave this right here. "Kelly has been spewing racist vitriol on TV for over a decade."
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@scottbix
Hi
@AndrewYang
,
If you don’t know that countless parents in NYC are dealing with this exact or worst circumstance (little to no access to the internet or a working computer, heating issues, unemployment, food insecurity, etc) you shouldn’t be running for mayor of our city.
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I still think about this image regularly. Trump said to Myeshia Johnson, "[Your husband] knew what he signed up for."
#VoteEarly
These images have stayed w/ me every single day since I first saw them on 10/18/17. It's a pregnant Myeshia Johnson weeping over Sgt. La David Johnson w/ their daughter. His death was caused directly by Trump's unpreparedness as Commander in Chief.
Let's vote Trump OUT 11/3/20.
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Hi
@sethmoulton
,
I unfollowed you today.
I am one of many that has no interest in seeing you as Speaker of the House.
Feel free to be useful in a different capacity, one that doesn’t involve throwing the most effective speaker we’ve ever had under the bus.
Best - Maya
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2/"And when you say the name Jacob Blake, make sure you say father, make sure you say,, cousin, make sure you say, son, make sure you say uncle, but most importantly, make sure you say, human. Human life. Let it marinate in your mouth, in your minds. A human life."
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People ask why I still wear a mask at the theatre when it’s not required. I have two answers: one, I wear it for the patrons who wear masks. I want them to feel seen, safe, and for them to feel comfortable wearing their mask.
Two, I want to wear one. Period. No need to ask again
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@JoyceCarolOates
1. If that’s a new trend, so be it as it would take decades for equity to be achieved, but the reality is, in 2020, 89% of published books were written by white people, mirroring the 85% of people who acquire books for publishers who are also white. Then there is pay disparity.
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Hi
@iamcardib
,
Very glad you’re discussing NYC’s despicable budget cuts. However, those budget cuts are coming from
@NYCMayor
Eric Adams, not
@POTUS
. There are 3 levels of Government: local, state, federal w/their own budgets. Adam’s slashed ours in NYC
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If Trump supporters insist on having a meltdown every time someone calls out your "king" it's going to be a LONG 4yrs for y'all
#MerylStreep
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@DanielDefense
These two teachers died trying to protect 4th grade students from the weapons you manufacture. Since you’re quoting the Bible, here’s a verse for you: “You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made for yourself other gods, idols made of metal.” 1 Kings 14:9
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5/"I'm not sad. I'm not sorry. I'm angry. And I'm tired. I haven't cried one time. I stopped crying years ago. I am numb. I have been watching police murder people that look like me for years. I'm also a Black history minor."
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Oh pumpkin, my skin is as thick as it comes. I think her booing is immature but worse, I think the narrative that Rashida is feeding into, is toxic.
And as evidenced by your response, she’s clearly bringing out the worst in people.
@mayatcontreras
Booing is toxic? Yikes. You’d think we’d have developed a thicker skin by now.
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6/"So not only have I been watching it in the 30 years that I've been on this planet, but I've been watching it for years before we were even alive. I'm not sad, I don't want your pity. I want change."
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Rip Torn has just died. A lot of folks don’t know that he helped advocate alongside James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry to push RFK/JFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil rights. RIP
#RipTorn
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@nhannahjones
I agree, so I put captions on it. This is Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, director of the local chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union (
@NYCLU
), speaking to Mayor Walsh at City Hall, Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, July 2, 2020, about the People's Agenda for Police Reform.
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Washington was sworn into office on April 30, 1789;
230 years ago this month.
In 230 years we’ve:
Never had a female POTUS
Never had a female VP
We’re 51% of the population.
We have 4 brilliant female candidates w/ an inclusive vision & policies for this Country.
Amplify them.
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4/"Longer than I can account for. It happened to Emmett Till. Emmett Till is my family. Philando, Mike Brown, Sandra, this has been happening to my family, and I've shared tears for every single one of these people that it's happened to. This is nothing new."
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3/"Just like every single one of y'all and every, we're human. His life matters. So many people have reached out to me telling me they're sorry that this happened to my family. Well, don't be sorry 'cause this has been happening to my family for a long time."
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Keep thinking about
@StephenAtHome
saying George Carlin lost him when his humor grew bleak. That surprised me. Carlin grew desponded after years of shouting into the void about our country’s predilection for fascism and violence — and seeing nothing change.
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Re-upping this perfect video by
@JayJurden
discussing bisexuality and the biphobic questions many of us have gotten over the years.
#HappyPrideMonth
🏳️🌈💖💜💙
#bisexual
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Dear News anchors,
Please stop using the term “culture wars”; it’s a nonsense phrase historically centered around the idea of religious “values & morality” when in reality it’s about one group, The GOP, trying to deny the majority of us our Human Rights & Civil Rights.
Say that.
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Great photo of
@VP
and
@POTUS
the moment the Biden Administration infrastructure bill passed.
#BuildBackBetter
#Jobs
#infrastructure
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I’m really disappointed that
@RashidaTlaib
booed and said “No, I’ll boo. Booooo. You all know. I can’t be quiet....The haters will shut up on Monday when we win.”
This is the exact language Fox News and Trump uses.
@RashidaTlaib
@boniver
@BernieSanders
Really disappointed that you booed Secretary Clinton tonight. “Team Sanders” really has a mob mentality. Really frightening. Its not what this country needs. We get enough of that behavior from “Team Trump.”
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Good morning! You cannot use money as an excuse for losing an election if you raised twice the amount your opponent raised.
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1. I mean no disrespect to Rep. Bush, but every issue she listed in her "Repro Justice Action Plan" thread below, as she knows, is legislation a Democratic member of Congress already introduced. I say this to illustrate that the Justice Dems' plan, is already the Democrats' plan.
We are powerful beyond belief. That’s why after Roe v. Wade was overturned, we put together this Reproductive Justice Action Plan and Support hub. You can still access the care you need, and help us make lasting change.
Here’s our action plan. — 🧵
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If I was a celebrity (I'm clearly not) I'd use my platform to scream: THE 2020 CENSUS IMPACTS OUR COUNTRY FOR A DECADE! VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WON'T GET THE PROPER AMOUNT OF REPRESENTATION OR RESOURCES IF NOT COUNTED! IT'S A SCANDAL TO END THE CENSUS EARLY WITH ONLY 63% COUNTED!
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The moment I found out
@KamalaHarris
was picked for VP while live-streaming
#ElectionCountdown
.
#VPPick
#VPHarris
#KHive
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Thank Stacey Abrams, but also thank LaTosha Brown, and thank all the Black women organizers in Georgia and the U.S. who've helped us win the Senate, keep the House and win the White House. And you can thank us, by electing more of us.
#WinWithBlackWomen
#BlackWomenLead
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My husband is a bartender of 10yrs & his friends are bar owners. I asked him to comment on Bar Lives Matter trending. He said “That’s white nonsense. Trying to co-opt a movement focused on stopping state sanctioned violence against Black people is disgusting.”
#BlackLivesMatter
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@chayesmatthew
@NYCMayor
Hi
@NYCMayor
. We have the right to record law enforcement in NYC. The Right-to-Record Act passed by City Council in 2020 signed into law by the former Mayor prevents NYPD officers from blocking civilians' 1st Amendment rights to record. You wanna enforce the law? That is the law
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I’ve watched at least two anchors on CNN and MSNBC say Trump is good at spinning lies into a version of truth “confusing the public.” A reminder to CNN and MSNBC — you’re not Trump’s publicist, it’s your job to inform the public what is the truth, and what is a lie.
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On the day the
@nytimes
officially launches it’s
#1619Project
reframing how we discuss the legacy of slavery they feature white supremacist Stephen Miller on THE FRONT PAGE (1619 under the fold) calling him a “firebrand” instead of what he is, a racist.
@deanbaquet
#SundayMorning
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@marissahiggins_
Ten people at a grocery store, nineteen children and two of their teachers were slaughtered at school in cold blood, but you're going to avoid voting... because of student loans?
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@Chicanatravels
@semperdiced
@rachel_maria65
She changed her name already on Facebook. 😂 she was fine with endangering people’s health but now she’s trying to hid.
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No. Y’all are not going to do this again to female politicians that come out swinging for liberal/ progressive agenda. You’re not going to say that she is pandering. You’re not going to control the narrative. You’re not going to tell women what they can and cannot do. Piss off.
Y'know I'm strongly pro-pandering, but Gillibrand is really testing even my limits.
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Sanders also said . “I’m 78 years of age. That’s a problem....You look at this one, ‘She’s a woman.’ You know, you look at that -- so everybody, you know, brings some negatives, if you’d like.”
BEING A WOMAN IS NOT A NEGATIVE
@BernieSanders
. 🤦🏽♀️
Bernie to NHPR
Question: do you think that gender is still an obstacle for female politicians?
Sanders: Look, I, th- the answer is yes. But I think everybody has their own sets of problems. I’m 78 years of age. That’s a problem.
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Does any one know who did this? Because I want to shake their hand virtually. 🙌🏽
@nytimes
, I implore you all to do better.
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@KINGoftheKC
Kelly Stratford is literally sitting in a car with dozens of government regulations to make sure she is safe — while complaining about her government trying to keep her safe.
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Dear Media and Journalists,
If you use the words “birther” or “birthism” your must also use the words “racist” or “racism” next to them.
If you have no qualms using the word “birther” you should not be afraid to explain it’s “racist”. Birthism is racist.
Write that down.
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Can the media stop calling this “a scuffle”? Representative Katie Porter was harassed by white nationalists. It could have escalated into something quite violent and children were present. The media needs to stop being so “neutral”about these dangerous political confrontations.
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@Phil_Lewis_
“When the character of a person is not clear, look at their friends.” Old proverb.
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@KirstenPowers
1. You going to make me do this? OK. She has always been a woman of faith. You just didn't pay attention.
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I knew Jenna Ellis was going to smile in her mugshot.
I looked up the
#1
reason people smile in their mugshot. The answer? They were intoxicated and unaware of what they are doing. The 2nd reason? Attempting to control the narrative. The latter would be my guess for Ellis.
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1/I want to employ some logic here
@BernieSanders
by posing this question to you: if you couldn’t beat Hillary Clinton in the last primary and if you still cannot beat Joe Biden in this primary, why do you think you’d beat Trump in the presidential election?
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "Joe, do you really think you're going to gain the confidence of the American people, the excitement that you need in order to defeat Trump?"
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The media needs to pay more attention to
@LaurenUnderwood
. She’s brilliant, bold, and most importantly she gets her bills signed into law.
#BlackWomenLead
#WinWithBlackWomen
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Here are all of the reasons why
@billmaher
doesn't like
@VP
Kamala Harris:
1. She's a Black Woman.
2. She's a Black Woman in Power.
3. She's a Black Woman that discusses policies to aid the Black community.
4. She doesn't think about Bill Maher at all. Not even for a second.
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The Voting Rights Act should be restored in John Lewis' name.
John Lewis' name should immediately replace Edmund Pettus on the bridge in Selma.
#RestoreTheVRA
and
#JohnLewisBridge
should trend in his honor.
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1 of 8 million reasons I ❤️ NY.
Students of the Dance Theatre of Harlem dancing through the streets of New York City
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Whoopi asking Bernie Sanders if he intenders to spoil Biden's bid like he spoiled Clinton's campaign is a valid criticism. Sanders doesn't do well with any valid criticism. If Sanders had Biden lead Sanders would tell Joe to drop out & y'all KNOW Sanders supporters would be too.
Sen.
@BernieSanders
when asked why he’s staying in the race: "Last I heard, people in a democracy have a right to vote, and they have a right to vote for the agenda that they think can work for America.”
“We are assessing our campaign,” he adds.
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We have these choices in November:
1. Vote for Biden
2. Vote for Trump
3. Vote 3rd Party
4. Write someone in
5. You choose not vote
2,3,4,5 are a vote for Trump.
Those are the choices. That's it.
What's at stake? SCOTUS, Federal Judges, Our health, safety, Democracy. Pick
#1
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“You’ve been warned.”
Ryan’s only been pro-Bernie for a week after he stopped promoting Warren’s campaign, but I’ll tell you what, he’s got the pro-Bernie language down. It’s a language centered in threats and divisiveness if you don’t fall in line.
Y’all can continue your “Stop Sanders” hysteria all you want, but I’m telling you right now that there is no path to the White House without the progressive movement and most of us will not get behind a racist billionaire who is trying to buy the election. You’ve been warned.
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Bernie Sanders is highlighting problems.
Joe Biden is talking specific solutions.
This is the difference.
#DemDebate
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2/That said, Sarah Sanders, didn't deserve the sexual harassment that Trump threw at her. "Take one for the team" is something predatory bosses have thrown at their female employees for countless years. Any other *president doing this -- would have been immediately removed.
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@JoshKraushaar
I’ve long encouraged my friends in the disability community to run for public office. Many have discussed with me financial challenges in mounting a run, but I’m also seeing just how absolutely ableist non-disabled reporters in the media would be. Do better
@DashaBurns
@NBCNews
.
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I just want to thank Senator
@KamalaHarris
for making Chief Justice Roberts repeat Nixon & Trump’s heinous words falsely indicating they’re above the law: “When the president does it it means it’s not illegal” and “When you’re a star they let you do it, you can do anything.”
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@JoyceCarolOates
2. “Using the hashtag
#PublishingPaidMe
, writers shared their advances on Twitter with the goal of exposing racial pay disparities in publishing. Some white authors disclosed that they had been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for their debut books.”
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So this just happened. 🥰 I’ll put on captions tonight but
@KamalaHarris
is thanking the
#KHive
#KamalaHarris2020
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@RashidaTlaib
@boniver
@BernieSanders
Really disappointed that you booed Secretary Clinton tonight. “Team Sanders” really has a mob mentality. Really frightening. Its not what this country needs. We get enough of that behavior from “Team Trump.”
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@KFILE
Andrew, if you’re trying to make this some sort of click bait “paid speeches” b.s. controversy give it a rest. Warren is accomplished and credentialed, $675 is normal if not low. I’m assuming you’re going to write stories about all the men and what they earned too, right?
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@LVozzella
She had consensual sex with her husband. Nothing she did was illegal. What is illegal, on the other hand, is the GOP operative who brought this to your attention in order for you all to disseminate revenge porn.
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Speaks two languages in her victory speech (Māori and English), kept their COVID outbreak to a minimum, and banned military-style semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles after one mass murder.
This is a leader.
Congratulations to Jacinda Ardern.
"Tonight's result has been strong and it is clear that Labour will lead the government for the next three years."
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has delivered her victory speech to a rapturous audience.
More updates here:
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Kamala Harris was relentlessly torn apart by pundits on
@MSNBC
until she suspended her campaign. Never once did they feel the need to have more “pro-Kamala” voices on. BTW, I’d prefer networks actually cover and focus on policy and not personalities during Presidential elections
MSNBC plans "to seek out more smart, pro-Sanders voices" amid criticism over coverage, a network executive tells
@joepompeo
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1/I don't know how I feel about the ONE-MILLIONTH BOOK coming out about Trump and Melania; telling us how dangerous and gross they are. Does it harm the Trumps? Haven't seen that. Sarah Sanders will financially benefit from the time spent DEFENDING this grotesque administration.
After the dictator "winked" at his press secretary, Trump is said to have joked: “Well, Sarah, that settles it. You’re going to North Korea and taking one for the team! Your husband and kids will miss you, but you’ll be a hero to your country!”
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@briebriejoy
Since your candidate has no pathway to the nomination you could, instead, highlight actual critical policies, instead you gaslight and agitate without a cogent plan of direct action. You’re mean spirited in a time when people need solace and solutions. Really pitiful, Briahna.
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@briebriejoy
@SymoneDSanders
@CNN
@ChrisCuomo
You are participating in voter suppression, Briahna. Please stop. “Election chiefs in Florida, Arizona, Illinois and Ohio — all of which hold their primary elections on Tuesday — issued an unusual joint statement Friday stressing that voting remains safe.”
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Cornel West praising DeSantis’ bigoted education plan does not surprise me. To me, West has long been a solipsistic academic looking out for himself and himself only. He is willing to change his opinion as quickly as the wind blows.
#CornelWest
calling Ta-nehisi Coates a “neoliberal” is the most laughable thing I’ve heard today. It’s also completely detrimental. It doesn’t create useful dialogue, it only creates counterproductive attacks. I once respected West, years ago, no longer.
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@SarahKSilverman
1. The filibuster is not a law, it’s a rule. Biden cannot end it through executive order because it is not *his rule* its the Senate’s rule to keep or end. Separation of powers. We need two more Senators willing to end it. No legislation becomes law without the Senate.
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"Nevertheless, she persisted." 🤘🏾Thanks for the new battlecry
@SenateMajLdr
#ShePersisted
#CorettaScottKing
#ElizabethWarren
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@robreiner
Let’s show Rep. Bennie Thompson some of that same praise and respect. He is a true profile in Courage. He is a great defender of democracy.
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@ava
I agree, so I put captions on it. This is Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, director of the local chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, speaking to Mayor Walsh at City Hall, Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, July 2, 2020, about the People's Agenda for Police Reform.
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@BernieSanders
@jmillerlewis
please have the Senator make a personal statement (not from you, from him) that he doesn't support his followers harassing women online - everyone from me to Warren. This has to stop.
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