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Strollers abandoned, parents hiding children in dumpsters, flags covered in blood. Over July 4 holiday weekend, more than 220 were gunned down & killed in the US.
This heartbreaking carnage is unique to America - but we can end it if we turn our anger into action. Here’s how (🧵)
This heartbreaking carnage is unique to America - but we can end it if we turn our anger into action. Here’s how (🧵)
Uvalde, Pulse, & Sandy Hook all used assault weapons. Any gun that can shoot dozens of people in
less than a minute should not be available for civilian use.
The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban worked, & we’ve got to reinstate it by passing @RepCicilline and @SenFeinstein’s bill. 1/
less than a minute should not be available for civilian use.
The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban worked, & we’ve got to reinstate it by passing @RepCicilline and @SenFeinstein’s bill. 1/
If 50% of all of the guns in the United States disappeared overnight, we would still have more guns per capita than ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
We solve this by passing the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act introduced by @RepDonaldPayne. 2/
We solve this by passing the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act introduced by @RepDonaldPayne. 2/
SCOTUS has no power to enforce their decisions. This is left to the Executive and Legislative braches of government. Our solution is quite simple. Vote. Get out and vote. We need the younger generations to show up like never before. I think Biden is finally ready to fight 🔥 w 🔥
About damned time too. They can keep their illegitimate 6-3 SCOTUS rulings and stick em where the sun doesn't shine. If we can end the filibuster, and/or regain Democratic majority control of Congress we've won and the RNC will never win another national election.
I do feel badly for allies that are figuratively victims being held captive in conservative states right now during this critical junction however that specific demographic is also our best hope at stopping this fascist coup. Don't move your home. Stay and fight.
"Never mind that the same factions who have argued that mask-wearing and books about Tommy’s two mommies are unacceptably traumatizing for young children are now implying that kindergartners should be kitted out with makeshift body armor."
~@crampell
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~@crampell
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"Perhaps, with unlimited funds and an indifference to child psychology, every school could be converted to something akin to a maximum-security prison.
Perhaps a moat and a round-the-clock occupying army ..."
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Perhaps a moat and a round-the-clock occupying army ..."
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"By the logic of Republicans resisting firearm restrictions, the only way to preserve innocent life is to also “harden” all those other “soft” sites that have been targeted before..."
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What does GOP policy protect: Our kids or the guns?
GOP policy protects the guns.
At the expense of our children's lives.
GOP policy protects the guns.
At the expense of our children's lives.
The GOP LOOSENS gun laws after shootings:
“Seven of the deadliest mass shootings in the history of the US happened in the past decade.
And four of those shootings, including the Uvalde shooting, happened in Texas."
#Uvalde
#TexasSchoolMassacre
“Seven of the deadliest mass shootings in the history of the US happened in the past decade.
And four of those shootings, including the Uvalde shooting, happened in Texas."
#Uvalde
#TexasSchoolMassacre
You know how those Uvalde cops stood around & did NOTHING...
while the children of Robb Elementary were being gunned down?
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The GOP is preventing gun safety laws from even being discussed...
while American children are being gunned down.
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#EndTheFilibuster
#GunSafetyNOW
while the children of Robb Elementary were being gunned down?
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The GOP is preventing gun safety laws from even being discussed...
while American children are being gunned down.
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#EndTheFilibuster
#GunSafetyNOW
JUST NOW: We gathered outside @SenSchumer’s bldg with @VoteMamaUS @BKForgeAhead @Britt4Congress & fellow Brooklynites to tell Chuck this is an emergency & he needs to act like it. #EndTheFilibuster #SaveRoe #ExpandTheCourt
Thanks @News12BK for covering our rally today: brooklyn.news12.com/rally-outside-…
And thanks to @PIX11News! Here it is pix11.com/news/local-new…
“When you see alliances across international borders between religious right organizations and these authoritarian relationships. … I think the consequences are enormous for all of us. It’s more than just the story of the Fellowship. It’s the story of our democracy.”- Jesse Moss
Here’s an old thread by @kenklippenstein. His reporting covers some of those international alliances mentioned in the quote above.
#TheFellowship
#NationalPrayerBreakfast
#TheFellowship
#NationalPrayerBreakfast
We at @bradybuzz believe we can't #EndGunViolence until we ensure everyone can fairly participate in our democracy.
That is why I am so deeply encouraged by @POTUS's impassioned plea for Congress to pass voting rights legislation.
🧵THREAD #DeliverVotingRightsNow
That is why I am so deeply encouraged by @POTUS's impassioned plea for Congress to pass voting rights legislation.
🧵THREAD #DeliverVotingRightsNow
What does voting access have to do w/ gun violence?
Polls consistently show that +90% of Americans want stronger gun laws. Yet repeatedly, bipartisan gun reform legislation is stopped in Congress #DeliverVotingRightsNow #EndGunViolence #TheFilibusterIsKillingUs #EndTheFilibuster
Polls consistently show that +90% of Americans want stronger gun laws. Yet repeatedly, bipartisan gun reform legislation is stopped in Congress #DeliverVotingRightsNow #EndGunViolence #TheFilibusterIsKillingUs #EndTheFilibuster
If America had a truly representative democracy, we would have sensible gun laws that keep us safe.
#DeliverVotingRightsNow #EndGunViolence.
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#DeliverVotingRightsNow #EndGunViolence.
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Retired to Panamá Jan. 2009.
2010 enter TEA PARTY NUTS.
POTUS Pres. Obama, ran against Romney in a "normal" political race.
2015-16 Clinton vs Trump, after losing popular vote by Nearly 2.9 Million. But w/RUSSIAN assistance Trump wins the electoral.
A Nation I served
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2010 enter TEA PARTY NUTS.
POTUS Pres. Obama, ran against Romney in a "normal" political race.
2015-16 Clinton vs Trump, after losing popular vote by Nearly 2.9 Million. But w/RUSSIAN assistance Trump wins the electoral.
A Nation I served
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with honor watched w/horror over the next 4 years, as this gang of GRIFTER'S systemically DISMANTLED my Homeland.
2020 Joe Biden wins both popular & electoral, 7+Million, 306-232.
Nov. 2021, I thought this was the end of a nightmare... then the 1st ever lame POTUS
with honor watched w/horror over the next 4 years, as this gang of GRIFTER'S systemically DISMANTLED my Homeland.
2020 Joe Biden wins both popular & electoral, 7+Million, 306-232.
Nov. 2021, I thought this was the end of a nightmare... then the 1st ever lame POTUS
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orchestrated a COUP D'ETAT, an INSURRECTION.
I've been an Ex-pat nearly 12 years, I'm watching this MADISONIAN DEMOCRACY in America being consumed by a DISGRACEFUL now DECEASED Republican Party like a cancer.
@Sen_JoeManchin & @SenatorSinema #ENDTHEFILIBUSTER NOW
#DemVoice1
orchestrated a COUP D'ETAT, an INSURRECTION.
I've been an Ex-pat nearly 12 years, I'm watching this MADISONIAN DEMOCRACY in America being consumed by a DISGRACEFUL now DECEASED Republican Party like a cancer.
@Sen_JoeManchin & @SenatorSinema #ENDTHEFILIBUSTER NOW
#DemVoice1
WATCH: Mass Moral Revival & Rally at State Capitol in Charleston, WV w/ the #PoorPeoplesCampaign twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
🎶 In the Senate building,
Help me let it shine!
Let it shine!
Let it shine!
Let it shine! 🎶
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
#BuildBackBetter
Help me let it shine!
Let it shine!
Let it shine!
Let it shine! 🎶
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
#BuildBackBetter
We’ve come to Charleston with a clear message for Sen. Manchin & Sen. Capito: Our best economists have taught us that investments in people are needed in a democracy.
.@KyrstenSinema claims the filibuster "protects the democracy of our nation."
Today 4 of Arizona's leading constitutional law experts disagreed in this powerful letter calling on Sinema to reform the filibuster to protect voting rights and our Constitution.
#EndTheFilibuster
Today 4 of Arizona's leading constitutional law experts disagreed in this powerful letter calling on Sinema to reform the filibuster to protect voting rights and our Constitution.
#EndTheFilibuster
To be clear, while I welcome this letter, I reject the call for a carve-out on voting rights or any other sole issue. The filibuster must be abolished or reformed to allow passage of any legislation -- from the Dream Act to the Pro Act, the LGBTQ Equality Act, and so much more.
Huge news.
By an overwhelming 80%+ vote, the Arizona Democratic Party has passed a resolution pledging a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in @KyrstenSinema if she fails to vote to reform the filibuster or doesn't support the #BuildBackBetter reconciliation bill.
Enough.
#EndTheFilibuster
By an overwhelming 80%+ vote, the Arizona Democratic Party has passed a resolution pledging a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in @KyrstenSinema if she fails to vote to reform the filibuster or doesn't support the #BuildBackBetter reconciliation bill.
Enough.
#EndTheFilibuster
This was a great team effort from many AZ Dem Party leaders organized together in the Arizona Coalition to End the Filibuster. Thank you @OldGringoAz, @AnnHeitland, @BWestbrookAZ8, @PaulForArizona, @SenQuezada29, Patti Serrano & many others!
Sinema is setting her political future on fire. If she doesn't change course drastically and soon, it will be too late.
Read this. One of the first to recognize the Frankenstein monster in Trump, Kagan chillingly & soberly lays out where we are, and who to pressure to save the country from falling into the fascist abyss.
Our constitutional crisis is already here washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/… ht @maddow
Our constitutional crisis is already here washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/… ht @maddow
@maddow Kagan: The US is heading into its greatest political & constitutional crisis since the Civil War.…mass violence…breakdown of fed authority
The warning signs…obscured by the distraction of politics, the pandemic, the economy & global crises, and by wishful thinking and denial.
The warning signs…obscured by the distraction of politics, the pandemic, the economy & global crises, and by wishful thinking and denial.
@maddow ⚠️Kagan:
—Trump will be GOP's 2024 nominee
—He'll have massive campaign money
—Republicans are preparing to ensure his victory—by any means necessary
—Charges of fraud in 2020 are now primarily to establish the predicate to challenge future lost elections
—Other Rs will do it too
—Trump will be GOP's 2024 nominee
—He'll have massive campaign money
—Republicans are preparing to ensure his victory—by any means necessary
—Charges of fraud in 2020 are now primarily to establish the predicate to challenge future lost elections
—Other Rs will do it too
"Meanwhile, the amateurish “stop the steal” efforts of 2020 have given way to an organized nationwide campaign to ensure that Trump & his supporters will have the control over state and local election officials that they lacked in 2020"
#TrumpCoupAttempt
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#TrumpCoupAttempt
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"Those recalcitrant Republican state officials who effectively saved the country from calamity by refusing to falsely declare fraud or to “find” more votes for Trump are being systematically removed or hounded from office."
#TrumpCoupAttempt
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#TrumpCoupAttempt
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"Today’s arguments over the filibuster will seem quaint in three years if the American political system enters a crisis for which the Constitution offers no remedy."
@SenateDems
#EndTheFilibuster Pass the #FreedomToVoteAct
Protect American democracy
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@SenateDems
#EndTheFilibuster Pass the #FreedomToVoteAct
Protect American democracy
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"It's 101 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment [which gave women the right to vote]. Today we celebrate this on the day called Women's Equality Day. ... And yet, in 2021, our democracy is in peril!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #VotingRights #EconomicJustice
So moved by the dedication and determination of servant leaders such as Jean Evansmore @WestVirginiaPPC, who told us today, "I expect to do this the rest of my life!" We are grateful to God for you, Jean. #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ForwardTogether
"We're here today to honor our miners who stood up against their oppressors and said, 'No more!' We deserve a living wage. We deserve health care. We deserve a seat at the table!" -Pam Garrison @WestVirginiaPPC #Blair100 #WhichSideAreYouOn
WATCH: West Virginia #PoorPeoplesCampaign Mass Moral Motorcade on Manchin pscp.tv/w/c_Z_snR3LTI0…
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis is getting started at the rally at the state capitol in Charleston, WV, reminding us of the history of the Battle of Blair Mountain 100 years ago and re-stating our four demands. #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ProtectOurVote
"The persistent widow organizes protests, she organizes motorcades, she points out the deaths being caused by unjust policies!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ProtectOurVote #WhichSideAreYouOn
(📷 @StevePavey #HopeInFocus)
(📷 @StevePavey #HopeInFocus)
The IPCC news this morning should surprise no one. I am scared, and angry. But I refuse to give up. You can't give up either. We're all in this together.
But first, we've got to be honest about the facts, and clear-eyed about how and why have failed thus far. Thread:
But first, we've got to be honest about the facts, and clear-eyed about how and why have failed thus far. Thread:
1/ In my adult lifetime, we have gone from global political consensuses to address planet-level risks (the Montreal protocol / ozone depletion) to politicization and obfuscation of climate change to hoping the next election will change things to "oops it's too late."
Welcome to August and to the #Pennsylvania Member of Congress Tracking Report for the week ending 08/01/21.
We’re here to help you keep an eye on what our MoCs are saying🗣 and how they are voting🗳.
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#MoCTrack 1/25
We’re here to help you keep an eye on what our MoCs are saying🗣 and how they are voting🗳.
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#MoCTrack 1/25
@IndivisiblePHL @IndivisibleLNH @pa_indivisible @IndivisibleBUX @TuesdaysToomey @indivisibleccpa @indiwhitpain @IndivisibleHCAN @fridays_fire @indivisiblefohi The #Pennsylvania #Indivisible Legislative Scorecard shows you how our MoCs vote re: the Indivisible principles of
1⃣equality
2⃣justice
3⃣compassion
4⃣inclusion
See how YOUR MoCs are doing and how they got these scores here.⬇️
#MoCTrack 2/25
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1⃣equality
2⃣justice
3⃣compassion
4⃣inclusion
See how YOUR MoCs are doing and how they got these scores here.⬇️
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I know we’re supposed to be excited about the #Infrastructure agreement in the Senate, but I can’t help but think the #GOP succeeded in delaying and slicing it down to the bone.
This @NYTimes infographic tells the story.
#MoCTrack 3/25
learn more ➡️bit.ly/3firsGG
This @NYTimes infographic tells the story.
#MoCTrack 3/25
learn more ➡️bit.ly/3firsGG
#BackToSchool “#Filibuster” is a funny word. It rolls off the tongue surprisingly well for a blocking tactic! Its history is longer than you’d think.
Here’s a look at the filibuster, how it works and the current political firestorm over it.
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Here’s a look at the filibuster, how it works and the current political firestorm over it.
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1/20
WHAT’S A FILIBUSTER?
Unlike the House, the Senate places few constraints on lawmakers’ right to speak.
Senators can easily use the chamber’s rules to hinder or block votes. Collectively these procedural delays are called #filibusters. 2/20
Unlike the House, the Senate places few constraints on lawmakers’ right to speak.
Senators can easily use the chamber’s rules to hinder or block votes. Collectively these procedural delays are called #filibusters. 2/20
Senate records say the term began appearing in the mid-19th century. The word comes from a Dutch term for “freebooter” and the Spanish “filibusteros” that were used to describe pirates. 3/20 #Filibuster #Pirates
HAPPENING NOW: Large crowd gathered at Sen. Sinema’s office in Phoenix ahead of the For the People Act vote today. #EndTheFilibuster #Arizona
@SenatorSinema
@SenatorSinema
Crowds on either side chanting “It’s time to end the filibuster!”
Crowd making its way up to Sen. Sinema’s office.
Loud cries to “End the Filibuster!!!"
Loud cries to “End the Filibuster!!!"
I’m prepared to tweet for 450 hours straight about the importance of ending the filibuster.
AAAAA Auto Repair: 555-STOP-GOP RR #11 West Va
Why is literally everyone’s love language expensive gifts?
If nothing else, yesterday's vote exposed the fact that we do NOT have control of the senate; either by majority, or super majority. Manchin and Sinema are NOT loyal. Now, understand that; realize the planning that must have taken, and now you understand our situation.
N a z i Germany was a result of inaction. The world cannot withstand another fascist assault. They are exposed and vulnerable. We must #EndTheFilibuster by ANY legal means necessary. #ExpelTheSeditionists #VoteTheRemainder the 14th Amendment, and federal law allow it. DO IT!
If your concerned that ending the filibuster will deny it to us as a minority, allowing the GOP tyrannical control, then let me clear that up for you.
April, 2019, Mitch McConnell vows to deny Dems the passage of any "liberal" bills, stating, "Think of me as the Grim Reaper"
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April, 2019, Mitch McConnell vows to deny Dems the passage of any "liberal" bills, stating, "Think of me as the Grim Reaper"
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He then blocked over 400 bills from even a vote.
That . . . is tyranny.
If we do not #EndTheFilibuster asap the next round is fascist authoritarian rule and it involves more than an academic gridlock in govt.
And we may never see democracy in this country again.
That . . . is tyranny.
If we do not #EndTheFilibuster asap the next round is fascist authoritarian rule and it involves more than an academic gridlock in govt.
And we may never see democracy in this country again.
We're already in a semi-police state, have endured one coup attempt and now that the tooth is loose you can see the swath of election rigging laws and rights thefts spilling out across the land, wiggling it the rest of the way out.
OR -- #EndTheFilibuster
Have people read these unholy laws they're passing?
I read GA's SB01 and R's can effectively hijack all positions of election authority to the end of appointing an election czar that can toss votes at their discretion.
Have people read these unholy laws they're passing?
I read GA's SB01 and R's can effectively hijack all positions of election authority to the end of appointing an election czar that can toss votes at their discretion.
And they're milled bills from a single template (a "model" bill - ref ALEC) so presumably they all allow this to whatever extent possible.
We NEED to -
#EndTheFilibuster
#ExpandTheCourt
#PassHR1
#VOTE
We NEED to -
#EndTheFilibuster
#ExpandTheCourt
#PassHR1
#VOTE
And we are out of time!
The Republicans can no longer win on ideas so they plan to retain power through partisan gerrymandering, voter suppression & fear leaving us with an oligarchy of white, patriarchal, minority rule forever.
We can not allow it.
A compilation thread from @breakfastrant on IG.
We can not allow it.
A compilation thread from @breakfastrant on IG.
1/Republicans Can win without winning.
2/ Republican Power 4Eva
