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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @Ocasio2018
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Now that’s *TWO* fallen GOP Vice Pres candidates going after a freshman Congresswoman that’s not even sworn in yet.

Isn’t it a little early to be bringing out the big guns?

Especially when they look like the FWD:RE:FWD:WATCH THIS grandpa emails from the ‘08 election they lost
For those asking who’s the other one: Lieberman (😂)
For those who need their jokes explained to them: surprise! This tweet thread is humorous!

The 😂 emoji in the original tweet signals that humor is indicated in the statement. :)

(You know, because Lieberman killed the public option for healthcare and endorses Republicans)
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A few weeks ago, I joined youth activists in a specific demand for a Green New Deal Committee.

It had 3 simple elements:
1. No fossil fuel money on climate cmte
2. Offer solutions for impacted communities
3. Draft sample #GreenNewDeal

All 3 were rejected as “too controversial.”
In DC + even in our own party, it‘s apparently too controversial to ask that we keep oil+gas co’s away from enviro policy.

It’s too controversial to talk about the socioeconomics of Flint, WV, PR & the Bronx.

It’s too controversial to plan for disasters that are already here.
While I applaud the establishment of the Select Committee, without subpoena power or the reasonable requests stated, it will be in an even weaker position than the select climate committee of 10 years ago.

There is still time to strengthen it. For all our sake,I hope that we do.
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Before everyone jumps one me - yes, culture isn’t DNA.

But to be Puerto Rican is to be the descendant of:
African Moors + slaves,
Taino Indians,
Spanish colonizers,
Jewish refugees,
and likely others.

We are all of these things and something else all at once - we are Boricua.
Just because one concrete identity may not be how we think of ourselves today, nor how we were raised, it doesn’t mean we cannot or should not honor the ancestors + stories that got us here.

I was raised Catholic, & that identity is an amalgam too - especially in Latin America.
If anything, the stories of our ancestry give us windows of opportunity to lean into others, to seek them out, and see ourselves, our histories, and our futures, tightly knit with other communities in a way we perhaps never before thought possible.
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Unlike robber barons, I have no problem paying taxes & contributing to society. I’m a 1st gen kid that @ 29 w no kids will make more than my parents did.

I SHOULD pay more if it means giving the waitress-me a break. I’m GLAD my taxed income can mean better Bronx public schools.
Taxes should respect a person’s station in life, including working people + parents. It’s ludicrous that we tax Warren Buffet’s secretary more than we tax him - and he has said as much.

Sensible + conscientious people of all incomes want a fair society. amp.cnn.com/money/2013/03/…
Now what I DON’T want is for our public funds to be funding freebie helipads for Amazon + robber baron billionaires, all while NYCHA and public schools go underfunded & mom+pops get nowhere near that kind of a break.
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1/ As I argued in this piece, I think Democrats need to be careful to make a solid public case before bringing out the big guns. Sober, well-stage-managed hearings, press conferences, etc. should clearly precede any attempts at contempt, impeachment, etc. politico.com/magazine/story…
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📺 Livestream: twitch.tv/dota2ti
🤫 Hashtag to mute: #OAI.
First we'll be having winner/loser interviews, analysis of the game that just ended, so you probably have 10 minutes before we move into the OpenAI game. Go put the kettle on! #OAI
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1) There’s a lot of BS about @nntaleb’s Black Swan, antifragility & skin in da game. Let’s take the gloves off and get into trouble.
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Can you get it?
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