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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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The @DCCC’s new rule to blacklist+boycott anyone who does business w/ primary challengers is extremely divisive & harmful to the party.

My recommendation, if you’re a small-dollar donor: pause your donations to DCCC & give directly to swing candidates instead.

Some great ones:
.@MikeLevinCA: A swing-seater who‘s a principled, tough advocate on climate change. He consistently speaks about the issues facing his community, and had a genuine passion for service that’s clear to anyone who meets him:

Give here: secure.actblue.com/contribute/pag…
@LaurenUnderwood: A nurse by training and one of the straightest shooters in the freshman class. I love her frank, up-front, style about what’s important to her community and the country.

She’s a phenomenal, compassionate public servant.

Give here: act.myngp.com/Forms/11594746…
.@katieporteroc is a Financial Services hearings badass (look up her questioning) and her story as a survivor is a story of resilience.

She speaks truth to power on special interests and predatory banks.

Donate to her campaign here: katieporter.com
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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To avoid looking completely + utterly out of touch w/ the reality our prison system:

Instead of asking, “Should the Boston Bomber have the right to vote?”

Try, “Should a nonviolent person stopped w/ a dime bag LOSE the right to vote?”

Bc that question reflects WAY more people.
Reminder:
- Slavery ➡️ Jim Crow + Redlining ➡️ War on Drugs ➡️ Mass Incarceration

- Black Americans & PoC are far more likely to be convicted + sentenced longer than White Americans for similar crimes.

- Our system routinely criminalizes poverty + exonerates wealth
Many rebut the voting question by saying, “Well, *those* people shouldn’t be jailed.”

Glad you feel that way! But the truth is, the US incarcerates more people per capita than anywhere in the world - even more than China.

Our system is built to disenfranchise people of color ⬇️
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Just got back from a few (mostly) unplugged days visiting my abuela in PR, and I see the President is tweeting about me.

Just another day at the office! 😊
I rep one of the strongest concentrations of veterans in NYC. The Bronx VA provides excellent care and community for our vets, who sing its praises.

The way to improve VA care & reduce wait times (which can be shorter than priv care!) is by fully funding it - not privatizing it.
Like many public systems, GOP want to rip the battery out + say the whole car doesn’t work, so they can sell it for parts.

Fully funding the VA & hiring to fill the *49k vacancies* is a clear path to improving it - not auctioning off our vet care systems to for-profit companies.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Mueller’s report is clear in pointing to Congress’ responsibility in investigating obstruction of justice by the President.

It is our job as outlined in Article 1, Sec 2, Clause 5 of the US Constitution.

As such, I’ll be signing onto @RashidaTlaib’s impeachment resolution.
While I understand the political reality of the Senate + election considerations, upon reading this DoJ report, which explicitly names Congress in determining obstruction, I cannot see a reason for us to abdicate from our constitutionally mandated responsibility to investigate.
Many know I take no pleasure in discussions of impeachment. I didn’t campaign on it, & rarely discuss it unprompted.

We all prefer working on our priorities: pushing Medicare for All, tackling student loans, & a Green New Deal.

But the report squarely puts this on our doorstep.
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This all started because the #MetPolice & #LBRUT couldn't do their day jobs properly & decided to take the law into their own hands. It started as a small cover up 12 years ago but has turned into British State Persecution.

#Skynews #BBCNews #DailyMail #Guardian #Euronews
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