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Student voter turnout in the 2018 Midterms was 40.3% of 10 million students tracked (Tufts), more than TWICE the rate of 2014. And in response, GOP politicians are throwing up roadblocks between students & voting booths. #Payattetion #ThursdayThoughts nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/…
2-"Not coincidentally, the barriers are rising fastest in political battlegrounds and places like Texas where one-party control is eroding. … The headline example is in New Hampshire. There, a Republican-backed law took effect this fall requiring newly registered voters who
3-"drive to establish ‘domicile’ in the state by securing New Hampshire driver’s licenses and auto registrations, which can cost hundreds of dollars annually.” ~NYT We've got some work to do! We can't sit back for this again. #VoterSuppression #VoteBlue #youthvote
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BREAKING: MSNBC reporting that the Chief Judge for DC Distict Court, ruled today that the House Judiciary Comm ARE entitled to the Mueller GJ testimony materials, & that DOJ has to send it to them by next week.
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Breaking: The DOJ's admin review of the origins of the Russia Invest has nowturned into a criminal inquiry. This is stunning, Trump will stop at nothing. Please just read the thread. ⤵️ It's long, but really matters. #ThursdayThoughts nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/…
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Interesting pc @ how Lev & Igor raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars, jeting @ the world touting their connections to Giuliani & the Trump admin while pushing for business & favors. And DEEPLY connected to Furtash, RU Mob. #ThursdayThoughts cnn.com/2019/10/23/pol…
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The 2020 Democratic Presidential primary is underway with a large field including five women! Many have discussed conversations with the 2016 Democratic Primary winner @HillaryClinton but Bernie Sanders went on @TheView this morning to emphasize his political differences /1
In particular Bernie emphasized that he got more youth votes in the primary than Trump and Hillary combined saying "We brought a lot of young people into the process." While its true that Bernie got a high youth vote in the primaries does that really mean he brought ppl in? /2
Bernie won 71% of the youth vote in the 2016 Democratic primary compared to Obama winning 60% in 2008 but turnout was lower in the 2016 Democratic primary (though still high compared to others). Therefore its unlikely Bernie actually brought too many young voters into the process
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1/ I refrained from responding with the level of vitriol I felt last night because I was at a lovely same-sex marriage and wanted to celebrate the beautiful day/night with the wonderful people there.
But not tonight...
Follow the thread for some FACTS....
2/ Let's start with this excellent article summarizing some FACTS we know.
And as a reminder: FACTS don't give a DAMN if you believe them or not.
And the FACTS tell us that more guns = higher rates of murder and suicide...
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Guns at home also = a 3-6-times increased risk of suicide
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Voter turnout (latest election) among countries with non-compulsory voting (as % of voting-age population).
Sweden: 87.2%
Denmark: 80.3%
Netherlands: 77.3%
Finland: 73.1%
Norway: 70.6%
France: 67.9%
UK: 63.2%
Germany: 66.1%
Canada: 62.1%
USA: 55.7%
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* Some hospitals form election committees where patients, doctors can vote
* Election on a Sunday
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1. #GOP leadership must quit pushing the talking point that Russia's attack on the 2016 election didn't actually impact the election results - there is no basis for that statement. That misrepresentation may serve the GOP and DT's ego, but it does NOT serve the American people.
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I have been battling a new health crisis since my surgery was postponed June 15.

There is no way to adequately articulate--even as a writer--the breadth of hardship inflicted on sick Americans by the Trump presidency & Trump-led #GOP, like lame-duck @SpeakerRyan.
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