Profile picture
, 4 tweets, 2 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
You know why young Americans approve of socialism more than capitalism? Because of inane and mean-spirited actions like @usbank firing employees for helping a desperate customer on Christmas Eve: "A Grinch Steals a Bank and Fires an Angel" nyti.ms/380QeW0
@usbank When a customer was stranded at a gas station on Christmas Eve, his gas tank and bank account both on empty because US Bank had put a hold on his account, bank employee Emily James drove over and gave him $20 from her wallet. So US Bank fired her.
@usbank And now US Bank CEO Andrew Cecere, who earned $14.1 million, presides over a bank effort to smear this much decorated former employee--fired for doing a good deed--who is reduced to selling blood plasma so she doesn't become homeless.
@usbank I suggest that US Bank CEO Cecere reinstate Emily James and promote her. And to show contrition, he might sell blood plasma and donate the proceeds to a charity of Emily's choosing. Grrrrr. nyti.ms/380QeW0
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Nicholas Kristof

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @NickKristof see all

Profile picture
Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof
Another school shooting, with two dead, here in a country that specializes in gun deaths. So here's the piece I post after every shooting as a reminder that we have tools that can reduce gun deaths. What we lack as a country is the political will. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Remember that just since 1970, more Americans have died from gun violence -- murders, suicides and accidents -- than in all the wars in US history, back to the American Revolution. Simple steps like universal background checks aren't perfect, but they can help.
And don't fall for the nonsense that it's only criminal and gang members who die from guns in America. Today's school shooting shows that's a lie. And typically more pre-schoolers die from guns in the U.S. (about 75) than police officers (about 45).
Read 4 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
David Beard
@dabeard
She works at bank call center. A customer calls from a nearby gas station, his debit card on empty despite a deposit.
She checks; he's right. She can't fix it, so, with her boss's OK, she drives over, gives him $20 of hers.
The bank fires her nytimes.com/2020/02/01/opi… @NickKristof
@NickKristof Nick Kristof suggests @usbank CEO Andrew Cecere, who paid $14.1m in 2018, apologize & reinstate a worker who helped a customer on Christmas Eve and who now sells plasma to survive. Kristof says Cecere should sell his own plasma & donate the money to a charity of James' choosing.
@NickKristof @usbank The @usbank customer saved by the bank's Emily James on Christmas Eve told the @Oregonian — “Most supervisors, maybe they would have tried, but nobody would have ever come out because I was stranded. She had a big heart. She believed what I was saying.”
oregonlive.com/news/2020/01/u…
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
Steven Lundgren
@love4thegameAK
Trumps Attend Church Service in West Palm Beach on Christmas Eve trib.al/zsFI46D
Reporter: "Did you pray for Speaker Pelosi in church?"

President Trump: "Merry #Christmas, everybody. #MerryChristmas."

Reporter: "Did you pray for Speaker Pelosi today?"

President Trump: "WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR."
Read 3 tweets
Profile picture
Vagabond Gyal
@madameelise88
Dear santa,
I feel like I'm on the naughty list with now the last few years have gone. I'm homeless again through no fault of my own. I wish for a motel all warm and filled with light. That I may not be cold on christmas eve and night. either way thank you and happy x-mas.
Haha hey everyone. I'm so grateful for ya'll showing up for me everytime this is my last wish of the year. We made it to baes hometown for chrisrmas eve. Got blessed with a room last night. (Thank you!) Its a little more expensive now but this one is available down the street
With 1 room left that's 10$ cheaper. So that's my christmas wish . I know the holidays are hard for everyone honestly I wish we could just crash with family. But they are at capacity because times are hard for everyone this time of year. And sleeping in the Walmart parking lot
Read 10 tweets
Profile picture
Pete Wharmby
@commaficionado
How to make Christmas better for your #autistic friends and relatives - a long thread of tips, advice, ideas and more from an #autistic adult.

Please share and make use of the advice if it's relevant and as useful as I hope it'll be. /1
1. Allow #autistic people to take time out whenever they need to, ideally 'no questions asked'. Don't make a big deal out of this.
2. Make sure #autistic friends and relatives are sat so they have a clear escape route! I know it sounds extreme but believe me it will help anxiety. So dinner table, at the pub, in church - wherever you are, bear this in mind.
Read 32 tweets
Profile picture
Steve Faktor
@ideafaktory
#InstaTheory: Today's dogmatic science denialism is a byproduct of capitalism

Neither righties (evolution/climate) or lefties (biology/alt-meds/GMO) accept NO for an answer b/c at the heart of capitalism is appeasement-giving everyone what they want (to hear/eat/wear etc) always
Every idea is also a market. Each yields a bounty of companies & grifters to sell you happiness.

Want to feel beautiful, smart or righteous? Buy this cream, app & podcast.

Want excuses for failure? Just tell us what you failed at, a representative will call with elixirs.
This is a world without gravity. Without facts, experts or boundaries. No one here has moral authority because they can buy bespoke truths from bespoke merchants.

In this world, companies, politicians, hard scientists (I know...) are paralyzed. To say "NO" is to deny service.
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
Ian McKelvey
@ian_mckelvey
Hospitals in Cuba. Before, and after, socialism.

#Socialism #Socialism2018
Transportation in Cuba. Before, and after, socialism.

#Socialism
Grocery stores in Cuba. Before, and after, socialism.

*Note the woman receiving her daily bread ration. She’s carrying an Obama bag that reads “change we can believe in”.

#Socialism
Read 4 tweets

Trending hashtags

#RaceBaiting #campaignfinancefraud #socialism #2GM #capitalism #environmentalism #squats #Disability #Christmas #Omar #TNC #degrowth #consumers #Rebrand #Independence #Fascism #TellTheTruth #NoWaterNoWall #Slavery #monopolies #Americans #POCSupremacy #Socialism #AcademicTwitter #happyholidays
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!