Thread by @BrandNew535

It seems that American oligarch @MikeBloomberg is racking up endorsements by cashing in favors owed by dozens of elected officials who've accepted his financial support over the years. We are calling on those officials to retract their endorsement. THREAD

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Two of those Bloomberg endorsements came from @RepGregoryMeeks (NY-05) and @RepBobbyRush (IL-01). No surprise, it's fairly on brand for both of them to cozy up to big💰. That's why we have candidates running against them.

CC: @Shaniyat2020, @remmons2020

https://twitter.com/Shaniyat2020/status/1227623063270850561

As mayor of New York, Bloomberg vastly expanded the use of "stop and frisk" policing, repeatedly targeting young Black and Latino men for degrading, unconstitutional searches. Many were arrested for petty violations. Countless lives derailed by this explicitly racist policy.

Bloomberg has a history of using NDAs to silence women he has reportedly sexually harassed. The same shady practice used by the man he wants to run against: Donald Trump.

His long history of racism, bigotry, and sexism is well documented.

And now he's trying to buy an election.

Rather than doing the work to earn people's votes, Bloomberg is simply dumping truckloads of cash on ad buys and using his money to influence pliable people for endorsements. He's not running to serve us. He's running to serve himself.

And it's not gonna happen on our watch.

We founded #BrandNewCongress to break the grip of billionaires and multinational corporations on our democracy. We are fighting to end the corruption of money in politics. We are building a Congress that works for ALL of us. Mike Bloomberg is the antithesis to everything we do.

Today we proudly join forces with the @ProgressiveArmy and @BenjaminPDixon to call on Rep. Meeks, Rep. Rush, and all elected leaders who have cast their lot with American oligarchy to withdraw their endorsement immediately. Sign the petition to join us. ⤵️
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