Thread by @aaolomi

As a scholar and activist I am endorsing Bernie Sanders. His commitment to marginalized communities and moral clarity on medicare for all give me hope for a different kind of politics.

A thread on why I support Bernie @BerniesMuslims #MuslimsForBernie

Bernie is the only candidate offering us true change. He recognizes that politics is not about bureaucratic fixes or a return to an imagined civil past, but a struggle for power

Bernie's commitment is to empower the people and take back government from special interests

From medicare for all to his promise to take on ICE, Bernie understands that our struggles are all intertwined.

In the realm of foreign policy, where president's have unique influence, he is the only candidate to truly take on the military industrial complex and forever wars

And his voting record proves it. From voting against the Iraq War to refusing Trump's military budget. Bernie has been a consistent voice of integrity.

Even his republican colleagues who fundamentally disagree with him begrudgingly respect his integrity.

I grew up in the shadow of 9/11. I watched as Democrats authorized the Patriot Act that spied on and criminalized Muslim communities. I saw as Democrats cheered and supported the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Bernie's policies and visions make room for people like me.

From kids in concentration camps on our border, to children in Afghanistan fearing clear skies bringing drones, to the working class who have to chose between their medication and food on the table: Bernie is our guy.

#NotMeUs