Propane Jane: Yay! Woo! Kamala Harris! I'm excited, I'm pumped. I cried really hard--it was like a year's worth of hope & disappointment & having to be resilient, & I feel vindicated in many ways. @docrocktex26#InstabilityInChief
Propane Jane: It's such a huge message [to have a woman of color be nominated VP]. In terms of how things shook out, being the base of the Democratic party, & how that primary was experienced by my demographic, all the candidates of color were gone too soon. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: The base of the party has been showing up election after election, changing how things work in the gov't. I don't think people paused to consider if there were other candidates besides Biden that my demographic would want. @docrocktex26#InstabilityInChief
Propane Jane: There was a very super-predator type cyber attack on Kamala Harris. She, Warren, & Beto had the highest volume of hits on Twitter that were effective within the black community. @docrocktex26#InstabilityInChief
Propane Jane: Kamala Harris is proud to stand on her record in criminal justice, & Biden was proud to take it on as well. Both of them are very willing to own up to their records. @docrocktex26#InstabilityInChief
Propane Jane: I found out only 1% of psychiatrists are black. That's the only time I'll be a one percenter. @docrocktex26#InstabilityInChief
Propane Jane: Based on my situation, I'm going to look at things differently than a white man or even a white woman would. I want people to have psychiatrists who can relate to them. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: If I have a patient who speaks Spanish, I want them to have a Spanish-speaking psychiatrist so nothing is lost in the conversation. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: When they rammed the tax sham through, it was obvious it was going to be a disaster. You couldn't give all that money to people who didn't need it & hope for a good outcome. Now we have the pandemic on top of that. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: You'd have to fix being robbed blind in order to fix the other stuff. It's a cluster to have all these problems being actively agitated at the same time from the top. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: The GOP is a complete disaster, & our system is so antiquated that it can't keep up with this level of corruption & destruction. @docrocktex26#InstabilityinChief
Propane Jane: We've seen these movements in American history before, along with similar types of demographic change. I started paying attn to this when Bill Clinton was in office. Things were more diverse. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: Waco, OKC bombing were in response to Clinton's going on Arsenio to play his saxophone; Clinton was called the first black president. I think a lot of this stuff is cropping back up. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: Trump is so busy creating his own grandiose
illusion that everyone loves him. @docrocktex26
Propane Jane: One of the running gags about Trump this whole time is that he has problem with his gait; stairs give him problems. I think he wanted Melania's hand at the top of the stairs to help steady him. She couldn't do it--she hates him that much. @docrocktex26
Rick: Trump's brother died this weekend but Trump went golfing.
Propane Jane: He's reptilian in his interpersonal relationships. He isn't really close to people, I think. When asked for comments, Trump said his brother liked him--he made it all about himself. @docrocktex26
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Will Bunch: On 9/11 I was the writer for the Philly Daily News who covered anything big that happened. When the 2nd tower was hit, I was watching the Today Show, which I rarely did. (con't)
@Will_Bunch
Will Bunch: (con't) I'd taken my new puppy outside & it was a gorgeous day, blue sky & 85*, completely different from the horror on TV. Then I had to go in to work to write about 9/11; I'd said that America would never be the same again. I was right.
@Will_Bunch
@Will_Bunch Will Bunch: The way everyone responded, from first responders to everyday people, was amazing. Then we ruined it by using it as an excuse to go into Iraq for 20 yrs. We used Homeland Security & other powers to go after dissent.
@Will_Bunch
Jim Williams, Jr.: The administration is trying to label Bidenomics as the new policy as opposed to Reaganomics. Part of this is reinstating parts of the Davis-Bacon Act.
@Jimmy_iupat @GoIUPAT
Jim Williams, Jr.: In the Depression, we had the most public works ever b/c the gov't wanted to put people back to work in good paying jobs. They came up with prevailing wage laws through the Davis-Bacon Act. (con't)
@Jimmy_iupat @GoIUPAT
@Jimmy_iupat @GoIUPAT Jim Williams, Jr.: Employers in an area would be asked what wages they paid, & prevailing wage was determined from that. The average wage wouldn't take into effect collective bargaining increases.
@Jimmy_iupat @GoIUPAT
Jeff Bryant: People other than teachers' unions need to be talking about this--public schools are foundational to democracy. Once they're privatized, the most vulnerable kids are screwed.
@jeffbcdm #NN23
Jeff Bryant: School vouchers are sold as a ticket out of poverty for poor kids but 3/4 of the people who use vouchers never had their kids enrolled in public schools to begin with. (con't)
@jeffbcdm #NN23
@jeffbcdm Jeff Bryant: (con't) Their kids were either already in private schools or were homeschooled. The voucher then becomes a coupon for those families not using public schools.
@jeffbcdm #NN23
Erica Chomsky: SHIRE is a digital campaign office lobby. It's bringing volunteering home. Too many times when we try to volunteer, we get asked for money instead, but sometimes all we can afford is our time. In our world, every voice has a home & will be heard.
@getshire #NN23
Erica Chomsky: Shire helps us reach rural voters & it lets people volunteer for as little as 20 min/day instead of making an 8 hr/day commitment.
@getshire #NN23
@getshire Erica Chomsky: There are millions of people who want a better world & Shire allows them to help from the safety & comfort of your home, when & how you're able to help. Some people don't want their neighbors to see them walk into a Dem. campaign ofc; Shire avoids that.
@getshire
Lee Saunders: People don't want us to understand our history or the importance of our history. To get to where you want to go, you have to understand where you've come from. @AFSCME
Lee Saunders: The history of civil rights is so important. The "I Am" story goes back to 1968 when sanitation workers weren't treated well despite providing a necessary service to the people of Memphis. (con't) @AFSCME
Lee Saunders: (con't) The city blocked sanitation workers' efforts to organize. Things came to a breaking point when two sanitation workers were crushed in the back of the truck when the crusher malfunctioned & crashed down on them, killing them. (con't) @AFSCME
Amy Hanauer: Taxes are how we make the decision about who gets what in this country. Inequality has been growing & soaring for decades now, with incredibly concentrated wealth. @amyhanauer@iteptweets@taxjustice
Amy Hanauer: Compared to other countries, we don't make it easier on working people to raise families. If we want kids to thrive in America, we need to start with fair taxes. It's the way we can deliver the essentials to children & families. @amyhanauer@iteptweets@taxjustice
Amy Hanauer: How are we supposed to afford childcare? Good quality childcare can cost as much as $10,000/yr but who can afford to pay that? @amyhanauer@iteptweets@taxjustice