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@Schwarzenegger
Sep 2, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
I’ve been thinking about this a lot. I’m a fanatic about voting. Most people call closing polls voter suppression. Some say it is “budgetary.” What if I made it easy & solved the budgetary issue? How much would it cost to reopen polling places? reuters.com/article/us-usa…
This is a serious question. Is closing polling stations about making it harder for minorities to vote, or is it because of budgets? If you say it’s because of your budget, let’s talk.
Today I sent a letter to nearly 6,000 elections officials and county commissioners in states formerly covered by Voting Rights Act Section 5 inviting them to apply for grants, funded by me, to reopen polling centers and improve voting access.
This country gave me everything, and I truly believe this could be one of the best investments I have ever made. All of us can do our part to give back and fight for equality.
The grants are completely non-partisan and will be offered to those who demonstrate the greatest need and ability to close gaps in voting access. The process will be run through @GovArnoldUSC.

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Mar 8
Let me explain why Dave will succeed, why he should inspire everyone, and why his story fits so well with what we are doing with The Pump (). Spoiler: it isn’t just that he’s a member who uses our programs. thepump.app
Dave never looked for a magic pill or a quick fix. He started this transformation in 2022, and he isn’t finished.

Real change takes time. Sustainable success doesn’t happen overnight. Have you ever noticed that people who lose a ton of weight fast almost always gain it back?
That’s because however they hacked the system, with medicine, with crash diets, whatever: hacks don’t last.

The only thing that lasts is a routine. Routines take time. Some studies say it takes more than 2 months to make something automatic. That’s not sexy like “28 Day Abs.”
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Mar 6, 2023
This is my message to anyone who has chosen the path of hate. Please listen.
I care about you. I’ve spent most of my life helping people find their strength. I don’t want you to choose weakness and hate.
I think all of us hold some
prejudice, and we have to fight it our whole lives. But resistance is how we grow.
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Oct 26, 2022
This is my amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, the test of the so-called independent state legislature theory at the Supreme Court. You have to be polite at SCOTUS, but here are my unfiltered thoughts. Frankly, this theory is nuts. 1/4
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/2…
First, legislators draw district lines to lock in legislative incumbents so the people have no recourse at the ballot box, and then they tell us that only the state legislature, which they have now made certain the people can’t throw out in fair elections, can change the law. 2/4
They should be asked to take the same citizenship test I took in 1983 so they can be reminded of the separation of powers and checks and balances that stand as the foundation of our fantastic country. 3/4
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Aug 30, 2022
There’s an old saying, “Never meet your heroes.” I think that’s some of the worst advice I’ve ever heard. Mikhail Gorbachev was one of my heroes, and it was an honor and a joy to meet him. I was unbelievably lucky to call him a friend. All of us can learn from his fantastic life.
Imagine rising to the very top of any organization, and then having the wisdom AND the courage to look around and say, “This doesn’t work for the people, someone has to fix it. If not me, who? If not now, when?”
He did exactly that in the old Soviet Union. He will be remembered for all time as a hero who dismantled the communist system despite what it meant for his own power.
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Jun 14, 2022
“All of us for the first time in history, are rowing in the same direction.” -@EPAMichaelRegan
“Collectively all of us all across the world can solve this problem.” @EPAMichaelRegan
“I am so optimistic. Every major movement in the United States has been led by young people and this is going to be no different.” -@EPAMichaelRegan
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Jun 14, 2022
“Technology makes the impossible possible.”
“Since 2015, electric vehicle sales have increased by 50% every year.”
“15 years ago the only option was a weird looking car that could barely get around town, and no one could fit in it. Now, electric cars are beautiful!”
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