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24 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Revisiting this tweet because I don’t think people fully understand what these numbers mean. This is an historic turnout for this demographic. But there’s even more to see here. 1/
In the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting, Emma González warned the GOP they were coming for them like an army. They marched in the streets, they got loud, and they let the GOP & NRA know that if the adults refused to fix it, the kids were taking over. 2/
These young humans have suffered our failures, our refusals to act, our careless & heartless destruction of their futures, our standing by as they & their friends are gunned down in their classrooms. And they’re not having it anymore. 3/
This should be THE story of this election - not Trump’s bloviating. Not Russian interference. Not the Proud Boys.

These young people. These amazing, determined, not taking our shit anymore, showing up in record numbers to vote young people.

The kids are alright.
PS: THIS is how we force politicians to address the concerns of our demographics. It’s why seniors have been pandered to during every election since forever: they show up to the vote.

The kids showed up to vote. And oooooh boy shit is gonna be changing now.

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Win or lose, tonight is the last goddamn time we’re gonna have to bear witness to the monstrosity that is Trump in a debate so I’m here to witness the end. #Debates2020 Image
BTW, feel free to mute this cuz people I’m probably gonna be raging for the next 90 minutes.

You’ve been duly advised. #Debates2020 #debates
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Oh hey #ableg and #abed Twitter. In the words of my friend Bridget Casey, “I’m here for a reckoning”.
Because yesterday @smerredew - #ATA Local 80 Rep - outright stole my work, then claimed he did so because my work would be better if amplified by him. 1/
I’m over progressive men who claim to be all about uplifting women but feel free to steal our work, then expect us to be quiet & smile sweetly because it’s what is best for the team. And when a man outright brags about stealing my work, well. That’s an all new level of WTF? 2/
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I am so angry right now that I’m really struggling to keep my rage in check - bear with me... unless you’re @globeandmail, in which case, brace yourself for the shitnado.

Let’s begin# with this CTV report. Make note of the bylines. #cdnpoli #bcpoli
beta.ctvnews.ca/local/vancouve…
If you looked at the byline, you’ll see this - two journalists; Hina Alam of @CTVNews BC - a #yeg media alum & a damn solid reporter - and Nick Wells. (I’m not familiar with Wells, and this isn’t about him, & I’ve no doubt he’s a solid reporter). #cdnpoli #bcpoli
As often happens with CTV reports, @globeandmail picked up the story and published it under their banner.

With one small (not friggen small at all) change.

Note the byline.

#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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You all need to watch the livestream right now because ⁦@SPhillipsAB⁩ is bringing down the hellfire and brimstone on Kenney’s government and Bill 22 !! Oh. My. Gosh. #ableg #cdnpoli assemblyonline.assembly.ab.ca/Harmony/en/Pow…
Phillips is laying out decades of conservative corruption in Alberta, and every bit of cheating, lying, law floating crap that has led up to the assault on our democracy by Kenney & the UCP. She’s shaking the House. #ableg
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4 Apr 19
Re-listening to the Adler interview with Kenney & I think I’ve finally figured out what bothered me most about Kenney’s answers in that interview: I don’t think we’ve ever - in all the years Kenney has been a politician - heard Kenney take responsibility for anything. 1/ #ableg
It’s always someone else’s fault; a staffer, a rogue campaign worker, a rogue MLA, an event he didn’t know about until after the fact, NDP operatives working to smear him ... but it is never, EVER, Jason Kenney’s fault. He is incapable of accepting responsibility. 2/ #ableg
This, almost more than anything else, is very troubling to me. Smart, strong leaders can admit when they’ve made a mistake. They can fulsomely apologize, & work to never repeat that mistake. Weak leaders & narcissists are incapable of doing so. 3/ #ableg
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15 Feb 19
While waiting for Mr Kikki & Kikki Jr to Space Mountain their brains out yesterday, I had a lengthy chat with a friendly woman who turned out to be a Trump supporter. She was ... fascinating. And frustrating. 1/
First thing you need to know is this: every place we’ve gone into down here that had a news channel on was playing Fox. And I mean EVERY place. It’s like an epidemic. Next thing you need to know: Trump supporters think Fox News is “unbiased”. Sincerely. 2/
I chatted with this woman for about an hour. She expressed concern about the “half million invaders” approaching the southern border. I asked if she really believed this “invasion” narrative. She was stunned that I didn’t. 3/
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