1/OK, I finally started crying. This is a historic moment.
A quick Senator Kamala Harris, or rather, Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris thread.
2/So many of us believed in Kamala Harris from the start. (BTW the tiny bow was out of gratitude for how she eviscerated Jeff Sessions at his confirmation hearing.)
3/Many of us, like Reecie @blackwomenviews, Drew @sjs856, Kenny @2RawTooReal, Sydney @TheSydneyA, and Heather @heatherrosegoes defended Kamala against the misogynoir in the media and from some in the public that she faced (and will still face, but we will shut that down!).
4/Some of us were lucky enough to meet Kamala Harris (Vice-President Elect!!!) and got to witness her compassion, empathy, and brilliance up close. Kamala truly sees us, listens, and cares.
5/Many of us cried when Biden picked Kamala to be his VP because we knew she was the perfect choice. We knew she would energize the base and bring in new voters across the country and WOW she really did! (and donations POURED IN the moment she was picked)
6/Kamala Devi Harris is a trailblazer:
The 1st Black and South Asian Female AG in CA.
The 2nd Black Female Senator in the U.S. Senate.
The 1st Female VP.
The 1st Black and South Asian Female U.S. Vice President! We are proud of you Kamala, not just here, but around the world.
7/And @DouglasEmhoff! You are a trailblazer too! You'll be the 1st Second Gentleman. You'll be a shinning example to so many on how to beautifully support your partner, the 2nd most powerful person in the world, in this historic moment.

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1/So I'm going to tell @ChrisRock why he's incorrect. Also, how exhausting is it that people with fame think that everything that falls out of their mouth is gold and people like me with my tiny platform have to attempt to clean up their misinformation. newsweek.com/why-chris-rock…
2/When folx w/large platforms spread misinformation about policy w/o the basic understanding of how the Legislative, Executive, Judicial branches function it harms all of us (makes Putin happy!). That's not civics shaming, just don't place blame w/o understanding how it works.
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1/Saw a few (mostly white) people upset by this article thinking it was disparaging Kamala. It's not. The reporter is a Black woman who focuses on the Haitian community. Why do various BIPOC groups feel neglected by DEMS? Because, at times, they have been. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
2/What white voters forgot is your vote is constantly pursued, spoken about, and valued. (e.g. see everything @Redistrict writes about). BIPOC voters, from other countries, are almost always neglected by Presidential campaigns except for an ad or two every 4 years.
3/Democrats always get a famous singer or actor from (insert Caribbean, Central or South American country- here) or roll out a white person that speaks Spanish (Hi, Tim Kaine, and Beto) and think that’ll be enough to appeal to that demographic. It’s not.
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🚨(We should view this as a warning)1/"The Kremlin recognize the serious threat posed by growing resentment in Russia’s regions. Golos, Russia’s foremost independent election monitor, has noted some of the more obvious recent manipulations meant to maintain the Kremlin’s control"
2/"...including adding unknown candidates and candidates with duplicate names to the ballot presumably to split and spoil the opposition vote; downplaying the brand of Putin’s United Russia party, which has seen its public support decline to around 32%." foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/10/put…
3/"During the 2018 presidential election which Putin won handily, Shpilkin saw that the data showed numerous polling stations reporting turnout percentages ending in 0 or 5, suggesting, per his widely cited analysis, that almost 10 million votes were falsified at the ballot box."
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8 Sep
1/I've studied Newt Gingrich for a while now (not as much as Julian E. Zelizer, read his book, Burning Down the House). Trump uses Newt's "Playbook" a lot. Since Trump-Pence are already telegraphing their play against Kamala ("too liberal") I want y'all to know that's Newt too. Paint a female candidate as extremist (e.g. ruthless in the
2/"In 1978, [Newt] ran an ad blasting his opponent, Virginia Shapard, saying, “If elected, Virginia will move to Washington, but her husband and her children will remain in Griffin. When elected, Newt will keep his family together.” latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
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1/Since joining twitter in 2009 this is how many times Michael Moore @MMFlint has said the words:
Vote By Mail - 0x
Voter ID - 0x
Ballot Drop Boxes - 0x
Polling locations - 0x
Census2020 - 0x
USPS - 0x
Voter Intimidation - 0x
Disinformation - 0x
Foreign Interference- 0x
2/How many times has Michael Moore discussed Voter Purges, Voter Roll Purges, or Kris Kobach, or Cross Check since joining twitter in 2009?:

ZERO times for all.
3/How many times has Michael Moore said Voter Suppression since 2009?:

Voter Suppression 10x:

1x in 2012, 4x 2016 (he mentions NY and the media) 3x 2018, 1x 2019, 1x 2020 to promote his film.

Voter Supression (Sic.) 4x all in 2012.

He said Voter Suppression 14x in 11 years
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"I am my brother's keeper."
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