Probably an unpopular take but I think it’s important the public knows what their public servants’ financial & income streams are, regardless of gender or party.
We can note how scrutiny gets disproportionately wielded on women, but Wall St ties are a very reasonable to examine
Also, there *is* a diff btwn working as a waitress vs earning millions from Wall St.
We may not want to admit it, but policymakers’ experiences DO shape their thinking.
Is it disqualifying, etc? That’s for public to decide. Which is why reporting is impt & shouldn’t be attacked
(And I say this as someone who gets highly scrutinized for pretty routine stuff while watching my counterparts get away w far more wild nonsense with little to no fanfare)
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One of the 1st votes I ever cast broke w/ my party over House rules that strangled transformative legislation for working people + climate. It was honestly terrifying.
Now, CPC has pushed these critical rule changes in House negotiations. Grateful for @RepMcGovern’s leadership🙏🏽
One of the first deep lessons I learned in the House that process IS policy. If you pass M4A, GND, etc w/ messed up process/rules, then it can be weaponized into austerity leg by rules requiring it to have insane tax hikes or service cuts tied to it that aren’t applied to others
So these rule changes are a big deal - & not only on healthcare. They are structural changes in the House that level the playing field for a full SUITE of flagship legislation, locks in that field for the next two years, & establishes precedents for after
For people asking about the insane & corrupt tax giveaways in the deal (ex. the “3 martini lunch” trash 🚮) much of that gross stuff is actually the omnibus.
It’s a little confusing, but basically there’s 3 major components to the COVID deal: 1. Rule 2. Omnibus 3. COVID relief
For context, it actually took 3 votes to pass this COVID bill.
1st vote: The Rule (process vote)
The rule vote cleared the way for the bill to be brought to a vote so soon after text dropped.
It passed, which is one reason why the vote happened so fast. (I & others voted NO)
Some ppl say a cosponsor list isn’t “genuine” & forcing a vote, even if it fails, will add clarity by “putting ppl on the record” (even though cosponsor list IS on the record).
Problem is w/ a GOP Senate, ppl can still disingenuously vote bc they know it’s going to a graveyard
So now you’ve actually made life harder for organizers bc if you suspect a cosponsor isn’t a “genuine” supporter, you now just gave them a chance to cover when stakes are low - so now they can ward off pressure
Pay attn: actual M4A grassroots organizers haven’t pushed for this
Grassroots organizing & pressure campaigns take an insane amount of work & preparation
Key organizing moments may look like random uprisings & viral internet moments to some, but they aren’t- they are result of years of targeted organizing & ppls’ mvmts, aided by present moment
Today many are buying gifts or donations for the holiday season.
Right now, small businesses & food aids across the country REALLY need our help.
Let’s help & commit to shopping small this year wherever we can.
Comment w/ links for your favorite 🎁 from small biz & orgs below:
Here are a bunch of small businesses from #ShopSmallAstoria in my community, and they ship nationwide. They range from bookshops to zero-waste gifts for friends and family 🎁
On the Bronx side, I ♥️ @thelitbar - an Afro-Latina run bookstore founded as the ONLY bookshop in the Bronx.
If you are planning on gifting new books this year, please order them from an independent bookstore!
It’s not too late for them to do the right thing. Lincoln Project should take the L and publicly pledge to give a lot of their fundraising to the people who actually made a big difference.
There are folks running around on TV blaming progressivism for Dem underperformance.
I was curious, so I decided to open the hood on struggling campaigns of candidates who are blaming progressives for their problems.
Almost all had awful execution on digital. DURING A PANDEMIC.
Underinvestment across the board. Some campaigns spent $0 on digital the week before the election. Others who spent did so in very poor ways.
If I spent only $12k on TV the week before an election & then blamed others after, you’d ask questions. That’s how it looks seeing this.
Ideology + messaging are the spicy convos a lot of people jump to but sometimes it’s about execution and technical capacity.
Digital execution was not good, polls were off, ironically DCCC banned the firms who are the best in the country at Facebook bc they work w progressives!