Neera Tanden and her supporters do not have votes to confirm without offering an Alaska senator an expansion of fossil fuel drilling leases and/or continuation of lax climate protections.
If Tanden is confirmed to OMB, it will come at cost of fueling climate emergency.
If Tanden is confirmed to OMB, it will come at cost of fueling climate emergency.
Several media outlets now report Biden will withdraw Neera Tanden’s OMB nomination. This is the sane thing to do.
Withdrawing Neera Tanden’s OMB nomination was long overdue.
Media pundits will focus on right-wing opposition to her “mean” tweets, but let’s make sure to disrupt that narrative with the truth about her past opposition to progressive politics, like raising minimum wage to $15.
Media pundits will focus on right-wing opposition to her “mean” tweets, but let’s make sure to disrupt that narrative with the truth about her past opposition to progressive politics, like raising minimum wage to $15.
Neera Tanden was leading purveyor of pernicious “Bernie Bro” myth on Twitter, even as she shared tweets & embraced users who were vulgar & offensive.
Now, senators in party of Trump helped sink OMB nomination by calling out “mean” tweets. Hugely hypocritical but poetic justice.
Now, senators in party of Trump helped sink OMB nomination by calling out “mean” tweets. Hugely hypocritical but poetic justice.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
