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23 Oct, 5 tweets, 4 min read
Following a great message from @GovEvers, an address by @DavidCrowleyWI, and remarks from @MayorOfMKE & NAACP leaders, @RepGwenMoore describes how the Build Back Better agenda builds on the work of so many Milwaukeeans over decades here at the MKE NAACP Freedom Fund dinner Image
“We have sown the seeds of our own liberation through institutions like the @NAACP” – @RepGwenMoore
As @SenatorBaldwin notes, the Milwaukee NAACP’s 97-year history makes it one of the longest-running @NAACP chapters in the nation. Image
So great to be here at the @naacpmke Freedom Fund dinner tonight with @RepGwenMoore, @SenatorBaldwin, and so many other proud Wisconsin Democrats! Image
Keynote by AG @keithellison on “Breaking the cycle of inaction” quoting Dr. Kenneth Clark’s testimony to the Kerner Commission at @naacpmke Freedom Fund Dinner Image

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22 Oct
The Legislative Audit Bureau’s report, which was requested by Republicans, is yet another demonstration that there was no widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
On top of the LAB’s findings, a recount, countless court cases, and a report from Trump’s own Homeland Security all showed our election was safe and secure. Nothing will ever be enough proof for the GOP because they’re not after election integrity, they’re after political power.
Wisconsin is a true battleground state, and Republicans know their best shot at retaking power in Washington is to flip the state in their favor.
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14 Oct
President Biden’s #BuildBackBetter plan is the agenda that he campaigned on: addressing the urgent needs of millions of American families—for child care, pre-k, college, health care, fast internet access, & so much more. Do you know what’s in it? Read on: whitehouse.gov/build-back-bet…
Negotiations are underway to move the Build Back Better agenda through Congress. What won’t change is the agenda’s core: supporting working families, tackling the climate crisis, and creating jobs—all paid for by ensuring that the wealthy pay their fair share.
The #BuildBackBetter Agenda levels the playing field so that the wealthiest who benefited from Trump's tax giveaways pay their fair share—and uses the funds to support families and, with a rising tide, lift all boats. It's a win-win.
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11 Oct
The brutality of Indian boarding schools is a stain on our country's conscience—and a history that far too few non-Native Americans know. It's time to learn it and reckon with it. If this is unfamiliar to you, here are some links to start with: 1/
This two-part story from 2008 by @NPR lifts up the voices of some survivors of a program founded on the principle of, as its founder put it, "all the Indian there is in the race should be dead. Kill the Indian in him, and save the man."

npr.org/templates/stor…
At least ten of these boarding schools, founded in the last 19th century and operating for decades, were in Wisconsin. One after another, these schools sought to destroy any vestige of tribal culture.
jsonline.com/story/news/202…
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11 Oct
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate and honor the history, resilience, and culture of indigenous peoples across our country and in Wisconsin. We also uplift the Native vote—which played a key role in putting President Biden in the White House. 1/
Native Americans make up 1.5% of WI’s voting population. Biden won by just 20,682 votes—a 0.6% margin of victory. A rigorous statewide analysis by the Oneida Nation estimated that 82% of Wisconsin’s Native people voted for Joe Biden.
Menominee County—home of the Menominee Nation—perfectly illustrates the point. It was the state’s most-Democratic county: 82% of voters went for Biden-Harris. Per the census, 82% of the county is Native. madison.com/ct/opinion/col…
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6 Oct
The Wisconsin GOP legislature used taxpayer funds to hire an ultra-partisan former state Supreme Court Justice to "investigate" 2020's election. Today, he said he doesn't understand how elections work.

Some thoughts on this. 1/

jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
If your new mechanic is raising up your car on the lift for an inspection and casually mentions that he doesn’t have a comprehensive understanding—or even any understanding—of how cars work, get your car out of there as fast as possible.
If you’re about to be put under anesthesia and the surgeon says she doesn’t want understand how hearts work, find a way to get out of the operating room.
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29 Sep
DEADLINE: Our quarter ends at midnight Thursday. Wisconsin now faces Trump-obsessed Rebecca Kleefisch (formerly Scott Walker’s lt.) running for gov. If she wins, Trump’s path to steal 2024 is clear. Help us hit our goal of 106 new monthly donors & read on: secure.actblue.com/donate/trump20…
Wisconsin is the closest state in the country. 4 of the last 6 presidential elections have come down to less than 1%. And it isn’t just close—it’s decisive. Wisconsin was the “tipping point” state in both 2016 & 2020. Win Wisconsin, you win the presidency.
nationalreview.com/2020/12/wiscon…
That’s why Wisconsin’s governorship is one of the most critical jobs in American politics. Re-elect a champion of democracy like @Tony4WI and we have a fighting chance to win in 2024. But if Kleefisch gets in, she’s promised to sign drastic restrictions on voting.
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