🚑 update: Paul’s pulse is at 40bpm, shivering and can’t warm up. Abby’s muscles are weak, numb in her fingers and toes.
@POTUS, you're failing our generation and thousands more who will suffer if you side with paid off politicians like @Sen_JoeManchin.
Updates on this 🧵
Yesterday we got a framework for a BBB deal. But @speaker_pelosi and @SenSchumer pushed for a vote on the Exxon plan first. We stand with progressives to #HoldTheLine
We got @POTUS elected. We have an IOU from the gov’t. Instead, we get medical debt and pain.
The longer this deal stays on the table, the longer fossil fuel billionaires will pump millions to their puppets @Sen_JoeManchin & @Senator_Sinema so @POTUS caves on the deal, condemning millions of people to climate chaos and suffering, even more so than we are now.
We’re scared for our lives, and for others who will suffer more.
So much has been cut down from the bill— paid family leave, pathway to citizenship, expanded Medicare— all in the richest country on the history of the world.
We’re putting it all on the line for a future where we can all not only survive, but thrive.
Still in the hospital. Vitals are low. Suffering so millions more won't have to if @POTUS doesn't pass a full climate agenda–– it's vital for the survival of future generations.
Fossil fuel CEOs make billions off our suffering. Enough is enough: #BidenChooseUs.
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Day 1⃣1⃣: @_paulcampion is ending his hunger strike after dire warnings from his doctor and diagnosis of bradycardia.
His condition is stable. He'll transition to the strike support team as they continue to fight for @POTUS to pass his full Build Back Better Act immediately 🧵
“This is the right decision b/c I went on hunger strike to live a full, beautiful life, and this puts me on that path. The suffering we feel doesn’t compare to what thousands will endure if @POTUS doesn’t invest boldly in climate, care & justice." –Paul bit.ly/3Bv6Mn5
Kidus, Abby, Ema & Julie will continue the hunger strike (with the support of a team tracking their health and safety at all times) until Biden gets commitments from @Sen_JoeManchin & @SenatorSinema to pass his climate and jobs plan. They returned to the @WhiteHouse today.
“This isn’t just a political conversation,” says Kidus Girma. “This is a moral conversation about whether billions of people get to live in a better world.”
Biden can use his power to make the US environmentally just. Instead, he’s choosing to fold. wapo.st/2ZHt4Fs
Manchin’s coal-funded attacks on the BBB plan led Biden to cut down the act’s climate spending. Many Democrats still claim the BBB is enough.
We disagree.
Our hunger strike is in its 10th day. Here’s why we’re continuing.
There are tools at Biden’s disposal. The hunger strikers could be one of them.
As Ed Markey points out, “The youth climate strikers have proven that if you organize around clean energy, around climate issues, you can change the inside dynamic of the back rooms of Washington.”
WE DEMAND: @POTUS deliver on his climate justice promises.
WE DEMAND: Immediate passage of the full scope of the reconciliation bill to ensure the United States reduces emissions at least 50% by 2030 while advancing justice and creating millions of new high wage union jobs.
WE DEMAND: The bill must include a Civilian Climate Corps, direct investments in public schools, housing, transit, and clean energy to reduce emissions across major sectors and improve our communities. No investments towards fossil fuels.
BREAKING: 5 young people begin hunger strike at White House, calling on @POTUS to keep his promises for climate justice. The stakes of this moment are life and death, and we are putting our bodies on the line to fight for the side of life. #HungerStrikeForClimate
Every year is the hottest on record. We’re losing our homes and loved ones to fires and floods. This climate crisis is a political choice. A better world is possible - one with clean air, clean water, clean energy, and good jobs that build our country with justice, care, and love
.@JoeBiden: It’s us, or Joe Manchin and his coal millions. It’s our lives, our families’ lives, and our communities -- or Joe Manchin. Deliver on your promises. #BidenChooseUs