1) Social security kept my mom afloat to take care of my 2 brothers & sister after my dad died because he couldn't afford his anti-rejection medication that he was getting through Medicare after a kidney transplant caused by kidney failure due to his lifelong battle with diabetes
2) The diabetes that we could barely afford insulin for. In fact, he consolidated his insulin down from 2 vials, to 1 that was a mix in order to save money.
3) It wasn't just my dad's life that was effected. It was my mom's, my siblings and our children who have never had the chance to meet their grandfather.
4) If you vote for Republicans, who are against all these things, you are voting to put more families through this. It makes me want to vomit.

#HandsOffOurSocialSecurity #Demcast #BlueIn22 #VoteBlue
This is not something I usually talk about. But seeing what the Republican party has turned into, I couldn't remain silent. After watching Obama speak about people being on social security, I felt I had to speak up.

People this is a real threat if we don't show up to the polls.
I know it's late, and no one will probably see this, but I had to get it out while I had the words and the courage.
This is the video
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As a veteran, a gun owner & a mom of school aged kids, I have some thoughts on gun violence.
Weapons of war, like AR style rifles, do not belong in the hands of ordinary citizens. And definitely not 18 year olds. I'll tell you why. ⬇️ #VetsForGunSafety
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Please feel free to add to this tweet with other orgs, resources, calls to action - including local stuff. I'll RT it all.
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1. Prevent the coalition of militant black nationalist groups.

2. Prevent the rise of a message who could unify, and electrify the militant black nationalist movement.
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4. A final goal should be to prevent the long-range growth of militant black nationalist organizations especially among youth.
Seems like this has never stopped.
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