THREAD: Our #BannedBookmobile tour has been making waves all over the country!

We started in Chicago where our E.D. @rahnamepting, @BeckyPringle @rweingarten, @TeamStavaMurray, & @SenatorLaura helped us kick things off!

Then, we headed over to @Netroots_Nation where conference goers came to check out the Banned Bookmobile & grab a free banned book.

The @ILSecOfState Alexi Giannoulias, who led the country's first ban on book bans even popped by!

A Florida school has banned "The Hill We Climb," the powerful poem that Amanda Gorman recited at President Joe Biden's inauguration, saying it would now be off-limits to young readers after one parent claimed the poem was "indoctrinating" students.

We have a plan.

Thread... 🧵 With Ron DeSantis officially in the race for president, MoveOn is launching a "Banned Bookmobile," filling it with books that DeSantis has banned from schools in Florida, and driving it around the state to hand out those books, for free.

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The Federal Reserve is one of the most important economic institutions in the world. That's why it's critical that the Senate votes to confirm Pres. Biden's slate of Fed nominees, who will consider economic & racial equity in their policymaking. #BidenFedNoms This slate of nominees is historic for its diversity as well. The Fed Board has only ever had 3 Black members in its entire history—2 of Pres. Biden's nominees are Black and Dr. Lisa Cook could potentially be the first Black woman ever appointed to the Board. #BidenFedNoms

Today, thanks to reporting from @propublica, the public is now able to see how the ultrarich avoid paying their fair share of taxes by exploiting loopholes and escaping scrutiny from federal auditors. It’s time for a #WealthTax. It’s time to #TaxTheRich. propublica.org/article/the-se… Here's how absurdly unfair our current tax system is. #TaxTheRich

There has been so much tragedy this week alone. We are constantly reminded of the urgent need to reimagine public safety. Policing is inherently violent — by design. It was built upon the foundations of white supremacy. The solution is to invest in our communities. We will say the names of those who have been taken from us as a result of police violence. Their lives mattered. The pain of their loved ones is real. We won't forget them and we won't stop fighting.

NEW: Trump’s Use of Unidentified Federal Officers to Suppress Protest Is Backfiring in Senate and Presidential Battlegrounds, according to @ppppolls data we commissioned this week. Majorities of #AZ, #ME, and #NC voters oppose Trump’s secret police program piloted in Portland this week and promised in other cities. What’s more, voters want Congress to intervene. But their Republican senators haven’t backed the legislation to rein in Trump.

Inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter protests, many people are buying nonfiction books about anti-racism.

Another way to better understand the lives of Black people is by reading literature, memoirs, and genre fiction by Black authors. Here are some of our recommendations:

1/ "The Vanishing Half," by @britrbennett is best seller for a reason: It's a deep exploration of race with characters will stay with you long after you’ve finished the book: bookshop.org/books/the-vani…

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BREAKING: MoveOn members have voted to endorse Vice President @JoeBiden for president and millions of MoveOn members are mobilizing to vote, volunteer, and rally our collective support around him to ensure that Donald Trump is a one-term president. Because we organized & raised our collective voices, Biden is running on the most progressive presidential platform in Dem history to address our climate crisis, expand health care, and strengthen & expand our democracy after years of @GOP attacks on voting rights.

Since we can't organize mass demonstrations in the streets opposing the GOP's plan to shovel billions to corporations without taking care of everyday people, it's time to organize a digital protest. 1/

MoveOn.org/Signs Make a sign and join with us in virtual protest demanding Republicans in Washington #PutPeopleFirst

THREAD: Thanksgiving is Thursday & many of you may be spending the holiday with friends & family members who are uncertain about impeachment. Here’s a guide for talking with them impeachment:

This Thanksgiving, if someone says, “But Trump didn’t do anything wrong!”

You can say: Trump demanded a favor that's going to personally and directly benefit him in exchange for official acts. That’s the definition of bribery.

nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

NEWS: Republican Congresswoman @cathymcmorris (WA) refuses to admit that foreign interference in our elections is illegal. Watch: @cathymcmorris Transcript:

ATTENTION: An alarming new report indicates the Trump administration engaged in improper surveillance of last summer’s #FamiliesBelongTogether protests. 1/8
theintercept.com/2019/04/29/fam… Hundreds of thousands of Americans joined nearly 800 #FamiliesBelongTogether protests & exercised First Amendment rights to freedom of speech & assembly, lifted voices in solidarity with immigrant families, & rejected Trump admin’s family separation & detention policies. 2/8

74%+ of MoveOn members agree progressive 2020 presidential candidates should skip the #AIPAC2019 conference. MoveOn is calling on 2020 presidential candidates to not attend the AIPAC conference.

Here are 4 reasons why:

Brian Kemp is not the legitimate governor of Georgia. (THREAD)

https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1084911470087991301

In a democracy, legitimacy comes from being elected in free and fair elections. Brian Kemp was not.

While @BrianKempGA will be Georgia's next governor, he has no claim to democratic legitimacy. 2/14

In a few hours, the Senate may vote on whether to end U.S. military support for Saudi-led war in Yemen. Millions in Yemen are on the brink of starvation. Is this what accountability for the U.S. in global policy could look like? #YemenCantWait #SJRes54 Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition, with U.S. arms, fuel, and tactical support, has been responsible for two-thirds of the civilian casualties in this conflict. theguardian.com/world/2016/sep…

It couldn’t be any clearer what Republicans in states like GA and TX are doing. They are purposely undermining voting rights for Black and Latino Americans. Here’s how they’re doing it: 1. #GA Republicans are holding up the voter registration of 53,000, mostly Black people. The state’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp who oversees the voting roll is in a race for governor against Democrat @StaceyAbrams: nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

URGENT: We & many allies are calling nationwide protests AT NOON FRIDAY outside senators' in-state offices. Please show up at your senator's nearest office & demand that she or he believe survivors, believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and #StopKavanaugh. Please wear black.