Time’s person of the year. A brief history in pictures. History has proven that some of their choices were/are despotic men.
1937 - Chiang Kai-shek
1938 - Adolf Hitler
Aug 2, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
It’s time to dig deep on Bernie, so I’m using CNN’s website 😂😂.
Campaign record
He unsuccessfully ran for governor of VT 3x, Senate 2x, House 1x. Won mayor of Burlington for all of the 80’s. Finally wins Senate seat and in 2006.
Sanders’ Legislative Record
2010 Filibusters against tax cuts
2013-15 Chairman of Veterans Affairs
2015 Runs for pres
2015 Raised $1.5m in first 24 hrs
2016 Unveils Medicare for All
2017 Writes Fortune mag article on MFA
2018 Doesn’t endorse his son for Congress
Jul 26, 2019 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
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Thought experiment: Plantation life then vs now. A lot of blacks were stuffed into very little space. Food was never the best cuts of meat or the vegetables that were favored. All economic benefits came from the master. They were not educated. They were worked for no pay.
Plantation life stuffed a lot of blacks into very little space.