Hurricane #Helene in pictures 🧵 bc everyone needs to understand how SHOCKINGLY anomalous & consequential it is to have a real #hurricane make landfall all the way to the Blue Ridge Mnts & foothills.

I’m from Greenville, here’s my son & his cousin with the now-submerged sign.

https://twitter.com/samanthapweiss/status/1840489498083308010

Okay… I’ve tried multiple times to post additional pics of my own but it seems the 2 bars of cell service if I sit right next to the front window is over so instead, here’s a series of other ppl’s images to make ppl aware of the devastation of #Helene /2

https://x.com/filigreegirl/status/1840001732232826924?s=42&t=lFfqEoQLwyn_0-NKp9QP5w

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Let’s talk about why text banking is important & how to do it effectively as a volunteer.

In 2022, I sent 1000s of texts to 25 states for 9 senate candidates, 35 house candidates, 15 governor candidates, + dozens of ballot initiatives & state races. This is what I learned: 1/ Before I get into data & tips I want to address something I see a lot—ppl saying texting (or postcards) are useless so ppl should only be volunteering for door/phone canvassing—this is TOO REDUCTIVE.

We need BOTH… 2/

🧵Dear fellow clears, especially fellow WW, I have a few things to say to us. Note these are things I continuously have to remind myself, too. I’m saying it for me as well as you & am going to use myself as the example here:

Let Black ppl, especially Black women, be human. 1/ First & foremost, I ask you to please take just a moment to read this article in it’s entirety, it’s such an important skill for being human & letting others be human: psychcentral.com/health/circle-… /2

🧵1/ This #IndependenceDay, let’s talk about how to keep our democracy. This is not hyperbolic—right *NOW* the GOP is enacting an *ongoing* coup 50+ years in the making. #53PickUp #VoteBlue

https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton/status/1542888373815332865?s=21&t=682Wv9FAWqcgjGUO4Os60w

2/ Odds are you don’t have a strong understanding of US civics because our government didn’t *WANT* you to understand it. The GOP’s most reliable voting block are uneducated whites. They want it easier to dupe voters with diversions & propaganda. 🧵:

https://twitter.com/thom_hartmann/status/1543463421244346368?s=21&t=_6981j9X7nDlRJMCpsf8dw

🧵My nearly 2 y/o likely has health issues that have resulted in recent rapid weight loss. Our pediatrician just tried to admit him to the hospital for tube feeding (I’m terrified) & there’s no beds because of Covid. The nurse practitioner started crying. We’re on a waiting list. I’m sitting in a nearby parking lot because my son is so lethargic he fell asleep as soon as we left trying not to just hate antivaxxers. I’m supposed to just wait near the phone in case a bed opens up. But...