Lawyer. Breaking up monopolies @econliberties. Frmr @cfpb. I fight corporate abuse in pursuit of economic freedom for all. #MORGANIZE.
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Feb 24, 2022 • 23 tweets • 6 min read
🧵Here's a fact check: Tim Ryan spent YEARS in Congress voting against a woman's right to choose and advocating for "pro-life" positions.
Here's a not-so-short timeline of Congressman Tim Ryan's career as an anti-abortion member of Congress (with receipts):
2002: Ryan first ran for Congress as an opponent of abortion rights.
1/ As I learn about web3, I’m intrigued by the idea of creating new opportunities & networks that can benefit Ohioans. I'm getting more confident that we can—& should—build that future via blockchain. But I want to stop & address one of the concerns that’s come up: fraud & scams.
2/ I'm new to web3 but not to consumer protection. I was a Sr Advisor at the @cfpb. My portfolio included payday loans, credit reporting & fraud against elders & vets. If you're worried about fraud/scams, the priority shouldn’t be crypto it shld be on our current financial system
Nov 9, 2021 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
1/14 - I first started hearing about crypto, #Bitcoin , and blockchain when I was working at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We had a lot of pressing issues causing real time harm so I’ll admit I wasn’t too plugged into this area
2/14 - Since then, this space has grown a lot. I’ve recently spent more time learning about Bitcoin and crypto and to be honest, I’m really interested in the possibilities for our state
Nov 6, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
There’s a narrative that someone “like me” can’t mobilize a multiracial working-class coalition. After hearing this for the 100th time (mostly from political elites), it’s now obvious to me the people who believe that are actually the ones who can’t get passed their own biases
Listen, our campaign is first and foremost centered around getting political and economic power back on the side of working families. My strategy is to amplify working-class issues every chance I get regardless of what elites tell me I am capable of. See: My day in Toledo
Nov 3, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Last night, something really cool happened across the state of Ohio.
Black progressives, newcomers to the political scene, absolutely dominated and out performed expectations.
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In Cleveland, @BibbForCLE won the mayoral race, beating the sitting city council president.
In Lima, Ohio, @sharettaforlima became the city’s first Black mayor and its first woman mayor — in a city that Trump carried!
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