Guillermo Mena ๐ต๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ฆ
@GuilloMena
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๐ฅฅ๐ด ๐ Unburdened gay Latino lawyer developing disparity-reducing legislation, messaging and electoral analysis/strategy in 42 states and PR. Now
@NHCSL
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You see the soldiers in this picture? They are National Guardsmen from Puerto Rico, citizens, coming to Washington, DC to defend a Commander in Chief they could not vote for, a democratic federal republic in which they are denied representation in Congress or a presidential vote.
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Guillermo Mena ๐ต๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ฆ
@Pride
I felt included in the original flag until some asshole decided to add a brown stripe to include me, implying I hadnโt been. Itโs a rainbow, itโs meant to be inclusive. Stop adding things to it that only tell people they werenโt included. STOP.
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Guillermo Mena ๐ต๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ฆ
Let me go on record. Iโm hearing there is a problem with Nevada early voting, particularly in Latino and Black majority precincts, in which voters are not being instructed to sign ballots, which would not allow them to be counted on caucus day.
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There was one predominantly Latino early vote location in East Las Vegas where NO ONE was instructed to sign their ballot, thereby invalidating all of them.
@TomPerez
@DNC
this is very worrisome. My sources are on the ground. I trust them implicitly.
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@river_is_nice
The company has many trademarks dating back 1877.
Look at the description of the one they filed in Nov 12, 1973. Though its drawing doesnโt show it, the description mentions:
05.09.14 - Cornucopia (horn of plenty); Containers of fruit; Baskets of fruit
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I also want to stress that early caucus voting is a new process so voters probably donโt know whatโs expected of them. And, the people running the location may not have been acting maliciously. But the partyโs response canโt simply be to tell those voters to show up on Saturday.
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Guillermo Mena ๐ต๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ฆ
@madvirtualizer
@NateSilver538
Why would you reply that? Itโs an awful situation for him and his staff regardless of what you or I think of their recent predictions.
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@SenatorSinema
I swear if Ruben Gallego decides to primary you I will seriously consider quitting my job and going to Arizona to make sure that he wins (if heโll have me).
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@Esqueer_
Ok so clearly this is disgustingly threatening to all of us. You should get bodyguards and bill him the cost.
But, I am somewhat curious about a few things. Does he realize that most LGBTQ people in this country are white? Deport us to where?
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@shatterdvisage
@ArmandDoma
Thereโs always a character like you in these stories, trying to downplay the evidence of danger. It never ends well for them. Donโt be that guy.
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@mattyglesias
I see youโre back to your harassing ways. Has it occurred to you there might be good reason for this? Mind your own business. You must be the worst neighbor in DC
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@SummerSnowUSA
โโฆthe higher ups in the Democratic Party didnโt count on Biden endorsing Harrisโฆโ
Lol there were no higher ups to Biden and now there are no higher ups to Harris.
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@joekatz45
@DavidBegnaud
I submitted a report here. As far as I'm concerned the shooter would never have been released if the races were reversed. Much less because they need a formal "victim statement." Absurd. Let DoJ pressure them.
@themaxburns
@nikicaga
@GOP
How is it inexplicable? Homophobia and transphobia is his brand, along with anti-immigrant xenophobia and science denial.
Why did anyone expect anything else? And do the LCRs have any real clout?
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@Taniel
This would matter if he were trying to win. Heโs not. Heโs just trying to shave off a couple of percentage points from black (and young) voters in swing states that would probably otherwise vote for Biden, so his friend Trump can win. Write-in works just fine for that.
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@LindseyBoylan
I think the issue here is she publicly denied it happened. Publicly denied she was doing those things. So the video was released to counter her lies.
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@TribTomWharton
@SenSanders
@lixxa99
Thereโs no need to willfully lie about what he said which was that the government should invoke the 14th amendment, not that it should default. SMH
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@TheRealBnut
@PoliticsReid
@kerning
Letโs not forget you have to be 30 to be a Senator; 25 to be a Representative. Gen-X, which has members who as young as 39, is underrepresented but my impression is its numbers are growing. Half of millennials donโt even qualify to be senators, over 20% not even for the House.
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@algattullo
@DavidBegnaud
@SpiritAirlines
Until hurricane Marรญa in 2017, most Americans were either unaware or ignorant of the basics about Puerto Rico. To this day many donโt know the basics even if the Puerto Ricans are American citizens fact has percolated more. Iโve had members of Congress gape when learning facts.
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For those asking, apparently at least one news source picked up the story last night. But they got a response in percentages instead of number of votes.
Weโve learned some ballots for early caucus voting are being deemed invalid (for example, if they are missing a signature).
@nvdems
say campaigns are being contacted in case they want to reach out to the early voter, so they can then participate in the caucus Saturday.
@8NewsNow
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@LHSummers
So you concede the guy is not anti-Semitic. Is in fact an expert on the subject. But he is clear-eyed about Israel, also his area of expertise. But he canโt be co-chair precisely because his clear vision makes genocide apologists uncomfortable. Is Bill Ackman writing your tweets.
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@baseballcrank
Most Americans want responsible House leadership. Democrats are not responsible for how Republicans behave. If the GOP caucus canโt responsibly govern, it should splinter and we can reorganize the House accordingly. Otherwise Dems shouldnโt take sides in internal GOP disputes.
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@Noahpinion
You really donโt see anyone advocating for annexing the West Bank and Gaza and expelling the Palestinians?
Amichai Eliyahu, a literal member of the Israeli cabinet, openly called for that just two months ago.
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@metzgov
@SenBobCasey
In 2009, Bob Casey was going to host a roundtable discussion in his office on the status of LGBTQ rights in Pennsylvania when it clicked for him that American LGBTQ citizens in Puerto Rico didnโt have a senator to convene them. So he also invited three PR activists. I was one.
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@metzgov
Good. That effectively ends any realistic possibility that those presidents would be fired because neither board will bow to a GOP House. A win.
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@mcuban
@X
Thatโs because youโre a classy guy and donโt act entitled to special treatment just because youโre successful. And, from having had disagreements with you a long time ago, I know you engage in good faith. And that makes all the difference.
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@JRJMHA
@MariahsMirage
@1butlir1
Iโm consitently getting irritated. But I know the cause is Trump so Iโm glad I donโt need an allergy test. I donโt need his little prick inside me.
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@NateSchatzline
@FortWorthISD
Uhuh. Rejecting the science-based curricula recommended by public health experts at the CDC to supplant it with superstition is sure to not cause any problems. Right. /s
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@RashidaTlaib
@POTUS
He condemned it publicly and called it a hate crime. Iโm sure heโs heartbroken as are we all. Thereโs no need to demand particular ways of expressing grief.
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@PplsCityCouncil
@BerkeleyLaw
@NationalSJP
@palyouthmvmt
@AROCBayArea
Itโs the Chemerinskysโ literal home though. And she was their guest. Iโm sorry but thatโs not right. If you disagree with your host so much, just donโt go to their place. Decline the invitation. But if you accept it, then behave.
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@CrunkedonE
@ettingermentum
Thereโs a group for everything but that oneโs tiny. In a journal context, there is the matter of distinguishing between individuals who might identify as Latinx (whose preference should definitely be respected) and using Latinx to identify the group (which should not be done).
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@dieworkwear
@thymeface
NYC, DC, SF, Chicago, Philly and Boston (in that order) are all walkable. NYC feels more walkable because it has more self-contained neighborhoods that seamlessly transition into each other. Our missed opportunity is San Diego which should be the most walkable.
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@metzgov
@SenBobCasey
Two of us (both incidentally gay men) were activists his staff chose. They let us pick the third. We chose a trans woman who had been forced to become a sex worker for over a decade because no hospital would hire/admit her to finish her nursing residency because she was trans.
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@MeetThePress
@SymoneDSanders
@chucktodd
There was nothing worse than having to listen to the explanations of people who watched Chuck Todd and then patiently leading them to understand what key point Chuck had skipped that undid whatever conclusion they were advancing.
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@JimVandeHei
So what? I donโt like having events scheduled outside those times either. And the vaat majority of my events happen within those times. In fact, as his guest in some of those events, I appreciate the fact that heโs considerate and doesnโt attempt to take over my personal time.
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@BETAtotheMAX
@whitney_hu
Police officers canโt simply shove people to the ground. Two options, either youโre committing a crime and they arrest you. Or they do not touch you and walk on. Thatโs it. Thereโs no, โyouโre in my way and I shove youโ option.
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