Justin J. Pearson
@Justinjpearson
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TN State Representative District 86 • Founder of Memphis Community Against Pollution #votejustinj #justin4justice
Memphis, TN
Joined August 2011
We will not stop. We will not give up! We will continue working to build a nation that includes, not excludes, or unjustly expels. People power will always prevail! Join US at the link is in our bio! #TennesseeThree
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Our peaceful protest was because another preventable school shooting happened at Covenant School in Nashville & the People's House chose to ignore them and expel us instead! We must work tirelessly to protect our kids, communities, to end gun violence, and protect our democracy.
This nation was built on peaceful protest. No elected official should lose their job simply for raising their voice – especially when they’re doing it on behalf of our children.
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Why Trump gets to keep speaking after time but VP Harris gets cut off is really bothering me.
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We are mourning with the people of Louisville as the nation grieves from another tragic mass shooting. This devastating loss of life could have been prevented, and it is imperative that we pass sensible gun safety laws to protect our loved ones.
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Honored to be recognized as a @harpersbazaarus ICON alongside my colleague @brotherjones_ ! Thank you to the Harpers' Bazaar team that made this happen and for giving a voice to the People's Power of Tennesse. Full Article:
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The fight for justice and freedom from gun violence and all tyranny that seeks to destroy democracy, is arduous & it will not be short. Yet, be encouraged, because when you are on the battlefield for what is right & what is just your help will surely come!.
To be fully honest, I had been losing my fight. My fire was dimming. But watching @brotherjones_ and @Justinjpearson has genuinely been so energizing and inspiring that it reminded me why southern democrats and activists do what we do. I am so deeply grateful to them 💜.
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No matter the outcome here, we will continue to stand for those who are demanding change and want to see an end to gun violence in Tennessee!. Watch Live:
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We are marching to the Shelby County Comission with the people. People Power is greater than any power that attempts to suppress it!
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It’s been the honor of my life to serve District 86 as their State House Representative. I want nothing more than to serve again & I’m thankful that Scott Crosby @burchporter is representing us alongside @brotherjones_ & @EricHolder. May we continue to build this Movement! #TN3
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We are at an inflection point in the life of our democracy, the apathy toward gun violence cannot persist. We can no longer accept the status quo that elevates gun lobby’s above the safety of our children.
“The fight for justice is worth it. I believe several generations from now, we will look back at this moment as a turning point in the history for this country." . @Justinjpearson on the power of activism.
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The voice of the people in Tennessee’s Distrcit 86, the voice that was unjustly removed, has been reinstated. What they believed to be a crucifixion, initiated a resurrection of a movement to create a democracy that works for the people!.
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Join us as we March from.The National Civil Rights Museum to the County Commission in support of, justice, gun violence prevention and Our Representative Justin J. Pearson! We will make our voices heard, we will not be silent or silenced anymore!. Link:
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It’s a parade inside my city yeeaaaa!! . Thank you to my hometown for continuing to show up, and give of thier time and talent to this movement to transform our democracy. The movement lives on!.
Here you can see @Justinjpearson and @VoteGloriaJ leading the march. @brotherjones_ is somewhere nearby.
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In this season of rebirth and renewal, I stood beside my people with hope. For God said, “Let light shine out of darkness.” . Link:
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These Shelby County Comissioners are a group of leaders who won’t bend, won’t bow, and won’t break under the pressure of unjust oppression! We’re back, and we’re gonna keep fighting!
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Voices across the country continue to rise for justice and expose the anti-democratic behavior of people in Republican led states. We will not let our democracy die without fighting for every voice. We are in this fight from Memphis to Montana! #LetHerSpeak #Justin4Justice.
I have been informed that during tomorrow’s floor session there will be a motion to either censure or expel me. I've also been told I'll get a chance to speak. I will do as I have always done—rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community, & for democracy itself.
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Happy Holidays from our family to yours! We are wishing you love, peace, joy, and hope this holiday season!
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The FINAL results confirm, that the voice of District 86 will not be silenced! Dear TN GOP, YOU CAN’T EXPEL A MOVEMENT!! #PeoplePower ✊🏾🎉🎉
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This Resurrection Sunday I have the honor and privilege to preach at Church on the River, here in Memphis, TN. Join us in-person if you are able. The service will also be livestreamed via my FB page. #TennesseeThree
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Thank you VP @KamalaHarris for running a flawless presidential campaign. While I’m heartbroken with the results, I’m not broken by them. We are a powerful people. Thanks for showing that. I look forward to the honor of serving District 86 & fighting for the future we deserve!
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Thanks to my beautiful fiancé for fighting with the people and working to make justice possible in Tennessee. It’s time to do something about gun violence and to fight for our communities that are suffering. We WILL Keep fighting!!.
Oceana Gillian, Rep. Justin Person’s fiancé, tells @garrison_hayes she expects him to be expelled. What happens next? “We’ll keep fighting.”.Reporting from the gallery of the TN Capitol.
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We have a gun violence epidemic in our country due to the proliferation of bad laws that lead to weapons of war in the hands of people who should never have access to them. We deserve ACTION from lawmakers whose apathy keeps allowing this to happen.
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TODAY, as we mourn with the families of those lost in Nashville & Louisville to gun violence, we won’t be silent! We’ll march from The National Civil Rights Museum to the County Commission in support of, justice, gun violence prevention and Our Representative Justin J. Pearson!
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Today, we will gather for a special meeting about what’s next in the movement to reduce gun violence in Tennessee. If you’re in Nashville please join us at First Baptist Church - Capitol Hill at 3pm CST. The forum will be streamed on my FB Live!
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Resurrection is a promised prophecy to a persecuted people! So do not grow weary amidst persecution for speaking out against policy that continues to perpetuate gun violence, or poverty, or environmental injustice. You can be assured that resurrection and restoration is coming!
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“To go from a place that has so many resources to a place that has so few, it was really my first understanding about systemic injustice and inequality, but also about the power of our voices to help affect change,” - Rep. Justin J. Pearson . Read more
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Together in a resounding voice the People will be heard in the People’s House! The time is NOW for gun reform! #TenneseeThree
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The first wave of votes are in and WE WON!!! .We are now officially the Democratic candidate for the General Election in District 86!! #PeoplePower did this!! Let’s keep going!!!
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Sunday always comes! @tnhousegop @TNGOP You can’t expel a Movement! You can’t expel Hope! Resurrection is a promised prophecy to a persecuted people! Thank you District 86 and our Movement for your votes, love, prayer, and support! We did it!!!!!
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White supremacist speaker @CSexton25 violently shoved me today while I held my “Protect Kids, Not Guns!” sign. I’m infuriated by his actions but more infuriated by the INACTION of @tnhousegop to pass a SINGLE bill to prevent gun violence. This is how democracy dies. We must rise!.
Our photographer Devin Crawford had a bird's eye view of the "shove" that happened on the House floor as House Speaker @CSexton25 was trying to leave the chamber. The aforementioned incident was between Sexton and Rep. @Justinjpearson. #TNLeg #tnleg23
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Tennessee District 86, today is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the Primary Election! . Early voting begins May 26th - June 10th .Election Day is June 15th. Register here:
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Thank God for the people who organized, protested, fought, led, and died to build the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, especially Black women. 60 years since the March on Washington and we are still demanding jobs and freedom. Our legacy of resistance & building never ends.
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We are so honored and grateful to have met President @BarackObama! Oceana & I are so grateful for his & First Lady @MichelleObama’s example of leadership, love, & service. We will share this moment with our community, our kids, and our grandkids years and years from now!
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The entire gallery has been cleared in our state house after the Republican Party just passed a bill to arm teachers and the People dissented. This is an awful day for Tennessee, our kids, our teachers, and communities. Instead of protecting kids, thy’ve protected guns AGAIN!.
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Flying to Pennsylvania to support @KamalaHarris & @Tim_Walz ! Let’s knock doors, VOTE, send texts, make phone calls and fight for our future. A future of justice, fairness, and opportunity! #HarrisWalz2024 #HarrisForPOTUS #WeAreGoingForward
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Memphis has arrived to the Tennessee State Capitol!! I am eternally grateful for those who have made the trip to stand with @VoteGloriaJ @brotherjones_ & myself as we continue to urge our State Legislators to ACT on gun violence. Thank you @TNAdvocatesPP . #TenneseeThree
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House republicans just passed a law to make schools into fortresses, instead of addressing the root causes of gun violence to make our schools and communities safer. This is why we must always advocate to end gun violence and protect our communities.
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Our city is mourning a mass shooting in Memphis (Orange Mound),Tennessee. Two people have passed away & over a dozen have been injured. I’m mad. I’m devastated. I’m heartbroken. As a legislator, I’m not powerless. We aren’t powerless. We must fight for our beloved community.
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We literally just got on the State House floor and already a white supremacist has attacked my wearing of my Dashiki. Resistance and subversion to the status quo ought to make some people uncomfortable. Thank you to every Black Ancestor who made this opportunity possible!
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.@CSexton25 and the @TNGOP are already diminishing democracy before special session even starts.
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Watch today’s house Floor session. We must build our civic’s muscle in this fight for justice. Right now, we’re fighting the passage of laws to ban books:
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After thousands of people have come to our Capitol advocating for red flag laws, which would help reduce the prevalence of gun violence, the TN house republicans say they will never pass a red flag law that protects children, mothers, and families from individuals (1/2).
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Dearest Heather McGhee, thank you for being a champion for justice and for always advocating for what is right. I am still honored to have been selected to be apart of The Sum of Us Podcast. Together we fight on!.
.@Justinjpearson is even more amazing than you think.
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We are one step closer to having District 86 represented in the Tennessee State House. Join us tomorrow at 8:00 AM CST for the swearing in of Rep. Justin J. Pearson! The voice of the people will not be silenced, let’s get back to work!
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@benpdeeter Stay safe out there, folks. COVID is increasing in several states please be safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Keep elbow bumping and fist bumping with folks. If you haven’t gotten your vaccine, go get it!
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Please continue to watch the TN House Proceedings. We are fighting even within the restrictive parameters for just legislation and it is being tabled by the Republican Party:
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The DNC is electrifying! @TNDP & @KamalaHQ thank you for the honor of representing the great state of Tennessee during roll call! In the words of the phenomenal First Lady Obama: Let’s “do something!” Let’s WIN this & make @VP @KamalaHarris Madam President! #District86
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We are out canvassing across District 86 in a Blitz to Primary Election Day on Thursday, June 15th, because your voice matters! Be sure you visit make a plan & go out and vote!
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Here is the letter I sent to every TN House member yesterday taking accountability for not following decorum & also explaining why it was important for us to speak up and not remain silent as thousands chanted and marched to end gun violence! Yet, they still voted for expulsion.
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Our democracy IS in peril! The @tnhousegop allows guns in committee rooms but not pieces of paper. They are throwing out people holding signs and weaponizing our State Troopers to do their dirty work. This is a disgusting abuse of power and shameful @GovBillLee @CSexton25!!.
BREAKING: Drama in Tennessee House subcommittee as protesters are removed by state troopers. Their violation: quietly holding up signs.
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The Movement is STILL alive here in Memphis, TN. We Deserve Representation Rally & March . Watch Live:
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This is not democracy. This is about absolute power and control over the people inside and outside the House who are demanding change. @repgloriajohnson @brotherjones_ & I are working to elevate the issues in our communities, who want to see the end of gun violence in TN.
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Tomorrow is the first day to early vote, visit make a plan & vote. Early voting is open from May 26 - June 10! #Justin4Justice
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We can’t allow @tnhousegop to operate this way and is why we must remain focused on fighting for justice for all people especially the most vulnerable amongst us who only want to be safe. We can never be silently complicit to these heinous actions. We must do something now!.
BREAKING: GOP leader, who voted to expel Tennessee Three, found guilty of sexually harassing interns
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It is inexcusable and a dereliction of our duty for leaders to say that they can only offer thoughts and prayers while they have the actual power through legislation to help save lives and prevent gun violence.
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Today is #ElectionDay & I’m Justin J. Pearson, from District 86 and if elected I will continue my commitment to fighting for economic, social, health, safety, and enviornmental justice alongside you!
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This is what a President looks like. She cares about all of us and will fight for all of us. Let’s go @KamalaHarris ! #HarrisforPresident
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The fight for environmental justice rooted in Boxtown, Westwood, Memphis, & Shelby County centered the voices of our predominantly Black community who was called the “path of least resistance” by Plains and Valero. Broken Ground tells of our resilience!
BIG NEWS: Our podcast has been nominated for a Webby. You can vote for the latest season of Broken Ground that digs into how a Black #Memphis community stood up to an oil pipeline—and won. Vote here: @TheWebbyAwards #WebbyAwards
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Church of the River’s Sunday Service .Guest Preacher, Rep. Justin J. Pearson. Watch Live:
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Polls are open! Take back your voice with your vote TODAY! Let's do it again, District 86! #Justin4Justice
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We want to bring Memphis to Nashville! Sign up at the link below to join us tomorrow morning!. Link:
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Thousands of people are here at the Capitol to fight for justice and to end gun violence. Thousands have gathered to witness the anti-democratic effort to expel @tennesseethree for speaking up against gun violence outside of decorum. We will fight on & get just legislation!.
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A republican Rep tried embarrassing me by saying I’m the most outspoken Representative for D-86, so they created more rules to silence members who actually speak up for their constituents.@tnhousegop - I’ll never quit speaking for justice and I am honored to accept this award!🏆
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The voice of the people in District 86 is an unmistakable voice for justice and equity. Thank you to, 89 year old, Mr. Collier for signing our petition today! #Justin4Justice
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Looking forward to seeing @VoteGloriaJ in Memphis tonight at 6:30 at I AM A MAN PLAZA to kick off this extraordinary campaign to unseat Marsha Blackburn!.
⚡️ HAPPENING NOW IN KNOXVILLE: The first of 3 stops as @VoteGloriaJ announces her run for senate vs. @MarshaBlackburn across Tennessee
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The best SNL cold open ever and also the happiest ad for VP Kamala Harris to be our next Joy-filled President of the United States! #HopeIsMakingAComeback #HarrisWalz2024 @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ.
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The racism we experience in the #TNleg is real & is not new. Revealing it is. This upsets & terrifies the individuals & media who maintain the status quo without question. @brotherjones_ & I didn’t create the toxicity we experience. It was here and accepted by others’ silence.
ICYMI: Justin Jones' clashes with fellow lawmakers expose bitter divisions on Tennessee's Capitol Hill
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TN Rep. Bill Beck spoke up against the injustice of our expulsions with tact & leadership that’s lacking in the Tennessee General Assembly. He served well & wasn’t afraid of speaking against racist, discriminatory, and immoral legislation targeting Nashville. God grant him peace.
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Happy Juneteenth, Everyone! Thank you to all of our Ancestors and Great Cloud of Witnesses who have made this day possible! Let’s keep fighting! ✊🏾💙.#Juneteenth
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It’s disgusting & angering that the @tnhousegop would have the audacity to call grieving families “noise”! These are The People we swore an oath to serve who are demanding action on gun violence & protesting racism & fascism after @brotherjones censure! LISTEN to them!.
Members were forced to yell over the noise to conduct routine business tonight. This is exactly why rules are imperative. @TNDemocrats claim to want to “do something” yet, continue to prove they’re only interested in making demands, name-calling and photo ops. The real work is
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We’ve lost an amazing Tennessean whose impact stretches across oceans and times. Thank you Queen Tina Turner for all you’ve carried and all you’ve cared for us. “The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happened, it's how you deal with it.".
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The vote to censure @brotherjones_ is a continuation of the white supremacist tactics used by @CSexton25, the clerk & the @tnhousegop to silence a Black representative who was going to demand a vote of no confidence because we want REAL legislation to protect kids and NOT guns.
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District 86 of Tennessee, I would be honored to represent you again in the Tennessee State House. Your signatures will allow me to apply for the opportunity. Please join me TOMORROW, 12:30pm CT - 3:30pm CT as we continue the movement for justice. See you soon! #Justin4Justice
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A man who calls Jan 6th a “day of love” is unfit to serve in government & completely unfit to serve as President. This is reprehensible & infuriating. It could be our future if we don’t win this election. Keep door knocking, calling, speaking up, and voting! #HarrisforPresident.
The best journalist in America is a 56 year old construction worker from New Jersey.
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I’ll just say it since no one else will. It’s time for Donald Trump to step aside as the nominee for the Republican Party.
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The Movement to Protect Kids, Not Guns is building across our state. We need our children to live, to feel safe, to be protected. They are speaking up about what we must do at our special session this August! Let’s keep fighting West to East TN!
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How can our constituents be “guests” in the PEOPLE’S HOUSE?! @tnhousegop @CSexton25 these absurd rules halve the number of people in the public who come to see the Legislature and advocate for our democracy. Why are democratically-elected leaders afraid of the people they serve?
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Thankful to the Court for upholding our FIRST AMENDMENT rights in spite of the blatant abuse of power to silence the People by @CSexton25, @WilliamLamberth and @tnhousegop! We will be seen and heard in spite of their allegiance to the status quo and the NRA and TFA.
You want to bring signs back in the #TNLeg? You can now thanks to Chancellor Anne Martin. What a time these last three days.
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I love Nebraska. Loved campaigning for VP @KamalaHarris with @mayaharris_ & being the keynote for the NAACP Omaha to Fight for our democracy! @NebraskaDems are the best of us @janekleeb @TonyVargas @SenMcKinneyLD11 @ashleiforne @PrestonLoveJr1, let’s win down and up the ballot!
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We would love you have you join the movement! We are still advocating for justice, and to continue to represent District 86 in the state house. Want to canvass or phone bank? . Join us at #Justin4Justice
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Sandy Hook survivors will graduate high school today while 20 of their 1st grade classmates will not. May we continue to carry the families’ grief and the survivors’ struggle & fight for what is right within us. @sandyhook @NewtownAction
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Right now, the TN house is voting on not using children’s gender pronouns which will intentionally discriminate against children who are transgender and gender-fluid as they’re learning and understanding their identity. @tnhousegop must learn to help children and not hurt them.
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The fact that VP @KamalaHarris just had one of the best speeches of the campaign from the same place trump incited an insurrection against the United States of America has inspired & motivated me to fight on even more. 7 days to win this!!! #HarrisForAmerica #HarrisforPresident.
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Just dropping this here….Madam President on the way!! Let’s win this!!! @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ
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Our democracy is in peril. Gun violence is being proliferated by those in power & we need a movement for change! . Tonight I will discuss where we go from here with @marclamonthill #AmericaInBlackBET tonight 8/7c. @BET
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Tune in LIVE this morning. The #TennesseeThree will be speaking with @GMA as we continue to protest escalating gun violence and remember the lives lost in Nashville, TN on March, 27th.
Tennessee lawmakers fight to get their jobs back after they were ousted from the House of Representatives for participating in a gun violence protest on the Legislature floor. @perezreports has more.
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It’s so painful to listen to @GovBillLee’s State of the State. He’s talking about cutting regulations for the environment, stripping funding from public schools for private vouchers and saying NOTHING of gun violence which is the #1 cause of death for our children in Tennessee!!.
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We must resist the attempts to normalize the loss of human life due to rampant & preventable gun violence. We need to prioritize the safety of people over the profits of mass produced deadly weapons. #prayingandfighting . My thoughts on yesterday’s tragedy:
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This is our time to show up. We’ve got to be all in to save our country. Donald will destroy public and dismantle the Department of Ed (again) with billionaires deciding what history is and is not. Let’s fight and win!! @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ.
ON FOX THIS MORNING: Trump says he’ll close the department of education and not send money to states that teach the truth about 🇺🇸 history, slavery, and Native Americans.
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