Mckayla Wilkes
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Candidate for Congress in Maryland's 5th District. Unapologetic progressive fighting for some damn change. Founder @SchoolsNotJails . She/her.
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📢 Huge news, friends!
Today I announced that I will be running for the United States House of Representatives in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District because, quite frankly, Change Can’t Wait.
For far too long we have entrusted those in power to put our communities first.
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My landlord threatened to evict me & my two children.
In the middle of a pandemic.
Because of a $250 repair that wasn't my responsibility. Seriously.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT SHOULD BE FREE.
PUBLIC TRANSIT SHOULD BE FREE.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT SHOULD BE FREE.
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I'm sorry, I wish I could find joy in this but it just feels performative as hell.
Mayor Bowser's proposed budget for FY2021 includes an additional $18.5 million for police and a $16 million cut to housing assistance.
We need real change & that starts with the budget, not this.
The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially “Black Lives Matter Plaza”.
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Public transit should be free.
The fact that it's not is a policy choice. We choose to prioritize cars & spend money cracking down on fare evasion. This worsens carbon emissions & hurts the poor.
Public transit should be free.
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Just a reminder that I'm running to unseat him ☺️
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer just gaveled the House back in and ruled that Pelosi's comments about Trump's tweets violated the rules. "Characterizing an action as racist is not in order." House now voting on Collins motion to strike them from the record
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It shouldn’t be a check for $600.
It shouldn’t be a check for $1,400.
It shouldn’t be a check for $2,000.
We need *monthly* payments of $2,000 until we’re out of this horribly handled pandemic. We're finally demanding our leaders bail out WE 👏🏽THE 👏🏽 PEOPLE 👏🏽.
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Have I been arrested for marijuana possession? Yes.
Am I ashamed of that? No.
I am tired of privileged politicians admitting they smoked & faced no consequences, then explaining why they think it should still be illegal.
END THE PROHIBITION.
EXPUNGE THE RECORDS.
#420day
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Have I been arrested for marijuana possession? Yes.
Am I ashamed of that? No.
I am tired of privileged politicians admitting they smoked & faced no consequences, then turning around and explaining why they think it should still be illegal.
END THE PROHIBITION.
#PERIODT
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I know my rights & I'm fighting back.
I refuse to be intimidated – but so many other tenants are intimidated & exploited just like this across the country.
We need a Tenants' Bill of Rights as part of the
#HomesGuarantee
& a nationwide halt on evictions. Enough is enough.
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I am running to pass a Green New Deal.
I am running to pass Medicare for All.
I am running to pass marijuana legalization.
I am running because Hoyer opposes them all.
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When I was incarcerated, I met women who were trapped inside because they couldn't afford to pay a $150 bail. They couldn't even afford to call someone to bail them out because the jail phones cost $.
So I wrote down phone numbers of family members to call as soon as I was free.
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I am so, so grateful. For every person who believed in me. I never thought that someone formerly incarcerated like myself would even be taken seriously.
We lost. But it does appear we won more votes than any primary challenger to Hoyer in 40 years.
I won’t ever stop fighting.
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Making public transit free & reliable would be a much more effective way to solve traffic than building special car tunnels for rich people... ijs
Build super safe, Earthquake-proof tunnels under cities to solve traffic
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The president basking in the midst of a crowd yelling "SEND HER BACK" about a prominent Muslim Congresswoman.
This is white supremacy.
#IStandWithIlhan
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I am a survivor.
I believe Anita Hill.
I believe Christine Blasey Ford.
I believe Tara Reade.
I don't know what else to say.
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I'm a 29-year-old activist running against a 40-year incumbent.
My campaign is completely grassroots. I'm running to fight for my community & working people across the country.
I'm less than 100 followers away from 20,000.
Like, retweet, & reply to help me get there! 💪🏾
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I’ve cried 5 times this year for people I’ve never met and tonight I’m crying for Brandon Bernard who was murdered after being sentenced to death at the age of 18. I don’t have anything motivational to say. I’m tired of grieving.
This isn't justice. Abolish the death penalty.
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Iraqi lives are just as valuable as American ones.
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I'm running for Congress to fight back against housing injustice & protect tenants across the country.
My election is on April 28th & we've had to suspend canvassing, but we're full steam ahead, phonebanking every day & running to win!
Help us do it ⬇️
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Derek Chauvin has been convicted of all charges. But that doesn't bring back George Floyd. The problems which exist in our policing and criminal justice system are bigger than just this one case.
The goal MUST be to prevent this brutality from occurring in the first place.
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Today's tea:
( ) )
__(_____)_____(_____(____(____
\ The War on Drugs /_
\ is / |
\ institutional /__|
\ racism. /
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Sanders urged Warren to enter the race in 2016 as a left counterbalance to Clinton. She declined, which is why Bernie entered. It's also a pretty big coincidence that this comes out after a weekend poll shows Bernie ahead of Warren, and the debate is tomorrow.
#ITrustBernie
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Bernie is the reason I became politically active in the first place. He made me believe.
I am never going to stop fighting for someone I don't know.
#ThankYouBernie
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Why are we immediately publicly caving on the only thing keeping millions of people afloat? What is the point of this?
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says Democrats are willing to agree to a new coronavirus stimulus package that doesn't include an extension of an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits, saying the party's position is not "$600 or bust."
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Why does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the world?
Because we criminalize poverty.
Because we criminalize homelessness.
Because we criminalize addiction.
Because we make recidivism easy.
Because we make finding employment hard.
Let's imagine something better.
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When I was in jail, I met a woman who was stuck inside with a $150 bail.
She couldn't even afford a *phone call* to ask someone to bail her out. She gave me a phone number to call on her behalf once I got out. Our system is RIDICULOUS.
Enough. 👏🏾Is. 👏🏾Enough. 👏🏾
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A MESSAGE TO THE
@DCCC
You worked to ensure Van Drew won the primary instead of the progressive candidate.
When you blacklist challengers & actively intervene in primaries, this is the result:
It's not only undemocratic.
It not only hurts the movement.
It helps Republicans.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a moderate Democrat who is strongly opposed to impeaching President Donald Trump, is expected to switch parties and become a Republican
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When I was in high school, I needed help processing grief.
I was locked up instead.
For every 1 day of school I skipped, I would spend 10 days in juvie. I was mistreated there. I felt dehumanized.
End the school-to-prison pipeline.
End the school-to-deportation pipeline.
Young people across the country are leading a movement to end the school-to-prison and deportation pipelines. When we are in the White House, together we'll create supportive school communities for all students and end all forms of racial injustice and discrimination.
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Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
Stop criminalizing poverty.
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Abolish caucuses. Abolish superdelegates.
Just let the people vote.
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George Zimmerman has the audacity to sue Trayvon Martin's family after killing their unarmed 15 year old because he didn’t have the right skin color to live in his own neighborhood.
Racists who are not held accountable continue to abuse us.
Fuck him.
BREAKING: George Zimmerman sues family of Trayvon Martin, publisher, prosecutors for $100 million
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No one should be living in poverty, period.
No one should be working 40 hours a week and still living in poverty.
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Have I been arrested for marijuana possession? Yes.
Am I ashamed of that? No.
I am tired of privileged politicians admitting they smoked & faced no consequences, then explaining why they think it should still be illegal.
END THE PROHIBITION. EXPUNGE THE RECORDS.
#PERIODT
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CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH
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Where is the "justice" in denying someone's freedom because they are poor?
Where is the "justice" in denying someone's freedom because they are Black?
Policing is one critical part of it, but the *entire* criminal justice system needs to be overhauled & reimagined.
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Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
Demilitarize the police.
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My godmother is homeless.
She often stays at my place. She's been on a waitlist for housing assistance for *years,* but like 80% of those eligible, has never received it.
It would cost $20b to end homelessness.
Bezos made more than twice that last year alone.
This is depraved.
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It's official! I'm launching my ‘22 campaign for Congress in MD-05.
Steny Hoyer has been my congressman my whole life.
In 2020, we came closer than any primary challenger has in 40 years and won the in-person vote.
Join us – because it's time for some damn change.
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Medicare-for-All & the Green New Deal
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Are you thinking of Ayanna Pressley?
I haven't voted for anything... because I'm not in office yet. Not all Black women on the left are the same person!
(And for it's worth, I would not have voted for the anti-BDS resolution!)
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I wasn't always politically active. I didn't think that people like me could make a difference.
Four years ago, Bernie Sanders made me believe that a grassroots movement of working-class people can create a better and more compassionate world.
Today, I'm proud to endorse him.
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@iamcardib
I felt the same! I hated politics until I realized that hate came from my community being left out of the conversation. Now I’m running for Congress as someone that’s been directly impacted by policy to give my community a seat at the table. 💜
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I'll never forget the 2nd Debate. Liz and Bernie defending Medicare-for-All against bad-faith attacks from all sides.
Her asking: Why run for President "just to talk about what we really can’t do and shouldn’t fight for?"
Let's fight together.
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A Universal Basic Income is a good idea. I'm glad we've begun the conversation – I want to put forward a version of UBI that relies on a Social Wealth Fund.
A SWF would radically democratize stock market ownership while giving EVERY adult an equal cash payment annually.
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I’m so excited to announce that I am running to represent Maryland’s 5th Congressional District!
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I'm a 29-year-old activist & working mom running against a 40-year incumbent.
My campaign is completely grassroots. I'm running to fight for a more just & more compassionate world.
I'm less than 100 followers away from 30,000.
Like, retweet, & reply to help me get there! 💪🏾
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This year's Pride month is especially special for me because it’s my first Pride out of the closet! 🌈
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The entire purpose of the private health insurance industry is to DENY people coverage.
Not to provide it.
To deny it.
That's how they make money. This will always be true as long as healthcare is treated as a commodity, and people are dying as a result.
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Black women are 3-5 times more likely to have a maternal death than white women in the United States.
I was nearly one of them.
This week is Black Maternal Health Week and I want to share my story with you. 🧵
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My life changed forever on September 11th, 2001.
This is the story of a young girl who needed help processing grief, but was shackled instead.
It's a story of fighting back.
It’s the story of a movement, bigger than any one person, that has only just begun. Please watch! 💜
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Beyond just their presence at Charlottesville, these flags were initially popularized as a direct response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The message they send is clear:
Black Lives Do Not Matter.
The police do not need to change.
The oppression will continue.
🤮
We are proud to hang these Thin Blue Line flags in Government House to honor our brave law enforcement officers. A local elected official prohibiting police from displaying a flag given to them by a grateful child is disgraceful.
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Black Lives Matter protestors were teargassed, beaten, and arrested for holding signs.
But a group of fascists are allowed to take over the Capitol building for hours.
There has NEVER been equal justice under law. We must finally change that or this will only get worse.
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Today marks 18 years since the day my aunt went to work at the Pentagon and never came home. I miss her a lot and wish she was here because she was taken from me too early. I know she would be proud of me. She’s one reason why I work so hard to be the best I can be...
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Stuff like this is a big reason more women don't come forward. Their entire life history is scrutinized for failings, as if a dismissed driving without a license charge in 2011 has any relevance to whether Tara Reade was sexually assaulted in 1993.
wow really important stuff here fantastic work but gotta say, cant believe you left our the part where she returned "titanic" 3 days late to blockbuster
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.
@UPS
appreciates the police that killed their employee by senselessly shooting inside the delivery vehicle where he was being held hostage and will cooperate with the police’s investigation of themselves for doing so.
It was Frank Ordinez’s first day as a UPS driver.
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I’ll never forget when I was 15 and ran away from home and the police officer called me a n***er as he put me in the back of his car.
It took me a long time to be proud of who I am, to be proud of my skin, my hair, the way I talk. It took me a long time to embrace my Blackness.
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Ever wonder why Hoyer doesn’t support Medicare for All?
Hoyer’s Donors:
- Johnson & Johnson
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- PhRMA
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Peter King blamed Eric Garner – who said "I can't breathe" 11 times – for his own killing, because Garner "had asthma, and a heart condition, and was so obese."
This is an atrocious statement & Chuck Schumer should not be leading the Senate Democrats.
Peter King stood head & shoulders above everyone else
He’s been principled & never let others push him away from his principles
He’s fiercely loved America, Long Island, and his Irish heritage and left a lasting mark on all 3
I will miss him in Congress & value his friendship
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I’m a 29 y/o activist, single mom and college student. I want a
@BernieSanders
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The fact that public transit isn't free at the point of service is a policy decision. We choose to prioritize cars and spend money cracking down on fare evasion.
Making public transit free & reliable would simultaneously lower carbon emissions and help the poor!
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@cenkuygur
We should not cut off funding to any states because the most vulnerable people are the ones who will suffer if we do. Also, please don't use the inherently derogatory & racialized "welfare queens" trope like this.
Cenk, wth is this take?
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21-year-old oversleeps & misses jury duty, receives:
▶️ 10 days in jail AND
▶️ 1 year of probation AND
▶️ 150 hours of community service AND
▶️ $223 fine AND
▶️ Must write an apology letter.
This is not even remotely a proportional punishment.
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The assassination of a high-ranking foreign official should not be "welcomed by all who support peace."
I see you've learned nothing from your disastrous vote in favor of the Iraq War.
Absolutely disgusting bipartisan warmongering.
Read my full statement on last night’s airstrike in Iraq here:
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Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party.
We are much more likely to run for office as a primary challenger than an incumbent – and when we do, we get BLACKLISTED by the DCCC.
Meanwhile, they pander to us like this.
I'm tired.
This is a whole mood.
Text "Boy Bye" to 43367 to get this exclusive wallpaper.
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Tonight, I'm not only celebrating us defeating Donald Trump, I'm also celebrating finally escaping the slumlord who (unsuccessfully) threatened to evict me & my kids in the middle of a pandemic over $250.
I signed a new lease today. We move next Sunday. Here's to starting new 🤸🏽♀️
My landlord threatened to evict me & my two children.
In the middle of a pandemic.
Because of a $250 repair that wasn't my responsibility. Seriously.
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- Obey their commands.
- Hands on the wheel.
- Don’t talk back.
- Don’t reach.
- Be incredibly, incredibly careful.
The precautions we take with cops are equivalent to being held at gun point.
This is my reality as a Black mom raising Black children.
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Legalize magic mushrooms.
Federally.
The active ingredient in "magic mushrooms" could safely be used to treat depression when other drugs have failed, a new study suggests
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$15/hr = $2,121.25/mo after taxes. Low estimates in my hometown:
Rent: $1550
Transportation: $200
Groceries: $200
Phone: $50
Electric: $60
Internet: $50
= $11.25 for childcare, healthcare, everything else.
$15 is a good move, but
@RashidaTlaib
is right – it’s not enough.
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It is so traumatizing to see people that look like me, people that look like my son, like my little brother who just turned 18, like my fiancé, being murdered on camera by the police as if our our lives mean NOTHING.
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Bernie inspired me to become politically active. I like him!
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.
@MayorBowser
release the body camera footage name and fire the cops that murdered 18 year old Deon Kay. He just turned 18 last month. He screamed for the cops not to shoot him! Shame!
#JusticeForDeon
#DefundMPD
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Popular vote totals w/ 62% of precincts reporting:
Sanders 28,220
Buttigieg 27,030
Warren 22,254
Biden 14,176
Klobuchar 13,357
So:
1) Bernie seems to have won w/ Iowa voters
2) Biden absolutely collapsed
3) The other 38%???
4) Abolish caucuses
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Just a reminder that you can make the case that Donald Trump is a white supremacist menace (he is) who needs to be defeated in November (he does) w/o rehabilitating George W. Bush, a man who started an illegal war based on a lie which led to the deaths of over a million people.
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If you believe that healthcare is a human right, this tweet is incoherent.
You should not need to "fight hard" for a RIGHT.
Plus, Medicare-for-All means that unions have more leverage to negotiate for higher wages, in addition to comprehensive healthcare.
There are 14 million union workers in America who have fought hard for strong, employer-provided health benefits. Medicare for All Who Want It protects their plans and union members' freedom to choose the coverage that's best for them.
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Medical debt should not exist.
Medical debt should not exist.
Medical debt should not exist.
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Larry Hogan's racism will grow less subtle as time goes on & he looks to run nationally in 2024.
It was always there (killing the Red Line for Baltimore in order to widen suburban highways, calling Freddie Gray "Crips gang-connected") but he's going to get louder with it.
Maryland GOP governor says he could be persuaded to vote for Trump before election
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Insulin should be free.
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A few years ago, I worked at PNC Bank.
I made around $11 an hour. Like many full-time employees, I still needed food stamps. The government is subsidizing corporations that do not pay their workers a living wage.
👏🏾PAY
👏🏾YOUR
👏🏾WORKERS.
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If you're poor, a $100 parking ticket can trap you in an unending cycle of being unable to pay.
If you're rich, $16,000 in parking tickets is completely inconsequential.
We need fairer fines.
Jeff Bezos paid more than $16,000 in parking tickets while renovating his DC mansion
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How dare they ask
@BernieSanders
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@JoeBiden
has had short term memory loss this entire cycle?
#DemocraticDebate
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Michelle Alexander: "If we do not learn the lessons of history and choose a radically different path forward, we may lose our last chance at creating a truly inclusive, egalitarian democracy."
This is our moment. Don't stop fighting!
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Maryland is ready for the political revolution 🦀🦀🦀
#Maryland
@gouchercollege
Poll:
Sanders 24%
Biden 18%
Bloomberg 16%
Buttigieg 7%
Klobuchar 6%
Warren 6%
The rest 0%
(Poll Conducted Feb 13-19)
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Happy New Year! I'm excited to announce that we're preparing for a second run in MD-05. Now more than ever, working class people deserve a seat at the table. If you're interested in being part of a historic team, fill this form out and let's get to work!
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Really Nate? “White liberals have been particularly likely to leave him....so the residue of what's left is more diverse.”
Well I guess this black woman is
#ResidueForBernie
.
Word of advice: Referring to minorities as “residue” is kind of ...ummm...racist.
Not sure Bernie should get credit for having more diverse support than last time given that he has far less support than last time. A lot of voters have left him. White liberals have been particularly likely to leave him (for Warren) so the residue of what's left is more diverse.
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Joshua Brown – the key witness in the trial for the murder of Botham Jean – was just killed in cold blood.
He was assassinated.
We need answers.
We need JUSTICE.
#Justice4JoshuaBrown
#BlackLivesMatter
I just spoke with Joshua Browns mother. She is devastated. We all are. Joshua Brown was key witness in the murder of Botham Jean that helped put Amber Guyger away. We need answers.
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Have I been arrested for marijuana possession? Yes.
Am I ashamed of that? No.
I am tired of privileged politicians admitting they smoked & faced no consequences, then explaining why they think it should still be illegal.
END THE PROHIBITION.
EXPUNGE THE RECORDS.
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I'm a 29-year-old activist running against the conservative
#2
House Dem.
My campaign is completely grassroots. I'm running to fight for my community & working people across the country.
I'm less than 100 followers away from 25k.
Like, retweet, & reply to help me get there! 💪🏾
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