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Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson's family to file a lawsuit against Baylor Hospital says she died on Dec. 31st of “medical negligence" after being left in her feces and urine just days after spinal surgery.
Johnson was the first nurse in Congress.
A thread 🧵
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President Joe Biden hugs Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the historic vote from the White House.
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This video of President Trump with toilet paper on his shoe is 100% real. He was boarding Air Force One in Minneapolis earlier today.
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Spotted: The Grinch riding an ATV on U Street in DC.
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Hillary Clinton talked about
@MaxineWaters
and
@AprilDRyan
earlier today.
#BlackWomenAtWork
(h/t
@yashar
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Look closely (0:22), George W. Bush just slipped Michelle Obama a mint. A nod to Bush sneaking him a mint at the funeral of John McCain. Per protocol, Michelle is usually seated next to George W., today is a rare exception.
#GeorgeHWBushFuneral
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@TheBGates
Polish first Lady Agata Dudas did shake President Trump's hand, see full video.
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@JoeBiden
at the
#BidenTownHall
tells a lengthy story about seeing a gay couple as a kid with his father. After mentioning the couple, to his father, the elder Biden told him, "Joey, it's simple, they love each other."
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@JoeBiden
: "We are a country that is a country of slaves who came here 400 years ago, indigenous people and everyone else is an immigrant. And we're a diverse county. And unless we are able to treat people equally, we're just never going to meet our potential."
#BidenTownHall
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Former Rep. EBJ had served in Congress for 30 years and had retired in 2023.
Her son Kirk Johnson said on Thursday “I think it’s ironic for a registered nurse who is a member of the Academy of Nursing to have been treated that way.”
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“Big Gretch”
@gretchenwhitmer
took the stage in Detroit to the song
@GmacCash
at the
@JoeBiden
and
@BarackObama
event.
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With Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s departure from the race. Rep.
@TulsiGabbard
is the last woman, person of color and veteran running for President as a Democrat.
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In 1981, Carrie Fisher and Penny Marshall began hosting joint birthday parties. The parties which drew A-list celebrities lasted until a few years before Carrie's death in 2016.
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Fact Check:
@JoeBiden
incorrectly states that
@realDonaldTrump
hasn’t condemned white supremacists.
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However, the hospital nurses just days after her surgery left her in her bed unattended according to her family. She had been laying in her feces and urine after her surgery and had called for a nurse for over 30 minutes. She called her son Kirk who traveled to the hospital.
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Johnson had back surgery in September 2023 after suffering from several back problems over the years.
The surgery was successful and she was set to Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation and expected to remain there for 2 weeks.
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Months after a second black man was found dead in his home, Democratic activist and donor Ed Buck has been arrested and charged with operating drug house.
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Rep. Maxine Waters got her own introduction as someone who has been "attacked like never before. But she's a strong black woman."
#ArethaFranklinFuneral
#ArethaFranklinHomegoing
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Kirk Johnson said on Thursday that no nurses or techs were at the nurse's stand when he arrived he went to a nurse's supervisor's office and walked the supervisor to his room to show his mother's condition on Sept. 21st.
Kirk was later told the nurses were in a training.
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“Because they didn’t protect her wound properly and because they left her in her own feces unattended,” according to her attorney Les Weisbrod.
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Before her death, she reached out to Weisbrod about suing for her illness, who says "she wanted accountability” for the injury.
He described the ordeal as “a nightmare that you wouldn’t want anybody to have to go through.”
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Y’all I’m about to cry.
@DollyParton
got the Covid-19 vaccine, that she in part paid for after donating $1 million to help with the research for the Moderna vaccine.
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What 12 years means in politics:
California Attorney General
@KamalaHarris
(2012 DNC Convention in Charlotte)
Vice President Kamala Harris (2024 DNC Convention in Chicago)
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@pilarwish
@BBuchman_CNS
@JoeBiden
@realDonaldTrump
“Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups.” - Donald J. Trump - Aug. 14, 2017
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Weisbrod: The lab "reports leave no doubt that the infection that killed Former Congresswoman Johnson was caused by the failure of the staff at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation to properly care for Mrs. Johnson and allowing her to have laid in her own feces.”
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According to her doctor’s notes shared with me after the incident former Congresswoman Johnson, she began having “copious purulent drainage from the low lumbar incision which required surgical debridement x2.”
She had to eventually undergo two surgeries due to the infection.
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Texas law says the family has to wait at least 60 days to file a formal lawsuit based upon a health care liability claim. The state law limits damage claims for anyone in the state who dies of medical negligence to $250,000, a law Johnson was opposed to while in Congress.
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.
@TulsiGabbard
was the only millennial at today’s
#YouthVoice
Forum.
Yesterday she got her third DNC qualifying poll. She needs 2% in one more qualifying poll by October 1st to make the next debate.
Gabbard told reporters "debates or no debates we're moving forward."
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Johnson was moved to a skilled nursing facility on October 18th and later she returned home for hospice care and died on December 31.
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The Congressional Black Caucus members who aren't boycotting tonight's
#SOTU
all are wearing coordinating afro-centric prints.
#StateOfTheUnion
#StateofOurUnion
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DC doesn’t waste time when it comes to protests.
Activists are outside of the Supreme Court right now. Two protests are already scheduled for midnight and 6 p.m. outside of SCOTUS.
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Melania again breaks with Trump on LeBron criticism.
Just a few weeks ago reports surfaced that Trump was upset to find Melania watching CNN, Melania rebuked the report saying FLOTUS watches "any channel she wants"
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The
@AFLCIO
for the second time in a week put out a statement in support of President Joe Biden after unanimously voting to reaffirm their support for the Biden-Harris ticket after Biden's visit earlier today.
The union is urging Democrats to stand united behind Biden.
The
@AFLCIO
reiterated its support for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
Union President
@LizShuler
wrote “President Biden and Vice President Harris have always had workers’ backs—and we will have theirs.”
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Her lawyer said on Thursday "I think she would be happy if all of this that happened to her helped her change that law."
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A case manager at the hospital left a voice message to Kirk after the incident.
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(Ironically Weisbrod had been her personal attorney for decades and had undergone a similar back surgery by the same doctor.)
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Baylor Scott & White Health tells me: "Congresswoman Johnson was a longtime friend and champion in the communities we serve—she is an inspiration to all. We are committed to working directly with the Congresswoman’s family members and their counsel. (1/2)
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Out of respect for patient privacy, we must limit our comments." (2/2)
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New: Biden tested negative for COVID-19 (coronavirus) today.
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The Carrie Fisher-Penny Marshall birthday party was so epic David Bowie and Iman crashed the party.
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The nurse, Alex Wubbels, was arrested because she refused to let an officer take blood from an unconscious victim
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I asked the former Vice President if the gloves were off against
@realDonaldTrump
?
@JoeBiden
said “yes.”
He also added that when it comes to his support with Hispanic his numbers “are much higher” than Trump’s.
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I’ve been on the phone with a self-described Bernie Bro for the past 40 minutes.
He says he’s now leaving Bernie (who he loves) for
@AndrewYang
.
He also likes Tulsi Gabbard as well but says he’s fully in the
#YangGang
.
(Did I mention he’s a black man)
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When asked about impeaching Trump, Rep.
@ericswalwell
called for impeachment of Attorney General Barr and Treasury Sec. Mnuchin. He said make an example out of them first and then get ready for the impeachment of President Trump.
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Early morning sunrise, awaiting Steve Bannon at the FBI.
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced on the eve of Inauguration Day, it will host a "memorial to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19 in cities and towns across the country on January 19, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. ET."
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@TulsiGabbard
, who supported
#UBI
as a 2020 candidate, says a $2,000 a month
#EmergencyUBI
is the number one thing that should have been in the House Coronavirus stimulus package.
Gabbard notes a lot of Americans are still waiting for their 1st unemployment checks.
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Yesterday at
@TulsiGabbard
’s event a young girl asked several questions including if she could help volunteer. Gabbard said yes she’d be honored have her help.
Today she’s here working at the sign in table.
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Barbara Bush previously advised Laura Bush as first lady not to publicly disagree with issues or public policy with your husband.
Melania Trump however has thrown out that rulebook and is forging a path that is different from many previous first ladies.
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"Activists have been calling for Buck's arrest, believing him responsible responsible for the deaths of Gemmel Moore, 26, and Timothy Dean, 55. Both black gay men were found in Buck's West Hollywood's apartment less than two years apart."
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After being introduced by
@LuisFonsi
,
@JoeBiden
played Fonsi’ hit-song “Despacito.”
Not “Fuck The Police” by N.W.A., as tweeted by
@realDonaldTrump
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Ambulance arrived after we heard 13 bangs near the CIA HQ. An ambulance departed moments later with a police escort.
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Over 130 people came to see
@TulsiGabbard
at
@SaintAnselm
today. Thirty minutes after the event Gabbard is still taking selfies and pictures with supporters.
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As soon as Rep.
@TulsiGabbard
arrived outside of the California Democratic Party Convention, someone gave her a lei.
Gabbard hugged and thanked supporters who chanted “Tulsi 2020 service above self. Tulsi 2020 peace not war.”
#CADem19
#CADem
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"Who you talkin to? Cause it ain't me. I'm not one of your little friends."
#RealBlackPeopleQuestions
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As
@BarackObama
left a voter mobilization event in Philly young man asked him “what do you think is going to engage the youth and our community?” Obama responded “You are. Get to work.
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One of the top questions I get about
@TulsiGabbard
is who is V.
If you look closely on Instagram you’ll see her sister
@vrin_davan
aka V.
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12 years old and already taller than mom and dad.
My older brother is 6’5. I’m NO WHERE NEAR his height. I’ll take 10 of whatever Barron is eating.
#HeightDeficient
#shortAndNotProud
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When asked if
@TulsiGabbard
was dropping out after not making the third debate stage, her answer, “hell no!”
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BLACK. PEOPLE. IN . MAINE.
TWO PERCENT OF THE POPULATION.
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OF CORONAVIRUS CASES!!!
Black people — many of them immigrants — make up less than 2 percent of Maine’s population but almost a quarter of its coronavirus cases
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Earlier:
@TulsiGabbard
was asked about
#UBI
at a town hall by a member of the
#YangGang
she said "I'm working on a resolution right now in Congress as we speak and hope to be introducing it here within the next week or two. So it's very high on my priority list."
#AlohaGang
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Former South Bend mayor
@PeteButtigieg
gets his nose pulled by a baby on caucus day.
#IACaucus
#IowaCaucus
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Folks in dc when their work and personal phones went off for tornado warnings at 8 in the morning.
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Also the red buttons several democrats are wearing are in honor of Recy Taylor who was kidnapped, blindfolded and raped by 6 white men in 1944. Some members are wearing red "Recy" button's in her honor.
#StateofOurUnion
#RecyTaylor
#SOTU
#StateOfTheUnion
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There is still one person of color who is still running for President…
@TulsiGabbard
who didn’t meet the DNC’s debate requirements.
Tonight instead of being on the
#DemDebate
stage she’s campaigning in Virginia.
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.
@KamalaHarris
and
@DouglasEmhoff
drop off presents for
@ToysForTots_USA
at a
@dcfireems
fire house.
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This was an unexpected Friday night endorsement.
“He never has changed his attack because of pressure from the outside or when he felt the wind was blowing another way. He stuck with who he is and what he believes." –Dick Van Dyke
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In a new video released over the weekend
@Dennis_Kucinich
formally endorsed
@TulsiGabbard
for president.
Gabbard previously endorsed Kucinich for his bid Ohio Governor in 2018.
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A group of men dance to
@michaeljackson
’s “They Don't Care About Us” outside of the White House.
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George W. Bush and Michelle Obama sharing a mint, just a few months ago at John McCain's funeral.
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#BirdieSanders
joins
@BernieSanders
at a speech in Portland check out the full video here:
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The South Carolina board of elections confirms to
@ABC
News that
@KanyeWest
will not be on the ballot in South Carolina. This comes a day after his first campaign event in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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Second Gentleman
@DouglasEmhoff
kicks off Capital Pride while wearing a shirt of his wife
@vp
Kamala Harris at a past pride.
#dcpride
#capitalpride
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Long line outside
@TulsiGabbard
’s Fairfax, Va town hall.
The event which wasn’t heavily advertised sold out quickly resulting in another event which will be held tommorrow.
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"She was very afraid of going back to work...but she felt like she didn’t have a choice because she needed to work to pay her bills."
Jesus.
MARGIE KIDD, 71, of Hardeeville, South Carolina, died of COVID-19 on Sept. 28.
She taught 1st grade & kindergarten..
"She was very afraid of going back to work...but she felt like she didn’t have a choice because she needed to work to pay her bills."
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“Y’all doing that for us but we ain’t ask you to do that.”
Black Protestor caught 2 White Protestors tagging Starbucks.
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Also outside the Capitol we spotted a man wearing a mask that says “Trump Lost LOL” and a shirt that says “You’re in a cult & He Lost. No, really”
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gets up to clap a few moments early, sits back down and gets back up to clap.
#SOTU
#StateOfTheUnion
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I've covered MANY protest video coming in over the past 3 years. I don't think I've seen flash bang and tear gas used like in
#PhoenixRally
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NEW:
@PeteButtigieg
overstated pledges of support from black leaders, public figures or business leaders.
My latest story with
@BrianaKStewart
for
@ABC
.
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Rep.
@AyannaPressley
: "Would you agree that someone could deny a rental unit African-Americans, lead the birther movement, refer to the diaspora as shithole countries and refer to white supremacist as fine people have a black friend and still be racist?"
Michael Cohen: "Yes."
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Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
at
@RPCoalition
"I am asked how I'm going to earn the black vote in the polls 10 times more often than I am asked how my policies would actually benefit Black Americans. It's as if I'm being asked more about how to win, than how to deserve to win."
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The caged bird ring in honor of Maya Angelou.
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