JP Lyninger for Metro Council ⚜️🌹
@jpforlou
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I’m a democratic socialist running for Louisville Metro Council to put the needs of the many back on the agenda.
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If the message, policy and passion of this campaign moved you, every organizer and every platform plank springs from the Democratic Socialists of America. A better world is possible, & we have nothing to lose but our chains. Let's get to work
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My 2028 ballot
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and UAW President Shawn Fain at Detroit’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally 😍
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I've had better fundraising days running as a socialist for city council in Louisville, Kentucky
Let's keep it going. In the last 24 hours, we raised $974 from 29 contributors. The amounts are important, but showing a large number of grassroots donors is even more so. Give what you can, big or small. We control our party. Nobody else.
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After a day off of the internet to catch our collective breath, retrieve yard signs from polling locations, hold our children and spouses, answer hundreds of text messages, and assess the new horizon, there’s only one thing to say:
We won.
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This is why we fought for co-chairs and political leadership.
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Our constitution was intended to protect the rights of slavers and only allow land-owning white men the right to vote. The Electoral College is one of the most undisturbed pieces of that legacy.
Join us in undermining that:
I feel duty bound to keep pointing out that the electoral college is essential to the American democratic experiment, and people denying that simply want to undermine American democracy as it has always existed.
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Louisville needs big changes to reverse economic and racial inequality. Louisville needs leaders ready to fight for the working class against budgets that prioritize tax deals for wealthy real estate developers over public transportation and basic infrastructure.
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@MVPel1970
@AnneliseOrleck1
@JeffSharlet
@dartmouth
Maybe trade our "liberty advocate" for "bootleather connoisseur". You know, in the interest of accuracy.
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Proud to stand with everyone that shut down Raytheon in Louisville yesterday!
If you thought I'd be moving different just because I'm running for office, think again. Peace in Gaza is ONLY possible through a permanent ceasefire & the release of all hostages!
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LMPD's aggression towards the public is ONCE AGAIN a national news story, this time after the Metro Council voted to lower disciplinary standards & give them everything they asked for in the new contracts. Our police have a massive culture problem!
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was detained by Louisville Metro Police this morning when crossing an accident scene after being told to stop. Was attempting to enter Valhalla for the PGA Championship. ESPN showing video of a handcuffed Scheffler. The road had been closed because
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On May 21st, we're taking the first step towards putting the needs of the many back on the agenda in Louisville
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We must identify the problems with Israel (ethnonationalism, apartheid, fascism) and the material reasons for US support (capitalism, neoliberalism) in the clearest terms. Zionism as a unique lens is needlessly mystifying, hiding the link between oppression at home & abroad.
I'm very worried about the rise of antisemitism I have seen in disorganized people already interested in conspiracy theories. So long as our society pointedly refuses to explain what is happening in Israel or why the US is supporting it ppl will find their explanations somewhere
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If an end to our active support of the genocide in Gaza is any kind of political priority for you, this is the correct posture. This is a choice to use what power you have rather than projecting a false fantasy of power in claiming easy victories
Rep Rashida Tlaib—
Constituents want permanent ceasefire, end funding of genocide in Gaza; humane immigration system; path to end fossil fuel subsidies; fight corporate greed; more.
Supports transparent, open convention & DNC vote on arms embargo to stop Israeli gov't war crimes.
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Lately I've been asked to speak on a lot of national calls about our 2024 Program, and I've said yes every time because I'll do anything to help get this independent political vision in front of the people left behind in both Chicago and Milwaukee—the working class.
Workers Deserve More is DSA's political program that lays out our vision for a socialist future. If you want to learn more about the program and how to incorporate it into your organizing, join us at our launch call TONIGHT, 8/27 at 5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm ET:
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The ruling class in Louisville are going to pull out all the stops to defeat our campaign and our democratic socialist vision for the future of the city. Together we can beat them. Please give what you can to put the needs of the many back on the agenda.
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I don't want Trump back in the Oval Office. The danger of an emboldened, openly fascist US President is nearly indescribable. That we are on the brink of voting one in is unthinkable.
Biden should step aside. The DNC should make the decision if he won't.
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Today, three people were shot on the street where my children sleep. One of them died.
Gun violence has touched every corner of our district. Every day someone in Louisville is scarred forever by it.
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If this is going rogue, we need a lot more of it. Real leadership is siding with the people, standing with the people, marching and fighting with the people!
Apparently it's seen as "going rogue" for a Democrat representing this city to fight Republicans when they kill my constituents.
I might be "rogue", but I'm not alone.
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All spring, I told people that the real work starts after election day. DSA is building the political party that will fight for the world that working people here in Louisville, and throughout the US, deserve. Check out our program and get involved:
To the Democratic Party establishment, Arab & Palestinian Americans should just shut up & vote. Even during a genocide, Harris expects silent fealty.
The working class needs a new party where we can have agency, democracy & dignity. In 2024, workers deserve more:
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I have my problems with Harris on policy but I want her to beat Trump. Her aggressive supporters are fumbling the bag on twitter and at the DNC trying to bully people who are morally horrified at the blood on our hands in Gaza. Unbelievable hubris.
DNC members held up a “Stop Arming Israel” banner while DNC delegates worked to block it with “We Love Joe” and “USA” signs.
Wild scene:
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Let me take time on this National Trans Day of Visibility to encourage the people who sent me this email to fuck off forever.
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Today is the the day! If you're still deciding in some races in Louisville, these are three candidates that are proud to stand with the working-class—so I'm proud to stand with them!
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There was another overflow room not pictured, also completely full of people demanding a ceasefire. Louisville is speaking loud and clear on the need to pass
@jecoreyarthur
and
@Seasoned4u
's Ceasefire Resolution; is the Metro Council listening?
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I've had a lot of people ask me lately why I'm a democratic socialist. The failed system we live under—capitalism—denies you control of your life and will create crisis after crisis to keep denying it. Biden and Trump are just symptoms, and it will keep getting worse.
got to admit only letting one guy on the ballot and then screaming a few weeks later "we have to respect the will of the voters!!!" is an incredible bit
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I'm an organizer, and when elected I will remain one because building a movement of working people demanding Louisville answer to the needs of the many is the ONLY path to change in our city.
Louisville DSA is taking on its most ambitious electoral campaign yet, running a chapter cadre to organize for the working class at City Hall. Read more about JP Lyninger's campaign below.👇
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@unionGustavo
The okeydoke is where the parts that benefit developers get passed and the parts that protect the working class and decommodify housing don't. Put it in a package and I'll vote for it, but don't try and sell it to me piecemeal—I was born at night but it wasn't last night
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To the loser that keeps stealing our signs: enjoy your hobby I guess? I'm just going to keep putting a new one up.
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I was thrilled to talk to
@Luc_pete
about our campaign. Winning this election was great, but it's just a step towards the real prize: organizing to build a movement of working-class people to take democratic control of our lives!
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I feel so blessed to be out doing what I like most: talking to people about how we can build a better world!
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THANK YOU to the 1800 (and still rising!) people and dozens of orgs who signed on and showed public support for
@jecoreyarthur
&
@Seasoned4u
's Ceasefire Resolution! Let's savor today's win but don't forget that it's time to turn our attention to the FULL Metro Council!
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Unlike most candidates, I don’t take money from real estate developers or corporate interests. Our office will be fueled by working people, and your donations now are how we'll build a movement to get our message to every voter in District 6. Donate here:
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Putting my body on the line for socialism. Don't tell my mom.
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If you want Harris to beat Trump—and I do—this is about the worst thing she can do. This a way to risk her huge lead in enthusiasm, and there's no upside to it.
Kamala Harris says "far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed," but that she would *not* change policy on withholding even "some" US weapons to Israel.
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I don't need a crystal ball to know that knocking doors in Jersey City is in my future, but this will have to do in the meantime.
If you want a socialist future, I hope you'll join me (on both counts if possible!)
Excited to announce the campaign with a launch rally this Sunday 3-5pm in Riverview Park! All are welcome (we’ll have tamales 🫔)
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These policies are popular. They might be the most popular policies out there this side of free puppies. The politicians are the primary roadblock, followed by the negative polarization of their affluent, winnowed base against the popular policies.
89% of swing state voters want to increase the minimum wage
84% want to expand Medicare to vision, dental, and hearing
84% want the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes
This is how the
@nytimes
covered
@BernieSanders
speech on these policies. Just blatantly inaccurate.
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I was scrolling through insta and for a second I thought DSA had a new endorsement
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Why in the world would they learn that lesson? They got a hand-picked nominee with no primary—no debates, no spending on ads, no promises to voters, no defending genocide—and if you question it people scream that you want Trump to win. It's a dream for them.
Okay, last backward-looking thing I’ll say on this whole saga.
I think if there’s one key lesson Dems can draw from this, it’s this: Listen to the people.
There was a ton of qualitative + quantitative evidence showing a desperate desire among voters for a new nominee.
The
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DSA's 2024 Program is a significant step forward for building a politically independent framework. The national committee that created this was the best I've ever been a part of. If you read the DNC platform and wondered where real change was going to come from, check this out!
DSA members are outside the DNC protesting the genocide in Gaza and talking to people about our 2024 Program: Workers Deserve More!
Check out our vision for a better world and pathway to get there at
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Nancy Pelosi is one of a handful of members of congress who can actually read a poll
Nearly 60 Democrats in Congress—including former speaker Pelosi—are urging the White House to withhold arms from Israel.
But just this week the US agreed to give $23.5B of new military aid to Israel.
Does
@VP
hear these cries to end America’s support for the slaughter in Gaza?
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I'm at the queer & trans rights rally.
I'm at the union rally.
I'm at the combination queer & trans rights and union rallies.
Rallying in Frankfort to support Workers & the LGBTQ community🏳️⚧️! Instead of helping working people, legislators would rather pass laws that endanger & discriminate against Kentuckians.
@jpforlou
@VOCALKentucky
& I know that Kentuckians DESERVE better & that we can DO better.✊🏾⚜️
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Very proud to announce that we're endorsed by
@LFPLUnion
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@LFPL
! I stood with AFSCME 3425 when they went to Metro Hall to demand more funding for higher pay, better staffing, and safer working conditions. That will not change once I'm in office!
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It's people power or it's not worth doing!
Our joint canvass launch with
@crowder4lou
at
@oldloucoop
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This is $8,000 that could have been spent on housing, or social workers, or addiction treatment, or jobs trainings, or literally anything that benefits our people. Instead, we took everything these people owned, loaded it into the back of a truck with a skid steer, and crushed it
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That's why I'm running for Metro Council in District 6: to fight for you, and for the working class across our city.
Let's put the needs of the many back on the agenda.
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More than 30 orgs have joined 1400 individuals signing their support for
@jecoreyarthur
and
@Seasoned4u
's Ceasefire Resolution. The rest of
@LouDemCaucus
need to start listening to this broad, community-wide call for PEACE!
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Tlaib/Fain 2024.
I don't care, make it happen
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I couldn't be prouder to have the national endorsement of a member run org building independent working-class power, just like I talk about every day on the doors. A better world is possible, but only through a movement built on solidarity!
DSA is also proud to endorse JP Lyninger for Louisville Metro Council District 6. As Louisville’s residents are being fleeced by LG&E and the city’s bloated police and corrections budget,
@jpforlou
will fight for reinvestment in green energy and the city’s social services.
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When Van Jones was on CNN just now talking about how "trigger warnings have been replaced with toughness" this was the dog whistle
This was the first DNC since 2012 to not feature a trans person speaking. "We're not going back" doesn't apply to the trans community.
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My number one pet peeve in the world is when I'm canvassing and a man won't let me talk to the woman on my list
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This past year, our current council member has had big money from real estate interests spent on him: $12,250 in direct campaign contributions from developers, plus $2,100 from the Realtor's PAC & $27,000 (and counting!) from Grow Louisville Together which is a PAC for developers
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Oppression is always "complicated" to the oppressor.
Tens of thousands of dead women and children isn't a complex issue to me. Starvation and thirst deliberately inflicted on millions of civilians is as straightforward as it gets.
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We've had decades of developers setting the agenda for Louisville government through the power of their donations. It's time for working people to have their voices heard and their needs met instead.
New from me: Some Metro Council seats could be decided in primary. Here's what you need to know.
Reminder that early voting starts today!
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I cannot believe this is still up when it was posted at the same time my feed was dominated by the repeated images of a dismembered child & a new escalation in a months-long assault supported by our government which has killed over 12,000 children.
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None of that is possible without the dozens of canvassers, the childcare friends & family provided, the donors that gave more individual contributions than any other campaign in Louisville, & certainly not without our talented campaign staff that poured in countless unpaid hours.
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Ran into two of my cousins while I was out canvassing! Like the rest of District 6, my family deserves a better Louisville!
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Yesterday, the voters resoundingly declared that this seat belongs to the people. Not to the establishment, not to the status quo, and certainly not to the developers or other rich & powerful donors who think every election in Louisville & beyond is for sale
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Three bombing passes as humanitarian aide workers and their driver scrambled repeatedly for cover, trying to drag the wounded to a new vehicle. This is what is done to Palestinian civillians in Gaza every day. Where is the line???
because team survived one hit and tried taking cover in another vehicle, and then survivors moved to a third - and were finished off there. Deliberate, repeated targeting of convoy, making sure no one was left alive.
And this actually doesn't stack up w the alleged pretext:
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If you're an American, you know exactly what this looks like. There's an immediate context to place it in.
Israeli soldiers assaulted Palestinian worshippers as they gathered near Al Aqsa Mosque to perform the last Friday prayer of Ramadan on April 5.
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Dr King was murdered in Memphis fighting for union workers and their right to dignity and self-determination; the Pinkertons have a monstrous legacy as violent, union busting thugs. The only legitimate way for them to honor his legacy is to dissolve.
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on the enduring impact of his vision for equality and justice in our communities and workplaces.
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Running this as an ad is shouting fire in a theater. Unbelievably irresponsible to allow
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When are we going to acknowledge that what we refuse to fund in housing & social services now, we will pay in multiples later? That by making being homeless a crime, we are all less safe?
These are the obvious outcomes of our city & state policy choices.
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It's a privilege to be running on DSA Louisville's slate with former Representative Attica Scott and
@crowder4lou
. I hope you'll be able to join us on Friday!
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To the cowards who vandalized our yard and stole our ceasefire signs:
Bet I get more.
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We worked very, very hard for this race. We’ve been knocking on this door for a long time now, and we didn’t just make it through—we blew it off its hinges.
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We love to see it!
NEW: In an apparent upset, graduate student and organizer Evan MacKay declared victory Tuesday night in their primary challenge to long-seated incumbent state Representative Marjorie Decker.
#mapoli
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Everyone in the United States has a moral obligation to do everything they can at every level to stop this. Netanyahu's total victory means unchecked death and horror inflicted on a civilian population in the millions
Israel's PM Netanyahu rejects Hamas's proposed ceasefire terms and says "total victory" in Gaza is possible within months
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What exactly were you expecting my guy
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Some people want us to think that a Louisville made for everyone isn't possible. That we should settle for what we have, or maybe even something a little worse as the years go by, rather than fighting for the needs of the many.
They're wrong.
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(1/4) Pretty busy May Day! First, I went to the ATU 1447 practice picket in Injustice Square as they prepare to fight to protect funding for public transit and union jobs from being slashed in our next budget.
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The replies to this are full of people who said wanting Biden off the ticket made Nick a MAGA chud. There's every chance that 6 months from now what he's saying here will be "common sense" and these people will be pretending they knew it all along
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Jimmy Carter is a joke candidate for VP obviously, but something he has over everyone else being floated by the establishment is that the Carter Center called for an immediate ceasefire, exchange of hostages & a political solution in Gaza—in October.
🚨 Swing-state former governor, federal government experience, very “memeable” according to Dem sources 👇 one to watch for the veepstakes
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Have they forgotten who knocks doors for campaigns? Who goes to text & phonebanks? Who delivers yard signs, writes those little postcards to voters & hands out bottles of water to voters in line?
Dem campaigns run on college student labor. They're handing Nov to Trump over this
“Violent protest is not protected; peaceful protest is. ... Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes ... none of this is peaceful protest.”
— President Biden condemns many campus demonstrations.
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We asked what people wanted to see change, & heard over & over how the needs of the many have taken a back seat to the wealthy few. Real change will only come from a movement of working people ready to fight for a better world; this victory belongs everyone who believed in that
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Developers have dumped tens of thousands of dollars on this race, in both direct contributions and in huge PAC spending.
On May 21st, we're going to send a message: District 6 isn't for sale.
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New profile pic (I filled out that activote survey where the horizon for how left you can be is a $15 minimum wage)
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It's time to officially kick-off our campaign! Come meet JP and the rest of the campaign team as we get ready to organize for the working people of District 6 and beyond.
Celebrate with us and find out how you can help change Louisville!
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This is badly misguided. We have doubled our spending on police since we merged w/ the county 20 years ago, & in the exchange we've given up too much. We need to bring back things we've sacrificed like community centers & youth programs—stuff that actually helps reduce crime!
Louisville Metro Councilmembers using neighborhood funds to pay for LMPD overtime
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Sure is!
Is there any local org specifically advocating for a ballot measure to increase TARC funding? Or something similar?
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Reducing TARC's budget is an affront to the working class which needs expanded—not reduced—public transit!
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(1/2) It's unfortunate that this is the consensus policy for most of our office holders, Democrats and Republicans alike. According to the Courier-Journal, our city spends on average $8,000 every time we clear an encampment for absolutely zero long term benefit.
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We're franchising, apply here to bring this program to your town!
Had a great day knocking doors in Louisville with comrades.
Only one person assumed that I was
@jpforlou
with a haircut.
Curly-haired white guy socialists with mustaches are getting elected everywhere across the country!
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This is easy to believe when you think that the masses are incapable of legitimate agency.
Nancy Pelosi: Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza "is Mr. Putin's message... Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see...
"I think some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere. Some I think are connected to Russia."
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Unfortunately, Nate can't know if it's right. There's no way to see if the students on these campuses are well-informed & acting against their self-interest out of a deep sense of moral obligation. All we're left with is conjecture. A realm of pure thought and imagination.
This is probably right. Most people don't form political opinions through deep examination of the issues or reasoning from first principles. It's more like picking some particular fashion label or way of dressing. Especially for younger people, who face more peer pressure.
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Much love to Drew Magary but why am I reading this from his by-line and not an op-ed published by the progressive caucus?
It's past time to confront the fact that the Supreme Court has made itself an unelected ultimate authority. That's not a democracy.
I think it’s pretty clear now that the Supreme Court is the enemy.
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Great news to see a union leader ready to tell Frankfort that the drivers want the state to stay out of
@JCPSKY
! Nothing good can come from the Republican dominated legislature interfering with our schools.
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My son, trying to settle an argument between his friends on Minecraft vs Fortnite:
"Dad, tell them, does labor have value?"
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This will be Kentucky if we vote for Amendment 2.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers' tuition that it's now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects
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Losing abortion access, acts of violence against the trans community, attacking DEI: the Right has made campuses into hostile places for women & LGBTQ+ students. I'm fighting back by standing with
#StudentsforBodilyAutonomy
on 3/28. Join an action near you
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My wife and her best friend flipped entire counties in southeastern Ohio for Obama in 2008 by knocking thousands & thousands of doors with
@SEIU
. This post is permission to finally mute this person.
guys "ground game" doesn't do anything to persuade anyone in presidential elections, anything outside of GOTV is a massive sinkhole of time and resources and GOTV will only matter in the closest races, if at all
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How long are we going to play whack-a-mole on "a few bad apples"? I had my problems with Gwinn-Villaroel even before the current stream of internal sexual assault cases, but we need policy and culture changes, not a revolving door of department figureheads.
NEW: Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg says LMPD Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel tendered her resignation this morning. Acting Chief Paul Humphrey will be interim chief. This follows multiple workplace sexual harassment allegations from officers in recent weeks.
@WFPLNews
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I am prepared to get rid of the filibuster to pass the Green New Dill
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Very exciting announcement!
Attica Scott is a longtime organizer who has served on Louisville Metro Council and as KY State Representative. We are proud to endorse Attica as a DSA member and a venerable champion of Kentucky's working class. Learn more about her campaign at .
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