Peter retweeted
I am running for US Senate because we should not have to expect so little from our elected officials. I’m running for US Senate because we need representatives who are not driven by hatred or fear but rather compassion and radical love.
Raise your hand if you never learned about this in school. Yet, our new Lt. Gov and Ed Super want to water down our social studies curriculum? Thanks to @FirestormCoop for making me aware of this title and for stocking it.
You got my vote.
What do I believe in? The Green New Deal. Medicare for All. A 15$ Minimum Wage. An end to mass incarceration. Representative democracy. I want to take those beliefs with me to the US Senate. Together, let's take a stand! secure.actblue.com/donate/er… #ncsen #winwithblackwomen
Peter retweeted
What former state Sen. Erica Smith says about her primary loss, her next run and what Democrats should do for 2022. trib.al/8v9EIde
Great episode, great show. What’s next for our tireless host?
This is the Trumpcast finale, with one coda to follow next week.
For the big picture I spoke to the peerless @DrIbram about the central question for American historians:
Are things getting better—or worse? megaphone.link/SLT4873541407
Peter retweeted
Reserve here! avlhostel.com/reserve or in the bio description: @avlhostel Photo credit @hwilbur instagr.am/p/CKUaj-hhd7k/
Teachers get it done.
New from me:
U.S. Senate candidate Erica Smith, a Democrat, is running again in 2022. Here's what she says about her party, 2020 election, her #ncga ethics complaint and her new campaign.
newsobserver.com/news/politi… #ncpol
Future Senator.
Some #MLKDay reflections: "He saw America with clarity & with clarity, he articulated the reality of where we were and a vision for where we ought to be as the Beloved Community."
medium.com/@ericafornc/mlk-d…
Must reading!
January 20th: the day the Trumptanic hits the iceberg.
Not in MAGA-world, however. The fantastical among Trump's devotees still believe that Trump's long-awaited plan will unfold to keep him President. theoddpost.com/2021/01/18/in…
The right take
"Hemingway wrote in 'For Whom the Bell Tolls': 'There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.'"
-- @Kasparov63
cnn.com/2021/01/12/opinions/…
What if everybody who spent hours watching Q content spent 10% of that time volunteering in schools, shelters, food pantries?
Peter retweeted
“We must stop implementing curriculum and literacy models that were not designed for or by people of color.” -Gholdy Muhammad
Peter retweeted
.@SenThomTillis vote to convict Trump. He incited an armed insurrection on MOC. 5 were killed in the attack, and the mob had plans to hurt or kill several MOC This was an explicit attack on our elections. This is not the time to seek out a false illusion of national unity