Sr VP Policy @amprog. Arm waver @18thStSingers. Proud liberal raised by @BarackObama WH, @SenFranken, Ted Kennedy. Opinions mine.
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Ben Olinsky retweeted
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.
No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed.
Here's how it works.
Ben Olinsky retweeted
Vice President Kamala Harris is an exceptional and accomplished leader who is positioned to unite her Party and then a nation. It will be a great honor to knock on doors for her, make calls on her behalf, and to cast a ballot for the first woman President of the United States.
Ben Olinsky retweeted
And almost certainly a president can now sell pardons to the highest bidder!! After all, pardons are official presidential actions under the Constitution.
Beyond dangerous for democracy.
Ben Olinsky retweeted
These allegations against Alito, if true, would be a damning indictment on an institution that portrays itself as being beyond politics.
There is an urgent need for a binding and enforceable code of ethics.
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Ben Olinsky retweeted
Saint Paul mayor says nearly everyone they arrested last night was from out of state. We need a deep dive into who they are, where they come from, what kinds of organizations they represent or support.
Ben Olinsky retweeted
. @michaelsozan has a must read on the myth of voter fraud americanprogressaction.org/i…
Ben Olinsky retweeted
WALLACE: "A dozen people listened in on the phone call and a number of them were immediately upset..."
@SteveScalise: "Those were Schiff's witnesses."
WALLACE: "No, sir, they are career foreign service officers and these are people who worked in the Trump administration."
Ben Olinsky retweeted
“The whistleblower isn’t the reason [Trump] is facing an impeachment inquiry. Trump only has his own actions to blame for that.”
Trump committed impeachable offenses by extorting Ukraine for political gain and urging interference in our elections.
He gave us the proof himself.
Ben Olinsky retweeted
We adamantly reject the Administration’s ongoing blame game targeting immigrants and #disability community for the weekend’s horrific acts of violent white supremacy. #EndGunViolence 1/8
Ben Olinsky retweeted
THREAD: Today, House Democrats will keep their campaign promises with a vote to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Trump—who has failed to deliver on his own promise to raise wages—should take notes. #RaiseTheWage
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Ben Olinsky retweeted
A Million Dreams came true tonight: we just sang with HUGH JACKMAN! #18thstsingers #bestlocalchoir #onedaymore #hughjackman #dcchoir #dcmusic #dreamgig
Ben Olinsky retweeted
A Million Dreams came true tonight: we just sang with HUGH JACKMAN! #18thstsingers #bestlocalchoir #onedaymore #hughjackman #dcchoir #dcmusic #dreamgig
Ben Olinsky retweeted
In Washington state, new overtime rules would give 400,000 workers higher wages. And it's not the only state taking that important step. talkpoverty.org/2019/06/27/s…
Ben Olinsky retweeted
If while I worked at CIA I had ordered a subordinate to reach out to Russia via Wikileaks or Guccifer to see if they were up for cooperation, an espionage investigation would have been opened on me.
Ben Olinsky retweeted
Sessions it out and Whitaker is in b/c Trump needs someone to obstruct the Mueller investigation: it's getting too close to him and his inner circle.
Mueller needs to be given full independence, just like they did after Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre.
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Ben Olinsky retweeted
We must get as many people to the polls as possible 🗳: marchforourlives.com
(Sorry to meme you, Paul. Unless you aren't planning on voting. Then DM me, thanks)
Ben Olinsky retweeted
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a lifelong Republican, told a small crowd in Boca Raton that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s performance at confirmation hearings should disqualify him. “The Senators should pay attention to this.”
Ben Olinsky retweeted
@jameshohmann nails it: Rosenstein replacement could undermine Mueller from within. That's why any replacement must be made to follow Watergate precedent by providing written delegation giving Mueller maximum independence.
@olinsky and I outline how: americanprogress.org/issues/…
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Ben Olinsky retweeted
Close your eyes and imagine what it feels like to hear one’s attackers laughing when you are terrified and think you could die. Would you ever forget who did that to you? – at California, USA
Ben Olinsky retweeted
Firing Rosenstein would be obstruction of the Russia investigation. If his replacement cares about the rule of law, he would immediately give Mueller maximum independence.
The precedent: DOJ's response to Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre.
cc: @olinsky
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