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Congrats @MGPforCongress! Thank you for your vision & service.
How it's going:
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How it started:
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The 2022 elections are likely to sweep into power 100s of Republicans committed 2 undermining election integrity.
The GOP is dismissive of & hostile 2 preparations & responses 2 the next pandemic, climate change, & the ambitions of dictators & autocrats.
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Herman Daly, founder of environmental economics, has died.
He insightfully distinguished btwn “sustainable growth” (an oxymoron) & “sustainable development.”
Favorite quote: economists should “care about what counts, not about what is merely countable.”
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Silence is complicity.
Physical violence has become part of Republican politics and a threat to America democracy.
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‘Both sides’ is a lie.
Pro-Trump right-wing Republicans are the driving force behind political violence in America.
They spread conspiracy theories and misinformation to create “a dystopia wherein lying and physical violence become part of our politics”
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The goal in the Midterms – in the face of Republican extremism and fear-mongering – can't simply be victory for Democrats.
The goal must be justice and reconciliation, if we seek to preserve and protect American democracy.
Why are Republicans blaming inflation & gas prices — which are impacting every corner of the globe — on Democrats?
What do Republican extremism, fear-mongering, and bigotry and legislative track record of obstruction & inaction offer to address these cost-of-living concerns?
Republicans’ midterm election lies about crime, inflation and taxes.
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Take note, Oregon
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Mark held such a significant place in our news ecosphere. Truly a great man who will be missed.
I am heartbroken to share this..the @NewsHour’s beloved long-time Friday night analyst Mark Shields, who for decades wowed us with his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, his sense of humor and mainly his big heart, has passed away at 85, with his wife Anne at his side.
Mark held such a significant place in our news ecosphere. Truly a great man who will be missed.
This was my attempt to capture one of the finest and beloved men I’ve ever known. We will miss him. nytimes.com/2020/12/17/opini…
John Warner – Wear a Mask (It's a pandemic) retweeted
I never thought we could revive these jokes, but there's on from Moscow, Cold War times: man arrested in Kremlin for shouting, "Our leaders are idiots!" He's sentenced to 5 years for insulting the leadership, and 20 for revealing a state secret.
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False information’s promoted by a small subset of conservatives w 2 psychological traits: low levels of conscientiousness & desire to take down existing social & political institutions as a means of asserting the dominance & superiority of one’s own group.
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If Democrats want to win in 2022 mid-terms, they’ll need to make “progressive ideals concrete, real & relevant to people’s lives — so conversations can move past talking points & cut straight to what these changes could actually mean.” @KatrinaNation
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John Warner – Wear a Mask (It's a pandemic) retweeted
I will never fly @SouthwestAir again.
They are actively spreading disinformation about how to control COVID just as we’re facing another surge:
Just noticed this #gaslighting language on the @SouthwestAir website. Govt mandates have not caused your problems. The uncontrolled spread of an airborne virus has. If everyone would just #GetVaccinated, #GetBoosted, #MaskUp, & #StayHome when sick, we wouldn't need any mandates.
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I would quit my job if somebody asked me to do this
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4/ When government doesn't serve the people,
the people stop believing government.
When it's every person our for themselves,
why care about anyone else?
What happens when you combine freer trade, shrinking unions, Wall Street bailouts, growing corporate power and the abandonment of campaign finance reform? You shift political and economic power to the wealthy and you shaft the working class. via @RBReich
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