Saturday, April 06, 2019

Some Tweets from Bernie Sanders





  •   Retweeted
     6 hours ago
    "You’re paying a price, you committed a crime, you’re in jail. That's bad," Bernie Sanders said. "But you’re still living in American society and you have a right to vote. I believe in that"
    158 replies563 retweets3,087 likes
     
     
  •  6 hours ago
    If we stand together, this country can have an extraordinary future. Join us in Fairfield, Iowa!
    301 replies533 retweets1,996 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    Have we made progress in civil rights in this country? No question. But do we still have a very long way to go to end the institutional racism which permeates almost every aspect of our society? Absolutely. Together, we are going to put an end to that.
    458 replies966 retweets3,413 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    I’ve said it before and I will say it again: climate change is a threat to our national security. We need a commander in chief who understands that, not one who thinks it is a Chinese hoax.
    U.S. Air Force bases caught off guard by climate change
    387 replies1,290 retweets6,779 likes
     
     
  •  14 hours ago
    This is a real national emergency.
    Insulin has become so expensive that as many as one in four people with diabetes are now skipping lifesaving doses.
    374 replies5,916 retweets22,188 likes
     
     
  •  14 hours ago
    African Americans often face higher interest rates on loans and mortgages than others with a similar credit score, and black small businesses are unable to get the affordable credit they need to grow and expand. Together, we will end redlining in the financial services industry.
    401 replies753 retweets3,413 likes
     
     
  •  15 hours ago
    There is a global struggle taking place of enormous consequence. Right-wing authoritarians backed by a network of multi-billionaire oligarchs are forming a common front. We who believe in democracy must join together to build a progressive global order based on human solidarity.
    1,725 replies3,569 retweets13,767 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     18 hours ago
    . stops by the Apollo Theater to honor Harry Belafonte This was a tremendous event! Thank you ⁦⁩
    78 replies570 retweets2,846 likes
     
     
  •  16 hours ago
    When we are in the White House, we are going to have a zero-tolerance policy for police brutality. And we are going to fundamentally reform a criminal justice system that gives bailouts to bankers and jail sentences to non-violent drug offenders.
    794 replies2,183 retweets10,614 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    President Trump, a self-described “stable genius,” has determined that wind turbines cause cancer. Congratulations to Trump for being the first person in the world to reach that conclusion!
    735 replies2,363 retweets10,293 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    Health care must be a right—not a way for insurance companies to profit. Join us live in Davenport, Iowa, as we continue the political revolution!
    293 replies520 retweets2,237 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    Bernie Rallies Supporters in Davenport, Iowa
    212 replies548 retweets1,922 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    This is a disappointing setback for voting rights in Iowa. We must continue fighting for all felons to regain their constitutional rights after they have paid their debt to society. Join me in Davenport tonight as we build our movement based on justice:
    New: The Iowa Senate will not advance a proposal to amend the state's constitution to restore voting rights for former felons, dealing a blow to one of Gov. Kim Reynolds' top legislative priorities
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    198 replies472 retweets1,852 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    We must expose Donald Trump as the fraud and the liar that he is.
    1,107 replies2,522 retweets9,737 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    We are going to fundamentally reform a criminal justice system that gives bailouts to bankers and jail sentences to non-violent drug offenders.
    264 replies705 retweets3,674 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    If you are 18 in this country, you should be automatically registered to vote. End of discussion.
    2,454 replies7,491 retweets52,266 likes
     
     
  •  Apr 5
    The racial wealth gap exists because slavery, segregation, Jim Crow and predatory lending stole wealth from African Americans. That racial wealth gap must be repaired, and institutional racism must be rooted out wherever it exists.
    741 replies1,768 retweets7,137 likes
     
     

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