Sunday, June 30, 2019

Some Tweets from Beto O'Rourke


  • Absolutely loved being back in Houston today. Grateful for the energy and the reminder that when you write nobody off and when you take nobody for granted, when nobody is dismissed and everyone is included, there is no stopping this country and there is no stopping us.
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  • This can't be us. This can't be America. But in a democracy, where the people are the government and the government is the people, it's America and it's on us until we make this right. Join me at the Clint Border Patrol Station tomorrow. 10:00. 13400 Alameda Ave, Clint, TX 79836
  • Join us for Bands with Beto tonight at 6:00 in Houston. We’re meeting at The West End - A Public House (5320 Westheimer Rd). Hope to see you there!
  • There's a long history of black Americans being told they don't belong—and millions are kept down and shut out to this day. is an American. Period. And all of us must call out attempts to question her identity for what they are: racist.
  • We are all accountable for the children this government locks away in our name. We're going to do everything we can to make sure they're okay, to reunite them with their families, and to fight these inhumane policies. Grateful for those who joined us to keep the pressure on.
     
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    Just moments ago in Houston, Beto O’Rourke holds rally in front of detention facility where unaccompanied minors are being held.
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    Proud to stand and fight with Beto and everyone else for justice for these children
     
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    . says the United States should be held accountable for every child death that happens in this country.
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    Beto O’Rourke in Houston just now bringing attention to detention facility where unaccompanied minors are being kept
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    . now at protest outside Southwest Key facility in Houston
  • Southwest Key Detention Center in Houston
  • I visited Homestead Detention Center this week where thousands of kids are being subject to conditions no human being should face — and it’s all happening in our name. Here’s what I saw:
  • At the heart of this grassroots campaign is that you finally return power to people. It's how we're building a new kind of politics and it's how we're going to meet each of the challenges before us.
  • I'm on the way to the Southwest Key Detention Center in Houston. There must be an immediate public inspection of this facility where kids are currently being held. I need your help in keeping up the public pressure -- join me at 12:00. 419 Emancipation Ave. Houston, TX 77003