Sunday, August 18, 2019

Some Tweets from Bernie Sanders


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    Cardi B's nails are juuuust a little different than mine. Our views on the issues are pretty similar.
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    My first video - campaign style. For 20 years, it's been an honor to work for calling out the faces of greed, fighting with working people to raise wages at Amazon & Disney, protecting pensions at IBM & working everyday to build an economy that works for all of us.
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    Coal miners & oil rig workers didn’t cause the climate crisis. Fossil fuel CEOs & corrupt politicians of both parties did. lays out how & why he will ensure a just transition that leaves no workers behind, with a .
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    We're running a campaign that is not only trying to defeat Trump, the most dangerous president in our modern history. We are also about transforming this country. Tune in live as I take questions from supporters in South Carolina:
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    LIVE: makes his case directly to WFP supporters in a live Q&A w/ .
  • We will go to war with White Nationalism.
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    My heart aches for these parents. It's hard to put into words the immense pain parents endure when they lose a child. It's even harder when it's a needless death. The mixture of pain & anger is almost unbearable. We need
  • Defeating Trump is going to require an unprecedented, diverse coalition grounded in human solidarity. We are that campaign. Listen to this week's episode of Hear the Bern:
  • My father's whole family was wiped out by Hitler's white nationalism. We will go to war against white nationalism and racism in every aspect of our country.
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    TONIGHT: joins WFP members for the latest in our series of live online Q&As! Join us at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT:
  • Our corporate-run health care system is killing people like Nicole's son Alec, who died at 26 from rationing his insulin. Medicare for All now!
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    At forum in ATL, tells thousands of black millennial Christians that his father's "entire family was wiped out by Hitler's white nationalism." Sanders pledges: "We will go to war against white nationalism and racism in every aspect of our lives."
  • The Walton family of Walmart, the richest family in the world, made $100 million per day last year. I say to the Waltons: No more excuses. Pay your workers a living wage of at least $15 an hour.
  • I have said it before and I will say it again: I’m incredibly humbled to have the support of the working class of this country. Together, we are going to create an economy that works for all of us, not just billionaires.
  • The nurses of are fighting for the safety and care that all patients deserve. I urge and to do the right thing and recognize that safe staffing saves lives. I stand with .
  • Congratulations to for this positive step in their fight against wage theft and corporate greed at . I stand with them in their fight.
  • If Israel doesn’t want members of the United States Congress to visit their country, maybe they can respectfully decline the billions of dollars that we give to Israel.
  • This is the direct result of profit driving our health care system. For the 50,000 patients treated at the Hahnemann ER every year, we must take action now on a short-term solution, and create a Medicare for All system in the long term.
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    Strong movements need strong roots. That’s why we’ve joined and filed for recognition to form a union at . We look forward to building a stronger OEC and more accountable climate justice movement.
  • July 2019 was the hottest recorded month ever. The four hottest Julys before that: July 2018 July 2017 July 2016 July 2015 Anyone who does not understand the urgency of the climate crisis and plans to respond accordingly needs to get out of politics right now.