Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is candidate Bernie Sanders' speech writer.


  •  Pinned Tweet
     Aug 14
    NEWS: We are launching Bern Notice -- the ' campaign's digital newsletter with scoops, insights and news nuggets about the election. Subscribe at this link -- and please retweet: Bern after reading...
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  •   Retweeted
     6 hours ago
    NEW: Nearly 46% of registered U.S. voters support banning fracking, according to a poll. That's a boon to , and , who all support blanket bans on the drilling practice.
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  •  6 hours ago
    🤔
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  •  6 hours ago
    Wow
    The day after tonight's climate forum, Joe Biden will head to a fundraiser hosted by a fossil fuel executive by
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  •   Retweeted
     7 hours ago
    A proposal put forth by is raising a question that's rarely come up in political debates: How can policymakers intervene to help revitalize local news and put journalists back to work? cc:
    2 replies33 retweets70 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     9 hours ago
    This just in from : A firm was told by an intermediary for that “under no circumstances were we to work with Andrew Romanoff.” Neither party likes to upset its corporate benefactors. But we don’t have any—my campaign is powered by you:
    Colorado's Andrew said five vendors told him the DSCC told them they shouldn't work on his race. (The DS has endorsed Hickenlooper to take on Gardner next year.) One of the vendors confirmed this account to me.
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  •   Retweeted
     9 hours ago
    New: calls for ban on all fracking. It's something enviros have criticized other candidates like for not specifying in their plans
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  •  8 hours ago
    To my good friend — I just got your book and cannot wait to read it! But one thing: I have a one-letter change to the subtitle that could make it even better for the 2020 election season 👇🏻
    5 replies49 retweets200 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     17 hours ago
    Said it before, and I'll say it again: Spicy, unfiltered Bernie is best Bernie.
    35 replies591 retweets2,021 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     12 hours ago
    Has anybody...asked Hickenlooper which party’s Senate nomination he’s running for
     
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  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    Hey - we're not on that list of 4(!) swing states for 2020. How much attention do you think we and the voters in the other 46 non-competitive states will get from Presidential candidates in the 2020 general? 0
    Can we now dispense with the myth that the current system forces candidate to talk with voters everywhere? Let's make and guarantee …
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  •  9 hours ago
    Good news
    Asked the campaign about this difference and a spokesperson tells me that Sen. Warren fully supports a national fracking ban.
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  •   Retweeted
     9 hours ago
    Updated climate ranking of the candidates prior to the marathon CNN town halls tonight.
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  •  9 hours ago
    Here's the Washington Post on the key difference between the candidates when it comes to climate change and fracking. This isn't a small difference -- this is a YUGE difference.
    9 replies66 retweets152 likes
     
     
  •  9 hours ago
    NEWS: is the only candidate whose climate plan calls for a complete ban on fracking -- now he's calling on all other 2020 Democrats to support that full and complete ban.
    29 replies207 retweets735 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    "I think that's the shit, man. The *raw* intelligence."
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  •   Retweeted
     Sep 3
    poor people?
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  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    “If you’re part of the political industrial complex & you’re making a career out of it, whether it is implicit or explicit, you don’t want to go up against that machine.” We’re fighting for & a —and it’s not just the GOP we’re up against. It’s this👇
    News: Progressive Senate hopefuls in two states say their hiring has been hindered by the DSCC, with vendors telling them the DSCC would bar them from getting other business if they work for candidates they haven't endorsed. …
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    9 replies138 retweets342 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    NEW deep dive by and Me: Biden said that he only voted for the Iraq War after Bush said it would allow weapons inspectors to enter the country, and opposed it right when the war started. But his support for the war was much deeper than that.
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  •  11 hours ago
    . is right. Take a look at this report to see where the 2020 candidates stand on ending fossil fuel development 👇
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  •  12 hours ago
    Interesting -- here's the fossil fuel industry celebrating as he aggressively touted fossil fuel production during a climate emergency that threatens all life on the planet
    4 replies61 retweets138 likes
     
     
  •  12 hours ago
    This new chart from makes explicitly clear that only one of the top polling 2020 presidential candidates is doing absolutely everything scientists say we must do to stop a climate catastrophe👇
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  •  12 hours ago
    If you don't have the courage to take on the fossil fuel industry and ban fracking, then you're not taking the climate crisis seriously: Now that we've seen all the candidates' climate plans, we know only one candidate is pushing for a ban on fracking👇
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  •  13 hours ago
    Fact Check: True
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  •  13 hours ago
    WashPost on ' demonstrably accurate statement about 500,000 medical bankruptcies every year: Quick, quick, give him 3 Pinocchios! WashPost on leading the fight to authorize the Iraq War and now just pretending he opposed the Iraq War: [dead silence]
    "Immediately, that moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment," Biden told NPR about the Iraq war. But in multiple public remarks made after the invasion began in 2003,…
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  •  13 hours ago
    Serious question for every fact checker employed at a national news outlet: How is this unbelievable statement not the thing you are working on today?
    "Immediately, that moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment," Biden told NPR about the Iraq war. But in multiple public remarks made after the invasion began in 2003,…
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  •   Retweeted
     13 hours ago
    Biden's role in leading us into the Iraq War was a disaster then and deeply troubling for his decision making now. He was Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and in better position than anyone to expose the lies. Instead he trusted Bush. FULL:
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  •   Retweeted
     13 hours ago
    If your climate plan doesn't ban all fracking and stop all oil and gas exports, you're not taking the crisis seriously.
    When it comes to climate change -- this chart from makes clear that one candidate stands out from all the rest. That candidate's name is . …
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  •  13 hours ago
    When it comes to climate change -- this chart from makes clear that one candidate stands out from all the rest. That candidate's name is .
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  •  14 hours ago
    In other words, other candidates have climate plans -- but only is pushing a true 👇
    We now know ' climate plan is the only one that: ✅ Bans fracking ✅…
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  •   Retweeted
     14 hours ago
    Alarming report on the extent of the Walton family’s school privatization empire in Arkansas. We cannot allow our public schools to be bought and sold by billionaires like the ’s Waltons and !
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  •  14 hours ago
    In short: unlike other candidates' plans, ' Green New Deal does not rely on arsonists to put out the fire they created.
    We now know ' climate plan is the only one that: ✅ Bans fracking ✅…
    5 replies112 retweets424 likes
     
     
  •  15 hours ago
    Comparing Dems' climate plans: BANS FRACKING: ✅Bernie ❌Other Dems PROSECUTES OIL/GAS EXECS WHO KNOWINGLY CREATED THE CRISIS: ✅Bernie ❌Other Dems CREATES 20 MILLION JOBS: ✅Bernie ❌Other Dems RELIES ON WALL ST: ❌Bernie ✅Other Dems DETAILS:
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  •  15 hours ago
    All the other top polling candidates have released their plans. So we know these are the specific ways Bernie's plan differs from every other candidate's plan. Remember these differences as you watch tonight's CNN Town Hall debate -- and please retweet.
    We now know ' climate plan is the only one that: ✅ Bans fracking ✅…
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  •  15 hours ago
    We now know ' climate plan is the only one that: ✅ Bans fracking ✅ Will prosecute fossil fuel execs who knowingly destroyed the planet ✅ Doesnt rely on Wall St to fix a crisis Wall St helped create ✅ Creates 20 million jobs DETAILS:
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  •   Retweeted
     15 hours ago
    News: Progressive Senate hopefuls in two states say their hiring has been hindered by the DSCC, with vendors telling them the DSCC would bar them from getting other business if they work for candidates they haven't endorsed.
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  •   Retweeted
     Sep 3
    Thank you for your unwavering commitment to those in need I’m so sorry you & your family have to endure such unfair attacks. Your reputation remains intact, your friends are more loyal than ever & your support grows stronger. Much respect.
    Since the Movement began, I've helped raise over $34.5 million for families, charities, causes, & campaigns. A 7 person expert review board inspected every penny - including the…
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  •  23 hours ago
    "The choice of Dems/public" = 5 separate polls show a majority of Americans support Medicare for All replacing private insurance. Receipts:
    Replying to @briebriejoy
    Every plan has a cost. One pays for it in taxes or premiums or copays. Yours has a 4% tax on everyone making $29,000 or more. Medicare for America doesn’t tax the middle class. You’re right, people have a choice. The choice of Dems/public is to allow people to keep private plans
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