Monday, October 28, 2019

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speech writer for candidate Bernie Sanders.



  •   Retweeted
     5 hours ago
    I finally get . When he gave Bernie a greater than 99% chance of losing Michigan & a 90% chance of losing Indiana in ‘16 - states he won - Nate was just being sarcastic, spitballing. Now, we know the truth: Bernie is going to win. Thanks for clearing that up.
    Not everything I tweet is meant to be taken literally; a lot is sarcastic, contextual, trollish, etc., or is spitballing ideas in real-time. But I can't really expect you all to know which things are in which categories. So think I need to stick to more literal-minded tweets TBH.
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  •  5 hours ago
    Hi
    Powerful people who say that Medicare for All is an "impossible" idea usually stand to profit from defending our corrupt, corporate-run health care system.
    7 replies76 retweets432 likes
     
     
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     7 hours ago
    Yes, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called it "socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor" - otherwise known as the ideology of . Anyone notice that Mr. Walker is no longer the Governor of Wisconsin and lost his election to Democrat Tony Evers?
     
    Anyone notice the backdrop behind and looked like the empty shelves of grocery stores in many socialist countries?…
    32 replies285 retweets1,247 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    Hey everyone — I found the dumbest tweet on the entire Internet 👇🏻
     
    Anyone notice the backdrop behind and looked like the empty shelves of grocery stores in many socialist countries?…
    122 replies387 retweets3,505 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    tfw you’re challenging corporate greed and are going to win the election
    5 replies110 retweets401 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    .’ End Corporate Greed Tour is generating some big headlines in Iowa
    8 replies198 retweets799 likes
     
     
  •  12 hours ago
    get 'em, king
    Instead of spending $10.5 million lobbying our politicians, and $4.5 billion on stock buybacks for investors, PG&E should have invested in tree trimming and infrastructure.…
    3 replies42 retweets301 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     13 hours ago
    Rahm Emanuel's anti-m4a op-ed was equal parts incorrect, self-serving and completely lacking in self-awareness. Just remember, this is the guy who spiked the public option (which he now apparently supports) & begged Obama not to do healthcare at all! FULL:
    62 replies708 retweets2,350 likes
     
     
  •  15 hours ago
    Before that book, I also wrote The Uprising, which argued that politics would become a battle between different strands of populist politics. I think that book also proved to be correct.
     
    2 replies28 retweets132 likes
     
     
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  •  15 hours ago
    8 years ago, I wrote a book arguing that our politics had returned to all the right-wing/corporate greed-is-good idolatry of the 1980s. I think current news proves the book was correct.
     
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  •  16 hours ago
    Narrator: Actually, he could stop them — he just chooses not to
     
    Joe Biden on the formation of the super PAC his campaign needs since he can’t raise money himself: “I cannot stop them if I wanted to stop them”
    15 replies230 retweets1,129 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    On 60 Minutes, Biden says M4A=middle class tax hike. Anyone in the media whose response isn't "won't M4A raise their after-tax incomes compared to what's left after current taxes/premiums/out of pocket costs?" is negligent in their duty to inform the public & part of the problem.
    28 replies342 retweets1,215 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    So proud of ⁦⁩. Let there be no doubt: Among the co-chairs for ⁦⁦⁩ in terms of time devoted and impact made, she is the first among equals. We are very lucky to have her talent at the helm.
    35 replies364 retweets1,975 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    Good try, but there’s just one problem with this hot take: there’s no actual reason we can’t do it all. We can guarantee health care to all, fight climate change, protect voting rights and make billionaires pay their share. It’s the old idea of “walking and chewing gum.”
    Bill Clinton made health-care policy his big legislative priority. Obama made health-care policy his big legislative priority.…
    52 replies319 retweets1,481 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    is he conceding he doesn’t want to stop them? did he read the statement put out a few days ago?
    1:53
    WATCH: explains for 1st time why he dropped his discouragement of super PACs & responds to critics like who say this makes him bought by billionaires.…
    11 replies28 retweets108 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    NEW from Detroit tonight: ⁦⁩ officially endorses ⁦⁩. From ⁦⁩ and me
    16 replies215 retweets975 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    Private equity’s prescription for children’s health has left a trail of death
    4 replies70 retweets64 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    As a parent, I have the opposite feeling -- I see Medicare for All as a step forward in relieving me of the legitimate fear that my children could be bankrupted and denied medical care by a health insurance CEO.
    0:39
    Multimillionaire Donny Deutsch on Medicare For All: “[My parents] worked really hard to put me in a position where I can buy the kind of insurance I want... If I can’t…
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    100 replies529 retweets2,727 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    It can be done: "In 3 years, nearly 9 of every 10 residential customers & almost 70% of non-residential customers in Silicon Valley have switched from electricity generated by PG&E for cleaner & cheaper power generated by community-owned companies."
    It is time to begin thinking about public ownership of major utilities.
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    4 replies89 retweets312 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    "We give tax breaks and subsidies to billionaires and then we take money away from the education from children who desperately need that education." Sen. joined Rep. for a tour of her district in Michigan.
    64 replies317 retweets1,174 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    The WashPost published this screed from without disclosing to readers that Emanuel works at Wall St firm that "has worked with large pharmaceutical companies and frequently advises health care companies on mergers and acquisitions."…
    6 replies51 retweets171 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    The WashPost published this screed from without disclosing to readers that Emanuel works at Wall St firm that "has worked with large pharmaceutical companies and frequently advises health care companies on mergers and acquisitions." Receipts:
    Someone needs to say it: Medicare-for-all is a pipe dream, writes
    15 replies300 retweets624 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    There's . We should now add 👇
    15 replies329 retweets678 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    Before shutting off power, the corporate-run PG&E: paid execs $62M in 3 yrs "pumped out $4.5B in dividends" cut deal letting a billionaire "gain at least $570M" wined & dined execs
    It is time to begin thinking about public ownership of major utilities.
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    28 replies551 retweets1,023 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 27
    This is a corruption spree. And has a new plan to end it:
    1 reply45 retweets113 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 25
    Bernie Sanders slams tax breaks given to Detroit billionaire developer Dan Gilbert:
    We are coming to Detroit on Sunday to challenge this kind of corruption and corporate greed. When we defeat Trump, billionaires are going to stop ripping off communities and start paying their fair share — whether they like it or not
    36 retweets127 likes
     
     
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  •  Oct 27
    Billionaire 's firm funneled $750K to & then got a Trump tax subsidy that was supposed to go to Detroit's low-income areas Bernie's in Detroit today to declare that the tax program will be eliminated & the corruption investigated
    5 replies104 retweets278 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Oct 27
    Donny Deutsch is real-life Connor Roy and still gets to offer commentary on America’s pretend liberal news network
    1 reply25 retweets228 likes
     
     
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