Tuesday, October 08, 2019

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speechwriter for candidate Bernie Sanders.


  •  5 hours ago
    Two data points: 1. In August, introduced the most aggressive climate plan to make sure younger & future generations have a habitable planet. 2. In Quinnipiac's polls between August & today, jumped 20 POINTS among voters 34 years old and younger.
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  •  6 hours ago
    Just gotta say it, because I'm psyched about it: Rep. wrote & then passed the legislation that created this first-in-the-nation climate program. I know I'm biased, but it's a really terrific accomplishment -- I hope other states pass the same bill.
    Starting in 2020, certain CO bills will come w/ statements from nonpartisan analysts about how the bill will affect GHG emissions. This is a big deal for climate accountability in state politics. State has released sample reports + invited public comment:
    4 replies35 retweets167 likes
     
     
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     6 hours ago
    The political revolution may not be televised, but it will be on Reddit where you can Ask Me Anything on r/SandersForPresident at 4 pm ET. Working for for 20+ years has been an experience of a lifetime. I hope you will join me!
    53 replies389 retweets1,469 likes
     
     
  •  8 hours ago
    Shocker: it’s not psychologically healthy to constantly see politicians help their insurance donors deny health care to millions and help their fossil fuel donors destroy the Earth’s ecosystem
    5 replies112 retweets423 likes
     
     
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     11 hours ago
    Pundits have said that the climate plan spends too much to fight climate change. Voters disagree.
    44 retweets143 likes
     
     
  •  11 hours ago
    It’s almost as if there’s a small handful of billionaires and corporations who bankroll politicians, thereby making sure those politicians block what the public actually wants...and — hear me out here — it’s almost as if you need a giant grassroots movement to change things...
    We let a reporter write our polling questions on the Green New Deal. They found overwhelming support for a 10 year, trillion dollar, Green New Deal style mobilization.
    8 replies373 retweets1,084 likes
     
     
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     12 hours ago
    "Free trade policies helped determine when and where Americans die of opioid overdoses." My latest with in : . Thanks to for the encouragement!
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     11 hours ago
    In the 10 years since Wall Street crashed our economy: -The 5 biggest banks have profited by $583 billion+ -Execs at the 5 biggest banks have been paid $3.4 billion -Not one bank exec has gone to jail for it Meanwhile: -The bottom 90% are still poorer than they were in 2007
    47 replies1,590 retweets2,949 likes
     
     
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     23 hours ago
    This column from a top Hickenlooper adviser reveals a lot in how it defines virtue in politics and policymaking. Results, material outcomes that affect people’s lives, are an afterthought. What matters is process: the performance of “collaboration and civil dialogue” among elites
    Opinion: Colorado can lead the way to restore civility and detoxify national politics
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     Oct 7
    What a crazy coincidence that carbon emissions have exploded over the same period that the wealthy have been allowed to hoard more and more wealth wonder if there might be a connection there
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  •  1 day ago
    This is ridiculous. It is not an “attack” to directly quote a candidate calling his party supporters of “Stalin.” The “attack” is calling Democratic voters Stalinists. Maybe you should report that.
    Romanoff taking the rare step of mentioning his Democratic rival John Hickenlooper by name in attacking Colorado's former governor
    9 replies89 retweets413 likes
     
     
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     Oct 7
    Fetch the smelling salts 😉 Voters ask me every day how the candidates differ. Every other Democrat showed up this weekend. If John doesn’t attend public forums—and the press doesn’t cover them—we’ll be forced to hash this out on TV & Twitter. CO deserves a genuine debate.
    Romanoff taking the rare step of mentioning his Democratic rival John Hickenlooper by name in attacking Colorado's former governor
    5 replies80 retweets281 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 7
    This headline should be a pro-Bernie TV ad, IMO
    40 replies585 retweets2,463 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 7
    Alternate headline: Lobbyists express anger at proposal to stop them from buying America's democracy
    42 replies931 retweets3,120 likes
     
     
  •  Oct 7
    Two headlines from 2019
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