Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speech writer for candidate Bernie Sanders.




  •  5 minutes ago
    A big story that won't even be mentioned in media: the health care industry has aired ads demonizing Medicare for All & the result is a new poll showing Medicare for All is MORE popular & other polls showing voters see as the most trusted on the health care issue.

    The new Real Clear Politics poll shows 57% of Americans support a Medicare for All program "that will eliminate all private health insurance companies." That's a jump of 2 points since May.…
    2 replies32 retweets81 likes


  •  1 hour ago
    This hard-hitting New York Times headline exposed a huge scandal: yes, alas, it is true -- has always been in the pocket of Big Poor.
    10 replies86 retweets415 likes


  •  1 hour ago
    Statement of the obvious: inside corporate America, mundane stuff like spreadsheets, algorithms & Powerpoint plans are often the sanitized weapons that do terrible things to lots of people, while enriching the boss. We learned that during Enron & the financial crisis, remember?
    10 replies51 retweets217 likes


  •  2 hours ago
    Still the best tweet on this website

    Replying to @pplsummit
    Gosh! Okay... I, Pete Buttigieg, politician, do henceforth and forthwith declare, most affirmatively and indubitably, unto the ages, that I do favor Medicare for All, as I do favor any measure that would help get all Americans covered. Now if you'll excuse me, potholes await.
    15 replies72 retweets581 likes


  •  2 hours ago
    Bernie's opponents when they see the media ignoring him and denigrating him, and yet he stays on message and surges in the polls

    10 replies32 retweets229 likes


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  •  2 hours ago
    Democratic corporatists and billionaires insisting they really want to fight the status quo and take on the establishment
    3 replies21 retweets154 likes


  •  2 hours ago
    For my entire journalism career, I hid the fact that I worked for 20 years ago by putting it in my official biography on my public website.
    43 replies133 retweets1,466 likes


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     5 hours ago
    Here’s a thread I wrote about Dovere earlier this year. Certainly looks as if he accused David Sirota of unethical behavior without any proof or substantiation. Several other outlets seriously contested his claims after




    I usually avoid wading into these battles, but this genuinely shocks me. Yesterday claimed had been producing hit pieces on other candidates without disclosing he was working for , which…
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  •  2 hours ago
    Brand new Iowa poll from Emerson: Biden 23% (even) Sanders 22% (+9) Buttigieg 18% (+2) Warren 12% (-11) Klobuchar 10% (+9) Booker 4% (+1) Steyer 3% (+1) Everyone else at 2% or below
    48 replies189 retweets778 likes


  •  2 hours ago
    This is true.
    4 replies89 retweets351 likes


  •   Retweeted
     4 hours ago
    Replying to 
    Probably a coincidence.
    2 replies9 retweets102 likes


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     4 hours ago
    It brings me no joy that my hunch that advised Blue Cross Blue Shield in the run-up to layoffs and rate hikes, was revealed to be right. Campaign spin aside, as a former insurance exec I know what that work really entails, and it is devastating. (1/7)

    BREAKING: As a former corporate exec who worked with McKinsey, I may be able to shed light on one of ’s unnamed McKinsey clients, and why it’s very significant in this campaign. (Note: I have not endorsed anyone in this race, nor do I intend to) 1/13
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  •  4 hours ago
    Some of the most prominent people who have been publicly attacking Medicare for All often seem to have direct ties to the health insurance industry that makes large profits off the current corporate system.
    36 replies256 retweets979 likes


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     14 hours ago
    National RCP (Real Clear Politics) Poll: Biden 30% Sanders 23% Warren 12% Buttigieg 6% Yang 4% Bloomberg/Booker/Steyer/Gabbard 2% Bullock/Bennet/Klobuchar/Patrick 1%
    23 replies140 retweets576 likes


  •  7 hours ago
    Younger folks know that their future is on the line in this election. They know that we must elect the candidate with the most serious plan to combat the climate crisis that threatens their survival. And they know who their candidate is👇

    Democratic primary voters under 35 years old via new Quinnipiac poll: Sanders 52% Warren 17%…
    12 replies137 retweets768 likes


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     7 hours ago
    Vote like your life and the future of this planet depends on it. Because it absolutely does. We're gonna win this thing. Pass it on.

    Democratic primary voters under 35 years old via new Quinnipiac poll: Sanders 52% Warren 17%…
    13 replies287 retweets823 likes


  •  7 hours ago
    Dear Critics: What stage of capitalism is this?
    12 replies147 retweets410 likes


  •  7 hours ago
    Lots of politicians get cash from health industry execs & return the favor by berating Medicare for All. These politicians never mention that the corporate system they defend now requires many cancer victims to have "cancer fundraisers" to stay alive 👇
    6 replies40 retweets101 likes


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     8 hours ago
    Please tune in to our film tonight on FRONTLINE.

    "I have no savings. So, my pension is everything," says a public school teacher in Kentucky. Check local listings for "The Pension Gamble," or stream it online. …
    1 reply20 retweets44 likes


  •  8 hours ago
    Knowing about McKinsey, and now reading many more stories about McKinsey, only furthers my longstanding belief that this is McKinsey:
    11 replies39 retweets316 likes


  •  8 hours ago
    The new Real Clear Politics poll shows 57% of Americans support a Medicare for All program "that will eliminate all private health insurance companies." That's a jump of 2 points since May. New poll: May poll: (h/t )
    14 replies146 retweets498 likes


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     8 hours ago
    NEW: When campaigning for Indiana state treasurer, Pete Buttigieg swore off bank money, citing the “conflict of interest” Now, he’s raking in cash from bank executives — many of them heavily involved in financing the fossil fuel industry
    39 replies482 retweets1,282 likes


  •  9 hours ago
    As super PACs try to stop Bernie’s campaign, Bernie has continued to reject super PACs, he rejects closed-door big-dollar fundraisers & he has never worked on behalf of corporate interests. He's also not a billionaire who is trying to buy the election.
    4 replies34 retweets114 likes


  •  9 hours ago
    Colorado towns are restricting the oil/gas industry's power to put fracking rigs next to homes & schools -- now you have a GOP senator trying to help his oil/gas donors by slamming the laws that let his own constituents protect themselves & their families from toxic pollution.👇

    Colorado Democrats' radical anti-energy crusade is hurting CO's economy. And here's the proof: "Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission officials tell FOX31 the drop in permitting is related to officials having to…
    2 replies37 retweets105 likes


  •  9 hours ago
    Counterpoint: "The climate crisis is already hurting our health & could burden generations to come with lifelong health problems...It could challenge already overwhelmed health systems & undermine much of the medical progress made in the last century"

    Colorado Democrats' radical anti-energy crusade is hurting CO's economy. And here's the proof: "Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission officials tell FOX31 the drop in permitting is related to officials having to…
    15 replies38 retweets121 likes


  •  9 hours ago
    Two billionaires have spent $86 million on their campaigns -- that's almost 6 times the amount all other candidates have spent COMBINED. Billionaires are trying to buy the election -- and isn't having it.
    11 replies182 retweets450 likes


  •  9 hours ago
    As now intensifies his anti-corruption message, remember that Bernie: ✅ doesnt get cash from billionaires, fossil fuel execs, or pharma/insurance execs ✅ doesnt have a super PAC ✅ has never worked on behalf of corporate interests
    7 replies82 retweets284 likes


  •   Retweeted
     10 hours ago
    No second place in this poll, sorry!

    NEW POLL: Biden leads Democratic field, Warren drops to third place
    147 replies2,571 retweets27,964 likes


  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    Right now- CM is hosting a AMA.. when asked by a questioner about when he first learned about Sanders-- Shakir responds with a link to the "Profile In Courage" Essay on Sanders the Mayor wrote in 2000.
    33 replies178 retweets780 likes


  •  13 hours ago
    I obviously blame my arachnophobia on Indiana Jones & Sapito, who never shoulda gone into that shrine.
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  •  13 hours ago
    Some good personal news: The in-laws just moved into our home and are helping us with child care the rest of the campaign. The less-than-good news: they brought their pet, and I've had arachnophobia since I was a kid.
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  •   Retweeted
     15 hours ago
    When Pete Buttigieg was a high school senior, he wrote a prizewinning essay praising Bernie Sanders. Here, we republish the essay in full.
    118 replies1,385 retweets5,533 likes


  •   Retweeted
     16 hours ago
    The movement is growing Thank you !


    1:17
    *taps mic* The votes are in and it is official!…
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    8 replies133 retweets740 likes


  •   Retweeted
     23 hours ago
    The science is clear that the fossil-fuel industry has to cease to exist in the next 20-30 years. It’s obvious that the GOP is going to demagogue every stage of its decline. Journalists can either be a pawn in this game or supply the relevant vital context

    🚨🚨🚨 "Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission officials tell FOX31 the drop in permitting is related to officials having to navigate the new oil and gas…
    4 replies36 retweets108 likes


  •  Dec 9
    Here I’ll play it out for you: Bernie’s gonna win.

    Play this out... Sanders is quite viable in IA, NH, and NV. He's got boatloads of cash. The party isn't backing him, but tbh they aren't really backing anyone. If he wins IA, he probably wins NH. Then...
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  •  Dec 9

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  •  Dec 9
    Buttigieg’s sudden attacks on Bernie’s college-for-all plan come at exactly the moment the WashPost reports that “Wall Street donors have a new favorite candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential field: Pete Buttigieg.”
    14 replies240 retweets666 likes








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