Saturday, January 25, 2020

Some Tweets from David Sirota



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    I told the NY Times that “my principles don’t change with the job I’m in” and I think that’s proven to be true over the last 20 yrs. It hasn’t been a perfect career — but I’ve tried hard to live my values. Thanks to everyone for the support. Onward.
  • Thank you
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    New / poll in Iowa: Sanders 25% Buttigieg 18 Biden 17 Warren 15 Klobuchar 8
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    800+ for a Bernie Sanders campaign event without Bernie Sanders in Iowa City. 10 days to .
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    Biden: long record of wanting to cut Social Security Bernie: long record of wanting to expand Social Security pretty simple
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    “To have any chance of getting to net-zero by 2030, we certainly need a plan that looks a lot more like Sanders’ than Biden’s."
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    Bernie says “no, of course I won’t” apologize to Biden and adds Biden has “for many, many years” talked about cuts or freezes to social security.
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    This is from my interview with Biden at Monday’s Brown & Black forum in Iowa. I asked this because social security is especially important to black voters, who tend to rely on it more heavily for their retirement income than white voters do.
  • . is now surging in the polls as he goes on offense against 's plans for Social Security -- pass it on
  • I was an all-star "Kaboom," "Breakout" and "Space Invaders" player as a kid -- so I am having trouble putting into words how exciting this news is
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    In late 2017 , , & I reported that Republican reps & sens—esp. Bob Corker—were potentially enriching themselves by writing pass-through tax deductions into Trump's tax bill. Now proves they did just that
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    The campaign responds to backlash after posting a video of saying he would “probably vote for Bernie” in the primary. Statement via :
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    “When a politician [like ] endorses benefit freezes, making cost-of-living raises less generous and raising the age of eligibility for benefits, they are cutting people’s Social Security checks, no matter how they try to frame the issue.”
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    "When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security, as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans benefits...And I not only tried it once. I tried it twice, I tried it a third time & I tried it a 4th time," Joe Biden
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    Biden blatantly lied about Social Security at Iowa's Black & Brown Forum this week: Q: "Do you think it's fair though for voters to question your commitment to Social Security when in the past you've proposed a freeze to it?" Biden: "No, I didn't propose a freeze." "You did."
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    It was great joining and on to talk about the Biden-Bernie brawl over Social Security. Watch:
  • Bernie is leading the fight against Donald Trump on Social Security -- and now he's surging in the general election polls against Trump