Saturday, January 11, 2020

Some Tweets from Rebecca Traister


  •  Pinned Tweet
     15 Sep 2019
    A good morning for reading suggestions to help process fury. Because I wrote it, I’ll start with my book, Good and Mad, about the history & political power of women’s anger, now in paperback (& on sale in hardcover). BUT WAIT THERE’S LOTS MORE:
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     11 hours ago
    Eagle: I represent the values of America. Vulture: Hold my beer.
    🚨 SCOOP via .: 300 vultures are disrupting CBP communications along the US-Mexico border by covering a radio tower in piss and shit.
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  •   Retweeted
     11 hours ago
    🚨NEW IOWA POLL RESULTS 🚨 Sanders: 20 Warren: 17 Buttigieg: 16 Biden: 15 Klobuchar: 6 Yang: 5 Booker: 3 Gabbard: 2 Steyer: 2 MOE: +/- 3.7% We are 24 days away from the caucuses.
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  •   Retweeted
     15 hours ago
    How about some unambiguously welcome 2020 news? Yes? have put together a presidential forum on the importance of the federal judiciary and the threat the takeover of said judiciary poses to our rights.
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  •   Retweeted
     14 hours ago
    This thread embodies what is wrong with so many people that have power in criminal justice reform. It’s weird. It’s misleading. Its myopic. Here’s why:
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 9
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  •   Retweeted
     17 hours ago
    +1 to every word of this, .! And I can't wait to read .'s book.
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  •   Retweeted
     19 hours ago
    props to for linking these things when the media hadn't
    Quite the nugget in this WSJ story ---> "Mr. Trump, after the strike, told associates he was under pressure to deal with Gen. Soleimani from GOP senators he views as important supporters…
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  •   Retweeted
     21 hours ago
    It was always pure species-ism to assume that humans were the only animal capable of recognizing the truth of Marxism-Leninism.
    Iran May Have a Fleet of Communist Killer Dolphins
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 9
    Please read my piece making the case from the left for Elizabeth Warren: One reader told me it caused her mom to switch from Buttigieg to Warren!
    So, the mayor of South Bend really is going to be a top 3 contender for the Democratic nomination huh
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  •  Jan 9
    Silly/goofy/embarrassing behavior is human. Whether you find it endearing or repellent depends a lot on who you recognize and don't recognize as fully human (often tied to whether or not you see yourself--definitely a human--reflected in the person doing the behavior).
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 9
    Both Warren and Sanders do goofy things. Every presidential candidate does! Whether people see this stuff as "phony" or "driven by advisers" is pretty subjective, and in Warren's case, often gendered.
    Replying to @daveweigel @adamjohnsonNYC
    Sure Dave then there's this, really endearing
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  •  Jan 9
    This is a good reaction to not getting an endorsement:
    It's going to take bold plans and a grassroots movement fighting together to defeat the climate crisis. I'm grateful for 's leadership in this fight, and I'm proud to fight alongside them for a that rebuilds our economy powered by 100% clean energy.
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 9
    There's this saying: "wins don't stay won" when it comes to civil rights. No better example of that than what's going on with FL voters right now. with the full story:
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  •  Jan 9
    A thoughtful reported piece about Democratic primary scenarios/strategizing on the left. Re Warnie/Berren question, it seems clear that Berren is from Middle Earth and Warnie is a large cartoon dog. I'm pretty sure that your preference says everything about your left bona fides.
    At some point, Warren and Sanders will need to unite their bases to defeat the corporate wing of the party. I wrote for about the organizers preparing for that moment:
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 8
    In case y'all needed another reason to love -- one time a young man in a photo line at an event in Indiana decided to tell her he had gone on a date with me. Her response: "Only *one* date? You're missing out, that's all I'm gonna say."
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    “You’re too good for him!” - in dumping guys who ghost. I want Elizabeth Warren to give me boy advice everyda…
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 8
    . telling it like it is. Our bail system is racist and classist. Allowing people to stay in their homes with access to housing, employment, to health care, doesn't come at the expense of safety, it is the source of safety.
    Our cash bail system is a disgrace that disproportionately hurts Black, Brown and poor Americans. New York did the right thing by reforming its bail law and must not go backwards.…
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  •   Retweeted
     Jan 8
    We need to make sure that we are working together so that none of these incredibly important bail reforms are rolled back. Great to see ’s support!
    Cash bail is an unreasonably punitive and financially burdensome system that disproportionately victimizes Black and Brown communities. Rolling back these reforms would blatantly disregard the voices of New Yorkers who voted to end it.














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