Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Some Tweets from Naomi Klein


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    Wow - you all made a bestseller in its first week in the world!!! Special love to all the students, teachers + parents who used the book as a primer for the . You are why I write. 💚
  • Yup. Bloomberg=Shock Doctrine in human form.
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    We are all desperately worried about finding the candidate who can take out Donald Trump, and some keep making the argument that we must compromise our values and needs to achieve that. I’ve got good news: With Bernie Sanders, we don’t have to.
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    The escalating debate over “green investment”—what counts, who benefits, who pays the bill—is the political & class conflict of our era. Social movements & political allies must shape the terms of debate, or else green capitalists & their allies will
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    The Walton family is the wealthiest family in America with a net worth of nearly $200 billion. It's time for the Waltons to end their greed, pay a living wage of at least $15 an hour and treat all of their workers with the dignity and the respect they deserve.
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    They're not even pretending anymore. When you are literally giving a candidate's money manager a television platform to attack his client's opponent, it's not an accident -- there is a very deliberate intent at work.
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    Mike Bloomberg just now: "No other Democrat has my record of fighting climate change." Also Mike Bloomberg:
  • Must watch trailer for a powerful forthcoming film , based on game-changing work by It has never been more urgent that we look squarely at the reality of environmental racism. This will be powerful fuel for
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    Rep. says Sen. Sanders inspired her to run for office and explains why she’s endorsing him: “We want to talk about health care... a living wage... women’s rights... he did this when it was least convenient.” “He was fighting for these things since before I was even born.”
  • Your morning dispatch (cuz we don't have oligarchs....)
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    In under 3 years, the United States restructured the entire economy in order to win World War II and defeat fascism. If we could do that, then we can certainly address the climate crisis. With a Green New Deal we can create 20 million good jobs and transform our energy system.
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    the game here is to keep stoking the most trumped-up narrative in politics forever just to score points with whatever choir they’re preaching to, but what’s the argument exactly? That Bernie should issue campaign statements admonishing every rude tweet individually?
  • Signed up and so should you!
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    Sen. Bernie Sanders says that rival Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg doesn't have "the right to buy this election," calling his strategy of skipping the early contests “a bit obscene.”
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    I have never voted for a candidate in my life. But I will be voting for Bernie Sanders in the democratic primary and the general election. If I’m doing that, there are probably tens of millions in that same position. Let me explain why I’m doing this now:
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    🙋🏾‍♀️ Thank you for having our backs, Senator. Cc:
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    Must-watch CNN segment on pushing cuts to Social Security & Medicare - and pushing to make medical care more expensive for low-income families. has always opposed this agenda - he has pushed to expand Social Security & guarantee health care to all.
  • A very important message - and a courage move.
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    I am one of the many women Mike Bloomberg’s company tried to silence through nondisclosure agreements. My story for