Take a look at the example below. Language like this subtly but pervasively reinforces the science-denying myth that people’s safety from crime is dependent on more cops/surveillance/weapons and not on housing, health, education, pollution, inequality reduction, etc. pic.twitter.com/YuUt36fgV8
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) August 9, 2022
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Wall Street has donated over $2,000,000 to Kyrsten Sinema since 2017.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 10, 2022
She single-handedly stopped Democrats from addressing a corrupt tax break for hedge-fund managers and private equity executives.
Could there be a clearer example of how big money corrupts our democracy?
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Repeat after me: Get Big Money out of politics.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 13, 2022
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Repeat after me: Get Big Money out of politics.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 13, 2022
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose interests she has staunchly defended in Congress, an @AP review of campaign finance disclosures found. https://t.co/mhlOhQZzTa
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 13, 2022
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Military budget: $840 billion
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) July 24, 2022
Semiconductors: $52 billion
Police expansion: $37 billion
Climate change: $2 billion pic.twitter.com/D319FgOfwC
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Nancy Pelosi’s husband buys millions worth of chip-manufacturing company stock ahead of chip-manufacturing bill vote
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) July 18, 2022
Her spokesperson responded, “The Speaker does not own any stocks. As you can see…these transactions are marked ‘SP’ for Spouse.”https://t.co/w0lveUPV2J
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Dems and climate activists are shocked and angry after Manchin rejected climate and energy investments under a party-line spending package.
— POLITICO (@politico) July 15, 2022
They’re blasting the senator’s move as one that would doom not just Biden’s agenda but the future of the planet. https://t.co/7CNom7Ts1O
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220-207: The House passes the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the $740 billion tax, healthcare, and climate bill to President Biden’s desk.
— The Recount (@therecount) August 12, 2022
The vote is the culmination of more than a year of negotiation among Democrats. pic.twitter.com/qRVjyJU2ao