December 31, 2021 by V Leigh

A note to Democrats who blame progressives after losing an election

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— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) December 8, 2021

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Jen Psaki laughing at the idea of free tests in the middle of a pandemic stuck in my head like a recurring nightmare.
— Jack Califano (@jackcalifano) December 7, 2021

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A note to Democrats who blame progressives after losing an election:

Forcing millions to start paying student loans again and cutting off the Child Tax Credit at the start of an election year is not a winning strategy.

We’re warning you now, don’t point fingers in November.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) December 13, 2021

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September 2, 2021 by V Leigh

@samswey Republicans have spent the past year blaming Democrats for rising murder rates. Yet more Americans die from Covid every 4 days as the total increase in murders reported last year. Scale of death fueled by GOP is astronomical, everything else a drop in the bucket by comparison.

BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Biden’s moratorium on tenant evictions by 6-3 vote.
— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) August 27, 2021

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Jeff Bezos net worth in 2009: $6,800,000,000
Jeff Bezos net worth in 2021: $191,300,000,000

Federal minimum wage in 2009: $7.25
Federal minimum wage in 2021: $7.25

If this doesn’t convince you our economy is rigged, nothing will.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 26, 2021

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Military discipline has a racial bias problem that threatens national security. : NPR https://t.co/3I4czlFxlr
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 22, 2021

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is this a joke pic.twitter.com/EjW0GWcwWG
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) September 1, 2021

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I’ve had COVID 4 times. Twice last year despite lockdown. Wife was sick for 6 months. 2nd time damaged my vision and hearing. Vaccinated June. Had Delta in July anyway and sick again now from kids at school

It’s no f’ing joke, but people treat it like one. Mask up and stay home https://t.co/jtO0mqkxvX
— Benj Edwards (@benjedwards) September 1, 2021

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This is a fucking nightmare https://t.co/eABqaNZmFB
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) August 31, 2021

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It is long past time to get rid of the filibuster. We cannot let Mitch McConnell and his wealthy donors veto everything. The American people elected Democratic majorities to get things done.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 31, 2021

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Last year, there were an estimated 4,000 additional murders vs previous years. On August 30 alone, there were 1,725 Covid deaths. This week averaged 1,348 deaths per day. https://t.co/5A93d1qHIB pic.twitter.com/n7LvLD28Vr
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 31, 2021

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Republicans have spent the past year blaming Democrats for rising murder rates. Yet more Americans die from Covid every *4 days* as the total increase in murders reported last year. Scale of death fueled by GOP is astronomical, everything else a drop in the bucket by comparison. https://t.co/anpB1ubfU7
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 31, 2021

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June 23, 2021 by V Leigh

Policy and Protest

Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith used her 3-minute speech to attack Texas’ new restrictive abortion law after making a last-minute speech switch.
It’s now gone viral. Tonight on @wfaa, you’ll get to hear from her about everything that’s happened since. pic.twitter.com/ShRwHZjDbZ
— William Joy (@WilliamJoy) June 2, 2021

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Now that we’ve celebrated Juneteenth, it’s time to:

– Pass reparations
– End the War on Drugs
– End voter suppression
– End police violence
– Fund housing
– Fund education
– Fund health care
– Teach the truth about our history

We need full liberation along with celebration.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) June 21, 2021

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The same week Congress passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, conservatives across the country are trying to pass legislation banning education about race in schools. @MTVNEWS’ @Dometi_ has what you #NeedToKnow. pic.twitter.com/7czIkAMG1r
— MTV (@MTV) June 19, 2021

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After Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping voting rights bill to counter a wave of state-level ballot restrictions, Democrats reaffirmed their resolve to fight in Congress for voting protections. https://t.co/BC0RITbxQy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 23, 2021

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June 2, 2021 by V Leigh

Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill

#Georgia‘s new law, #SB202, broadly restricts when & how voters cast ballots –– And it would even criminalize orgs like @GAMVP for passing out refreshments to voters in line.

For Georgia’s Muslim community, the new law is painful, confusing & discouraging.https://t.co/zSkaR0K8zv
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 2, 2021

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The [#PalmBeach County school] district is acting as if its casual abuse of a tool for emergency mental health situations is nobody’s business but theirs.

They couldn’t be more wrong”––The Palm Beach Post wrote, citing our #CostlyAndCruel Baker Act report:https://t.co/zcAeAfaxei
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 12, 2021

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Thread, on how Louisiana pays for public defense via fines and fees imposed on the convicted—you read that (mind-blowing) sentence correctly—and the current rapid push to make things… even worse. https://t.co/bZJuF6STLU
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) May 7, 2021

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This is quite a sentence. https://t.co/ExPAkbYuKl pic.twitter.com/R94wlQGnQq
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) May 19, 2021

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In our 2019 #WhoseHeritage? report, we identified 114 Confederate symbols that had been removed since the #Charleston attack — and 1,747 that still stood.

Many of these monuments are protected by state laws in the former Confederate states.

Read more:https://t.co/IVNHjcZdwt
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 23, 2021

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Teen students across the U.S are asking administrators to change school names that honor Confederate figures.

Confederate symbols honor a white supremacist system based upon the enslavement of Black people.

Learn about the campaigns to #ChangeTheNames:https://t.co/qA8oNJ0F9W
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 23, 2021

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Heavy day: In 2007 I proposed “a Legacy Project focused on recognizing the history of lynching in public spaces on the Eastern Shore.” Today a plaque was unveiled just off the courthouse lawn in Salisbury, MD where Matthew Williams was lynched in 1931. pic.twitter.com/Ue49ph2dff
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 22, 2021

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NEWS: MEMBERS of the U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement to members of Congress expressing “profound disappointment” with McConnell and McCarthy’s positions on the Jan. 6 commission, citing the “trauma” that officers endured that day. pic.twitter.com/CRweVhIAnD
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) May 19, 2021

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For the life of me I’ll never understand how so many people hate immigrants who pay taxes, but admire billionaires who don’t.
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) May 20, 2021

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Racists covered up Tulsa & now they are trying to cover up an insurrection. Cover up rather than pulling off the covers is how America has responded to racism far too often.
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) May 28, 2021

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Today, Texas legislators advanced a bill attacking the right to vote. It’s yet another assault on our democracy. Congress needs to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

We need to make it easier for eligible voters to vote. Not harder.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 30, 2021

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“The new Texas voter suppression bill violates both the constitutional rights of Texans and the Voting Rights Act. It places unnecessary burdens on people’s right to vote, without any reason other than adherence to the ‘big lie.’”https://t.co/BDq2tXFKTy
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 30, 2021

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Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill ahead of midnight deadlinehttps://t.co/9Wy0WkyVwn
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 31, 2021

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April 8, 2021 by V Leigh

Georgia Voting Law

What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does – The New York Times https://t.co/nmxgohHCh3
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 2, 2021

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Georgia lawmaker Park Cannon, who was arrested after knocking on the door where Gov. Brian Kemp was signing the law restricting voting rights, says she is now facing 8 years in prison after being charged with 2 felonies. https://t.co/8f1UV57qwc
— Taniel (@Taniel) April 2, 2021

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Is Texas the next Georgia? Things are moving in that direction.

SB 7 would limit extended early voting hours, prohibit drive-thru voting & make it illegal for local election officials to proactively send vote by mail applications, even if voters qualify.https://t.co/xWWfSfmd0B
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) April 2, 2021

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A coordinated wave of racist lawmaking by white extremists in 47 state capitols simultaneously. https://t.co/TKOSXGGrQC
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 2, 2021

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MLB announces it will move 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new voting restrictions.

“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.”https://t.co/ZUl8AkO21q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 2, 2021

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3 ways companies can help fight Georgia’s restrictive new voting law https://t.co/SMPRn5U2HK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 3, 2021

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There’s been ridiculous attempt by GOP to claim new Georgia law isn’t voter suppression

It restricts voting access in more than a dozen ways

It gives GOP unprecedented power to subvert election results

And it’s based directly on Trump‘s Big Lie https://t.co/GxY5sBoSoa
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 8, 2021

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‘Oh, boo-hoo, cancel culture’ — Watch CNN’s @DonLemon expertly roast Trump for telling his supporters to boycott companies that are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting restrictions pic.twitter.com/NFVlCc8s0L
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 8, 2021

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March 31, 2021 by V Leigh

Georgia’s Voter Suppression Law – White Supremacy At Work

All our efforts should be around making it easier to exercise the foundational right to vote. Instead, Georgia and many other states are attempting to put up roadblocks. Let’s call it what it is: a clear effort to disenfranchise and disempower voters.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 26, 2021

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They can deny it all they want, but there’s only one reason why Georgia Republicans are trying to get rid of voting on weekends:

To suppress the votes of everyone who isn’t white. https://t.co/umFpuAobGc
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) March 22, 2021

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The bedrock of our Democracy is the right to vote in free and fair elections. Republicans are against that.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 18, 2021

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‘This is Jim Crow in new clothes’ — Georgia Sen. @ReverendWarnock took on voter suppression during his first floor speech pic.twitter.com/rEdIHTuuqN
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 27, 2021

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Calls for economic boycott grow after Georgia adopts voter restrictions. https://t.co/VqzHUCH1IL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 27, 2021

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The Republican voting restrictions in Georgia will have an outsize impact on Black voters, who make up roughly one-third of the state’s population and vote overwhelmingly Democratic. https://t.co/GlWxcrDNAP
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 27, 2021

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Georgia governor offended that racist anti-voter law is being called racist. https://t.co/vcPE42ixyY
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) March 27, 2021

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Georgia Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested for knocking on GOP Gov. Brian Kemp’s office door while he signed a sweeping elections bill into law.

“We’re going to fight this,” Cannon’s attorney says https://t.co/j12vQx3QGy
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 27, 2021

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Every single Republican in the state of Georgia is causing irreparable harm to our democracy. They passed a bill passed on lies — to appease a one-term President that doesn’t even like the Governor, LG, or SOS. https://t.co/uvSKQvcyQi
— Bee Nguyen 🐝 (@BeeForGeorgia) March 28, 2021

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“If you want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness, nothing to do with decency, they passed a law saying you can’t provide water for people standing in line while they’re waiting to vote.” Thank you @POTUS for condemning this atrocity. https://t.co/WEG9jRICCC
— Alex Padilla (@AlexPadilla4CA) March 27, 2021

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We thought all the signs were gone, but the sign(ing), in my home state of #Georgia, of the #SB202 #VoterSuppression bill, with all white men gathered in front of a painting of an old plantation, indicates that the #JimCrow signs are still here. pic.twitter.com/7B6PwyK10y
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) March 27, 2021

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That painting in the back? A notorious slave plantation in Wilkes County, GA.

White supremacy at work. https://t.co/n3wTZNbXEP
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) March 27, 2021

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March 5, 2021 by V Leigh

Voting

Georgia Senate Republicans just introduced sweeping new voter suppression bill that repeals no-excuse absentee voting & requires witness signature + photocopy of voter ID for mail ballots. This is really ugly
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 23, 2021

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“A lie cloaked in the seductive appeal of election integrity has weakened access to democracy for millions by promoting voter suppression.” –@staceyabrams #ForThePeopleAct pic.twitter.com/cTL7XViTRX
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) February 26, 2021

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In 2013 Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act & unleashed wave of voter suppression in states like GA TX NC

Now GOP pushing 253 new voting restrictions in 43 states & trying to kill what’s left of VRA before SCOTUS tmrw

This is huge threat to democracy https://t.co/DRVt1GxdYE
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 1, 2021

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“What was really upsetting about the 2020 election was that there was very little attempt to hide the racialized nature of voter suppression efforts,” said @myrna_perez_ on @MorningEdition. https://t.co/uR5KK02Zv5
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) March 2, 2021

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Our democratic values are under siege nationwide. Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act & the For The People Act to ensure all Americans may have a say in our politics.#VoterSuppression will not be tolerated, all politicians pushing these measures must be removed. https://t.co/FEtbQCFran
— Ryan Deitsch (@Ryan_Deitsch) March 2, 2021

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Republicans have already introduced 253 bills in 43 states to suppress the right to vote.

We must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The stakes could not be higher.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 1, 2021

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URGENT: We just found out that the House will vote tomorrow on my and @MondaireJones’ amendment to restore the right to vote to people who are incarcerated.

5.2 million people are barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement. Tell your representative this can’t wait.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) March 2, 2021

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Here is the state of the Democratic Party today: a whopping 119 DEMOCRATS just voted AGAINST restoring voting rights to people in prison. Congress Member @CoriBush heroically tried to add this provision to HR 1. Her own party failed her. We still have so much to teach Democrats. pic.twitter.com/71TYUnTfEb
— Udi Ofer (@UdiACLU) March 2, 2021

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Voters should get to pick their lawmakers, not the other way.

We must pass the #ForThePeopleAct to end gerrymandering, expand voting rights, and crack down on political corruption. If it’s obstructed by McConnell we must end the filibuster to get it done. https://t.co/EAIwir2JzK
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) March 5, 2021

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Opinion: We need a national crusade against Jim Crow voting laws https://t.co/02pEukJTKo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 4, 2021

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February 21, 2021 by V Leigh

This impeachment trial was a referendum on white supremacist violence.

This impeachment trial was a referendum on white supremacist violence.

43 Republican senators confirmed they condone it. They enable it. They must be expelled.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) February 13, 2021

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The impeachment trial was not just about Trump’s speech on January 6. It was about whether we remain a democracy or move toward authoritarianism: big lies, racism, divisiveness, violence and one-man rule. That’s what the trial was about and that’s what 43 Republicans voted for.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 14, 2021

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Trump’s attorney got laughed at on the Senate floor during day 5 of Trump’s second impeachment trial pic.twitter.com/ul1wqYUASd
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 17, 2021

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“Trump’s acquittal exposed a republic in peril,” writes @DavidAFrench https://t.co/r45svQOWe9
— TIME (@TIME) February 16, 2021

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Read Donald Trump’s full statement on Mitch McConnell, his first since impeachment https://t.co/fC5YamI2xv
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 16, 2021

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WATCH: Impeachment manager Plaskett says GOP senators privately told her she “made the case” against Trump https://t.co/fcL7JH6lU8 pic.twitter.com/Gga7c93nfi
— The Hill (@thehill) February 16, 2021

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“At least 57 GOP State And Local Officials Were At The Capitol Insurrection… Almost all of them are resisting calls to resign.”https://t.co/HlAGxwf4Oc
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) February 16, 2021

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February 6, 2021 by V Leigh

The House removed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her 2 committee assignments over her history of trafficking racist, anti-Semitic and baseless conspiracies and promoting political violence

House Removes Far-Right Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene from Committees https://t.co/9dxuxaPON0
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) February 6, 2021

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JUST IN: The House removed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her 2 committee assignments over her history of trafficking racist, anti-Semitic and baseless conspiracies and promoting political violence.https://t.co/9Cu0K1JIq6
— NPR (@NPR) February 5, 2021

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer displays post of Marjorie Taylor Greene post holding a gun next to image of Democratic lawmakers.

“This is an AR-15 in the hands of Ms. Greene…Look at that image and tell me what message you think it sends.” https://t.co/NBf7xW09WK pic.twitter.com/e7ClsQYZhC
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 4, 2021

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“This is about whether it is okay to hold an assault rifle next to Members’ heads in a campaign ad.”

“This is about whether it is okay to encourage the murder of the Speaker of the House.” –@IlhanMN on removing Marjorie Taylor Greenepic.twitter.com/U9cdoAvB2S
— Justice Democrats (@justicedems) February 4, 2021

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“On my very first day of orientation, I got my first death threat.” –@RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/ScWStkNjYr
— Justice Democrats (@justicedems) February 5, 2021

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Wow….Rep Dean Phillips talking about how he realized his colleagues of color in Congress would not be able to blend in if the insurrectionists had reached the House Floor. https://t.co/15gkKoX2rw
— Atima Omara (@atima_omara) February 5, 2021

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“They’re not ‘The Squad’ They’re Ilhan. They are Alexandria. And they’re Rashida. They are people. They are our colleagues … this is an AR-15” — Steny Hoyer printed out one of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incendiary tweets pic.twitter.com/pXOmMtyrFs
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2021

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “So now I have a lot of free time on my hands.” https://t.co/6QJwrDB6qO pic.twitter.com/ao3ScB9OYr
— The Hill (@thehill) February 6, 2021

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February 3, 2021 by V Leigh

Covid and Vaccine

A teacher’s dying wish was for people to wear masks during the pandemic. 3 Cobb County, GA educators have died during COVID. At a school board meeting Thursday, 2 board members & the superintendent refused to wear masks even during a moment of silence. A staff member responds: pic.twitter.com/QR75zdzQXP
— Brendan Keefe (@BrendanKeefe) January 22, 2021

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Timely reminder from ⁦@vanbadham⁩ that wage stagnation and poverty results in poor health, increased inequality and adverse social outcomes.
Decades of pandering to business and reducing bargaining rights coming home to roost! Fair IR laws needed. https://t.co/fMfU7UAC39
— Doug Cameron (@DougCameron51) January 25, 2021

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Learning disability vaccine plea: ‘Don’t leave us to rot’ – BBC News: As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that many people with learning disabilities have been missed out.
More on this story on ⁦@BBCNews⁩ tonight. https://t.co/pe2ILGL42S
— Nikki Fox BBC (@FoxNikkiFox) January 24, 2021

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I was out on the street last week and only met one person who is adamant about refusing the vaccine. The rest had questions or are trying to figure out how to get it. Read my perspective on #vaccineacceptance https://t.co/3NXDyCZPn2
— Lisa Fitzpatrick,MD (@askdrfitz) January 23, 2021

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In all 16 states reporting COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity, the share among Black people is smaller than their share of cases.

We need the proper information across all states to determine the best course of action to ensure equity in access to and uptake of the vaccine. https://t.co/FoSErymVVx
— Latoya Hill (@hill_latoya) January 22, 2021

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If the GOP was ok with 400,000 dead Americans, it’s not surprising they’re ok with a president inciting a coup that left 5 dead
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 26, 2021

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The 22 year old startup CEO, who was somehow put in charge of Philly’s covid-19 vaccine distribution, admits to stealing doses for his buddies https://t.co/QlAtDFiu8W pic.twitter.com/CprcoJcgrm
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) January 29, 2021

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A powerful winter storm pummeled much of the Northeastern U.S. on Monday, canceling flights, shutting down parts of the nation’s largest subway and postponing the distribution of some coronavirus vaccines.https://t.co/KR88ZOskxR pic.twitter.com/92AMKiBjl3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 1, 2021

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On Jan. 13 — after members tested positive for COVID-19 after being locked down with her on Jan. 6 — Marjorie Taylor Greene came up from behind me, loud and unmasked. I called out to her to put hers on.

Her staff yelled at me, “Stop inciting violence with Black Lives Matter.” pic.twitter.com/GtN5AmGrkO
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 29, 2021

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A note to Democrats who blame progressives after losing an election

@samswey Republicans have spent the past year blaming Democrats for rising murder rates. Yet more Americans die from Covid every 4 days as the total increase in murders reported last year. Scale of death fueled by GOP is astronomical, everything else a drop in the bucket by comparison.

Policy and Protest

Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill

Georgia Voting Law

Georgia’s Voter Suppression Law – White Supremacy At Work

Voting

This impeachment trial was a referendum on white supremacist violence.

The House removed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her 2 committee assignments over her history of trafficking racist, anti-Semitic and baseless conspiracies and promoting political violence

Covid and Vaccine