Em McKiernan @EmilieMcKiernan Twitter profile

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

“Masks are traumatizing” Cool. My 8 year old explained to me how to hide if the shooting starts while you’re in a bathroom.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Your reminder that Andy Beshear’s children go to public school and have for years. Don’t get Kentucky facts from this Ron DeSantis fan boy.

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@ProudGayGOP

2 months

@EmilieMcKiernan Yeah. He’s so pro-public education that he sends his kids to private school.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

If only there was a pro-public education candidate

Andy Specht

@AndySpecht

2 months

“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro forcefully put his weight behind a Republican-backed proposal to send $100 million to families for private school tuition and school supplies.” Compare that to another VP option, Roy Cooper, who has RAILED AGAINST similar plans in North Carolina.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

Want to fix the teacher shortage? Increase teacher pay. Pay student teachers. Created a multi-year student teaching internship. Lower class size. Increase teacher planning time. What else? 👇👇👇

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

#HeAintFromHere

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

“Schools are being asked to carry the weight of COVID safety!” Yes and we’ve also been asked to carry the weight of poverty, food insecurity, gun control, etc without the public policy that would help us with those things. We just get perpetually punished for the sins of society.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

JD Vance: I’m “from” Kentucky Real Kentuckians:

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

“I want the American people to know what a Kentuckian is and what they look like, cause JD Vance ain't from here.” - @AndyBeshearKY

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

JD Vance pronounces it “hollow”

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

I’m begging y’all to listen to Kentuckians about Kentucky laws and elections. Begging.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Best part of JD Vance ain’t from here dropping today is how many Kentucky folks are finding each other in this hellscape of an app 🥰 And JD Vance ain’t ever gone on vacation in Gatlinburg

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Andy Beshear made sure we knew every single COVID death was a real human being. He told us their names and where they lived. He choked up many times because he knows we are real people going through a hard time and he wanted to protect all of us 💚

Joshua Roberts

@josh_the_red

1 month

@EmilieMcKiernan At the time, I got off of work at 2:30. I'd leave work and come straight home to watch Andy's updates. The way he would talk about every county that lost people on any given day let us know he cared about every Kentuckian.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

If you’re a teacher, you’re gonna love Andy Beshear

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

🗣️🗣️ TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS ARE STUDENT LEARNING CONDITIONS! PASS IT ON 🗣️🗣️

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

I’m just warning folks right now. Do not tell Kentuckians how we deserve this because of how our state votes. No one deserves this. People are dying.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Hey USA, this is our Governor Andy Beshear here in Kentucky. He’s one of us. He’s a good person who shows up for real people. He’s dealt with so much and has been a servant leader the whole time. He’d be an amazing Vice President 💚

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@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

Listen @uofl I think this might work

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

For those outside of Kentucky, during COVID lockdown, Andy Beshear asked us to put green lights on our houses to support victims and healthcare workers and we did. I’m putting my green light back out tonight. I encourage you to do the same if you still have yours. 💚

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Have you all met Andy Beshear’s dog, Winnie? She’s a fixture around the Capitol and even had her own coloring book to show kids around!

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Andy Beshear’s daily briefings were so calming and compassionate that we had viewers from around the world tuning in because he provided a level of comfort people were missing from their own leaders. He’s my pick for VP

Bee Dub Tea 🐈

@erewinweik

2 months

GO back and watch the videos from the beginning of Covid. The way this man managed to calm a whole state, who took responsibility for all his orders, who explained things calmly, whose answer was righteous, whose grief was heartbreaking. Make this man the VP. #TeamAndy

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

12 days

Other American citizens are not your enemy and making your entire personality pissing off your neighbors and fellow countrymen is exceptionally weird. Like you do you but no one is triggered.

Catherine Vitale

@VitaleforBoston

27 days

Seems like a nice day to go trigger some liberals 😘 #MAGA #bospoli #mapoli

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

The #HeAintFromHere hit so hard that the GoodReads and Amazon blurbs about JD Vance’s book no longer mention Kentucky or Appalachia

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

JD Vance’s favorite bourbon is Jack Daniel’s

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Y’all national folks are not ready for the memes we’ve had about Andy Beshear here in Kentucky ✨

James Line

@jameslineky

1 year

When the world stopped this week three years ago, a friend asked me to be co-admin of a little Facebook meme group of folks who looked to Andy Beshear to feel a little safer. It soon grew to 230,000 ppl. Here's a 🧵 of some faves y'all made! This one was from this day in 2020.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

Anyone who thinks teachers are indoctrinating students has clearly never been in charge of getting an entire class logged into the same website before.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

I had a blue state Dem get in my replies and tell me that bourbon and Lincoln are all Kentucky has to offer. Meanwhile we’re offering this

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Have y’all met Andy Beshear’s Lt Gov? Jacqueline Coleman is a life time educator who was pregnant during the first campaign and became the first Lt Gov to give birth in office. Trust KYians when we tell you we want to share Andy Beshear with you and we’ll be in good hands 💚

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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For new folks wondering why I am posting so much about Andy Beshear, I’m a teacher who helped with the campaign back in 2019. Many of us were personally attacked by his opponent Matt Bevin, including me.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Beshear Bros embracing Walz like

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

He did. He claims our people and then abused them. He turned his own Mamaw who loved and raised him into a caricature. I have a degree in literature honey. I don’t speak on books I don’t read. He ain’t been back even when his Mamaw’s home was under water. Stay in Ohio. Like him.

Bobby Reynolds

@BobbyReyno17241

2 months

@EmilieMcKiernan The dude literally never claimed to be a Kentuckian. I assume y’all haven’t read the book. 😂

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Have y’all met Andy Beshear’s wife Britainy? The First Lady of Kentucky is a social worker who uses her role to advocate for children and survivors of domestic violence. She also visits folks with Andy and gives the best hugs 💚💚

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Andy Beshear for VP We’ve got Harlow and Childers 💚

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

In case you want another reason to love Andy Beshear, when he was elected Governor in 2019, he made Kentucky Educators the grand marshals of his inauguration parade. I still have my badge

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

This is the most Kentucky political TikTok I have seen. What would your Mamaw think

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

UAW President explains his support for Andy Beshear or Walz for Veep

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

Normalize teachers wanting to stay in the classroom instead of pursuing an admin position.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

Everyone who works in public education is exhausted. And there's virtually no help coming our way. We're tired. We're drained.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

4 years

I just want to know if the rest of the country is seeing these amazing @GovAndyBeshear protecting Kentucky memes. @oureric this seems up your alley.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Andy Beshear is in Iowa tonight speaking to support public schools ! Andy is a public school graduate and his own kids attend public school here in Kentucky

Adam Peters

@AdamPeters

1 month

Governor @AndyBeshearKY is KILLING it for #KAMALA2024 at the @IADemocrats LJ Dinner!

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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Y’ALL

Greg Bluestein

@bluestein

1 month

Just in: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the top contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, will headline a campaign event in metro Atlanta on Sunday. #gapol

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

As an educator who spent hundreds buying period products for my students, I think it’s real weird folks are calling Walz #TamponTim like it’s a bad thing. Why is providing children with things they need so reprehensible to y’all? Why do you think children should go without?

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 year

Jack Harlow visited more JCPS classrooms today than Kelly Craft and Daniel Cameron have combined 🥴

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

ALL ABOARD THE BESHEAR FOR VEEP TRAIN 🚂🚂🚂

Andy Beshear

@AndyBeshearKY

1 month

No matter what the future holds, Kentucky is my home. That will never change, because I'm one proud Kentuckian.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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This is actually a convenience thing for parents. Schools often step in and provide community and family support like this. Schools also have students get vision tests and dental checks at school. Let’s not demonize something parents actively use and ask for.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

4 years

New rule, if you want to argue about opening schools, you have to sign up to be a substitute teacher. You can apply to sub in JCPS using this link: I look forward to being your colleague!

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

Did we all get the I-71 alert!?

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

You know what we haven’t tried yet that would have an effect on test scores? UNIVERSAL PRE-K.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

4 years

How it started: How it's going:

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

@ProudGayGOP lol no he doesn’t. Stay in Florida and cry about Ron DeSantis wasting your tax dollars battling Disney

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

That’s my Governor!

Andy Beshear

@AndyBeshearKY

1 month

Just walked off the stage with a room full of @iowademocrats and folks let me tell you, I haven't seen this much excitement in the Democratic Party in a long time. And that's because the stakes in this election are so high. 1/2

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

JD Vance has a Christian Laettner jersey

Rob Mattheu 🧑🏻‍💻

@LouSchoolBeat

2 months

#HeAintFromHere -- JD Vance roots for Duke.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Kentucky is all aboard Team Andy and should he pursue anything, we have a capable, amazing, EDUCATOR in the Lt Governor office that can complete his term. For anyone confused on what I meant, I won’t be retweeting incorrect info as context for this. Sorry for the confusion

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@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

Hot take: If you want to raise teacher recruitment, pay student teachers. Unpaid internships are inherently classist.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

5 years

Happy Halloween! I better win this costume contest.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

This is Andy Beshear winning a debate against Trump-endorsed Daniel Cameron #Veepstakes

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

@NoLieWithBTC

11 months

My God. Andy Beshear may have just ended Republican Daniel Cameron’s campaign for Kentucky Governor in a single moment. “Let’s ask him directly. Do you support vouchers? Why will you not answer the question?” ( @SamNewton )

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

We need a Veep pick that is pro-public education like Andy Beshear who will look directly in the camera and tell folks how harmful vouchers are

Kelsie Taggart

@kelsientaggart

11 months

WATCH: @AndyBeshearKY lists out @DanielCameronAG 's record on education. ❌Lied about what teachers say in classrooms ❌Keep illegal cuts to school funding ❌Supports vouchers that take tens of millions from public schools Daniel Cameron does not support public education #KYGov

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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JD Vance has never been eligible to be named a Kentucky Colonel 😼

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Stop telling me JD Vance’s family is buried in Eastern Kentucky when he didn’t even come to see if their graves survived the 2022 flood. You can’t claim a place you refuse to visit or help. He’s from OHIO. #HeAintFromHere

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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For all the out of state folks trying to explain the political landscape of Kentucky and that we aren’t flippable Kentuckians are worth fighting for Please don’t forget about us here. These are the best folks and we love our home 💚

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Isaiah Kim-Martinez

@isaiah_km

1 month

Just now on CBS’ Face the Nation, UAW President Shawn Fain doubled down when asked who he wants as Kamala Harris’ VP… Says Gov. Beshear is his “favorite,” believes a Harris-Beshear ticket “would be unbeatable.”

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@EmilieMcKiernan

10 months

Andy Beshear is beyond ready for the national stage

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@EmilieMcKiernan

10 months

While they’re still counting the margin Andy Beshear will defeat Daniel Cameron by, take a moment to Say Her Name. Breonna Taylor

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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And he’s a Beshear fan ✨

I talk music and music accessories

@tribblez

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My boy on the PBS News stream was going crazy for Not Like Us

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@EmilieMcKiernan

4 years

I'm a 35 year old single mother of two who is a public school teacher. I also now have a will.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

Cellphone service in Eastern Kentucky was bad BEFORE THE FLOOD. Multiple counties didn’t have drinkable water BEFORE THE FLOOD. Folks were abandoned before last Thursday. The needs were there BEFORE. THE. FLOOD.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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@jakefromgeorgia Please elevate Andy! He’s the bestest. Someone incorrectly stated we’d need a special election to replace him but that’s not correct and our Lt. Gov is awesome!

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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The emotional state of Kentuckians waiting for Andy Beshear to appear at the rally in Atlanta on Sunday

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

The only way this video could be better is if he followed up “and he ain’t gonna be your vice president” with BECAUSE I AM and revealed he was wearing a Harris Beshear shirt all along

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@dilemmv

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Andy Beshear is HITTING JD Vance. He’s a damn good attack dog. “So let me be clear. JD Vance ain’t from Kentucky! He ain’t from Appalachia! And he ain’t gonna be your Vice President!” 🔥

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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I keep getting questions in replies asking if Andy Beshear is pro worker so imma just

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@EmilieMcKiernan

8 months

Stop letting politicians be teacher for a day or principal for a day. They leave thinking our jobs are much easier than they are. Have them sign up to sub. Baptize them by fire.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

I know the media team for Shady Vance is having a rough week #HeAintFromHere

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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For folks outside of Kentucky, this is the crowd to see Donald Trump Jr speak and endorse Andy Beshear’s opponent in 2019. Yes Trump’s son could barely get tens of people there to advocate against Andy Beshear

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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He’s been in the Teamsters HQ, the UAW hall, and the KEA HQ that I’ve physically seen him in Because being pro family and pro work means being PRO UNION. And he’s a king for bringing food to a picket line ✨

Kentucky Young Dems🥥🌴

@KyYoungDems

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TBT to when Andy walked the picket line with striking Ford truck plant workers last fall & brought them lunch🥰

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#AndyBeshear

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CBPolitics

@ClistonBrown

1 month

My source in Kentucky informs me that Governor Andy Beshear has gotten additional security detail protection.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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Andy Beshear is pro worker and pro family. That’s why he supports unions because unions keep families and workers safe from corporations

Bill McKay

@McKay4Senate

2 months

In contrast to Shapiro and Kelly’s tepidness on unions Beshear visited a picket line during the UAW strike.

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@ProudGayGOP No I just live here follow local news And I’ve physically seen his kids at public school things. Maybe don’t get your news from Alex Jones and his buddies

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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The entirety of Kentucky Twitter yesterday #HeAintFromHere

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Lower your tone when you talk to me about the flood. My husband had to put our dog in a kayak to swim him to higher ground from the home that was in his family for generations. I’m grateful Andy Beshear continues to prioritize areas affected by tragedy in his role as governor.

Scooter Bentley

@big_beardy_man

1 month

@EmilieMcKiernan @cinciboss Andy was born into a rich family and is worth over $5 million. How much of his personal money has he sent to flood victims? Answer: we don’t know if Andy or JD Vance did. They are all politicians and will give whatever the federal and state government lets them give

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 year

Hi Emily! If your child is scared to tell you something about their identity, that is a you problem not a school problem. You should try to find out why your child is scared of you because they aren’t learning THAT at school.

Emily Carver

@CarverEmily

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Call me old-fashioned, but if I were a parent, I’d quite like to know whether my son, Sam, was showing up at school as Samantha.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 year

We lost a family friend in this shooting so you’re going to need to lower your fucking tone if you talk to me about it.

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Sarah Reese Jones

@PoliticusSarah

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The largest crowd ever seen for a Democratic event showed up to support Kamala Harris in the GOP stronghold of Forsyth County, Georgia.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

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Rooting for JCPS to fail is as bad as y’all rooting for the women’s US team to lose. Why are you rooting for your own community to lose? These kids are on social media and they see what y’all are saying. They see you all hoping their education is rocked with chaos. Do better.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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My spicy take for tonight: With very few exceptions, PDs should be lead by folks who have been consistently in school buildings actually interacting students in a post-COVID world.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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I changed my cover photo. I’m manifesting

Kentucky Young Dems🥥🌴

@KyYoungDems

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thinkin about it

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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For the new followers, I’m not normally this funny. I just have a lot of folks from Eastern Kentucky that I LOVE with my whole soul and JD Vance is actively harmful to an area he claims. He NEVER came here after the flood and I will never forgive that. People are STILL hurting

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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Deep down we are all Kentuckians* *Except JD Vance #HeAintFromHere

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Appodlachia

@appodlachia

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Appalachia will play a huge part in this presidential election. Calling it now.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

1 month

Please. This is the cutest clip of Andy and Britainy Beshear 😭 And yes we have a bunch of miniatures of our FLOKYs in our state Capitol 💃

James Line

@jameslineky

8 months

LMAO she was so real for this..

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

I don’t know what Kentucky Memers need to hear this but you can just use all the 2020 memes and replace COVID with JD Vance

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@EmilieMcKiernan

3 years

Remember when legislators trusted teachers enough to have guns? Now we’re on lists and they’re trying to put cameras on us to make sure we’re not teaching history.

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@EmilieMcKiernan

2 years

This man was governor as COVID started. Was hung in effigy over COVID protocols. Saw his family’s home devastated by tornados. Now he’s governor through the floods. I’m really proud to have knocked doors and campaigned for him. God bless him.

Matt Jones

@KySportsRadio

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This is so sad and it’s not over. Beshear on where we are

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

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I’m sorry but JD Vance walking towards the press who were there for VP Harris is the cringiest thing I’ve ever seen. And I taught 9th graders for ELEVEN YEARS. More awkward than any Valentines behavior on my hallway. Bless

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@EmilieMcKiernan

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You can’t be doing that, JD #HeAintFromHere

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@EmilieMcKiernan

4 years

I'm not telling y'all who to vote for ... but I'm telling y'all I'm voting for @Booker4KY

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@EmilieMcKiernan

4 years

Please don't boycott Kentucky. It makes it harder for those of us on the ground fighting. My home is not a lost cause. Kentucky is worth fighting for.

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Em McKiernan

@EmilieMcKiernan

2 months

Imagine the VP debate being JD Vance vs Andy Beshear