I refused to wear Nike gear because of their sweatshop abuses and lost my college coaching job for this. Moved to Indonesia to live with Nike factory workers.
Just saw the trailer for
#AIRMovie
and I’m wondering if
@BenAffleck
, Matt Damon,
@batemanjason
, etc. are willing to tell this👇🏼👇🏾👇🏻side of the Nike/Jordan “success” story? Or will they respond just like Phil Knight did when I confronted him (15:25min)?
@BradWalsh
@AOC
My family has owned a working class Irish tavern for 37 years. Want to know where America is at? Get behind the bar and listen. We need more working class bartenders (and electricians, teachers, carpenters, janitors, etc) and fewer lawyers & millionaires on Capitol Hill.
I am in the middle class. I pay $9,836.52 a year for my private healthcare plan. Under
@BernieSanders
'
#Medicare4All
plan, I will instead pay 4% of my gross income or $3,906.88 a year. I will save $5,929.64. The middle class will save money with
#Medicare4All
.
#BerniesTaxCuts
I am in the middle class. I pay $9,836.52 a year for my private healthcare plan. Under
@BernieSanders
'
#Medicare4All
plan, I will instead pay 4% of my gross income or $3,906.88 a year. I will save $5,929.64. The middle class will save money with
#Medicare4All
.
@JoeBiden
is lying.
Ted, what you say now is…
“I would like to retract this tweet below. It was completely factually wrong. It was a mistake for me to share it and I apologize to my constituents and all the citizens of the United States.”
Man up.
@DanPriceSeattle
I founded and ran a small NGO for 15 years. Our donor base was largely made up of working class and middle-class supporters. The rich rarely gave. Same when I do mutual aid efforts now. People who know what it’s like to not have are always more generous in supporting the poor.
@MichaelaOkla
Yes. And as one whose family has owned a tavern for 40 years, I would offer that the reality of being constantly connected to work and not being done at 5pm has killed the post-work “happy hour” and all the socializing and decompressing that went with it. Not a good development.
@DLeeStudio
@shaunking
@WW2TV
She does. America has been defined by institutional racism since the founding of the Republic. Until we get really honest about this, own it as a nation, and address is structurally, women like this, and more importantly systemic racial injustice, will continue to define America.
@grescoe
@fakedansavage
A truly “developed” country, in the spiritual/intellectual sense, would have no rich. Why? Because the the needs of the poor would take precedence over any wants/hoarding by the rich and this way of thinking and acting would be considered normal as opposed to radical.
Why do I support
@BernieSanders
? Because since the day I met him 18 years ago, I have watched him fight on the right side of the issues, even when, & most especially when, to do so was politically unpopular. He will do the same in the White House. Why do you support
#Bernie2020
?
@DanPriceSeattle
Agreed. And as someone whose family has owned a tavern for 39 years, I can tell you this - it’s NEVER just about their cold fries when they’re being an asshole. Cold fries can be fixed in 3 mins. It’s about whatever emotional shit they walked in the door with.
1. Add lightsaber and Jedi robes to Christmas list.
2. Get in touch with
@HamillHimself
, he had to know about this.
3. I guess contact
@GeorgeTakei
too, cover all bases.
May the Force be with us. :)
Former Israeli space
#security
chief Haim Eshed has revealed that aliens from a "Galactic Federation" have been in contact with the US and
#Israel
for years, but humanity isn't ready to know this.
Or so he claims.
Reporting by
@AaronReich
Nearly 5 MILLION VIEWS. 5 million views of a homemade
@BernieSanders
campaign ad that has $0 ad buy money behind it. All grassroots and viral. Have you seen it? No? Click below, watch it, and share it.
My God, this is why I love
@BernieSanders
. Watch this speech. And this was when less than 3% of the nation knew who he was. He fought these fights when most weren’t listening, simply because it was the right thing to do.
I run my family’s small Irish tavern & make $85K a year. I start our new dishwashers out at $13 an hour and get them up to $15 as quickly as I can. Our annual profits are razor thin - if they exist at all in any given year. If my mom and I can do this,
#McDonald
’s certainly can.
If McDonald’s has enough money to buy back $22 billion of its own stock, it damn well has enough money to pay all its workers at least $15 an hour. I'm proud to stand with striking McDonald's workers in the fight for $15 and a union.
Taxpayers paid $8,000 each of OUR tax money to wage the $2 trillion dollar war in Iraq. Congress easily funds the killing of brown people for oil, but helping Americans who are being crushed by the COVID economy is only worth paying out $600 each of OUR tax money.
#StimulusChecks
I am wondering if any of these Senators, who currently make $174K a year, who have healthcare, annual allowances, pension, family death gratuity, free parking, etc., and most of whom have net worth in the millions, are willing to live on the federal min wage of $7.25 for a year?
Amen. I run a small family business (Irish Tavern). I am 3 years ahead of the phase-in for the $15 minimum wage here in NJ. If I can do this, especially in the midst of a pandemic where bars are getting crushed, Walmart, McDonald's etc. certainly can. It's about values.
"it doesn't affect me if companies pay low wages"
In reality, you're paying for it. Over 50% of people on food stamps are actively working. The leading employers are Walmart, McDonald's and Amazon.
As taxpayers, you're subsidizing corporations to pay literal poverty wages.
@GrahamAllen_1
@JoeBiden
Is your family still in the wagon wheel business? Or are they cranking out model-ts? Did you post your tweet from your Commodore 64? It’s called progress. Coal needs to be part of our dirty fuel past. We need clean energy & clean energy jobs. Why is this so difficult to grasp?
I am a progressive. Tonight I had a conversation with a Trump supporter at my bar. Here’s how it went. 👇🏼👇🏻👇🏾 It is exchanges like this that make me firm in my belief that we need more independent and third party Americans in elected office.
@WalshFreedom
@AndrewYang
Tragic update from Al Shifa hospital, with a doctor killed and others pinned down by IDF fire:
"Dr Hammam Alloh, physician in nephrology at Al Shifa hospital, has been killed by an airstrike this morning with his father in their house, next to Al Shifa hospital. His mother who
@RepBrianMast
@JacksonLeeTX18
Brian, I just read Rep. Lee’s explanation of what actually happened here. You clearly made a mistake in your characterization of the event and it is misleading. Are you going to man up an issue a retraction/apology? Your honor and word are on the line on this one.
@AdamBienkov
Did he go in and speak with them? Ask them their names, let them know he’s their representative? Try to find out what their story is & what kind of help they need? Having also served in a city with a lot of poor families, I could easily explain this dynamic to him. Does he care?
Just had a conversation with a baby boomer friend. She expressed her fear of
@BernieSanders
being the nominee. I walked her through the numbers - our donors, volunteers, Bernie’s head-to-head polls with Trump, how we pay for M4A, tuition-free college, etc. She’s not afraid now.
This man,
#JacobBlake
was unarmed and gunned down in front of his children tonight by police. He’s fighting for his life right now. This is why
@Kaepernick7
kneels. This is why we march and chant
#BlackLivesMatter
and
#DefundThePolice
. Is this graphic enough for you America?
@NinaStrohminger
It was ignorance like this that caused me to go live with Nike factory workers on $1.25 a day in an Indonesian slum and to bring that story to hundreds and hundreds of schools, including UPENN, over the last 20+ years. Clearly, the work continues.
@WalshFreedom
I used to tell my HS students, “your opinions are only as good as the facts you have to back them up.” You can find all the facts you need here Joe.
👇🏼👇🏾👇🏻
Spoiler alert: The facts do NOT support your opinion Mr. Walsh.
@rejaniced
I was a supportive partner of a woman who chose to have an abortion. I went to Catholic school for 18 years. I hold a masters degree in theology. I taught religion at three Catholic high schools. Was it a difficult decision for her? Yes. Was it the right decision? Yes.
#youknowme
President Carter was/is the only US President to give an honest assessment of the apartheid reality for Palestinians. This is worth 2 minutes of your time.
When Jimmy Carter wrote “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” he faced blowback. I read it in 2007. Here is a snippet from an interview he did on MSNBC. Powerful. Yes, I recommend the book.
“Jim Keady, the pro-Bernie Sanders tavern owner from Spring Lake who was once told by Governor Chris Christie to ‘sit down and shut up,’ intends to run for the 4th District Congressional seat again in 2020.”
@peterdaou
@NaomiAKlein
@ninaturner
#Keady2020
@airmovie
Let’s not forget that Phil Knight built the
#Nike
empire on the backs of mostly young women of color in brutal sweatshops. I know because I went and lived with Nike workers after losing my D1 coaching job for standing up against Nike’s sweatshop abuses.👇🏼
@tomwatson
And solid childish attempt at trying to label someone who has fair criticisms of Biden as a Trump supporter. Do you know who you sound similar to when you do that? Trump supporters. Simplistic, dishonest, binary thinking.
Please watch this video. This is why I’ve supported and believed in
@BernieSanders
since I first met him nearly two decades ago. He has been consistently fighting for justice his entire political life. No compromises to big donors or corporations. 100% on the side of the people.
I don’t agree with much of what Ms. Owens says, but on this point, she’s right. Elected Republicans could care less about black Americans & elected Dems only feign caring when they need the black vote to win. Dems throw money & jobs at certain “leaders,” get the votes and ghost.
@Biaggi4NY
First, I believe your assessment of her comments is wildly off the mark. She’s basically telling people to not waste time/face potential repercussions for pulling down posters. Second, I’m unsure about your “always, always, always” comment. I’ve had one prior interaction w/ you.
I am a sexual assault survivor. When Prof Ford was being bashed, I wrote this piece in her defense. I offer it again in light of the allegations brought forth by
#TaraReade
. Ms. Reade deserves a fair hearing.
Now some of the
@JoeBiden
supporters bashing
@SusanSarandon
are saying she’s not a humanitarian. I deployed to Lesvos twice to help with the refugee crisis in 2015/2016. Susan’s humanitarian efforts helped raise a LOT of awareness about what was going on there.
@ProudSocialist
@benphillips76
Beautiful. And now, along with these Ukrainian children, we must address the thousands of Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi refugees who still wallow in the camps on the island of Lesvos, Greece and who have absolutely not been welcomed by many in Europe and the USA.
@WalshFreedom
Joe, one day, as I pour you copious amounts of tequila at my tavern, I will explain what a truly political left looks like. It’s not the centrist former leadership group at Twitter. What you perceive as left in the USA is center right everywhere else in the world.
@WalshFreedom
For people on this thread saying, “What does he want us to understand?” Are you willing to take the time and do you have a genuine desire to listen? Every group that feels marginalized wants to be heard. YOU may disagree that this group is marginalized, but that’s how they FEEL.
This is powerful reporting from
#Bucha
. These are war crimes on the part of Russia. The suffering of the innocents in every war is such a grave injustice. I hope everyone reading this will take a few minutes to watch and take in the pain.
@washingtonpost
BREAKING:
@BernieSanders
says Democrats must use reconciliation “as soon as we possibly can" to pass a Covid relief bill, which will allow for a 51 majority vote rather than 60.
Biden may be president—but Bernie is the one who is actually fighting for us.
My fellow Berners:
We have to light up social media with this video. It brilliantly captures both what we are fighting for and what we are up against in our support of
@BernieSanders
.
This is gold. Please watch and share it.
@shaunking
@KillerMike
@Marteliz21
@davidhogg111
What an awful thing to say to a young man who took a horrible tragedy and focused his energy into political action. He has helped to register thousands of young voters and activated them during elections. He has put his life in the game. How dare you condescend to him.
@mhdksafa
Patriotic, common sense Americans support personal freedom. An overwhelming majority of Americans want
#Roe
to hold as law of the land. We are being tyrannized by a radical religious fringe minority who want to take away our rights. They must be fought at every turn. - Jim Keady
@TheRichFromCali
@jorymicah
They each will need volunteers to make that work. When I was chair of the Subcommittee on Homelessness in Asbury Park (NJ), we had a rotating network of churches that would do this. It always takes good people to volunteer to help.
@RepBrianMast
@JacksonLeeTX18
Brian,
@jockowillink
’s work has heavily influenced me. Given your error here, I encourage you to exercise, Principle 4, “check the ego,” issue a retraction/apology to Rep. Lee for your factually incorrect and misleading public comments and move forward. Your honor/word matter.
At what point will "leaders" and those who follow them lose their lust for blood and revenge? What will it take for the masses to listen to the peacemakers, those who call for nonviolence and love? Sadly, the script of humanity repeats itself and the innocent suffer.
I said it to the Israeli representative to the UN at
#UNGA78
& I will say it again: what is happening in
#Gaza
is a violation of international law & amounts to war crimes. Immediate international action is needed to stop these atrocities, & both sides must be held accountable.
@Theholisticpsyc
As a man who is 6-4, 230, a former pro athlete, booming voice, etc. I have dealt with this… a LOT. People that look like me are usually not given space or validated when we try to share things like, “this is really hurting my feelings” or “I’m scared.” We are dismissed.
American Nurse Emily Callahan is interviewed on
@cnn
@andersoncooper
talking about her experience for 26 days in Gaza.
She lived through over 3 weeks of the bombardment by the IDF, and when asked if she would go back to Gaza to serve with/the Palestinians she responds "in a
I did work in Indonesia from 2000-2014 just after the “reformasi,” the revolution that removed the dictator Suharto from power. Many of my friends had stories like what’s in this video. That happened under one of the most brutal dictators of the modern era. This is now America.
DON'T LOOK AWAY.
The cop groped her and when she tried to break away, she was beaten while standing still.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO CRUSH DISSENT LIKE A DICTATORSHIP
The pain of our fellow Americans is palpable. We need to hold space for each other to feel deeply and process these traumas. We need to lead with empathy and love and solidarity.
@McBrideLawNYC
@realDonaldTrump
As a theologian, I am really confused by your assertion here. Can we agree that Jesus’ mission was to bring “good news to the poor”? If yes, can we walk through how you believe Trump is following Jesus in this way? What fruit can we know him by?
@davidhogg111
For all the older people telling David to “stop bashing Democrats,” are you open to hearing why he’s so (rightfully) frustrated? So many of you do NOTHING in the daily grind to change things. You vote/donate. That’s it. LISTEN to a warrior like David who is on the front lines.
I am in the middle class. I pay $9,836.52 a year for my private healthcare plan. Under
@BernieSanders
'
#Medicare4All
plan, I will instead pay 4% of my gross income or $3,906.88 a year. I will save $5,929.64. The middle class will save money with
#Medicare4All
.
@JoeBiden
is lying.
@BillKristol
.
@BillKristol
I helped pull Syrian and Iraqi refugees from the Aegean Sea. People who were running from the horrors for which you advocated. Will you debate me? Can we have the debate in a refugee camp so you can look the people in the eyes whose suffering you helped create?
You know how some people say, “The old guys need to step aside. We need some new blood.” We have it. Not in candidates, but more importantly, in voters, in volunteers, and in grassroots donors. Young Dems are standing up and speaking out. And what are they saying...?
#Bernie2020
A new Emerson poll for MA is out and Bernie Sanders is ahead of the pack at 26%. Warren is coming in at 3rd at 14% in her home state. Yikes.
#Bernie2020
is also crushing the 18-29 vote at 52% AND he leads 30-49 at 27%.
@chefjoseandres
For those who have never volunteered in a disaster area, here’s a bit of how things are organized by
@WCKitchen
. It’s a really amazing and effective NGO.
@ahouse4all
@acobasi
Having served as the founding Chair of the Subcommittee on Homeless for the City of Asbury Park (NJ) during my time on City Council, I can tell you, most people are absolutely clueless about the challenges that one faces when they are homeless.
@elonmusk
@BillFOXLA
@FoxNews
@RepTonyGonzales
If you finance it
@elonmusk
, I’ll do this reporting. We will cover the border, the root causes of migration, what the law actually says about presenting at the border for asylum, etc. This would be a huge public service. Here’s a sample of my work on a similar issue.
@WalshFreedom
Joe, there are (sadly) isolated loners like this all over the world. Only here in the USA do they have such easy access to what equate to weapons of war and the ammo to fill them with to slaughter people. When are you going to man up and accept this reality? Seriously.
Nor does the Democratic Party. It is your policies in part that have created the structures that are now rupturing before our eyes. You are a band aid. A milquetoast alternative to a fascist. The leadership this moment is calling for is revolutionary. It ain’t you Joe.
As a former delegate for
@BernieSanders
and someone who has believed in him since I first heard him speak 23 years ago, I hope he reflects on this interview and musters the courage to say the words "ceasefire" and "genocide" without equivocation or political calculation.
@tomwatson
Tom, it’s amazing that you do not get this. The kids are anti-war, anti-apartheid, and anti-occupation AND they want, at a minimum, a Democratic President and the Democratic Party to be these things as well.
They want a Dem President to say, “ceasefire.”
And… they’re right.
And somehow,
@SusanSarandon
will be told she’s helping Trump by pointing out this glaringly obvious problem with
@JoeBiden
’s campaign organizing apparatus.
When you visit Biden’s “Organizing Tool Kit” - - and click on “Direct Voter Contact Virtual Phonebank Guide,” you’re taken to an old doc about how to persuade primary voters and caucus goers. (2/6)
Our President,
@JoeBiden
, could immediately force
#Israel
to retract this👇🏼evacuation order in
#Palestine
. He could say, “If you do not retract it in 12 hours, the United States is withholding all military and financial aid.” This would force de-escalation and protect civilians.
The Israeli military warned the United Nations that more than a million people in northern Gaza should evacuate south within 24 hours, a move that the U.N. considers impossible “without devastating humanitarian consequences." Follow our live updates.
@Theholisticpsyc
Thank you for this thread. Coming to know my attachment style, and then utilizing Internal Family Systems Therapy to unearth and heal my attachment wounds, has accelerated more growth and healing for me in the last five years than in the last 30 combined (pics chart my growth).
@B52Malmet
Reading the comments here… Jesus. Many of you sound like the “squares” who thought the (100% righteous) young Vietnam War resisters were “too radical.” No. Their friends were dying, they wanted it to end and politicians were doing nothing. Sound familiar
@davidhogg111
? Rage on!