Democrats kept the Senate because community members, organizers, & activists fought like hell to turn out and persuade their neighbors & friends. Don’t let people discount grassroots organizing ever again. Also, huge shoutout to Gen Z!!! We all did the damn thing.
#DemocracyWins
As a veteran to defend the constitution. That means voting out Trump this November. He is unfit for office and is undermining our very democracy.
#VetsAgainstTrump
I swore an oath to protect the constitution from enemies foreign & domestic. We have an enemy of our democratic institutions in the White House. It’s time to initiate impeachment proceedings against the most corrupt president in history,
@realDonaldTrump
.
#ImpeachTrump
This is so fucked. But not surprising. I would say our system is broken but it’s working exactly as it was designed: to continue to uphold white supremacist ideologies. 🤬
#RittenhouseVerdict
#Racism
#NoJusticeNoPeace
Every 3mo’s I have to go to the VA for regular updated care.
@SpeakerMcCarthy
& House Republicans are trying to cut VA funding by 22%. That will affect the quality of care all of our veterans receive. It will have dangerous consequences for vets.
#ProtectVeteransHealthCare
Guess I picked out the right shirt to wear today. Fuck Donald Trump. From day 1
#trump
has went after my
#trans
siblings & today is no different. Trans people are fucking people & they deserve healthcare that is competent & accessible.
#VetsAgainstTrump
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
All of our work and effort and hope comes down to today! With the Democrats you can know that your freedom to reproductive care and your freedom to love who you love will be protected.
#VoteBlueToday
and bring a friend with you! 🇺🇸🗳️🏳️🌈
“‘Internet’ was made up in 1945. No one outside of the United States War Department had even heard of it until 1996.
It is insulting because it de- emphasizes ARPANET. Pretending that language can evolve and change over time.”
Listen to how dumb you sound, for real. 🙄
'Cis' was made up in 1994. No one outside the most radical circles had even heard of it until 2015.
It is insulting because it de- normalizes normal, pretending that some linguistic qualifier is necessary to specify what should be assumed.
10 years ago all the polling said we couldn’t defeat the anti-marriage amendment in MN. But Minnesotans came together and proved everyone wrong. Let’s do it again at ballot boxes across the country. Help us win on Tuesday!
#VolunteerAndVoteDemocrat
(here’s a pic of baby gay me)
After decades of failed “trickle down” policies from Republicans Democrats have invested in working America and manufacturing jobs are coming back. We are building an America that works for all of us, from the bottom up and the middle out.
#ManufacturedInTheUSA
#BidenomicsWorks
We owe every veteran who served this country the healthcare and support promised to them for their sacrifice.
@SpeakerMcCarthy
and this extreme Republican House majority want to cut that needed care by 22%:
#HandsOffVeteransCare
Refusing to pay your bills is irresponsible. And when those bills include veteran support and care it’s just plain evil. McCarthy and extremist Republicans are forcing America to the brink.
#RepublicansDefaultOnVets
A line of pride flags have formed outside Little Roos in Chaska after the Proudboys of Minnesota showed up protesting in masks and holding signs.
The children’s boutique is holding its first drag story time Saturday.
@FOX9
Republicans flooded the zone with bogus polls to try and give the GOP momentum heading into Election Day. In reality, Democrats are outperforming Republicans by a bigger margin than in 2018 or 2020.
Ignore the polls and vote.
Ensuring service members are properly vaccinated is just another part of military readiness. The same as ensuring their gear works and fits properly for protection/safety. Protecting service members includes protecting them from infection.
#CovidVaccine
Reproductive healthcare is healthcare and the United States has a duty to take care of those who took an oath to protect this country. Shame on Republicans for their obstructionism and for poisoning the defense bill with extremist policies.
#MAGAHarmsOurTroops
Republican led states are attacking women’s rights at every turn and turning to activist judges to undermine access to care. The
#MAGAWarOnWomensRights
needs to end!
Extreme Republicans waging a
#MAGAWarOnWomensRights
need to know 1 thing — we're NOT backing down.
No radical right wing judge or politician has the right to erase women's freedom to decide the timing and size of their families.
Women are fighting back — and we will win! -NP
Republicans show time and again they aren’t serious about helping hardworking Americans. Now with the
#RepublicanDefaultDisaster
, McCarthy & the GOP want to gut social security & medicare & give tax breaks to their rich friends/donors. Biden’s Budget helps the American people.
I literally should be getting ready for my regular therapy session at the VA for PTSD, but instead, I’m having to tweet about how bad the McCarthy and Republican plan to default is going to screw over millions of vets.
#RepublicansDefaultOnVets
Hey! Are you a veteran who believes
#Trump
has to go and is against everything we swore to protect? Then join me at
#VetsAgainstTrump
. DM me or reply for more info, y’all!
Democrats: We need to help veterans who have toxic exposure. Let’s pass the “Honor The Pact Act” to support those who served.
Republicans: Best we can do is try and block this bill & then hold the country hostage so we can defund this & other programs.
#RepublicansDefaultOnVets
Happening Now!
Veterans from
@CommonDefense
are joining people from across the country to ensure that our democracy is protected on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of Trump’s MAGA insurrection attempt.
#DemocracyIsOnTheLine
I think a lot of Minnesotans (especially in the Twin Cities) think that progressive values are untouchable here. They’re wrong. Our state could very easily roll back protections for women, LGBTQ+ people, and so many more if we do not continue to resist oppressive legislation.
It took exactly 1 day of this legislative session for the GOP to introduce an SB8 Texas style abortion ban here in MN (HF 2898). Make no mistake, reproductive care is under attack in MN, and the time is now to stand up and fight.
#ProtectReproductiveFreedom
Trump has shown us over & over again that he is not fit for office. Today, thousands of MNsotans will join together to protest against the Trump’s hate & division. We know we are stronger together & we all do better when we all do better.
#lgbtq
#gayveteran
#VetsForImpeachment
It’s National
#VoteEarlyDay
& I just completed my civic duty! Not only do we need everyone to vote but we need everyone to volunteer to get out the vote! This election is crucial to saving abortion, democracy, our economy, LGBTQ rights & so much more!
#VolunteerBlueIn22
Republicans love sending our soldiers into war but don’t want to take care of our veterans after. McCarthy is trying to gut veteran healthcare and benefits by 22%. That is shameful!
#NoCutsToVeteransCare
"Officers need as many tools in their toolbox as they can get. And this is an excellent tool." - Time Fournier, Police Chief of suburban New Hope, Minnesota, on receiving an MRAP for his department. The armored vehicle is valued at $705,421 in taxpayer dollars.
#NoWarOnOurStreets
Republicans are up to their same cycle of shenanigans:
Republican President = raise the debt limit no questions asked
Democrat President = hold the entire country hostage to screw over working class people and reward their billionaire donors.
#RepublicanBudgetSabotage
In a year where the future of our democracy is on the line with convicted felon Trump trying to claw our country back to darker times, the decision by
@DonSamuelsMN
& his conservative backers to primary
@IlhanMN
takes much needed resources away from broader fights. It’s shameful.
In honor of the Worst.President.Ever. having his trial start, figured I’d remind ppl there are vets who support these proceedings even if the
@GOP
cowards shrinking away from their oaths don’t feel the same sense of duty. ✌🏼🇺🇸
@commondefense
#VetsForImpeachment
#VetsAgainstTrump
Because of policies that the Democrats and Biden have been implementing we are seeing manufacturing and so many jobs roaring back.
#BidenBringsBackJobs
It’s time to hit on… some people’s doors.
With 11 days and 2 weekends before voting ends the time is NOW to
#VolunteerBlueIn22
. We can keep and expand our Congressional majorities, with YOUR help.
Watch this video, reply with
#VolunteerBlueIn22
, and sign up for a shift!
Missouri folks, the primary is just around the corner and
@LucasKunceMO
is the clear and best option! Let’s send a progressive vet to the Senate this year!!!
Our latest TV ad hits hard. And here’s why: We cannot afford to let another Joe Manchin BUY their way into a Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, just to lose by double-digits in November.
Watch it, then let me tell you what’s happening in Missouri…
Republicans are big mad that everyone is calling them out for trying to cut the VA by 22%. So now they are trying to backtrack. The fact is their proposals WILL hurt vets, they are just mad they got caught.
#RepublicansLeaveVetsBehind
Y’all, Elizabeth Warren quoting the King James Bible makes me want to be a Christian again. 😭🙏🏼🙌🏼
We don’t deserve this woman but by god I hope we get her.
#LFG
#PresidentWarren
#VetsForWarren
Make no mistake, the
@GOP
will ban abortions nationwide if they get into office. We MUST keep the House and expand our Senate majority to codify Roe.
#NoGOPAbortionBans
If you have to celebrate America today, do it with the immigrants, the queers, and the indigenous peoples who were always here.
And if you have to march in a parade, do it with
@Ilhan
(
@IlhanMN
).
#4thofJuly
I just emailed
@SpeakerMcCarthy
to demand he put Rep.
@Ilhan
back on the Foreign Affairs Committee. We need her representation as an outspoken voice for peace and moral accountability in American foreign policy. You can use the link in this thread to email him too:
House Republicans' proposed budget cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling could cost tens of thousands of federal employees their jobs. The VA estimates it would result in 81,000 job losses and 30 million fewer patient visits per year.
#HandsOffVeteransCare
@commondefense
Seeing the confederate flag desecrate the Capitol was bad enough. Learning in vivid detail how Trump led a criminal conspiracy to lead up to that disgraceful moment made me furious. This wasn’t what I put my life on the line for 8 years in the military for. 😡
#Jan6thHearings
After years of organizing, testifying, tears, joy, and fights, the
@mnhouseDFL
passed a bill to end harmful conversion “therapy” and for the first time ever is sending it to a pro-equality
@SenateDFL
. Last night was magical. Pure queer joy!
#EndConversionTherapy
Trump—who dodged serving in the military—thinks those of us who answered the call are suckers and losers and made fun of Senator John McCain for being a POW. He is unfit to lead our nation and command our military!
#SuckersAndLosers
#Debates2024
#VetsAgainstTrump
This is a big deal! For too long survivors of military sexual assault have had to deal with a system that did not adequately support them. This is a needed change. Thank you
@POTUS
!
@POTUS
decision to sign an order transferring the prosecution of military assault beyond the chain of command is a long-awaited win for past and present service members who have experienced sexual assault while serving in the military.
📰:
✍️:
@DJJudd
Just got my first dose of
#Pfizer
! So thankful to everyone at the
@VAMinneapolis
who made the whole experience easy, fast and safe! When it’s time for your shot, TAKE IT!
#GetVaccinated
Former state rep
@HCantrellMN
who helped champion a ban on conversion “therapy” when he was in the legislature was honored and given a thunderous applause after Rep.
@AthenaHollins
introduced HF16 to the floor. 🥲👏🏼🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#mnleg
#EndConversionTherapy
Local elections directly affect your day to day life. Make sure you get out & make your voice heard today & EVERY Election! Also, remember this is just one part! There are 365 days to contact & push your elected officials to enact good policies For. The. People!
#VoteForDemsToday
Silencing your political opponents because you care more about guns than kids’ lives & then trying to EXPEL elected members because they stood up to your callousness in the wake of an epidemic of gun violence is fascist authoritarianism.
#VetsForDemocracy
“To me, the most important goal is to live a life consistent with the values I hold dear and to act on what I believe in.” —Sen. Paul Wellstone
#BelieveAndVoteDem
All of us should be able to access the healthcare we need. Republicans in Congress are trying to strip that access to the very people who took an oath to defend this country. It’s disgraceful to target service members with their extremist culture war agenda.
#MAGAHarmsOurTroops
The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid keep not only veterans but countless Americans healthy and safe. We cannot let Republicans take away such a crucial tool to protect American’s health.
#DontCutOurHealthCare
16 years ago we invaded Iraq. We were sold lies that they had WMDs & we could only be safe by going to war. I believed those lies & joined the
#USAF
in 2008. My little bros are old enough to enlist. It’s unconscionable that we are still involved in unjust wars.
#EndForeverWar
We should not fear for our lives in our own safe spaces. America has a problem. We need comprehensive gun reform. LGBTQ people deserve better than this.
Republicans aren’t just anti-abortion, they are in opposition to the basic idea of individual freedom and the rights that all Americans should have to make medical decisions best for their families. Proud to be a veteran that’s fighting back for freedom.
#HandsOffMyReproCare
We’ve fought back against Trump’s hatred and vitriol. We will do it again and we will make sure he makes it nowhere near the White House again.
#VetsAgainstTrump
#TrumpAnnouncement
As veterans, we stood against Trump and his tide of racism, hate, and violence.
Now we are ready to do so once more “against all enemies, foreign and domestic”.
#VetsAgainstTrump
#TrumpAnnouncement
When you organize, you win! With the final of the Big 3 automakers agreeing to new contract terms, one of the largest auto strikes ever is coming to an end. This is a paradigm shift in labor rights. All of these strikes are bigger than their individual contracts. It helps us all!
UAW president Shawn Fain says this is "a turning point in the class war that's been raging in this country for the past 40 years."
He labeled the union's tentative deal with Ford "a call to action to workers everywhere to organize and fight for a better life."
These are from early in my service. I served w/ ppl from all over the US. We were united & relied on each other. It's a slap in the face to have a President like Trump who thrives off division and hate. He's got to go.
#VetsAgainstTrump
#RNC2020
Arizona Veterans like
@JSweezyBreezy
are speaking out today - the 109th anniversary of AZ becoming a state - to call on
@SenatorSinema
to support equal rights & representation for D.C.
We stand with our fellow Veterans from D.C. in demanding D.C. statehood.
@51for51
The
@GOP
doesn’t care about veterans and they don’t care about our nation’s seniors. Time and again they choose screwing us over instead of helping.
#RepublicanWarOnSeniors
Watching Republicans play games with critical defense bills and block military promotions is sickening. The people I served alongside of deserve better from their elected officials.
#MAGAHarmsOurTroops
This is what conservative & religious right wing rhetoric leads to. Your drag bans, grooming talk, & don’t say gay bills create the environment for this violence. STOP IT!
Hot Strike Summer is turning into Unionized Autumn! Love to see this staple of the South joining up. Workers deserve living wages and dignified conditions.
The real All-Star Special is joining a union. 🥳
#UnionStrong
#UnionsForAll
Waffle House is a social institution in the South. In the Age of Biden (not about Biden's age!), with Union Joe, the most pro-union POTUS ever, workers are striking for better wages-star chef Gerald Green: “Well, I am a rockstar, so at my restaurant, I am making $17.75."