@AOC
specifically mentioning colonization in her speech was incredibly powerful. As someone actively engaged in movement to decolonize
#PuertoRico
, felt seen that's for sure. Gracias Congresista.
#DNC2020
#DemocraticConvention
JUST IN: The U.S. National Climate Assessment is now public.
This is the report that the Trump Administration doesn’t want you to see. Years in the making, released on the day after Thanksgiving.
#ClimateFriday
Here are some of the main highlights:
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@CarmenYulinCruz
We’ve got 44 linemen rebuilding power lines in your city & 40 more men just arrived. Do you want us to send them back or keep working?
@ThomasVLinge
POWERFUL!
"We must complete our recovery from the embers of dead empires in a way that does not plunge us back into new forms of domination & oppression." --
@AmbMKimani
#Kenya
My cousin Juan was found dead at home. Juan was that quirky cousin w/ a sharp & biting wit. Harvard undergrad, law degree from Georgetown. He. Was. Brilliant. But, despite that brilliance, Juan was unable to overcome his addiction to alcohol. It overcame him. He was 59.
She warned us FOR YEARS!
"an autocrat must be stopped early or he will rewrite the law so that he is no longer breaking it." -
@sarahkendzior
Americans are the witnesses to democracy’s demise
Through action, policy/legislative change we strive to make
#NYC
a hate free zone, a welcoming & inclusive city, a sanctuary city. We are far from perfect but our diversity always been our strength. Acts of hate must be strongly repudiated. That's why this bigot must be exposed.
Gracias Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. This is exactly right. As a colonized people, imposing any one point of view reinforces a legacy of oppression, not of respect.
DC statehood & Puerto Rico statehood are NOT the same issue.
PR was colonized by the US, & deserves a BINDING process of self-determination.
Imposing one’s status opinion on PR, instead of committing to uphold the results of a plebiscite, perpetuates the legacy of colonization.
New Zealand reports only 15 new coronavirus cases today, 11 of them in clusters. In one week, we are set to move down an alert level: schools will re-open, takeout meals and online shopping will be allowed, as will swimming and surfing. Text book stuff.
@ThomasVLinge
@AmbMKimani
"Kenya & almost every African country was birthed by the ending of empire. Our borders were not of our own drawing. They were drawn in the distant colonial metropoles of London, Paris & Lisbon with no regard for the ancient nations they cleaved apart."--
@AmbMKimani
Discussing the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection and GOP denial,
@AOC
reveals she is a survivor of sexual assault:
“Trauma compounds on each other.”
Can't help but get emotional when I see these images. This is a people sick & tired of govt not working for them, disrespecting them, & taking control of their destiny. Those of us working against trump's tyranny have lots to learn from what we are witnessing in
#PuertoRico
.
I’m calling on
@PeteButtigieg
to return all contributions raised by William Rahm of Centerbridge Partners, a vulture fund that has shamelessly made a fortune off the backs of the people of Puerto Rico for years.
#PuertoRico
Toda mi solidaridad con mi amiga
@CarmenYulinCruz
ante los ataques misóginos e inaceptables de
@ricardorossello
. Las mujeres no somos "putas" ni "hijas de putas", somos seres humanos luchadoras, valientes y dignas que contribuímos a la sociedad. ¡Basta ya del machismo!
Institutions like the Corona Public Library are vital to the wellbeing of our communities. I’m proud to join
@CatalinaCruzNY
and
@Ocasio2018
in celebrating this library’s 50th anniversary tonight!
#LatinasPresente
It truly is abhorrent. And continuing to defend trump's abhorrent behavior has consumed & rotted her soul. This gaslighting is infuriating to watch. trump as the victim?
#WTF
HUH??? As if public trust ISN'T ALREADY f**king undermined?
#SCOTUS
isn't legitimate! What is going on? Seriously. I feel I'm living in a damn alternate reality. Dems are so, so aimless & it's becoming clearer they are nowhere near gaining their footing. Madre mia.
"Biden and officials are concerned that more radical moves would be politically polarizing ahead of November's midterm elections, undermine public trust in institutions like the Supreme Court or lack strong legal footing, sources inside and outside the White House say."
You gotta admire consistency of the statehood party in Puerto Rico. Consistency in having representatives affiliated with their party arrested for corruption that is. Here we have Nestor Alonso, who just got re-elected on Tuesday, arrested this morning for corruption. Terrible.
Bear witness to the ❤ of a parent for his children. How could anyone say that the Pablos who come here seeking a better life for their families, who work hard, contribute positively don't deserve to be in this country founded on understanding that these attributes are welcome?
Pablo Villavicencio was detained at a
#Brooklyn
Army base last month while delivering pizza. Freed from immigration custody Tuesday, he could barely contain his joy as he saw his wife and daughters again.
Trump "called a national emergency and stole money for his wall from the military budget…I wonder if that might not be a thing that Biden should consider – a national emergency to provide health care."
@ElieNYC
is thinking outside the box on expanding abortion access.
¡¡¡Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!!!
¡¡¡Cuanto amo a mi gente!!!
I just love my people! We find the most creative & fascinating ways to protest!
The cavalry has arrived to demand that
#RickyRenuncia
.
Great Friday night y'all!!
My name is Melissa Mark-Viverito. And today, I’m announcing my candidacy to represent the Bronx in the United States Congress.
Mi nombre es Melissa Mark-Viverito y hoy estoy anunciando mi candidatura para representar al Bronx en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos.
She's been trying to warn us. We haven't listened. This was written in November, 2016. Worth a read. Every word.
"...it is not a matter of having a president-elect whom many dislike, but having a president-elect whose explicit goal is to destroy the nation."
The stock market plunge, the attempts at violence, the feeling of collapse is what Trump wants. He said so himself, in very specific terms, many times:
Independent outlet "El Otro
#PuertoRico
" reports on the web of nepotism & corruption swirling around
@GovPierluisi
& involving his immediate family: "The Empire of Contracts of the Pierluisi Mafia within Puerto Rico's Government". 1/
Students at a Florida elementary school sent more than 600 backpacks to recently reopened schools all around Puerto Rico, each with a note to a child they have never met.
There are those who stand on the sidelines & there are those who are compelled to act.
@AnaMariaArchil2
& Maria Gallagher's courage today rocked the establishment & made helluva an impact!
#BelieveSurvivors
#StopKavanaugh
On my way to
#CancelKavanaugh
. We can and we will do this!
Follow
@womensmarch
& learn more about what you can do to
#StopKavanaugh
& push back against patriarchy. This is a defining moment for our country. Let's do this!
This is a voice that matters right now.
@sarahkendzior
calls
@nytimes
irresponsible for printing the "anonymous" op-ed. She has been warning us for years & has predicted the moment we find ourselves in (to her dismay I'm sure). We should listen up & heed her call.
"What this op-ed does for Trump, intentionally or not, is create a pretext for a purge of staffers and fodder for his attacks on the free press. That is dangerous for our democracy."
#AMJoy
As
@ElieNYC
reinforces, calling witnesses to testify live was not to convince Republicans it was to EXPOSE Republican Senators & Democrats dropped the ball.
Inspiring day. El Cerro in Naranjito is a community built high & steep into the mountains. Almost all still w/out electricity & nobody has water. Today, delivered toys to family members so the children would have gifts on
#3KingsDay
. Chemi, Dori & Joselito doing incredible work.
Another disastrous aspect of the GOP tax bill: "Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector, which represents nearly half of the island’s GDP, could lose an additional 250,000 manufacturing jobs which would decimate the already beleaguered economy to a point of no return."
This is an amazing exhange between
@JulianCastro
&
@kasie
on
@KasieDC
explaining why a 3rd generation Latino may not speak Spanish fluently. Let's be clear! Spanish & how well you speak it does NOT determine authenticity! 1/
Demonstrable falsehoods???
He told LIES, LIES, LIES!!!! Stop watering down the terminology or trying to sound overly academic. LIES are LIES are LIES. Coño,
#BastaYa
Trump told two demonstrable falsehoods this AM, one about his administration’s policy of separating undocumented immigrant kids inclu infants from their parents, which he tried to claim wasn’t his own policy. The other was falsely claiming his own aide didn’t give a bg briefing.
I’m running for NYC Public Advocate because I want to speak up for you. No matter how many times those in power try to silence us, we must keep fighting for a more just, more equitable, more fair city.
Today, I headed to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to join the
#UnityMarchForPuertoRico
. It was amazing be with so many standing strong on behalf of our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico & USVI. We will not give up. Let's keep fighting to get them the relief needed to rebuild.
WE MUST TALK ABOUT THIS DEPRAVITY EVERY. DAMN. DAY! Am SICK over this! Every Prez candidate must have plan + every opening statement ON ANY ISSUE should begin "I reject this admin's policy to dehumanize & seperate families" then answer question at hand.
Let me clarify. I served as Council Member for this district. This was a community led effort for over 8 yrs. Yes, we thank
@NYCMayor
commission for their work. But community advocacy & leadership won this. Let's not attempt to dismiss their efforts.
#ElBarrio
#EastHarlem
Looks like my original tweet was correct. Reporting now saying that it WAS 500k that took to streets. Democracy in action! Equivalent of 1.5M marching in streets of NYC. What will it take for people outside of
#PuertoRico
to understand magnitude of what's happening?
#RickyRenuncia
Please take a moment to take in this incredible act of resistance.
4,645 pairs of shoes are being placed in front of Capitol of
#PuertoRico
. Some of them are of those who have died and make up one of the
#4645boricuas
.
Outraged yet?
#HurricaneSeason2018
starts today.
Ciudadanos llegan hasta el Capitolio para colocar 4,645 pares de zapatos en representación de las víctimas del huracán María. Algunas personas han llevado el calzado de sus familiares fallecidos.
📸:
@allinicole_15
How out of touch do you have to be to have the gall to tweet this??? That is why
@IronStache
grassroots campaign is picking up steam and he can win, because Ryan's constituents know who he is truly beholden to. And it's not them.
#KochBrothers
#SiSePuede
Gracias
@BetoORourke
! This is exactly the level of outrage that needs to be expressed! No gingerly stepping around it. STOMP on it! And call it out for what it is!!!
@DavidCornDC
@russchoma
great reporting here:
"For years, Trump & his family—including his 3 adult children, Donald Jr., Eric, & Ivanka—have been implicated in questionable endeavors that raise concerns regarding corruption & possible criminal conduct."
Women of color are leading the way despite attempts by this admin & Congress to silence us & erase our existence.
@IlhanMN
&
@Ocasio2018
are inspirational leaders. Great to see them tonight speaking truth to power. Can't wait til they get to Congress!
#GoodTrouble
I stand with Puerto Ricans who are taking to the streets this week to protest government corruption & Governor
@RicardoRossello
's deeply offensive comments. His actions are hurtful & undermine the public trust. He must answer to the Puerto Rican people.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Asylum is legal immigration.
Puerto Rico has a history of coming out in record numbers. e.g. the Navy out of Vieques struggle, the privatization of the telephone company. But let's put in context. If 100,000 people march today, that would be the equivalent of 300,000 marching in NYC. In other words HUGE.
We are going live from San Juan, shortly, on CBSN. Protesters are gathering for the protest which starts at 5pm ET. A police officer told us they are preparing for 100,000 people united in calling for Gov
@ricardorossello
to resign
Watch live:
Spot. On.
"I can’t think of anything he should have done differently. But I can say I believe that if Castro were a white candidate with the same credentials, saying the exact same things as he has been, this race would have gone differently for sure."
"One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump."
– Mike Murphy, fmr. senior adviser to Mitt Romney and John McCain
Watching
@JoyAnnReid
panel analysis after watching trump freak show (i.e. "official WH press conference") & level of alarm being expressed by
@sarahkendzior
@MalcolmNance
@DavidCornDC
and others has me very worried. More so than usual. The do nothing
@GOP
Congress is complicit.
Más refuerzos salen de La Fortaleza, de la Unidad de Operaciones Tácticas, salen hacia el Palacio Rojo, mientras continúan las protestas en la Calle Fortaleza. Sigue aumentando la seguridad en la mansión ejecutiva.
@cpipr
May be within context of a joke, but what
@roywoodjr
says here is a very important point & one that
@sarahkendzior
elaborates on in her most recent book "They Knew". An important read.
Roy Wood, Jr (
@roywoodjr
): "All the essential, fair and nuanced reporting, it's all stuck behind a pay wall...say what you want about a conspiracy theory but at least it's affordable."
#WHCD
#nerdProm
"Humanity does not come with citizenship or with a green card" --
@RepJoeKennedy
After an emotional day & catching up with it all, I watched this video & just cried. Make no mistake, the world is watching what we do now. How do we want to be remembered?
I stand with humanity.
@RBReich
And setting up a go fund me campaign to demand others provide the financial support to workers he should be providing. The gall of it all. It's just sickening.
Much of island's debt may in fact be illegal. Much of the debt is predatory in nature, bought by vulture funds for cents on the dollar but they demand the full dollar. We cannot have a just recovery for
#PuertoRico
without talking about the debt.
#AuditoriaYa
#AuditTheDebt
Crowdfunding effort to audit Puerto Rico debt
A new crowdfunding campaign launched to conduct an independent, citizen-led audit of Puerto Rico’s $72 billion public debt.
Read more:
The presence of a gun in a household that has experienced domestic violence increases the risk by 500% that the survivor will be killed.
Nearly 4.5 million women have been threatened by an abuser with a gun.
These stats are horrifying.
#DemDebate
For decades,
@ewarren
fought for the rights of working families, challenge Wall Street bigwigs, and advocated for progressive policies.
Warren has the vision and the plan that our country needs, which is why I am proud to endorse her run for president.
#Warren2020
Just finished my first & probably only audiobook. No way I was going to miss the opportunity to listen to the incredibly insightful & always witty
@ElieNYC
read his written word! It's dark times for sure but we can find the light ONLY if political will follows. Will it?
And here is the Republican Resident Commisioner of
#PuertoRico
issuing a press release to the island media taking credit for funds that every single member of her party voted against. These theatrics are why people are so cynical of government. Que vergüenza.
Nueva asignación de fondos para nuestra Isla que suman $28.5 millones para mitigar el
#COVID19
, Head Start y salud. Parte de los fondos para atender la emergencia del
#COVID19
provienen del Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 y el American Rescue Plan. ⬇️
Back on my island for 3rd time since Maria. I'm awestruck by resiliency/resistance of my people. Despite odds, fighting to overcome. Glad to bear witness.
I have never shied away from a challenge, even when those in power tried to silence me. As your Public Advocate, I will use my voice to fight for YOU. Watch our first campaign ad:
#VoteMelissa
@SawyerHackett
Compare this 👆🏾
to this 👇🏾 father, a med aide, who went to scene to help first, knowing his child was at the school. & finding out, while doing his job, his daughter had been slaughtered by a madman who had easy access to an assault weapon. Unfathomable.
Amerie Jo Garza's father, a med aide, says he found out she was one of the victims when he arrived on the scene and was helping another little girl covered in blood. She told him her best friend had been shot. When he asked her name, she said his daughter's. There aren't words.
What a panel! Two of my faves
@ElieNYC
&
@sarahkendzior
speaking truth & saying what too few have courage to say.
#CrimesAgainstHumanity
is what Trump is committing. The sociopath in the White House is unchecked & it's killing us. Thank you
@ZerlinaMaxwell
for a sobering convo.
@KristenClarkeJD
@GlorianaSalgado
An ugly history for sure.
"Between the 1930s & the 1970s, approximately one-third of the female population of
#PuertoRico
was sterilized."
"La Operación" is an important documentary that memorializes this ugly history.
Powerful picture from
#PuertoRico
Senator
@RLSenadora
in response to most recent femicides on island. Thousands have been protesting on island frustrated by lack of action & fiscal control board's recommended austerity in response to the declared
#StateOfEmergency
#NiUnaMenos
¡Elizabeth Warren es la que es! She is the one that can defeat Trump.
She demonstrated that in the Nevada debate stage where she pushed back against Mayor Bloomberg and highlighted his racist
#StopAndFrisk
policy and the misogyny that permeates his company.
#WarrenForPresident