“Six years ago I was taking omelet orders as a waitress in New York.
I didn’t have health insurance. My family was fighting foreclosure, and we were struggling with bills after my dad passed away from cancer.
Like millions of Americans, we were just looking for an honest shake”
Republican billionaires continue to fund super PACs in Democratic primaries.
Let’s be clear- they are trying to buy our democracy one district at a time.
Iowa feels like a lifetime ago but I’ll never forget getting results back from the first satellite caucus in Ottumwa. 14/15 of the meat packing workers caucused for
@BernieSanders
.
This is the worker movement we have to keep fighting for.
Today was my final day with the
@BernieSanders
campaign.
It was an honor of a lifetime. I have so much love for the supporters and staff that fought for a better world.
While the campaign is coming to a close, the work is just beginning. The struggle continues—together.
.
@AOC
has raised over $40,000 for
@WCKitchen
, providing urgent relief for hurricane impacted areas in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida.
If you can, chip in here:
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined
@BernieSanders
team as Political Director.
In 2016, I was canvassing w/ my parents for the Iowa caucus. I couldn’t have imagined how this movement would transform the country—or my life.
Looking forward to continuing the fight.
#NotMeUs
There’s simply no excuse for the richest country in the world to have a minimum wage of $7.25.
Not raising it is the equivalent of legislating poverty for millions of Americans.
Rep.
@AOC
: "If you are calling for an end to all this but not calling for an end to the conditions that created it you are a hypocrite. I just cant with people saying we need to end this violence as if charging someone $1000 a month for insulin they need to survive isnt violent."
This Labor Day,
@AOC
&
@TeamAOC
are raising for EWOC who help organize work places across the country.
If you’re able to, chip in to support
@organizeworkers
continue their crucial work.
.
@AOC
is raising funds for
@WCKitchen
and
@ThePCRF
. If you can, please support these crucial organizations providing urgent relief to Rafah.
WCK:
PCFR:
@AOC
Spent a summer in college interning for a member of congress. I saved up for a semester and was lucky to have family I could stay with. Unpaid internships are a huge barrier to anyone who can’t afford it and are tantamount to wage theft.
This morning,
@AOC
rallied with Teamsters President Sean O'Brien, UAW President Shawn Fein, and hundreds of rank-and-file NYC UPS Teamsters to fight for a fair contract.
One day left.
One day left to do what many thought was impossible.
One day left to bring it home.
Kentucky, there is still time to vote. Let’s shock the world, shall we?
Good morning.
Good morning Iowa! I voted early this morning with my family--and so can you. My dad came to Iowa when he was 16 and became a citizen in August. We've been waiting to cast these votes for a long time.
I don't have to tell you how much is at stake. Make your plan and go vote.
Pretty incredible that a local sports journalist in Iowa has created a far more comprehensive and accessible vaccine alert system than the state government.
We just passed 20,000 followers, which is 20,000 Iowans doing their best to protect their communities. I'm glad there's excitement and desire to get the vaccine. I talked a bit with Hy Vee, and they are definitely working on solving the registration process, [1/7]
Today, I met with grassroots worker organizers to thank them for their leadership in organizing unions. From the Amazon Labor Union to IATSE at Titmouse Productions, these folks are inspiring a movement of workers across the country to fight for the pay and benefits they deserve.
Yesterday a woman in Des Moines called the
@polkdems
voter hotline to pick up her ballot. She had gone into labor so she wasn’t going to have time to return it it.
Baby and ballot both safely delivered.
“If there is any silver lining in the horrible pandemic and economic collapse we’re experiencing, it is that many in our country are now beginning to rethink the basic assumptions underlying the American value system.” -
@BernieSanders
It is profoundly irresponsible by university and city leadership to not only allow this happen but to facilitate it. They are actively risking the safety of their students.
The Capitol steps are packed tonight with
@CoriBush
,
@AOC
, and
@JamaalBowmanNY
(and many others) rallying for the extension of the eviction moratorium.
Spending the afternoon making calls for
@AOC
today and it’s pretty incredible to see them having transitioned largely to a multilingual mutual aid network.
NY-14 has been one of the hardest hit. We need more compassion like this in Congress.
I was pleased to join Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nydia Velázquez and others in support of Jamaal Bowman’s campaign.
The temperature at the rally was high, and so was the passion. The people of NY-16 are determined not to let billionaire super PACs buy this election.
"What are you willing to sacrifice for a better world? Your time? Your privilege? Your ego? Your power? Because that's what it's gonna take."
Rep.
@AOC
live w/
@iPhilSomething
“Unions provide better wages, better benefits, and better working conditions for their workers…when unions win better contracts, they drive up wages for all other workers.”
@SenSanders
Join Bernie,
@FlyingWithSara
,
@RBReich
, and striking
@UAW
&
@BCTGM
workers for a town hall discussion on the recent uprising of workers on strike against exploitation on the job.
Tune in at tonight
Weird how all the “Dems need to reconnect with the non-college educated working class” punditry never seems to include supporting the huge wave of union strikes going on right now
I'm excited to join the team to build a coalition that ensures all of us, especially those hardest hit by Trump's policies, have a seat at the table. I'm going to keep fighting for a better future. I hope you'll join me.
Cedar Rapids we’ve got non-perishable/fresh food and essential supplies at 1020 6th St SE in Oakhill Jackson. If I you can donate or need anything stop by.
This is also an organizing spot for debris cleanup across the city. Spread the word!
Join
@AOC
&
@brotherjones_
TODAY in Pittsburgh for a GOTV rally & canvass launch!
Billionaires are trying to buy this election. Let’s make
@SummerForPA
is reelected with a mandate.
RSVP 👉:
Bernie spent the past 10 days doing 20+ events speaking to over 14,000 voters in 7 battleground states. This election is too important to sit out. Let's build a government that works for all of us.
On April 21, the Tucson police killed Carlos Lopez.
He begged for water and his grandma while being held face down for 12 minutes.
He said, “I can’t breathe.”
Tucson police didn’t release the video until today, over two months later.
Time to face the harsh reality, socialist Bernie Sanders will become the chairman of the Sen Budget Committee. He has vowed to use his position to enact his progressive agenda on healthcare, climate, infrastructure spending, & cutting defense spending.
@standamericanow
Striking John Deere workers in Ottumwa, Iowa, tell us that there are over 120 people on the picket line. Restaurants are bringing down food for picketing workers and giving in-store discounts to union members, and Teamsters and UPS workers are refusing to cross the picket line.
"And here is our new year’s resolution. Like the thousands of workers who stood up and fought courageously in 2021, we will do the same. No one individual is going to save us. We must rise up together.
Happy New Year."
Students at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa are walking out to protest the new law banning transgender girls and woman from female sports.
@KCRG
My dad fled the dictatorship in Chile and came to Iowa at the age of 16. It’s immense to see the result of this hard-fought chance at positive change.
As the Congresswoman would say, “A better world is possible and it’s within our reach.”
Last year Iowa, specifically meatpacking towns, was the *global* hotspot for COVID.
People died as a direct result of these policies. The GOP is neither interested in protecting you nor telling the truth.
Fox News is big mad that we’re for the many, not the money.
We rallied 1200 people in the Bronx to take on dark money, get fired up, and send busloads of volunteers to canvass and phone bank.
It’s called organizing. And it’s fun as hell.
Get into it:
Scoop: Bernie Sanders is shaking up his staff as he steps into a powerful new role in the Senate. His chief of staff, legislative director and top communications staffer are on their way out or have changed roles.
I had the pleasure of staffing
@RashidaTlaib
when she came to Iowa to campaign for Bernie.She’s one of the warmest, most caring people I’ve ever met.
Rashida risks so much to fight for others. She deserves so much better.
.
@AOC
live on instagram talking to 17,000+ about the benefits of the American Rescue Plan and how "our boy Bernie" fought (and will continue to fight) for a $15/hr minimum wage.
.
@AOC
is raising funds for
@WCKitchen
and
@ThePCRF
. If you can, please support these crucial organizations providing urgent relief to Rafah.
WCK:
PCFR:
In true AOC fashion, the New York representative didn't hold back how she feels about the current state of health care in the U.S.
While speaking to Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-VT) in an upcoming episode of 'Bernie: The Podcast,' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained how basic
🚨NEWS: U.S. Senator
@BernieSanders
to travel to
#OH11
on July 31st to keynote GOTV rally and lead march to the polls for U.S. Congressional Candidate
@ninaturner
🚨
AOC’s primary challenger is backed by Republican billionaire super pacs and embraces Trump supporters. The Bronx & Queens deserve better than some out of district millionaire trying to buy this election.
Just finished a packet for folks in Georgia. Gotta say, they’re organizing in really creative ways to touch communities that are often left out.
Glad to see this sort of investment. It’s the right thing to do strategically and on a societal level.
“Change is not easy. Go back to history. You have to stand up, educate, organize, and fight for change. I believe we’re in the process of doing it. Despair is not an option. We have to keep going.”
@BernieSanders
for
@TeenVogue