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politics reporter @politico // talk to me about campaigns, Georgia Politics, local music, socioeconomic problems & West Ham United💕

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@brittanyagibson
Brittany Gibson
5 years
“We are often characterized as being disruptive. If we were in Silicon Valley, we would be called innovators," said @RepPressley at Howard U Law School, of The Squad's role in Washington.
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Personnel news: I'm taking over the House campaigns beat for @Politico 😊 Add me to your press lists and send tips to bgibson @politico .com
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4 years
@kevinroose Are they mostly positive? The FB Right has been talking about wanting to be able to get hair cuts/salon trips for months?
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2024 Ballot Access RFK Jr - 6 states Cornel West - 6 states Jill Stein (Green) - 20 states Chase Oliver (Libertarian) - 38 states Follow updates until November ➡️
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2 years
Reaction at the Warnock party to the CNN call #gapol
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6 years
A mural for Junior Guzman-Feliz, just a block from where the bodega stabbing took place. #JUSTICEFORJUNIOR
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4 years
Swim at your own risk ☠️
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2 years
Wow! Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's leadership PAC actually out-raised Stacey Abrams' PAC last quarter. Abrams took in ~$2.6 mil more overall but Kemp's proven that he can keep up with the nationally known Dem (even after he was severely out fundraised last cycle)
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4 years
It seems that no one knows less about how Amazon operates than Bezos based on his answers at today’s hearing
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4 years
Ran into a protest on my way home. Protestors chanting at the police “you about to lose your job” Btw, polls close in 1.5 hours #NYPrimary
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3 years
It’s harder than you think to get a video of people cheering but here’s my best attempt for the moment
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Brittany Gibson
3 years
Sen. Blumenthal (D) asked Apple's Kyle Andeer three times if there's a firewall between the app store team and the team that develops new apps for Apple. There was no definitive answer. Then posed to Google's Wilson White, White said he didn't understand the question.
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2 years
Vibe check at the Sen. Raphael Warnock election night party with 90 percent of the vote:
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Brittany Gibson
9 months
“For younger people, it is the threat of a third-party candidate or staying at home,” that should be the real fear for Democrats, Cohen said. Poll: A fifth of Black voters want 'someone else' instead of Trump or Biden via @politico @brakktonbooker
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Brittany Gibson
5 years
I’m very pleased to share that I’ll be traveling to South Carolina, Alabama and Missouri ahead of their respective primaries to cover obstacles to voting with @pulitzercenter @theprospect & several local weeklies #BattletotheBallotBox
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3 years
Hong Kong Police Arrest Six Linked to Pro-Democracy News Site
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
According to Google, Chris Wallace's salary is almost $2million/year. I think we could potentially recruit a elementary school lunch monitor to actually enforce the rules for the next debate for a little bit less.
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4 years
It's one-year work anniversary! I'm extremely pleased with the experiences I've had at @TheProspect <3 It's been an abnormal time with unique challenges, but also an inspiring time for public-interest, independent journalism. Here's a look back at some of my favorite clips:
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8 years
Today's local music pick: Sleep Talk by @dietcig // "I like getting coffee by myself, but I still know how you like yours"
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4 years
Jaime Harrison: If you had Nancy Pelosi in the drinking game tonight, you're no longer designated driver because he's (Lindsey Graham's) hit that a lot.
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4 years
My professional opinion is Georgia has the best stickers
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3 years
I'm going to miss watching four hours of international football every day ( #ComeOnEngland ) but very pleased to announce today is my first day at @Politico as a fellow in the DC newsroom✨
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4 years
A crackdown on India's press is the latest in a pattern of intimidation against news outlets. @VidyaKrishnan writes of Narendra Modi's assault on the Indian idea:
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My latest scoop: Daou and Call are out and Roza Calerdon is in on the Williamson 2024 team Marianne Williamson loses top two campaign officials in a matter of days via @politico
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Jaime Harrison said during the debate that Sen Graham should be getting more for SC because of his relationship with Pres Trump. So afterwards I asked him what he would ask Biden, if they both win on Tuesday:
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Sen Graham took one question after the debate but as he was walking out I asked “Mr. Graham, why haven’t you taken up the Charleston gun loophole bill?” LG: The law’s already written so— Then someone from his team cut him off.
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Fact: Donald Trump is not Abraham Lincoln.
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Brittany Gibson
6 years
First solo byline with @NYDailyNews 🗞 this is a huge benchmark in a summer of amazing opportunities with an amazing paper! Read about H&M labor strikes here:
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Brittany Gibson
3 years
Breaking: My accomplishments have made it into the family group chat 🥰
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3 years
This is pretty huge! Virgina, a state formerly covered under preclearance in the 1965 Voting Rights Act, is now reinforcing preclearance through state law.
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5 years
Corbyn is a great campaigner.
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Brittany Gibson
2 years
New from me & @dlippman (almost as good as Dawson’s goal for @WestHam in the Europa League): GOP hopeful sold tear gas used on Black Lives Matter protesters via @politico
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5 years
"A new poll furnished to the Prospect shows that voters want to see bold and swift action taken on the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, covering all of his potentially impeachable offenses." read my story @theprospect
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David Dayen
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A new poll finds that those who support an impeachment inquiry want it to look into all possible impeachable offenses. @brittanyagibson has the breakdown for us @theprospect :
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Brittany Gibson
2 years
"I'm proud of that lawsuit," Stacey Abrams said on the debate stage when Gov. Brian Kemp critiqued the 2018 lawsuit brought by Abrams' non-profit Fair Fight Action She lost on all counts. More behind the scenes of that case:
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5 years
Biden bringing up the Uyghur detention camps in China may be the first time Xi’s attacks on Muslims have been brought up in a Dem Debate
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5 years
Booker: Marijuana, in our country, is already legal for privileged people.
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Oops.
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4 years
President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address - The Washington Post
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6 years
When @mikiebarb joked that New Yorkers pay too much for cocaine on yesterday's El Chapo episode of The Daily, I made the silliest noise in public🙊🙈
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3 years
ICYMI: I talked with @harrisonjaime for @politico 's The Recast last Friday about voting rights, the midterms and conflict between him and Washington
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Update! Arizona's app store bill passed the House 31-29. HB 2005 will now move to the State Senate
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David Dayen
4 years
Also at @theprospect today: here's @brittanyagibson on legislation in Arizona that would prevent Apple and Google from collecting large taxes on apps for getting onto their smartphones. Most AZ House Democrats were against this bill in committee
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I support the union because I think Politico is a great place to work with incredible people and everyone would benefit from us having representation #penguild
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penguild
3 years
🚨A supermajority of newsroom employees at POLITICO and E&E News have formed a union, in the spirit of love for journalism, respect for our colleagues and hope for this company’s future.
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4 years
Wow! More than one million early votes in New York City This is the first presidential election where in-person early voting has been an option (early voting was first implemented in 2019)
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NYC Board of Elections
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NYC Early Voting 2020 is Complete!!!! Manhattan 238,581 Bronx 153,079 Brooklyn 373,270 Queens 250,083 Staten Island 104,043 Cumulative Check-Ins 1,119,056 Thank you NYC 🗽🗽🗽🗽
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Are we investigating all the shootings in DC with the same level as intensity @DCPoliceDept ?
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5 years
Warren: "The biggest climate change problem we face is the politicians in Washington" Warren aptly points out how many of our legislators are invested in industries the contribute to climate change! & some are in charge of regulating those industries!
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Brittany Gibson
3 years
I just found my application from 2 years ago! 5 likes and I'll share selected excerpts 😂🙈
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David Dayen
4 years
1/ I want to invite you to apply for our Prospect writing fellowship, which in my completely biased opinion is the best early-career job in journalism. You can apply here:
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4 years
It is going to be a long day. It’s also reported that there are only paper ballots for the democratic presidential primary not the congressional and local races. #NYPrimary
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Waleed Shahid 🪬
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Voters being turned away at the polling site located in the middle school where @JamaalBowmanNY was principal for ten years. #NY16
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Brittany Gibson
5 years
WARREN WAS READY FOR THIS QUESTION
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Are you a NYC voter that only got a one-page ballot instead of two? Did you only get to vote in the democratic presidential primary and not your local elections? DM me if this was your experience.
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2 years
"The amendment removes the authority over DNC decisions from the national convention, which includes thousands of members, and places it instead with the smaller national committee of just under 500." by @akela_lacy
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
I just heard that the OUR VOTE hotline is no longer taking calls even though voters are still confused about where their new consolidated polling sites are in NJ. That line is staffed by volunteers, and our elections need to be run with better support than charity efforts.
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Brittany Gibson
3 years
"All of the nearly dozen Latino strategists interviewed by POLITICO underscored that Democrats need to do a better job at selling their victories, particularly when it comes to the economy and jobs, to the entire country, not just Latinos." via @politico
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
It just hit me that mail-in ballots provide an excellent paper trail for recounts... better than a lot of the polling place machines that only have print out barcodes or don't have any paper trail
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4 years
My follow up: So you don’t have one first priority, you have five. Harrison: It’s five. When I got into the race I asked my self why is S.C. at the top of all the bad lists and the bottom of all the good lists ... it’s because we have neglected rural communities
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
The 2021 inauguration from the other side of the barricades
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3 years
“As I travel around the state, I’m an insurrectionist to some people. You know, to other people, it’s like, ‘that’s why I’m voting for you. Because you walk the walk and you were out there fighting for us.’” My lastest for @politico :
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Joe Biden reads @theprospect and you should too!
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5 years
@Sludge How is this allowed?!
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2 years
“When we have primaries, we get our money’s worth" It's primary day in Georgia and the work to heal the GOP has already started via @politico
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5 years
I believe this is called a conflict of interest... via @Sludge
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4 years
I think this was Buttigieg’s pitch for president
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horse powder
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wisely avoided mistakes like supporting the Iraq War and disparaging Britney Spears by tactically being in middle school during the early 2000s
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4 years
Today's the day! Sign up for some Voting 101 with @pulitzercenter
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3 years
The Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights is holding a hearing on App Store reform now: I've been writing about Arizona's app store bill @TheProspect the last few weeks
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
@marissajv Hey, I'm a reporter at @TheProspect and I'd be interested in coming to Philly to cover this!
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Brittany Gibson
5 years
As the 70-year-old woman I lived with in Paris once told me, "When there is no more money and no more air to breathe, then we won't have any more problems." "Lorsqu'il n'y a plus d'air et n'y a plus de monnaie, il n'y aura plus de problèmes"
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@JoeBiden @ewarren Update: Warren did indeed have a plan.
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Brittany Gibson
5 years
HOW WAS THERE NOT A SINGLE QUESTION ON CLIMATE CHNAGE! THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS REAL. THERE CAN BE NO REVOLUTIONS OR INCREMENTAL CHANGE, IF WE ARE DEALING WITH DEADLY NATURAL DISASTERS AND A CLIMATE-CAUSED REFUGEE CRISIS
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
My name is Brittany “no your dog can’t say hi to my dog because we’re social distancing and we don’t know if dogs can get or spread this novel virus that we know very little about and have absolute no treatment, cure or vaccine for” Gibson.
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3 years
A little more than one year ago, @CoriBush told me that even after being elected she would continue to be an activist. She's now sleeping outside the Capitol to protest against the eviction moratorium not being extended
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
I was giving a presentation and my dog started to very loudly eat a magazine behind me 🙈 The aftermath:
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4 years
It’s incredible that both presidential and vp candidates are trying to out do each other on support for fracking
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4 years
I wrote this story for @theprospect at the start of the pandemic, but it holds up for today’s primaries. With an increase in mail-in ballots and extensions on deadlines to return them, no one should expect results tonight.
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Brittany Gibson
7 years
me: i want to listen to new music and discover new artists!! also me: i'm going to listen to this one song on repeat for an hour...
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Brittany Gibson
5 years
How did I not know @RutgersU was going to delete my email address after I graduated! How do I have only 10 days left with the email I've been using to apply for jobs! I feel like I'm being evicted from my email!
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
My latest feature story on the mechanics of voting in the U.S.'s decentralized and complicated system:
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5 years
Warren bringing up the importance of considering race when it comes to housing policy!
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5 years
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@ddayen
David Dayen
5 years
Surprise.... there's another hour!
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Brittany Gibson
2 years
Inbox: HUGE fundraising haul from the Abrams campaign and leadership PAC last quarter
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Brittany Gibson
2 years
Current debate dates @ReverendWarnock has agreed to are: Oct. 13 w/ the Mercer University Center for Collaborative Journalism Oct. 16 w/ the Atlanta Press Club & TBD w/ WTOC Savannah Is Walker proposing a fourth debate?
@MalloryJaspers
Mallory Blount Jaspers
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. @HerschelWalker announces on @seanhannity that he is challenging @ReverendWarnock to a debate in Savannah on October 14. #gapol
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Harrison said: Regardless of whether it’s Vice President Biden is president or President Trump is president, I have rolled out what I called the Rural Hope Agenda. It’s a five part plan to revitalize rural communities in South Carolina.
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
Great review from my mom on my latest story: "It's too long ... I only skimmed it" <3 unconditional support <3
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Brittany Gibson
5 years
Today's Intelligence Committee's whistleblower hearing kicked off what I think will be a long investigation into serious accusations against the president. Read my report for @theprospect here:
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Brittany Gibson
4 years
I’ll be out in NYC today for the #NYPrimary elections reporting on obstacles to voting & voters’ experiences. My DMs are also open to tips, whether it’s long lines of machine breakdowns.
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