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Yes, itโs true!
Direct File is now a permanent service.
After a successful pilot and incredible feedback from users, the IRS has committed to providing a free, fast, easy, and direct option for taxpayers. ๐ฅ
Read more about it:
Let's not forget:
- 4 people died.
- Pipe bombs at the DNC, RNC, Capitol building
- Pickup full of molotov cocktails found
- Capitol building looted, endless destruction
There *must be* justice and accountability.
I am now, more than ever, focused on electing
@ewarren
Why?
Sheโs brilliant, most qualified, and ready to beat Trump. I am OVER these old (& young) white dudes trying to sideline her again and again.
Iโm f-ing persisting. So is she. And so is our movement.
#ChooseWarren
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Some newsโฆIโm headed to the White House to join the
@USDS
team in April, supporting the Biden-Harris Administration and their pandemic response efforts.
Super stoked to get back into digital government and
help public services build back better.
NEW: Police visited the home of Anthony Quinn Warner last year after his girlfriend told them he was "building bombs in the RV." The FBI was also told about the report last August.
Tonight we hosted a sold out
@ewarren
rally in London. It was unreal good. Thank you ๐
We accomplished
โ Voting in person for the
@DemsAbroad
primary
โ convinced *multiple* Sanders supporters to join us + 2 independents
โ sold out in days +found new vols!
Thanks London!
Direct File has been a labor of love for awhile. This is a great write up - and yes, against all odds, we created a an โactually good piece of technologyโ
normalize not asking why someone younger than you, or any age frankly, got the vaccine
+
normalize being happy af for that person because itโs a life changing opportunity
I tweeted this bc my surrogate mom, my parents best friend, was COVID vulnerable. I was terrified it would hit my hometown and the nursing home where she lived.
It did. She died yesterday. Iโm ๐.
Her kids being harassed for wearing masks as they gather to get her body ๐
There are 93 counties in Nebraska; only 12 with ICU beds. 28 counties without a hospital.
@GovRicketts
needs to take this seriously and stop taking his lead from the White House.
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that Trumpโs refusal to concede could not only harm the coronavirus response but could also delay the rollout of potential vaccines
I am thrilled for America that
@Erie
has been appointed the Acting CTO for the
@FTC
and senior policy advisor for FTC Chair
@linakhanFTC
. Cannot wait to see what the two accomplish together.
@erie
is an incredible champion for consumers ๐๐
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Every paragraph of this interview with
@RepJayapal
is jaw-dropping - itโs difficult to read because of the truths it exposes and what she experienced on Wednesday
โLA compared schools w/ test-to-stay policies & those w/o and found similar case rates across the schools, but schools that didnโt have such policies lost over 90,000 in-person days bc of overquarantining. Schools w/ test-to-stay policies lost zero daysโ
I married
@dominiccampbell
9 years ago today and weโre celebrating just as I always dreamt: separated by an ocean in the midst of a global pandemic & travel ban with Dom taking care of our 2 kids while nursing a broken leg.
But at least
#eng
won, he got some flowers, and curry
Far from a spoiler,
@ewarren
is showing strength after the first day of voting in Europe with early results from Berlin, London, Oxford, + Paris showing that she is on track to place 2nd, with voting continuing all week.
Letโs let people vote. Iโm still a
#WarrenDemocrat
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Our move to DC wouldn't be possible without
@dominiccampbell
's support, his insistence that it's my turn, and his continued awesome parenting.
Find yourself a partner that recognizes when it's time to ride along vs be in the driver's seat.
I am speechless.
1. This is the Elizabeth I know
2. Any time someone compares an entire policy to a post it note *take the wheel*
3. Peteโs face bc her slogan comment is ๐ฏ
#WarrenForTheWin
No clear PR lines. No TV contracts lined up. No firm commitments from three of the supposed "founders". Total amateur work from those involved and they deserve absolutely everything that's coming to them.
WOW ๐ณ New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phase I human trials. This is the most effective trial HIV vaccine to date. It is based on the Moderna's COVID vaccine. COVID tech acceleration could change Rx for cancer & HIV in future.
For all
@ewarren
supporters living abroad, you can still vote in the
@DemsAbroad
primary (21 delegates!).
Join us - you can vote abroad, volunteer and meet other Liz fans, and more in our global newsletter. Letโs
#WinWithWarren
The HEADLINES say it all.
@ewarren
blitzed Bloomberg into oblivion - leaving no doubt - she is the best candidate Democrats have who can destroy Trump this fall.
#WarrenForTheWin
#PresidentWarren
NEW: The
#Uvalde
gunman walked unopposed onto school grounds, officials now say. They previously said the gunman encountered a school police officer
Once the shooter was inside, it took police an hour to stop him
w/
@reeseoxner
@TexasTribune
Remembering that when I was pregnant, I was scared & didn't have many parental role models to look up to. So I reached out to parents I respect to get advice.
One was
@ewarren
. She took the time (as a Senator!) to write such a thoughtful reply.
We were so lucky to have her.
Iโm old enough to remember yesterdayโs press conf when every TX institution, inc the Texas Education Agency, CBP, TX Dept of Public Safety, painstakingly outlined how theyโve spent years training & many budget cycles to prepare for a school shooting
Now parentsโ videos are out๐
I worked with
@ewarren
at the
@CFPB
, and I have a secret: ๐คซ
Sheโs from the future, when everyone has healthcare, NDAs donโt hide crimes, capitalism works for all (not monopolies), we have a healthy environment, and she was elected president. Thatโs how she can see it all.
While Iโve been all in for
@ewarren
for ~9 years (since I met her
@cfpb
), Iโve only been actively volunteering to Get Out The Vote in the
@DemsAbroad
for 2ish weeks now. In that time, Iโve met the most amazing, fun, funny, smart volunteers all over the world. Iโm proud to be here
Iโm literally stunned - this is a regressive, counterproductive, cruel approach to homelessness.
What is a government if itโs only role is punitive?
I just saw
@edballs
on the street and I froze, not knowing what to do or say, so I just yelled โEd Ballsโ
But
@EdBalls
, if youโre reading this, I meant to say โI wish you would have run for something in the last election. A lot of us miss you and your leadership. And thank you.โ
Just going to geek outโฆtoday is huge: the IRS + Treasury delivered tens of millions of payments via direct deposit/check.
They only had 4 months to do this.
Until now (and EIP) the IRS generally had a 1x/yr, historical relationship w/ taxpayers. Now itโs real time + monthly.
Why is
@clairecmc
on TV again using GOP talking points against Dems? She continues to allege that progressives are only on leftist, coastal enclaves. Forgetting
@CoriBush
in her own state. MN isnt a part of the coastal elite, is it
@IlhanMN
?
Today is my last day as the CEO of
@AdasList
. It's been an honor to represent and lead our community. It's truly a special group, full of awesome, supportive, brilliant, generous and friendly changemakers.
Some happy/sad news today. Our co-founder and CEO,
@merici
, is stepping down. Merici ran Adaโs List as a vol, then stepped in as our first employee 1.5 years ago!
The no 1 thing I forgot about living in DC is men asking me what my husband does for work and not following it up with a question about what I do. ๐คฏ
UPDATE 2!
The fired CEO will return. A new nonprofit board is being composed consisting of one previous board member (who we think agreed to fire the now reinstated CEO), a second person we think's on the CEO side, and Larry Summers (Obama economist, former Harvard prez).
Was completely unprepared for the emotional roller coaster of my daughterโs nursery graduation and saying goodbye to staff. ๐ญ
Only 3.5 weeks until weโre reunited ๐
9 weeks being away from
@dominiccampbell
and my kids.
Today my 7yo said he misses us all being together and goes โmom, 8 hands are better than 6โ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
The Direct File pilot year has come to a wrap and over the past weeks we have taken a step back to evaluate how the pilot went; took some time to come together as a team to share our stories and lessons learned; and we continue to talk to stakeholders, partners, and our users ๐งต
So what does this mean? Iโm moving to DC in April, and
@dominiccampbell
and the kids are following in the summer. We're going to miss our basic, but awesome, East London / Hackney life. And the kids are going to miss our shared living / commune yard the size of a football field.
NEW: Top General Services Administration official who's blocking Pres.-elect Joe Biden's transition team from accessing government resources appears to be looking for a new job, according to a message obtained by
@ABC
News.
On Monday our team re-launched to provide people with a place to find free tax filing services and help users get the second half of your Child Tax Credit (or the whole thing, if you didnโt get the first half!)
Iโve been in DC for 3 weeks. Lots of thoughts, emotions both sad (missing my fam ๐ฉ) and happy (reconnecting), and moving countries is weird.
I feel like things for me are just 2-10 degrees off, not quite right and off balance. Hope to close that gap to 0 or accept a new normal.
Just to be clear -
@WhiteHouse
residence staff tend to be older, Black, or Latina.
And here we see that Trump demands that the most COVID-vulnerable populations take their masks off around him.
Dangerous and deadly. ๐ He must be stopped.
Four White House residence staffers have tested positive for coronavirus, connected to an outbreak there nearly 3 weeks ago, sources tell me, confirming
@maggieNYT
.
Trump over that period regularly asked staffers who did come near him to remove their masks around him, I'm told.
I went for my first swim at my local
@DCDPR
pool this am. They dropped an underwater speaker in and started playing slow jazz. It was an AWESOME, highly recommended, ๐ฏ experience. Iโm still in the best mood.
We need reporters to convey the magnitude of this:
Minutes after saying he now โunderstandsโ coronavirus, Trump once again violated CDC guidance and put his Secret Security at risk to wave at supporters
While Iโm sad to see the brand FutureGov retire, I know FutureGov as an idea and โค๏ธ still lives on. Weekly I join calls with people all over America (!) who mention FutureGov as a reference point for best in class gov service design globally.
FutureGov had a fantastic 13 year run. So proud of who we were as a company and all that we achieved. RIP FutureGov and good luck to all at the new
@TPXImpact
that takes its place.
Yest was my birthday and
@dominiccampbell
surprised me with an incredible night - dinner at home, surrounded by our longest DC friends. It was a wonderful evening of love, laughter, old stories, and an extra special guest who joined us from NYC ๐
@victorzapanta
).
Today while having lunch with a visiting family member, my 3yo daughter FaceTimed me to say goodnight. Figuring out how to FaceTime on her own (dom was in another room) is an odd milestone, but Iโll take it.
๐จ๐จ๐จ NEW: Republican-appointed judges are MORE likely to allow voter suppression in cases where litigants demonstrate that policies would disproportionately harm people of color. Read the new analysis from
@TakeBacktheCt
here:
There's a certain inevitability around Harris becoming VP that's familiar.
Over time, that inevitability makes people feel like their actions and passion for progressive candidates don't matter. Why even try to do things new or differently if we always end up in the same place?
American kids watched so much Peppa Pig during the pandemic that they developed British accents and started regularly using British words like โholidayโ instead of โvacation,โ confusing their parents. ๐ท๐ฝ
My first A-Hed for
@WSJ
with
@Preetika_Rana
:
Now deaths by age groups: 65+, 50-49, 18-49
For each group, death is reduced by 99% for vaccination plus booster compared with unvaccinated (down to zero for youngest age group)
I just want to be very real about this: my kids might be excited to see me, but really I think they are all about seeing the Tesla and a freezer with an ice machine in our house
I had the best going away with the team tonight. ๐ฅบ They surprised me with deliveries of Prosecco and sushi and a send off in bathrobes (long story). Hours of laughter and
#broodx
chat ๐ฅฐ
So lucky to work with such talented and fun peeps.
@AdasList
is lucky to have them. ๐๐ข
It was the honor of a lifetime to have a tiny role in starting up the
@CFPB
- its mission is even more critical today than 10 years ago.
Thanks to
@ewarren
for her visionary leadership to have the idea, turn it into a legislation, and build an incredible agency.
Ten years ago, I signed Wall Street reform into law. It was the most sweeping set of financial regulations since the Great Depressionโand itโs still working today to prevent another one. Now, itโs up to us to protect it and keep fighting for an economy that works for everybody.
This is very real - Iโve talked to many voters in the last 2 months in Iowa, Colorado, and abroad who are all between Elizabeth/Pete. Their reasons:
- 2 smartest candidates
- best on the debate stage, therefore best to take on Trump
- political newcomers
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VERY excited to say that weโre now up and running with
@IdeasImpossible
and ready to recruit to our first 2 fantastic positions. If youโre into social investment or designing new public ventures, weโd love to hear from you ๐๐งต
Messed up things I've seen happen in this house since lockdown:
@dominiccampbell
just put a handful of unwrapped chocolate in his back pocket
@dominiccampbell
uses anti bac hand soap as his shower gel + shampoo
@dominiccampbell
has 1 serving of veg/day (baked beans DON'T count)
New rules from the UK Gov - these are the only times people can leave their homes:
- shopping for essential foods and medicines
- one form of exercise / day
- work for essential frontline workers
The police have the power to fine or break of gatherings of 2+
The IRS just announced some exciting updates to the Direct File pilot that launches during the 2024 filing season. Here are the highlights ๐งต:
- Direct File customer support will featureย *live chat*ย with dedicated IRS customer support representatives.
.
@AdasList
is going to appoint new leadership and our current team will stay in place. They're really the ones running the place and our members will be in good hands.
Running A Thing and being responsible for salaries and a company has been one of the best experiences. ๐
๐ฏ๐ณ
And Trump definitely did his little announcement right before this was called. He knew what was coming in Arizona and knows whatโs coming in PA, NV, and WI.
#CountEveryVote