Faiz

Adviser to @BernieSanders. Founder and ED of @MorePerfectUS.

[Faiz @fshakir]

We at @moreperfectus are having the opposite of this experience

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats are in the midst of a series of heated primaries across the country, pitting more centrist candidates, often backed by the Party establishment, against leftist opponents. To try to understand the fissures in the Democratic Party, Isaac Chotiner spoke with Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’s 2020 Presidential campaign manager, and the founder of the media nonprofit More Perfect Union. Read the interview here: https://t.co/NOghq7LGuV

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

"I don’t hate to say it: I told you so. Back in October, Bernie Sanders strategist Faiz Shakir told me that "the people are way ahead of the politicians," urging Democrats to run against data center construction. In November, environmental groups said that blaming data centers for higher electricity bills was a decisive issue in Georgia, where Democrats won seats on the Public Service Commission."

[Faiz @fshakir]

@daveweigel Everyone’s going to have a chance to brush up on their @jacobin reading https://t.co/NxjICfRqjQ

[umichvoter @umichvoter]

AOC features in Abdul's final ad going into Election Day

[Isaac Chotiner @IChotiner]

New Interview: https://t.co/V9ipdPBYnp

[William Lawrence @WeWill2026]

Silicon Valley billionaires want to build a $2 billion data center in a small Michigan town. It would raise prices, tank home values, and threaten peoples' way of life.

The company is trying to strong arm residents and is offering them just 0.5% of the project cost to stay quiet.

This is exactly why I'm calling for a federal data center moratorium because our communities shouldn't have to fight tech oligarchs alone.

[Faiz @fshakir]

"Ten out of 12 workers' top priorities are economics, so if you want them to vote for you, talk about economics," Williams said. https://t.co/5TtvuiA6kd

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

NEW: The biggest election in America is next Tuesday in Michigan and the debate, as usual, is about electability.

The media claims Abdul El-Sayed can’t win in November. But is that narrative borne out on the ground?

We put El-Sayed’s ideas to the test with real voters.

[Faiz @fshakir]

I don’t know that any of the Independents will necessarily win these tough races, but in the environment of this particular election cycle, I’m confident they’ll absolutely overperform what a Dem would get one-on-one against these sitting Republicans in these states. (3/3)

[Faiz @fshakir]

Lesser noticed trend: independent Senate candidates Dan Osborn (NE) and Todd Achilles (ID) have now cleared the field to get one-on-one matchups against Republican incumbents. (1/3) https://t.co/zaoB4GXaqr

[Faiz @fshakir]

In South Dakota and Montana, independents Brian Bengs and Seth Bodnar are competing in 3-way races where the Democrat is still on the ballot – thus making it harder for them to have a real shot at winning. (2/3)

[Donavan McKinney @DonavanMI13]

Detroit, it's time for change. @BernieSanders endorsed our people-powered campaign in MI-13.

We are fighting to pass Medicare for All, raise wages, lower costs, and take on Donald Trump and the billionaire class. Join us!#alwayswiththepeople

[Grabien @GrabienMedia]

VIDEO - Faiz Shakir: The Voices That Are Not Speaking Out Against the Iran War Are Big Business @chrislhayes @fshakir https://t.co/UzD6FzD7aC

[Jake Traylor @jake__traylor]

Data center protestors interrupt Trump event.

Wouldn’t be surprised if these become more common during midterms.

[Ally Mutnick @allymutnick]

NEWS: 4 more CBC members back state Rep Donavan McKinney's (D) bid vs Rep Shri Thanedar (D) in #MI13

New endorsers: Reps Steven Horsford, Ilhan Omar, Lateefah Simon, Ayanna Pressley. Summer Lee already backed

It's a big deal for CBC members to endorse against an incumbent

[Faiz @fshakir]

Thank you @JoyceBeatty

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Important CBC development: Rep Joyce Beatty, former chair who remains in Black Caucus leadership, headed from Columbus Ohio to Detroit to campaign for Donovan McKinney against an incumbent

[Faiz @fshakir]

He’s detached from the feelings of working class communities, in many ways

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Trump claims that “smart” communities are “begging” for data centers.

Video via: @Acyn

[Matt Rice @matt____rice]

Remembering Faiz Shakir’s argument that NV, GA, MI, and NH as the first four states would actually represent a more diverse array of primary contests

(Plus, candidates wouldn’t be spending nine months all vying for just Jim Clyburn’s endorsement) https://t.co/0UzwPdb9B9

[Amanda Fischer @amandalfischer]

Quick analysis of the laughable "ethics" language in this draft:
- POTUS can continue to profit from his existing crypto ventures
- He has a year plus to put his crypto ownership interests in a blind trust
- No restrictions on earning trading fee income or reserve asset income