HansJohnson

President of Progressive Victory, serving coalitions with advocacy, data & voting strategy. Columnist on LGBTQ life, civil rights, labor, pollution & politics.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

No badge for bigotry: This ouster is win for #PublicSafety & #PublicIntegrity. #CivilianOversight takes a village, incl diligent local reporting like award-winner @keribla. #DoNotRehire not enough; #decertification is essential tool @AirTalk @KCRWPressPlay https://t.co/DFAjfYfzT5

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Democracy Dies in Double Standard: Cowardice by billionaire @JeffBezos to break tradition, suppress editorial voice of @washingtonpost & kill endorsement in Pres. contest is another threat to #PressFreedom. Mimicking @drpatrick’s spinelessness & falsehood at @latimes Shame!

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Happy surprise! Thanks to engaged #GoodTrouble-makers of Eastside & Northeast LA for this recognition. Biggest dividend of fighting for #WomensRights, #LGBTQ+ equality, #PublicEducation, #Housing, #EnvironmentalJustice & #PublicIntegrity is feeling how wins improve folks’ lives.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Great answer by @GovTimWalz on ending killing of students with firearms & assault weapons. No clear response from #JDVance but to agree with the longtime lawmaker & current governor whose son experienced threat of #GunViolence.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Why is #SNLPremiere promoting disinformation as humor? False attack on #Immigrants & #VoterRegistration in #AZ amplifies false narrative by authors of #Project2025. Spreading their poison does actual harm to real people & undermines democracy. @davidfolkenflik @Variety @ulabeast

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Enviro win 10 yrs in making: New law signed by Gov Newsom closes loophole carved by #KevinDeLeon for polluters, big donors to his campaigns. Selling out saddled CA with #PlasticWaste & cost us enormously #SB1053 @NRDC @SierraClub @AzulDotOrg @envirovoters
https://t.co/J3DQry2TM6

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Victory! Thank you, Gov. @GavinNewsom for signing new law #SB1053 to shut #DeLeonLoophole & end travesty of thicker #PlasticBags that have choked our communities & riverbeds with even worse, costlier waste @CalMatters @latimes @sacbee_news @LAist @mercnews https://t.co/672va45fCQ

[Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM]

In Wisconsin we’re working to earn every vote for Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Rebecca Cooke, Jodi Emerson, and Christian Phelps — not just for our futures, but for the futures of our children and grandchildren.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Sublime, indeed: “From now on, the best day of your life should be known as an #Ohtani,” writes @JerryBrewer in @washingtonpost. Sapient, stirring sports writing equal to this extraordinary athlete. #5151 #ShoheiOhtani #MVP @Dodgers #WillIreton #LanguageAccess #Interpreting @MLB

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Shame! Gasps in @PasadenaGov chamber as @Pasadena_Mayor Victor Gordo kills #ethics fix in 4-4 vote. Credit Councilmembers Jess Rivas @PasadenaD5 & Jason Lyon @PasadenaD7 for ordinance, in works for 3 yrs, to reduce $5.5k max contribs to $1k(Council) & $2.5(Mayor) @LAist @latimes

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Calling him on cowardice: How the @VP has marshaled #Republicans against #WhatsHisName has proved particularly effective in this #PresidentialDebate. This reinforces how she frames her campaign as for “#freedom” & “country” & “#democracy” to welcome all voters.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

“Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people.” @VP is winning this #PresidentialDebate against #WhatsHisName with well-crafted zingers like this one.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Mocking laughs: “Execution” says #WhatsHisName about taking away American women’s right to choose. Cheer of relief in #SilverLake at the moderator’s fact-check of his unhinged falsehood. #TrumpAbortionBans #PresidentialDebate

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

“Heat Wave” on the organ @Dodgers. Cheers to @DieterRuehle for music for 102 degrees. Is artist #RobertVargas hydrating before throwing 1st pitch? Great tribute to his honorary day in L.A. & his gorgeous #ShoheiOhtani mural in #LittleTokyo. @boyleheightsbt https://t.co/ipwgkvcuEF

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

His sellout saddled ALL Californians with hefty pollution & cleanup costs: Ever wonder why heavier, thicker #PlasticBags abound at grocery checkouts — & in dumps & storm drains? Here’s the scoop on the #DeLeonLoophole. @CalMatters @LATimes @SacBeeEditBoard https://t.co/J3DQry2TM6

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Victory as legislation passes to shut disastrous #DeLeonLoophole: CA law to stop blight from throwaway #PlasticBags was sabotaged by #KevinDeLeon, now a disgraced L.A. Councilmember. At last, #AB2236 & #SB1053 close that 2014 loophole. @SierraClubCA @LAist https://t.co/VT4Mgx6dOQ

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Indelible moment from #Day1 of #DNC2024, thanks to the courage & #HadleyDuvall: “What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parent’s child?”

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

This same joy is palpable in Chicago this week at #DNC2024.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Thank you, @JoeBiden! You earned the #MostVotesEver by any candidate in U.S. history, more than 81 million ballots. With more than 50 years of #PublicService, yours is a profile in courage not only for #Democrats, but also for ALL Americans, to protect #freedoms & #democracy.

[HansJohnson @HansPJohnson]

Great journalism, @propublica, & growing evidence that betrayals of integrity atop our justice system by likes of #ClarenceThomas & #SamuelAlito enable corruption throughout our courts, as right-wing politicians, in or out of robes, exploit every conflict of interest they can @AP

[NC Democratic Party @NCDemParty]

Let's call this what it is: a blatant conflict of interest. Justice Berger is using his position on North Carolina's highest court to be a rubber stamp for his father's assault on our rights.