Shannon Watts

NYT bestselling author of FIRED UP; Founder Emerita, Moms Demand Action; Coach, speaker & community builder

[Rob Flaherty @Rob_Flaherty]

Remarkable, really, that Obama is so far out ahead of basically every other political figure in America in his understanding of every dimension of this issue

[Yoni Leviatan @songsofyoni]

Artists like Macklemore are free to say whatever they want on stage.

Stadium owners like Robert Kraft are free to respond however they want when it's their stage.

People who force artists like Ed Sheeran to talk politics when they just want to play music are assholes.

[Daniel Bral @DanielBral]

The way he’s been treated like he himself has blood on his hands is genuinely unfair.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

@karen_eggleson Yes, as with so many tragedies in the world. The way to fix it is to vote and apply pressure to lawmakers, not become a mob that forces people to have a specific public position.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

The goal is to bully and harass people into submission, not to effect change.

Imagine if these activists put as much much energy into fundraising, legislation, organizing and electoral politics.

But that work is slow and unglamorous, and doesn’t deliver the same exhilaration as joining a mob and being cheered on by people who already agree with you.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Ed Sheeran is now going to have Free Palestine shouted at him wherever he goes for the rest of his life.

He wanted to ignore Genocide, now he will never be able to.

We call that Karma.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Good news: Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Saturday that will penalize social media influencers who do not properly disclose paid political content posted on the internet. https://t.co/j7QqZyttrJ

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

About a quarter of UT’s student body is Asian, and the campus, like Texas itself, is majority minority. https://t.co/ZC39EhVyRL

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

They can find money for this war but demand we cut people’s health care

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Three women studying at a Mexican university have been found dead over the past seven months. The murders involved different killers and motives, but the issue of femicide in Morelos is causing grave concern: 69 females have been murdered this year. https://t.co/BVm50SqbJD

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

The U.S. war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday.

$45.1 billion and counting burned on a war Donald Trump chose to start. An obscene waste of American lives, resources, and taxpayer dollars.

https://t.co/MehloNDNue

[fauxstonox @fauxstonox]

"Lying is OP"

-- Hasan Piker

[Destiny | Steven Bonnell II @TheOmniLiberal]

Hasan was one of the largest online voices saying American foreign policy would be the same under Harris as it is under Trump. Would have been nice to have you guys this concerned on foreign policy when Kamala was on the ballot.

[Ed Sheeran Access @AccessEdSheeran]

‼️| Ed’s dad was at tonight’s show on first row supporting him and filming ❤️‍🩹

Cr: sheerio_andstuff on IG

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

So then … what explains why Troy Jackson is ahead?

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Unpopular opinion :

You don't always have to pick a side

Especially when it's a topic you don't really understand

[Erik Richardson @erik4america]

And news just dropped that @PeteButtigieg is coming to St. Louis to help Fred's campaign!

This is the PERFECT time for you to jump in and amplify the blue wave that is going to wash Ann out of office! I cannot describe how much your help would amplify this.
https://t.co/aROwkSoJ4p

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Ed Sheeran has a lifelong stutter, which goes away when he sings. Delivering a memorized speech without a script is incredibly difficult for anyone with a stutter because of the mental energy it takes to remember each exact word while simultaneously thinking about how to physically say the words. It’s fine that he read what he felt.

[Adam Carlson @admcrlsn]

Bruh you can’t read the market-research-tested carefully crafted statement that an extremely overpriced crisis PR firm wrote for you OFF OF A TELEPROMPTER.

You’re a musician, at the very least memorize it!

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

People of earth: Annie is going to win.

[Political Polls @PpollingNumbers]

🔵 Decision Desk HQ moved its South Carolina Senate rating from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Delivering a memorized speech without a script is difficult for anyone with a stutter because of the mental energy it takes to remember each exact word while simultaneously stressing over how to physically say them. That overwhelms the brain's speech pathways, and triggers the physical tension that causes a stutter.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Assholes: Why didn’t Ed Sheeran memorize his speech?

Answer: Because he struggles with a lifelong stutter that’s exacerbated by anxiety. It goes away when he sings.

[The Dude @dude_bruh_brah]

Don't let the media fool you. Ed Sheeran concert in Philly is full. Protest was small. People were tailgating.