Heather Dietrich Batzel, Esq (she/her)

follow me @heatherbatzel.bsky.social

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Pope Leo XIV!

[Arvind Venkat, MD @VenkatforPA]

Is there a mercy rule in presidential debates? #KamalaforPA

[Nandita Bose @nanditab1]

.@KamalaHarris took a break from debate prep and visited Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh on Saturday. When she entered the store, the vice president greeted a woman who appeared near tears as they hugged.
Harris assured her that things would work out. “We’re all in this together,” she said.

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

These are basically exactly Biden 2020's actual results when he won the popular vote by 4.5 points. We'll grab em for tomorrow's model run of course.

[Heather Dietrich Batzel, Esq (she/her) @batzellaw]

We sure are having a blast at #DNC2024 !!

[Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain]

I’m sorry but this #DNC2024 roll call with DJ Cassidy, themed state music and party/club atmosphere is blowing the RNC’s roll call out of the water.

It looks like a giant party and celebration and everyone in that room looks like they’re having a blast.

[Leah Greenberg says NO KINGS ❌👑 @Leahgreenb]

not kidding at all when I say that the model that Doug Emhoff is setting for men to be powerfully, joyfully supportive of their spouses will have lasting cultural implications

[Alison Kriel 💚 @AKLondon UpScrolled @AlisonKriel]

Can’t share this often enough

#Riots

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

BOOM. The Harris campaign just released a new statement on Donald Trump’s “unhinged” speech in Minnesota, in which we slam him for being a “biter 78-year-old convicted felon.” Gloves are off. This is how it’s done.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Kamala addresses the fact that some people don’t like her laugh. The message is quite beautiful.

[REKH @rekhilperts]

White friends, especially white women who did not have an undergraduate sorority experience:

In the coming months you’ll likely see a great deal of content about VP Harris’ sorority affiliation and the support from its members. We 🩷 it. Some info & tips for us: 🧵

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix, just contributed $7 million to Vice President Kamala Harris. The Harris machine is a fundraising juggernaut.

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

JD Vance has pledged he would do what Mike Pence wouldn’t - overturn an election and illegally seize power. He says the president can ignore the rulings of our courts. He would capitulate to Russia and sacrifice the freedom of our allies in Ukraine. The Trump GOP is no longer the party of Lincoln, Reagan or the Constitution.

[Just saying @kangaroos991]

Nailed it! Pass it on! ⤵️

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Again and again, the United States and our Allies chose unity over disunion, progress over retreat, freedom over tyranny, and hope over fear.

Our NATO Alliance today remains as powerful now as it was 75 years ago. Together, we are stronger.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

When I cast my vote for President Biden, I wasn't expecting much. I just wanted trump out of office.

I knew he was old.
I knew he had a stutter.
I knew he had a rep for "gaffes."
I didn't care. Just wanted trump gone.

Four years later, things are different.
I wasn't expecting that President Biden would be the most legislatively successful President in my lifetime.

I wasn't expecting him to help expand NATO.
I wasn't expecting him to lower insulin & inhalers.
I wasn't expecting him to create & recover 15m jobs.
I wasn't expecting him to bring manufacturing back.
I wasn't expecting him to forgive student debt.

But he did ALL those things, and more.
He surpassed my expectations by a lot.
And he has more planned for 2025-2028.

He's not a master orator,
He doesn't move so smoothly
But neither did FDR from his wheelchair.

Meanwhile, trump is STILL a threat.
He wants to be a dictator.
He wants to stay out of prison.
He wants revenge on his enemies.
He wants to take away from the poor and middle class and give to the ultra wealthy.
His Project 2025 will enable a national abortion ban to criminalize women seeking safe and legal abortions.
His Project 2025 will take away the rights of our LGBTQ family and friends.
His Project 2025 will transform the government into a loyalty pledge, not to America but to him ALONE.
We might never have another free election.

THAT is what is at stake in this election.

We can continue to progress with Biden policies, or we can let trump destroy democracy as we know it.

If you're looking for someone who's young and athletic, go watch a fucking movie.

I'll take the old guy who needs a nap while saving democracy over the old guy trying to overthrow democracy who needs a legal team.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

This is worth a watch and retweet again before tomorrow’s debate

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

To save your country . . . and your freedom

[Pittsburgh Union Progress 📰 @ThePUPNews]

For the @PennCapitalStar, @thathakas covered @FLOTUS's visit to Millvale Sunday on the eve of the second anniversary of the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade (with @SocialKimLy covering a Millersville stop): https://t.co/eqAqj8BtsF