Brandon

progressive. believer in human rights & dignity for all. pride never ends, ever.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

Calling on all Dems to take the Don’t Talk About Hasan Piker For A Day Challenge.

Can we do it??? Lots of other topics to focus on with 69 days left until the midterms.

Maybe if we’re successful, we can try for a full week!

[Brandon @brandonpol52]

DOA in 2028.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Politico: Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) told people she won’t put her name on campaign literature with Abdul El-Sayed.

She also doesn’t want to be a part of a “unified campaign” with El-Sayed.

Scholten: “I have long said I will not campaign with someone who continues to associate with Hasan Piker.”

[Brandon @brandonpol52]

Hakeem Jefffies should not be meeting with Jared Kusher. End of story.

[Annie Karni @anniekarni]

Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly https://t.co/UDtHvfERYS via @maggieNYT and me

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect.  Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.

This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public. 

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will take effect on Sept. 8. https://t.co/cSUi4EqSsY

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

My statement on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations:

[Chi Ossé @OsseChi]

Corrupt, anti-democratic, and utterly embarrassing.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party deserves better leadership than whatever this is.

[Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman]

A better statement would’ve been:

“Republicans have leaned so far into bigotry that Republican voters are left picking between a raging antisemite and an anti-Muslim bigot.

This is the result of Republican gerrymandering that now guarantees all voters in Florida’s 6th district will end up with a bigot representing them no matter the result in this primary of candidates competing for the award for most hateful.

As Speaker, I’ll push for a nationwide gerrymandering ban and return the power to voters to choose differently.”

[Brandon @brandonpol52]

What do you mean that a member of Israel's cabinet doesn't represent the view of Israel? That's literally what being a cabinet member means – you set the policy.

[American Jewish Committee @AJCGlobal]

AJC vehemently rejects the continued inflammatory statements made by Itamar Ben-Gvir. His calls for Jewish settlement in Gaza and the so-called "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians are irresponsible and disconnected from reality.

Ben-Gvir's statements do not reflect the policy of the State of Israel and should be condemned by all who care about Israel's future.

[Mandy Zhang @mandyzhang08]

I’m all in for getting younger candidates into office, but when the option is Ed Markey or Seth Moulton who is so opportunistic, kept his AIPAC money, and threw trans kids under the bus and still doesn’t have an answer on that, it’s Ed Markey all day. #mapoli

[Brandon @brandonpol52]

So, people realize what's being said below is misognyistic right?

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

I can't believe people are really talking about AOC as a left presidential contender when on the eve of a critical primary she decided to produce a totally irrelevant news story about her parenting choices instead of backing the socialist

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

Why in the hell is a House Democrat saying we can't win a very winnable district? That's insane.

[Roose @RuNoseP]

the upper Midwest Senate trio🥹

[BeshearStan @BeshearStan]

Jasmine Crockett has no damn excuse acting the way she does

[VoteHub @VoteHub]

VoteHub projects Peggy Flanagan to win the Democratic primary for Minnesota U.S. Senate.

[Debbie Dingell Stan🇺🇦🇵🇸🇱🇧🇬🇪 @AustinHoney30]

🚨🚨🚨HENNEPIN DROPS AND THIS RACE IS OVER. PEGGY FLANAGAN HAS WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🚨🚨🚨

[Brandon @brandonpol52]

I don't care about Hong. I'm rooting for Flanagan to win! 🧎🏾‍♂️

[vo @vanillaopinions]

in every race under current party coalitions every single democrat is preferable to every single republican

[Mark Pocan @MarkPocan]

Remember when I told you we needed Hillary Clinton to come to WI when she was running in 2016 & you never got her here? I think I would sit this one out if I were you. We got this. Pick one of the other 49 to focus on, please. 🙏

WI will support the primary winner, @neeratanden.

[onion person @CantEverDie]

it’s genuinely insane that everyone is treating abdul el-sayed, who politically falls somewhere between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, a self described capitalist, as if he’s the most extreme candidate america has ever had entirely because he’s a muslim