Wendell Beane

Formerly W*ndell from d*rtmouth lizzy | he/him | free thought leader

[Wendell Beane @cool_beanes]

Me when my dad asks why I’m on twitter and don’t have a job

[Eric Bradner @ericbradner]

Bernie Sanders when @mkraju asked his timeframe for a decision: "I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis."

"Right now I'm trying to do my best to make sure that we don't have an economic meltdown and that people don't die. Is that enough for you to keep me busy for today?"

[Wendell Beane @cool_beanes]

I'm very happy that Michael B. Jordan won his first oscar last night, but it feels a little unfair his twin wasn't even nominated

[Matt Brown @mrbrownsir]

Some personal news: This year I'll be joining @AP's congressional team. I'm excited to cover the forces shaping our country right from the heart of American politics.

If you're around the Hill (or Washington in general, really) let's connect! I'm at [email protected]

[ProPublica @propublica]

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
https://t.co/qullOr6Dhm

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "Violence is never the answer...but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."

"What happens when you turn this into the billionaires run it all, is they get the opportunity to squeeze every last penny."

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

.@BernieSanders on Luigi Mangione and the reaction: “It goes without saying that the murder of this gentleman who has two kids is outrageous and unacceptable.”

He adds: “But I think what the outpouring of anger at the health car industry tells us is that millions of people understand that health care is a human right, and you cannot have people in the insurance industry rejecting needed health care for people while they make billions of dollars in profits.”

[☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz]

It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't

[Eric Levitz @EricLevitz]

Of all the rightwing positions that Democrats could adopt to moderate their image, “Joe Biden sucks” may have the best cost-benefit ratio

[Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach]

Kalel Mullings: "Some people gotta learn how to lose."

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

Governor Andy Beshear, in a Trump +30 state, gives advice to Democrats: Do not throw LGBTQ+ people under the bus, it will not work.

His advice to dems: Lead on your values.

This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Joe Biden’s stubbornness in refusing to step aside as the Democratic nominee until July is the single biggest reason for Donald Trump’s victory, @IChotiner writes. “Biden’s arrogance remains astonishing to behold.” https://t.co/CeMjEZWQVv

[Matt Brown @mrbrownsir]

The unionization rate is 10% in the US. More Americans work in retail than manufacturing. Healthcare and hospitality dwarf them both.

It would benefit the discourse if we updated our idea of what the average worker and workplace in this country looks like

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

.@BernieSanders on the 2024 result: "It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them... Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?"

[Krystal Ball @krystalball]

Weird. Seems like the groups most rapidly fleeing the Democratic coalition are the exact ones where Bernie Sanders was strongest (working class, Latinos, Bros!). Maybe that guy was onto something!

[Elizabeth! @InstantSunrise]

Removing slavery was on the ballot in California. It literally had no opposition campaign at all, and it still lost.

[Astead @AsteadWH]

Tuesday didn’t fall out of a coconut tree!! And too much of the immediate reaction is focused on the past two months and not the past two years

[Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper]

I hate to disagree with my man Aaron but the least surprising thing in the world is that people who send their kids to segregated private schools and think of minorities as players in their private morality plays would turn around and throw a fit when minorities go off script.

[Wendell Beane @cool_beanes]

@coolgolfguy @karaalam What does Kara think I am?

[Wendell Beane @cool_beanes]

@coolgolfguy I remember my first beer (yearning)

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories. https://t.co/ZZhqtEQdWB