ed potter

Husband, father and grandfather, former runner, now a hiker, walker and sailor. Led global workplace rights at Coca-Cola. Now retired. Views are my own.

[Jamie Raskin @jamie_raskin]

Today I'm thinking of my late beloved colleague, Rep. John Lewis, who said:

"The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it."

[Duty To Warn 🔉 @duty2warn]

@TruthVote4 @cindy_nov3 https://t.co/DEqZfOdIiy

[ed potter @ed__potter]

@BaseballBrit Duke Snider

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

NEW: Mitt Romney blames Donald Trump for the New Mexico GOP commission who refused to certify primary results this week: "There's no question that if you continue to repeat a lie enough times people begin to believe it, particularly if it's being repeated by the President of US..

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING NEWS: The Republican Party escalates its assault on democracy as a New Mexico county that is controlled by Trumpers refuses to certify the election of a Democrat who won his race yesterday. RT IF YOU THINK THAT THIS STORY SHOULD BE GETTING A LOT MORE ATTENTION!

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The Uvalde, Texas mom who jumped a fence and ran into the elementary school to save her 2 kids from the shooter fights back tears as she calls out the Uvalde police for being “more aggressive” toward her than they were toward the shooter. RT IF YOU THINK SHE’S A HERO!

[David Frum @davidfrum]

If a gunman in a school is too difficult and dangerous for a typical local police force to handle, the right response is not to condemn local police forces as cowardly. The right response is to discredit the "good guy with a gun" fantasy.

[ed potter @ed__potter]

@DanRather A Berkshire sunrise!

[ed potter @ed__potter]

@IFADPresident @IFAD Congratulations Gilbert!! I have every confidence that you will maintain “the ILO I signed up for”. Bon Chance!

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American hero. Retweet if you agree.

[Shift @shiftproject]

Please take a moment to read Shift's statement on the passing of John G. Ruggie https://t.co/KBzEcZCZhs

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

Risk of blood clots

J&J vaccine .00001%
Birth control pills: .05%
COVID infection: 16%

(CDC)

[ed potter @ed__potter]

Under the GA law, politicians/a political party can override the citizens vote under any pretext

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

Here’s the problem w/the GA law: It’s based on the false claim that the 2020 election was riven by fraud. And based on that throughly debunked lie, it offers “remedies,” some of which will make it harder for some citizens to vote & easier for politicians to undermine elections.

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

A fight nearly broke out on the House floor after Republican objectors refused to hear the truth from Rep. Conor Lamb

[ed potter @ed__potter]

Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end… https://t.co/VduL4Baokn

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

This has to be the last straw.

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

COVID Update October 10: I had a call with a Republican governor of a state in trouble and gave me a sense of where we are.

Here is what I learned...1/

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Listen to this pistol of a 95-year-old veteran call Trump the coward he is and ask “Who does Trump think he is?”

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

You should read this thread.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Trump’s “executive action suspending collection of payroll taxes hands the Dems the kind of issue that can sink a candidacy. It is nothing less than a declaration of war on Social Security and Medicare. The payroll tax funds those two vital and beloved programs.” — @PaulBegala