Neera Tanden is the leader of a corporate Democratic faction that would rather see populist Dems lose to Republicans than see populist Dems successfully defeat the GOP, because if the latter happens then she & her faction no longer have much power, relevance and/or business.
This is an existential moment with do-or-die stakes for this corporate faction. They will sabotage populist Dems who are fighting Trump and the Republicans if they believe that is what they must to do maintain their power inside the Democratic Party.
You cannot really understand this political moment if you don’t understand this reality.
19-year-old Brandon Young from 6 Mile says he’s voting for Abdul El-Sayed because Haley Stevens is pro-Israel. “She’s too much of a corporate, Israel shill,” Young says.
If Abdul wins it will send a powerful message that all the money in the world cannot make up for the disgust dem voters feel for establishment democrats’ moral bankruptcy on Israel, fighting fascism, and standing up to oligarchy.
When I think about the California governor's race, there's one thing everyone needs to know about @XavierBecerra:
As California AG, he demanded the HHS secretary use existing law to lower medicine prices - and then he became HHS secretary & literally refused to do that.
in april doug emhoff's law firm, willkie farr, cut a deal with trump to provide him 100 million in pro bono law services and eliminate all dei initiatives. seven partners resigned! doug emhoff did not
I’m on the ground in Oxnard & Camarillo. Mutual aid orgs in Oxnard are organizing to get supplies out to families in need. If you’re not local and want to support you can order supplies and send to
The Mystery Shop
420 South A Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
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you'll never convince me to care about a torched car, looted store, or injured cop while families are being starved, killed, and ripped apart (only made possible by our tax dollars, cooperation & complicity) without any repercussions.
Any member of Congress who purchased stocks in the last 48 hours should probably disclose that now.
I’ve been hearing some interesting chatter on the floor.
Disclosure deadline is May 15th. We’re about to learn a few things.
It’s time to ban insider trading in Congress.
Corey Booker voted this afternoon to keep sending bombs to Israel, which is much, much more meaningful and important than a speech about values, even if it did last 25 hours.