Lia Azul

Advisory Services @PalletShelter former District Director for @Nikki4Oakland & Co-Pres for @sfwpc. Also - writer, dog mom & political junkie. Views are my own.

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

To rage against the powers of darkness is to assure ourselves that we stand in the light.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

One of the most toxic ideas in politics: You shouldn’t criticize your own side because it helps the other side.

That’s how a party devolves into a mess that demands compliance instead of excellence. If you can’t ever criticize, then you can’t fix things that are broken.

[Amy King @AmyKingPallet]

Thank you to the offices of @SenatorCantwell, @rep_stevewomack, @RepStricklandWA, @TXRandy14, and @RepCloudTX for the time and focus on these important issues! These challenges require collaboration and fresh thinking! We look forward to working together!

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

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.

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change.

And they’re right.

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

THIS 👇👇👇

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

It's not that "no one wants to work." It's that work doesn’t pay people enough to live.

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

#NewProfilePic

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

This is a dark day for democracy, our country and for women.

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

Public libraries are pretty radical at their core…a place you can frequent as long as you want, to gain free information and share communal products? Incredible.

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

How have I been sleeping on the library? Such a fantastic resource!

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

Yesss more of this please!! This would be a game changer, especially for transit dependent folks and hospitality workers. We need more late evening trains + higher frequency/lower waiting times. BART drives our economy, let’s support the workers who keep our cities thriving!

[Rebecca Saltzman @RebeccaForEC]

As part of BART's budget process, we're considering (finally!) improving Saturday service and Friday evening service. This was not included in initial budget proposal, and I appreciate staff working over past two months on plans for improvement, at my request.

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[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

Don’t walk…RUN! Get out and VOTE 🗳 between now and June 7th for @MaliaCohen for State Controller!! As her former Campaign Manager, I can testify Malia is the best candidate in this race. A vote for her is a win for California! #GoinWithCohen #CAStateController

[Malia Cohen 郭嫻 @MaliaCohen]

Let’s build a California where everyone can thrive.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

In Alabama, the penalty for getting an abortion after you are raped is more severe than the penalty for raping someone.

How fucked up is that?

[Jill Filipovic @JillFilipovic]

There are millions of men whose lives would have been much worse without abortion. Men who wouldn't have found their big loves, wouldn't have their kids, wouldn't have been as successful, wouldn't have taken big risks. Many of them don't think about it. Some don't even know it.

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

This is f*%# atrocious. Done with everything this week.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Andrew Wilhoite, who is accused of killing his cancer-stricken wife as she was seeking a divorce, won his Indiana GOP primary this week from jail and will be on the November ballot — if he has not been convicted. https://t.co/l3SUHGw8x3

[Jackie Speier @RepSpeier]

My abortion saved my life. It allowed me to have another child, pursue a life of public service & realize my personal and professional dreams. Most importantly it was MY DECISION. That shouldn't be a privilege.

Let's trust people to make important decisions FOR THEMSELVES!

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

Overturning #RoeVsWade is an unconscionable, unprecedented act. It is an attack against women and against freedom. We won’t take this. #abortionrights

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.

[Senator Alex Padilla @SenAlexPadilla]

Joined @LibbySchaaf, @OaklandFireCA & the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) to highlight federal funding headed to community-based intervention programs. This approach helps lessen the burden on emergency responders while serving community members in need.

[Nadia Rahman 駱雯 @nadiarahmansf]

I’d prefer for @CaWomensCaucus to take an actual position & action on misconduct than pander to us about their values in denim.

The caucus has done nothing & stayed silent about the issues of the Workplace Conduct Unit: https://t.co/AV2nwCZTPs

[Lia Azul @LiaAzul_]

So tired of performative politics. It’s exhausting.

[Ruth Ferguson @ruthie_ferg]

This is a slap in the face to all those who have reported abuse in the #CALeg

There is absolutely no excuse for the silence from @SenToniAtkins about well-documented complaints of unchecked sexual violence in the Legislature.

Join us in demanding reform: https://t.co/3AKTYc7Z5q