Maria

Passionate about education and equity, 90s music, chocolate, and fiction. Work @wested, former teacher and @usedgov staffer. Michigander in DC.

[Sarah Silverman @SarahKSilverman]

He’s still gonna do it! I believe in you @elonmusk

[Invest in America @InvestNowUSA]

"They're just running the clock. If you're McConnell he's going to talk for as long as we want to talk, because he’s just trying to be an obstructionist." — @Messina2012 on what Democrats can learn from the ACA fight when it comes to infrastructure talks
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[Maria @msalcicc]

@Microwavables Something similar happened to me - I reported the guy (with screenshots) to both LinkedIn and Bumble. Bumble took it seriously, LinkedIn did not. Sorry this happened to you!!

[Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley]

Somehow we weathered and witnessed
A nation that isn't broken
but simply unfinished
There is always light
if only we're brave enough to see it
if only we're brave enough to be it.

— Amanda Gorman

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

Nine weeks of hustle & outreach. Nine weeks of believing we are in this together. Decades of strategy, grit + building. Wednesday’s terrorism seeks to distract us from what has been & what will be. So let’s take today to celebrate the orgs that brought us Tuesday’s victory:
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[Tye Winters, DO @tmswDO]

We're not asking for you to shoot them like you shoot us.
We're asking you to NOT shoot us like you don't shoot them.

[Sam Sanders @samsanders]

Hundreds of thousands of DC residents had to endure a coup in their backyard today, go into curfew at 6pm, and fear for their personal safety. None of them have any representation in Congress.

[Maria @msalcicc]

@JStrass09 L’enfer c’est these two idiots

[rebekah @rebekah_e_s]

This is how Capitol police treated ADAPT activists for peacefully protesting their right to healthcare

[anna @twtrlssanna]

living in dc is great because you get to plan your grocery runs around when the nazis come to town

[Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak @AlisonKodjak]

When, on Sept. 11, nearly 3,000 people were killed, we reorganized the entire federal government. We're now losing that many people every three days, and the Senate went home early for Thanksgiving.

[Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib]

My residents walked by blighted homes, closed schools and breathed in polluted air, to vote for President-elect @JoeBiden & VP-elect @KamalaHarris. They don't deserve to be silenced. We must honor our communities that showed up. #EmbracetheBase

[Maria @msalcicc]

@JPBGerald I had to yell at two white guys who tried to undermine Stacey this week. Not on my watch!

[Stephen Robinson (Bluesky at @playtyperguy.com) @SER1897]

The marginalized were terrified after Trump’s 2016 victory bc we knew he would terrorize us. Trump supporters mourn his loss bc they fear they can no longer terrorize us. There’s a key difference. Stop acting like we are rival sports teams.

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

For America’s educators, this is a great day: You’re going to have one of your own in the White House, and Jill is going to make a great First Lady.

[tracy clayton jr the 3rd @brokeymcpoverty]

black women recognized and thanked on a presidential stage. after all we've been through this feels good.

[Maria @msalcicc]

@FrankiTheB It’s literally all I want

[Eric Chenoweth @EricDChenoweth]

This.👇 Let us all know: the overwhelming vote of African Americans for Biden (the largest margin by far & likely in a % turnout approximating '08/'12) has saved U.S. democracy from the imminent threat & harm posed to all of us & the world by a 2nd Trump term. 1/

[Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego]

This how the 1% look at minorities. I was a classmate of Kushner let me tell you what I did to get into Harvard compared to what he did. Yes a thread.