Sage Warner

ACA storyteller • Director @amprog/@CAPAction • fmr campaigns @PPFA/@PPACT • views mine • DM if you want to elevate real advocates and voices in your cause.

[Alex Wall @AlexBWall]

🚨Powerful piece from @sagewarner_ on how telling the stories of Americans hurt by massive Republican cuts is KEY to stopping this devastating bill.

14M people will lose health care
7M people will lose food aid
21K+ people would die

These are the stakes: https://t.co/jtvBoTc8uk

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

Meet Louise, a three-year Navy vet with four sons ages 3, 12, 13 and 15.

She is from rural PA. After her service, Louise struggled to find a job.

Louise relies upon Medicaid to make sure her boys can see a doctor and SNAP to feed them when they are hungry.

Share her story.

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

I know we hate what he’s saying but this is how often Dems should be folding storytelling into their comms #StateOfTheUnion

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

2/ if email isn't your thing, feel free to comment below or dm me, and a team member will reach out

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

this federal funding freeze is not a beltway process fight - it's impacting families, educators, and communities nationwide. my team has the infrastructure to vet and elevate these stories in press and digital. pls direct constituents and stories to [email protected]

[Serena Zets @SerenaZets]

& reach out to [email protected] if you need bandwidth, resources, and tools to collect and disseminate these essential stories. personal stories and experiences are already telling us the truth of this admin and it's up to us to share it.

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

this freeze/withdraw/block/unfreeze chaos is not a beltway process fight - educators, CHCs, and families are feeling direct impacts. we're elevating these stories to press, social media, and elected officials. dm me with any stories or email [email protected]

[Emilia Winter Rowland @EmiliaWinterRo]

Comms directors—TALK TO YOUR STAFF ASSISTANTS, LC & INTERNS.

They’ve probs been getting dozens of calls/emails from the people being hurt.

Ask them to start a document (not a crm entry) logging these with cell numbers, personal details & direct quotes from the impacted people.

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

it's 2024 and women's bodily autonomy is being debated by men on a stage... we deserve the freedom to choose #VPDebate2024

[Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw]

Can confirm that Paul Dans announced he is steppin down in an email today, although a person familiar said there are no plans to end Project 2025. Project 2025 always aimed to have the bulk of its work completed around the RNC convention, the person said.

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

This doesn't mean Project 2025 will likely shut down. Removing an overseer and changing the name does not mean a plan won't happen - it just makes it more likely to happen unchecked. Why are journalists feeding the GOP's disassociation from their unpopular authoritarian playbook?

[Roger Sollenberger @SollenbergerRC]

NEWS: Project 2025 director Paul Dans has stepped down at Heritage Foundation after pressure from Trump campaign leadership, ongoing power rift over staffing control for potential second Trump admin, per internal email. This suggests Project 2025 will likely shut down. Story TK.

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s the Chest X-Ray of a young boy suffering from a condition that is now the #1 cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S.

What’s the diagnosis?

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This photograph captures Harriet Tubman at her residence in Auburn, New York, in 1911, just two years prior to her passing. I only recently learned of her struggles with seizures, a result of a piece of metal lodged in her head.

As a teenager, Tubman endured a traumatic incident when a slaveowner struck her head with a 2-pound lead weight, originally intended for another fleeing slave. Tubman recalled this attack as "breaking my skull," leading to agonizing headaches and seizures that intermittently rendered her unconscious. Remarkably, despite these challenges, she remained dedicated to her work on the Underground Railroad and her service during the Civil War. Her reputation was so renowned that escaped slaves knew to wait patiently for her to regain consciousness if she ever collapsed, which she always did.

Additionally, Tubman carried a pistol, which she would wield when runaway slaves hesitated or considered giving up. With the pistol pointed, she presented them with a stark choice: continue their escape with her or face immediate death. Remarkably, she never lost anyone on the Underground Railroad.

After the Civil War, Tubman's efforts allowed her to contribute significantly to her community, aiding veterans and freed slaves. In the 1890s, she underwent brain surgery to remove the metal fragment from her skull. Surprisingly, she opted to forgo anesthesia, instead choosing to bite a bullet, emulating the Union soldiers she had seen endure amputations. In her own words, she described the procedure as the doctor "sawed open my skull, and raised it up, and now it feels more comfortable."

Years after her own escape from slavery, Tubman returned to rescue her enslaved husband, only to discover he had remarried and had no intention of leaving his new wife. Despite her initial frustration, Tubman chose not to create a scene and continued to lead numerous other enslaved individuals to freedom.

Her remarkable life came to an end in 1913, surrounded by friends and family. Her last words to those in the room were, "I go to prepare a place for you."

[Teddy Landis @TeddyLandis1]

ok now that we've done our jobs, it's time to introduce you to the scrappiest, most creative youth vote operation i've worked on: Project 72 WI

We built what we believe is the largest youth mobilization program in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election history

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

@SoundPolicy Huge congrats Jake!!

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

A majority of white women yet again voted for GOP, the party that took away their rights and endorses hate and cruelty. White women gotta step up and talk to their sisters. Only so much women of color can do.

[David Eggert @DavidEggert00]

BREAKING: Michigan Democrats win back full control of the Legislature for the first time since 1983.

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

may: "it's inevitable for a president's party to lose seats in midterms; inflation will worsen that outcome"
july: abortion rights are repealed.
americans support abortion and defied historical expectations to show that.

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

Trump lost 40 house seats in his first midterm.

Obama lost 63

Clinton lost 52

Reagan lost 26

Carter lost 15

Biden’s house is a dead heat.

OUTSTANDING night for dems 💙💙

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

a lot of premature takeaways, but one thing's for certain: like other years, repro rights was again doubted and underestimated, yet was the foundation of turnout -

happy for these unexpected wins, but dems must be held accountable for promises to prioritize abortion.

[Sage Warner @sagewarner_]

@gbenga_ajilore I miss them so much!!!