@borosage

Co-founder, Campaign for America's Future,

 Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
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Carl Zha
@CarlZha19 Mar 2021
The High Speed Rail development by country (1976-present)
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US suffered 25 billion dollar plus weather disasters in 2020, largest number ever. yaleclimateconnections.org/2…

The top 10 weather and climate events of a record-setting year » Yale Climate Connections

In an all-around bizarre and largely unpleasant calendar year, extreme weather and climate-related changes contributed to the woes of 2020.

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Gentlest spirit and preemptive concession --
Eli Valley@elivalley4 Dec 2020
When @BarackObama met Frederick Douglass
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This is an utter disgrace. The officials who ordered this should be banished from public office.
Ari Berman@AriBerman7 Oct 2020
There is only 1 early voting location per county in Ohio (1 location for 880,000 registered voters in Columbus’s Franklin County) & 1 place to drop off your mail ballot because of Ohio GOP
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Ari Berman@AriBerman7 Oct 2020
There is only 1 early voting location per county in Ohio (1 location for 880,000 registered voters in Columbus’s Franklin County) & 1 place to drop off your mail ballot because of Ohio GOP
Anna Brichacek@AnnaBrichacek7 Oct 2020
This is DAY 2 of Early Voting in Columbus.... and this is only half the line. @FrankLaRose why is there only one early vote location and one drop box per county?
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In Afghanistan fathers who served now watch their son fight in the same war in the same country on the other side of the globe. Inane. stripes.com/news/years-after…
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Now that he's on drugs, he's back to "nevermind."
Elliot Williams
@elliotcwilliams6 Oct 2020
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Ari Berman@AriBerman6 Oct 2020
Trump, who got free socialized healthcare at Walter Reed, is nixing coronavirus relief for millions of Americans so he can rush to appoint Supreme Court justice who will invalidate Affordable Care Act in middle of pandemic
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54 million in US "food insecure," including 18 million children. And Trump's posters say "Keep America Great." I wonder how many would be hungry for him to consider it not so great ft.com/content/14324641-7be1…

A new era of hunger has hit the US

After six months of coronavirus chaos, many Americans are hungry for the first time in their lives

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The plastic industry's big con. The recycle triangle on plastic containers is a lie. You wonder how these scoundrels sleep at night npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090…
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10% of Oregon's population forced to flee the fires. Yet state's largest fire-fighting helicopters not available: they are in Afghanistan. MAGA pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/4…
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93% BLM demonstrations peaceful. Police more likely to use force against BLM demonstrators than others. The courage of non-violent protest theguardian.com/world/2020/s…

Nearly all Black Lives Matter protests are peaceful despite Trump narrative, report finds

In stark contrast to rightwing claims, 93% of demonstrations have involved no serious harm to people or property

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McConnell's "message bill" sends the message that Republicans aren't prepared to do close to what is needed to rescue Americans in pandemic: markets.businessinsider.com/…

The US needs $3 trillion to undo the economic damage of the pandemic, but policymakers seem unable...

Stimulus should be aimed at programs that incentivize businesses to expand remote work opportunities and help people find secure jobs, economist William Lee said.

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Trump attacks military leaders for supporting endless wars -- yet he's refused to end them. Another promise broken. taskandpurpose.com/news/trum…

Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to 'fight wars' to make defense companies rich

'They want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.'

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Majority of young adults live with parents -- first time since Depression. MAGA pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20…
12 million lost employer based health care in pandemic. Yet neither party embraces moving to Medicare for All. nakedcapitalism.com/2020/08/…

'Threadbare' US System Denounced as Study Shows 12 Million Lost Employer-Tied Health Care During...

New data on how many lost their health insurance, which often means health care, due to Covid. And the numbers are not getting better soon.

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Important piece by Jamie Galbraith: the analysis and elements of agenda that progressives will need to force on a Biden administration: portside.org/2020-09-02/rebu…
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The bastion of the financial establishment -- the Bureau of International Settlements -- warns about "green swan" events caused by climate change. "Existential" risk intheblack.com/articles/2020…
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China's kindergarten game: Cooperation.
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The opening Democrats are giving Trump thenation.com/article/politi…

The Democrats Just Showed Us a Weakness in Their 2020 Strategy

Trump and his cronies are going to exploit this fumble if the Democrats don’t work fast to address it.

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