We need to talk about @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell and how he is MURDERING THIS NATION. And we need to talk about it RIGHT NOW. Yesterday he killed the only chance for a nation hanging on by a thread to receive ANY economic relief. HE MUST BE REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION (Thread)
—You can register to vote online
—You can register to vote on election day
—You are automatically registered to vote when eligible
—Hand-marked paper ballots replace voting machines that can be hacked
—Candidates for POTUS must release tax returns
—This would provide comprehensive protections for LGBTQ Americans in employment, education, federal funding, housing, public accommodations and more; & make it illegal to discriminate against them, penalize, or fire them for their sexual orientation.
—DREAMers (young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children) would be protected from deportation, detainment, or harassment by ICE or CBP
—A path to citizenship would be established for more than 2 million immigrants
—Employers can no longer ask about prospective employees’ salaries
—Companies cannot retaliate against employees who compare wages or seek other employment
—Employers must show that pay disparities are based on factors like merit/performance
—Background check requirements on private sales of firearms would be expanded to include those sold at gun shows, on the internet, or through classified ads (which is how multiple mass shooters obtained their murder weapons)
—This would have blocked our exit from the Paris climate agreement, which thankfully President-elect @JoeBiden has already announced we will be rejoining on Day 1 of his administration, which cannot come soon enough.
—Nearly all Rx drug prices would be lowered
—The Affordable Care Act would be strengthened
—Healthcare for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions would be permanently protected
—Everything in the original bill +
—Funding and grants for domestic abuse programs
—Expand the prohibition of firearm purchases for spouses or formerly married partners convicted of abuse to include dating partners
—Reverse the 2017 vote to repeal net neutrality, making it once again unlawful for internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block or throttle consumer access to the internet and empower the FCC to enforce these rules
—Increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are under 20 years old
—Eliminate the separate minimum wage requirements for tipped & newly hired employees
—Requires drug companies to reduce prices for medications, vaccines, and other healthcare products
—Requires companies to give notice and justification for raising the price of a drug more than 10% at a time or more than 25 over 3 years
—Increasing access to healthcare, health insurance, and lower-cost drugs
—Raising the minimum wage & closing the gender pay gap
—Improving internet access, cost, and speed for all Americans
—Addressing foreign and domestic terrorism, including designating white supremacist groups as terrorists
—Improving benefits for veterans, including tax relief and child care
—Building a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers
—Addressing the issue of gun violence with common-sense measures that would actually help to prevent mass shootings
—Reducing government corruption, increasing oversight, securing elections & voting rights, ending gerrymandering & ending the influence of money in politics
#McConnellKillsSickLeave
#DitchMitchHesNoLeader
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Long thread: Because I couldn’t find anything comprehensive, I’m just going to post everything I’ve seen in the news/Twitter about Trump’s activities related to the Jan 6th insurrection. I think the timing & context of his actions/inactions will matter a lot for a senate trial.
12/12: The earlier DC protest over the electoral college vote during clearly inspired Jan 6th. On Dec 12th, he tweeted: “Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! #MAGA.”
12/19: Trump announces the Jan. 6th event by tweeting, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” Immediately, insurrectionists begin to discuss the “Wild Protest.” Just 2 days later, this UK political analyst predicts the violence
12/26-27: Trump announces his participation on Twitter. On Dec. 29, the FBI sends out a nationwide bulletin warning legislatures about attacks https://t.co/Lgl4yk5aO1
1/1: Trump tweets the time of his protest. Then he retweets “The calvary is coming” on Jan. 6!” Sounds like a war? About this time, the FBI begins visiting right wing extremists to tell them not to go--does the FBI tell the president? https://t.co/3OxnB2AHdr
12/12: The earlier DC protest over the electoral college vote during clearly inspired Jan 6th. On Dec 12th, he tweeted: “Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! #MAGA.”
Jumping in for @DCist/@wamu885 this evening. The scene rn coming up 17th Street from BLM Plaza. pic.twitter.com/Fn9aukjEPW
— Matt Blitz (@WhyBlitz) December 12, 2020
12/19: Trump announces the Jan. 6th event by tweeting, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” Immediately, insurrectionists begin to discuss the “Wild Protest.” Just 2 days later, this UK political analyst predicts the violence
On January 6, armed Trumpist militias will be rallying in DC, at Trump's orders. It's highly likely that they'll try to storm the Capitol after it certifies Joe Biden's win. I don't think this has sunk in yet.
— Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) December 21, 2020
12/26-27: Trump announces his participation on Twitter. On Dec. 29, the FBI sends out a nationwide bulletin warning legislatures about attacks https://t.co/Lgl4yk5aO1
1/1: Trump tweets the time of his protest. Then he retweets “The calvary is coming” on Jan. 6!” Sounds like a war? About this time, the FBI begins visiting right wing extremists to tell them not to go--does the FBI tell the president? https://t.co/3OxnB2AHdr