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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "When the public democratically decides to invest in ourselves, in working people, they call it socialism.
When a billionaire-captured government forces the public to pay for their misdeeds at the expense of working people, they just call it the cost of capitalism. https://t.co/nUgMpRBiYB" / Twitter

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Bloomberg on Twitter: "At $28 billion so far, the farm rescue is more than twice as expensive as the 2009 bailout of Detroit’s Big Three automakers, which cost taxpayers $12 billion [url]https://t.co/ZkGZ0ajsS1 via @BW" / Twitter[/url]
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Farmers Say Trump’s $28 Billion Bailout Isn't a Solution - Bloomberg - "Farmers caught in the trade war have become dependent on government payments."

Gamerilla on Twitter: "@AM_McCarthy [MENTION=1401]Business[/MENTION] @BW Trump's bailout money isn't going to poor farmers. They get very little if any of it. Most of the money goes to the larger corporate farmers who are already rich. The GOP's plan is socialism for the rich and capitalism for the rest of us. https://t.co/i5cMPqyDcD" / Twitter
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Farm Bailout Money May Be Disproportionately Helping Rich Farms Get Richer - Modern Farmer - "Changes in the way bailout money has been doled out may benefit the largest."


Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Trump $28B Farm Rescue, Asks Why 'Socialism' Not Bad When Billionaires Are Buying Votes
Bernie Sanders:
"While President Trump and his fellow oligarchs attack us for our support of democratic socialism, they don't really oppose all forms of socialism. They may hate democratic socialism because it benefits working people but they absolutely love corporate socialism that enriches Trump and other billionaires."

Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders frequently point out that the 2008 Great Recession and ensuing Wall Street bailout were an example of the rich forcing the working class to pay for their own capitalist "greed, recklessness and illegal behavior."

"Let us never forget the unbelievable hypocrisy of Wall Street, the high priests of unfettered capitalism," Sanders said in June.
 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "White supremacy is a fundamentally violent ideology that’s been growing at an alarming rate, fueling one mass shooting after another.
It’s about time we recognized white nationalism for the major terrorist threat that it is. https://t.co/SixiMWnzdJ" / Twitter

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FOX 5 Atlanta on Twitter: "JUST IN: White nationalism is now recognized as a major terror threat by the Department of Homeland Security [url]https://t.co/zcLWTb5hFj https://t.co/4oZqU6S9Hb" / Twitter[/url]

Candace Owens tells Congress white nationalism not a problem for minorities in US | TheHill - the Oversight Committee
Conservative commentator Candace Owens told a House committee on Friday that white supremacist-inspired crimes in the U.S. are not "impacting" minority communities, telling lawmakers that other problems such as black-on-black crime are greater issues.

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During the hearing, Owens also clashed with Dr. Kathleen Belew, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, who was called by Democrats on the panel to testify on growing trend of hate crimes and combating white supremacy.

“To me, this feels a lot like your reaction to being named in one of these manifestos," Belew told Owens. "Now, you’re of course not responsible for the words of someone writing that document, but I do think laughing at it is a real problem.”

"The audacity of you to bring up the Christchurch shooting manifesto and make it seem as if I laughed at people that were slaughtered by a homicidal maniac is in my opinion absolutely despicable," Owens countered, referring to criticism she received for a tweet that responded "LOL" to reports that her name appeared in the shooter's anti-Muslim manifesto.

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"If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, OK, fine," she told an audience earlier this year.
Candace Owens Stages 'Photoshoot' Mocking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Crying at Border
Right-wing media personality Candace Owens mocked 2018 photographs showing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying outside a Tornillo, Texas migrant children detention center, staging her own "photoshoot" mimicking the recently unearthed pictures.
Turning Point Offers Ocasio-Cortez $100,000 for Charity to Debate Candace Owens | Fox News Insider - "Owens: her socialist ideas 'make no sense.'"

AOC is in the Oversight Committee, but she and CO did not cross paths that day. I doubt that CO would have wanted being quizzed by AOC.
 
Actually, Iran has been supporting terrorism for years. Hezbollah in Lebanon has been arming itself with Iranian missiles to threaten Israel. Parts to build rockets come from Iran to Gaza. Iran has been aggressive in Iraq and Syria. It's a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah_Al-Hejaz

Iran has been threatening Israel for years and supporting terrorism for years.

It's only a problem if you think Israel isn't a problem.

It is sobering to realize Israel has nukes. If Iran does attack Israel, Israel will most certainly be a problem for Iran.
 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Anything less than a solution on the scale of the crisis is a form of climate denial.
It’s time for #GenerationGND. 🌍 https://t.co/AgnVs06Tag" / Twitter

A climate-activism rally in NYC, along with some of AOC's speech in Denver that day.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "🎥: produced by our very own @shelbyworks!" / Twitter

‘Have Them On Their Heels’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Joe Neguse In Boulder For Climate Change Discussion – CBS Denver
Hundreds Gather In Boulder To Hear Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - YouTube

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallies for Democratic party in Boulder
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., rallied for the Democratic party to be the “progressive party once more” at a sold-out event Saturday at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Glenn Miller Ballroom.
Wanting to return the party to its "FDR roots". Perhaps alluding to "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself",
“Nothing to fear except inaction,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “The only thing we should be scared of is our future if we do nothing. We have to be bold and audacious and ambitious as possible.”

Her words throughout the evening were often received with cheers and applause, a likely testament to just how excited the crowd was to see her. She drew the largest crowd in the annual dinner’s history, and many attendees arrived more than three hours early to wait outside the ballroom.

The congresswoman seemed just as thrilled to see the large crowd.

“This room is so packed tonight,” she said. “It’s thrilling to see so many people here.”
She wants ordinary people in Congress, people like teachers and nurses. And, I may add, bartenders. :D
“We cannot have people who are using our public trust as a piggy bank for personal profit,” she said. “For so long, the rooms that have governed our country have been behind closed doors with small groups of people with exceedingly high incomes that don’t understand the plight of working class people in America.
 
Seems like a new wave of youth activism.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "I cannot tell you how powerful young people mobilizing their parents & grandparents are in changing the game on issues & elections. We did this last yr & continue to now.
It’s twofold organizing: it expands the electorate and flips voters.
It takes multiple convos. Start now! https://t.co/KwJMHgydnr" / Twitter


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Last week, Ingrid Latorre gave birth inside a Colorado church where the local faith community is protecting her.
We met in the church rec room where she went into labor.
If we had a functioning immigration system w/ real paths to citizenship, we wouldn’t have to live like this. https://t.co/bnL2zEBrjs" / Twitter

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Conor McCormick-Cavanagh on Twitter: "I’m at a church in Boulder where Ingrid Latorre, who just had a baby, is living in sanctuary. Reps AOC and Joe Neguse are visiting Ingrid and her children. “Are you proud of mom?” AOC asked Ingrid’s son, who responded yes. “We’re proud of her too.” @AOC @RepJoeNeguse https://t.co/tkZkUSKZrC" / Twitter

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Big thanks to Rep. [MENTION=2]Jo[/MENTION]eNeguse and the local Unitarian ministry who introduced me to Ingrid and her family, and have been fighting hard for her freedom. 💪🏽💜 #FamiliesBelongTogether" / Twitter

Conor McCormick-Cavanagh on Twitter: "Ingrid looked a bit starstruck when she met AOC. https://t.co/vXOfVlA88t" / Twitter

A Unitarian church? Unitarian Universalist Association Home I've thought of going to one, but (1) transport would be too difficult to arrange and (2) I doubt that I'd like the activities. But in personal beliefs, I'd likely fit. I think that AOC might also fit.
 
Actually, Iran has been supporting terrorism for years. Hezbollah in Lebanon has been arming itself with Iranian missiles to threaten Israel. Parts to build rockets come from Iran to Gaza. Iran has been aggressive in Iraq and Syria. It's a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah_Al-Hejaz

It's only a problem if you think Israel isn't a problem.

So you're fine with terrorism so long as it's Jews that die?

Yes Loren, that's truly and factually what I was getting at, very good and please go back to your corner and play with your blocks
 
Something I wrote on this subject elsewhere yesterday.:

While I am in favor of impeachment. It's a crapshoot that it will be successful. And I don't mean removed from office, the senate will never do that. I mean getting or losing votes in the 2020 election. Right now, it's impeach or the status quo. And the status quo is looking pretty good right now.

Not to mention there are many Dems in the House that are still against impeachment. There's a chance it could lose in the House. That would be a HUGE disaster.

I hadn't thought of that before! Yes, I agree with you that losing an impeachment in the house would be very bad. Again, I just feel that the dems need to stop hoping for tricks. We need to get out there, organize, and vote.

Political concerns should always be secondary on whether to impeach, and I don't share your electoral concerns over impeachment nor any certainty that "the status quo is looking pretty good right now." The impeachment clause was included for exactly the kind of president we have now. The problem is the Constitution didn't envision a Congress with someone like Nancy Pelosi who won't bother to use the tool when so obviously needed.

And I think it's a bigger problem electorally that it's not used. It's demoralizing to Dem voters that the House is doing virtually nothing to stop the blatant abuse of office. Many of them voted for Dems in 2018 to give them this power to do something and they are being let down. Why vote them in again if that's what they can expect?
 
Adding to the above I don't really know which way would turn out the best for dems in the election. I don't think that should be the primary concern on impeachment, but if it could be shown that impeachment would lead to a loss in 2020, then sure that would be a strong point against it, but I don't see that that can be shown at this moment.
 
Another AOC:  Architect of the Capitol
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is in the legislative branch[1] and is accountable to the United States Congress and the Supreme Court.[2]
Architect of the Capitol | Serve, Preserve, Inspire

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram: “Who do you call when White House ethics are on fire? 👩🏾*🚒🧯😉 - showing this AOC near the other AOC's big pile of fire extinguishers in a wooden box.


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Yes, this is an emergency. We don’t have the luxury of time w/ another committee.
Judiciary has been investigating& putting the pieces together for months. Impeachment belongs there.
We must honor jurisdiction, historical precedent,& work done + allow Judiciary to move forward. https://t.co/CM0gXN7T1i" / Twitter

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Bill Kristol on Twitter: "I've mentioned a possible select committee on Trump-Ukraine. But I'm now advised by people who know the Hill well that this could mean complexity and delay. If so, let House Judiciary handle the inquiry (with help from other committees). A fair, fast, and focused inquiry is key." / Twitter

I agree. Don't waste a lot of time. Start investigating. If the Trumpies stonewall, then work around them.

Ray Pensador on Twitter: "@AOC Congresswoman, it's time to acknowledge that what @SpeakerPelosi and her band of corporate Democrats are doing is purposely "slow-walking" impeachment, making sure there're no real proceedings before the 2020 election. It's a crass political calculation. #FakeImpeachment" / Twitter
 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallies for Democratic party to adopt progressive roots at Boulder dinner – Colorado Hometown Weekly - seems like an article I'd posted on earlier
She also visited several families who have alleged that their lives were impacted negatively by the fracking industry and Ingrid Encalada Latorre, a Peruvian woman who is living in sanctuary in a Boulder church while she resists a deportation order.


Mother Jones on Twitter: ".@AOC: "What we're seeing with these developments from Ukraine are extremely serious...The president has committed several impeachable offenses. What he has admitted to is already impeachable." [url]https://t.co/7ZaZ7ns4K3 https://t.co/ALMDoPBhRg" / Twitter[/url]

AOC retweeted:
Justin Amash on Twitter: "It’s not about the transcript of a call. Don’t let President Trump or Republican officials distract you with a straw man. It’s about his continuing abuse of the office of the presidency. https://t.co/j044TpHFvr" / Twitter
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Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "They never even saw the transcript of the call. A total Witch Hunt!" / Twitter


Bernie Sanders on Twitter: ".@AOC and I stand with the Puerto Ricans who flooded into the streets to demand democratic control over their lives.
Puerto Rico's working families have suffered enough austerity. It's time to impose some austerity on the banks destroying the island. https://t.co/qEOQ481FFT" / Twitter

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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures
When hundreds of thousands of people poured onto the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico, last July, it wasn’t just the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló they wanted. “Ricky renuncia y llévate la junta,” many of them cried — “Ricky resign, and take the junta with you.” For three years, a federally imposed Financial Oversight and Management Board, known as the junta or the FOMB, had imposed severe austerity measures on Puerto Ricans, ostensibly in an effort to get a handle on the soaring debt. Like Rosselló’s administration, the junta’s members and consultants were riddled with conflicts of interest. The people had had enough.

Rosselló did resign, but the junta is still in place and pushing punishing austerity in the form of cuts to health care, public pensions, and the public university. The people have not stopped fighting. In dozens of municipalities across the island, newly formed public assemblies are meeting weekly to discuss how to carry forward the energy of the protests. In many of them, fighting debt management policies involving crippling cuts to public services has become a key focus.

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On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and 11 other members of Congress sent a letter to the board. “We agree with the demands of the Puerto Rican people who came into the streets: Puerto Rico must no longer be treated as a colony,” the letter says. Signatories demanded that the board “reverse the crippling austerity imposed on Puerto Rico” and provide details regarding conflicts of interest among members of the board, as well as its consultants. The letter also demands that the board explain exactly how these massive cuts are going to achieve economic growth.
That document: Congressional letter to Financial Oversight Board
 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Policy drop tomorrow 📝
Because while we must hold this administration accountable in the short term,
We also need to propose solutions that help heal profound systems of economic injustice for the long term." / Twitter


Could this be that housing bill that she's working on? She collected input in a town hall last month.

Derrick Johnson on Twitter: "Women in leadership is key. Thank you @angela_rye @IlhanMN @AyannaPressley @RepAOC @RepRashida for joining @NAACP at our live town hall tonight and for continuing to fight for our #democracy. #NAACP #WhenWeFightWeWin https://t.co/7rtWBOEbM4" / Twitter - nice group picture of "The Squad" with their hosts. Angela Rye (right) wears a pink jumpsuit.

This 27-Year-Old Wants To Lead A Progressive Rebellion to Take Down Nancy Pelosi - VICE
Agatha Bacelar wants to debate Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but first she has to decide whether to tell people she’s actually doing something as crazy as running a primary campaign against the most powerful Democrat in the country.

The audacity of it all — a 27-year-old trying to topple someone who’s served in Congress longer than she’s been alive — could impress this city known for audacious ideas. But others suggest Bacelar avoid mentioning who she’s actually running against.
Some filmmakers are making a documentary that they hope will be the next Knock Down The House, with AB the next AOC.
But while AOC hammed it up for the camera, Bacelar seems deeply uncomfortable with the attention.

“I don't see anyone else with cameras following them. Like, why me?” she says. “I’m trying to acknowledge certain similarities, but also just be me.”
Defeating Nancy Pelosi is a long shot, but AB may have some partial success. California now uses a nonpartisan primary where the top two candidates continue on to the general election. In effect, a runoff system. If AB gets the second most number of votes in the primary, then she will continue to the main election.
Bacelar doesn’t have Ocasio-Cortez’s ebullience or moral righteousness. She doesn’t work a room, and she isn’t backed by insurgent money or buoyed by an ethnological demographic shift, like AOC was. Instead, Bacelar believes the Bay Area’s tech boom and the resulting influx of young voting-age tech workers is her ticket to victory. The city’s average age is 38.5, and most young people don’t vote. But she’s got an app for that.
An app that her father Herb Stephens is designing: "Referenda"
Residents can propose and vote on ideas. They can participate directly or delegate their votes to Bacelar or even someone else to cast on their behalf. They can build coalitions and power brokers online and shape decisions in real time.

Another opponent for Nancy Pelosi: Shahid Buttar For Congress 2020 - Resistance for Real
 
Fox News is Pushing Their Own Republican Version of Ocasio-Cortez (It's Not Going So Well) - YouTube - Catalina Lauf in Illinois

Host Mike Figueredo concludes that she is a pale imitation. In a Fox News interview, she called herself pro-America. Policy? Free-market conservative and respecting the Constitution. MF thinks that she is being hyped as a sort of "Some of my best friends are..." argument. Her home page - CATALINA FOR CONGRESS - doesn't even have an issues page. Her campaign video is almost absurdly parallel to AOC's famous one.


The blasphemous, appropriative, wildly popular celebrity prayer candle - Vox - "Gift shops and Etsy are selling prayer candles featuring AOC, the Golden Girls, and Dolly Parton. Why are they so popular?"
Historically, prayer candles, sometimes referred to as votive candles, are a staple of both Catholicism and New Age rituals, often lit in churches or homes. Lighting a prayer candle symbolically calls on the guidance of whatever symbol or saint is featured on the candle: one purports to help you find a date; another will guard your health; a third will help you get that raise. But recently, these candles have undergone a sort of pop culture rebirth (read: appropriation) with independent boutiques and Etsy shops selling updated versions that replace the saints with celebrities.

PRAYER CANDLES — The Five15
Illuminidol Celebrity Prayer Candles | Illuminidol
Etsy - Shop for handmade, vintage, custom, and unique gifts for everyone

Some of them depict AOC in Joan of Arc armor.
 
Another AOC:  Architect of the Capitol
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is in the legislative branch[1] and is accountable to the United States Congress and the Supreme Court.[2]
Architect of the Capitol | Serve, Preserve, Inspire

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram: “Who do you call when White House ethics are on fire? ????????????*??????????????????” - showing this AOC near the other AOC's big pile of fire extinguishers in a wooden box.


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Yes, this is an emergency. We don’t have the luxury of time w/ another committee.
Judiciary has been investigating& putting the pieces together for months. Impeachment belongs there.
We must honor jurisdiction, historical precedent,& work done + allow Judiciary to move forward. https://t.co/CM0gXN7T1i" / Twitter

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Bill Kristol on Twitter: "I've mentioned a possible select committee on Trump-Ukraine. But I'm now advised by people who know the Hill well that this could mean complexity and delay. If so, let House Judiciary handle the inquiry (with help from other committees). A fair, fast, and focused inquiry is key." / Twitter

I agree. Don't waste a lot of time. Start investigating. If the Trumpies stonewall, then work around them.

Ray Pensador on Twitter: "@AOC Congresswoman, it's time to acknowledge that what @SpeakerPelosi and her band of corporate Democrats are doing is purposely "slow-walking" impeachment, making sure there're no real proceedings before the 2020 election. It's a crass political calculation. #FakeImpeachment" / Twitter

I think that it's very dangerous to propose impeachment before we know exactly what Trump said and the whistleblower report. It's going to hurt the dems badly today if this issue has been exaggerated. Why does it matter if impeachment hearings are announced to great fanfare on 9.24 or 9.25? I like AOC. I think that she's wicked smart. However, I think that she demonstrates over and over again her inexperience and impatience that make her a dangerous leader today. I think that it would benefit her and the democratic party if she would listen more, exercise patience, and tone down the rhetoric.
 
In her Twitter feed, AOC states "In a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live." She is now introducing some bills for making that possible.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduces Anti-Poverty Legislation : NPR - has an interview with her on that subject.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Next Big Effort: Tackling Poverty - The New York Times - has A Just Society - full.pdf

She herself:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Big day!
We’re rolling out our next major project: A Just Society.
It’s a 6-piece suite:
1. Recognizing Poverty Act
2. Place to Prosper Act
3. Mercy in Re-Entry Act
4. Embrace Act
5. Uplift Our Workers Act
6. Ratify the UN Covenant on Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights
⬇️ https://t.co/nPhVxIy7fQ" / Twitter

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NowThis on Twitter: "Exclusive: @AOC is rolling out her most ambitious legislative package since the Green New Deal https://t.co/NS63UhhFQi" / Twitter
  1. Recognizing Poverty Act: updating national poverty guidelines to include geographic variations in cost of living, the price of health insurance and childcare, and new necessities like Internet access.
  2. The Place to Prosper Act: national access-to-counsel fund for renters facing eviction, limits rent increases to 3%/year, and comes after abusive landlords. Housing should be a right, not a privilege.
  3. The Mercy and Re-Entry Act: people who have successfully served their sentences for crimes should not be discriminated against in Federal benefits.
  4. The Embrace Act: ends Federal-benefits discrimination based on immigration status.
  5. Uplift Our Workers Act: a score of worker friendliness, much like LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) scoring, for Federal contractors. Like acceptance of labor unions, paid family leave, a living wage, healthcare, etc.
  6. Ratify the UN Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, signed by 170 entities, because the US participates in a world community.
I don't know how far AOC will get with these bills. Her previous efforts did not get very far, and even if the House passes all of these, Moscow Mitch will likely block them as "socialism".
 
For the love of fucking god AOC just endorse Bernie already.

You say that like it's a bad thing. I admit I am torn between Warren and Sanders. Here is an idea. Warren as president, and when the Democrats retake the Senate in 2020, Sanders as the Senate majority leader, replacing the wretched and disgusting Mitch McConnell. Works for me!
 
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