The Progressive Wing

LEAVE NANCY ALONE!
Democratic Rising Star™ Nancy Pelosi walks a delicate tight-rope.

On one hand, she has to please our corporate donors by killing #GreenNewDeal & #Medicare4All and on the other, she has to please them by undermining progressive candidates.#StillWithering🥀 https://t.co/9GOY46wEiq

— Peter Douche's Liaison (@SilERabbit) February 7, 2019

orlbucfan

T and R, humphrey!! Nancy Pelosi does not look good. In the SOTU pics, the left side of her face is frozen like she has suffered some sort of mild stroke. Anyone else notice it?

magsview

Her face was doing weird twitchy things all through SOTU. Getting old is no fun. I hope her mental faculties are ok.

Bernie Sanders Has Public Spat With Billionaire Ex-Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein |

Keep the progressive youtube cooperation growing.

It is quite enlightening as it compares things on both sides of the border including the health care system.

Perhaps it was Mags mentioned this and I missed it, but I wasn’t totally aware until that interview what Bernie is proposing is better than the Canadian system. What I did like was how the Conservatives in Canada know not to go back to a highly privatized system like we have.

Vision matters. pic.twitter.com/TlxNeSBIqA

— Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) February 7, 2019

Need a Venn Diagram of some kind to understand the species of liberal who has enthusiastically embraced AOC but still loathes Bernie

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 7, 2019

Times a gazillion! Jennifer Cohn, for one, brilliant on paper ballots but way too far down the Russia rabbit hole for me, thinks Bernie or Bust peeps are being played (by Russia maybe- I forget) and sound like MAGAs. I gave her this link as an example of a wide spectrum of Bernie Bros, but I don’t know.

These people do. not. get. why some of us despise all things neolibcon. It’s a bummer, such a chasm. I’m so sad that we lose a whole swath of potential Bernie voters and sad and puzzled on a personal level, too. ( How can people so sharp and caring think such awful things about Bernie and his peeps?)

Remember the all-time heat records set all over the Northern Hemisphere this past summer. Well, it's summer in Southern Hemisphere and it's now happening there: https://t.co/Vh5Ii9eBLw

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) February 7, 2019

orlbucfan

Major sad. 🙁

Do you think corporate- and lobbyist-funded Joe Crowley would have asked any of these questions? That, of course, is a rhetoric question, one that shows how crucial and healthy primary challenges are – especially when launched against staid, ossified, entrenched incumbents: https://t.co/FP18xfwGPz

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 7, 2019

Unlike UK and most of EU – and contrary to BBC repetition – 'the international community' has not fallen into line behind Trump on Venezuela.

Across Africa and Asia, only 2 countries recognise Guaido.

Altogether, 141 recognise Maduro and 48 Guaido.
https://t.co/EICDwWsOFi

— Steve Howell (@FromSteveHowell) February 7, 2019

Yes! Can they stop us? Stay tuned.

It’s great the folks at Third Way watched a bunch of campaign ads. I talk to working people. They’re struggling. They’re working more for less. They know there’s plenty of money in this country, but it’s in the wrong hands – like centrist think tanks. https://t.co/SHjTiAlfbU

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) February 7, 2019

By the way, weren't we all promised that the Amazon deal wouldn't negatively impact the budget?

Pretty sure that's what I heard from just about everyone that supported it. https://t.co/0IIM5MppQr

— Lee J. Carter (@carterforva) February 7, 2019

I wonder what Justin Fairfax thinks of the Amazon deal. I don’t think a Gov Pirrello would have bent over that much for the deal.

wi60

The R’s scream socialism for MFA and a green new deal, but you only hear crickets from them about the 2008 bailout, 4.5 billion for foxxconned, millions for amazon, millions for pro stadiums across the land and so it goes. All on the behalf of you and I the tax payer.Apparently socialism for corporations is ok.

Jeebus.

magsview

Unbelievable. Teacher raises getting funneled to Amazon. How much more blatant can you get?

https://thehill.com/latino/429039-un-says-us-force-feeding-of-detained-immigrants-on-hunger-strike-may-violate-torture

But it is OK if we do it!

The United Nations human rights office says America’s force-feeding of detained immigrants who were on a hunger strike could violate the U.N. Convention Against Torture.

The Associated Press reports the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday that the force-feeding of detainees could be deemed as “ill-treatment” that violates the agreement.

The U.N.’s response comes weeks after reports surfaced that a detention facility in Texas run by Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement (ICE) was force-feeding several immigrant detainees who were on a prolonged hunger strike.

The AP reported last month that the detainees are mostly from India and Cuba and some have not eaten for more than 30 days. The detainees were reportedly force-fed through nasal tubes, which led to vomiting and “persistent nose bleeds,” an attorney told the news outlet.

ICE obtained a court order last month to begin the force-feeding and hydration of those on hunger strikes.

The Hill has reached out to ICE for comment on the U.N.’s response

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/429048-aoc-i-truly-do-not-believe-pelosi-snubbed-me-on-climate-change-committee

AOC has no problem about not being on the climate committee. She’s on much more important committees already

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Thursday she does not feel House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) snubbed her by not putting her on a new special climate change committee.

“I truly do not. The Speaker was gracious enough to invite me on it,” Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive firebrand who began her congressional tenure last month advocating for significant shifts in climate policy, said on MSNBC when asked if she felt Pelosi had snubbed her.

She maintained that while she was offered a spot on the high-profile committee, her existing positions on other panels would have hindered her ability to fully engage on the select committee.

“So we announced our committee assignments. I did not know if I was going to be asked or selected for the select committee at that time, so I wanted to maximize my standing committee assignments. So I was able to get on financial services, which is one of just a handful of exclusive committees that freshmen almost never get on, and I’m on the environment subcommittee on oversight, which is also a very high-profile committee,” she said, adding that she was on another four subcommittees.

“I would have to give up doing my job well, is how I feel, and I don’t want to give that up.”

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/02/07/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-climate-change-green-dream-pelosi-sot-vpx.cnn

AOC not offended by Pelosi’s comments. She says GND is a green dream. She was very smart not to take the bait go after Pelosi.

She also knows that the majority of the people agree with her point of view. Nancy better be careful on how she handles this. Bwahahaha!

Thank you to my colleagues @RepAOC & @SenMarkey for their leadership and partnership on the #GreenNewDeal resolution. We must act with urgency. https://t.co/RRJku0tQLj

— Rep Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) February 7, 2019

hey @SpeakerPelosi you should be aware that the next step if you derail the #GreenNewDeal is rioting pic.twitter.com/yVckFWDDF6

— 🌐IPM #RunBernieRun (@IPM_HQ) February 7, 2019

I'm old enough to remember when Nancy Pelosi clapped when Trump said the US has become a net exporter of fossil fuels during the State of the Union https://t.co/wEsy7B8Vr3

— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) February 7, 2019

NEW: the nine House Democrats named to the House select committee on the climate crisis collectively received nearly $200,000 from fossil fuel corporate PACs, records show.

from @PaulBlu and me: https://t.co/vK9PPyk4o6

— Alexander Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) February 7, 2019

dems just ran on Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and a $15 minimum wage in the midterms but now they're like: lmao that's all unrealistic and our donors said no, bitches

— beth an alien, not impressed by clapping™ (@bourgeoisalien) February 7, 2019

Obama brags about it. It’s a big club….

She was politically gracious. Kinda like being nice to grandma who is out of touch with younger folks.

Cenk Uygur really ripped into Nancy Pelosi about her condescending remarks. If the TYT segment appears later this evening or tomorrow, I’ll post it.

OzoneTom

Yeah Speaker Pelosi’s diss was divisive mean-spirited not a good look on anyone. She gave AOC yet another chance to demonstrate professionalism, grace and class.

LieparDestin

I found an app that you can download on smart tv’s (and maybe your phone) called ‘Pluto’ that has free tv channels/shows you can watch. TYT has a channel there, though I think it plays stuff from the previous day.. I havent checked it out too much yet as I still youtube most things.

Well she also knows that Pelosi signed off on her (and Tlaib and Pressley’s) membership on Financial Services and Oversight so there’s that too. Best to be gracious and keep on Pelosi’s good side. Time is on AOC’s side in any case

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/429062-dems-downplay-divisions-over-green-new-deal

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the plan’s lead sponsor, pushed back Thursday afternoon on the appearance of party infighting between senior Democratic leadership — namely Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — and herself over how best to address the climate crisis.

Speaking alongside Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) during the highly anticipated rollout of her Green New Deal resolution, Ocasio-Cortez said the party was “100 percent in this together.”

“Nancy Pelosi is the leader on climate change, she has always been a leader on climate and I will not allow our caucus to be divided up on silly notions, we are in this together. We are 100 percent in this together,” she told reporters at the press conference. “We have different solutions, different mechanisms, different cars we have to drive to get there.”

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal measure and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said it was typical for lawmakers to step on each other’s toes.

“There is a lot of space for people,” he said. “The select committee will do it a little different than the people who want to organize behind the Green New Deal. Every congressional committee has a role that they can play, and I think the more the merrier.”

“We’re Congress, we’re always stepping on toes, including our own. That doesn’t bother me,” Blumenauer added. “If we aren’t stepping on toes we’re not moving.”

https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-buys-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-documentary-knock-down-the-house-2019-2

It was the documentary that had all the buyers in a feeding frenzy — and was a favorite among attendees — at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and it’s going to be on Netflix.

On Thursday, the streaming giant officially announced that it had bought worldwide rights to “Knock Down the House,” which looks at four female progressive candidates through their campaigns during the 2018 midterm elections, and includes the run by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

According to Deadline, the movie had everyone from Neon and Focus Features, to Hulu and Amazon, interested in nabbing it. But Netflix won out and had to pay a pretty penny. The trade reports the movie went for $10 million, which would be a record for a documentary buy at the festival.

At Sundance, the doc was a hit with the crowds, as the movie won the fest’s audience award.

I don’t agree with the suggested treatment of them but they deserve this publicity.

We need to hold them accountable. We need to boo them in public. They shouldnt be able to eat dinner in a restaurant in peace. pic.twitter.com/Lo0upvdkWK

— Benigma – Certainly Uncertain (@benigma2017) February 7, 2019

Don’t even get me started on Klobuchar voting for it. She’s a freakin’ lawyer. This is unconstitutional.

OzoneTom

“Nothing personal. It’s just business.”

I feel especially betrayed by Wyden. I interned for him (where does the time go moment) in his Medford office.

Looks like a fine example of chicanery.

Hey @TeamYouTube–would you mind telling me how I had as low as 3 viewers today despite having dozens in the live chat commenting and nearly 200 LIKES? I know you normally pretend not to suppress progressive channels but this is beyond the pale at this point pic.twitter.com/h9jFsWvpGD

— Jordan (@JordanChariton) February 7, 2019

Step one: Starve the people through sanctions. Step two: Feign you want to intervene in a humanitarian crisis. Step three: Rape the country’s natural resources. Stop falling for this manufactured consent America. This is entirely about making the world safe for corporations. https://t.co/bR8J9VYgew

— Lefty-Desiree McLeftyFace (@TinaDesireeBerg) February 7, 2019

If HRW is concerned about hunger in Venezuela (rather than, say, engaging in cheap moralizing to promote regime change) why don’t they oppose Trump’s sanctions which The Economist says are designed to “starve” the population? Why dont they come out against this economic warfare? https://t.co/QuGxkKzyYi

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) February 7, 2019

Pope Francis has offered to mediate talks between #Venezuela's President Maduro & US-backed opposition Guaido – if both sides are willing to talk. Maduro says yes, but Guaido says no. If Guaido is such a champion of democracy, why does he refuse to hold peaceful dialogue? 🤔

— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) February 7, 2019

The soon-to-be-introduced House Medicare for All bill is a strong piece of single-payer legislation that will guarantee comprehensive, free-at-use care to all US residents. Ben Day of @HCNow and Mark Dudzic of @LaborforSPayer explain its key improvements👇https://t.co/PRSx12zqNy

— DSA for Medicare for All (@dsam4a) February 7, 2019

📣The Medicare for All Act of 2019 is going to be introduced in the House 🔜

It's a strong single-payer bill that meets our campaign's five principles, and we're proud to endorse it. Call your rep and urge them to cosponsor TODAY👇

☎️ 202-858-1717 pic.twitter.com/bEwypqvEw5

— DSA for Medicare for All (@dsam4a) February 7, 2019

Publish it, please!

American citizen: *dies, due to lack of affordable healthcare*

wages: *not growing*

news: *owned and operated by war profiteers*

world’s wealth: *seized by global oligarchs*

student debt: *exists*

Washington Post: Russian propaganda is making millennials reject capitalism.

— redacted tonight (@RedactedTonight) February 7, 2019

Ouch!

.@theintercept has a thorough, ripping look at the 2003 San Francisco DA race, when Kamala Harris defeated incumbent left-wing DA Terrence Hallinan by promising to up the city's conviction rate. Hallinan was an early pioneer in criminal justice reform: https://t.co/X7CMc25t77

— Daniel Marans (@danielmarans) February 7, 2019

Not sure if it makes up for his Venezuela position but it is a start.

Climate change is the biggest threat facing our generation. We need bold ideas to combat it. That's why I'm joining @AOC and @SenMarkey to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 7, 2019

I guess that MSNBClinton does have priorities.LOL

OK y'all.
Tweet of the year. Can't make this shit up. https://t.co/0cGnGayrvg

— Johanna (@JohannaMarcia01) February 8, 2019

No one clapped for an applause line about the cost of education at Perdue so Howard Schultz prompted the audience to clap pic.twitter.com/wlLVFR5fyp

— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) February 7, 2019

OzoneTom

So now he’s plagiarizing from Jebby?

Whoa.

I want to run this by @jennycohn1 before I endorse it. https://t.co/zO6QInj39n

— GLB🔥🌹🔥 (@genofthesea) February 8, 2019

If this is legit and really is unhackable, he wins back many, but not all, points.

It looks like they’re advocating for the same system that Oregon has, but it’s hard to tell, as it’s mostly vague words.

And there has been some criticism of our optical scanners. Still, has to be better than these remotely controlled things.

How to respond to an annoying Hillbot.😜🤩😜

When you’re sick of going back and forth with a Shillosi fan…… #YasssKween pic.twitter.com/OJnWKESk2N

— SavageJoyMarieMann🌹 (@SavageJoyMarie1) February 8, 2019

Is this a fact? Honestly don’t know.

https://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10722580/bill-clinton-juanita-broaddrick

Possibly.

Most seriously of all, Juanita Broaddrick claims that Clinton raped her during his 1978 campaign for Arkansas governor.

@atensnut

I think that this leads to her twitter account.

Thanks.

Time to lighten things up a bit.😁🙄

#pelosiclap pic.twitter.com/voxyGtbI2Y

— Lumpy Your Own Personal Louise-us (@LumpyLouish) February 6, 2019

Here he comes pic.twitter.com/cjHv49M6Re

— Meow Meow BEAMZ (@MeowMeowBeamz) February 7, 2019

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/07/kamala-harris-2020-california-endorsments-1157651

It appears as if big money talks!

Harris has also been crisscrossing her home state this month, picking up campaign cash at high-end fundraisers in Hollywood and San Francisco — two of the nation’s biggest and most reliable campaign ATMs for Democratic office-seekers. Last week, Harris starred at two fundraisers — one at the home of Universal’s Jeff Shell, the other at the home of David Cooley, the founder of West Hollywood bistro, The Abbey. This weekend, she’ll be hosted by Susie Tompkins Buell, the San Francisco-based powerhouse Democratic donor who backed Hillary Cllinton and recently publicly endorsed Harris.

Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has scored endorsements from a major roster of legislators in California in a bid to cement an early advantage in her delegate-rich home state.

The new endorsements come from 20 state Senate Democrats, including Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and follow endorsements of Harris from three California members of Congress: Reps. Ted Lieu, Nanette Barragan and Katie Hill. Harris now has the support of 21 of the state Senate’s 28 Democrats, 75 percent of the caucus.

And instead elect a president who's in the pocket of predatory lenders, hedge funds, charter schools, private prisons, big media, and Silicon Valley, amiright? https://t.co/IUYRTvwWjV

— Gentleman Jon Snow (@jvgraz) February 8, 2019

#KamalaMnuchin2020 #StillWithering🥀
I suggest everyone go to Kamala Harris' website to read about her policy positions, then come back and vote/RT.

POLL: What's your favorite part of Kamala's platform?

— Peter Douche's Liaison (@SilERabbit) February 7, 2019

Hey, fam, we really are ahead of the times.

He just found out.

I just learned that Stacey Abrams recently joined the Center for American Progress. Might help explain her milquetoast response to Trump. https://t.co/xnZat6Oi6I

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) February 8, 2019

magsview

I just learned the other day that Stacey Abrams is a “lifetime member” of the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations). Puts her joining CAP in a new light.

Been ordered to move on homeless people from the cemetery I work in. Point blank refused. They cause no problems but have more than enough of their own. Fuck that.

— Jay (@Jayrip5) February 7, 2019

He was replying to this.

Homeless people, living in the Cemetery….
This is very disturbing to hear about…
More than four million homeless people exist every day.
(2.5 million children)
Twenty million empty homes exist empty each night.
Owned by corporate entities that pay no taxes on their investment https://t.co/Yv5ZXoZIu0

— JW Madison⏳ Veteran4Peace Member⏳ (@JawMadison) February 7, 2019

Nancy Pelosi's income is $193,400 per year.

She owns a vineyard.

And her net worth is more than $50 million dollars.

And she's trying to block you from getting free health care.

So send her your bills. https://t.co/n1J4fBa2GH

— Rio Slade (@RioSlade) February 8, 2019

BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Louisiana law that would require abortion doctors to have hospital admission privileges. 5-4 vote.

— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) February 8, 2019

It’s more of an “I am on board” than most others.

If we want to live in a world with clean air and water, we have to take real action to combat climate change now. I'm proud to join @RepAOC and @SenMarkey on a #GreenNewDeal resolution to fight for our planet and our kids’ futures.

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 7, 2019

#StillLikeLiz

Last one I’m off. :0)

She argued against my ex for free prison labor. He was like this is slavery and she was like slavery is necessary. https://t.co/XdRA3IzqKB

— Aggressive progressive 🌹 (@lilradishn) February 8, 2019

I lied. Exposing the lies.

Bolton's "humanitarian assistance" has been forcefully criticized by the Red Cross. USAID, which funds regime change and destabilization campaigns around the globe, is now being used as the advance team for a de facto invasion of Venezuela.

Also, Maduro lives in Caracas. https://t.co/qifk6UHGDz

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) February 8, 2019

Plus the Red Cross warning that we are using “aid” as a Trojan Horse for military intervention. From the tweet below. I still am never sure if double tweets will both show or not.

For those who don’t click, Max says maduro lives in Caracas because they’re saying he lives and lavish life abroad.

You gotta like his logic. LOL

We have 11 years before climate change is irreversible, so why do we need a #GreenNewDeal?

Wouldn't it make more sense to elect a centrist Dem as president, who does nothing about it for 8 years?

Then, when a GOP president takes over, we can blame them for it.#GreenishNewDeal pic.twitter.com/UwESUu2Aaq

— Peter Douche's Liaison (@SilERabbit) February 8, 2019