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Michael Tubbs

2 years

This kid from Stockton can't believe he has a book out in the world today! Writing The Deeper The Roots was a labor of love that I'm happy to share with you all 🙏🏾.

Born Black and poor in Stockton, he was mayor by 26. Michael Tubbs' memoir tells the tale

Out this week, 'The Deeper the Roots' is an intimate, personal story of defying odds, helping others do the same and making history along the way.

www.latimes.com

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Michael Tubbs

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6 years

1. I’m 27 2. Please look up the word universal. 3. We haven’t been bankrupt for years and are actually the 2nd fiscally healthy city in the state. 4. It’s philanthropically funded 5. The majority of people are struggling in this economy. We have to deal with that

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26-Yr-Old Mayor of Bankrupt City Will Give Free Money to the Poor, Implement ‘Universal Basic Income’

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

It’s easy to speak up when everyone is doing it. Much harder to be the first. On this Super Bowl Sunday, salute to you @Kaepernick7 for your leadership, courage, and sacrifice.

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

Say what you want about @POTUS but nobody in America history has served as VP for a Black President, selected a Black woman to be his @VP , nor nominated a Black Woman to be a Supreme Court Justice. Respect

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

That was me, as Mayor of Stockton. We are that city @stocktondemo .

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@washingtonpost

3 years

A city gave people $500 a month, no strings attached, to fight poverty. It paid off, study says.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

That little girl is VP.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

Imagine being forced to resign for being a bigot and ending with, "I hope I inspired Latina girls." Huh? Not an apology? Not sorry to the little boy I hurt or the communities I harmed? Nada. Just vibes and hope y'all follow my footsteps. Basura.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

Y'all know that judge was elected right? and re-elected? and re-elected? Ok.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

No I don’t. I️ want to help current Stockton residents that need it afford rising rents, utilities, going back to school, etc.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

It is wild that the politicians that downplayed the risk of the virus, don’t wear masks, host super spreader events, deny science, and want the rest of the country to risk it all, are now first in line to receive the vaccine. It’s the hypocrisy and unmitigated gall for me.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

4 years

I see you @staceyabrams

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

Actually modeled after the Alaska Permanent Fund. Are you familiar with it?

Sarah Palin

@SarahPalinUSA

6 years

You've got to be kidding...

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

Broke bread this morning with @Ocasio2018 . We talked about the similarities between her district and Stockton, about increasing opportunity, and basic income. We also talked about the inspiration provided by Dr. King’s ideology. #ReinventStockton

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

4 years

My father has been a part of the inmate firefighter program. I’m excited that once released he and countless others like him will have the opportunity to become fire fighters. Love to see it.

Gavin Newsom

@GavinNewsom

4 years

CA’s inmate firefighter program is decades-old and has long needed reform. Inmates who have stood on the frontlines, battling historic fires should not be denied the right to later become a professional firefighter. Today, I signed #AB2147 that will fix that.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Everyone I’ve met that is against a 15 dollar minimum wage makes hella money.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Started attending city council meetings as a 16 year old in 2006 as the Chairman of the Youth Advisory Commission. Had no idea I would be elected Mayor 10 years later. Stockton, thank you.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Poverty is a choice. A policy one. Let’s choose differently.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

You can win a Pulitzer and a MacArthur genius grant and still be denied tenured because of racism.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

People aren’t poor because they can’t manage money. People are poor because they don’t have enough money to manage.

Financial Education Won’t Fix Poverty. We Need Structural Change. - Ms. Magazine

Financial education won’t undo systemic inequity and exclusion. We need to focus on fixing structural problems that disadvatage women of color.

msmagazine.com

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

The founding fathers never intended for me to be viewed as a human in the eyes of the Constitution of this country.

Senator Mike Rounds

@SenatorRounds

3 years

The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state. #DCStatehood is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda. Just look at the DC voter registration data: 🔵 76.4% Democrat 🔴 5.7% Republican

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Some people aren't getting vaccinated because they can't afford the time off of work to get vaccinated and to deal with possible side effects. Think about that. If we want to increase vaccination rates amongst those making 50k or less, we'd have to give cash/paid time off.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

We should all be alarmed that some of the domestic terrorist looter-thugs, were former military or former law enforcement.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Normalize rejection as redirection. Yes, you’ll lose sometimes. Yes, it won’t go according to plan. No, it’s not over. No, it wasn’t a waste. It was a prelude to the beauty, mystery, and wonder of what’s next. Embrace it.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

5 years

Est. October 19,2019. 9:04 am. Michael Malakai Tubbs Jr. Mom @annas_tea_ and baby are doing well. They are both magic. I’m in awe to be a part of their tribe. God is great. At a loss for words. Bliss. Happy. Joy. #babytubbs #Ovobaby #legacy #PrinceMichael

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Boots and straps cost money. Once people have the resources to buy the boots and straps, they are then able to pull themselves up by them.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Stepping up to serve the public, should not require one to undergo harassment, abuse , and death threats. That’s not normal behavior for a civil society. We have so much work to do.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

The major issue isn’t that people don’t know how to manage money, the major issue is that people don’t have money to manage.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

4 years

“Young man, you have to get in the way, make change, make good trouble!” Are the words John Lewis spoke to me as a 21 year old college senior running for city council. They have stuck with me ever since. His life and leadership are examples to emulate. RIP to the 🐐. ✊🏿🖤🙏🏾

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

4 years

I’ve learned that particularly in times of crisis and economic downtown, folks need and deserve an income floor- and we can do it. It’s not a cure all but an important tool and am thankful you and other leaders are calling for it! #moneytothepeople @stocktondemo

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

@AOC

4 years

@MichaelDTubbs I first starting learning about this from meeting w/ you! 💙

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

It is concerning to me that the only time i find consensus in my mentions between the far left and far right is when it comes to denigrating Black women and anti-Blackness generally. It's a sickness that we have to call out.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Part of the problem is that local officials and police departments spend more time meeting on how to keep protests under control vs how to keep officers under control.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Some personal news ~ I’m embarking on a new chapter in public service - and am so excited to finally share that I will be the Special Advisor for Economic Mobility and Opportunity for @GavinNewsom .

Michael Tubbs, who championed guaranteed income in Stockton, to join Newsom administration

He is known for a program that provided $500 a month to 125 Stockton residents, no strings attached.

www.sacbee.com

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

The political answer to, “Is America a racist country?” is an obvious one. What’s interesting is what created the need for the question in the first place? Why is there uncertainty? That is what warrants interrogation. The question in some cases is the answer.

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

There's no both sides and there's no middle path with white supremacy, lawlessness, and corruption. They all have to be uprooted and called out, no matter who it offends or implicates. Supporting Trump is supporting treason and that's been clear since 2015.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

Stockton, CA. 🔥

Simran Jeet Singh

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6 years

Punjabis and Mexicans joined forces for a spontaneous dance party. This is the America I want to live in. ❤️✌🏾

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Michael Tubbs

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5 years

We have a very important announcement regarding 2020 @annas_tea_ :

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Poverty is a pandemic. We have the resources to end it.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

Absolutely disgusting and concerning behavior. As a Black resident of LA, I am horrified but not surprised. I want to see accountability and a look at the ways in which Nury's racism may have impacted decisions, contracts, etc.

In Leaked Audio, LA City Councilmembers Hurl Racist Comments

On a leaked recording, LA City Council leadership and the Labor Federation President make racist comments and speak about redistricting.

knock-la.com

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

5 years

Jerry, I would love to have you work in Stockton. I ain’t mad at cha.

Complex

@Complex

5 years

Jerry Foxhoven, the director of Iowa's Department of Human Services, was told to resign for being an outspoken 2Pac fan. Foxhoven regularly emailed employees inspirational 2Pac quotes and images:

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Michael Tubbs

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4 years

A basic income isn’t radical, poverty is.

The Promising Results of a Citywide Basic-Income Experiment

A program in Stockton, California—historically, the foreclosure capital of the U.S.—has been providing an unconditional five hundred dollars per month to a group of residents.

www.newyorker.com

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Michael Tubbs

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6 years

I tried to keep it together 😂😂

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6 years

@MichaelDTubbs , the 27 year old mayor of Stockton, CA, when Bill Maher mentions that Trump CLAIMS his support doubled among African Americans since Kanye's statements... #CapturedItInALook #MemeWorthy

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Michael Tubbs

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5 years

Who would’ve thought Stockton would be on the @Ted stage 🙏🏾🤷🏿‍♂️

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5 years

Mayor @MichaelDTubbs is one of the youngest Mayors in the U.S., and he's shaking things up in his hometown of Stockton, California. This is his simple but brilliant vision for helping people thrive. Watch his full TED Talk here:

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

I appreciate the perspective @ReecieColbert gave. These folks were murdered for being Black at the only grocery story in their gerrymandered and disinvested in Black community on a Saturday. It's wicked, it's abhorrent. white supremacy has to be called and rooted out.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Wayment. Meeting. At White House. Planning for the failed coup. Whew. Investigate. Expel. With all deliberate speed.

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3 years

Here's video of Marjorie Taylor Greene at the White House in late Dec 2020 saying she had a "great planning session for our January 6th objection. We aren't going to let this election be stolen by Joe Biden and the Democrats. President Trump won by a landslide." Expel Greene now.

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

All my life I had to fight. We are just getting started. Chin up and get ready. There’s much work to do. We will work collectively to ensure that America is true to what she said on paper. Let’s go!

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

Did I ever tell y'all how Black and Latino "activists" waited until I was Mayor to protest officer involved murders that both happened years before I was Mayor? Even when we led CA in decline in officer involved shootings while I was Mayor. Crazy Times. Chaos Agents.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

The guaranteed income (GI) results from Stockton are in: 1. Employment & Productivity ⬆️ 2. Well Being ⬆️ and stress ⬇️ 3. It allowed people to pay off debt 4. The money was spent on necessities and not drugs. We need a guaranteed income policy. @stocktondemo @mayorsforagi

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Michael Tubbs

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6 years

No you wouldn’t have. You would’ve been like the people who told on Nat and Harriet.

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

Y’all bought this man’s book and made it required reading and Netflix watching. Now he’s a Trumper running for Senate in Ohio. Whew.

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3 years

We should eliminate the university degree requirement from the officer corps. It’s dumb to make people get a BA before becoming officers anyway, and it may just make the military leadership less woke.

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

She is.

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2 years

People take stories about Kamala Harris very personally, like she's a family member or something.

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

Child, next up is Voting Rights, Gay Marriage, and Affirmative Action but y'all faves are only tweeting about student debt. I truly hate to see it.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

6 years ago today, @Oprah donated to an unknown 21 year old’s Stockton city council campaign. To this day, incredibly thankful for the investment and the early show of support. 🙏🏾 #GodsPlan

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

Confession: I am going to miss being Mayor. But I won’t miss council meetings. This is my last one, and after 8 years of spending Taco Tuesdays from 3:30-10 pm and sometimes until midnight, I’m excited for that change. 💯.

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

It’s amazing that democracy has been saved by the most marginalized group in our country: Black Women. With deep gratitude I say thank you.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

Talked with my Uber driver. Single mom who works Uber, DoorDash, and postmates. She pays $975 for a one bedroom apartment. She had to arrange childcare for the night while driving. She’s not lazy. She’s not entitled. She’s dignified and deserves peace and the American Dream

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

One of these days, I’m going to tell you about being called an Uncle Tom by White and Latino self described “progressives” (and conservatives) while serving as Mayor.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

4 years

Wakanda Forever.

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

One of the ways racism functions is that it makes it easier for people to believe outright lies, character assassinations, and disinformation as long as it is consistent with lies and tropes perpetuated by racism and white supremacy.

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

🚨Announcement 🚨: I’ve spent the last 4 years writing! It’s hard. I am nervous and excited to share the cover and release date of my memoir The Deeper the Roots, November 16‼️ Preorder today and you’ll be a Day 1 😀.

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

Never had a lot, this is all I need.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

I don't know who started this trend of white people knowing more about Black people than Black people but cancel that. It's gross.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Our son has a morning practice to start his day. He goes outside and waters the front yard, listening to the birds, contemplating his to do list. He’s 18 months. 😂

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

Whew they love to call us uppity chile.

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2 years

NEW: Peggy Noonan says in the WSJ Vice President Harris needs to make herself appear more “chastened” and “humbled”

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

Imagine homelessness being your top issue so you waste 270 million dollars on a recall that fails. Make it make sense.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

The ritual around Black Death. The hashtags, the speeches, the rallies, the conversations, the text messages, the symbolic and performative allyship. The same thing keeps happening. The same lack of political action. The same pain. The same trauma. The same cycle. Tired.

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Michael Tubbs

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5 years

Shoutout to all the other crazy young people who are putting in the work to bend the moral arc of the universe to justice. Yes, we are crazy enough to believe in liberty and justice for all.

ABC News

@ABC

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Pres. Trump claims Democrats have been "taken over by a group of young people, who frankly, in some cases – I've been watching – I actually think they're crazy."

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

🎯🎯🎯

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

2 years ago, we found out that our angel Michael Malakai was conceived. Love. Today, we announce that @annas_tea_ is pregnant and the Tubbs Tribe is growing. Love. We are so thankful to God and excited! Pretty cool that Mom writes about Motherhood and does it so well! 😍

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

Let’s go. Amazing leadership from @GavinNewsom

California to Pay off all Past Due Rent Accrued During COVID Pandemic

California has $5.2 billion in funds to pay off past due rent that has accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.newsweek.com

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Michael Tubbs

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4 years

That’s a lie. In Stockton, we have not used tear gas, rubber bullets, issued curfews, nor called the national guard during Black Lives Matter protests.

🍉Prof. Thrasher is with our students🔻

@thrasherxy

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Every mayor in this ad has ordered their police forces to gas and crack the skulls of Black Lives Matter protesters

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

Thank you @ladygaga ! Congrats to you as well. I’m looking forward to collaborating on making this country all that we know it can be and building that beloved community. 💯👊🏾

Lady Gaga

@ladygaga

3 years

Congratulations @MichaelDTubbs your work is magic 💕 #BelovedCommunityAwards

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4 years

Loving the leadership we are seeing out of the WNBA

Bleacher Report

@BleacherReport

4 years

Dream and Mercury players are wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts to their game today. Raphael Warnock is running against Kelly Loeffler for Senate. Loeffler is a co-owner of the Dream and said she opposes the Black Lives Matter movement. (via @sportsiren )

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2 years

Ok but he just took hella boxes of national security documents to his hotel? straight out the front door of the White House, post an attempted coup? Whew.

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Michael Tubbs

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6 years

“We must accept finite disappointment, but must never lose infinite hope.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Today should not be a surprise although we should be outraged. Charlottesville, the kidnapping plot against the Michigan Gov., “stand back and stand by,” etc were all leading to this. We must resist fascism and speak truth to power.

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Michael Tubbs

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5 years

1+1=3. October’s Very Own, Baby Tubbs coming October 2019! We are excited for parenthood and thank God for the miracle of conception ❤️. @annas_tea_

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Teen Vogue

@TeenVogue

4 years

When 26-year-old Michael Tubbs was elected mayor of Stockton, California he made history. Now, at 29, Tubbs has launched some of the boldest social and economic policy experiments in the country.

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Michael Tubbs

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4 years

👀. We are seeing the same impacts in Stockton with @stocktondemo . A basic income has to be part of a 21st century social contract. @mayorsforagi

New Scientist

@newscientist

4 years

Finland’s two-year test of universal basic income concluded that it doesn't seem to disincentivise working, and benefits recipients’ mental and financial wellbeing

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

4 years

We need a guaranteed income.

NowThis Impact

@nowthisimpact

4 years

The racial wealth gap in the U.S. is only getting worse — but Stockton Mayor @MichaelDTubbs has a plan to help close it in his California city

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Michael Tubbs

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3 years

There is no work, no economy without childcare. The fact that we lack a true, affordable, child care system is bizarre.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Imagine being in a crisis and wanting to fire your competent leader, with your best alternatives being Larry Elder and Caitlyn Jenner: bombastic reality TV and conservative media stars. What a joke. This recall is laughable. It's stupid. Vote no.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

5 years

Yes, my father is incarcerated and was a gang member. No, I’m not ashamed and don’t believe that disqualifies me from leadership. Many people in our community growing in poverty have similar experiences. Such experiences inform work like @StocktonScholar and @stocktondemo

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

Nury's revenge is going to be lit though because I'm sure she has receipts on other racists in LA politics and labor that happened to miss that particular racist convo. Whew.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

Y'all still painting people with less money as alcoholics and drug addicts I see. Much work to do in 22.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

I am incredibly honored and nervous to be asked by @BerniceKing and @TheKingCenter to speak at Ebenezer Church on Dr. King's Day this year. His life and work are an ever present reminder to speak the truth and of the fierce urgency of now.

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Michael Tubbs

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4 years

Vote for your family and mine. Vote for your future and ours. Let’s go! @annas_tea_

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

5 years

What’s radical to me is a status quo where 1 in 2 Americans can’t afford 1 $400.00 emergency, where people are working and still homeless, and where we give 2 trillion dollars in tax cuts to just the corporations and the wealthy. @stocktondemo

A 29-year-old mayor gave his city's poorest residents $500 a month. Here's how they spent the money.

Most participants of a basic-income trial in Stockton, California, spent the money on food and clothing.

www.businessinsider.com

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Imagine a business model predicated on people being economically insecure. Whew.

The Wall Street Journal

@WSJ

3 years

Americans are paying down their credit-card debt at levels not seen in years. That’s good news for everyone but banks.

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Michael Tubbs

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6 years

If it is radical to believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every human being, to believe that all men and women are created equal and that we all deserve access to healthcare, quality education, safe communities. meaningful employment and housing, then yes I am radical.

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Michael Tubbs

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2 years

Y'all keep saying comments nah it was a whole entire racist conversation with no breaks and no chasers. It sounded like what I imagine Klan meetings sound like when discussing Black children, criminal justice reform, and voting.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

We need a guaranteed income. When I was Mayor, I tested it. It worked.

NPR

@NPR

3 years

A universal basic income experiment in California — which gave randomly selected residents $500 per month for two years, no strings attached — measurably improved people's job prospects, financial stability and overall well-being, a new study finds.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

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Although we’re not perfect, we’re making progress. I’m excited to share our story with the world. #StocktonOnMyMind premieres July 28th at 9pm on @HBO .

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

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To those aspiring to leadership, particularly as the first, or the youngest, or as a Black person: Take up space. Upset the setup. Think big and be bold. Challenge the status quo. Be excellent. Anything less won’t allow you get in a position of leadership anyway. Be uppity.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

6 years

@TedBartlett905 @AdamWeinstein Thank you!

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

Imagine a party powered by racism and homophobia and you're leaders are a Black man and a Trans woman. Did you think you were going to trick us? That no one would pay attention to what they stood for despite their appearances? The CA GOP is a joke. Silly.

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

3 years

We love to see it

Ilhan Omar

@IlhanMN

3 years

@MichaelDTubbs UBI endorsement all the way 😊

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Michael Tubbs

@MichaelDTubbs

2 years

Barnes and Noble was my favorite place growing up - so much so that in high school I worked there. I just left Barnes and Noble in Stockton, surprised them, and signed every book they had in store! So Stockton friends looking for signed #TheDeeperTheRoots , that's where they are!

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