If you see a problem in your town/county/state & the elected official(s) have not offered or worked toward a solution — and you have viable, effective solutions — you should run against them.
Build your coalition of support in your community(ies). Do the work.
I'll help.
Every candidate for NJ Governor and State Assembly will be asked about their stance on OPRA, Election Transparency Act (ironic), and all things democracy-related. Democracy is the issue. All other issues come after democracy.
RUN every seat.
I had no idea that
@AndyKimNJ
studied alongside
@PeteButtigieg
at Oxford!
"He transferred to U of Chicago, —meeting Barack Obama. At Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar, he studied political theory alongside Pete Buttigieg."
@DrEricDing
@AndyKimNJ
@RepAndyKimNJ
@ASPIRE_PAC
And look at his bio!!!! Public servant comes before Congressman. That says everything. He’s our Congressman and over a thousand volunteers worked to get him elected in 2018 and again in 2020!
@Transition46
I am not sure this is legit. There's no one with Biden as a last name. No one is married to a Biden. I don't get it. 🙄 We better check if they co-own or co-run any Biden Golf properties or Biden Steaks or Biden Hotels.
@viet_t_nguyen
@LaurenWitzkeDE
“Third world” immigrant here, too! Raising three kids, volunteer 40+ hrs/week for 4 yrs, architect/wrote 3 bills that passed into law in NJ: ballot drop boxes, ballot cure, VBM education.
#votebymailnj
Not an attorney and can’t write for shit tho.😂
This is 51. For my bday, I am asking for my Tweeple to QUIT AMAZON.
PLEASE. For the sake of our planet, our workers, our society.
h/t to
@DanPriceSeattle
for his latest thread on Amazon. You should follow him and read it.
@NaomiBiden
@johndolanphotog
Congratulations and yeah, good call on not inviting the paparazzi - oops I mean reporters - to your private wedding. Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo!
My love got me flowers this week and they happen to be the national flower of 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
. From one child of war to those fleeing war, I send you my prayers for your safety.
@SteveSchmidtSES
With you, Steve. Same. I was the architect of 3 election bills that passed into law this year in NJ. DM if you need someone to help with democracy. Proud immigrant from an actual socialist country. Vietnam🇻🇳
@catherineecull1
As a hungry kid whose first meal of the day was the free school lunch, thank you for advocating this. Students thrive when they can listen to the teachers and not to the rumblings in their empty bellies.
Thank you, .
@benwikler
! 80 volunteers dropped everything on Sunday and coordinated statewide at 6 district offices of all 5 GOP MOCs. Under 12 hours of prep. Most might not be Millennials but we can sure flash mob protest!
#taxscamrevolt
@marceelias
Wrote three pieces of legislation expanding voting rights and access in NJ that
@GovMurphy
passed into law in 2020. I have two more democracy bills this lame duck session. *crosses fingers*
FYI we have a breakthrough COVID case in my family of 100% Pfizer vaxxed fam. Madison NJ. Mild flu like symptoms. Reported to be likely from exposed from birthday party. Mask up and stay in your small pods of fully vaccinated ppl folks.
@joshtpm
But he's a cookie cutter cute American white boy so I'm sure he was raised well, made all the right choices, always respectful to the police, so ...
My son, who has autism, works at Stop and Shop. This is him helping a customer load her groceries. He got a $5 tip. You know what humbled me? He donated his entire paycheck this week to a fundraiser that went to getting COVID vaccines to Vietnam. Proud is an understatement. 😭
As a child of war (Vietnam), I can tell you that civilians can be ruled under a brutal regime and their families have no say in whether or not there is war. They are but casualties. We must do what we can to prevent more atrocities. A small group does not represent the whole.
As a human rights lawyer, let me remind y'all just how horrifically illegal Defense Minister Gallant's order is:
1. This is Collective punishment of 2.2M people—which is prohibited by treaty in both international and non-international armed conflicts, specifically Common Article
@F1
@wbuxtonofficial
He's a brilliant driver and it's too bad that this world championship is forever tainted, thanks to Masi's bullshit ruling that gifted him this win. True fans want a FAIR race and consistent ruling and clear comms. This resulted in me not happy for either Max or Lewis.
His ~140th public town hall at the HS this morning. He is still a Congressman & will work for his district til he has to vacate. Immensely grateful for his public service. Decent and good. Honored to have worked hard in support of him. No regrets. Thank you
@Malinowski
.
ALL New Jerseyans invited to speak TRUTH to the heinous tax scam.
#TaxScamRevolt
. Monday, Dec. 4th, 11-1pm. Bring a homemade sign and just SHOW UP. Don't let get away with the middle-of-the-night vote.
#IAmTheResistance
I voted for Bush.
I voted for Obama twice.
I sold industrial herbicides.
I had a shotgun and went dove hunting.
I've been working since HS.
I am an immigrant, Vietnam boat person.
I've been to 49 states.
I love my country.
Do I sound like a snowflake?
I resist.
Vietnamese refugee here.
RE: IDs required for Afghan refugees debate
When escaping a war, you grab children & fam and go. No cash, no jewels, nothing of value. You do not take anything that could ID you esp if you are deemed to be of any value by the enemy. 1/2
When I tweeted support for Malinowski, I got attacked by NJ party Democrats.
When I tweeted support for Andy Kim, I got attacked by NJ MAGA right.
So very interesting.
People cannot recognize decent public servants past their biases and rhetoric.
TM and AK are good Americans.
NJ redistricting effed up. Tom still bears tire marks on his back. Such a goddamn shame and all of us will never forget it. The nation - not just NJ - lost such an impactful and effective congressman.
4 Americans died in the Benghazi attack and we had WALL TO WALL coverage for four years, hearings, HRC testified for 11 hours.
5 Americans died in the Capitol attack and SQUIRREL! Peleton, Rolex.
AMPLIFY the Capitol Attack. Tweet infinitely for conviction.
#CapitolAttack
Can someone remind me how it was that when the Dems were in the minority under Mitch McConnell's reign were the Republicans able to pass every single thing and the minority party couldn't do anything? But now that the Dems have the majority, the inverse is not true? 🤦♀️
This is major BFD. People out side of NJ do not know how the ballot position in NJ affects outcomes. Double digits! h/t
@JuliaSassRubin
for her work and
@ggcnj
!! To have a congressman come out against it is HUGE. HyyyuuuuuGE.
@chachaspillane
@BarackObama
!! :) secret service did not allow anything in our hands so no photo, but he held both of my hands when I told him that I had taken my then 6yo to his first inauguration. President O said “Oh, it was COLD 🥶!” Best memory ever.
@ReignOfApril
I remember. She deserves all the accolades and more - for her stunning artistry, her music, her person in general. I admire how she has lived her quiet life. I think we are all so happy to see this. She is glowing and radiating joy.
Undoubtedly the most insightful and comprehensive look into the NJ Dem party. I still can't believe the Dems screwed us out of a great public servant in
@Malinowski
. Yes, I'm still mad. 😡
Just like the grudge I hold when NJDems threw
@Malinowski
& constituents under the bus for the redistricting, I have this ick for those in the NJ MOC delegation for not getting behind their colleague,
@AndyKimNJ
. Anyone else? Why are they not supporting him? I see you.
@NoLieWithBTC
@kfor
The best, funnest, most vibrant LGBTQ community I’ve ever gotten to know, spend time, and party with we’re in OKC. Not closeted. GAY GAY GAY cowboys, suburbanites, teachers, you name it. 🏳️🌈
@January6thCmte
America breaks my heart💔. How we treat this democracy right now is atrocious. As an immigrant here, I love this country and will do everything I can to defend and preserve this greatest of societies, but I beg of all Americans to fight the enemies within.
#January6thHearings
😁We did in NJ and can I get an atta girl please? Giving our election officials time on the front end to start canvassing the ballots means peace of mind for voters, too.
#votebymailnj
@MattFriedmanNJ
I said this earlier but to repeat: A big reason Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin are still not done counting mail-in ballots is because the GOP legislatures in all of those states did not pass a law this year to start processing ballots well before Election Day, like others
If you're seeing the replay of this photo all over your feed with people throwing their support behind Andy Kim, it's because they are all independently supporting this great American patriot. Not all are from NJ as far as I can tell. There's no plot to anoint him.
Maybe New Jerseyans do not know how GOOD our public schools are here, but I cannot believe there is a bill for school vouchers.
So disappointed in the bill sponsors. We only need to look at what's happened in other states to see what can happen in NJ. Pls take this action 👇
There is a potentially unconstitutional BACKDOOR SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM floating in New Jersey.
Our vaunted public schools are at the heart of each of our communities. The majority of voters do not want state tax dollars to fund private schools.
@Angry_Staffer
Lots of well-researched reasons and not as easy as "I forgot" or carelessness. It is tragic and there are solutions to minimize these tragedies.
@Acosta
Blah blah blah and you did not say shit about the hypocrisy of how the police treated these insurrectionists against our government carrying out their constitutional duties vs marchers protesting systemic racism and police brutality. Do a second draft.
@tify330
I LOVE this so much. Thank you for taking time to teach. Until we understand how something works, we can't really affect change. Keep doing this.
NJ 07 - If he hadn't been dumped with an additional 30K republican voters,
@Malinowski
would be phoning this election in—like what his opponent has done all year. BUT I BELIEVE IN GOOD PEOPLE LIKE MALINOWSKI. We are so lucky to have someone with his experience. LFG!!!
Well, hey there Democratic committee members from other counties who do not get to vote in open conventions with secret ballots. Looking at you, Essex County! Also, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland ... 🙄
So many of us are always looking for a good candidate to run for office to serve us. I mean, have you noticed
@Malinowski
's bio? To have this caliber of a representative for NJ 7? *Just* an immigrant to the United States who has spent decades serving our country.
#bluecheck
The Tale of Two Public Servants in neighboring congressional districts.
Both picked up trash.
(FYI,
@CongressmanJVD
was a Democrat who switched to Republican in 2019.)
@HillaryClinton
@SuelouiseS
I imagine that the unfairness that at least 81m voters feel may be the same hopelessness that Black Americans feel when armed w multiple alibis that they were not at the scene, no physical evidence, and when faced w a white jury that would convict them in spite of the facts.
Did u know that OH just ADDED a Dem and subtracted 2 Rs from its US House delegation?
Against all odds.
After gerrymandering the hell out of OH, ignoring voters who passed 2 ballot measures demanding constitutional maps & defying court orders, Rs expected to GAIN 2 seats.1/4
@jasondogwood
Being selfish here but Dakotas are way too beautiful to give. I’ve been to 49 states and I would easily give up Oklahoma. Tornadoes, miles of boring landscape. They can have that land plus the Texas panhandle IMHO.
Some folks getting mad that more electeds are coming out against the County Line. "But they benefited from it before."
Of course they did. That's the sandbox that no one in NJ has been successful in changing before.
Listen, it's never too late to speak truth to power.
Love my county’s Dems’ convention rules: open convention, secret ballots, every candidate gets to speak, open to the public. That’s how they get engagement! Everyone is welcomed and all four US Senate candidates had a platform to talk about their issues at forums! 👏
To no one in particular & everyone at once, you need to do better than your "milktoast" statements supporting Andy Kim. Grassroots activists are very loyal to good ppl
@Malinowski
&
@AndyKimNJ
and we have long memories. Conditions have changed. The machine days are over.
Is it just me or does anyone else feel badly for Congressman Andy Kim when you're seeing these Dem party endorsements for First Lady Tammy Murphy?
His congressional peers have pretty much all left him. This makes me so sad. It's the worst to feel left out. 😢
#fairballotnow
Tammy Murphy has been a candidate for five days and almost the entire NJ Dem establishment has rallied behind her. They're not even waiting to see if Kim can gain support outside his base or if Murphy evens proves to be a good campaigner.
This whole "just progressives against the machine" in the U.S. Senate race. Here's what I'm seeing: it's everyone — including NJ Republicans, rank-and-file Dems, party Dems, Unaffiliateds, out of state interlopers. Pretty much everyone is against unfairness of ballot & system.
If I said that Jared Kushner was a pussy, I would be insulting pussies. 😼
So, I will say that Jared Kushner is a self-serving opportunist prick.
#January6thHearings
Do you know who is outside of New Jersey’s Democratic machine? Malinowski. He’s a Democrat but never has been part of the NJ Dems apparatus and paid for it dearly by being gerrymandered out of a job.
Worth. Every Dollar. .
@serenawilliams
just taught every girl and woman in the world to find your voice. Our worth is more than this fine. Stand your ground and speak up. It is time we ROARED.
#serenawilliams
I’m telling you now. Between Senator Menendez’s indictments for corruption, the many political dynasties, the patronage deals, the unfair ballot design, and now this? There’s going to be a reckoning on the majority party in NJ for non federal races.
@polguru
I'm elated. Eons ago, I met
@JohnKasich
during a parade while in grade school. I was proud to back him in the 2016 race for the GOP side. We DEF do NOT agree on much: we do agree on decency and rule of law. Thank you for speaking out and supporting
@JoeBiden
.
#BidenHarris2020
This is why we see so much pushback. Party bosses not giving candidates equal access. “He’s a sitting Congressman and you don’t think it’s worth hearing what he has to say?” asks Micah Rasmussen, a political analyst at Rider University.
My 16yo just earned her learner's permit after passing a Driver's Ed course, driving lessons, & eye exam. Then I had to add her to my car insurance policy. Until 17, learners can only drive w mom/dad. We don't want teens operating heavy metal that could kill ppl.
#cars
#guns
Office Block design for each county for BOTH parties. That’s the democratic way.
Btw, up until a couple of years ago, the Morris County clerk had to do Office Block for Republican primary ballot and County Line for Democratic primary ballots.
Nothing is impossible.
Either both sides must use an office block design or neither do for this primary election. Mail-in ballots must start going out on April 20. Ballot drawing is this Thursday. This much ambiguity right before ballots are to be printed is crazy and needs to be rectified ASAP.
BREAKING: Today is the day all the Republican politicians who quoted MLK yesterday go back to suppressing your right to vote. Talking to you, US Senate Republicans.
Dear Diary: I must confess that since Trump got elected, I have spent a lot of money on booze, women, and movies. But mostly on women, leading them in the
#Resistance
and many got elected and became members of NJ Dem party.
#BetOnWomen
This is the pen
@GovMurphy
used to sign a bill I wrote, giving NJ voters a right we've never had before. This work was done by this ↖ refugee as an unpaid volunteer. Our worth is not tied to our wealth & this was the greatest lesson my kids learned.
#vote
#VotebymailNJ
As momentum builds to increase voter power through elimination of the ballot line, there's a full-scale assault underway on basic transparency via dismantling of the Open Public Records Act. Tells you all you need to know about the state of our government.
Since Friday
@CNN
,
@NBCNews
and
@washingtonpost
have done stories on the “county line” — an unprecedented level of scrutiny towards NJ’s unique ballot design from national media.
"THE LINE WILL FALL," said me.
In 2023, the
@fairballotnj
convened to join in the work of ending the line. We thank Yael
@ggcnj
,
@JuliaSassRubin
,
@bmpugach
for their guidance & expertise. And THANK YOU to all the journalists reporting on this story for MONTHS.
Kudos. 👏
No back room agreement for her to drop out so that Andy Kim can drop out of the lawsuit. He found out when we all found out. That’s my take on it. I will hold
@AndyKimNJ
to his promise to fight for the end of the county line.
So I think the big question—for those of us deep in the fight for a functioning democracy in NJ—is will
@AndyKimNJ
drop out of the line lawsuit now that
@TammyMurphyNJ
was dropped out of the race? Bc that would certainly feel like a backroom agreement was hashed out/1
👁️👁️ Just in time for the nonsense to start rolling in now that
@PhilMurphyNJ
is going to win. He gonna, just you watch.
Don't amplify it.
Fight the disinformation.
Paper trails. Oh how I love the power of paper ballots.
#VBM