John Isner @BigJohnIsner Twitter profile

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John Isner

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3 years

I’m noticing businesses that say “we’ve tried everything to get employees” have not tried paying people more money.

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Young people in Appalachia are starting to identify as Appalachians. For the longest time, we hid from it. Stereotypes embarrassed us. Not anymore. We’re controlling our story. Damn proud to be an Appalachian.

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3 years

Upset that Facebook and Instagram aren’t loading? Now you know what it’s like to live without broadband. Fund 👏🏻 rural 👏🏻 broadband 👏🏻

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3 years

The CDC says you can stop using outdated stereotypes to define Appalachia.

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2 years

If your initial thought about the Kentucky tornadoes is “well they voted for Republicans, so they deserve it,” you’re why rural Americans don’t trust progressives. Dehumanization of people based on who they voted for is such a disgusting way to live.

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3 years

If y’all can’t remember the difference between West Virginia and Virginia; just remember West Virginia is still in the NCAA tournament.

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3 years

If you want to know the dangers of Amazon’s “Factory Towns,” ask an Appalachian.

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2 years

Some of y’all should actually visit Appalachia before you stereotype an entire region of people.

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3 years

West Virginia ranks: #47 in healthcare #45 in education #48 in economy #50 in infrastructure But yeah, targeting trans kids and protecting statues of dead racists is exactly what’ll turn this around.

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3 years

Honestly at this point, it wouldn’t shock me if Mothman also left West Virginia.

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3 years

Rural kids deserve reliable internet and a good education. 🤷‍♂️

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1 year

This dude is trash. Always has been. @espn remove Bart Scott.

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3 years

Someone said y’all is Appalachian ustedes and it’s all I can think of now.

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3 years

When y’all make sketches about January 6th on your tik tok, STOP USING FAKE APPALACHIAN ACCENTS to mimic the people who were there. It wasn’t just Appalachians. They were from all over. These stereotypes are only a way to use Appalachia as a scapegoat.

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6 years

Didn't think I could be more motivated for this election. That changed tonight. @JasonKander reminded me once again why I chose to run for office. I grew up poor. I know what it's like. I'm running to help families just like mine. #BlueWave

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3 years

Appalachia is the most underrated place in the entire country.

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2 years

It’s time for an Appalachian Disney/Pixar movie. That representation would be game-changing for young Appalachians across the region.

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4 years

@CoreyRForrester My wife literally thought this was the actual newscast.

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3 years

“Today people look at me, at my job and my Ivy League credentials, and assume that I’m some sort of genius...” - real quote from JD Vance’s book JD, buddy, I gotta tell you, literally no one thinks you’re a genius.

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3 years

We have a border crisis because Democratic donors love cheap labor.

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3 years

In Appalachia, there’s a stigma about mental health. Growing up I was told it was weak to show emotion. In law school, depression hit me hard but I kept it quiet so I wasn’t “weak.” It almost cost me everything. Start normalizing mental health discussions. It’ll save lives.

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4 years

Tomorrow is West Virginia Day, don’t forget to leave pepperoni rolls out for the Mothman.

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West Virginia paying all these out of staters to move here but still can’t figure out how to get native West Virginians to stay.

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3 years

If you’ve never stepped foot in Appalachia, I gotta be honest with you… None of us give two shits about how you think “Appalachia can fix itself.”

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2 years

West Virginia is still more than Joe Manchin.

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3 years

I’m so embarrassed. To every transgender kid in WV, know that there are a lot of us that’ll stand with you. We’re proud of you. We love you. I’m sorry that adults like this have somehow been given power. I hope your generation is the change we need.

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3 years

I honestly don’t care what JD Vance said about Trump. I care that he wrote a book stereotyping Appalachians as uneducated, lazy, and with a dependence on government “handouts.” Appalachians need no elegy and we damn sure don’t need JD.

Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance sorry for since-deleted anti-Trump tweets

Writer who announced Republican run for Senate in Ohio last week tells Fox News he now thinks Trump was ‘a good president’

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

Y’all weren’t there.

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3 years

A Delegate in West Virginia said Facebook, a private company, should have to allow the KKK to have a platform to share their message. I’m so ashamed of this state right now. West Virginia, history has its eyes on you. Only you can control what it sees.

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2 years

Do you know what a PONDEROSA was and where did you grow up? That’s the REAL question that should be asked.

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8 months

Gordon Gee is the epitome of what we’ve always seen in WV. Old rich white dude comes in, uses all our resources, screws up our industries, and then leaves. This will be the same result.

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WVU will lose 28 majors, 143 faculty. “We plan on squeezing the $45M out almost immediately,” Pres. Gee said following the vote, which eliminated the university’s foreign language degrees and math graduate degrees for future students.

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1 year

I don’t care what your political party is. This is disgusting. The hatred @WVGOP shows in this post speaks volumes about where West Virginia is right now, thanks to their “leadership.”

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2 years

When I was a kid, we were broke. When I needed a meal, my community set the table. When I needed a jacket, my community made sure I was warm. When I needed a ride, my community picked me up. That is why I’ll always defend Appalachia.

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3 years

I’m always honest about my struggle to stay in West Virginia. Today is one of the days I look around at all of the opportunities I’m missing out on because I’m here. The struggle to stay is real.

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3 years

JD Vance thinks vaccine passports are a waste of paper. I happen to know something that wasted 272 pages of paper.

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3 years

Vaccine passports are a way of giving big tech even more control over our society. They’re a terrible idea.

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Someone at my wife’s conference was asked where they were from; they’re response: “I’m from where JD Vance pretends to be from…” I would have high fives the hell outta that guy.

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6 years

@WVGovernor Walk into the Senate and say this. Get off Twitter and do your job. Are you even at the capitol? #WVteachers #55united #55strong

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3 years

SARAH JESSICA PARKER IS WEARING A BAG I DESIGNED. God, she’s the best.

Appodlachia

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3 years

Y’all. Legit crying right now. This is @SJP with an Appodlachia bag! WHAT?! This is amazing. Photo credit @InStyle

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2 years

New rule: Legislators can’t make laws regarding education until they spend 6 months as a substitute teacher.

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3 years

Appalachia continues to lose population year after year. Thousands of people in Afghanistan need help. Welcoming refugees into the region is a no brainer.

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6 years

Anthony Bourdain is one of the only celebrities to come to West Virginia and treat the people with respect and class. Major media tends to see WV as less than other states but Anthony saw the beauty that is the mountain state. Thank you Mr. Bourdain. #AnthonyBourdain

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2 years

West Virginia politics are exhausting.

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3 years

Colleges to 18 year olds: “Just sign here. Don’t worry about these loans. After you get this degree, you’ll have so much money, you’ll pay them off in no time.”

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3 years

Holy shit. I did it. #BigJohnesq

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It’s extremely expensive to live in poverty. If you’ve never been poor; you have no idea what people are going through.

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2 years

Another day, another Hollywood elite calling me an illiterate, toothless hillbilly! West Virginia is more than your stereotypes.

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4 years

My wife and I just discovered the Good Doctor and binge watched it over the last three days. She bawled when @IamNickGonzalez died. It only took three days for her to get an emotional connection to a character. Pretty great acting if you ask me.

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3 years

Dear news, None of us give a shit about JD Vance. Do us a favor and cover REAL Appalachians doing great things for the region. Sincerely, Appalachia

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2 years

JD Vance is and always will be the fakest dude in the room. Guy is a grifter who sold out the entire region of Appalachia for a book and some Netflix money. Now he’ll sell out Ohio too. #ElectionDay

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3 years

If you think WV has a population loss problem now, wait until you see the loss after all these bills based on hate. Making trans kids second class citizens, refusing to protect our Black communities, and protecting statues of dead racists is a great way to force people out.

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3 years

“The Confederate Flag is about heritage…” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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3 years

This church in Pennsboro, WV is dropping knowledge.

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3 years

I moved back to my hometown 2 years ago. Since then I’ve seen classmates locked up or die due to drugs. When people say “they made it out” they aren’t always exaggerating. We have to continue work on the drug epidemic here in West Virginia and Appalachia.

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3 years

People often think those criticizing West Virginia do so because they hate it. That’s not true. It’s the exact opposite. We care about this state and we’re tired of watching it destroy itself from the inside out.

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3 years

People in my town: “We need a casino, Disney World and a NASCAR track.” We live in Parkersburg, WV. We ain’t even got a Target.

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John Isner

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2 years

Friends, I’m leaving @appodlachia . I’ll cherish these last 3 years forever. I’m so proud of everything we’ve built and I hope, I was able to provide you with even half the enjoyment I experienced hosting this show. It’s been a great ride. I’ll see y’all down the road.

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3 years

Current look at the Congressional Delegation from West Virginia.

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2 years

Alex Mooney winning the GOP primary is all you need to know about how bad politics are in WV. So embarrassing.

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1 year

There is literally no truth to this. Why do we just allow lying on the floor of Congress?

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1 year

Mooney: Too many Americans are getting paid not to work… In WV, my home state, two unemployed parents with two children can make over $73k in unemployment and healthcare subsidies. Unfortunately, this is more than essential workers make in a year.

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Big John Isner, Esq.

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2 years

Bless Tim Ryan. JD Vance is a grifter.

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3 years

I’m at a WV Bar association event and they announced 100% vaccination rates of all attendees. This is what we need.

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3 years

This will be the ONLY time I talk about this. I didn’t pass the Bar. I’ll retake it in July. Pass. Then I’m changing it from the inside because this process is total arbitrary bullshit.

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3 years

Today, WV finalized a law that advertises to the rest of the country that we hate people who are brave enough to be themselves. I’m embarrassed. I’m frustrated. But I’m not surprised.

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3 years

Pull down Confederate statues. Put up Dolly Parton monuments.

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6 years

Something I've learned from people like @JasonKander is to get out there. When I say I want to knock on every door, I mean EVERY door. You deserve a Delegate who will go the extra mile, even if it's a long dirt road. #GoVoteWV

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3 years

You can make trans kids happy and healthy or you can make them miserable and isolated. You can’t make trans kids cis. Something to think about this morning @WVGovernor .

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3 years

Covid is proving one thing, y’all need to stop stereotyping Appalachia as “ignorant” because all y’all got plenty of people spouting dumb stuff about vaccines.

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3 years

WV House is considering a bill to make the pepperoni roll the official state food of WV. This is extremely important but I think we need to make one thing EXTREMELY clear though. Slices not sticks.

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3 years

I’m so sick of people who oppose forgiving student loans saying “education is a choice.” NO IT ISN’T. Education is a REQUIREMENT for most of the market today.

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3 years

The Paris of Appalachia is beautiful in the morning from my hotel.

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2 years

I’m just gonna say it. I don’t like JD Vance.

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3 years

Only way to celebrate becoming an attorney.

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2 years

I didn’t pass the Bar the first time I took it. I was told I’d never be an attorney. Because of that, I abandoned my dream for almost 5 years. Today, I had my first trial as a Public Defender. I won. The Bar Exam doesn’t define whether or not you’re a good attorney.

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2 years

For those who have left West Virginia, what made you leave? I find myself in the worst “I gotta get out of here” feeling I’ve ever had.

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3 years

Only in WV can you have a Governor, who has refused to pay taxes for decades, create tax policy.

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2 years

If your argument for minimum wage jobs is “the jobs are for teenagers” remember that many companies paying $8 an hour have a policy of only hiring 18+. These aren’t for teens. They’re to keep people poor while the top gets rich. Stop protecting people who don’t value you.

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3 years

When y’all get mad at Joe Manchin, remember it’s his decision, not West Virginia’s. Yes we elected him. But come on, it was him or Patrick Morrissey.

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2 years

JD Vance is what you get when you order Ted Cruz on Wish.

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3 years

Became a West Virginia business owner today! Thanks to everyone who has supported and continues to support @appodlachia !

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2 years

@nflrums This is the most obvious tweet of all time

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2 years

Dear employers, You can’t call your employees “heroes” and refuse to pay them a livable wage. Put your money where your mouth is. Sincerely, Your heroes

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3 years

If you question the loyalty Appalachians have to this region; go find a Twitter thread where someone, outside of Appalachia, talks down about the region. We all head down the holler to that thread to educate anyone who needs it. Appalachian Twitter 👇

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3 years

We talk about this all the time. Massive amounts of population loss in WV. They’ll lose a Congressional seat because of it. Something tells me banning trans kids from sports and refusing to move into the future with things like legal marijuana won’t bring those people back.

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5 years

Sums it up. #wvpol #WV #WVLegis #55United #55strong

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3 years

I read the entire Covid relief bill. NO WHERE does it list relief for Ponderosa Steakhouses. What a joke.

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3 years

Just got my Bar score. Turns out I passed some of the other UBE states. So, I’ll be using my score to transfer into another state. Looks like John Isner, ESQ is a possibility.

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3 years

@JDVance1 JD looking at “Big Tech Republicans.”

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4 years

@Casey Marlan needs a channel.

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1 year

This is a joke right? WE’VE BEEN THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED AND CRITICIZED REGION IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. We’ve had our resources stolen, we’ve by targeted by big pharma and pill mills, AND we’ve been forced to depend on government assistance due to a lack of economic opportunity.

Facts Chaser 🌎 🤦🏻‍♂️

@Factschaser

1 year

Funny how many who like to criticize the “homeless” in San Francisco never show footage of West Virginia / Appalachia

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2 years

If we can bail out banks and oil companies, we can bail out our future by eliminating student loans.

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2 years

It’s 2022 and it’s cool to be Appalachian. We tried to tell y’all.

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2 years

Better than Christmas Eve!

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3 years

Y’all understand why the WV Legislature wants to defund public broadcasting right? Limit access to information. WVPB puts people on notice of the terrible things they’re doing at the Capital. Legislators will do anything to keep us in the dark.

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John Isner

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4 years

Look, my tweet that said if you want to change Appalachia then move here seems to have upset some people. My point is, if all you’re doing is screaming at the region to change, you aren’t helping. Many of us stayed to try to create change. We could use your support.

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3 years

If you say Appalachia three times, Hillbilly Elegy gets another bad review.

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3 years

Today makes two weeks since my 2nd Moderna shot. I’M FULLY VACCINATED. To celebrate I’m going to keep wearing a mask and continue to social distance.

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John Isner

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3 years

Officially admitted today. Check that bio addition. Took so long but I finally did it. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

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3 years

May 2020: “Essential workers are heroes.” May 2021: “Why the hell do they deserve $15 an hour?!”

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3 years

Just a reminder that canceling student loans will: 1) stimulate the economy 2) narrow the racial wealth gap 3) eliminate debt for elderly people (33% of 65 or older are in default) 4) change the lives of millions of Americans by ensuring education is a right for everyone.

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3 years

Tomorrow is the day! I’ll be sworn in as an attorney Friday at 1pm in Martinsburg by Judge Redding!

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