Keith Ellison @keithellison Twitter profile

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Keith Ellison

2 years

Thank you Minnesota, for the great honor of serving you as your Attorney General and for reelecting me last night. I promise to continue helping you afford your lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect—every day.

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

5 years

Haircuts for women cost more than those for men. Also health care, car repairs, etc. That’s reality for the awesome @AOC and every other woman. It’s morally wrong and it threatens the economic security of women and everyone who depends on her income. It’s the "pink tax”.

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Keith Ellison

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5 years

Whenever a wealthy donor threatens to “cut you off” from their cash unless you comply with their selfish greed-driven agenda, you must cut them off first. Your credibility depends on it.

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Keith Ellison

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3 years

If you see any of these men, contact law enforcement immediately.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

It's not just that @realdonaldtrump fired the Attorney General. It's that he fired her for refusing to violate the Constitution.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

If you live in Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina or Florida or anywhere. Anywhere at all. Check to see if you’re registered to vote. You might have been purged. Check it now.

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

7 years

I will not celebrate a man who preaches a politics of division and hate. I won't be attending Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

6 years

Trump backed Luther Strange, and he went down; then backed his bird-of-a-feather friend Roy Moore, and he just went down. Don’t fear these people. They are beatable.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

The war on drugs didn’t stop drug usage; it just ruined a lot of lives. Jeff Sessions is reviving it because he believes in using the criminal justice system as an instrument of racial and economic control of poor people and brown people.

Jeff Sessions Plans to Declare War on Legal Weed

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

www.splinter.com

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

7 years

Anyone who supports a bill allowing ISPs to sell your browsing history ought to release their own browsing history first. It's only fair.

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

4 years

I have never seen @BernieSanders supporters being unusually mean or rude. Can someone send me an example of a “Bernie Bro” being bad. Also, are we holding all candidates responsible for the behavior of some of their supporters? Waiting to hear.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

Voted for ⁦ @BernieSanders ⁩. Hope you do too.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Don't gloat; get ready for round 2. Organize!

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7 years

Congrats Tom Perez and Family! Dems Unite.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Quite proud of my “F” rating from the @NRA .

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

7 years

Ok, Dems kicked butt last night; now let’s go defeat the plutocratic Republican tax scam bill and organize in every zip code. Who’s down for it?

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Trump is more offended by a black ballplayer peacefully protesting racism than by actual racism.

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Keith Ellison

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5 years

Go get’m @AOC

Social Security Works

@SSWorks

5 years

The public is acting as early investor, putting tons of money in the development of drugs that then become privatized. They receive no return on the investment that they have made. - @AOC

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Trickle down economics is a proven fraud. When you give the wealthiest few a big tax cut, they do 3 things with that money: 1) Give each other bonuses 2) Engage in mega-mergers to concentrate more wealth at the top 3) Spend even more money buying political influence

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

“Kimberly-Clark, maker of paper products like Kleenex, Viva paper towels, Cottonelle bathroom tissue and Huggies diapers, announced earlier this month it would use its tax cut windfall to pay the costs of closing 10 factories and dumping as many as 5,500 workers.”

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Yes, we need to protest, sue, etc. but elections are coming soon. If ever voting were a civic duty is it now. Register, organize, right now.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

It doesn't matter if it's corruption, stupidity, or incompetence - either way, @realDonaldTrump is a threat to our national security.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

vote @SenSanders today in Iowa.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

A candidate for Democratic nomination said slaveholders didn’t know slaveholding was wrong. Absolutely incorrect. In original draft of Declaration of Independence, Jefferson condemned King George for the African slave trade in American colonies. They did it for the money.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Thank you to the dozens of Jewish community leaders who sat-in for a DREAM Act and filled the halls of Capitol Hill singing "We will build this world with love." We reject Trump's cruelty. We stand with the 800,000 DREAMers.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Democrats flipped 33 legislative seats from Republican control in 2017. Get ready for 2018.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

80,000 a year get a diagnosis of brain cancer. How many won't be insured after this vote, next vote? I know of one who will be insured

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

7 years

Do these folks know they’ve stood by a Senate candidate who thinks I shouldn’t be able to serve in Congress, simply because of my faith?

Seung Min Kim

@seungminkim

7 years

. @SenToddYoung says he agrees with McConnell, “we do not have religious tests for office in the United States of America. Period.”

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Congratulations to the people of France for rejecting racism, xenophobia, and the politics of fear!

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

Remember that time ⁦⁦ @BernieSanders ⁩ Supported Jesse Jackson for president in ’88? I do.

Bernie Sanders Was Slapped for Supporting Jesse Jackson in ’88

Reverend defends Bernie’s record.

observer.com

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

The Minneapolis City Council just approved raising the minimum wage to $15! That's such good news, I had to sing a song to celebrate.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

This should not be happening in the richest country in the history of the world. We need to stand up to the greed of Big Pharma, rein in the cost of prescription drugs and implement Medicare for All.

The Nation

@thenation

6 years

Alec Raeshawn Smith, age 26, was found dead in his apartment on June 27. He was rationing his insulin after he aged out of his parent’s insurance coverage.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Caught the tail end of @SpeakerRyan ’s powerpoint presentation, and I have to say, I’m a little concerned.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

We are witnessing a Consitutional crisis unfold before our very eyes. My statement on FBI Director Comey's firing here.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Congratulations to my son, Isaiah Ellison, for graduating from Tulane Law School tomorrow. Awesome.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

I spent 12 years in Congress. It’s not divided because people don’t know how to play nice. It’s divided because some think the rich don’t have enough money and everyone else has too much. Candidates who claim that they’re going to walk in and “mediate” are naive or dishonest.

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

7 years

If we have to fight for healthcare, we shouldn't just defend the status quo. Why don't we fight for what we really want: Medicare for All.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

“Universal public systems are designed to benefit EVERYBODY! Everyone contributes and everyone enjoys. We don’t ban the rich from public schools, firefighters, or libraries bc they are public goods,” ⁦ @AOC ⁩ explained.

Rep AOC lectures Pete Buttigieg for pushing ‘GOP talking point’ against public education in new...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lectured South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Thanksgiving evening for pushing Republican talking points in a new campaign ad airing in Iowa.Video showing the ad...

www.rawstory.com

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

6 years

I just received unanimous consent from my colleagues to assume leadership of former Rep. John Conyers' historic single-payer health care bill. Health care is a human right, and Medicare for All is an idea whose time has come.

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

4 years

This man doesn’t look like any civil rights protestor I have ever seen. Looks like a provocateur. Can anyone ID him? “Suspicious Man Breaks Window & Starts Minneapolis Riots” - YouTube

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

The Pell Grant program, which helps low-income students afford college loses $3.9 billion in funding.

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7 years

Trump is used to getting whatever he wants. Not anymore. Democrats are united.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally "rigged." Bernie's guy, like Bernie himself, never had a chance. Clinton demanded Perez!

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7 years

The money made by the wealthiest few in our society isn't just sitting there. It's being used by billionaires to buy the political process.

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Keith Ellison

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5 years

Kamala, Julien & Pete all did very well. Elizabeth showed why she is a true leader; champion of working families everywhere. But @BernieSanders dominated both nights with the force of ideas, which have been consistent throughout his service. I support him - like I did last time.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Personally I don't make bets, but if I did I'd bet that GOP is going to replace ObamaCare with the Affordable Care Act.

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Keith Ellison

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3 years

I would not call today’s verdict justice because justice implies restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step toward justice. Now, the cause of justice is in your hands.

Minnesota Attorney General Calls Chauvin Guilty Verdict 'First Step' Toward Justice

"I would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice," Keith Ellison said on Tuesday.

www.npr.org

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

. @realdonaldtrump , my latest call? America is coming together like never before; we'll stop your drive to divide us. #libertyjustice4all

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

One thing I will say about Rep. Keith Ellison, in his fight to lead the DNC, is that he was the one who predicted early that I would win!

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

If it looks like a Muslim Ban Sounds like a Muslim Ban And bans Muslims from entering the country… Shouldn’t we call it a Muslim Ban?

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Opposition to Judge Gorsuch is NOT about revenge. Absolutely not. It's about correcting a wrong and preventing even more harm.

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6 years

Could it be true? Did the bad guy lose this time?

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

PLEASE WATCH THIS!

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

When @SenSanders wins the nomination, I have faith that my party will coalesce around him - no matter how contentious it feels now.

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6 years

Ya gotta vote, guys. Seriously.

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Keith Ellison

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5 years

My successor ⁦ @IlhanMN ⁩ Omar is a target of anti-Muslim hate and violent incitement - at the hands of the President. I condemn it.

Trump Assails Ilhan Omar With Video of 9/11 Attacks (Published 2019)

The attack amplified a controversy that has been a focus of conservative news outlets, which have sought to elevate Ms. Omar, a Muslim lawmaker, as a political target.

www.nytimes.com

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

6 years

Tax breaks to Amazon promised by New Jersey: $7 billion. Tax breaks promised by Illinois: $2 billion. Something is deeply wrong with our economy & democracy when local governments offer up their tax base to a corporation worth over $500 billion.

AJ+

@ajplus

6 years

The list is out for Amazon HQ finalists: •Atlanta •Austin, TX •Boston •Chicago •Columbus, OH •Dallas •Denver •Indianapolis •LA •Miami •Montgomery County, Md. •Nashville •Newark •NYC •Northern Virginia •Philly •Pittsburgh •Raleigh, NC •Toronto •Washington, D.C.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

.⁦ @Booker4KY ⁩, Charles Booker Is the young leader this moment calls for. I support him. Hope you to too.

Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch

The progressive US Senate candidate is securing big endorsements from those who are tired of “scripted, milquetoast politics.”

www.thenation.com

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

When Obama saved Net Neutrality, I had to dance. Now Trump’s FCC wants to destroy it? No way. #KeepKeithDancing

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

. @realDonaldTrump is a phony, needed a hostile foreign dictator to help him win, and is selling out the voters who trusted him.

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7 years

Today I sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions asking him to investigate the desecration of Jewish cemetaries as a hate crime:

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

These are the words of an aspiring dictator. Beware.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public!

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

YOU cancelled DACA! No amount of lyin’ and spinnin’ changes that.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

The Democrats just aren’t calling about DACA. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have to get moving fast, or they’ll disappoint you again. We have a great chance to make a deal or, blame the Dems! March 5th is coming up fast.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Four massive telecom corporations—Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and Charter—control 76% of broadband access, and lobbied heavily to repeal #NetNeutrality . This isn't over. We can't let giant monopolies get away with taking away our freedoms for their own profit.

ACLU

@ACLU

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BREAKING: The FCC just voted to dismantle #netneutrality . This represents a radical departure that risks erosion of the biggest free speech platform the world has ever known.

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Keith Ellison

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8 years

1st, take Trump at his hate-filled word; 2nd, if his campaign hate was just hype, then that alone is despicable. I wouldn't bet on #2 .

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Keith Ellison

@keithellison

6 years

That’s just about what I’m saying right now.

Eric Michael Garcia

@EricMGarcia

6 years

Somewhere in Minneapolis, @keithellison says "What was that Roy Moore said about who shouldn't be allowed to serve in Congress?"

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Friends who know me, know that I love football. But I won’t be watching this NFL season because of the unfair cowardly and idiotic kneeling ban. #BoycottNFL

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

I almost cannot fathom anything more abhorrent than giving the wealthiest few a massive tax handout to grease the wheels for cuts to vital programs the sick, the poor, and the elderly desperately need.

The Hill

@thehill

6 years

Ryan promises Medicaid, Medicare spending cuts in 2018 to "tackle the deficit"

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

Please listen to this. Please.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

This is a time for core beliefs. My heart is with the 800,000 DREAMers whose lives President Trump threw into turmoil in order to manufacture this shutdown crisis. Republicans in Congress have got to stop playing along with his cruel political game and do the right thing.

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

⁦ @Booker4KY ⁩, congratulations! Of course, I am pulling for you. But no matter what outcome, I’m so proud of the race you have run: leading from the frontline, grassroots, principled, and issue-centered.

Booker edges ahead of McGrath in too-close-to-call Kentucky Senate Democratic primary

The winner will go up against Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November.

www.nbcnews.com

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Is @mike_pence on the Hill today fighting for workers? Naw. For good jobs? Nope. He's here to take away your health insurance.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

To my Republican colleagues in Congress: how many more school shootings will it take to awaken your conscience?

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7 years

. @realDonaldTrump has a lot of leakers because he's such a poor leader that he has engendered no loyalty. The problem is at the top.

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7 years

A frightening truth: Our president has no problem with violence being perpetrated on people who are not in his base.

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7 years

Can't understand why some (thank goodness only a few) people have a bigger beef with HRC than Trump. I just don't get it.

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6 years

. @AbdulElSayed , I am enormously proud of you. You reshaped the Governors race in Michigan; you stood up for the right things.

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6 years

Ordinarily I wouldn't mention the Dodge Ram's Super Bowl Ad because I wouldn't want to draw attention to it, but exploitation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech about servant leadership to sell trucks is a new low.

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

Excuse me, @BetsyDeVosED , the system you’re describing isn’t “choice.” It’s Jim Crow and segregation.

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Poor choices are not why people are poor. Poor policy choices (ex. Big tax cuts for rich, discouraging wealth & savings, no consumer protection, privatized health care, monopolization, low investment in housing, broadband, transit, retraining, etc.) are why people are poor.

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7 years

Judge Gorsuch should never be seated as a SCOTUS. His legal views disturbing, and McConnell must be shown that 'Justice theft' is NOT ok.

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7 years

Regardless of your spin of HRC, she would never cut Meals on Wheels, CDBG, Weatherization Assistance, LIHEAP, Nat'l Endowment Arts, Big Bird

Fuzzy Chimp 🇺🇸🍌

@fuzzychimpcom

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If only we could have gotten a millionaire former First Lady w/ poor ethics record and a crooked charity foundation to save us…

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Keith Ellison

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3 years

“White supremacy is terrorism”. Thank you for saying that Mr. President.

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7 years

Smart people listen to those around them. It's the stupid people who think they already know everything.

The Hill

@thehill

7 years

Trump suggests he doesn't need daily intelligence briefings: "I'm, like, a smart person."

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

I am proud to say I do not receive any donations from the NRA & I strongly support a ban on high-capacity magazines, but we must go further. To address the gun violence crisis in this country, we need universal background checks and to reinstate the assault weapons ban.

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3 years

I stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India. Great video to go along with a great letter in the @nytimes today.

Sikh Coalition

@sikh_coalition

3 years

Today, 75 organizations--led by @mujerxsrising --ran an open letter in the @nytimes supporting the #FarmersProtest and calling on India to "support the core principles of democracy." Thank you for raising your voices in solidarity in this critical moment!

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Keith Ellison

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7 years

If they can’t get 60 votes, it’s the nominee they need to change, NOT the rules. #NoNuclearOption

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Last year Trump ended protected status for 2,500 Nicaraguans, 60,000 Haitians and 800,000 DREAMers. Now he's pulled the rug out from under 200,000 Salvadorans. We who believe in the United States as a refuge and a beacon of hope must stand against this cruelty.

Mother Jones

@MotherJones

6 years

The Trump administration will end protected status for 200,000 Salvadorans

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Keith Ellison

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4 years

Look folks, I’m a hopeful person. An optimist. But we are facing climate crisis, historic inequality, Trump promoting racial and ethnic division. Time to elect & re-elect folks who are about real change. Vote for @IlhanMN

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7 years

Here's where I want to take the Democratic Party.

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7 years

@SenBernie , brother Bernie, you were there with me every step of the way. I appreciate it. We fight on!

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2 years

Congratulations to ⁦ @petrogustavo ⁩ and ⁦ @FranciaMarquezM ⁩ for their victory in Colombia’s Presidential/VP election. Great things ahead for the Colombian People. Si, se puede!

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Keith Ellison

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6 years

Opponents of immigration use the term “chain migration" to refer to what is actually Family Reunification. They’re trying to turn the public against immigrants re-unifying with their Loved Ones by rebranding it as something something bad.

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4 years

Our @IlhanMN won. Great news. Now let us pull together and the defeat the opponents of democracy, economic opportunity, and climate action.

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