Opens profile photo
Follow
Click to Follow PaulForOhio
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
Former Democratic candidate for Ohio House of Representatives, District 9
Columbus, OHpaul4ohio.comJoined February 2022
281 Following
1,072 Followers

Paul Filippelli’s Tweets

Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
What are you waiting for? Spread it! Indulge! Ask yourself, "When was the last time you were truly happy?"
Butter commercial: "When was the last time you were truly happy?"
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
My two favorite representatives are
@muniraforohio
and
@AnitaSomaniMD
. Republicans are trying to attack them for their religion. HOW DARE THEY?! Here in District 9, we value diversity.
Quote Tweet
Karen Kasler
@karenkasler
Ohio House Democrats, who voted in a block for Republican Jason Stephens for speaker over Derek Merrin, say in a statement that an amendment Merrin’s supporters proposed to require all sessions start with a Christian prayer is “divisive and contemptuous”. It wasn’t considered.
Image
Image
Image
1
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
I never thought I would say it, but I am grateful that Bill Seitz stood against bigotry. Here in the 9th District, we have a very diverse array of religions. There is no "majority religion" here. It is offensive to say that every session has to open with a "Christian prayer."
Quote Tweet
Representative Bill Seitz
@CincySeitz
Replying to @ismailforohio
We refused to entertain this ridiculous amendment because it would bring shame on the House and the Republicans that would have voted for it. Very disrespectful to our Jewish and Muslim members.
3
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
This is abhorrent, and it is clear that Republicans proposed this rule because the House of Representatives now has Muslim and Hindu members.
Quote Tweet
Karen Kasler
@karenkasler
Ohio House Democrats, who voted in a block for Republican Jason Stephens for speaker over Derek Merrin, say in a statement that an amendment Merrin’s supporters proposed to require all sessions start with a Christian prayer is “divisive and contemptuous”. It wasn’t considered.
Image
Image
Image
9
Paul Filippelli Retweeted
Maria Bruno
@MariaBruno01
Now would be a great time for national media to pay attention for 30 seconds to Ohio’s corruption trial of the century starting today. The one that cemented our spot as “most corrupt state” last year. To say I’ve been disappointed with their disinterest is an understatement.
Quote Tweet
Maria Bruno
@MariaBruno01
The democratic primary for Ohio’s vacant US House seat has received probably easily 50x the national media coverage compared to Ohio’s unprecedented statewide bribery scandal. Ohio’s HB6 scandal implicates a good portion of our state’s political powerhouses including…
Show this thread
3
523
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli Retweeted
Kate Smith
@byKateSmith
NEW STUDY -- Mothers are THREE TIMES more likely to die during pregnancy in states that ban abortion, per new data from
@TheGepi
. And remember, the U.S. maternal mortality rate is already nearly the worst among wealthy countries. Read more from
@axios
:
axios.com
Report: Mothers in states with abortion bans nearly 3 times more likely to die
The report found that maternal mortality rates in states with bans was "significantly higher" than in supportive states.
6
570
Paul Filippelli Retweeted
David Pepper
@DavidPepper
Exactly why Ohio GOP, afraid of young voters, imposed strict photo ID….
Quote Tweet
Heather Long
@byHeatherLong
Incredible generational shift: In 1997, 43% of 16 year olds had their driver’s license. By 2020, it was just 25%. Even by age 24, 1 in 5 today don’t have a driver’s license washingtonpost.com/business/2023/ via @andrewvandam
Image
2
62
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
This anti-voter law needs to be repealed.
Quote Tweet
Bill DeMora
@billdemora
So the new Republican anti voter law just signed by our timid governor doesn’t allow veterans to use their veteran ID to vote nor does it let students use their student ID to vote. This is a set back for all Ohioans and is a completely unnecessary restriction of voting rights.
2
Paul Filippelli Retweeted
Summer Lee
@SummerForPA
If the unsanitized King were here today many of yall would be uncomfortable in a room w/him So before you send that tweet, ask yourself can you honor a legacy you won't acknowledge? 1 that critiques evils of capitalism + militarism? That indicts white moderation + corporatism?
129
7,348
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
For context, Kevin De Leon, who finished 2nd in the 2018 primary and went on to get over 45% in the general election, raised a total of just over $1.8 million. Katie Porter has already raised about 1/7 of what the last non-incumbent candidate for this seat raised.
Quote Tweet
Lindsay Reilly
@LindsayReilly_
NEWS: @katieporteroc has raised over $250,000 in just 90 minutes since this morning's Senate campaign launch, on pace to blow past the public first day fundraising goal of half a million dollars.
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
"[I]f you squint, you can see some good signs for [McCarthy]..." Shows how much you know! If I squint, nothing happens because I do not have eyelashes.
Quote Tweet
Jake Sherman
@JakeSherman
Welcome to Day Three of Kevin McCarthy's quest for speaker. There are still 20 no votes against him. He may have to sit through a 7th speaker vote today that he's sure to lose. But if you squint, you can see some good signs for him. Here's what they are:
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli Retweeted
Rep. Munira Yasin Abdullahi
@muniraforohio
01-03-2023:Today was truly a historic day! I was sworn in as the first Muslim Woman and current youngest serving member of the Ohio House of Representatives. I’m looking forward to serving this amazing community. Thank you all for the overwhelming support! Bismillah♥️ OH!..
Image
Image
Image
Image
52
1,398
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
What if the U.S. House elected Kyrsten Sinema as Speaker? Then she could resign the Senate and have Katie Hobbs pick her replacement.
3
21
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
The point we should take away seems to be getting buried. He did not pay less in U.S. taxes because he cares less about the U.S. It is because the U.S. tax code is rigged in favor of those at the top. A better way is possible. Look at the tax codes of the countries he paid.
Quote Tweet
Jack Cocchiarella
@JDCocchiarella
In 2017, Donald Trump paid $1 million in foreign taxes and $750 in US taxes. What’s “America First” about that?
1
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
I am not a fan of outing. Even if the person being outed is awful.
Quote Tweet
The Rooster
@rooster_ohio
The Rooster: The Derek Merrin & Wes Goodman photo the Center for Christian Virtue doesn't want you to see rooster.substack.com/p/derek-merrin
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
My friend Adrienne Hood is running for Columbus City Council for District 4 (Northland, Linden, and nearby areas). Join us tomorrow to get her on the ballot. She an Air Force veteran. Progressive. She got involved in politics because her son was killed by a police officer.
Image
29
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
It is not that complicated: 1) Conservatism wrecked the economy, multiple times, during Millennials' lives, and they provide no solution to making the economy more equitable; 2) Modern right-wing politics is largely premised on hating Millennials, our friends, and our values.
Quote Tweet
John Burn-Murdoch
@jburnmurdoch
NEW: conservatives have a Millennials problem. In both UK & US, it’s not just that Millennials aren’t voting conservative because they’re young. Every previous generation grew more conservative with age, but Millennials are not playing ball. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/a0c1c1b
Show this thread
Image
3
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
It is absolutely wild that courts would force the executive branch to continue emergency pandemic restrictions indefinitely when it comes to the border, even as restrictions in every other area of life have been lifted.
1
5
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
This hits really hard because it is true. #SCOTUS justices, and the judicial branch in general, insist that they are interpreting the law and not imposing their preferred outcomes. It is difficult to see their actions on Title 42 as anything but imposing their preferred outcome.
Quote Tweet
Mark Joseph Stern
@mjs_DC
Pretty wild to see Justice Gorsuch (rightly) call out his conservative colleagues for acting as “policy makers of last resort” by dictating migration restrictions at the behest of angry red states. supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf
The only plausible reason for stepping in at this stage that I can discern has to do with the States’ second request. The States contend that they face an immigration crisis at the border and policymakers have failed to agree on ade- quate measures to address it. The only means left to miti- gate the crisis, the States suggest, is an order from this Court directing the federal government to continue its COVID-era Title 42 policies as long as possible—at the very least during the pendency of our review. Today, the Court supplies just such an order. For my part, I do not discount the States’ concerns. Even the federal government acknowledges “that the end of the Title 42 orders will likely have disruptive consequences.” Brief in Opposition for Fed- eral Respondents 6. But the current border crisis is not a COVID crisis.
1
13
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
SCOTUS is going to roll in like "The assistant manager at TGI Fridays has a religious belief that women should always be barefoot and pregnant, and he opposes having women in the workplace. Banning pregnancy discrimination violates his religious freedom."
Show this thread
Paul Filippelli
@PaulForOhio
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act passed the U.S. Senate! This bill closes a loophole and requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees' medical needs. It looks like #PWFA will be signed into law in the coming days!
reuters.com
U.S. Senate passes increased protections for pregnant workers
The U.S. Senate in a bipartisan vote on Thursday approved stronger legal protections for pregnant workers with the support of business groups, who say the move will clarify employers' legal obligat...
1
3
Show this thread