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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
College Admissions | LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈 | Fmr Democratic Candidate for RI House District 22 | RIC ‘16, Salve '22
zakaryforri.comJoined May 2021
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
I heard this same story at least 5 times from elderly residents of #District22. It is exploitative and just wrong. We need to build more housing and protect our children and seniors!
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PRE SAVE COOL GIRL NOW
@shantilly_t
My aunt’s landlord sold her building and evicted everyone. The new landlords raised the rent from $1700 to $3000. My aunt found a different place to live but one of the families in the building is homeless now. All so a millionaire could get even more money.
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
When they said she was the most right- wing leader since World War II… they’re talking about Mussolini folks. BENITO MUSSOLINI. The Italian fascist.
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Rula Jebreal
@rulajebreal
.@GiorgiaMeloni’s final campaign message is a wink/a nod to her nostalgic Fascist base: “After our victory, you can raise your heads & finally verbalize what you always thought/believe in” This is how you normalize Fascism, by making it socially acceptable.
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
This! Where are all the starter homes and downsizing homes? They keep building luxury McMansions people can’t afford!
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Ted Nesi
@TedNesi
"The nation has a deepening shortage of housing. But, more specifically, there isn’t enough of this housing: small, no-frills homes that would give a family new to the country or a young couple with student debt a foothold to build equity." nytimes.com/2022/09/25/ups
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
Profit does not belong in providing healthcare. We need a universal healthcare system like yesterday!!
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Luke Messac
@LukeMessac
A nonprofit hospital chain paid McKinsey $45 million to help them prevent low-income patients from learning about charity care the hospital was legally required to provide. Employees repeatedly demanded payment while patients lay on gurneys in the ED. nytimes.com/2022/09/24/bus
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RI State Rep. David Morales 🌹
@DavidMoralesRI
Congratulations to
@WeAreRIEnergy
and the RI Public Utilities Commission for successfully enacting a 47% increase on electricity services (a historic rate hike). As a result, poor people, working families and middle-class households will suffer. This did NOT have to happen!
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Brittany Schaefer
@BrittanyTVNews
#BREAKING The Public Utilities Commission votes to approve an energy rate increase in RI. Customers do have the option to defer a portion of the increase from winter payments to summer. RI Energy says help is available for residents who need financial assistance @wpri12
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
We incarcerate the most people in the entire world. More than Russia. More than China. And this is how we treat them. Outrageous!!!
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Beth Shelburne
@bshelburne
I just spoke Kastellio Vaughan's family. He's 32, in medical crisis at Elmore prison. The photo (L) was a few months ago. He was having stomach problems from an old injury, underwent surgery in distress, developed an infection and then his family received the photos on right. 1/3
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Sam Bell
@SamuelWBell
When they put up a former executive at National Grid to chair the PUC, progressive activists and Senators warned that rates would be going up. We were just proven right. Remember this next time a former executive gets nominated to regulate their own industry.
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Brittany Schaefer
@BrittanyTVNews
#BREAKING The Public Utilities Commission votes to approve an energy rate increase in RI. Customers do have the option to defer a portion of the increase from winter payments to summer. RI Energy says help is available for residents who need financial assistance @wpri12
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SEIU
@SEIU
Workers — especially frontline, low-paid, people of color — are rising up to say no more. It's past time they were respected, protected and paid.
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SEIU Texas
@SEIUTX
Across Texas, workers are rising up and uniting to fight for higher wages, benefits, safer working conditions and a voice on the job. We know when we stand together, we can WIN! #UnionsforAll
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
Free speech means letting bigots spout their nonesense
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Ted Nesi
@TedNesi
.@RIACLU voices support for @CranstonLibrary amid controversy over the library letting @IWF rent a meeting room tonight for an event billed as a "Gender Ideology in School Panel Discussion" Statement from the library here: cranstonlibrary.org/a-statement-re
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Zakary Pereira
@ZakaryForRI
Unfortunately we did not win last night, however I am extremely grateful for all of our support and the volunteers who came out and participated in our democracy in an effort to make RI a better place for all. TY to my partner Aaron and CM William for getting us this far!
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