Excellent interview by @bridgetgillard: "@Ocasio2018 weighed in on what needs to change in New York, in elections, and in how we talk about holding those in power accountable.
#Ocasio4Congresshttps://www.vogue.com/article/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-interview-primary-election …
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@RossBarkan: "Many voters, particularly young people, understand the time for incrementalism and moderation is long over ... Ocasio-Cortez represents the future of the Democratic party. ... there is no place, any more, for action to not match rhetoric."https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-future-democratic-party?CMP=fb_us …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
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@Ocasio2018 “inspired a major boost in membership for the@DemSocialists on Wednesday. ... the organization saw a surge of 1,152 new memberships on Wednesday—about 35 times more sign-ups than on an average day.”https://amp.thedailybeast.com/democratic-socialists-of-america-membership-surges-after-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-stunning-victory …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Very interesting interview on the
#Ocasio2018 visual identity w/@tandemnyc’s Scott Starrett and the lead designer on the@Ocasio2018 campaign Maria Arenas: “It doesn’t have to be manipulative marketing—it’s just communication. But that’s the tricky part”https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/revolutionary-posters/ …1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
Crucial reading:
@MichaelKinnucan’s seven takeaways from@Ocasio2018’s victoryhttps://medium.com/@michael.kinnucan/explaining-ocasio-cortez-a5e8a8d40afb …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Bernardo Jurema 🌹 Retweeted Paul Krugman
"So next time you hear someone on the right talk about the “loony left,” or some centrist pundit pretend that people like Ms.
@Ocasio2018 are the left equivalent of the Tea Party, ignore them. Radical Democrats are actually pretty reasonable."https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1014193398230736899 …Bernardo Jurema 🌹 added,
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@ZaidJilani &@ryangrim delve into demographics and precinct-by-precinct analysis to help understand some of the factors behind@Ocasio2018’s victory (tl;dr: it was mainly her leftist policy agenda)https://theintercept.com/2018/07/01/ocasio-cortez-data-suggests-that-gentrifying-neighborhoods-powered-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-victory-over-the-democratic-establishment/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
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@mtaibbi on the media backlash against Ocasio-Cortez: “When pundits talk about this or that new idea being a ‘threat to democracy,’ that’s what they mean – a threat to a few thousand hacks who’ve had a very long turn at the helm, and don’t want to let go”https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/comparing-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-to-trump-is-absurd-666961/ …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
Bernardo Jurema 🌹 Retweeted Mondoweiss
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@Ocasio2018 seemed to walk back her criticism of Israel in an interview to Margaret Hoover, a veteran of the Bush White Househttps://twitter.com/mondoweiss/status/1018661502184763393?s=21 …Bernardo Jurema 🌹 added,
Mondoweiss @MondoweissRising Democratic star@Ocasio2018, soon to go to Congress from NY, all but apologized for using words massacre and occupation about Israel, saying she spoke as an activist, and she is no expert on the Middle East and is willing to learn and evolve. http://j.mp/2zMRfVo pic.twitter.com/MnFJA6E9r81 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
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@nycDSA: “it was unfortunate to hear@Ocasio2018 proclaim her support for Andrew Cuomo in a nationally televised interview with CNN ... socialists also have a responsibility to name our enemies, and high on that list is Andrew Cuomo.”https://www.socialists.nyc/statements/ocasio-cuomo/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread
"Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to join the protesters [calling on Pelosi to create and give teeth to a new select committee on climate change] and march on her own House leader sets a tone of urgency and combativeness that is rare on Capitol Hill"https://theintercept.com/2018/11/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-sunrise-activists-nancy-pelosi/ …
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