AOC: How can anyone possibly make an objective vote on healthcare, energy, or war when their personal wealth is tied up in pharmaceutical, oil and gas, or defense company stock?
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If the establishment democrats that are owned by corporate donors don't give the party over to the progressives, who don't take corporate campaign donor's money, & are fully committed to doing the bidding of the people, the democrats are never going to win another election ever again! We're Done!!!
"In a kleptocracy, corrupt politicians [or their buddies] enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through insider trading, kickbacks, bribes, and special favors from lobbyists and corporations, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates." (Wikipedia)
I've been saying all along the real reason for this tariff crap was to manipulate the stock market so the rich could get richer without regard to how the rest of the country is affected. Watch this until the end.
It's called Distributional Tyranny. It will implode within, because it's not sustainable. We need to restructure our society to be more transparent, sustainable and equitable to ALL.
This is the way we take it back. A full-on, 4yr campaign that exposes their crimes out loud as they commit them…in a way that ppl can clearly understand the impact the crimes have on them personally. It really is our last shot…if the country votes Rep in ‘28 after living thru this mess, we are done
REMEMBER flowers in our hair? Time to WAKE UP the generation who marched with flowers in their hair, barefoot, singing Joan Baez to name one! April 19th a good start!
She’s a normal working class citizen who followed a path into the nasty biz of politics to try and make a difference for working Americans & fix what is clearly broken !
I guarantee all those companies are in the portfolio of AOC . I know I am in the minority, but I wish AOC was not doing these rallies with Bernie. I fear the right wing populace will discredit what Bernie says, because AOC has no credibility
So you have no idea , AOC was telling people something all while she put on make up on Instagram. Her met gala , red lettered dress made her to be a tone deaf hypocrite.
A valid issue, but a ridiculous time to be making it. These fuckers just cannot make a straight-up case against fascism even when it's tearing our country apart.
I have voted for every shitty democrat since John Kerry you got the wrong girl on this one. Even when kamala hugged the Cheneys I spent so much of my 20s protesting
AOC: How can anyone possibly make an objective vote on healthcare, energy, or war when their personal wealth is tied up in pharmaceutical, oil and gas, or defense company stock?
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She is rightfully stating the obvious, but some really needs a reminder !
I was going to question why you're braindead enough to defend an American politician, but then I saw that you're a boomer. And lo, all my questions were answered. 🫠
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Senator MIKEY LEE
in Utah
your constituents aren't
Happy
with anything YOU
or
Your pal dictator donny do
202-224-3121 or 801-524-5933
KEEP
your hands off
OUR
National Parks
Keep X off Social Security
and
MY voting Rights
MIKEY WANTS
OUR LAND
Some for his pocket
and
the most for
BIG OIL
AOC and a many other younger more scrupulous Dems should join the Independent party and start showing real reform, solutions, be completely transparent with an actual plan! Sell your plan instead of rowing against the orange tide - articulate our priorities and show the path to get them
It's not supposed to be objective, it is based on what the constituency wants, and until you build a constituency that wants those things and talks to each other about those things, they're gonna keep getting voted down and out
Unfortunately there are a lot of people who don't like her. I am afraid she cannot win. We live in a society in which women who speak loudly are still loathed. Fuck the patriarchy!
I totally agree with this. It is abhorrent that US system encourages corruption in this way.
Not many countries around the world allow leaders to trade in stocks their decisions influence for obvious reasons.
And this wasn’t caused by Trump. It’s the system.
As long as Republican voters keep drinking the Kool-Aid the Republicans keep feeding them, the Republicans will keep cheating and some Democrats too like Kristen Sinema and joe Manchin.
“Do you hear the people sing, singing a song of angry men, it is the music of a people who will not be slaves again. When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums, there is a fight about to start when tomorrow comes.” Les Miserables
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When I talk to folks about AOC they tell me she is too radical, when I listen to her speak she is none of that.. many folks fall victim to the workings of our nefarious press/media and believe what they read or hear without investigation.
The Democratic minority leader
@schumer.senate.gov should
NOT be participating in the republican crypto Plan!!
Democrats should not be involved in corrupt crypto by Trump.
DEMAND THIS TRAITOR'S RESIGNATION✊️
#chuckchuck
#bookernotschumer
I remember when Canada elected a conservative government for the first time in years and he joked that Canadian conservatives were still far left of the GOP. I really hope the US gets more Bernie and AOC and Jasmines elected and truly representing the people. ❤️
their current greasy shitweasel of a 'leader' is pierre poilievre. he was leading in the polls by 25-30% til trudeau stepped down, then carney won liberal leadership race & now liberals flipped the script with trump's annexing threat lol😀😁🎯🇨🇦
I seriously worry about her. She is such an amazing woman that I worry so much that they’re going to have her killed. I would not put it past Trump to have AOC killed
The reality during the 2nd coming of the MAGA Messiah is that they only people's health the US federal government now cares about is Trump's & his MAGA billionaires'.
When Obama won in 2008, 60 blue U.S.Senators were swept in on his coattails.
Enough to overcome the filibuster & pass single-payer universal healthcare.
Bill was killed by 2 “blue” senators: Max Baucus and Joe Lieberman, financed by medical insurance industry.
This is so true, now you know why Republicans and yes Democrats fight to stay in office. Our government will never work for the people until Oligarchs, Corporations, and Wall Street are removed from the process.
The least that can be done on the dem side is to make primaries free of PAC ( dark) money. Dem establishment won't budge. Citizens United is just a distillation of impact the big monies have over both sides of the aisle.
She takes it on the road! She takes it to the people! Work week giving them hell in Washington, weekends illuminating their grift and cruelty to the people where they live. This is what resistance looks like, Schumer! Get off your ass or get the hell out of the way.
This is definitely going to be a MAJOR point of concern for me in future elections. It's time to get money out of elections. Out of congressional votes. It's time for transparency in the DC lobby. In who is authoring legislation and who financially benefits from its passage.
They should only be allowed to trade a total stock market fund. No picking winners or shorting. They can bet on America. “Blind trusts” are rarely blind. Rick Scott (R-Fl.) is the poster boy for that.
I pray that democracy lasts long enough in the US for the Republicans to be soundly thrashed and for AOC to become the first female President. Keep her safe in the meantime.
High level politicians should have to convert all of their investments into general market index and tax-free accounts like the average worker invests in, and they should have to divest of any individual stockholdings. They can ride the results of the market along with their constituents.
Didn’t Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels say something like all the institutions of a human society (e.g., government and religion) are the outgrowth of its economic activity.
The harder you try to get away from your fate, the closer you are to your destiny.
“Do you hear the people sing, singing a song of angry men, it is the music of a people who will not be slaves again. When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums, there is a fight about to start when tomorrow comes.” Les Miserables
#ProtectTheConstitution! 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 https://youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U
Basically mandate that all investments owned by congresspersons are put all their liquid assets into a simple index linked fund. The DNC can do this right now for it's members mandating that they do this to be allowed to caucus with the party.
Don’t see why politicians can’t invest only via a blind scheme run by an independent government body, no one gets to see where the money is put, just buying units of “USA gov investment fund”.
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The level of corruption & fraud is now at epic levels in the gop MAGA government which was so called 'democratically elected'. This has become normalised by these parasitic criminals thus through networks linked to these AHs! The crimes being committed have grown into this 'cancer of criminality'.
Correct! But the level of this current bunch of crooks is on another level! Numbers & networks involved ref gop in past & current has always been more extreme!
Genocide is another debate (both are 110% complicit, same face, AIPAC etc), what I'm talking about is financial, democracy & constitutional crimes & extremes by the goo who are openly now manipulating markets, weaponising US financial system to try and intimidate global system.
Every Senator is a MultiMillionaire & half +/-
of the House… no one NO ONE has made choices for us in 30-40 years… It is Tims to force those people out their jobs.. Run for that Seat
Way, way behind. Trump tried to demean Denmark. They have free healthcare and college. 5 weeks of paid vacation. 24 weeks of parental leave. I wonder how they can do that and for some reason the US cannot?
Watching a Michael Moore doc (capitalism a love story?) is really where it was obvious AF to me just how much better off other countries are than the US.
If we were truly the richest country we wouldn't have the systemic issues we have.
because for many decades the US system has considered that everything must be a profit business, and that of course includes healthcare and education. And that's what you have with crazy expensive college tuitions and healthcare, most of the population is left out. Although they keep voting for that
If we somehow manage to keep our democracy, AOC will be one of the reasons why. But she is just one person. It’s going to take all of us doing everything we can. Join a PROTEST. Call your Representatives.
So you have to wonder, where are the rest of the democrats? And why? I feel many of them also benefit from the same corruption. But maybe lean a little bit left of the GOP. AOC has zero invested in the market. This should be a requirement of any government official. Here in Canada too
I agree 💯 percent. Unfortunately, it’s our lawmakers that write the laws and regulations, and so far there are very few of them that want to outlaw insider trading. AOC has been very vocal about it, but almost every one else, like you said, is corruptly benefiting.
Thank god for the octagenarian and the Millennial or there wouldn't be anyone speaking up for pissed off Americans @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov Its almost like the Democrats have no party leadership trying to give Americans an option.
Dear AOC, your boss House Speaker Nancy Pelosi killed two attempts to establish a stock trading ban.
The call is coming from inside the house.
No money for Democrats until Schumer gone.
Basically all true. The focus needs to be replacing candidates at local levels who will stand by their word not to take corporate pac, dark, or lobbyist money. We need a true progressive blue wave. Keep up the good fight.
Nah, I want my taxes dollars to pay for those things. They aren't free, I want us to pay for things that benefit those who have the hardest shake in life rather than those who have it best.
One of the consequences of being extremely wealthy is that it removes you from contact with the real world. You're in a bubble (at least most of the time) and so don't live "in a society." A clique, maybe. But not a society.
Yes but they're still in our society. They still use our infrastructure and made that money from both the infrastructure and the people. There is no way around it.
I wasn't disputing that they benefit from our society. Only that they do not live at the mercy of new administrations or even fluctuations in the market. They are not vulnerable, or at least not nearly to the degree as the masses.
Regardless of how spicy my takes I fundamentally want the same. I want the most happiness for the most people with the least possible suffering. More money to billionaires means literally nothing to them, more money to unhoused folks is literally life changing. Its a no brainer.
A society should be judged by how it treats its poorest and most vulnerable members, not how much it gives to its richest,
I would happily pay a bit more tax if it made things better for everyone, but if all I'm doing already is paying for tax breaks for the richest, I resent paying a single penny.
It’s sad when looking out for the “less fortunate” or “marginalized” seems weak. That should be a characteristic of a leader. I spend all day trying to teach kids to be decent humans. Then they go home and see the leaders of America being the playground bully. So defeating!
Our days are filled with a new reality, not a reality most of the world expected. Some disruptions were expected but utter chaos was merely feared and not expected. Fight with your voice and your feet if you are able. Be fierce, be brave, be free. Demand Democracy!
The MAGAT party is transforming this country into, in a sense, a banana republic, especially its ruthless leadership which is unquestionably undermining laws and guardrails that abolish transparency allowing them to corrupt and exploit our wealth, political system and economy to their benefit.
AOC is right to raise this, unfortunately the problem is that individuals in government can't make an objective vote on these issues as too many of them have financial links to these companies and self interest is more important to them than social care.
When members of Congress can influence legislation and profit from industries they’re supposed to regulate, its a blatant double standard and it blurs the line between public service and self-service.
How can anyone possibly support genocide; how can anyone kiss Pelosi's arse; how can one possibly NOT force the vote? Some citizens have longer memories than others, AOC. You're a traitorous democrat and NOBODY should believe what you say.
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I was being sarcastic about AOC. 🙂
(a thing that some terminally online people believe)
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You know who these men are, we all do. They’re more scared of us than we should be of them.
Keep running against "the system, man," and keep wondering why your impact on electoral politics remains completely negative.
Liars, cheats and billionaires have to go.
I am with AOC, Bernie, Warren, Chris Warner and the people who speak truth.
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She is rightfully stating the obvious, but some really needs a reminder !
to sound like OCCUPY S2 E1
See: Republicans.
THEY ALL SHOULD GO TO JAIL.
Senator MIKEY LEE
in Utah
your constituents aren't
Happy
with anything YOU
or
Your pal dictator donny do
202-224-3121 or 801-524-5933
KEEP
your hands off
OUR
National Parks
Keep X off Social Security
and
MY voting Rights
MIKEY WANTS
OUR LAND
Some for his pocket
and
the most for
BIG OIL
Not many countries around the world allow leaders to trade in stocks their decisions influence for obvious reasons.
And this wasn’t caused by Trump. It’s the system.
#dumpthedonors
#removethegreedy
#ProtectTheConstitution! 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦
https://youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U
@schumer.senate.gov should
NOT be participating in the republican crypto Plan!!
Democrats should not be involved in corrupt crypto by Trump.
DEMAND THIS TRAITOR'S RESIGNATION✊️
#chuckchuck
#bookernotschumer
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-are-joining-republicans-trumps-alarming-crypto-agenda-opinion-2041377
their current greasy shitweasel of a 'leader' is pierre poilievre. he was leading in the polls by 25-30% til trudeau stepped down, then carney won liberal leadership race & now liberals flipped the script with trump's annexing threat lol😀😁🎯🇨🇦
#PERFECT!
You haven't kept up with gavin newson's fuckery.
She has them scared.
AOC is correct.
Understand the Bullshit these fucken companies are selling you ...
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anyone in Ruplican politics?
um, no
they're the definition of corruption
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Enough to overcome the filibuster & pass single-payer universal healthcare.
Bill was killed by 2 “blue” senators: Max Baucus and Joe Lieberman, financed by medical insurance industry.
Moral? Think big!
The Dems are a failed party, with no backbone to stand up for the nations. They'll roll on her if Hillary decides to try again without a thought.
It's sad.
WTF!!!
And, why you should not have kept voting for the ones abusing it!!!
If we even get a chance to vote again, Pelosi & Schumer need TO GO!
Resigning would be better.
Conflict of interest
And while we're at it: their salary needs to be tied to minimum wage. If the People don't get a raise, neither do they.
Note: Contrary to MTG and most other members of Congress, AOC has already agreed not to trade stocks while she is in Congress.
Like, I didn't buy $GEO, $PLTR, $TSLA on 11/6/24, even though each was glitteringly obvious.
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of the House… no one NO ONE has made choices for us in 30-40 years… It is Tims to force those people out their jobs.. Run for that Seat
She cannot win.
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Watching a Michael Moore doc (capitalism a love story?) is really where it was obvious AF to me just how much better off other countries are than the US.
If we were truly the richest country we wouldn't have the systemic issues we have.
https://www.opensecrets.org/
https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/
The call is coming from inside the house.
No money for Democrats until Schumer gone.
Br
Scandinavia
I would happily pay a bit more tax if it made things better for everyone, but if all I'm doing already is paying for tax breaks for the richest, I resent paying a single penny.
we are so far beyond "normal", but it does give me some hope that we have leaders willing to fight and still know RIGHT v WRONG 👊🏻