25 Responses to Open Thread | 2020 Is The Year

1. rikyrah says:

   January 2, 2020 at 8:05 pm

   How do you reconcile hate for Obama with the fact that Black people are the poorest demographic and approve of him at 95%+? How do progressives turnout Black voters if the message is “Obama is a failure that we despise?” What does that tell Black voters? https://t.co/fI1nxKcKal

   — Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) January 3, 2020

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2. Liza says:

   January 2, 2020 at 5:18 pm

   Thread.

   I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the state of race relations in America. One thing I learned from the success of ROOTS (if you don’t know, you better ask somebody) 42 years ago, was the power of storytelling as a way to bridge the gap between races.

   — LeVar Burton (@levarburton) January 2, 2020

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3. Liza says:

   January 2, 2020 at 2:34 pm

   You said uncomfortable things that needed to be said, spoke up for the forgotten and vulnerable — the people we grew up with. You called on our country to be more just, more humane, more who we’re supposed to be, and gave hope to so many in a dark time.

   I love you, brother.

   — Joaquin Castro (@Castro4Congress) January 2, 2020

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4. Liza says:

   January 2, 2020 at 1:25 pm

   America owes @JulianCastro a debt of gratitude for lifting issues that too often remain hidden in the shadows of our discourse. Thank you for running a principled race & for getting in the arena. https://t.co/ywbUDx5n3B

   — Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 2, 2020

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5. Liza says:

   January 2, 2020 at 1:21 pm

   Y’all make sure to subscribe to Lebron’s daughter Zhuri James’s YouTube channel All Things Zuri. First video dropped a few hours ago and it’s the cutest thing. https://t.co/keeyaxnoj5

   — Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) January 2, 2020

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6. Liza says:

   January 2, 2020 at 1:18 pm

   A few thoughts about Dem fundraising:

   1. Bernie's fundraising numbers have clearly crossed into "very impressive" territory, especially with the small-donor focus. It's the single best reason to be optimistic about his chances.

   — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) January 2, 2020

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   • Liza says:

     January 2, 2020 at 1:19 pm

     3. All that said, the 4Q numbers we've seen so far seem broadly in line with reasonable expectations given what else we knew about the race, e.g. that Bernie gained in the polls while Warren lost quite a bit of ground. The exception I think is Yang? (I was not expecting $16.5m.)

     — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) January 2, 2020

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7. Liza says:

   January 2, 2020 at 1:14 pm

   Mamie Lang Kirkland, a survivor of racial terrorism in Mississippi, died this past Saturday. She was 111 years old. She had a remarkable life and became one of only a few people who could lay claim as a witness to almost the entirety of the 20th century. https://t.co/hRh90gj1uf

   — Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 1, 2020

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8. SouthernGirl2 says:

   January 2, 2020 at 10:42 am

   Julián makes us all proud to be Democrats and Americans.

   You can count on him to stay in the arena — fighting for all of us. ¡Seguimos adelante! https://t.co/I7iX0vk7hC

   — Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) January 2, 2020

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9. SouthernGirl2 says:

   January 2, 2020 at 10:20 am

   Black voters have carried the Democratic Party and saved their a*ss from disaster but the Black female candidate & the Latino candidate has had to drop out of the race. What kind of nonsense is this? Where the hell are we, the Base of the Democratic party, represented?
   @TomPerez

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10. Ametia says:

    January 2, 2020 at 10:08 am

    Happy New Year 3 CHICS!

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    • SouthernGirl2 says:

      January 2, 2020 at 10:21 am

      Happy New Year!

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    • Liza says:

      January 2, 2020 at 10:45 am

      Happy New Year, Ms. Ametia!

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 2, 2020 at 8:06 pm

      Happy New Year 🎉🎊🥂🧨💖

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11. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 2, 2020 at 9:59 am

    The U.S. MEDIA is RACIST AF! No way in hell would a Black mayor who won with 8515 votes in his political career be fluffed up by the media as he run for president. But Buttigieg is white tho! I make no bones about it. I’m mad as hell this morning. Julian Castro didn’t get the coverage he so deserved because RACISM!

    Breaking News: Julián Castro dropped out of the presidential race. The only Latino candidate in the field, he championed progressive policy but struggled in polls. https://t.co/TN4sqjSpuX

    — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 2, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 2, 2020 at 10:49 am

      Well, we knew this was going to happen.

      I suppose there are a number of reasons why Julian Castro’s campaign didn’t catch on, certainly media coverage is an issue. But what I saw from the beginning is that he spoke out about police killings and brutality and the Democratic establishment does not believe that is the way to win.

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12. rikyrah says:

    January 2, 2020 at 6:31 am

    Whether you support a candidate or not you owe it to yourself to fact check these things. Check the source before you RT. Stop allowing yourself to be a conduit for spreading misinformation. Did you miss what happened in 2016?

    — No White Men 2020™ (@AfricanPrincess) January 2, 2020

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13. rikyrah says:

    January 2, 2020 at 6:31 am

    Some asshole posted an edited video trying to smear Joe Biden as a racist for retweets and likes.

    It went viral and will now provide 2 days of favorable news coverage for Biden, and think pieces of the evils of social media

    Fellow leftists, let's not spread fake news

    — mohammed missouri🌹 (@hammodimissouri) January 2, 2020

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14. rikyrah says:

    January 2, 2020 at 6:28 am

    Black men may be victimized by racism, but sexism allows them to act as exploiters and oppressors of women.
    2/5

    — Bougie Black Girl (@BougieBlackGurl) January 2, 2020

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 2, 2020 at 6:29 am

      Both groups want liberation for themselves while some want to have the right to also oppress others. We see it on these social media streets every day. Nothing unifies Black males & White females more than the oppression, exploitation & humiliation of Black women & our girls.

      — Bougie Black Girl (@BougieBlackGurl) January 2, 2020

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15. rikyrah says:

    January 2, 2020 at 6:27 am

    Hate Joe Biden as you must, but he's the only candidate whose possible loss won't also cost us the House. All the rest of the current fruntrunners would essentially put us back to before November 6, 2018, and a House of Representatives run by corrupt fasicts, and a GOP senate.

    — Savior Dems left me with Castro(❤) & Biden(🙄) (@Needle_of_Arya) January 2, 2020

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16. rikyrah says:

    January 2, 2020 at 6:22 am

    This poor young man 😢😢😢😢

    This is the part of poverty no one understands from the outside. If you get that golden ticket, it comes wrapped in guilt-laden barbed wire. You aren't just "getting out," you're often leaving someone behind to shoulder what used to be your share of the burden.

    — Jojo (@JosinMcQuein) January 2, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 2, 2020 at 8:00 am

      God help us.

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17. rikyrah says:

    January 2, 2020 at 5:20 am

    Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄

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    • Liza says:

      January 2, 2020 at 7:58 am

      Good morning, Rikyrah and Everyone,
      Love the post this AM, “From President to dog catcher…”
      Yes, Ma’am!

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