Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
just seen AOC in committee. God, she's sharp.
Shameless, fawning, Alexandra O Cortez fan thread
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
yes, she's very good at it.
The 6 questions from AOC that stumped Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO flails as congresswoman questions him on platform's fact-checking policies and more
www.independent.co.uk
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asked the Sharpest Questions in the Michael Cohen Hearing
The freshman congresswoman avoided grandstanding and went straight for Trump's taxes.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
bumped because of this report in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com
I do love how they state she was the one breaking the truce whilst also saying (in smaller print) that she was responding to attacks from "moderates". She isn't wrong with any of what she says, either.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ends truce by warning ‘incompetent’ Democratic party
New York representative denies Movement for Black Lives and Green New Deal cost seats
I do love how they state she was the one breaking the truce whilst also saying (in smaller print) that she was responding to attacks from "moderates". She isn't wrong with any of what she says, either.
ska invita
back on the other side
very late to the AOC / Squad phenomenon other than in passing
anyhow watched this documentary
www.netflix.com
en.wikipedia.org
about the 2018 campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin.... what they have in common is being working class nonprofessional political candidates having a go at getting elected via truly grassroots campaigns. Spoiler: AOC the only one of three to win, though, Cori Bush won on second attempt in 2020 - she's "official" 
(video cracks me up)
What makes the docu worth watching still i think is seeing the campaigns in action - inspiring.
As well as their own teams of people the documentary mentions supporting groups
en.wikipedia.org
and
en.wikipedia.org
....which I expect are vaguely equivalent to Momentum in the UK. Though as we don't have mandatory reselection in Labour I guess its a different dynamic.
Nonetheless, what comes across from the documentary is none of the four women featured see themselves as Democrats, rather as community representative standing on a Democrat ticket. Its good to see.
anyhow watched this documentary
Watch Knock Down The House | Netflix Official Site
Go behind the scenes as four determined women -- including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- challenge big-money politicians in the 2018 race for Congress.
Knock Down the House - Wikipedia
(video cracks me up)What makes the docu worth watching still i think is seeing the campaigns in action - inspiring.
As well as their own teams of people the documentary mentions supporting groups
Justice Democrats - Wikipedia
Brand New Congress - Wikipedia
Nonetheless, what comes across from the documentary is none of the four women featured see themselves as Democrats, rather as community representative standing on a Democrat ticket. Its good to see.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Aye, it's a really good documentary. Have never failed to cry at the end 
Been wanting to host a screening for our union branch for aaaaaaaages, as, like you say, watching the grassroots organising and campaigning is really inspiring. One of my favourite scenes is where Ocasio-Cortez contrasts the work of an "organiser" and the work of a "strategist". To be honest, I would have loved them to make it a series and focus more on all of that, though understand why they did it the way they did.
As it happens, looks like we made progress on the screening this week and have a date in mind
I may have said it before, but I am interested to see how they maintain the ethos and focus of their movement and campaigns now that they're elected, with all the time away from their district and the pull of national issues (such as impeaching a President, twice). Certainly not a cynical "oh, they'll sell out" thing, a genuine interest in how they might overcome a real challenge that comes with going to where power is situated, at least in the current system.
Been wanting to host a screening for our union branch for aaaaaaaages, as, like you say, watching the grassroots organising and campaigning is really inspiring. One of my favourite scenes is where Ocasio-Cortez contrasts the work of an "organiser" and the work of a "strategist". To be honest, I would have loved them to make it a series and focus more on all of that, though understand why they did it the way they did.
As it happens, looks like we made progress on the screening this week and have a date in mind
I may have said it before, but I am interested to see how they maintain the ethos and focus of their movement and campaigns now that they're elected, with all the time away from their district and the pull of national issues (such as impeaching a President, twice
). Certainly not a cynical "oh, they'll sell out" thing, a genuine interest in how they might overcome a real challenge that comes with going to where power is situated, at least in the current system.
ska invita
back on the other side
yes, i was quite moved at several points i have to sayAye, it's a really good documentary. Have never failed to cry at the end
I may have said it before, but I am interested to see how they maintain the ethos and focus of their movement and campaigns now that they're elected, with all the time away from their district and the pull of national issues (such as impeaching a President, twice
I don't believe anyone is truly immune from the corrupting influence of Power, but within the existing systems all you can hope for is that elected figures are sufficiently principled and have enough good people close to them (including any wider movement) to help keep them on track. I expect a lot of longevity comes down to what foot you get off on at the start...
ska invita
back on the other side
This is on youtube now btw
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
She’s blotted her copybook:
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Jim Crow revival in Texas?
petee
no gods, no malarkey
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
She's a fan of Irn Bru.
www.theguardian.com
‘Love it’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tries Irn Bru for the first time – video
The US congresswoman was handed a can by Scottish PM Nicola Sturgeon
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Also, it originated in New York and the canny Scots copied it.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
"Gosar posted an anime video last week that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden"
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
This sort of thing will be dismissed by the GOP cultists as harmless but make no mistake, there is absolute hatred for AOC (and Ilhan Omar, Rashid Tlaib etc). Genuinely concerned that one of these days someone will be inspired by the rhetoric out there and act upon it.
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
There's one or two villages in the West Country where this comment would be deemed highly offensive.
Yossarian
⏭️
She's far from the first to compare Irn-Bru to Kola Champagne, going to try the latter drink if I go past the Latin American grocer today.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
no, it isn't.
but it is her personal account, not her government account
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8ball
Maximum Facepalm
The first link is definitely the best. Especially the bit about cancelling the economic recovery and getting rid of the robot dogs.
I don't remember the robot dogs, but I can see Trump coming up with something like that.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
I checked her Twitter for mentions of Russia, Ukraine, NATO or Putin but basically nothing.
Foreign affairs not her strong point?
Foreign affairs not her strong point?
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
Seems like anodyne boilerplate text from the press department.
Better than nothing, though.
