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Chris Sinclair

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Executive Director of FLIP National. If it has to do with first-generation college students, I’m there. Avatar: The Last Airbender enthusiast. Views are my own. Reposts not having to do with FLIP National ≠ endorsements. #WeDidItFirst #FirstGen

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Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · Mar 12

I am the Executive Director of FLIP National, a nonprofit organization that does advocacy work on behalf of first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) college students at colleges and universities across the country. (FLIP National will be on Bluesky soon.)

FLIP National does have an epic co-sign:

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Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is not just going to hell; he’s gonna be in the exclusive VIP section of hell.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 4h

I have no issue whatsoever with Steve Cohen in Tennessee. He’s a very good representative.

But I love me some @justinjpearson.bsky.social.

This is another @katmabu.bsky.social/Jan Schakowsky situation; nothing wrong with them as representatives, but time to pass the torch.

#TennesseeThree

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 4h

James Franklin has had at least 3 teams that were good enough to win national championships at Penn State, and they all fell short because of his inability to win the big game.

It was time.

#WeAre #PennState #CollegeFootball #CFB #CFBSky

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 5h

I have spent the better part of the last 2 weeks arguing with people about why Hakeem Jeffries not endorsing Zohran Mamdani matters for party unity in the midterms next year.

Thanks for pointing to a perfect example of my argument (even though I take your point about the primary being far away).

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

You get basic facts wrong and don't understand how party politics work, but I'M the one that's not too bright. Lol.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

Would you say that the RNC chair is the leader of the party? Or would you say it's Donald Trump?

Also, if you're saying that Hakeem Jeffries isn't the leader of the party, you're also conceding that he's not good at his job since part of his job is to lead Democrats back to the majority.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

When Obama and Biden were president, they were both considered the leader of the party.

But no, that doesn't apply to Hakeem Jeffries.

Do you not understand what "leader of the party" means? Being the head of the DNC doesn't make one leader of the party.

Can you even name the current RNC chair?

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

So when Nancy Pelosi was Minority Leader or Speaker, she was considered the leader of the party, but when it's Hakeem Jeffries, he's not.

Hakeem Jeffries is the highest-ranking elected Democrat in the country, but he's not the leader of the party even though Nancy Pelosi was. Got it.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

What's wild is that this is 100% false. He voted for Kamala.

MAMDANI’S PRESIDENTIAL PICK: Mamdani harshly criticized Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2024 election, but never used his platform as an assemblymember and mayoral candidate with a big social media following to promote Kamala Harris — a notable difference from his fellow contenders in the Democratic mayoral primary.

“I proudly voted for Kamala Harris on the Working Families Party line,” Mamdani said Tuesday, when asked why he didn’t endorse the Democratic nominee. He insisted his focus was on races poised to be close in New York, as well as Proposition One, known as the equal rights amendment.

Months earlier, Mamdani actively promoted the Uncommitted Movement and the Leave it Blank campaign, which urged voters to cast an empty ballot in the Democratic primary to protest Joe Biden’s support for Israel in the country’s war with Hamas.

In the days leading up to the election, Mamdani protested Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, calling it “fascist.”

Cuomo posted early on X on Election Day encouraging a vote for Harris and praised her months earlier while speaking at a Brooklyn church. Lander was also quick to endorse and fundraise for Harris when Biden dropped out and encouraged his supporters to vote for her. — Jeff Coltin and Amira McKee

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

This isn't about a purity test. As I've explained ad nauseum, this is about party unity for future elections.

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Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 11d

1) Pointing out that he hasn’t endorsed Zohran doesn’t meant I “want the endorsement”. The endorsement didn’t meant anything to the race itself; it’s not like Zohran needs his endorsement to win.

The only reason the endorsement matters is because it could affect party unity for future elections.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 7h

1) Zohran voted for Kamala.

2) Once again: ask me who I voted for in 2024.

But of course, the "vote blue no matter who" slogan only goes one way.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

Did you miss #3 in my last post? I literally just said it's not ok when either side does it.

Maybe you also missed #2 in my last post; this isn't limited to presidential elections.

But if you wanna go there, then we can go there.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

You can try to say I'm mad all you want. That doesn't change the fact that the last thing I am about all this is "mad" or "pressed" or "angry".

I promise you, I'm just fine, and no one's opinion in this thread is gonna change that.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

Wasn't talking about you specifically, unless your name happens to be "people".

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

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Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 10h

You really don't understand the legislative process at all, do you?

1) Patrick Leahy has been a senator since 1975; Sanders has been in the Senate since 2007.

2) Sanders' reputation as the "amendment king" largely comes from his time in the House, where amendments work differently.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

I'm projecting? Lmao.

You're not even making sense. If I was repeating "DNC bullshit rhetoric", I'd be arguing AGAINST the notion that the DNC sabotaged Bernie in 2016, not for it.

You also call me a liar, but you can't identify a single lie I've told.

Name one. Go ahead. One lie. I'll wait.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

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Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

Show me where I said her name. I'll wait.

I'm pretty sure I said "people". Learn to read.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

All of the tactics the Free Palestine movement used in their protests (minus the few incidents of mistreatment of/antisemitism towards Jewish students) were inspired by or derived from the 1968 Vietnam protests, which Columbia now memorializes in their library.

That's how I feel about it.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

And yes, we already spent 2 hours laughing at your goofy ass when I told her about this.

And it's also laughable that you would point to Columbia to try to make the point you're trying to make since Columbia literally has a page on their website about what they supposedly learned from 1968.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

It's laughable that you think my answer to this question would affect anything related to FLIP National. Our current director of communications is also a Columbia graduate and was part of a student organization called "Students Supporting Israel".

She now says Israel is committing genocide.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

As I've stated to you before, there are many Jews who agree with me on this issue. There are also Jewish people who agree with you. Jews are not a monolith, as is evidenced by the fact that Zohran only started trailing among Jewish voters since Eric Adams dropped out of the mayoral race.

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

There were also some things that happened on other campuses besides Columbia that were not acceptable.

And it should also be noted that antisemitism existed on campus WAY before 10/7 and WAY before the Gaza solidarity encampments.

www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/n...

Jewish Professor Finds Swastikas Spray-Painted in Office at Columbia (Published 2018)

www.nytimes.com

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

It also wasn't ok for the police to be called on student protestors, especially since that apparently was allowed as a result of a promise to donate money to Eric Adams' reelection campaign if he allowed the police onto campus to arrest protestors.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show

A WhatsApp chat started by some wealthy Americans after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack reveals their focus on New York Mayor Eric Adams and their work to shape U.S. opinion of the Gaza war.

www.washingtonpost.com

Chris Sinclair @airsinclair28g.bsky.social · 8h

There were some instances of things that went on on campus that were not acceptable. For example, physically blocking Jewish students from entering buildings was not ok.

But neither were the chemical weapons attacks that a former IDF soldier launched on a group of protestors. Not acceptable.