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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

@aoc.bsky.social

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Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Nov 12

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 4d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 6d

We believe healthcare is a right for every American.

But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.

Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 6d

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.

All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.

So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement

STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “At some point we’ve gotta call these people’s B.S. for what it is. You can’t believe everything a con man is gonna tell you. We cannot live in perpetual fear of these clowns.” #TrumpShutdown

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

AOC: When everyone says makes an exception here or makes an exception there, and then before you know it, you have masked agents roaming the streets of this country that do not feel entitled to identify themselves

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 7d

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.

Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.

We have been sent here to fight for people.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance

However, they are weaker than they look…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12d

Yep! You can catch the town hall I hosted tonight on YouTube.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12d

I have been taking surfing lessons. Still in the beginner kook trenches, but celebrating my last time on a foam board 😎

Graduating to a hard top next session.

It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽‍♀️

Sitting on a surfboard in the ocean with an instructor.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah! That is totally understandable and criticism is fair - I don’t fault anyone for engaging it and part of our job is receiving that.

I just think at times it goes a bit beyond criticism precisely because the stakes are so high.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

(Also by “leadership” here I am referring to Dem party leadership, didn’t have the character count to specify)

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

I’m sorry but I think folks can often be too harsh with Sarah. 95 Ds voted YES bc of leadership, why single her out so often?

She got elected statewide in Delaware. Her path is challenging and this time is terrifying. I think the disagreements w/ her can be less personal. I care about her safety.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18d

AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.

This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18d

AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

My record on Palestine speaks for itself. I’m proud of it. One of the strongest in Congress. I throw down for pro-Palestine candidates. Largely unrecognized work. That’s fine. Disagreements are fine, too. But if you want to toss all that for 1 half assed MTG stunt, be my guest. I know where I stand.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

I didn’t vote present.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

I voted NO on the amendment you’re referencing actually. Please look up what you’re talking about.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

www.congress.gov

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

Google is free!

Screenshot of the Dept of Defense Appropriations vote

Screenshot of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez voting NAY

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary.

Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 19

I also voted NO on the full bill which includes this appropriation.

So a lot of people are being reactive to things they aren’t reading fully.

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