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Andes Castro

@castroforgeorgia.com

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Georgias 5th Congressional District | Working-class Software Engineer | Our fight, Our work, Our Future https://linkin.bio/castroforgeorgia

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 19d

I was given the chance to speak at the Atlanta ICE Field office, while supporting the release of Rodney Taylor.

Rodney is a double amputee who has been here for over 40+ years. ICE has held him for months now.

We demand Rodney be released so he can heal at home with his family!

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 7h

Anyone got a good alternative to ActionNetwork.org? I can't stand their horrible interface anymore.

Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 19h

Farm Subsidies = Democratic Socialism

Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 1d

Don’t lose hope. Our ancestors were bad ass.

We got this.

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ACLU of Georgia @acluofga.bsky.social · 1d

When we know our rights, we can defend them. Let's get ready to protect our community and freedoms together. Train to be a legal observer with ACLU GA: secure.ngpvan.com/R6zqlwQ5zEC7...

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 2d

If you have seen a pregnant, postpartum, or lactating woman in immigration custody, please let the Women's Refugee Commission know by submitting a report through the Detention Pregnancy Tracker.

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Women's Refugee Commission

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

The Hamilton song “Wrote My Way Out” always hits home. That’s me with code — I wrote my way out too.

My family crossed the border chasing a better life. America once saw the humanity in our struggle and gave us a chance.

It’s my turn to return the favor — and I’m not throwing away my shot.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

Vote them ouuuuut!

Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

Hell yeah! I’ve already canvassed for him. @ydga.bsky.social rising!

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David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to announce Leaders We Deserve is making 4 endorsements, including our first incumbent challenger. Our candidates don’t take corporate $, have beaten the GOP in court, taken on big polluters, reduced gun violence, and will serve their communities – not special interests.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

They’ve got the money.
We’ve got the movement.

Help us defeat AIPAC in Georgia — and prove our democracy isn’t for sale.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

Help us defeat AIPAC in Georgia.

AIPAC is dumping millions into Georgia to buy our elections and silence working-class voices.

They represent war profiteers, apartheid, and politicians too cowardly to call out genocide.

We rejected every dime from groups complicit in human suffering.

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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · 2d

The Cornelius Taylor Coalition brought out a group of speakers, including former residents of the Old Wheat Street Encampment. The group is fighting for wraparound services for unhoused individuals in the city of Atlanta. They have also asked for Old Wheat Street to be renamed for Cornelius Taylor.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

Thanks again to the community for showing up and to all those who signed. 🫶🏼

This is only the first step in our pursuit for justice AND accountability by City Hall.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 2d

If anyone has a few min this morning to fill out a petition.

We are delivering this to Atl city hall this morning. We are demanding the city take better care of the unhoused and honoring people like Cornelius Taylor who was bulldozed to death earlier this year.

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American Friends Service Committee is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation (tax ID number 23-1352010). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by U.S. law.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 3d

I’ve got a feeling we’re heading for a supermajority in 2028 and the first thing we should do is double the size of the Supreme Court.

The people deserve a court that serves democracy, not corporate power.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 3d

Attending the people’s congress conference hosted by the Atlanta @pslweb.bsky.social. Amazing powerful speakers.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 4d

It really does get old, seeing government officials use every single tragedy they can to attack their political opponents.

Americans want affordable lives and the ability to work hard and get ahead.

It’s really that simple.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 4d

I believe it is!

Great part of me not taking corporate money is I can fight for people unapologetically.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 4d

Never miss a good cook out!

Atlanta DSA @atldemsoc.bsky.social · 4d

ATLDSA Mutual Aid Committee and Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition are hosting a cookout and fundraiser to support the Old Wheat St. residents living at Welcome House! Grab a plate and socialize with City Council candidate @kelseabondatl.bsky.social, local activists, and our neighbors! 🏡

Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 4d

A big part of my platform is about reforming the Democratic Party itself.

I’m not here to beg for endorsements from the same people who should be facing primaries.

This party helped give me and my family a fighting chance — they once saw the humanity in us.

It’s time to return the favor.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 4d

Crisis perceptions change. We need to have our vision ready for the change that will come next.

Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 5d

This is the future we must offer: a country where our children’s lives aren’t shaped by corporate greed or party politics, but by their own hard work, their grit, and their communities.

A future where they know their country has their backs.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 5d

It’s about proving that we have the grit to return power to the working class.

To fight for Medicare for All, for a living wage, for housing as a human right, and for real political reform.

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Andes Castro @castroforgeorgia.com · 5d

I haven’t felt this much hope in a long time.

People are waking up.

They see that despite all the power Republicans claim, not a single policy has raised their pay a cent or lowered their bills a dollar.

But this fight was never just about pointing at the other side.

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