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I stand for🗽& ⚖️ for All 🇺🇸 Voted for #HarrisWalz2024 for our civil liberties. We have more in common than what separates us, time to unite against Trump. We must prepare for 2026 Midterms.
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This one has a 🛋️ in it 😂
March 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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“Hello? McDonald’s? Just reminding you—I gave the best service when I worked there. Nobody’s ever done it better. Perfect orders, record-breaking sales, everyone said so. Believe me! Now go tell everyone else I did the best job. Oh, you won’t? You don’t believe me? You’re fired!”
March 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Tell Voters
🚨 Registration Deadline: March 3
💙 Early 🗳️ March 22-29
🗳️ Check status & register at vote.org
— 1M voters purged!

GOP’s budget ✂️ $880B from Medicaid, $230B from SNAP

📞 Weil: mobilize.us/joshweilforcongressionaldistrict6/event/754056/
📞 Valimont mobilize.us/gayforcongress/event/757779/
📞 CALL VOTERS FOR JOSH WEIL & GAY VALIMONT & HELP FLIP SEATS! 📞 When calling, communicate what’s at stake: ❌ $880B in Medicaid cuts—Trump & House GOP breaking their ‘no cuts’ promise, putting 20M Americans at risk, incl. 4.8M Floridians ❌ $230B in SNAP cuts—hurting 3M Floridians struggling with rising grocery prices 🗳️ Tell voters to check their status & register at vote.org before the March 3 deadline! Many eligible voters were purged—even if they think they’re registered, they should confirm. 📅 Early voting: March 22-29 💻 Virtual phone banking—join from anywhere! Every shift matters. Alternate shifts between Josh Weil & Gay Valimont to maximize impact! Sign up for as many as you can!
March 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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💯 We need all 🙌 on deck to get Gay, Weil, & Gendebien across finish line. Reaching disaffected GOP is 🔑—71% of Trump voters oppose Medicaid ✂️ yet budget bill Trump endorsed ✂️ $880 B from Medicaid & $230 B from SNAP, putting millions at risk. SS & Medicare on ✂️ block too—all after Trump promised no ✂️
March 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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🧵 “Hey there, Josh Weil here -- the Dem nominee running in the critical Florida special election on April 1st.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 215 (𝗗) 𝘁𝗼 216 (𝗥). 𝗜𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲….
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March 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Totally get being done with them, but many still don’t realize what’s coming. The GOP budget slashes $880B from Medicaid—20M lose coverage if Senate passes it. Trump promised no cuts, yet 71% of his voters oppose them. If we engage those feeling betrayed, they can help us #FlipCongress & stop it.
March 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Some are diehard, but not all. This voter admits she was caught up in MAGA & now regrets it. If we shut people like her out, they might double down again. If we welcome them, they can help us 🏆. Non-voters & disillusioned ex-Trump voters both matter—every 🗳️ helps #FlipCongress
This is worth noting 👇
March 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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“𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 🗳️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐎𝐮𝐭!”

𝗛𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹!

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻. & 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 challenges Marshall
𝟏𝐬𝐭 #FlipTheHouse 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
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March 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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📢 URGENT: Protect Medicaid & SNAP! 🏥🥘 The House GOP’s budget proposes slashing $880 billion from Medicaid and $230 billion from SNAP, jeopardizing healthcare and food assistance for millions. Act Now: 1. Call Your Senators: Dial the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to connect with your senators.  2. Express Your Opposition: Urge them to reject these harmful cuts and protect essential services.  Your voice can make a difference! Let’s stand up for our communities and ensure these vital programs remain intact. #ProtectMedicaid #SaveSNAP #FlipTheHouse
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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✅ 3. Turn out the vote HARD 📅 Plan Election Day carpools. 📩 Encourage vote-by-mail for accessibility. 💪 Make voting a community event—free snacks, music, & support. 🗳️ Key strategy: People vote when they feel connected. Build that energy & urgency NOW.
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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✅ 2. Engage voters EARLY 🚗 Offer rides to get registered. 📞 Phone bank to remind people. 💬 Get local businesses & influencers to spread the word. 🗳️ Key strategy: Use trusted voices—pastors, veterans, teachers—to get the message out.
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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📢 Voter Registration & Turnout Strategy 📢 ✅ 1. Make registering EASY 📌 Share the March 3rd deadline for FL-1 voters. 📌 Direct them to nass.org/can-I-vote to check their status. 📌 Offer in-person help at community centers, churches & events. 🗳️ Key strategy: Voters don’t register if it feels complicated. Simplify it.
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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3️⃣ Medicare & Social Security at Risk: 🩺 Medicare: 5.1M Floridians rely on it 👵 Social Security: 5M Floridians depend on it GOP is putting both on the chopping block 🚨 📉 Raising the retirement age 📉 Cutting benefits 📉 Privatization schemes 🗳️ How to campaign on this? Talk to seniors & near-retirees—this is their fight. Remind them: GOP wants to make them work longer & get less.
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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2️⃣ SNAP Cuts: 🥘 Republicans want to cut $230B from SNAP—food assistance for 3 million Floridians. ❌ Families struggling with high grocery prices? GOP wants to take more from them. ❌ Hungry kids? GOP says “too bad.” ❌ Veterans & seniors? Left in the cold. 🗳️ How to campaign on this? Ask: “If you lose food assistance, what happens to your family?” Make it personal. This isn’t a talking point—it’s survival. #FlipTheHouse
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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1️⃣ Medicaid Cuts: 📉 GOP House Budget slashes $880B from Medicaid—a lifeline for 4.8 million Floridians. 🚨 This means: ❌ Fewer seniors in nursing homes ❌ Kids losing healthcare ❌ Disabled people cut off from care We must #FlipTheHouse to protect Medicaid! 🗳️ Talk to voters: Ask them how losing Medicaid would impact their families. The stakes are life and death.
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🚨 TODAY’s the day to 📞 ALL these Senators to demand they 🗳️ NO on the cruel GOP budget that slashes Medicaid & SNAP by over $1 TRILLION to hand billionaires $4.5 TRILLION in tax breaks

Your calls will literally SAVE lives

Reply “Done” in comments & ways we can reach out to voters in these states 🙏
February 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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2️⃣ Elon Musk calls it “draining the swamp”—but in reality, he fired nearly 6,000 veterans from their jobs, including disabled vets, while he has raked in $21B in government contracts & is trying to secure $4.5T in tax cuts mainly for ultra-rich.

Sacrificing heroes to enrich himself
February 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 & 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐤’𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 🚨
THREAD 🧵: How the Trump-Musk cuts are devastating everyday Americans, including nearly 6,000 veterans who have already lost their jobs.

𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠
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February 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🚨 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓. We MUST 🛑 GOP budget in Senate!

Rep. Pettersen flew cross-country w her 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡-𝐨𝐥𝐝 👶 to 🗳️ NO—bc 𝟒𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬’ 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 & 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐬 & 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬. We can 🛑 this
CALL these 🔑 GOP Senators & demand they 🗳️ NO
☎️ Susan Collins (ME) - (202) 224-2523 ☎️ Lisa Murkowski (AK) - (202) 224-6665 ☎️ Mitch McConnell (KY) - (202) 224-2541 ☎️ Bill Cassidy (LA) - (202) 224-5824 ☎️ Shelley Moore Capito (WV) - (202) 224-6472 ☎️ Thom Tillis (NC) - (202) 224-6342 ☎️ Todd Young (IN) - (202) 224-5623 ☎️ Chuck Grassley (IA) - (202) 224-3744 ☎️ John Cornyn (TX) - (202) 224-2934 ☎️ Deb Fischer (NE): (202) 224-6551 ☎️ Jerry Moran (KS): (202) 224-6521 ☎️ Shelley Moore Capito (WV): (202) 224-6472 🔹 PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 “Hi, my name is [Your Name] and I’m a concerned voter from [Your State]. I’m calling to urge Senator [Last Name] to vote NO on the extreme GOP budget bill that slashes $880 billion from Medicaid and $230 billion from SNAP, putting 20 million Americans’ healthcare at risk and leaving 40 million food-insecure Americans without aid. This isn’t about politics—this is about lives. Medicaid covers 63% of nursing home care and 1 in 3 children with disabilities. SNAP feeds working families, veterans, and seniors. Cutting these programs to fund $4.5 trillion in billionaire tax breaks is cruel and unacceptable. I urge Senator [Last Name] to stand up for working Americans and vote NO on this budget. Thank you.”
February 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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📣 CALL NOW! The Senate vote is coming FAST—only a few GOP votes can 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬!

📣 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 ‘𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄’ & 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞!

💥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥! 💥
#SaveMedicaid #ProtectSNAP #RejectGOPBudget
☎️ Susan Collins (ME) - (202) 224-2523 ☎️ Lisa Murkowski (AK) - (202) 224-6665 ☎️ Mitch McConnell (KY) - (202) 224-2541 ☎️ Bill Cassidy (LA) - (202) 224-5824 ☎️ Shelley Moore Capito (WV) - (202) 224-6472 ☎️ Thom Tillis (NC) - (202) 224-6342 ☎️ Todd Young (IN) - (202) 224-5623 ☎️ Chuck Grassley (IA) - (202) 224-3744 ☎️ John Cornyn (TX) - (202) 224-2934 ☎️ Deb Fischer (NE): (202) 224-6551 ☎️ Jerry Moran (KS): (202) 224-6521 ☎️ Shelley Moore Capito (WV): (202) 224-6472 🔹 PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 “Hi, my name is [Your Name] and I’m a concerned voter from [Your State]. I’m calling to urge Senator [Last Name] to vote NO on the extreme GOP budget bill that slashes $880 billion from Medicaid and $230 billion from SNAP, putting 20 million Americans’ healthcare at risk and leaving 40 million food-insecure Americans without aid. This isn’t about politics—this is about lives. Medicaid covers 63% of nursing home care and 1 in 3 children with disabilities. SNAP feeds working families, veterans, and seniors. Cutting these programs to fund $4.5 trillion in billionaire tax breaks is cruel and unacceptable. I urge Senator [Last Name] to stand up for working Americans and vote NO on this budget. Thank you.”
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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9️⃣ John Cornyn (TX) 📞 (202) 224-2934 Texas leads the nation in uninsured rates. Cutting Medicaid would make it worse! Texans must demand Cornyn vote NO on cuts! 🔟 Deb Fischer (NE) 📞 (202) 224-6551 NE hospitals heavily depend on Medicaid reimbursements. GOP cuts would force closures. Fischer needs to stand with Nebraska families! 1️⃣1️⃣ Jerry Moran (KS) 📞 (202) 224-6521 Kansas relies on Medicaid expansion—rural healthcare will collapse if this budget passes. Demand Moran vote NO!
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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6️⃣ Thom Tillis (NC) 📞 (202) 224-6342 NC just expanded Medicaid—cutting it now would be disastrous! Remind Tillis that North Carolinians need healthcare, not billionaire tax cuts! 7️⃣ Todd Young (IN) 📞 (202) 224-5623 Indiana’s rural hospitals rely on Medicaid to survive. Young has broken with Trump before—tell him to do it again! Healthcare is on the line! 8️⃣ Chuck Grassley (IA) 📞 (202) 224-3744 Grassley has previously pushed to protect rural healthcare & seniors. Medicaid covers 41% of births & millions of seniors’ nursing care!
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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3️⃣ Mitch McConnell (KY) 📞 (202) 224-2541 McConnell knows 63% of nursing home care is paid by Medicaid—his own rural state relies on it! Pressure him to oppose these cuts! 4️⃣ Bill Cassidy (LA) 📞 (202) 224-5824 Cassidy is a doctor—he KNOWS these cuts will devastate hospitals & patient care. Hold him accountable to protect Louisiana’s healthcare! 5️⃣ Shelley Moore Capito (WV) 📞 (202) 224-6472 WV has one of the highest Medicaid dependency rates in the country—rural hospitals will close. Demand she protect her constituents!
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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📢 Why These GOP Senators Matter—Call NOW ☎️ 1️⃣ Susan Collins (ME) 📞 (202) 224-2523 Collins has broken with her party before on healthcare. In 2017, she helped sink Trump’s ACA repeal. She must do it again to stop Medicaid cuts! 2️⃣ Lisa Murkowski (AK) 📞 (202) 224-6665 Murkowski has voted against extreme healthcare cuts before—Alaska has one of the highest Medicaid enrollment rates! She must vote NO again!
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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3️⃣ The 𝐆𝐎𝐏 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 $𝟏 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐝 just to hand $𝟒.𝟓 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 to billionaires & corporations

Meanwhile:
💰 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏% 𝐠𝐞𝐭 $𝟔𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 in tax cuts
⚰️ 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐝𝐢𝐞

📞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐍𝐎 🗳️ 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 → (𝟐𝟎𝟐) 𝟐𝟐𝟒-𝟑𝟏𝟐𝟏 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬
February 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM