Bernie Sanders

Posted it themselves Jul 31

“Let me be very clear: opposing the genocide in Gaza is not antisemitism.”

on the war in Gaza and accusations of antisemitism

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Posted it themselves Jul 29

“THE COST OF TRUMP‘S UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAR 18 U.S. servicemembers dead & 600 wounded 4,300 Lebanese dead 3,500 Iranians dead 70 Israelis dead & 7,800 wounded $100+ billion spent and counting NO MORE ENDLESS WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST”

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Posted it themselves Jul 27

“GAZA: THE SUFFERING CONTINUES Today in Gaza, most of the TV cameras are gone and media interest has declined. But, more than nine months after the announcement of a supposed “ceasefire”, the suffering of the Palestinian people continues. Today, 92% of housing units in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, 70% of the entire population lacks adequate housing and is forced to live in makeshift shelters, 86% of agricultural water wells have been damaged, the vast majority of households report significant challenges in accessing safe and clean sanitation facilities and 90% of all energy infrastructure has been destroyed. And what about the children? Today in Gaza, 91% of school-aged children do not have sustained access to in-person education, 93% of school buildings will require full reconstruction or major rehabilitation to be functional again and 70% of infants and young children under two years of age are experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity. All of this is taking place after the horrific destruction that Netanyahu’s extremist government brought to Gaza over the last three years: more than 73,000 Palestinians killed and 173,000 wounded — mostly women, children and the elderly. In addition, virtually the entire infrastructure of Gaza was destroyed. Israel now controls an estimated 70% of Gaza, well beyond what they agreed to, and has built dozens of military outposts inside Gaza since the “ceasefire” began. In the nine months since the “ceasefire” was announced, Israel has killed at least 1,150 Palestinians, including a family of six last week. Now, as if to remove any doubt about their intentions, senior leaders of the Netanyahu government are moving to make the occupation permanent. Recently, a number of government ministers led thousands of settlers to the Gaza border demanding new illegal Jewish settlements be built there. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stood up and said "Gaza is ours." The shameful fact is that the United States is complicit in everything that is happening in Gaza. We have funneled tens of billions of dollars in military aid to an Israeli government that has consistently violated international law and whose leader is a war criminal. The good news is that the American people are catching on. More and more Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents — are demanding that we stop all military aid to Israel and use our considerable leverage to end the suffering of the Palestinian people. Enough is enough! Congress must listen to the American people. NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 26

“Why does Trump love UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar? They’re dictatorships run by the richest families on earth. The UAE royal family: $336 billion. The Saudi royal family: $214 billion. The Qatari royal family: $200 billion. Billionaire dictators: Trump’s best friends.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 24

“Trump’s illegal war in Iran. More death. More wasted taxpayer dollars. More global instability. More economic pain for working families. And this is what Republicans in Congress continue to fund.”

on Trump's Iran military action as wasteful and harmful to working families

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Posted it themselves Jul 24

“Trump claims his war on Iran is about stopping an authoritarian country from enriching nuclear fuel. Now he's letting his best friends in Saudi Arabia — one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world — do exactly that. This is absurd. No nuclear for the Saudi dictatorship.”

on Trump allowing Saudi Arabia nuclear enrichment while stopping Iran's

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Posted it themselves Aug 5

“Many Republicans (and some Democrats) want to cut Social Security. Not acceptable. At a time when many seniors are struggling, we must INCREASE benefits and extend solvency by scrapping the cap on taxable income and requiring the wealthy to pay their fair share.”

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Posted it themselves Aug 5

“The Trump Agenda: 4 million people kicked off nutrition assistance 15 million will be kicked off healthcare $1 trillion in tax cuts for the top 1% $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon $2.2 billion into his own pocket This is what a government by and for the billionaire class looks like. Obscene.”

on Trump's tax and spending agenda cutting nutrition and health aid

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Posted it themselves Aug 2

“After Trump and Musk fired 8,000 Social Security workers, Republican Senators are now calling the entire program a “scam“ and trying to dismantle it. Millions of seniors depend on Social Security to stay alive. We will not allow them to destroy this vitally important program.”

on Republicans moving to dismantle Social Security after mass firings

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Posted it themselves Aug 4

“$5.1 million in taxpayer money to restore 19-foot statues with 23.75-karat gold leaf. Just when you think Trump cannot be more out of touch with the needs of working people, he outdoes himself.”

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Posted it themselves Aug 4

“Netanyahu: I need $12 billion Trump: Approved Elon Musk: SpaceX needs $4.16 billion Trump: Approved Jeff Bezos: Amazon needs $17.5 billion Trump: Approved Top 1%: We need a $1 trillion tax cut Trump: Approved Average Joe: My wife has cancer. Can we get Medicaid? Trump: Denied”

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Posted it themselves Jul 31

“Pentagon waste is costing taxpayers billions: Ballistic missile project: $64B over budget Submarines: $17B over budget $12B missile battery that might not work $6B GPS that took 16 years & got cancelled in April Congress must pass my Audit the Pentagon Act NOW.”

on Pentagon program cost overruns and the Audit the Pentagon Act

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Posted it themselves Jul 31

“It's unacceptable that Mass General Brigham refuses to meet its nurses at the bargaining table to negotiate a fair contract. MGB made $2.4 billion last year and pays its CEO over $8 million/year. MGB must treat nurses and home care workers with the respect they deserve.”

on Mass General Brigham refusing to bargain with nurses despite large profits and CEO pay

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Posted it themselves Jul 25

“Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. Solidarity with the nurses at UnityPoint in Des Moines, IA who voted to unionize more than 6 months ago to provide their patients with the best care. UnityPoint: Stop your delays & start negotiating a fair contract NOW.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 24

“I had the opportunity to meet with Bobby Olvera Jr., President of the West Coast Longshore Union, to discuss how AI and robotics are replacing workers at our ports. Thank you President Olvera for standing strong to protect the jobs of American workers against AI and robots.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 31

“This is what a broken healthcare system looks like: More uninsured patients are showing up in emergency rooms. More people are unable to pay their hospital bills. More Americans are delaying surgeries they cannot afford. Healthcare is a human right. We need Medicare for All.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 28

“Major countries that guarantee healthcare as a human right: Major countries that deny that right: Beyond pathetic. Medicare for All NOW.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 24

“America's kids face horrendous obesity & diabetes crises—thanks to the greed of the food industry. My Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act bans junk food ads targeting kids & requires warnings on ultraprocessed foods. Today it passed committee with a 12-10 bipartisan vote.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 28

“IT’S TIME TO TAKE ON THE GREED OF THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY The vast majority of scientists tell us that the climate crisis is fueling heat waves and extreme weather across the globe. Donald Trump tells us that climate change is a “hoax.” Who is right? Let’s look at the facts. The last eleven years have been the hottest eleven years on record. The last three years have been the hottest three years on record. 2026 will be one of the warmest years on record, and most scientists believe 2027 will be the warmest year in recorded history. This summer alone, Europe has seen three record heat waves – including the continent’s worst on record that killed more than 10,000 people – and is about to experience its FOURTH of the year. The United States, which has already seen two record heat waves that exposed hundreds of millions of people to dangerous temperatures, is currently experiencing its third major heat wave of the year. This heat is exacerbating drought conditions across the world, including the worst spring drought on record in the United States and some of Europe’s driest conditions on record this summer. We are seeing massive wildfires across the northern hemisphere, including hundreds of wildfires in the United States and Canada earlier this month that created dangerous air quality for Americans across the country. Huge fires that are burning right now in Oregon, Washington and western Canada will create even more dangerous air across the United States over the coming week. In Europe, France and Spain are seeing unprecedented wildfires that have forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes. Major fires are also burning in Portugal, Greece, Italy and Turkey. We are seeing new and extraordinarily dangerous flash flooding become normal across the United States. Alaska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia have all seen record rainfalls this summer that have driven dangerous flash flooding events. Texas Hill Country just saw a 1,000-year rainfall event, its second in two years, that dumped almost a year’s worth of rainfall in just a few days. Missouri just saw a 1,000-year rainfall event that forced emergency responders to rescue campers from cabin rooftops and trees. And it’s not just the United States dealing with extreme flooding – massive floods displaced thousands earlier this summer in West Africa. Recent rainfall in Pakistan killed more than 100 people. And just last week, enormous flooding in India displaced more than 700,000 people. In the face of this extraordinary and devastating reality, Donald Trump continues to protect his fossil fuel billionaire friends that are driving this global crisis. Our job is to take on his ignorance and the greed of the fossil fuel industry by transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainable sources of power. If we are to provide a healthy and habitable planet for future generations, this is a struggle that must be won.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 27

“Trump thinks climate change is a “hoax.” He’s dangerously wrong. Millions of Americans have recently experienced record-breaking heat levels. Thousands have died across the world. We must take on the greed of the fossil fuel industry, and transform our energy systems NOW.”

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Posted it themselves Aug 1

“Over 500 communities across America now have laws on the books that ban or restrict the rapid expansion of AI data centers. The American people are standing up to the Big Tech oligarchs and making it clear: billionaires don't get to decide the future of AI. We do.”

on local laws restricting AI data center expansion across US communities

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Posted it themselves Jul 27

“Teens that spend over 4 hours a day on screens are more depressed, more isolated and more anti-social. Is this really the world we want for our children? I talked to parents about how we can stop Big Tech from rewiring our kids' brains.”

on screen time effects on teen mental health

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Posted it themselves Jul 24

“The film Don't Look Up told the story of scientists warning the world about a comet heading toward Earth. People ignored the warnings. The planet was destroyed. That was fiction. Artificial intelligence is not. We cannot afford to ignore the warnings.”

on artificial intelligence risks requiring attention before widespread harm occurs

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Posted it themselves Jul 25

“AI super PACs, funded by Big Tech oligarchs, are spending tens of millions to buy our elections. Will my colleagues in Congress have the guts to stand up to them and ensure this transformational technology works for all of us, and not just make a few billionaires even richer?”

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Posted it themselves Jul 26

“The Trump administration admitted in court that it canceled billions of dollars in federal funding “based solely” on whether a state voted for Trump. Using taxpayer dollars to reward political allies and punish opponents is not democracy. It’s authoritarianism.”

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