Bernie Sanders

U.S. Senator for Vermont. Not me, us.

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2026-10-01 21:34:11 UTC

We're told progressive ideas are "fringe." Really?
59% want Medicare for All
57% want a $20 minimum wage
61% want a billionaire wealth tax
63% want to pause AI development
66% want the wealthy to pay more into Social Security
Maybe it's the establishment that's out of touch.
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2026-08-24 17:37:04 UTC

So far, in the 2026 elections, 50 mega donors have spent $1.6 BILLION.
🟦George Soros (D): $102M
🟥Jeffrey & Janine Yass (R): $93.8M
🟥Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen (R): $91.3M
🟥Elon Musk (R): $90.6M
🟥Elizabeth & Richard Uihlein (R): $70M
🟥Miriam Adelson (R): $67.6M
🟥Greg & Anna Brockman (R): $50M
🟥Paul Singer (R): $37.1M
🟥Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss (R): $33.2M
🟥Ken Griffin (R): $32.5M
Billionaires — in either party — should not be able to buy elections.
That is not democracy. That is a corrupt campaign finance system.
We need to end Citizens United. We need to get super PACs out of our elections. We need public funding of elections.

2026-07-18 18:24:01 UTC

“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country.
By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.”
– President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933

2026-07-08 20:46:06 UTC

After getting the United States into a war based on lies, Trump has now declared the ceasefire with Iran "over" after less than a month.
Restarting his reckless war with Iran won't make America stronger. It will cost more lives and waste more taxpayer dollars.
END THIS WAR

2026-07-08 19:08:15 UTC

We need leaders in Congress who understand firsthand the struggles facing working families and are ready to fight for unions, affordable housing, Medicare for All, and an economy that works for everyone, not just the 1%.
Let's send @AbdulElSayed to the Senate.

2026-06-29 18:38:01 UTC

AIPAC and its allies have already spent $50 million this election cycle.
AI has spent $185 million.
Crypto has spent $288 million.
This is legalized bribery.
End Citizens United and move to the public funding of elections NOW.

2026-06-20 23:22:38 UTC

THE INSANELY RIGGED ECONOMY
Yesterday, while tens of millions of families were struggling to pay for rent, food, healthcare, childcare and gas, seven of Trump's oligarchic friends became $210 billion richer. Not last week. Not over the past decade. In less than 24 hours, these 7 men, the wealthiest people on earth, became $210 billion richer.
Incredibly, since Trump was elected on November 5, 2024, these 7 men, all Big Tech Oligarchs, have become more than $1.5 trillion richer and are now collectively worth over $2.8 trillion. Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any other wealthy nation, young adults have a lower standard of living than their parents and over 20% of our seniors are trying to survive on an annual income of $15,000 a year or less.
Yes. We are living in an oligarchy.
A Good Day for Trump’s Friends:
Yesterday, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, got $164.8 billion richer and is now worth $1.4 trillion. He’s worth $1.1 trillion more than on Election Day.
Yesterday, Larry Page, the second wealthiest man in the world, gained $7.61 billion in wealth and is now worth $314 billion. He’s worth $161 billion more than on Election Day.
Yesterday, Sergey Brin, the third richest man in the world, got $7.01 billion richer and is now worth $292 billion. He’s worth $148 billion more than on Election Day.
Yesterday, Jeff Bezos, the fourth richest man in the world, gained $6.96 billion in wealth and is now worth $267 billion. He’s worth $46 billion more than on Election Day.
Yesterday, Larry Ellison, the fifth wealthiest man in the world, gained $8.92 billion in wealth and is now worth $247 billion. He’s worth $63 billion more than on Election Day.
Yesterday, Michael Dell, the sixth richest man in the world, got $5.86 billion richer and is now worth $218 billion. He’s worth $101 billion more than on Election Day.
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg, the seventh richest man in the world, gained $9.16 billion in wealth and is now worth $211 billion. He’s worth $8 billion more than on Election Day.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God’s children.”

2026-06-03 00:19:05 UTC

Two months ago, when @AOC and I proposed an AI data center moratorium, we were called “Luddites.”
Now New York is on the verge of passing a moratorium and dozens of localities are doing the same.
People understand: AI must work for all, not just oligarchs.

2026-04-07 17:53:24 UTC

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2026-03-14 16:29:02 UTC

Netanyahu led Trump into this horrific & unpopular war. Now he doesn’t know how to get out.
Cost so far:
• 1,200+ Iranian civilians killed
• 13 U.S. troops killed
• 3.2M Iranians displaced
• 773 killed in Lebanon
• 10,000+ Iranians injured
• $16.5B spent in 12 days

2026-03-11 15:16:02 UTC

One family, the right-wing Trump-aligned Ellisons, will soon control:
TikTok
CBS
CNN
HBO
Discovery Channel
BET
Cartoon Network
Comedy Central
DC Studios
Fandango
Miramax
MTV
Nickelodeon
Paramount
PlutoTV
Showtime
TBS
The CW
TNT
Warner Bros.
And more
This is oligarchy.