Bernie picks up trash on his own in a public park after being elected Mayor in 1981. #Trashtag

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Senator Bernie Sanders printed out a gigantic Trump tweet and brought it to congress

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A Massive Class Warfare Attack

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Bernie picks up trash on his own in a public park after being elected Mayor in 1981. #Trashtag

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Paul Ryan: If we lose the Senate, do you know who becomes Chair of the Senate Budget Committee? A guy named Bernie Sanders. #Vote

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The Right Side of History

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US taxpayers are subsidizing the low pay at McDonald's to the tune of $1.2 billion a year... If McDonald's can afford to give its shareholders $7.7 billion, it can afford to pay all of its workers $15 an hour. -Bernie

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16 Senators now support Bernie's Medicare For All bill. Public pressure works!

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What happens next is up to all of us.

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We spend $80 billion a year in federal, state and local taxpayer dollars locking up our people—disproportionately African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans. Not only is it expensive; it is a waste of human potential.

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@votermolly: At one of the first doors I knocked, I met young man named Jordan. He said, Are you really going around to make sure everyone in my neighborhood can vote? I said yes. He grabbed his coat and said, I'm coming with you to help. This was his first, but not last, canvass.

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@BernieSanders: I voted this morning with my wife Jane in Burlington. Vermont, being your Senator has been the honor of a lifetime and I appreciate your support for a third term.

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If people working full-time jobs still need food stamps to get by, they're not the ones leeching off the government. Their employers are.

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Bernie and Killer Mike rallying in support of Vincent Fort as Atlanta's next mayor

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The *80* House Democrats Currently NOT supporting HR676: Medicare For All

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Donald Trump, take note. The American people will no longer tolerate a government which only works for the billionaires and massive corporations. We are going to defeat you and create a government that works for all. -Bernie

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The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating children, including infants as young as one year old, from their parents at the border is inhumane, cruel and an affront to our values as Americans. -Bernie

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Primary these warmongering cowards.

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College For All

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Corporate interests should never take precedence over the interests of taxpayers or our national security. But paying exorbitant salaries to defense contractor CEOs makes that outcome more likely, and that is simply unacceptable. -Bernie 3/14/18

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Discrimination has no place in our society. I am proud to display this flag as a symbol of my support for the transgender men and women across the country. We must stand with transgender people in all of our communities. -Bernie

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Grotesque wealth gap.

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Quinnipiac Poll: 83% of Democrats and 60% of all Americans back Medicare-for-All universal coverage.

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America's Mom & Dad

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The 94 House Democrats Not Currently Supporting HR676 Medicare For All

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Shepherds Hut

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Bernie Sanders: The amount of incarceration in the United States is unthinkable for an advanced, civilized society. We must end the disgrace of mass incarceration. We must stop spending billions of dollars on locking people up and start investing in jobs and education.

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Even fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil are urging President Trump to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate accord! Renewable energy is exploding all over our country and around the world. That is our future, whether Mr. Trump likes it or not.

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Not only would Republicans' budget cut Medicaid by $1 trillion, it would also cut Medicare by more than $450 billion in order to pay for 100's of billions in tax breaks to the wealthiest people and most profitable corporations in America. These absurd priorities must be vigorously opposed. -Bernie

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@Ocasio2018: Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons. 1st of all, that’s false. We won with voters of all kinds. 2nd, here’s my campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles. Respect the hustle. We won because we out-worked the competition. Period.

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I Have A Meme

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House Medicare For All Caucus Now Has 74 Members, Keep Pressing!

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Monster crowd in Bloomington IN for Bernie and Liz Watson

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Our political revolution isn't about Bernie Sanders, and it isn't about Donald Trump. It is about all of you - regular, hardworking Americans - and making sure that everyone in this country can prosper and succeed. -Bernie Sanders

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Massive climate protest in Montreal, Canada

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40 million Americans are living in poverty, 28 million Americans have no health insurance and our infrastructure is crumbling. We should be investing in our people, not spending over a hundred billion even more than this on the military industrial complex as Trump wants.

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Drug Prices in the US vs. Other Major Countries

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Hey CA, Bernie Sanders Wants YOU! Join the Single-Payer weekend of action.

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Single payer saves money and lives. Don't let the opposition get away with such stunts concerning Medicare For All nationally either.

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Bernie is beating Trump by 10 points

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@Ocasio2018: Shout out to my girl Sarah Smith running in Washington for opening her official campaign office! This is a major milestone. Running a campaign out of an apartment is hard - we did it for months. Opening her office shows she’s got enough small dollar donors to ramp up!

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DNC Platform vs DNC Leadership

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In an attempt to wipe out half of American political corruption a Titan is sending emissaries to Chicago Aug 23-25th to gather the power needed.

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Sanders: Today I'm talkin' to you Mr. President. You told the American people time and time again you were not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Today, get on the phone. Tell Paul Ryan & Mitch McConnell that you will veto any bill that cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.

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Trapped Kids

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@MichaelSLinden: If you are wondering how it could be that after 40 years of income inequality growth and stagnant median wage growth Congress would pass a tax law that overwhelmingly benefits the richest people in the world, this graph maybe provides an answer.

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In the United States of America, you should not be forced into bankruptcy for being diagnosed with cancer. -Sen. Bernie Sanders

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@lori_kearns: Students marching to the Capitol chanting “hey hey ho ho the NRA has got to go”

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Bernie at the Apollo

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Students are walking out to protest gun violence, across the country. Thank you to the young people who have the courage to do what Congress is not: lead us forward to stop the slaughter that we have seen. -Bernie 3/14/18

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Never be fooled, even for a second, into thinking your voice doesn’t have power. Last year, our combined activism saved 9 million people from losing health insurance. Believe in the power of what we can accomplish this year.

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#Winning: The South Wants Progressives

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It should be repeated every hour of every day until Election Day that Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress made throwing 32 million Americans off of health insurance their number one priority in Washington.

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Universal Health Care is Inevitable

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Thank you to the 18 members of Congress now standing up for a Green New Deal

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The Greed of the Prescription Drug Industry is Literally Killing Americans

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I am hoping Bernie runs for president. In the progressive movement, Bernie is the de facto president. -RoseAnn DeMoro

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r/Space ran an AMA with Astronaut Chris Hadfield to save Canada’s Space Program and ended up with a new emblem. Enjoy!

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Unions are the only way workers have ever gotten ahead in this country. -Bernie Sanders

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After cutting taxes for the super-rich, House Republicans introduce their budget for a Brighter American Future. This latest budget calls for the privatization of Medicare and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. This is what a class war looks like.

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63% of Americans support automatic voter registration.

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If we go from 37% to 50% voter turnout in this election, Democrats will control the House and the Senate, and we're on our way to the White House.

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Note to Democratic Elite: People are not protesting Trump to return the country to you.

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We have a rigged tax code that has essentially legalized tax dodging for large corporations.

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Sanders: This is a tax bill written for massive corporations and wealthy Republican campaign contributors. It must be defeated.

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@NomikiKonst: See all that blue? Those are tarps acting as roofs, which were blown off during Hurricane Maria. There’s also a shortage of tarps. This is Puerto Rico five months after the storm.

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Housing children in buildings require adherence to basic child safety regulations and sexual violence background checks of workers. Tents don't. These tents cost more than returning children to their parents. And they cost more than housing them in actual buildings.

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The 89 House Democrats NOT Currently Supporting HR676 Medicare For All

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@Sarah_Smarsh: Fam I'm reporting the ⁦Ocasio/Sanders⁩/JamesThompson rally in Wichita & this lady behind me has been covering her ears whole time because crowd of thousands is deafening. Red states not so red on the ground I done told you.

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It's time to unite to fix our democracy. Because regardless of where our politics fall, at the grassroots the American people don't deserve to pay taxes to a system that is rigged against them. Fuck that. -Jennifer Lawrence

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A letter written by Mayor Bernie Sanders to Margaret Thatcher on the treatment of IRA prisoners in 1981

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I am a registered Democrat that holds traditionally Democratic values of advocating for working class families. I will be elected by a grassroots coalition of everyday people, and ultimately those are the people I am accountable to: democratically and financially. -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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RoseAnn DeMoro: Ajit Pai is a corporate shill with a government job. Not only is the FCC scrapping Net Neutrality, their recent vote for deregulation allows alt-right media company, Sinclair, to purchase 42 local TV stations. Big picture: plutocrats want to control flow of info

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Americans spend the most on health care but are dying younger.

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Bernie Sanders, The Real Deal [Meme]

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Two things I made. One with help. (crosspost)

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The Republican plan's cuts to Medicaid benefits for 725,800 people are equivalent to tax cuts for the 400 highest-income households

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It's time to redistribute the wealth to people whose labor runs our economy: the 99%

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43 Representatives now support a Select Committee on a Green New Deal

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We must have universal health care.. live longer and healthier.. fewer medical lawsuits, less loss of labor to sickness, and lower costs to companies.. We need, as a nation, to reexamine the single-payer plan... [Jan 2000]

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@RoseAnnDeMoro: Congress let the Children’s Health Insurance Program funding expire on October 1st. Several states have sent letters to families: If your child gets sick, you're on your own. Congress must restore CHIP funding! For-profit healthcare is killing us, the US needs #SinglePayer.

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Senate Republicans don't want you to know what's in their health care plan. They don't want you to know how many millions of people they are taking health care from or how many thousands will die as a result. This is a cowardly move to keep the American people in the dark.

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Bernie leads our united front, we've got his back too.

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The Center for American Progress is pushing a fake Medicare For All plan. They are funded by Walmart, AT&T, BofA & Goldman Sachs alum. Former Dem senator Tom Daschle is their chairman. He's also a health insurance lobbyist and is behind another phony healthcare initiative: The United States of Care.

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Fossil Fuel Companies Spend Over $200 Million a Year Lobbying to Block Climate Change Policies

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Bernie promoting peace & improving reception in DC, 1994

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Senate increases military spending by $80 billion | For $47 billion a year, public colleges and universities could be made tuition free

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Boom. 6 members of Congress are calling for House Democrats to create a Select Committee on a Green New Deal. Who's next?

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The 96 House Democrats NOT Currently Supporting HR676 Medicare For All

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The Republicans have the gall to call for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid *three weeks* before an election. Early voting has already started in some states. Vote them out & make sure others do too.

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A lot of working-class people turn on the TV, no one is ever talking about their lives. Who cares about them? -Bernie Sanders

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GOP Tax Reform is a Handout For The Rich

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The vast majority of people who voted for Trump are not racists, and sexists, and homophobes. They are people who are hurting and frightened. They were misled, but they are not our enemies. They want their kids to have a decent education, they need health care and decent paying jobs.

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The Medieval Conservative

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There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. To put an end to it will be neither a short nor easy task, but it can be done. -Teddy Roosevelt

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At the end of the rally in Duluth, Bernie decided to go into the crowd

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Minnesota's Keith Ellison For US Senate | He authored legislation to tax Wall St., he's an ardent supporter of Medicare For All and he actively fights for workers

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Bernie: Monday Dec 3rd we're holding a national town hall on climate change, an issue that does not get nearly enough attention in the mainstream media. Let's go forward to protect the planet and create millions of good-paying jobs.

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Beautiful Bernie looks out as our progress brings the horizon ever closer.

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76% of the increase in union membership in 2017 was workers under 35

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We are currently witnessing the collapse of the Democratic Party. Who are we if we stand for nothing but protecting the financial industry? -Nomiki Konst

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The fun part of a campaign is getting out and meeting people. Yesterday, volunteers and I marched in parades in Newport and Waterbury. In the next few days we'll be in Montpelier, Warren, Bristol and Burlington. -Bernie

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@Ocasio2018: Oh no! They discovered our vast conspiracy to take care of children and save the planet 😂

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@justicedems: We’re ready. We’re coming. Green New Deal. Now.

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People no longer care whether you are Democrat or Republican. They are looking for people who are willing to serve humanity at any cost. -Rev. Dr. Bernice King

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Asked during a visit to an Air Force base in Arizona whether he viewed the Saudi explanation as credible, Mr. Trump said, “I do.”

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Shots fired from the political revolution: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running for Congress in NY-14 to create an America that works for all of us, not just a wealthy few.

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@Chardo2018: While all Brand New Congress candidates share a platform and values, another thing we share is solidarity. A victory for one is a victory for all; an injury to one is an injury to all.

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Slugger

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RoseAnn DeMoro, head of the largest nurses union: Our future lawn signs... #BERNIE2020 #PeoplesPlatform

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If people want to criticize me for standing up for the working class and the middle class... I accept that criticism. That's who I am. That's what I do. -Bernie Sanders

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This image of Bernie Sanders preaching from a Ben and Jerry's pint podium is a fantasy I've had for some time now.

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When people talk about how well we did with young people, clearly one of the reasons for that was our success with social media... If corporate media won’t change, and they won’t, start new media. The Internet offers revolutionary prospects. The future is in your hands. Let’s get to work. -Bernie

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We Are Grassroots

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Jamal Khashoggi's Thanksgiving, 2017

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Health is not a consumer good but a universal right, so access to health services cannot be a privilege. -Pope Francis

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Oct 14-18 Poll, Favorability with Hillary Voters | Hillary Clinton: 79%, Bernie Sanders: 82%

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62% of Americans Have Positive Reactions to Medicare For All

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Bernie's bill has the support of 8 Dem Senators. A little bit of leadership apparently goes a long way.

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Our Revolution board meeting assessing progress made & candidates who won in 2018, & planning our 2019-2020 organizing agenda. The growth is amazing & the future is bright.

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Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation. -Pope Francis

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Enough is enough! Grassroots progressives are engaging.

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When you feel the Bern that means it's working.

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A Future To Believe In

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This is the photo taken at the White House right after Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act last year. Everyone with an ❌ has since been voted out of Congress.

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I am thankful to have Susan Sarandon on our side. She is a very brave, strong woman with a warm & beautiful soul. She doesn’t stop fighting for a better world even though she is constantly harassed. We need more fighters like her in this greedy world.

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#WeAreHere to #EndWhiteNationalism

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@NEJM: A recent poll shows Americans agree by a 60-to-39 margin that the federal government bears a responsibility to ensure health care for all.

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Speaker Rendon called nurses ridiculous for fighting for a universal healthcare bill. Tell Rendon to free CA SB562: (916) 319-2063

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Kid, it's apathy that's bullshit.

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🅱️reaking 🅱️🅰d: Medicare For All Edition

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Our job now is not to go backwards. It's to go forwards... I think it's a little bit silly to keep looking back to 2016.

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Murder at the Consulate

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Thank you Tulsi Gabbard for supporting the Green New Deal to stop the climate crisis

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Happy 29th Anniversary to Jane & Bernie.

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Americans should not have to pay higher prices for the exact same drugs than our Canadian neighbors simply because Congress is bought and paid for by the powerful pharmaceutical industry.

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Human Statue of Liberty formed by US soldiers en route to Europe in the final stages of WWI, 1918.

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Keith Ellison: Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender. When can you vote next?

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@fightfor15: With a vote of 126-25, the Massachusetts house has passed a $15 minimum wage for all workers! On to the Senate which may vote later today!

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We have got to stand together and not just oppose Trump but also to fight for a progressive agenda. Together we are going to transform this country. Take care.

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Tell me more about how we cannot possibly get rid of employer-sponsored insurance #MedicareForAll

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Protester trying to draw attention to the excessive death toll in Puerto Rico by marching in New York

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We have to figure out more ways to talk about Democracy. In 2014 36% of the American people voted. Get involved in basic civics. -Bernie Sanders

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Candidates who Stand Up for Medicare for All

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Trillions in public worth is being cut yet over half the country will pay more taxes. The top 1/10th of 1% will save over $208,000.

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Democratic Socialism vs Corrupt Media Conglomerates

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Mitch McConnell can explain what he meant about cutting Social Security

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What the American People Care About vs. What the Media Cares About

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Time to get serious about activism. Links within but bringing out the vote locally & contacting out-of-state connections is crucial.

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3 Days Left: Tell DNC Rules Committee to vote YES on unity recommendations: 1) Reduce superdelegates by 60% - give the people control 2) Remove restrictions that discourage voting - enfranchise voters 3) Increase transparency - restore faith in democracy

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