Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has demonstrated independence to investigate law enforcement agencies. Pictured at a press conference announcing an investigation of the Mount Vernon Police Department on 8 Dec. 2021, but U.S. Attorney Williams has yet to commit to touring Rikers Island before a Federal judge decides on the contentious issue of Federal receivership for the troubled jail complex. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/YouTube/Fair Use

After deaths continue at Rikers Island, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has yet to commit to visiting the troubled jail complex

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has yet to visit Rikers Island before a Federal Judge rules on the issue of receivership for the jail complex.

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Bill de Blasio continues with RAD/PACT conversion of NYCHA public housing.
The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has announced plans to convert more than 9,500 public housing residents under the controversial RAD/PACT scheme. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio continuing with RAD/PACT conversion of NYCHA public housing, despite Schumer, Velázquez effort to fully-fund public housing

Mayor Bill de Blasio continues with NYCHA RAD/PACT conversions, despite effort by Sen. Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez to fund public housing.

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) at SXSW in 2019. The progressive firebrand has drawn criticism for passing on donations she solicits from small dollar contributors to Corporatist Democrats, who act against the campaign promises she has made to her constituents. CC BY-SA 2.0 by nrkbeta. Image was cropped from the original.

DSA mum after AOC began regifting small dollar donations from supporting a progressive agenda to Corporatist Democrats

The NYC DSA have chosen to silent after controversy errupted over reports that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is regifting small dollar donations to Corporatist Democrats.

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An unknown number of individuals, who died during the Coronavirus pandemic, were buried in mass graves in New York City's potter's field, located on Hart Island. Source : Melinda Hunt, preview of Webm video that was cropped from the original (CC BY 3.0)

AOC didn’t fight for Medicare For All during a pandemic, but she’ll help pay for your funeral if you died from COVID-19

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the inclusion of funeral cost reimbursements but not universal healthcare in the latest Federal COVID-19 disaster aid bill.

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Water, hot water, and heat outages continue unabated at NYCHA public housing developments, as do the RAD/PACT conversions that are privatising public housing by Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC). Throughout, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remains silent as she promotes a Green New Deal that has failed to improve the living conditions of public housing residents. Fight For NYCHA/File Photograph

AOC admits trades unions helped her author Green New Deal bill, explaining silence on RAD/PACT conversions at NYCHA

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to promote her Green New Deal for public housing that has failed to improve the living conditions of public housing residents, much less stop the RAD/PACT conversion that is leading to the privatisation of public housing.

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) solicited assistance from her political supporters to engage in a coördinated campaign to flag her critics on the Twitter social media platform for censorship. Photograph by Ståle Grut, cropped from original (CC BY-SA 2.0)

AOC rallies supporters to engage in coördinated campaign to flag Twitter and Facebook critics for censorship

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) solicited assistance from her political supporters to engage in a coördinated campaign to flag her critics on the Twitter social media platform for censorship.

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U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 12) was reëlected as House Speaker on 3 January 2021. Her speakership was the target of a pressure politics campaign launched by comedian Jimmy Dore in a bid to compel a floor vote for Medicare For All. The campaign revealed how self-described progressives placed their loyalty to Speaker Pelosi before their commitment to a single-payer, universal healthcare system, even during a deadly pandemic. C-Span (Screen Shot) (Fair Use)

AOC, DSA try to move beyond unexpected social media fracas that challenged their progressive credentials, tested their loyalty to Pelosi over Medicare For All

Nancy Pelosi was reëlected as House Speaker, despite a social media campaign launched by Jimmy Dore against AOC and the Squad to fight for Medicare For All. Now, the AOC and the DSA are trying to pretend that they weren’t unmasked as unprincipled.

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As the intervention by Federal law enforcement agents in Portland, Oregon, triggered what the A.C.L.U. deemed a "Constitutional crisis," U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) made headlines by playing the victim card in response to the use of a sexist pejorative by a Republican Congressman. C-Span via YouTube (Screen Shot) (Fair Use)

AOC mum as Jimmy Dore rips into the Squad for enabling Nancy Pelosi to fully-fund Trump’s unconstitutional use of Federal Agents against protesters in Portland

Political commentator Jimmy Dore criticised U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for keeping mum as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supported funding of DHS Agents’ controversial tactics against Portland protesters.

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In 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, leading to a spill of an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. Over the years, the fossil fuel industry and the U.S. Military have laid waste to the environment. Notwithstanding, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) believes that the first target of her green "New Deal" program to stop climate change should be ... public housing residents. NOAA

AOC’s green New Deal for public housing ignores heat outages, Mayor’s plan for demolition and RAD conversion, and makes NYCHA tenants wait years for repairs

The Green New Deal for public housing proposed by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ignores the public health emergency taking place now at the New York City Housing Authority.

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