Nostr notes by Bernie Sanders

I know from personal experience. Every vote counts. ...

2026-11-02T00:59:18Z

I know from personal experience. Every vote counts.

Rep. Haley Stevens’ staff is right to resign in disgust. They ...

2026-11-01T21:21:11Z

Rep. Haley Stevens’ staff is right to resign in disgust. They understand that the election in Michigan is far more important than Haley’s fragile ego and that all of us must stand together to elect Abdul, defeat Rogers and end the Republican rubber-stamp control of the Senate.

Angie Nixon is on fire. She pulled off a huge upset in her ...

2026-10-29T21:59:09Z

Angie Nixon is on fire.

She pulled off a huge upset in her Florida primary, and she’s going to do it again on Tuesday.

Let’s take on Musk and the billionaires. Let’s get out the vote and elect Angie Nixon to the U.S. Senate!

Trump promised to “Drain the Swamp.” Then he made $2 billion ...

2026-10-29T16:52:22Z

Trump promised to “Drain the Swamp.” Then he made $2 billion off the presidency.

He promised to “Make America Healthy Again.” Then he took healthcare from 15 million people.

He promised “No More Wars.” Then he attacked Iran.

Say NO to Trump. Say NO to a Republican Congress.

The Republican-controlled board of elections shut down the 1 ...

2026-10-17T21:45:17Z

The Republican-controlled board of elections shut down the 1 early voting site at North Carolina A&T University—a historically Black college—so students marched an hour to vote.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS FOR FIGHTING BACK. WE MUST ALL DO THE SAME.

What a corrupt campaign finance system looks like: Between 2024 ...

2026-10-13T18:06:03Z

What a corrupt campaign finance system looks like:

Between 2024 and 2026, Musk spent over $650 million to buy elections.
Crypto spent over $500 million
AIPAC spent $230 million
AI spent over $200 million

Dems must implement REAL campaign finance reform. ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE.

Trump is an authoritarian. He wants to intimidate his political ...

2026-10-12T17:47:01Z

Trump is an authoritarian.

He wants to intimidate his political opponents, the media and all those who disagree with him.

Ilhan Omar came to America legally as a child refugee fleeing civil war, became a citizen and was elected to Congress.

Trump is weaponizing the federal government to silence opposition. Fight back. Defend democracy.

We're told progressive ideas are "fringe." Really? ...

2026-10-01T21:34:11Z

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.

Trade unions leading a grassroots movement for a 5% billionaire ...

2026-10-01T14:51:05Z

Trade unions leading a grassroots movement for a 5% billionaire wealth tax in CA are being outspent 99.9% to 0.1% in TV ads by billionaires who oppose it.

Despite that, it’s winning 48-38% in a recent poll.

Billionaires have the money, we have the people. Let’s win this fight.

Thank you, President Trump for bringing together the Oligarchs ...

2026-09-30T15:34:05Z

Thank you, President Trump for bringing together the Oligarchs who run our country. While working families struggle to survive due to your disastrous policies, they are now worth over $1.7 trillion, including:

Elon Musk: $920 billion
Jeff Bezos: $368 billion
Mark Zuckerberg: $250 billion
Jensen Huang: $200 billion

Obscene.

DEFEATING TRUMPISM IS NOT ENOUGH: DEMOCRATS MUST DELIVER FOR ...

2026-09-29T03:36:38Z

DEFEATING TRUMPISM IS NOT ENOUGH: DEMOCRATS MUST DELIVER FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in American history and Democrats must do everything possible to roll back his disastrous policies.

But running against Trump is not enough. The American people are hurting and they want to see a pro-working class agenda that will provide meaningful improvements to their lives. Democrats must have the courage to take on Oligarchy, corporate greed and a corrupt campaign finance system. No more incrementalism, no more same-old, same-old failed establishment policies that simply make the rich even richer.

Democrats must restore faith in democracy and the belief that government can work for working families and not just the billionaire class. Our job is to expand our progressive grassroots movement so that when Democrats regain power they must:

✅ Pass Medicare for All and guarantee health care to every person in our country as a human right.

✅ Increase the minimum wage to $20 an hour and pass legislation making it easier for workers to join unions.

✅ Raise taxes on the billionaire class and large profitable corporations.

✅ Lower housing costs by building 7 million units of low income and affordable housing.

✅ Provide free tuition at public colleges and universities.

✅ Get billionaire funded super PACs out of elections.

✅ Create millions of jobs by moving our energy system away from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainable energy.

✅ Protect the American people from the existential and economic threats of AI.

✅ Cut military spending, end “endless wars,” and stop all U.S. military aid to Israel.

22 billionaires are spending $229M against CA's 5% ...

2026-09-29T03:08:53Z

22 billionaires are spending $229M against CA's 5% billionaire wealth tax.

Sergey Brin worth $273 billion

Peter Thiel worth $28 billion

Chris Larsen worth $13.7 billion

Disgusting. They'd rather let people die because they can’t afford healthcare than pay their fair share.

Six Nobel Prize-winning economists support California’s ...

2026-09-20T17:35:11Z

Six Nobel Prize-winning economists support California’s billionaire tax. Here’s why.

10 years ago, the richest 0.001% of Californians were worth $700 billion. Today, these 250 people are worth $2.3 trillion.

The California income tax they paid over that period was just 1.6% of that gain. A nurse or a plumber pays a higher state tax rate.

President Trump prides himself on being a great deal maker. Well. ...

2026-09-13T13:39:03Z

President Trump prides himself on being a great deal maker. Well. He now has the opportunity to make “the deal of the century.”

With the future of humanity at stake, Trump must negotiate a comprehensive treaty with President Xi of China to establish a pause on advanced AI development and a ban on super intelligence.

In order to prevent a nuclear war, Reagan and Gorbachev negotiated a nuclear arms agreement in the 1980s. In order to prevent AI from acting independently of human control, Trump and Xi must do the same.

Over the last 200 years, trade unionists have been jailed & ...

2026-09-06T18:04:05Z

Over the last 200 years, trade unionists have been jailed & even killed fighting for economic justice.

But because of them, we have decent wages for millions, the 8-hour workday and the end of child labor.

This Labor Day, let's continue the fight for an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1%.

Sen. Ed Markey is taking on the oligarchs and delivering for ...

2026-08-27T21:40:07Z

Sen. Ed Markey is taking on the oligarchs and delivering for working families.

Not surprisingly, a super PAC supporting his opponent has raised over $5 million from corporate interests to try and defeat him.

Please join me, Ed, Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley on Saturday.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which made $60 billion last year, ...

2026-08-26T17:02:09Z

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which made $60 billion last year, agreed to pay up to $17 billion for getting children addicted to its platforms.

This is a good step forward. Much more needs to be done. It’s time to put our kids' health over Big Tech oligarchs’ greed.

The U.S. now spends twice as much per capita on healthcare as ...

2026-08-25T20:43:10Z

The U.S. now spends twice as much per capita on healthcare as other major countries, all of which have universal healthcare.

Why? The function of the U.S. system isn't quality care for all.

It is massive profits for insurance and drug companies. We need Medicare for All NOW.

Sergey Brin is leading a $90 million ad campaign to stop ...

2026-08-25T16:58:03Z

Sergey Brin is leading a $90 million ad campaign to stop California's 5% billionaire wealth tax.

He is $133 billion richer since Trump's election.

But that's apparently not enough. He'd rather children lose access to healthcare than pay his fair share.

Greed is a sickness.

So far, in the 2026 elections, 50 mega donors have spent $1.6 ...

2026-08-24T17:37:04Z

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.

Americans are fighting back against inequality. Despite ...

2026-08-23T20:26:04Z

Americans are fighting back against inequality.

Despite billionaires spending $156M against it & opposition from leaders of both parties, California’s 5% billionaire wealth tax is winning 48-41% in a new poll.

Billionaires WILL pay their fair share. It begins in CA.

Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data ...

2026-08-23T16:16:03Z

Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data centers.

We were called “radical,” “crazy” and “extremists.”

Today, 75% of Americans agree and hundreds of candidates are responding.

The message is clear: We need a moratorium.

Almost every day, there is a new story about companies losing ...

2026-08-15T15:01:11Z

Almost every day, there is a new story about companies losing control of AI, with potentially cataclysmic results.

It is not too late to avoid disaster.

In the interest of humanity, AI leaders must PAUSE AI development.

Stop building machines that humans cannot control.

The number of Amazon workers relying on food stamps and Medicaid ...

2026-07-24T16:57:09Z

The number of Amazon workers relying on food stamps and Medicaid nearly TRIPLED between 2020 and 2025.

Jeff Bezos is worth $257 billion and has a $500 million yacht.

He can afford to pay his workers a living wage.

Some of the richest people in the country have now funneled more ...

2026-07-23T15:44:36Z

Some of the richest people in the country have now funneled more than $1.6 billion into the 2026 elections.

Democracy is one person, one vote — not billionaires buying elections.

We must end Citizens United and super PACs and move to public funding of elections.

“No business which depends for existence on paying less than ...

2026-07-18T18:24:01Z

“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

AIPAC is now spending 8x as much as Abdul El-Sayed's entire ...

2026-07-14T17:55:01Z

AIPAC is now spending 8x as much as Abdul El-Sayed's entire campaign on the MI Senate primary.

This race is not between Abdul and Haley Stevens. It is Abdul vs. AIPAC.

A billionaire-funded Super PAC shouldn't determine American elections or foreign policy. Let's support Abdul.

After getting the United States into a war based on lies, Trump ...

2026-07-08T20:46:06Z

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

We need leaders in Congress who understand firsthand the ...

2026-07-08T19:08:15Z

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.

AIPAC and its allies have already spent $50 million this election ...

2026-06-29T18:38:01Z

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.

LESSONS FROM THE ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY Last night, voters ...

2026-06-24T23:21:01Z

LESSONS FROM THE ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY

Last night, voters across New York delivered a powerful message: the era of status quo politics is over.

From Buffalo to Queens, grassroots candidates ran bold campaigns focused on the struggles facing working people and won decisive victories. Not only did Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier win their Congressional primaries, but progressives won downballot as well. Adam Bojak, Christian Celeste Tate, Eli Northrup, Illapa Sairitupac, Samantha Kattan, Eon Huntley, Diana Moreno and David Orkin all won their New York state assembly races, while Aber Kawas and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas won their State Senate races.

These victories occurred despite the fact that Super PACs funded by AIPAC, the crypto industry, AI and other billionaire-backed groups have spent tens of millions of dollars trying to defeat progressive candidates and crush a movement that threatens their economic and political power.

They happened because ordinary people knocked on doors, made phone calls, organized in their communities, and demanded a government that works for working families instead of wealthy campaign donors.

The American people — in New York and all across this country — are tired of a rigged economy that allows the very rich to become richer while working families struggle to afford housing, health care, child care and education. They are tired of a political system dominated by wealthy donors and corporate interests. And they are tired of billionaires and their Super PACs attempting to buy our elections.

Last night showed that when working people stand together, organize, and fight back, they can defeat establishment politicians and enormous amounts of money and political influence.

We’re making progress. The task before us now is to build on that momentum.

If Democrats regain control of Congress next year, they must listen to the people who put them in office. Status quo establishment policies are not enough. We must be bold. We must take on Oligarchy. We must represent working families and create a government that works for all, not just the few.

THE INSANELY RIGGED ECONOMY Yesterday, while tens of millions of ...

2026-06-20T23:22:38Z

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.”

The Pentagon, despite a $1 trillion budget, is full of waste, ...

2026-06-14T20:52:03Z

The Pentagon, despite a $1 trillion budget, is full of waste, fraud and abuse. It is, in fact, the only federal agency that can’t pass an independent financial audit. And now Trump wants $500 billion more in military spending.

CONGRESS MUST JUST SAY NO.

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2026-06-12T22:29:08Z

Candidate Trump: "I will end inflation on Day One." ...

2026-06-10T21:34:09Z

Candidate Trump: "I will end inflation on Day One."

President Trump today: "I love the inflation."

You know who doesn't love inflation, Mr. President? Working families struggling to afford gas, groceries and other necessities because of your disastrous actions.

Two months ago, when @AOC and I proposed an AI data center ...

2026-06-03T00:19:05Z

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.

Google founder Sergey Brin's wealth has DOUBLED to $311 ...

2026-05-07T21:19:04Z

Google founder Sergey Brin's wealth has DOUBLED to $311 billion since Trump's election.

Now he’s spending $57M to oppose a 5% billionaires' wealth tax in California.

He’d rather millions lose healthcare than pay his fair share in taxes. This kind of arrogance is unacceptable.

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2026-04-07T17:53:24Z

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the wealthiest people in the world are ...

2026-03-27T18:19:27Z

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the wealthiest people in the world are racing to “make human labor obsolete.”

As we focus on Iran and Lebanon, let's not forget what’s ...

2026-03-18T20:19:01Z

As we focus on Iran and Lebanon, let's not forget what’s happening in the West Bank.

In one year, more than 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced and 240 were killed. There were over 1,700 attacks by Israeli settlers.

We must end U.S. military aid to Netanyahu.

Netanyahu led Trump into this horrific & unpopular war. ...

2026-03-14T16:29:02Z

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

One family, the right-wing Trump-aligned Ellisons, will soon ...

2026-03-11T15:16:02Z

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.

Corporate super PACs are trying to buy the 2026 elections. AIPAC: ...

2026-02-24T20:50:21Z

Corporate super PACs are trying to buy the 2026 elections.

AIPAC: $96 million
AI: $150 million
Crypto: $193 million

This is not democracy. It’s oligarchy. We must end Citizens United and establish public financing of elections.

ICE, Trump’s domestic army, is now attempting to occupy ...

2026-01-12T22:59:02Z

ICE, Trump’s domestic army, is now attempting to occupy Minneapolis.

Let’s be clear: This is a Trump authoritarian power grab — an open attempt to suppress dissent and heighten conflict after ICE shot and killed a mother of three in broad daylight.

Trump wants to withhold money from New York City if Zohran ...

2025-09-29T23:50:01Z

Trump wants to withhold money from New York City if Zohran Mamdani wins. Really?

Because nothing says ‘law and order’ like the President extorting his own city if they don’t vote how he wants.