“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordMarch 16, 2022
Violent racists are effectively being given, right now because we are not doing this, the green light to continue to terrorize my Black neighbors.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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Tlaib warns that inaction allows racists to threaten Black communities.

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