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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she gained national attention for her progressive policies and advocacy on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and economic inequality. Ocasio-Cortez is known for her grassroots campaigning and her ability to mobilize young voters, making her a prominent figure in the progressive wing of the party.

Jul 26, 2022

That is a Valknot and it's a symbol that has been increasingly embraced by white supremacists.

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Jul 18, 2022

And, as recently as this year, small and co-op farmers in the Midwest have had to pivot their lands from corn crops to others such as sunflowers and soybeans because of that record rain, correct?

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Jul 18, 2022

So we're seeing with our, in the U.S. soil supply that we rely on to grow our crops and to serve as part of our food supply, decarbonization, erosion, decertification, and chemical pollution.

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Jul 18, 2022

And we're seeing now that even when you look at 50 or 60 years down the line, Dr. Schattman, just in 2019, farmers--U.S. farmers were unable to plant crops in 19.4 million acres of land due to record-breaking rainfall, correct?

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Jul 18, 2022

So what does this mean about how long we have before we, the United States, literally does not have enough arable topsoil to continue feeding the population that it's feeding now?

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Jul 18, 2022

You know, I think for a lot of folks the term 'regenerative agriculture' is something that is completely new to them.

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Jun 30, 2022

Members of Congress have sworn oath to the Constitution. It is our duty to check the courts gross overreach of power in violating people`s unalienable rights and seizing for itself the powers of Congress and the President.

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Jun 30, 2022

And when we have the framing of -- you know, the framing of our government, the presidency, Congress -- the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are supposed to be three co-equal branches -- co-equal, none was supremacy over the…

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Jun 29, 2022

I believe that President Biden should entertain expansion of the Supreme Court. I think that right now, we just need a fight. We need to fight and we need to show and demonstrate to the American people that then when they vote to give…

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Jun 27, 2022

But frankly, the roots of which have already been there, which is a lack of respect for the instance of American institutions, a lack of respect for the law, and a deep desire to debase very, very critical underpinnings of our democracy.

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Jun 27, 2022

What I believe that the President and the Democratic Party needs to come to terms with is that this is not just a crisis of Roe. This is a crisis of our democracy. I do believe that there has been a weak democratic strategy in the past…

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