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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Tim Walz Pick Up The Sticks On Twitch To Reach Out To Young Male Voters
While Donald Trump and his Republican glazers put on a masterclass in racism, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tim Walz hopped on Twitch to play some video games and talk politics. The vice presidential candidate linked up with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on the popular streaming platform to reach young male voters, a demographic the orange menace […]
Lawyer For AOC Rips Potential House Ethics Probe
A lawyer for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has blasted a probe by the House Ethics Committee over her 2021 Met Gala attendance and her "Tax The Rich" dress she wore among other items. The committee questioned her lack of payment for the items received at the time. The congresswoman expressed that the situation was "regrettable" in interview documents released. The post Lawyer For AOC Rips Potential House Ethics Probe appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
AOC Blasts GOP On House Floor Over Racism & Xenophobia
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a blistering speech in defense of fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was voted off of the House Foreign Affairs Committee by the Republican majority. She called out the hypocrisy and racism from the Republicans, noting that Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene were rewarded with committee assignments despite their behavior. The post AOC Blasts GOP On House Floor Over Racism & Xenophobia appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
AOC Blasts Congressional Neo-Nazi Friendly Colleague For Sharing Violent Twitter Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PAUL ELLIS / Getty Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes up a hefty amount of real estate in the minds of the right-wing political establishment of the nation because of her effective governing. But that attention has turned nasty as a colleague in the House of Representatives has sent out a violent video clip targeting her. On Monday (November 8th), Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) sent out a video via his official government account on Twitter. The 70-second video depicts the right-winger as the hero from the Japanese anime series Attack on Titan, slaying an enemy with Ocasio-Cortez’s face superimposed on it by slashing it in the back of the neck and attacking an image of President Joe Biden with swords. Gosar also tweeted the clip out through hi...
AOC Calls Out Sen. Joe Manchin For Possibly Collecting “Dark Money” From Koch Brothers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pacific Press / Getty New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is questioning the integrity of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) after stating he would oppose voting rights legislation set to protect Americans at voting booths across the country. AOC suspects he’s taking “dark money” from organizations linked to conservative Billionaires. According to Raw Story, the lawmaker revealed her concerns during an appearance on MSNBC with host Chris Hayes this week, speculating if Manchin’s reason has a dirty motive behind it. During the weekend, he said he couldn’t support the For the People Act because it was exclusively supported by Democrats. “H.R.1 stands up against lobbyists and dark money. I would reckon to think that this is probabl...
She Always Has Time: AOC Checks Bonehead Texas Senator Ted Cruz For Idiotic Paris Climate Agreement Tweet
Source: Tom Williams / Getty AOC always has time to check Ted Cruz on Twitter when he tweets something really dumb. President Joe Biden wasted no time fixing some of the issues that he inherited from Donald Trump. On top of his list of executive orders was to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement immediately. Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement for no good reason except that it’s something our forever president, Barack Obama, agreed to. With Trump pulling the U.S. out, we joined nine countries out of the 197 that signed on to pledge to take steps to reduce their carbon footprints to tackle the issue of climate change. Of the nine countries that didn’t join the Paris Climate Agreement, the U.S. and Iran were the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Ted Cruz, who has been deser...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants To Impeachment Keep Foot On Donald Trump’s Neck
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty While it will be just over a week before President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office, the political horizon in Washington looks like scorched land. After the horrific act of domestic terrorism at the U.S. Capitol building, GOP leadership warns that the Democrats’ desire to impeach Donald Trump a second time is bad business but AOC isn’t having that. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a guest on ABC’s This Week program just days after the so-called insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6. AOC, as she’s often called in the media, has earned a reputation as a tough-talking congresswoman while staying true to her strong political convictions. In a letter addressed to President-elect Biden supported by some of the...
HHW Gaming: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Starts Twitch Channel, Uses ‘Among Us’ To Help Reach Potential Voters
Source: Scott Heins / Getty Democrats are using every avenue to help galvanize voters in this upcoming presidential election. US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is utilizing the great uniter, video games, to help get people inspired to vote. The congresswoman started a Twitch asking her followers on Twitter if anyone wanted to play Among Us, a game she admitted she hasn’t played before. “Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote? (I’ve never played, but it looks like a lot of fun).” Who would you want to watch in a game together? ⬇️ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 19, 2020 AOC’s choice of Among Us to stream is a no-brainer. Like Mafia, Among Us is a social-deduction party game that has quickly become one of the most popular games to...
NAF deploy 32 Special Forces to Southern Kaduna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday deployed additional 32 special forces to support Operation Safe Haven being executed by the military to restore normalcy to southern Kaduna. The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Training Command Kaduna, AVM Musa Mukhtar said in Kaduna that the deployment was in response to the directive of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, for NAF to support the ongoing operation. Newsmen report that the troops deployed two officers, 28 soldiers and two medical staff. “We are part of support element going to Southern Kaduna to support the operation safe haven from the Nigerian airforce special forces. “I call on the troops to be discipline, remain focused and respect human rights as they go about their operations. “We have Operation Thunder Strike wh...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Republican Congressman Called Her A “F*cking B*tch”
Source: Stephanie Keith / Getty In the increasingly partisan push-and-pull of Washington politics, testiness is becoming a hallmark between the opposing members of Congress. A line was possibly crossed however when a Republican Party congressman reportedly referred to Democratic Party congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a “f*cking b*tch” after approaching her outside the U.S. Capitol steps. New York’s Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC as she’s often referred to as, retold the story of an encounter she had Florida’s Rep. Ted Yoho, stating she was “accosted” by her Republican colleague verbally. AOC retweeted a story from The Hill regarding the reported verbal exchange between her and Yoho, hitting back at her counterpart in a caption for the retweet. “I never spoke to Rep. Yoho before he dec...
