Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I watched the entire Trump rally in Greenville, North Carolina with alarm for the future of the United States of America. We have a certified demagogue in the Oval Office with a Republican base that increasingly seems to support democracy only if their side wins. This crass army of angry malcontents raucously invokes America, while sledge hammering our norms and institutions that have kept us safe and prosperous. They nurse grievances, spread conspiracy theories, create lists of enemies, troll online, express...

On the “Fox and Friends” morning program, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) defended Donald Trump’s recent toxic tweet that members of “the Squad” — composed of four first-term progressive Democratic Congress women of color – should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” And, he added, “You can’t leave fast enough.” “The Squad” to whom Trump refers includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York (born to a New York-Puerto Rican family), Ayanna Pressley of...

Donald Trump, the sitting President of the United States, insisted in another toxic tweet that members of “the Squad” — composed of four first-term progressive Democratic women of color in the U.S. House Representatives – should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” And, he added, “You can’t leave fast enough.” “The Squad” to whom Trump refers includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York (born to a New York-Puerto Rican family), Ayanna Pressley...

A member of the U.S. House surprised the audience at an LGBTQ show with an affirming message. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was spotted at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City this past Friday night. She was in the audience of Bartschland Follies, a drag and burlesque show produced by NYC legend Susanne Bartsch. Drag and cabaret performer Joey Arias pulled Ocasio-Cortez on stage. She told the cheering crowd, “You are beautiful. You are accepted.” She asked the audience to give a...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress. And, look, sometimes she just wants to be a 29-year-old. Last weekend, she and her friends attended the Bartschland Follies, a drag/burlesque extravaganza held every Friday night at The McKittrick Hotel. At the end of the show, AOC, who is an avid fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race, was called up on stage by performer Joey Arias where she told the audience: “You are beautiful! You are...