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Ady Barkan

@AdyBarkan138k followers

Fighting for social justice. Co-Executive Director, @BeAHero. Husband to @rachael_scar, Abba to Carl & Willow. Paralyzed by ALS. Author: Eyes to the Wind.

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1Sep 18, '20Cornel West needed only 39 seconds to persuade Tucker Carlson to explicitly embrace democratic socialism.21.2×0109k21k5k
2Aug 30, '20.@SteveScalise, These are not my words. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. Ple15.5×063k23k544
3Mar 24, '18Your daily reminder that @repjohnlewis is legit.10.8×060k12k52
4Dec 20, '17I just learned that last night after the Senate vote, peaceful protesters in the gallery were telling personal stories about how this bill will hurt them and their families. And Re7.9×031k14k2
5Aug 19, '20Took me 36 years to get a spot at the DNC. Took Willow only 9 months. My #DemConvention speech.7.7×041k7.8k427
6Nov 19, '19I got to do genuine childcare yesterday. For fifteen minutes, I held her while the rest of the family ate dinner. Pretty fulfilling. I didn't know if I would ever get that chance.7.3×053k1.5k76
7Mar 21, '20The massive scandal about Republican senators trading on coronavirus intel didn't even last one news cycle.5.9×033k6.2k72
8Nov 20, '19I think she will be an amazing president.5.5×027k5.1k643
9Sep 8, '18Kavanaugh must be removed from the Federal Judiciary. Please RT if you want a member of the House to file Articles of Impeachment on Monday.5.1×015k12k17
10Jan 5, '19Fuck you.4.9×032k2.8k22
11Mar 10, '20You know what help mitigate coronavirus? 1. Medicare For All 2. Paid Sick Days 3. A smarter fucking president.4.8×030k3.7k39
12Jul 8, '20.@JoeBiden is everything Trump is not. He has turned loss into purpose: the purpose of public service. Although he & I have different perspectives on the world, winning this el4.4×019k6.1k221
14Jan 9, '18I have ALS. It's hard for me to breathe lying flat in bed. My doctor prescribed me a Trilogy breathing assist machine, which would solve the problem (for now). But my insurance, @h3.5×011k6.7k1
15Sep 19, '20She spent 27 years in the minority, dissenting. She spent 4 years trying to outlive this presidency. She died fearing for our democracy. The next chapter is up to us.3.4×021k2.8k48
16Mar 27, '20I'm stoned for the first time in ages. It's good to be back.3.3×024k58361
17Dec 19, '17I'm getting arrested in DC today because I'll give every ounce I have left to stop the #GOPTaxScam3.2×015k4.1k0
18Jan 20, '18Tonight , Democrats in Congress are stepping the fuck up -- for immigrant youth, for kids who need healthcare & for our movement. Bravo, @NancyPelosi. Bravo, @SenSchumer. You g3.1×015k4.1k0
19Jul 31, '19Thank you, @ewarren. You are right: this health care system is unconscionable. My family needed #MedicareForAll yesterday.3.1×018k2.6k89
20Nov 16, '20I CAN WALK!2.9×021k67151
21Oct 8, '21Just realized that today is five years since my diagnosis with ALS. I'm glad to be with you.2.9×022k27315
22Nov 2, '23Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importan2.9×12.5M81k6.9k1k
23Dec 20, '17You promised us you were only voting yes because you had a guarantee this would be law by January. We warned you that you were being played. You voted yes. They reneged on their pr2.8×012k4.5k0
25Dec 24, '17Really, @JeffFlake? I feel like decency lost when you ignored my pleas, raised American families' taxes, & took away health insurance from 13 million people just to enrich deve2.6×013k3.6k0
26Feb 8, '18Can you believe it? My insurance company, @healthnet, did it again!!! Two weeks after denying me a ventilator because it was "experimental," they denied me access to the brand new 2.6×08.7k5.3k1
27Dec 23, '17.@SenatorCollins I'm just a young man And my story's being told. You have squandered your resistance, For a pocket full of mumbles, Such are promises. All lies and jest, Still a Se2.6×012k3.9k0
28Nov 18, '18Today I’m excited to endorse @NancyPelosi for Speaker of the House of Representatives. It’s really important that all progressives push to elect her in the coming weeks, for 3 good2.6×014k3k27
29Sep 18, '19An update on my health. It’s been increasingly hard for me to breathe on my own, so I’m going to the hospital for a pretty big surgery tomorrow. I am getting a traecheostomy. Heavy2.5×014k1.3k39
30Dec 17, '17#CorkerKickback exemplifies what Americans find disgusting about politicians. By retiring @SenBobCorker freed himself from need to cater to Trump. He promised he wouldn't vote for 2.5×08.6k5k0
31Feb 11, '19A thread on @IlhanMN, anti-semitism, and my personal experience with @AIPAC’s money. In 2006, I was the first real staffer on a long-shot Democratic Congressional race in deep red 2.5×09k3.8k396
32Dec 17, '17I filmed this message to @MeghanMcCain and her father @SenJohnMcCain - Please take a look and share.2.4×07.2k4.8k0
33Apr 11, '18I may be dying, but I'm not going quietly. I shot this ad to support @hiral4congress, who is running in #AZ08. The election is April 24th. Help me share my story with a donation of2.4×08.3k4.6k30
34Aug 27, '19The debates aren’t giving us the healthcare conversation we need. So we asked the presidential candidates to talk to me about their plans and their personal stories. Coming soon….2.4×011k3k230
35Aug 8, '20This is how they destroy our democracy.2.3×012k3.2k83
36Sep 20, '20They said to use their words against them, so we will. We will hold them accountable to their words, no matter how they may try to squirm, wriggle, and weasel their way into grabbi2.3×08.4k4.2k170
37Aug 1, '19My ALS has progressed to the point where I now need full-time care, and it costs our family $9,000 per month. My family needed #MedicareForAll yesterday.2.3×013k2.4k14
38Dec 29, '17As a man dying from one, I know that brain disease is no fun. What's happening to @realDonaldTrump's brain is sad, scary & dangerous. For him, his family & the world. I'm n2.2×08.1k4k0
39Jan 6, '21I was arrested by Capitol Police for sitting peacefully, eight times. These rioters get escorted out to freedom?2.1×011k2.7k71
40Sep 18, '19We may disagree, but healthcare is far too important to @JoeBiden and I to not have this conversation. Mr. Vice President, you're the only candidate who hasn't agreed to sit down w2.1×011k2.3k70
41Oct 2, '19Thank you all for your kind messages! Privileged to say that I am home with Carl and @rachael_scar. @JoeBiden, my invitation still stands. We may disagree, but if you want to be pr2.0×010k2k87
42Mar 4, '19I'm being admitted to the hospital tonight for the first time since I was 13. I got pneumonia because, most likely, I aspirated food or liquid. This is how ALS works. It gets worse2.0×012k91227
43Apr 8, '20I love @BernieSanders.1.9×014k62636
44Dec 26, '17Hey @SpeakerRyan, Mark my words. If you try to undermine Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security, the American people will rise up in a tsunami of Resistance bigger than anything yo1.9×07.9k3.1k0
45Apr 28, '19Starting the journey from CA to DC for my testimony at the #MedicareForAll hearing on Tuesday. It's hard with ALS, I won't lie. Even in this massive wheelchair they still check me 1.9×010k1.8k17
46Jan 26, '20My son is 3. He negotiates over everything. Aggressively. He makes outrageous opening offers. He reopens settled topics. He walks away from the bargaining table. I am so proud.1.9×013k44081
47Jul 1, '18You’re telling me, young man. You’re telling me.1.8×011k1.5k7
48May 24, '18Prediction: This season, some creative NFL players will find a way to protest white supremacy while standing.1.8×010k1.8k5
49Dec 8, '17Senator, thank you for listening to my story, engaging my arguments, and offering kind words. Your words have been potent all year. But now baby Carl and I need you to back them up1.8×08.8k2.4k0
51Sep 12, '18So Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, WSJ, and right wing trolls are all coming after this campaign. A campaign powered by 40,000 small dollar donors. Started by a dying guy with ALS begging n1.7×08.5k2.4k4
52Dec 18, '17The men pushing this tax bill have been breaking promises from the start. My message to @SenatorCollins – the cost of misplacing your trust on this bill is too great. Please vote y1.7×05.8k3.2k0
53Apr 13, '19Are you outraged, scared, or triggered by what Donald Trump and his supporters are saying about @IlhanMN? Join me in donating to her campaign TODAY so they can pay for a security d1.7×07.4k2.4k32
54Aug 18, '20Bernie is the first speaker to emphasize public policy.1.7×011k77137
55Mar 14, '18The great Stephen Hawking has died, after thriving for 5 decades in spite of the crazy disease that's destroying my body. In red #PA18, a pro-worker Dem has won by arguing that gre1.6×09.4k1.6k4
56Apr 30, '19I think we can say it went well. #MedicareForAll #BeAHero1.6×010k9334
57Jun 28, '19To every candidate who doesn’t support #MedicareForAll: I had to sue my insurance company to cover my ventilator. I pay $9,000 per month in medical bills. How will you fix that?1.6×08.4k1.9k14
58Aug 16, '18I may be losing my voice, but I can still send a message, and I have one for @SenatorCollins: If you vote for Kavanaugh we will fund your future opponent for 2020. Vote NO and #Sto1.6×06.2k2.7k19
59May 16, '21This is disgusting. Bibi created this crisis because he was days away from losing power. Everyone in Israel knows this. Bibi is committing war crimes. And President Biden is cheeri1.6×07.6k2k111
60Feb 10, '20.@SpeakerPelosi is the most powerful & effective Speaker of my lifetime. She uses her power to build a more just & equitable America everyday. She fights for the people of 1.5×07k1.4k13
61Apr 30, '19It was so special to see you today, @ewarren. I told her that she is showing people what a racial and economic justice agenda looks like; shaping public discourse. She said, "well,1.5×09.5k1.1k10
62Sep 19, '19As my voice has gotten weaker, more people have heard my message. As I lost the ability to walk, more people have followed in my footsteps...1.5×08.6k1.4k54
63Jul 29, '21I’ve been waiting to share this with you all for a long time. Here’s the trailer for Not Going Quietly, the documentary @PeoplesTV made about me, my family, and the progressive mov1.5×06.9k1.6k188
64Jul 31, '19To anyone that wonders how we will pay for #MedicareForAll: remember that we already pay more per person on health care than any nation on Earth.1.5×07.4k1.9k14
65Mar 18, '20Every NBA player is getting tested, no problem. But this poor man? Nope.1.4×07.7k1.7k25
66Sep 13, '19I pay $9,000 per month for the cost of full-time care, @JoeBiden. I'm grateful for the Affordable Care Act, but the status quo is broken. We need #MedicareForAll.1.4×08.2k1.5k3
67Jan 20, '19Things I Miss: Pulling socks over my feet Eating cereal before bed Slicing garlic, sautéing onions Washing my hair Unlocking the door Turning pages Dressing my son.1.4×09.6k49939
68Apr 30, '19“In this country, the wealthiest in history, we do not have an effective or fair or rational system for delivering that care... High costs, bad outcomes, mind-boggling bureaucracy,1.4×06.8k1.8k31
69Aug 19, '20Just now seeing that the Biden campaign issued a vile and dishonest statement against my beloved sister @lsarsour. Linda is a fierce advocate for justice and freedom, and a leading1.4×07k1.6k65
70May 3, '19“The work of democracy is about trying to do together what we cannot do individually. And so for me the best way to escape my disintegrating body is to engage in this collective st1.4×07.5k1.5k63
71Sep 24, '18I got arrested (again) today. I did it in solidarity with the brave women who have led the movement against sexual violence for decades. It cannot be their struggle alone. In this 1.4×07.5k1.4k5
72Apr 30, '19I got to sit down with my friend @BernieSanders. I got to thank him for his sacrifice and his leadership in our movement. He reminded me of the long struggle we are in. He reminded1.4×07.5k1.4k21
73Sep 27, '18I’m watching the hearing & I’m furious. @ChuckGrassley, your behavior is disgusting. And, unlike w/ Collins, we know where you stand. We are launching a grassroots campaign rig1.4×05.9k2.1k21
75Oct 16, '18I can’t walk. I can barely talk. And I haven’t got much time left. I’m throwing myself into this midterm because it is so important to my son’s future. Knocking on doors is more im1.3×06.7k1.7k8
76Dec 10, '17.@SenJohnMcCain, you and I are each in a fight for our lives right now. Your junior colleague had the integrity to listen to my story and consider my pleas. If I come to D.C. on We1.3×06.2k2.1k0
77Mar 22, '20The rent is due April 1st. How are Americans supposed to pay when everyone has lost their job? Congress's checks won't arrive for weeks. We need a moratorium on rent. And mortgage 1.3×06.7k1.7k15
78Nov 1, '19.@ewarren just released her plan to fund Medicare for All. It is, I think, the greatest piece of public policy jiu-jitsu that I have ever seen. But more importantly, it is a landma1.3×06.4k1.5k110
79Jul 2, '18Today, I am suing my health insurance company, @healthnet, for failing to provide me with full care for ALS. I should be at home spending time with my son, but instead I am here fi1.3×06.5k1.7k4
80Apr 29, '19Grateful for the kind United workers, especially @DorisGunnell, who helped me get on and off the plane yesterday. Traveling with ALS takes a village. I’m lucky to be here traveling1.3×08k8709
81Dec 30, '19Hag sameach! The flame by my name means that I'm Jewish, and that I believe that my liberation is tied to yours. In 2020, let's struggle arm in arm to defeat bigotry and oppression1.3×08.8k57517
82Dec 2, '20Just passed, 96-1! Congratulations to the many people who have worked so hard to achieve this historic victory!1.3×08.6k47817
83Nov 20, '19View post on X1.3×06.1k978111
84Oct 19, '19My (in utero) baby girl just stretched her legs and gave my hand a solid kick. I can't wait to meet her in a few short weeks.1.2×08.9k22210
85Dec 3, '19This is cruel and inhumane.1.2×07k1k42
86Sep 17, '18When you near the end of your life, @SenatorCollins, you will care deeply about your legacy. Trust me, I know.1.2×05.7k1.6k9
87Sep 19, '20Life Is never so bad that it can't get worse.1.2×07.5k72443
88Dec 16, '17I have received more messages of love and solidarity this week than any person deserves in a lifetime. For that I am forever grateful. And our struggle against this immoral tax sca1.2×06.3k1.3k0
89Sep 19, '20Because the stakes of her replacement are so enormous, we are not even taking a moment to celebrate her life and accomplishments. Tragic.1.1×07.2k76410
90Oct 17, '20We need different Democrats.1.1×07.3k54914
92Mar 28, '20I'm stoned for the first time since last night. It's really good to be back.1.1×07.8k22315
93Mar 5, '20Thank you @ewarren. Your candidacy has been simply stunning: From your historic platform to your exceptional modeling of what it means to be humble and open to critique to your rep1.0×07k4017
94Nov 20, '19Thank you, Bernie. For everything.1.0×06.7k32614
95Nov 25, '18218 FTW, Madame Speaker!0.9×06k6415
96Apr 29, '19Safe and sound in our hotel in DC after a long flight. Headed to bed to rest up for a big 2 days ahead of us. I am already feeling the power of the thousands of patients, nurses, d0.9×05.9k5685
97Nov 20, '19Willow turned one week old a few minutes ago. They grow up so fast.0.9×06.9k902

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