Amy Roat

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California. That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people. Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing. The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed! But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger. That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz. Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. vote.org

Can we get 500 retweets as soon as possible on this new ad completely humiliating Donald Trump

@HuskerKev24 @fred_guttenberg You are scolding a man whose daughter was murdered. Republicans do not want to stand up to gun nuts or raise their sons properly. Your opinion means nothing.

Dear young people. We need to talk. I am deeply concerned by how many of you continue to suggest that you will not vote. I am reaching out to you as a dad and as someone who has worked with many of you because I am a dad whose daughter was murdered in school because of gun violence. I have listened to young people from across the country who have shared their fears with me over gun violence, and their futures, and have told me about their anxiety because of active shooter drills. We worked together to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and to bring to reality the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to the White House. We were only able to do these incredible things because we voted, and we voted for people who respected our rights to be safe. Over the years I have listened to many of you tell me how you believed that young people would do a better job at governing than my generation. Who knows, you may be right. I have listened to many of you tell me how you plan to be future leaders and plan to make a difference as soon as possible. I have also listened to you follow that up by telling me that you may not vote. I just don’t get it. You can’t talk about change, and you can’t talk about being a leader, and not vote. Here is my concern for all of you who want to be the change we need and who want to lead. If you fail to vote in this election, you may never get the chance. If you fail to vote, even as a protest, and Trump wins as a result of YOUR FAILURE NOT TO VOTE, your ability to be the change makers is lost. Your ability to be our future leaders will end. If he wins, his words about ending Democracy and future elections should send a clear message. The message to young people, should Trump win because you did not vote, is simple. If he wins, you lose. If you mean what you say about wanting to do a better job and wanting to lead, IT BEGINS NOW. If you mean what you say, the only way that you can show your commitment to your own beliefs IS TO VOTE NOW!!! If you believe what you say about wanting to continue the work on reducing gun violence, you know how to vote and you know who to vote for. If you believe what you say about bodily autonomy, you know how to vote and you know who to vote for. If you believe what you say about climate change, you know how to vote and you know who to vote for. If you believe what you say about protecting voting rights and making voting more accessible, you know how to vote and you know who to vote for. Theare so many issues that I could go through, and you would know how to vote and know who to vote for. We may not agree on everything with every issue, but this is Democracy. You can only protect Democracy if you participate in it and the most powerful way to do that is to vote. I will be voting for @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz, and down ballot for a Congress that they can work with, because I want to protect your futures. I want to protect your rights to be future leaders. I hope that you want to do so as well. It will only happen if you vote. DO NOT SIT THIS ONE OUT. JUST FUCKING VOTE!!!

@malcolmkenyatta @KamalaHarris This is heartening.

I’ve been on a 5-day, 10-county tour across rural PA, campaigning for myself, @KamalaHarris and Dems up & down the ballot — let me tell you SOMETHING IS HAPPENING! Events with my rural friends that usually get 25-30 folks are seeing easily 3x that. In DEEP RED AREAS!

@SaltyGoat17 @KamalaHQ AKA, "voters"

@KamalaHQ So a bunch of angry, bitter lunatic leftist chicks are upset? Nobody cares!😂

JD Vance responds to the backlash to his “childless cat ladies” comment by apologizing to cats and then doubling down on attacking women: “I’m sorry, it’s true”

@teacherinphilly @DA_LarryKrasner Still no arrest and no name released. Even if he was stone cold sober, he mowed down a pediatric oncologist. Add the other charges later.

@PhillyMayor Nobody cares about your feelings about this. Do something to make us safer. Please, no "Building the plane while flying it" comments. You have a blueprint: Vision Zero.

The accidents left two persons dead and one person critically injured.  I am deeply saddened by each of the incidents, the loss of life and the injuries suffered.

Every death caused by a vehicle in Philadelphia is a tragedy. Philadelphia police are currently investigating three separate car crashes involving a bicyclist and two pedestrians last night, which took place in Center City, Kensington and East Germantown.

@CMcGeeIII I biked daily on Spruce and Pine. Cannot tell you how many parked or idling cars in the bike lanes, as well as cars turning without signaling, blowing stop signs, and red lights. I complained to the police district directly. Nothing got better.

@teacherinphilly Good question.

@teacherinphilly Inappropriate

@SEPTA_SOCIAL that's 2 ghost buses in a row on southbound 57. Is the next bus real or another ghost? If the app was accurate, I could have taken the 15 to the BSL.

@SEPTA_SOCIAL I went to the 57 Detour at Front and Catherine. I held up my SEPTA card. Operator passes me by. I have walked 8 extra blocks to (maybe) get picked up at 3rd and Pine. What if I was elderly or a little kid or disabled? Y'all have to do better?

Disrespectful for Board to put a timer on elected officials

With ⁦@PHLschoolboard⁩ mtg about to convene only 4 Board members present. #PhlEd With schools open to full capacity why is Board not fully present?

This Day in Labor History: February 19, 1910. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company fired 173 union members to bust a strike, leading to a general strike and uproar against this outrageous unionbusting, culminating in an rare victory for workers in the early twentieth century!

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Of course 1984 is banned. We’re living it.

@IngaSaffron Mayor who? JK is non-existent.

How does a city let its transit agency close a major station with barely a peep or involvement from its mayor? My column: bit.ly/3spZkGd

@positv_slope Yup