DoomsdaysCW<p>"Throw these bums out": <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> take their campaign against "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a>" out west</p><p>Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders addressed thousands at their "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightingOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightingOligarchy</span></a>" tour stops in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> </p><p>Sanders: “We will not allow you to move this country to an oligarchy. We’re not going to allow you and your friend Mr. Musk and the other billionaires to wreak havoc on this country. We’re not a poor country. There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.”</p><p>By Griffin Eckstein<br>Published March 21, 2025</p><p>"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders hit the road this week to rally Democrats to fight back against President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and billionaire Elon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s 'move to an oligarchy.'</p><p>"The Vermonter and New Yorker each brought their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProWorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProWorker</span></a> stump speeches to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/southwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southwestern</span></a> purple states on Thursday, day one of a three-day tour.</p><p>"The pair's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LasVegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LasVegas</span></a> stop drew over a thousand people, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal, with supporters chanting 'primary Chuck' during AOC’s speech, referring to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TempeArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TempeArizona</span></a>, the duo addressed a crowd of more than 15,000 between an arena and overflow attendees outside, the senator said on social media.</p><p>"Speaking in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a>, Sanders, whose 'Fighting Oligarchy Tour' has already touched down in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a>, homed in on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> he says are tightening their grip on the country."</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/03/21/throw-these-bums-out-aoc-and-bernie-sanders-take-their-campaign-against-oligarchy-out-west/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/03/21/throw-the</span><span class="invisible">se-bums-out-aoc-and-bernie-sanders-take-their-campaign-against-oligarchy-out-west/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThrowTheseBumsOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowTheseBumsOut</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OligarchyTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OligarchyTour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StillSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StillSanders</span></a></p>