Faiz Shakir

Faiz Shakir

New signups to Bernie's list from the Fight Oligarchy tour: 68% are Democrats, 20% no party preference, 9% Republican - @faiz.bsky.social

Bernie NEWS: Bernie Brings Fighting Oligarchy Tour to New York City for Town Hall with Zohran Mamdani Sen. Sanders will spend Saturday evening at Brooklyn College September 3, 2025 Contact: press@berniesanders.com BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is heading to Brooklyn this weekend, where he will hold a town hall with mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as part of his Fighting Oligarchy tour. The event comes on the heels of last weekend's swing through New Hampshire and Maine, where Sanders was joined by working class candidates Troy Jackson, who is running for Governor of Maine, and Graham Platner, who recently announced his bid to unseat Senator Susan Collins. "At a time of massive and growing income and wealth inequality, we are building a strong grassroots movement to take on the billionaire class and corporate greed, said Sanders. "The oligarchs are prepared to undermine democracy and spend tens of millions of dollars to buy elections. But candidates who stand boldly with the working class can - and will - beat them. When we stand together we can defeat authoritarianism and create an economy that works for all our people, not just the privileged few."

Zohran Mamdani to appear with Bernie Sanders on “Fighting Oligarchy” tour in NYC:

🔥 future Senator of Maine @grahamformaine.bsky.social Platner rallying with Bernie…

@faiz.bsky.social: "There’s too many in the Democratic Party who like to criticize Bernie or be in friction with him. Far fewer have seen the political power of embracing him. AOC always has"

We spoke with More Perfect Union founder and Bernie advisor Faiz Shakir With punchy videos about corporate malfeasance, unaccountable billionaires and tech companies that act with impunity, this company has carved out a niche doing what mainstream media won't

"The impact for me right now is documenting the struggle for local communities over oligarchy. These economic justice issues actually are gaining sway with conservatives"

Read the full interview with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social's @faiz.bsky.social here: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-bernie...

'We Make, They Take': Kudos to @moreperfectunion.bsky.social for its new billboard campaign. Says Faiz Shakir: “We're calling out a simple truth: Working people keep this country running, but corporations keep taking more and more.” @faiz.bsky.social perfectunion.us www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Big Corporate Cash Grab Here’s a look at the industries that won in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and one that didn’t quite get everything it wanted.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Big Corporate Cash Grab
substack.perfectunion.us/p/the-one-bi...

Great team accomplishment

We won an Emmy tonight thanks to the incredible work of @moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Appreciate the recognition. We will continue to do our part to fight for Anerica's working class.

Watch: Bernie Sanders reacts to Trump's Iran strikes in real time at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally Bernie Sanders reacts to President Trump's Iran strikes during 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally, as crowd chants 'No more wars' while the senator argues only Congress has power to declare war.

Amazing to watch the anti-war movement erupt in real-time in Oklahoma www.foxnews.com/politics/wat...

Fighting Oligarchy appeals in very red states.

Mcallen came out strong last night. Next up: Shreveport, Tulsa, Amarillo, Ft. Worth

Wrong Again, Democrats: Paying “Influencers” Misses the Boat Party insiders are spending millions to find the liberal Joe Rogan. How about perfecting the message before conducting a search for the perfect messenger?

my thoughts...

Wrong Again, Democrats: Paying “Influencers” Misses the Boat newrepublic.com/article/1956... via @newrepublic.com

Thanks to @maddow.msnbc.com and team for the shout-out for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social billboards to save national parks and public lands

This is the best conversation I’ve heard in so long. @faiz.bsky.social is so smart. The pyramid is a great reframe AND his example of a candidate getting any voter USA to agree with them by addressing exploitation of working class = 👏👏👏

Arizona billboards call out federal cuts to Saguaro National Park The group More Perfect Union installed more than 300 signs across the country, calling out the Department of Government Efficiency for federal cuts to the National Park Service.

"It doesn't matter if you're really wealthy. It doesn't matter if you're middle class. It doesn't matter if you're living in poverty, you generally should be able to go to a National Park and have the same experience…" @faiz.bsky.social

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YouTube video by The Bulwark What Do Democratic Voters Want Their Party To Do? (w/ Faiz Shakir) | Focus Group Podcast

A good discussion.

We have hired a handful of local organizers on the ground in four states.

There's much more to come soon. We're only getting started with our organizing and candidate recruitment plans. Stay tuned. /6

We followed up with the lists to ask they: 1) contact their rep and seek a townhall meeting, 2) ask their rep to say no to Medicaid cuts and tax cuts for the rich.

Also engaging lists on current state legislative fights around collective bargaining, repro rights and other issues. /5

13 of the 16 stops have been in Republican-held congressional districts.

254,931 people have come out across eleven states we have visited so far. /4

We have given speaking slots at rallies to:
8 members of Congress
6 national Union presidents
15 local Union leaders
7 current candidates for office (and plenty more who are thinking about it) /3

32% of attendees are NOT registered Democrats and more than 7% of attendees ARE registered Republicans.

42% of attendees are not college graduates -- a group Democrats have been increasingly losing ground with. /2

NEW: Here's a thread of some stuff you didn't know about Bernie's Fight Oligarchy tour...but you should. 16 stops in, here's what I'll share:

66.8 percent of the signups we have received are NEW to the Bernie list. 🧵 /1

Faiz Shakir: If you look at the stats in California, in the Central Valley, there are a couple thousand people who are working at Tesla, owned by the richest person in the world on Medicaid. And these are the people who they want to cut health care from.

Democrats 'angry and energized': Liberal wins Wisconsin election despite Musk's spending The liberal candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court special election won despite Elon Musk pouring tons of money into the GOP candidate. Former Rep. Charlie Dent and Faiz Shakir, adviser to Sen. Bernie...

The liberal candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election won despite Elon Musk pouring tons of money into the GOP candidate.

@charliedent.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social join José Díaz-Balart to share what yesterday’s races may reveal.
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

If you're a longtime Democratic consultant/operative/pundit, I'd like to extend a formal invitation to you to come to the next Bernie Sanders rally.

Reach out to me. I'll make sure you can get in. All I ask is that you go around, talk to people, ask them why they're here

If people have ideas of how @BernieSanders can be helpful in building a real working class movement in this country, I welcome your ideas. Email me at Faiz at berniesanders.com

No bad ideas in a brainstorm! I welcome whatever you got. Note: I will not be able to respond to but I will read it

I think we too often get in the mindset that the only time to mobilize is when there is an election. Yes. But also mobilize when the policy stakes are so high and we can still do something about it.

Thus, Bernie and AOC in Vegas and Phoenix today

Why some Democrats are warm to Trump's tariffs It's the latest example of Democrats' soul-searching and agenda-tweaking in the aftermath of Trump's election.

"I disagree with the Democrats who live in the framework that we just need cheap goods from China and Mexico, and their message is: 'Washing machines and avocados are going to get more expensive,'" @faiz.bsky.social tells @axios.com.