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 @90bf4d25 okaaay…for one thing Rep Crockett is not listed as a Justice Democrat on their web page, you’d think they’d have her there with the others if she was part of them. For another other thing, I take with a huge grain of salt anonymous tweets ostensibly made under the badge of a PAC. Are they even legit and not right-wing agitprop posing as the Justice Dems PAC?  For that matter how do I know what your real agenda is? 
 @3ebc3da6

She’s not a JD, but she’s a socialist populist. The most ecumenical list is the PCCC web page, which has both Sanders and Warren followers: https://www.boldprogressives.org/candidates/

Once you know the question to ask, the answer is obvious:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democratic-retirements-imperil-majority-make-way-left-rcna16917

https://inthesetimes.com/article/midterm-election-bernie-sanders-squad-left-progressive-ballot-measures

As for the Justice Democrats in specific, their official tweets are consistent with what has been on their official web site and what their official comms guy, Waleed Shahid, said in official interviews such as https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/its-time-for-a-tea-party-of-the-left/ and https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-realigners-an-interview-with-waleed-shahid-of-justice-democrats/.

Nobody’s asking you to trust me about anything. All of this can and should be confirmed independently. You can find the tweets either up on X/Twitter or (in the case of some of the more embarrassing ones that were deleted) on the Wayback Machine. Hint: Look for the date of the tweet and use that.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time.

Here are a few typical tweets with visible dates to get you started:

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/625/032/056/original/e9227aaa8be1d933.jpg

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/630/984/315/original/c0d562380301d2f6.jpg

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/655/750/761/original/818df5c4232ce5b6.jpg

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/656/344/610/original/31527a72192c5ae6.jpg 
 @90bf4d25 yeah if actually sincere you seem to be lost in this and not at all focused on the real, mortal threat to our nation. Hint: at the moment it’s not the JD or the PCCC. It’s gut-check, all hands on deck time and I’ll happily stand alongside anyone fighting Trump & the MAGA hordes - anyone across the spectrum from Liz Cheney to AOC.  But if you want to waste your energy on divisiveness & exclusion that just weakens the effort, well, have fun with yourself. Cheers.