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The Crazy Thing About “Woke 1” Was How It Was Exploited

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The Crazy Thing About “Woke 1” Was How It Was Exploited
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In November 2018, 29-year-old Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a group of 200 youth activists associated with the Sunrise Movement as they staged a protest at the office of then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. They were there to urge Democratic leadership to act more quickly on issues of climate change. The period between the election and swearing-in is normally when a newl
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