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jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts) Fri Feb 23, 2018, 05:11 PM Feb 2018

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Look what these whippersnappers have accomplished in 9 days....BRAVO [View all]

Students have:

- forced CNN town hall
- got new commitments from Rubio
- pressured POTUS to call for bump stock ban
- led advertisers to leave NRA
- dragged D'Souza, Ingraham, O'Reilly online
- saw Florida aide fired for lies
- raised *millions* for march

It's been 9 days.

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Look what these whippersnappers have accomplished in 9 days....BRAVO [View all] jodymarie aimee Feb 2018 OP

K&R n/t. rzemanfl Feb 2018 #1

The Children's Crusade. Aristus Feb 2018 #2

PLEASE do not use this for kids. Historical ChCrusade was a horrible disaster bobbieinok Feb 2018 #14

Oh, I know. Aristus Feb 2018 #18

800 years is too soon man. irisblue Feb 2018 #20

How about 'New Days of Rage'? Stonepounder Feb 2018 #33

👍🙋 Better irisblue Feb 2018 #36

I'm with you on this one. But we DO need to have these kids' backs, because PatrickforO Feb 2018 #22

What is this generation called, anyway? Not millennial? lostnfound Feb 2018 #38

They give me hope for the future. meadowlander Feb 2018 #3

Hell they inspire me. gibraltar72 Feb 2018 #10

Can someone please supply a link for donations efhmc Feb 2018 #4

Here is one of them Louis1895 Feb 2018 #7

Thanks. Made a donation. efhmc Feb 2018 #11

I just donated.... SergeStorms Feb 2018 #28

These are links for the two events. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #23

Got their Gov. to propose hiking the gun purchasing age as well BeyondGeography Feb 2018 #5

Florida aid fired for lies? Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #6

Claimed the kids were paid "crisis actors" and not really students Tanuki Feb 2018 #17

I would suggest Kelly's next career move Fritz Walter Feb 2018 #21

They put heat on the NRA Louis1895 Feb 2018 #8

As horrible as the massacre at that school was, miracles might come from it. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #9

I wouldn't count Rubio's chickens yet lame54 Feb 2018 #12

I hope they know this.... Chakaconcarne Feb 2018 #13

I hope they do too! StarryNite Feb 2018 #15

They got me to donate to and sign up for Moms Demand Action! flygal Feb 2018 #16

Working my way down list of 30 actions lostnfound Feb 2018 #39

Here's the original tweet. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #19

Big big kick and rec! backtoblue Feb 2018 #24

and they are just getting warmed up. I'm in California and these kids are starting to kick it blake2012 Feb 2018 #25

I hope they don't lose steam, doubt very much they will. George II Feb 2018 #26

Way to go, kids! We're proud of you!!! nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #27

out of the mouths of babes onetexan Feb 2018 #29

Bravo!!! denvine Feb 2018 #30

And we couldnt get the most qualified candidate in history elected over the most UNQUALIFIED. MadDAsHell Feb 2018 #31

Kick nt backtoblue Feb 2018 #32

"When I was your age, I had to walk 10 MILES in a snowstorm to get a CNN Town Hall" brooklynite Feb 2018 #34

Bravo plus! oasis Feb 2018 #35

After that horrific shooting they are no longer "kids".... NoMoreRepugs Feb 2018 #37

"dragged D'Souza, Ingraham, O'Reilly online" -- ?? Beartracks Feb 2018 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Puzzler Feb 2018 #41

I dont think they would like being called samplegirl Feb 2018 #42

I know you mean well, but I detest the term whippersnapper, it is almost always a slur Exotica Feb 2018 #43

Dare we suggest to Democratic leaders Loubee Feb 2018 #44

I am so proud!! jovi Feb 2018 #45

I've been very proud & impressed by the students in Fla. & across the Country! napi21 Feb 2018 #46

Kids these days (are amazing). nt tblue37 Feb 2018 #47