A teen Democratic activist from Houston has capitalized on a Twitter insult from Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz by directing supporters to give to an abortion rights fundraiser that's raked in more than $214,000 in just over 24 hours.
Olivia Julianna, an 18-year-old from Sugar Land, is shown Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 in Houston. She was one of the TikTokers who hatched a plan to sabotage a pro-life group's"whistleblower" website by encouraging her peers to flood the website with fake complaints."We grew up on Divergent and Hunger Games and all these things," Julianna said, referring to the dystopian books and movies."They taught us to fight for what we believe in.
a website encouraging people to anonymously report violations of the state’s six-week abortion ban as it went into effect in September 2021.The spat between the two began after Gaetz took aim at abortion rights activists at a rally last weekend in Tampa, fat-shaming them and saying their looks made them less likely to get pregnant.Gaetz continued: “These people are odious on the inside and out.
The viral tweet sparked loads of hate and harassment sent Olivia’s way, but the teen says the vitriol doesn’t faze her.
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