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<p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is truly the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to making the internet pop off. She&#39;s constantly spinning gold via her tweets, Instagram posts, and public appearances, and she doesn&#39;t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. 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And while it’s hard for special interests to understand that concept, they know it’s powerful enough to try to undermine: (see: dark money conservative groups filing totally bogus ethics complaints so they can report on “alleged,” untrue things). . The truth is, the reason they’re throwing the kitchen sink at us is because they know deep down that the system wasn’t meant for working people to win. And now that one has, others will follow - and together we will make this nation better for all. . “Anyone can be great, because anyone can serve.” - MLK</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aoc/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank"> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (@aoc) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2019-03-09T02:35:19+00:00">Mar 8, 2019 at 6:35pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In typical AOC fashion, she wowed audiences and went viral this weekend during her panel at South by Southwest (SXSW). The heavily attended event was called, &quot;Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left,&rdquo; and the packed audience hung on to Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s every word. But perhaps the most memorable moment was when Bill Nye (the science guy!) made a surprise appearance. When the moderator turned to the audience for questions, Bill Nye approached the mic to ask the freshman House Rep his own. He said:</p><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a white guy. I think the problem on both sides is fear. People of my ancestry are afraid to pay for everything as immigrants come into this country. People who work at the diner in Alabama are afraid to ask for what is reasonable.</p> <p>So do you have a plan to work with people in Congress that are afraid? That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s going on with many conservatives especially when it comes to climate change. People are afraid of what happens when we try to make these big changes.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Bill Nye addressing AOC as if he is any other attendee was extremely refreshing and sincere. AOC agreed, as she gave him a standing ovation of her own after he asked his question. She then responded to him by saying:</p><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;One of the keys to dismantling fear is dismantling a zero-sum mentality...It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else&rsquo;s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain MUST necessitate someone&rsquo;s loss. We can give without a take. We&rsquo;re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment. When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><p>You can watch the full video here:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jaSIgln0gwc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And just when we thought we had reached peak content, the two had perhaps the most amazing Twitter exchange ever.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AOC gets it. She sees that fear is dividing us. We can address income inequality. We can address climate change, if we get together and get to work. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SXSW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SXSW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> <a href="https://t.co/I8tSbAc97u">pic.twitter.com/I8tSbAc97u</a></p>&mdash; Bill Nye (@BillNye) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillNye/status/1104542157883432960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bill! Bill! Bill! <a href="https://t.co/SLqSQlZJn0">https://t.co/SLqSQlZJn0</a></p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1104544755529199616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Bill Nye the Science Guy and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez make the cutest friendship duo, and I had no idea that I was craving it so much until now. Can we get these two a TV show, please? Ten out of ten would watch.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/Sb7WSbjHFNIL6/giphy.gif" alt="Remote file" width="500" height="359"></div></figure></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Bill Nye Surprised AOC at her SXSW panel in the best way possible.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is truly the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to making the internet pop off. She&#39;s constantly spinning gold via her tweets, Instagram posts, and public appearances, and she doesn&#39;t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. What did we do to deserve her?!         View this post on Instagram           I am a public servant - that means my job is to put other people’s needs before my own, not the other way around. . And while it’s hard for special interests to understand that concept, they know it’s powerful enough to try to undermine: (see: dark money conservative groups filing totally bogus ethics complaints so they can report on “alleged,” untrue things). . The truth is, the reason they’re throwing the kitchen sink at us is because they know deep down that the system wasn’t meant for working people to win. And now that one has, others will follow - and together we will make this nation better for all. . “Anyone can be great, because anyone can serve.” - MLK A post shared by  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc) on Mar 8, 2019 at 6:35pm PSTIn typical AOC fashion, she wowed audiences and went viral this weekend during her panel at South by Southwest (SXSW). The heavily attended event was called, &quot;Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left,&rdquo; and the packed audience hung on to Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s every word. But perhaps the most memorable moment was when Bill Nye (the science guy!) made a surprise appearance. When the moderator turned to the audience for questions, Bill Nye approached the mic to ask the freshman House Rep his own. He said: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a white guy. I think the problem on both sides is fear. People of my ancestry are afraid to pay for everything as immigrants come into this country. People who work at the diner in Alabama are afraid to ask for what is reasonable. So do you have a plan to work with people in Congress that are afraid? That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s going on with many conservatives especially when it comes to climate change. People are afraid of what happens when we try to make these big changes.&rdquo; Bill Nye addressing AOC as if he is any other attendee was extremely refreshing and sincere. AOC agreed, as she gave him a standing ovation of her own after he asked his question. She then responded to him by saying: &ldquo;One of the keys to dismantling fear is dismantling a zero-sum mentality...It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else&rsquo;s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain MUST necessitate someone&rsquo;s loss. We can give without a take. We&rsquo;re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment. When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too.&rdquo; You can watch the full video here:And just when we thought we had reached peak content, the two had perhaps the most amazing Twitter exchange ever.AOC gets it. She sees that fear is dividing us. We can address income inequality. We can address climate change, if we get together and get to work. #SXSW @AOC pic.twitter.com/I8tSbAc97u&mdash; Bill Nye (@BillNye) March 10, 2019 Bill! Bill! Bill! https://t.co/SLqSQlZJn0&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 10, 2019 Bill Nye the Science Guy and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez make the cutest friendship duo, and I had no idea that I was craving it so much until now. Can we get these two a TV show, please? Ten out of ten would watch.