Justine Medina, a former aide to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is now serving on the executive committee of the New York State Communist Party.
The 33-year-old worked on Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign throughout 2020.
But following her stint working with the US representative for New York’s 14th congressional district, Medina was named ‘Co-chair of the New York Communist League’.
She then became a senior official of the New York State Communist Party.
While working for Ocasio-Cortez, she was responsible for “organising and writing policy language with Anti-War Veterans and the Peace Movement”.
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The New York Post discovered some old tweets by Medina which showed she was very much in tune with communism a few years ago, with one, in October 2020, saying: “[W]ell, I *am* a Communist, but work for AOC and helped start Queens DSA’s Electoral WG, so I def see utility in working on the Dem ballot line!”
She has also described communism as being about “equality, democracy, peace, the advancement of workers, the oppressed and humanity in general.”
A follower asked her on Twitter: “So, where do you look for Communist inspiration in the modern world?”,
She replied: “Same place as always” the workers who fight back.
“But also, if you know where to look, there are many wonderful comrades around.”
