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December 30, 2019 in antisemitism, Berniebots, 🍊, 👓=🍊, elections, impeachment | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Aid freeze
Queue up the Stones! Wild Horses couldn't drag him away pic.twitter.com/mqnlhdpWzu
— Jay Weiner (@jayweiner18) December 29, 2019
and
Damning new details uncovered by NYT about Trump's freezing of Ukraine aid render a sham trial so indefensible that even the media's both-sidesing can't obscure what's happening.
Also: What if Rs run a sham trial, and big revelations blow up later?
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 30, 2019
headlines
Daily reminder that Donald John Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives.
Don't let he, the GOP or his supporters claim otherwise. pic.twitter.com/PwwtDDxent
— Alamo_on_the_rise 🆘🍑 (@AlamoOnTheRise) December 21, 2019
WORLD
Russia – closed internet
Russia has successfully tested its closed internet and the results will be sent to Putin. https://t.co/LvYoNlFmU5
— Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) December 28, 2019
call🍊
🔻Why are we always learning about Trump's conversations with Putin from the Kremlin?
🔻Where is the White House readout?
🔻What are those "issues of mutual interest"?
🔻Whose "mutual interest": Russia and the U.S., or solely Trump and Putin? pic.twitter.com/ZYB4axq5NJ— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 29, 2019
UK
https://twitter.com/mortenmorland/status/1211930482843291649
EU
https://twitter.com/MarianKamensky1/status/1211920081778810880
🍊 KLAN
struck Iran
Hate to bust up the Bret Stephens hatefest, but the U.S. just struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria; a hugely escalatory move that could carry grave implications for U.S. interests; reminder to follow foreign coverage so you're not gobsmacked later https://t.co/Bj98Nr3OBD
— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) December 29, 2019
WB
Now our psycho president has retweeted the alleged identity of the whistleblower.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 28, 2019
and
The name of a guy who has been an obsession of wingnut conspiracy theorists for years. Probably not the actual whistleblower. https://t.co/m8sWrPi1Pv
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) December 29, 2019
not delete
And here's the answer from Twitter. Trump did not undo or delete his retweet of a tweet containing the alleged whistleblower's name. A glitch prevented that retweet from showing up on his timeline and in some people's feeds. https://t.co/UzGekx3Lov
— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) December 29, 2019
war criminals
Guess who's coming to dinner with us at #MarALago #Melania?
'Psychopath': In videos, Gallagher's SEAL brethren allege war crimes https://t.co/7KGFWOxnHU
— Geo Steve (@StephenGlahn) December 27, 2019
and
The men of Alpha Platoon, SEAL Team 7, described Chief Gallagher as “freaking evil” and “toxic” in videos not shown publicly before.
The remarks are blistering testimony about their platoon chief, who was protected by President Trump from punishment. https://t.co/zcNXDkqffF— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 27, 2019
Jared:🍊 – base is stupid
My response to a right-wing blogger who called me a kook and a loser for stating that Donald Trump is a liar / water is wet: pic.twitter.com/pAp18w2x3W
— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) May 28, 2017
Vincente Fox
OMG!! Epic Trump trolling by @VicenteFoxQue!! I love it so hard!! 😂😂😂😂
pic.twitter.com/PAxtWMJUpI— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) December 14, 2019
creepy esthetic
A Unified Theory of the Trumps’ Creepy Aesthetic https://t.co/XXPjg1r4im
— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) December 26, 2019
CT
Christianity Today says it saw a spike in subscriptions after op-ed calling for President Trump's removal https://t.co/4fjfsD9zhc pic.twitter.com/XQK5WqBCPr
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 28, 2019
🆚 Nancy
2019 in photos: A look back at the feud between Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi https://t.co/0pmaZcs0sl pic.twitter.com/ZsTD7vsTSg
— POLITICO (@politico) December 28, 2019
more Home Alone
— The effect to your cause (@Delfts_auw) December 27, 2019
Golf update
GOLF UPDATE — 29 DEC 2019:
Trump is at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.
He has now spent 234 days on a golf course he owns in his 1,074 days in office.
It was his 69th day at his course in West Palm Beach.
Taxpayer-paid golf tab: $118.3 million.https://t.co/acbH3EXZ5s
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) December 29, 2019
farmers
Remember, it's not socialism when you give money to rural white people https://t.co/6e3fVCDLpf
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 30, 2019
Trumscmertz
Is Trump in your head all the time? There's finally a German word for that. My year-end column is up @NewYorker: https://t.co/gSoPqflFpf via @NewYorker
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) December 30, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
trumpies
Who said they are not related? Would make sense in its own way. Are… All of the people that go to his "rallies" related? Is it just a large southern family? pic.twitter.com/Gug11Z1sfN
— Michael 🆘️ 🇺🇸 (@_Delathor_) December 31, 2019
purge voters
#Georgia’s Secretary of State was using a method we call #PurgeByPostcard. Under the guise of “voter list maintenance,” Georgia sent out postcards that look like cheap junk mail. When a voter fails to return the card, they lose their vote. https://t.co/Vt5hCVxmyk #VanishingVoters pic.twitter.com/ra5Wgbmic8
— Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) December 30, 2019
young flee
🔻Why are we always learning about Trump's conversations with Putin from the Kremlin?
🔻Where is the White House readout?
🔻What are those "issues of mutual interest"?
🔻Whose "mutual interest": Russia and the U.S., or solely Trump and Putin? pic.twitter.com/ZYB4axq5NJ— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 29, 2019
some trumpies
The Trump supporters I’m talking to have all supported him without question. But for all his bragging about the market, they’re not seeing any differences. They’re tired of his whole act and admit, when they feel safe, that they know he committed crimes with the Ukraine call.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) December 28, 2019
🐢
Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset – The Washington Post https://t.co/ITcMrmWuVD
— Restore Democracy (@ClemensenGary) December 27, 2019
administrations
Recent administrations with the MOST criminal indictments:
Trump (Republican) – 215
Nixon (Republican) – 76
Reagan (Republican) – 26Recent administrations with the LEAST criminal indictments:
Obama (Democrat) – 0
Carter (Democrat) – 1
Clinton (Democrat) – 2Notice a pattern?
— Owen Whaley🗽 (@owenawhaley) December 24, 2019
enrichment
Whoever got rich/famous off politics since 2015, is a significant part of the problem.
Biggest offenders include, Bernie Sanders, Ivanka Trump, Jill Stein, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, Cenk Uygur, Diamond and Silk, Katy Tur, Stephanie Ruhle, and Rick Santorum to name a few.
— Kurt Nice (@KurtNiceHHL) December 27, 2019
D’Souza
This might be the most historically ignorant thing you've ever written, and that's saying quite a lot. https://t.co/ha51yoUxKP
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 14, 2017
NAZI
NYT
“Construction jobs at Auschwitz and Dachau open up jobs for non-Jewish German workers.” https://t.co/Rr997VOyNZ
— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) December 29, 2019
White replacement – thread
Unnoticed in the chaos of the last month: Trump officials went to Intl Conference on Family Planning where they praised Hungary's "procreation, not immigration" policy openly promoting the "white replacement theory." https://t.co/2hdVYiCVle /1
— ilyse hogue (@ilyseh) December 28, 2019
Brettbug Stevens
Is it that Bret Stephens is considered bulletproof to @nytopinion, or is it just that elite publishing institutions still think that scientific racism and eugenics are up for debate? And do you think when a person of Jewish descent use anti-Semitic pseudoscience, it's ok?
— Shane Burley (@shane_burley1) December 28, 2019
MEDIA
NYT
about eugenics
NYT goes full Trump.
They'll now pretend that they published it on purpose to provoke a conversation, and shouldn't you all be thankful to them for how they created the opportunity for you to express yourself?
— 🌲Million Bonobos Demand 🌲 (@otto_maddoxx) December 30, 2019
WSJ
I used to always read (and write for) the WSJ, but browsing the one left in my hotel today I'm reminded why I had to stop. An op-ed from upside-down world saying Hillary was "given a pass" by the FBI and Trump mistreated?! Insanity.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 29, 2019
FB
Facebook is like a chemical company but instead of killing the planet, it kills democracy. https://t.co/T2N8uNeAzZ
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 28, 2019
🦊
Home alone apology
Fox's Katie Pavlich Issues Correction: 'I Apologize' for Calling 'Home Alone' Edit 'Censorship'https://t.co/hYa5gq1aGi
— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) December 28, 2019
CBS=🦊
Vox on CBS News' Face the Nation malpractice: "Ivanka Trump’s interview on Face the Nation could have aired on Fox News" https://t.co/RmVRDtNF3h
— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) December 30, 2019
Sinclair chorus
A chorus of local news reporters reading, word-for-word, from the same Sinclair script to attack the media and defend the President. This is not what an independent media looks like. pic.twitter.com/7QEEE9ltUK
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) March 31, 2018
witnesses
Great column, @ThePlumLineGS. “If Republicans bear the brunt of media pressure to explain why they don’t want to hear from witnesses, that risks highlighting their true rationale.” https://t.co/8rzI7P6tZ7
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) December 30, 2019
ELECTIONS
Biden – Hillary
This is correct. Listen up:
"Hillary Clinton was the single most qualified person to run for President of the United States that we've had, period. It wasn't that she didn't have all these ideas. She did. But the press, you didn't cover it." –@JoeBidenpic.twitter.com/A0n3wtjnHR
— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) December 29, 2019
shoulda
“If I am given a lawful subpoena from the US Senate, of course I would comply with it. Every American has a duty to uphold our Constitution, even when we don’t agree with the people calling the shots. However, it’d be fruitless in my case. I have no relevant testimony to give.”
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) December 28, 2019
disloyal
Which Democratic voters are potentially the most disloyal? Here's the percentage of each candidate's base who say they'll vote Dem in the 2020 general:
Warren: 97
Steyer: 96
Biden: 94
Klobuchar: 93
Buttigieg: 92
Sanders: 87
Bloomberg: 82
Booker: 80
Yang: 73
…
Gabbard: 15— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) December 28, 2019
Burnie should
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "If I can't win an election on my ideas, then I should get the hell out of politics." pic.twitter.com/aGZQnKKQMg
— The Hill (@thehill) December 29, 2019
used Amazon
Converting those $27 donations to Bezos revenue. https://t.co/qqjfMqLIcs
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 29, 2019
Warren
Damn it. https://t.co/fyj5Zbx0OE
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 30, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Tulsi
[The Hill once again proving their journalism is poor, but their stenography is on point!] https://t.co/9qBG1Qs7ga
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) December 31, 2019
dcommunism
It's nice they have opinions about communism now, because once you're living in it you don't get to have an opinion about it anymore. https://t.co/YjFFwFxSFj
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 30, 2019
ageism
Remember when Black Lives Matter managed to be young people led without being ageist.? This is trash white nonsense. https://t.co/quenk2w2xz
— Federico Chispas (@dfsparks) December 27, 2019
Uygur – Nancy – murder?
Bernie's choice in #ca25 accuses Nancy Pelosi of murder. https://t.co/yEQYuK5zzt
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 27, 2019
also
This dude is more obsessed with Pelosi than Trump is. https://t.co/kKFWLoOcjG
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 28, 2019
R=FL
Pretending to be of the progressive left but viewing politics not by its consequences, but by the distinction of one’s performance &/or feeding ones’ selfish emotional satisfaction, & urging others to perform a communal act of policy nihilism, is sociopathy https://t.co/3UaRIOr9mI
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) December 29, 2019
Obama, climate
Sure Obama signed the Paris Agreement, created new EPA regulations and oversaw a decline in our emissions every year of his presidency, but his 2019 book list doesn’t contain a slogan I like, so he’s basically an Exxon executive. https://t.co/AccYKODenv
— Malarksist Revolutionary (@agraybee) December 29, 2019
US
Improved Home Alone
If you thought replacing Donald Trump with Barrack Obama in Home Alone 2, would really piss off the IMPEACHED President and his do-nothing loser son @DonaldJTrumpJr – wait'll you see who I replaced him with noooooooooow 😉 pic.twitter.com/2CAKEKJJU2
— Paul Lidicul (@PaulLidicul) December 28, 2019
John Lewis
We love you John Lewis. You’re our North Star. https://t.co/O5xkdythsv
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) December 29, 2019
and
.@RepJohnLewis, we are all praying for you following this diagnosis. John, know that generations of Americans have you in their thoughts & prayers as you face this fight. We are all praying that you are comfortable. We know that you will be well. pic.twitter.com/j7YMUGLPC2
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/sfpelosi/status/1211663727071678465
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Home alone edition
December 28, 2019 in past | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
No one is above the law, Mr. President. #DefendOurDemocracy pic.twitter.com/59FND6JZWg
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 19, 2019
.
Christian Post too
Wow. The @ChristianPost publishes an op-ed calling for @realDonaldTrump’s removal from office. https://t.co/ecCScQkDh2
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) December 25, 2019
documents
We’ve obtained tens of thousands of pages of documents through #FOIA. We post everything we get. You can see it all in our documents library: https://t.co/LI3DpJsbbL
— American Oversight (@weareoversight) December 27, 2019
poll
55% favor Trump’s removal- an all time high. Ppl are not buying the WH fairytale a/b Ukraine bc it requires a fake Senate trial. A major tactical mistake. The numbers will worsen as Rs ignore reality. They are trapped in a sinking ship w/ an idiot traitorhttps://t.co/YztO13UyTd
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) December 26, 2019
and
MSN Poll matches all-time high for support of conviction 55%, and opposition plummets to all-time low: Many people moving from "opposition" to "don't know", big moment will be if they reach support for conviction. pic.twitter.com/x1rHyQjKA0
— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) December 25, 2019
WORLD
Russia
Star wars
Half the attacks against Rian Johnson were bots intended to promote right-wing values. https://t.co/vGW1FkDN5A
— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) December 26, 2019
Runet
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1210357095821987840
MIddle East
https://twitter.com/svdate/status/1210221106172514304
🍊 KLAN
Home alone
Dear America;
The scene was edited out back in 2014 along with 7 minutes of footage to make room for commercials.
Trudeau wasn’t elected in Canada until 2015.
Your President is a moron…
Sincerely;
Canada https://t.co/l4DAqY98c7
— Kevin 🇨🇦 (@Frankenstein68) December 27, 2019
.
Roses are red
Violets are blue pic.twitter.com/UsCfgqey2R— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) December 27, 2019
why
— RaRa Avis Press 🕷🍑💪🏼🧐🎄 (@RaRaAvisPress) December 27, 2019
poll
Survey: Germans say Trump is more dangerous than Putin, Kim or Xi.
Why it matters: The results show the degree to which trust in U.S. leadership has eroded under Trump, even among countries like Germany that are traditionally viewed as close allies. https://t.co/3VLY6tUMOT
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 26, 2019
war criminal
POTUS is raising money off this guy. Fox News has monetized him. The guy and his wife have raised tons of money off this attention.
All of it is a disgrace. https://t.co/EER4Yy6AOM
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) December 27, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
Great to see a CEO who wants to collect and weaponize everyone’s data hanging out with one of our nation’s foremost racists while raising money for a former Breitbart writer! https://t.co/jfMhd0fmNV
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) December 26, 2019
Church swmp
McCarrick’s fund took in more than $6 million over 17 years. Among the biggest contributors was Maryanne Trump Barry, the sister of President Trump and a former federal appellate judge. She gave him at least $450,000 over four years, the records show. https://t.co/Qk3oRjRowL
— Shawn Boburg (@ShawnBoburg) December 27, 2019
D’souza
Dinesh’s dad was an executive at Johnson and Johnson. He went to an Ivy League college. https://t.co/s5qPvdDX5Y
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 27, 2019
gay Jesus
Kids in cages: Evangelicals, silent
Three mass shootings in 1 year target Jews: Evangelicals, silent
A "prez" breaks 9 out of the 10 Commandments: Evangelicals, silent
Netflix shows a possibly gay Jesus: #cancelonetflix
I think y'all are outraged about the wrong things.
— Howard (@HowardA_Esq) December 26, 2019
MEDIA
🦊
Fox News: Cutting the Trump scene from Home Alone 2 is censorship.
Also Fox News: STOP CALLING THEM CONCENTRATION CAMPS THEY’RE DETAINMENT FACILITIES! https://t.co/0k430hBCkm
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) December 26, 2019
tone
Q: Why do "journalists" report Trump's comments about pardoning Stone w/o also reporting how significantly evidence at Stone's trial implicated Trump personally?https://t.co/5fWh6a50hk
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 26, 2019
and
GOP: It's not fair if we don't have witnesseses!
Dems: Ok let's have witnesses
GOP: No
Dems: Ok we're moving forward
GOP: It's not fair if we don't have witnesseses
Media: GOP upset about lack of due process.— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) December 26, 2019
Todd
The Christmas Eve Confessions of Chuck Todd. https://t.co/64nLjKiXqr My new post. I hope you will read it.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) December 26, 2019
and
Indeed, it was. The same Chuck Todd who just confessed to being naive about Trump’s politics. https://t.co/B8ZLu4f3LX
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 26, 2019
lies
"Just keep repeating the facts. Stop giving equal times to lies."@Kasparov63 argues that an "outdated sense of fairness is killing our democracy." pic.twitter.com/9OglXiXhAm
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 26, 2019
Kaparov
This was my message to the media going into 2020. Your responsibility is to the truth, not to "giving both sides" when one side is lies. And you cannot expose lies without spreading them. So repeat the facts. https://t.co/4EavbYO1AI
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 26, 2019
ELECTIONS
polling
Only 32% of those polled are Democrats. The poll also shows the largest clear cut response … those polled think VP Joe Biden is the best candidate to defeat Trump
Weird headline / tweet from politico compared to the poll results
— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) December 27, 2019
billionaires
"Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg have spent a combined total of $211.7 million on TV advertising" through 12/24/2019, @DavidWright_CNN reports. Steyer is at $109,599,094, Bloomberg is at $102,060,980. Source: Kantar/CMAG
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 26, 2019
Burniementum pieces
Yeah I’ve been away for almost a week and am noticing all these Berniementum pieces. Wondered what changed. Looked at national and state data, apparently nothing.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 26, 2019
Burnie by the numbers
Seasons Greetings! Ye yuletide unroll: Thread by @gregolear: Bernie zealots flooded my mentions the last few days complaining that my piece is all opinion and… https://t.co/4GwO7CXQrU. Have a good day. 🤖
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) December 26, 2019
LEFTOVERS
The DNC has basically become George Soros for a certain segment of the left. https://t.co/wj9ZliJPln
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) December 27, 2019
US
Pelosi
Like many moms, mine is a master multi-tasker who can be many places at once. For instance, this Christmas she is cuddling with her youngest granddaughter in beautiful California – while apparently living rent-free in someone’s rage-tweeting head. #HappyHolidays
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) December 26, 2019
Kamala
https://twitter.com/MoniquePressley/status/1210605294029623301
dog
https://twitter.com/jennifermerr/status/1209929179099095040
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War on Christmas?
December 26, 2019 in past | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
— Rhonda Harbison (@rhonda_harbison) December 23, 2019
and
The House cannot choose our impeachment managers until we know what sort of trial the Senate will conduct.
President Trump blocked his own witnesses and documents from the House, and from the American people, on phony complaints about the House process. What is his excuse now?
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 23, 2019
fair trial
Especially true now we know one of the witnesses who has been explicitly requested by Sen Schumer & who McConnell is blocking shut down aid to Ukraine 1.5 hours after Trump talked to Zelensky. We only know because a public interest group FOIA'd emails. What else is Trump hiding? https://t.co/HUkCBSUTCU
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) December 22, 2019
no one above law
‘There is a difference between division and clarification… We will clarify that in America no one is above the law.’ — Listen to this rep’s rebuttal to those who say impeachment is divisive pic.twitter.com/GQgxWfzzL0
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 22, 2019
sweet potatoes
Trump looks like he stuck his head face-first into a bowl of sweet potatoes. pic.twitter.com/sZd5ds23XJ
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) December 22, 2019
WORLD
🍊 KLAN
unwell
This is an extremely unwell man. @realDonaldTrump spewed utterly bizarre, deluded nonsense last night, rambling and ridiculous at a level that is scary even for him.
Dementia is a rapidly progressing affliction and stress can cause it to worsen. This is approaching a crisis. pic.twitter.com/mD9036qZYZ
— Spiro Agnew’s Ghost (@SpiroAgnewGhost) December 23, 2019
but maybe because
I guess when your most feared natural enemy is wind then it should be no surprise you have a problem with windmills. https://t.co/DCqEYXgiRN pic.twitter.com/FiqzDC4HKl
— Robbie Sherwood (@RobbieSherwood) December 23, 2019
dictator
This is what people said about Hitler & Stalin & every other totalitarian leader or dictator. https://t.co/5PK4TuOz8R
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) December 22, 2019
NK
Eight times over the summer when North Korea tested missiles, Trump was either silent or said it was no big dealhttps://t.co/RCbby2YZ7v https://t.co/9RAcsiY6qQ
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) December 23, 2019
economy
Don't forget that other than a brief sugar high of higher GDP, it's been right back to roughly 2% growth; but the media does not report on it and Democrats can't get them to care, so it's all "the economy is great, GO TRUMP" framing. https://t.co/bjz4AwrI0L
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) December 23, 2019
nbd
Trump REALLY wants people to think impeachment is no big deal to him. pic.twitter.com/0FrQVw58jz
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) December 21, 2019
trailer park
True story: a real estate broker has enlisted Vanilla Ice (yep) to sell his idea for Briny Breezes, a 43-acre Palm Beach town made up entirely of a trailer park and sell it to Donald Trump for his presidential library, and maybe a city called Trump Town. https://t.co/KgsjkiWaHG
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 23, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
Rudy
Opposing Soros isn’t what’s #antiSemitic.
Saying that he controls ambassadors, employs FBI agents and isn’t “Jewish enough” to be demonized is.
Our experts explain the #antiSemitism behind Soros conspiracies: https://t.co/rK4ZXecMxn https://t.co/uFvsRvB2Ys
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) December 23, 2019
more Droolie
Sorry but the clear best part of this story is Giuliani asking if David Holmes (pictured right) could possibly be an elderly man with a hearing problem https://t.co/0alWTPYAD0 pic.twitter.com/r1UniSNUlK
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) December 23, 2019
.
in which Rudy Giuliani shows up for the interview with his fly unzipped, dribbles saliva onto his sweater, declares “i know how not to commit crimes,” and says the “asshole” federal prosecutors investigating his activities are jealous of him https://t.co/dPPorKuLGl
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 23, 2019
Moar Rudy
I just got off the phone with Giuliani, who called again. He claims he’s now read the story and thought it was unfair, and that he fell into the wall because he has a bad knee. He said he shouldn’t talk to me and that he’s going to the opera tonight. “Merry Christmas,” he said. https://t.co/nLC7LVFCxA
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) December 23, 2019
bio
…………….. what? https://t.co/RiQ47zAAkj pic.twitter.com/AEPFBtd3Ji
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) December 24, 2019
NAZI
D’Souza
The Auschwitz Museum is now dunking on D’Souza.
Happy Holidays, everyone! pic.twitter.com/RxBGIXuWsO
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) December 24, 2019
ELECTIONS
vote totals
Presidential vote totals by Party since 1992:
Democratic Republican
65,853,514 62,984,828
65,915,795 60,933,504
69,498,516 59,948,323
59,028,444 62,040,610
50,999,897 50,456,002
47,401,185 39,197,469
44,909,889 39,104,550Total:
403,607,240 374,665,286— Powerful Mel Ankoly 🦈 #ForThePeople (@Mel_Ankoly) December 22, 2019
LEFTOVERS
In a new video released over the weekend @Dennis_Kucinich formally endorsed @TulsiGabbard for president.
Gabbard previously endorsed Kucinich for his bid Ohio Governor in 2018. pic.twitter.com/sdUZNkFf8c
— Beatrice-Elizabeth Peterson (@MissBeaE) December 23, 2019
US
Pelosi
https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1208833140720046080?s=20
action
https://twitter.com/LAKauffman/status/1207482030738550785
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Still impeached
December 23, 2019 in 🍊, 👓=🍊, impeachment, media | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
New Documents (thread)
Just-released documents show the White House moved to stop vital military aid to #Ukraine less than two hours after his July 25 call with Ukraine’s President https://t.co/ZEKnDaWmNY Here’s a White House memo to the Pentagon: #UkraineDocs pic.twitter.com/lOkhBZOpbq
— David Beard (@dabeard) December 21, 2019
rules?
We have a situation in which the Jury Foreman, #MoscowMitch, has stated he'll be coordinating with the Defendant! Would that be allowed in any other proceeding in the USA?
70% of Americans want to hear Witnesses, including 64% of Republicans! #IMPOTUS #ImpeachmentHearing
— Think 1st #FactsNotFear (@AlwaysThinkHow) December 20, 2019
poll
Morning Consult/Politico poll: 52% of voters support Donald Trump being impeached against 43% who oppose it.
51% support the Senate removing him while 42% oppose. Independents support removal 47-40.
This poll was taken entirely after the impeachment vote on Wednesday.
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) December 21, 2019
WORLD
Australia
It’s a strange world at the moment in many ways, but a child being threatened with arrest for standing up for her future… that’s insane. pic.twitter.com/RJBD3uoDpV
— Bella Lack 🌱 (@BellaLack) December 19, 2019
🍊 KLAN
RT Putinhttps://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1208237987571675136
war on women
BREAKING: The Trump administration just finalized a new rule that could wreck health insurance coverage for abortion. If implemented, more than 3 million people could be impacted.
This is YET another direct ATTACK at abortion access. We will not stand for this. pic.twitter.com/ufAL1lJG2u
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) December 20, 2019
defender of religion
% of Americans who say that religion is very important to them has dropped by 8 points between Obama and Trump years pic.twitter.com/DjH9X9tkn3
— David Frum (@davidfrum) December 20, 2019
mean streak
Trump's mean streak spares no one – living or dead, by @AshleyRParker https://t.co/wIxxDyF9qv
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) December 21, 2019
fake Christians
This is what happens to fake Christians – and more importantly – IMPEACHED Presidents.#IMPOTUS #FakeChristian #SarahSanders pic.twitter.com/9M5gfc7lz3
— Paul Lidicul (@PaulLidicul) December 20, 2019
non-exitent
Like an evil Bat Signal, Trump world is responding to the call. pic.twitter.com/d4mUxftWZ2
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) December 20, 2019
not in pocket
— Marty Noblett (@martynoblett) December 20, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
Rudy
#TreasonsGreetings! https://t.co/x6yRd82wIF
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) December 21, 2019
Miller
25 Jewish members of Congress ask Trump to fire Miller https://t.co/uqORbpGfC2
— Mercury News (@mercnews) December 21, 2019
retirements
Republicans are nearing 2018 levels of House retirements again https://t.co/pvOXT79Olp pic.twitter.com/K8TRwox2KJ
— Kevin Uhrmacher (@KevinUhrm) December 17, 2019
and
It means that they know they're gonna lose. And if they win, they’re going to serve in the minority under a Democratic President. -NP https://t.co/FNgqIEPy7c
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) December 20, 2019
vote suppression
"Wait, is someone recording this? I mean, uh … voter fraud! Ballot integrity! PRANK CALLER, PRANK CALLER!"https://t.co/MF6ks51tpW pic.twitter.com/5DYi8OUrnd
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) December 20, 2019
grandson
A heavy hearted bravo to CT! Well said on so many levels. I believe my grandfather would have had a similar perspective. Thank you. https://t.co/2aVeovR0Ux
— Boz Tchividjian (@BozT) December 19, 2019
defenders
5. Assert that he hasn’t actually been impeached.https://t.co/Oscy9g7J8P
— Congregant of the Mighty-Church of Demon-Rats (@Imwastntym) December 20, 2019
their id
They support him because he is their id. He says the quiet part out loud and they love him for it. https://t.co/a1WpjJErGB
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) December 21, 2019
NAZI
Matt Shea
A new report concluded that Washington state Rep. Matt Shea was involved in training young people to fight a "holy war."
He created a pamphlet that advocated replacing the government with a theocracy and "the killing of all males who do not agree." https://t.co/b63mbZrNSF
— NPR (@NPR) December 21, 2019
Hi. Past circle game player here. It's played by flashing a circle below waist level and if someone looks at it, they lose (i.e. get punched or dip shoulder to floor).
In THIS case, they're just indiscriminately holding up a "circle" because they're not playing the circle game. https://t.co/kcXHPA3yp4
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) December 20, 2019
and
Well this an obvious lie. Good to know our armed services are covering up for white supremacists. https://t.co/PucaNTkG0O
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) December 20, 2019
also
If you were shocked by the recent controversies around white nationalism in the military, this @bellingcat & @DisinfoResearch investigation into the Iron March forum leaks by @emmibevensee, Zach, and me is for you. Many thanks to the good ppl @bellingcat!https://t.co/YnpLpMLfDe
— Alexander Reid Ross (@areidross) December 19, 2019
MEDIA
untrue
I think the House Democrats should consider arguing that he was already removed in the Senate and is no longer president, and see if CBS News will put out a headline that simply says that without pointing out that it's untrue. https://t.co/9MTZD1F0d8
— A.R. Moxon (@JuliusGoat) December 22, 2019
both sides
One side wants to let gays marry and marginally increase taxes on the rich to give people better access to healthcare, the other wants to kill anyone who objects to transforming the country into a conservative Christian theocracy. Such division! https://t.co/3xZCkNXI5Y
— Michael Wyman (@mjwyman) December 21, 2019
WaPo
Nancy Big. Cheeto Small. Very small. Well-played, WaPo, well-played. Even so, you really do need to drop Dana Milbank. @wapodesign pic.twitter.com/BApXFvmPJk
— phiPhine (@phiPhine) December 19, 2019
FB 600 pages
NEW: Facebook took down more than 600 accounts tied to pro-Trump conspiracy website The Epoch Times for using identities created by artificial intelligence to push stories about a variety of topics including impeachment and elections. https://t.co/Xx3r9oirTX – @oneunderscore__
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 20, 2019
ELECTIONS
Amy
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says there’s a double standard when comparing her to Mayor Pete Buttigieg. “Do I think that a woman who had lost a statewide race, lost the race for the DNC, was a mayor of a small town, would be able to be the candidate to head up our ticket? I don’t.” pic.twitter.com/zY24C8NFcW
— CNN (@CNN) December 20, 2019
Warren – thread
10/Then THIS happened. The debate moderators kept pressing Warren on health care – an issue she hadn't emphasized. She got bogged down in the question of whether she'd raise taxes.https://t.co/D9sMB8j2S5
— Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) December 20, 2019
Yang impeachment
.@AndrewYang gave a really bad answer on impeachment last night.
Dems face a strong pull towards treating impeachment as a "distraction" from solving "real" problems.
But that's really destructive for all kinds of reasons. I tried to explain here:https://t.co/hkcMDtNdDK
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 20, 2019
gamer
Oh hell no (h/t @Aldowyn) pic.twitter.com/zevitmYr3h
— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) December 21, 2019
and
More here — https://t.co/r5fVF2RsGt
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) December 20, 2019
Burnie
The reason why @BernieSanders will lose: pic.twitter.com/NWpFrIiMvc
— The General 🎅🏽 (@Generalyeo) December 20, 2019
US
Kamala
#SNL Kamala: “You withheld your donations and I got tired of waiting so I walked my fine ass out the door. YOU COULD’VE HAD A BAD BITCH!”
— Adam Smith (@AdamJSmithGA) December 22, 2019
ACA
BREAKING NEWS: ACA open enrollment numbers are out. Total coverage will actually be HIGHER.
Trump’s and sabotage be damned.
— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) December 20, 2019
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Debate and post-impeachment (yes, it happened!)
December 21, 2019 in Berniebots, Debates, 🍊, 👓=🍊, elections, impeachment, Russian asset, Ukraine | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
It’s Turdsday! This week me n Blue discuss the finer points of being a good hoomun. All you have to do is care. Love love love! 💛 #CartoonJukebox HD on https://t.co/CBj8qmQp5z pic.twitter.com/FDOgljtNGx
— Flan Bites (@flanbites) December 20, 2019
Pelosi
Pelosi is crushing McConnell, step by strategic step https://t.co/qON9TCRiRf
— GStuedler🇺🇸🇧🇧💙💯 (@gstuedler) December 20, 2019
Christian Magazine
A leading Christian magazine founded by late evangelist Billy Graham — father of key presidential supporter Franklin Graham — published an op-ed on Thursday calling for President Trump to be removed from office and urging evangelicals not to support him https://t.co/SiEKSgZJt0
— CNN (@CNN) December 20, 2019
popular vote
— j mauricio (@jmaulc) December 19, 2019
WORLD
Russia
Consider this gravely: WH officials feared the Russian president successfully influenced the US president to plant a conspiracy theory & exonerate Russia. https://t.co/RtTiBKPV89
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 20, 2019
also
https://twitter.com/TrumpNewsPolls/status/1207700207925972993
and
https://twitter.com/martynoblett/status/1208033964201525250
🍊 KLAN
abusive view
My new column makes the case that nearly everyone is missing the larger significance of Trump’s attack last night on John Dingell & his widow, Debbie
It literally goes directly to why he was properly impeached: He has an abusive view of presidential power https://t.co/fmnugecJWF
— John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) December 19, 2019
and
ggg
deny
Like an evil Bat Signal, Trump world is responding to the call. pic.twitter.com/d4mUxftWZ2
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) December 20, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
🐢
Isn’t it ironic – McConnell is complaining about a delay in referring the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate when he’s the one who improperly sat on Judge Garland’s SCOTUS nomination FOR NEARLY A YEAR & who presently sits on 400 House bills blocking all debate thereon? https://t.co/JsJjh9fcNH
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) December 19, 2019
and before
The same turtle that impeached a guy over a blow job is calling Trump's Impeachment the "most unnfair" in modern history.
Hypocrisy, thy name is #MoscowMitch pic.twitter.com/WhtmRrqyrV
— CHIDI®️ (@ChidiNwatu) December 19, 2019
reply
— kathleen (@kathlee73732050) December 20, 2019
House
It means that they know they're gonna lose. And if they win, they’re going to serve in the minority under a Democratic President. -NP https://t.co/FNgqIEPy7c
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) December 20, 2019
ELECTIONS
Debate
Warren steals from Hillary
— Rex Young (@rexyoung12) December 20, 2019
Yang – response debate
.@AndrewYang gave a really bad answer on impeachment last night.
Dems face a strong pull towards treating impeachment as a "distraction" from solving "real" problems.
But that's really destructive for all kinds of reasons. I tried to explain here:https://t.co/hkcMDtNdDK
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 20, 2019
pardon 🍊
Yang told me after the last debate that he would consider pardoning Trump https://t.co/Tcjq2wqz71
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) December 20, 2019
Burnie
Sen. Sanders: "First, I want to go back to climate change…"
"Senator, with all due respect, this question is about race. Can you get back to the question at hand?"
HOLY SHIT.#DemDebate
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) December 20, 2019
US
Mazie Hirono (on Tulsi)
"I take it that [Rep. Gabbard] couldn’t decide whether or not it was OK for the president to shake down the president of another country for his own political ends using $400 million in taxpayer money as a bribe." – Sen. Hirono pic.twitter.com/ahVUCpfCLB
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 20, 2019
Kamala
https://twitter.com/douglasemhoff/status/1207866446958624768
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