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Genocide: No ventilators for you, moochers!
March 27, 2020 in Andrew Cuomo, Cruelty, Depravity, ๐, ๐ Virus, ๐ฆ, ๐ฆ , elections, ignorance, incompetence, media, Pelosi | Comments closed
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US #s 85,991
and
CHINA VERSUS USA
Bitte lesen:https://t.co/ZnOWeDR6bahttps://t.co/WPoBceleGchttps://t.co/rEw5Fu9bMQhttps://t.co/2ME3NnqN0p#XiJinping #JoeBiden #Trump #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/lrhIJmEUDo— Marian Kamensky (@MarianKamensky1) March 27, 2020
WA U study
Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June – Washington University analysis https://t.co/WaRGCylt3u
— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) March 27, 2020
Ilinois
Pritzker dips into his millions to help nonprofitsโ as Illinois announces another seven COVID-19 deaths https://t.co/OP9B8QiLzm via @SunTimes
— Amanda Rivkin/a (@amandarivkin) March 27, 2020
NOLA
โOf the 2,305 positive cases, 83 had died, 676 were being hospitalized and 239 were on ventilators, vital machines that are in short supply.
Those numbers kept New Orleans on a trajectory to run out of ventilators by the first week in Aprilโ https://t.co/1tgS6A7RCI pic.twitter.com/LLDSq3TNWj
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 27, 2020
Ohio
Well, there's that. https://t.co/jwZz0sMV9Q
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) March 27, 2020
playing politics
https://twitter.com/rmasher2/status/1243570933551562752CDC
"A Texas nurse and 17-year veteran of emergency rooms wrote: 'Never seen anything like this. Protocols change minute to minute if there are any at all. I can no longer trust the @CDCgov. For the first time in my career I am scared to go to work.'"
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) March 26, 2020
Virus thread
1
Johns Hopkins University, sent this excellent summary to avoid contagion
share it with you because it is very clear:* The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule (DNA) covered by a protective layer of lipid (fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular
— Dr Sunanda Bal๐ฎ๐ณ (@Drsunandambal) March 26, 2020
NY
NYC tool
NYC has a v cool tool that shows reports of flu-like illness ER visits by zip code earlier this month.
The dark blue neighborhood in Queens with the highest concentration of illness?
Corona (!)
(shoutout to @A_Grossman
who unearthed this gem) https://t.co/1iPR4rVTtL pic.twitter.com/XjczqXNOri— Eliot Brown (@eliotwb) March 26, 2020
WORLD
China
CHINAโS BGI GENOMICS SAYS IT HAS ACQUIRED EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) FOR ITS COVID19 TEST KITS, ALLOWING IT TO OFFICIALLY ENTER THE US CLINICAL MARKET.
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 27, 2020
also China
https://twitter.com/AlanMCole/status/1243557329112641537Germany
Germany is doing 160,000 COVID-19 tests per week, ~50% more than South Korea, and there are "no signs" that test kits are running low. https://t.co/bMsleNTf5U via @FT
— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) March 27, 2020
Ukraine, EU
Headed home on the last flight from Kyiv to London. Everything feels surreal starting from the fact I, a kid born in communist times, am bringing grechka (buckwheat) and toilet paper to Western Europe from a business trip in the Eastern part pic.twitter.com/5l9jtD8OKt
— Jakub Parusinski (@j_parus) March 27, 2020
Canada
https://twitter.com/welcomewords/status/1243364044288831488
Russia
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1243457650471260160
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enjoys it
โwhy isnโt the president doing anything?โ they screamed, refusing to consider the very obvious answer that he truly enjoys the results of not doing anything
— kilgore trout, stonks autographer (@KT_So_It_Goes) March 27, 2020
too many ventilators you peasants
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1243355995939565570
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1243355519818928128
and
— RobV (@RobVarak) March 27, 2020
his voters too
More people have already died in Oklahoma (7) from coronavirus than had died in whole US as of March 2.
As many people have already died from virus in Florida (29) as in whole US as of March 9.
Trump's deluding himself that the virus is not coming for his voters too
— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 27, 2020
war criminal
By now, *any* Democratic president has nationalized a vast testing regimen and the supply of medical products, including ventilators. Trump's inaction, his personal cowardice, will cost tens of thousands of American deaths. He's not a wartime president. He's a war criminal.
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) March 26, 2020
and
Yes, it's a crime against humanity. https://t.co/YifYCjeKRk
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) March 27, 2020
Fauci
Dr. Fauci has a grim message for Trump: Coronavirus is going to rain on his โbeautifulโ revival plans.
The nationโs top pandemic doc pushed back againstโs Trumpโs suggestion America will be back to normal by Easter Sunday.
โThe virus makes the timeline.โhttps://t.co/t8u7I8QKPg
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 26, 2020
Malaria drug origin
Hello, there is your unroll: Thread by @kennwhite: This thread is stunning. The lead French investigator and team behind that non-randomizedโฆ https://t.co/inb2J8m23Q. See you soon. ๐ค
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) March 26, 2020
Onionized
— MakeAmericaTheBest (@MakeAmericaBest) March 27, 2020
and
I mean, if we hand out too many ventilators, people might prefer it to breathing on their own.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 27, 2020
and
again, explain to me how heโs not gunning for the highest body count possiblehttps://t.co/W0PkwDnDzr https://t.co/7YSjqR8hW5
— kilgore trout, stonks autographer (@KT_So_It_Goes) March 26, 2020
twitter instead of DPA
General Motors sold Lordstown. If the President cared about its former workers, he would know that.
Instead of throwing a tantrum on Twitter, why donโt you just invoke the DPA? https://t.co/YXdl5kKBbg
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) March 27, 2020
and
The guy 63 million people entrusted with coordinating a pandemic response can't even tag the right Twitter accounts pic.twitter.com/36xUSfqPgt
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 27, 2020
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
trumpie
For someone that was in a comma, he sure doesn't like punctuation.
— Speculawyer ๐ณ๐ด-American (@speculawyer) March 27, 2020
MEDIA
๐ฆ ventilators source
If you're wondering where Trump got that whole 'New York doesn't need 30,000 ventilators' thing, this aired on Fox News shorty before Trump called into Hannity's show. https://t.co/BM9sdVNSC2
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 27, 2020
new lie
Conservatives think itโs some kind of gotcha that epidemiologists are projecting fewer deaths now that weโve taken steps to prevent more deaths. Their stupidity is going to get people killed if Trump listens to them. https://t.co/OOeNgjG4N9
— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) March 26, 2020
Cover Biden!
๐บ It's time we demand @CNN & @MSNBC cover presumptive Democratic nominee @JoeBiden's press briefings each day.
If you agree:
1) retweet this.
&
2) tag a member of the mainstream media so they see our request.
Joe deserves equal time & we need to hear his message. pic.twitter.com/n71xEiW4ZX
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) March 25, 2020
ELECTIONS
Biden science
It's hard to believe this has to be said, but if I'm elected president, I will always lead the way with science. I will listen to the experts and heed their advice. I will do the opposite of what weโre seeing Donald Trump do every day.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 26, 2020
ad
Biden out with another excellent ad. pic.twitter.com/o89tWKk53f
— Adam Smith (@AdamJSmithGA) March 26, 2020
US
Cuomo
.@NYGovCuomo with inspiring words for the NY National Guard being deployed to fight #COVID19: "This is a rescue mission…the mission is to save lives…and what's even more cruel is this enemy doesn't attack the strongest of us, it attacks the weakest of us." pic.twitter.com/Ss4TII6kkD
— Jack Sterne (@JRSterne) March 27, 2020
Priority USA ad
The Trump campaign seriously just issued a cease and desist for this ad so I'm doing my part and sharing it as widely as humanly possible.pic.twitter.com/2fQdRmWpOS
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) March 26, 2020
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Phony emergency (I didn’t need it)
February 16, 2019 in abuse of power, caravan, Charles Kushner, corruption, Democrats, dictatorship, ๐, hypocrisy, ignorance, immigration, impeachment, Imperial family, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, Liegate, LOSER!, Madness, Manafort, media, Mueller, National Emergency, new-york, Pelosi, Projection, propaganda, Ratfuck, Roger Stone, separation of powers, Wall | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Manafort
NEW TRANSCRIPT: The judge describes MANAFORT's misrepresentation of KILIMNIK's understanding of Russia-aligned lobbying as "a problematic attempt to shield his Russian conspirator from liability and it gives rise to LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE HIS LOYALTIES LIE ."
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) February 16, 2019
and
"Manafort acted for more than a decade as if he were above the law… The sentence here should reflect the seriousness of these crimes, and serve to both deter Manafort and others from engaging in such conduct," Mueller's office wrote. https://t.co/Fkh8LHm5PT
— Sarah Mimms (@mimms) February 16, 2019
sentencing memo
It appears to be the beginning of the bitter end for Paul Manafort.
The Special Counsel's Office is going to file its sentencing memo for his criminal case in Virginia TODAY. Stand by for a fast-moving Friday. pic.twitter.com/5RC5e3V5dn— Katelyn Polantz (@kpolantz) February 15, 2019
in 2016
Paul Manafort's Twitter in summer 2016 is a scathing reminder of how skillfully the Trump camp used projection, and how easily the MSM was manipulated pic.twitter.com/tImZxKWx0U
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) April 10, 2018
Stone
Breaking: Prosecutors say for the first time they have evidence of Roger Stone communicating with Wikileaks, according to a new court filing from special counsel prosecutors.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 15, 2019
also gag order
Gag order issued by federal judge in Roger Stone case.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 15, 2019
here
v
RUSSIA
elections
#Russia's state TV:
Dmitry Abzalov, Director of the Center for Strategic Communications, openly admits that Russia's goal is to "shape the agenda for the Western electorate," affecting voters in future elections, which is what RT is actively doing in Western countries. ยฉ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/626DS4qu6j— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) February 15, 2019
KLAN ๐
I’ll be sued
Struggling to get through "The Entertainer" pic.twitter.com/cz0XZhIpPa
— Nick Lutsko (@NickLutsko) February 15, 2019
Pence – no caravan?
As VP Pence lists American security concerns at Munich, note that he leaves out invasion by caravans at US southern border, a โnational emergencyโ according to the boss
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) February 16, 2019
ACLU to sue
BREAKING: Weโre suing President Trump over todayโs blatantly illegal declaration of a national emergency.
There is no emergency. This is an unconstitutional power grab that hurts American communities. Weโll see him in court.
— ACLU (@ACLU) February 15, 2019
lawsuit – Public Citizen
BREAKING: We just sued Trump over his fake national emergency.
If Trump gets away with this, there's no telling what the next concocted "emergency" will be, who will be targeted and what emergency powers will be claimed.
We refuse to tolerate this slide to authoritarianism. pic.twitter.com/GQVwUZGHem
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) February 16, 2019
also
Trump's emergency declaration just got its first legal challenge. Legal advocacy group Public Citizen has filed suit on behalf of landowners in Texas and an environmental group. More lawsuits are expected. https://t.co/Uqx20Uxho9
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 16, 2019
contract with American voter
Add…
Donald Trump said 212 times he would make Mexico pay for the wall. During the 2016 campaign, he also signed the "Contract with the America Voter" pledging he would obtain reimbursement from Mexico for the "full cost" of the wall. pic.twitter.com/AIfztu34bd— Alamo_on_the_rise (@AlamoOnTheRise) February 16, 2019
Lamar Alexander opposes
!! @SenAlexander (R-Tennessee) calls President Trump's national emergency declaration "unnecessary, unwise and inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution." pic.twitter.com/e6UF4TrYTF
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 15, 2019
why wall?
For those out there who think this wall has anything at all to do with our national security: pic.twitter.com/ydSDwwIz0g
— #AJ #Grassroots Activist #TeamVoterRegistrarTx (@SJW_Resistor) February 15, 2019
cyber security alliance?
๐ฅBREAKING NEWS๐ฅ Remember secret meeting w RU Intel Heads? Looks like Trump, Pompeo, Naryshkin, Bortnikov and Korobov had success forming the โCyber Security Allianceโ Putin wanted. ๐จTHIS IS TREASON๐จ https://t.co/k6EbNZYRFT
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) May 29, 2018
Nobel again
Donald Trump claims he stopped "slaughter" of 3 million people in Syria as he makes case for Nobel Peace Prize https://t.co/AFK9F15qRy pic.twitter.com/6Jw7lGRN5D
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 15, 2019
REPUBLICANS
Coulter
Ann Coulter fires back at Trump: "The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot" https://t.co/quO8uZrVM3
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 15, 2019
.
There is a first for everything. First Ann Coulter RT. https://t.co/OUYYOKdbjc
— Matty Ice (@MattyIceUSA) February 16, 2019
Porterfield
This lawmaker compares the LGBTQ+ community to the Ku Klux Klan and implied he'd drown his own children if they were gay (warning: distressing themes) pic.twitter.com/VIgmPbpVKD
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 14, 2019
our diseases
"Bring back our #ChildHoodDiseases," wife of White House communications director Bill Shine says as she criticizes vaccines https://t.co/Cl92AbTwGU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 15, 2019
ad for wealth tax
oh look the new ad for the wealth tax is live https://t.co/UMii3TjqY6
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) February 14, 2019
ELECTIONS
Newsom, kamala
Kamala Harris is a fearless fighter. A voice for the voiceless and vulnerable. From advancing equality to defending immigrant communities to expanding opportunity, she'll do what's right. Proud to endorse @KamalaHarris for President. pic.twitter.com/3MGPBcUigR
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 16, 2019
โ๏ธย boy
Howard Schultz, Who Everyone Hates, Promises He'll Drop Out If Dems Nominate 'Centrist' No One Will Like https://t.co/qQkUH4lbTG
via @SER1897
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) February 16, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Cacasio
Brand New Congress, the PAC we now see Ocasio-Cortez criss-crossing the country helping to promote, has the perplexing mission of โattempting to recruit Congressional candidates toย run as Republicans in red districts.โ pic.twitter.com/CNNlxoXHU0
— WeStandUnited๐ฝ (@_WeStandUnited) February 10, 2019
NYC – Amazon
Must-read Amazon fallout piece by urbanist @VishaanNYC: "the most worrisome group โ and those who now need to be held accountable โ are those who simply want no growth at all, believing that New York will somehow thrive forever regardless." https://t.co/ldRPKsRLYu
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) February 15, 2019
US
Blumenthal
bipartisan to stop “emergency”
"There will be bipartisan support for" a resolution on Trump declaring National Emergency
Trump is "seizing power, he is usurping the constitutional norms" – @SenBlumenthal pic.twitter.com/6niDVBKUwg
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) February 15, 2019
Schumer
https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1096456439755886592
NYC protest #FakeEmergency
https://twitter.com/B52Malmet/status/1096548606780280832
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Thankful for myself and mois
November 23, 2018 in above the law, abuse of power, arrogance, climate-change, Comey, corruption, cover-up, crime, Cruelty, dictatorship, Due Process, ๐, ๐ฆ, egotism, elections, freedom of press, Hate, Hillary, ignorance, impeachment, LEFTOVERS, Saudi Arabia, separation of powers, silencing dissent, Syria, violence, white supremacy | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Brexit – warm uo wor 2016 election
New evidence that Bannon, when VP of Cambridge Analytica, planned to assist Brexit.https://t.co/F6Jw6nbFPc email asked Cambridge Analytica for strategy for fundraising in the US to support Brexit.
Brexit tactics were used as a trial for Trump campaign.https://t.co/Fl4cgFhCtf
— Jan Weir (@JanWeirLaw) November 22, 2018
I know what you did last summer
Pence confronted Putin on election meddling: โI Looked at Him and I Said, We Know What Happenedโ https://t.co/NmsF4b7YP5 @washingtonpost
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) November 23, 2018
NYS
A judge just ruled that the New York state attorney general's lawsuit against the Trump Foundation, President Trump and his three eldest children can proceed! https://t.co/gdx12kW0kK
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 23, 2018
and
#BREAKING: The New York State Supreme Court just denied the motion to dismiss our lawsuit against the Trump Foundation and its directors: @realDonaldTrump, Donald J. Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. https://t.co/rYj2I76d22 pic.twitter.com/8wJvy17Gsx
— NY AG Underwood (@NewYorkStateAG) November 23, 2018
OBSTRUCTION
MI6
MI6 chiefs are secretly battling Trump to stop him publishing classified info linked to the Russia probe.
The UK is warning that Trump would undermine intel gathering if he releases pages of an FBI app to wiretap one of his ex-campaign advisers. https://t.co/KX7g3CImEt
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 23, 2018
RUSSIA
Russia First
Putinโs rendition of โRussia First.โhttps://t.co/R1PbnnQths
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 23, 2018
humane
#Russia's state TV host Olga Skabeeva says that according to a UK investigator, the amount of Novichok inside the bottle used to poison Sergei #Skripal could have been used to kill thousands of people, but wasn't.
State TV host Evgeny Popov retorts: "GRU is humane." ยฉ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/LfDILvYHTP— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 23, 2018
KLAN๐
thankful for himself
Pool asked Trump this morning what he is most thankful for. Even though he had just finished speaking with U.S. troops, he said that he is most thankful for…himself pic.twitter.com/9gJ6rkUpgz
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) November 22, 2018
call with military
Trump asks Naval officer, how do you feel about the crap Gerald Ford class aircraft carrier you're on? pic.twitter.com/tW9bHTNgSh
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 22, 2018
Lies – saudi Arabia
WHAT A brilliant Video on Trump LIESpic.twitter.com/jkBBgpANgb
— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) November 23, 2018
it’s cold – NASA kids
Imma help you out, Mr. President. Here's some language from NASA's website for children. pic.twitter.com/cWhEMlHCQU
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) November 22, 2018
would be nice
All I'm saying is that would be nice if Donald Trump was mad at the guys who killed Jamal Khashoggi instead of the guys who killed Osama bin Laden.
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 21, 2018
dispproval race
Analysis: Disapproval of Trumpโs handling of race relations hits 60 percent https://t.co/KpuZvKVYz1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 23, 2018
NE book
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REPUBLICANS
yo, Cindy!
Weโve requested that Cindy Hyde-Smith refund our contribution to her Senate campaign following recent remarks that are highly offensive and simply unacceptable. Weโll redirect those funds to groups working to fight racism in our country.
— Aetna News (@AetnaNews) November 22, 2018
support: lynching was legal!
โactually, she was talking about legal lynchingsโ is a hell of a fake from byron โobama isnโt popular if you donโt count black peopleโ york https://t.co/hLRAgwW10w
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) November 22, 2018
poll?
Welcome to the Democrats not giving a crap what the party of division, destruction and nationalism has to say.
Elections have consequences.
To the 90% of the white dudes who make up the GOP house, meet your consequence: Speaker @TeamPelosi https://t.co/2OnJLd238w— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) November 23, 2018
NRA
Alabama shooting
1 teen dead, 2 others injured following shooting at Alabama mall prior to Black Friday shopping. https://t.co/Yq1FV9fObK
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 23, 2018
innocence!
My son has had 3 active shooter drills at school since August.
He's in kindergarten. https://t.co/AD5ApPmipn
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) November 23, 2018
Cindy again!
Mississippi Sen Cindy Hyde-Smith: "I introduced a bill that would not allow any federal dollars to go toward keeping records for anyone purchasing weapons. Nothing is more important than our gun rights. I'm a lifetime @NRA member."
Vote @espyforsenate pic.twitter.com/HujApbcmcw
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 21, 2018
and
We track car purchases, poultry, meat and romaine lettuce, we even track decongestants, but @Cindyhydesmith wants to make it ILLEGAL to keep records of gun purchases. And she's BRAGGING about it. Vote @espyforsenate https://t.co/4BiRwSSffH
— Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) November 21, 2018
NAZI
the Base (like Al Quaeda)
A new social networking platform called โThe Baseโ is trying to mobilize neo-Nazis to prepare for violent insurgency. See this important story from โฆ@BMakuchโฉ and โฆ@MackLamoureuxโฉhttps://t.co/Tcm5ubPZ62 #frontlinePBS
— John Horgan (@Drjohnhorgan) November 21, 2018
Facebook is still going with the "yes, we used an anti-semitic trope but it's okay when we do it because it's true" line. https://t.co/wy9Htql4u5 pic.twitter.com/g1rq0PwTl4
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) November 22, 2018
MEDIA
๐ฆย Pirro
โโJudgeโ Jeanine Pirro is the voice of law-and-order in President Donald Trumpโs cable news echo chamber, making it particularly noteworthy that she has been flouting federal election rules for years.โ https://t.co/y7NDhcJ7uV
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) November 23, 2018
twtter demographics
% of U.S. adults who use #Twitter, by demographic group:
Men: 23%
Women: 24White: 24%
Black: 26
Hispanic: 20Ages 18-29: 40%
30-49: 27
50-64: 19
65+: 8High school or less: 18%
Some college: 25
College+: 32Urban: 29%
Suburban: 23
Rural: 17https://t.co/RUs4EdKewi pic.twitter.com/N1tL5H8qR9— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) November 23, 2018
ELECTIONS
LEFTOVERS
Tulsi Gabbard, woman of peace, and definitely not a hopelessly compromised Putin shill. https://t.co/r9wY9mvheL
— Alt. U.S. Press Sec. (@AltUSPressSec) November 22, 2018
US
Hillary
In a recent interview, I talked about how Europe must reject right-wing nationalism and authoritarianism, including by addressing migration with courage and compassion. I also gave a comprehensive speech about this last month.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 23, 2018
ughhh!
Hillary Clinton has been doing actual work for years to broaden asylum. As SoS she was known for this, especially for abused women & LGBT. Her 2016 platform demanded the US allow more refugees. She's been working for kids at the US border for the past year. All documented. https://t.co/DkK3fSOhgs
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 23, 2018
Schumer
I donโt agree very often with Chief Justice Roberts, especially his partisan decisions which seem highly political on Citizens United, Janus, and Shelby.
But I am thankful today that heโalmost alone among Republicansโstood up to President Trump and for an independent judiciary.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 23, 2018
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Judges, troops and Nazi – a Holliday delight!
November 22, 2018 in above the law, abuse of power, Cali fires, Clinton, Constitution, corruption, cover-up, dictatorship, ๐, ๐ฆ, freedom of press, Hate, ignorance, international, Nazi, separation of powers, silencing dissent, violence, white supremacy | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Papadopoulos
Robert Mueller used George Papadopoulos' own tweets against him.
In a court filing, prosecutors contrasted Papadopoulos' initial statements of remorse with subsequent public statements he made criticizing Mueller and the Russia probe.https://t.co/hyHLbIBvdM
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 22, 2018
๐ฑ
BREAKING: Rudy Giuliani says that Trump will "refuse" to cooperate if Robert Mueller subpoenas him.
Innocent people typically don't refuse a federal subpoena.
Just saying…
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) November 21, 2018
Comey – only public hearing
Comeyโs lawyer says in a statement just now: โMr. Comey embraces and welcomes a hearing open to the public, but the subpoena issued yesterday represents an abuse of process….Accordingly, Mr. Comey will resist in Court this abuse of process.โ https://t.co/ssVpHyQquK
— Laura Jarrett (@LauraAJarrett) November 22, 2018
OBSTRUCTION
Alberto Gonzales
Former Bush attorney general Alberto Gonzales rebukes Trump for reportedly seeking to prosecute Clinton, Comey https://t.co/3wUrIHcW25
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 21, 2018
Saudi Arabia
transactional
This is an important point. It's not a transaction with the Saudis — but look to other beneficiaries of this disgusting relationship… https://t.co/UsNBDwvRuv
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) November 21, 2018
weak
You overestimate Saudi purchases and underestimate U.S. leverage. You ignore the numerous lies Saudi Arabia has told you about its murder of Khashoggi. You are a weak foreign policy leader who is harming U.S. values and interests. https://t.co/yuTzZyvTUt
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 22, 2018
Asked President Trump about Khashoggi killing minutes ago. He said that Crown prince regretted the death even more than he did, that the โworldโ was to blame, that the CIA had not concluded that MBS was responsible and that low oil prices were a key reason not to punish Saudi.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 22, 2018
KLAN๐
cost me a fortune
Bullshit. No President in US history has used the office more to enrich himself and if Republicans had ANY patriotism or respect for the law his grifting ass would be in jail. https://t.co/iITRwUCDT5
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) November 22, 2018
gratitude
The president of the United States is very focused on the spiritual nature of gratitude. pic.twitter.com/vmz4t6HyoR
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 22, 2018
and
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 22, 2018
memo troops
The W.H. has signed a memo allowing troops stationed at the border to engage in some law enforcement roles and use lethal force, if necessary โ a move legal experts have cautioned may run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act, Military Times reports.https://t.co/Mag7p4npiY
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 21, 2018
behind Mattis’s back
EXCLUSIVE: Mattis said no to lethal military force at the border. So DHS went behind his back. https://t.co/dWbeBmuSas
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 21, 2018
Visiting troops
Trump earlier this week: I will be visiting troops in a war zone
Trump today: I will speak to troops around the world *THROUGH TELECONFERENCE*
๐ค https://t.co/NLUdT0kyJu— Lis Power (@LisPower1) November 22, 2018
militaring is hard
Per the reporter in the room, @betsy_klein, during his call with the military today, Trump compared one service memberโs recent achievement to โgoing to the Wharton School of Finance.โ
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 22, 2018
Incest Barbie
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) November 20, 2018
…
.๐๐Judiciary
The President is going to war with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in an effort to diminish confidence in and respect for the Judiciary.
Trump is, purposefully or accidentally, following an authoritarian script to the letter. https://t.co/hPiBgstrc1
— Avi Bueno (@AviAhvee) November 21, 2018
also
I give thanks for statistics, and your tweet flies & lies in their face. 3 other circuits have higher overturn rates over last 5 terms:
3d Cir, 92%
6th Cir, 84%
11th Cir, 82%
9th Cir is in fact only slightly higher than average.
PS judges u picked rule against u constantly too. https://t.co/zlNvdpqfrj— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) November 22, 2018
census lawsuits
BREAKING: A 3-judge panel of 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Trump administration's request to delay the #2020census #citizenshipquestion lawsuits in NY๐ pic.twitter.com/tZ5J0pdiaf
— Hansi Lo Wang (@hansilowang) November 21, 2018
help
— ๐Sher' Wilson ๐ (@cherokeesher2) November 21, 2018
Whitaker
best people https://t.co/oKlr4zwhvd
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 22, 2018
REPUBLICANS
last gasp
Comey rejects subpoena for closed-door hearing. House GOP may try to hold him in contempt in final days of the majority https://t.co/6lYUDRcJN1 https://t.co/AfoyTCXkr1
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 22, 2018
Cyndy Hyde-Smith
WATCH: I counted 20 times Cindy Hyde-Smith looked down at the two large stacks of notes in front of her during just the first two questions. Candidates weren't supposed to bring notes in with them, but her campaign demanded & was given access to notes over an hour prior. #MSSen pic.twitter.com/IKDOJYJxWC
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) November 21, 2018
mythology
I am seeing that many people believe this happened – who knows how many more after amplified by conservative media -yet it's literally the opposite of what happened. Obama criticized nobody by name. It was Justice Alito who visibly mouthed the words, "Not true." https://t.co/3uNwaQg9JH
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 22, 2018
NAZI
McInnis
Translation: โSince, Iโm not a citizen and this is headed towards me getting arrested, charged, incarcerated and then deported, can we just pretend I donโt deserve all that?โ
Sorry, bro. In for a dime; in for a dollar. https://t.co/raSxDpezYy
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 21, 2018
Facebook is still going with the "yes, we used an anti-semitic trope but it's okay when we do it because it's true" line. https://t.co/wy9Htql4u5 pic.twitter.com/g1rq0PwTl4
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) November 22, 2018
larger pattern
So a neo-nazi freaked out and killed his neo-nazi friends bcz they were planning on killing a bunch of civilians & when he tells the cops their apartment is filled with explosives, the cops ALLOW HIS OTHER ROOMMATE TO RETRIEVE THE EXPLOSIVES & LEAVE!https://t.co/P6pgqihvUs
— โ๐ฟBlack Aziz aNANsiโ๐ฟ (@Freeyourmindkid) November 21, 2018
not Bannon
This table is great: it shows, very clearly, that almost all these populist radical right don't want a damn thing to do with Bannon, even if the electoral laws in their country would allow it pic.twitter.com/F4Ltgj0X7a
— Benjamin Moffitt (@bjmoffitt) November 21, 2018
ELECTIONS
Nobody likes Rs
The reason R's should panic about 2020 is that it isn't that the Trump voters didn't show up for '18. They showed up. It just turns out that everyone else hates the GOP now. This will not end well for Republicans. https://t.co/I70RdMCVFl
— Jonathan V. Last (@JVLast) November 21, 2018
diversity
90% of the Republican caucus will now be white men.
2/3 of the Democratic caucus won't be.https://t.co/YF77B86MNI
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 22, 2018
demographics
Most popular now on @FactTank: The 2018 midterm vote: Divisions by race, gender, education https://t.co/BlLcqFklc6 pic.twitter.com/uOtdnNZZwv
— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) November 21, 2018
LEFTOVERS
Greenwald
Wait, you mean you guys didn't meet before at the big pro-Iraq war events?๐ฑ I am actually starting to like this new takedown technique: he must be bad, used to hang with me in ๐ฉy places! Almost forgot you are a Cato guy – is Vlad too? https://t.co/46SY49zdan
— Edgeoforever ๐ (@edgeoforever) November 22, 2018
Intercept
This Thanksgiving, Iโm grateful for Donald Trump, Americaโs most honest president https://t.co/77CBEsbSkv by @Schwarz
— The Intercept (@theintercept) November 21, 2018
US
Hillary
May we all open our hearts and reach across tables today. May we all find hopes and values in common. May there be pie. Happy Thanksgiving.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 22, 2018
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Kidnapped kids, lies, corruption, breastfeeding
July 9, 2018 in abuse of power, corruption, Cruelty, Depravity, dictatorship, ๐, ๐ cabinet, ๐ฆ, Foreign policy, Giuliani, hypocrisy, ignorance, immigration, impeachment, Imperial family, international, kids in cages, liberties, lies, media, Mueller, Nazi, Putin, racism, Republicans, reunification, Russia, SCOTUS | Tags: ๐, ๐ฑ, Jim Jordan, SCOTUS | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
nixed interviewing Kelly
Innocent people hate telling you theyโre innocent. Because thatโs what you do when youโre innocent. You keep investigators from finding out how innocent you are. Because youโre so innocent. https://t.co/o0xKwc2xsk
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 8, 2018
oops! he lied! (Comey/ Flynn)
Giuliani just confirmed that Trump said to Comey about Flynn: "Can you give a man a break." Here's what Trump told @peterbakernyt last May: pic.twitter.com/PkGTxDRvtc
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) July 8, 2018
covered also here
Rudy Giuliani seems to confirm that Trump asked James Comey to go easy on Michael Flynn, despite prior denials.
Giuliani: "He didn't direct him to [let go of the investigation]. What he said to him was 'can you give him a break?'" https://t.co/Itaccp46td
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018
and Lanny ย Davies
Iโm just here for @LannyDavis twitter. https://t.co/zAKClS9FqL
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 9, 2018
oops! He also lied (Stormy payment)
Rudy Giuliani undermines two more of Trumpโs most significant denials https://t.co/gIpayUOPGk
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 9, 2018
on interview
Late to this. I donโt know that Mueller really needs the interview. He will want it for completeness & also appearance of โ and actual โ fairness. Itโs an opportunity for Trump to explain himself. Or lie. Subjects whoโve done nothing criminal are generally helped by coming in.
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) July 8, 2018
OBSTRUCTION
outing sources
On @emptywheel's post from earlier this week: "…her dealings with him have brought her around to believing something she initially questioned: that Russian interference in the 2016 election was a very real thing, and that Trump associates played a part."https://t.co/I1NflkDl7N
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) July 8, 2018
trying to get Flynn off
A prosecutor being asked to back off of a prosecution by a targetโs lawyers or friends isnโt a reality. Itโs obstruction. Thatโs why Jim Comey reacted so strongly to a request from POTUS – his boss & someone in the sights of the investigation. https://t.co/JDI23pK5Y1
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 9, 2018
charity corruption
The scheme here seems fairly transparent.
1) Trump funneled other people's money into his charity
2) He then used that money to make "donations" to other charities
3) Those other charities spent money events at Mar a Lago
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 9, 2018
more
Nearly all of the $706,000 in donations made by the Donald J. Trump Foundation in Palm Beach County since 2008 went to charities that hosted lavish fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago, according to the Palm Beach Daily News. https://t.co/jWO9eoxzqI
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018
SCOTUS
nominee/Russia
Trumpโs nominee to lead the Justice Departmentโs criminal division is refusing to recuse himself from the Mueller investigation. He also represented a Putin-linked Russian bank under investigation for its secret connections with the Trump Organization. https://t.co/cSavmT38hn
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) July 9, 2018
IMPERIAL FAMILY
NK
US-NK Contradictions
๐บ๐ธ6/13: Trump says NK no longer a nuke threat
๐ฐ๐ต6/26: Reports say NK upgrading nuke site๐บ๐ธ6/19: US-SK war games suspended
๐ฐ๐ต7/7: NK calls it "highly reversible"๐บ๐ธ7/7: Pompeo calls recent talks "productive"
๐ฐ๐ต7/7: NK says US is "gangster-like" pic.twitter.com/M2QY7AVycG— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) July 9, 2018
Putin meeting
โฆโฆ@dandreznerโฉ has a few opinions on Trumpโs 1:1 with Putin https://t.co/izmGnVLu5e
— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) July 9, 2018
SCOTUS
pre-approved
Thomas Hardiman is a judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals & on @realDonaldTrumpโs pre-approved list for SCOTUS noms, having passed his โlitmus testsโ on overturning Roe v. Wade & striking down critical protections in our health care system.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 8, 2018
NAZI
Army, transgender
Since a court ordered the Trump admin not to ban transgender military recruits, scores have applied โ but it appears almost none are being accepted.
The applicants are being stalled or turned away at a time when some branches face a shortage of recruits. https://t.co/hyexLJZ4nM
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018
Anne Frank
Anne Frank would be 89 years old right now, if weโd let her family come to the US like they wanted to. https://t.co/V1b1ML9Kaz
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) July 7, 2018
kidnapped kids
Dick Durbin: "Forcibly removing children from their parents at the border and then putting them adrift on a bureaucratic sea where they can't even find them … It is a convergence of cruelty and incompetence that brings us to this moment." https://t.co/wevHRC47Q2
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 8, 2018
more on kids
ACLU says the Trump administration, under court order, finally provided – after missing Sat. deadline – a list of 102 children under 5 that it forcibly separated from parents. โIt appears likely that less than half will be reunitedโ by Tuesday's deadline.
https://t.co/79PqiWFGHF— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 9, 2018
REPUBLICANS
character witness
Endorsed Alabamaโs Judge Roy Moore for Senator, calling him principled ๐ https://t.co/QVBWzQkCIi
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 8, 2018
and another
Stupidest member of Congress defends second stupidest member of Congress. https://t.co/IKohujR0Vx
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) July 9, 2018
Breastfeeding and ย the WHO –
WOW. Another painful, stunning example of a nonpartisan issue — infant health — being turned on its head because our Trump and our GOP Congress favor the interests of big businesses over the well-being of babies. Midterms are this November. Vote. Them. Out. #Vote2018 https://t.co/WWZcQ7XjY9
— Kristin Mink (@KristinMinkDC) July 8, 2018
protest
there's an old poem/song to capture this pathos: pic.twitter.com/bnOqyiol7B
— Edgeoforever๐ (@edgeoforever) July 9, 2018
RUSSIA
Senators groveling
That surreal feeling when the Russians have to remind GOP lawmakers that #Russia is our enemy, during their interviews with Russian state TV on the 4th of July. Sorry, @TheOnion, but you can't top this. "The new normal" is more bizarre than satire. https://t.co/fLr2HWJroJ
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 8, 2018
MEDIA
๐ฆย picking SCOTUS judges
Trump spent time today with Hannity ahead of picking his SCOTUS justice, per @maggieNYT. We sought to explain earlier this year how much influence the highly-rated Fox host has in Trump's White House. https://t.co/qUdLqkKlaJ
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) July 9, 2018
US
California economy – anti-๐
California tried to be the anti-Trump. It worked. The state's economy grew at more than twice the speed of the U.S. as a whole https://t.co/b4o9iq44eS via @bopinion pic.twitter.com/J6Jh7AakVw
— Bloomberg (@business) July 8, 2018
ACLU
In the 15 months that followed the presidential election, the ACLU's membership went from 400,000 to 1,840,000. https://t.co/yK3I8KtlID
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018
Albright
She is especially fond of a Mussolini quote about โplucking a chicken feather by featherโ so that people will not notice the loss of their freedoms until it is too late. https://t.co/2mrmsSowQa
— Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) July 8, 2018
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