Minnesotta! Twitter war!

👑 🦠

US cases 1,768,461

recoveries 498,725

NY recoveries 65,689

WORLD

RUSSIA

Putin’s vertical

Putin’s “vertical of power” was always more political myth than reality—Covid-19 has just laid that all the more bare. My latest for @NewYorker: https://t.co/NxeFToWN3X

— Joshua Yaffa (@yaffaesque) May 27, 2020

##

Russia says that, going forward, it will no longer include asymptomatic cases in its daily count of new Covid-19 infections. Expect official stats to come way down in coming days. Serious question: are there other countries that rely on similar policy? https://t.co/73WDFqiIDo

— Joshua Yaffa (@yaffaesque) May 27, 2020

NZ

New Zealand epidemiologist:

‘We look at Trump’s behavior and we’re horrified’https://t.co/S4pyyZEJYr

— Holly Lee (@LeeHolly81) May 28, 2020

🍊 KLAN

WaPo cover

#TrumpDeathToll100K pic.twitter.com/9KtVvZRnO0

— WaterBluSky (@MsMariaT) May 28, 2020

Twitter – content warning

Twitter has put a content warning on Trump’s tweet calling for the military to shoot protestors “when the looting starts,” saying it violated the rule against glorifying violence. pic.twitter.com/fM9VyHRW1z

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 29, 2020

again, for the WH try

These morons thought they could drag this tweet to another account and Twitter wouldn't notice. pic.twitter.com/Ldzn59Unuf

— Lucille (@Delilah399) May 29, 2020

and

Now, Twitter just told ole Boss Hogg here that glorifying shootin’ was as useful as a trap door in a canoe, but how would he take it, considerin’ he only has one oar in the water.

(Fiddle lick) pic.twitter.com/C4WI9I3LrK

— JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) May 29, 2020

because

Y’all…in the four years that this asshole has been in the White House I’ve always known that there’s no bottom.

Even knowing that….

“When the looting starts the shooting starts”

Dear god. The sick bastard is escalating this.

— Wakandan Establishment Shill (@Kennymack1971) May 29, 2020

if they vote, we lose!

Also last night: Trump said in all caps that one reason he is so worked up about mail-in voting is because he thinks it will adversely impact Republicans https://t.co/a40ZzsCOXz

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) May 29, 2020

shut down twitter if legal

President Trump says he would shut down Twitter if he could.

Asked HOW, he says "I'd have to ask the lawyers…If it were legal, if it were able to be legally shut down, I would do it."

But he's not planning to delete his account so he can "refute fake news"

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) May 28, 2020

nothing I’d rather do

Trump was warned about Coronavirus in January and February and yet he waited 70 days to take action.

Twitter flags two of his 52,000 bullshit tweets and boom we have an executive order in less than 48 hours.

— Atle Larsen 🇧🇻🇺🇲 (@atlet1972) May 28, 2020

and

102,000 Americans are dead
but
The President used the entire power of the united states executive branch to defend a False tweet!

— ALT-immigration 🛂 (@ALT_uscis) May 29, 2020

and

pic.twitter.com/yTU2DFpx6K

— Dietrich Buxtehude (@Buxtehude11) May 28, 2020

new axes of evil

The new Axis of Evil.

Trump spews lies, hate and conspiracies.

Fox dutifully repeats them.

Facebook microtargets them to millions of voters—and gets paid to do it.

Goebbels would be jealous. pic.twitter.com/pjtl82D5EI

— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) May 28, 2020

Doctor Poo

There is always a Trump tweet…. always. https://t.co/I8P6NXZvyJ

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) May 29, 2020

🐀🔩 of the Day

more lies

Remember Dr. Fiona Hill, Sr. Fellow @BrookingsFP, warning about #Kremlin lies during #impeachment testimony? NOW in an exclusive @TUSAPodcast interview she issues another warning -this time about our own "lies" as #Election2020 nears. LISTEN! https://t.co/7jTJ2ixOB7 @PodcastOne pic.twitter.com/Z1N9QK2kvz

— JJ Green (@NATSEC09) May 28, 2020

🍊 campaign tried to take down cartoon

.@Nick_Anderson_'s cartoon criticizing Trump was removed from @redbubble after the Trump campaign claimed the use of #MAGA is a trademark infringement.

Parody and critique are constitutionally protected forms of political expression. @CBLDF ✊https://t.co/VoXhEzmAxf

— National Coalition Against Censorship (@ncacensorship) May 27, 2020

and

Trump campaign attempted to remove satirical cartoon by @Nick_Anderson_ from online retailer, Campaign said it infringed on their rights! https://t.co/OFqbaiNXJ9

— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) May 28, 2020

thugs/good people

Doing the same thinng -protest
White: Good people
Black: THUGS#donaldisoverparty pic.twitter.com/VvTAcevwxb

— Sandy | BLACK LIVES MATTER (@SandraCheung_) May 29, 2020

PENCE

REPUBLICANS

Minnesotta

journalist

Omar Jiminez could be seen on air telling police: 'We can move back to where you like. We're getting out of your way.' CNN reports that its president, Adam Zucker, has spoken with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who said he apologizes and is working to have the crew released.

— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 29, 2020

corruption

My wife and I own no individual stocks and we even had to sell our state municipal **money funds** because she works for that demented and incompetent jackass in the White House, but this guy owns stock in companies that could actually be affected by government action. … https://t.co/A14M5yObUq

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 28, 2020

NAZI

reporter arrested

Not arrested: four men who murdered a man on camera. https://t.co/BYx6qlLGQ0

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 29, 2020

Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter and camera crew as they report from protests in Minneapolis https://t.co/IY0H1Lc77E pic.twitter.com/s9XmwVfabP

— New Day (@NewDay) May 29, 2020

threat of violence

This is thuggery. It is regime behavior. We see you, Mr. President. https://t.co/3jmTEaOfV1

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 29, 2020

tear ga

I’m still stuck on using tear gas in the middle of a pandemic that hits the respiratory system

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) May 29, 2020

MEDIA

what they want

This is why I've always hated when we in the media try to decipher what Trump wants or Putin wants. You don't have to decipher anything. You just have to open your eyes and your ears. They're telling you what they want. It's on you if you don't hear them.

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) May 29, 2020

🦊

State tv oscillating from “hey, the president also hates the pigs, my fellow black people!!” to “hey pigs, please shoot all the protestors”. https://t.co/sjZQq0LLOT

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 29, 2020

FB

You’ve lied 18,000+ times in office. No one lights a candle to you for prevarication and mendacity. https://t.co/18DbkPDs5G

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 29, 2020

and

pic.twitter.com/R6TBVYGh4d

— GuillaumeTC (@GuillaumeTC) May 28, 2020

and

1. This is a clarifying moment.

It shows exactly what Facebook is and who Zuckerberg is

Trump is violating Facebook's rules on election misinformation

Zuckerberg's response was to go on Fox News and defend Trump's right to undermine the integrity of the election

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 28, 2020

conservative voices

Trump says conservative voices are being silenced on social media. But if you look at the data from Facebook, conservative pages do very well and often outperform regular news orgs. 6/10 political publishers over last month, for instance, are on the right. https://t.co/CcM83Rl3Lf pic.twitter.com/1X31xno7aV

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 28, 2020

ELECTIONS

Biden -heal

Biden says country won’t heal without addressing ‘underlying injury’https://t.co/lPkqX6qumM

— Sean Sullivan (@WaPoSean) May 29, 2020

-nuclear

Biden calls Trump nuclear testing talks reckless, dangerous

https://t.co/RTAHJgav9k

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) May 28, 2020

Meidas ad

End this #AmericanCarnage NOW! #donaldisoverparty pic.twitter.com/I2QWqwFrhg

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) May 29, 2020

US

Pelosi

Pelosi says Mark Zuckerberg "just panders" to Trump, describes Facebook's business model as "to misrepresent the facts," and then describes Trump's tantrum over Twitter as "silly" and "a distraction" from the public health and economic crises stemming from coronavirus pic.twitter.com/zMoLc13wWc

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 28, 2020

and

I like her last sentence: “I started off this meaning talking about testing, saving lives, opening schools… and we’re talking about Twitter. Let’s get back to talking about saving lives, shall we?”

— Jeremiah Nelson 📟 (@jmibullfrog) May 28, 2020

protest

Union Square, NY right now. I’m relieved to see some white faces in that crowd. This is our problem too. Silence is violence.pic.twitter.com/oLcrdSl9En

— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) May 28, 2020

Cuomo

Businesses in New York can now tell customers: No mask, no service.https://t.co/lFflvAWPru

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 28, 2020

Dawkins

How could fact-checking EVER be a bad thing? The only limit to fact-checking should be the time and expense of doing so. What honest, reasonable person could EVER object to being fact-checked? Please support fact-checkers everywhere. Including Twitter nowhttps://t.co/A5FwgU8Iig

— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) May 29, 2020

NDT – astology

Yup. The one-and-only @LindseyVonn asked me about astrology. I gave her a succinct answer.#AthletesAskNeil @StarTalkSports x @Uninterrupted
[Video: 40 sec] pic.twitter.com/lKX6M5d4DX

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) May 28, 2020

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Hate rallies, nazis and terrorism; Vote, damn it!

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

RUSSIA

Do you know who also hates Soros? Putin. During EU enlargement and the coloured revolutions the Kremlin was beside itself with frustration with groups like the Open Society Institute, which helped Moscow’s former subjects think and act for themselves. https://t.co/rkk83eDeBu

— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) October 29, 2018

KLAN🍊

approval drops

new Gallup Poll shows Trump dropping a week before mid-term election

last week: 44% approve, 50% disapprove (-6)

this week: 40% approve, 54% disapprove (-14)

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 29, 2018

caravan effect

Killer was angry at Jews for helping immigrants from Central America https://t.co/hYv1192a3h

— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) October 28, 2018

more caravan

"The Soros/caravan conspiracy theory weaves together anti-Semitism, fear of immigrants, & the specter of powerful foreign agents controlling major world events in pursuit of a hidden agenda. And it appears to have had real-world consequences on Saturday…" https://t.co/0hEl6btbxB

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 29, 2018

Kelliane- blame atheists!

Kellyanne Conway blames Pittsburgh shooting on “anti-religiosity” among late night comedians. No, really.

pic.twitter.com/klA7ZE7oQM

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 29, 2018

and

https://twitter.com/laurenduca/status/1056988614637297665

but then again, quoting the bible is an attack too

For all those Christians out there who feel that @realDonaldTrump and the @GOP don’t represent you: You are not alone.

Today, two religious leaders stood up for you and stood up for their faith.@jeffsessions had them removed and called it an “attack.” pic.twitter.com/Ievsvr67vD

— Ryan Knight 🌊 (@ProudResister) October 29, 2018

hours after the massacre

For all those Christians out there who feel that @realDonaldTrump and the @GOP don’t represent you: You are not alone.

Today, two religious leaders stood up for you and stood up for their faith.@jeffsessions had them removed and called it an “attack.” pic.twitter.com/Ievsvr67vD

— Ryan Knight 🌊 (@ProudResister) October 29, 2018

NAZI

what they do

Perfect. They need to own what they've ignited. They don't get to provide the gasoline and matches to the unstable, and then decry arson.

— My Sweet Baboo Redux (@babsben) October 28, 2018

NYC 1939 – Nazi rally

Watch on The Atlantic: recovered footage of a monstrous Nazi rally in 1939 — not in Germany but in Madison Square Garden . . . https://t.co/M82pvCQstE

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 28, 2018

“I am a Nationalist”

I've studied all of Hitler's books and speeches, which, thankfully, arent't easy to find. For anyone trying to understand what "nationalist" means, I pulled out some references. pic.twitter.com/XQteG7cDXW

— Freddie Johnson (@Freddie24495909) October 28, 2018

history

The Pittsburgh synagogue massacre may be the deadliest attack against Jews in American history—but it’s nowhere near the first. @IsabelFattal recounts some of the many violent attacks targeting Jews in recent history: https://t.co/IanQ1Q8aOu

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 28, 2018

Brazil

in the wake of the Brazilian elections, this is a good piece: “This Is How We Radicalized The World”

it’s more or less a timeline of the past five years of a rising global extreme right wing movement that is shaping world politicshttps://t.co/kZnrnNkaE4

— Flavia Dzodan (@redlightvoices) October 29, 2018

allies Bannon

The fascist next president of Brazil knows who's on his side. https://t.co/2mUQDN9zyd

— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) October 28, 2018

the Amazon

If you're a journalist reporting on Brazil, please please include Bolsonaro's climate denial in your work. With 12 years remaining to avoid climate catastrophe, Bolsonaro has designs on destroying the Amazon; one of the planet's most important ecosystems.

— Ellie Mae O'Hagan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@MissEllieMae) October 28, 2018

Soros photo lie

Now the Trumpists are passing around a photo of an Auschwitz guard and saying it's George Soros. Hundreds (or more) have reported the tweet, which is libelous, and Twitter has done *nothing*. I am sick of pretending Trump isn't leading an anti-Semitic renaissance and *knowingly*.

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 28, 2018

and

the rot is so, so deep pic.twitter.com/2v0hzWnGwa

— Talia B Lavin (@chick_in_kiev) October 28, 2018

TERRORISM

100 targets

Package bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc kept list of more than 100 possible targets, official says https://t.co/H1kYJM8vFz w/ @DPAQreport on the ground for his first court appearance in Miami and @DevlinBarrett

— Matt Zapotosky (@mattzap) October 29, 2018

radicalized by 🍊

Friend of suspected bomber tells Washington Post: "[He] had no interest in politics…And along came the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, who welcomed all extremists, all outsiders, all outliers, and he felt that somebody was finally talking to him.” https://t.co/4Hy3fzAI67

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 28, 2018

Milo still on Instagram

“Just catching up with the news of the pipe bombs. Disgusting and sad (that they didn’t go off. And the Daily Beast didn’t get one). -Milo@instagram, are you sure, in light of the last four days, that you want this type of violent rhetoric on your platform? https://t.co/cgamYay6FS

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) October 29, 2018

Steve King

Steve King on his support for European far-right white nationalist groups: “If they were in America pushing the platform that they push, they would be Republicans.”https://t.co/a5by2aCpbq

— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) October 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Grassley also Nazi

“I tend to believe it,” Chuck Grassley said when asked if he believed Soros was paying the Kavanaugh protesters. “I believe it fits into his attack mode that he has and how he uses his billions and billions of resources.” https://t.co/13PUbYsW86 via @LissandraVilla

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 28, 2018

ELECTIONS

stealing

Put simply: 😡😡😡😡https://t.co/ZOi1nIU492

— Flippable (@flippable_org) October 28, 2018

LEFTOVERS

antisemitisn

*But* antisemitism is *ideologically* opposed to equality, so like fascism it should be considered right wing. Leftists who move toward antisemitism produce a syncretic left-right ideology known as "red-brownism," which tends to embrace authoritarian dictatorships and such.

— (((Alhexander Reid Ross))) 🎃 (@areidross) October 29, 2018

GG ❤️ antisemitism

Shockingly, there goes Glenn Greenwald yet again popping up to defend against anyone pointing out very obvious anti-semitism. Glenn won't let something like an anti-semitic mass slaughter slow down his & his protege Michael Tracey's 'anti-semitism is a hoax' narrative. https://t.co/VWePSOmiQ0

— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) October 29, 2018

and Nazis love him

In this case, it's not even slightly controversial what Boot says; Soros, globalist & neocon are almost always dog-whistles for 'Jews' (former 2 more than the latter). But Glenn for some reason has to defend the indefensible. And of course his new buddy Mike Cernovich approves. pic.twitter.com/5WQ9kmCUMq

— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) October 29, 2018

US

not welcome in Pittsburg

Jewish leaders tell @realDonaldTrump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism https://t.co/Ya0JMODClw

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) October 29, 2018

https://www.bendthearc.us/open_letter_to_president_trump

vigil

Americans at a vigil tonight to honor the victims of the mass shooting inside a Pittsburgh synagogue chanted one simple word over and over again:

* vote *#synagogueshooting pic.twitter.com/ElggWwkqXb

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 28, 2018

HIAS

So far ive read how HIAS helped @biannagolodryga @juliaioffe @Shteyngart and now this from 2009: https://t.co/z5GA14r1yq

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2018

Joy

Was raised in the Methodist Church and amazed that religious people in the room booed the teachings of Christ, presumably because they were offended as partisans. The intonation to care for the sick and the poor and the stranger are straight out of the word. https://t.co/hD4iA1uSjr

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 29, 2018

Patty Davies

My new piece in the Washington Post:https://t.co/tAnJ5aunVg https://t.co/tAnJ5aunVg

— patti davis (@patti_davis) October 29, 2018

000💃💃💃000

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Black Cube, failed transport to china, 🍊 👶 over London, babies in cages

fast decline

pic.twitter.com/lyWDVU1TkU

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) July 7, 2018

IMPEACHMENT

about that interview

Trump’s former personal lawyer, John Dowd, emailed me this morning. Praised legal team for fighting Mueller and had interesting defense of initial strategy to fully cooperate. Dowd told me previously he initially trusted Mueller but came to think he was out to get the president. pic.twitter.com/pRib2ePFJ8

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) July 7, 2018

Bill Frist editorial

Opinion | The Senate I led put country over party. This one must do the same for Robert Mueller. – The Washington Post https://t.co/WMxj2Zackg

— Investigate Russia (@InvestigateRU) July 7, 2018

COLLUSION

Opinion: Eight Republicans spent July 4 in Russia. Where are the fireworks? https://t.co/3wRgwV4HIK

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

even the Heritage Foundation knows this

Things to remember before @realDonaldTrump travels to Europe:

-Russia is the aggressor—Ukraine is the victim
-Crimea belongs to Ukraine
-NATO & US troops in Europe serve our national interests
-Europeans must spend more on defense
-Putin's track record shows he can't be trusted

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) July 5, 2018

covfefe

This is from last night. These are prepared remarks delivered in front of an audience.

Republicans, honestly, THIS IS FUCKING GIBBERISH. pic.twitter.com/4jCxUmzaAo

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) July 6, 2018

Don Jr

… wearing a MAGA hat on an NRA arranged endangered species trophy hunt in Russia paid for by American taxpayers with money cut from nutritional assistance for children with disabilities by evangelical members of Congress who wished they could dump their families like Trump Jr. https://t.co/uPdMusz2Wh

— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) July 6, 2018

beat the tariffs? Oh, nooo!

Heartbreaking news: The ship carrying soybeans that was racing to China in an attempt to beat the tariff implementation didn't make it on time. https://t.co/CQ5wGaXxuL pic.twitter.com/8EBksLsJQi

— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) July 6, 2018

same guys 🍊 hired

The Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube was involved in a campaign to discredit NGOs ahead of Hungary’s April election, according to a former Black Cube employee https://t.co/yr2d6u9IV1

— POLITICO Europe (@POLITICOEurope) July 7, 2018

London delight

It's official – the giant inflatable nappy-clad Trump baby will fly over London next week#SaturdayMorning#AMJoy https://t.co/MWPRsbzWr7

— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly 🌊 BWCS (@AynRandPaulRyan) July 7, 2018

NK

talking 💩 again

Less than a month apart. pic.twitter.com/OkE8XzZmit

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 7, 2018

– oh, noes!

Per his spokeswoman (and via pool) Pompeo did not give anyone in Pyongyang a signed copy of Elton John's "Rocket Man."

— Dave Clark (@DaveClark_AFP) July 7, 2018

and “characterization”

This exchange between Pompeo and a reporter is something. Q: Did you bring up the satellite images that show that facilities are actually expanding, and what did the North Koreans say?

Pompeo: “Well, your characterization is interesting…” pic.twitter.com/dP79mSrBzx

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 7, 2018

China/Wall Street puzzlement

The Chinese government is turning to Wall Street and Washington insiders for advice on understanding President Donald Trump https://t.co/HkTKIwJLbh

— POLITICO Europe (@POLITICOEurope) July 7, 2018

#METOO

Tonight, the president – a man credibly accused of sexual assault by 16 women – openly mocked the me too movement, suggesting that victims are ultra sensitive or hyperbolic. The whole crowd laughed. They roared with laughter.

Don’t tell me to be kind to these fucking people.

— feminist next door (@emrazz) July 6, 2018

Putin is OK

Trump: "You know President Putin is KGB… Putin is fine. He's fine. We are all fine, we're all people"

Reporters killed by Putin: pic.twitter.com/mD7lcZXlJG

— David Cox (@davidcox74) July 6, 2018

NAZI

babies in cages

“[The children] did not have shoes or blankets in the detention center, and there were people in the cells that had to sleep standing up. They did not have enough to eat…."

READ about the bleak picture of #familyseparation via @TwitterMomentshttps://t.co/I9pvYjoQS6

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) July 6, 2018

depraved indifference

I can't stop thinking about this: They didn't wash a baby for nearly three months. https://t.co/Z48gDrmXcx

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) July 6, 2018

more info

SCOOP: Private ICE contractor @mvminc detained dozens of children, incl toddlers, inside a Phoenix office building with dark windows, no kitchen and only a few toilets over the course of 3 weeks during zero tolerance. FULL STORY: https://t.co/YO2t5bxyPz https://t.co/dTibQEyaLl

— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) July 6, 2018

even a Republican rep denied access

Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo was denied entry into a government facility housing child migrants.

"We fund all of their operations and all of their salaries, so they should make the time and effort to allow us to see the work they're doing." https://t.co/p3W4CbXN3x

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 6, 2018

Trade war

Trump’s trade war is, like the best “own goals” in soccer, muscular in its approach, blind in its aim, and self-injurious in its consequences. https://t.co/Rk4qjrxeZD

— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) July 7, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Jordan rules

The Jordan Rules – By his own very clear standards, Jim Jordan is culpable and should resign. https://t.co/2gpipRZZLY

— Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) July 7, 2018

locker room again?

Note: There is no setting in which “Guys, does the team doctor grope your penis too?” is just talk.

There isn’t some secret locker room covenant where someone could say that and everyone else would laugh and then pass around some Mentos and high-five each other. https://t.co/itORH5cQxG

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 7, 2018

another view

"locker room" talk – same way trump dismissed the pussy-grabbing tape. apparently conversations btwn guys with their dicks out comes with an immunity agreement. https://t.co/Jbc2imofZu

— bertolt blecht ¡!¡! (@benschwartzy) July 7, 2018

Pruitt

May that feeling never fade. https://t.co/GAxTZndBzO

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 7, 2018

MEDIA

MSNBC becomes 🍊

MSNBC, what are we doing here? Talk about taking the bait. https://t.co/gFoAu6I7sr

— Jennifer Palmieri (@jmpalmieri) July 6, 2018

NYT ❤️ ICE, 🍊

This is an oddly opinion-y news headline on the politics of ICE from NYT…

and it isn’t supported by the polling, either pic.twitter.com/Qk9T5oLtmg

— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) July 1, 2018

LEFTOVERS

"What to say instead of 'Bernie's not a Democrat'" - @SallyAlbright https://t.co/1ogMr9IVBp pic.twitter.com/Py7l05iQRJ

— Sally Albright (@SallyAlbright) July 6, 2018

RTed by JK Rowlins

When you can’t decide which of Sweden or England you want to lose most pic.twitter.com/yitEEHS0rf

— Mo' (@mocent0) July 3, 2018

US

generic ballot

 

The party of Roy Moore is riding into the midterms like a gunman racing into the non-existent basement of a pizzashop on Connecticut Avenue. https://t.co/W70x04TECx

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 7, 2018

Climb down

https://t.co/dVoM9aLh0b pic.twitter.com/cZ5vy8zZPG

— Matt Davies (@MatttDavies) July 6, 2018

Pelosi/Schumer letter re: reuniting the families

You can read my letter with @SenSchumer (which the Trump Admin refuses to respond to) here: https://t.co/efX54Ti0kB

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) July 6, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Red Cross kept out seeing the kids (Melanoma only)

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Cohen docs

JUST IN: Judge Wood adopts the special master's report regarding the privilege claims in Michael Cohen's challenge: https://t.co/FElmb6hV6m pic.twitter.com/yOSG8htpI2

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) June 22, 2018

Cohen Ukraine

BREAKING: The Ukrainian peace plan delivered by Michael Cohen took over a year to draft, and had more authors, including a former Republican Congressman. Also, GOP Sen Rob Portman and GOP Rep Rohrabacher both met with Ukrainian elected regarding the plan. https://t.co/mQA2XAClgI

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 22, 2018

perjury

New: On Skullduggery, top Dem @RepSwalwell tells @isikoff and me he’s urged House intel committee to refer Trump associates Roger Stone and Michael Caputo to Mueller for possible perjury charges. Says Devin Nunes has withheld their testimony from Mueller. https://t.co/lZH4DDNKIv

— Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman) June 22, 2018

connection to BREXIT

Hurrah! The US media has now shown up to cover the unfolding Brexit-Russia scandal & its uncanny similarities to the Trump-Russia scandal. Because these are not two scandals, they are the same scandal. With one factor common to both: @nigel_farage
https://t.co/GGJyHm7kjf

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) June 23, 2018

public support 42% for 🍊, 43 for Nixon

There's nearly a Nixon 1974 level of public support for impeaching President Trump | Analysis by @zbyronwolf https://t.co/RhWznGwtpR pic.twitter.com/68qxGaDprt

— CNN (@CNN) June 22, 2018

Witch Hunt

Trump tweets about the “witch hunt”

May 2017: 3 times
June 2017: 5 times
July 2017: 6 times
Oct 2017: 1 time
Dec 2017: 2 times
Jan 2018: 1 time
Feb 2018: 3 times
March 2018: 2 times
April 2018: 9 times
May 2018: 20 times
June 2018: 22 times

— David P Gelles (@gelles) June 23, 2018

Schumer

The Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in US elections has either indicted or secured guilty pleas from 20 ppl & 3 companies. Five of these ppl, including three former Trump aides, have already pleaded guilty. https://t.co/GkhtbddLgT

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 23, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

*superpower*

Trump Loses His Superpower https://t.co/Z6xwQh6498

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 23, 2018

Melanoma can visit

Hope to see you wearing something from the new Melania Trump #ItsJustAJacket Collection, @GOPChairwoman pic.twitter.com/8xkmIcWcXP

— GetHimOuttaHere2018🧢 (@gethimouttahere) June 21, 2018

hostages

DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT pic.twitter.com/zhyCGkKWq0

— Sam Puzzo (@sampuzzo) June 23, 2018

Screwing the ocean

President Trump has unveiled a new policy reversing the Obama administration's emphasis on protecting "vulnerable" marine environments. https://t.co/alRTeN3fpo

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 23, 2018

NAZI

we’re well on the way

pic.twitter.com/P1wE3u9Mxr

— A house divided… (@jge1984) June 22, 2018

history

'The excruciating power of Zweig’s memoir lies in the pain of looking back and seeing that there was a small window in which it was possible to act, and then discovering how suddenly and irrevocably that window can be slammed shut.' https://t.co/56mIf7waak

— Jeff Stein (@SpyTalker) June 22, 2018

from Red Cross

We share everyone's concern about the border situation and stand ready to help. We have offered assistance to federal gov't authorities, but without permission, we can't access facilities. Here’s a list of trusted organizations providing assistance: https://t.co/HfU4LTviUz

— American Red Cross (@RedCross) June 20, 2018

truth about who commits crimes

pic.twitter.com/MQR1xHPLdS

— 💫Space Biscuit💫 (@WonderfulWolf77) June 23, 2018

Nazi propaganda

pic.twitter.com/MXlboVb5oF

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 22, 2018

dehumanizing

and an image

pic.twitter.com/IhKDi7eeyL

— rosierifka (@rosierifka) June 23, 2018

still doing it

“The military is preparing to shelter as many as 20,000 migrant children on four bases: Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas; Fort Bliss in El Paso; Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Tex.; and Dyess Air Force Base near Abilene, Tex.” https://t.co/VQoSaihYfJ

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) June 23, 2018

and campaigning

Mike Huckabee sharing the tried and true get out the vote message of "Democrats support scary-looking POC."https://t.co/BYPio946m3

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 23, 2018

and where the pic comes from

Mike Huckabee appears to have gotten his picture from the website of Richard Spencer's Nazi think-tank (National Policy Institute). pic.twitter.com/Ov4vBl0mDE

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 23, 2018

and they are doing it

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Chang has resigned after it was revealed that BPS has been providing student info to ICE to help deport migrant schoolchildren.https://t.co/3aVWeHisnt

— ndnviewpoint (@mahtowin1) June 22, 2018

legal

The Holocaust was legal. Slavery was legal. Segregation was legal.

The brave woman who cared for and hid my 6 year-old aunt in an attic in Budapest was a criminal. She broke the law by sheltering Juden.

Legality is not a guide for morality.

— Mister Bumface™ (@misterbumface) June 20, 2018

REPUBLICANS

to Sarah Sanders

She was thrown out because she is a proponent of hate and corruption. Maybe their religion mandated it. https://t.co/TBsTf6XpZ3

— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) June 23, 2018

her hypocrisy

🤷🏽‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/NsTvzi6eTA

— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 23, 2018

to her daddy, complaining about Sarah

Bigotry would be, say, tweeting a photo of a group of people as if they stood for their entire class or ethnicity https://t.co/MPmP2SwfiN

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) June 23, 2018

also

This morning you tweeted a picture of scary looking Latino gang members and said they were running Nancy Pelosi’s campaign. You need to work on plot continuity. https://t.co/enEeE3K39L

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 23, 2018

and more hypocrisy (celebrating guy who kicked Biden out)

I'm doing a search of entertainment conservatives who celebrated a Virginia bakery who refused to serve Biden and are condemning Red Hen for not serving Sarah Huckabee Sanders and having a 100% success rate so far. pic.twitter.com/A7JC5FySQw

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 23, 2018

and here’s the GOP doing it

UPDATE: After declining Biden stop yesterday, Radford bakery ran out of food today- http://t.co/GRHDDwAZ (Crumb and Get It!)

— GOP (@GOP) August 16, 2012

MEDIA

NYT, stealth GOP hatchet people again

Astonishing exchange that highlights everything wrong with NYTimes today.

New York Times reporter gets called out by someone else in the industry…starts attacking…then blocks him… https://t.co/LJSpCyIUfh

— Kaivan Shroff 🇺🇸 (@KaivanShroff) June 23, 2018

RUSSIA

secret agreement

#Russia's state TV:
Politicians & experts reiterate their belief that Trump & Putin will enter into a "secret verbal agreement," wherein Trump will look the other way w/ respect to #Ukraine. Political scientist: “Agenda for the Trump-Putin summit should omit the word “Ukraine.”” pic.twitter.com/BcduICUEZk

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) June 23, 2018

US

hope?

This Nation Is Beginning to Realize the Full Extent of What It Did to Itself in November 2016 https://t.co/QD08Zx3rDo via @Esquire

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 23, 2018

Atlanta mayor

I have signed an Executive Order stopping Atlanta from accepting new ICE detainees into the City jail. https://t.co/ZOH4egTNZw #FamiliesBelongTogether #KeepFamiliesTogether #OneAtlanta pic.twitter.com/CkZFgZ07YZ

— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) June 20, 2018

Pelosi

Earlier this week, I visited our southern border with some of my Democratic colleagues. It was an experience we will never forget. pic.twitter.com/Wuu4gXgtmP

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) June 23, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Caging kids for ratings, nazi jackets &al

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Cambridge Analytica again

BBC’s Paul Wood: “An American lawyer I know told me that he was approached by a Cambridge Analytica employee after the election. They had had the Clinton emails more than a month before they were published by WikiLeaks.” https://t.co/iT8EGX1TKW

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 22, 2018

NAZI

aussweiss!

Border Patrol agents shut down I-95 southbound in Maine. “If you want to continue down the road, then yes ma’am. We need to know what citizen — what country you’re a citizen of,” an agent said.
This is insane.https://t.co/ZPUnXtrTHm

— Michael Socolow (@MichaelSocolow) June 21, 2018

where the detention centers are

Here is the @washingtonpost interactive map which they will be updating in an attempt to locate the migrant children who the Trump administration seized from their parents and scattered around the U.S. Pinning this now. #WhereAreTheChildren https://t.co/39EKFTmlig

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 22, 2018

the jacket was Nazi

Real News: @Zara, the maker of the First Lady’s flak jacket, has been accused of habitually marketing Nazi-themed attire and was sued three years ago for a corporate culture their attorney found brimming with racism, sexism, anti-Semitism and homophobia. https://t.co/XHv6z4lgx4 https://t.co/563eeQF4BS

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) June 21, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

caging kids was for ratings

White House reporter reveals Trump thought jailing babies would be a culture war win https://t.co/xCqRJxmkKq

— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 21, 2018

propaganda

WH releases names of 14 people joining Trump at White House "Angel Families" event.

Appears that 6 people lost family members in violent circumstances. The other 8 people lost family members in car accidents.

Here's the full WH list >> pic.twitter.com/ekJrW4V14O

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) June 22, 2018

and Wulfgar

Rights?! Where we’re going we don’t need rights! pic.twitter.com/FLHNSroYN6

— Wulfgar the Bard (@WulfgarTheBard) June 21, 2018

Melanoma gets headlines

Whatever happened to "Be Best?" https://t.co/41wcWgzVCh

An early look at Friday's front… pic.twitter.com/a7R1LETARU

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 22, 2018

REPUBLICANS

responding to propaganda

Oh look, Paul Ryan is echoing Trump’s lies rather than work with us to uphold our country’s values. 🙄🙄🙄 https://t.co/VxgBS7Gtmm

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 21, 2018

Garexit

Meet @Garexit, the official Twitter account of the Gary, Indiana secession campaign. If you live in Gary (or anywhere else) and have never heard of this movement, that's not surprising, as we made it up in early April. pic.twitter.com/uxrIdXlnnN

— Conspirador Norteño (@conspirator0) June 22, 2018

🍊 deal

Trump's art of the congressional deal:

-Give mixed signals on immigration at closed-door meeting

-Insult popular congressman

-Lie publicly about the reception to the insult

-Privately urge lawmakers to pass a bill

-Wait til they commit.

-Tweet at them not to vote on bill

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 22, 2018

plight of the young trumpies

Young Trump staffers in D.C. are having a hard time dating and socializing because most of this city loathes them https://t.co/4Jv8A5w2iy pic.twitter.com/3BNrCbZ5Ml

— Matt Ford (@fordm) June 22, 2018

MEDIA

NYT covering for the Nazi

me: "Why did you censor the interview with Stephen Miller?"

NY Times: "We didn't have permission."

me: "But it was on the record."

NY Times: "We didn't have permission."

me: "So then why did you publish Hillary Clinton's stolen emails?"

NY Times: pic.twitter.com/08CUZtPN7X

— 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 ⚡️ (@Patrickesque) June 22, 2018

RUSSIA

US Senators going

Of course hardline GOP Senators are going to Russia. PUTIN is a major sponsor of their leader https://t.co/Cl1dMNlrdp

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) June 21, 2018

US

Hillary, of course

Hillary Clinton Raised $1.5 Million to Help Kids Torn From Their Families at the Border https://t.co/lktjzmE0Oa pic.twitter.com/irUVvY9sbJ

— Marie Claire (@marieclaire) June 21, 2018

Randy

NEW VIDEO! This one might not be suitable for work but then neither is the president. 😬🎶💖 #WTF pic.twitter.com/PUSTFlbR3J

— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) June 21, 2018

protest

Unprecedented coalition of Jewish organizations and synagogues are now protesting outside the ICE offices today against Trump's racist immigration policies and the use of children as pawn. #familiesbelongtogether #MoralEmergency #KeepFamiliesTogether pic.twitter.com/ELUX1E0l8P

— Gili Getz (@giligetz) June 21, 2018

legal help

Folks: Spread this far and wide. @JRittereiser law firm @HKMLaw has launched a nationwide effort to represent immigration officers who refuse to implement Trump's abomination. You never know who knows someone who may be looking for help to blow the whistle. https://t.co/7FIY50Z3Nt

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) June 22, 2018

000💃💃💃000