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Joined March 2010
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And THAT, is how you correctly “do your own research”‼️
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Brett Meiselas: Erika Kirk was extremely gracious in her speech. I really, deeply feel for her. I cannot imagine the strength it takes to get up on that stage in front of so many people just days after your husband was shot in such an atrocious manner, killed in cold blood. I cannot imagine having the strength to deliver the speech she gave. But to see the way political actors hijacked this event for their own ends—it goes to what I said earlier: they never waste a tragedy. They always try to exploit it. You had people who were upset, grieving, mourning someone they cared about. And instead of consoling them, instead of uniting the country—this could have been a moment to bring out the best in everyone, to say, we are all Americans—they used it to inflame tensions, stoke more hatred, and even stoke violence. That is completely disgraceful. That, to me, is the most dangerous aspect of Donald Trump as a so-called leader: he cannot lead in moments of crisis. When crisis strikes, he inevitably makes it far, far worse.
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Meiselas: We need to speak with moral clarity, and that means rooting it in values rather than short-term transactions or gain. Trumpism is all about short-term transactional gain—market manipulation, get-rich-quick schemes—and no one wants to call out the facts, the science, the values that define democracy. Calling it out may cause some short-term pain. Disney/ABC may face retaliation from the Trump regime. Apple may face higher tariffs if they don’t show up at the White House delivering gold bars to Donald Trump. But in the long term, you’ll be better off. If you capitulate in the short term, Trump will just keep coming after you. And when the entire ship that is the United States sinks, you’re on that ship too. You’re not getting off. It will eventually hurt you as well. The alternative is acting with moral clarity. What’s needed right now is leadership—making tough decisions. Leadership means speaking out with moral clarity, even when you face threats, harassment, or criticism. Leaders don’t send their communities in to be butchered and then walk them into it. Leaders explain disinformation, why it’s harmful, and correct it: I know you may have heard this online or from a friend, but it’s wrong. That’s leadership—taking a stand. For example, labor unions that refused to endorse Kamala Harris and stayed on the sidelines: it’s obvious Trump hates unions. If union members think he supports them, they’re being misled and defrauded. Union leaders need to step up and say: I know you’re hearing that, but it’s wrong. Otherwise, the loudest, most dangerous voices dominate the conversation while you bend to their whims.
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Replying to @atrupar
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Ummmm...
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wackslacks No, California is not considered more gerrymandered than Texas. Analyses from Princeton Gerrymandering Project grade CA's commission-drawn map a B for fairness, while TX's partisan map earns an F for Republican bias. Metrics show TX has greater seat-vote disparity favoring GOP.
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Replying to @FBIDDBongino
It’s sad that we have to constantly go through and debunk the lies and propaganda put out and pushed by @FBIDDBongino @dbongino It's funny how neither @seanmdav nor @FBIDDBongino conveniently did NOT mention a crucial part of the Durham Annex. Despite the fact that the declassified Durham Annex only mentions Obama NOT EVEN a hand full of times, the Annex EXPLICITLY states — I quote: "On March 3 1, 2016, FBI personnel, including Deputy Director McCabe, Deputy General Counsel Anderson, Assistant Director for the Cyber Division James Trainor, and the Director's Chief of Staff James Rybicki, shared the intelligence information with Associate Deputy Attorney General David Margolis, the highest-ranking career official in the Department, and other senior career oficials at the Department. The FBI briefed Margolis on the specifics of the Sensitive Intelligence and informed him that the FBI assessed the information to likely not be credible. The FBI's assessment, according to McCabe and later memorialized by Anderson in an August 12, 2016, memorandum, was based on four factors. FIRST, the reports reflected multiple levels of hearsay. SECOND, someone involved in the communication, or in passing along the communication to someone at a think tank, may have engaged in exaggeration. THIRD, the [REDACTED] who drafted the reports may have engaged in editorialization or exaggeration. FOURTH, the reports may be unreliable because of translation errors." This comes directly from the recently declassified Durham’s Annex (pages 5 and 6) assessment of the intelligence regarding the alleged Clinton campaign plan. It EXPLICITLY confirms the FBI did not reach a definitive conclusion about the authenticity of the material. By material, it is referring to a two page memorandum of hacked emails received by the FBI that supposedly outlined Hillary Clinton's "plan" to create the so called "Russian collusion hoax." They dismissed it as hearsay, exaggeration, editorialization, and unreliable. Also @seanmdav and @FBIDDBongino in his full report, John Durham stated on page 98: "Although the evidence we collected revealed a troubling disregard for the Clinton Plan intelligence and potential confirmation bias in favor of continued investigative scrutiny of Trump and his associates, IT DID NOT yield evidence sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any FBI or CIA officials INTENTIONALLY furthered a Clinton campaign plan to frame or falsely accuse Trump of improper ties to Russia. Nor did it reveal sufficient evidence to prove that the omission of the Clinton Plan intelligence from applications to the FISC was a conscious or intentional decision, much less one intended to influence the Court's view of the facts supporting probable cause." NOWHERE does the Durham report prove that Hillary Clinton lied under oath, directed false allegations at Trump, or committed any legal wrongdoing. Durham explicitly notes there is NO EVIDENCE of plotting or knowingly making false accusations. But I'm sure you two were gonna mention ALL OF THIS sooner or later, right @seanmdav and @FBIDDBongino — or, maybe you didn't mention none of it bcos it doesn't fit your narrative.
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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhzw/…
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🔥 MUST-WATCH: “Who is in charge?! Is this market manipulation?” @RepHorsford lights up Trump’s @USTradeRep Greer, who clearly learned about Trump’s tariffs cave as he was sitting in the hearing. 🎪 🤦🏼
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This reading of Trump’s tariffs as a political strategy to grab more power makes sense to me. The only effective reaction - at the global and domestic level both - is collective refusal to bargain for exceptions from Trump - these only empower him further.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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Everybody should check if you're still following me. Elon's got me on his shít list. Retweet for visibility
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I’m sure Pete Hegseth REALLY doesn’t want the world to remember when he suggested Hillary Clinton should be “fired on the spot” and criminally prosecuted for mishandling info — so please don’t repost this right this very minute.
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Replying to @Acyn
So @PeteHegseth leaks U.S. war plans in a group chat—using what appears to be an unauthorized, encrypted app (Signal), which federal employees aren’t even allowed to have on government-issued devices— and his first move isn’t accountability, it’s to attack the journalist who exposed it. No facts. No denial. Just straight to “fake news,” like every good little authoritarian when they get caught. Journalists brought receipts. Pete brought vibes. And MAGA will believe him—not because he’s credible, but because they don’t care about the truth—only loyalty. This isn’t patriotism. It’s fascism. Discredit the press. Deny the facts. Demand obedience. 1. Attack the free press – Discredit the journalist, not the facts. 2. Frame accountability as betrayal – Anyone exposing wrongdoing becomes “the enemy.” 3. Claim moral superiority – Call the journalist “discredited” without evidence while offering none of your own. 4. Exploit tribal loyalty – Demand allegiance over truth. “He’s on our side, so facts don’t matter.” This is not about national security—it’s about control. Hegseth, an unqualified DEI hire in camo cosplay, is trying to shift blame for a leaked military operation by launching a propaganda attack on the press.
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This is why we need due process, folks
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Insane….Arlington National Cemetery took down links to lists of notable graves, walking tours and educational material pertaining to Black, Hispanic and women veterans, as well as some Medal of Honor recipients taskandpurpose.com/news/arli… Care to comment: @PeteHegseth @DODResponse
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Replying to @Lynyrds_Mom @Acyn
Yeah, I don’t want to hear a word about decorum from the right. The only difference? Biden masterfully handled the clowns interrupting him—while Trump needed little Johnson to step in and save him.
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