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1/ THREAD: Donald Trump, Jr. verbally attacked Sen. Mitt Romney for voting for the conviction of his father. Junior used the same word to describe Romney as some men have used for decades, perhaps centuries, to describe someone who, they assert, lacks courage.
2/ It's also the same slang word his dad thinks where women should be grabbed without their consent.
In doing so, Trump Jr. demonstrated:
• His profound misogyny
• His own cowardice
In doing so, Trump Jr. demonstrated:
• His profound misogyny
• His own cowardice
3/ The use of this particular gendered slur for cowardice is especially ironic since the average woman has greater moral courage than the average man.
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11:30 a.m. – Graham: Democrats are ‘Professional,’ ‘Repetitive’
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC praised the Democrats’ arguments as being “very respectful” during an 11:30 a.m. press conference. However, he said they got repetitive after a while.
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC praised the Democrats’ arguments as being “very respectful” during an 11:30 a.m. press conference. However, he said they got repetitive after a while.
@LindseyGrahamSC 11:45 a.m. – Schumer: Democrats Set ‘High Bar’
@SenSchumer said in a morning press conference that House managers set a “high bar” for Trump’s team to reach.
He then claimed that the “American people continue to be overwhelmingly on our side,” without elaborating.
@SenSchumer said in a morning press conference that House managers set a “high bar” for Trump’s team to reach.
He then claimed that the “American people continue to be overwhelmingly on our side,” without elaborating.
The Parnas doc dump included this letter from Giuliani to Zelensky.
Nothing new here. Just another smoking gun.
First Giuliani makes noise about how it’s perfectly legal for the president’s private lawyer, on behalf of the president, to ask a foreign leader for a favor.
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Nothing new here. Just another smoking gun.
First Giuliani makes noise about how it’s perfectly legal for the president’s private lawyer, on behalf of the president, to ask a foreign leader for a favor.
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1/ Hint: It isn't
Trump and Giuliani are using the levers of government for their personal benefit.
This is what happens in what Hungarian scholar Balint Magyar calls mafia states—his name for the autocracies springing up in the former Soviet Union.
politicalscience.ceu.edu/events/2016-11…
Trump and Giuliani are using the levers of government for their personal benefit.
This is what happens in what Hungarian scholar Balint Magyar calls mafia states—his name for the autocracies springing up in the former Soviet Union.
politicalscience.ceu.edu/events/2016-11…
All along Giuliani has been open about the fact that, as Trump’s “private lawyer” he was in Ukraine to “vindicate” his personal client.
On Oct. 1, he said this👇
He argued that he had the right, as Trump’s lawyer, to look out for Trump’s personal interests.
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On Oct. 1, he said this👇
He argued that he had the right, as Trump’s lawyer, to look out for Trump’s personal interests.
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I will do the Parnas documents in pieces, starting with Yovanovitch.
Robert F. Hyde, Republican candidate, had this to say about a US Ambassador⤵️
(Nice friends you have there, @RudyGiuliani. Looks like Trump hires only the best thugs.)
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Robert F. Hyde, Republican candidate, had this to say about a US Ambassador⤵️
(Nice friends you have there, @RudyGiuliani. Looks like Trump hires only the best thugs.)
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@RudyGiuliani Here the President's men are clearly stalking Ambassador Yovanovitch.
Diplomatic Security Services must have known, right?
Did you know about this, @SecPompeo?
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Diplomatic Security Services must have known, right?
Did you know about this, @SecPompeo?
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@RudyGiuliani @SecPompeo Here's the part where it appears that they are talking about hiring an assassin.
Murder/ violence for hire?
Who is the person whose name is redacted, I wonder?
(Do we know?)
Click to open: “They are willing to help if we/ you would like a price" is the first.
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Murder/ violence for hire?
Who is the person whose name is redacted, I wonder?
(Do we know?)
Click to open: “They are willing to help if we/ you would like a price" is the first.
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We are all noticing women are doing a lot of the heavy lifting on protecting the Constitution right?
Power over principle is more of a male trait for many reasons including:
#MalePrivilege #MaleSupremacy #MaleEntitlement #OldBoysClub #MaleFragility
Power over principle is more of a male trait for many reasons including:
#MalePrivilege #MaleSupremacy #MaleEntitlement #OldBoysClub #MaleFragility
Women are all over this standing up against tyranny & abuse of power. #YuliaTymoshenko former Prime Minister of #Ukraine who supports EU integration, strongly opposes membership of Russia-led Eurasian Customs Union. The one #Manafort worked to smear: washingtonpost.com/politics/bada-…
@AlexandraChalup tried to raise alarms early about #Manafort's involvement in the Trump campaign, having seen his involvement in getting pro-Putin #ViktorYanukovich elected Prime Minister of Ukraine via Kremlin-style disinformation warfare. kyivpost.com/ukraine-politi…
#MarieYovanovitch opening remarks. Devasting to Trump, Pompeo and this administration. You know she has receipts!
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For the last 33 years, it has been my great honor to serve the American people as a Foreign Service Officer, over six Administrations—four Republican, and two Democratic.
For the last 33 years, it has been my great honor to serve the American people as a Foreign Service Officer, over six Administrations—four Republican, and two Democratic.
parents fled Comm/Nazi regimes. Having seen war poverty and displacement common to totalitarian regimes, they valued the freedom and democracy the US represents. And they raised me to cherish these values as well. I attended Princeton where I focused my studies on the USSR
