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On September 23rd, 2019, shortly after I contributed a speech to the #WeThePeople march, I began making daily videos to all you amazing Resisters, encouraging y’all to call, connect and never give up. It’s funny how one day later, the Inquiry was announced...
..since that day, I’ve always loved getting up and giving you guys some news or a pep talk or just encouraging every single one of you to keep up the fight. We’ve seen a lot happen and I’m glad to have witnessed much of it. It’s because of our efforts, we helped get...
..the word out to support resisters who felt down, we spread awareness of issues like climate change, Gun violence, #metoo , and others. Plus, we played a major role in getting Trump impeached in the house. I know it seems that the senate will likely Acquit..
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Why does 2019, as well as the previous years, of the Trump presidency seem so crazy?
It has to do with the narcissism of Trump, the GOP, and how deception works.
I’ll explain more in this thread.
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Why does 2019, as well as the previous years, of the Trump presidency seem so crazy?
It has to do with the narcissism of Trump, the GOP, and how deception works.
I’ll explain more in this thread.
1/
To start, my background is in Interpersonal Communication, and one of my undergrad mentors is a deception expert.
There is a wide variety of deception that can be used to mislead people. For instance, you can have omissions (leaving important information out) and you can have 2/
There is a wide variety of deception that can be used to mislead people. For instance, you can have omissions (leaving important information out) and you can have 2/
bald-faced lies (100% fabrication). Another useful term is strategic ambiguity, where words/sentence structure is used to be open to interpretation.
Now, it’s fairly routine for the GOP to use deception in their rhetoric. It has been happening for decades. However, most 3/
Now, it’s fairly routine for the GOP to use deception in their rhetoric. It has been happening for decades. However, most 3/
Let's play a game, shall we?
No, I am not attempting to make light of today's news.
But it feels like we're already screwed, so let me throw some wild theories out there.
No, I am not attempting to make light of today's news.
But it feels like we're already screwed, so let me throw some wild theories out there.
Today was a 'test' for William Barr.
A test given by Robert Mueller.
A test given by Robert Mueller.
For weeks, people have been speculating about whether Barr's loyalty is to Trump or to the American people. I have followed people who say he wrote his memo to get the job specifically as a ruse to get into position to protect Mueller. He was definitely a white hat. Trust him.
