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”You attack American citizens you forfeit your life”, says Trump.
- In this sentence, "You" could refer to a foreign dignitary on a diplomatic mission - in a third country - from a state not at war with the U.S.
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”You attack American citizens you forfeit your life”, says Trump.
- In this sentence, "You" could refer to a foreign dignitary on a diplomatic mission - in a third country - from a state not at war with the U.S.
- "Attack" could mean anything! It could mean just any act, by any non-state actor, NOT attributable to a state by international legal standards. "Attack" here doesn't have to meet accepted definitions and thresholds required by international law either.
- In this context, "American citizens" really means members of ISIS, Al-Nusra Front and paid mercenaries. In fact, actual American "civilians" owe a debt of gratitude to General #Soleimani for his tireless efforts against terrorism.
Tonight @realDonaldTrump referred @CBP + @ICEgov as heroes. Here is a very incomplete list of some of their heroic acts:
✔️Fed infants who needed breast milk moldy burritos
✔️Threatened to take away a sick newborn from her mother
✔️Sexually assaulted children in CBP custody
✔️Fed infants who needed breast milk moldy burritos
✔️Threatened to take away a sick newborn from her mother
✔️Sexually assaulted children in CBP custody
✔️Deported a mother right before her Army officer son was deployed
✔️Literally ripped children as young as 4mos old from their parents arms + lied about where they were
✔️Responded to an asylum seeker bleeding from his eyes + ears bc of a gunshot wound to the head with ibuprofen
✔️Literally ripped children as young as 4mos old from their parents arms + lied about where they were
✔️Responded to an asylum seeker bleeding from his eyes + ears bc of a gunshot wound to the head with ibuprofen
Trump vow to protect Social Security/Medicare contrasts w what he said just days ago:
Trump says he'd take 'take a look' at changing entitlements such as Medicare
(Note: Taking up Social Security/Medicare is *always* a second-term act.)
usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @usatoday
Trump says he'd take 'take a look' at changing entitlements such as Medicare
(Note: Taking up Social Security/Medicare is *always* a second-term act.)
usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @usatoday
@USATODAY Estimated $2 trillion cost of Bush and Trump-era tax cuts (for the top 1%) through 2025 is same amount House GOP recently proposed cutting from Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Obamacare.
(not enacted, just a budget proposal.)
(not enacted, just a budget proposal.)
You know America is a truly great country because anyone can be President and we will still prosper. Yes, things are not perfect, but America's strong rule of law, system of checks and balances, and guiding ideals are bigger than any President. #SOTU2020
The same cannot be said in most countries, where a Kirchner, Maduro, or Assad will set countries back years if not decades.
America is like that Warren Buffett quote about buying great companies that any idiot can run, because some day, one will.
On Social Security & Medicare, reminder:
Estimated $2 trillion cost of Bush and Trump-era tax cuts (for the top 1%) through 2025 is same amount House GOP recently proposed cutting from Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Obamacare.
(not enacted, just a budget proposal.)
Estimated $2 trillion cost of Bush and Trump-era tax cuts (for the top 1%) through 2025 is same amount House GOP recently proposed cutting from Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Obamacare.
(not enacted, just a budget proposal.)
"It is a dollar-for-dollar transfer of benefits to those who need help the least paid for by those who need help the most," said Phil Schiliro, a Democrat who’s served in several government positions including as President Barack Obama’s legislative director.
The average beneficiary from social safety net programs would stand to lose $1,500 a year under proposed cuts.
Joint Economic Committee study:
nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
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Joint Economic Committee study:
nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
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Just gonna drop this here: Trump messaged more to Black communities in this one #SOTU2020 speech than Dems have in the last 4 years. I’ve been saying this for a long time but it bears repeating — Dems cannot afford to lose Black communities, but MUST do the work to win us back.
The work that we do at the @blackfutureslab is based on what we’re seeing tonight. If progressives don’t make sure Black communities are at the core of all of our issues, we leave a lot on the table for opportunists who don’t have our best interests at heart. #SOTU2020
Taking Black communities for granted and using us for symbolism and not substance — the issues we care about, our experiences in the economy and democracy, etc — is a poison pill for progressive governance. #SOTU2020
Opportunity Zones are a signature part of the Trump Tax Plan. From the get-go, @wpatton290 pointed out that they’re designed to give the wealthy the opportunity to get richer. #SOTU2020
policymattersohio.org/research-polic…
policymattersohio.org/research-polic…
@wpatton290 @iteptweets estimated that in 2018, the richest 1% of Ohio tax filers owned 64% of the state’s capital gains. These folks have average annual earnings of $1.2 million. They are the ppl who are most likely to cash in on Opportunity Zones.
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@wpatton290 @iteptweets Opportunity Zones in CLE included some of the fastest-growing neighborhoods like Ohio City and University Circle – but not some of the city’s poorest communities that most need the investment. Cinci’s booming Over-the-Rhine neighborhood is also an opportunity zone.
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Our tax dollars should be invested in education, housing, prison alternatives and health care programs that provide opportunity and increased well-being for all - not in the Trump administration's anti-immigrant and racist policies. #DefundHate #SOTU
The Trump administration continues to promote discrimination against immigrants, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and Muslims. #DefundHate #SOTU #SOTU2020
The Trump administration is ripping apart health care and nutrition programs for low-income people. #DefundHate #SOTU #SOTU2020
👋🏼 Hey Twitter. Like many of you, we have low expectations for the #SOTU2020 tonight, but we’re still tuning in for a live update from the current state of this administration (pictured).
The Trump-Pence Administration has repeatedly and consistently attacked the rights and humanity of LGBTQ people, immigrants, disabled people, and other marginalized groups.
It is exhausting. It is outraging. It is unacceptable. #SOTU2020
It is exhausting. It is outraging. It is unacceptable. #SOTU2020
President Trump starts out speaking about "The Great American Comeback"
today we learned: our nation is Cher
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today we learned: our nation is Cher
#SOTU2020
Congresswoman Jackie Speier @RepSpeier brought one of Jeffrey Epstein’s first victims as her #StateOfTheUnion guest #SOTU #NEXSTARDC @kron4news 
As expected POTUS touting black/hispanic unemployment, focusing hard on economic numbers #SOTU #StateoftheUnion #NexstarDC
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During the #SOTU2020, we thought we’d share some about the State of #MO08 (spoiler: it’s dire).
Join us at 8pm CT here.
During the #SOTU2020, we thought we’d share some about the State of #MO08 (spoiler: it’s dire).
Join us at 8pm CT here.
Okay folks, we’re getting ready for our live tweet thread during the #SOTU2020. We’ll be talking about the economy, jobs, & health care situation in #MO08.
Ready? 💪🏼
Ready? 💪🏼
Let’s start with health care:
In the last few years, five of the rural hospitals in #MO08 have closed. This means that for many folks, they travel to Arkansas for their nearest care.
People are dying because of this - and Missouri’s refusal to expand Medicaid makes it worse.
In the last few years, five of the rural hospitals in #MO08 have closed. This means that for many folks, they travel to Arkansas for their nearest care.
People are dying because of this - and Missouri’s refusal to expand Medicaid makes it worse.
Tonight ahead of President Trump's #StateOfTheUnion address, activists led by @RefuseFascism held a protest in front of the Capitol demanding "Trump/Pence out now!"
In particular, they condemned the impeachment trial as a "sham" for lacking witnesses or evidence.
In particular, they condemned the impeachment trial as a "sham" for lacking witnesses or evidence.
"Mein Trumpf" was the label on a few posters combining Trump's face with Hitler's and putting it in a KKK robe.
At about 5:30pm, police declared the area they were protesting as "closed" ahead of the State of the Union and made them leave. They marched over the the Supreme Court to finish their event, which they called "People's State of the Union."
I’m in the center of the beast
At the Escalator from Hell where it all began
And so glad to see the amazing people from @RiseandResist who are at Trump Tower protesting the Death of Democracy
The people are working for our country!!
#RemoveTrumpNow
At the Escalator from Hell where it all began
And so glad to see the amazing people from @RiseandResist who are at Trump Tower protesting the Death of Democracy
The people are working for our country!!
#RemoveTrumpNow
HAPPENING NOW:
Silent protest at the foot of the escalator where Trump descended on that fateful day
So proud of people exercising our Civil liberties while we still have ‘em
Please RT to show the amazing work of groups like @riseandresistny
#TrumpLies
#RemoveTrumpNow
Silent protest at the foot of the escalator where Trump descended on that fateful day
So proud of people exercising our Civil liberties while we still have ‘em
Please RT to show the amazing work of groups like @riseandresistny
#TrumpLies
#RemoveTrumpNow
TRUMP TOWER PROTEST
Inside Trump Tower a silent protest otherwise known as our 1st Amendment Rights. I watched & listened to the Doormen at Trump Tower call GOP radicals to heckle.
Signs say
State of the Union #SOTU2020
State of the Union?
1 Mobster &
51 Toadies Rule Us All
Inside Trump Tower a silent protest otherwise known as our 1st Amendment Rights. I watched & listened to the Doormen at Trump Tower call GOP radicals to heckle.
Signs say
State of the Union #SOTU2020
State of the Union?
1 Mobster &
51 Toadies Rule Us All
THREAD: During tonight’s #SOTU, you may hear Trump tout his record on education -- but here are the facts 👇🏾 #SOTU2020
1. What we need from our Edu Leaders and #POTUS: policy development with an explicit race equity lens addressing decades of structural and financial barriers to opportunity for students in America’s public schools #CAPEducation #SOTU
americanprogress.org/issues/educati…
americanprogress.org/issues/educati…
2. What we’ve gotten from @BetsyDeVosED: rescinding school discipline guidelines aimed at correcting years of over-policing students of color. #SOTU
americanprogress.org/press/statemen…
americanprogress.org/press/statemen…
Attention @realDonaldTrump Don't forget American tech workers. You campaigned with them in 2016. You promised to stand with them. Will they get a mention in your State of the Union address tonight? #AmericaFirst #HireAmerican @4US_Workers @AmWorkCo @jackjaypalmer @ColumbiaBugle
@realDonaldTrump @4US_Workers @AmWorkCo @jackjaypalmer @ColumbiaBugle New data shows that @Deloitte is the top H-1B exploiter. Dear @ivankatrump @realdonaldtrump - Tell @Deloitte to #HireAmerican #AmericaFirst #SOTU2020 /2
@realDonaldTrump @4US_Workers @AmWorkCo @jackjaypalmer @ColumbiaBugle @Deloitte @IvankaTrump "57,259 H-1Bs approved by DOL...actual number of workers who hold the visas is fraction of applications @Deloitte submitted last year...Deloitte also stands out for contracting H-1B workers out to other firms [3rd behind Cognizant & Infosys]." /3
