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Dec 11, 2022

THREAD: I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the Britney Griner exchange and trying to understand why some have questioned her release and have been disappointed in the swap. It’s interesting to see the uproar implying it was not a “fair” trade… that some how WE lost because

we gave up a ruthless arms dealer in exchange for a black American female athlete. Moments like these can reflect what we value in our society. Russia wanted to release a ruthless killer. We wanted someone who made a mistake, either intentionally or accidentally. In other words,

we valued the life and freedom of a black athlete. Russia valued a man who traffics in death. That doesn’t make us weak. It makes us strong. Think of what Griner’s release represents to Americans and what Bouts’ represents to Russians. There is something profoundly strong in

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Sep 24, 2020

THREAD/ One of the reasons why it’s important to see transcripts of the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury presentation is to see whether (and how) the Attorney General presented all of the evidence and facts? Here are some of outstanding questions I still have about this case:

1) Did the grand jury hear the 9-1-1 call that shows Kenneth Walker didn’t know police were at his door? Why would he call the police if he genuinely believed it was the police trying to enter the home?

2) Was the grand jury presented with any dissenting eyewitness accounts besides the one witness who corroborated the police version of events?

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Apr 13, 2020

THREAD/ In a country with already unconscionable levels of food waste and which is seeing a spike in food insecurity among people and skyrocketing demands from food banks...this is a travesty and should be addressed immediately. Transporting the produce is nytimes.com/2020/04/11/bus…

A logistical challenge. But why can’t governors use national guard logistics and supply chain managers to find a solution.

On top of this, farmers don’t have crop insurance for this type of crop damage which means these farmers are going to eat these costs. That is a devastating and unnecessary multiplying effect.

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Apr 4, 2020

@NBCNews

This will make waves in the intel community

The president has notified Congress that he is removing the inspector general who flagged the Ukraine whistleblower complaint. The firing will take effect 30 days from today according to a letter obtained by @NBCNews - @KenDilanianNBC

@KenDilanianNBC

More per @KenDilanianNBC - This is to advise you that I am exercising my power as President to remove from office the inspector general of the intelligence community,” the Trump letter to the leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees says adding, “…it is vital that

I have the fullest confident in the appointees serving as Inspectors General. That is no longer the case with this Inspector General.”

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Mar 24, 2020

@MSNBC

THREAD/ If you’ve ever walked into a news room on a Monday morning you would know how rare it is to see one as empty as this. This is the @MSNBC newsroom. Not a soul to be seen. There were no phones ringing today no loud conversations, no colleagues laughing it up across the rows

or cranked up TV sets blasting out the competition’s broadcast. This was a Monday morning newsroom in the era of a pandemic. It felt different. And yet its spirit was the same as it ever was. Invisible to the viewers who watch at home, it’s the dedicated people who fill these

rows everyday that made it possible for me to anchor from the studio and to broadcast against all odds without skipping a beat. It is a testament to the incredible journalists, editors and producers working from home like millions of people around the world. These are times to

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Mar 19, 2020

THREAD/ Imagine if I told you that years before a global pandemic broke out that would claim thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of lives, destroyed the livelihoods of millions, cratered the global economy, halted global travel and commerce and fueled xenophobia, a team of

scientists identified the possible risks associated with the emergence of a respiratory virus found in specific bats in China that could be transmitted to humans. Imagine these scientists published their findings and warned of the disruption it would cause to the global economy.

Imagine that their manuscripts in respected journals were read by the federal agencies and government whose sole job is to identify these diseases and prepare a comprehensive response to those threats all to protect human lives.

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