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Mona Eltahawy
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I call him the American Sisi for a reason: “Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power,” Cohen told the House oversight committee during his testimony. huffpost.com/entry/michael-…
I wrote this on Trump Inauguration Day: American Sisi (I wrote the headline) nytimes.com/interactive/pr…
And I also wrote this on Trump Inauguration Day about the similarities between Trump and #Egyptian dictator Sisi and also their women supporters google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…
Whenever I post this oped I wrote, I have to post just the picture which is a reminder: white women as the #FootsoldiersOfPatriarchy
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Mona Eltahawy
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Police have fired teargas to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators marching through central #Algiers against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in office, the biggest protest in the #Algerian capital since the Arab spring. google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…
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Nahla Djabi, a marcher, said the protesters were heading “towards the central post office, and from there the presidential palace.The atmosphere is very relaxed, there are plenty of families, women, children. It’s calm for the moment. It’s very joyous.We have hope, a lot of hope”
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Mona Eltahawy
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I was supposed to be in #Karachi right now for the Karachi LitFest this weekend but #Pakistan airspace was closed following tensions with #India. I hope de-escalation prevails. This an important statement from feminists apwld.org/statement-femi… h/t @shexistentially
“We note w/mounting dismay that the rhetoric deployed by both Governments is aimed at creating an unstable environment where media & social media is used for proliferation of unsubstantiated claims & counterclaims that are encouraging hyper-nationalism & religious fundamentalism”
“We are particularly concerned about the effects conflict has and has had on the women of South Asia” #India #Pakistan We are particularly concerned about the effects conflict has and has had on the women of South Asia, particularly sexual violence, enforced disappearance of male family members leaving women headed households vulnerable and economically insecure, and growing fundamentalism and curtailed civil and political rights leading to abrogation of women’s human rights.
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Mona Eltahawy
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"I want you to take out of my tummy what the old man put there,” - 11yo girl raped by her grandmother's husband in #Argentina. Girl and her mother wanted an abortion. Anti-abortion doctors dragged their feet & performed c-section at 23 weeks. france24.com/en/20190227-ar…
"The State is responsible for torturing Lucia," said #NiUnaMenos, which means 'not one less,' one of the feminist organizations leading the campaign to legalize abortion. #Argentine law allows for abortion in extreme cases, such as rape or when the mother's life is in danger.
#Argentine authorities often drag their feet until legal window for an abortion has passed. At 23wks, doctors deemed the girl to be in danger but instead of abortion, they performed a c-section. The 5month-old fetus was extracted alive but has almost no chance of surviving.
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Anonymous
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Ladies and gentlemen, we got em 🇺🇸🦅. Set the #CohenHearing on fire and question him about this. #OpDeathEaters #CohenTestimoney twitter.com/i/moments/1099…
Cohen: “Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today.”

#CohenHearing
In case you were wondering where all the Republican loyalty for Trump is really coming from. Here is a clue. #CohenHearing #CohenTestimoney
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emptywheel
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Cummings: Truth in testimony. Contracts re foreign govt. Any additional information?

Cohen: My 4 attorneys continue to believe that language of Truth in Testimony form, did not apply to my work for Kazakh owned entity.
The irony of this is that AS WE SPEAK a foreign owned company is trying to shield the President from criminal exposure before SCOTUS.
Ro Khanna focusing on check signed by Don Jr, paid from Revocable Trust. This is key bc it ties Trump to his company.
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Sahil Kapur
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Cohen hearing kicks off. Meadows throws sand in the gears early, motioning to postpone it due to lack of time to view the testimony. Chairman Cummings refuses. Jordan complains that CNN had the testimony earlier. Meadows demands a recorded vote on his motion.

And so it begins.
.@RepCummings: “Some will certainly ask: If Mr. Cohen was lying then, why should we believe him now?”

He says it’s a legitimate question.

“We are in search of the truth.”
“We will all have to make our evaluations of the evidence and Mr. Cohen’s credibility,” @RepCummings says, threatening to refer Cohen to DOJ if he lies to Congress again.

“He does have a lot to lose if he lies.”
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Aaron Rupar
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Michael Cohen is about to testify before the House Oversight Committee. Follow along for a video thread.
LOL -- An angry @RepMarkMeadows begins by trying to do Trump's bidding by moving to postpone the hearing, because Cohen's testimony wasn't given to members early enough.
.@Jim_Jordan is out here pushing conspiracy theories about CNN before Cohen has even had a chance to say a single word
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Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath
MICHAEL COHEN TESTIMONY

Before the House Oversight Committee
February 27, 2019, 10am EST

LIVE-TWEETING THREAD

Prepared statement PDF:
int.nyt.com/data/documenth…
Michael Cohen has entered the hearing room.

Open mic picks up someone saying, "You're a hero, Mike."
Countless cameras taking photos sound like a swarm of insect wings.

Cohen wearing a dark navy suit, white shirt, and a light blue tie.

2/x
GOP Rep. Mark Meadows raising his voice yelling about having received the prepared statement from Michael Cohen late last night (as did we all) and demanding a rescheduling of the hearing.

Dem Rep. Katie Hill moves to table the motion to postpone. Passes by voice vote.

3/x
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Mona
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It's great news that Michael Cohen will give public testimony to Congress next Wed. What interests me @ this, is that the story given by his legal team for the original postponement has changed again. Somethings up with this..
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2-"Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, will testify before the House Oversight Committee next week, the panel announced Wednesday night. Cohen will testify at 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, the committee’s chairman, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), said in a statement
3-"“I am pleased to announce that Michael Cohen’s public testimony before the Oversight Committee is back on, despite efforts by some to intimidate his family members and prevent him from appearing,” Cummings said. “Congress has an obligation under the Constitution to conduct
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