Profile picture
, 5 tweets, 3 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
This is going to be a great movie. theweek.com/speedreads/877…
I mean.... it's madcap, it's shakespearean, it's biblical.. politico.com/magazine/story…
some scenes from the film: A zany political rom-com between world leaders narrated by the Mooch.
Script and art direction by QANON, title sequence by SpitfireSuzie. A Fraud Guarantee Production, Financing by RDIF
Sadly Donald Trump Jr.s book will not be made into a movie. However, the "60% off cover price" sale will be tweeted once by senior who will remind people that the books he pays people to write sell more when combined with free steaks and after shave promotions.
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Robert Young Pelton

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @RYP__ see all

Profile picture
Robert Young Pelton
@RYP__
Here is trained SF officer turned humanitarian on the ground explaining what he is experiencing in Syria. Contrast that with the bullshit that flowed during the dog and pony between two world leaders yesterday.
I am also not sure why Trump keeps calling Syrian oil "Our oil" In the region we are "protecting" the Kurds sell and smuggle the stolen 80,000 barrels to regional markets due to sanctions. We don't own anything.
Here is some background on Dave's outfit. You can volunteer time or donate. freeburmarangers.org/who-we-are/
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Robert Young Pelton
@RYP__
how did I miss this?chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…
Please rotate generously.
Read 6 tweets
Profile picture
Robert Young Pelton
@RYP__
I am deeply disappointed that Fox hasn't created wrestling quality graphics and hired ex football players to add color commentary. Can they at least announce each witness with a big flourish?
When things get slow, Donald could charge in and break a folding chair over Schiff's head. Schiff could do a necklace on Trump as they fake tussle. The media will thank them. And we can use some new wrestling names for everyone. Just to freshen it up. fastcompany.com/1664795/infogr…
Schiff was precise and clear. Kent is killing it. The GOP side tried to turn it into a circus and got Schiff a little flustered. But the quality of Kent’s testimony is impressive...except the part about praising mercenaries. But Ukraine for Dummies is needed.
Read 5 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Osita Nwanevu
@OsitaNwanevu
Politico co-founder John Harris: "[B]ipartisan assumptions in the Washington governing class & establishment media are at least partially complicit in some of the largest policy debacles of the past generation."

politico.com/magazine/story…
This is one of the most remarkable pieces of the era - not for the novelty of what's said but for who's saying it. "[A] quarter-century covering national politics has convinced me that the more pervasive force shaping coverage of Washington & elections is [...] centrist bias."
Harris today: "On the left, Warren & Sanders have been forceful & effective voices for large ideas. They haven’t just offered policy plans [...] but embedded these plans in a coherent worldview [...] From the center, there has been no equivalent argument." politico.com/magazine/story…
Read 3 tweets
Profile picture
Amanda Marcotte
@AmandaMarcotte
politico.com/magazine/story… The problem is that the headline was *not* accurate. The words coming out of Trump’s mouth were in direct tension with the context he provided, his tone and body language. The overall message as not “unity” but “I am a victim of political correctness”.
If technical accuracy is all that matters in a headline, as opposed to truth, why not go with something completely apolitical? How about “Trump Wears Tie While Giving Speech”?

I mean, by Shafer’s measure, that’s a first rate headline. It is, after all, accurate.
The purpose of a headline is to achieve more than accuracy. (“Trump Stands Behind Podium, Talks” would also achieve this.) The purpose is to give a sense of what the actual story is. And no one with sense saw Trump’s speech and came away with a sense he was calling for unity.
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Josh Barro
@jbarro
I think two things were driving the negative reviews of Mueller. One is, he's 75, he seems to be understandably heard of hearing and less energetic than he was. The other is, as @renato_mariotti notes, he failed to serve anyone's political goals. politico.com/magazine/story…
@renato_mariotti Now, just because a goal is political does not mean it is invalid. People had plausible reasons to think Mueller *should* do what they wanted. But he also had a plausible understanding of what is and his not is role. Just bc something should be done doesn't mean he should do it.
I think Mueller is right that it's not his job to say whether Trump should be impeached. I am less convinced he was right not to say what charging decision he would have made, but for the OLC memo -- after all, it's not like declining to say avoided creating a cloud over Trump.
Read 7 tweets
Profile picture
Amanda Marcotte
@AmandaMarcotte
politico.com/magazine/story… Helpful piece detailing the internal political tensions during WWII. In particular, it’s helpful to know that while the rise of American fascism is troubling now, it was also a huge problem in the 20s through the war.
And this is also a good time for your periodic reminder that Donald Trump’s father was arrested at a fascist riot in 1927. While the arrest record doesn’t detail his ideology, it’s pretty likely he was on the side of the fascists. washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/w…
Trump’s frankly fascist impulses aren’t a random late-in-life development that came out of nowhere. That sentiment has persisted in American life, under the radar, for over a century. The people who join the Tea Party now would have joined the KKK is the 20s.
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Stonewall Jackson
@1776Stonewall
politico.com/story/2019/02/… look everyone: Politico attacking me, again. naming me as 1 of the top "influencers" going after Dems in 2020. Politico also went after me in 2018, said I was the "Russian Bot" who started "Release the memo" hashtag. Hillary/Maddow are pushing this article
politico.com/magazine/story… Here was them going after me in 2018
iwr.ai/voterfraud/ind… Here they are naming the core 200 Russian bots, including myself, pushing disinformation and lying about everything. . Sorry, Politico, I've had hundreds of lefties try and take me on, and I've proven each and every one of my tweets to be factual
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
J
@MsEnergyHealer
Politico reported on 11/9/2016 that in final weeks of campaign Manafort wrote Trump a memo telling him to change schedule & go stump in Michigan/Wisconsin. It sounded crazy, but Trump did it. Fabrizio agreed. Manafort and Fabrizio worked together for yrs.
nytimes.com/2017/06/27/us/…
If Manafort shared Trump inside poll info with Deripaska in August of the campaign.... .what he was sharing was that the campaign was desperate and needed help.

politico.com/magazine/story…
Manafort likes to bring Fabrizio on to projects as his pollster. He worked for Manafort in Ukraine, receiving over $2 million in 2 years.

nytimes.com/2017/06/27/us/…
Read 10 tweets

Trending hashtags

#MegaFam #GreenNewScam #thedonald #Fight4Her #Follow #WERKforConsent #Immigration #Warren #TwilightZoneJoe #badumching #TeamNutShellReport #FugitAboudItJoe #PAM #BarackObama #JillBiden #president #NutShellReport #FakeFight #FederalistSociety #tRump #FelixSater #Russian #ChamberPOTUS #Hillary #BidenProtectionMedia
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!