Pelosi’s dragging Trump for his intel nominee lacking experience. She’s correct, but her complaint obscures two revealing ironies that most journalists will predictably overlook. /1
First, the “experience” that Pelosi values has historically included human rights violations.
Contrary to confused depictions of Pelosi as a “liberal,” she’s an architect of NSA mass surveillance, and also helped the continuing cover-up of CIA torture. factcheck.org/2009/05/pelosi… /2
Contrary to confused depictions of Pelosi as a “liberal,” she’s an architect of NSA mass surveillance, and also helped the continuing cover-up of CIA torture. factcheck.org/2009/05/pelosi… /2
Second, Pelosi is feigning outrage over Trump firing an intel official for sharing information with Congress.
She continues to actively enable executive secrecy herself, reflecting her weak institutional allegiance to Congress as Speaker of the House. /3
She continues to actively enable executive secrecy herself, reflecting her weak institutional allegiance to Congress as Speaker of the House. /3
Corruption & unaccountability at intel agencies impact our communities at the local level.
An off-duty FBI agent shot one of my unhoused neighbors 10 days ago less than a block from my front door. We’re gathering today to discuss the community’s response.
An off-duty FBI agent shot one of my unhoused neighbors 10 days ago less than a block from my front door. We’re gathering today to discuss the community’s response.
