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David French Profile picture
@DavidAFrench
Aug 14, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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In the latest newsletter (🔒), I dive into the newly-released, more-complete George Floyd body cam footage and argue that the depraved indifference to his life makes conviction more likely. Also, l examine whether a person has the "liberty" not to mask: /1 frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/new-george-f…
On masking, a President wouldn't have the generalized police power to order universal masking, but he can get (mostly) there in other ways. And if governors order masking, do citizens have the liberty to refuse? Nope: /2 Image
Moreover, if I don't have the liberty to disrobe at Target (after all, some folks argue that nudity is a form of "expression"), then I don't have the liberty to drop my mask: /3 Image
Regarding George Floyd, yes he claimed he couldn't breathe well before he was put on the ground, but the body camera footage shows that 1) he was never a threat to the officers; and 2) they kept kneeling on him EVEN AFTER HE HAD NO PULSE: /4 Image
Yes, there will still be questions about cause of death at trial, but in the confusion of competing expert witnesses, juries often fall back on subjective perceptions, and with each minute that ticks by in the video, that perception grows worse: /end Image

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One thing that's interesting about the right-wing civil war over Tucker/Fuentes ...

Most of the new right has spent roughly a decade mocking the moral arguments of Never Trumpers, calling them sanctimonious and weak.

Principles? Morality? Don't you know what time it is? /1
Indifference to norms became a sign of strength in a movement where "weakness" is the career-killing sin. And "weakness" is defined as giving in to anything the left or the media or the Democrats are perceived to want, *especially* when it comes to canceling allies. /2
Lots of people were uncomfortable with this dynamic, but they kept their heads down. After all, they despised the left and saw what happened to Never Trumpers and others when they tried to say that the right was becoming radicalized and corrupt. /3
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One thing to remember as we go through the one millionth right-wing cycle of "Why hasn't the mainstream media covered" the thing that it has repeatedly covered ...

The vast majority of the MAGA doesn't read the MSM, but they eagerly consume attacks on the MSM. /1
This means they hate legacy media but aren't really aware of what we actually publish. The result is a highly-caricatured view that inevitably forms whenever a person reads only critiques of institutions without actually reading the institutions' work. /2
Thus, they're always ready to believe that we've never covered something we've actually covered at length, or that any given news division is biased because they're mad at an opinion article. That's not to argue that we get everything right. We don't. And ... /3
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This is a great tweet by Megan. Crime is better in D.C., but that doesn't mean it's at acceptable levels.

One part of Trump's appeal is that he's seen as energetically attacking real problems, and if a person waves away or diminishes the problem versus . . . 1/
pointing out that Trump's solution is more dangerous and less effective than yours, then you're merely empowering Trump.

You have to attack the problem. Many cities (including Baltimore, for example) have implemented innovative programs that have made a huge difference. 2/
When violence is really high, even real improvements often aren't felt until they cross a threshold where previously unsafe neighborhoods are safe, disorder is replaced by real order (as opposed to "somewhat less disorder"). 3/
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Jun 15, 2025
The Ukraine War and Oct. 7 should help us better understand Israel's decision to hit Iran. The Russian invasion of Ukraine should have woken us up -- nuclear proliferation doesn't just increase the threat of nuclear war, it can increase the threat of conventional aggression /1: Image
Moreover, Israel has no illusions about how bloodthirsty its enemies are. Oct. 7 left no doubt about the lack of regard for Israeli life /2: Image
In addition, the consequential military defeats inflicted on Hamas and Hezbollah mean that Iran is much weaker than it was. There is a unique window of opportunity here to strike Iran after its deadliest allies have been diminished /3: Image
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May 29, 2025
A quick thread on why it's true, but very misleading, to say that "Harvard isn't entitled to our tax dollars."

No, it's not. But when it seeks or obtains federal tax dollars, those tax dollars cannot then be wielded as a weapon against Harvard's constitutional rights. /1
That's the essence of the doctrine of retaliation. I might not be entitled to, say, a government job or a government grant, but I'm entitled not to lose a job or a grant because of, among other things, my race, religion, sex, or constitutionally-protected expression. /2
In addition, even if Harvard violates its own legal obligations (I think it's highly likely that it repeatedly violated Title VI by permitting antisemitic harassment after 10/7), there is a legal process for adjudicating and punishing those violations. /3
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Oct 27, 2023
I'm leaving Twitter, for the indefinite future. The reason is simple: this site is becoming more like Gab every day. It's a font of hatred, lies, and harassment. And while it's never been great, at least it had its uses. No longer. At least not for me. /1
The constant hatred and malice on this site is bad for the soul. The tsunami of lies and misinformation is bad for the mind. There was a time when Twitter still gave me some value. It helped me find some of the smartest and wisest voices in public life. /2
But now it repeatedly boosts the worst and most thoughtless. I just can't stay here in good conscience. I don't begrudge anyone staying. People can certainly draw different lines, and I will miss Grizzlies twitter, but . . . /3
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