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Sep 18, 2020 • 16 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
You've already forgotten about Trump's reaction to Russians paying bounties to kill American soldiers. nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/… 1/ THREAD
You've already forgotten that Trump reportedly called our soldiers "losers" and suckers." 2/ theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
You've already forgotten what was in that 1000 page Senate Intel Committee report. 3/ nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
You've forgotten that Trump didn't say a word about Navalny's poisoning other than we are looking in that. 4/. washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-rus…
You've forgotten about Trump's indifference to the most inspirational democratic movement in years -- Belarus. 5/. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
You can't remember the startling revelations in Mary Trump's book. 6/ amazon.com/Too-Much-Never…
You cant remember the shocking revelations in Michael Cohen's book. 7/ amazon.com/Disloyal-Memoi…
You don't remember that Trump accused Biden of taking drugs. 8/ theguardian.com/us-news/2020/s…
You don't even remember the name of this author, let alone the shocking details revealed in this book. 9/ amazon.com/Melania-Me-Ris…
(The extraordinary revelations in books by Bolton or Anonymous are ancient history. Bolton's book was published on June 23, 2020) 10/
Or what about the shocking materials in this book? Already forgotten, if ever even digested, by most: 11/ amazon.com/Untitled-Hough…
You are even having a hard time remembering the extraordinary confessions that Trump made about Covid to Woodward, on tape ! Woodward has called our time among ‘the saddest, most disturbing chapters in American history’ 12/
Maybe you still might remember that a senior White House official reported that Trump called his supporters "disgusting people." That was just yesterday. But maybe not. 13/ businessinsider.com/video-aide-tru…
All of these events/books -- all of these shocking revelations -- occured/came out in just the last 2 months. (And my list is partial.) Under normal times, any one of them would have been THE scandal of the term for any previous president. But these are not normal times. 14/
The daily volume of shocking news, statements, revelations, and behavior overwhelms us. We become numb. We tune it out. But it is NOT normal. 15/
Im ready for normal again. #Vote. 16/ END THREAD .

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Mar 5
"Putin made the decision to invade Ukraine. Russian society did not pressure him to do so. But since the invasion was launched, large chunks of Russian society have supported this war, including exhibiting support for or indifference to the atrocities being committed by Russian soldiers against Ukrainian civilians." 1/ THREAD
"Putin personally is not killing Ukrainian grandmothers or kidnapping Ukrainian children, Russians are—and, as we now know from intercepting phone calls, they sometimes do so with the vocal support of their fathers, mothers, and girlfriends back home (or, even more grotesquely, while vacationing in Europe)" 2/

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"Similar to other ruthless and imperialist regimes in the past, maybe we can no longer give Russian society a pass for the atrocities Russians are committing in Ukraine? It's not just Putin's war. It's Russia's war." 3/
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Feb 4
Congress should combine in its one bill new aid to Ukraine an the REPO Act. Let me explain. THREAD 1/
Let me add a sweetener. By large majorities, the House and Senate committees recently voted in favor of the REPO Act – Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act – that would transfer frozen Russian assets held at American banks to Ukraine for reconstruction. 2/
European countries hold a much greater share of the Russian assets than we do, around $360 billion. But if we take the lead in appropriating these frozen Russian funds, other countries will follow. That’s real money to help fund Ukraine’s reconstruction. 3/
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Jan 23
Advice from a realist:
“Appeasement...is a fanciful and dangerous strategy. It is unlikely to transform a dangerous foe into a kinder gentler opponent much less a peace loving state.  Indeed, appeasement is likely to whet not shrink and aggressors appetite for conquest.” 1/THREAD
“Because great powers are programmed for offense, and appease state is likely to interpret any power concession by another state as a sign of weakness -- as evidence that the appeaser is unwilling to defend the balance of power the appeased state is then likely to continue pushing for more concessions.” 2/
“Furthermore, the appeased state’s capability to gain even more power would be enhanced --probably substantially -- by the additional power it was granted by the appeaser. In short, appeasement is likely to make a dangerous rival more, not less, dangerous.” 3/
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Jan 19
In 2000, I wrote an article for @washingtonpost warning about Putin's anti-democratic ways & people called me alarmist. 1/ THREAD
In 2014, I wrote a piece in @nytimes calling from containment 2.0 for Russia and people called me a hawk. I wrote a longer piece in @ForeignAffairs a few years later outlining a detailed containment strategy for Russia & I was labeled a "warmonger". 2/
In 2021, I used the word "evil" to describe Putin in the @washingtonpost and I was again berated as a crazy ideologue. 3/
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Dec 12, 2023
"How and when we provide this aid matters too. This week, my colleagues from allied countries lamented how indecisive and divided the United States looks, or is, as a country – how are we even not able to push through a bill that enjoys bipartisan support?" 1/ THREAD
"While our allies lament our indecision, division, and polarization, our enemies celebrate them. In Russia, they are laughing at us right now. Putin’s propagandists on state-controlled television praised Republicans for advancing Russian national interests." 2/
" As one of Putin’s most prominent propagandists, Olga Skabeeva, said, “Well done, Republicans! They’re standing firm! That’s good for us.” If Putin’s team is cheering for you, maybe it is time to rethink your actions." 3/
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Dec 12, 2023
"Congress should approve new aid to Ukraine as fast as possible—not as a gesture of charity for Ukraine but as a hard-nosed and clear-headed investment in U.S. security objectives." THREADS 1/
"1. A Ukrainian victory will dramatically diminish the threat from Russia." 2/
"2. The war’s outcome has clear implications for U.S. security interests in Asia." 3/
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