Trump: "Get rid of the ballots and you won't have a transfer, you'll have a continuation."
Whether you are in journalism, elected to office, or citizen, if you are not focused on THIS, you do not grasp the national crisis. We are past the guardrails of democracy & off the cliff
I don't want to hear one word -- NOT ONE FUCKING WORD -- about Joe Biden's gaffes or claimed cognitive decline or imperfect answers to any question in interview or debate after this. Not from any of you.
On this Labor Day, be reminded that we have the 8 hr work day, 40 hr work week, & child labor laws because of the labor movement.
#LaborDay #VoteHarriaWalz2024 #VoteDemocratic
If you're enjoying your long weekend, remember that you have a weekend break from work because of the labor movement. #LaborDay #VoteHarriaWalz2024 #VoteDemocratic
Workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, pensions, and Social Security? They exist largely due to the labor movement. #LaborDay #HarrisWalz2024
Good Lord, who okayed this speech by JD Vance? It is the intersection of bad narrative and bad delivery. I mean, I cannot hope to understand the mind of a MAGA wacko, but I can't see this doing well with independents.
JD Vance is now lamenting the cost of housing, blaming Wall St, & then blames immigrants. Oh now he is onto China - as if Republicans don't shop at Walmart. As a reminder: He was a venture capitalist corporate lawyer married to another lawyer. He is not poor.
JD Vance, with his wife whose parents are immigrants, is railing against immigrants while the audience screams "send them back." It is really.... something.
If you're wondering how to help my beautiful Maui:
The Maui Strong Fund provides community resilience with resources for disaster preparedness, response, recovery. The fund is currently being used to support communities affected by the Maui wildfires. hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
Other options to help Maui include
- Donations to the Maui Food Bank
- Also Foodland stores are accepting donations to support the American Red Cross of Hawaii’s efforts
If Trump is convicted of federal crimes, he will have to be incarcerated. The question arises as to how this would be done for a former president with Secret Service detail. I doubt he would be under house arrest at MAL where some federal crimes are alleged to have take place. 🧵
2. The Secret Service has no protocol for a protectee who has been convicted of a crime & imprisoned, so one would need to be developed if such a situation arose. One option? Shift agents in a secure federal facility.
Straight up Russian propaganda that benefits the GOP. This man is a useful idiot doing the work of Putin & the fools on the left will fall for it the same way they fell for the Russian asset, Jill Stein.
Imagine running for president & claiming NATO provoked Russia into genocidally attacking a sovereign country. Meanwhile, only tools of Russia propose peace talks since they will involve sacrificing Ukrainian territory.
This man in UNFIT for the presidency.
Every bit of that Cornel West tweet demonstrates an ideologue stuck in the past, who has not caught up with the present reality unfolding in Europe. It demonstrates how wholly unsuited he would be to any political leadership role. He would be as dangerous as Trump.
On this historic day when for the 1st time a former president has been charged with federal crimes, I have thoughts. A brief thread follows. /1
For more than 20 years (yes, that's going to age me, millennials - my favorite dating pool), I have written about the world for a living. /2
I have written about democracy and dictatorships, about democracy and coup d'etats. I have written about war and peace, about power and influence, about good governance and corruption, about legitimacy and authority. /3