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Sep 24, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The party that couldn't find the courage to stand up to Gingrich's anti-intellectual nihilism got captured by the Tea Party.
The party that couldn't find the courage to stand up to the Tea Party's anti-intellectual populism got captured by Trump.
The party that lacks the courage to stand up to Trump's anti-intellectual racism is on track to get captured by QAnon.
Do not look to them for courage. Do not look to them for leadership. This is the result of a 30 year process that has selected for anti-intellectual obedience. They are who they are.
The American people are better. Thats why the @GOP can't win democratic elections. Their power comes only from those institutions that do not reflect the popular will. (Senate, Electoral College, and if they get their way, SCOTUS)
So don't lose faith in America. But we must bring to account every single @GOP official who contributed to this moment. Our 244 year experiment is on the ballot this election, because defending democracy has become partisan.

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Jun 28
Because a number of folks keep asking, let’s talk about why the Democrats overwhelmingly voted to table Al Green’s motion to impeach Donald Trump. TL;DR: if you want Trump to be out of office ASAP, this was the right call, right now. Read on for the explanation…
1. Shortly after my wife and I got engaged we took a vacation to Wyoming. In the course of a horseback trip, our guide, upon learning of our upcoming nuptials, prior to offering me some advice said “I’ve been married 5 times, so I think I know a little something about women”.
2. In that vein, in my 6 years in Congress, I’ve seen 3 house impeachments (Trump 2x where I voted yes, Mayorkas 1x where I opposed). None were removed. So I think I know a little something about removing people from office…
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Jun 22
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
I’m not saying we have the votes to impeach. I’m saying that you DO NOT do this without Congressional approval and if Johnson doesn’t grow a spine and learn to be a real boy tomorrow we have a BFing problem that puts our very Republic at risk.
To be clear, I do not dispute that Iran is a nuclear threat. That’s why Obama negotiated the JCPOA. But whether that is better resolved through diplomatic or military measures is not a decision that the executive branch has unilaterally.
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Jun 16
This is the reason why our Constitution has an emoluments clause. And every day that the House GOP refuses to do any oversight of the Trump family's grift is another day that our Republic gets a little more fragile. Thread: ft.com/content/13a6ce…
1. I've been raising a stink about Sun and Trump ever since he fronted $30M to World Liberty Financial, Trump's shady AF defi platform. thedefiant.io/news/tokens/ju…
2. That "investment" triggered provisions in the initial World Liberty financing documents that allowed the Trump family to take cash out of the business. In exchange, Sun got a stake in tokens that cannot be sold and are controlled by the Trump family. Literally nothing.
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May 25
Liz Truss lasted 49 days as Prime Minister. For context, that's less than 20% of the time that Kevin McCarthy lasted as speaker. And yet she - like him - thinks she has some wisdom to offer from that experience. (TL;DR: she's learned nothing.) washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
As I said on the floor earlier this week, mediocre businesses hate competition for the same reason mediocre politicians hate DEI. Because they can't win in a meritocracy. But economic growth depends on competition - in labor and energy markets. Image
Under Bessent's watch, investors have fled US equities and treasuries for other countries. Saying that he should pro-growth is fine. But you should praise him (or Brexit supporters) for it in the same way you praise me for my ability to win the NBA slam dunk contest. Image
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May 20
Watching the Senate cloture vote on the (highly misnamed) Genius Act and keep thinking back to a conversation I had with a Senior official in the Biden WH 4 years ago. I asked him what he thought about crypto and he said “how do you define money?” Thread:
1. It was a very Socratic process, but goes to the heart of the rot in the crypto space. The whole thesis is that it’s currency. But it isn’t, and never will be, for the same reason that gold, fine art and pork bellies aren’t money.
2. “A store of value” isn’t the definition of money. After all, you can go back thousands of years in human history and dig up coins minted in precious or semi-precious metals with the Caesar / Emporer’s face. Why bother making that money if the metal had value?
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May 17
This is scary and highlights something that's painfully obvious in DC: smart people either don't want to work in this administration or are being turned away. But effective government - esp when crisis strikes - depends on having smart people around. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
And that's huge own-goal. There is a deep pool of talent in DC that wants to work in the WH. Not the electeds (no disrespect intended) but the people they hire. Because while winning an election depends on a whole host of factors, hiring staff is an embarrassment of riches.
Some of the smartest people I've met in my life are the career hill staffers, and the just-below-cabinet level tier in the WH. Thousands of people want those jobs and the WH gets to pick the best.
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