Post

@OHDems

More from @DavidPepper

David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Feb 18

🚨

In his shameful speech in Europe, Vance mocked Europe by saying: “if American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg’s scolding you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk.”

Think about this disinformation for a second.

1/

America recently learned that mere “months” of Musk can mean hundreds of millions of dollars flooding the zone.

That spending has essentially made Musk our co-president, at least.

And no Republicans will dare speak up because they are worried he will primary them.

2/

And now that he IS co-president, we are seeing what deep damage Musk can do to government itself within only “months.”

If Musk can have that dramatic an impact on the US, just imagine what he could do to a smaller country.

3/

Read 5 tweets

David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Feb 17

🚨 🚨

Day 77 of my Trump tracker

February 16, 2025

As part of its continued piracy of Americans’ private data, DOGE’s next target is the IRS. DOGE employees—whoever the hell they are—sought access to the IRS’s Integrated Data Retrieval System,

1/

which houses the data of millions of Americans. The Washington Post reported that IRS officials are considering a memorandum of understanding that would allow access to some systems.

To make matters worse, reports are…

2/

emerging that DOGE’s own systems are poorly constructed and easily subject to hacking: “Cybersecurity specialists reviewing the website noted that it appeared hastily constructed, containing multiple vulnerabilities, coding errors, and exposed details in its source code.”

3/

Read 6 tweets

David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Feb 16

🚨 🚨

The Company Trump Keeps

A 🧵 (and a quiz)

We’ve had a wide variety of presidents. We can debate their records and their legacies and their integrity.

But whatever party, whatever era, and however successful, these presidents have largely been consistent

1/

on one matter (in words, if not always in action).

And that is their professed belief in and adherence to the rule of law, and the Constitution. Here’s a sampling of what U.S. Presidents have said about the rule of law and the Constitution since our Founding:

2/

George Washington: “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”

John Adams: "We are a government of laws, and not of men."

3/

Read 24 tweets

David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Feb 15

🚨 🚨

What they say, and what they do

A 🧵

Following the election, Republican officials, from Trump on down, talked non-stop about how the American people are intensely focused on getting by, rising costs and overall economic well-being.

And I don’t disagree with that

1/

But what staggers me is how those same politicians continue to take proactive steps to make things more difficult, everyday life more costly, and further squeeze everyday Americans who are already struggling.

2/

It’s happening nationally, as Trump pushes measures that will increase costs on everything from groceries to health care.

And it’s happening at the state level too. In my state of Ohio, trickle-down economics and corruption are leading to

3/

Read 29 tweets

David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Feb 13

🚨 🚨

Putin’s Victory Dance

A 🧵

Whenever Putin and Trump get together, what inevitably happens reminds me of the US-UK summit in the movie “Love Actually.”

1/

Remember, when the President of the United States (played by Billy Bob Thornton) bullies Hugh Grant, playing the Prime Minister?

Amid the negotiation, the President says: “I'll give you anything you ask for - as long as it's not something I don't want to give.”

2/

And at the end, that same president tells the press that the meetings were “[v]ery satisfactory indeed. We got what we came for, and our special relationship is still very special.”

That basically sums up all Trump-Putin meetings.

3/

Read 25 tweets

David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Feb 8

🚨 🚨

The View of a Tech Insider

A 🧵 you’ll want to read

Amid all this talk of DOGE and tech and data and access, I thought I’d check in with another friend of mine who does this work for a living to hear his thoughts on it all. And share with us what we need to know.

1/

Here’s what he told me before answering my questions:

“We're witnessing the first I.T.-driven restructuring of government in human history. While there's been some mockery of the young people Musk has employed…

2/

they are extremely capable (albeit with little to no experience handling government systems).

Having spent decades working at the intersection of digital infrastructure, automation, and organizational strategy, I recognize the profound implications of such a shift.

3/

Read 23 tweets

Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

David Pepper

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

More from @DavidPepper

David Pepper

David Pepper

David Pepper

David Pepper

David Pepper

David Pepper

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Send Email!