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Larry Middleton

20 Oct, 10 tweets, 2 min read

PERSPECTIVE:

We can't just let this go by.

The republicans who voted against convicting Trump have all been caught. America really needs to stop and consider that, because the current criminal scandal is far bigger and more profound than just Rudi Giuliani and the Biden laptop.

During impeachment, they all pretended there was nothing to see, nothing that linked Rudy or Trump to any sort of Russian plot concerning the Bidens despite, all of the information presented, all of the testimony provided by people within the administration,...

...Trump's own words, and the fact that Rudy was sent to Kiev for precisely for that propose. Now that Rudy has been caught in the middle of the laptop freak show, the republicans have been proven dead wrong.

What the democrats accused Trump of - and what they impeached him for - actually did happen. It was, and still is a real thing. The republican knew it then. They know it now.

And the current Director of National Intelligence who defended Trump as part of the house republican defense team is not actively engaging in Russian propaganda and disinformation to lie, protect Giuliani and Trump.

The fact is it is now impossible for them to still pretend that the scandal they clamed didn't exist back in January 2020 doesn't exist now.

That's especially true now that Giuliani has done precisely what he was tasked to do in the first place well over a year ago by filtering Russian disinformation into the American media to influence the election. We're not supposed to believe our lying eyes.

But the republicans are so desperate about losing their seats and their power, they have simply decided to ignore the fact that they all lied to support the conspiracy at impeachment for which they have now been been exposed.

They are simply hoping that no one remembers way back just under a year ago. And that is why it is important to defeat as many people republican senators in November 3, 2020, as humanly possible.

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Larry Middleton

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18 Oct

You every wonder why voter suppression is the holy grail of the GOP? Listen to Paul Weyrich explain it in 30 seconds in his own words - 40 years ago.

But wait there's more.

Weyrich is the co-founder of the Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority, Free Congress Foundation (now American Opportunity), and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC.)

Christianity is the vehicle used to promote and justify ideology and policy.

To be clear, the scope goes far beyond voter suppression. But without voting right, American citizens don't begin to have a chance to preserve and defend democracy, lives or livelihoods.

So let's be clear voting is not the first right, but it is the most important - bar none.

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16 Oct

I saw a post earlier today that's been on my mind. I wish I remembered where I saw it so I could quote it properly and credit that individual properly, because it was critical and on point. But to paraphrase, it said that the long lines that we see for voting is not a victory.

While it's a testament to our commitment and determination to vote despite the obstacle, it is a clear indicator that the obstacles are there. It's a reminder that voter suppression is alive and strong. We can't just settle for the big numbers. We much fight for change.

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14 Oct

There's no need for these to exist. So, America needs to end them.

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So perhaps ending the concept of corporations being people and ending the tax protections that corporations and organizations receive should be item 0. on the list, and part of the predicate and basis for their elimination.

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12 Oct

For my fellow brethren and sisters:

This has happened a few times, so I need to address it.

This the most important election of or lifetimes. Black people in general know that, especially black women. But, black men know it, too.

It is a fact that we - black people - have been the single most loyal, reliable, and steady coalition of the democratic party bar none, and we have been for decades. I and we KNOW what it means to focus as individuals and as a group when it comes to political action.

I know of what I speak. Our very survival as black people has depended on it, and still does.

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I want to - need to - stop here and pay special attention to @LindseyGrahamSC for a moment. He seems to believe that somehow it's unfair that so much money is coming in from around the country against him. But he tries to pretend that he doesn't understand why.

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He is the Senate Judiciary Committee Chair. That committee doesn't serve just South Carolina but the entire nation. It's a fact that he's in charge of a senate process to pick a SCOTUS justice that affects us all - the entire country - and will for decades to come.

He is perfectly willing to push though a nominee that the majority of the nation rejects all for political purposes that do not serve the public in any way. Meanwhile, he doesn't believe that he should be held to account for his reprehensible actions and abuse of his office.

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