1/ Trump's extraordinary efforts to suppress the vote are part of his re-election strategy -- and they're absolutely maddening.

In Philly Trump campaign is videotaping voters as they return ballots

In NV, Trump is suing to force officials to more rigorously examine ballot
2/ In Ohio, Trump sued to prevent expanded use of ballot drop boxes

In NH, Trump sought to shoot down an attempt to expand absentee ballot access

In AZ, tried to prevent allowing ballots received from reservations after Election Day because of mail delays
3/ "Never before in modern presidential politics has a candidate been so reliant on wide-scale efforts to depress the vote as Trump." politico.com/news/2020/10/2…
4/ In PA, Trump is suppressing the vote by:

- moving to stop the processing of absentee votes before Election Day

- pushing to limit how late mail-in ballots can be accepted

- intimidating Pennsylvanians trying to vote early

nytimes.com/2020/10/29/us/…

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27 Oct
1/ Today is the 2-year-anniversary of the anti-semitic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, PA.

This was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States. The shooter killed 11 and wounded 6.
2/ Before the shooting, the shooter was spewing his anger on a right-wing social media platform, calling immigrants “invaders,” distributing racist memes and asserting that Jews were the “enemy of white people.”
3/ The shooter's anti-Semitic venom represents a growing trend of anti-Semitism

In 2019, 2,107 anti-Semitic incidents were reported in the US more than in any year since the @ADL began tracking 40 yrs ago

FBI says the number of such incidents rose 29% in 2018 from 2015
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16 Oct
1/ I'm seeing headlines saying Trump "refused to condemn" QAnon at last night's @NBCNews town hall

But that's not exactly right.

Trump *legitimized* QAnon by saying he believes "very strongly" in one of its core tenets: fighting pedophilia

He knew *exactly what he was doing*
@NBCNews 2/ First some background: QAnon grew out of Pizzagate in 2017.

QAnon adherents believe Trump is battling a global network of evil elites, Democrats, celebrities who worship Satan and sacrifice children.

Trump is their God (which Trump proudly pointed out back in August)
@NBCNews 3/ Trump told @SavannahGuthrie, "they are very strongly against pedophilia. And I agree with that."

Asked if there's a Satanic pedophile cult Trump said, "I have no idea."

Trump isn't just refusing to condemn: **he is actively legitimizing QAnon & feeding the conspiracy **
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9 Oct
1/ A sitting sheriff is defending the individuals who plotted to commit an act of domestic terrorism and kidnap Michigan governor @gretchenwhitmer

"I'm not even sure they had any part in it," he baselessly asserts, claiming that maybe have been executing a citizen's arrest
@gretchenwhitmer 2/ In May, Sheriff Dar Leaf appeared at a "American Patriot Rally-Sheriffs speak out" event in Grand Rapids, MI to protest @gretchenwhitmer's stay at home orders alongside some of the men now accused of domestic terrorism.

He says he doesn't regret sharing the stage with them.
@gretchenwhitmer 3/ Ironically while protesting @gretchenwhitmer's stay-at-home orders, he himself was, well, working from home....because, you know, he said he wanted to stay healthy: mlive.com/news/grand-rap…
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8 Oct
1/ Just to state the absolute obvious:

When Donald Trump repeatedly dehumanizes his political opponents, he is inviting individuals to commit acts of violence and take his hateful rhetoric to its obvious conclusion.
2/ We are all very thankful that this effort to kidnap @gretchenwhitmer was thwarted by authorities.

But right-wing extremists inspired by Trump's rhetoric *have* committed acts of domestic terrorism across the country.
@gretchenwhitmer 3/ At least 87 Americans have been killed by right-wing terrorists in the first 3 years of the Trump administration.

Here's a partial list of the terror incidents that Trump's rhetoric inspired:
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6 Oct
1. On Sunday @MrPeteAndrew pointed out that gay men were reclaiming #ProudBoys hashtag & suggested that we do the same

I tweeted out a great photo our friend Shelly Pate took of us (@shellypatephoto on @instagram) and the tweet really blew up
@MrPeteAndrew @shellypatephoto @instagram 2. A bunch of reporters reached out asking if they could use the picture in their stories about the trend, including @KalhanR, who did this great piece for @NBCNews nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-ou…
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22 Sep
1/ With Romney supporting a vote on Trump's SCOTUS nominee this year, pundits are proclaiming that a confirmation is inevitable.

Let me be blunt: that's total BS.

In fact, it's the same BS we were told in January of 2017 when pundits decided that ACA repeal was inevitable
2/ Nothing in politics is inevitable. On this issue, a MAJORITY OF AMERICANS are on our side. They don't want McConnell to rush through another nominee.

It's our responsibility to stop freaking the fuck out and start focusing on how to organize effectively in key states
3/ The good news is -- we know how to organize strategically. We've done it before -- and we won.

NOBODY thought we could save Obamacare in 2017/2018 -- but you know what, we did? And that strategy is a great blueprint for this fight.

So what did we do?
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