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8 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I'm booked on Television Malta's Monday morning show. 7.15am CET

This will be my first time on Maltese tv!
Almost every time I do a big media interview in the US I receive a very kind note from a Maltese man in Malta. They always ask if I'm Maltese, say that they're very proud of me & offer to connect me w/ high profile people in Malta. It's absolutely amazing. What a great country🥰
Malta is the only place where I don't have to tell people how to pronounce my last name. It's amazing how that helps a person to feel like they belong.
mer-CHEE-uh!

mer-CHIA

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9 Nov
A dangerous demagogue is an unaccountable leader. Unaccountable to the rule of law, unaccountable to political norms, unaccountable to the will of the people.

Trump is doing exactly what we'd expect a dangerous demagogue to do. Image
Trump is using a narrow definition of "the people" based on how he's used ad populum throughout: only his supporters are "true" Americans, only their votes are "legal." Image
He's also using conspiracy theory in the same way he's used conspiracy theory throughout: as a "self-sealing" narrative--a narrative that evidence is not allowed to prove or disprove. Here's a good explainer:
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9 Nov
I’ve learned so much from your reporting @maggieNYT, thank you. I know it wasn’t easy. I wish folks were easier on you. The Trump Presidency Is Ending. So Is Maggie Haberman’s Wild Ride. nytimes.com/2020/11/08/bus…
I’ve gotten to see first hand how hard Maggie has worked: working on a story while taking her kid to a bday party, for example.
Folks fight her all damn day on twitter. It’s gross & wrong. I quote her reporting more than anyone else’s in my book. She was always there, questioning Trump, pushing back on his framing. Amazing, especially considering the gross way he treated other female reporters.
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8 Nov
Madame Vice President Elect. 🥰
Mr. President elect Biden.
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7 Nov
Donald Trump is not popular.
Donald Trump was the least popular person to run for president in US history.
Donald Trump lost the popular vote in 2016.
Donald Trump lost the popular vote in 2020.
Donald Trump is a one term president.
#DonaldTrump #Election2020
(I’ve been wanting to write this one for four years. I was so excited that I almost forgot!)
America voted out the demagogue who wielded his followers and popularity like a cudgel. It was always a lie. He was never popular & he didn’t care about his followers.
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7 Nov
You're Fired!
Buh-Bye
Look, again, you gotta hand it to the 2020 writers. Trump was about to have a press conference at a random landscaping joint next to a sex shop when the news broke that he'd lost the election. And the news crews scattered to cover the real story. 😂
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7 Nov
There are opps to try to get Trump to do the right thing and concede. 😂
Someone should tell Trump about Cincinnatus and how he gave up power willingly and how Washington emulated him throughout his career & how George III said GW was the greatest man who ever lived when he gave up power after he won the Revolution.

amazon.com/Cincinnatus-Wa…
Tell Trump that his election was a revolution. That he already won, he won control of the Republican party. Tell him that he his legacy of installing justices/judges is secure. Tell him his power will grow out of office. And he can golf more.
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