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10 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Arguments that haven't worked for 5 years but people keep making...

"He'll calm down & act normal soon."

"He has to accept reality."

"GOP leaders will abandon him."

"His supporters will see through him."

"He won't get away with it."

"GOP leaders ought to be ashamed."
Exceptionally good piece from @fotoole: on Trump, the GOP, and the rise of zombie politics
bit.ly/32rdXhB
“He was just kidding. It was a joke”

That’s another one...
Indeed.
👉👉 "Laughing at him will not make him go away." - @TimothyDSnyder nails it
bostonglobe.com/2020/11/11/opi…
"Ivanka and Jared will talk him down." - that's another good one. As if nepotism will come to the aid of democracy... 🙄

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Andrew Stroehlein Profile picture
10 Nov
What if all news outlets cut away from politicians and officials who were lying or making wild, completely unsubstantiated claims, & then instantly contextualised them, rather than letting the lies keep running unchallenged?
Currently, there's far too much, "let them speak and then debate in studio later":

Official: "The moon is made of cheese."

Studio: "Welcome back. Let's discuss this big cheese announcement by the government…"

Guest 1: "The moon is made of cheese."

Guest 2: "No, it isn't."
That doesn't really provide any service to the voting public. It's simply service to the government.
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27 Oct
Poland's ruling party leader Kaczyński calls on Poles to defend his policies & the church against widespread anti-government protests demanding women’s rights:
reuters.com/article/us-pol…

Opposition leader accuses him of inciting hatred & civil war:
apnews.com/article/poland…
Background thread on how Poland got here...
Poland's ruling party: anti-government protests are illegal because of Covid.

Also Poland's ruling party: government supporters should take to the streets to defend us.

🤔
Read 10 tweets
Andrew Stroehlein Profile picture
27 Oct
The Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, is at the core of authoritarian rot in the EU.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2020/04/2…
The Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, has led a full-on assault against independent media to undermine critics & those who would expose their corruption.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2020/07/2…

voanews.com/europe/index-r…
The Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, has been similarly attacking academic freedom for years.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2020/09/0…

nytimes.com/2020/09/06/wor…
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26 Oct
Driven by religious fundamentalism, Poland's ruling party:

- restricts women's rights;

- says LGBT people aren't human;

- wrecks judicial independence;

- undermines media freedom;

- assaults protesters.

Are they trying to turn Poland into the Saudi Arabia of Europe?
Thread with links on each issue.

First, on Polish ruling party restricting women's rights…

22 Oct, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal Rolls Back Reproductive Rights:
hrw.org/news/2020/10/2…

28 July, Poland Leaving Treaty against Domestic Violence:
hrw.org/news/2020/07/2…
Poland ruling party's assault on #LGBT people:

13 June, President Says LGBT People Not Human:


29 Sept, New Education Minister Said LGBT People Have No Rights:

19 Aug 19, Govt Backs "LGBT-free Zones": hrw.org/news/2019/08/0…
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23 Oct
#Azerbaijan has repeatedly used widely banned cluster munitions in residential areas in Nagorno-#Karabakh.

New on-the-ground investigation by Human Rights Watch shows, "flagrant disregard for the safety of civilians".
hrw.org/news/2020/10/2… Image
In #NagornoKarabakh conflict, we're investigating all sides & whether they adhere to international humanitarian law, which requires armed forces to distinguish between combatants & civilians, and between military & civilian objects, at all times. Indiscriminate attacks prohibited
Human Rights Watch examined remnants of the rockets, impacts, and remnants of submunitions that exploded, as well as dud submunitions that failed to function at several locations in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s administrative center, which is called Khankendi in Azerbaijan.
Read 11 tweets
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30 Sep
Bardzo niepokojące wieści doszły nas dzisiaj z Rurytanii, kraju członkowskiego Unii Europejskiej. Prezydent tego kraju oświadczył, że mieszkający na terenie Rurytanii Polacy to nie ludzie. "Polskość to tylko ideologia".
Taka dehumanizacja jest zwykle jedynie wczesnym sygnałem ostrzegawczym poprzedzającym większe zbrodnie, a w ostatnich miesiącach widzieliśmy już zwiększoną liczbę ataków na Polaków na ulicach i wśród społeczności w całej Rurytanii. Partia rządząca zachęca do kolejnych ataków.
Liczne miasta i wioski w calej Rurytanii ogłosiły się "strefami wolnymi od Polaków", na rogatkach pojawiły się znaki dające do zrozumienia, że Polacy nie są tam mile widziani.
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