Today a colleague blew up at me because I said that it’s not possible to be a good person and a Trump supporter. She said “maybe you should keep your political opinions to yourself.” I was like “Um no and I stated a fact, not an opinion. And I’ll say what I want, thanks.”
She made a scene in front of customers, which was embarrassing and unprofessional; then tried to claim the lesson from her outburst was that “politics has no place in the workplace.” Except supporting Trump has nothing to do with politics; it just means you’re a terrible person.
So many people try to gloss over their endorsement of a baby caging mass murdering white supremacist traitor with “we just have different political beliefs.” No, we don’t. Trumpism isn’t a political ideology. If you support him; you lack humanity, character, and decency.
It’s why I am so tired of articles about how we must “reach out to” or “find common ground” with these people. I share no common ground with Nazis. I share no common ground with people who sanction separating families & performing hysterectomies on migrant women. And I never will
I’m all for unity and healing a broken divided nation. But that can only happen when those who have supported unspeakable atrocities for the past 4 years acknowledge that they did so and that they deeply regret it. That’s on them, not us.
Then and only then we will each have to decide for ourselves if we can forgive those who looked the other way or actively championed everything that’s happened since Jan of 2017. I consider myself an extremely forgiving person, and even I doubt I will be able to do it honestly.

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12 Dec
It is undeniable that the brief filed by these 126 @HouseGOP members meet the criteria for expulsion. While it typically requires the votes of 2/3 of the chamber to expel a member, one could argue that these 126 members are conflicted out of voting on their own expulsion.
In this case, while Democrats only control 233 seats, and the GOP controls 196—the 126 members who signed the brief being excluded from the vote would give Democrats more than a 2/3 majority (233 votes for expulsion vs 70 against would be 76%, which is more than 2/3).
If I were @SpeakerPelosi, I would absolutely use every ounce of power at my disposal to punish the GOP for their traitorous act of sedition, and make this expulsion happen immediately after the 117th Congress is seated. Unfortunatelyc it is unlikely she will do anything like this
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12 Dec
Let’s talk about how the 126 @HouseGOP members who signed the treasonous brief to steal the election could actually face consequences in the form of not being seated or otherwise being expelled from Congress (Thread)
Under the U.S. Constitution, Members of Congress may have their services ended prior to the normal expiration of their constitutionally established terms of office by their resignation or death, or by action of the house of Congress in which they belong by way of an “expulsion.”
Article I, Section 5, clause 2, of the Constitution states that a member of Congress may be removed from office before the normal expiration of his or her term by an “expulsion” a formal vote on a resolution agreed to by two-thirds of the members of that body present and voting.
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10 Dec
106 @HouseGOP members just publicly announced themselves as traitors to the United States of America by signing onto a brief attempting to steal the 2020 election and hand it to Trump. Let’s make them famous and start organizing to remove every single one of them from Congress.
1.) Mike Johnson (LA-4)
2.) Gary Palmer (AL-6)
3.) Steve Scalise (LA-1)
4.) Jim Jordan (OH-4)
5.) Ralph Abraham (LA-5)
6.) Rick W. Allen (GA-12)
7.) James R. Baird (IN-4)
8.) Jim Banks (IN-3)
9.) Jack Bergman (MI-1)
10.) Andy Biggs (AZ-5)
11.) Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)
12.) Dan Bishop (NC-9)
13.) Mike Bost (IL-12)
14.) Kevin Brady (TX-8)
15.) Mo Brooks (AL-5)
16.) Ken Buck (CO-4)
17.) Ted Buds (NC-13)
18.) Tim Burchett (TN-2)
19.) Michael C. Burgess (TX-2)
20.) Bradley Byrne (AL-1)
21.) Ken Calvert (CA-42)
22.) Earl L. Carter (GA-1)
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5 Dec
I’m going to share a story about a friend of mine who works in the healthcare industry that I believe will shed some light on why things are so terrible right now with the pandemic. He has given me permission to share this as long as no individuals or companies are named.
My friend works as a technician in a hospital pharmacy that serves as a COVID testing site. Recently, a patient came in saying she desperately needed a test because she was traveling to see her relatives for the holidays. His colleague told her tests can only be scheduled online.
She said she would try to schedule a test but was worried she wouldn’t be able to get one in time. After she left, my friend suggested to his colleague that perhaps she could have advised her against traveling as COVID cases are currently spiking in cities across the country.
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3 Dec
Twitter often compels us not to post about certain things out of a fear of legitimizing or dignifying them by giving them attention/oxygen. This is why I have largely ignored “Q-Anon.” But this is a terrorist group that threatens our nation and MUST be called out as such (Thread)
Q-Anon is a conspiracy group whose adherents believe Donald Trump is secretly working to rid the world from a cabal of satanic pedophiles. The absurdity and baselessness of this aside, it’s following has grown & been linked to increasing acts of violence & terrorism since 2018.
The following are domestic terrorist incidents that have been directly linked to Q-Anon members since it rose to prominence in 2018.

1.) June 15th, 2018: Matthew Wright blocks a bridge near the Hoover Dam with an armored vehicle. He later pleads guilty to a terrorism charge.
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26 Nov
Recorded this on July 31st. I made it to introduce myself to new followers and also give a brief overview of why I joined twitter, what I do for #TheResistance, and to encourage you all to stay hopeful and vote. I don’t know if I ever posted it but since it aged well, ENJOY.
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