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Jamison Foser

@jamisonfoser

6 Jan

https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1346883077524639748

Just thinking about how the New York Times kept insisting Donald Trump was running a “law and order campaign” even as he was encouraging his supporters to become violent on his behalf.

https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1346883077524639748

https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1346888341778821121

I’m *pretty skeptical* that if BLM activists spent a month publicly detailing their plans to go to DC to overturn an election by force they’d be allowed to get close enough to the Capitol to brawl with cops on the steps and force evacuations.

https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1346888341778821121

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1346886585791504384

These aren’t “protests,” they are attacks.

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1346886585791504384

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Jamison Foser

@jamisonfoser

9 Dec 20

https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1336701970351083527

It was always pretty clear that the Lincoln Project ads that got a lot of attention were unlikely to be particularly effective wrt actual voters Joe Biden needed. Not because “Twitter isn’t real life” but because Democratic voters aren’t GOP voters. (1/N)

https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1336701970351083527

A lot of Democratic activists are perpetually frustrated Democrats aren’t more “aggressive” and “hard-hitting.” (I often share this view!) So they’d see a harsh LP ad and think “See, Republicans know how to throw a punch!” and assume the LP ads were *effective.* (2/N)

(There’s nothing some Democrats enjoy more than assuming Republicans are strategic geniuses.) (3/N)

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Jamison Foser

@jamisonfoser

23 Nov 20

https://twitter.com/RDEliason/status/1330865984656257027

Hi. I see you’re a former prosecutor. I’m curious how many poor black defendants you decided to let history, not a jury, judge. Or is that reserved for powerful white fascists?

https://twitter.com/RDEliason/status/1330865984656257027

I would sincerely like an answer to this question!

Do "let history judge Trump" types have a list of crimes they think should be prosecuted in 8th grade social studies rather than courtrooms?

Or is not at all about the crime and it's that some people are Too Big To Prosecute?

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Jamison Foser

@jamisonfoser

23 Nov 20

Putting a former Secretary of State in a sub-Sec/State international role focused on climate is a big deal, as is establishing a climate seat on the NSC.

These are both *really* good signs about the Biden administration’s seriousness about climate.

I strongly suspect I will at some point find the administration’s approach to climate inadequate, but for now, it’s weird to see people overlooking the significance of the Kerry announcement in favor of being disappointed by something it didn’t actually say (Kerry = Climate Czar)

I think some of this is people are underestimating how rare it is for a former Secretary of State to take on a smaller international role. IIRC, Baker did some Iraq-related envoy thing but I don't think that was as full-time as this seems to be. Can't think of another.

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