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24 Jan, 7 tweets, 1 min read
1/7. Out of office and in disgrace, Trump hurts Republicans, not Democrats.
2/7. Since Trump is a doomed presidential candidate in 2024, his presence is a distraction for Republicans.
3/7. By dividing the Republican Party, Trump generates primary challenges that lead to unelectable candidates.
4/7. Trump's big lie about the 2020 election tamps down Republican voting.
5/7. Trump's big lie about the 2020 election sets a precedent for another coup attempt. This is bad for those Republicans who do not want another coup attempt.
6/7. Since a Senate conviction of Trump would help Republicans politically, Democrats working for it are doing so out of principle: the protection of democracy and the rule of law against authoritarianism and mob rule.
7/7. In the impeachment trial, Republicans in the Senate will be handed a chance to save their party and to do the right thing. Will they blow it anyway?

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26 Jan
1/4. "In charging papers, the FBI said that during the Capitol riot, Caldwell received Facebook messages from unspecified senders updating him of the location of lawmakers." washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
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3/4. “Some messages, according to the FBI, included, 'Tom all legislators are down in the Tunnels 3floors down,' and 'Go through back house chamber doors facing N left down hallway down steps.'”
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1/6. No fancy Facebook self-policing can replace critical reporting about Facebook. nytimes.com/2021/01/24/bus…
2/6. If not for the reporting by Carol Cadwalladr and others, there would be no fancy self-policing by Facebook.
3/6. Facebook should be taxed to rebuild investigative and local reporting, not praised for appointing its own judges.
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12 Jan
1/10. The claim that Trump won the election is a Big Lie.
2/10. A Big Lie changes reality. To believe it, people must disbelieve their senses, distrust their fellow citizens, and live in a world of faith.
3/10. A Big Lie demands conspiracy thinking, since all who doubt it are seen as traitors.
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7 Jan
1/10. Whatever happened to protecting monuments and federal property, which seemed so important to our government this summer and fall?
2/10. The idea of protecting property was used to beat people protesting for the right of African Americans to stay alive.
3/10. The idea of protecting monuments was used to justify surveilling any American who might be inclined to protest.
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7 Jan
1/10. The claim that Trump won the election is a big lie.
2/10. A big lie changes reality. To believe it, people must disbelieve their senses, distrust their fellow citizens, and live in a world of faith.
3/10. A big lie demands conspiracy thinking, since all who doubt it are seen as traitors.
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3 Jan
1/10. Cruz et al do not allege fraud, they allege allegations of fraud.
2/10. When there are false allegations of fraud, a serious public servant tells the truth.
3/10. Elections are about turning beliefs into facts, convictions into ballots.
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