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25 Mar, 7 tweets, 2 min read
(1) I might, I repeat might, write a thread about my journey from Trump supporter to Trump critic.

I have thread ideas all the time but there aren't enough hours in the day to do each idea justice. Numbering makes it easier to find threads.

Becoming an indy has been GREAT...
(2) I now feel capable of evaluating the policy proposals of Rs, Ds, & everyone else & assessing the likelihood of future political outcomes.

It's really hard to do this well when you're wedded to the viewpoints of one side. I am still a conservative ofc but - I'm an indy one.
(3) Four years of defending MAGA policies gave me a good education about conservative policies; economic, social, foreign, and domestic.

I now defend C policies on a case by case basis, while critiquing the GOP's ability to advance them, bc I want the GOP to succeed in future.
(4) I am clear every day that IMO only a #PostTrumpGOP will be capable of delivering on MAGA policies that are also conservative policies.

The others (populist policies) will have to go on the back burner for several years bc some of them are what got the GOP into this mess.
(5) And, I don't care how many people on Twitter agree with me or not. I'm here to discuss ideas with Rs, Ds, and anyone else, subject to using good faith in their approaches. Because ain't nobody got time for silly drama and bad faith approaches.
(6) The leader from my lifetime that I have the most respect for is Margaret Thatcher. Followed closely by Ronald Reagan.

Thatcher is right on the money here:
(7) Yeah, sometimes I use the block function. Sometimes I don't. It has nothing to do with a lack of confidence in my own arguments, lol. It's just basic online hygiene that can make life easier. And it's the only real option we have when someone is being ridiculously rude.

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Hurricane Watcher - Back The Blue, No Excuses Profile picture
26 Mar
Democrats, you would get far more political mileage out of this incident if you understood the context of the GA exec branch's security concerns in relation to 1/6.

The threat they are justifiably trying to manage is from the Qanon MAGA crowd. Info about that below.
GA is, unfortunately, home to some of the most violent & seditious elements among the MAGA movement, Qanon, & those arrested for rioting on 1/6.

Gov Kemp's daughter had been dating Harrison Deal for 2 years & was likely to end up marrying her.

He tragically died in Dec 2020. Image
I'm not saying the arrest today had anything to do with a specific security threat. I'm saying that law enforcement charged with keeping a governor safe would be on high alert given events of recent months. Trump publicly harassed & lied about Kemp for weeks. Kemp kept his cool.
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25 Mar
(1) Short thread (I promise) about the pilot rant caught on a hot mic while in the cockpit.

As funny as this is, he's now in trouble with authorities bc as he should know, he breached safety regulations, which are there good reason. Here's why.

(2) I would laugh whether it was a liberal pilot ranting about conservative culture or a conservative pilot ranting about liberal culture. I don't care about the topic.

As the smarter among my readers know, I care about safety.
(3) When a pilot does something like this, he or she reveals a lack of professionalism, and insufficient concern for the safety of everyone on the aircraft.

And, even above 10,000 feet, what you say ends up on the cockpit voice recorder, too.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_A…
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25 Mar
There will be a Republican party. But IMO Biden is right to say this, bc the honest truth is that Trump has deliberately torched the party (for no discernible gain to Americans, just to him & his family & friends.)

We have the start of a #PostTrumpGOP among the 17 in Congress.
PSA: I write provocative tweets like the one above in order to generate discussion. Since I "came out" as a *former* supporter of Trump my replies have declined sharply. So, I say seemingly outlandish things that rile up some people. That said...
Replies like this one amuse me. He or she asks a rhetorical question then declares me an idiot, lol.

For the sake of others, my response to the question is below.

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24 Mar
(1) The Capitol riot of 1/6 was a worse crime than the rioting of Summer 2020 over the BLM movement because the target was the occupants of a building that is the center of the US legislative branch, while it was in session.

I see 1/6 whataboutism as an admission of guilt.
(2) There's a saying in the conservative movement that "whataboutism is a moral necessity." I agree with that when talking about issues that don't involve criminal offending such as domestic terrorism. IMO, issues that do should be treated the way a court would treat them.
(3) Yes, the domestic terrorism carried out last summer was criminal offending and I hope all the LE agencies with jurisdiction have been doing their best to apprehend the offenders. Just because some of them didn't is no excuse for carrying out violence on 1/6.

No. Excuses.
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23 Mar
(1) Thread #2 on the #BoulderShooting of 3/22/2021.

First press briefing coming up in a few minutes.

My earlier thread on this incident is here:

(2) Police briefing now underway.

PD Commander confirms multiple fatalities, including one LEO.

One person of interest in custody.
(3) This is most odd. They are refusing to say how many people died, citing the ongoing investigation. Honestly, how hard can it be to give us a ballpark number?

They've had several hours. Media have been giving numbers but ofc they are unconfirmed.
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22 Mar
(1) There's an active shooter incident in Boulder, CO, with reported injuries.

Early info is still patchy, so I will wait for more info before discussing details.

Remember: There _could_ be more than one shooter but usually there is not.

(2) I was planning to write about the Asian Spas tragedy now that several days have passed.

Both (partisan) sides exploit (a) these tragedies, and (b) the background socio-political environment of the past 18 months or so.

Some of us are trying to "lower the temperature."
(3) Granted, this incident might turn out to have no connection to national politics. But the choices made when reporting on an incident can turn it into a political football.

All violence is wrong, whoever does it, and whoever is targeted.
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