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Apr 29, 2021 • 16 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
Remember, the GOP was silent on this:

“The federal investigation [into the plot against Governor Whitmer] dates to early [2020] when the FBI learned through social media that individuals were discussing the violent overthrow of several state governments and law enforcement.”
When Trump tear gassed protestors so he could hold a Bible for photos, Republican Senators were asked to go on the record about it.

Silence.
This didn’t receive a lot of coverage, but the Whitmer plotters also discussed kidnapping the Governor of Virginia.

So, of the three states that Trump called to “liberate,” there were plots against two. That we know about.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
If you don’t read another thing today, read this thread by @SenErikaGeiss, recalling the armed “protest” at the Michigan state house last April.

Pay attention to the details.

Why were legislators even there that day?

Who allowed them in the building?

h/t @satirehat
There was no agenda defined for scheduling the session that day.

“We have no idea why we were really scheduled to be here.”
After taking their early afternoon/late lunch recess, they returned to a statehouse filled with armed “militia” men (terrorists), looking over them from the balcony.
Armed men stormed the state legislature and shouted at lawmakers, “We’re here to make sure you vote the right way.”

That is terrorism.

It is the very definition of terrorism.
As I stated shortly after the insurrection against the U.S. Capitol, we need to view this event in MI, along with other armed “protests,” and similar events like the one in Oregon, as a step toward normalizing this behavior, in the lead up to January 6th.
And, as I said then, we should be looking at the funders, organizers, and promoters of all these events with fresh eyes now.

Until the people behind these acts face accountability and full public scrutiny, US democracy itself is still at risk of being attacked from within.
Because when you look at the various acts over the last 12-14 months that have been designed to stir people toward fear and authoritarian force, many of the same people seem to pop up behind all of them.
We know there were discussions of ways to prevent Biden and Dems from taking power as early as February, 2020.

We only know this because sources leaked details and recordings of secret CNP meetings, from February and August.
Probably just a coincidence that Trump tweeted this weirdness a month after that February CNP meeting.
Regardless, one thing that we *do* know is that the CNP was promoting a ‘fight back against the steal’ narrative in apocalyptic terms in their private gatherings - at least as early as August.
But, for some who were watching closely, it was painfully obvious long before August that pretexts were being created and amplified to lend justification for authoritarian power plays.

In hindsight, it is even more clear.
It’s very important that we don’t let any of this go until we see accountability.
So, in addition to Michigan and Virginia, the militia and ‘Wolverine Watchmen’ goons also planned to go after Ohio Governor Dewine.

“Accused Whitmer kidnap plotters also discussed attacking Ohio governor, feds say”

h/t @thebax33 @leesgirl9
detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…

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Aug 9
Wow.

Look what a District Court Judge in North Carolina just said about the SCOTUS immunity decision.

Unprompted. This case was completely unrelated.
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The case is unrelated, but is important in its own right and should get more coverage.

A court clerk was sexually harassed, but ultimately denied relief due to the way system works.

It’s almost a no-win situation for victims and that should be news.

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For background on the case (she was a public defender when the harassment occurred):

“A former federal public defender’s employment discrimination case highlights the reality that judges are above many of the laws they enforce.”

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The Trump campaign’s panicked move & statement today about Project 2025 are absolutely comical.

They are desperately trying to kill the *name* “Project 2025” - to delete the word from the election.

Here are a few reasons why nothing they say matters at all.

A short thread.
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First, the group that created Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation, has immense power over the GOP; it has built it over decades.

How much? Consider this: We have been ceding Pacific access rights to China - for 12 years and counting.

Because Heritage doesn’t like the UN.
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Trump was the first POTUS to give Heritage so much direct control over the Presidency.

Why? Because he needs them. They and their sister groups are who organize right wing voter turnout, especially evangelicals.

That is why, in 2016, he basically let them pick his staff.

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The Epoch Times started their money laundering operation sometime in 2020.

After the 2020 election, they began producing more propaganda for Trump and becoming involved in stop the steal efforts.

Somewhat symbiotic. Trump massively boosted them, and they helped him.


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The highly polished propaganda video that Holehouse (an Epoch Times alum until 2015) published, seemed custom made for the Trump campaign, and he boosted it four times. 2 million views.

Trump supporters began driving up the company’s stature. 6 million followers on Facebook.


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As early as Dec 1 2020, Epoch Times subsidiary NTD began broadcasting the “Kraken” press conferences (Jenna Ellis, Phil Kline, Tony Shaffer).

By March, Lauren Boebert was promoting them as the most trusted source of information when people wanted Dems locked up.

🎩@DempseyTwo

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May 21
I’ve always said that while there were some normal human bad decisions in Fani Willis’ relationship, they weren’t enough to justify all of this - and what *should* get way more coverage is the crusade against her, and against the rule of law.

Now it’s more important than ever.
The full context is always important.
And this is why it’s more important than ever.

So far, there have been almost no consequences for Republicans who attack our institutions to protect criminals.

The media is practically helping them normalize it, but some solidarity helps - and staying focused headed into Nov.
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May 6
I think it’s important for people to see Ben Smith’s interview with Joe Kahn, Executive Editor of the New York Times, so I’m posting screenshots of the full article here.

The fact that he misrepresents and strawmans people’s issues with their reporting is really concerning.

🧵


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I appreciate that @semaforben got Kahn to answer questions about this, but I’m also disappointed at the soft touch questions that tiptoe around elephants in the room, which IMO silently confirms that NYT is avoiding real accountability for any of this.


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@semaforben At one point in the interview, after claiming that the NYT’s role is to inform the public, Kahn even admits that citizens are woefully uninformed or misinformed about highly important issues.

But then he walks right past it, making clear that isn’t really his priority at all.


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May 3
I try my best not to weigh in on topics that I’m not well versed on, and don’t weigh in on divisive, emerging events until I can share what I believe is reliable info. The same goes for the Palestine protests.

If anyone cares about my personal views, I will say this much.

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What is happening in Gaza is a humanitarian nightmare. I blame Netanyahu, Likud, and the right wing extremists who control the government.

They are Israel’s Trump and MAGA. Bibi is corrupt. His actions harm Israel on the world stage. An authoritarian who inflames divisions.

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I believe Bibi let the people of Israel down. He shuffled funds to Hamas to keep Gaza & the West Bank divided b/c he wants to undermine the very idea that Palestinians should have their own state.

He pulled resources to help extremists push more settlements, ensuring a 10/7.

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