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6 May, 7 tweets, 2 min read
If you want to imagine how bad & stupid things would have been in a 2nd Trump term—how accelerated the downward spiral of American relevancy could be—feast your eyes upon the marvels of the Arizona ballot recount, where conjurers may as well be dousing for demons in the ballots.
Looking for “bamboo” in the ballots to prove they are somehow smuggled forgeries from China to help democrats — not at all a totally made-up thing leveraging some lazy ideas about Asia (oh wait yes it totally is)
Using UV lights to disprove a negative — not at all a waste of time and money (there shouldn’t be watermarks, so we will look to be sure there are no watermarks, even though the idea there might be some is bananas-crazy-cuckoo-pants) — oh wait, i totally a waste of time and money
Meanwhile there are major security issues — laptops unattended, data tamperable —
Calls for FEDERAL MONITORS because the process and security have been so bad

azcentral.com/story/news/pol…
It’s a literal shitshow
If you’ve ever worked an election in say Ukraine or Moldova, and some sketchy “election monitoring” group shows up, refuses to disclose its funding, has overt/malign political objectives — it’s like that but those people are actually counting the ballots in Arizona, not observing

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29 Apr
I normally hate the State of the Union (or whatever). Dribs and drabs of partisan clap points that I eyeroll through to get to one or two lines on foreign policy.

But — but — Joe Biden is here outlining a moonshot to drag American governance & society into the 21st century. /1
I know a lot of people won’t see it that way. You can hear the painful and somewhat blind GOP “woke socialism” response that is coming.

They would do better to leave Boebert and Cruz out of the frontline, and come to the table and engage on these proposals. /2
This is a transformative vision to invest in a more competitive American economy connected to a more competitive American workforce that defines more support from the government to enhance their chances of success. And their kids’ success. Also it says how to pay for it. /3
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27 Apr
At Afghanistan hearing, RonJon notes a classified document discussed in the closed session about what will happen to women & girls after US withdrawal.

Zal gives some answer like “yes the renewed war has caused some erosion of rights.” As if this is an “all sides” situation /1
Let’s be clear this is linked to the resurgence of the Taliban

“Should we use US troops to enforce particular values?” Zal says, saying after 20yrs <<shrug>>. Doesn’t really answer a question on what leverage we have after we leave.

Terrorism first, women second, he says. /2
“Those rights could suffer” if the Taliban takes over the government, which he does not believe will happen (many disagree).

I for one would like this document on the future of Afghanistan’s women and girls to be declassified, at least in broad terms. /3
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20 Apr
Well hello rattlesnake bean
Ooooo look at it go!
Fee fi fo fum
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15 Apr
Serious members of congress would not waste time in the worldwide threats hearing asking about antifa, citing Fox News reports.
Republicans cannot save themselves from this tailspin of national security irrelevancy. It’s really a spectacle to behold.
Similarly, this is not the time to do regular agency oversight.

Do members of Congress not know what a worldwide threat is?
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13 Apr
At SASC hearing on European Command priorities, good answer from Gen. Wolters on a (somewhat irritating) question about whether EUCOM should “free up” assets used to deter Russia to compete with China: /1
WOLTERS: “My first response is, what we do to effectively compete and deter against the nearest-peer competitor in Europe — Russia — is effective in deterring China, because of the connectivity between the two nations ... /2
... and the willingness of both nations to engage in malign influence against the United States and against NATO. So those activities that allow us to continue to be successful in the competition phase against Russia are also helpful against China.” /3
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10 Apr
Made some of my favorite post-Soviet-world treats for an under-the-weather friend (toasted sesame seeds in a spiced honey caramel, basically).

Sesame seeds are loaded with iron, magnesium, calcium, protein — a good gift for all kinds of friends and neighbors who need a boost.
Also a good opportunity to use your trusted Jameson rolling pin
Some of you asked for a recipe. There are as many versions as grandmothers but I like mine crunchy and use this:

2 c sesame seeds
1/2 c fragrant honey (orange blossom etc)
1/2 c raw sugar
Spices to taste— I use 1/2 or 1 tsp cinnamon & ginger plus some coriander & lavender
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