The right thinks Biden is “Temper Tantrum Joe” because he calmly & accurately described a man with no business being in the WH briefing room and whose job is solely to ask deliberately stupid questions? Sure guys. FYI this is what temper tantrums look like
Also important to note that calling a guy out who by every objective measure is a stupid son of a bitch is a far cry from demonizing the press as a whole, endorsing violence against them, teargassing them; and offering to pay legal fees for assaulting them
One of Trump’s most consistent themes as a candidate and as a “President” was his violent rhetoric toward the press, which is literally the only profession listed as protected under the First Amendment because it’s such a core part of democracy:
Many of these rallies had be cancelled due to fear of clashes between MAGA fanatics and protestors who Trump encouraged the vicious attack of without remorse or regard. “I promise you I will defend you in court.” He did not. The @GOP defended Trump, though
Trump: “You know what they used to do to a guy like that (black guy) when they were in a place like this (Klan rally)? They’d be carried out in a stretcher folks (if they weren’t shot, beaten to death, or lynched). Trump thinks these were the good ol days
Trump’s hateful rhetoric only intensified; as he refused to stop encouraging his supporters to instigate fights with his perceived enemies particularly those in the media. He also inspired waves of assaults against reporters & inspired the El Paso shooter
This is from his campaign, but who cares? This era will never be officially over until Trump is in jail, his family is in prison, his accomplices are losing their appeals for their consecutive life sentences to be cut short, the GOP and pandemic are over.
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Donald Trump Jr. met with Russian spies in Trump Tower; Eric said they get most of their funding from Russia; Trump got impeached (the 1st time) for trying to extort the Ukrainian President to fabricate dirt on the Bidens; & Trump took Putin’s word over our intelligence agencies.
Mueller documented 14 instances in which Trump committed obstruction of justice in interfering with his investigation. We watched him fire Comey; purge officials from the FOJ, FBI, and DNI. We watched him be subservient to Putin in every interaction, never once criticizing him.
Trump’s business dealings with Russia went back to the late 1980’s (even before the rest of the @GOP was compromised); they laundered money through his shitty hotels, golf courses, & properties & gave him hundreds of millions in loans when no American banks would lend him money.
She may not be able to be primaried until 2024, but Kyrsten Sinema’s political career ended Wednesday, January 19th, 2022.
For the “she doesn’t care” people, I know that she doesn’t care. That’s not the point. If she was capable of caring, the filibuster would be gone and we’d have voting rights protections; Roe would be codified; Build Back Better would be passed; the child tax credit extended, etc.
Not everything I tweet about people is going to be something they’re unaware of or emotionally impacted by. In this case, Sinema likely knows her career in politics is over and doesn’t seem to care at all. It’s still worth saying. And expanding our majority to make her irrelevant
Discussions about ideology and policy; about platforms, traits, plans, and values; about progressivism and conservatism; about left, right, and center etc. all need to be put on hold while we address the fact that one political party has openly declared war on American democracy.
Stop pretending the @GOP stands for anything. There’s not even any pretense remaining that they have any interest in governance. This party saw that America was becoming an increasingly diverse inclusive nation and decided their response would be to burn it all to the ground.
The very fact that it needs to be debated on the floor of the senate in 2022 whether all eligible Americans should be able to vote IS A BLARING RED SIREN. Even more ominous is that our odds of this debate ending with enacting voting rights protections are extremely remote.
An anti-masker flipped out when asked to wear one in a store with posted requirements for all customers today. He screamed “GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!” I told him Patrick Henry didn’t give him a license to give other people death because he wouldn’t sacrifice any liberties
He clearly had no idea who he was quoting or what context the quote was even from (shocker)
And exactly what liberty do you believe you’re being forced to sacrifice by wearing a mask in a store? You don’t have the liberty to infect, harm, threaten, jeopardize, intimidate, sicken, or potentially kill others because you find something inconvenient or uncomfortable. Enough
.@Jim_Jordan releases letter to @BennieGThompson filled with patently false claims in a futile effort to justify his lack of cooperation with the @January6thCmte. The committee has violated no “safeguard for fairness proceedings” nor “American civil liberties #SubpoenaJimJordan
I’m going to debunk every line of this dumpsterfest. Here we go.
“The American people are tired of Democrats’ nonstop investigations and partisan witch hunts” ❌
No, we aren’t, Jim. Because Democrats haven’t engaged in any partisan witchhunts and these investigations are vital.
“Your letter of December 22, 2021, unfortunately continues this democratic obsession.” ❌
No, it doesn’t. There’s nothing partisan about this, Jim. And if you weren’t personally involved in the attack, you’d be on 100% on board with getting to the bottom of what happened.
Getting vaxxed and wearing a mask has nothing to do with fear. It means you acknowledge this virus continues to spread throughout the nation, overwhelming our hospitals, and that you don’t personally want to be responsible for jeopardizing the health, safety, or lives of others.
It means you recognize that we live in a society and that with that comes an obligation to show a certain degree of respect for the well-being & safety of others. This is why you don’t insist on smoking indoors or going through red lights and stop signs when driving.
It means you are capable of putting your political views aside and acting in an adult, humane, responsible way. That you care about individuals who are too young to be vaccinated or who are sick or immunocompromised and therefore do not enjoy the same level of protection you have