How bad were Tuesday's primary elections for the fate of democracy?
Really bad.
1. Maine Gov: Paul LePage won the GOP nomination for Governor after saying that 2020 was "clearly a stolen election."
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2. ME-02: Bruce Poliquin is the GOP nominee after urging Trump not to concede in 2020 & refusing to say unequivocally that Biden won.
3. Nevada Gov: Trump-endorsed Joe Lombardo won the GOP nod after questioning whether Biden won "fair and square."
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4. Nevada Secretary of State: GOP nominee Jim Marchant is an EXTREME election denier who says he would not have certified the 2020 results if he'd been SoS.
5. Nevada - US Senate: Adam Laxalt has been dubbed the "Nevada version of Rudy Giuliani". Enough said.
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Since Putin's invasion of Ukraine, & especially in the last week, there has been a sharp drop in social media posting about the atrocities being committed by Russia.
At the same time, there has been an uptick in traction for pro-Putin narratives. /1
This is exactly what Russia wants. And what Ukrainians fear.
As Putin gets bogged down in a quagmire of his own choosing...
As global attention wanes...
There will be more space for anti-Ukraine messages to permeate in digital spaces. /2
It is so incredibly essential that we commit to flooding the zone with content that highlights Putin's lies, shines a spotlight on the atrocities he's committing, showcases the valor of the Ukrainian people, and signals the unity of the global community against this invasion. /3
Republicans coming after Biden for his handling of Putin is ironic given Trump’s love affair with the despot, which we shall now recount in a thread of memes. /1
Putin hates America with every fiber of his being and has relentlessly attacked us for years.