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Brandon Friedman Profile picture
@BFriedmanDC
Jan 25 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
This statement is written — in tone and theory — to emulate the declarations of secession produced by Confederate states in 1860 and 1861. Just swap out slavery for immigration. I assume this is deliberate. 🧵
Abbott's accusation that the federal government has breached the Constitution by having "broken the compact between the United States and the States" is lifted nearly verbatim from South Carolina's 1860 declaration of secession. Image
In fact, this "compact theory" of the U.S. Constitution was adopted by each seceding state immediately prior to the Civil War. And it is literally Greg Abbott's first sentence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_t…
Believe people when they tell you
Believe people when they tell you AND follow historians
The Oklahoma governor posted this one hour after Governor Abbott published his statement

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Jun 9
The U.S. government's repeated approval and excusal of Israeli attacks on civilians is a deeply disheartening policy shift. Here's why. 🧵
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are leaps forward and setbacks. During World War II, countries fought savagely, inflicting historic destruction, culminating in U.S.-initiated nuclear war.
This led to the widespread adoption of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.

Integration of these new fighting standards by NATO and Western-style militaries over the next 70+ years was uneven, but positive.
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Jun 9
Recent successful U.S. and Israeli hostage rescues 🧵

Maersk Alabama (2009)
Rescuers: U.S. Navy
Hostages rescued: 1
Hostage takers killed: 3
Civilians killed: 0

Adado, Somalia kidnapping (2012)
Rescuers: U.S. Navy
Hostages rescued: 2
Hostage takers killed: 9
Civilians killed: 0
Nigeria kidnapping (2020)
Rescuers: U.S. Navy
Hostages rescued: 1
Hostage takers killed: 7
Civilians killed: 0

Rescue of Ori Megidish (2023)
Rescuers: IDF/Shin Bet
Hostages rescued: 1
Hostage takers killed: 2
Civilians killed: Unknown
Operation Golden Hand (2024)
Rescuers: IDF/Shin Bet
Hostages rescued: 2
Hostage takers killed: 28 (est.)
Civilians killed: 66 (est.)

Nuseirat rescue operation (2024)
Rescuers: IDF/Shin Bet
Hostages rescued: 4
Hostage takers killed: Unknown
Civilians killed: 210
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Jun 2
This is an important piece written by an Israeli for an Israeli publication. But every American should read it, as it demonstrates clearly: The American body politic is far behind on Israel. 🧵 haaretz.com/opinion/2024-0…
Led by Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer, many Americans still see Israel as a plucky nation of Jews, rebuilding after the horrors of the Holocaust, bringing democracy to the Middle East.
Meanwhile, half of Israel's own citizens — the non-extremist half — see the reality of a brutal, rotting state, led by fascists bent on genocide. It is imperative that American journalists tell this story so U.S. politicians can catch up.
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May 30
Whenever I tweet this, it triggers certain people. This time, this historically illiterate/bad-faith group has added a community note, even though I never mentioned the GWOT, Iraq or anything besides 1) the 9/11 attacks and 2) the U.S. effort to hold its organizers accountable.
If you don't know the history of this period, that's not my fault. If you think the Iraq invasion had anything to do with al Qaeda and Afghanistan, congratulations, you're a former appointee or supporter of George W. Bush. Also not my fault.
Anyway, I made this case further in this thread
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May 27
After 9/11, the U.S. dismantled al Qaeda, killed most of its foot soldiers, imprisoned its leaders in a Cuban dungeon and had its founder thrown into the sea. No similar attacks followed. All done without destroying a single city.
All of al Qaeda's senior leaders were killed or captured in heavily populated urban areas, not caves. For example:

Osama bin Laden: Abbottabad, Pakistan (pop. 246,000)

Khalid Sheikh Mohamed: Rawalpindi, Pakistan (pop. 2.1 million)
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Kabul, Afghanistan (pop. 5 million)

Mohamed Atef: Kabul, Afghanistan (pop. 5 million)

Ramzi bin al-Shibh: Karachi, Pakistan (pop. 20.4 million)
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May 4
This tweet — this exact tweet — is why protesters won't talk to the NYT. You're not entitled to answers from anyone, whether it's the President of the United States or an 18-year-old protester. When you get mad, it says more about you, as a journalist, than the potential subject.
If @peterbakernyt and @Peggynoonannyc want the story so bad, then maybe they should just write a few beat sweeteners about the protesters, just like they would do for powerful people.
@peterbakernyt @Peggynoonannyc There's a whole industry around access journalism because powerful people won't speak to certain reporters without something in return. New York Times reporters have NO problem with this arrangement. But as soon as the less powerful treat them the same way, they get enraged.
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