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@BFriedmanDC
Aug 11 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Another fake attack. John Kolb wasn't Walz's battalion commander. Here's why:

Feb. 2005: Walz files to run for Congress
Mar. 2005: Unit receives word of possible deployment
May 2005: Walz retires
Jul. 2005: Unit receives orders to Iraq
Aug. 2005: Kolb assumes battalion command
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As you can see, Kolb didn't take over Walz's battalion until six months after Walz had filed to run for Congress and nearly three months after he'd retired and left. Here's the link with dates of command: ngmnpublic.azurewebsites.us/minnesota-nati…
It's important to get the word out on this because Trumpers are going nuts over it. And it's completely false. Walz retired months before Kolb took over the battalion. This is a fact-free political smear campaign.

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Democrats are acting guilty and behaving apologetically over an assassination attempt they neither caused, nor had anything to do with. It is, at best, paralysis and poor strategy, at worst, cowardice. Instead, they should press their political attacks on Trump relentlessly. 🧵
Republicans have spent years pushing conspiracy theorists and racists as their primary influencers, fomenting violence and making guns readily available for 18-year-olds.
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The reason House and Senate Dems are calling for Biden to step aside may not be clear to the average voter, but it's clear in polling. Biden is *severely* underperforming against down-ballot races in every swing state.

Let's take a look at his race compared to Senate races. 🧵
Let's start with the worst: Nevada. In Nevada, Democratic @SenJackyRosen is way up in her race and Biden is way down.

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That's a difference of 13+ points, friends. I don't have to explain how shockingly bad this is.
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In Pennsylvania, popular Democratic @SenBobCasey is well ahead in his race. Biden is not.

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Casey: +7.0

Biden, of course, is from Pennsylvania. And he's not only underwater there, but there's a 10.5% gap between him and his fellow Dem on the ticket.
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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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Recent successful U.S. and Israeli hostage rescues 🧵

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Rescuers: U.S. Navy
Hostages rescued: 1
Hostage takers killed: 3
Civilians killed: 0

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Hostage takers killed: 2
Civilians killed: Unknown
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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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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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