Thread by @MollyMcKew

Let's be clear about some stuff, because, 2018:
1- Assange is not a hero.
2- Snowden is not a whistleblower.
3- Wikileaks does not care about the freedom of information unless Russian intelligence wants it to be free.
4- stop reading zerohedge, people. For the love of God. /1

5- understand what the narrative purpose of certain journalistic outlets is. Who is the enemy they define. What is the system of rules they respect. Or not. What does it want you to believe.
6- money from the Kremlin or Putin's cronies always -- ALWAYS -- comes with strings. /2

7- Vekselberg was not "trying to get back into Putin's good graces." Vekselberg has spent significant treasure to enhance Russian soft power, and he is critical to tech investments that have given the Kremlin new capabilities. /3

8- MULL-er. Not MEWL-er.
9- it is, in fact, a really big deal not to register as a foreign agent when you are a foreign agent. Think about what that means. /4

10- the "reset" was a cascading disaster that continues to ripple outward, and anyone denying that it gave Putin an open battlefield that helped his acquire capabilities and positioning to attack the United States is delusional. Reminder: before Crimea was Georgia. /5

11- Irish whiskey > rye > Swedish/Icelandic/Japanese > bourbon > Jack > Scotch. Yeah I said it.
12- Chacha isn't Georgian cognac; it's Georgian tequila. Watch out.
13- any hour of the day, bubbly is appropriate.
14- front porch drinking > back porch drinking /6

15- cholula isn't hot sauce.
16- you should know what parov stelar means.
17- people who can't laugh at themselves = useless.
18- there still isn't any clean money from the Kremlin. No self-PR can fix that.
19- cats > dogs
20- gin smells like sin the next day; whiskey, magic /7

21- a small almost-empty whiskey bottle is sad; a large almost-empty whiskey bottle is impressive and concerning at the same time.
22- tough on Putin does not mean congratulating him on being president for the 4th time -- twice. /8

22- whatever that little square cap/flap sleeve is that everyone is wearing on TV this season looks bad on all women, even the stunningly beautiful.
23- a traitor is still a traitor, and a lair is still a liar.
24- taco night is always awesome 💋
/9

23- I taught my nephew to say batsh*t, and I'm not sorry. /10

24- my tweeps are the best tweeps
25- my neighbors are the best neighbors because 👇

26- Jupiter is amazing. We should be in space.

27- Guinness > other beer > whatever is left at the bottom of the fermentation barrel for Worcestershire sauce > IPA

28- pie is best for breakfast.
29- still waiting for the coffee robot.
30- I don't think any elected official has ever understood, or properly explained, the real issue w/ what happened in Benghazi.
31- the Fitzgerald translation of the Odyssey will always be better than Fagles.

32- John Berman is the most underrated CNN anchor.
33- storytelling is important; people aren't as good at it as they think a lot of the time.
34- this still sums up how I feel about the last year: