👀 Independent autopsy by the family shows what we saw with our own eyes: George Floyd died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck.

The autopsy was done by Michael Baden and Allecia Wilson.

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/g…

From earlier:

https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1266601506314366976?s=21

https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1266601506314366976

Benjamin Crump, co-counsel for the Floyd family, added that the two other officers who added pressure to Floyd’s back also contributed to his death.

washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06…

[Shouts] “You can act like a man!” [Slap]

—Don Corleone in THE GODFATHER

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1264912066672046081

Or for a more intellectual approach as to why some people inexplicably still think Trump is manly...👇

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

#UnmanlyTrump

🔥 Citing CRIMINAL investigation, Ghislaine Maxwell seeks delay in Epstein victim Annie Farmer’s lawsuit.

nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-ma…

💥 “The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the SDNY has publicly and repeatedly announced its ‘ongoing’ criminal investigation into alleged Epstein ‘co-conspirators’ on the same topic as [Farmer] alleges in this case,” Maxwell’s attorney Laura Menninger wrote in a letter last week.

Farmer is seeking damages from Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s $634 million estate.

Maxwell was Epstein’s girlfriend and alleged “madam” for many years in the 1990s and 2000s.

⚡️ Trump UNFOLLOWS Piers Morgan after yesterday’s column:

PIERS MORGAN: Trump's batsh*t crazy coronavirus ‘cure’ theories are not just shockingly senseless & stupid—they’re going to kill people

His first line?

SHUT THE F**K UP, PRESIDENT TRUMP.

mol.im/a/8253467

🗞 Morgan via @DailyMail on Trump’s daily briefings:

Throughout this coronavirus crisis, the leader of the free world has turned the daily White House task force briefing into a rambling two-hour self-promoting rally.

🗞 Morgan via @DailyMail cont’d:

He's devoted large chunks of them to trashing the media, attacking political opponents, telling us how great he is, and re-writing history as he tries to defend all the mistakes he's made since the virus first erupted.

🦠 Several governors including Governor Andrew Cuomo, Governor Jay Inslee & Governor J.B. Pritzker should form a #COVID19 committee and give daily press briefings, preempting Trump’s angry outbursts, lies and dangerous #disinformation.

Every channel should carry these pressers.

🦠 Each governor should have their experts on standby so they can answer all questions possible.

Other governors will follow their lead and learn from their experiences.

Our governors and #WeThePeople will lead us out of this mega-crisis.

📺 No network should air Trump’s bogus press conferences anymore as that just leads to fact checking, which leads to exposing Trump’s lies & odd behavior & monopolizes the news on a daily basis.

#WeThePeople don’t need this type of news.

We need information we can trust. NOW!

Via The @guardian:

🇷🇺 Russia has been accused of hiring a network of British pols & consultants to help advance its criminal interests & to “go after” V. Putin’s enemies in London, MPs who drew up the Russia report suppressed by Boris Johnson were told.

theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

Via The @guardian

Financier and political activist Bill Browder told an intelligence committee of parliament that Moscow had been able to “infiltrate” UK society by using well-paid British intermediaries.

Via The @guardian

Some had “reason to know exactly what they are doing & for whom”, & others helped Russia unwittingly.

⁉️ What in God’s name is this ⁉️

⁉️ What #Democratic candidate (or their surrogate) goes on Russian TV ⁉️

‼️ I’m interested in getting Russia out of our collective as$es, not letting them get further up! ‼️

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1232659612907773952

💥 For those bots saying the clip is old—yes it is—but the topic is current since Republicans are switching parties to vote for Bernie (in states with open primaries) as per Trump’s suggestion.

💥 And frankly, 2016 wasn’t that long ago.

🧵THREAD—William Barr: How many crimes did he commit as the 'Cover-up General' for Presidents since the 1980s?

A Look at Pan Am 103, the Lockerbie bombing 1/

AG William Barr is under fire right now as over 2,400 former prosecutors & officials who served for both Dem & GOP presidents signed an open letter calling for him to resign for overruling the DOJ's sentencing recommendation for Donald Trump's former campaign mgr, Roger Stone. 2/

These prosecutors and officials also emphasized the importance of current government employees to act as whistleblowers and report any signs of unethical behavior at the Department of Justice. 3/

medium.com/@dojalumni/doj…

𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘
2008 🔷DEM 🔷DEM
2010* 🔴REP 🔷DEM
2012 🔴REP 🔷DEM
2014 🔴REP 🔴REP

*2010=Rise of the Tea Party

☕️ This is what happened to the political makeup of Congress during Barack Obama's 8 years as President, including the rise of the racist Tea Party.

🗳️ This is what happens when voters aren't motivated to take action & dark money monopolizes politics.

#VoteBlueToSaveAmerica

#DontBooVote

#VoteBlueNoMatterWho

💥 If anyone doesn’t know what the Rep. Jim Jordan/ Ohio State University scandal is all about, please read this thread.

https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1015449560796286976

💥 It’s also likely that Jordan overlooked the behavior of a former aide, Wesley Goodman, before he was forced to resign in disgrace.

https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1193156144795181057?s=21

https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1193156144795181057

#GymJordanResign

🎭 Why did we let this happen?

“I honestly really believe that if it happened to me, it can happen to you,” comedian Kathy Griffin.

Kathy Griffin was photographed with “a mask with ketchup on it.”

A mask resembling Trump.

The photograph went viral on May 30, 2017.

🗣️ At the time, there was moral outrage from both sides of the political spectrum.

Both sides.

Griffin was ostracized & stripped of her ability to work.

She describes her experience in her documentary film “Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story.” See it.

🕵️🕵️‍♂️ In a clear abuse of power—no doubt at Trump’s behest—Griffin was visited by the Secret Service, placed on the “no fly list,” and the Interpol list.

When she finally decided to travel, she had her phone, her SIM card and her passport routinely taken from her at airports.

📣 Elizabeth Warren was the first #Democratic candidate that spoke out & said that Donald Trump needs to be impeached.

Now she's urging the House to take action to rein in our Attorney General, William Barr.

Vote #Warren2020; we need to stop corruption!

https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1227642418650062850?s=20

😡 Stop corruption in Washington, DC.

Elect Elizabeth Warren.

⚽️🏀🏈⚾️🎾 She is FEARLESS.

💸 To donate to Elizabeth Warren's campaign, click here.

Even if it's only $3 and you have $6 in your account...like one of her very loyal supporters did!

elizabethwarren.com

🌟 Elizabeth Warren appears to be the only one of the presidential candidates who is stressing over and over how she will fight corruption in Washington.

She has a plan.

Getting rid of Trump will not be enough.

Shouldn’t this be priority #1 for all #Democrats?

#Warren2020

🌟 To donate to Elizabeth Warren’s campaign, please click here:

elizabethwarren.com

🌟 Elizabeth Warren is third in delegates after the #Iowa and #NewHampshire races.

Hello, #SouthCarolina!

https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1227445863263490049?s=20

🆘 We need the following constitutional amendments or laws:

☑️ A sitting president CAN be indicted
☑️ Mandatory release of 10 years of tax returns for all presidential candidates
☑️ Profiting from the presidency is strictly prohibited & enforced

☑️ Congressional subpoenas cannot be frivolously tied up in court—if legitimate, they go to the top of the docket
☑️ Executive branch cannot block #WitnessesAndDocuments
☑️ The president can’t bribe Congress with campaign donations
☑️ Limits on #Propaganda and #disinformation

☑️ Security clearances cannot be overruled by anyone
☑️ The president must be able to pass a security clearance h/t @kristylove777
☑️ Nepotism laws apply to cabinet members & Congress members & working for “free” is not a legitimate workaround

🙄 I thought McConnell wasn't anxious.

McConnell on December 18:

“Frankly, I’m not anxious to have the trial. If she thinks her case is so weak she doesn’t want to send it over, throw me into that briar patch,” McConnell added.

Seems anxious to me.

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

🔗 Source for December 18th McConnell quote:

thehill.com/homenews/senat…

Headline on today's @washingtonpost story:

Impeachment live updates: McConnell says Pelosi being ‘contemptuous of the American people’ for holding on to articles of impeachment

Bait and switch

🗣️ #MoscowMitch McConnell calls Trump's impeachment the "most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history."

✖️ Andrew Johnson, not modern history
✖️ Richard Nixon, resigned before there was a full House vote
☑️ Bill Clinton, impeached 1998
☑️ Donald Trump, impeached 2019

✳️ Even if it was the "most unfair in modern history," it only beats out Clinton's impeachment.

Big deal!

🔗 Link to source:

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1206958019642195968?s=20

☑️ #MoscowMitch has ruined the Senate by blocking almost every bill passed by the House
☑️#MoscowMitch will be nearly 85 years old at the end of another elected 6-year Senate term
☑️ His wife, Elaine Chao, works for Trump
☑️ His brother-in-law, Gordon Hartogensis, works for Trump

It's astonishing to me that these 23 GOP House Republicans are slated to vote against impeachment on Wednesday, despite the fact that they are leaving the House after the next election.

Hard to believe that most of these Reps aren't leaving because of Trump's strong-arm tactics.

🇺🇸 Why not #DoTheRightThing and vote to impeach Trump before he does more damage to our country?

Why not?

You're leaving!

Trump cannot touch you anymore.

If you or your family are being threatened, get protection now.

#CountryOverParty

🔎 Remember, when this is all over, everyone will find out what's really going on.

🔍 Vote the way you want to be remembered for your public service; NOT the way Trump wants you to vote.

#DoTheRightThing

⚰️ Suspicious deaths for people who knew too much about Trump & his money problems—

August 10—Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy finding of suicide, extremely dubious

November 19—Thomas Bowers, former Deutsche Bank executive who supervised Trump's "private banker" allegedly hung himself

⚰️ Bowers, 55, supervised Rosemary T. Vrablic, Trump's "private banker" since 2010 who made loans to Trump, including more than $100 million to buy his Doral resort after his #Chicago loan "went bad."

Bowers left Deutsche Bank in 2015, but his wife died mysteriously in 2017 &...

⚰️ Another Deutsche Bank executive, William S. Broeksmit, 58, allegedly hung himself with a dog leash at his London home in 2014. He allegedly had ties to Trump and Russia. Via @LAmag

reuters.com/article/us-bri…

Prince Andrew secretly met Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell at Buckingham Palace just a fortnight after U.S prosecutors opened probe into Epstein. Per @DailyMail

👀👀 Prince Andrew earlier this week 👇

🔗 Link next

👀👀 Link to story:

Prince Andrew secretly met Ghislaine Maxwell at Buckingham Palace
mol.im/a/7718971

🧵 For more information on Ghislaine Maxwell, here’s a long thread to bookmark.

https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1156634931059220481?s=21

https://twitter.com/AliAdair22/status/1156634931059220481

😡 How many more Trump red-faced, sweaty, helicopter-in-the-background, first-grade-level “press conferences” do you think we’ll have to endure?

🙏 I’m hoping for single digits.

I forgot bellowing.

🎖️ "The new generation, our grandchildren, really should know what this [Greatest] generation did."

Sheila Stone's book was condensed into "Black Hours and Narrow Escapes," a publication distributed to 4,751 K-12 schools by The Gilder Lehrman Institute.

berkshireeagle.com/stories/the-ne…?

📚 "History books give us facts and dates and interpretations, but letters bring us history in the present tense, with no filters, no commentary, & no distance," Stone writes in the publication's introduction.

The publication was adapted from this book:

berkshireeagle.com/stories/letter…

📚 The Gilder Lehrman Inst. of American History distributed the publication to schools in 17 countries

Sheila Stone of Williamstown, Massachusetts helped make this happen, after compiling her husband's letters from World War II, which were stored in a hat box, into a book.