Meet Paul Weyrich, one of the architects that turned the Republican Party into a Christian nationalist battering ram attempting to overthrow our democracy Weyrich is a co-founder of several far-right groups, including The Heritage Foundation that leads Project 2025, a plan to mass-purge the government, destroy all checks and balances, turn the FBI/DOJ into Trump's personal security forces, and much, much more

Digging into Speaker Johnson--a staunch evangelical, and the other MAGA Christian nationalists blocking aid to Ukraine in the House, I discovered that Ukraine plays a role in their demented "end times" world view 🧵 Mike Johnson is a staunch evangelical. He was featured in a German documentary on taking his daughter to a purity ball where she signed a pledge to never have sex before marriage. Purity balls are seen as dehumanizing to young girls and women abcnews.go.com/US/speaker-mik…

What's life like in Orban's Hungary, the most corrupt country in the EU? Miserable, especially if you're a child (high malnutrition rates), a young adult, a woman, LGBTQ+ person and ally, a refugee, and anyone with an open mind🧵 According to a recent study, Hungary is the most corrupt country in the EU, a trend that accelerated under Orban politico.eu/article/hungar…

Remember this shocking story from the 2016 election? The Trump campaign gutted Ukraine aid in the official RNC platform. Today this is mainstream for the GOP, with McConnell folding on Ukraine aid. This is catastrophic for the US and the world🧵 npr.org/2017/12/04/568… The recent transformation of the GOP into the Party of Putin began gradually, with only a few in Congress, like former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who the Kremlin considered an asset, according to the FBI nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/…

We need to talk about the Reagan Revolution. In many ways, we're still living in it, with wealth inequality worse than in the Gilded Age and elite criminal impunity🧵 According to French economist Gabriel Zucman, who studied under Thomas Piketty, author of the bestselling book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” the 1% in America hold more wealth than the Carnegies and Fricks of the Gilded Age finance.yahoo.com/news/super-ric…

Let's look at a Russian-linked financial backer of George Santos. Did they get their money’s worth with George Santos in Congress? The answer is yes. 🧵 It starts with Viktor Vekselberg, a notorious sanctioned "Putin's wallet", otherwise known as the Russian oligarchs tasked by the Kremlin to spread Russian influence (corruption) by making major investments and donations in democratic countries cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n…

🧵Fox News needs to be sued out of existence. Catch up with the latest @gaslitnation to see how Fox News threatens our democracy and national security "Discord Traitor Bro Jack Teixeira's use of the bear vs. pig meme shows that he's staunchly anti-Ukrainian. What likely made him that way? Tucker Carlson and the cult of Trump." - @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/discord-…

The latest episode of @gaslitnation is out tonight. Catch up with last week's episode "Trump Lost, But the Coup Won"
patreon.com/posts/trump-lo… "The only part of Trump's coup that was truly defeated was Trump himself. Damage, infiltration and elite criminal impunity and cruelty live on."
- @sarahkendzior patreon.com/posts/trump-lo…

This is a thread of the latest episode of @gaslitnation where @sarahkendzior and I discuss why we're likely not going to see a Trump indictment, only more book deals for prosecutors who failed to get any accountability
patreon.com/posts/book-dea… "Trump and the FBI and his relationship with not only Russia but other countries is a multi-decade operation and a very complex topic."
- @sarahkendzior patreon.com/posts/book-dea…

It's the weekend! Catch up with the latest episode of @gaslitnation: The Reality TV Congress patreon.com/posts/reality-… "I'm interested in Katie Porter's campaign for Senate, because she's anti corruption and the antithesis of Dianne Feinstein."
- @sarahkendzior patreon.com/posts/reality-…

Catch up with the latest episode of @gaslitnation where @sarahkendzior and I discuss the latest news on the Kremlin's war on democracy and Kremlin dark money in Congress patreon.com/posts/follow-m… "It will take a decade for Russia to rebuild all that it lost in its suicidal war in Ukraine. Now is the time to give Ukraine everything it needs to win the war."
- @AndreaChalupa patreon.com/posts/follow-m…

To cut through the noise on Ukraine, listen to our interview with @TimothyDSnyder who brilliantly explains what's at stake in Putin's war, how the war ends, and he shares insights from his own meeting with Zelensky patreon.com/posts/on-tyran… "Zelensky told me that the deprivation of security is unfreedom and the deprivation of freedom is unsecurity. I think he's right." - @TimothyDSnyder patreon.com/posts/on-tyran…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There'll be scary ghost stories, and tales of the glories of war criminals from long, long ago! Welcome to our @gaslitnation Festivus🧵patreon.com/posts/merchant… "Viktor Bout led an assembly line efficiency of war crimes across Africa, which included child soldiers. What makes him most dangerous, and useful to Russia's failing war, is his expertise in logistics." Hear the full episode on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/merchant…

Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government
bbc.com/news/world-eur… "Other suspects came from the QAnon movement who believe their country is in the hands of a mythical "deep state" involving secret powers pulling the political strings."

NY cannot become complacent in the race for governor. Lee Zeldin's A grade from the NRA means he would make our state less safe and rollback gun safety laws. Here's why and how to vote for @GovKathyHochul and help get out the vote 🧵nraila.org/campaigns/2016… Hochul is a leader on green energy, helping create 10,000 jobs and bring $8.2 billion in invesments, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, lowering carbon emissions, improving air quality and public health governor.ny.gov/news/during-cl…

Join @gaslitnation to Get Out the Vote (#GOTV)! Trainings included, helping democracy guaranteed! Let’s plant seeds of hope together! 🧵gaslitnationpod.com/2022-survival-… October 25th Tuesday 5pm Eastern Time — Phonebank with @Sister_District for North Carolina’s state races to protect abortion rights and election integrity. RSVP here! mobilize.us/sisterdistrict…

The U.S. and the Holocaust should be watched by everyone, especially @kanyewest. A quick reaction thread pbs.org/kenburns/us-an… What's incredibly chilling to see in this series, including among Jewish people in Germany, was how many people underestimated Hitler and couldn't imagine how bad things could be. pbs.org/kenburns/us-an…

As the January 6 committee meets, here's @gaslitnation's guide to remind everyone Trump should have been indicted by now: for crimes in the Mueller Report, for organizing a violent overthrow of our democracy. Start with Countdown to a Coup patreon.com/posts/countdow… Here's our episode recorded January 5th announcing a special on the January 6 coup attempt. If we knew, Christopher Wray knew. They planned the crime out in the open. Wray needs to go. patreon.com/posts/45873929

@rogerwaters Russians Accused of Raping and Killing a 1-Year-Old Child, Says Ukraine official thedailybeast.com/russians-accus… @rogerwaters Boy, 11, raped in front of his mother and now only communicates using black lines news.sky.com/story/ukraine-…

The Nordic countries - democratic socialist paradises w/resilient economies, free higher education and health care, high happiness rates, low corruption - all support Ukraine. Finland, Sweden joined NATO; Danish officials are in Kyiv today. Trust the Nordics for moral leadership

https://twitter.com/ArkansasWorker/status/1564975493639815168

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.@neerajkhemlani and @WendyAMcMahon, co-heads of @CBSNews, need to be extremely cautious with ensuring the journalistic integrity of this documentary. CBS was sued by Ukrainians in the 1990s, leading to a nice settlment $$$ in a similar case

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1556444605012385793

Here's the lawsuit: cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opini…