So I was traveling for work, and I happened to turn the hotel TV on Monday night. It was initially turned to Fox News 🙄 and just then the #TrumpRally in #ElPaso was on. I watched for a few minutes and happened to catch the following sequence... #TrumpRallyElPaso
Trump decries "fake news" and specifically points out the press section. #StochasticTerrorism
Minutes later, a Trump supporter in a #MAGA hat attacks a BBC journalist. washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
Sep 4, 2018 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
It's as bad - or worse - than our darkest fears.
Excerpts from the article:
“Fear,” a forthcoming book by Bob Woodward... paints a harrowing portrait of the Trump presidency, based on in-depth interviews with administration officials and other principals. washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-w…
A central theme of the book is the stealthy machinations used by those in Trump’s inner sanctum to try to control his impulses and prevent disasters, both for the president personally and for the nation he was elected to lead.
Jul 25, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
We all know tender-aged children were ripped away from parents with NO warning and NO assurance of whether or when they'll see them again.
The cruelty is obvious, but some may not realize reuniting them is a real medical and psychological Emergency. 1/ theguardian.com/us-news/2018/j…
I am a psychologist specializing in trauma. The damage *already* done to little ones - older children too - will have long-lasting and severe consequences.
Stop asking whether the Nashville Waffle House shooting was terrorism or mental illness.
This is a false dichotomy. It was BOTH.
The shooter self-identified as a "Sovereign Citizen." His mental illness made him more vulnerable to stochastic terrorism. 1/ time.com/5249531/nashvi…
Stochastic terrorism has been defined as "using language and other forms of communication to incite random acts of violence that are 'statistically predictable but individually unpredictable.'" 2/ vox.com/2016/8/10/1242…
Nov 3, 2017 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Hey, #TheResistance. I know #Sessions is awful.
But right now he's recused from Russia investigation; he can't fire #Mueller.
Mini-THREAD/
Let's not call for his removal. If he steps down or is fired, Dump gets to hand-pick his replacement. They may well fire Mueller. 1/
