Snowden is slated to speak at a real estate seminar today (zoom.us/j/94712511524#…), & the run-up is full of "raise your hand if you want to be rich," exclusive "secret gifts" for signups (today only!), "my purpose in life is to create enlighten entrepreneurs," etc.
Jan 17, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Are we witnessing a reckoning of sorts within the GOP?
2-4 year power struggle between Republicans aligned with Trump/QAnon alliance (Team My Pillow) and traditional GOP/Never Trumper alliance (Team Sasse).
Chasm has always been there but are we entering the internecine phase?
Which side will McConnell choose? Murdochs? Will ‘both’ be an option for the shamelessly political savvy if the MyPillow—Sasse divergence continues to accelerate after President Trump leaves office? google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
Jun 12, 2018 • 19 tweets • 11 min read
5 years ago today, on June 12, 2013, Snowden made his first overt turn away from whistleblowing with an interview with the South China Morning Post. scmp.com/news/hong-kong… A quick look back at that interview (the details of which trickled out in installments):
On the first anniversary of the interview, SCMP reporter explained how it went down. Someone (likely Snowden lawyer Robert Tibbo) reached out to her and told her: "There's someone I'd like you to meet." scmp.com/news/hong-kong…reuters.com/article/us-usa…
