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Feb 10 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Biden campaign: “Every single time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he’s confused, deranged, lying, or worse. Tonight, he lied more than two dozen times, slurred his words, confused basic facts…”
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“and placated the gun lobby weeks after telling parents to “get over it” after their kids were gunned down at school.
But you won’t hear about any of it if you watch cable news, read this weekend’s papers, or watch the Sunday shows.”
Dec 12, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Biden debunks GOP lies about Ukraine, "There are more than 50 countries helping Ukraine with assistance. The US has put up $75 billion. Our allies have put up $100 billion. And more than 90% is being spent in the US to provide weapons for Ukraine and replenish our stockpiles "
Related: Biden admin debunks all of the House Republican arguments against funding for Ukraine. It shows where the money has gone, and why the funds are vital to US national security.
The streaming era seems ready to collapse, every single app has consistent tech issues while raising their prices.
Let’s just run thru a few. Hulu doesn’t load, most of the time. Netflix shuts down when paused for over a few minutes. Max won’t cast. Apple doesn’t play well with anyone else so can’t be cast easily.
Oct 1, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
POTUS: “I want to be clear: we should never have been in this position in the first place. Just a few months ago, Speaker McCarthy & I reached a budget agreement to avoid precisely this type of manufactured crisis.“ 1/2
“For weeks, extreme House Republicans tried to walk away from that deal by demanding drastic cuts that would have been devastating for millions of Americans. They failed.”
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Jun 11, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
A former Trump DHS Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism told ABC of the second Trump indictment, "This causes people to die."
politicususa.com/2023/06/11/for… via @politicususa
This isn't new behavior from Trump. "in 2017, while president, Trump 'revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador' which current and former U.S. officials said 'jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State.'"
Apr 21, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
BREAKING: President Biden on SCOTUS mifepristone stay: “As a result of the Supreme Court’s stay, mifepristone remains available + approved for safe + effective use while we continue this fight in the courts. I continue to stand by FDA’s evidence-based approval of mifepristone”
Vp Kamala Harris in the Supreme Court stay: “The President and I will continue to fight to protect a woman’s freedom to make decisions about her own body and access to reproductive health care, including medication abortion. No one should stand between a woman and her doctor.”
Apr 21, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Executive order: “the President is working to ensure that all people – regardless of race, background, income, ability, Tribal affiliation, or zip code – can benefit from the vital safeguards enshrined in our nation’s foundational environmental + civil rights laws” #EarthWeek
“That means cleaner air and water, reduced risk for asthma, cancer, and other health burdens, and better access to green space, safe and affordable housing, and clean transportation.”
Apr 20, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Elon is paying for some big celebs so it looks like they bought Twitter blue.
Elon killed legacy verified because “lords and peasants” and then turned it into lord and peasants.
Feb 7, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
President Joe Biden ordered increased vigilance against Chinese spy efforts.
That’s how U.S. Intel com found out about the Chinese spy balloons during Trump admin.
Why did Biden think he needed to do this after Trump’s term? That’s the question.
As I wrote last night, we need to view this in context of Trump’s secret Chinese bank account during his presidency as well.
Feb 6, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I was right about who Democrats would pick for 2020 1 1/2 yr before the actual nom. I poll actual Dem voters *in person* across 3 midwestern states several x per year, every year.
also learned a lot in Georgia from a year plus canvassing voter registration 2008 + lived in LA.
I say this because the hot takes about Democrats insider fighting coming from Trump world experts is absolutely absurd.
Dec 21, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
FACT: Trump did not sign an order to deploy national guard for 1/6
FACT: Nancy Pelosi as Speaker did not stop fictional order
FACT: Speaker Pelosi does not control the national guard
FACT: Trump as President sat in dining room watching deadly attack on his country +did nothing
FACT: as Trump stood down while his country was attacked, Pelosi was actively in real time trying to get executive help from governors etc to get Guard troops to the Capitol.
Dec 20, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Omnibus 2023: $772.5 b for non-defense discretionary programs, including 22% increase $118.7 b for VA + $858 billion in defense funding.
$44.9 b in emergency assistance to Ukraine + NATO allies
$13.4 b > for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, $28.5 b for Child Nutrition Programs, and $6 b for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
Dec 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The thing about #HarryandMeghanNetflix outing how the media works with the royal family is that it’s similar to how some of our media works with certain favored politicians.
Whole narratives of hate and worship are crafted via access agreements.
Racism and misogyny are fed to the audience by the mostly white gatekeepers. It’s really the same story in countries that were also easily manipulated around 2016 by social media interference and deliberate division.
Nov 13, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I was right about all of my calls re where the people are right now, so I’m adding this: the revolution the media thinks is coming from the Right is actually going to come from the Left — people fed up w/ billionaires, massive income inequality, guns, bigotry + theft of freedoms.
People are sick and tired of billionaires owning all media and force feeding self-serving narratives that don’t inform.
They are sick of their votes being treated like trash.
They are sick of active shooter drills in schools.
They are sick of relentless greed on their backs.
Nov 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The truth about Republican leadership infighting + why they performed so badly has nothing to do with Trump.
Decade +, Republicans have been led around by conservative media figures, and so they aren’t in control. They can’t lead. They serve the extremists who run their party.
Sure, Trump picked bad candidates, but so did tea party queen sarah Palin.
Guess who never took the party back? That’s right. Republican “leadership.” McConnell tries to dress it up while dancing w/ the devil, but still, in the end he kisses the ring so he can hold the ring.
Nov 9, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
All of the Mastriano signs in my neighborhood have been taken down by the homeowners.
They have conceded.
Fetterman got 35% of the vote here, which is higher than Biden (this is a ruby red area). The old Trumpers here are dying off and the votes reflect that.
This county is an example of population shift accelerated by COVID and aging party base.
Republicans killed off large numbers of their base with their COVID conspiracies and partisan gap in vaccinations prices that.
Nov 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Good morning from Pennsylvania where once again, I called what was going on here better than the national media.
I told you Trump wasn’t popular here, even his own supporters didn’t want him to run again + they didn’t trust Oz. 1/
I was right about Fetterman having established his brand in PA so solidly that a stroke from which he will recover wasn’t going to matter to his voters.
Republicans tried to brand him as “Bernie Sanders” which was laughable.
Nov 9, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Reminder: 2022 was supposed to be a bloodbath for Democrats. House, Senate, governor…
Happens to most first term presidents, except W 2002 (due to war).
if Dems keep the Senate, that’s an accomplishment. If they get 4-5 gubernatorial races, that’s a win for democracy.
Don’t listen to finger pointing and blame ‘if only Dems had done what I told them’ - the truth is, Democrats aren’t just battling Republican election denialism,they’re also battling a tepid both sides media that is failing this country.
No one can fix that problem right now.
Nov 4, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Weird how no one wants to hear from those of us who actually live in red areas and instead will elevate someone’s take who flew in for a day.
Those reports have little insight to offer ob Trump voters know how they’re stereotyped, thus they lie to media.
Bottom line, don’t believe it when you read that these folks consume mainstream media. That’s a huge lie. They treat Babylon Bee like legit News even knowing it’s satire.
Nov 1, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
It is true. Clarence Thomas benefited from affirmative action at several educational facilities.
He has admitted it in a speech and others involved said it happened.
.@BarackObama in GA yesterday: “You don’t have to wait for November 8th to cast your ballot. You can vote right now…just go to IWillVote.com”
CROWD: We love you.
PRES. BARACK OBAMA: I love you too, but I still want you to vote.
“And after you’ve voted, I need you to grab your friends and your family, round up Cousin Pookie, make a plan to vote. Take them with you if you vote on Election Day. Because this election requires every single one of us to do our part. It is that important.”
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