I was misquoted by a reporter, and now am in the midst of a media storm – people who care about the REAL story should read here: A Reuters reporter misquoted me in a story about Charlie Kirk’s murder, putting words in my mouth that pointed a finger at a particular group as responsible. The reporters had mixed up their own notes with my quote and reported what they had found elsewhere as words I had said.

1/4 If you know someone in QAnon-the next few days/weeks are a time to reach out. Getting out of conspiracies is best done by people loved & trusted, and a moment the lie is punctured (i.e. Biden now Prez) is a moment of openness. I'm not the expert here, quoting some who are: 1: Don't debate on twitter and facebook. And don't shame or mock misbelief. This is a heart-rending and identity-devastating moment to people who believed. "Don't confront me with my failures/I have not forgotten them"- Nico. They need love and outreach: nytimes.com/2020/10/25/opi…

Tweet thread on what happened yesterday, what the significance is, and what violence we can expect between now and inauguration (1 of 11) 2. Yesterday, Trump's children told Members of Congress to ignore their oath of office and the Constitution, and vote to overturn the election. If they did not, they were threatened with primary challengers.

I wrote my dissertation and my second book on the rule of law, and think it's the most fundamental part of any democracy. So I read @jonathanchait 's piece on prosecuting Trump with real interest and concern: nymag.com/intelligencer/… My first article was about how competing definitions of the rule of law: carnegieendowment.org/2005/01/21/com…. I've since boiled it down to just a line: The rule of law exists when the powerful are accountable to the same laws as others, and the state upholds law among the populace.