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Kat Abu
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creator, @motherjones // contributor, @zeteo_news | 🇵🇸 | personal account
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Jun 27 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The right has spent 7 years insisting Trump never praised neo-Nazis after Charlottesville, that the left lEaVes oUt cOnTeXt.

So I decided to dissect a new misleading Snopes piece and Trump's *entire* press conference, line by line...

Y'know, for context:
I will be making a 3- or 4-part vertical cut for TikTok, but in the meantime, check out the full video on my YouTube channel!

(and save the link for the next time a right-winger spews their revisionist garbage):
May 23 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
I’m going to thread any MMFA layoff announcements here.

I can’t recommend any of my colleagues enough — they’re all incredibly talented, smart, hardworking people who you should definitely hire: Bea is an incredibly skilled media analyst. She’s also one of the funniest coworkers I’ve ever had.

Hire her:
Oct 9, 2023 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
🧵 A lot of Americans just don’t know what life is like for those in Gaza, so here’s an analogy that might help:

Imagine Gaza as Rhode Island. Here’s what reality would look like:
map of Gaza, Israel, and Egypt
map of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut 2/ Anyone from Rhode Island would be trapped within its borders.

Rhode Islanders can’t leave without express permission from Massachusetts. Connecticut is complicit in this plan, effectively restricting any movement from those trapped in RI.

Human Right’s Watch: Gaza: Israel’s ‘Open-Air Prison’ at 15 Israel, Egypt Movement Restrictions Wreak Havoc on Palestinian Lives
Israel’s closure policy blocks most Gaza residents from going to the West Bank, preventing professionals, artists, athletes, students, and others from pursuing opportunities within Palestine and from traveling abroad via Israel, restricting their rights to work and an education. Restrictive Egyptian policies at its Rafah crossing with Gaza, including unnecessary delays and mistreatment of travelers, have exacerbated the closure’s harm to human rights.
Since 2007, Israeli authorities have, with narrow exceptions, banned Palestinians from leaving through Erez, the passenger crossing from Gaza into Israel, through which they can reach the West Bank and travel abroad via Jordan. Israel also prevents Palestinian authorities from operating an airport or seaport in Gaza. Israeli authorities also sharply restrict the entry and exit of goods.
Aug 5, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
1/ It's honestly so sad to watch Fox News mislead its viewers into thinking "Education = Snobbery".

It's not even about having a college degree -- Jesse Watters has spent this entire segment talking about how the ~Liberal Elite~ are trying to alienate you through vocabulary. Image 2/ Jesse Watters knows what these words mean.

He's demonizing language like "marginalized communities" to make social justice seem like something reserved for imaginary lesbian Democrat gender studies majors (or whoever his audience hates that week).
Jul 11, 2023 • 8 tweets • 8 min read
🧵 Fox News melted down after Ron DeSantis' wife was called "America's Karen", calling the term a racial and sexist slur.

In case you thought this narrative was the slightest bit genuine, let's review how ~Fox News~ covers the wives of elected officials: 2/ Fox News' has described FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden as "borderline illiterate" and "a ghoulish, power-seeking creep".

Host Greg Gutfeld also called for her arrest.


https://t.co/AvHhvoiuSA
https://t.co/Yl1zqKyItE https://t.co/QZoDzUfZAvmediamatters.org/tucker-carlson…

mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n…
Jun 26, 2023 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
🧵 Fox News just announced that Jesse Watters will take over the coveted 8 pm time-slot.

I figured I’d compile a (non-exhaustive) list of clips to give people an idea of who this guy is: This is a great rundown from @peltzmadeline at @mmfa after Watters got the 7 pm time-slot:

“Watters has repeatedly been at the center of controversy, taking heat for his frat boy brand of racism, extreme insensitivity, and sexist on-air gaffes.”

mediamatters.org/jesse-watters/…
May 22, 2023 • 19 tweets • 9 min read
🧵 There's a lot happening on the national stage but state and local politics are just as, if not more, important.

Here are 5 urgent state bills to watch this week (Twitter is so busted that I can't even upload the vid, click the link to watch on TT):
tiktok.com/@katmabu/video… If you're a local or state organizer (or are just really into state politics), you should join the State Watch Discord server.

We're aggregating underreported state legislative + election news in real-time. This invite link will expire in 1 day:
discord.gg/Adwhe8bU
May 22, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
okay so twitter desktop just does not want to upload videos that's cool, very good site omfg it's not working on my phone either
May 22, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Offer is always open! ig message request MAR 18 ... You can’t beat the comedic timing of “the offer is always open!” — two months after the original message.

10/10, no notes.
May 21, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
My favorite dress died and I want to make hair accessories out of it but I don’t have a sewing machine and don’t want to use glue :( There has to be a way to hand sew a scrunchie, right? Like I’m not great at hand sewing but I’ve got a whole dress to practice on.
May 5, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Forrest Gump is not a good movie and tbh I’m surprised it’s not on Fox News’ streaming service. It’s like 85% references. That’s not a movie, that’s a listicle. Merely the Boomer version of Ready Player One.
May 4, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
personally i am against murdering strangers and you can quote me on that this tweet is so fucking gross but also,

public transit is harassment hell for women. idk about the rest of y'all, but i somehow *haven't* killed anyone! weird!!
Mar 30, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Mike Huckabee has a children's magazine that tries to indoctrinate kids into Christian nationalism... It also has an entire issue about "fighting indoctrination".

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Irony is dead. Mike Huckabee killed it. Here's where can find my full video about Mike Huckabee's newest angle for his children's magazine series.

I should warn you -- It's about 11 minutes of some of the most frustrating hypocrisy you've ever seen in your life.
Mar 29, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
*children being shot in schools*
*cancer patients going bankrupt because of medical debt*
*affordable housing bought up by giant companies*
*sky-high rent prices*
*no meaningful legislation to help citizens*

"wow i wonder why young people aren't patriotic baby machines anymore" chyron reads, "VALUES ... Absolutely no one has the duty to procreate but also I'd like to say that there are PLENTY of young people who would love to start a family but know they wouldn't be able to afford even a single complication in just the pregnancy.
Mar 26, 2023 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 I've often seen people ask how they can help in the battle against Fox News' misinformation. Well I've got good news --

Your voice is *essential* in this fight. Here are some actions you can take and resources you can use to push back against Fox + its misinformation: Media Matters' (@mmfa) Drop Fox campaign centers around getting Fox's leading advertisers to drop the channel altogether.

You can find a handy list of those companies, as well as their social media accounts and emails, on the Drop Fox website:
dropfox.com/advertisers/
Feb 23, 2023 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Most of the world has watched in horror as Ukrainians lost their lives and homes... but not at Fox News.

Here are just a few of the outrageous and false narratives Fox has peddled about the war in Ukraine over the last year: Less than two weeks after the invasion, Fox hosts recommended that Ukraine appease Putin by ceding its eastern territories:
mediamatters.org/russias-invasi…
Feb 17, 2023 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 If you get your news from Fox, this is what you saw this week: To top off a pretty insane week, check out the filing from Dominion Voting Systems that shows how Fox News absolutely knew it was lying about voter fraud in 2020:
mediamatters.org/fox-news/they-…
Feb 16, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
white men can really say anything huh
nypost.com/2023/02/15/i-w… NY Post “I was ‘going to kill everybody and myself’ aRosa Diaz from “Brooklyn 99” holding a puppy (except I p
Feb 15, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
This sexist rant is so unbelievably unhinged.

I literally watch Tucker Carlson as my job and even I'm sitting here like, "Jesus Christ, dude." Like yeah, dudes say worse stuff than this on weird right-wing networks (and in my DMs) but bro really went Full Misogynist at 8:45 pm.

Jesse Kelly, please get therapy.
Feb 7, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
can someone come over with tea and vibe on my couch while i finish editing this video for tomorrow morning i've been looking at mike huckabee's face for hours. i need to see another person because im worried reality is just more mike huckabee.
Jan 31, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
🧵 Have you ever heard of the John Birch Society? It's one of the biggest influences behind today's far-right.

And even though it was founded 60+ years ago, Bircher philosophy has a tight grip on Fox News conspiracy theories and culture wars.

Don't worry, I've got the receipts: This was an abbreviated version of my YouTube explainer on 1960's JBS narratives mirrored at Fox News today.

It's more detailed than this one so please check it out (like, subscribe, all of the annoying things) if you're interested in learning more: