Retiree advocating for common sense gun regulations. All posts and opinions are my own.
Oct 25 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
Founded by 3 wealthy Texans in late 2020, the group, known as A.F.P.I., has quickly inserted itself into nearly every corner of Mr. Trump’s political machine, and is closer than any other outside player in his planning for a second term. via @NYTimesnytimes.com/2024/10/24/us/…
Mr. Trump chose one of its leaders, Linda McMahon, a former member of Mr. Trump’s cabinet and a longtime friend, as co-chair of his official transition team. Brooke Rollins, who also worked in the Trump administration and is currently the nonprofit’s chief executive, has been discussed as a candidate to be Mr. Trump’s chief of staff. The institute’s ranks are stocked with other former Trump administration officials who have spent the past several years planning for a return, and in recent weeks several have quietly moved over to work full time for the campaign’s transition team.
Sep 13 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
Many migrants didn’t get time to pack their belongings before being loaded into buses, airplanes, trains and cargo ships. wsj.com/us-news/trump-…
Some died of dehydration after being dropped off at remote locations, according to historians.
Jan 29 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Beginning with a quote from Johnson, it assembles phrases that have worked well to bury the vast majority of mass shootings in the United States in pious nonsense, logical contradiction and legislative inaction. Please copy and paste as needed. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…
In the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting, you say:
“Prayer is appropriate in a time like this, that the evil can end and this senseless violence can stop.”
May 30, 2018 • 22 tweets • 3 min read
“One thing I still haven’t figured out well, and I don’t think anyone really has, is how to capture Trump’s level of rally unhingedness in a regular article. The only good way is to list like 30 things he said.”
Trump wrongly claims nobody would have believed him if he’d promised there’d be 3.3 million jobs added between now and Election Day. Over the previous 18-month period, under Obama, there were 3.9 million jobs added.