NOW: I’m outside the court house in Central Islip, NY where Rep. George Santos will be arraigned this afternoon. He’s been charged with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and false statements.
Follow along here for updates. 🧵
Constituent outside the court house
May 10, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: George Santos is in custody after turning himself in on Long Island.
nytimes.com/live/2023/05/1…
!! George Santos has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives.
May 9, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
NEW: Project Veritas secretly filmed + published videos of Long Island teachers discussing gender identity and sexuality. Now some parents are out for blood.
Read my investigation into the very real consequences of sustained right wing attacks on schools: huffpost.com/entry/project-…
Public school educators were filmed without consent in an effort to expose their approaches Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
After years of attacks on Critical Race Theory, right wing groups have chosen DEI as the next front in their culture war.
Rep. George Santos tried to stoke outrage by posting a video of a drag performance at a HS in his district. Turns out, the performer is a kid at the school.
He quietly deleted. But not before LibsofTikTok re-shared.
thehandbasket.substack.com/p/rep-santos-s…
Great Neck North HS on Long Island hosted it’s annual coffee house event Saturday evening, and a 16-year-old student performed in drag.
The following day, Santos shared a video of the performance, imploring viewers to “#saveourkids”
The victim has been identified by others as Jordan Neely. He came on the train starving and thirsty and distraught and he was killed for it. In broad daylight.
we’re going to see—and we’re already seeing—people arguing that being impoverished and mentally ill is a crime punishable by death. it’s essential to remind them that it is not.
