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Staci D. Kramer writes about media, tech, sports & life in 280 characters here, sometimes longer at Trust But Verify. Former editor of paidContent. she/her
Feb 24, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
If you are sharing news and info about the Russian invasion of Ukraine please be extremely careful:
✅Check timestamps; sharing older posts adds to the fog
✅Check and double check sourcing
✅Check your impulses Everyone on Twitter who shares #BreakingNews has a responsibility to share the most accurate info possible. The more followers, the more damage you can do when you don’t pay attention to timestamps or make an effort to share current info. Better not to tweet at all.
Jan 6, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
"The names of Cruz and Hawley should go down in history next to people like Benedict Arnold and Donald Trump. They are just traitors to this country, traitors to the Constitution..." - Rep. @RubenGallego (D-AZ) to @maddow >>No one other than President Donald Trump himself is more responsible for Wednesday’s coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol than one Joshua David Hawley, the 41-year-old junior senator from Missouri, who put out a fundraising appeal while the siege was underway.<< - @KCStarOpinion
Jan 6, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
"At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times." "It's not protest. It's insurrection." - @JoeBiden
Jan 6, 2021 60 tweets 16 min read
Electoral College process is underway in the joint session. @cspan live stream ⬇️ twitter.com/i/events/13464… Happening outside while the House and Senate split for debate over Arizona certification
Jan 6, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
NBC News Projects: Warnock Wins And, if the trend for Ossoff continues with the remaining votes, history x two. Georgia. Georgia.
Nov 22, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
>>The short explanation of the reasons the judge tossed President Trump's Pennsylvania lawsuit is: All of them. The plaintiffs lacked standing. They lacked evidence. They wanted an unconstitutional remedy. Their legal arguments were "strained" and "without merit."<< from the 🧵 https://t.co/QQ8iPhe4YF
Nov 21, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
Wow. Inspired by fellow romance author @staceyabrams, Romancelandia’s @RomancingRunoff has raised nearly $270,000 to GOTV for @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock - and the auction is still underway: 32auctions.com/romancingrunoff Image Romancelandia BFF @neilhimself adds a rarity that rocketed to $3500 within minutes and is still climbing.
Aug 22, 2020 7 tweets 4 min read
Jackie Kennedy told Bunny Mellon that her husband’s happiest times in the White House had been spent in the Rose Garden the president asked her to design. “She wrote, ‘He will always be remembered,’ for creating such a scenic spot.” The backstory:
vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/… The July 2020 plans suggested new crabapple trees would be planted and some other Kennedy Rose Garden touches would be restored. What we see now is not necessarily what it will be so 🤞. The new path is supposed to add accessibility. More background townandcountrymag.com/style/home-dec…
Jul 30, 2020 13 tweets 6 min read
“In the end, we cannot ethically bring this case to trial,” Bell told @tonymess. “Our investigation does not exonerate Darren Wilson.” “By Missouri’s legal standards, not only would I have to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but I also would have to disprove a self-defense argument beyond a reasonable doubt. I can’t ethically charge him.” stlamerican.com/news/local_new…