@willchamberlain's Threads
12 subscribers
This is an incredible abuse of power if true
People forget about how contemptible the Obama Administration's volte-face on Israel was pre-inauguration
And now we learn Power was spying on American citizens who opposed her Israel policy and unmasking their names
Appalling
People forget about how contemptible the Obama Administration's volte-face on Israel was pre-inauguration
And now we learn Power was spying on American citizens who opposed her Israel policy and unmasking their names
Appalling
The Obama Administration spied on the Trump transition team
In order to stop Trump's team from blocking the UN anti-Israel resolution
That was a complete volte-face in US policy, done when Obama was a lame duck
Absolutely disgusting
In order to stop Trump's team from blocking the UN anti-Israel resolution
That was a complete volte-face in US policy, done when Obama was a lame duck
Absolutely disgusting
WOW
Who else was involved in this anti-Israel conspiracy?
Joe Biden - who called UKRAINE and told them to vote for the anti-Israel resolution rather than abstaining
tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
Who else was involved in this anti-Israel conspiracy?
Joe Biden - who called UKRAINE and told them to vote for the anti-Israel resolution rather than abstaining
tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
Watching Theresa May speak
Announces her resignation as of June 7th
She’s such a tedious public speaker
President Trump has an obligation to take care that the laws be faithfully executed
And to preserve and defend the constitution of the United States
It's his obligation to shut this indictment down
And to preserve and defend the constitution of the United States
It's his obligation to shut this indictment down
The Assange Indictment is bad as a question of constitutional law
It's bad as a matter of policy wrt press freedom
And it's HORRIBLE politics
It's bad as a matter of policy wrt press freedom
And it's HORRIBLE politics
Trump supporters do not like the establishment
That's why they voted for him
The only constituencies happy about Assange going down are the #NeverTrump Republicans and #Resistance Democrats
Those constituencies are voting Biden 2020 no matter what
That's why they voted for him
The only constituencies happy about Assange going down are the #NeverTrump Republicans and #Resistance Democrats
Those constituencies are voting Biden 2020 no matter what
PLATFORM ACCESS IS A CIVIL RIGHT
A sword of Damocles hangs over all of our heads
One post - from YEARS ago - is a pretext to suspend your account
It doesn’t have to be this way
We do not have to let Facebook violate our civil rights
One post - from YEARS ago - is a pretext to suspend your account
It doesn’t have to be this way
We do not have to let Facebook violate our civil rights
Not obstruction, that’s core Article 2 authority
Not obstruction, that’s Article II authority as well
Not obstruction, Mueller was Trump’s subordinate, removal is core Article II authority
She charged that little?
Her time was worth at least 900/hr tbh
Her time was worth at least 900/hr tbh
Also who is putting out hit pieces on Elizabeth Warren
Biden trying to clear the field?
Biden trying to clear the field?
For context, partners at my biglaw firm charged 900/hr MINIMUM
I was billed out at 550/hr as a first year associate
Warren is a recognized expert in bankruptcy law and consumer finance law
Her time was worth more than 675/hr
I was billed out at 550/hr as a first year associate
Warren is a recognized expert in bankruptcy law and consumer finance law
Her time was worth more than 675/hr
The #FarageCable Debate has started
@vincecable is immediately making ridiculous arguments like there will be civil war in Northern Ireland on a WTO Brexit
Total nonsense
@vincecable is immediately making ridiculous arguments like there will be civil war in Northern Ireland on a WTO Brexit
Total nonsense
@vincecable Is it just me or does @vincecable look and sound like Sir Humphrey Appleby right now
"I believe in democracy, I believe in parliamentary democracy...but many things have happened."
#FarageCable
"I believe in democracy, I believe in parliamentary democracy...but many things have happened."
#FarageCable
@vincecable Is this really the best the remainers have to offer?
@vincecable: "We have a free trade deal now with the single market and the customs union."
@NigelFarage is destroying this point
#FarageCable
@vincecable: "We have a free trade deal now with the single market and the customs union."
@NigelFarage is destroying this point
#FarageCable
Weird, why is internal IRS work product leaking to WaPo
It’s almost like the lawyers involved have a political axe to grind or something
It’s almost like the lawyers involved have a political axe to grind or something
There’s not anyone who’s actually practiced law who isn’t laughing at this story
GUYS THE ADMIN DIDNT ADOPT SONE RANDOM IRS LINE ATTORNEY’S FIRST TAKE ON THE LAW
WE ARE WELL AND TRULY DOOMED
GUYS THE ADMIN DIDNT ADOPT SONE RANDOM IRS LINE ATTORNEY’S FIRST TAKE ON THE LAW
WE ARE WELL AND TRULY DOOMED
Just RT'd Orin Kerr and Marty Lederman (both respected, non-MAGA law professors) saying the same thing
Does WaPo have no one on staff with any actual legal experience?
Does WaPo have no one on staff with any actual legal experience?
Thoughts on the wild @brexitparty_uk rally this evening in London from a foreigner
A thread
First things first: place was PACKED. Standing room only, probably 3-4 thousand people in the room, very high energy
A thread
First things first: place was PACKED. Standing room only, probably 3-4 thousand people in the room, very high energy
Ann Widdecombe is one hell of a public speaker
She’s a 71-year-old dragon lady, hasn’t lost a step, spitting absolute FIRE
If Hillary has even 10% of Ann’s talent she would be President
She’s a 71-year-old dragon lady, hasn’t lost a step, spitting absolute FIRE
If Hillary has even 10% of Ann’s talent she would be President
Václav Klaus spoke too
Had to follow Ann (not easy)
Still have a beautiful speech on nationalism and the EU
Had to follow Ann (not easy)
Still have a beautiful speech on nationalism and the EU
Throwing a milkshake at someone isn't "non-violent mockery."
It's assault and battery. Tortious and criminal, in English and American common law for centuries.
The inability of the British left to distinguish between words and the use of force is astonishing.
It's assault and battery. Tortious and criminal, in English and American common law for centuries.
The inability of the British left to distinguish between words and the use of force is astonishing.
1784. Supreme Court case.
"[T]hough no great bodily pain is suffered by a blow on the palm of the hand, or the skirt of the coat...these are clearly within the legal definition of Assault and Battery."
Learn your history, @IanDunt.
"[T]hough no great bodily pain is suffered by a blow on the palm of the hand, or the skirt of the coat...these are clearly within the legal definition of Assault and Battery."
Learn your history, @IanDunt.
@IanDunt Blackstone. 1764.
"The least touching of another's person willfully, or in anger, is a battery; for the law cannot draw the line between different degrees of violence, and therefore totally prohibits the first and lowest stage of it: every man's person being sacred."
"The least touching of another's person willfully, or in anger, is a battery; for the law cannot draw the line between different degrees of violence, and therefore totally prohibits the first and lowest stage of it: every man's person being sacred."
The left really has normalized violence against right-wing politicians
Just another reason they shouldn’t be anywhere near the levers of power
Just another reason they shouldn’t be anywhere near the levers of power
I'm going to go to bed shortly but I'm doing some editing, and the stuff I'm talking about with my contributor is stuff a lot of people could benefit from
So here's what I've learned about writing and argument in the last fifteen years or so
So here's what I've learned about writing and argument in the last fifteen years or so
1) thesis, thesis, thesis
Biggest mistake you can make writing a long-from piece is failing to spell out your thesis clearly and early
People should understand why they are reading your piece and the core of your argument ASAP
Otherwise you're just talking
Biggest mistake you can make writing a long-from piece is failing to spell out your thesis clearly and early
People should understand why they are reading your piece and the core of your argument ASAP
Otherwise you're just talking
2) Attention getting devices: these are underused, especially in "serious" writing
It's like people get myopic and academic and forget that even serious writing must grab the reader's attention
There are many ways to grab your reader's attention
Pick one and use it
It's like people get myopic and academic and forget that even serious writing must grab the reader's attention
There are many ways to grab your reader's attention
Pick one and use it
NEW on @HumanEvents:
I explain Kavanaugh’s antitrust opinion in the Apple case - where he joined with the four liberals.
And why you should chill out about it.
Quit Whining About Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trust Opinion. humanevents.com/2019/05/16/qui…
I explain Kavanaugh’s antitrust opinion in the Apple case - where he joined with the four liberals.
And why you should chill out about it.
Quit Whining About Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trust Opinion. humanevents.com/2019/05/16/qui…
I'm looking at you @JesseKellyDC and @josh_hammer
I had some fun with this line
"A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll point you True North from where you are standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and deserts and chasms you'll encounter along the way..."
"If in pursuit of your destination you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp, what's the use of knowing True North?"
strategy matters
BREAKING: The Trump White House launches an online web portal to collect stories from users that have been banned and/or suspended from social media platforms
Portal available here:
wh.gov/techbias
Portal available here:
wh.gov/techbias
This is the first real action we've seen from the Trump White House on social media censorship
Looks like the administration is taking the need to #StopTheBias seriously
Looks like the administration is taking the need to #StopTheBias seriously
The web portal gives users the chance to tell the story of why they got banned/suspended, identify the "offending" tweet or post, and upload screenshots from the platforms themselves justifying the adverse action
Mood
Drink pisco sours
And variations thereof
You’re welcome
And variations thereof
You’re welcome
God forbid anyone even SUSPECT that a fire might be the result of arson
A conspiracy is definitionally an agreement between two or more people
Suggesting that a fire could possibly be arson is not a conspiracy theory
It's saying one person might have committed a crime
Suggesting that a fire could possibly be arson is not a conspiracy theory
It's saying one person might have committed a crime
New on @HumanEvents:
I review HOAXED (@HoaxedOfficial), produced by @Cernovich and directed by @TrueLegendFilms and @jondutoit.
It's nominally a film about fake news - but I see it as a profound demonstration of the power of framing.
humanevents.com/2019/05/13/fil…
I review HOAXED (@HoaxedOfficial), produced by @Cernovich and directed by @TrueLegendFilms and @jondutoit.
It's nominally a film about fake news - but I see it as a profound demonstration of the power of framing.
humanevents.com/2019/05/13/fil…
HOAXED is a *complicated* film
It might seem simple - just show how the MSM is fake news. No shortage of examples.
But @Cernovich isn't just whining about unfair coverage - he and his directors are *setting* frames throughout the film
It's a meta-performance
It might seem simple - just show how the MSM is fake news. No shortage of examples.
But @Cernovich isn't just whining about unfair coverage - he and his directors are *setting* frames throughout the film
It's a meta-performance
Anyway read the full review
I try to focus on the most difficult aspects of the film - the meta-performance re: framing, and @StefanMolyneux's final monologue in particular
Check it out
humanevents.com/2019/05/13/fil…
I try to focus on the most difficult aspects of the film - the meta-performance re: framing, and @StefanMolyneux's final monologue in particular
Check it out
humanevents.com/2019/05/13/fil…
FYI - remember that tomorrow is Sunday, and at @HumanEvents, Sunday is for the subs.
@RaheemKassam and I will be doing our private radio show on the Human Events Discord, starting at 2:30pm EST.
Only way to get access is to become a Founding Father.
humanevents.com/members/
@RaheemKassam and I will be doing our private radio show on the Human Events Discord, starting at 2:30pm EST.
Only way to get access is to become a Founding Father.
humanevents.com/members/
UPDATE: In respect of Mother's Day, and the many brunches that I assume you will all be going on
We will be pushing the discord chat to 7:30pm EST
We'll see about recording it so those who can't make it will be able to see it on Youtube
See you then!
humanevents.com/members
We will be pushing the discord chat to 7:30pm EST
We'll see about recording it so those who can't make it will be able to see it on Youtube
See you then!
humanevents.com/members
Reminder that we will be live in 30
If you’re a Founding Father, join us in the Discord!
If you’re not, well, fix that!
humanevents.com/members
If you’re a Founding Father, join us in the Discord!
If you’re not, well, fix that!
humanevents.com/members
You know, I've been pretty critical of @benshapiro, but I'm not about to let this absolutely garbage interview from @afneil go unanswered
A well-spoken 14-year-old could produce interviewing of a similar quality
Watch it if you haven't seen it
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07…
A well-spoken 14-year-old could produce interviewing of a similar quality
Watch it if you haven't seen it
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07…
We'll start with @afneil's first absolutely insipid question:
"Haven't the conservatives run out of ideas in America...all the new policies, medicare for all, $15 minimum wage, the green new deal, they are all coming from the left, and they're popular!"
"Haven't the conservatives run out of ideas in America...all the new policies, medicare for all, $15 minimum wage, the green new deal, they are all coming from the left, and they're popular!"
Total softball, and @benshapiro answers it easily - none of the ideas @afneil mentions are new, and there's a robust intellectual debate over populism/nationalism, health care, global warming, markets vs. tariffs.
Conservatives and libertarians LOVE invisible hand mechanisms
I, Pencil - Leonard Read's essay - is a great explanation of emergent order - but it's also an *aesthetic* that governs right-wing thought
The problem? Sometimes you need to solve problems directly
I, Pencil - Leonard Read's essay - is a great explanation of emergent order - but it's also an *aesthetic* that governs right-wing thought
The problem? Sometimes you need to solve problems directly
If you are waiting for an invisible hand mechanism to solve the problem of social media censorship
You are going to be waiting a long time
If the wait stops, it will only be because the left managed to achieve full communism due to your fecklessness
You are going to be waiting a long time
If the wait stops, it will only be because the left managed to achieve full communism due to your fecklessness
I've yet to read a good response to "Platform access is a civil right"
A whole bunch of "nuh-uh" responses from libertarians especially
Guess what, guys - not everyone shares your aesthetic absolutism re: invisible hand mechanisms
A whole bunch of "nuh-uh" responses from libertarians especially
Guess what, guys - not everyone shares your aesthetic absolutism re: invisible hand mechanisms
There are 53 Republican Senators, right?
That means there are 52 public condemnations of @SenatorBurr we should demand
That means there are 52 public condemnations of @SenatorBurr we should demand
I realize it’s an extreme step to strip a sitting Senator of his committee
It’s also an extreme step for a Senator to subpoena the son of a President OF HIS OWN PARTY
@SenatorBurr should not be in charge of the Intelligence committee
It’s also an extreme step for a Senator to subpoena the son of a President OF HIS OWN PARTY
@SenatorBurr should not be in charge of the Intelligence committee
NEW on @HumanEvents:
Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) discusses being purged from Facebook and Instagram,
And his plans to sue them for defamation.
Careful about sharing this one anywhere Marc Zuckerberg can see it. He won’t be pleased.
humanevents.com/2019/05/08/fac…
Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) discusses being purged from Facebook and Instagram,
And his plans to sue them for defamation.
Careful about sharing this one anywhere Marc Zuckerberg can see it. He won’t be pleased.
humanevents.com/2019/05/08/fac…
In all seriousness, @RaheemKassam had a discussion about whether or not to publish this.
Not because of anything "objectionable" about the piece. There's nothing objectionable about it.
But because we are the stewards of @HumanEvents. And we can't let ourselves get banned.
Not because of anything "objectionable" about the piece. There's nothing objectionable about it.
But because we are the stewards of @HumanEvents. And we can't let ourselves get banned.
We aren't sharing this article to the @HumanEvents Facebook and Instagram accounts.
We would like to, but we aren't taking any risks.
Human Events will obey the rules of the platforms it uses.
But we do not respect those rules.
And we will seek to make them unlawful.
We would like to, but we aren't taking any risks.
Human Events will obey the rules of the platforms it uses.
But we do not respect those rules.
And we will seek to make them unlawful.
Nearly 60,000 followers - gone, in a drop of a hat.
Because of a nonexistent "parody" violation, since @officeofmike managed @aocpress.
Clearly Mike was trying to comply.
And Twitter suspended him anyway.
Favoritism to @AOC? Anti-semitism?
What's going on, @jack?
Because of a nonexistent "parody" violation, since @officeofmike managed @aocpress.
Clearly Mike was trying to comply.
And Twitter suspended him anyway.
Favoritism to @AOC? Anti-semitism?
What's going on, @jack?
If we created a private right of action for wrongfully banned users
@OfficeOfMike could run to the courthouse RIGHT NOW
And get a court order FORCING twitter to IMMEDIATELY restore his account
It's time. PLATFORM ACCESS IS A CIVIL RIGHT.
humanevents.com/2019/05/03/pla…
@OfficeOfMike could run to the courthouse RIGHT NOW
And get a court order FORCING twitter to IMMEDIATELY restore his account
It's time. PLATFORM ACCESS IS A CIVIL RIGHT.
humanevents.com/2019/05/03/pla…
There's also a process problem here
A 60,000 follower account is a six-figure asset
That Twitter seized from @OfficeOfMike on a whim
$100,000 may be nothing to a 30 billion dollar company
That's why they'll destroy a young man's livelihood for no reason
A 60,000 follower account is a six-figure asset
That Twitter seized from @OfficeOfMike on a whim
$100,000 may be nothing to a 30 billion dollar company
That's why they'll destroy a young man's livelihood for no reason
