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A convention should be the place for a party to espouse its highest ideals. The #GOPConvention painted a dark picture and revealed a party fixated on a politics that is regressive and exclusionary. The future of the planet requires us to reject it outright (1/3)
Still, it brings me no joy to see important progressives solutions shut out from the Democratic platform. During the most important popular uprisings of our time, I refuse to believe we can’t do better...from real criminal justice reform, debt cancellation and health care (2/3)
We can’t keep “nibbling around the edges.” Justice doesn’t take a time out and we will never make progress if we are stuck choosing between neofascism & neoliberalism.
That’s why I’m proud to participate in the #PeoplesConvention ✊🏾(3/3)
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That’s why I’m proud to participate in the #PeoplesConvention ✊🏾(3/3)
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Final estimate from @nielsen for Night 4 of the 2020 #GOPConvention --
23.81M viewers across 13 nets
Dem Convention pulled 24.60M viewers on Night 4
23.81M viewers across 13 nets
Dem Convention pulled 24.60M viewers on Night 4
@nielsen It's the smallest audience for an acceptance speech since Al Gore in 2000
.@MarkMeadows on @NewsHour said the #RNC2020 / #GOPconvention is all about storytelling.
Well, they've sort of forgotten one story ...
#COVID19
Well, they've sort of forgotten one story ...
#COVID19
Even if #RNC2020 is ignoring the stories of #COVID19, there's definitely some storytelling going on ...
And somebody needs to tell @MarkMeadows that a #COVID19 test is not a protection against the virus.
It's a test.
If it's accurate - and sometimes they're not - it's only going to tell you that you're positive or negative at that moment.
Also, it's selfish not to wear #masks.
It's a test.
If it's accurate - and sometimes they're not - it's only going to tell you that you're positive or negative at that moment.
Also, it's selfish not to wear #masks.
Last night at the #GOPConvention we heard praise for how Trump managed COVID-19, especially in NY. Unsurprisingly, a Trump supporter has a loose grasp of the actual facts.
Let’s take a look:
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Let’s take a look:
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Take personal protective equipment. They touted Trump sending 200,000 N95 masks to NY. But just one hospital in NYC was going through 40,000 masks a day!
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Has it improved? Just last month, a survey of 21,200 nurses nationwide found greater than four out of five were re-using single-use items like masks and gowns. (!!) This is a despicable record for the wealthiest, most advanced country on Earth.
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"Make America Great Again, Again" è uno slogan debole dopo anni come questi e nel mezzo di una crisi che hai gestito. Ma come è andata la terza giornata della #GOPConvention? (thread)/1
Continua la presenza massiccia di oratori afroamericani. Non so dire se abbiano avuto spazio tutti gli eletti neri repubblicani in Congresso ma ci andiamo vicini. Il tentativo è mostrare un partito meno bianco e maschile di quanto non sia in realtà/2 #GOPConvention
#MikePence ha parlato a lungo, un discorso noioso e anche questo rivolto al pubblico conservatore. Bandiere, eroi, dio e aborto. E poi una serie di inesattezze e notizie fuorvianti sul programma democratico/3 #GOPConvention
NOT A JOKE: MSNBC interjects after @KristiNoem's #GOPConvention's speech because Maddow said Noem was "very wrong" to say Democrat-led U.S. cities like New York, Portland and Seattle have been overrun by crime and looting. For this "reality check," she brought on...Jenny Durkan!
And here's part two. Maddow takes great offense to @KristiNoem's "caricature" of Democrat-run cities while Durkan says her ability to effectively serve as mayor has been hindered "because the president and Fox News were so insistent on driving that message." #GOPConvention
Here's the transcript of the second video. Durkan said Trump and Fox News hindered her ability to serve as mayor and THEY were the reasons that things turned south in Seattle.
I'm still waiting on Giroir's spox to clarify how Fauci was at this meeting Thursday/signed off on #CDC #COVID19 testing guidelines changes at last task force discussion Aug. 20 while simultaneously having surgery that day.
I was in the queue on the call, but never got called on
I was in the queue on the call, but never got called on
.@drsanjaygupta: Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines cnn.com/2020/08/26/pol…
So, @HHS_ASH Giroir, what you told us on the press call today? Care to explain?
#COVID19 #CDC #Fauci
So, @HHS_ASH Giroir, what you told us on the press call today? Care to explain?
#COVID19 #CDC #Fauci
All three networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) bailed after Wolf swore them in, skipping over each of their bios, names, and Trump's remarks about the naturalization ceremony #GOPConvention
@CurtisHouck Here's ABC bailing out near the beginning of Trump's remarks
And here's CBS fleeing the scene to melt down over what they just witnessed #GOPConvention
ICYMI this thread on Natalie Harp from last night.
@jeremycsnyder has followed Harp, who has repeatedly told her false/misleading #RightToTry story & did again last night #GOPConvention.
Her condition doesn't qualify for #RTT & neither does #FDA-approved drug she says she took.
@jeremycsnyder has followed Harp, who has repeatedly told her false/misleading #RightToTry story & did again last night #GOPConvention.
Her condition doesn't qualify for #RTT & neither does #FDA-approved drug she says she took.
Harp said she has essential thrombocytosis, which is not life-threatening. She also said she was prescribed an #FDA-approved immunotherapy off-label - a common practice & not #RightToTry.
#GOPConvention used Harp's false/misleading story rather than a real #RTT patient.
Why?
#GOPConvention used Harp's false/misleading story rather than a real #RTT patient.
Why?
Harp likes to describe her condition - essential thrombocytosis - as "bone cancer."
But essential thrombocytosis is not considered life-threatening, most patients do well/live normal lives & it doesn't meet #RightToTry criteria.
Period.
But essential thrombocytosis is not considered life-threatening, most patients do well/live normal lives & it doesn't meet #RightToTry criteria.
Period.
TUESDAY #GOPConvention break-in thread: At 8:30 p.m. Eastern, so just after night two began with the intro video. CNN and Fox News carrying the convention, MSNBC in commercial
8:34:41 p.m. Eastern --- CNN and Fox News showing the invocation, MSNBC showing poll numbers from Kornacki
Termina la primera noche de la Convención Republicana y me quedo con estas claves para entender qué pasó...ABRO HILO. #RNCConvention2020 #RNC2020 #GOPConvention2020 #GOPConvention #compol #USA2020
1. La intervención de Máximo Álvarez, un cubano americano que hizo un gran discurso contando en primera persona los efectos del socialismo.
2. El discurso de @NikkiHaley, ex embajadora de EEUU ante la ONU, y nueva “favorita” para las presidenciales de 2024.
The #GOPConvention has started and MSNBC isn't carrying it. I took this screenshot at 8:31:22 p.m. of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.
8:33:46 p.m. in the formal, opening credits after a video intro. MSNBC is NOT carrying the #GOPConvention. Anti-Trump punditry from Chris Hayes. To CNN's credit, they're carrying it
#BREAKING: At 8:35:51 p.m. Eastern (as per our DirecTV recording), MSNBC joins the #GOPConvention coverage in time for the Pledge of Allegiance and the first formal speech from @charliekirk11, skipping the opening video and invocation from @CardinalDolan
INBOX: Excerpts from tonight's #GOPConvention speakers. Here's a few:
The McCloskeys, who face a felony charge for drawing guns on BLM protesters, will say: "Make no mistake: No matter where you live, your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America.”
The McCloskeys, who face a felony charge for drawing guns on BLM protesters, will say: "Make no mistake: No matter where you live, your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America.”
Cuban immigrant Maximo Alvarez will say: "When I watch the news in Seattle and Chicago and Portland, when I see history being rewritten, when I hear the promises—I hear echoes of a former life I never wanted to hear again. I see shadows I thought I had outrun.” #GOPConvention
Heisman trophy winner @HerschelWalker will discuss standing for the national anthem, and will say, "It hurts my soul to hear the terrible names that people call Donald...I take it as a personal insult that people would think I would have a 37-year friendship with a racist.”
Just in time for the start of the #GOPConvention, we’re back with another quiz based on our series of Convention videos.
Donald Trump's candidacy in 2016 wasn't the first time the GOP was divided by an outsider.
We look back at the 1964 RNC.
WATCH: shorturl.at/acxBQ
Donald Trump's candidacy in 2016 wasn't the first time the GOP was divided by an outsider.
We look back at the 1964 RNC.
WATCH: shorturl.at/acxBQ
Who was the outsider Republican candidate in 1964?
Where was the 1964 Republican National Convention held?
The fact #GOPConvention can't find a real patient to talk about #RightToTry says a lot about that 2018 law.
Why is GOP relying on someone who has repeatedly told the same false/misleading story? The condition she claims she has is not life-threatening. The drug is #FDA-approved.
Why is GOP relying on someone who has repeatedly told the same false/misleading story? The condition she claims she has is not life-threatening. The drug is #FDA-approved.
Reminder: Natalie Harp has repeatedly told a false #RightToTry story.
Condition she claims she has - essential thrombocytosis - isn't life-threatening & doesn't qualify for #RTT.
She also said used #FDA-approved immunotherapy off-label, a common practice, not RTT
#GOPConvention
Condition she claims she has - essential thrombocytosis - isn't life-threatening & doesn't qualify for #RTT.
She also said used #FDA-approved immunotherapy off-label, a common practice, not RTT
#GOPConvention
Why is #GOPConvention using someone who tells a false/misleading story to promote #RightToTry?
Apparently, they don't have any real #RTT patients to share their experiences.
Apparently, they don't have any real #RTT patients to share their experiences.
MyPillow CEO and Trump state campaign chairman Mike Lindell is Minnesota's representative during the #GOPConvention roll call this morning.
“We will win Minnesota," Lindell says. Polling has been inconsistent, though recent polls suggest a tightening race.
“We will win Minnesota," Lindell says. Polling has been inconsistent, though recent polls suggest a tightening race.
Lindell references Minneapolis rioting:
“This year, the terrible Democratic leadership in Minnesota made some of the worst decisions in history. This manifested into destruction of so much of my great state and country."
“This year, the terrible Democratic leadership in Minnesota made some of the worst decisions in history. This manifested into destruction of so much of my great state and country."
That may be the first - but likely not the last - mention of Minneapolis during this week's #GOPConvention.
Trump focused on the rioting during two campaign stops in Minnesota last week.
He did not mention George Floyd, a Black man killed by a police officer on May 25.
Trump focused on the rioting during two campaign stops in Minnesota last week.
He did not mention George Floyd, a Black man killed by a police officer on May 25.
The story Harp has been telling & will tell tonight is false.
For #GOPConvention to be selling it as Trump "allowed her to have access to the #RightToTry legislation" & that it saved her life is false/misleading.
Harp's condition & drug she said she used don't qualify for #RTT
For #GOPConvention to be selling it as Trump "allowed her to have access to the #RightToTry legislation" & that it saved her life is false/misleading.
Harp's condition & drug she said she used don't qualify for #RTT
Aside from Harp again repeating her false #RightToTry story, how will Republicans also sell Trump's #COVID19 response tonight at #GOPConvention as a positive when 177,000 Americans are dead from the virus & over 5.7 million in the U.S. have been infected?
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.@AP-NORC poll: Trump faces pessimism as GOP convention opens apnews.com/a464966595a326… #GOPConvention
#GOPConvention roll call nothing like #DemConvention, where delegates were virtual from their home states, often highlighting scenic views & products, like #calamari.
Democrats won the roll call [and they should keep doing it that way]
#2020Elections #2020Election
Democrats won the roll call [and they should keep doing it that way]
#2020Elections #2020Election
Oh my gosh, the Maryland delegate just stumbled & said Maryland was home to two of the greatest "segregationists" & then corrected himself ... & said "abolitionists."
#GOPConvention
#GOPConvention
Here's a look at the Charlotte ballroom where the #GOPConvention will soon gavel in. The RNC told its delegates to expect to wear a mask in the convention center. The city of Charlotte requires face coverings in all buildings & facilities owned by the city.
Per poolers in the room, not everyone is wearing masks. Each attendee was told to acquire a negative COVID test before coming to Charlotte & each received a test from community health partners upon arrival in Charlotte. There are about 336 delegates gathered + 60 RNC staffers.
Update: Once the program officially got underway, all delegates put on their masks, from the vantage point of reporters in the room.
The #Trump2020 Campaign has announced their full lineup of speakers for the #RNCConvention2020 and I will thread some of them here. 👇
#GOPConvention #RepublicanConvention
#GOPConvention #RepublicanConvention
MONDAY:
Sen Tim Scott
Rep Steve Scalise
Rep Matt Gaetz
Rep Jim Jordan
Nikki Haley
Ronna McDaniel
GA Rep Vernon Jones
Amy Johnson Ford
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Natalie Harp
Charlie Kirk
Kim Klacik
Mark & Patricia McCloskey
Sean Parnell
Andrew Pollack
Donald Trump Jr
Tanya Weinreis
Sen Tim Scott
Rep Steve Scalise
Rep Matt Gaetz
Rep Jim Jordan
Nikki Haley
Ronna McDaniel
GA Rep Vernon Jones
Amy Johnson Ford
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Natalie Harp
Charlie Kirk
Kim Klacik
Mark & Patricia McCloskey
Sean Parnell
Andrew Pollack
Donald Trump Jr
Tanya Weinreis
Georgian State Representative Vernon Jones is actually a Democrat and he's been campaigning for Trump.
BREAKING: President Trump says the Jacksonville, FL portion of the GOP convention will be cancelled. #NexstarDC
“We wanted to go away without a lot of death...it’s a different world.” -President Trump on #Jacksonville #GOPConvention #NexstarDC
“I would just say safety” President Trump on why he moved to cancel #Jacksonville GOP convention #NexstarDC
