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@nytopinion @karaswisher 1. #Trump should have been banned permanently from all #SocialMedia a long time ago. Say when he started promoting the #Birtherism malarkey. #SocialMedia & #TechCompanies played a role in the #CapitolRiot & they must own up to it! Their failure to monitor their platforms has…...
@nytopinion @karaswisher 2. allowed the lies and conspiracy theories to spread like wildfire. #SocialMedia needs #Regulation. The laws haven't kept up with the #Tech & they need to be updated. Perhaps if this had been done ages ago, all the crazy stuff that is out there wouldn't have such a large....
@nytopinion @karaswisher 3. audience! #SocialMedia & #TechCompanies must monitor individual accounts so that their services aren't used to bully or to spread misinfo or create terrorists groups here & overseas! Didn’t #SocialMedia play a role in the spreading of ISIS ideology? W/O #Regulation, all the...
Let me remind you, @realDonaldTrump, of your horrific record of #racism. You wanted to reinstate the #DeathPenalty for the #CentralParkFive. In 2016, you claimed they were still guilty, despite exonerating DNA evidence.
1. 1973: Trump refused to rent to black tenants; lied to blacks about vacancies
2. Black workers ordered off the floor when he visited Trump's Castle
3. 1988: Said countries "like Japan" were hurting the economic dignity of the US. Wonder who the hell wrote THAT for him?
2. Black workers ordered off the floor when he visited Trump's Castle
3. 1988: Said countries "like Japan" were hurting the economic dignity of the US. Wonder who the hell wrote THAT for him?
4. 1969: After the Central Park 5 were accused of raping a NYC jogger he took out ad in local papers: "BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. BRING BACK OUR POLICE!" After the convictions were overturned, NYC paid a $41M settlement.
MY MOTHER WAS RIGHT. Knowing little about #Melania, I've resisted judging her. The evidence is in. Literally. New book, based on texts, emails & recorded calls, shows the beautiful 1st Lady is as racist, callous, and, frankly, ugly as the rest of the clan. vanityfair.com/news/2020/08/m…
#Melania asked Wolkoff, 1 of her few close friends, to help plan the inauguration, but when questions were raised about corruption & embezzlement, Wolkoff was falsely blamed. To protect herself, she began saving all communication w/ M. The book's based on those "receipts."
#Melania thought #migrant kids were better off in detention camps: "They are taking care nicely there." She buys into #birtherism. The book shows she's "rolling around in the muck" (as Fox puts it in her review) as much as the rest of the family.
Yo @Newsweek: burn this trash in its entirety.
Not just because it is bad & I disagree with it (it is, I do) but bc it is legally incoherent, partially justified by past unlawful mass deportation of US citizens (all apparently fine now!), and just dripping w/bad faith generally
Not just because it is bad & I disagree with it (it is, I do) but bc it is legally incoherent, partially justified by past unlawful mass deportation of US citizens (all apparently fine now!), and just dripping w/bad faith generally
Among many other stupid points, Eastman says it's fine not to recognize Harris (born in Oakland, CA in 1964) as a citizen bc the U.S. government has declined to recognize natural-born citizens before.
WHEN IT ILLEGALLY DEPORTED 600,000 OF THEM
npr.org/2015/09/10/439…
WHEN IT ILLEGALLY DEPORTED 600,000 OF THEM
npr.org/2015/09/10/439…
The legal basis of Eastman's "argument" (such as it is) that Harris may not be a citizen comes from the worst strains of #MAGA groupthink & has been roundly debunked. If the Supreme Ct were ever to adopt it, tens of millions of U.S. citizens would be disenfrancished & stateless
This on-air OpEd by @goldietaylor on MSNBC hours after Pres. Obama presented a new original of his birth certificate from Hawaii vital records brought tears of rage & hurt to my eyes. If you get this on any level, that "joke" doesn't happen. Part 1.
@PeteButtigieg @Lis_Smith
@PeteButtigieg @Lis_Smith
Trump's birther BS was an attack on Pres. Obama's legitimacy and, especially judging with 20/20 hindsight, it was also meant to incite.
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This is a thread on civility and how enforcing its boundaries is a favorite tool of the privileged--and especially white evangelicals.
This morning @AntheaButler provided us with a great thread on how and why acts of incivility are not only thoroughly American, but a very effective tactic for disrupting systems of oppression.
Her comments were in reaction to @Morning_Joe and @ChrisCoons shaming those who booed the president last night at the World Series game. The crowd chanted "Lock Him Up!" when his likeness was shown on the big screen.
@KamalaHarris has none of the necessary tools to preside over this nation. But #birtherism #challenges to her qualifications to be elected are #silly.
In the years preceding the 2016 election, because @tedcruz and I share many of the same views, I spent considerable time and energy evaluating the question of whether he could be, consistent with the Constitution, qualified to serve as President.
If you're wondering why that would even be in doubt, remember two things: I am a hide-bound constitutionalist; and, the Constitution provides the brief but precise requirements to be qualified to be president.
Geez-Usk-Riste!
I mean....
OK 2 things:
1) Yes, I do take the compliment that if someone is bothering to use this level of personal slander, it shows we're winning.
2) I have noticed that the racist attacks have increased recently. They want us to treat the other side as ALL racist. DO NOT LET THEM SUCCEED
1) Yes, I do take the compliment that if someone is bothering to use this level of personal slander, it shows we're winning.
2) I have noticed that the racist attacks have increased recently. They want us to treat the other side as ALL racist. DO NOT LET THEM SUCCEED
Much of white America, especially white male America (disclosure: I'm a white man), is suffering from delusion. Too many in my demographic have debased themselves through thoughtless xenophobia, callous sexism, knee-jerk bigotry & angry cynicism. (THREAD) #SOTU 1/
62% of white men & 52% of white women knowingly cast their vote in 2016 for a racist demagogue who admitted to being a sexual predator, publicly attacked POWs & gold star families, mocked the disabled, made fun of overweight women, & embraced white supremacy. #SOTU 2/
White America, especially white "Christian" America, jumped the shark when we cast our lots for an admitted sexual predator, coarse bully, & willful ignoramus. We've embraced white nationalist tribalism over timeless American values of life, liberty & equality for all. #SOTU 3/
