believes in democracy
Joined November 2009
- Tweets4.5K
- Following932
- Followers163
- Likes37.1K
susan elder retweeted
I found watching Trump’s UN speech today deeply depressing. It is a matter of national shame and humiliation that he is our president. Every country in the world, friend and foe alike, sees we are governed by a vainglorious fool.
susan elder retweeted
Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."
susan elder retweeted
A teacher earning $60,000 pays Social Security taxes on every dollar she earns.
A worker earning $184,500 does too.
But someone earning $10 million pays tax on just the first $184,500.
That doesn’t make sense. We can protect Social Security if everyone paid their fair share.
susan elder retweeted
Watch my full interview on @SquawkCNBC from this morning:
susan elder retweeted
"This whole war is pointless."
Says who?
It sure as hell took the Epstein files, the Nazi-wannabe ICE goons, and high grocery prices off the front pages and the airwaves since February 28th 🧐
susan elder retweeted
If any other network did this it would be a huge scandal, Fox would lead the chorus of criticisms and faux-outrage, and people would lose their jobs.
But not at Fox. It’s not a news network. It’s a state propaganda channel.
susan elder retweeted
Trump administration tries to deprive poor Minnesotans of health care because brave Minnesotans stood up
to them.
susan elder retweeted
Worth stating plainly: when Olympic athletes criticize the Trump agenda as damaging to American ideals and the GOP responds with threats and calls to silence them, it literally validates the criticism.
susan elder retweeted
"It’s time to wake up. Trump seems keen on influencing the vote in states that will decide margins in 2026 and the outcome in 2028. That he has the FBI participating in his effort is a terrifying demonstration of how many guardrails he has steamrolled..."
open.substack.com/pub/thebul…
susan elder retweeted
Do you believe Trump or what you see with your own eyes? He says economy is good, but you know prices are up. He says ICE is doing well, but we watch them murder Americans. He says he has nothing to hide w/ Epstein, but he still won't release the files.
susan elder retweeted
1. Whenever something like the killings in Minnesota happens, the press focuses on Trump and asks why Dems didn't stop him, but that dynamic leaves out the Republicans who enable him every single day. Thune, Johnson, et al bear a lot of responsibility for what happened
susan elder retweeted
Rep Neguse talking to the press the way Democrats should talk to the feckless media.
He handled that question spectacularly.
susan elder retweeted
If your response to Gen John Kelly, gold star father & Trump’s WH chief of staff, confirming that Trump praised Hitler & called members of our military “suckers and losers” is to defend Trump, you need to look in the mirror and realize your dishonor will live forever.
susan elder retweeted
“To anyone paying attention, it is clear that Trump is not in any shape to manage the government of the United States of America. He is canceling interviews and botching the ones he does sit for, while falling asleep at events where he is not actually speaking. He lies incessantly even when hosts point out that his claims have been debunked, and cannot answer a question or follow a train of thought. And his comments of the weekend—calling the vice president a ‘sh*t vice president,’ and musing about a famous golfer’s penis—indicate that he has no mental guardrails left.” — @HC_Richardson (Oct. 20, 2024).
susan elder retweeted
"While Trump’s authoritarianism has been out in the open for many years, Americans still don’t appreciate the depth of his contempt for democratic institutions—or how dangerous he will be in a second term. Harris is...showing Americans what’s at stake."
thebulwark.com/p/harris-is-r…
