Professor of Journalism and Sociology, Chair of Communications, Columbia University. Writer of nonfiction & novels. Troublemaker. Retweet is only pass-through.
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"The president of the United States and his subordinates took actions which directly contributed to the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans...The leadership was corrupt. The institutions were unable to check the corruption."
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One down, 146 to go.
NEWS: GOP Rep. Tom Rice tells me he regrets his vote against certifying President Joe Biden's electoral wins in the hours after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
He appears to be the 1st R in Congress to publicly say so.
(He later voted to impeach Trump.)
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At this point, it seems like we can credibly say that out of sheer self-interest, Trump likely caused the unnecessary deaths of at least a couple hundred thousand people.
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American White Pelican taking flight at Riparian Water Preserve - Gilbert, AZ
#birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2021 #birding #pelican #migration #birdwatching #sonyphotography – at Gold Canyon, AZ
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For some time I’ve been a target of political harassment & intimidation coordinated by extreme right wing actors.
I’m not alone. Many women in politics here and abroad are experiencing this.
Political violence against women is used to intimidate & silence our voices. 1/3
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It's really, really, really important not to treat this moment as if only progressives got knifed by Manchin. Moderate Dems absolutely did too:
Again: Moderate Dems are predicting substantive and political disaster if BBB fails. As @RepDelBene, head of New Dems, told us:
“The one thing we hear from folks across all purple districts is they want to see governance work. We need to get it done.”
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Dear Senator Manchin:
Vote the way you want.
Don’t matter fck-all to me.
Sincerely,
The Ocean
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Joe Manchin preserves Congress's perfect record: no real climate legislation in the 33 years they've been debating the issue.
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The Chapel of the Rocchetta Mattei, a fortress located on the Northern Apennine Mountains in Italy and built in the second half of 19th century
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Is it actually true that there's been "consternation" about casting Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz? If so, people have lost it.
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The White House is furious at Manchin. A very rough statement here. Doesn't sound to me like they have much hopes of reviving this if they are willing to say all this in public
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On Thursday, a federal judge just sentenced a Proud Boys terrorist to nearly 3 years in prison for making threats against Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock. Good, I’ll take it.
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It cannot be #BuildBackBetter or #VotingRights. It can and it must be both.
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Oof, Bernie on Manchin:
“I also find it amusing that Sen. Manchin indicates his worry about the deficit after voting just this week for a military budget of $778 billion, four times greater than Build Back Better over ten years and $25 billion more than the president requested.”
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The Senate adjourned for 2021 at 4 a.m. this morning, officially ending any hope of passing Build Back Better or voting rights this year. Biden's agenda is now at the mercy of the midterm election year, thanks mainly to @Sen_JoeManchin.
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No other high income country has this level of gun violence. It’s not because there aren’t criminals or “bad guys” people.
It’s because it’s a lot harder for those people to obtain a gun.
Gun violence is preventable.
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Which is exactly what RICO was designed to address.
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Kudos to the 1/6 committee for trying to get to the truth about Trump's attempted coup and his (at best) dereliction of duty on Jan. 6. But why haven't former Trump officials (including the VP) stepped forward to tell us what Trump did? That is their ongoing dereliction of duty.