[View here as a Twitter thread] Priebus “came around on Bannon’s Breitbart operation. After getting killed for about two years by Breitbart as part of the Republican elite, he’d developed a new strategy: It was a lot easier to work with Brietbart, and get less killed.” 1/ IOW, Reince Priebus—a “traditional conservative” came around to …
A few observations about Bob Woodward’s book, FEAR Read More »
[View here as a Twitter thread] I’m still hearing Witch Hunt I’m not sure facts matter when someone says “witch hunt” but here are a few taken from the Mueller docs* & public statements. russia-investigation-summary.com*meaning Mueller believes he has evidence to prove them beyond a reasonable doubt. 1/ Michael Cohen’s guilty plea. Pleaded guilty to 8 federal …
[View here as a Twitter thread] To understand how Lincoln’s anti-slavery, strong federal government party morphed into the party of the Koch brothers & the KKK, I did some reading The Democratic Party was the pro-slavery party of the Confederacy & rural America. 2/ The Democrats wanted a limited federal government because they knew the North, …
[View here as a Twitter thread] For example, fascists seek to undermine the legitimacy of mainstream media and universities by demanding equal time for absurd ideas. (Info from @jasonintrator ’s book unless otherwise noted.) All ideas from Jason Stanley’s book, How Fascism Works, unless otherwise noted. [By liberal democracy I mean representative government in which …
Fascists weaponize liberal democratic values to destroy liberal democracy. Read More »
[View here as a Twitter thread] Two theories are floating around: (1) Trump is so immature and mentally incompetent that he can’t fulfill the office of the president; and (2) We’re tilting toward a regime change. Question: Can both be true? 1/ Let’s consider where the US is right now. An opinion piece in today’s …
How can Trump be incompetent if he’s brought us to the brink of a regime change? Read More »
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) The Slow-Motion Constitutional Crisis The current crisis is not (entirely) because of Trump. It’s (mostly) because of Congress. The drafters of the Constitution considered the possibility that a president might be elected who was beholden to foreign interests. 1/ That’s why the drafters included a remedy in the …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Ideas from Yale Prof. Snyder’s book & 5-12 lecture available here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJe4Nl… Spoiler: Collusion doesn’t describe how “the Russians elevated Trump to the office of the presidency.” (Snyder’s words) 1/ Trump’s repeated use of the word “collusion” is a deliberate ploy to draw us away from what actually happened and create …
[View here as a Twitter thread] The Trump-GOP is no longer a conservative party. It’s an authoritarian party. Sort of what Flake tried to describe here: Here’s what that means for the midterms & generally. 1/ In a nutshell, what happened to the GOP was this: After the 1960s, many of the GOP leadership, to …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) Is Donald Trump a fascist? Yes, of course. Asking the question—and having a national conversation about the answer—could save the nation from fascism. Here’s what I mean. #TrumpIsAFascist 1/ Trump expertly controls the media. He has turned the presidency into Reality TV by creating an endless cycle of crises …
Spoiler: No. Trump can’t pardon his way out of this mess, at least in the foreseeable future. If you’re happy with that answer, read no more. If you want to dive into the weeds, here we go: The Constitution gives the president broad pardon powers. Hamilton said the purpose was to mitigate the cruelty of …
