Managing Director, Research Collaborative. Young(ish) Leader, @MunSecConf + @FriendsOfEurope. Alum, @globalzero. Made in Iowa with parts from #Iran. he/him 🇩đŸ‡Č

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Joined June 2013
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have. I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. đŸ§”
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I spent 15 years working closely with top nuclear experts and military commanders. Hear me when I say that Donald Trump has the absolute power to launch a nuclear war. Impeaching this fascist madman and removing him from office is the only way to stop him.
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The Venn diagram of people who want their own halftime show and people who want their own water fountain is a circle.
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Derek Johnson retweeted
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
In a telephone interview this morning with The Atlantic, President Donald J. Trump issued a threat against Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, saying that, “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” adding that he would not stand for Rodríguez’s “defiant rejection” of military intervention by the United States. Additionally, during the interview, President Trump reaffirmed that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention, or even that it would remain isolated to Latin America, clearly stating, “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” while describing the island which is a part of Denmark, a close-ally and member of NATO, as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.”
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What’s great about the rise of fascism in America is that it’s totally replaced my fears about a new nuclear arms race. Why worry about the future when I can focus on how bad right now is? Very present, very mindful.
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“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” —Clarence Darrow
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This is a must read thread.
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have. I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. đŸ§”
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I missed this important thread. Read it. Share it
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have. I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. đŸ§”
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I got so much shit from various sources when I used the F-word, but I have not been using it to be hyperbolic. It’s accurate. See this excellent thread for details đŸ‘‡đŸ»
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have. I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. đŸ§”
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Derek Johnson retweeted
The Roberts MAGA Court is just ripping up two centuries of precedent and starting from scratch to let Trump do whatever he wants. There’s no legal philosophy to it, they’re just corrupt partisan operatives.
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“I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” —Charlie Kirk, April 2023
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Replying to @derekjESQ
Dude you have this completely wrong. Conservatives are fighting to preserve truth, freedoms. We reject and seek to reduce the power of the state not empower it.
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We already see the crackdowns on journalists, comedians, teachers. It’s an accelerating event the regime knows exactly how to exploit. More are coming. This isn’t hysteria or alarmism, and it’s not incitement to violence. It’s clarity in the face of real and escalating danger.
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James Baldwin, in his deep wisdom, said it best: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” It begins with the courage to call fascism by its name.
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