Professor of Journalism and Sociology, Chair of Communications, Columbia University. Writer of nonfiction & novels. Troublemaker. Retweet is only pass-through.
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There’s obviously a slide in the durexmction but we have some power up our sleeve, chiefly this: Register. Organize others to register.
@edionne @ThePlumLineGS I don't see anything in WaPo about this episode in the slow-moving coup:
thedailybeast.com/michigan-g…, and more generally,
theguardian.com/us-news/2021…
The Brennan Center: "All of this represents a mortal danger to American democracy." brennancenter.org/our-work/p…
Here's more on the slow-motion coup underway in MI: thedailybeast.com/michigan-g…
‘In Michigan, county Republican groups in eight of the 11 largest counties have systematically replaced professional administration officials with “stop the steal” extremists.’ theguardian.com/us-news/2021…
Retired US army generals warn of insurrection or civil war in 2024 if rogue military units pledge loyalty to a 'Trumpian' loser news.yahoo.com/retired-us-ar… via @YahooNews
‘In Michigan, county Republican groups in eight of the 11 largest counties have systematically replaced professional administration officials with “stop the steal” extremists.’ theguardian.com/us-news/2021…
Idiocy.
Did Dershowitz make this absurd remark after or before an almost all-white jury convicted Potter of first and second degree manslaughter? Just curious.
breitbart.com/radio/2021/12/…
I just wrote a letter telling Columbia to agree to a fair contract now and end the strike! Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/co…
Trump’s Defeat a Year Ago Was Dunkirk, Not D-Day thebulwark.com/trumps-defeat… via @BulwarkOnline
Todd Gitlin retweeted
"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."
thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/tr…
Todd Gitlin retweeted
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.)
politico.com/minutes/congres…
These people are insane. American Mengele - Frontpagemag frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/12…
“Hey, Republicans who supported this president — esp the ones in the joint session of Congress today — have you had enough?” Colbert sd. “After 5 years of coddling this president’s fascist rhetoric, guess whose followers want to burn down the Reichstag?” nyti.ms/3pedH0Z
Never forget. All the evidence is in the public record. slate.com/news-and-politics/… via @slate
Todd Gitlin retweeted
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.
slate.com/news-and-politics/…
