Alice Sebold should start with a heartfelt apology to Anthony Broadwater, and then she should give him ALL the profits from her novel Lucky, based on her rape, which made her career as a novelist. She's been eating out on this for years, while he was a registered sex offender.
@svdate
Thank you! As I read each tweet I was banging my hand on my laptop. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And while we're at it, let's call a lie a lie, not a misstatement, exaggeration, or mistruth.
@thejackhopkins
Donald Trump hopes America will be besieged by higher prices, lower stock values, higher interest, death by bogeyman illegal immigrants, and terrorist attacks between now and November 5th. If he could unleash the ten plagues, he'd do it in a heartbeat for an electoral advantage
@AWeissmann_
I hope Judge Merchan will take the fact of who the felon is, entirely out of the equation, and sentence him based on all relevant factors: lack of remorse, likelihood of recidivism, and how other similar defendants have been sentenced after having been found guilty.
@NancyAFrench
How good of a writer is Michael Lewis if, when researching the book, he didn't ask for proof of the adoption? I mean, there wasn't any proof, but why didn't he ask? And then follow up and explore the *actual* legal relationship? Prolly because that's exploitation not love.
@DavidSacks
The fact that Ukraine wasn't on our radar last year is the whole point. We ignored Putin's atrocities in 2014, kicked the can down the road, and now look where we are. Putin will never be stopped unless somebody stands up to him. It's pain now or more pain later.
Boebert pulled ahead bcz Otero reported more ballots. The Boebert lean in Otero is +17. Pueblo, Garfield and Pitkin all have plenty of ballots left to count, and they all favor Frisch (+8, +14,+58). I predict a swing back to Frisch, final tally 50.2/49.8 (~164,000 to 162,700).
@lawofruby
The only thing that can derail this prosecution is Trump being elected in November. Jack Smith is a consummate strategist. Never gets thrown off his game, always calculating the best move. And he has patience. Lots and lots of patience. He'll get Cannon off the case eventually.
@zestyfights
Found it! This is from New Year's Day 2010 in Toledo Ohio. The woman's name is Melodi Dushane. She was arrested, convicted, sentenced to 60 days in jail and made to pay to replace the window.
@keithedwards
@laurenboebert
She'll have to go back to paying for her own gas when she travels 80000 miles across Colorado in one month. I'm exaggerating but the numbers were insane.
@AWeissmann_
Read Roger Parloff's excellent 16-tweet thread about this to put it in context. Also, I wouldn't concede that this was a mistake. Schiller could have said "I'll deal with the 14yo" and then passed the phone to Trump.
@EliseSchmelzer
@SIfill_
Of all the deaths of black men at the hands of law enforcement, Elijah McLain's murder hurts my heart the most. He was a sweet young man who visited shelter animals to play music for them, and he actually *apologized* to his torturers when he vomited during his ordeal.
#RIP
@NancyAFrench
I once sent a postcard from Antigua to my father, whom I loathed, so on Mother's Day I thank my mom for leaving him when I was 6, thus sparing me the awful childhood his second set of kids endured: "Daddy dearest (by default), I don't wish you were here." Not witty but heartfelt.
@SethAbramson
1/ I'm a Democrat w/some viewpoints that are too liberal even for the most progressive Democrats but I absolutely disagree with this article. Any XY person who has gone through male puberty should not be competing in the women's division, regardless of gender assignment at birth.
@AttorneyCrump
Remember when Kyle Rittenhouse killed two people then walked right past a crapton of police responding to reports of a shooting, and he was carrying an assault weapon and they didn't even look at him and he went home to his mommy? I thought at the time, what if he had been Black?
@gtconway3d
@Timodc
Is this
@elonmuk
and
@davidsacks
deciding what's best for Ukraine without, um, actually speaking to Ukrainians? But then, why bother? The ability to make obscene amounts of money translates into massive geopolitical skills without any training. Oh wait, no it doesn't.
This podcast is a 43 minute master class in urban warfare. I suspect, this is the Clif Notes of the Clif Notes version but it's the only thing that comes remotely close to what I've been curious about. So thanks,
@SpencerGuard
.
What will the battle of Kyiv look like? What will be the tactics. Russian requirements?
#Ukraine
defense? Have a listen to the latest episode of my
@WarInstitute
Urban Warfare Project podcast. On Apple podcasts or wherever you get yours.
#UkraineRussiaWar
@MarkHertling
Serious question. As thrilling as this is, didn't a senior Russian mouthpiece recently outline the only grounds on which Russia would use nuclear weapons, and one was an attack on Russian soil? I realize we can't live in everlasting fear of Russia's threats to use nukes, but...
@The_LadyAnn
Had a similar experience. Saw an old acquaintance, she said "you look like a grandmother with your hair in a bun and glasses on you head. Isn't it great to get old and not care how you look anymore?" I said "I don't know, but I'll take your word for it."
@goldietaylor
They are getting desparate. But then again, the GOP playbook rests on "A lie can travel around the world in before the truth puts its shoes on," and so far it works really well for them.
@theliamnissan
I went to Starbucks yesterday because power was out in my neighborhood for a few hours; the employee asked me if I was dining in, I said yes, and she asked for my ID and proof of vaccination. I was so delighted! I felt like I was in a safe little cocoon after that.
@mom_nori
@jonsoltz
Because they don't have missiles with that range? Because that would turn it into a justified war in the eyes of Russia(ns) and perhaps other nations? Right now Ukraine is defending itself, not attacking Russia.
@McFaul
What is the difference between diplomacy and negotiation? Because by definition negotiation means Russia gets to keep something it stole from Ukraine = Pavlovian reinforcement that aggression pays.
@TSJPhillips
@SvobodaRadio
Louise Mensch says he has Parkinson's and it is progressing rapidly. Have we seen him walking or standing in the past year or so?
My latest (free): It was first reported in 2020 that Vladimir Putin had Parkinson's. But last month, UK govt sources told me his disease is progressing rapidly - and Putin is paranoid enough to believe his own lies about Ukraine.
@ElenaMMoore
He shouldn't have used her image in his promotions without her permission. She fiercely protects her intellectual property and I'm sure that pissed her off, him dissing her at the same time he's pretending she endorsed him. He made a yoooge mistake there.
@RexChapman
Did DeSantis say at the end of the long awkward silence in which he didn't answer Crist's question, "isn't that time?" meaning if Crist's time had run out, he could dodge answering the question? If so, very weak sauce.
@alexeheath
Not a right-wing takeover, says the man who tweeted a salacious rumor about Nancy Pelosi's husband just days before the midterms, then recommended to his 118 million followers that they vote Republican. I don't follow him but that tweet was amplified enough that I saw it anyway.
@smome29
@sandibachom
But wait, this is priceless: this is an official campaign fundraiser for the victims of the shooting, and Trump is a victim of the shooting! BTW he didn't ask the families if he could fundraise on their tragedy - he hasn't even called the widow of the man who was killed.
@nhannahjones
@Emilylgoodin
I think she might have meant this to be ironic - as in Michelle Obama clearly *isn't* being political but MAGA Republicans will accuse her of it anyway.
@lawofruby
So the outcome of this will either be:
1) she dismisses the indictment, Jack Smith will immediately appeal and the 11th circuit will agree with him, then remove Cannon from the case (3rd strike)
2) she denies Trump's motion to remove Jack Smith after wasting everybody's time
@Kasparov63
I read every word of every tweet in this thread and it was like a dagger in my heart because every word rings true. When I read the language of the DoD explanation earlier today that sending jets might be "escalatory" and provoke Putin, I knew all hope was lost.
Package alert🚨
Pavlov thinks every package in the mail is for him and in this case, it was 😅
Watch him open this package all on his own, this dog has too much drive!
*we were carefully supervising him, please do not attempt at home*
@NormEisen
@OutFrontCNN
WILL THIS STAND UP UNDER (INEVITABLE) APPEAL? As Ty Cobb said after deliberations began, but before the verdict (he predicted guilty), how can you convict on an underlying predicate if that predicate is never discussed in court? I'm a never Trumper but that bothers even me.
@PeterAskin1
@altoaragon
translation of paragraph 2 of the linked article: "... after finding the animal and taking it to the Sobrarbe Veterinary Clinic on Friday...The person in charge of the center has confirmed that the one-month-old cat will recover..."
@yermolenko_v
I love this thread. Since the beginning of the invasion I have been thinking about the mindset of the average Russian, and I've concluded that it will have to change dramatically, or the imperialist fantasy as an existential concept in Russia will remain even after Putin is gone.
@justinbaragona
Oh yeah, I totally noticed that, and the crowd got it right away. He kept a straight face though. Wicked funny and plenty of plausible deniability. GENIUS!
@Scienceofsport
Thank you for this thread. Here's an exchange with a FB friend after I posted that I thought Lia Thomas should not be allowed to participate as a female, and proposed a binary solution: XY,XXY and XYY = the men's division, XX = women's division (edited somewhat, after the fact).
@PeterAskin1
30 years ago, on my way to work, saw cardboard carrier in the hot sun with "FREE" written on it. Live cat inside. Rescued it, and that day I promised that any animal who crossed my path who needed my help, I would help it. If not me, who? If not now, when? I've kept that promise.
@KatieKruger8
Oh, and while I did go to an ivy, hands down the best college course I ever took was microbiology at a community college, after work, with a bunch of other adults who also gave up their evenings to take classes and learn stuff. The professor was *fantastic.*
@fairplaywomen
@Tom_Morgs
@Telegraph
This is oddly encouraging. When governments get involved, it amplifies the conversation to a wider audience, keeps it in the news. And their doubling down on Lin being a biological female is a tactical error. Especially since they can't back it up. Proof of the pudding...
@MatthewKeysLive
@gtconway3d
Well this is great news. Free enterprise at its best. If a midwestern bakery can legally refuse to make a gay wedding cake, private American companies should be able to shun a platform that was directly responsible for the planning of a coup against our national legislature.
@AnnieGabstonH
The President of the United States not *immediately* sending in all resources at his disposal while members of Congress were on the phone begging for aid, in fear for their lives ... that right there is the reason every single Senator has the *obligation* to vote to convict.
@OurShallowState
@Veespop2002
If they can just shovel him over the finish line then at the very least his running mate will become POTUS, no? Then the GOP will control the scrutiny branch and SCOTUS nominations for at least four more years. It's not about putting Trump in power. It's about power full stop.
@yashar
She was an idiot not to know that people would be offended by this. Anybody who lost family in the Holocaust would be offended, and rightly so. It's poor taste to name the cat Kitler and it's poor taste to feature a cat with that name when the origin of the name is obvious./1
@WajahatAli
In today's NY Times (gift article): A cat named Rayne Beau got lost on a camping trip to Yellowstone then traveled 800 miles over the next two months, when he was found 3 hours north of home!
@Amy_Siskind
He may double down or triple down or even nuke-le down. He's going to lose. BTW Poland just committed to giving Ukraine 27 MIG fighter jets! Woot!!!
@TrentTelenko
Fascinating thread on drones' ability to avoid detection by Russia and how that evolved. I so appreciate when someone with *serious* expertise shares it freely with the Twitter-verse, even including us non-military folk. After all, this is *our* fight for democracy too.
@AdamForColorado
Per the NYT election tracker, every county in CO-3 has counted >95% of its ballots except Pueblo, Garfield, and Pitker, all of which lean toward Adam Frisch (+8, +14, +58). If all the other counties are at 100% or close, those three should put him over the top!
#fingerscrossed
@IlyaMatveev_
What if China decides to support Russia economically by stopping buying US bonds. Doesn't China hold much of US debt? I'm fuzzy on this because it's been a while, but I heard that our economy is very dependent on China buying and holding our debt.
@MeidasTouch
His kindness, decency, compassion, intelligence, work ethic, sense of fairness, genuine interest in people. Oh, and the fact that he's not Trump.
Soon Ross Ulbricht will begin his 12th year in federal prison. Nearly 600,000 have signed the petition asking POTUS to reduce his sentence and free him.
Ross doesn't deserve to DIE in prison. He would never break the law again if given a second chance. Please sign!
@sentdefender
@TrentTelenko
Could this be why they're withdrawing from Kyiv. Not because they're being pushed back, but because Russia doesn't want to gas its own soldiers?
@maggieNYT
@gtconway3d
@jonathanvswan
@nateschweber
He's getting fewer than 2k likes for his Truth Social posts, his donations are way down, and the mob he wants to save him (like January 6th three years ago) hasn't shown up. Dare I ask, are his followers getting tired of him?
@laurenboebert
Are you not aware that you only went ahead because Otero reported and is close to 100% counted? Pueblo (93%), Garfield (90%) and Pitkin (80%) are the only counties under 95% counted; all lean Frisch (+8, +14, +58). If I had to bet, I'd bet on Frisch to win this right now.
@AmericaeNatione
@SamBendett
@RALee85
And the US government has access to satellite images that can give precise coordinates to within a square meter. And no doubt they are feeding that intel to the Ukrainians in real time.
@gtconway3d
@susie57
@LaCivitaC
Isn't
@LaCivitaC
the mastermind of the swiftboating campaign against John Kerry? Who's trying the same thing against
@Tim_Walz
?
He's trying to get the worst President in history elected again so he can destroy our democracy. Fuck him.
@jamiegangel
@gtconway3d
It's a pity this information didn't come out immediately because the conspiracy theorists are already spinning the 911 call, the lack of video surveillance footage or body cams being released, etc etc to put an unsavory spin on the home invasion/assault/attempted assasination.
@jessieopie
@GovEvers
So, do I have this right? They're all for 2A when it's a Congressperson on the House floor, or a 19 year old pimple faced school shooter massacring two dozen 7 year olds, but when the possible target is a Republican pol, they'll restrict open carry? Hypocrites.
@jaketapper
To me this is a very important story (I tweeted about it on Wednesday)! He sent a mob after the man who carried his water for four years, and didn't care what they would do if they found him. Correction: he hoped they would rough up (or kill) Pence.
@duty2warn
@gtconway3d
Oh he's DEFINITELY not done yet. He'll keep his base riled up right through 2024 when he expects to ride a tidal wave back into the White House. Any Republican with aspirations to the Presidency is going to have to wait until 2028.
@CNNSotu
@gtconway3d
@ethanbencohen
@CNNPaul
His concession was gracious, he told people not to send money to fund a recount fight, but to spend it on their families and groceries. Dang, he closed within 551 votes. So close!
@newrepublic
There's nothing in any of his rallies or posts about policy or plans to make Americans' lives better. Except tired talking points about immigration and inflation.
@McFaul
Do you think he would continue to supply oil without payment? Also, Russia pays Ukraine $3 billion a year to pump its oil through Ukraine to European countries. Is it still paying? And why doesn't Ukraine sabotage the oil pipes?
@AWeissmann_
I have boxes. Lots of boxes, with stuff in them. I could go through all my boxes and pull out my personal stuff in, say, two or three days, not 18 months. And if the US government subpoenaed me, you better believe I would free up my busy schedule and focus on doing just that.
@davidfrum
I can't read this. It's too frightening. I'm already terrified about what he'll do between November 4 and Jan 20. As they say, the most dangerous period for a domestic assault victim is right after she leaves her abuser.
@thejackhopkins
I think it might have been the Covid that finally did in his campaign. He had precious little time before the convention and it might have taken him a week or two more to get up to full strength again.
God I hate Donald Trump. And I almost never use the word "hate."
@ddale8
Trump lies, we all know that. What was also expected, but not reported on, is that he had no interest whatsoever in talking about what he would do in his second term. Not even generalities, let alone specifics. Not even general categories, let alone plans. But it'll be great!
@ImChrisHanchard
@zakwilliams
@JackPosobiec
"I don't know what Mr. Williams was going through in life..." maybe you should have tried to find out before passing judgment. Once I learned what his prognosis was, I had nothing but deep compassion for him. Not that it's any of *my* business either.
@Pink
Clarence Thomas's marriage to his white wife is possible because of the "Loving vs Virginia" Supreme Court decision. If that decision hadn't been reached, then any state in the union (including the one in which they were married) could rule their interracial marriage illegal.
@JdubAndrew
@Lippyaddiction
Because ... some need curing (verify signatures, etc, voters have 8 days to do that), some are coming in from overseas and the military (can be counted if they were postmarked by election day), some are coming from other counties, and then absentee take longer to open and tally.
@thejackhopkins
@VP
Trump is the tip of the iceberg. These fascists are playing the long game. They're supporting election officials who will refuse to certify results; judges who will rule in their favor; and legislators to pass laws making it more difficult for likely Democrats to vote at all.
@AnthonyMKreis
When my father died, my paternal half-siblings (full siblings to each other) tried to cheat me of my inheritance. Eventually it went to probate court. Before our first court date I read a book called "How To Talk to A Judge." First rule? When the judge interrupts you - SHUT UP.
@PoliticusSarah
@ChrisCillizza
@Olivianuzzi
Her hit piece on Biden told me all I need to know about her. It seemed to be driven by pure spite, and she even gave us a clue as to the reason: he didn't recognize her in a receiving line. So he must have dementia, because she's so *special,* how could anyone forget *her*?
@jonkarl
@gtconway3d
@realDonaldTrump
Maybe Mike Pence is finally, belatedly, realizing what he has done to his own career, signing up to carry Donald Trump's water. I spare no pity for him.
@sharrond62
What absolutely boggles my mind is that biological men who compete as women and win on the biggest stage, aren't the slightest bit embarrassed that they can only win by cheating. I would be mortified to stand on a podium knowing I'd never win against my own sex!
@kknnaabb
@SethAbramson
@csr1223
Oddly, it's mostly male scientists and JKRowling who are rallying on behalf of female athletes while my fellow liberals, who espouse feminism, want to stomp on the dreams of a generation of female athletes because it's not OK to say intersex males can't win all the girls' medals.
@evamckend
@nataliemj10
OMG she had to pick this guy as her running mate. He can inspire people. Heck he presents an alternative view that I think even a few MAGA would peel off to vote for.