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When I was a young boy growing up in the MidEast I used to make home videos pretending I was a newscaster. Today, I hosted my first show as an Anchor of a news program on an American news channel. To all the kids out there, don’t give up. dreams do come true. #Onwards
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Imagine 6 American Muslims arrested for a plot to "overthrow the government and kidnap a governor" and not using the word "terrorism" to describe it.
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BREAKING: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision to speak at the RNC tonight is now under investigation by the House.
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Imagine being so Christian that you opt to vote for a man who reportedly committed violence against his family, fathered multiple children with different women, paid for an abortion and was absent as a father - rather than vote for a reverend who studied and taught Christianity!.
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Tonight people in Beirut are going to sleep in shattered homes, during a deadly pandemic, with a collapsing economy led by corrupt politicians, surrounded by countries that have attacked & threatened them and a world that has abandoned them and their refugees. They deserve better.
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LET THIS SINK IN FOR A MINUTE ===> There are concerns that families of some of the victims could be too afraid to go to the family reunification centers or hospitals searching for loved ones because of their immigration status and they are afraid they could suddenly be arrested.
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Now do you understand why calling it the “China Virus” can fuel real life and death consequences for Asians and Asian-Americans?.
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Let this sink in: Brad Parscale, after initially refusing to leave his home where he had multiple guns and reportedly fired one and had hit his wife was ultimately tackled by SWAT only after a friend in the police dept called him to come out. But Breonna Taylor was shot 6 times.
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If you are outraged by “defunding the police” but not outraged that a militia literally was going to kill police and overthrow the government of Michigan. you are not credible.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but you can actually “stay calm” and “not lie” at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
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At some point when this war is over, we will have to do a serious academic-level research analysis into why and how American reality tv gave us an anti-democratic misogynistic leader while Ukraine's reality tv gave it Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Brent and Shireen were BOTH Americans. BOTH were killed while working on assignment. Yet for The NY Times Brent was “killed” and Shireen “dies”. Shireen was stripped of her American identity. Where she was killed is not even mentioned. Her age is irrelevant. Utterly Shameful.
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So Ghislaine Maxwell who is charged with sex-trafficking minors - ignores police when they knocked on her door then goes to another room “quickly shutting the door” was arrested without incident. But Breonna Taylor sleeping in her bed was shot 8 times and killed?.
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The Sudanese immigrant who was naturalized during the RNC came to the US in 2012. Had she tried to come today she would’ve been denied entry by Trumps Muslim Ban which includes Sudan. So basically Trump actually banned people like her but was willing to use her for political gain.
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You are about to see in real time over the next 4 days how the media can choose who it humanizes and who it villainizes, who is a child and who is a minor, who is a mother and who is an accomplice. Who is a hostage and who is a prisoner. In short who is innocent and who is not.
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Imagine being the family of US service members and hearing the Commander-in-Chief basically describe the American military as a mercenary army hired by countries like Saudi Arabia who are “paying” us to go protect them.
TRUMP: "Are you ready? Saudi Arabia at my request has agreed to pay us for everything we are doing. That is a first. Saudi Arabia, and other countries soon now, but Saudi Arabia has agreed to pay us for everything we are doing to help them and we appreciate that."
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This is your daily reminder that in American democracy, two Senators who represent 9 million constituents are some how able to block 48 other Democratic Senators who represent 176 million constituents from passing a bill that has nearly 60% public support. American Exceptionalism.
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THREAD: I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the Britney Griner exchange and trying to understand why some have questioned her release and have been disappointed in the swap. It’s interesting to see the uproar implying it was not a “fair” trade… that some how WE lost because.
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I cant emphasize this enough but if we saw any channel around the world demonstrate the kind of collaboration and coordination between its so-called journalists and a President the way Fox News’ personalities have with Trump they’d be rightfully labeled as state-controlled media.
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Only one officer is criminally charged - for wonton endangerment - in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor on March 13. None of the officers will be charged for the actual death of Breonna Taylor.
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Think about this verdict by asking yourself would this moment of accountability have been possible if it weren’t for the courage of a 17-year-old girl to record and share what was happening to George Floyd. #GeorgeFloyd #DerekChauvinTrial
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Just a reminder; the virus doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not.
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America should never be allowed to lecture the world again about free and fair elections or democratic norms of conduct after what it has allowed to transpire in its own election.
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I wonder if Robert Mueller has any regrets this holiday season about whether he should have pursued an alternative course of action against the President.
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Nikki Haley “America is not a racist” . Also Nikki Halley: “My dad wore a turban and my mom wore a sari. We faced discrimination and hardship.”.
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The biggest loser tonight remains America’s political pundit class that continues to either deliberately ignore the lessons of 2016 or is so blinded by bias they refuse to entertain the notion they’re out of touch with the voting polity they purportedly speak & know so much about.
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Think about this for a minute. the police didn’t shoot Rayshard Brooks when they were scuffling with him on the ground and when he was fighting back. they shot him in the back when he was running away from them.
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I want you to watch this video and see for yourself the difference between how Paris one of the most touristic cities in the world is taking the Coronavirus threat and how Clearwater Florida is dealing with it so that it doesn’t lose tourism revenue during spring break #Covid_19
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THREAD/ For weeks, Pres Trump has downplayed the risks Coronavirus posed to Americans. He either deflected or said it was under control. If journalists are to hold elected officials accountable for their words and actions, we will need to have a memory span longer then a flash.
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Pres Trump spent 3 hours in Iraq:.1) lied about 10% pay increase to troops.2) revealed classified identity of Navy SEALs.3) possibly violated rules against political activity on a military base.4) broke protocol by a visiting head of state by not going to meet Iraqi PM.
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Dear journalists. Friendly reminder. Take official Israeli statements with a healthy dose of skepticism when reporting on what happens inside Gaza.
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I pray that one day President Trump will sit down for an interview with a journalist who will actually question him with a tenacious veracity and will not cower, be intimidated, bullied or simply go thru the motions but would instead hold truth to power at any cost.
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Just a reminder, the largest example of voter fraud currently taking place in the US is being led by the CA GOP which is placing fake ballot drop-off boxes to confuse voters into mistakingly misplacing their ballots. and yet the DOJ and Bill Barr haven’t yet taken any action.
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I’ve been anchoring on Xmas for years. It’s usually a mix of news on travel, weather, sports, movies & tracking Santa. Today, I’m covering pardons of war criminals, record pandemic deaths, mutating COVID-19, starving Americans and a coup on democracy. 2020 can’t end fast enough.
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The 21 year old white shooter was taken into custody “without incident” meaning he was not shot. black American men have literally been shot by police even when following orders. and this kid who just murdered multiple people was taken without incident.
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"The idea that inflation is a bigger story than the threat to our ongoing democracy, is incredibly dangerous, because if we don’t understand the threats to our democracy today, we don’t have a functioning democracy tomorrow".
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In these uncertain times for our country and the world, I am grateful and humbled to be entrusted with the 3p on @MSNBC. I look forward to using this platform responsibly to broaden the discussion and widen our perspectives with new and different voices here and abroad.
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You’re about to witness how quickly western governments can pivot from promoting the right of a people to self-defense and resisting their occupation in the name of freedom to “we call on both sides to refrain from violence so that they can live in safety and security” #Jerusalem.
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So just to make sure I got this right, the DOJ immediately set up a task force to hunt down Russian oligarchs’ assets but more than year later it has yet to announce a task force or a special prosecutor to investigate an attempted coup by a US president and his accomplices?.
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For 20 years, Muslim-Americans have lived with the fear if they visited the wrong website or liked a controversial social media post they could face terrorism charges. Meanwhile, we’re debating if Americans who attacked Congress and tried to topple our democracy are terrorists?.
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To be clear: it was the 17 year old who shot and killed the protestors. Don’t obfuscate who is shooting at the protestors and who is demonstrating. Officials have to be very clear about incidents of violence and vandalism and journalists need to be nuanced in that distinction.
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we valued the life and freedom of a black athlete. Russia valued a man who traffics in death. That doesn’t make us weak. It makes us strong. Think of what Griner’s release represents to Americans and what Bouts’ represents to Russians. There is something profoundly strong in.
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28 states will not accept ballots that arrive after Election Day even if they are postmarked before Nov 3. This is the very definition of voter disenfranchisement. Voters do their part on time and by the rules and then election authorities fail them by not counting their votes.
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Proud son moment!! My dad who is 76 years old and who immigrated to the US in 1984 has voted for the first time in his entire life in any election. It’s never too late to vote! . To all the would-be voters out there, go vote!!. To all the first time voters out there, congrats!!.
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Among those arrested in the Capitol Hill insurrection so far:. - an Olympic gold medal winner .- a CEO.- a sitting State Representative.- a retired Lt. Col in the military .- off-duty police officers .- the son of Judge.
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Here is Pres Trump in his own words (and tweets) as compiled by the @NBCNews White House Unit. Read them, save them and don’t forget them so when he says “I’ve always known this is a real pandemic long before it was called a pandemic” you can actually call him out on it.
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How ironic. President Trump who has disparaged the late John McCain and the late John Lewis is now trailing in both Arizona and Georgia. Two political giants whose legacy may deal Trump’s presidency it’s fatal blow.
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Says the woman whose country has been at war for all but 16 years of its existence, founded on the genocide of its native population while enslaving millions more, dropping a nuclear bomb on civilians and building military outposts around the globe. spare us the dehumanization.
Former Trump official KT McFarland: "In America, we think that the default position is peace," but in the Middle East, "they've been killing each other for millennia. Their normal state of condition is war."
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Absolutely incredible all of these officials briefed the press and no mention whether these suspects are white? Do they have a military background? What was their ideology? Did any of them have any communications, connections to extremists or supremacists abroad?.
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In all of my years covering wars and authoritarian leaders around the world and even with their disdain for a free media, I have never heard one of those leaders call the shooting, targeting and/or injury of a reporter “a beautiful thing” the way Trump has spoken about @AliVelshi.
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Yet again, the media has not learned its lesson from 2016. The NY Times writing about an antisemitic, anti-democratic, election denying, pro-insurrectionist, QAnon believer as if she were an underdog sports figure returning from an injury.
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Can you imagine how many similar phone calls on other issues happened over the past four years that weren’t recorded?.
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Don’t gloss over the President of the United States unequivocally condemning racist and hateful attacks against Asian Americans. This was an important moment in the speech and just as important as the discussion surrounding vaccines and the economy.
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The subpanel on oversight informed the State Department today in a letter obtained by @NBCNews, after the committee obtained internal State Department legal guidance that explicitly prohibited Senate- confirmed presidential appointees from even attending political conventions.
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Can you imagine a beer or tobacco company using a toddler to sell, promote, justify the selling of its products the way gun maker Daniel Defense did with this ad? . And yet this ad was barely noticed or condemned until an 18 year old bought a similar rifle and shot up a school.
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In 1 week, white supremacists killed 2 black people in Kentucky, mailed bombs to kill government officials across the country and used an assault rifle to kill Jews while they worshipped, but the President is seemingly more worried about “unknown Middle Easterners” in a caravan.
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The subcommittee’s chairman, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says the speech is not only “highly unusual and likely unprecedented” but that “it appears that it may also be illegal.” Reporting per @JoshNBCNews.
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Since we are talking about immigrants and remarkable women. please congratulate and welcome the newest member to America, my wife @kenzafourati who passed her naturalization exam today. She has been dreaming and working for this day since she came to NYC as 14 year old girl ❤️
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Never in the history of the US has the central tenet that “no one is above the law” been tested like it will be now in how the republic deals with Donald Trump. If America fails this test, it will have betrayed a foundational principle that has served as a guiding light.
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Just a reminder: the Pulse Nightclub shooter’s wife was charged by Federal Prosecutors for aiding and abetting a terrorist. Kyle Rittenhouse - the #Kenosha shooter - was 17. He couldn’t buy a gun or bullets by himself. Will prosecutors charge whoever got him the gun/bullets?.
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Some of tonight’s history making winners so far:.Wes Moore - 1st African American Gov of MD.Kathy Hochul - 1st woman elected Gov in NY.Maxwell Frost - 1st Gen Z elected to the House.Ruwa Roman - 1st Muslim elected to the GA State Legislature . Add if I’ve missed any.
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Wait. let me get this straight. after everything this country has gone through surrounding questions of election integrity and transparency. someone at the Iowa Democratic Party thought it was a good idea to hire a two-month old technology app called SHADOW INC?.
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I’m putting this here for everyone out there who is quick to say “but they found a knife” or “he wasn’t following orders” . An armed, intoxicated Santa Barbara man was arrested even after injuring police officers and refusing to follow their orders.
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If you choose to remember and honor Archbishop Tutu for his fight against Apartheid South Africa but you ignore his vocal criticism of the illegal occupation and unjust treatment of Palestinians, you are doing his legacy a disservice. 🇿🇦🇵🇸.
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Even while he was battling his own cancer and making movies that were inspiring millions of people around the world, Chadwick Boseman was also taking the time to visit cancer-patients at @stjude. 💔💔🙅🏾♂️🙅🏾♂️.
It’s not every day that St. Jude gets a visit from an Avenger! Thank you @ChadwickBoseman for stopping by to bring joy to our patients and learn more about our lifesaving mission! ❤ 🎉
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Imagine a Muslim man, driving around in a truck, espousing a political ideology, sending bombs to kill the rivals of the political leader he admired and supported. Then imagine he wasnt charged with terrorism while offials said they’re waiting to determine his motivation. .
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THREAD ==> Why I won’t be on the air for a while: Like millions of American families, Covid has now hit our home. A family member tested positive but is thankfully asymptomatic. For now, I’ll be quarantining. Parenting is never easy but parenting children in a pandemic is. 1/4.
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I’m sorry but before we heap praise on the security forces responsible for preserving security on the Capitol, can we find out why they didn’t actually preserve security on the Capitol? #CapitolHill #Capitol.
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WOW==> US congresswoman @JackieSpeier (D-CA) tells Chuck Todd: “there is about 15 million dollars that has been paid out by the House on behalf of harassers in the last 10-15 years” to settle sexual harassment claims. by the way that is US taxpayer money that was used!.
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three undecided black women voters spoke to my colleague @ChrisJansing about why Joe Biden has yet to earn their vote despite everything that Donald Trump has said and done during his presidency.
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Absolutely disturbing. Here is the USPS delivery score in key battleground states that could determine this race. 3 of 4 have predominantly minority populations. Atlanta 82.2%.Central PA 61.3%.Philadelphia 66.3%.Detroit 78.86%. 300,000 ballots remain unaccounted for in USPS.
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So apparently Twitter will suspend you for spreading misinformation about a pandemic that scientists are still trying to figure out in real time, but not for anti-semitism, Islamophobia, threats of violence or spreading misinformation about our democracy.
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Israel raids Jerusalem’s holiest mosque attacking worshippers during prayers on a Friday in the middle of Ramadan… so of course the media kick into gear with the “clashes erupt” headlines that obfuscate what’s happening. We never learn.
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A white man with a hateful ideology, a stated manifesto, a history of advocacy for this ideology against women & feminism, targeted a federal judge and her family and was possibly plotting more attacks and yet I haven't heard the word "terrorism" used to describe his motivation?.
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we gave up a ruthless arms dealer in exchange for a black American female athlete. Moments like these can reflect what we value in our society. Russia wanted to release a ruthless killer. We wanted someone who made a mistake, either intentionally or accidentally. In other words,.
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setting an example by saying we believe every American, even when they make mistakes, has incredible value and deserves our support when they are unjustly held. Russia values killers. We value a basketball player. In other words, your importance and your value to our government.
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So what you’re saying is that Europe knows how to humanely and compassionately welcome a large and sudden influx of refugees escaping war?
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example of how we value our citizens and their lives not in relation to how they serve our government but the opposite. Yes we must work to release Paul Whelan and other captives. And we should work to release more Americans unjustly held in our own prisons. They too are worthy.
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Just a reminder, as the Western media now begins to urgently and extensively cover the attacks in Jerusalem, in which at least 8 Israelis were killed, that 30 Palestinians (9 on Thursday alone) who have been killed in 2023.
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No @nytimes, she did not “lose her life”. Here I fixed it for you, “A woman dedicated to saving lives in Gaza, was killed by Israel”. It’s not that hard to simply state what happened. There is no need to obfuscate the headlines. #gaza #israel #palestine
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Why is the President of the United States announcing the Israeli proposal to end the war as opposed to the prime minister of Israel announcing the Israeli proposal?.
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GA election official Gabriel Sterling says President Trump and his team “intentionally misled” Senators, Representative and supporters about allegations of voter fraud and irregularities. Sterling continues point-by-point “debunking” rebuke of Trump ahead of GA runoff votes.
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I’ll just put this here for now. Feel free to bookmark and show skeptics later: . “We have not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it is by mail or otherwise”. FBI Director Chris Wray .Sept 24, 2020
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So let me see if I get this straight. Iran which has been under crippling sanctions imposed by Trump, has had its top general killed on orders of Trump, has watching regional alliances forge against it under Trump - is emailing Americans encouraging them to vote for Trump?.
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The spokesman for the Israeli military is speaking in English, rather than in Arabic, to the residents of Gaza in order to deliver to them an urgent message on social media, a day after the Israeli military cut off all telephone and internet communications to the people.of Gaza.
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We have a situation in which a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power violated international law and launched an unjustifiable war that the UN was helpless in preventing or now stopping. The 2nd time in 20 years. Perhaps it’s time to genuinely reform the UN.
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Fmr CIA agent @Evan_McMullin and @benjaminwittes with a very important question: why is the president of the US attacking a department of justice official who’s fighting Russian organized criminals rather than attacking Russian organized criminals?
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Think of how many Ahmaud Arbery’s were out there and whose murders weren’t captured on video.
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by saying they are not “equal” misses the point. We shouldn’t be trading our criminals for their criminals. We should be signaling that releasing every American held captive by adversaries is important regardless of their strategic value. That makes Griner’s release an important.
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If only American news organizations would give the crisis in Yemen half the attention they gave Kanye West tweeting he is running for president. .
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Stop and think about what just happened: The President of the United States just called the #BeirutBlast “an attack” and its barely registering with anyone because everyone is still uncertain if Trump actually meant and understood the magnitude and significance of what he said.
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As the son of a Palestinian mother, its a milestone for Palestinian-Americans to see their culture and heritage reflected in their elected officials. Young girls like my daughter and niece now have officials they can see & aspire to be like one day! @RashidaTlaib #tweetyourthobe
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If the majority of these protestors were anything but White, does anyone really think they would have managed to breach the Capitol?.
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NBC News has confirmed that the issue at Anderson Livsey Elementary in Snellville, GA was indeed a lack of power cords. Gwinnett County Director of Communications Joe Sorenson tells @NBCNews “the machine was not supplied power and was running on battery & the battery ran out” 🤔.
@ljoywilliams Happen to know anybody who could do this in Georgia? 🤷🏽♀️ no voting at my dads polling site
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