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NEWS: Years ago, I FOIA'd
@fbi
files on Aretha Franklin. Today, I received the files. While incomplete, they show repeated and disgusting suspicion of the famed Black singer, her work, and activists around her. 🧵:
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CW: Extremely detailed and disturbing firsthand account of what happened at the Travis Scott concert/Astroworld in Houston where 8 people died and hundreds were injured. Including alleged negligence by concert staff. Credit: SeannaFaith, IG.
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Here’s
@BernieSanders
just now being Bernie and insisting on a $1,200 direct payment for the people and not going home until it happens.
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@realchasegeiser
I have regretted cutting people off due to political differences. That said, we're at an unprecedented point in our country's history where being on the right side of history is a very important thing. And I respect your friend for seeing that you're on the wrong side of it.
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@CNN
just reported that they had to MOVE the
@JoeBiden
section at an
#IowaCaucus
site in Grinnell because the
@BernieSanders
section was too big.
#CaucusForBernie
#IowaCaucuses
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NEW press release from
@BernieSanders
: "Sanders Campaign Declares Victory in Iowa and Releases Discrepancies"
#BernieWonIowa
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NEWS: Twitter has “limited”
@JordanChariton
’s account—for reporting
@JoeBiden
’s OWN WORDS. Jordan can’t tweet for 12 hours... for the crime of journalism.
@TwitterSupport
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@realchasegeiser
Is it your position that there have never been “right” sides of history? I will help you - you’re very wrong.
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“Y’all weren’t in there…motherfucking dying…save someone’s life! That’s somebody’s kid.”—A man desperately tries to get help for someone dying in the Travis Scott/Astroworld Houston crowd and is ignored by staff and yelled at by fans—one calls him a “bitch.”
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Travis Scott eerily watches on (could he not see?) as unconscious fan is carried out in front of him at Astroworld festival in Houston. The concert continued.
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Incredible how many pro-Bernie stories are suddenly getting the greenlight. It’s almost as if he’s been the good guy all along but no one was allowed to say so until after inauguration.
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Another angle of the woman from the top of this thread, who’s trying to get a camera operator to alert others as to what’s happening as people die/get hurt at Travis Scott/Astroworld in Houston. (Source:Reddit/unknown)
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Fans desperately yelled to Travis Scott to stop the show. There’s an ambulance in the crowd and people were dead. The concert continued.
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1976: document states that a "west coast communist newspaper" carried a story that The National United Committee to Free Angela Davis raised $38,000 and that Aretha Franklin sang at the event. Further, they claimed Franklin was associated with other "Black extremists" and groups.
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1971: Aretha Franklin's every move is carefully documented by the FBI. In this document, just now declassified, direct contact information and details of her Atlantic Records contract are discussed - presumably "just in case."
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RT this! NO chair throwing at
#nvdemconvention
- guy picks chair up, puts it down, they HUG it out.
#TeamBernieNV
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This mom was desperate to get healthcare for her children, so used a different address to qualify for TennCare. She now faces up to 27 years in prison—for the "crime" of wanting her babies to have what is a human right. We need
#MedicareForAll
,
@JoeBiden
.
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@MediClit
, a transphobic and harmful person, has blocked me for sharing her own words. Here are some of them if anyone else is in the sharing and posting spirit as a trans ally. 1/?
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My youngest son (vaccinated) has just tested positive for COVID. Schools should NOT be open right now. I am furious that our country is putting our children at risk.
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Here is a video that breaks down Jessica Pin
@mediclit
’s xenophobia, ongoing targeting of Black obgyn physicians, downplaying of the Holocaust, and complete lack of understanding about many of the things she speaks about.
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Centrists—please shut your intellectually dishonest mouths on Ed Schultz’ death. You, the people who will cry when Kissinger dies but decry Ed for having a show on RT, one of the only spots progressive voices are allowed. Shame on you all.
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1967/Declassified 2022: MLK's Southern SCLC 10th anniversary discussed on document titled "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE INTERNAL SECURITY." Noting: "Sidney Poitier...and Aretha Franklin, popular entertainer, will also appear at the banquet."
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@AnthonyBass52
1) you were going widely not supported and in fact mocked for being an entitled weirdo 2)
@united
better not reprimand this employee- or worse (employee let us know if necessary)
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@CNN
is now a 24/7 anti-Bernie/anti-"socialism" platform. Look at how they spin, twist, and present in an effort to fearmonger.
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NEW: Suspicious phone calls between former Michigan Gov. Snyder
@onetoughnerd
& state officials led investigators to believe he knew about deadly Legionella in Flint 16 months earlier than he told Congress. Story by
@JordanChariton
and me for
@theintercept
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@AppleMusic
tweeted *after* the deaths at Travis Scott/Astroworld, “see ya on the other side.
@trvisXX
went big for H-Town.” This was likely a highly unfortunate pre-scheduled tweet, but is rightly raising eyebrows.
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1968: discusses SCLC labeling US treatment of Vietnamese as genocide. FBI source discusses Aretha Franklin's father & also said, "SCLC leadership has taken a 'hate America and 'pro-communist' line, which the mass of Negroes will not recognize but which they will blindly follow."
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Can't help but feel that this "January 6th anniversary" special put on by Congress to mark *their own suffering* is insulting to the American people who are *suffering daily* due to the inaction of our government.
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1972: The FBI placed a false phone call using "suitable pretext" to determine who the recipient was of a phone call from the Black Panther Party. It was determined that the call was made to Aretha Franklin. The FBI described her as a "noted Negro singer and entertainer."
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This new "trend" of supposed leftist voices saying we should join forces with Trump supporters, Boogaloo boys, and their ilk - the very voices that are LOUDLY against AOC and progressive members of Congress - should be widely condemned.
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Haha- can't wait to see the updated pics of you guys playing golf together in 10 years
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All of a sudden, the elite liberal class loves
@TulsiGabbard
—amazing how that works.
It's a sad day for progressives and integrity.
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@caitlinmoriah
@AnaKasparian
@HacknerTyler
It is so so maddening. I do not understand this being the hill to die on. Like let’s say one random person “targeted” (apparently in her mind) Ana directly vs using the wording broadly and inclusively - move on!
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Just unbelievable.
@TheDemocrats
literally dictating what goes into a
@CBSNews
poll. PROPAGANDA
#DNCLeak
#DNCEmails
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@Travistritt
@bennyjohnson
Travis what will you do about this tho? We are all waiting for your leadership
New 463-page report from Maryland’s AG details Baltimore Catholic Clergy abusing hundreds of Children and Teenagers.
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@MSNBC
really pushing that "Bernie supporters are mean" narrative tonight. If Biden can't handle people booing him in a room he's not even in, he's not fit to be president. This isn't a pre-k class, it's a battle for the country.
#SuperTuesday
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BLM activist Sasha Johnson in critical condition after gunshot to the head
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1973: There were frequent attempts to connect Aretha Franklin & other notable Black figures to anything they deemed nefarious. This FBI doc follows up on claim that she was connected to the Black Liberation Army/any "radical" movement. The finding was that there was no evidence.
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@CarolineRose79
@stokely_i
@SleepyOktobur
Caroline listen to your child. Protect your child. This IS Alex’s story- the spin doesn’t help anyone. Log off. Meditate on what’s important in your life.
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1969: In a document "excluded from automatic downgrading and classification," an unrelated disruption at a 1968 Aretha Franklin concert was swept into discussions of "possible racial violence/major urban areas/racial matters."
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What happened to her was HORRIBLE. Her parents should spend the rest of their lives feeling HORRIBLE. She is taking her trauma and using it to traumatize and harm others. We cannot stand for this. Lastly, as a treat, she's a trust fund kid and so her claims of doing her work "for…
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6 years after Flint began using a toxic water source that sickened its residents,
@VICE
uncovered payoffs, whistleblower silencing, a shady financial deal, a coverup, & the former gov. who presided over it all. By
@JordanChariton
& me
#FlintWaterCrisis
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(cont'd) "Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin...Of this group, some have supported militant Black power concept...[performance at MLK memorial by these prominent entertainers] would provide emotional spark which could ignite racial disturbance in this area."
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1966: The FBI frequently had sources and infiltrators feeding them very specific information from within the civil rights movement. Here's an example from these Aretha Franklin files.
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1979: Aretha Franklin had some incredibly scary things happen to her. Four months after her father was shot in Detroit, she received a threat from a man who said he was going to kill her and her family. She was threatened many times over her career.
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1968: Document discusses funeral plans for MLK, calling it a "racial situation." It states, "source advises Atlanta Braves, Inc. had donated Atlanta Stadium to SCLC for huge memorial concert...Above entertainers were to perform as were (cont'd)
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While investigating the Blue Lives Matter group on LinkedIn, I found an open threat toward
@shaunking
made by a man named Mike Pond, who said, “Please someone put this clown out of his misery...”
Mike is a Consulting Detective/Criminal Investigator in Idaho.
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1985: It's important to note that many documents in these files are missing or remain heavily redacted. (cont'd)
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@ryanlcooper
And the thing is, based on her deleted tweets, it was her plastic surgeon father who referred her to “doctors” who at 17 told her she needed labia surgery because hers was “too big” - her parents and doctor failed her and now she’s on a rampage to harm others
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@cenkuygur
You want to talk about “hurtful” and play the victim? You have a pattern of trying to destroy people ~ good people ~ with very public lies, smears, and dismissals when they don’t suit your bottom line. You don’t care about truth. And your motives aren’t pure.
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This pussy phrenology lady does NOT understand much of anything about anything
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@MattWalshBlog
Omg Matt this is so up your alley u gonna tweet about it?!
New 463-page report from Maryland’s AG details Baltimore Catholic Clergy abusing hundreds of Children and Teenagers.
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Bryan MacCormack knew that ICE was trying to illegally arrest two undocumented immigrants. I'm amazed at how brave he is during this exchange while most people would crumble out of fear.
#abolishICE
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The video:
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Been sleeping, side effect of COVID, which I got at Rudy’s indoor DC presser. Rudy maskless as his crew demanded us press pack even closer together.
2 wks fever, cough, short of breath (inhaler now). I miss my kids desperately.
Best of luck on your COVID dx,
@RudyGiuliani
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Just received the most **baffling** response from
@TwitterSupport
Twitter ads in the world. My eyes literally wide, my jaw to the floor. More to come on this soon. For now I will just say, what the fuck.
Yes, this has to do with silencing
@JordanChariton
& my Flint reporting.
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1974: Another example comes in a letter: "Dear Aretha...I'm still in charge of you...I'm not to be crossed...you should be...paying me some of my money...evidently your advisors do not know the dangers of neglecting what I'm saying...I would hate to drag [your father] into this."
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"The CW [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised many OC figures own or control entertainers or groups. Some of the groups or entertainers & the people who control them that he is aware of are: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Michael Jackson...[REDACTED] & Aretha Franklin by Stan Hoffman.
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Here's where she shares her father's complicity in the horrible mutilation that DID happen to her. This is shameful of her plastic surgeon father,
@PaulPinMD
- she deleted even more damning tweets.
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On May 9, 1974, an FBI document states that "Cecil Franklin furnished a letter...which was said to contain a threat against...Aretha Franklin...SDNY, [REDACTED], who declined prosecution in this matter, [REDACTED] AUSA [REDACTED] stated additionally, [REDACTED] [REDACTED]."
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Interestingly, the FBI wrote: "the original letter and envelope are being sent to New York rather than submitted for fingerprint and Lab examination...[it's] been handled by numerous persons since received." This (handling) would be the case with any mailed item, so I'm curious.
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@cenkuygur
If your viewers knew, for example, exactly what you did to Jordan and why - you’d have none left. At least none with morals. Of course those with things to hide require muzzles. I investigate and cover vile people daily and you’ll go down in my history books, Cenk.
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@DennisBlock
So you’re saying you’re bad at your job despite the system being designed in the other direction?
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@C_C_Krebs
Indeed- a legitimate question challenging the narrative by me was met with anger and name calling.
@chrislhayes
"You're lying!" Rudy Giuliani snapped at our
@JennElizabethJ
as she challenged the Trump campaign's election fraud conspiracy.
"You're a truly discourteous person." FULL EXCHANGE from Giuliani's mask-less press conference:
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CW: DEATH THREATS from Jessica Pin "MediClit" to OB/GYNs in 2018. She stated on Reddit: "at some point, I'm going to snap and just kill as many OB/GYNs as I can because I am so fed up with their resistance and with the blatant misogyny of the medical community." (note, she…
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Potential further info about why was redacted.
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NEW: The FBI’s Persecution of Sidney Poitier: A
@RollingStone
FOIA request has unearthed the FBI’s files on the trailblazing actor and activist, who was targeted for a program that brought Obama’s father to America. By, Me!
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🧵David Choe, actor on the
@Netflix
show 'Beef,' had previously spoken on a podcast about being "a successful rapist" - a direct quote. Choe successfully DCMA'd the original video post by
@AuraBogado
, but it is, of course, newsworthy and fair use to post.
David Choe wrote to Twitter to get the video I posted of him talking about the woman he says he raped taken down on copyright grounds.
He claims his *nonprofit* owns the copyright to the video of him talking about the alleged rape.
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@ggreenwald
Glenn this is absolutely not true and there are receipts to back up what I'm saying.
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Jessica Pin is also a traumatized person and I'm sorry for what she's been through. I hope she gets help & stops perpetuating harm. But we can't allow transphobia, racism, and the rest to see the sunlight - crush it and shame it on sight. Get them to crawl back under their rocks.
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@juliaioffe
Women lie too, Julia. Women also weaponize serious and important issues for political and personal gain, like you're doing right now.
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Jessica Pin "MediClit" has been featured on
@TheDailyShow
@nytimes
in medical textbooks - despite not having medical training - and on and on. She is an extremely wealthy person through her family. She is a symbol and representative of harm - transphobia, racism, rape apologia,…
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@kelsaywhat
In case folks haven’t seen the (multiple) vids
🧵David Choe, actor on the
@Netflix
show 'Beef,' had previously spoken on a podcast about being "a successful rapist" - a direct quote. Choe successfully DCMA'd the original video post by
@AuraBogado
, but it is, of course, newsworthy and fair use to post.
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This footage, shot by
@JonFarinaPhoto
for
@StatusCoup
, is extremely disturbing and horrifying. There are no words for what happened on Wednesday.
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😭 This is the opposite of what democracy looks like 😭
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@theserfstv
No it has to be the one where his trauma left him unable to have the confidence to hold his food...lol
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Erin Bilbray says process was unfair- Hillary supporter ripped up ballot and left out of disgust
#nvdemconvention
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The family of Jessica Pin is extremely generationally wealthy – this is an important note due to her history of threats and lies. It's power.
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@CarolineRose79
@thriftcamera
@stokely_i
@SleepyOktobur
Look at the internet right now and tell me It wasn’t at their expense. Tell me this is a net positive for your family.
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Here's one of the deleted tweets of Jessica Pin further showcasing the complicity of her father,
@PaulPinMD
"he picked my surgeon"
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This is extremely disturbing.
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Gas prices in LA today: $6.05 for regular. Highest I've ever seen...How are families meant to live and work?
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Manhattan rents reach all-time high at $4,175 per month as exodus continues - INSANE
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.
@nvdems
comms official won't answer how many early voter ballots have been deemed invalid in Nevada and says the state party will NOT notify individuals when that's the case. Instead: "That's why we're providing their names to campaigns to make sure that outreach happens."
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CW: Jessica Pin has a history of blaming rape victims
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