The "clear and present danger to democracy" candidates --
Conservative GOP judge Luttig clearly just testified that nearly every Republican candidate running for office at the state/federal level is a clear and present danger to our democracy. let that sink in. and Dem candidates need to use that language every day in their campaigns.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) June 16, 2022
Whenever I see a news story that starts "A man with connections to a violent extremist group..." it's an even bet whether the next line is "was convicted in federal court today" or "won the Republican primary today"
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) June 15, 2022
The notion Trump is just a petty egotist is completely wrong. He has built a movement around his central idea that Democratic election victories are illegitimate, and that movement is taking over the party. https://t.co/4OUsoo2vCA
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) June 17, 2022
Who's financing that 👆"coup caucus" --
Toyota, Koch Industries, Boeing, Home Depot, Valero Energy, Lockheed Martin, UPS, Raytheon, Marathon Petroleum, General Motors and FedEx https://t.co/2gBOzXziDA
— rabia O'chaudry (@rabiasquared) June 17, 2022
Fifty years ago today, and today --
50 years ago today. #Watergate50 pic.twitter.com/TwkQpPSxZC
— Spencer (@SpencerSolomon) June 17, 2022
Perspective: As Watergate’s 50th anniversary nears, Woodward and Bernstein write that they thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump. https://t.co/MXswRS1Nsc
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 5, 2022
"Cancel culture," Catholic- style --
News: Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester, Mass., has announced that the Nativity School there, a Jesuit ministry, can no longer be called Catholic because it displays a Pride flag and Black Lives Matter flag. (Most of Nativity's students are young men of color.) ... pic.twitter.com/IQlVrZxk7b
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) June 16, 2022
What's that Musk-y smell? --
SpaceX fired employees who helped write and distribute an open letter criticizing Elon Musk's public behavior and tweeting, said three employees with knowledge of the situation. https://t.co/IPVl2XIuBr
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 17, 2022
Chillin' (TGIF) --
Living the best life.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/MVXWWh7wi4
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) June 17, 2022
