Breaking "30 years of inaction" with tiny steps in the right direction? --
Simply put, if this gets done, we will break 30 years of inaction. I fully support this for two key reasons
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) June 12, 2022
1) It will lower the gun violence death rate
2) It will decrease instances of gun violence.
This legislation will save lives. Let's do this.https://t.co/qGImvbfgg4
The precursor for the Big Lie --
The hearing just revealed that people around Trump pushed him to embrace vote by mail, but he refused.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 13, 2022
That's news, but let's remember *why* Trump couldn't accept vote by mail. He'd decided claiming mail voting was fraudulent would be central to reversing his loss, if necessary: https://t.co/ZfLjUEgUbG
The sloshed seditionist πππ --
Liz Cheney notes that Trump ignored the advice of his campaign and told his voters only to vote in person.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 13, 2022
He rejected advice by campaign and followed advice from "apparently inebriated" Rudy to just claim victory.
The scamming fraudster --
As we learn about Team Trump's non-existent Election Defense Fund and the $250 million, remember: This was a fraudulent scam wrapped in a fraudulent scam.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) June 13, 2022
It started with a lie - Trump's defeat was illegitimate - which served as the basis for another lie. https://t.co/p8pekx0vC2
Ukrainians dodge / Russians don't --
⚡️ CNN: Ukraine used trucks, ships to export corn dodging Russian blockade.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) June 13, 2022
A ship carrying 18,000 tons of Ukrainian corn reached a Spanish port on June 13. Ukraine shipped corn to Poland using trucks and then loaded it onto a ship at Poland’s Baltic Sea port of Swinoujscie.
Thanks to the intelligence provided by the Special Operations Forces, M777 operated by National Guard of Ukraine destroyed three russian MLRS Grad in the area of Severodonetsk.
— Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) June 13, 2022
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Footage by πΊπ¦ Special Operations Forces pic.twitter.com/L7TYd9WMIL
Herschel Walker, all- pro fabulist --
He's maybe a week away from claiming he's the pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church. https://t.co/4WAPryBDvh
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 13, 2022
Faces of fascism --
All 31 names and mugshots of Patriot Front members who were arrested in Idaho for conspiring to riot during a Pride event π€‘ pic.twitter.com/oWjpYQJVvv
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) June 13, 2022