The "hard-working authoritarian," Ron DeSanctimonious --
The primary difference between Trump and DeSantis is that Trump is a lazy narcissist who wasn't interested in doing the job of president, while DeSantis is a hard-working authoritarian with well-thought out plans to remake the United States in the image of Viktor Orban's Hungary. https://t.co/lNGTz9StV0
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) December 13, 2022
Can you imagine what happens to HHS Federal agencies such as FDA, CDC, NIH if the Florida Governor becomes POTUS and he populates the leadership of those agencies with members of his so-called integrity committee? OMG, what a horror show https://t.co/uqx8saK4PB
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) December 14, 2022
The insurrectionists are in the House (and Senate) --
"Far too many prominent members of the attempt to overturn the 2020 election remain in office," writes @GrahamDavidA: https://t.co/RoQ8pvpHVd
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 14, 2022
The fringe GOP is losing their minds about a bipartisan omnibus deal that would fund the government, pass the electoral count act, and secure funding for Ukraine.
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) December 14, 2022
To be clear, they’re actually mad that they won’t be able to hold the government hostage in 2023.
Tracking Russian war crimes --
⚡️Ombudsman: Children's torture chamber found in liberated Kherson.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) December 14, 2022
Ukrainian authorities discovered a room that Russians used to detain and torture children during the occupation of Kherson, Dmytro Lubinets, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada, said on Dec. 14.
Know your collaborators --
In July, Rand Paul was listed as an official Russian propagandist by Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation. Instead of denying this allegation, Paul called on Congress to repeal the Espionage Act. Then, Rand blocked a care package bill to Ukrainehttps://t.co/oYrbWDt22i
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) December 13, 2022
What's that Musk-y smell? Deadbeat wants to renege on severance payments --
Lol. Musk has now canned his personal lawyer who he brought in to can the old Twitter legal team. https://t.co/59xHVEKQE7
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 14, 2022
Round up the usual suspect --
“We all want to know who did this” https://t.co/MuzEHJnS3z
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 12, 2022