Keith Michael Harper

US Amb (ret.) to UN Human Rights Council (2014-2017), husband, father, Cherokee Nation citizen, progressive, litigator. UN Independent Expert to PFII (2023-26).

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

I certainly don’t agree that legitimate criticism of the Israeli state is antisemitic as criticisms of any state in and of itself is not evidence of bias. That said, the vitriol, the hate, the ugliness I see online consistently against jewish people really disgusts me.

[Weijia Jiang @weijia]

The Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD. They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

If this is a suggestion of hypocrisy, you are being grossly deceptive. You can be strongly against gerrymandering and still recognize that if you let Trump and Texas get away with their norm breaking without response and retaliation, you are simply inviting more bad behavior.

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

Former President Obama in July 2020:

“For too long, gerrymandering has contributed to stalled progress and warped our representative government.”

👉🏻 https://t.co/bCnMNxWBJy

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@DanielBShapiro You cannot understand Israeli politics without understanding the unholy alliance between Bibi, Ben Gvir and Smotdich or “BBS” - this is just another ugly but not surprising product of BBS.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@RpsAgainstTrump Marco is too smart not to the know the difference between aiding Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s war of aggression and conquest and Israel and Trump’s war of choice against Iran.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@thomaschattwill Given the affordability crisis most Americans are dealing with, that giving off “let them eat cake” vibes

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@TVietor08 Portnoy is a clown, expect clownish things will be said.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@EricDKoch @AJentleson Highly deceptive, out of context tweet as this poll is a clear outlier. Every other poll has Flanagan considerably up, mostly in double digits. See @nytimes

And it’s no surprise since the Lt Gov has remained forceful against gross federal overreach and Craig not so much.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

Man, the Trump DOJ did @elonmusk dirty

https://t.co/MkEG0KNXBC

[Dan Shapiro @DanielBShapiro]

To my friends in #NJ11, here’s why I’m supporting my good friend Tom @Malinowski. I hope you’ll vote for him in the upcoming primary. He will serve New Jersey well as he returns to Congress!

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@shaunmmaguire @ch402 state-sponsored violence under international norms are treated far differently than criminal activity of individuals in society. The ICCPR is a restraint on state power. As for Iran, it’s a grotesque atrocity but as an American, I care far more more about what’s happening here

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

we spend billions on projecting America power in all kinds of ways - e.g., ambassadorial residents / state dinners / Air Force 1. And we are too cheap to provide one of the 2 Art 2 Constitutuonal Offices with their own bathroom? Seems counterintuitive.

[Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer]

I know it seems dumb, but it does suck that the VP has to use the bathroom in the hallway where large groups of staff gather for their next meeting.

It makes for all kinds of awkward encounters.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@mdubowitz I understand. appreciate that perspective and take it in good faith.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@mdubowitz Fair enough. I guess where I differ is that I don’t buy the idea that I need to understand Trump’s rationale / approach, to know that it is simply and clearly insane to take actions which threatens close allies + potentially destroy the most successful alliance in human history.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

The courage demonstrated by Iranian women and men protesting this brutal regime in the face of deadly crackdown - 3000 dead and counting - is extraordinary. Knock on wood but this time feels different. #IranProtests

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

This is precisely wrong on at least three levels. First, the thug cop was not in a life or death situation. Second, in a civilized society, there must be a check on the state’s use of force. Juries decide the line of what’s reasonable. To me, killer cop here was not reasonable.

[Robert J. O'Neill @mchooyah]

Let me give you some advice: If you've never been in a life and death situation where a major decision had to be made in the blink of an eye, it is not wise to judge the actions of those who have. You panic when it's your turn to order coffee...

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@SteveSchmidtSES @ryandbusse Could not agree more. We need more candidates like this who fit their districts. Big tents obtain power. Restrictive, prescriptive, and narrow parties with a laundry list of litmus test are destined to polical minority status. It’s not that hard.

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

@mattyglesias There is of course evidence of an obsessive blame on Obama by the neo-Brandeis bunch, but that failure shouldn’t distract from the credible diagnosis re the vagaries of massive economic centralization and wealth inequality as well as the failure of the Chicago School framework

[Keith Michael Harper @AmbHarper]

60 Minutes is now the new Fox News.