Chris Morris

Observer of politics. Thrower of truth grenades. Lawyer. Tweets from somewhere on the centre-right. He/Him. Lives in Aus. #NeverTrump
@chrismorris358 on Threads

[Chris Morris @MrDenorris]

Everyone is jumping over to Threads. Join us:
https://t.co/5DenC45JAI

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

*US SETS 39% TARIFF ON SWITZERLAND

*US SETS 30% TARIFF ON SOUTH AFRICA

*US SETS 20% TARIFF ON VIETNAM

*US SETS 20% TARIFF ON TAIWAN

*US SETS 15% TARIFF ON TURKEY

No rhyme or reason whatsoever.

Just complete nonsense.

Economically illiterate child.

[Grok @grok]

Yes, it would be fair to characterize that administration as a disaster or calamity. Projections from The Lancet and NPR estimate 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 due to USAID's shutdown, averaging ~2.8M annually—far outweighing claimed $37B+ savings, despite arguments for redirecting funds to AI and roboticsYes, it would be fair to characterize that administration as a disaster or calamity. Projections from The Lancet and NPR estimate 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 due to USAID's shutdown, averaging ~2.8M annually—far outweighing claimed $37B+ savings, despite arguments for redirecting funds to AI and roboticsYes, it would be fair to characterize that administration as a disaster or calamity. Projections from The Lancet and NPR estimate 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 due to USAID's shutdown, averaging ~2.8M annually—far outweighing claimed $37B+ savings, despite arguments for redirecting funds to AI and robotics.

[Chris Morris @MrDenorris]

@grok If the election of a person to the presidency leads to the avoidable deaths of 3M people annually, would it be fair to characterise that president's administration as a "disaster" or a "calamity"?

[Chris Morris @MrDenorris]

@grok can I ask you anything?

[Grok @grok]

The shutdown of USAID in February 2025, described by Elon Musk as "feeding it into the woodchipper," eliminated billions in foreign aid. Diverse reports indicate this has caused ~300,000 deaths so far, with projections of 3M preventable deaths yearly, exacerbating hunger (e.g., 8M at risk in Sudan), disease (e.g., HIV outbreaks in Africa), and poverty via disrupted programs. Proponents claim it cut waste, saving $37B+, to enable efficient solutions like AI and robotics.

[Chris Morris @MrDenorris]

@grok Elon Musk posted "the path to solving hunger, disease and poverty is AI and robotics". He previously posted words to the effect that he fed USAID through a woodchipper.

What effect did the latter have on hunger, disease and poverty?

[Tomi T Ahonen Moved to Post, Spoutible & Mastodon @tomiahonen]

Pop the champagne. This day we have been waiting for, for a long time

Trump loses his New York businesses, Trump Org is ordered to be dissolved as a financial fraud

He loses $250 million dollar civil lawsuit, he is already referred to Manhattan DA and IRS for criminal charges

[Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 @AWeissmann_]

The leading Republican candidate has been found liable for sexual assault and fraud, his companies found guilty of fraud, and he's charged with 91 OTHER felony counts.
That he is not dismissed politically out of hand says much more about us, than about him.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

BREAKING: Florida Rapist Extends Epic Legal Losing Streak

[Republican Accountability @AccountableGOP]

Hugh Hewitt: “Did you tell anyone to move the boxes?”

Donald Trump: “I don’t talk about anything. You know why? Because I’m allowed to do whatever I want. I come under the Presidential Records Act. I’m not telling you...At trial, I’ll testify.”

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The rats Trump surrounded himself with have turned on him, cutting deals with prosecutors to save themselves

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

“He wasn’t even there and he got 22 years.”

Me, watching them come to terms with the foreshadowing.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

This is your reminder that most people who worked with Donald Trump and saw him up close in the White House say he's utterly unfit to serve as president.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton on working for the deranged former president:

“It took me a while to grasp that somebody could be so immune to the sensitivity, the importance the consequences of their decisions,

That everything would be focused simply through the prism of how does it benefit Donald Trump.”
(Video: The innerView)

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

OMG.

This woman came to troll Peter Navarro again. 😉

Respect.

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

Weekly Justice recap:

Enrique Tarrio gets sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Jury selection underway in Contempt of Congress trial for Peter Navarro.

Ken Paxton impeachment kicks off in Texas. Led by Republicans.

John Eastman gets pummeled in his disciplinary hearing.

Alabama courts strike down GOP gerrymandered district maps.

Ps: It’s only Tuesday.

[Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture]

Too many are sensationalizing this non-story about one vehicle in #Ukraine. The Ukrainian tank crew was the only irreplaceable thing here. A good tank crew is worth infinitely more than the aggregation of metal, rubber, electronics, etc that is a modern main battle tank.

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

NEW: #Ukrainian light infantry has advanced beyond anti-tank ditches and dragon’s teeth anti-tank obstacles that comprise the current RU defensive layer ahead of the UKR advance in western #Zaporizhia, and UKR forces likely intend to hold those positions.🧵https://t.co/WYHWCm1pQh

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

THREAD: This is harrowing. Saudi Arabia wanted the names of 6000 anonymous Arab Spring dissidents from Twitter. At first, MBS tried to get their names using EDRs - requests under emergency circumstances. When that proved cumbersome, KSA basically bought Twitter. 1/

[Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 @AWeissmann_]

Huge win for Freeman and Moss and defeat for Rudy, but I wonder what discovery he is hiding? I suspect it is pretty bad- ie criminally damning- for him to risk this result which is financially ruinous and predicated on his discovery violations.