Todd Gitlin

Professor of Journalism and Sociology, Chair of Communications, Columbia University. Writer of nonfiction & novels. Troublemaker. Retweet is only pass-through.

[Todd Gitlin @toddgitlin]

'A Presidential Daily Brief item on Aug. 6, 2001, titled “Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US” became infamous in 9/11 lore, yet the commission report notes that it was the 36th PDB relating to bin Laden or al-Qaeda that year alone.'

[Todd Gitlin @toddgitlin]

9/11/01 "was an emergency, yes, that’s understood. But that state of exception became our new American exceptionalism." https://t.co/XFqdl2muTZ

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Meanwhile, https://t.co/ku64JsODFZ

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@John_Muench There’s obviously a slide in the durexmction but we have some power up our sleeve, chiefly this: Register. Organize others to register.

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‘In Michigan, county Republican groups in eight of the 11 largest counties have systematically replaced professional administration officials with “stop the steal” extremists.’ https://t.co/1EINSnQ30U

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@edionne @ThePlumLineGS I don't see anything in WaPo about this episode in the slow-moving coup:
https://t.co/kNohf9C26M, and more generally,
https://t.co/XNYAxhvEEq
The Brennan Center: "All of this represents a mortal danger to American democracy." https://t.co/blXDxxVESq

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Here's more on the slow-motion coup underway in MI: https://t.co/kNohf9C26M

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‘In Michigan, county Republican groups in eight of the 11 largest counties have systematically replaced professional administration officials with “stop the steal” extremists.’ https://t.co/1EINSnQ30U

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Yeah, but I lifted this quote from the queen of the MSM, the NYT.

[SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @ArmUkraineToWin]

Where in the hell is our Democrats in the Senate?? We needed voting reforms months ago! Where is the MSM reporting on this subversion of our Democracy? Oh yeah, bitching about inflation and empty shelves bullshi*.

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Finally. https://t.co/6EsLycFRdd

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Retired US army generals warn of insurrection or civil war in 2024 if rogue military units pledge loyalty to a 'Trumpian' loser https://t.co/TQl52vK5Nm via @YahooNews

[Todd Gitlin @toddgitlin]

Idiocy.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Did Dershowitz make this absurd remark after or before an almost all-white jury convicted Potter of first and second degree manslaughter? Just curious. 
https://t.co/ua5QAI2ts8

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I just wrote a letter telling Columbia to agree to a fair contract now and end the strike! Write one here: https://t.co/8yAfIghrRh

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Trump’s Defeat a Year Ago Was Dunkirk, Not D-Day https://t.co/7lS164wGX0 via @BulwarkOnline

[Todd Gitlin @toddgitlin]

@Jim_Jordan Because of you and your pals.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

"The president of the United States and his subordinates took actions which directly contributed to the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans...The leadership was corrupt. The institutions were unable to check the corruption."
https://t.co/Y98UT9aTO0

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

Protecting democracy is not the ceiling, it’s the floor.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

One down, 146 to go.

[Todd Gitlin @toddgitlin]

These people are insane. American Mengele - Frontpagemag https://t.co/PLYHJw7NbV

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“Hey, Republicans who supported this president — esp the ones in the joint session of Congress today — have you had enough?” Colbert sd. “After 5 years of coddling this president’s fascist rhetoric, guess whose followers want to burn down the Reichstag?” https://t.co/UGYBTsDJew

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Never forget. All the evidence is in the public record. https://t.co/5OojBMFuus via @slate

[Todd Gitlin @toddgitlin]

Read this. Then read it again.

[Radley Balko @radleybalko]

At this point, it seems like we can credibly say that out of sheer self-interest, Trump likely caused the unnecessary deaths of at least a couple hundred thousand people.

https://t.co/MYNEzVmqov