Trump today: “People are tired of Covid. People are saying, ‘Whatever, just leave us alone’”
Meanwhile, cases are surging because the president has no plan other than whining.
Some headlines today in battleground states.
@gianaitaliano My thoughts: if I’m a trainer trying to convince amateur (maybe not-so-competitive) clients to show, cheaper stalls is a better draw than prize money they may not feel a chance of actually winning
Yesterday as Trump refused to condemn far-right violence, the FBI quietly issued a warning about the threat of far-right extremists, per intel report leaked to me.
It identifies the period between presidential election and inauguration as a "flashpoint"
https://t.co/A1AdYn9tED
@notmialee Not a recommendation really but Kiele recently told me some “CBD” isn’t actually CBD?? Mostly like cheap headshop stuff, but she said you should request their lab tests to be sure, idk details but you could ask her more
For those of us who study autocracies, including elections in autocracies, there were a lot of familiar messages, symbols, and methods on display this week at the #RNCConvention. THREAD
i really hope the lesson people take from elijah mcclain is not "its extra sad because he was so sweet"
but rather, "no amount of gentleness & respectability can protect a black person from the arbitrary wrath of police"