Leslie Whittet CAE

Association executive based in Denver. Fan of good music, food & wine and dogs. Not necessarily in that order. Tweets are my own.

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

I love how maga are gloating that PM Trudeau has to fly to Mar a Lago in order to meet with Trump.

You see in Canada, as well as many other countries, we don’t allow convicted felons and adjudicated rapists in our country. 🇨🇦Trudeau 2025🇨🇦

[Anarc-y princess @SatireAP]

How many of you actually watch Congressional Hearings? Y’all should be paying attention. Take 5 minutes and listen to @Rep_Stansbury in there fighting the good fight ✊🇺🇸

[Republican Accountability @AccountableGOP]

Marco Rubio: “I will make this promise to you today. I will do whatever it takes...Trump, a con artist, will never get control of this party...We cannot allow a con artist to get access to the nuclear codes of the United States of America.”

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Trump cabinet walking into the White House 🤣

[John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz]

I knew a lot of men hated women, but I didn't realize how many women hated women.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

I know we’re exhausted, disheartened, and rightly terrified. But we’ve been here before. We’ve fought, resisted, and built—together. Today, I’m reflecting on where we go from here and how we keep moving forward.

[Billy Baldwin @BillyBaldwin]

Amen. 🇺🇸

[Rep. Casey Weinstein 🇺🇸 @RepWeinstein]

“Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students voting for the first time this election.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Unearthed audio of Steve Bannon from 2020: “What Trump is gonna do is declare victory. That doesn’t mean he’s the winner. He’s just gonna say he’s the winner… He’s just gonna say they stole it. Trump is gonna do some crazy shit”

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

She’s talking about things like the cost of living, building housing, the child tax credit, the right to choose.

He’s talking about political violence—approvingly.

Only one candidate is fit to be President. Let’s make sure she wins.

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Kamala Harris will be the first president in history with experience in all three branches of government—judicial, legislative, and executive. So to say this woman is "not qualified" or experienced to be president is solely based on racism and misogyny.

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

A century ago, Germany’s democracy was hijacked by a bombastic and charismatic tyrant — and in this five-minute video, you’ll learn how he did it. Why did I produce this? Because I believe that history is speaking to us, and all too often, those who refuse to learn from it are doomed to repeat it.

As you watch, imagine filling out a Bingo card filled with Germany 1933/USA 2024 parallels: big rallies, rage-filled and hateful rhetoric, simple answers promising quick and easy solutions to complicated problems, empty promises of a great-again future, scapegoating outsiders, and political enemies silenced on day one. And notice the caring wisdom and concern from my German friends as they share these lessons from their dark history.

It’s hard to understand how Trump could, on the eve of a tight election, paint a picture of Liz Cheney before a firing squad by actually saying, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.” You can’t get into the mind of a dictator with an insatiable appetite for power — but you can recognize the playbook they all seem to follow.

Just watch this clip. It’s excerpted from my hourlong public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe,” which is streaming free (and ad-free) at https://t.co/YA10kVH0V8. If you care about our democracy and love our country, it’s hard to stop watching.

When I produced this in 2018, I hoped this day would never come in our country. But November 5th is upon us. Please share this with anyone in your life who might need a reminder that the stakes are high...and this is very real.

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

The United States has the strongest economy in the world.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced she is opening an investigation into Donald Trump for his comments inciting violence against Liz Cheney.

RETWEET to thank @KrisMayes for holding Trump accountable!

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Mike Pence: “The American people deserve to know that President Trump and his advisers didn't just ask me to pause, they asked me to reject votes, to return votes, essentially to overturn the election.”
(2023)
https://t.co/sJY74xbYUY

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

In case you missed it:

[Karine Jean-Pierre Archived @PressSec46]

The economy has grown 12.6% under this Administration—more than any presidential term in 25 years.

We have gone from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression to the strongest economy in the world.

[Dena Grayson, MD, PhD drdenagrayson.bsky.social @DrDenaGrayson]

WOW! I’ve seen a lot of campaign ads during my time in politics, and @KamalaHarris’ latest one is 🔥🔥

Video via @MeidasTouch #HarrisWalz2024 #NotGoingBack #VoteBlue

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Take a shot every time Trump calls Americans who don't support him “garbage."

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

For all who are worried that traitorous wimp Mike Johnson will acquiesce to the demands of his Führer and overthrow American democracy, here is a sober view from a woman who knows how government works. 🙌🙏💪👏👊🌊🇺🇸