@cmhughesmd@paulkrugman The USA hasn’t failed; instead it is the high percentage of adults who remain steadfastly uninformed and easily swayed by an anti-government, anti-expert culture that is the root cause. In particular There is a high correlation between pro Trumpism and anti vax behavior.
@SpiroAgnewGhost@ZTPetrizzo Spiro Agnew was a criminal. Why would you identify with him unless you see yourself as one of his “nattering nabobs of negativism?” (You seem to be “anti” numerous things - masks, Covid, biological sciences, and different points of view.)
@funder She is subconsciously talking about herself - probably reflecting the insults she has had to endure as a retarded child. At some level she still believes these insults.
@GreekMamaEarth@kleavitt@brianschatz@tedcruz I think that the GOP has been rotting from within based on a slew of activities dating from Newt Gingrich’s outrageous behavior (e.g. his sneering during President Clinton’ state of the union address.) Each subsequent example has been nastier GOP behavior.
@msmblues@brianschatz Does the act of Congressmen objecting to Congressional certification of the electors of a state other than their own constitute treason? If not then should it?
@jack There is no clear path for Twitter to “promote a healthy conversation.” Allowing deliberate falsehoods and unsubstantiated claims to be stated as facts rather than opinions is a path to unhealthy discord. Jack did the right thing in banning the Trumps. Banning is good policy.
@Ever_Sin@paulkrugman I agree! The so-called liberal press is really not due to this inappropriate policy. Meanwhile the far right press (mostly made up of tv and social media because most of their audience doesn’t read) is completely on message and often untroubled with real facts & data.
@BuyHighGuy@paulkrugman It is this kind of generalized bull that angers me. Just who is “the left?” What are some specifics of their moving further & further from the “center?” What is “the center?” I sense an ideological predisposition towards very conservative ideas are held by BuyHighGuy.
@Andrewisawizard @MGOKNOW @paulkrugman I am formerly an applied micro economist and am now working to transform instructional practices in science and math in colleges & universities.
@JosephKlain @paulkrugman Exactly right! Core Republican policy is to keep the poor that way by espousing bs macroeconomics, as if their policies had any substance.
@thenoblejonsnow@paulkrugman Don’ worry — it will go down in the near future. The big traders are just waiting for one of their own to take the first step and kick off a plunge. The market is now in a strong overshoot/ undershoot cycle imho.
@tedcruz@AOC Cruz: You were not attempting to ensure election integrity - that has already been done. You were inflaming your base of right wing ideologues with further nonsense about a fraudulent election. Better you should examine 4 years of fraudulent "alternative facts" spewed daily.
@Leo4AzHouse POINTLESS forensic audit, you should add. They results have been examined in great detail. For example, every charge of fraud in Georgia was investigated and found false. The REAL reason for this request was to further inflame your base. Shameful!
@HawleyMO@simonschuster Another one of your ideological exaggerations Hawley. Simon and Schuster is one publishing house and they get to choose what they are willing to publish. I am sure there are many other publishing outlets for right wing zealots. In court you would have no case. You're a lawyer?!
@HawleyMO You must be joshing us Hawley. The threat is YOU and other right wing Trump Republicans who believe Trump's continuous lying. Your Yale education did not teach you how to evaluate real facts from fiction; you are an ideologue and a disgrace to Missouri and America.
@GrytpypeOBE@paulkrugman You have absolutely nailed the Trump accomplishments. What a set! There is one thing more - the worsened pandemic that so far has led to at least 150,000 excess deaths.