Peter Gima 🇺🇦

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

COMMUNITY NOTE: The sole purpose of this pilot program is to let migrant families purchase food while awaiting their immigration hearings. NYC felt it would be immoral to have children and babies dying of starvation on the streets of New York.

The richest man on Earth disagrees.

[Khashoggi’s Ghost 🇺🇦🌻 @UROCKlive1]

A black woman who thought she was eligible to vote got five years in prison for voting once. This white Republican man knowingly voted illegally nine times, and he gets a fine. There's definitely two systems of justice in this country, and Trump is a beneficiary, not a victim.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

This bird has just discovered that golf balls bounce on concrete and he's absolutely loving it 😂

[Acyn @Acyn]

Maddow: I want to associate myself with all my colleagues who have voiced principled objections to our company putting on the payroll someone who hasn't just attacked us as journalists, but someone who is part of an ongoing project to get rid of our system of government.

[Peter Gima 🇺🇦 @petegima]

Have to admit it's a pretty boss move for the Flyers to play "ABCDE F-U" after the Leafs goal. #LeafsForever

[Christine Pelosi @sfpelosi]

A message for @KatieBrittforAL:
APOLOGIZE.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Congressional Republicans all quietly know that this is the state of their party.

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

No notes.

[Peter Gima 🇺🇦 @petegima]

@GOtransit It may be time to post signs on your trains to remind people not to put their feet on the seats. I am seeing this more lately.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

2 died of Ebola: They said Obama should resign.

4 died in Benghazi: They had Hillary testify for 11 hours, held 33 hearings, and launched a 4-year probe.

881,776 Covid deaths, an armed insurrection & theft of classified documents: They cheered, and want Trump as dictator.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

1. Enough with Both-sides-ism

When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew.

2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking

Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection.

If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong.

3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions

Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election.

Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts.

Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it.

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For the rest of my list, please see my the latest post of my independent newsletter – the link is in my Twitter biography.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump: Just recently heard that Saudi Arabia and Russia will be re— be— do— *slurring* oohhhh

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Why did Ron Johnson spend July 4th, 2018 in Moscow?

[NY AG James @NewYorkStateAG]

$464,576,230.62

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

As Republicans put the future of IVF clinics at risk with their extremist views, let me introduce you to Mike Pence’s son Michael, who was a product of IVF.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Alabama just ruled that frozen, unimplanted embryos are people.

This petri dish is now more protected under law by Republicans than Alabama schoolchildren.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

This is a big deal.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

ALERT: In court filing seeking pretrial jail, Justice Dept alleges Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant accused of making false claims of bribery against President Biden, had contacts........ with Russian intelligence
https://t.co/2yluJIsnpG

[Michael Steele @MichaelSteele]

As usual it’s all about you. 3 days later still no condolences for Navalny’s family and certainly no condemnation of Putin for Navalny’s murder.
You can only offer petty complaints and whiney excuses. Pathetic.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Donald Trump is getting booed at Sneaker Con for trying to sell shoes. Retweet to make sure everyone sees Trump get embarrassed.