Peter Daou

Political Independent | Presidential campaign adviser | Jesus follower | War survivor | Chart-topping producer/remixer | Husband to @LeelaDaou

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS 🙏🏽

If you're new to my commentary:

I'm a political independent — I don't support either establishment party or their corporate media mouthpieces.

I'm a follower of Jesus (not of organized religion), and I believe we are called to protect the vulnerable and oppressed.

I grew up a hunter and gun owner, was a child conscript, and survived a decade in a war zone. Which is why I find human violence, in all its terrible forms, to be a scourge on our planet.

I've been working in national politics for 25 years, and I've come to recognize that Americans are among the most propagandized people in the world.

I believe in liberty and justice for ALL, freedom of speech and religion, due process, and our Constitutional right to protest.

I respect those who are willing to defend their principles under all circumstances, not just when it fits a partisan agenda.

I believe in honor, loyalty, integrity, fairness, family, and community.

I believe no one in America (or anywhere) should be homeless, hungry, or lack health care.

I don't want my government subsidizing war crimes or fighting other people's conflicts.

I respect healthy debate and disagreement, but I have no tolerance for duopoly talking points and spin.

Most importantly, I believe we must treat each other with compassion, kindness, and love.

Thank you for being here.

P.S. Before politics, I had a career as a producer/keyboardist, working on hundreds of recordings by artists including Miles Davis, Björk, and Mariah Carey. More here: https://t.co/ZxMURuhleQ

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

I took this video for you. See the rainbow in the cloud?

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

And you already failed your first test.

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

House Democrats have won 258 seats and counting.

This is the largest majority that any party has had this century.

News of our demise was greatly exaggerated.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Hell of a quote.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Mark this post:

Democrats will do nothing meaningfully transformative with their midterm majorities.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

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[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Eleven Dems were no-shows. Who are you fooling??

[House Democrats @HouseDemocrats]

Pete Hegseth is unfit and unqualified to serve as Secretary of Defense.

House Republicans just chose to protect him over American servicemembers.

[Leslie SoCal ☮️📸 @Leslie64993617]

I’m with him.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Will AI be able to compose Mozart's 28th piano concerto? Chopin's 3rd? Another Faure Requiem? Beethoven's 10th symphony?

[imjustnewatai @imjustnewatai]

I asked Claude Fable 5.2 to write a Beethoven-style piano sonata movement in LilyPond. It wrote the score, recorded it, and made this video. Every note you see is from its source file.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Phil Woods was a brilliant jazz musician, best known for his solo on Billy Joel's 'Just the Way You Are'. I saw his quintet live many times in the 80s (with @tomharrell on trumpet). One of the greats.

[oleg ignashkin @ignashkinjazz]

Phil Woods - "Freedom Jazz Dance"- Paris 1969 (Live video).

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

TRUMP: Israel has to pay the US back for the Iran war. "We're gonna get all that money back. Without us, Israel wouldn't exist."

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Don - this is what leftists call Blue Maga, a fanatic loyalty to Dem leadership. Don't you DARE question their idols. I was an advisor to top Dems for a decade. The minute I criticized the party and went independent, I was completely ostracized by the cult.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Pay attention to the Democratic accounts coming after lifelong Democrats like me simply for wanting new leadership for the Democratic party and rejecting Chuck Schumer (who has been in political office for 5 decades!) and Hakeem Jeffries.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Took this photo for you.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

So you're effectively saying that Democrats can't criticize their own politicians. That's called a cult, not a democracy.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

For anyone struggling to distinguish political satire from a literal endorsement:

My point is simple: When you undermine Democratic leadership, sow division and create chaos in the wake of a historic Blue Tsunami, you’re HELPING whoever heads the Republican ticket in 2028.

That’s my political opinion. Not a claim of an actual endorsement.

I stand by my criticism. And I won’t be intimidated into silence.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

@neilhay3s Is that who you take your moral cues from?

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

How much suffering must the Palestinian people endure while world leaders do nothing? Is there no end to these horrors, no limit to the cruelty?

[Reuters @Reuters]

Heavy rainfall triggered flooding through displacement camps in Gaza City, with Palestinians saying their belongings, including their bedding, have all become soaked https://t.co/Y6cEO4xdvn

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Divine inspiration in its purest form.

[Jash Dholani @oldbooksguy]

Mozart on when his ideas flowed best

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night

As simple and beautiful as it gets.

And notice the audience in the era before cell phones. Completely focused.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

@Scottobix Prayers 🙏🏽

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Nope. I'm a Jesus follower and I deeply believe that Jesus welcomes ANYONE who is good, just, and kind.

[Wretched with Todd Friel @WretchedNetwork]

If you are not a Christian, you should be absolutely horrified by the reality of God's coming judgment. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

@LatidosDePasion Amazing.