Barbara Scales

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@GOrtizcomposer This is remarkable! Bravissima tutti

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@sensemat La Reine Géraldine était la fille d’une cousine de ma grand-mère. J’ai toujours été fascinée par ce pays tellement isolé pendant des décennies. Merci pour cette appréciation.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Donald Trump horrifies Americans by insisting that domestic abuse is no big deal and shouldn't even be considered a crime at all because it hurts his narrative.

This is shocking even by MAGA's evil standards...

"It's called the safe-zone city. There's no crime, they said crime is down 87%. I said no, no, no, it's more than 87%. Virtually nothing and uh..." Trump claimed about Washington D.C.

"Much lesser things... Things that take place in the home they call crime," he continued. "You know they'll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife they say 'This was a crime. See?' So now I can't claim 100% but uh... We are a safe city."

Trump's words can only be interpreted as a deliberate downplaying of domestic violence. If a husband and wife get into a verbal disagreement, that is not a crime and so wouldn't factor into the numbers he's discussing. If however a husband strikes or beats his wife, that is obviously a crime. In Trump's worldview, that is an injustice.

This kind of thinking is unsurprising from Trump, given the fact that he is an adjudicated rapist. Beyond the E. Jean Carroll incident, Trump's former wife Ivana also claimed in a 1990 divorce deposition that he assaulted and raped her. According to that deposition, he lost his temper shortly after undergoing a scalp-reduction surgery. He allegedly pushed her to floor, pulled out chunks of her hair, and raped her. According to Trump's logic, that attack would be best described as a "little fight."

This man is a monster and the so-called "Christians" who put him in power should be ashamed of themselves.

Beyond the abuse element, Trump provided no evidence for his claim that his fascist policies have reduced crime. He makes numbers up out of thin air, confident and correct in his assumption that his gullible followers will believe anything that comes out of his mouth. In reality, his deployment of National Guard troops and takeover of the metropolitan police has proven deeply unpopular with D.C. residents.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that domestic abuse is a crime!

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@acoyne I think we know. And it is terrifying

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@GOrtizcomposer @OFUNAM CLARA is a magnificent work of Gabriela Ortiz.

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@GOrtizcomposer Felicidades Gabriela!

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect.  All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years. Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Shazam! She truly is the Wonder Woman

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@JaneMayerNYer @jenmercieca @NewYorker @washingtonpost Bravo - c’est le moment pour decider

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://t.co/inveVDu53V

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@Victorshi2020 Bravo fellow citizens!

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

No words

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

Meet Amy Dorris. She was assaulted by @realDonaldTrump. She has something to say about him.

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@Perapiteticus @jenmercieca He doesn’t care if he lises the election, as long as he has foot soldiers - Brown Shirts. That is the only explanation gor his strategic raving

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

A day devoted to Charles ives: an exhibition from the Ives Museum, a pre-concert lecture and a performance of the masterpiece, Concord Sonata, by pianist, Louise Bessette. https://t.co/KsQIoVvbht

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

Well, shall we go dancing? https://t.co/oPjhJfWpyD

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

I first knew Bruce as my professor of philosophy. He was betrayed by colleagues who were afraid to be “outed” and was denied tenure. He began a new chapter of service to living intelligently, which is discussed here. https://t.co/HkgFoI21zO

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

The brain trust of those want to destroy democracy

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

An absolute must read. The whole way through.

[Barbara Scales @scalesb]

@HC_Richardson One wonders, indeed. Are their indictments Federal?

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

(THREAD) This is a brief thread from a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer on what everyone—literally everyone—is missing about the 34 felonies Donald Trump committed to win the 2016 presidential election. This will change how you understand the 2016 election cycle.

Please RETWEET.

[Ana Navarro-Cárdenas @ananavarro]

🤣🤣🤣 Dogs always know.