55 Responses to Weekend Open Thread

1. eliihass says:

   January 5, 2020 at 4:31 pm

   pic.twitter.com/TShgGpKOr6

   — Devin Nunes Flying Cow (@FlyingDevin) January 5, 2020

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2. SouthernGirl2 says:

   January 5, 2020 at 2:27 pm

   I 👏🏽wish 👏🏽someone 👏🏽would 👏🏽put 👏🏽their 👏🏽hands 👏🏽on 👏🏽my 👏🏽hair👏🏽

   The fact that she’s actually standing there while they are treating her like a zoo animal is making me mad. Like are you serious right now???!!!! pic.twitter.com/I5BE6c8Mte

   — trey 〽️ (@trey_forde) January 4, 2020

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3. SouthernGirl2 says:

   January 5, 2020 at 11:29 am

   JUST IN: Iraq's parliament votes to expel US military https://t.co/TopOukVJvv pic.twitter.com/FysMtykO5C

   — The Hill (@thehill) January 5, 2020

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   • Liza says:

     January 5, 2020 at 12:46 pm

     Good. It’s about time.

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4. eliihass says:

   January 4, 2020 at 6:40 pm

   Everyone knows how to play an ego like trump’s. The SEC needs to investigate which country club members invested in oil stocks after trump told them his plans. pic.twitter.com/WDyUoIzP5F

   — Patriot4Ethics (@chuzalong) January 4, 2020

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5. eliihass says:

   January 4, 2020 at 6:39 pm

   Because it was never about America. It was about a small man in a tuxedo on New Year’s Eve.

   It was about a ballroom full of guests looking and a man so very desperate for their love he’d risk an endless war for fleeting adoration…

   …no matter the cost or damage.

   9/

   — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 4, 2020

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6. eliihass says:

   January 4, 2020 at 6:02 pm

   The guy ginning up this new conflict is the same guy who was too chickenshit to go to Vietnam.

   — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 3, 2020

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7. eliihass says:

   January 4, 2020 at 5:59 pm

   At what point does @Twitter feel any responsibility to shut down users who abuse this platform to threaten war crimes? Trump's tweets could create a feedback loop in which he backs himself into a corner and feels he has to follow through on his threats to murder civilians. https://t.co/yj6O1j5Gcm

   — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 4, 2020

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8. eliihass says:

   January 4, 2020 at 5:58 pm

   At 67.5 million followers, 70.2% were fake. Now that he's at 68.5 million, the percentage is probably even higher. It's been consistently rising. His fake follower count has probably surpassed 48 million by now. You can check SparkToro to get the current numbers. pic.twitter.com/aPAvTlUFhE

   — Sergio Siano🗽 (@siano4progress) January 4, 2020

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9. eliihass says:

   January 4, 2020 at 5:54 pm

   8/ The relationship between Putin, Trump, Paul Manafort & the TV producer Mark Burnett—written about this week by @blakesmustache & years ago by the prescient @lincolnsbible—is, even if legal, damning to the narrative that Trump is not a Russian puppet.https://t.co/l3g3uf9qRN

   — Greg Olear (@gregolear) January 4, 2020

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10. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    4/ Fact: Trump was rushed to Walter Reed Medical in the middle of the night not long ago, and the official explanation was an obvious lie. Best case: severe panic attack. By Body Mass Index, he is obese. He looks terrible. The stress is clearly getting to him.

    — Greg Olear (@gregolear) January 4, 2020

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11. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:52 pm

    16/ Meantime, Trump will do everything in his power to stave off defeat, exposure, capture. That is scary. But we’re just about at the part of the movie where the police announce that the place is surrounded, and to come out with your hands up.

    — Greg Olear (@gregolear) January 4, 2020

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12. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    Most senators have amassed fortunes while in public office by buying stocks set to profit bc of senate legislation. Most notably are stocks in @Raytheon @BoeingMTY @LockheedMartin (58% GDP is for Military).

    But wars need pawns. The carrot? Education & Healthcare.@BernieSanders

    — 🦉LC_Lars_ChocolateMilkForAll (@lars10_lc) January 4, 2020

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13. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:37 pm

    Need more recruits? Close a few factories, jack up the price of college, keep the minimum wage low, buy a few more ads for the GI bill, jack up the cost of healthcare, open a recruiting station at the abandoned mall, raise the SAT cutoff. The ASVAB doesn’t require private tutors.

    — Lauren Hough (@laurenthehough) January 4, 2020

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14. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    Does he realize that his traditional exit strategies — bankruptcy and divorce — aren't really options here? https://t.co/qlBkOoK1vI

    — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 4, 2020

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15. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    When a woman in a $900 dress with a $300 haircut and a strand of $3000 matched golden pearls commands that you pray for the man whose tax breaks helped keep most of the money she told you to give her, you listen!!

    — Diabolique (@DiaboliqueNo1) January 4, 2020

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16. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    Wow. Gref is very close to Putin. Hoping for more details. https://t.co/8FRgQKqNkk

    — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 4, 2020

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17. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    Republicans Meanwhile Russian private Jet flies into Florida Airport registered to Oligarch bank owner at 230am and leaves two hours later Close to The So called Southern White House. Lol. Morons. Your bought bitches. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/dXfySOtdmB

    — SoloAmerican (@SoloAmerican) January 4, 2020

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18. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:03 pm

    Why has a private Russian jet landed in Ft Lauderdale at 2:30 AM? https://t.co/xAz096cnHt

    — Patti Wolf (@PattiWolf) January 4, 2020

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    • eliihass says:

      January 4, 2020 at 5:06 pm

      Also, Gref's Russian jet couldn't have landed at PBI, because the airspace was closed to private traffic. FLL was probably the closest airport to Mar-a-Lago that could handle Gref's Russian G650, except possibly FXE, which is only minimally closer.https://t.co/CIrZNWLOu3

      — Barney (@barney1776) January 4, 2020

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19. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:01 pm

    Wasn’t there a Russian ship just off the coast last week?

    — does any thing matter anymore (@HartLah) January 4, 2020

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20. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    "Personally, the head of the state bank, according to the Interlocutor, is assigned a Gulfstream G650 business liner with a tail number RA-10204" https://t.co/IjdLuqdNml

    — Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) January 4, 2020

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21. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    People are saying it’s one of Sberbank’s Jets. My question, why is a jet owned by Russia’s largest bank following Trump & his entourage? Dropping off or picking up money or marching-orders? https://t.co/xhosRCCa7S pic.twitter.com/6LvdpP8msR

    — Joemomma (@JoeMomma833) January 4, 2020

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22. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    Was the head of a Russian bank stopping by to foreclose on MAL? In the middle of the night!

    Trump not back in DC because he was expecting company?

    Too many tea leaves. Dare we have another cup? https://t.co/9cziUM2H8j

    — Karen Myatt (@karenamyatt) January 4, 2020

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23. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    There is a large anti-war protest happening now in Times Square.#NoWarWithIran pic.twitter.com/HKZV1alFCr

    — Minh Ngo (@minhtngo) January 4, 2020

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24. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 4:52 pm

    Yep. It’s a reality show. No one knows what’s coming next.

    Only a reckless, cowardly, impeached international laughing stock would order a deadly drone strike from a golf resort before running off to a rally to be worshipped by the few evangelicals who still support him. A real President would’ve immediately shared info w/ Congress.

    — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 4, 2020

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25. eliihass says:

    January 4, 2020 at 4:51 pm

    🚨🚨🚨WATCH: ex-KGB agent explains how Russia uses ACTIVE MEASURES to destroy a country — “It takes only 2-5 years to destabilise a nation… The next stage is crisis.”

    They “change minds”, facts become useless. Sound familiar? 😩🇺🇸 (h/t @johncusack)pic.twitter.com/R2pRTy2QK3

    — Vonnie932 (@Vonnie932) January 4, 2020

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26. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    "Terrandance Dobbins dreamed of getting out of prison and opening a barber shop and salon, she said. He also wanted to mentor young people so they would avoid making the same mistakes he did"#Parchman https://t.co/b504aik1ka

    — Joshua B. Hoe (@JoshuaBHoe) January 4, 2020

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27. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    “The current conflagration has its roots in a burgeoning protest movement in Iraq that has demanded that both Iran and the US stop interfering in the country’s affairs” — my piece @guardian https://t.co/xFDyU2R4rt

    — Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU) January 4, 2020

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28. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    Osama Bin Laden was the mastermind behind the killing of the most Americans – ON AMERICAN SOIL – since Pearl Harbor.

    Pearl Harbor was 1941.

    9/11 was 2001.

    It took that many years for someone to harm as many Americans – ON AMERICAN SOIL.

    Look, I don’t even know the name of the guy we just assassinated.

    Was he a bad guy?

    Sure.

    Did he kill a lot of people?

    Absolutely.

    But, he didn’t do it ON AMERICAN SOIL.

    and, that’s why Dolt45 will NEVER get his Osama Bin Laden moment with this.

    His base doesn’t give a shyt that this bad guy killed a lot of people IN OTHER COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE USA.

    OUR SIDE is the one that would care about those people in other countries

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    • vitaminlover says:

      January 4, 2020 at 12:37 pm

      Spot on!!

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29. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    This is just disgusting. Pence trying to tie Soleimani to 9/11–the same guy who has been fighting Al Qaeda, Al Nusra, ISIS and every Sunni extremist group!!! Pence, it is your SAUDI friends who were behind 9/11, not Iran. https://t.co/0gg3vOznAm

    — Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) January 4, 2020

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    • eliihass says:

      January 4, 2020 at 4:42 pm

      Wow, where to start with how wrong this is…

      1. There were 19 hijackers on 9/11, not twelve.

      2. Soleimani, an Iranian Shiite, would not have assisted Sunnis.

      3. Soleimani quite literally helped the U.S. with post-9/11 intelligence in Afghanistan because he hated the Taliban. https://t.co/a9t5pKePcK

      — Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) January 3, 2020

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30. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 10:34 am

    Nice looking family…

    My deepest gratitude to everyone that helped shape and make Team Julián possible. You all were the backbone to a campaign that spoke up and spoke out. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/q4NcYOY6mO

    — Erica Lira Castro (@EricaLiraCastro) January 3, 2020

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31. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 10:30 am

    Truth. Like I said, a straight line from impeachment to this assassination.

    As I wrote in Oct: “Donald Trump is scared. And he is incensed that he is scared. And his only impulse is to fight like a thing near death: with everything he has, and by all means necessary…Before Trump will allow himself to be chased from the temple, he'll bring it down.”

    — Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 4, 2020

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32. Liza says:

    January 4, 2020 at 10:25 am

    The propaganda machine is at full service in the US. CNN reports that Soleimani was "instrumental in keeping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in power."

    Soleimani is beloved for beating back ISIS in Iraq & beating them down in Syria. Cable news warmongers aren't going to admit this. pic.twitter.com/JOfy78GLGr

    — Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) January 3, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 4, 2020 at 10:26 am

      In Redux of Iraq War Run Up, Media Cheers on Assassination of Soleimani, via @AlanRMacLeodhttps://t.co/TC8Nq5byC9

      — Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) January 3, 2020

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      • Liza says:

        January 4, 2020 at 10:27 am

        Four years ago they did: https://t.co/mOJyKNVQqm

        — Left I on the News (@leftiblog) January 3, 2020

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33. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:36 am

    burn it to the fucking ground

    The Hill’s owner seeks potential buyers, investors https://t.co/mkWBXIZBdO via @politico

    — John Cole (@Johngcole) January 4, 2020

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34. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:35 am

    You can keep your "just don't." Last I checked, I have no idea who tf you are.
    I don't care if it's Pete, Tulsi or Chelsea Manning, if a person has been to a war zone for any amount of time, I won't degrade/dismiss because I know what the risks are & its effects on families. https://t.co/LebbXauvHM

    — ReclaimingMyTime (@MonieTalks_1) January 4, 2020

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35. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:34 am

    These people are dumb. Why don't y'all get flights & go protest outside of McConnel's house dummies. He is the one who runs the Senate.. https://t.co/Iuka1GE9GH

    — Lynn V #PrimariesSoWhite (@lynnv378) January 4, 2020

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36. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:28 am

    Thread

    1. I’ve had a chance to check in with sources, including two US officials who had intelligence briefings after the strike on Suleimani. Here is what I’ve learned. According to them, the evidence suggesting there was to be an imminent attack on American targets is “razor thin”.

    — Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) January 4, 2020

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37. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:23 am

    Uh huh 😒

    The Bush team’s build up to war was horrible. But this crew is unfathomably worse. Among the ways they’re worse is it’s hard not to wonder if any of this is because of Saudi financial leverage over Trump &/or Kushner.

    — Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 4, 2020

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38. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:22 am

    Listen, I get it. Twitter is a frivolous place where stupid arguments are made. It’s also the primary communications tool for the Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces.

    So, basically, what I’m saying is we’re totally screwed. https://t.co/nY7Py7Se1G

    — Dave Sund (@davesund) January 4, 2020

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39. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:21 am

    This is what this is honestly about. He didn't get it with Baghdadi and wants it now, without any thought of the long-term consequences https://t.co/1YHdf6ws7r

    — veto players stan account (@Convolutedname) January 3, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 4, 2020 at 8:36 am

      Reading my mind. That’s the bottom line. The ultimate distraction and reversal of his impeachment is his Bin Laden moment. That is exactly what is going on in his pea brain.

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      • majiir says:

        January 4, 2020 at 7:20 pm

        No matter what Trump does, he’ll go down in history as an impeached U.S. president. He and his sycophants don’t seem to realize that some of us can keep our eyes on more than one matter at the same time.

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40. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:21 am

    Look, if the administration thinks that a big ass escalation was necessary to prevent an imminent attack, it should clearly make that case to Congress and the American people.

    It should not give sixteen different explanations while telling the libs to eat shit.

    — Starfish Who Sold Out Botswana to the French (@IRHotTakes) January 4, 2020

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41. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:20 am

    Trump: We committed an act of war to stop a war.

    Pompeo: Americans are safer now, but evacuate Iraq immediately, you're not safe.

    Pompeo: We're de-escalating.
    Esper: We're sending more troops.

    — Mieke Eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) January 3, 2020

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42. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:19 am

    Wait For It… pic.twitter.com/sGs4EZYjDY

    — Mr. Meowgi (@Mr_Meowwwgi) January 3, 2020

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43. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:15 am

    Kelly Magsamen (@kellymagsamen) Tweeted:
    I worked the Iran account for years at the NSC under two Presidents. I’m honestly terrified right now that we don’t have a functioning national security process to evaluate options and prepare for contingencies. God help us. https://twitter.com/kellymagsamen/status/1212914369912332289?s=20

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44. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:14 am

    Stephen Miles (@SPMiles42) Tweeted:
    Whatever happens next, understand & never stop pointing out that Donald Trump walked into office with no crisis with #Iran. He then filled his cabinet with warmongers, walked away from a multilateral diplomatic accord, and purposefully engaged in ‘maximum pressure.’ He owns this. https://twitter.com/SPMiles42/status/1212916566666424321?s=20

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45. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 7:14 am

    😠😠

    BREAKING: The Pentagon says the U.S. military killed Qassim Soleimani, a top Iranian military leader, at the direction of President Trump.https://t.co/x8L6sFNMRb

    — NPR (@NPR) January 3, 2020

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46. rikyrah says:

    January 4, 2020 at 6:39 am

    Good Morning, Everyone 😄 😄😄

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    • Liza says:

      January 4, 2020 at 8:39 am

      Good morning Rikyrah and Everyone.

      Another day in the reality show presidency. Will we survive it?

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