There’s a newly elected Republican Congressman from NY.
He is a complete and utter fraud.
The failure of the N.Y. Press to vet him is so obvious.
The media completely dropped the ball on George Santos – and it's trying to scapegoat the Democrats for it https://t.co/QOmGl0P2sk
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) December 24, 2022
Out of all the lies he’s told, I just want to see a copy of his Naturalization Papers. Is he actually a U.S. Citizen?
So um … is George Santos really a citizen? At least one former coworker says he told her he was born in Brazil and not Queens. https://t.co/L5qy96maZ4 via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 24, 2022
The Santos story just keeps on going. #wheresgeorge #Santos https://t.co/GyADVrc26K
— IndivisibleWestchester🟧🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@IndivisWstchr) December 26, 2022
The George Santos story is revealing the gatekeeping that goes on in the media to the benefit of Republicans. A Democrat would have never been able to get away with this, especially if they were black, brown or a woman. Once again, there is no liberal media bias.
— Dark White House Press Secretary (@lacadri34) December 26, 2022
This entire thread:
With as much baggage as @Santos4Congress has, it's becoming difficult to keep track of his wrongdoings. So here's a very long, non-comprehensive list of all of his scandals and everything we know he's lied about.
(1/24)🧵https://t.co/n5iu5HM9yt— Students Against Santos (@AgainstSantos) December 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1606440169598586881?s=20&t=lJJc6JdT_nP5c2D5drrQvA
NEW: In appearances incoming Rep. George Santos called himself a “Latino Jew, and “half Jewish.” He said his grandparents “survived the Holocaust” by converting to Catholicism and fleeing Europe. But according to genealogy records, none of it appears true. https://t.co/1IoiSKPvdG
— Andy Kaczynski (@KFILE) December 22, 2022
Just remember, the mainstream media let this slide because this brown member of the LGBTQ community is a surrogate of white supremacy as a member of the GOP. This is supposed to make white voters feel better about voting for hate, greed, misogyny, bigotry, xenophobia etc. https://t.co/6KBhafEbVl
— Dark White House Press Secretary (@lacadri34) December 26, 2022
JUST IN:
George Santos is neither gay nor married…After an exhaustive search, no 'hubby' or record of a gay marriage was found….oh, and no Jewish grandparents who died in the holocaust, no pet charity and…
wait for it…
ZERO record of US Citizenship.
Not joking. 😳👆
— jason lincoln jeffers🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@shamanartist) December 24, 2022
The details of young George Santos's check fraud in Brazil in 2008 reads like an episode of Three's Company or some similarly zany sitcom. George's mom was working as a home health aide. He stole checks from an old guy ('Delio') she was taking care of. https://t.co/ItbA5app7f
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 25, 2022
3/ The clerk recognizes the shoes and realizes they're the ones he sold to the guy who passed the stolen checks. He's pissed because he ended up having to reimburse the store. So he follows the boyfriend. He finds out the kid works at another nearby store.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 25, 2022
5/ It's George Santos. The clerk prints out all the details and files a police report. And that's how George got charged with embezzlement. And it turns out the case remains open.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 25, 2022
A firm linked to one of George Santos' former colleagues at an alleged ponzi scheme received 76 payments totaling over $110,000 from the failed campaign of @AOC's challenger, Tina Forte. https://t.co/7q1WFfLCoU
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) December 23, 2022
when Twitter Detectives 🔎™️ have to oppo research on a GOP fake candidate who won his seat because local Democrats & the media didn't do their jobs
— 17 GOP-held Biden districts targeted to flip blue (@Needle_of_Arya) December 26, 2022
In no way, shape, or form are democrats responsible for the lying of a REPUBLICAN candidate. So sick of this ridiculous opposition research narrative. How about a little accountability for the GOP vetting arm?!
— Jennifer Holdsworth (@HoldsworthJen) December 22, 2022
All the NY Republicans knew. Langworthy and Zeldin recruited him! https://t.co/o59VqatLRc
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 26, 2022
Seriously what is wrong @ZimmermanforNY @ZimmermanRob @QueensDAKatz @Danjanison, George Santos is registered to vote in Queens and voted in Queens but he doesn’t live at that address and now claims to live in Huntington. That’s voter fraud. #NY3 #NY03 pic.twitter.com/bKaCZiK9me
— John R (@johnrennhack) December 27, 2022
If anyone lies on their resume and their prospective/current employer finds out, consideration for the job is gone or they get fired. This isn't hard, he should not be seated as a congressman in a few days. https://t.co/YGnbK9zT4r
— SonarVermin™🎧⚓️🇵🇭🇺🇸 (@Sonar706) December 27, 2022
Russian stooge?🤔🤔
👀DailyBeast: Santos “stood out to the WashPost earlier this year for his remarks in the aftermath of Russia’s bloody, unprovoked assault on Ukraine.
‘It’s not like Ukraine is a great democracy. It’s a totalitarian regime. They’re not a great bastion of freedom,’ he told paper pic.twitter.com/T1BwfD9qqq— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) December 27, 2022
wonder if Santos’ Russian stooginess is related to who has mysteriously been funneling money into his fake family business, like the cousin of a sanctioned Russian oligarch https://t.co/nXWaiEqj3I pic.twitter.com/26ZzhlTUDM
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) December 27, 2022
Raquel Krähenbühl (@Rkrahenbuhl) tweeted at 7:30 PM on Tue, Dec 27, 2022:
We spoke with the businessman who received the stolen checks from George Santos in Brazil.
“He used his sympathy,his smile.I was shocked when saw he was recently elected as congressman.I hope the Brazilian justice will do its part, and Congress does not allow him to take office”
(https://twitter.com/Rkrahenbuhl/status/1607911886887976960?t=sET1TuL-b5XI0KcQeSPZNw&s=03)
Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) tweeted at 7:09 PM on Tue, Dec 27, 2022:
George Santos has updated his lie about the Pulse club shooting.
He previously said the four victims had been his past employees.
Now he’s claiming the four victims were going to be his future employees.
In other words, he meant to say employee-ish.
(https://twitter.com/RitchieTorres/status/1607906643794329603?t=LdfynwK6859p1h8y0MkE6w&s=03)
Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) tweeted at 10:23 AM on Tue, Dec 27, 2022:
Scoop: I obtained George Santos’ position paper shared with Jewish and pro-Israel leaders during the campaign.
In the two-page document, Santos called himself “a proud American Jew.”
https://t.co/XpLIitPOB3
cc: @nypmetro @ccampy @migold @gr_ashford @KFILE @matthewkassel
(https://twitter.com/jacobkornbluh/status/1607774156723986433?t=LkJRcjzhLQzQyuzXQGBwww&s=03)
Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) tweeted at 10:25 AM on Tue, Dec 27, 2022:
Santos also claimed to “have been to Israel numerous times from educational, business, and leisurely trips.” A brief search of his social media accounts found no images or documentation of his alleged trips to Israel. https://t.co/XpLIitQmqB https://t.co/jH8J0UAYMW
(https://twitter.com/jacobkornbluh/status/1607774737132064769?t=_11Krm_IydLLO32BvWdKrw&s=03)
TRUTH
Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) tweeted at 1:31 PM on Tue, Dec 27, 2022:
Even if the Democrats had exposed Santos and tried to make it important, the media would have bashed the Democrats for harping on “Santos’ minor embellishments” and then given his scandal no airtime. Nothing the Democrats could have done would have produced a different outcome.
(https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1607821509854384130?t=S0CKkyJc4mvXhcZ-QCZIjQ&s=03)
Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) tweeted at 3:11 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
Democrats could be and should be demanding to see immediate proof of George Santos’ US citizenship. And Republicans who care about our country & electoral processes should be making the same demand.
(https://twitter.com/KwikWarren/status/1608209016089460737?t=1s9kv_mja5WHHkFc3l2hOQ&s=03)
andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) tweeted at 4:38 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
NEW: We uncovered many more falsehoods from George Santos — including giving a fake Jewish name he appeared to do GoFundMes under, claims he was removed from a fancy NYC private school, and claims he repped Goldman Sachs at a finance conference (and more).
https://t.co/AsCSwOCUeR
(https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1608230983509356544?t=QRREOwKG5gc0m13Ip58KUg&s=03)
Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) tweeted at 5:00 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
👀 Santos on Feb. 28, 2022: “For a lot of people who are descendants of World War II refugees, or survivors of the Holocaust, a lot of names and paperwork were changed in the name of survival. So I don’t carry the family last name — that would’ve been Zabrovsky.“ https://t.co/5lEzIrfk6j
(https://twitter.com/jacobkornbluh/status/1608236439694622722?t=haTjgnC6n5nbpiuiNyx-Sw&s=03)
David Corn (@DavidCornDC) tweeted at 9:38 AM on Tue, Dec 27, 2022:
This is the question. @Santos4Congress went from earning $55K in 2020 working at a conference-hosting firm to earning millions in 2021 via a mystery firm that existed for less than a year. Where did the $ come from? @nlanard & I investigate this riddle:
https://t.co/4PCmP8hfVH
(https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1607762955117936642?t=8XOoF9sdIfsdxTXOUCJTVA&s=03)
Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) tweeted at 7:35 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
BREAKING: George Santos is now under FEDERAL criminal investigation by prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York for his finances. @CNN reporting. We know from earlier reporting he funded his campaign with $700K from his own corporation – which is illegal.
(https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1608275461217603584?s=02)
Acyn (@Acyn) tweeted at 7:31 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
Santos under federal investigation according to CNN https://t.co/CQ0Pc8pGs2
(https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1608274512315035649?s=02)
Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) tweeted at 7:16 AM on Thu, Dec 29, 2022:
If you’re going2fake it, fake it all the got damn way…like George Santos. MF faked being Jewish,gay,losing mom in 9-11&having lost relatives in Holocaust. Might as well fake being descendant of ppl held in Japanese internment camps,ppl relocated in Trail of Tears&black slaves.🤣
(https://twitter.com/KwikWarren/status/1608451795570892802?t=ctZtcTB-ChCZQVaKfzlfHg&s=03)
Chester A. Arthur (@ZacAKAMadu) tweeted at 6:56 AM on Thu, Dec 29, 2022:
I find it amusing that between George Santos, Julia Salazar, and AOC, the 3 NYC politicians who appear to have contrived their campaign bios as works of fiction, the common denominator is pretend claims of Jewish heritage.
Elsewhere it would be fables of wartime valor!
(https://twitter.com/ZacAKAMadu/status/1608446828369924096?t=83fJnlUBilxI_AxrOYhcDA&s=03)
You are indeed correct.
Florida Chris (@chrislongview) tweeted at 5:44 AM on Thu, Dec 29, 2022:
so he lied about being Jewish, Black, & gay; his mom dying on 9/11; Pulse & the Holocaust; there are arrest warrants for him in Brazil; he spent tons of time in russia; no one knows where his money came from; & republicans welcome him with open arms?
do I have all that correct?
(https://twitter.com/chrislongview/status/1608428794255114241?t=lHP7am3ZKiCW8OKHzR1GMg&s=03)
Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) tweeted at 10:22 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
NEW: George Santos is now facing investigations on both the federal and state levels over his fabrication of his finances and career, according to the New York Times. Good — I hope they hold him accountable very quickly because it’s clear that Republicans will not.
(https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1608317575280328705?t=-ZrLOmj9qapKQRmQ4G9KUg&s=03)
Iyawo_Negeeb 🇺🇲❤️🇳🇬 (@1230Aimanesi) tweeted at 10:32 PM on Wed, Dec 28, 2022:
Now he’s Black. The GOP scraped the bottom of the sewer for this one. https://t.co/Xf7wK5lLXr
(https://twitter.com/1230Aimanesi/status/1608319958592765953?t=DjVjr88RiELcbxcgzFGhtg&s=03)
Any folks from Buffalo checked in? How are you doing?
I have been watching the TikToks made from Buffalo, and I don’t think the national media has quite grasped the situation in Buffalo.
I look the pictures, and I get Chicago Storm 1967 from them. I wasn’t born, but, that storm lingered long in the memories of my family for DECADES. All starts the same way:
Two days before, it was 65 degrees.
And 48 hours later, the city was paralyzed by snow.
The abandoned vehicles…the drifts….it came so hard and so fast, and I don’t they were warned properly about it.
It’s the loss of power that frightens me. A snowstorm is a snowstorm, as long as you are inside, and have power. Eventually, it will stop, and you can go about beginning to dig out. But, that loss of power…terrifying.
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊