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HuffPost sr. reporter: political extremism, disinfo. Will make you commit to a peaceful transition of power. Member: & .

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Nov 3

    The "October surprise" attack on the Bidens was an op pushed by Rudy Giuliani and a web of far-right bad actors tied to Steve Bannon (and Don Jr.) Turns out the NY Post editor who co-authored the original story has connections to a lot of them too.

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    2 hours ago

    Every single person who wrote about Bannon in recent years as some strategery genius should be forced to listen to his idiotic radio show/podcast now until they are ready to atone for their sins.

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  3. 13 hours ago

    Are you telling me that Republicans lie about anti-conservative bias on FB so propagandists & extremists can run amok? Or that hate speech on FB often = conservative speech? Whatever the problem, we need to have a secret steak dinner with GOP reps and Thiel to sort this out.

    Facebook employees also developed a slate of tools to combat misinformation and “hate bait.” But they ran into opposition from policy executives who feared they would disproportionately impact conservatives.
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  4. Retweeted
    Nov 18

    Republican who temporarily blocked certification of Detroit's results shared election conspiracy theories on Facebook Also shared a racist post equating President Obama to an Islamic terrorist that was on Facebook for a DECADE -- it was removed today.

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    Nov 23

    Russia helped Trump win, and Trump happily and cheerfully used that help every single day from 10 Oct through 8 Nov 2016 — even though he knew it was Russian help. You were part of that campaign. Why did you feel the need to cheat?

    You previously said “hacked”. Now you’ve backed away from it. This has always been the problem of the Russian collusion hoax. You’ve overplayed what was actually done. Again, Russian propaganda has been and is a problem.
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    Nov 23

    the main point though is it will remain canon in the Fox News Cinematic Universe, and by extension the entire Republican Party, that Trump actually won reelection and was thwarted by “illegal voting.”

    The Federalist throws in the towel.
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  7. Nov 23

    In case you were wondering, the NYT and WaPo have no pans to stop downplaying or platforming far-right extremism and neo-fascism.

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  8. Retweeted
    Nov 23

    New: leaked docs from inside Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal company’s use of Pinkerton operatives—private intel—to spy on workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements

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  9. Nov 21

    "Might smoke a cigar and stream."

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  10. Nov 21

    "You will be alone tonight with your wine stained teeth and Two Buck Chuck - and that’s going to be as good as it ever gets for you."

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  11. Nov 21

    "You are a Nazi 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, every second of your life. Being a Nazi isn’t your job, it’s your way of life."

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  12. Nov 21

    "I’m potty training Rumi and reading her and her big sister An Elephant & Piggie Biggie stories."

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  13. Nov 21

    "There are no democratic norms post-Kavanaugh hearings and FISA perjury. It’s gang warfare. Get with the program or get used to losing."

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  14. Nov 21

    "Moral character in leaders is overrated."

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  15. Nov 21

    24 hours of thought leadership from Mike Cernovich, curated: "I totally understand that you’re used to men looking like they 'just got out of an ice bath.' Enjoy sniffing the litter box tonight."

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    Nov 21

    Sidney Powell, one of the lawyers in the Trump campaign’s failing legal effort to flip the election results, went on a retweet binge of a leading QAnon conspiracy theory content creator. Only the best for Trump!

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  17. Retweeted
    Nov 21

    100 years ago this weekend. One of the grossest acts of British violence in Ireland. h/t

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  18. Retweeted
    Nov 20

    It’s actually quite a bit worse than that, the whole convergence of Kremlin media and conservative media....

    The president is retweeting a lesser-known MAGA figure who calls on Trump supporters to "fight a civil war" to "take out the garbage."
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  19. Nov 20

    Really weird thing to think, let alone tweet. But Beattie has a diseased mind and sits on the board of the New York Young Republicans Club with Michelle Malkin, Ronald "White Train" Coleman, and Matthew Tyrmand.

    "At least Epstein wasn't a pussy." A deleted tweet from the white nationalist Trump appointed to the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, which is tasked with preserving Holocaust sites in Europe
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    Nov 20

    Nothing will ever stop the institutionalists from telling everyone the failed institutions have not failed

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    Nov 20

    Michigan GOP Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey was caught by activists at the airport this morning after he was invited to the White House by Trump

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