Yashar Ali  🐘Verified account

Nope she’s trying to split the Dem vote she’s an alt-right plant

She's running in the primary, it's not a vote splitting type of situation.

Technically true but it does seem to be an attempt to drive a wedge in the electorate. Bernie vowed not to be a spoiler. That wasn't a vote splitting type of situation either.

Right, that wasn't a vote splitting situation either... are you implying that Bernie actually did somehow act as a spoiler in the general despite not running?

Yes. He continually trashed HRC's reputation even after he had mathematically lost, convinced tons of people to vote 3rd party, vote Trump, or write him in. Where the hell were you?!

Hmmm so a) that's not true, Bernie didn't go after HRC a fraction as aggressively as he could have, and b) even if that was all true that's not what it means to be a spoiler.

Don't you know people to the left of Clinton and Cardin aren't even _allowed_ to run as primary candidates, lest they "split the vote". So, so tired of hearing people blame Sanders for Clinton's terrible campaign.

That is a blatant misrepresentation of what we're saying. STOP LYING. How the fuck are we supposed to unite with you if you keep fucking lying?! The critique has ALWAYS been about Sanders' dishonesty and his poor behavior & how that contributed to factionalism. YOU KNOW THIS.

Hi Yashar, can you confirm that this photo was sent to you by @CassandraRules? https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Ayashar%20%40cassandrarules&s=09 …

While I normally don’t talk about sourcing, I can tell you she did NOT send it to me.

Are you friends with almost all the people in the photo as @CassandraRules claims?

Why the hel- is this #russiantool running as a #democrat??

Because folks that trust ANYONE more than they trust our own government see her as a hero. Same with Snowden. The left has many like that. They ask, "what were the consequence of the leaks?" uncertain. Explaining every source outed or tactic abandoned would be just as bad.

I don't see it as coincidence that the Arab Spring flared just after the leaks. Maybe it was, but it is pretty clear that U.S. diplomatic influence wasn't very effective in mitigating bloodshed or assisting with what followed. I would ask what was the overall benefit to the dump?

As for Snowden, I find it nearly impossible to believe that Russia's recent gains in Cyber-warfare aren't a result of data exfiltrated by Snowden. Successive leaks and hacks just exacerbated the problem.