Steve Kyle 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 @standbysk

NYT CONFIRMS: The House Ethics Committee — which has been investigating allegations that Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use — was prepared to vote to release a highly critical report about Gaetz on FRIDAY. Gaetz's resignation, just two days before that vote, effectively ends the probe. nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/…

Just sent out this piece. European defenders of democracy, after Trump’s selection of Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz to positions of power and access to intelligence, need to ask themselves not if the US is now an unreliable friend, but more whether the US might be closer to Putin than them.

Trump never submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he'll avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while back in office. Trump's transition team was required to submit that ethics plan by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act. As of now, Trump has made zero commitment to avoiding conflicts of interest during his presidency. nytimes.com/2024/11/09/us/…

I've been involved in winning presidential races and races that lost. One common thread is that everyone seems to have a reason why you won or lost which usually reflects a personal perspective or agenda. So here's mine: I think VP Harris ran a very good campaign that operated at a high level. She had a great convention, crushed Trump in a debate, and put on a series of big event rallies that were the best I'd ever seen. As a Republican operative, I spent years pointing out flaws in the Democratic Party and I'm not here to say it doesn't need to go through a period of questioning and self-reflection. Those are much larger questions than one election and one campaign. But the Republican party is an anti-democratic movement, attacking the pillars of American democracy from elections to the judicial system. I understand those who say that if there had been a "normal" Democratic primary, the results would have been better. Maybe. But think about it. In modern political history, every time a sitting VP has run for the nomination, that VP has won. Perhaps it would have been different this time and the eventual nominee would have emerged stronger for the process. But more likely there would have been a bloody primary fight that left the nominee broke and trying to patch together a fractured party to face a Republican party that has become Donald Trump's party. In all probability, VP Harris would have won that primary and been in a weakened and vulnerable position when it was finally resolved in May or June. I would say to my Democratic friends to go through this post-election process with open minds and hearts but never doubt that the Democratic party is the only pro-democracy party in America. No one will have a position in Trump's administration who is not an election denier adhering to the Big Lie. That's toxic to a country's sense of self and the damage will take a generation to repair, if it is possible to heal. Losing an election does not mean that you were wrong and they were right. It means you lost an election. I grew up in Mississippi watching my parents back candidates opposed to segregation. When those candidates lost, and they did for a long time, my parents didn't question if they were on the right side. They didn't ask themselves if the majority who supported segregation had proven the justness of their cause by winning. The mid-terms start after the Super Bowl. It will likely be a good election for Democrats and then the 2028 presidential race will be upon us. After a loss, the days seem long but the months will pass quickly. Reflect, rest up, but come back prepared to fight. Fight not because victory is assured but fight because not to fight is to give up. And if we do that, we no longer deserve to call ourselves Americans. Read less

Stephen Miller's uncle: “If my ancestors hadn't immigrated to the US when they did, if they waited a few more years until 1924, the door would have been shot. My parent would have gone up the Crematorium chimney. I wouldn't be born…and certainly Stephen would never have existed.” (2018)

Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 992 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.

For those who suggest the big problem for the Dems was information silos -- the fact that Trump targeted livestreamers/podcasters/YouTubers -- and that's where a lot of people, especially young people get info, that's true, but, there's something to consider. A 🧵...

To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. But what we do next is important. We have to learn from what happened. And then, make a plan. As we confront a second Trump presidency, here’s a path forward: 🧵

October 21st, Economist/YouGov: Biden's handling of the economy, approve/disapprove: - Ds 77-16 - Rs 8-90 Biden's handling of inflation: - D's 67-23 - Rs 7-90 Amazing "lived experience" of Americans can be so different. d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econ…

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It’s going to take time to sort through what happened Tuesday. But I've read a lot of takes the past few days (some good, many bad), and I've had a lot of people ask how I won one of the toughest districts in the country by over 13%. Here are some thoughts: 🧵

Where did Trump voters get their news? 📰 Yes, there's social and partisan sites, but there is another influential strategy that isn't getting enough attention: Manipulated, pay-to-play and all out fake news sites I've been covering a mix of those for years. Here's a primer 🧵

White men and women make up a significant portion of the voting electorate, with a substantial majority voting for Trump. This is not on Black men and women. Stop looking at us to save you. Y'all had one job to do, and y'all ultimately chose white supremacy. Period.

Lauren Windsor @lawindsor

2 years ago

It's crazy to me that many are solely blaming White Democrats when - the Democratic Party has several Black power centers - the party focuses on organizing people of color + coalition building (Admittedly worthy objectives!) 1/

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The parallels between Hitler’s rise to power and Donald Trump’s are too numerous to count. @TheRickWilson on @MSNBC highlights the dangerously similar tropes.

1/2) Thoughts on Pennsylvania Democrats post election 1) Casey ran a terrible campaign and even though a while ago I thought him losing would be a 1% chance, it happened 2) The Philadelphia Democrats need a massive rebuild for the better. They are the NY Dems of PA

Huh. So even the dems basically swept NC except for the president. Wild.

Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets

2 years ago

MORE GOOD NEWS: Democrat Don Davis will hold onto his House seat in North Carolina’s District 1. He beat his Republican challenger by 49.4% to 47.9%. This brings Democrats one step closer to retaking control of the House. 💙

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CHARGED: The US has charged Iranian national Fajad Shaqiri as part of a plan to assassinate Donald Trump. DOJ says Shaqiri was hired by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to kill Trump on the 1 year anniversary of the 7 OCT attack on Israel. nytimes.com/2024/11/08/nyr…

Holy shit. Did he just threaten a judge?

Roger Parloff @rparloff

2 years ago

Jan. 6 def William Pope, asking to put off his trial in light of the election outcome, warns Judge Contreras that “wielding extreme govt force can lead to a dangerous cycle of retribution ... It would be wise to ... view this as a final opportunity to make peace.” ...

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1. I was wrong about this election. Maybe I erred largely on the side of hoping too much. I hoped that most people in America understood that Donald Trump was the worst candidate of our lifetimes.

Hate has no place in our country. These racist text messages targeting Black New Yorkers, including children and teens, are despicable.   Any New Yorker who gets these texts should contact us: ag.ny.gov/file-complaint…

lohud.com @lohud

2 years ago

Messages sent to Nyack students included: "Hello, you have been chosen to be a slave for the United States of America." lohud.com/story/news/loc…

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