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Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
11/ The story of the Blue brothers is a prime example of how the interests of defense contractors, not the actual security interests of the United States, too often guide our defense spending and our arms sales policy. A cautionary tale for the incoming Biden team. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
10/ Now, the U.S. is on the verge of minting the Blues $3 billion by selling Reapers to the UAE, despite scant evidence these drones make the world safer, and a history of the UAE using U.S. military equipment in violation of both U.S. and international law. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
9/ Prior to the Trump Admin, the U.S. refused to sell Reaper drones (the successor to the Predator) to foreign governments. But the Blue brothers put their lobbying machine into motion, and got Trump to override the ban. https://t.co/nunTPutwRZ — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
8/ And the Blue brothers' drones usually kill the wrong people. One study from drone usage in 2012-2013 in Afghanistan suggests drones hit the right target only 10% of the time. https://t.co/JuHhmW9PI4 — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
7/ The problem was, evidence suggests the Reagan era skeptics were rights. For instance, in the areas we conducted drone strikes in Pakistan from 2006-2012, terrorist activity increased, not decreased. Drone strikes just ramped up anti-American sentiment and extremist recruiting. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
6/ The investment worked. Soon, Congress started ordering the drones. GA's biggest booster on the House Appropriations Committee was Duke Cunningham, who went to jail for taking bribes from defense contractors. https://t.co/jVTug90CW5 — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
5/ GA developed the Predator drone, but the Reagan Admin wasn't interested. So the Blues hired tons of lobbyists, and started writing huge campaign checks and giving lavish trips to Republican Congressmen. https://t.co/vPNzbOPUNJ — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
4/ Back in Nicaragua, the Somozas were out of power, defeated by the Sandanistas, and the Blues were out for revenge. They (and the Reagan Admin) backed the Contras against the Sandanistas, and got the idea for a drone equipped w bombs to be used by the Contras. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
3/ After college, Linden and Neal went into business with the dictator, running their plantations. Then they took over a small uranium company, General Atomics (GA), and got into trouble by keeping a processing facility open that was contaminating the local water. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
2/ As Yale students, the Blue brothers made the cover of Life Magazine, recounting the story of a daredevil adventure flying a small plane from New Haven to Columbia, and along the way befriended the brutal Somoza regime in Nicaragua. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
1/ Please read this THREAD - the wild story of the reclusive Blue brothers, who are about to make $3 BILLION from the UAE arms sales. I wrote about them in my book, The Violence Inside Us. An example of how profits, not U.S. security interests, often dictate U.S. arms policy. https://t.co/kgjJ6ccIaT — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
Ask yourself, what is the point of selling Reaper drones - the most highly sophisticated killing machines in the world - into the Middle East? Does it make the Middle East safer, or does it just make defense companies richer? https://t.co/qJShUu6no2 — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @ctnewsjunkie: .@ParkvilleMarket on Friday night. Loving this place. Food for the whole family followed by ice cream https://t.co/FDX6… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
Neckties. — PolitiTweet.org
🟢dev DECKER ™️ ✊🏽 @dev_decker
What’s something that’s clearly a scam but Americans have been conditioned to believe it’s “normal”?
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @timjhogan: ...this is incredible https://t.co/I5d0F7LY1o — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
I have a great deal of respect for Ambassador Al Otaiba, and so I want his side of the issue to get a fair hearing. His response to me below: — PolitiTweet.org
UAE Embassy US @UAEEmbassyUS
Follow this thread for Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba’s complete response to Sen @ChrisMurphyCT on the UAE’s defense m… https://t.co/Rbai4W7RF2
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @sbjsbd: Senator @ChrisMurphyCT has been one of the biggest names in the #NIL debate for a while now, and he joins us next week to conti… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @dealbook: “This epidemic of gun violence is a choice,” says @ChrisMurphyCT. “Passing a national requirement that no gun be sold without… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
This is outrageous. Just another reason why our current economic order, with private equity firms and billionaires pulling all the strings, is terrible for our nation. — PolitiTweet.org
Russell Blair @RussellBlairCT
Happier days at Broad Street. This photo was taken in 2014 for the @hartfordcourant 250th anniversary. We just lear… https://t.co/1W0OizFZg6
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
My new favorite place is Parkville Market in Hartford. Been spending A LOT of money there lately! They have big plans for expansion and @MayorBronin and I toured the place w the owners today to see how we can help. https://t.co/8gype7HRmS — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
Visited the Community Health Center in Bristol this morning to say thanks to the team doing testing there 7 days a week. Bristol’s positive rate has been low compared to the rest of the state, thanks in no small part to the great leadership of Mayor @EllenZoppo. https://t.co/zdFKVJNqro — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @SenSchumer: This summer, Trump and Barr deployed unidentifiable federal officers in riot gear to crack down on peaceful demonstrators.… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
Lawmaking is not dead. @SenSchumer and I, with the help of @SenJackReed and @JimInhofe, worked out a compromise that requires law enforcement doing crowd control to clearly identify themselves. This is important and good for the country. — PolitiTweet.org
Garrett Haake @GarrettHaake
Remember the “little green men” stationed around DC during the protests this summer? The final NDAA includes legisl… https://t.co/qzZpHVcN66
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @_silversmith: @ChrisMurphyCT @nycsouthpaw As always, Sen @ChrisMurphyCT, appreciate your willingness to interact with people where they… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @sahilkapur: New language in the NDAA written by @ChrisMurphyCT and @SenSchumer would, if adopted, require law enforcement officers in s… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
RT @GarrettHaake: Remember the “little green men” stationed around DC during the protests this summer? The final NDAA includes legislation… — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
Maybe the money Comcast makes off this cap can go into fixing their nightmarish rabbit warren of an automated customer service phone system. — PolitiTweet.org
Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro
Comcast likes to say its 1.2 TB data cap is a matter of fairness. Three users who have been exceeding that line tol… https://t.co/DB6VHcUr9W
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
@nycsouthpaw 4/ Yes, I had to make some compromises. And yes, sometimes the compromises we need to make to win GOP support are too much and we walk away. But these changes were relatively minor and the final product is still a big victory. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
@nycsouthpaw 3/ During the summer protests, Trump was sending in federal officers with NEITHER their agency or name identified. Now they must do both. And some of the other language that changed isn’t making it weaker. Just saying the same thing differently. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
@nycsouthpaw 2/ I did have to compromise. The final provision isn’t a strong as my original text. But it’s still damn strong and the practical effect of my proposal isn’t changed - federal law enforcement will no longer be able to hide their identity when doing crowd control. — PolitiTweet.org
