Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @BillSimmons: Rob’s consideration list… 1. Ruin baseball 2. Make kids hate/ignore baseball 3. Dilute the playoffs 4. Destroy the mino… — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @AbcarianLAT: An excellent primer for kids and others who aren't sure what's going on with Russia & Ukraine right now. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ungodly. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Often professional sports labor disputes involve blame on both sides. This one does not. The players have legitimate complaints about how the current system in rigged against them. The owners just want to become wealthier billionaires. What a bummer for America. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @PodSaveAmerica: This is a great explainer on what's happening in Ukraine, and *why* 👇 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Take a moment to watch this video. I explore the question everyone is asking - given all the devastating costs to Russia, Ukraine and the world, why on earth is Putin doing this? https://t.co/fOJ8IGFKn3 — PolitiTweet.org

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If the baseball season doesn’t start on time - which would suck - there is no one to blame but the owners. They locked the players out “to jumpstart negotiations” and then waited 6 weeks to make an offer. Now they are dithering as the season hangs in the balance — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden's critics said he should impose unilateral sanctions. He made the case that an international consensus would be better bc it would deny Putin's goal of weakening our alliances AND multi-lateral sanctions would do more damage. Biden was right. https://t.co/H9KtF4FvAQ — PolitiTweet.org

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That would require a declaration of war by Congress, which is not happening. Presidents don’t get to go to war with other superpowers without the people having a say. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/ The U.S. and allies are coordinating to not only freeze the assets of Putin and his oligarch allies, but to seize those assets as well. This is likely a further step than Putin’s inner circle anticipated. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ The ability to keep supply lines running to Ukraine remains alive, but Russia will try to encircle and cut off Kiev in the next several weeks. The fight for Kiev will be long and bloody and Ukrainians are rapidly preparing for street to street combat. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ DoD and DHS are pressing hard for Congress to end the continuing resolution and get a budget passed. There is no way for our national security agencies to be nimble enough to support Ukraine if they are operating on the 2020/21 budget. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just leaving classified briefing on Ukraine crisis. A few takeaways that I can share: 1/ Confirmation that the Russians have fallen behind their timeline. Ukrainian resistance has been fierce and there have been multiple Russian equipment and logistics failures. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Military equipment for Ukraine, humanitarian support for Ukraine, crippling sanction on Russia, movement of U.S. troops to the eastern flank of NATO - these are all the right moves. But direct war between the world's two nuclear powers should be a non-starter. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

There's been a lot of loose talk from smart people about "close air support" and "no fly zones" for Ukraine. Let's just be clear what that is - the U.S. and Russia at war. It's a bad idea and Congress would never authorize it. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @SaoSasha: went and translated that zelensky selfie video from the streets of kyiv, just to know what he was actually saying in response… — PolitiTweet.org

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In Munich last weekend I met with Vitali. Someone said, “Putin knows you will be a face of the resistance. You know if you stay in Kiev, he will hunt you down…” He was silent for several seconds. Then he said. “I know. But what other choice do I have?” https://t.co/efBjza67jN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @georgehahn: This is good. Made me feel a little smarter about what’s going on. Thank you, @ChrisMurphyCT. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Many of our European partners didn't think Putin would go through with this and therefore weren't ready to think through the most serious sanctions. But Blinken and team did the spade work to be ready for this moment, and now that work is paying off. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

This is an exceptional commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty, a powerful attack on corruption, and an extraordinary diplomatic achievement. — PolitiTweet.org

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For many of us who think Putin is making a huge political and strategic mistake, see below. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @DanLamothe: Final point: As of Saturday morning in Washington, not a single major Ukrainian city has fallen to Russia, days after this… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: Two Republican members of Congress spoke at this white nationalist event. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brhodes: ‘We’d sanction him but he owns this football club’ is exactly the mentality oligarchs have counted upon and the mentality that… — PolitiTweet.org

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Hey @Meta care to comment? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StephenPomper: Agree — PolitiTweet.org

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On first impression, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson seems like a respected, mainstream jurist that has won support from Republicans and Democrats in the past. Looking forward to learning more about her as the Senate does its proper due diligence. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Mike Lee and I wrote the war powers reform legislation, and generally I agree with him on complaints that executives of both parties have exceeded their national security powers under the Constitution. But I don’t see how the movement of troops within NATO triggers war powers. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Deservedly, the nation’s focus is on Ukraine today. But we cannot lose focus on Afghanistan. Afghans are selling organs in order to feed their kids. And U.S. policy is contributing to the disaster. We must be able to deal with two crises at the same time. https://t.co/RKHW732BVY — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @mcbyrne: Folks should sign up for his email list. Im up on Ukraine from reading his trip stories for the last seven or eight years. — PolitiTweet.org