Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

RT @PaulGottinger: Remember when everyone who warned this exact thing would happen was called a Putin apologist — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

I know @NancyMace is controversial in various circles -- Trump endorsed her opponent -- but beyond her real working-class roots, she's done vital work in denouncing cruel, gruesome NIH animal experiments, and is an advocate for animal welfare generally. That's needed in Congress. https://t.co/C6xRN3KeR7 — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

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Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@TheDigitalGuru1 Also known as: a five-year high. See also: https://t.co/PDcxf21FSd https://t.co/qeMqZhFaCE — PolitiTweet.org

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The problem from the start was the obligatory moralism narrative didn't help decipher what policies would and wouldn't work. And that was as intended: there was so much to debate and question about US policy, but it was barred. Anyone who tried was maligned as a Russian stooge. — PolitiTweet.org

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Three months into this war, Ukraine is ravaged. Russia controls major parts of E. Ukraine. Russia's oil profits are higher than ever. Ruble is strong. Much of the world rejected US/NATO policy. Billions in US funds: gone, who knows where. Untraced weapons are flooding the region. — PolitiTweet.org

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Anyone who suggested the sanctions regime would cause this was immediately dismissed as a Kremlin apologist or asset -- true for any questioning of the instant US/NATO consensus on this war. This is what always happens with sanctions. These tactics were designed to quash debate: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @krystalball: This was the obvious completely predictable outcome — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kennardmatt: Today's revelations about Paul Mason are extremely serious. He's been plotting with a UK govt official specialising in inf… — PolitiTweet.org

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@DavidGong88 They're both examples of US leaders from the Democratic Party embracing, praising, befriending and propping up the world's most savage despots, due to the benefits such partnerships provide to the US. — PolitiTweet.org

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Regarding the horrific and sad case of British journalist @DomPhillips and Bruno Pereira who have been missing more than a week in the Amazon: Brazil's envoy to the UK apologized for announcing their bodies were found. They weren't. But it's still grim: https://t.co/psAn9c6jZL — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @esaagar: Russia just posted an *all time record* in oil profits. The effect of the Western oil embargo appears to have pushed prices to… — PolitiTweet.org

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@DavidGong88 https://t.co/1FNI2bkce3 https://t.co/PQ78Ja3Eao — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZeroRoomInHell Apparently very few in corporate media and elite DC politics know they claimed Trump had done something unprecedented by embracing the Saudi tyrants. You can read CNN's WH correspondent saying that by partnering with the Saudis, he overturned US values that generations cherished: https://t.co/Uwq9TGbP5w — PolitiTweet.org

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But by all means: continue to write your columns spewing moral outrage at golfers who decided to play in a Saudi-funded tour. It's much easier to deal with that than confront the reality of what the US -- not Trump, but the US -- has been doing for decades with Saudi despots. — PolitiTweet.org

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And for good measure: in 2009, as Egyptians began rising up against their long-time dictator, the US-supported-and-protected Hosni Mubarak, Hillary pronounced him "my good friend" and defended him. And it was Obama who enabled the Saudis to destroy Yemen with endless support.🇺🇸 https://t.co/l6iQ4xenF6 — PolitiTweet.org

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One last time: don't try to justify this by claiming everything changed because of Ukraine. Biden refused to sanction MbS in Feb, 2021. He ordered a major arms sale to Saudis in Oct, 2021. And there's no argument that buying Saudi oil now is more moral than buying it elsewhere. https://t.co/YeHRCkVeFz — PolitiTweet.org

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So often, this was the core fraud of Trump-era media discourse. They depicted acts all presidents have done (meeting with Egypt's dictator, ignoring atrocities by allies, hugging despots), and pretended Trump pioneered it, a singular monster among noble Presidents. My favorite: https://t.co/y15Cp51wnl — PolitiTweet.org

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Next up: @iamjohnoliver (Trump shows "arms deals are more important than a butchered journalist!"), @jimsciutto (same), NYT Editors (Trump *destroys US values, embraces Saudi values*); CNN WH reporter @StCollinson (Trump announced: you can murder if you have oil and money!). https://t.co/5nWozmZp9M — PolitiTweet.org

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More righteous disgust and moral indignation -- how could someone be so monstrous as to partner with **the Saudis** as Trump is doing? -- courtesy of @DanRather, @robreiner, Publisher of @washingtonpost (who employed Khashoggi), and @CharlesMBlow. Smell the moral righteousness: https://t.co/6wX9OMInRq — PolitiTweet.org

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The rage over Trump's refusal to sever ties with the Saudis -- despite Khashoggi's murder and their destruction of Yemen (with US and UK weapons) -- intensifies with @VP Kamala Harris (now herself selling arms to the Saudis!), @RichardEngel, @KenRoth, and @StephenKing.🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/03LUDeijD8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Next up: the fiery rage, fury and indignation of Sen. @timkaine, @ananavarro, @Lawrence, and @carlbildt. Just read this. Try to imagine these fraudulent hacks uttering even a tiny fraction of moral rage toward Biden for doing the same exact thing (which Obama and Bush also did): https://t.co/mhKm24kg3A — PolitiTweet.org

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As Biden sells arms to the Saudis and prepares to meet MbS, join me in looking at some specific examples of what was said -- and how it was said -- about Trump doing the same. To start: @JohnBrennan, the NYT, @Acosta, and @Acosta again: https://t.co/rBoFqmijZJ — PolitiTweet.org

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It's really worth looking at what specific DC elites said after Trump announced he'd continue to embrace Saudi despite Khashoggi and Yemen. You'd never hear such bile now toward Biden. They invented a fake narrative: Trump was a singular monster: for upholding US tradition. — PolitiTweet.org

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It's amazing to look to 2018, to see how the entire DC political and media class reacted *with revulsion* when Trump did *exactly* what Biden is now doing: ignoring the Khashoggi murder and destruction of Yemen because of the benefits to US. Here's the summary of what they did: https://t.co/p26Bv3OvLi — PolitiTweet.org

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The excuse from Biden officials for why Biden began embracing and coddling the Saudis from the start is *exactly* the same as Trump's rationale: Yes, it's bad Khashoggi was murdered and they starve Yemenis, but the benefits we get from this partnership are too great to stop. https://t.co/uVsSeSgsfF — PolitiTweet.org

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After Biden campaigned on a vow to not sell arms to the Saudis and turn them into "pariahs," the first thing he did as President was refuse to sanction bin Salman for his role in Khashoggi's murder. In Oct - way before Russia's invasion -- Biden approved major arms sales. Now: https://t.co/V3IJMlYdUB — PolitiTweet.org

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@Cernovich The US/Saudi partnership has been the staple of US foreign policy since WW2. But when Trump announced he'd continued it -- just like when he welcomed US ally Gen. Sisi to the WH -- the media class acted like it was the first time ever a US President ever embraced a despot.😂 https://t.co/x8hJrEWBfa — PolitiTweet.org

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@allart4u https://t.co/sTdoMCXPsQ — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Here's Biden, as President, on what he actually did to the Saudis and the US/Saudi partnership: Pretty much everything he said in that above video was a flat-out lie. He sold weapons to them. He refused to sanction MbS. Now he's visiting on his knees, heralding the partnership. https://t.co/oeP9dCNdUz — PolitiTweet.org