Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@McgilicutyIggy How weird, then, that he expressed support and admiration for the most left-wing politician to be a viable presidential candidate in the US in decades. What a weird thing for a right-wing extremist to do. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@ete_jo Yes and no. Some establishment Dems exploited it, but some soft-leftists (like AOC) were genuinely upset about it. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

It's similar to what they did to Joe Rogan. The nation's most popular and influential podcaster said that Bernie Sanders was his favorite candidate. The left attacked the Sanders campaign for touting his support, and insisted Rogan be viewed as a far-right extremist and enemy.🤣 https://t.co/iq2wm3jEDG — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Due to their desperate need to keep censoring the internet and their fear of even a modicum of online free speech returning, Democrats converted one of the world's most influential people into an enemy. He's now publicizing their many frauds, hoaxes and disinformation campaigns: — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Sakaushka @Alexey__Kovalev Yes, he thought I'd be reluctant or even unwilling to say that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, a belief of his that reveals a great deal about he and those he admires think and speak, while revealing nothing about me. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@redsteeze She was present for this: https://t.co/hc7sge1ove — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Alexey__Kovalev Of course they are. All wars contain atrocities and war crimes. War is the single worst thing humanity can unleash on itself. And Russia, and Ukraine, are no exceptions to that. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

The NYT -- usually on board with bipartisan DC war policies -- began signaling resistance when this great news article on the House's approval of Biden's $40b, noting how most lawmakers were too scared to ask questions or voice their long-standing views: https://t.co/LTCiaD6jPD — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

I highly recommend reading that NYT Editorial linked in the above tweet. It doesn't go far enough, but it shows far more courage and clarity than any Dem politician and most Republicans on how dangerous this war is and how confused and unclear is Biden's war escalation strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Amazing that the NYT is far more concerned, nuanced, cautious, realistic and worried about escalating US involvement in our most dangerous war in decades than the Squad and Bernie, who -- in contrast to dozens of GOP lawmakers, as the NYT notes -- just blindly keep submitting: — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

RT @mtaibbi: The current iteration of the Democratic Party — pro-war, pro-surveillance, pushing for major expansion of security state autho… — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@realchriswayne @RandPaul If you watch the full segment, you'll see that the entire lead-up question that Laura asked, which prompted my answer, was about Mitch McConnell's attack on Rand Paul and his defense of Biden's war package (they even showed Mitch). It was very clear we were discussing the GOP. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@foss_the @AuronMacintyre If that's the full extent of the meaning you derive from what I write and say, I'd suggest that you're paying inadequate attention, because there is much more to my worldview and project than that. In fact, that is, at most, a small part of my Twitter repertoire and little else. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@uleesees I talked about it on my podcast because complex questions -- where people are looking to exploit and distort -- don't belong in tweets. https://t.co/Tqyryl7S3R — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@spencerinabox She voted no, then changed her vote to "present," then began crying. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Members of Congress have every right to question the strategic benefit and morality of the US sending billions in taxpayer funds to other countries: they have not just the right but the duty to question it. Israel is like any other foreign country and debating aid to it is valid. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

AOC wasn't saying the US should cut funding to Israel. She is saying the US bears responsibility for human rights abuses - such as the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and attacks at her funeral - when committed by nations who receive massive US aid. Same applies to Saudis and Egypt. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

The vast majority of the GOP (and the entire Dem Party) supports Biden's war policies in Ukraine and have from the start. A few dozen Republicans in Congress have opposed it, but most of the GOP supports Biden's escalation in Ukraine. If anything, they favor even more: — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Yes, the cartoonish idiocy of Nina Jankowicz has made the controversy seem like a joke. Don't let it distract you from the fact that DHS and USG generally have numerous programs to define Truth and Falsity so as to weaponize their "disinformation" decrees to censor and punish. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@sassafrasj0nes I am duly embarrassed at failing to see the satire in the first tweet. Sorry! 🤮 — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@KostjaMarschke @barryeisler @TimothyS For two reasons: 1) I find highly objectionable and chilling the Western media's complete re-writing and revisionism about Azov: that sort of Ministry of Truth stuff is creepy, and 2) I do think they're significant and merit discussion, even if not dispositive to the war deabte. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@KostjaMarschke @barryeisler @TimothyS I agree Azov's influence is not political. It's military. I seriously doubt that anywhere close to a majority supports its ideology (though likely/understandably feel better about them now due to their role in the war). I've said that Azov doesn't mean the US should stay out. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

RT @redsteeze: Criticizing me is a threat to national security. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@sassafrasj0nes Please renounce your membership in the Azov Battalion and remove the photos of Adolf Hitler you have from your wall. If you want to hide your Nazism, perhaps be a little more subtle than claiming that a gay Jewish journalist is a traitor: it's like waving around a swastika. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@KostjaMarschke @barryeisler @TimothyS I contest the minimization of Azov's power and influence. Western press accounts constantly stressed how key they are to Ukrianian fighting. It's typical that the most extremist forces become dominant in war (eg Syria). At the very least, we should be honest about who they are. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

After seeing and hearing all of this from Nina Jankowicz, I would literally trust someone randomly chosen from the phone book (ask your parents what those are) to run this DHS Disinformation Board over her. She's a caricature of a partisan fanatic and authoritarian extremist. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

LOL. Of course. If you oppose Homeland Security's Disinformation Board or criticize the views and statements of this #Resistance cartoon chosen to run it, then it means you are harming US National Security. Back to the days of: any questioning of the USG makes you a traitor. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@KostjaMarschke @barryeisler @TimothyS Yes, I've repeatedly said that it's normal for people and countries at war to form alliances with anyone who will help them win the war. That's why the US, despite its burning and visceral hatred for the Soviet Union and Stalin, partnered and allied with them in WW2. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Over and over, all day, every day. But remember: it's Russians who use bots! https://t.co/YXUxHzvPPE — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@barryeisler @TimothyS One of its many charms. — PolitiTweet.org