Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@jothmo I invite you - urge you in fact - to explain what you believe is "ironic" about this tweet. Have I been urging the state and corporate giants to censor "disinformation"? — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@CDCarter13 Yes, I'm very aware that the dominant left-liberal mentality is that because you are so clearly morally and intellectually superior, you are entitled to things that your adversaries are not entitled to do. I just don't think you'll find much success with this entitlement complex. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

The people and institutions who scream the loudest about the need for the state and corporate giants to censor "disinformation" are the ones who most aggressively and harmfully spread disinformation. It's like an unbending law of the universe: — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@adamndsmith The function of the First Amendment was to protect political speech. Groups long referred to as "free speech absolutists," including @ACLU, have long agreed that political speech deserves the greatest protection. https://t.co/xSn9Gjar19 https://t.co/B49sybMjf4 — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

I have a more permissive view than many of the rights of citizens to protest against powerful officials, but whatever standard one adopts must apply to all. If it's OK to protest in front of Alito's house, then the same is true of the homes of Sotomayor, Buttigieg, Pelosi, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@chanceitup @lucchesi_andre Yes, it was false on the 23rd to say that Russia had already invaded Ukraine. It was true on the 24th. I don't know why so many people have trouble understanding this basic temporal concept. It's rather fundamental to how we discuss and understand the world. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@lucchesi_andre That's a Twitter lie that your brain is too primitive to resist. On Feb. 23, the USG said the Russian invasion of Ukraine had commenced. It hadn't, and that was what my tweet on that date said: not that Russia would never invade. I avoided predictions about what Russia would do. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@adamndsmith Under long-standing First Amendment law, political speech enjoys the highest protection from free speech guarantees, with commercial speech enjoying the lowest. Hence, restrictions that are allowed on the latter are banned when applied to the former. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

The claims from Western "experts" and anonymous intelligence officials about what Putin intended to announce in today's speech all turned out to be false. On to the next disinformation campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

1) This is false. Musk wants to *strengthen* "content moderation": against bots and spam. This is the Post using "content moderation" as a euphemism for censorship. 2) Many censored for bad political views are "women and people of color." 3) Free speech isn't white supremacy. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@VladDavidzon @mattsteinglass Oh, so now Russia "invaded" Ukraine in 2014? Did the US have any involvement at the time? Why would Burisma think it would benefit them to pay Joe Biden's son $50k/month? The US has been flooding Ukraine with lethal arms for years. — PolitiTweet.org

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@treygraham As I said, my initial view was shock that racial preferences were allowed. But then I did reporting on it. Have you spoken with black Brazilian parents about why adopting black kids is important to them, or social workers about the valid reasons for this? https://t.co/FdcVP6uh6V — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattsteinglass Can you elaborate on that point? Are you saying that the US only began pouring weapons into Ukraine after the Russian invasion? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davidmirandario: Eu perdi minha mãe muito cedo, ainda criança. Mas a vida me deu outra, tia Eliane me adotou. Nunca me deixou faltar ca… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexnunns: Anyone who wants to see the complete intellectual collapse of @paulmasonnews under pressure from @OwenJones84 and @michaeljs… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZacMabry: What on earth https://t.co/hLe1Ube6Yw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ggreenwald: @mtracey Every single US war was justified with the same packaging and rhetoric as the US role in Ukraine: the US is always… — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@mtracey Every single US war was justified with the same packaging and rhetoric as the US role in Ukraine: the US is always fighting for benevolent reasons to save innocents from tyranny and aggression. That was the argument for Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Syria - even Afghanistan. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ViciousLilViper @scottmstringer @brandy4moco By "run in the opposite direction," I just mean refusing to immerse yourself in such an unhinged, toxic, sociopathic and self-destructive political faction. I don't mean run away and hide when you're accused by them. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ElefanteNRoom @scottmstringer @brandy4moco Power. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@pennywinkie Thanks, but it's the same with our marriage. Nobody - especially strangers on the internet who know nothing -- can malign the things of which we're proudest and that are most sacred to us. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@softchubbymofo I don't know the situation well in the US, but even in Brazil, parents who want an infant - especially a white, healthy infant - end up having to wait years. Adoptive parents open to adopting an older child, with no racial preference, some health problems, etc. adopt immediately. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@_Teste_Br Certo, eu pessoalmente acho que a beleza da adoção é que ela mostra como o amor familiar e o vínculo pai/filho são tão fortes e naturais que superam todas as diferenças. Mas entendo por que alguns pais gostariam de minimizar os possíveis obstáculos. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@pennywinkie @MaryCol69061277 100%! lol — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Neoconservatism is 100% the dominant US foreign policy ideology for the establishment wings of both political parties. That's why virtually every disgraced Bush/Cheney era neocon is now employed by and beloved within the most mainstream corporate news outlets: — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@EdAsante77 As I wrote, when I began the process, I thought any expression of a racial preference was inherently racist. When I expressed that view, the (quite left-wing) social workers who guide the process argued there were many valid, non-racist reasons why parents would have one. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@MaryCol69061277 I always was doubtful about whether I wanted to be, or would be good at being, a father. I'm most definitely not going to win any Father of the Year awards, but the deep love and bonding I have for my kids, and they for me, shocks me and fills me with glee each day I think of it. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@_Teste_Br Foi o que eu pensei no começo tb. Achei que só um racista teria preferências raciais. Mas é importante para alguns pais negros terem filhos negros. E alguns pais brancos querem evitar o estigma de ter filhos que não se parecem com eles. Eu não faria isso, mas não é tão fácil. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

From a social, cultural and political perspective, adoption is a fascinating and highly complex process. For me personally, it is by far the best and most gratifying thing I've ever done. Given how many kids linger in orphanages, it's very hard to judge parents who do it. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

I wrote about the complexities in the adoption process back in 2017 in the Brazil context. Kids over 6 have almost no chance to be adopted, lingering in shelters until expelled at 18. But the preference for white kids also leaves many kids un-adoptable: https://t.co/FdcVP6de4V — PolitiTweet.org