Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@SimonFromFlori2 You agree that people who don't immediately vote for the historically great Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House should be branded "infidels" and suffer official and grave punishments? — PolitiTweet.org

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If he demanded this I would immediately place him as the odds-on favorite. Would probably not need a roll call vote: he'd win by acclimation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Infidels. — PolitiTweet.org

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@realcamrob1 Good. Few factions have done more damage in the world than the Bipartisan DC Serious People. — PolitiTweet.org

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@soulesshusk @steven__knight AOC voted for the $40b spending largesse to CIA and Raytheon "for Ukraine"; she wouldn't get caught dead defending Assange and Snowden the way MTG does; she has zero interest in condemning CIA, DHS or FBI (except wanting FBI/DHS to have more power), etc. etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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MTG's argument: anyone who ends up as Speaker will be more or less the same as McCarthy, so it's not worth spending energy or time on it. And yes: I'm well-aware she's on the Bipartisan DC Serious People's list of those we must laugh at. I don't give a shit about this list. https://t.co/Kz9RjmHszh — PolitiTweet.org

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@soulesshusk @steven__knight Yeah, if you need me to spell it out further: I think MTG -- the leading Congressional crusader for pardons for Assange and Snowden, and one of the leading opponents of the US proxy war in Ukraine -- is more honest and independent than 90% of the members of Congress at least. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Cjhadley82 Hence MTG's argument that it's not worth spending so much time and energy fighting over this, since whoever ends up in that position will be relatively the same. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Jordan is at least as much of an establishment swamp creature as Kevin McCarthy is, and he's also voting for McCarthy to be Speaker.👇 https://t.co/f016B2JKM0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@haildvorak Demonstrating what pro-establishment lackey frauds the Squad are, and how gullible, desperate and easily manipulated pseudo-radical leftists like you are for following them and thinking you're doing something defiant while they keep you herded meekly behind the Dem Party. — PolitiTweet.org

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@steven__knight Order is the highest value only for fascists. It's actually healthy and good to have intra-party disagreements over policy, ideology and leadership. Dems march lockstep in unity, doing what they're told by Leaders. Congrats on such a noble accomplishment. — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, here's @RepMTG - who for months has vowed to vote for McCarthy - explaining why she's doing so despite knowing much of her base disagrees. Many reasons to disagree here with MTG, but politicians who knowingly diverge from their base on principle should earn trust: — PolitiTweet.org

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In fact, not only is Hakeem Jeffries one of the purest symbols of lobbyist-driven servitude to status quo power the Squad claims to oppose, but Jeffries has never hidden his contempt for the Squad, funding their opponents and working to defeat them. Yet they still cheer him.😬 https://t.co/k97fDpIJ4C — PolitiTweet.org

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All Squad members voted in acclimation for Hakeem Jeffries as their Leader: the living, breathing embodiment of K Street sleaze, of everything the Squad claims to oppose. Yes, it enabled Dems to be more orderly - obedience to leaders always does - but it's odd to be proud of it. — PolitiTweet.org

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These GOP holdouts are doing what the Squad never has the courage to do: use their power to defy party leadership in order to extract concessions. Not sure why it's a source of pride to show how you always submit to Party orders like good soldiers. Not much dignity in that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BlueBoxDave @MrsEmmyM That's the point. The Squad snaps into line when told to, every time -- unless you know of totally secret concessions they got that nobody knows about to violate their pledge to activists by changing their vote. Look at this thread from the activists: https://t.co/i2Vm01RWzV — PolitiTweet.org

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@BlueBoxDave @MrsEmmyM Here's what happened to AOC when she tried to get one of the most powerful House Committees: House Dems humiliated her by overwhelmingly choosing a centrist Dem who actually voted *against* Pelosi for Speaker: https://t.co/Iy6uECP4QQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@BlueBoxDave @MrsEmmyM Here's what happened to AOC when she tried to get one of the most powerful House Committees: House Dems humiliated her by overwhelmingly choosing a centrist Dem who actually voted *against* Pelosi for Speaker: https://t.co/Iy6uECP4QQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@phillips_allen1 Congratulations on the most important accomplishment in your life. Enjoy the day. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thehill: President Biden on Senate Minority Leader McConnell: "We’ve been friends a long time and everybody’s talking about how signifi… — PolitiTweet.org

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@phillips_allen1 You're literally a well-known neo-Nazi who wants to arm and fund Nazi militias on the other side of the world. You want gay men in concentration camps and favor the gassing of Jews. I don't think you're in much of a position to criticize others. And you sound like Joe McCarthy. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SabineSavvidis I don't do journalism for people like you - only about you. https://t.co/9RO9Kq79CG — PolitiTweet.org

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@Real_MKNY @BlueBoxDave @MrsEmmyM @AOC Because she spent a full year chanting "Defund the Police!" When NYC cut $1 billion from the police budget in 2020, she said that's not enough. "Defund the Police means Defund the Police," she said. She promised activists a NO vote on the $2b in 2021. https://t.co/ef7BH1WyO4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@BlueBoxDave @MrsEmmyM LOL. Nothing. That's the point. They don't extract concessions when they have leverage and power. They were in the exact position GOP House members are now - Pelosi needed their votes to become Speaker - and they rejected activists' demands to demand a Medicare for All vote. https://t.co/1RmOBdSRXS — PolitiTweet.org

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@BlueBoxDave @MrsEmmyM On the point of the Squad's dissenting votes, they *only* vote NO when they know it won't matter and the bill will pass anyway. They all promised activists a NO vote on Pelosi's $2b extra for the Capitol Police: until it turned out she needed their votes: https://t.co/Kc1BDwd5O2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RuleofLawman @davidmweissman @BillKristol I don't think you know what "ad hominem" means, but since I know how emotionally upset liberals get whenever their neocon allies and heroes are criticized, I won't press the point. https://t.co/7HvB4MUjzn — PolitiTweet.org

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Remember CNN+, which lasted 21 full days before being put out of its misery? 🫢 — PolitiTweet.org

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Crashing from the high of the Trump addiction: What's even more devastating about CNN and MSNBC losing such a high percentage of their audience in one year is they started with so little to begin with. Liberal cable was dying before Trump and are now headed to permanent oblivion — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidmweissman @BillKristol Such as Bill Kristol's entire adult life that he devoted to cheering, empowering and architecting the lowest, scummiest and most destructive parts of the Republican Party, before transforming overnight into liberal icon and heroic symbol of The Rule of Law? — PolitiTweet.org

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@BlueBoxDave Our nightly show is an hour long, like most shows. But our individual segments are usually 15-20 minutes. And they're video broadcasts, making it even easier to process the arguments. But I definitely understand being busy: there are many things I wish I could read but can't.🤷‍♂️ — PolitiTweet.org