Danielle Muscato (she/her)

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

He also constantly plays devil's advocate. It doesn't matter to him that some people do not want to discuss his racist, transphobic, classes opinions on everything. He insists on making everything into an argument and a debate. It's exhausting. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

My dad is one of those cis straight rich white men who thinks that because he went to an ivy League school, and started his own business, that his opinion is needed, wanted, interesting, and relevant on every topic, even discussions to which he is not invited or welcome. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

It didn't matter to him that I'm a professional civil rights activist, & he is a medical doctor with no expertise in this area. We landed on agree to disagree. My gosh. It's amazing what racists will do to defend their racism. And STILL deny vehemently that they are racist at all — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I think perhaps the most vivid example of Dr Joe Muscato aka my dad's egocentricity is the time he argued with me for TEN MINUTES, claiming that there are some instances where it's morally permissable & not racist for him, a white dude, to use the n-word, hard r. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@FrancesMKimball I miss her so much 😭 thank you. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Wow this is exactly my dad 100% @narcabusecoach, good stuff https://t.co/HmHhu263g4 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@_Baylink There's a great book called The Republican Brain by @chriscmooney, about the science behind why Republicans deny reality. Their brains are literally wired differently. They are more fearful and less open to new experiences and more gullible and so much more. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@_Baylink Oh, I do a whole talk about amygdala hijacking! I have spoken by invitation at universities, med schools, and conferences about it: https://t.co/2BiE4cvr3P — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey's character, is a MASTER of abusive masking. He is hyper-aware of how he's perceived by others, and he changes his personality & behavior 180° behind closed doors. He can switch the evil off & on, instantly, depending on who's watching, or listening. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I've seen a bunch of House of Cards episodes, I never finished it & lost interest after the Kevin Spacey #metoo shit. But the whole time I watched it, I thought, this is what my dad would've been like, if he'd gone into politics, instead of medicine. His bachelor's is in poli sci — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

This meme inspired by the infamous transphobic racist domestic abuser & closet conservative Dr Joe Muscato — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

what is it with conservatives grasping their pearls at things that haven't even really happened or have a 0.0001% chance of happening…when they are plenty of unhoused people, starving, with no healthcare, drowning in debt in the real world? It's all just performative, isn't it? https://t.co/8AhyB3INXP — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

They joke they got married so they could share med school textbooks. I think it's not a joke though. I think they're both narcissistic domestic abusers who tolerate each other to look like a normal married couple. They Remind me of Kevin Spacey & Robin Wright from House of Cards. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Even when my mom had cancer, even when my dad got a pacemaker put in, I never heard them say they love each other, or hug each other. Occasionally I have seen my dad give my mom a peck on the lips when he's leaving on a trip or something, but not in literally decades. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I don't think my parents, Dr Joe & Mary Muscato, are in love with each other, alhough they've been married 50 years. I've never heard them say "I love you" to the other. I've never seen them be affectionate with or physically comfort each other. I've never seen them kiss. Weird. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

The role of the artist is to turn suffering into art in order to make the revolution irresistible — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@ShawnaBergen Thank you. It's really validating to hear it... I'm so used to the gaslighting and denial and pretending nothing happened, that just recognition of the abuse helps me remember I'm not making it up and I don't deserve this, I never did, no one does. Thank you. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Just your regular public reminder that Dr Joe Muscato is a violent, cruel, two-faced domestic abuser, not to mention transphobic & racist too. He hides it in front of outsiders because he knows it's wrong, but inside he's a piece of shit. He abuses his wife, Dr Mary Muscato, too. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@mail2dawn I've been in therapy for years. 2 years ago, I also made an ultimatum that I would go back to not speaking to them at all, unless we did family therapy. I got screamed at for TWO HOURS by my abusive, explosively angry, violent medical doctor dad, for telling him we need therapy — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Here's a more thorough Facebook post with details of what's going on: https://t.co/XIl26CDmT9 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@MrBrexitHanky You cared enough to read the thread And leave a comment. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@t_fles I'm currently in the process of completely redoing my Patreon! I'll get back to you about this very soon! I'm gonna be doing a lot more videos and livestreaming in the next 6 months, and I'm starting a zoom book club, I've got a lot in the works ✊❤️ — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@t_fles This show is as much as educational event about what narcissistic abusers do, how they get away with it, what things to look for, & how to help. Since I'll be streaming it online too, I want to focus on a bigger area than just Como. I've got folks worldwide interested in tickets! — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@t_fles I want to help in a bigger, broader sense—the money raised will go further, with providing resources to orgs statewide including True North, with things like grant writing, matching gifts, etc to do even more good than I could with just the fundraising I'm doing with this event! — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@t_fles The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, it's a 501c3 that provides training and resources to #DomesticAbuse orgs all across the state. A friend who's a #DV advocate at Boone County Hospital recommended them to me. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I'm in the process of applying for disability benefits. My therapist, who I see 2x/week, said it takes 5 *years* on avg to get approved. I applied 2 years ago, but currently I only have about $300/month of income. If you want to help, here's my Patreon! https://t.co/7uz1EUf6WO — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

This is the handmade custom guitar that's the raffle prize! The money is going to a great cause: education and resources for survivors of #DomesticAbuse, for people escaping #DomesticViolence like me. https://t.co/cAmRyUANEG — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

The website currently just forwards to a tweet explaining the situation, but now that my 2nd counteroffer to settle was rejected, I'm gonna go ahead and build the website. I haven't prioritized it, since my first priority so far has been figuring out getting a roof over my head. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

My 2nd counteroffer for a settlement was also rejected. At this point, I'm going forward with booking an actual date for my one-woman show. Frankly, I don't know that I have the spoons to do this, but I'm gonna try my damnedest. Here's a mock-up of invitation, with a fake date: https://t.co/OUjcVbxJyk — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

In fact, the 1st doctor to suggest that I apply for disability did so in 2012. It was not my idea. I resisted doing so for a decade. I didn't want to admit that I cannot hold a job, and I didn't want to be dependent on government assistance like that. But it's true, I can't work. — PolitiTweet.org