Seth Abramson

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

Or we could approach it in a different way: a federal criminal investigator could choose to question Trump’s closest confidants about whether he was moving *stolen* documents between residences, *or* he could simply ask whether *any* documents were being moved between residences. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

When we consider how rarely judges deny warrant applications, it seems almost historically astounding that Trump was known to be in possession of stolen documents that could damage national security—while moving documents between 3 residences—and only 1 of them ever got searched. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

In fact things should’ve worked in the other direction: as this contraband threatens national security, it’s more urgent to locate it then drugs or (say) stolen jewels. By interviewing the suspect’s closest confidants about the contraband, DOJ essentially begged Trump to move it. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

Were Trump anyone else, Trump Tower and Bedminster would’ve been searched on this evidence or the mere fact Trump was in possession of contraband and regularly moving between three locations. DOJ instead seeks a witness to *confirm* the documents are in Trump Tower or Bedminster. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

Yes, but remember DOJ has long had evidence Trump (1) took stolen documents to a private residence; (2) curated tho… https://t.co/xsfrU6RqIP — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

You could look up the definition of a “criminal conspiracy” in a legal dictionary or just read this article https://t.co/Kery5yOMcj — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

The funny thing is that I expressed no interest in beaches, mountains, or crowded places like Disneyland—but when the quiz says “You’re California!” it suddenly informs you that you’re into all those things. I’m starting to think that algorithms are... not such a great thing? 🤯 — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

In fairness, I did say I like sushi, brown bears, being near water, traveling by car, being close to nature, having the option of being either in a city or the woods, and the idea of staying in a really nice hotel (something I’ve almost never done). So is that...uh... California? — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

I question your accuracy, slapdash internet quiz! https://t.co/4MhaEwQ1AF — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

RT @SethAbramson: What if media revealed far-right evangelicals’ hypocrisy by reporting news using their own rhetoric, e.g. BREAKING NEWS:… — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

RT @gettinviggy: An Iowa man was arrested on Thursday in connection with charges of leaving threatening phone messages last year for Arizon… — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

RT @SethAbramson: What if media revealed far-right evangelicals’ hypocrisy by reporting news using their own rhetoric, e.g. BREAKING NEWS:… — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

(PS2) The FBI had probable cause to search all Trump’s residences *8 months ago*. Instead, it searched one—which search has now been tied up in court for months—and let Trump have all the time he needed to move additional contraband between/among (or out of) his other properties. — PolitiTweet.org

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(PS) This *freakin’ obvious* investigative step *still* hasn’t been taken—in fact the FBI is doing the opposite by *telegraphing* to Trump that he should immediately move all contraband at Trump Tower and Bedminster because they may be searched. It’s borderline aiding a criminal. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

How many weeks ago—no, how many *months* ago—did I say, as a former federal criminal investigator, that it was inconceivable as a matter of SOP that the FBI would search Mar-a-Lago but not (after finding contraband there) Trump Tower and Bedminster? And now here we are. So angry. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

What if media revealed far-right evangelicals’ hypocrisy by reporting news using their own rhetoric, e.g. BREAKING NEWS: Unrepentant Serial Adulterer Paid Woman to Murder Baby in 2009, Tried to Kill Second Baby in 2011; Evangelical Voters Say “No Problem” https://t.co/oK8aULHWgr — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@mhowe1980 Have you lived in Iowa? I have. Iowa City, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids are all very nice cities. I wouldn't live in the cornfields, but then again almost no one does except for farmers. The small towns are generally filled with people who have lived there a long time, not movers. — PolitiTweet.org

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(PS) On the other side of the coin, the places folks are *most frequently* moving to post-pandemic include: ✅ Alaska ✅ Maine ✅ Montana ✅ North Carolina ✅ South Carolina ✅ Vermont Two states in northern New England made the list! Didn’t see that coming—but happy to see it! https://t.co/RgUZ87tgJ7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Thoughts? CNBC: https://t.co/oVh8wVcqq5 — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

Without stretching, sitting down and lying it’s a dystopia No sunblock or social media would keep everyone inside with less to do, but there’d eventually be ways around that Bottled water, hair dryers, taxis, parties, gossiping you can keep Too bad about fries, umbrellas, mayo — PolitiTweet.org

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@johncdrake I understand you see the history differently—and my intention was not to attack you. But I also won’t back down from what I’ve seen/known to be true or accept the premise that these facts ought not be uttered. What you and I share is we want the future to be better than the past. — PolitiTweet.org

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@johncdrake We are not going to be able to make that happen on Twitter. But my point was that I believe the history reveals ongoing conflicts that then arise in art as stereotyping. Heaven knows the Black community has been dealing with this for decades and decades and decades. Even forever. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@johncdrake So when Glover and Keene and Kanye and Jackson tell the stories of how Jews have interacted with their world, and I could find hundreds of other such examples, they may feel inclined to see us as obstacles or, at best, allies. But what I would like to see are lasting friendships. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@johncdrake ...as the thread progressed—and as I interacted with commentators—was on how rare it seems to be—in contrast to how frequent I wish it were—that Black men/women and Jewish men/women of roughly equivalent socioeconomic status socialize. I fear there’s too little mutual engagement. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@johncdrake I cannot possibly begin to imagine the frustrations powerful and talented Black men experience when they see all the gatekeepers aligned before them—all of them white. ATLANTA does an amazing job of dramatizing this, along with so much else it does superlatively. But my focus... — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@johncdrake ...I am sure I would have gone on to underscore that one of the reasons powerful and talented Black men have often given voice to how far Black-Jewish relations have to go is that they were toiling in industries where indeed *some* of the powerful gatekeepers were and are Jewish. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@johncdrake Twitter is a short-form medium—even with threading. It’s not particularly just of you to fault me for not outlining the whole history of prominent Black men with problematic views on Jews. It isn’t just Glover, Keene, Kanye or Jesse Jackson. And if this were a long-form format... — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@johncdrake John, I was careful to say you didn’t call me a racist but that you said my reasoning was racist. I understand the difference between the concepts and I think I was clear indisting between them. In my initial thread I gave just a few examples of what is indeed a historical trend. — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

FYI: https://t.co/kRXWAecCCZ — PolitiTweet.org

Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

@MaryWel97415370 Looks like C-SPAN and Fox Nation will both carry it https://t.co/kRXWAecCCZ — PolitiTweet.org