Carlos Maza

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

Imagine looking at the state of America today —concentration camps on the border, white nationalists in the streets, massive disenfranchisement of Democratic voters — and thinking “the problem is we’re all too polarized!” — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

Most of the political pundits on TV or in editorial pages aren’t there because they’re smart or insightful. They’re there because they’ll never say anything interesting enough to ruffle the feathers of their corporate executives. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

Media punditry is dominated by old white guys who’ve run out of interesting things to say. We should be making room for new voices, not recycling the milquetoast bullshit of the 90s: https://t.co/yMjIYLWi6m — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

There are so many brilliant young writers who have important and thought-provoking shit to say about the state of American politics. And then there’s Bret Stephens, using the New York Times to complain about Twitter for the 36th week in a row. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

@robrousseau Nice new avi Robert — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @thelindsayellis: Fucking called it Be suspicious of accounts that seem to only exist to rile up “controversy”. Don’t signal boost bot… — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @thetomzone: excuse me what the fuck are you doing quoting this neo nazi on why antifa is dangerous @CNN? https://t.co/7bUgNjU7aE — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

@Slade @ChrisDStedman @jpbrammer i'm back to undecided. we need to you lip sync. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

@ChrisDStedman @jpbrammer seconded. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

#2. #2 is the correct answer. https://t.co/YLlHvP0Gp7 — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @rtraister: I wrote about the guys who are STILL being paid to tell us the story of American politics https://t.co/VvoFdD0bo2 — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @MotherJones: There’s no evidence that the milkshakes contained cement. The photos were fake. And the police got it all wrong, and in th… — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @IGD_News: Photos of tweeted "chemical burns" that far-Right conspiracy theorists and even mainstream Right and Center outlets reported… — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

@justifiableWTF @JoyPullmann @nabisco Ok werk — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

@JoyPullmann @nabisco Do you think the Oreos are having sex — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

Right-wing actors gin up horror stories about antifa because they know mainstream journalists will overreact. It's the antifa trap, and we keep falling for it: https://t.co/EWbzUsmAA4 — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

It's not just right-wing outlets. NBC and CBS also repeated the baseless "cement milkshakes" rumor. CNN ran a whole opinion column about it. These are still up! https://t.co/9IdVMDtsVl — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

@MattNegrin 100000% he will be invited on Meet The Press — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @MattNegrin: As is American tradition they will be swiftly invited on Meet the Press https://t.co/bbxnyMDkO2 — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

Fox News perpetuated the "cement milkshake" rumor and then quietly changed their headline. There is no editor's note on this piece. Zero penalty for engaging in disinformation in right-wing media. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

If you're a Republican senator, there's very little incentive to fact-check stuff like this or wait for evidence. There's no meaningful punishment for spreading an unsubstantiated rumor. https://t.co/DGf60TYAT8 — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

A Republican Senator helped spread a hoax about "cement milkshakes" and will face zero meaningful consequences for it. He got his retweets. His supporters ate it up. What incentive does he have to fact-check? https://t.co/hPHMG1QvZf — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

None of these people will be held accountable for perpetuating a hoax about "cement milkshakes." There is ZERO penalty for spreading misinformation in the right-wing media ecosystem: https://t.co/gA0tnwk8VN — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

You can’t fight the far-right with good faith fact checks. They design their lies to do maximum damage before they can be debunked. The best defense is an assumption of bad faith, and a refusal to repeat claims until they’re independently verified. Strategic silence. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

1. Proud Boys tell police there were cement milkshakes 2. Police repeat the claim without evidence 3. Right-wing activists repeat police statement 4. Right-wing politicians (Ted Cruz!) repeat the claim to millions Too late too debunk now. — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @katemshepherd: Came home last night and saw one of my roommates for the first time since Saturday. Told her I covered the protest. She… — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @chrisiousity: The worst thing you could possibly believe is this- that the Nazis were "unique and uniquely evil". If you know nothing e… — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @briamgilbert: this ad is one comma away from truly grasping the millennial mindset https://t.co/zoV69xyMNW — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

RT @alexkotch: Everyone who chided @AOC for comparing these to concentration camps needs to delete their accounts. https://t.co/ngurizAxKe — PolitiTweet.org

Carlos Maza @gaywonk

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