Ashley Parker

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

“My God, who else is going to run?” Trump Republicans, ready for someone new, debate a post-Trump future. https://t.co/pa8CIqySmb — PolitiTweet.org

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Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

We talked to more than 150 Trump voters in key districts and states across the country. What we found: Trump still has some advantages of his MAGA base — BUT his support is slipping, and there’s real room for a (single) Republican challenger. https://t.co/pa8CIqySmb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FenitN: Nice dark way to start your morning https://t.co/sNUeWDZpTM https://t.co/FzCCO9bgHL — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KatieGetsReal: In 1971, as part of a prisoner trustee program, then Governor of Georgia Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter hired Mary Prince to… — PolitiTweet.org

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Is wokeism the new Chardonnay-swilling, latte-sipping liberal of the aughts? Republicans sure seem to think so. My latest, w @lizcgoodwin. https://t.co/N9AwamyL9y — PolitiTweet.org

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Is wokeism the new Chardonnay-swilling, latte-sitting liberal of the aughts? Republicans sure seem to think so. My latest, w @lizcgoodwin. https://t.co/N9AwamyL9y — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans run on a message of anti-wokeism — but struggle to define just what that means. And it’s unclear how successful a strategy it will be out, outside of the hardcore base. W @lizcgoodwin. https://t.co/N9AwamyL9y — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ericuman: What police first said about… Tyre Nichols: “shortness of breath” George Floyd: “medical distress” Breonna Taylor: “injuri… — PolitiTweet.org

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These are just a few examples of the omissions, contradictions and misleading claims in early police statements. Please take the time to read our whole story — which, again, is just seven of many police deadly force incidents. https://t.co/rdpo1wVNl7 (9/9) — PolitiTweet.org

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Freddie Gray: "Arrested without force" The charging doc says Gray was "arrested w/o force"—BUT fails to mention he was cuffed, face down, as officers placed their knees on his back + one witness described him as "folded like a pretzel." He was then dragged to a police van. (8/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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Laquan McDonald: "A very serious threat" A police spokesman described McDonald as "a very serious threat" — BUT in fact McDonald was veering away from the officers when an officer opened fire, and continued to fire at McDonald's prone body after he'd fallen to the ground. (7/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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Walter Scott: "It wasn’t like that" The initial police version said Scott was coming toward an officer with a Taser when the officer shot him — BUT Scott was unarmed and running away when the officer shot at him multiple times, hitting him in the back and killing him. (6/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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Elijah McClain: "A Struggle Ensued" An initial police statement said "a struggle ensued" — BUT an investigation found that McClain first told officers he was on his way home and that the officers had no legal justification for stopping, frisking or using chokeholds on him. (5/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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Breonna Taylor: "Injuries: None" The police incident report listed Taylor’s injuries as “none” and said police did not force entry into her apartment—BUT in fact it was a "forced entry," and an autopsy showed Taylor was shot several times, and pronounced dead on the scene. (4/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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George Floyd: "Suffering medical distress" The initial police version said Floyd was "suffering medical distress"— BUT failed to mention an officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 min, as Floyd begged for his life + said he could not breathe at least 25 times. (3/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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@McDanielJustine Tyre Nichols: "Shortness of breath." The initial police statement mentioned "shortness of breath" —BUT failed to mention Nichols had been pepper-sprayed, Tasered and beaten for 3 min, and had appeared slumped over and unable to stand on his own following the incident. (2/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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From Freddie Gray to Tyre Nichols, early police claims are often misleading. A brief thread, on my and @McDanielJustine's look at seven high profile cases of police deadly force — and what's often missing or misleading in those early police claims. https://t.co/rdpo1wWlaF (1/x) — PolitiTweet.org

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“A struggle ensued.” "A confrontation occurred.” "The arrested individual." @mcdanieljustine and I took a close look at deadly force cases — and found early police claims are often false or misleading. https://t.co/rdpo1wWlaF — PolitiTweet.org

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The @McDanielJustine and I took a close look at seven high-profile instances of police using deadly force. One common thread: The early police claims were often misleading — or downright false. https://t.co/rdpo1wWlaF — PolitiTweet.org

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Having watched many people get the Metro doors slammed on them, tho never so tragically, I’ve never understood why the Metro doors don’t automatically pop open the way they do in, say, the Subway, if something is stuck. Cc: @wmataGM — PolitiTweet.org

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Perfect synergy between writer — the inimitable Virgo @ShawnMcCreesh — and subject — the inimitable hard- charging PR athlete Risa Heller: https://t.co/WCCOtCdRl5 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IAmAmnaNawaz: A recent study found a disturbing rise in deaths among pregnant women and new mothers during the pandemic, and not just b… — PolitiTweet.org

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I feel like these Maggie Rogers shows in DC are the new Springsteen concert for the Millennial set. Yes? — PolitiTweet.org

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A look at the fine line “Meatball Ron” faces in challenging Trump w/o actually challenging him, from @MichaelCBender + @maggieNYT: https://t.co/nCYk7R94bI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PostRoz: Trump’s campaign paid an outside firm to find proof the election was stolen — but kept the resulting report secret because it… — PolitiTweet.org

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‘Nothing was done’: New details help reconstruct the day a 6-year-old shot his teacher, and how a Va. school failed to prevent it https://t.co/ywC4NAAovt By @hannah_natanson + @jjouvenal — PolitiTweet.org