Julia Ioffe

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

All 13 service members killed in Thursday’s blast were small children when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. Hard to think of a grimmer way to prove Biden’s argument for ending the war. https://t.co/EtBNphmCFD — PolitiTweet.org

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Death cult. https://t.co/9M85LL4MsO — PolitiTweet.org

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@TomPaineToday @KatzOnEarth Yes, that's absolutely true, too. But I think the last few years have been pretty terrible for any non-Trump news. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TomPaineToday @KatzOnEarth Yup. I think that was a function of how so much of what was happening in Afghanistan for the last few years seemed bad but the same, whereas what we were dealing with States-side for the last 6 years was bad and insane and unprecedented every day. Little room for anything but T. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth No, I’m asking what your recommendation is — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth So...no reporters should be in the country? — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlexThomp damn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlexThomp: Update: Scheller says he's been relieved. "I have been relieved for cause based on a lack of trust and confidence as of 14:… — PolitiTweet.org

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God damn, that's some amazing reporting: @AlanCullison interviews an ISIS-K leader...who was recently executed by the Taliban. Intrepid and enlightening story. https://t.co/gVDCOr1BLI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Andrew_Ryvkin: There was a city being slowly closed off by an occupying army. Its residents, much like those in Kabul, fled from the ne… — PolitiTweet.org

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@mehdirhasan Yeah, that's not what I'm hearing in my conversations with "Blob" people. The exit is a done deal, and almost no one seems to be questioning it, just trying desperately to get people out. Also, I don't have a TV; seems I'm missing out? 🤪 — PolitiTweet.org

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@chrislhayes It's stupidly good, too. You don't even have to cook it that long and it's knock-your-socks-off good. — PolitiTweet.org

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@chrislhayes Try the box grater method! It's quick and easy—and skins are legit annoying in a marinara. Here's the recipe: https://t.co/QNAXFAd4Kq — PolitiTweet.org

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@chrislhayes No. I cut the tomatoes in half and then use a box grater to get the pulp out of the skin. And no point in de-seeding (IMHO) — PolitiTweet.org

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“Given the history of the war and American disconnect from it for so long, are we going to pay attention to it anymore?” https://t.co/LDCCCYkdZQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@mehdirhasan Right, but not everyone is saying "if we'd stayed a bit longer." Most people I'm talking to in the Blob are not lamenting not staying longer, but *are* lamenting not having started the evacuation of SIV holders *earlier* — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MiriamElder: If you were one of the 457 people who wrote a “journalists love war” take this past week, I implore you: make a distinctio… — PolitiTweet.org

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@aarondmiller2 @davidrlurie @mehdirhasan I’ve written and spoken about the fix mentality for years. But I don’t like reducing things to dumb monikers and putting words in people’s mouths. — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidrlurie @aarondmiller2 @mehdirhasan Correct — PolitiTweet.org

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@aarondmiller2 @mehdirhasan I am a journalist, so no, I have never served in the USG, but as a journalist, I speak to many people in the USG. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mehdirhasan Also, I am not sure how ironing out all nuance and reducing complexity down to a derogatory meme is good for anything other than Twitter dunks. You are a sophisticated and nuanced observer of the world. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mehdirhasan I honestly don’t think it is. We don’t have the ability to change a country’s DNA but we DO have the ability to grant visas and we should’ve let all these people in years ago. Is that a pro-forever war stance? I am genuinely baffled by this. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mehdirhasan Also, I’m not really sure how the conflation of “the withdrawal is a good thing but could’ve been done better” became “you love war,” but are LOT of people in the Blob who think it’s right that we are leaving Afghanistan but should’ve sped up the visas (me incl). Is that pro-war? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mehdirhasan Well, a large number of the people in the Blob are currently inside the administration, working on the withdrawal having long advocated for it. Many of my cohort in the Russia universe have long been openly skeptical of sanctions and of America’s ability to change anything. — PolitiTweet.org

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And here I thought his freedom of speech had been taken away when he was banned from Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bwreed We must have very different timelines—and be part of very different circles. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bwreed Do they, though? — PolitiTweet.org

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Love to see people who don't normally pay attention to foreign policy parachute in in times of crisis and tisk-tisk the "foreign policy establishment" as a monolithic "blob," as if there isn't existing disagreement or discussion about the limits of American power. Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

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That was quite a journey. — PolitiTweet.org

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That deal with the Taliban went great for the Russians, too, I see. — PolitiTweet.org