9 May 2022 : Frosting and Wyatt just had their afternoon zoomies, which concluded with Frosting running up my body as I was standing there and laying across my shoulders. pic.twitter.com/GSbOJ5Wudf
6 May 2022 : Organized.
28 April 2022 : Guy whose organization bussed hundreds of people to the January 6 Insurrection (then deleted his tweets bragging about it) is pushing white extremist conspiracy theories on kids. Meanwhile, he wants you to believe Mickey Mouse is the one filling kids’ heads with dangerous ideas. https://twitter.com/jaredlholt/status/1519775721123725314
28 April 2022 : This is the same “Trucker Convoy” group that attempted to occupy DC a few weeks ago — they’ve just split up and have gone back home to organize locally. Now that they’ve split so many ways, and the national organizers are hoarding the money, it’ll fizzle out.
27 April 2022 : Thanks for flagging this!
27 April 2022 : ...which reminds me, the founder of Vets for Trump (arrested for showing up to a ballot location with firearms, then later a primary organizer of Jan 6 with the heads of Oathkeepers and Proud Boys) was supposed to have his bail hearing today... https://www.thedailybeast.com/joshua-macias-stop-the-steal-fanatic-is-flirting-with-ticket-back-to-jail?ref=scroll https://twitter.com/hannahgais/status/1519413424610058243
26 April 2022 : No surprise that Sean M. Donahue has previously been convicted for sending death threats to a government official and that his light sentencing didn't teach him a lesson. https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/667206/hazleton-man-found-guilty-of-threats-against-luzerne-county-da https://twitter.com/JennOMara4PA/status/1518706239139684353
24 April 2022 : In 1932 retired @USMC Major General Smedley Butler brought to an anti-Nazi congress testimony + evidence of an attempted fascist coup against the US If + when the party of Kevin @GOPLeader McCarthy takes the House and Senate, our democracy will be far more vulnerable than in ‘32 https://twitter.com/macfarlanenews/status/1518234883742646274
24 April 2022 : Really glad I bought a whole ass eGPU thinking it was the only way to stop a fuckin meltdown…
23 April 2022 : AHH MY FUCKING EYES 🤮
21 April 2022 : Sun(ny)light is the best disinfectant! Another member of the neo-nazi cult Patriot Front out of Texas has just been identified. In the 🧵👇🏻 Texas Patriot Fail members assaulted a trans activist this past weekend for filming them as they hung a banner. https://twitter.com/southdallas161/status/1517169248359092224
21 April 2022 : Damn, Tess just sent this dude to the burn unit. https://twitter.com/misstessowen/status/1517155772081258496
21 April 2022 : Gimme a call, @AdamKinzinger ! https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1517083575274950657
21 April 2022 : Previous work for a nonprofit that I used to work for includes this 191-page report on foreign entities targeting troops, veterans, and our families online. I’ve got several chapters on Russian and other state-sponsored ops. https://issuu.com/vva92/docs/vva-investigation
21 April 2022 : We’re busy with writing reports on other traitors. It’s what we do for a living. Only have so much time in the day, and we’ve got mouths to feed, my friend. Should you be interested in helping facilitate this essential research, we have a variety of options for you.
21 April 2022 : I have to work for a living. If you have doubts about what I’ve done in service for this country for little or no pay, just Google my name.
21 April 2022 : Bottom line is that all the brass in the Pentagon are afraid of appearing political in a public narrative where they won’t be able to effectively defend themselves against a massive Trump and Fox News-backed messaging campaign. They can’t do it without public opinion with them.
21 April 2022 : Yes, Mike Flynn would need to be recalled and face court martial we to be stripped of his title.
20 April 2022 : The Internet is forever. https://twitter.com/deletedtweet161/status/1516661646017515528
19 April 2022 : This American Navy veteran has a bad habit of filming obviously-staged scenes of war meant to undermine and discredit Ukraine. One included Russia faking a car bomb attack with cadavers that had already been autopsied before they were burned.
19 April 2022 : I appreciated that accurate description of Area Substacker.
14 April 2022 : Members of the neo-Nazi cult Patriot Front has a history of conspiring to commit hate crimes across state lines. Local law enforcement pays this no mind because they’ve got blinders on to all but the “simple” complaint of a single act of vandalism in their jurisdiction. https://twitter.com/jeff_tischauser/status/1514644157062684685
13 April 2022 : Miami’s anonymous anti-fascist activists are publishing a novella on Twitter, fyi. https://twitter.com/miaagainstfash/status/1514234683084705796
13 April 2022 : Meanwhile, @HouseVetAffairs Republicans spend every committee hearing clutching their pearls about how investigating disinformation and extremism in the vets community is “offensive to vets.” Looking at you, @RepMMM . https://twitter.com/rubengallego/status/1514208751863369732
12 April 2022 : Most propaganda is, as you describe, scammy-looking garbage. But just like the “Nigerian prince” emails, they’re looking to get the message in front of the dumbest among us, who don’t recognize such things. The red X here has value in that it keeps the susceptible scrolling past.
12 April 2022 : 👇🏻 this. Deface propaganda, otherwise you’re just amplifying it. https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1513902881677754371
10 April 2022 : What are all the LTs with brand new tan Tacomas going to do? https://twitter.com/adamkinzinger/status/1513171577029988353
7 April 2022 : Timeline cleanser: https://twitter.com/govkathyhochul/status/1512167939843268610
6 April 2022 : RT @chadloder: Andy Ngo's followers are calling for armed vigilantes to show up at a Seattle event where Ngo is speaking on April 11th. In…
6 April 2022 : Day ending in Y so it’s time for another member of the neo-nazi cult Patriot Front to be IS’d by anonymous anti-fascists: https://twitter.com/utah161/status/1511471190644195330
1 April 2022 : This is pretty cool. How long has this been a thing? pic.twitter.com/R6lh6ZWzi3
1 April 2022 : Liars and cowards, all of them. https://twitter.com/hannahgais/status/1509999133498744843
1 April 2022 : I bet he did NOT SEE that comin. https://twitter.com/springfield_il/status/1509969778324099074
1 April 2022 : “As of Friday, the officer has been placed on unpaid leave and stripped of police powers while the investigation continues.” https://twitter.com/anoncommiestan/status/1509963911256330241 pic.twitter.com/THIp50q6Ug
1 April 2022 : If you have a little space, plant a seed and they'll grow like mad. https://www.southernexposure.com/husk-tomato-ground-cherry-tomatillo-growing-guide/
1 April 2022 : Earlier today the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing on community solutions to the problem of veterans and extremism. @HouseVetAffairs R’s spent a lot of time crying about how the hearing was “offensive” to veterans. This veteran, nazi cop, is real offensive. 👇🏻 https://twitter.com/anoncommiestan/status/1509711818113097735
31 March 2022 : "a wonderful permanent archive that will come up on Google searches. 🙏" 🤣😂
30 March 2022 : Joshua Macias’ bail hearing day in Philly! https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1507379327989604355 pic.twitter.com/K4fzQezEeH
30 March 2022 : Just got another one. pic.twitter.com/FsbBMfCues
29 March 2022 : Thanks for the recommendation, but I use both Verizon and after-market screening, and your system isn’t blocking this specific campaign, which **makes texts appear as if they’re coming from our own Verizon numbers.** @VerizonSupport more needs to be done to address this.
28 March 2022 : Should they actually file a suit, this kind of thing has the potential to do a lot of damage to the extremist grifter space. https://twitter.com/2022_karma/status/1508214202871123969
23 March 2022 : 🙏🏻Please let NSC-131 or any other fash get spotted by the band at a Dropkick show. https://twitter.com/dropkickmurphys/status/1506433724493320200
22 March 2022 : https://twitter.com/noturtlesoup17/status/1506403645029593096 pic.twitter.com/juq05DL94o
22 March 2022 : If anyone ever gets hit with Article 88 ever again they’ll just be able to hold up a photo of Lt. Colonel Tulsi Gabbard and walk away. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/888 https://twitter.com/juliadavisnews/status/1506338630608039936 pic.twitter.com/XlpGrMm8Sh
22 March 2022 : Thank you @LVHN for escalating this!
20 March 2022 : Jason Lee Van Dyke, Twitter searching his own name every half hour: pic.twitter.com/sbP69ZdIC1
20 March 2022 : Wannabe-Attomwaffen-terrorist “lawyer” Jason Lee Van Dyke said he was hired to represent some self-described fascist college kids, then *they* publicly distanced themselves from *him* when the rumor got out. 🤣 Imagine what a clown he’s gotta be to have the fash reject him. https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1504480461082411016
19 March 2022 : 🤣 The closest thing to “engagement” that Jason Lee Van Dyke gets on social media is people screencaping him being an idiot to post it on Twitter and make fun of him. https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1505191638423027718
18 March 2022 : Listened to myself use the phrase "at the end of the day, ..." twice in like a 3 minute segment. 😢
18 March 2022 : A bail hearing for Joshua Macias, founder of Vets4Trump and cofounder of Veterans for America First, has been scheduled for 9am on Wed, March 23 Can personally confirm the Philly DA has a mountain of evidence showing Macias violated bail conditions 😉 https://www.thedailybeast.com/joshua-macias-faces-jail-after-daily-beast-report-on-social-media-activity pic.twitter.com/N5WVPsBpLC
17 March 2022 : Appreciate you flagging the Lamotta evidence, @capitolhunters . I’ve been pretty focused on Macias since 2019 (when I found him to have seemingly attempted to collude with foreign trolls to interfere in the 2020 election), so it’s not something I had been tracking.
17 March 2022 : Huge shout out to the entire OSINT community. The wins may feel far and few between, but every one of them is worth the effort. https://twitter.com/seditiontrack/status/1504537495614144513 pic.twitter.com/EMSOCNcyUC
17 March 2022 : Well, teamwork makes the dream work unless your name is Joshua Macias, Elmer Stewart Rhodes, or Henry Enrique Tarrio. Then teamwork just makes a conspiracy. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1501264921677504518
17 March 2022 : Teamwork makes the dream work! FB livestream of Macias case update: https://fb.watch/bPef7VCXYC/ https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1504514991873052675
17 March 2022 : Days after @stevanzetti last reported on the likely bail violations my investigation found Joshua Macias engaging in - he doubled down. Now he’ll likely face contempt of court. Judge: “no social media, no rallies” Josh, live streaming a trucker rally on Facebook: https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1504514991873052675 pic.twitter.com/0JQz94VMTd
17 March 2022 : *refresh* *refresh* *refresh* *refresh* https://phillyda.org/news/
17 March 2022 : Unidentified: “You call yourself X-Ray, right?” Man I’ve identified who was ordered by the court 1) not to use social media, 2) to not attend rallies, 3) face no new accusations: “oh no, no, I’m J.M., man.” Somebody’s ‘bout to catch himself a contempt hearing. 🥳 #FreeJosh lol pic.twitter.com/quTv3I6Lq0
16 March 2022 : It wasn’t Patrick who responded that way to me. That other guy is why I haven’t come back.
16 March 2022 : Internationally the far-right is very conflicted. The “party” leader types writing their long screeds online shift blame into anti-Semitic tropes, and away from Putin.
16 March 2022 : Terrorgram right now is flooded with a video of Boogaloo Bergdahl complaining that he thought war tourism was going to be more like Call of Duty. That’s being amplified by Putin propaganda outlets, Posobiec, and their networks to undermine support for Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/8Fk4mMVrub
16 March 2022 : Zelenskyy with a captive audience shows the American congress a video compilation of the human suffering caused by Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine Gut wrenching. His message to Biden: “to be the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace” https://twitter.com/i/events/1503939197769437186
16 March 2022 : I don’t think it’s as cut and dry as you seem to. https://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2021/title-18-2/chapter-8/section-18-2-386-1/ https://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2021/title-18-2/chapter-8/section-18-2-386-2/ pic.twitter.com/sSBG3702UF
11 March 2022 : Ukraine dominates information warfare space To be clear: this isn’t shitposting for the sake of social media engagement Ukraine learned from Putin’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 how Kremlin uses social media as a weapon Like their tanks, Ukraine turns Putin’s weapons against him https://twitter.com/liveuamap/status/1501991946851655684
8 March 2022 : Related: white extremist podcaster and insurrection organizer Nick Fuentes says he’s moving to Florida. https://twitter.com/nickmartin/status/1501326061199454215?s=21 https://twitter.com/wstatescenter/status/1501286795446681604
8 March 2022 : 7/x Also on Joshua Macias' very busy January 5, 2021: Macias and Rhodes meeting with Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase. https://twitter.com/GoadGatsby/status/1362921440736141323?s=20&t=ULnLEGIz7CkWyZlQvZT5wA
8 March 2022 : 6/x Another part of Joshua Macias' very busy Jan 5, 2021 is where we began this thread... A meeting with Tarrio and Rhodes: https://twitter.com/the_peetape/status/1493081879393693698?s=20&t=ULnLEGIz7CkWyZlQvZT5wA
8 March 2022 : 5/x Macias apparently had a busy day on January 5, 2021. Josh is the only known user of the @/Vets_4_Trump Twitter account. The account advertised a Jan 5 protest at SCOTUS, then later uploaded photo taken that day alongside Roger Stone. pic.twitter.com/KAyFOJ1OCG
8 March 2022 : 4/x So important to note: Macias was never charged, or as far as I know, even investigated for attempting to collude with foreign elements to interfere with American elections... It's my opinion that the feds might wanna look into pre-2020 conduct. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/kristofer-goldsmith-veteran-disinformation
8 March 2022 : 3/x Macias is one of only two non-politicians who I named in my 2019 Troll Report for Vietnam Veterans of America. ( http://vva.org/trollreport ) Unfortunately timing in its release - Trump walked out onto the lawn of the WH and solicited interference from Ukraine and China that morn
8 March 2022 : 2/x Macias is someone I've been tracking since I found him apparently attempting to engage the services of an infamous pro-Trump North Macedonian troll farm to engage in election interference. Macias, incompetent, had his Vets for Trump FB pages stolen. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/17/popular-facebook-page-vets-trump-seemed-be-place-former-military-months-macedonians-controlled-it/
8 March 2022 : Two people in this article’s photo have been charged with Seditious Conspiracy: 1. Elmer Stewart Rhodes of Oathkeepers 2. Henry Enrique Tarrio of Proud Boys. Not charged: Man facing away who is likely Joshua Macias, founder of Vets for Trump. 🧵 https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/08/enrique-tarrio-indicted-proud-boys/
8 March 2022 : Spiking energy prices benefit the rich — especially the Republicans asking for this who are invested in oil — and hurt the rest of us The fact is that aside from military families, Americans haven’t been asked to sacrifice for war in my lifetime Americans won’t tolerate a spike https://twitter.com/crampell/status/1501175945121652737
7 March 2022 : Do not attempt to bring your own weapons to the Embassy, as someone with USMC plates did last week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/03/gun-arrest-ukraine-embassy-dc/ https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1500910968964096003
7 March 2022 : Putin's troll farm had a meltdown trying to "fact-check" the Legend of the #GhostOfKyiv . They're probably going to be working a lot of overtime to fight the #PicklesOfKyiv . But these stories are as invincible as the spirit of the Ukrainian people. #SlavaUkraini https://twitter.com/kgorchinskaya/status/1500840773822169090 pic.twitter.com/RS4HS5kCJF
7 March 2022 : Daily reminder to please interrupt Putin’s propaganda before tweeting it. Taking screencaps of the troll is a good first step — it denies their account the algorithmic reward of a QT or reply — but sharing w/o editing the image still drives their message cc: @ariehkovler @KFILE pic.twitter.com/bpslr65NbF
7 March 2022 : Seems relevant: https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1500608031649767424
6 March 2022 : This is a narrative that was adopted and promoted by QAnon influencers on Terrorgram weeks ago. Here we’ll see Putin’s trolls and radicalized far-right Republicans just echo the message louder and louder until Greenwald and Tucker start “just asking questions” on Fox News proper https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1500498191732678660
5 March 2022 : pic.twitter.com/ehqtT7NSWX
4 March 2022 : The line between people 1) identifying as anti-war and 2) being permissive of Russia’s genocide against the Ukrainian people seems really squishy this morning. The reactor might not be ready to blow, but Russia attacking a nuclear site and seizing the power grid is *never* okay.
3 March 2022 : Dear @verified — why is it so hard for women in OSINT to get a badge? Sara is *the* leading researcher tracking the protest movement of conspiracy theorists, insurrectionists, QAnon cultists, anti-vaxxers, and far-right gangs that are about to descend on DC by the thousands. https://twitter.com/coolfacejane/status/1499234091274846208
2 March 2022 : Sitting members of the @GOP ’s KKK-Caucus, Margie-three-names and Paul Gonads, both attended this neo-nazi conference. @GOPLeader is thrilled with this. He’s counting on the most vile, racist trash being wholeheartedly on his side. https://twitter.com/nickmartin/status/1498763648080117760
1 March 2022 : Putin’s unprepared military is becoming a humanitarian crisis in and of itself. Ukraine is going to have to care of tens of thousands of POWs as Putin just keeps sending more and more over the line. Putin’s cruelty knows no limits. https://twitter.com/jackdetsch/status/1498688423267344391
1 March 2022 : Former Navy Piss Collector and current Pillow Seller over on Terrorgram unironically explaining the role of the Ron Paul 2008 campaign in the Republican-to-Fascist pipeline. pic.twitter.com/IIMvYhLkCf
1 March 2022 : Macias is one of two Americans who are not politicians who I named in my 2019 Troll Report for VVA. Legal gave me the okay because the evidence that I collected was rock solid. Two and a half years and a alleged crimes later, Josh is still the same guy. So am I. Details here: https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1498464167447126022
28 February 2022 : 2/ I did, however, record a little over ten minutes of the Space. cc: @daveyalba
28 February 2022 : Until it was banned moments ago, they were using @TwitterSpaces to troll people who care about Russia's war in Ukraine and make jokes advocating for genocide. Now that the account is suspended, researchers can't examine the network of hundreds of related and supporting accounts. https://twitter.com/btdecker/status/1498385373562609676
28 February 2022 : Yeah, it was weird.
28 February 2022 : Same. The international fash and Putin fanatics (and bot networks) are flailing like crazy just spamming comments thinking that if they brigade their opponents it’ll create confusion. The information space is saturated with narratives that threaten them.
28 February 2022 : Your mom, son. Not tax deductible, though. This is a for-profit enterprise. All donations are considered "gifts."
28 February 2022 : If Putin ever leaves Russia’s borders again, he must be detained and tried for his illegal war against the people of #Ukriane . Diplomatic immunity must not be extended to war criminals. https://www.justsecurity.org/54998/immunity-international-crimes-states-stand/ https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1498241064347574272
28 February 2022 : https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1498094470344019971 pic.twitter.com/dfIliDz13t
27 February 2022 : Sure, seems legit. pic.twitter.com/UEzgOSjJN9
26 February 2022 : . @NATO has a moral obligation to keep these weapons of mass destruction from reaching population centers throughout Ukraine. Putin must not be allowed to use these weapons to kill innocent civilians hiding in bomb shelters, subways, and basements. https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1497571236641218570?s=20&t=DSRnrCPlwhW8d3DsABrx9Q pic.twitter.com/htit4qRDKI
25 February 2022 : Thank you, @JuliaDavisNews . I’m at a loss for words. My heart aches for Ukraine.
24 February 2022 : The American Bar Association has a pretty plain-language explanation here: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/discovery/
23 February 2022 : OSINT and Ukraine expert who **just** published a book on far-right movements within the country. Give a follow. 👇🏻 https://twitter.com/colbornemichael/status/1496575649364029449
22 February 2022 : The Reagan-era Republicans who are still around are going to have a real rough CPAC this weekend. Owens, Gabbard, and a bunch of other pro-Putin propagandists are among the featured speakers. Plus there's going to be a white supremacist conference nearby in Orlando on Friday. https://twitter.com/jchaltiwanger/status/1496172857310822410
21 February 2022 : https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/man-finds-lost-dog-while-driving-to-work
19 February 2022 : I don’t know why you keep doing this to yourself. You’ve definitely got more important things to worry about right now. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1495030179567177733
19 February 2022 : Looking forward to my copy of this book arriving. https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-for-ukraine-s-far-right-war-with-russia-can-be-an-opportunity-1.10618564 https://twitter.com/valdeforg/status/1495025249066360833 pic.twitter.com/hbHdT2GSJF
19 February 2022 : Just sent you a DM. I think I can help.
18 February 2022 : It's not just about one brother and one nephew -- though I imagine those relationships would be enough in most cases for others with clearances. His brothers (plural) and at least one sister are moving millions of dollars around via various shady orgs to push disinfo.
17 February 2022 : A neo-nazi gang of masked cowards smacked the phone out of the hand of a young woman. Then they posted it online with the tag “equality”… to show they’re tough? To prove that these supposedly grown ass men will hit women? NSC-131 are just afraid. Of words, women, sunlight. https://twitter.com/northeastantifa/status/1494433949451436032
17 February 2022 : So should I lock the door to my office upstairs and climb out the window, or…? pic.twitter.com/1Ycr0tMYvr
16 February 2022 : Apologies for being like the eighteenth person to make the same joke, I was apparently like an hour behind everyone else. If this is the first you're seeing of it, here's context: https://twitter.com/WANaziWatch/status/1468046338923569155?s=20&t=oAhqoSnjCsp6psfSBXhQUQ
16 February 2022 : "THIS IS NETWORK DIRECTOR SAMUEL VA, LOGGING OFF FROM MY JOB RIGHT NOW" https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1494029635214098437
16 February 2022 : ". @ashkenaz89 , who has extensively interviewed members of the Proud Boys and is at work on a book about the group, said she is concerned about the potential for an escalation of violence, citing the mobilization around trucker convoys and the upcoming mid-term elections." https://twitter.com/jordangreennc/status/1493945236397215744
16 February 2022 : What are they saying happened to Telegram?
15 February 2022 : Out of fear of post-Insurrection crackdowns, extremist groups largely abandoned DC as a rallying place. Until last month — when we saw neo-nazi accelerationists, Proud Boys, Patriot Front, and more — all together Read more by @jordangreennc of @RawStory https://www.rawstory.com/accelerationist-proud-boys/
15 February 2022 : Would you like to be part of a team that build tools for violent white supremacists and fascist mobs around the world? Apply today and your professional mess might contribute to the next giant Patriot Front or Oathkeepers leak! https://twitter.com/rocketchat/status/1493555690547421189
15 February 2022 : It’s a day that ends in the letter “y” so that means anonymous anti-fascist activists have identified some more members of the nazi cult Patriot Front. https://twitter.com/afainatl/status/1493416590041309188
12 February 2022 : Thread 👇🏻 https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1492474330843914244
10 February 2022 : The real one (the one linked on their website) is still posting. It’s the fake one that stopped.
10 February 2022 : Inflation isn’t just an economy story — it’s an extremism story. When people feel vulnerable — particularly ones who already believe they need guns for protection — they get paranoid. Paranoia makes them more vulnerable to conspiracy theories. That sends people to dark places. https://twitter.com/laurenpeikoff/status/1491767339968303107
9 February 2022 : @LuluLemew Did I just have to delete a tweet the second I posted it? Yes… 😔
8 February 2022 : These stories from @politico and @WIRED should be read together. Every day white supremacists on @telegram work to radicalize people who fled FB + Twitter in the wake of StopTheSteal. They gradually push them toward bomb-making + other terrorist manuals https://www.wired.com/story/how-telegram-became-anti-facebook/ https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1491094473165524999
8 February 2022 : We’re fans of your work. Background: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/28/why-veterans-are-targeted-radicals-online.html
7 February 2022 : @MichaelCohen212 — quick correction for the tweet: I’m an Iraq war veteran, I didn’t go to Afghanistan.
7 February 2022 : Robby and Tommy just launched this website only a couple weeks ago. It was supposed to be a nazi red-pill site, luring young boys and men to the incel Patriot Front group. It’s already dedicated entirely to telling current members that their lives aren’t over. (They are.) https://twitter.com/rosecityantifa/status/1490422786325504001
4 February 2022 : Anonymous anti-fascist activists have identified **nine more members** of the violent neo-nazi cult Patriot Front **since just last week.** Check out the latest update here. See a nazi in your neighborhood? Let your community know to keep your community safe. https://twitter.com/rosecityantifa/status/1489465170980065283
2 February 2022 : Looking for ways to improve your own media literacy? Want to get to the bottom of that inauthentic online activity you saw? Interested in finding out who is behind that troll account? Wanna learn to ID your local Insurrectionist? Would you like to become a nazi hunter? https://twitter.com/dfrlab/status/1488969229357527044 pic.twitter.com/L4oIapan9d
1 February 2022 : @Royale353 hit me up.
30 January 2022 : Good eye. I checked on this, and looking at the account, English is not their first language. Foreign, perhaps, but a real person genuinely wrapped up in this nonsense.
28 January 2022 : Europe-based neo-nazi alt social media accounts are blasting out Azov propaganda right now alongside anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and instructions on bomb-making and industrial sabotage throughout NATO countries. Don't make me ruin your day, Valdef. I'm busy hunting US nazis https://twitter.com/ValdefOrg/status/1487073919282655234
27 January 2022 : Heard.
27 January 2022 : A couple how-to threads on finding your local overly-confident fascist by @chadloder . Click through for the thread within the thread to see how one guy’s chubby fingers and hat gave him away. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1486614260574670850
26 January 2022 : First PF update includes at least one of the guys who found me waiting for Patriot Fail in the parking lot of the Shady Grove metro station. Hi “Rex-VT.” It was nice to meet you. What’s with the evasive driving maneuvers though? I just wanted to hang out with you guys. https://twitter.com/rosecityantifa/status/1486455129754714116 pic.twitter.com/OFOJban8lF
26 January 2022 : The start of the extremism pipeline is pointed directly at the maniacs who Fox and QAnon have agitated into yelling at school boards. Extremist orgs show up (sometimes in uniform) to recruit and further radicalize these people. @MIAagainstFash has documented this extensively. https://twitter.com/alkapdc/status/1486358456886046724
25 January 2022 : Tommy Rousseau of Patriot Front is a con man. He and his members are likely to get wrapped up on federal hate crime charges. Bet he does a plea deal to get his whole org locked up. Join Patriot Fail ➡️ Get famous. H/t @socialistdogmom on funniest PF clip ever. pic.twitter.com/Z7lsx0kNdg
24 January 2022 : Get to know members of the violent neo-nazi gang Patriot Front whose state-by-state membership roster is now available to the public. Detailed records of interstate conspiracies to violate federal, state and local hate crime laws around US courtesy of their leader Tommy Rousseau https://twitter.com/rosecityantifa/status/1485427240066174978 pic.twitter.com/XF5pSwyzH6
24 January 2022 : @RoseCityAntifa shoot me a DM
20 January 2022 : Most important: they can make sure that their kids know to get out of the street when one of the violent extremists’ cars are coming down the block.
20 January 2022 : @DC_AFA shoot me a DM
13 January 2022 : Lol at white supremacist and anti-Semite Anthime Gionet begging his followers for money as he’s sentenced for spraying a security guard with mace. This is unrelated to prosecution for his participating in the Jan 6 Insurrection — a totally separate incident. pic.twitter.com/YuYSo4Gugc
13 January 2022 : Probably: pic.twitter.com/FrZOyUGBmG
13 January 2022 : 🚨🚨Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes arrested for Seditious Conspiracy related to the assault on the United States Capitol. As a Yale Law grad and Army veteran, he knew exactly what he was doing as he led an insurgent attack against Ameican democracy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stewart-rhodes-arrested-jan-6/2022/01/13/558ecc42-7414-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html
12 January 2022 : Thanks for the shoutout @AaronBrennanSD . My full report on this problem is a bit dated (Sept 2019) but tbh little has changed since then. http://Vva.org/trollreport
12 January 2022 : “The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters,” @GOPLeader said on the House floor. “He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump." https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1481370315557060617
12 January 2022 : Did you watch the Attomwaffen video yet, Andy? What are your thoughts on neo-nazis using your propaganda as a “kill list”? https://twitter.com/amilkshakefan/status/1463138530734051341
12 January 2022 : https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1481288600264269825
12 January 2022 : https://www.thedailybeast.com/andy-ngo-who-became-a-right-wing-star-leaves-quillette-after-incriminating-video-appears
12 January 2022 : Lmfao clown. pic.twitter.com/qPaURwzB5Y
12 January 2022 : Oh wait. Misunderstood what you said — yeah, the fact is I don’t block anyone. It would be counter-productive in my work. I’m all about collecting those receipts.
12 January 2022 : Only one DM so far, and the number of notifications that I’m getting are pretty minimal. But that might be because he posted this at midnight (in my time zone) and he’s lost a lot of his influence.
12 January 2022 : I was sleeping, you dork. https://www.emilygorcenski.com/post/andy-ngo-and-the-atomwaffen-kill-list/
11 January 2022 : A few weeks ago a man was pulled over by police. Asked what he was doing with an AK-47 and loaded magazines, he said that he was headed to DC to kill Dr. Fauci. @RandPaul ’s lies for political fundraising are radicalizing people to the point of terrorism pic.twitter.com/XIsIvFnd7M
10 January 2022 : I honestly couldn’t possibly predict how QAnon/far-right/horse-dewormer Telegram is going to respond to this. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/health/heart-transplant-pig-bennett.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR0rjYH2D8-Ajh0Iv_WkBmSfJQCQYnpY_vg2Z6qbOVZ1h7Ak4X_bZlCTSyg
10 January 2022 : Spoken like someone who really isn’t into naziism at all. 🙄 https://twitter.com/valdeforg/status/1480609561820151808
9 January 2022 : That description of the phenomenon is exactly right. Same concept in documentary form by a colleague: https://theintercept.com/2022/01/05/january-6-capitol-west-virginia-parkersburg/
9 January 2022 : That’s cute. Wonder if someone’s gonna slip in-march-slip out of PF HQ. https://twitter.com/trashpandaafa/status/1479515677560037385?s=21
8 January 2022 : From Bellingcat: Among the books the interested reader has in their collection are at least three books published by the literature club of the Azov movement, as well as a book about radical Ukrainian integral nationalist ideologue Dmytro Dontsov. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2019/08/14/the-russians-and-ukrainians-translating-the-christchurch-shooters-manifesto/
8 January 2022 : From the Daily Beast: For now, however, when Azov members publicly admire Hitler, authorities are reluctant to condemn them. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukraines-anti-russia-azov-battalion-minutemen-or-neo-nazi-terrorists
8 January 2022 : From The Nation: Five years after the Maidan uprising, anti-Semitism and fascist-inflected ultranationalism are rampant. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/
8 January 2022 : From Foreign Policy: Ukraine’s Azov movement is hostile to Russia, friendly to neo-Nazis, and inspired by France’s new right. It’s not running in Ukraine’s presidential elections because it plans to win power by playing a long game. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/17/theres-one-far-right-movement-that-hates-the-kremlin-azov-ukraine-biletsky-nouvelle-droite-venner/
8 January 2022 : From BuzzFeed News: Ukraine’s Azov movement, which the State Department calls a “nationalist hate group,” is running ads, organizing violence, and exporting its far-right ideas. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/neo-nazi-group-facebook
7 January 2022 : It’s a shame I don’t have my printer with me… the last community notification project was fun. pic.twitter.com/qCXH0W0yP9
6 January 2022 : The leader of Patriot Front, Thomas Rousseau, coordinated with several Washington State members (identified in the article) on the precise planned destruction of an LGBTQ+ mural in Olympia. Title 18 U.S.C. 249 - Hate crime acts Title 18, U.S.C. § 241 - Conspiracy Against Rights https://twitter.com/rosecityantifa/status/1479201963526918144 pic.twitter.com/ycGYhFAz2O
6 January 2022 : Here’s just a little sample of @DopeKnife taking it to the little nazi boys of Patriot Front. Sound on! 🔊🔊🔊 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QllPnuzvoo5g6MQxlANOb?si=xPTjWVtVTT6dDpZtnVkqZA&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0LZ24SD3Y40yxiYJVsDSMp https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1479137596978647047 pic.twitter.com/lW3Tq1phMm
6 January 2022 : If you're not listening to @DopeKnife 's #WaitingOnReparations podcast, you're wrong I had the privilege of being a guest on this episode to talk about the Insurrection, and how Sparverius is launching a pilot program to train vets to fight the far-right. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QllPnuzvoo5g6MQxlANOb?si=ZJH_alDUSLy72Utfrgnirg
6 January 2022 : Meanwhile, this particular idiot is just copying videos from my YouTube channels which consists almost entirely of interviews I’ve done talking about veterans mental health, suicide prevention, and the legislation I’ve worked on.
6 January 2022 : Any time that these whack jobs see someone doing something they don’t understand or support, they accuse the person of being a “crisis actor.” For example: Alex Jones claims school shootings don’t happen, that grieving families are actually actors, and dead children are dolls.
6 January 2022 : Another day of interesting Google Alerts thanks to the far-right weirdos who are definitely not obsessed with me while they're uploading videos after midnight. "Federal Life-Time Actor KRISTOFER GOLDSMITH Part 5 - of 14" pic.twitter.com/aUnSHAzvc0
5 January 2022 : Here’s a national group that has members all over the country: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/patriot-front-preparing-after-trump
5 January 2022 : Uh, hey @SecDef ? https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1478793073769553925 pic.twitter.com/d89AKKpZ0z
5 January 2022 : This brief documentary by @theintercept shows just what's at stake when far-right groups start filling townhall meetings and warping perspectives. Politics becomes a zero-sum game, there is no negotiation. Officials are either with them, or targets. https://theintercept.com/2022/01/05/january-6-capitol-west-virginia-parkersburg/
5 January 2022 : A small group of far-right individuals led by @MattBraynard , whose own target audience thinks is a fed trying to lure them into a honeypot, is struggling to get crowds to worship Insurrectionists. Will be dwarfed by 300+ #UnityDay vigils nationwide Info: https://jan6unityday.org/ https://twitter.com/ruhleonmsnbc/status/1478721444175441920 pic.twitter.com/A69qOCcqCm
4 January 2022 : Thanks, brother! Glad to be with you in this fight!
3 January 2022 : On January 6, 2022, a small group of far-right trolls will hold a protest outside of the US Capitol to celebrate the anniversary of the attack against America, our Constitution, and the Will of the People. They’ll call it a “memorial,” but it’s a grift. https://apnews.com/article/ashli-babbitt-capitol-siege-a15c7e52a04d932972b7a284c7a8f7df
3 January 2022 : Someone needs fo lay off the sauce. https://twitter.com/hardballchris/status/1477787775529144321
2 January 2022 : Lol 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/01/1-3-americans-say-violence-against-government-can-be-justified-citing-fears-political-schism-pandemic/
31 December 2021 : Thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏻🍀 https://twitter.com/donie/status/1477027215435087874
31 December 2021 : Yeah, my bad… I broke the site for a minute. It’s back up. pic.twitter.com/hO03RWMc4U
30 December 2021 : http://Sparverius.co (no “m”)
30 December 2021 : s/o to @AntifaGarfield @NYCAntifa @RoseCityAntifa @protestmomdfw @trashpandaAFA @AntifaUPNY @AntiFashGordon @AntifaSac_ @AntifaDFW @IGD_News and many, many more.
29 December 2021 : Thanks, @shelbyekf ! @KellySKennedy — would love to catch up with you. I’m working on some stuff with @humanrights1st and @Vets4AmerIdeals on this. Just started a program training vets to do what I do: research and active measures against hate groups.
28 December 2021 : For the swastika-clad extreme-right, @TPUSA is usually a target of organized harassment campaigns + absolute mockery. But this most recent conference was different. They loved TPUSA’s lionization of Rittenhouse, believing it would encourage more “normie” Republicans to kill Dems https://twitter.com/lcrwnews/status/1475618237064704000
23 December 2021 : I dunno. Seems problematic. pic.twitter.com/qfu9U73sHh
23 December 2021 : Just I discovered that I have something like 6+ hours more Threeper @Zello conversations than I had originally believed, and that's accounting for the locked-in 1.5x playback speed that's stuck since channels closed. Taking notes. This is the most mind-numbing, painful shit ever.
23 December 2021 : The first and only “supply chain problem” we’ve faced is our card making company running out of paper, and they didn’t tell us until this past weekend. Everyone’s getting emailed cards this year.
22 December 2021 : **cannon shot** pic.twitter.com/EYjxa5P2Tz
22 December 2021 : He should have doubled-down and worn seersucker the next day.
22 December 2021 : During the warm months in DC I only wear linen. https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-army-veteran-wages-war-on-social-media-disinformation-1539768600
21 December 2021 : Outlets that spread *disinformation* about COVID should not be on this chart. Misinformation doesn’t have an agenda. Disinformation is purposeful deception. https://twitter.com/mediaite/status/1473383451449610240 pic.twitter.com/1tKeKhdum3
20 December 2021 : 😂🤣😂🤣 omg just notices the filename #PrisonFront pic.twitter.com/z2XKiwc7rF
20 December 2021 : I’ve got one for the chans and MAGA land to think about since I’ve become a subject of their memes: . Thomas Rousseau is to Patriot Front -what Stuart Rhodes is to Oathkeepers, -and Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio is to Proud Boys. . Prove me wrong. pic.twitter.com/9JjHiOSbFO
18 December 2021 : So what you're saying is that without evidence you just randomly assumed someone else was rated "VA total and permanent service-connected disability" or collecting social security, and therefore committing fraud? Okay, chief.
18 December 2021 : Vin - your bio says that you’re a Vietnam vet. Your comment gives me the impression that you might not be enrolled in VA, otherwise you’d likely be aware that collecting VA disability compensation does not exclude a person from working. I strongly encourage you to get enrolled.
15 December 2021 : Nick Ochs, a Proud Boy most infamous for graffiti promoting his podcast “Murder the Media” scrawled on a door in the Capitol, is among the DC suit’s defendants. @GiveSendGo helped facilitate Murder the Media’s trip to DC. What connections does GiveSendGo have to Proud Boys org? https://twitter.com/miaagainstfash/status/1471160499647700994 pic.twitter.com/edWzbP3ItM
15 December 2021 : Are you celebrating being one of the apps most used by Insurrectionists as they conspired to and then actively attacked police at the United States Capitol? https://twitter.com/zello/status/1471115462016647178
14 December 2021 : December is shaping up to be a pretty rough month for Rousseau and his little nazi boys club. This is thanks to a nationwide network of anonymous anti-fascists who are making real investments in protecting their communities from racist thugs. https://twitter.com/wanaziwatch/status/1470824788901965826
14 December 2021 : Hmm… where have I seen this before…? OH YEAH, I REMEMBER. Your interns are getting your principals to flirt with fascist iconography, and they’re laughing at you. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/07/01/white-boy-summer-nazi-memes-and-the-mainstreaming-of-white-supremacist-violence/ https://twitter.com/davidpopp/status/1470879354418876425
14 December 2021 : Direct link to the DC DA’s press conference on bringing to justice those involved into the Jan 6 Insurrection: https://m.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=910337906508453&_rdr
14 December 2021 : This looks fun. 😊 https://twitter.com/agkarlracine/status/1470762607191678985
14 December 2021 : We’re any of those texts from you, @GOPLeader ? Or are those yet to be teased out? https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1470586484243714055
14 December 2021 : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thedodo.com/amphtml/close-to-home/man-finds-lost-dog-while-driving-to-work
13 December 2021 : ICYMI: Earlier today I was on @SXMUrbanView on the #LDFShow @LurieFavors discussing how veterans are working with @humanrights1st and @Vets4AmerIdeals to take active measures to fight against white supremacists. Check out the full segment here: https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/clip/ea47e42f-e1a8-8406-e1a6-c1101adf8f8a/1e360be3-0f58-49a0-9db1-905edbe628ed
13 December 2021 : This is how otherwise obscure, talentless figures troll their way into riches and dangerous political influence. https://twitter.com/rothschildmd/status/1470055324493049864 pic.twitter.com/5Nelm04Ier
11 December 2021 : Who are you and why do you follow me?
11 December 2021 : Google my name?
10 December 2021 : Quote from @thedailybeast article in Chad’s tweet: “Andy [Ngô] is a parasite who is living off the hard work of independent journalists.” 🔥🔥🔥 Important background is this 2019 @RollingStone piece documenting complicit outlets: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/andy-ngo-right-wing-troll-antifa-877914/ https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1469351438472003585
10 December 2021 : Story here: https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1469351438472003585
10 December 2021 : Thank you!
10 December 2021 : Yo, just close your eyes and listen. 🤣
9 December 2021 : Anybody know how to change the playback speed on @Zello voice messages? Got an old channel stuck at 1.5x speed and can't figure out how to slow it down to 1x.
9 December 2021 : That's a very good point. That's why I think it would be important to emphasize Fuentes hating Ali Alexander's parents.
9 December 2021 : Tulsi is going to go the Scheller route and get herself kicked out with full benefits (because DoD always mishandles these cases), plus the GiveSendGo millions that she’ll raise as the next martyr for Tucker’s suckers with too much money to burn. https://taskandpurpose.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-video-military-uniform-politicians-world-war/
9 December 2021 : Gotta stand out from the backup dancers behind him, I guess?
9 December 2021 : Please don’t troll Patriot Front’s Thomas Rousseau with this video. That would be mean. Maintaining stereotypical masculinity and gender stereotypes is *very* important to members of his fascist boys club. pic.twitter.com/McGMSxbepW
8 December 2021 : Arson isn’t funny, but… The War on Christmas came home for Fox News last night. pic.twitter.com/TLPd5rkZsa
8 December 2021 : There are a host of accounts made to look like Bannon and other far-right figures, including members of congress, copying their Twitter verbatim then injecting drops of nazi propaganda + recruiting. Will there be congressional hearings? No. Members have no idea wtf Telegram is.
7 December 2021 : And yeah… think about how bananas that is. There are accounts out there imitating Steve “flood the zone with shit” Bannon to push his audience even further into extremism, explicit racism, and anti-Semitism.
7 December 2021 : Personally I think this is a much better piece. Includes the Daily Caller stuff, but more thorough, recent, and relevant. https://www.revolver.news/2021/06/bishop-garrison-dangerous-sidekick-kris-goldsmith-exposed/
7 December 2021 : Meme has been updated: https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1468279699914821634
7 December 2021 : The plates don’t stop parking tickets, but I’m more than certain if I weren’t a white guy in a pickup with little/no tints I’d be pulled over a hell of a lot more.
7 December 2021 : Here's the background on these guys: https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1321090934252199939?s=20
7 December 2021 : Prequel to Foundation, the story of humanity’s first collapse: https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1468184780370071554
6 December 2021 : Personally, @Cryptochicken16 , I think this is a far better article. Leans heavily on the Daily Caller, but leans in even harder: https://www.revolver.news/2021/06/bishop-garrison-dangerous-sidekick-kris-goldsmith-exposed/
6 December 2021 : Any @AmericanLegion members out there organizing and volunteering to assist with #AfghanEvac , #EvacuateOurAllies , and resettlement on behalf of your Legion Post? If that’s you and you’re interested in sharing your story, let me and @itsapurdy know.
6 December 2021 : The guy apparently thinks I coordinated with PF. Also I think he thinks, and most of MAGA land things I’m a fed. But the far-right is basing their conspiracy theories about me in anti-Semitic tropes. Lots to choose from over the last 24 hours.
6 December 2021 : @mijokijo Before you ask a question on Twitter, you should try Google first.
5 December 2021 : Fwiw it seems he was legit trying.
5 December 2021 : They do indeed scrape from the bottom of the barrel.
5 December 2021 : @leedo2502 @B_Dogood @RiaResists Without people tweeting their name, it’s difficult to organize a response or coordinate with other researchers or help inform activists in the impacted local areas. This was particularly valuable since these incompetent morons got stranded on the side of a parkway for hours.
4 December 2021 : Used to have nightmares about my friends getting blown up, and the mass graves I was photo-documenting at the age of 19. Used to carry physical copies of the Military Times b/c nightmares were so real I couldn't remember who was dead. But that's what therapy is for, and it works. https://twitter.com/FinalWarning11/status/1467155490929008644
4 December 2021 : Don’t worry — It’s not that bad. Cover = hat, a part of the uniform that’s obvious when it’s missing.
4 December 2021 : In the alternate, decade-and-a-half-long nightmare alternate life stuck in my brain, my M-4 has already been run over by a Bradley — so I’m already starting from behind when these things happen.
4 December 2021 : It looks like @Twitter ’s official statement is “oops.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/03/twitter-admits-error-in-account-suspensions/ https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1466407078713516043
2 December 2021 : The only thing more annoying than the ear plug lawsuit ads that are always in my feed is the Vettys people constantly sliding into my DMs. No, I will not pay you $600 so you can give me some bullshit award. https://twitter.com/paulszoldra/status/1466416706675380225
2 December 2021 : Thank you!
2 December 2021 : Religious exemptions exist, but only in *rare* circumstances when sincerely-held beliefs and religious tradition support the exemption. And those exemptions can sometimes make a person incompatible with continued service. Example: conscientious objection leads to separation.
2 December 2021 : As such, @BreitbartNews , @washingtonpost , @RNS , and all other outlets who used the “1,700 faith leaders” phrase without making absolutely clear that it’s a bogus claim should issue corrections. It’s not that hard to keep the same standards across the board.
2 December 2021 : Let me rephrase, @kristina_wong . “…read beyond the first half of the first sentence of the article, …note that @jackmjenkins of @RNS contextualized the letter pretty well. That said — I think this significant oversight of using the ‘1,700 faith leaders’ phrase **is a lie.**”
2 December 2021 : I think that if you read beyond the first half of the first sentence of the article, you’ll note that @jackmjenkins of @RNS contextualized the letter pretty well. That said — I think this significant oversight of using the “1,700 faith leaders” phrase is worthy of a correction.
2 December 2021 : Signatories include leaders from well-known churches such as : “Massage Lady Murray,” “East Texans for Liberty,” and “Birds Blooms and Butterflies by Design.” @kristina_wong this is worth mentioning in your article. “1,700 Faith Leaders” is a lie.
2 December 2021 : Hahah, thank you @headiemi , I was just opening up my phone to do just that.
2 December 2021 : Just start following anti-fascist accounts and you'll soon see the nazis getting exposed in your neighborhood. Good places to start: @AntifaGarfield @AntifaDFW @FrontRangeAFA @NYCAntifa @protestmomdfw
1 December 2021 : Hurry up quick and answer before the autoplay gets going: will @MichaelEHayden be threatened with medieval weapons by white supremacists in this video? https://twitter.com/MichaelEHayden/status/1466123348543348739
30 November 2021 : Dry some for tea? Or do what I do, dry a TON of it for tea, then put it in a bag somewhere you never see it and forget about it…
30 November 2021 : I’m sure that a significant number of the holdouts handed in identical “religious exemption” forms that Torba has been pushing on Gab as 100% guaranteed to work. The military would be better off separating them. https://twitter.com/ktoropin/status/1465450133341065221 pic.twitter.com/BeeiZAyOLc
29 November 2021 : Wondering how extremists are responding to recent court rulings? This thread breaks it down: https://twitter.com/kathleen_belew/status/1465390301145546753
28 November 2021 : Playing the both-sides-ism game in regard to the prominence of outright disinformation that’s perpetuated on the major channels either makes you dishonest or daft. My guess is the latter in this case.
27 November 2021 : What I don’t get is why he brought his daughter into this? She’s a minor. And the topic of discussion is his sexual harassment of women. Sounds like some really messed up Freudian shit.
27 November 2021 : Hi Mark A. Radford. https://www.facebook.com/mark.a.radford pic.twitter.com/rrzpRvzViq
27 November 2021 : Someone called for a detective? https://www.facebook.com/sstroupe
26 November 2021 : RT @IlhanMN: Fact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up. Sad she thinks bigotry gets her cl…
25 November 2021 : Asking a recruit if they’re willing to kill isn’t alone a crime.
25 November 2021 : Both.
25 November 2021 : Don’t worry, I keep receipts. Previous work: http://vva.org/trollreport
24 November 2021 : This is my new favorite tweet.
24 November 2021 : I agree wholeheartedly. But until we reach a place where law enforcement officers are able to take action prior to an informant letting them know about a *specific plan for violence* being made -- this is the only other option to keep the public informed of this growing threat.
24 November 2021 : Glad to have you in the fight!
24 November 2021 : As always, thank you for the opportunity to share my work!
24 November 2021 : Had to unlike Meghann’s rejection of green bean grossness bc I don’t want to be associated with ham confusion. Add ham to literally any other of the above items, and like its cousin bacon, makes it better.
24 November 2021 : Hey brother — let’s talk. https://twitter.com/deadlinewh/status/1463286402741846022
24 November 2021 : https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/careers
23 November 2021 : Hey if you’re gonna hate, please make the effort to override spellcheck for my name.
23 November 2021 : Me too.
23 November 2021 : Thanks, brother! Glad to have your support!
20 November 2021 : Only former generals I’m tracking are the Insurrectionists Flynn and McInerney.
20 November 2021 : Wait, is this you? Or is this a thing that more than one person is thinking? https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1461469573111332875
20 November 2021 : Guys. Wtf. That dude’s in way rougher shape than me.
19 November 2021 : When the criminal justice system fails us, justice may still be found in civil courts. https://twitter.com/integrityforusa/status/1461833802221854728
19 November 2021 : Wait, am I the Blackwater merc?
19 November 2021 : Here’s a quick breakdown of some of the ways that @POTUS ’s #BuildBackBetter plan is going to help America’s troops, veterans, and our families. I can’t wait to see @SpeakerPelosi and the House Democrats get this passed tonight! After this CBO score, *should* see some R’s on too. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1453740311470030850
18 November 2021 : My Google alerts are getting very interesting. pic.twitter.com/feAXj7hgWi
5 November 2021 : Full report here, @MG_SmithT . I wrote it as I was learning about disinfo/extremism, and tried to walk readers through it with a ton of visuals. I meant for it to be pretty digestible for the layperson. https://vva.org/trollreport
31 October 2021 : Clearly we need to move.
31 October 2021 : Chain removed, but haven’t even had a reason to start the engine. There’s no one out. 😢
30 October 2021 : As the Charlottesville Trial began, and on the third anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre, @tedcruz vigorously defended the “nazi salute.” Don’t feel hopeless. Fight. Help impose a cost on violent extremism by supporting @IntegrityforUSA . https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/embrace-of-extremism-grows-stronger-in-gop-124948037709
29 October 2021 : I've been looking for something exactly like that. I'm totally open to suggestions if people want to drop link to to where I can get it.
27 October 2021 : Charlie deleted this tweet, but not before it was archived. I hope the @January6thCmte finds out to what extent he TPUSA financed the Insurrection. How many that he bussed in assaulted @CapitolPolice ? How many conspired with extremist groups? https://web.archive.org/web/20210107060012/https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1346271038011625472 https://twitter.com/bfriedmandc/status/1453217787057512458 pic.twitter.com/sJl7SPipwP
27 October 2021 : It’s so fuckin weird how Republicans go through these cycles where they spam everyone online with the red herring “wE’rE nOt A dEmOcRaCy, We’Re A rEpUbLiC!!” and then they go on to insist that we are in fact an Absolute Democracy. https://twitter.com/philipaklein/status/1453006997150912528
26 October 2021 : Researchers who spend every day peering into the far-right’s echo chamber saw the conditioning clear as day — but the subjects don’t. Their baseline is the echo chamber, they don’t seek information outside it, and what the algorithm serves them shapes their perception of reality.
26 October 2021 : *non-commercial
26 October 2021 : 9/ Facebook’s advice to us was to try to create “content that’s more engaging” to keep up with the fake version of our organization. An impossible task. We were trying to inform our members. The foreign entities were trying to enrage them. The algorithm punished truth-tellers pic.twitter.com/CnUQMwG952
26 October 2021 : 8/ And because Facebook didn’t want to “pay bounties,” the organization was out of pocket for two years of my salary, plus cost of editor and designer for report. Pretty substantial loss for a nonprofit org in its sunset years.
26 October 2021 : 7/ VVA, with 76,000 members around the world (average age around 75 yrs), had to take their youngest advocate off of more traditional “veterans issues,” because their population was among the most vulnerable for all of the problems Facebook created.
26 October 2021 : 6/ “Working with” Facebook was a one-way street, once we established a line of communication. I would present my findings, they would provide zero information on what they would or wouldn’t do with it.
26 October 2021 : 5/ The most frustrating thing about dealing with Facebook was the straw arguments used to justify inaction. Malicious accounts found: Facebook didn’t want to establish precedent of “paying out bounties.” Disinformation found: Facebook want to be “arbiters of truth.”
26 October 2021 : 4/ It took months to establish communications with Facebook, as filing reports through their automated systems were a black hole. Instead I went to congress and the press. Day after Zuckerberg was asked during a hearing about it, page finally came down, they reached out.
26 October 2021 : 3/ This discovery led VVA to create a new position for me as their chief investigator. A first for any veterans group, but a necessity. Over following two years I compiled evidence of 10 different ways foreign entities targeted troops/vets online. Report: https://vva.org/trollreport/
26 October 2021 : 2/ “Do you think the criminals must suffer?” asked the meme-style text, imposed over a 58-second local news clip that had been looped and displayed as a “Facebook Live” video feed for four hours. Prompts at bottom, gaming the algorithm and human outrage: Yes = 😡 No = ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BYhehAz2tc
26 October 2021 : 🧵 in 2017 while working for @VVAmerica I found that foreign adversaries understood the algorithm as soon as the new emoji responses were rolled out — targeting veterans with outrageous videos to cause division. Prompting emoji responses = virality. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/26/facebook-angry-emoji-algorithm/
21 October 2021 : That’s it, thank you!
21 October 2021 : Someone in either the Mil/Vet, NatSec, or Extremism/Disinfo space recently tweeted about a job description to celebrate the fact that it included a message encouraging women not meeting requirements to apply (because guys always will). Anyone got that tweet/link?
20 October 2021 : Does someone track the number of press conferences each Cabinet Secretary holds? I'm getting the feeling @DeptVetAffairs went from fewest regular press conferences in the last Administration to the most in this one. https://twitter.com/LeoShane/status/1450900391089119233
20 October 2021 : This is a USMC problem.
19 October 2021 : Yes. And even more before you deploy.
19 October 2021 : The crossover that nobody wanted. https://twitter.com/patriciakime/status/1450502617965137926
18 October 2021 : As I was typing the last tweet… pic.twitter.com/3vfp2AlGuO
18 October 2021 : For the last few months I’ve been getting friend requests like this at least once a day. How are we nearing the end of 2021 and @Facebook still can’t stop these spam accounts? pic.twitter.com/jqD257XRot
18 October 2021 : A huge thanks to @RebeccaJPatte , who has spent years educating, advocating, and leading to see the government address PFAS, a group of chemicals poisoning the water supplies impacting troops, veterans, our families and neighbors near military bases. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/climate/biden-pfas-forever-chemicals.html?referringSource=articleShare
17 October 2021 : “Our last battle is for the future generations of innocents. We will go to our graves without honor if we abandon the future generations.” Please read and consider signing on to @VVAmerica ’s petition to @SecVetAffairs regarding Military Toxic Exposures. https://chng.it/7KMzCgx9Ph
15 October 2021 : Starbucks is across the street. La Colombe is a quick walk north.
13 October 2021 : Watch the clip, that’s exactly what I say.
13 October 2021 : Thank you!
13 October 2021 : Thank you! Always a pleasure!
13 October 2021 : Keep in mind that they have spent the last few years immersed in cyber hygiene training, so they very likely represent a small fraction of the troops currently serving who saw the insurrection and immediately tried to join the insurgents against the US. https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1448029938066591744
13 October 2021 : Smithsonian chose violence, I see. pic.twitter.com/khysSEQiE4
12 October 2021 : It doesn’t matter if the target is a school board, local politicians, or election officials, the goal is the same: use their threatening, insane behavior to impose a cost on public service. Make them quit. Replace with a nut job loyal to the cause. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/12/hood-county-elections-administrator-trump/
12 October 2021 : I'm not being hyperbolic. Harassment and intimidation of local officials is the tactic. And it's not just anti-vax moms, as Tucker says in his straw argument. It's unhinged members of unlawful militias and conspiracy theory groups who don't even have kids https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/12/hood-county-elections-administrator-trump/ https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1444741361723445254
12 October 2021 : Fox News’ medical disinformation and fascist propaganda are incredibly damaging to our democracy, but OANN was created with the express purpose of radicalizing Americans even further. OANN exists only because of the corporate sponsorship of AT&T. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-att/ https://twitter.com/projectlincoln/status/1447760956843610113
8 October 2021 : Honestly I can’t tell. I tried to upload the audio so people can listen for themselves, it but Twitter keeps giving an error. My call screening app might be blocked from uploads.
8 October 2021 : I've been invited to submit a statement for the record, so I'll be very much in the background.
8 October 2021 : "Oh you mean this massive tome that I placed to be shown prominently in my video calling for revolution was written by an infamous American fascist and fan of Hitler? I totally didn't know." Scheller may be struggling, but he still needs to be prosecuted https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-lt-col-stuart-scheller-court-martial/
5 October 2021 : Also, people working in this field are hyper-aware that phrases like “child safety” are at least somewhat likely to get picked up by QAnons, and their take is always going to be generally bad with some wild reinterpretation, but also guaranteed to be anti-Facebook. 2/2
5 October 2021 : Comms pros know that tagging and attacking your opponents on Twitter is counter-productive, because the algorithm rewards the target, boosting *their* messaging. Therefore, I can’t help but believe that Stone (Facebook policy comms) is on team @FrancesHaugen . 1/2 pic.twitter.com/RQQFFxow5V
3 October 2021 : As others have said, Mesh is what you want. I’ve been happy with TP-Link as a brand in part because of the app and the future-proofing of adding new features to old hardware (my pre-mesh router now has mesh) via easy soft/firmware updates. The booster: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08TLT65WM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_dl_4GDYKZ15J42Z9CKMHAC4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
1 October 2021 : Thanks for flagging. Tweet deleted.
1 October 2021 : The Kavanaugh hearings established one precedent that ought to be followed moving forward: Senators must cede their time to designated expert questioners, such as prosecutors close to the relevant field, to get the most value out of public hearings for the American people. https://twitter.com/morroweric/status/1443628623576109065
27 September 2021 : Third paragraph addresses your “speedy trial” concerns. I’m beginning to think you haven’t read it… pic.twitter.com/rsFgFv6mcK
27 September 2021 : Who blamed Trump? Not me, not anyone in the article…
27 September 2021 : As someone who is in the business of fighting disinformation, I appreciate the skepticism. But also, you can Google this. Link: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-officer-stuart-scheller-brig/
27 September 2021 : The journalist spoke to Scheller’s parents. Again, link: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-officer-stuart-scheller-brig/
27 September 2021 : Link: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-officer-stuart-scheller-brig/
27 September 2021 : Link: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-officer-stuart-scheller-brig/
27 September 2021 : Just rub your addiction-free life in everyone’s face, whydoncha. https://twitter.com/coffeeshopjihad/status/1442623117210398720
27 September 2021 : I’m glad that @JeffSchogol was able to speak with Scheller’s parents. The younger Scheller isn’t crazy to question decisions made in Afghanistan. But how he went about it showed a self-destructive tendency that’s all too common among struggling veterans. https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-officer-stuart-scheller-brig/ https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1442555405461241864
27 September 2021 : I’ve never seen a video that reminded me more of the people I served in Iraq with. “Oooooh shit, that was awesome!” “No! It wasn’t!” https://twitter.com/hkaaman/status/1442502128229142528
27 September 2021 : 2/ I disagree with the Scheller's actions, and I'm sorry to see right-wing media crucify him at the altar of "anything to criticize Biden and feed ratings." The overnight fame very obviously had impacted him by the time he made the now-infamous bus video.
26 September 2021 : Next on “How to Spot the Next Walmart Shooter.” https://twitter.com/donmoyn/status/1442143225616093191
24 September 2021 : Biden in Arizona?
23 September 2021 : On the rare occasion that I go to the post office, there’s a 50/50 chance I’m going to have to tell the person in front of me to stop being an asshole to the postal workers, who then treat me extra nice to make the jerk jealous. Glad to know this is a common experience. https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1441167623090151427
22 September 2021 : Apparently only to see family slowly lost to conspiracy theories…
22 September 2021 : Update on #EvacuateOurAllies : Earlier this week Mil/Vet/Fam organizers met fmr Delaware @GovernorMarkell , who was appointed by @WhiteHouse to lead Operations Allies Welcome, coordinating Afghan resettlement efforts. @FLOTUS surprised us, joining the call to thank everyone. https://twitter.com/Allies_Welcome/status/1440387924214763525
22 September 2021 : The screen is to keep birds (particularly woodpeckers) from easily plucking everything out. I learned this lesson last year, when a woodpecker came in and ate all my grass-carrying wasps' nests in a matter of a few seconds.
21 September 2021 : The holes are 8mm diameter.
21 September 2021 : I've been thinking "resin" since I first saw this -- but for some reason never included it in my search terms. I think you two are right, thanks for the suggestion! The parasitic wasps have thus far been overwhelming, as far as I can tell from the caps.
21 September 2021 : Can anyone identify what has moved into my carpenter bee house? These holes were plugged up with a waxy substance in late August and early September. pic.twitter.com/GhK2S4dxdJ
20 September 2021 : A reaction from a prominent leader of a neo-nazi party in the US to the pathetic Justice for Jackasses rally in DC showing how sunlight and public scrutiny is not good for these people and their movements. Compares failure to far-right attempts to relive Charlottesville. pic.twitter.com/784OmVK0ye
20 September 2021 : These TikTok videos are all over the dark corners of the internet like nazi Telegram, with anti-Semitic fascists celebrating these young women. When the racists are super happy because they think you’re being racist, you should probably fucking stop what you’re doing. https://twitter.com/mollyjongfast/status/1439912857005707267
19 September 2021 : Yesterday's showing in DC was a disaster for the organizer and his movement. It was a good day for law enforcement, as they were able to practice for the next big event that comes with a threat. As for around the country, I'm taking the weekend off and will analyze later.
17 September 2021 : The media and law enforcement have responded appropriately to the threat of a pro-insurrectionist “ #JusticeforJ6 ” rally in DC on September 18, which is precisely why it’ll have such abysmal turnout. But spin-offs will happen in other capitals on same day. https://youtu.be/z_KXCAPw_8A
15 September 2021 : Embrace seersucker and linen. They’re the closest we’re going to get to something reasonably comfortable.
15 September 2021 : 2/2 The follows the revelation just last week that a recent @USArmy veteran in Indiana is organizing with multiple white extremist, neo-fascist organizations to protest the settling of Afghan allies in Indiana. https://twitter.com/GREYBOX1000/status/1436104087959859251?s=20
15 September 2021 : 1/2 - Aguy who claims to have spent 9 years in the @usairforce has been revealed to be a neo-nazi. He just moved to Maine as part of his adherence to the extremist movement’s fantasy of creating a white ethnostate using terrorism and genocide against minority populations. https://twitter.com/antifagarfield/status/1437923368771194884
14 September 2021 : How is it possible that in the year 2021 @Facebook still hasn’t automated a fix to this obvious problem? pic.twitter.com/g3pTmtNXLy
11 September 2021 : 22/ Hey @SVACDems + @VetAffairsDems — I’d love to see a real VA “Choice” Act that allows veterans to opt back into the @DeptVetAffairs system for C&P. My first experiences with C&P in 2007-2009 were all through VA, and were fine. This private sector crap is terrible.
11 September 2021 : 21/ I live in the NY Metro area. There are probably more than 20 VA facilities closer to me than 126 miles. Most of those being full-fledged hospitals, with all the specialists and equipment necessary for any C&P examination I could possibly need. I just want to #ChooseVA . pic.twitter.com/BiXBPazjk2
11 September 2021 : 20/ Another call from QTC today to schedule a C&P appointment, for which part of my claim, they didn’t say. They asked if I could go to a provider 126 miles away in Pennsylvania. 126 miles. I said absolutely not. They said they’d call back in a few weeks. A few weeks? Wow.
11 September 2021 : Yes.
10 September 2021 : Really cool how @Verizon has just decided that my entire town doesn’t warrant having service anymore. Parents can’t get in touch with their kids to pick them up from school. Guidance counselors can’t contact parents during emergencies. @VerizonSupport , what gives? pic.twitter.com/OreUypoIsD
10 September 2021 : Creeping on the hummingbirds. pic.twitter.com/xvufYhjYrA
9 September 2021 : 19/ So basically I’m just here to find QTC’s glitches (that I imagine must be impacting other veterans). After today’s call form QTC I’m confident things will be straightened out in my case. I just hope whatever systemic issues need to be solved are handled concurrently.
9 September 2021 : 18/ Then — hours later, I check the mail, find a next-day FedEx package from QTC. Mailed on 9/8, delivered on 9/9, contained *two* notifications of rescheduled appointments to occur on 9/7, at same time, same location (2 days ago). 1 was same doc I saw, one was a different doc.
9 September 2021 : 17/ QTC will be surveying patients who saw the same doctor to see if they had similar experiences. I’m glad to hear that they’ll investigate further, it seems like it’s necessary. QTC also emphasized the doc I’ll see at end of month has been a sub-contractor for them for years.
9 September 2021 : 16/ Update 2: Was called by QTC operations director for the area, who kindly explained they were aware of the tweets, and that they’d have the doc I saw the other day (who was nice, but new) to go through additional training, since what I experienced was not up to standard.
9 September 2021 : For QTC’s redo of this botched appointment, I was given two options: an appointment tomorrow morning (way too soon), or one on September 30. Both at the same clinic, further than VA, different direction. I just want to, as the slogan goes, “Choose VA.”
9 September 2021 : Watch as right-wing nut jobs react to “protect” the federal workforce (that they always demonize) from the evil feds and their federal mandates. https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1435946452430295043
8 September 2021 : A bit of an over-simplification, but PTSD is fear-based, while Moral Injury (not an actual diagnosis and has no fixed definition) is based on violations of a person’s belief system. “Often co-occurring, yet mechanistically different.” https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020036
8 September 2021 : Especially relevant for today: EXAMPLES OF MORAL INJURY IN WAR: -Returning home from deployment and hearing of the executions of cooperating local nationals -A change in belief about the necessity or justification for war, during or after one’s service https://moralinjuryproject.syr.edu/about-moral-injury/
8 September 2021 : Quote: “What Is Moral Injury? In traumatic or unusually stressful circumstances, people may perpetrate, fail to prevent, or witness events that contradict deeply held moral beliefs and expectations.” Being ordered so do something is not required. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/cooccurring/moral_injury.asp
8 September 2021 : “Then he started suffering social consequences for his hatred.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/us/politics/nazi-whitefish-charlottesville.html
8 September 2021 : Update: QTC Medical gave me a ring today saying that there was a “glitch” so the report from yesterday couldn’t be filed, and that they’re now scheduling me for an x-ray at the end of the month.
8 September 2021 : 13/ She had no access to my medical records. QTC’s info packet about my appointment said *not* to bring medical records. So she was going into the appointment blind, with nothing but what I was telling her to fill out the form.
8 September 2021 : 12/ “…Yes, I’ve seen a specialist,” and she finally gives me the “ah, good,” and continues typing. QTC sent me a questionnaire to fill out ahead of time. The questions the doc asked were the same, in the same order. Just a digital version of what I had written.
8 September 2021 : 11/ When she asked if I had seen a specialist, I said “yes, the doctor who did the surgeries was an otolaryngologist, and I’ve been treated by ENTs at the VA for years.” She turned and looked at me, confused. I then said “ENT doctor…” she still looked puzzled…
8 September 2021 : 10/ Today’s C&P exam? Had my vision (?), blood pressure, heart rate, weight, and height checked by intake nurse. Then sat with a doc as she typed away at a computer. She seemed unfamiliar with the diagnoses (not like MY diagnoses — but THE diagnoses for the conditions).
8 September 2021 : 9/ Surgeries helped a whole lot compared to how bad it once was — but I still suffer random ear pain, any slight cold or allergies rapidly causes my sinuses to go back to same old horrible symptoms. Still can’t breathe normally without 3x different daily meds.
8 September 2021 : 8/ Septoplasty, turbinectomy, and adenoidectomy performed all at once by an outside doc who ended up being a grizzled old retired Army colonel who lost his shit when he saw my records and how long it took Army to send me out for care.
8 September 2021 : 7/ By the time I got the surgery I was suffering some permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, and would experience this weird sensation where it would sound like air rushing through a tunnel until it sealed shut, then I’d go temporarily *very* deaf in that ear for a few days.
8 September 2021 : 6/ Sinus and ear infections kept up when I got home, through 2006 and 2007, until finally the Army let me see a specialist. Got three procedures at once after CT-scan revealed my sinus cavity looked like an ENT’s worst nightmare, and was almost completely obstructed.
8 September 2021 : 5/ Frustrating for me as a non-smoker — second-hand cigarette smoke was ever-present. In vehicles, in observation posts. Everywhere, always.
8 September 2021 : 4/ Except for one instance that I remember — the sandstorm of 8/8/2005, we weren’t ever authorized to wear masks or neck gaiters over our faces. (Don’t recall if this was a BN, Co, or Plt thing).
8 September 2021 : 3/ Sadr City had raw sewage flowing through most streets, trash heaps constantly burning just about everywhere. On patrols all that stuff got kicked up into the air by the lead vehicle, each following made the cloud of dust thicker.
8 September 2021 : 2/ Starting in 2005 during my deployment to Iraq, I began having *very* frequent sinus and ear infections. I lived in the plume of a burnpit that was approx 75 meters up-wind for 8 months in Sadr City. Base was filled with “moon dust,” dirt ground into fine powder by vehicles.
4 September 2021 : It happened again. Skunk got away. Thankfully Frosting declined to participate in the battle this time. Judging by the Wyatt’s face and the intensity of the smell, I’m guessing a much bigger mom or dad skunk came to teach the dogs a lesson after last week’s incident. https://twitter.com/lkatzenberg/status/1433967269193916416
4 September 2021 : This video features one of the SIVs who reached out to me after having been left behind in Afghanistan. She says she worked for the US for five years, and she and her family were beaten back, some hospitalized, as they tried to escape. #EvacuateOurAllies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLkTmZlJ314&feature=youtu.be
3 September 2021 : Thank you for being among the first to join the Coalition! The momentum that we all built together is a tremendously positive force.
3 September 2021 : “We want to make sure that [ @POTUS ] understands on a personal and emotional level how necessary it is for him to directly engage [the veterans community] in continuing this humanitarian work. Because it is going to prevent suffering.” #EvacuateOurAllies https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/09/02/white-house-engaged-with-veterans-on-afghanistan-allies?cid=app_share
1 September 2021 : Bausman claims that “half of Americans” are now ripe for the taking by Russian propaganda campaigns. He doesn’t say this in the context of Trump, as some might assume. It’s because far-right extremists like him, the Proud Boys and neo-nazi groups rely heavily on Russian media. https://twitter.com/michaelehayden/status/1433074514187984900
31 August 2021 : Try Google, @robrowecodemonk . It’s easy. pic.twitter.com/FLhrsATLpu
30 August 2021 : I am glad to hear @SecBlinken articulate America’s commitment to a continuing diplomatic mission to #EvacuateOurAllies . But we know it’ll only get harder. Journalists have left for their own safety, coverage will diminish. American racist politicians will rally against refugees.
30 August 2021 : The last pensioner of the Civil War just died a few years ago.
30 August 2021 : Adding prediction: he’ll be a featured guest (and maybe speak) at a QAnon conference in October. Bookmark this tweet. It’s gonna happen.
30 August 2021 : There it is! Rando kid creates shady GoFundMe — they’re gonna shut it down next… pic.twitter.com/nkJky09xMB
29 August 2021 : I take it you’ve never been to a Sikh cultural event, eh?
29 August 2021 : Yup. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1431741101807915012
29 August 2021 : Hah. Didn’t someone call this? I think someone called this. https://twitter.com/paulmcleary/status/1432041318742695937
28 August 2021 : At this stage, the more accountability that he faces for breaking Article 88, the better it is for his post-military career. Fuck around, find out, cry victim, cash in. Just look at all the high-profile Capitol terrorists raking in donations and increasing their audience size.
28 August 2021 : This guy almost certainly, legitimately feels like he’s paving his own way, but he’s being guided down a familiar path. He’s either going to go the Ronny Jackson route and run for congress, or get a gig doing commentary on right-wing media.
28 August 2021 : These propaganda consumers, being by definition complete rubes, throw money in the direction of stories they like. There’s likely a fundraiser for this guy in the works for “legal defense” or to support him since it’s been reported that he “lost his job” (he’s still employed).
28 August 2021 : Those “random” people are dedicated and active consumers of far-right propaganda outlets like Daily Caller, Breitbart, Gateway Pundit, and InfoWars — all of which were early promoters of the initial “viral” video (that went viral in part because of their signal boost).
28 August 2021 : I woke up this morning to find that we now have 71 organizations in the Coalition to #EvacuateOurAllies , committing to call upon membership to ensure Congress supports Afghan refugees, educating Americans about our allies, and standing against hate. Join: http://evacuateourallies.org/letter-to-potus pic.twitter.com/PS0TqUaHqN
28 August 2021 : Here's the @WhiteHouse readout of yesterday's meeting with over 70 organizations serving and representing troops, veterans, military-families, and survivors -- the vast majority of which have joined the Coalition to #EvacuateOurAllies . pic.twitter.com/wphqPkdrUd
28 August 2021 : It’s the horse medicine of global conflict, methinks.
27 August 2021 : RT @DoleFoundation: You may be hearing "Moral Injury" a lot right now, but what does it mean? @DeptVetAffairs National Center for PTSD says…
27 August 2021 : @ObjectiveZeroFd @WhiteHouse Thank you so much for your support and for being among the first to join the Coalition!
27 August 2021 : This tweet deleted, but is telling in the right-wing media's intended framing here. The story is: a relatively senior officer knowingly violates UCMJ by speaking out against leadership. And using his uniform and rank to amplify his opinion. They want it to be: Marine cancelled! pic.twitter.com/7VYaI6Nf27
27 August 2021 : An important note of clarification -- he complains that commanders are fired for *violating EO,* (or live-fire incidents? wut?). I'm going to stand on the side of "being credibly accused of violating EO and negligent discharges" is not a good thing. https://twitter.com/kristina_wong/status/1431354641284009990?s=20
27 August 2021 : @kristina_wong Wait, so your point is that a commander who is accused of violating EO is like... a good thing?
27 August 2021 : About two minutes, 48 seconds in. The full sentence starts a few seconds before, which provides the context.
27 August 2021 : Now painted by the right as a victim of government "censorship" (because he *knowingly and purposefully* violated UCMJ) then of Big-Tech "censorship" (because some rando set up a shady fundraiser) -- he's got a VIP ticket to Fox News Primetime.
27 August 2021 : Next up: GoFundMe for this new folk hero and his family. Then GoFundMe will put it on pause for suspicious activity (virality, plus unclear who is running it and receiving cash from campaign). Right-wing then paints this as a patriot being "cancelled."
27 August 2021 : Classic Trumpian projection. Have fun with those January 6 document requests, Eric. pic.twitter.com/xmrJgfUgTF
26 August 2021 : This morning’s message from @DeptVetAffairs to #GIBill users is recognizing Moral Injury in an important way. An academic environment can be incredibly stressful for transitioning veterans (it certainly was for me) and current events can greatly amplify existing struggles. pic.twitter.com/asItVVmEqO
26 August 2021 : Oh god. I just realized my truck is probably a stink bomb.
26 August 2021 : This is what Lauren sent me as I was driving home frantically to clean the dogs. I live with monsters. pic.twitter.com/gIKFppSMfQ
26 August 2021 : But I did get to wake up to two dogs this morning very excited to push open the door to the guest bedroom (or did Lauren let them in? 🧐 ) to rub their stinky bodies on me as I lay helpless in bed. Lauren doesn't smell it anymore. I definitely do.
26 August 2021 : Luckily we have a guest bedroom. Lauren got to sleep with the dogs in our bed.
26 August 2021 : And Lauren stood there in the bathroom and just offered delirious commentary (and I *think*?) was filming me for like the first half hour until I told her she needs to get the fuck downstairs and start cleaning before I have to burn down the house.
26 August 2021 : Spent like an hour and a half in the shower with the dogs. Skunk spray is, I think, inside of my nose.
26 August 2021 : So. I did not get to bed early.
26 August 2021 : Lauren didn't bother to try to stop any of this, because she was so out of it she like... didn't recognize this as a problem. I learned of Wyatt's couch activity after the fact -- because she had recorded it and sent me a video.
26 August 2021 : I get home to find that Frosting doing the same thing... but upstairs. In our bed. He was basically laying on his side "running" as fast as he could, sliding himself in-between the sheets, comforter, and all pillows.
26 August 2021 : Wyatt proceeded to run to the living room and try to rub the skunk spray off of his face using the couch. Like Frosting he was drooling profusely, so saliva laced with skunk oil is dripping everywhere off his face as he runs around.
26 August 2021 : Out, into the house.
26 August 2021 : So she let them out. But not like... outside.
26 August 2021 : Lauren, in a panic and delirious from working 18-hour days for the last few weeks without a break, didn't realize that I locked them in the kitchen because those are surfaces that are easy to clean. She felt it was too stinky in the kitchen.
26 August 2021 : I locked the two dogs in the kitchen so I could run out and get a ton of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide so that I could denature the skunk spray on myself and the dogs.
26 August 2021 : Eventually I get him to drop it. But not before getting sprayed with pure skunk oil. But wait -- it gets worse. As I said, Frosting and Wyatt had an accomplice.
26 August 2021 : In doing so, the skunk's glands were just slapping off the sides of his head and spraying oil in all directions. On the house. On the open woodshed. All over Wyatt.
26 August 2021 : The skunk did not survive the encounter. I don't know who did the murder. By the time I had assessed Frosting and got outside, Wyatt had the limp skunk by the head and was shaking it, desperately, like *he* was the one being killed....
26 August 2021 : Next thing I know, Frosting is running into the house with his tail between his legs, back arched, and mouth foaming, looking at Lauren and I like "guys I done fucked up, haaaaaaaalp." He had taken a skunk's spray directly in the mouth.
26 August 2021 : Shortly after we settle in, I got a call that I had to get up for. Then I had to make a few more calls, so I turned the lights back on, paced around on the phone, and went downstairs. Dogs go outside for night patrol. (No barking, which is unusual, because they're jerks.)
25 August 2021 : The mission in Afghanistan really highlights the necessity of vaccine mandates for active duty troops. Imagine an outbreak of COVID-19 happening among the few thousand troops we have there right now, as every second counts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/08/21/vaccine-mandate-pentagon/
25 August 2021 : You can join us by signing up at http://EvacuateOurAllies.org/letter-to-potus pic.twitter.com/8bVrIRxwCH
25 August 2021 : Early this morning I had the opportunity to share the mission of the Coalition to #EvacuateOurAllies with @FoxFriendsFirst . Veterans will move Heaven and Earth to get our Afghan Allies home safe to the US after all they’ve risked for us. https://video.foxnews.com/v/6269423595001
25 August 2021 : So I guess that means threat assessments are saying "when" and not just "if."
25 August 2021 : Lol. Mine even still has all of his profile photos set to him from our 2005 deployment. Way to peak early, guys.
25 August 2021 : Do you idiots know what "communism" means? This coalition includes Vietnam Veterans, who literally traveled to the other side of the planet to fight and kill communists in the name of the US. STFU and sit down.
25 August 2021 : My gut reaction seeing the headline was to be pissed — but I know both @RepMeijer and @sethmoulton and have trust in them. I believe they know what they’re doing, and are doing what they know is right. Good on them. https://apnews.com/article/9aa28ed934ac7a00e5982dafeab84c84
24 August 2021 : 4/ The list of organizations on the page will be updated. Individuals' names will not be shared publicly. All will be sent to the White House. https://www.evacuateourallies.org/letter-to-potus pic.twitter.com/pWEd87v8dN
24 August 2021 : 3/ Click the appropriate link on this page to add your name as an individual U.S. military veteran, as a non-veteran individual, or as an authorized representative of an organization which wishes to join the Coalition. https://www.evacuateourallies.org/letter-to-potus pic.twitter.com/zcLOCYD4hN
24 August 2021 : 2/ so that we can show the @WhiteHouse that there's increasing momentum and political will behind Americans' desire to see us keep our promises. https://www.evacuateourallies.org/letter-to-potus pic.twitter.com/Q9HH5ypRPB
24 August 2021 : 🧵On Monday, August 23, 2021, we sent a letter to @POTUS @JoeBiden urgently requesting that he meet with our Coalition to discuss fulfilling our commitment to our Afghan allies. We'd like for YOU to join us in co-signing this letter… https://www.evacuateourallies.org/letter-to-potus pic.twitter.com/KTSHlN7p4C
24 August 2021 : Read the letter, we literally say this.
24 August 2021 : Here’s me with some of the same exact veterans condemning Trump in 2007 for exactly this issue. Gfy, Elma. https://www.stripes.com/veterans-take-to-capitol-hill-to-protest-immigration-ban-1.452234
24 August 2021 : Oh hey look, Susie — same vets, same issue, even written about by the same journalist, when Trump was in office. You should Google things before you go around impugning veterans. https://www.stripes.com/veterans-take-to-capitol-hill-to-protest-immigration-ban-1.452234
24 August 2021 : Here I am with a bunch of the same exact veterans writing Trump demanding he get rid of his racist policy that shut down Afghan SIVs back in 2017. What have you done for the cause, @SusieTaylorW ? https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/30141336/Honorourpromise-2.pdf
23 August 2021 : Speaking only for myself, I don’t think @RubenGallego is pudgy, and that he’s way more fun to drink with that JDV could possibly be.
23 August 2021 : If you'd like to join our the Coalition to #EvacuateOurAllies , we're making it easy. Organizations that represent and serve the community of military, veterans, and military-families, as well as individuals, can add your name to the letter here: https://www.evacuateourallies.org/letter-to-potus https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1429765075729100807
23 August 2021 : I'm deeply thankful to members of the press who asked about this several times in order to get an answer. The Coalition looks forward to a meeting with the @WhiteHouse so that we can discuss how our community can support efforts to #EvacuateOurAllies from Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/LeoShane/status/1429884361487306753
22 August 2021 : People should view this part of the Coalition as the QRF. 44 orgs received the final text of an letter to @POTUS around noon on Saturday and confirmed as co-signers within 29 hrs -- on a Sunday. I expect more will join us as the formal workweek begins. Updated list will go to WH.
22 August 2021 : "Thank you" after the fact and sitting on the sidelines is performative. This is a commitment on our part to act, coming from a group of organizations that includes those literally evacuating and settling Afghan allies in the US. We appreciate your support.
22 August 2021 : “iTs HaRd To DeFiNe DiSiNfOrMaTiOn” yeah, okay, bud. Hard if you’re not trying. And FB isn’t. You could hire one fuckin intern to read my report (I wrote a free training manual for a billion-dollar company!) and go hunting for bad actors and clean up a ton of really harmful shit.
21 August 2021 : Okay, first, ventilation for humans is secondary to clear photos of hummers for the internet people. (Which reminds me, I meant to reply to your tweet with this video I recorded shortly after). Second, I hope that your travels are filled with extra bonus little hummingbirds. pic.twitter.com/K4sma2qL26
21 August 2021 : Okay but will there be hummingbird videos?
21 August 2021 : @bay_fairvets — shoot me a DM with your email, please, so I can send full text.
20 August 2021 : ::Throwing kicking things emoji:: pic.twitter.com/mNBxSIaz9n
20 August 2021 : Thanks to so many for helping to make this happen! The coalition of Mil/Vet/Fam orgs is quantitatively and qualitatively tremendous, and still growing! It's not too late to reach out if your organization -- would like to join us. This includes Mil/Vet/Fam-focused businesses too! https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1428675844734603264
19 August 2021 : Finally caught up on emails and DMs. Thanks so much to all orgs who reached out. Draft coalition letter to go out to interested mil/vet/fam orgs later today for review. Still have time to join us if your organization is interested. https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1428153794345439242
19 August 2021 : What the actual fuck https://twitter.com/PaulSzoldra/status/1428149094426419202
18 August 2021 : He’s a little man, but his feigning fear of Afghan refugees is an act meant to manipulate his viewers and instill racism, nativism, and religious bigotry. Because those things motivate Republican primary voters, Trump voters, who give Tucker his power and wealth. https://twitter.com/adamkinzinger/status/1428000058222563344
17 August 2021 : “I felt like… oh, we did plant the seed," said @kaydaintheswamp [watching women protest the Taliban]. "I don't think, 20 years ago, you would've seen them come out and be like, no, I'm stronger than this. You're gonna listen to me." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-veterans-reaction-kabul-taliban/
17 August 2021 : There is such a thing as a perfect documentary: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.a0af0d55-ad1a-1461-a8ad-08ce3bbe1f98&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_movie&r=web
17 August 2021 : RIP all of your time dedicated to things other than staring at amazing little tiny birds. Just wait until you see two and they start getting in fights. (Fights aren’t actually violent, just acrobatic with lots of cute little squeaks). Male/female photos: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird/id
17 August 2021 : "opine quickly" 🧐 pic.twitter.com/P9BLRMQDer
17 August 2021 : Here’s a sitting United States Senator quote-tweeting a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist and working to inspire the next MAGA Bomber. It’s lies like this that make American journalists targets for far-right terrorists. pic.twitter.com/BUvgsTPc0R
17 August 2021 : No. Journalists who cover war don’t cover emails.
17 August 2021 : Just the standard “call the first guy in our Rolodex” thing that’s happened countless times since we were all basically kids.
17 August 2021 : Yeah, that’s exactly the point. Monopolizing the POV of “Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America” for two decades is some straight bullshit.
17 August 2021 : If you deployed to Iraq, but not Afghanistan, you should pass the microphone. After nearly two decades, it’s time to let someone else speak for millions of veterans of our generation. Cc: @NicolleDWallace @MSNBC @maddow
16 August 2021 : Hey Kate, GFY, and enroll in some classes to improve your reading comprehension.
16 August 2021 : Nothing like building a one-way maglev coaster and setting it to full power.
16 August 2021 : @TeganG_ - Your network?
16 August 2021 : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter @jvanegeren is looking for a woman veteran from Wisconsin who served in Afghanistan who would like to share their story.
16 August 2021 : Not sure if you’re trackin this, Rob, but we’ve got these super fancy things called helicopters now that can fly hundreds of miles — and even be refueled mid-air!! — that are perfectly capable of moving people from landlocked areas and out to sea. Bonus: ships have helipads.
16 August 2021 : As countless veterans across the country are experiencing an acute state of crisis due to horrific events in Afghanistan, @iava wins the award for the most insanely tone deaf email of all time, asking vets to include IAVA in their will. “Have You Started Your Will Yet?” 🤡 gtfo pic.twitter.com/zssu75x5pv
15 August 2021 : Thanks for your uniformed opinion, but that’s not how immigration works, Georgette.
15 August 2021 : Thank you!
15 August 2021 : Liz: (Conveniently forgets dad kicking off two conflicts without plans for resolution) https://twitter.com/RepLizCheney/status/1426946032714215427
13 August 2021 : Sorry I was working all day and for hurting your feelings?
13 August 2021 : Sure, okay, tell me how ensuring that we process SIVs and evacuate our allies after they're all dead makes sense.
12 August 2021 : Four years after Austin Mitchell Gillespie (who renamed himself to try to impress his “western chauvinist”-type friends) organized a deadly rally, @Twitter , @Facebook , and @YouTube are all hosting this neo-nazi’s content content so he can reach other violent white extremists. https://twitter.com/ruthlesswe/status/1425851231990280192
11 August 2021 : As as supporters of withdrawal, we need to be honest and own that a lot of people are suffering immensely because we believe the end justifies the means. To over-simplify questions about US denying relief and hope to the desperate is dishonest. Pentagon press corps’ friends: https://twitter.com/fahimabed/status/1425114274481987590
11 August 2021 : Deleted a tweet. Correction: it appears as if Gab’s Twitter account was temporarily restricted, or it’s been deactivated. Left, Twitter mobile app, right, Twitter in browser. Earlier today Gab promoted an article on Telegram that advocates for a race war. Not sure if related. pic.twitter.com/UI7Xtr3ZsP
11 August 2021 : Good catch, thanks, tweet deleted.
11 August 2021 : He buried the lede: ‘One "expert mathematician" interviewed on OANN was actually an installer at a Long Island swing set construction company, Dominion claims.’ https://twitter.com/kevincollier/status/1425094852249849860
10 August 2021 : The Venn Diagram of anti-vaxxers and extremists is a circle, so the Pentagon’s brand new Counter-Extremism Task Force is about to become obsolete. https://twitter.com/gunthereagleman/status/1425075569478221860
8 August 2021 : This “waiting for a letter from New York” thing is a familiar story. Last year that was the case with the delay in using VHA facilities to take in COVID-19 patients as the rest of NY hospitals were being overwhelmed by patients.
6 August 2021 : Guess who self-censored and deleted a bunch of anti-Semitic Tweets so that they could regain access to @Twitter . Further proof that @getongab owes its success in recruiting to mainstream platforms. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1421787973230727168 pic.twitter.com/8S0cuXQArq
5 August 2021 : I'd recommend you pick up Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew. The DFW area is now the home base to this country's most active hate group. It's certainly got a long history of racist groups that includes the time you were there. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674286078
5 August 2021 : I wouldn't consider your experience "sheltered." Extremism isn't always easy to spot, a lot of these people lead two lives. Being a white guy, you're also not likely to experience the same things (like racially-motivated targeting and harassment) that others might.
5 August 2021 : The military's efforts to purge extremist from the ranks needs to be carefully executed, and not push high-risk individuals further. DoD's Extremism Working Group and the Armed Services Committees would be wise to take advice from @RANDCorporation 's behavioral scientists here: https://twitter.com/Helmus/status/1423274398438494212
5 August 2021 : As we face a new surge and round of restrictions, why hasn’t @DeptVetAffairs been directed to share COVID vaccination status with states? This story about VA and NYS not talking is from May 1. NY vets still can’t get an Excelsior Pass Cc: @VetAffairsDems https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/excelsior-pass-problems-popping-up-at-dome-arena-convention-center-va/6092332/
3 August 2021 : QAnon and white extremist Telegram is completely freaking out because a rich Republican in California created a "satirical" website that has them convinced a company has just been launched to narc on the non-vaccinated. They're not in on the joke, and this is fucking dangerous.
3 August 2021 : Oldest Hill joke ever: "What's the most dangerous place in Washington? Between @SenSchumer and a microphone." Watch @LeaderMcConnell get Shumed: https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1422625858553004038
3 August 2021 : Watch him “find out.” 🔊 on. https://twitter.com/mwrightwplg/status/1422519908013907987
3 August 2021 : Cuomo’s victims deserve justice. Resignation or removal isn’t enough. Criminal charges must be filed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment-report/2021/08/03/705c42a4-f226-11eb-ab6f-b41a066381df_story.html
2 August 2021 : My battalion created a "fat camp" (they called it that) for those who couldn't meet tape standards, made them come in on weekends for PT, I'm pretty sure it included every Samoan. IG eventually got wind of it, came down on commander, which made things even worse for them. https://twitter.com/halbritz/status/1422190743754530821
2 August 2021 : This weekend 95% of his home Miami chapter of the Proud Boys voted “yay” (as in yippe! 😂) to expel Henry “Enrique” Tarrio from the organization he claims to lead nationwide. https://twitter.com/getsthegoods/status/1421839350485164034
1 August 2021 : Hey @TwitterSupport — looks like @craig_cyber is using bot accounts to spam several times per minute. How does @wdverocks666 -style activity not get picked up automatically? pic.twitter.com/9rE5tvIiKB
30 July 2021 : Clearance for what?
28 July 2021 : I don’t think it’s the “Washington journalists” who need adjustment. It’s the headline writers/editors and social media managers. The text within these articles are usually pretty solid — it’s what ends up showing on Twitter/Facebook feeds that’s warped with both-sides-ism. https://twitter.com/sulliview/status/1420334713093427201
28 July 2021 : "There is no place in the Republican Party for a Pelosi Republican," says @RepCawthorn , guy who built his political career on Stolen Valor, and spoke at the Jan 6 Rally-turned-Insurrection, about a combat veteran still serving. Someone get this kid off the damn VA Committee. pic.twitter.com/RQsYuNH0QZ
28 July 2021 : This tweet has the Groypers VERY upset over on their alt platform. Many tears being shed. https://twitter.com/jaredlholt/status/1420418778672807936
28 July 2021 : Louisville Boogaloo Boi encouraged others to take up arms against the government, fired a weapon at a protest, and found out that he did indeed violate the Riot Act. A light sentence, but a felony conviction nonetheless. https://twitter.com/fbilouisville/status/1420353430686638083
27 July 2021 : “Kinzinger crying” auto-populates in Twitter search results as a recommendation before just “Kinzinger.” Why? Bad-faith actors and outlets on the far-right running a smear campaign. Twitter algorithm rewards lies and division. Kinzinger is a veteran, a Patriot, deserves better. pic.twitter.com/CkIEWIZzSE
26 July 2021 : This is why we can’t have nice things. https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1419464540505378816
25 July 2021 : Thanks for your kind words, Michael!
25 July 2021 : No one sees your tweets because that’s what happens when the first character is “@“ and then you start a thread below what’s essentially a direct message to one person. You’re “suppressing” your own tweets. Only *your* followers who *also follow me* can see any of this.
25 July 2021 : It’s a WWE intro. Not kidding. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1419068600200138763
24 July 2021 : Do you have any academic or professional research background? Because it looks to me like you’re just tweeting stuff you find on the internet. Until you establish your bona fides, I don’t think anyone (myself included) is going to consider you an expert of anything.
24 July 2021 : Tasty and effective. Endorse. pic.twitter.com/NmY8Jnd8nP
24 July 2021 : For monster squash we like to slice long-ways into flat pieces around a quarter inch thick (or a little thinner if possible). Olive oil, salt, pepper, and throw on the grill until they lose a lot of moisture. Flavor seems to concentrate, gets less filling, so you can eat more!
24 July 2021 : No offense, but “read hundreds of my tweets and look at a list of my 1k followers” is not a good pitch. Do you have an op-ed or anything that you’ve published? Twitter doesn’t “keep [your] followers to a minimum.” You just produce content that no one finds worth engaging.
24 July 2021 : I don’t block people. Why do you think you’re so special? Legit have no idea who you are or what you’re talking about.
23 July 2021 : Thousands of men identify as Incels, creating for themselves a “community” where they share their homicidal fantasies. This week one was arrested after having tried to join the Army, hoping to gain the skills necessary to commit mass murder. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/07/22/incel-sought-fort-benning-training-plot-slaughter-women-ohio-school-feds-say.html
22 July 2021 : Can confirm. https://twitter.com/michaelehayden/status/1418243072996036612
22 July 2021 : I bet Fox News’ legal team is looking at recent multi-billion dollar court victories against big pharma and sweating bullets. It’s well-established precedent that knowingly selling an addictive and deadly product has expensive consequences. https://twitter.com/projectlincoln/status/1418194125807964169
22 July 2021 : Well… I only became aware of this hearing because of Nikki’s tweet…
21 July 2021 : In the same year that he flunked out of Basic Training at Fort Benning, he bought "tactical gloves, a bulletproof vest, a hoodie bearing the word 'revenge,' cargo pants, a bowie knife, a skull facemask, two Glock 17 magazines...and a holster clip concealed carry for a Glock." https://twitter.com/lilsarg/status/1417934361140281345
21 July 2021 : I’m not a lawyer, but I feel like Jan 6 defendant (and neo-nazi) Anthime “Baked Alaska” Gionet promising a “Day of Reckoning” against Insurrectionists not-yet-charged who threw him under the bus is inadvisable. …Unless he’s saying he’s flipping on them and coopering with feds? pic.twitter.com/YFrQpHLZJ6
20 July 2021 : He wishes he had *tried* to “unleash” the military. But that’s only because he doesn’t understand that his illegal orders would have been refused, and he’d have been run out of DC. https://twitter.com/carolleonnig/status/1417103644361637893
16 July 2021 : This is a critical deployment, and you will go where T&P tells you to.
16 July 2021 : You should start with the top American cider producers. @AngryOrchard has a great lineup, and at their cidery they sometimes have experimental brews that aren’t available to the public.
16 July 2021 : Until government imposes a cost for scam calls, this is a pretty good way to deal with them. https://app.robokiller.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Brand&utm_campaign=Web%20%7C%20RoboKiller%20%7C%20US%20%7C%20ENG%20%7C%20Search%20Brand%20%7C%20__%5EDAX%5Exdm712%5E%5E%5E&gclid=CjwKCAjw3MSHBhB3EiwAxcaEu4-9YEXm21N1EW8RS6jn6SXEMU5IKFqqULwcYZCGr2dLheBbTQU11BoCAKsQAvD_BwE
16 July 2021 : Start in the northeast and work your way across. https://www.ciderguide.com/cider-maps/united-states/ pic.twitter.com/zsi4Ef4PbM
16 July 2021 : Traitor!
16 July 2021 : I hereby nominate @AllegedKurd for a deployment to cideries across the US to find the most patriotic beverage for @TaskandPurpose . Apple brandy and Applejack reviews should be included, but separate categories. Cc: @PaulSzoldra @jaredbkeller
16 July 2021 : Sure, but we made cider our own.
16 July 2021 : Okay, who do I think I’m kidding, it does wonders for my word count any day/time.
16 July 2021 : Might I suggest a spiked caffeinated beverage? Does wonders for my word count on a Friday afternoon.
16 July 2021 : I’m confident that this Administration is tracking this Marine’s case, and that they’ll ensure a proper transition to VA healthcare.
14 July 2021 : There’s no question here, just an obvious answer. Headline: “Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was literally the only person to vote against an anti-human trafficking bill.” https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/12/29/florida-rep-matt-gaetz-was-literally-the-only-person-to-vote-against-an-anti-human-trafficking-bill https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1415412177570131970
14 July 2021 : There’s no question here, just an an obvious answer. https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/12/29/florida-rep-matt-gaetz-was-literally-the-only-person-to-vote-against-an-anti-human-trafficking-bill https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1415412177570131970
14 July 2021 : Amount Forgiven for Prager U: $705,132 https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/prager-university-foundation-2828437102
14 July 2021 : Now do how much they received as part of covid bailout funding from the government.
12 July 2021 : Any trademark lawyers who can make something of this? Fuentes has a shit ton of money for the taking, and these sun glasses are part of his racist marketing campaign. Making his bum friends co-defendants and bankrupting them too would fix a lot of problems. https://twitter.com/pitvipershades/status/1414083131930419202
12 July 2021 : After saying he identifies as a “Patriot,” I tried to make clear that “nazi is not synonymous with Patriot,” and that I’m talking like: guys with swastika tattoos. Asked how he ever served his country — he didn’t have an answer, just got more mad. So… at least no stolen valor?
11 July 2021 : Read closer.
11 July 2021 : Don’t quote tweet the candidate. Screenshot, insert clown emoji over his photo, then tweet. https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1414043406595145731
11 July 2021 : I am the source. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1321112818293366785
11 July 2021 : *funnier
11 July 2021 : This gets gunner every time I think about it. 😂🤣 https://twitter.com/rsanderlin/status/1414113152002785280
11 July 2021 : I opened with “I hunt nazis.” He was immediately incredibly triggered.
11 July 2021 : In order: Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen.
10 July 2021 : @AliVelshi — important to note when covering the removal of Robert E. Lee monument and neo-nazi “Unite the Right” rally: the terrorist who killed Heather Heyer was a member of Vanguard America. That org rebranded to “Patriot Front,” the fascist org run out of Philly last week.
10 July 2021 : There are so many Republican politicians who *honestly* have no idea what they’re defending, or what they’re in for in tying themselves to Nick Fuentes. @FoxNews doesn’t report on the far-right, so they just don’t know. They’ll be brought up to speed by campaign ads, though. 😘 pic.twitter.com/SA9iWqE321
9 July 2021 : Florida? https://twitter.com/sabraayres/status/1413629163131523075
9 July 2021 : It’s poetic, really. The [fascism] “is inevitable” crew are taking a ton of L’s this week. First Rousseau’s Patriot Front gets run out of town by a half dozen Philly residents, then America First’s Fuentes loses his favorite propaganda account. Lots of “Rally” symbols going down. https://twitter.com/michaelehayden/status/1413550243719811075
9 July 2021 : Nah, just the ones that praise nazis.
9 July 2021 : Marxists? Bro, I made trolling fascists into a business that pays. Capitalism is winning here.
9 July 2021 : It’s kinda like fascist LARPing, considering the “live action” part is sitting alone in your mom’s basement.
9 July 2021 : Got news for ya there, Optics, but conservatives are anti-fascist too. The United States has literally fought and won wars to wipe out fascist regimes.
8 July 2021 : Yuuup.
8 July 2021 : On to the next one. https://twitter.com/rbeggin/status/1413202219818704901
8 July 2021 : Handheld, this thing is awesome. Got this for when we visit family in rural areas and go hiking. You can set up virtual fences, geo or radial, that makes the handheld beep and vibrate when they cross so you know to call them back. pic.twitter.com/zvIiExvT2Y
8 July 2021 : Yep, GPS.
8 July 2021 : Frosting and Wyatt still haven’t quite figured out the team digging thing. pic.twitter.com/Hm67VFOAYS
7 July 2021 : This is a great analysis. @Twitter knowingly facilitated the spreading of the Big Lie, and @jack is directly connected to its big promoters. Also, another shining example of how Twitter tries to get researchers and reporters to do unpaid work for them. https://twitter.com/michaelehayden/status/1412785686990761989
7 July 2021 : Over 50 veterans have been arrested for their roles in the Capitol Insurrection, most because they've fallen victim to a host of dangerous conspiracy theories. @DeptVetAffairs must play a role in helping vets stay connected and safe. https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/07/07/proposal-would-push-va-leaders-to-address-issue-of-extremism-in-the-veterans-community/
6 July 2021 : At first glance, molotov cocktails might seem like they're not a big deal because they don't 'explode' the way a grenade does. But, as indicated in court docs, this Jan6 Insurrectionist understood them to be effective at area-denial and disabling armored vehicles. https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1412458551348432897
6 July 2021 : Update: NBC reporting that police made no arrests. Scores of white extremists were apparently just let go with a warning, despite clearly dangerous behavior on the road, setting off smoke bombs, etc. Good thing the people of Philly provided disincentives. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/masked-white-supremacists-run-angry-onlookers-philadelphia-police-say-n1273096 https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1412047646798319617
6 July 2021 : Update: no arrests were made, so as far as I can tell, there will be no accountability or paper trail.
6 July 2021 : I haven’t seen them pop up yet. When they do, Emily will probably know right away. https://twitter.com/emilygorcenski/status/1411566867832000517
3 July 2021 : Ridiculous rules create awesome advocates. This incredible human is going to make the world a better place in ways we probably can’t even imagine yet. https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1410650025240186886
3 July 2021 : Plenty of people have told them to “leave.” https://www.nj.com/essex/2021/06/extremists-tried-to-take-over-nj-womans-home-shes-not-alone.html
3 July 2021 : There’s apparently a standoff happening between police in Massachusetts and an armed Black “Sovereign Citizen” group right now, the Moorish American Arms. Unlawful militias of all stripes are a serious problem in this country. https://abcnews.go.com/US/massachusetts-police-responding-group-heavily-armed-men-claiming/story?id=78647486
2 July 2021 : My first IRL sighting of the brood. pic.twitter.com/GPDOcLlNTw
1 July 2021 : Show me that your commander is racist without saying he’s racist. https://twitter.com/ltcatra/status/1410605151711207436
30 June 2021 : The @DeptVetAffairs is the second largest organization *of any kind* in terms of both personnel and budget, and the largest integrated health system, IN THE WORLD. The @JoeBiden / @KamalaHarris Admin is the first to promise this level of *regular* press access to SecVA. Huge steps. https://twitter.com/nikkiwentling/status/1410270999900299265
30 June 2021 : This video is only 40-minutes long, but it feels far longer... as I'm watching it my sense of time is overwhelmed by the memories of that day. This investigation stitches together many of the Insurrectionists' livestreams that I had tapped into. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/jan-6-capitol-attack-takeaways.html
30 June 2021 : Really neat how like half of the notifications I get from @Facebook are now from their “News” tab, which is a direct injection of Fb-curated COVID disinfo regarding the Delta Variant into my phone every day. pic.twitter.com/8O9VUWtLkX
30 June 2021 : The @NationalGuard should not be the plaything for donors to rent out on private missions. https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1409983982620614657
29 June 2021 : This is going to be a massive project. I'm really looking forward to seeing history preserved in an easily accessible and digestible way. https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1409874988912590854
29 June 2021 : Shit, she caught us. (The pups are with me on this). pic.twitter.com/nF9rOmeF6E
29 June 2021 : Anyone else sneak off to bed early (like, a little before dark) when their spouse is distracted?
28 June 2021 : Thank you @SpeakerPelosi ! https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1409625435210612738
26 June 2021 : This is a subtweet. https://twitter.com/chrismurphyct/status/1408775520129585160
25 June 2021 : The problem is that they are fascists.
25 June 2021 : The piss collector has thoughts. https://twitter.com/jackposobiec/status/1408493718521495552
25 June 2021 : Probably not, government contracting sounds like a terrible headache that I'm just not at all interested. But I really appreciate this advertisement for my new business, Darren. Thanks for the excellent write-up! Next time don't be afraid to call for comment. https://twitter.com/DarrenJBeattie/status/1408476349724082178
25 June 2021 : Guys, my first name literally means "bearer of Christ." pic.twitter.com/VNmPErcB28
25 June 2021 : Comments section is predicable. “We’re not anti-Semites, we just blame Jews for everything that we don’t like.” Honestly, this Revolver piece is better than any advertising I could have afforded. pic.twitter.com/6EC3VDLGeR
25 June 2021 : Was super excited to see that the right-wing Revolver[.]News wrote about the launch of Sparverius, but despite their branding themselves as "The New Drudge Report," it's not picking up any steam. 😢 Fwiw, I think the article is actually pretty good. https://www.revolver.news/2021/06/bishop-garrison-dangerous-sidekick-kris-goldsmith-exposed/ pic.twitter.com/I1Epos7Q8W
22 June 2021 : All the headline editors are having ocean-themed fun today, and I'm here for it. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/tentacles-manhattan-da-s-trump-probe-reach-former-bodyguard-calamari-n1271940
22 June 2021 : Fingers out of the trigger well, weapon on safe. Don’t let anyone tell you internet shaming doesn’t fix anything. https://twitter.com/donmoyn/status/1407106311637147652
22 June 2021 : Well that’s interesting… pic.twitter.com/8kEaecAkf3
20 June 2021 : It’s not just a great ad — it’s a candidate that’s out of this world. @JonesForAR is Girl Dad, Military Spouse, NASA Engineer, has a Doctorate in Urban Planning, and is a Minister… and more. Check him out: https://twitter.com/jonesforar/status/1404800863667957778
18 June 2021 : Reported, blocked. https://twitter.com/chadgarland/status/1405981104738377728
18 June 2021 : The military has already invested a lot of money on training for this guy. Therefore, rather than simply kick him out, I think they should let him fuck up so they can put him in prison and make him the first test subject of a much needed rehabilitation effort. https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose/status/1405965498349719561
18 June 2021 : So, in May 2021 @mattgaetz and @mtgreenee went through the trouble of creating their "America First Rally Tour" joint-PAC and website only to do two events and basically cancel the whole operation. Seems like these things might be related: https://twitter.com/Santucci/status/1405847818301054981
18 June 2021 : The lack of transparency isn't limited to Army. Look at how little info the military has shared with the public about the withdrawal from Afghanistan. When's the last time Resolute Support had a news conference w/ internat'l press or allowed an embed? https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-public-affairs-transparency-failure/
16 June 2021 : I’m in total awe of @rachelvscott . She is the epitome of bravery, holding accountable one of the most powerful, and recklessly dangerous men in the world for his crimes against human rights and democracy. https://twitter.com/abc/status/1405200055154397187
15 June 2021 : This TikTok was posted by a buddy who I deployed with, @browneyedwasp . Here he describes how his mother-in-law is getting robbed of her retirement after 32 years because COVID and brain cancer slowed her down recently. Send WA pension lawyer recs please! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMd613TMu/
15 June 2021 : 19 percent of people who said they were asymptomatic… experienced subsequent medical issues. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/health/covid-19-patients.html?referringSource=articleShare
15 June 2021 : The top account fundraising off of the death of Ashli Babbit is saying that this hearing "Might be an interesting watch. :)" Though it's a relatively small committee, since Babbit's husband was on Tucker last night, I wouldn't be surprised by someone acting a fool today. https://twitter.com/HouseAdm_Dems/status/1404789538350931972
14 June 2021 : Yeah, because at one point people thought you took your pledge seriously. But as a leader of the Insurrection Caucus, now it’s clear your recitation is just trolling people who care about the American values that the flag represents. https://twitter.com/sentedcruz/status/1404564419229724676
14 June 2021 : The @NYSBA is now assisting New York veterans who have less-than-honorable discharges and may have new eligibility for state benefits under the Restoration of Honor Act. Help us get the word out! https://nysba.org/restoration-honor-act/
12 June 2021 : Yeah, no thanks, @Twitter . https://www.lamag.com/mag-features/yashar-ali/ pic.twitter.com/wc2UnqKGjL
12 June 2021 : Lol, k. No one asked for free labor. I asked for references. Sorry that our identity offends you, @two_ponies .
12 June 2021 : When @tedcruz retweeted a Russian propaganda video posted to Twitter *by a foreign white nationalist* to attack our military, the Republican Party just shrugged. They’ll cozy up to foreign adversaries, racists, fascists, if it means getting a Fox News bump. https://twitter.com/jeffschogol/status/1403701831843385344
11 June 2021 : Sure, seems legit. pic.twitter.com/dWXwGVzRCB
11 June 2021 : Yeah, it’s a pretty similar to what happened to me last year. But at least my former employer had a pandemic to blame. This shit is coming out of nowhere.
9 June 2021 : I stand corrected. Tweet deleted. Thanks for the quick response, @KenDilanianNBC .
9 June 2021 : Imagine someone who served at the upper echelons of the Pentagon not having the capacity to understand that unprecedented resource scarcity and mass migration will trigger wars and humanitarian crises. https://twitter.com/ambersmithusa/status/1402733630116429824
9 June 2021 : Yes, @TrumanProject HQ is outing us all as huge nerds. Welcome to the club, newbies! #TruOrientation21 https://twitter.com/trumanproject/status/1402658457103257610 pic.twitter.com/x4GW8GGyPI
9 June 2021 : He was not kidding. https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1402388019420741633
9 June 2021 : I'm not sure that @LindseyGrahamSC 's insistence that "Trump as Commander-in-Chief failed to protect the United States from a Chinese bio-weapon" is a better historical narrative. https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1402439802109120514
8 June 2021 : Cider and Apple Jack are *more* American than Apple Pie. Unlike beer, moonshine, and whiskey — these require no boiling — so they are more accessible, easier to make. Connect with our Founding Fathers and get to fermenting! https://twitter.com/fpwellman/status/1402353683929743365
8 June 2021 : While I applaud @Google ’s apparently automated attempt to limit the use of Docs for the spreading of harmful content… this looks like it’s really going to mess up research, collaboration, and reporting on hate groups and disinfo campaigns. pic.twitter.com/ZvUKa1fGtH
6 June 2021 : Incurable optimism can do real damage. https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1401481209226596355
5 June 2021 : If you’ve got JAG experience and think there’s a legitimate case for the DoD to take action against Mike Flynn for his role in fomenting insurrection on J6 and/or comments in support of a military coup, I’d love to hear from you for an off-record convo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/flynn-coup-military-qanon/2021/06/04/5dfbf05c-c47f-11eb-8c34-f8095f2dc445_story.html pic.twitter.com/RhnP7q4cIG
5 June 2021 : So ah… what’s the criteria for losing a security clearance? https://twitter.com/rhreid/status/1401054370192576512
4 June 2021 : You too, @Twitter . pic.twitter.com/zss7MP0QA4
4 June 2021 : “We use information about your activity received from other apps and websites to: … Help keep Facebook free of charge” You funny, @Facebook . pic.twitter.com/l6wZCHyrDQ
4 June 2021 : I’m using sarcasm to try to show you how exhaustingly stupid your exercise in demanding condemnation of obviously horrific events is. I joined the Army and went to war in a foreign country to fight terrorists. The mission was literally called “The Global War on Terror.”
3 June 2021 : Happy from @Facebook , which “reviewed” this post that I reported and apparently doesn’t think that any of this clearly hateful rhetoric (posted by a guy using an obviously fake name on the platform) violates their “Community Standards.” This is horrific. pic.twitter.com/bZztHD4ypm
2 June 2021 : I don’t believe you. I think you’re a terrorist sympathizer. It’s pretty obvious, because you didn’t condemn 9/11 until I asked. If you really believed 9/11 was terrible, you would have condemned it on Twitter back in 2001.
2 June 2021 : You can go look at my Facebook profile, I probably made some sort of comment when these things were happening. Why aren’t you condemning 9/11? Are you politically motivated? Or what about the killing of Khashoggi? Are you sympathetic to the Saudi monarchy?
2 June 2021 : My view? I don't give a shit what any particular extremist's affiliations are, if they have violent intentions, they need to be stopped. I'm working with *my* expertise. I don't know jack about ISIS or AQ. I do know a whole lot about white extremists, and the disinfo around them.
2 June 2021 : This is a pretty good example of how to responsibly report on the far-right. ☑️No embedded links to extremist Telegram channels. ☑️No publishing names of the channels or leadership accounts. ☑️Limited use of extremist-posted propaganda photos to illustrate story. https://twitter.com/BMakuch/status/1400122468455616522
1 June 2021 : Okay. He’s an interview I did four months ago about a soldier from my old unit trying to join ISIS. My company didn’t exist yet, and the website spelled my name wrong, but this is me doing what you say I don’t do. https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/fort-stewart-soldier-accused-in-plot-to-blow-up-9-11-memorial-appears-in-federal-court/
1 June 2021 : I didn't even join twitter until two years after the Hassan thing, and really didn't even use it until 6 or 7 years after that. If I just created a business in 2021, how is it you expect it to have issued a statement about a 2019 shooting? Sorry that I don't have a time machine.
28 May 2021 : **If** they suggest surgery — an adenoidectomy and turbinectomy is what I got — I recommend going with their suggestion. It was a major, major life improvement for me and ceased the recurring infections immediately.
28 May 2021 : Have you seen an ENT doc to get a professional opinion on the recurring sinus infections?
27 May 2021 : Have you seen an ENT specialist? I don’t typically advocate for surgical intervention for anything — but this is a major exception. My surgeries improved my life drastically, ended the constant cycle of infections immediately.
25 May 2021 : You can’t both-sides this shit, Jim. American communists are no threat to anyone. But neo-nazis like Benjamin Miller Welton — a @USNavy veteran going to school on the taxpayer’s dime — certainly are. Spend your office’s resources where they matter, Senator.
25 May 2021 : Republican Senators are whining about how a Space Force Guardian (lol) got fired for saying without evidence troops are all “communists,” while *actual* communists are showing receipts for how the GI Bill is being used by fascist veterans to pay for PhDs. https://accollective.noblogs.org/post/2021/05/24/the-spooky-nationalist-freelance-writer-benjamin-miller-welton/ https://twitter.com/jiminhofe/status/1396895808214159361
19 May 2021 : Another day, another prominent, elderly veterans’ advocate gets his identity used by Yahoo Boys to scam other veterans out of money. I released my report on this almost two years ago. @Facebook is still yet to implement any safeguards to protect our community. pic.twitter.com/TXwY5Urf3S
19 May 2021 : We bought the .com last week, and have it for the next ten years. None of the scammers actually own the properties that they’re claiming to be selling. It was nice of them to give me the heads up that it was available, though.
19 May 2021 : So much to be excited about. https://twitter.com/potus/status/1394795994605309957
14 May 2021 : Guys it’s not even the worst that’s yet to be revealed. @mattgaetz is fuckin toast. 🔥🔥🔥 https://twitter.com/mepfuller/status/1393337911467249665
14 May 2021 : I’m here for “thorny extradition issues.” https://www.businessinsider.com/palm-beach-trump-indictment-manhattan-da-vance-investigation-report-2021-5
13 May 2021 : . @SenTomCotton once said, "no quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters." I imagine Tommy would certainly hold this standard for an active duty officer who committed violence against police as he led a mob into our nation's Capitol. https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1267459561675468800?s=20 https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1392893097806344192
13 May 2021 : RT @SenAngusKing: In Maine, we have no voter ID laws, we have same day registration, we have no-excuse absentee voting, we have mail-in vot…
5 May 2021 : My cousin, an Iraq vet, died of the same rare cancer as Beau Biden. So did a guy in my Company after OIF 1+3. I lived in the plume of a burn pit for 8 months. Got home and needed surgery on my sinuses after frequent ear+sinus infections. Take pills and inhaler every day now.
30 April 2021 : Sounds like a good opportunity for a series. Follow it up with “Seriously, Just Stop,” and “What Did I Just Tell You?”
30 April 2021 : It seems like these things might be related, Rudy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/rudy-giuliani-fbi-warning-russia/2021/04/29/5db90f96-a84e-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html https://twitter.com/rudygiuliani/status/1387936296463654916 pic.twitter.com/dIRarZ5OK1
28 April 2021 : Domestic extremists seek out vet for the same reason that our foreign adversaries target them for radicalization: veterans are economically efficient targets. When they radicalize a vet, they're more likely to bring friends and family down the rabbit hole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoKt8mYbJuU
26 April 2021 : After months of anxiety about it, there’s something freeing about just accepting the fact that another two of my email inboxes that I used to be completely on top of will henceforth exist with countless unread emails.
24 April 2021 : From the convicted felon and QAnon fanatic Mike Flynn, a new freshman political science major’s college essay, published as an op-ed in an outlet you never heard of. Continues his frequent call to action: get followers involved in hyper-local politics. https://uncoverdc.com/2021/04/23/in-defense-of-liberty/?fbclid=IwAR31bG9gCVmljTFJ4SAlLjoMlqOA15aTk7WvW3T6efgB9paCJPDsdlm9JHM
22 April 2021 : For what it’s worth, a handful of folks associated with what was “Rolling Thunder” and “Bikers for Trump” became insurrectionists (and supporters) since the application was submitted, so... this year might just be a wash. VSOs need to clean house before rallying people to DC.
16 April 2021 : Oh man, this is going to be a great show. Buhbye, Oathbreakers. Your organization’s days are numbered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/guilty-plea-capitol-riot/2021/04/16/f7d5d420-9eb6-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html
16 April 2021 : Pushing these notifications with the happy little sunshine emoji every morning is kind of... optimistic? pic.twitter.com/1ytkWXsCNl
15 April 2021 : Hey Jordan — would love to connect and talk to you about this.
15 April 2021 : This reporting is horrible. Fascists are going to love this article. It promotes their propaganda and provides instruction on how to follow a wannabe leader.
15 April 2021 : Deleted a tweet — not linking @RawStory because the reporting is terribly done and even harmful. Simply regurgitating racist and anti-Semitic rants, as well as providing likeminded people a way to find and follow the fascist to join his org is the opposite of helpful. pic.twitter.com/nXorHePRmI
15 April 2021 : The veteran community needs to find and expose pieces of garbage like this guy. https://www.rawstory.com/american-union-fascist/
13 April 2021 : Not knowing anything outside of her bio — it looks to me like she’s very, very well qualified, and has the Pentagon experience to boot. Glad to see a woman take the post. Hope she’s not a fan of Obama-era bad-paper policies, though. They sucked. https://www.rand.org/about/people/w/wormuth_christine.html
12 April 2021 : Was tracking the "White Lives Matter" marches for a few weeks on Telegram, and *the majority* of the channels I was monitoring ended up being honeypots set up by anti-fascist activists. Last week they all changed their avatars to the black and red flag logo. Followers freaked out https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1381373176979075074
9 April 2021 : You can read the article and it includes the details, dummy.
8 April 2021 : Par for the course for Facebook. I'm yet to see evidence of anyone I know having been notified that they were affected by the massive Cambridge Analytica scandal. I guess they figured they should just stop pretending. https://twitter.com/CindyOtis_/status/1380148232781754376
7 April 2021 : We're live now! https://twitter.com/HillVets/status/1379811421521899527
7 April 2021 : The anecdote @JoeBiden just shared about vets’ having to wait in crisis to go inpatient at VA because there’s no room hits home. Me and a buddy had to pull shifts 24/7 helping our battle buddy in a civilian hospital that didn’t know how to treat him. https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/361829-its-time-to-end-the-decades-long-sabotage-of-veterans-healthcare
5 April 2021 : Vaccine hesitancy certainly is a thing among Trump-voting men — the majority of whom say they won’t get vaccinated. https://www.axios.com/concern-republican-coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-trump-6220b95e-f334-49c4-ad4f-854d5af6b76b.html
2 April 2021 : *Republican* lawmakers previously took no substantive action. Democrats held a hearing, ran their own investigation for a year, issued a report, and started a *new* investigation this year, tried to get amendments into NDAA. R’s blocked everything they could. D’s took action.
2 April 2021 : The @AtlanticCouncil and @DFRLab have a virtual panel on April 6: "After the insurrection: Countering domestic extremism in the US military and law enforcement." It's already caught the attention of a rather interesting troll account. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oqKfUxv4wg pic.twitter.com/0zvvt9X0jb
1 April 2021 : Florida Man goes Full Florida Man. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/politics/matt-gaetz-photos-women/index.html
1 April 2021 : Folks, this is a big deal. @HouseVetAffairs Republicans have for years refused to accept that they can play a role on fighting disinformation and extremism targeting veterans online. That ended today with their introduction of the Veterans’ Cyber Risk Awareness Act. Bravo! https://twitter.com/housevetaffairs/status/1377637991678672900
1 April 2021 : Ooh ooh — AND — what if Gaetz charged the room to his campaign or his office credit card! I imagine someone posted some pics on Instagram, these sycophants love taking pics in Trump’s properties. That would give folks a date to send to House Office of Congressional Ethics.
1 April 2021 : On #PizzaGaetz : Age of consent in Florida: 18; DC: 16 I bet @mattgaetz thought he was taking this 17-yr old to DC believing *local* age of consent was cover. Also, I bet that dinner with @TuckerCarlson was in @TrumpDC hotel. AND, I bet Gaetz had a room at Trump DC that night.
30 March 2021 : . @mattgaetz is saying there’s another scandal (or several) that are yet to get out. I’m looking forward to it. https://twitter.com/amyspitalnick/status/1377019971927216135
30 March 2021 : h/t @JamieMcCarty
30 March 2021 : 😳😂🤣😭 please no one make #PizzaGaetz start trending. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1377016296118882310
30 March 2021 : Note: not his “son,” but a teenage girl. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/politics/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html?referringSource=articleShare
29 March 2021 : Attn Veteran advocates — If you know of a veteran of the Air Force who was pushed out with a #badpaper discharge and fits the description below, hit me up. pic.twitter.com/NWbfVOnVF4
26 March 2021 : Hey @eastdakota , your company is hosting a store for neo-nazis who promote violence and eugenics. Are you okay with that?
26 March 2021 : Now the neo-nazi group Rise Above Movement's ".com" website is being hosted by @MivoCloud out of Moldova, according to HostingChecker. https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1375045915975823363 pic.twitter.com/kzs4oHi563
26 March 2021 : Oathkeeper Kelly Meggs claimed in a filing that he had never received paramilitary training. Not true, according to the “Certificate of Completion” he’s holding in a pic posted on Instagram by “Combat Art Training.” 🤣 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/prosecutors-accuse-oath-keeper-of-lying-about-paramilitary?origin=web-hf pic.twitter.com/YQ9ubcDI9D
25 March 2021 : Also, Maj. Jessica Dawson’s work, which is much more recent: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/7km4e/
25 March 2021 : Hey — happy to chat about this. I’m yet to see convincing evidence that military members are especially *susceptible* as compared to non-vets — but can say with certainty our population is *targeted* more. Background: http://VVA.org/trollreport .
25 March 2021 : Credit for the takedown of Rise Above Movement’s nazi paraphernalia shop goes to @phil1p7 , who redirected my rage tweets in a more useful direction. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1374776605193736193 pic.twitter.com/mRhkJl7VbW
25 March 2021 : Thanks, @phil1p7 and @Hostinger !
25 March 2021 : Accounts responding in agreement to this sentiment are “interesting.” https://twitter.com/mrglenn/status/1374945225186144260 pic.twitter.com/XIcVe4mvX0
23 March 2021 : How to turn a stump into a raised garden bed (quickly). pic.twitter.com/R4GzjJ9YWI
23 March 2021 : Those collecting pensions ought to be recalled and tried by courts martial. If they lose access to VA benefits after being found guilty at the appropriate venue, I think that's fair. But for those completely separated from DoD, the civilian court system. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/14/can-the-pentagon-prosecute-military-retirees-under-the-ucmj-maybe-it-depends/
23 March 2021 : January 6 felt to me like 9/11 did. Especially since I saw it coming. I hope that these Insurrectionists are treated by the courts like the domestic terrorists that they are. But legislating away healthcare from veterans should never, ever be an option. 3/end
23 March 2021 : The idea of "denying healthcare" as a means of punishment is something unique to our military culture, and we need to get rid of that idea. It's not humane. It's not justice. DoD should never have been allowed to normalize healthcare denial as punishment. 2/3
23 March 2021 : My very-specific research and policy sweet spots are: veterans stripped of benefits, vets targeted with disinformation, and radicalization of veterans. @RubenGallego 's desire to strip Insurrectionists of VA benefits is well-intentioned, but bad policy. 1/3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySv-HbzcHY
23 March 2021 : RT @vot3blue2021: When I served in the US Army I had to train with my weapon for weeks before I fired it. I had to prove I was competent in…
22 March 2021 : Lol, says the Useful Idiot who wrote “Putin’s Praetorians.”
19 March 2021 : (Ps that’s me in the video Paul linked)
19 March 2021 : Yeah. I’ve been ranting about this for years. Glad people are finally paying attention. Everyone go look at who is following the VT account. Hint: damn near every veterans organization in the fucking country.
19 March 2021 : That’s me in the video.
13 March 2021 : Lol. Runs an org pushing janky HBOT as a suicide prevention tool, but won’t take vaccine that’s actually backed by rigorous scientific review. You sound like a great source for medical advice.
12 March 2021 : pic.twitter.com/ItzxtbQFxU
11 March 2021 : Just heard the same from another DC-area vet. I wonder if NYC and DC have drastically different supply/demand?
11 March 2021 : Remedial training FOR EVERYONE.
11 March 2021 : Works at “Students Nigeria.” Seems legit. pic.twitter.com/HzTmM5ZDYD
11 March 2021 : This is the season in New York where winter and spring are in an epic battle of “fuck you, it’s my turn” “nah, fuck you, it’s my turn.” pic.twitter.com/D2znSCwQ0C
10 March 2021 : A Florida Man who thinks he’s biologically superior to others is experiencing a brutal reality check in court, like, right now. Follow @lilsarg for the gory (hilarious!) details. https://twitter.com/lilsarg/status/1369716887559487491 pic.twitter.com/Wtb938jmHY
10 March 2021 : Unregulated markets kill. https://twitter.com/brandyzadrozny/status/1369664556264534020
10 March 2021 : No surprise that the Tucker Carlson’s protege at the propaganda outlet Daily Caller has the hot take of “the uninformed bigots taking away other people’s healthcare are the real victims here.” pic.twitter.com/vNP30Pc3Bs
10 March 2021 : Public campaigns and suicide prevention advocates (myself included) often spend too much time telling those suffering from mental health issues “it’s not your fault,” and not enough on “it’s the fault of your abuser, and fighting for justice can help your recovery.”
10 March 2021 : I typically loathe any air being sucked up by the ridiculous tabloid-powered UK monarchy — but #MeghanandHarryonOprah is different. Seeing discussions about people in power being responsible for actions and inaction impacting mental health of others — long overdue.
9 March 2021 : Today was the first relatively warm day of the year so of course I got sunburn.
8 March 2021 : RT @StevenBeynon: The National Guard is never going home. Capitol security task force recommends a permanent military force to protect DC…
8 March 2021 : Jersey said it best: https://twitter.com/njgov/status/1368675957775753220?s=21
5 March 2021 : That’s literally what happened. We all watched it on television.
5 March 2021 : Don’t see people anymore so I’ll have to settle for the bugs in the deer and coyote poop the dogs munch on during walks...
5 March 2021 : You show me your salvaged dog-eaten floor pizza!
5 March 2021 : Robe over *onesie. The shorts version. With attached hoodie. It’s the best.
5 March 2021 : It was like a super fucked up pinwheel. Tbh not bad. pic.twitter.com/ZNs3AfOiSH
5 March 2021 : Stop lookin at my pizza, Wyatt. pic.twitter.com/ittBoVCOAG
4 March 2021 : Wait wait wait — when did Facebook go all MySpace? pic.twitter.com/NBWlx08cRA
4 March 2021 : Their assignment of a member who promoted “stop the steal” from a stage to the insurrection crowd is also telling.
4 March 2021 : Republican offices who have reached out to me to talk about my years of study on disinformation and extremism targeting troops and veterans still stands at precisely zero. I’ve infiltrated extremist groups, have receipts. Don’t wait til the hearing, friends. https://twitter.com/abbierbennett/status/1367581039191879684
3 March 2021 : Yeah. And despite the stereotypes, it’s not all “Hillbilly Elegy” types. The richest man I’ve ever met is a well-connected Manhattanite Q-nut.
3 March 2021 : Yes. This one is only the most hardcore disconnected-from-reality folks.
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3 March 2021 : If you’re a journalist in DC and trying to get to the bottom of “who the fuck is involved in this March 4 thing?” you should props just sit in the Trump DC Hotel Lobby with a camera. Rates for tonight and tomorrow night have been up for weeks. No one stays there otherwise. pic.twitter.com/7d9tkxXyuf
3 March 2021 : I also feel attacked by today’s USAA email.
3 March 2021 : Listening to Brigadier General Walker's testimony today makes me feel like the FBI is going to, somewhere down the line, be charging some Trump appointees with conspiracy charges related to the January 6th Insurrection. https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1367164485505548290
1 March 2021 : "The real reason was to intimidate congress... we accomplished that" wrote the Insurrectionist on Facebook. He also wore a bright-as-fuck orange hat, no mask, and posted selfies all day. They say no case is a slam dunk, but this looks pretty damn close. https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.227966/gov.uscourts.dcd.227966.1.1.pdf pic.twitter.com/EdJWUt5uJK
25 February 2021 : Do I laugh, or do I cry? https://twitter.com/nicklutsko/status/1364972130107072514
24 February 2021 : Another formerly-uniformed Oathbreaker. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1364643022403682310
23 February 2021 : This is why there needs to be a Commission (and/or a Select Committee) to investigate the events of January 6. It's going to take Members of Congress **a lot** of exposure -- live experts' testimony, not just press coverage -- to help them understand the underlying issues here. https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/1364259654117728259
20 February 2021 : Reported, blocked.
20 February 2021 : I once ordered pizza while on a layover at O’Hare. I sent it back twice without touching it, not understanding what the mess they served me was or where they hid my toppings. The only reason The Algorithm would serve this ad to a New Yorker is to cause discomfort. pic.twitter.com/kmTYojOLsY
19 February 2021 : Unfortunately no, it’s post-9/11-specific, as the plaintiffs and class were of that era.
19 February 2021 : Currently have a bunch of brews going in my office... when I logged in and all those messages started coming in rapid-fire I had no idea where the sound was coming from and was confused as hell.
19 February 2021 : RT @NotInMyMarines: This is what happens when you report your assault in the @USMC He admits his guilt and then is retained by the Commandi…
19 February 2021 : What @studentvets #NatCon2021 sounded like ahead of the general session: pic.twitter.com/3pEawp1vOT
18 February 2021 : Seems legit. pic.twitter.com/NoTb5ZAyC7
18 February 2021 : How the fuck, in the COVID era where no one is touching anyone, do you still manage to touch your subordinates or coworkers? Especially if you're in the military. Especially x2 if you're in a scholastic environment. This dude has been no doubt been warned countless times. https://twitter.com/halbritz/status/1362420111404109824
18 February 2021 : Flooded Texans will need prybars, hammers, drop cloths. Heavy duty garbage bags. Basic First-Aid kits. Sheetrock knives and carpet knives, with lots and lots of extra blades. Duct tape. 3/x
18 February 2021 : Durable gloves, as in work gloves that can prevent injury from sharps, are going to be more important to flooded Texans for a while than the latex/nitrile than you may need elsewhere for COVID-related safety. 2/x
18 February 2021 : Short thread re: how other people can help flooded Texans. If you’re holding onto extra PPE: masks, gloves, eye protection, it’s time to box it up and ship it to your friends in TX. USPS/UPS/FedEx will be operational before local businesses can provide essential items. 1/x https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1362394487427895296
18 February 2021 : Floods cause fires, fires (firecrews) cause floods. Water in your home causes mold, which can lead to serious illnesses. Shutting off your home’s power and water supply during a blackout when your home already has water damage can break a runaway cycle of destruction. 4/x
18 February 2021 : Greatest short-term threat: If there’s standing water anywhere in your home, it’s possible that it may be electrified. Water dripping through wall/ceiling could cause sparks and a fire. **Shutting off your main power supply and water are essential if you’re flooded/ing.** 3/x
18 February 2021 : If there’s insulation that’s in the wall/ceiling that’s wet, pull it out. Remove wet Sheetrock, insulation, and cushioned furniture from your home. Pile it in the driveway — not on your lawn, it’ll be harder to clean up — not on the street, there will be screws/nails. 2/x
18 February 2021 : Short thread re: flood recovery. Most important lesson for flooded Texans right now: *mold* is your most dangerous long-term threat after water damage, especially if COVID lung issues are present/possible. If Sheetrock is wet, **take pictures** for insurance, then remove. 1/x https://twitter.com/majorfactor2/status/1362229951307612160
18 February 2021 : What in the Clubhouse is this, and when did it happen to Twitter? pic.twitter.com/rKIteUL96P
17 February 2021 : To threaten to enact these measures should a law be enacted would be cut and dry blackmailing an entire country. But to just go ahead and pull the trigger in response to a *proposed* law is just some dirty mafia-style tactics. https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/1362107365336653828
17 February 2021 : The words “racist” and “bigoted” both save characters and make for a more accurate headline than when using words like “controversial” or “conservative,” fwiw. https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1362096410418688013
17 February 2021 : And, for additional context for those whose mind might go to the idea of dangerous unlawful militia types misusing these things... this type of item is likely being hoarded by incompetent dummies like the one described in this comical thread: https://twitter.com/torriangray/status/1361778280521605122
17 February 2021 : Now, to be fair, this tripwire system is realistically useful for hikers and hunters who are camping in places where there are large predators — big cats, wolves, or bears — that might wander into camp searching for food. The snap of the 209 will alert them, and scare off animals
17 February 2021 : When researching members of unlawful militias, one might wonder why *all* of them have Etsy accounts. Like, what are they doing, knitting on the side? No. They’re buying/selling stuff like this. (Of course it ships from Florida. Note: “209” is a priming cap for shotgun shells.) pic.twitter.com/rez1gNotcR
16 February 2021 : With our first day with temps reaching the 40’s after back-to-back snow storms, my yard is like Land of the Living Dead, but with dog poop rising to the surface.
16 February 2021 : FWIW - I think he may have retired from the AF... I did find a random, undated comment that he left on a blog where he referenced being retired. That said, the seditious activity seems to have started well ahead of separation from the military. Continued use of rank is concerning
16 February 2021 : According to OathKeepers(.)org, Selph hosted Stewart Rhodes at an event Utah in December 2016. That was just a few months after moving to his latest assignment, according to his LinkedIn profile. https://oathkeepers(.)org/2016/11/utah-oath-keepers-veteran-patriot-summit/ pic.twitter.com/qfdvEZVDEP
16 February 2021 : I feel like it'd be a good idea to just, I dunno, Google people before you promote them to some of the most senior ranks in the military? He uses his rank as part of his name in militia forums. Militia thing aside, this is dangerously stupid. pic.twitter.com/AXM9orieC6
16 February 2021 : Hey ah, @usairforce - come get your Master Sergeant. MSgt. Andrew Selph II, who is, according to his LinkedIn profile "Currently serving as an Aircraft Production and Flight Test Lead Quality Assurance Specialist at Ogden ALC / 309th AMXG, Hill AFB, Utah." https://www.dailydot.com/debug/air-force-oath-keepers/
16 February 2021 : If this moves forward, discovery is going to get *really* exciting. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lawsuit-accuses-donald-trump-giuliani-conspiring-incite-capitol/story?id=75921776
16 February 2021 : You’re right, my tweet wasn’t clear. GOP, Trump’s PAC, other campaigns mentioned in the article should be targeted by these lawsuits.
16 February 2021 : It’s easy to laugh at the millionaire who lost his money on Trump’s Big Lie about the stolen election — but the GOP’s grift also took money from countless folks already under real financial peril. Guys like this ought to fight to make this a class action. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/true-vote-lawsuit-fraud-eshelman/2021/02/15/a7017adc-6724-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html
14 February 2021 : “Dead bodies, they all just as dead.” - @jaketapper on how the D or R next to leaders’ names shouldn’t dictate our response to negligence during the #COVID19 pandemic. NYS needs a 9/11-style commission as much as USA does to find govt failings. Accountability, and lessons-learned.
12 February 2021 : Yeah... one of my many first-timer mistakes in brewing.
12 February 2021 : Dry February (since the insurrection brought a hard stop to Dry January) is a time to make investments in the future. pic.twitter.com/vPa4LLFYWe
11 February 2021 : Looking forward to witnesses calling out @RepCawthorn for his stolen valor bullshit live, during hearings. As soon as his name was announced I got texted by a bunch of folks, R’s and D’s, veterans and survivors, fucking outraged that they’d put him on this committee. https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1359515422614319104
11 February 2021 : RT @JaneLytv: Nothing about this beat is easy or uplifting. Everyone I've spoken to over the last few months is exhausted, too.
10 February 2021 : Momentum is building, thanks to veterans and organizations like @Vets4AmerIdeals leaning in to combat online disinformation and extremism that targets our community. But nonprofits can’t do this alone. We need government support. https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/Military/2021/0210/The-country-needs-you-Enlisting-veterans-to-fight-extremism?__twitter_impression=true
10 February 2021 : Debates over the Impeachment Managers calling witnesses is, frankly, far less important than what should be the discussed: scheduling the hearings so Impeachment Managers own prime-time television. Fox viewers need to be forced to choose between live coverage and Tucker/Hannity.
10 February 2021 : Hey @verified - @kathleen_belew wrote a book on how white extremists take advantage of the American military for training, recruitment, weapons + equipment. This is super, super relevant and her voice needs to be elevated. Please verify her account! https://twitter.com/kathleen_belew/status/1359228722373660673
9 February 2021 : RT @danielsgoldman: Mr. Schoen is an observant Jew who must cover his head when he takes a sip of water and quietly says a blessing. Since…
9 February 2021 : Thanks for the correction — tweet deleted.
9 February 2021 : Oh good catch, deleted the tweet, thanks for the correction!
9 February 2021 : This man’s dedication to hiding his bald spot, while also gesticulating in a manner that highlights it so fantastically, is a perfect metaphor for the content and style of his legal argument and presentation. Just accept reality, man. Shave your head, quit this case. Be free! pic.twitter.com/jXnmYoHDnh
9 February 2021 : These things took a while to get used to (I could hardly type at first) but they’ve made a tremendous difference in terms of eliminating a bunch of hand and wrist pain. Highly recommend. pic.twitter.com/lnf7EJipVI
9 February 2021 : I think I’m glad Singer wrote that so I don’t have to. Haha. Just ordered their book on info warfare.
9 February 2021 : Aww, poor Parler boi has the sads. https://www.axios.com/parler-john-matze-mercer-rebekah-robert-d9d5a394-f8a3-4037-8d8e-cb30d0f5429c.html
9 February 2021 : Weird, looks like she blocked me?
8 February 2021 : The Sam Adams Clydesdale commercial was all I needed to see tonight. Nuthin’s gunna top it. Now I can go to bed.
7 February 2021 : Less than a month into having a Democrat in the White House and major newsrooms have apparently unanimously decided everyone in government is suddenly a “czar” again. pic.twitter.com/FDxo6nEwk3
5 February 2021 : What’s a little bribery between friends? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership
4 February 2021 : *its
4 February 2021 : 22 served in the military. All were motivated by the propaganda of one man: Donald Trump All had one objective: bring an end to our democracy. Fascism is here in America. And it’s leader may get off without a slap on the wrist because of GOP complicity https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/04/us/capitol-arrests.html?referringSource=articleShare
4 February 2021 : That opening. I imagine that Impeachment Managers are taking notes. https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1357392242785333249
4 February 2021 : Dominion just over here securing democracy n shit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/02/04/smartmatic-fox-lawsuit/
3 February 2021 : White Nationalism is an international terrorist threat, and should be designated as such. Command and control structures, encrypted communications and planning, and funding — all cross international borders. The US ought to follow Canada’s lead here. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/02/03/canada-labels-proud-boys-a-terrorist-group/
3 February 2021 : Retired officers can be tried by courts martial for crimes committed after separation from service. Here's some background info: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/01/29/military-retirees-can-be-court-martialed-after-all-appeals-court-decides.html
2 February 2021 : Spoiler: host literally gets up from his chair and walks away after pleading for help from his producers. 🤣 https://twitter.com/jasonscampbell/status/1356719881564086272
2 February 2021 : When the CEOs of the social media giants are called testify about their platforms’ complicity in Jan 6 insurrection, committee staff need to stage an intervention and keep their bosses off the microphones. Questions should come from professional staff. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knew-calls-for-violence-plagued-groups-now-plans-overhaul-11612131374?st=vun65i2xq1bawox&reflink=share_mobilewebshare
1 February 2021 : How else would they have time to fully immerse themselves in every single conspiracy theory on the Internet? https://twitter.com/wiczipedia/status/1356284653922082822
30 January 2021 : We’ve established that medical disinformation is dangerous. Also, insurrections = dangerous. Then why does @TwitterSafety allow insurrectionist and COVID disinfo superspreader Simone Gold to keep using the platform? She’s raising money on Twitter *to spread disinfo on Twitter* pic.twitter.com/i3LBqKNJ9s
28 January 2021 : I’d say that Facebook has learned nothing — but that’s not true. I sat down with their security and integrity personnel to discuss my findings (how foreign entities target troops, vets, and our families) in deep detail on multiple occasions. We testified before congress about it. https://twitter.com/lululemew/status/1354850515406958592
28 January 2021 : One thing that’s got me puzzled is why I don’t see Breitbart or Daily Caller in my feed at the moment, since I know they’re pushing the same shit — especially considering I engage with those websites a whole lot more in the course of my research and work. pic.twitter.com/BQs0FjYdN9
28 January 2021 : Fox News and Facebook (and @LindseyGrahamSC ) to Trump: 🎵 Baby come back, any kind of fool could see 🎵There was something in everything about you 🎵Baby come back, you can blame it all on me 🎵 I was wrong, and I just can't live without you pic.twitter.com/pIk2CkEJ16
28 January 2021 : No outrage against Biden in Fox the News headline or post? Well the Facebook algorithm obviously *must* serve my feed a top comment declaring that “People need to wake up !! He’s destroying America right in front of your eyes!!” Cuz, well, Fair And Balanced™️ needs clicks. pic.twitter.com/xJBEQRkrwe
28 January 2021 : NPR is the first non-Fox article in my feed so far. Notice how the headline is a statement of fact, and doesn’t use the engagement hack of “[x] is hurting [y].” Then MSNBC, doing same. Then back to Fox. Almost all Fox posts serve me angry comments, while most others don’t, so far pic.twitter.com/Kik9GCm5p4
28 January 2021 : It’s clear that @Facebook and its algorithm have gone to war against the Biden presidency in my feed. Though I *almost never* engage with @FoxNews articles, my feed is saturated with them, and the headlines and posts are clearly intended to drive conflict In order of appearance: pic.twitter.com/bbtKuMTXLd
28 January 2021 : Read the report. http://VVA.org/trollreport
28 January 2021 : That’s exactly the problem: most veterans don’t know they’re being targeted. That’s why I wrote “the book” on it. http://VVA.org/trollreport
27 January 2021 : Oh man, @SenatorSinema just asked about #CyberHygiene at the hearing. @DenisMcDonough is responding from an informed position and committing to keep veterans and VA employees safe. This is fantastic!
27 January 2021 : This is what responsible leadership looks like. “The bulletin is a lesser-status warning designed to alert the public about general risks, rather than an imminent attack linked to a specific threat.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/homeland-security-bulletin-warns-americans-about-violence-by-grievance-fueled-domestic-extremists/2021/01/27/4182f864-60c3-11eb-ac8f-4ae05557196e_story.html
27 January 2021 : Oh, I remember that guy. And his thousands of fascist followers. pic.twitter.com/BI5ZsqJlAs
27 January 2021 : In that case, I have gone too far. By like, ten-fold.
27 January 2021 : How much time is too much time to spend responding to a very well-written email that’s misrepresenting and attacking your work?
26 January 2021 : She didn’t just “indicate” support for executing prominent Democrats, she *advocated* for their murder.
26 January 2021 : She didn’t just “indicate” support for exorcising prominent Democrats, she *advocated* for their murder. https://twitter.com/kfile/status/1354173133398405120
26 January 2021 : Those who broke the law will be held accountable for their choices. That’s entirely compatible with the idea that disinformation radicalized these people, and disinformation can be fought against.
26 January 2021 : Yes, to all of the above. But we're not only talking about recent/young veterans. These concerted propaganda campaigns target the well-established, non-traumatized, wealthy/successful, elderly veterans as well. Those veterans then wield greater influence + spread more propaganda.
26 January 2021 : You’re correct. One of the many things unique to veterans is that we have an entire federal department dedicated to our wellbeing. Makes for a good place to start making available training/education programs that, if successful, could be broadened to larger population.
26 January 2021 : As I write about in my report, my own former boss was following imposter versions of the social media accounts for the major veterans nonprofit that we worked for. Those accounts were run from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, etc. My former boss was 70+. http://VVA.org/trollreport
26 January 2021 : Read the article, not just the tweet, please. If you’d like to take a deeper dive into my report, where I document and describe how veterans were being targeted by racially divisive messaging, it’s available here: http://VVA.org/trollreport pic.twitter.com/hElG0dYRx4
25 January 2021 : While disinfo causes serious harm to our democracy — our political tools for fighting it are limited by the Republican party’s embrace. But disinfo also causes harm to quantifiable things like revenue and reputation. And the judiciary can work with that. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-dominion-trump.html?referringSource=articleShare
24 January 2021 : The Global Far Right, and its various white extremist organizations, is a far greater threat to the West and democracy than Al Qaida or Saddam Hussein ever was. The Global Far Right gets elected. They run police departments. They’re in our militaries. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/world/europe/capitol-far-right-global.html?referringSource=articleShare
23 January 2021 : Read the article. They’re pretty clear about referring to members found guilty by a court of law.
23 January 2021 : This Marine’s uniform ads weight to his social influence, spreading fake news. @JoeBiden ’s incoming Secretary of Veterans Affairs, @DenisMcDonough , needs to read @VVAmerica ’s Troll Report, then create and prioritize Cyber Hygiene /education programs at VA http://VVA.org/trollreport pic.twitter.com/gbSsZpXy9L
23 January 2021 : A bit buried in the news: “PFC Bridges is facing two terrorism charges for allegedly consorting with an ISIS sympathizer and reportedly became obsessed with communications through social media.” https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/local-soldier-arrest-prompts-discussion-about-growing-threat-of-radicalization-nationwide/
22 January 2021 : https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2021/01/03/the-military-would-put-down-michael-flynns-proposed-insurrection/
22 January 2021 : Published by @Jasper_Craven on October 28, 2020: "As Election Day approaches, veteran militia members, bikers, and other radicals are ramping up violent rhetoric." https://battleborne.substack.com/p/inside-the-minds-of-the-veterans?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjcxODQ1NywicG9zdF9pZCI6MTA2NDkwOTcsIl8iOiI1Smg1RiIsImlhdCI6MTYxMTM0NTEyNSwiZXhwIjoxNjExMzQ4NzI1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTExNzkiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.kqrA7zSR0AHgx1hgIjGk1Cbv-wsBFUFKFewmqnbC_A8
21 January 2021 : ^^ Kate’s got it. Additional factors include: the experience of separation from military life can be destabilizing. Loss of rank/identity/mission, questioning cost/benefit of service/sacrifices/death of self and friends.
21 January 2021 : AND had way more American flags. @seanspicer wishes he could tell this like a maniac. https://twitter.com/variety/status/1352371760738541571
21 January 2021 : Agreed. @Ramond03 ^^ how’s the draft coming?
21 January 2021 : I guess it goes well with the Bud Light Seltzer?
21 January 2021 : Nothing like some mother-son held-on-bond(ing) time. https://twitter.com/JoshBreslowWKRN/status/1352322977522659331
21 January 2021 : I want to make it clear that I resent the fact that I broke down and started using TikTok. pic.twitter.com/5xrQ64yDKb
21 January 2021 : Have you heard of the “Solar Winds” hack? Private companies are critical to cyber security, even for government systems. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/russias-solarwinds-hack-no-easy-fix-cybersecurity-company-says-rcna227
21 January 2021 : Long answer: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/why-are-white-supremacists-trying-to-recruit-veterans/
21 January 2021 : “Military Exchanges” are basically the on-base supermarkets where troops by food, and they’re staffed by civilians. The spaces where troops work, however, are often places where TVs are on 24/7 with Fox News.
21 January 2021 : “Media literacy” https://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more
21 January 2021 : I wrote a 191-page report about hostile foreign entities targeting troops, veterans, and our families online. It’s available for free online. Please read it thoroughly and get back to me with questions that are well informed. http://VVA.org/trollreport
21 January 2021 : Until the temporary security fences come down in DC, all these lunatics are still going to believe that the mass-arrests thing is imminent. pic.twitter.com/gQiaTOdAZB
21 January 2021 : Some of it’s pretty manic. pic.twitter.com/MWgIbeUCe7
21 January 2021 : Some of it’s pretty manic. And you can see there are plenty of strangely-named QAnon groups still alive and well. pic.twitter.com/DE8Rw8zG04
21 January 2021 : Facebook says it has “banned QAnon” content. But if you go to Flynn’s Facebook profile (it’s super public) you can see tons of Q nuts tagging him in Q-related posts. They’re still in denial. pic.twitter.com/2zcxqf6b6e
21 January 2021 : Wondering what it’s like to see Tom Hanks hosting this thing and not to just be stuck thinking that this is going to really fucking push some QAnon folks over the edge.
21 January 2021 : Any word on whether the disinfo outlets like Breitbart and infoWars still have White House press passes?
21 January 2021 : Really hoping @jrpsaki opens by going in hard on how @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris had the largest gathering of American flags ever at this ceremony. https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/1352042814972985345
20 January 2021 : Dear @POTUS , One of your first actions to improve transparency and accountability at the @DeptVetAffairs should be:(chanting) VA Press Corps! VA Press Corps! VA Press Corps! VA Press Corps! Please and thank you, (Yes I’ve been chanting this to myself.) https://twitter.com/nikkiwentling/status/1351938370608443399
20 January 2021 : This is already in my newsfeed. Shared by a veteran who is a former cop (side note: fired for pretty egregious conduct). Trump may be gone, but the stupid is sticking around. https://twitter.com/daveyalba/status/1351985340593090561
20 January 2021 : In just over an hour, the Republican Party becomes the minority power, which has all of the same “advantages” that led to the rise of the Tea Party. No power means no responsibility, no ownership of America’s ills, and room for ever more extremist rhetoric around “tyranny.”
19 January 2021 : Whoever drafted this letter clearly has a lot of experience letting people know that they’re just a friend. https://twitter.com/zaknafeindc/status/1351532851259453444
19 January 2021 : By “other powerful people,” McConnell means his fellow Republican Senators, the seditious @tedcruz and @HawleyMO , who he doesn’t seem interested in holding accountable. https://twitter.com/abbierbennett/status/1351586038876168196
19 January 2021 : 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/0ukepElJBR
19 January 2021 : He will forever be remembered as someone who Trump really liked?
18 January 2021 : Sometimes I hate my people. pic.twitter.com/jATxHVQtOb
15 January 2021 : November 2020 post warning activists to stay away from John Sullivan: https://twitter.com/RebellionBaby/status/1331902008765206528?s=20
15 January 2021 : James Sullivan: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056217844213 pic.twitter.com/VuDvh2Tq2U
15 January 2021 : FBI charging document against John Sullivan: https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1354781/download pic.twitter.com/h2EJEfuFB0
15 January 2021 : Rudy translation, for those not inundated with right-wing propaganda: James is the brother of John Sullivan. Rudy is in this tweet, and his screen-capped text convo with James, apparently conspiring to mislead the FBI. (Relevant links below.) https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1354781/download https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1350010694029242368 pic.twitter.com/vTy20WOLet
13 January 2021 : We don’t have to forgive, I won’t. I hope the book is thrown at them. But I don’t like the idea of filling prisons (generally, not just with vets) and just letting them become *more* radicalized, recruited into real hardcore white fascist orgs, etc. Punish first, rehab after.
13 January 2021 : Re-read the tweet you’re responding to. I’m agreeing with you, dummy.
13 January 2021 : That’s why I put quotes around “libertarian.” There’s a line between hardcore libertarian and whatever I was.
13 January 2021 : The "1/4" indicates that the above is the first tweet in a series. In my 4th tweet, I make clear that those involved in the insurrection can be rehabilitated "after they pay their debt to society." No one is advocating that they get off bc of veteran status.
13 January 2021 : https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/09/06/hussein-link-to-911-lingers-in-many-minds/7cd31079-21d1-42cf-8651-b67e93350fde/
13 January 2021 : Sure, I agree, I was an idiot. But I was far from alone. Seven in ten Americans believed that Saddam had something to do with 9/11 back in 2003, the year we invaded, I graduated high school, and I signed my contract. Congrats on being part of the 30%.
13 January 2021 : Being emotionally traumatized by my experiences, feeling helpless, made it easy to want to cast blame for my situation in all directions. Conspiracy theories always provide someone/thing to blame.
13 January 2021 : They did — I’m quoted in the article.
13 January 2021 : . @JaredSLyon and @laurenmla610 , you had me at ‘pajamas.’ Everyone who hasn’t already registered for SVA NatCon, watch this super moto video, then get it done. After way too many as a student, this is my first NatCon as alumni! https://twitter.com/studentvets/status/1349069578668797953
13 January 2021 : Half you reminded me. This is the guy from Florida with the southern drawl. How it started/ended: pic.twitter.com/xga7W4P4UB
12 January 2021 : Texted.
12 January 2021 : I love and miss all these people. https://twitter.com/derek_fro/status/1349131731643883527
12 January 2021 : Did an interview just before the election where I talked about **self-described** fascists who I was researching who were recruiting and operating around the country. These are two of the voicemails I got from Trump supporters that evening who were VERY triggered by “fascism.” pic.twitter.com/J6768on4aU
12 January 2021 : Of course... 🤦‍♂️
12 January 2021 : A "lie" describes what a toddler says when someone asks them "who ate the cookie?" The word "disinformation" is used deliberately because it's got a specific meaning, one that is important in the context of what's happening here. https://www.dictionary.com/e/misinformation-vs-disinformation-get-informed-on-the-difference/
11 January 2021 : Countless hardcore Trumpanzees migrated to Parler in recent weeks, including some really big influencers, swearing off Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. I'm really looking forward to their attempted return, and quick banishment for violation of terms. Free market in action! https://twitter.com/donk_enby/status/1348623935013855236
10 January 2021 : More evidence that every law enforcement officer in the country who interfaces with the public ought to be equipped with a high-quality body camera. Most of the violent, racist insurrectionists who committed hate crimes against these police will never be brought to justice. https://twitter.com/emmanuelfelton/status/1348021455343276032
10 January 2021 : Just spreading the word, is the best help, I suppose. I’m a bit biased but I feel like my report is a pretty compelling read. http://VVA.org/trollreport
9 January 2021 : Ever the champion for lost causes, @SecWilkie stubbornly maintains his post. This follows a lifetime of idolizing traitorous Confederates, and defending the presence of swastikas at American veterans cemeteries. Sticking around with this sinking ship is actually quite fitting. https://twitter.com/amvetshq/status/1347883318939889666
9 January 2021 : Did you read that article you just shared? And why are you defending a nazi?
9 January 2021 : Thanks to Texas making public his arrest records, I figured out that the leader of the Patriot Front still lives with his dad. Seems like we’ve got a pattern here. https://twitter.com/sollenbergerrc/status/1347613822786428928
9 January 2021 : . @brikeilarcnn is to @TuckerCarlson what a sushi chef is to tuna. And it’s beautiful. https://twitter.com/cnnnewsroom/status/1347637743149580291
8 January 2021 : As @TomCottonAR once said, “no quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters.” 🤣 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/ryanmac/apple-threatens-ban-parler
8 January 2021 : RT @TwitterSafety: After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently su…
8 January 2021 : Do not pass go, do not collect $200. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/us/politics/the-man-who-stormed-pelosis-office-and-a-west-virginia-lawmaker-are-among-those-arrested.html
8 January 2021 : This our entire DM history, you fuckin psycho. pic.twitter.com/X8Aph6T9jX
8 January 2021 : Ah. A flicker of self awareness, Paul's recognition that her entire online personality is rooted in spreading baseless bullshit. Check that out.
8 January 2021 : to*
8 January 2021 : That’s a real weird sentiment coming from someone who constantly asserts bizarre ideas as proven fact without relying on any evidence, Paula.
7 January 2021 : As if yesterday and the events that led us here weren’t bad enough — the pieces of shit who post on anonymous QAnon forums are circulating photos of the veteran taken as she was dying, with exposed breast, getting CPR. They’re talking about masturbating to the photos. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1347162805733109763
7 January 2021 : Skip to part 2, the policy recommendations, which only the last few pages. http://VVA.org/trollreport
7 January 2021 : pic.twitter.com/rb3OgibOAk
7 January 2021 : Just posted in the thread links to both reports and the hearing.
7 January 2021 : I guess Lindsey has played enough golf?
7 January 2021 : A few years ago, this was justifiable, even admirable. But today, if you wanna know what Fox is saying, 30 seconds on Twitter will tell ya.
7 January 2021 : I am certain a less than zero percent were armed, including those who entered the building. I think the cops knew this too, which is why they were so passive today.
7 January 2021 : She changed the channel. 🙏🏻
7 January 2021 : @prof_fitzy Your tweet just saved my life.
7 January 2021 : Wife is making me watch Fox, because she’s a sadist, and Dan Bongino (sp?) is on Hannity right now. Bongino’s main takeaway from today is that cops are too nice to antifa. Hannity sad about unequal justice under the law.
7 January 2021 : Wife is making me watch Fox, because she’s a sadist, and Dan Bongino (sp?) is on Hannity right now. (Note: I think it’s Tucker’s hour? Did he quit?) Bongino’s main takeaway from today is that cops are too nice to antifa. Hannity sad about unequal justice under the law.
7 January 2021 : Note how the former President’s staff is competent enough to input the correct year on a press release. https://twitter.com/acosta/status/1346984843985371137
7 January 2021 : Note how the former President’s staff is confident enough to input the correct year on a press release. https://twitter.com/acosta/status/1346984843985371137
7 January 2021 : You can peacefully shitpost on the internet if you want to, I don’t care. Again, I’m not referring to people whose lives and actions are insignificant. I’m talking about bringing to justice people who matter, whose wrongful actions matter. https://twitter.com/devlinbarrett/status/1346994538280325120
7 January 2021 : Ah... you seem to think I’m talking about random, impotent, and unimportant fanboys. I’m not. No one cares what you’re up to, Sweezy.
7 January 2021 : You’re a moron. https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-fact-check-more-votes-than-voters-20210101-4ij6ghresrbjxkzyemtetgxoku-story.html
7 January 2021 : And @CNN is still paying and putting Santorum on television right now.
7 January 2021 : If you want to prove something, you need to back up your argument with evidence. You have none. That’s what makes you a fuckin idiot. You believe random bullshit that there’s not only no evidence of — but what’s been proven false even by republicans.
7 January 2021 : There is no significant voter fraud anywhere in the United States. This has been affirmed by dozens of courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. No Republican Secretary of State said there was fraud. None of the people in the Capitol have been identified as Antifa
7 January 2021 : He repeated the very lies that motivated those morons, and tried to justify their actions. Stop being a fucking idiot.
7 January 2021 : @KyleSweezy Sweet, your dumb ass is not worth the infinitesimal space in my unlimited data plan.
7 January 2021 : Genius!
7 January 2021 : At least we tried. 🤷
6 January 2021 : Fuck James Comey and his four years of terrible hot takes. Do not forgive and forget for the sake of some ivory tower version of decency. Purge fascism from the United States and seek justice. pic.twitter.com/nDPjlJgrw4
6 January 2021 : Thanks for the Tweet, Kevin, but what we really need is for you to do your damn job and impeach this president before the night is over. But you won’t, because you don’t have an ounce of courage. And you want the mob and its master to support your campaigns. https://twitter.com/gopleader/status/1346924765232115712
6 January 2021 : Inciting a riot is a crime, and Trump should be immediately arrested and charged at January 20, 2021 at 12:01 PM. Multiple explosive devices were found today. A woman was shot and killed in the Capitol after mobs broke in. And he’s encouraged it all the way. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1346954970910707712
6 January 2021 : Confederate flags and a QAnon t-shirts visible in the photo of terrorists breaching the Capitol. We fucking told you so. https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1346898433689399297
6 January 2021 : Almost. Five and a half days was enough.
6 January 2021 : Do any of these Senators know what’s going on outside right now?
6 January 2021 : Who’s making “McConnell’s Tears” coffee cups? I feel like there’s a HUGE market opportunity for that branding right now. pic.twitter.com/A09b8gioMZ
6 January 2021 : Prior to the sabotage of @USPS , I used to get my prescription refills as quickly as two to three business days after submitting an order on @DeptVetAffairs website. Bronx to Pleasantville is not far, and usually really quick. My latest order took nearly a month to get here. pic.twitter.com/UtoV3Tggrr
6 January 2021 : Where’s MilVet Logistics Twitter at? I feel like they’ve got some bragging to do.
6 January 2021 : Critical update from the front lines of the fight for freedom: https://twitter.com/faineg/status/1346841045275967488
6 January 2021 : We’re not *older than him,* he’s *younger than us.*
6 January 2021 : As long as you’re drinking champagne (or pretending it’s champagne) to celebrate the Georgia Trifecta, it’s okay to cheat tonight. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1346649080718630915
6 January 2021 : If Dems want to preserve our democratic republic, they need to wield power with every bit of confidence that McConnell ever did. https://twitter.com/edmarkey/status/1346681850769666048
6 January 2021 : It is very possible that overseas and military ballots will shape the future of our country and the world. https://twitter.com/leoshane/status/1346656587222556673
6 January 2021 : What’s the under-over on Trump trying to get his staff to set up a camera so he can speak on television from the Oval Office tomorrow to murder Pence’s political future? https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1346654081708908544
6 January 2021 : My guess is we’ll be counting spoiled ballots.
6 January 2021 : I am reeeeally looking forward to seeing how many of the QAnon/Parler/Roger Stone radicals wrote in “Donald J. Trump” for both of GA’s Senate seats. I think it’ll be a small number, but not insignificant in terms of the margins.
6 January 2021 : It means Trump is a fascist. https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/1346647518453633026
5 January 2021 : "BlueLivesMatter" is so 2016-2020 for these fascists. The spirit of Trump fanatics in 2021 and beyond is going to be really hostile to police, with potential for online radicalization leading to real-world violence. https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1346521850411683842
3 January 2021 : “During their conversation, Trump issued a vague threat...suggesting that if they don’t find that thousands of ballots...have been illegally destroyed...they would be subject to criminal liability” To say this is fascism is not hyperbole. See definition. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1345432902293663745
3 January 2021 : This failed candidate posted photos of himself and his fiancé, maskless at #MarALago on NYE, on his campaign’s public Twitter, IG, and Facebook accounts. Then blames others for the consequences of a “pharmacist” breaking quarantine and attending a likely super-spreader event. 🙄 https://twitter.com/santos4congress/status/1345555552244523008 pic.twitter.com/FoNcpH377k
2 January 2021 : It’s past time to start calling the national @GOP what it is: the party of fascism. @realDonaldTrump has extinguished any and all loyalty that the Republican Party had to democratic norms and American patriotism. @HawleyMO , @tedcruz , and the rest of these turds will be remembered https://twitter.com/axios/status/1345420863387013122 pic.twitter.com/W0CuJnljLV
1 January 2021 : Lemmeattem. https://twitter.com/amy_siskind/status/1344748891514744833
31 December 2020 : Towels? How does he mess that up?
31 December 2020 : 😳
31 December 2020 : Just end his suffering and leave it all in the sink!
31 December 2020 : Put your foot down! The dishwasher is yours and yours alone!
31 December 2020 : Dear John, I am sorry to know of your suffering.
24 December 2020 : Mine crawled up my pant leg while I was sitting on the floor and it bit my inner thigh.
22 December 2020 : “Trump thinks everyone around him is weak, stupid or disloyal...” Finally, we can all agree on something. https://www.axios.com/trump-white-house-conspiracy-theories-d95450a4-c7a3-4579-a568-0473b18529c9.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100&fbclid=IwAR1K8hzGSoyYf4xD7ExoFCH_QodNTAKdEx39jnZET9tHiLiwS_qKEMEWep0
20 December 2020 : This is how you identify folks who struggle to adapt to civilian life.
19 December 2020 : Space Force is what happens when everyone in the White House uses DuckDuckGo. pic.twitter.com/D6ulBcLap1
18 December 2020 : These mf’ers have gotten real goddamn specific with their trolling. http://VVA.org/trollreport pic.twitter.com/xiw0kqFmDd
17 December 2020 : Part of the original culture of the Star Wars universe was one where nothing was written. (The recent movies with the Jedi books ruined this). Things were supposed to be easily forgotten, and everything (history, news) was akin to rumor and came through respective cultural lenses
14 December 2020 : The difference between @WSJopinion and @PostOpinions could not be more stark. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-military-has-promised-many-times-to-combat-sexual-assault-biden-must-ensure-that-it-finally-does/2020/12/13/a8a4ffde-3bec-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html
13 December 2020 : Can confirm. https://twitter.com/lkatzenberg/status/1338256147715944448
11 December 2020 : As someone who spent years in an abusive relationship with someone who basically got their personality from T-Swift’s albums... I’m damn sure I got away well before we reached this milestone. https://twitter.com/valerieinsinna/status/1337410462120599554
11 December 2020 : Seeing lots of criticism about this, and lots probably warranted. But tbh, I don’t care about , never have, probably never will... *except* for the fact that this will be incredibly triggering to @realDonaldTrump + fans. For that alone I think it’s worth celebrating. https://twitter.com/time/status/1337243797466603522
11 December 2020 : Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX (just served subpoenas by the FBI for alleged bribery and abuse of office) is suing so that the electoral votes of 4 states “cannot be counted.” 17 state AGs joined him. Will their respective bars protect the profession? @gtconway3d https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-conway-trump-texas-steal-election/2020/12/10/be38b1dc-3b0c-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html
10 December 2020 : Yeah, I don’t know how this little engine could have moved all that steel. The transmission alone has gotta be a hundred pounds.
10 December 2020 : Well this article started off way darker than I expected. Spoiler alert: “Are we indeed making sure Facebook is not creating a predator’s paradise?” https://twitter.com/janelytv/status/1337121202851213314
10 December 2020 : I am not pessimistic enough about my fellow Americans to believe that this kind of scam even pays for itself. pic.twitter.com/jipLUYY6EA
10 December 2020 : A veteran reported being sexually assaulted at a VA facility - by a contractor with prior sexual misconduct complaints against him - and the VA Police did a background check... *on the veteran.* @SecWilkie 's corrupt influence and obstruction is to blame. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/va-wilkie-assault-watchdog-ig/2020/12/10/f07be288-3ae2-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html
10 December 2020 : I just snorted so hard it hurt.
9 December 2020 : RT @RepKatiePorter: You may have heard that Democrats and Republicans have agreed upon spending $900 billion to fund another round of small…
9 December 2020 : There’s an edit button on Facebook. These fucking idiots have left this up for ten hours. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1336305634862637057 pic.twitter.com/P1JOSsgOgB
8 December 2020 : Yeah, looks like 2020 isn’t the problem, it’s going to be all of the 2020’s.
8 December 2020 : Welp, good luck sleeping ever again, cyber nerds. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/technology/fireeye-hacked-russians.html?referringSource=articleShare
8 December 2020 : I think this means he wants to reduce 5G in foreign lands. Not sure how that’ll impact us.
6 December 2020 : #TrustThePlan 😂🤣 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1335679426516881409
5 December 2020 : This stock photo on VA’s website tells you all that you need to know about how seriously @SecWilkie ’s comms staff takes their jobs. https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/81831/vas-compassionate-contact-corps/
5 December 2020 : He loves fashion!
4 December 2020 : That fuckin headline. 🤣
4 December 2020 : Personally I have respect for their inclusive sports of barrel racing and adaptive canoeing.
4 December 2020 : Trump has never met a Republican he couldn’t break. Until now. As a lame duck, even with GA Senate seats at risk of his sabotage, he doesn’t stand a chance at tanking the National Defense Authorization Act (btw sabotaging troops’ pay raise). It’s lose-lose for R’s at this point. pic.twitter.com/5yxmMaoYcY
4 December 2020 : Seems legit. pic.twitter.com/cgVRLQekP0
3 December 2020 : Oh look, Dan “Boongiino” is giving out money. So is Dan Bongino. And I can make money with Bitcoin! pic.twitter.com/Um0jAUIwH0
3 December 2020 : I love @Facebook ’s “most relevant” comments algorithm. It really highlights just how effective the platform’s election protection work has been. pic.twitter.com/ZuDw6SElyS
2 December 2020 : He fuckin retweeted it. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/E626co8ABX
2 December 2020 : At best, your more-likely-to-be-ill political base is missing work more frequently, not able to donate to your campaign since their disposable income has taken a hit. At worst, they're not voting for you because they're dead.
2 December 2020 : Again, thinking most cynically, how secure is your seat if the people who support you are more likely than the political opposition to act against their own interests in regard to their own healthcare?
2 December 2020 : Do Republicans really want the VA to sit on the sidelines and not ensure their patients are educated consumers, and instead let veterans lap up disinfo related to vaccinations? I was listening in today to a GA "militia" vet telling his friends Bill Gates is trying to chip us all.
2 December 2020 : But it goes beyond politics, which cynically I think might be the most important thing to the Republicans of @HouseVetAffairs . Veterans are more influential in all sorts of belief systems, including those around healthcare. The pandemic has shown us this really fucking matters.
2 December 2020 : Troops and veterans are attractive for pushers of disinfo because this population has a higher propensity towards political involvement - not just of voting, but influencing the votes of the people around them.
2 December 2020 : As any reasonable person has recognized by now, online disinformation is like a disease. While the disinfo political economy has been to Republicans' advantage for a while now, as the GOP struggles to convince GA voters to participate in Senate runoffs, those days are over.
2 December 2020 : The House Committee on Veterans Affairs is responsible for oversight of the VA. The VA, under the failed leadership of @SecWilkie , has been derelict in adopting Cyber Hygiene as an essential aspect of veterans healthcare.
2 December 2020 : The mandate of the @DeptVetAffairs is to be proactive in caring for veterans, mitigating negative effects of service. And it's their very military service that makes troops and vets such attractive targets for our foreign adversaries and criminals. http://vva.org/trollreport
2 December 2020 : I'll be watching the hearing at 10am closely, and hope that my sources on the Hill are wrong. After dedicating the last couple years of my life to exposing foreign-born online threats to troops and veterans, I have to believe there's bipartisan concern. https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/business-meeting-to-approve-the-committee-report-hijacking-our-heroes
2 December 2020 : Today House @VetAffairsDems + @HouseVetAffairs (R's) will vote on committee report "Hijacking Our Heroes." I'm told to expect R's to vote against, citing a lack of jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Trump is threatening to veto the NDAA b/c... social media? https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-media-social-media-elections-defense-policy-5197fef33054aedc559474761595414b?utm_medium=AP_Politics&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter
1 December 2020 : It’s not really December until 5 and I get to break into my advent calendar. pic.twitter.com/HmAcMmpyBp
30 November 2020 : Yup yup. Been following very closely.
25 November 2020 : I spent 2 years taking time away from advocacy on things like GI Bill and veterans healthcare while working for @VVAmerica — a nonprofit vets org w members dying every day — to produce their troll report, bc the work was critical. Yet VA and Facebook have done nothing to fix this https://twitter.com/nikkiwentling/status/1331682929454571520
25 November 2020 : Nice to see a more confrontational tone against a corrupt administration hell-bent on sabotaging the next generation. https://twitter.com/transition46/status/1331397694552731649
24 November 2020 : Don’t forget 2022, when QAnon candidates will be popping up everywhere, with amplification from their members who are coming into office in January.
24 November 2020 : This is what happens when Republicans coddle fascists: “We will not stop fighting for you, the American Patriot, against the evils of Socialism and inferior Religions,” writes Stone’s PAC on their new website, writeintrumpforgeorgiasenate[.]com https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-tied-group-threatens-gop-if-trump-goes-down-so-does-your-senate-majority
23 November 2020 : Siri seems to be making autocomplete recommendations as well. https://twitter.com/donie/status/1330995601249538048 pic.twitter.com/XIgVIuMExa
23 November 2020 : I can’t wait for the Trump campaign to put out a press release saying Rudy isn’t on the team either. $20K a day, my ass. Donald doesn’t pay his bills. https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1330638702062825472
20 November 2020 : RT @StevenBeynon: Former VA second in command says he was fired for not going along with a conspiracy to trash a Dem hill staffer who was s…
20 November 2020 : Is "hair dye dripping down sweaty face" a COVID symptom? https://www.axios.com/trump-giuliani-white-house-michigan-covid-abbbbcf3-e415-4d9d-8911-427be7b645b1.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter
20 November 2020 : Hah! https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1329860921506795520
20 November 2020 : Ummm... Looks like @Cabelas thinks it's going to be a real dark winter. pic.twitter.com/PXtbLTmo5G
20 November 2020 : 👀 “does his dirty work for him” is not in the job description. https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1329768138494406657
20 November 2020 : RT @MarkSZaidEsq: 3/That she exaggerates? That she creates situations as a victim? Is that what you are alleging about a sexual assault vic…
19 November 2020 : . @CISAgov partnered with @VVAmerica to #Protect2020 by helping put veterans on offense against disinformation. It got a bit of a late start thanks to some “bureaucratic hang-ups” (I’m sure it wasn’t the WH!) but glad it sets precedent for future elections https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2020/11/cisa-joins-fight-in-cyber-attacks-targeting-veterans/
19 November 2020 : A great late Thursday-night publication makes for an all-day-Friday story that can dominate the Sunday shows. Just sayin... https://twitter.com/fpwellman/status/1329514337996824576
19 November 2020 : I feel like a prosecutor could successfully argue in court that "LIBERATE MICHIGAN" tweets played a direct role. "...there was a Plan B... a takeover of the Michigan capitol building" and "a week-long series of televised executions of public officials..." https://abc7chicago.com/disturbing-new-details-in-alleged-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/8079861/
19 November 2020 : I’m not taking these as personal attacks — I’m simply saying that there’s a significant difference between fixing things for one person and driving federal policy using one person’s anecdotal experiences.
19 November 2020 : It’s absurd to suggest that the second largest federal department, which has an incredibly complex set of missions — only one of which is running the world’s largest integrated healthcare system *during a pandemic* — could provide services while also being “rebuilt from scratch.”
19 November 2020 : Tearing down the VA and starting from scratch might be great to scratch an itch on your personal vendetta, but be really fucking horrific for me and the millions of other vets who get 100% of our healthcare there — not to mention VR&E, GI Bill, disability payments, etc.
19 November 2020 : Hey Robert — apply for free legal services here: https://www.vetsprobono.org/dischargeupgrade/
19 November 2020 : Okay so we already know that @SecWilkie wanted to go to the mat to make sure swastikas would remain engraved in stone at VA cemeteries... so this has gotta be pretty fuckin bad. https://twitter.com/fpwellman/status/1329227589018390530
19 November 2020 : Thanks, brother!
19 November 2020 : So, basically, she’s a not-famous @KellyannePolls . https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1329174795959734272
18 November 2020 : Seriously — at what point does this become a RICO thing? https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-campaign-officials-started-pressuring-georgias-secretary-of-state-long-before-the-election
18 November 2020 : And matching bomber jacket.
18 November 2020 : x several dozen at this point, right? https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1328878111224713216 pic.twitter.com/xrjOtjfNg4
17 November 2020 : I was not prepared when I clicked on this push from the NYT app. 😂🤣 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/magazine/trump-investigations-criminal-prosecutions.html?referringSource=articleShare pic.twitter.com/aiwKtQYfX7
17 November 2020 : Listening to @DonnyDeutsch arguing on @DeadlineWH about how addressing disinfo on @Facebook starts w “talking to your kids at home about what truth is” — and it’s infuriating. Most of the people fighting against disinfo are your goddamn “kids!” @NicolleDWallace , we can help.
16 November 2020 : If you have to talk as fast as these kids and you aren’t doing the disclaimer for a drug commercial warning people about explosive diarrhea, it’s probably because you’re lying. https://twitter.com/rationaldis/status/1328142161523728385
16 November 2020 : . @LindseyGrahamSC = Salacious. https://twitter.com/amyegardner/status/1328464861454622721 pic.twitter.com/nXwnNPkEx9
16 November 2020 : If someone on @realDonaldTrump ’s comms staff would just lock him out of his account and tweet stuff like this for a while, we could be saving lives by the end of the week. https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1328461593848397827
14 November 2020 : Hard cider + honey. Higher ABV, but takes a long while to age before it’s any good.
14 November 2020 : Cider and cyser. Not sure how much of each yet.
14 November 2020 : About to feed a whooooole lotta yeastie beasties. pic.twitter.com/lPkwF6QlBH
14 November 2020 : Rudy’s in charge of everything now. I love it. https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1327428882807607297 pic.twitter.com/tbM9QSRZKK
12 November 2020 : Trump is retaliating against CISA for running a page that debunks conspiracy theories and for refusing White House requests to take down accurate information. The next congress is going to have a lot of work to do, because ordering feds to stop protecting USA should be a crime. https://twitter.com/bing_chris/status/1326945036718772225
12 November 2020 : I am DYING. 😂🤣😭 Another person from the (former?) #VetsForTrump world has told me that this looks like a case that'll go to the Supreme Court and bring an end to states being able to make any of their own gun laws. They're all 100% serious. https://twitter.com/davis_winkie/status/1326663978039308290?s=20
12 November 2020 : When fascism comes to this country it's going to be wearing a pirate patch and glasses. https://www.mediamatters.org/infowars/militia-leader-stewart-rhodes-says-he-has-men-stationed-outside-dc-ready-engage-violence
12 November 2020 : Cool. Cool cool cool cool cool. https://www.mediamatters.org/infowars/militia-leader-stewart-rhodes-says-he-has-men-stationed-outside-dc-ready-engage-violence
12 November 2020 : The thing that usually gets me on gas engines is paying to much attention to the choke, fuel switch, and speed, and not enough attention to the "on/off" switch which is almost always on the opposite side and out of view...
12 November 2020 : Getting COVID to own the libs is still a bad idea, no matter how popular it gets. https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1326935589208403968
12 November 2020 : This is fucking terrible news. And it’s disgusting that rather than address this incredibly important issue right away, the corrupt Trump team held this information back to help with the election campaign. https://twitter.com/bkesling/status/1326907144164286467
12 November 2020 : Looks like @FoxNews ’s years-long investment in @realDonaldTrump is really paying off for them. pic.twitter.com/Q9OJvMGna0
12 November 2020 : Happy Veterans Day from @TeamTrump ! https://twitter.com/brikeilarcnn/status/1326645040056328194
11 November 2020 : It was a tail! (Not that that is any better). Clearly my hair follicles did not forgive me.
11 November 2020 : Shot: Chaser: https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1326599847521230849 pic.twitter.com/2TGY5gdxuw
11 November 2020 : . @Facebook ’s blog post “What Do People Actually See on Facebook in the US?,” which is trying to tell people that @FacebooksTop10 (showing right wing dominance of the platform) lacks context, uses the phrase “we believe” four times. Not very convincing. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/11/what-do-people-actually-see-on-facebook-in-the-us/ pic.twitter.com/PhcyyIv8rr
11 November 2020 : If there was widespread voter fraud, Secretaries of State (including the majority who are Republican) would be saying it. But they’re not, because there isn’t. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/us/politics/voting-fraud.html?referringSource=articleShare
10 November 2020 : Congrats to all the big nerds who get to help right the ship! https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/
10 November 2020 : I can’t even use my microwave without reminders of disinfo being all up in my face. pic.twitter.com/DA0A4PNEBz
9 November 2020 : A sound legal strategy: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/david-bossie-coronavirus/index.html
8 November 2020 : What gives me the most hope about Biden’s incoming admin, is Joe’s empathy that’s rooted in his own experiences. Vets like me, who got out with bad-paper, have a lot in common with his son, Hunter. Joe knows our flaws don’t define us. He’s proud of Hunter, should be proud of us.
8 November 2020 : MVP-Elect Harris was unequivocal in her promises during the primary campaign — she had a plan to save the lives of some of our most vulnerable veterans. It’s still online. https://link.medium.com/CNuqlNNyebb pic.twitter.com/dMvxrlFVF9
8 November 2020 : When she was running for President, Madam Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris had included in her plan to help veterans swift action to help the 505,000 veterans who had previously been denied access to healthcare. https://www.vox.com/2019/11/11/20959241/veterans-day-2020-democrats-plan-honorable
8 November 2020 : When she was running for President, Madame Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris had included in her plan to help veterans swift action to help the 505,000 veterans who had previously been denied access to healthcare. https://www.vox.com/2019/11/11/20959241/veterans-day-2020-democrats-plan-honorable
8 November 2020 : The self-described fascists don’t care about election results. #PatriotFront sees Trump as a pawn of his Jewish son-in-law, not as a hero. White extremists are far worse than people think. We need to take them down. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/patriot-front-preparing-after-trump https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev/status/1325191968461385728
7 November 2020 : Seems legit. pic.twitter.com/QtVb1aCLQM
7 November 2020 : The dark places where the far right like to hang out on the Internet make fun of the left because they can’t meme. And they’ve been right, until the last 24 hours or so when liberals suddenly realized this was in the bag and got lit.
7 November 2020 : There we go. 😀 pic.twitter.com/4NtB1qpnjC
7 November 2020 : 🎵 One of these things is not like the oooother 🎶 pic.twitter.com/3j5CA46LiZ
7 November 2020 : Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and MVP-Elect @KamalaHarris ! Today is a great day for democracy, for our republic, and our nation’s future!
7 November 2020 : 😂🤣😂I’m wheezing.
7 November 2020 : Make sure you read the recommendations he's got on there. General Flynn's "consigliare" wrote something on there.
7 November 2020 : Only have what's on his LinkedIn. It's open for viewing. pic.twitter.com/AiAD1x07N0
7 November 2020 : Aaaaaaaahahahaha!
7 November 2020 : Am I happy crying right now? https://twitter.com/_gh0stn/status/1324801623781122048
6 November 2020 : Bannon said during his show that Fauchi and Wray's heads should be put on pikes, in quite explicit terms and without hyperbole, as a warning to Washington bureaucrats who wouldn't "get with the program" and abuse their offices to support Trump. https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1324771792926449665
6 November 2020 : Crack up every time I hear it. https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1324765841670459393
6 November 2020 : RT @Jasper_Craven: Good piece from @StevenBeynon about the likely electoral decimation of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and the long…
6 November 2020 : It’s not like... even remotely subtle. Where are those probation officers at? https://twitter.com/frankfigliuzzi1/status/1324485819042705408
6 November 2020 : So I’m and I feel like for the good of us all, a producer needs to acquire our man some backup dry erase markers. The Big Board can’t keep up with his brain.
6 November 2020 : But Bannon’s hundreds (maybe thousands?) of easy-to-find Chinese accounts spreading election-related disinfo remain. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/election-day-2020-live-updates-n1245892/ncrd1246249?icid=election_nav#liveBlogHeader https://twitter.com/scottbudman/status/1324506202269749254
6 November 2020 : I would have been there when I was 19 and beardless. https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1324484105829031939
5 November 2020 : Correlation is not causation, but... https://twitter.com/ap/status/1324490710171721729
5 November 2020 : Last week Jane’s reporting singlehandedly paralyzed what @ADL says *was* the most active white extremist group in the country, just days before this critical election. Here’s an opportunity to make sure her newsroom has the resources it needs to keep it up. https://twitter.com/janelytv/status/1324160127449137152
4 November 2020 : Speaking of recounts, did any of @DrJillStein ’s marks ever recover their money?
4 November 2020 : Seeing stuff in your newsfeed about Sharpies being given to people in Arizona and it impacting ballots? Maricopa County anticipated and pre-bunked this conspiracy theory. " #sharpiegate " is a deliberate effort to sow confusion and distrust in elections. https://youtu.be/aNhCcimt6No
4 November 2020 : Meet the self-licking ice cream cone that is the disinformation industrial complex: Infowars amplifying RT amplifying Trump falsely claiming voter fraud and victory. pic.twitter.com/dTAgJSXb9c
4 November 2020 : Clearly I need to be getting paid!
4 November 2020 : OMG I DID NOT KNOW THIS
3 November 2020 : Listening to @SiriusXMPatriot right now and whoever this host is - he's both angrily yelling at and desperately pleading with his audience to go vote in the minutes before polls close. Maybe Republicans should have considered mailing ballots like we did. 🤷‍♂️
3 November 2020 : That was a 3 or 4 am my-time tweet. Haha.
3 November 2020 : Can you share where you're seeing these rumors, please?
2 November 2020 : FWIW - The author of the piece is a real person with a record of reporting out of India, and he's @columbiajourn alumn according to bio. His Twitter presence is virtually nil (all tweets deleted, bio says he doesn't tweet anymore).
2 November 2020 : Zenger's YouTube account was created this year, and has just over 1K followers. Last upload was a month ago, and it has just 64 views. pic.twitter.com/Ow5UwVHXB8
2 November 2020 : Zenger's Twitter footprint is also very small, with 607 followers and account created in 2008. pic.twitter.com/wwUCGt97ux
2 November 2020 : Zenger's Facebook page has been around since June 2018, and has 8 admins in the US. Just over 1K followers in all that time. https://twitter.com/zenger?lang=en pic.twitter.com/AOzkoMp8sw
2 November 2020 : Trump world is latching onto a super-reliable-looking™️ @Zenger News story that was published by @Newsweek . Meanwhile, the supposed source of the story has “German man chews gum and loses weight” as their top story right now. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/z0DeShKeXD
1 November 2020 : Getting diabetes to own the libs.
1 November 2020 : Bill Barr’s Justice Department won’t act, but come January, @JoeBiden will restore DoJ’s Civil Rights Division, and this evidence can be used then.
1 November 2020 : Worried about you phone dying? Go old school and carry a pen and paper to take contemporaneous notes. Remember you might have a digital camera laying around in a box somewhere and pack that. This evidence could be valuable for your local/state/fed AG.
31 October 2020 : My success at @ColumbiaGS and beyond is a direct reflection of the dedication of my mentors, Chuck from NCC and @jrussell6468 of CU, and the support of my co-founders at @HighGroundVets , @AlexanderMcCoy4 , @DavidAdstutia , @tcburkejr , and @POPsCSA . https://gs.columbia.edu/news/alumnus-and-military-veteran-fights-spread-political-misinformation-lead-up-election-day
31 October 2020 : Hospital admins who pay ransoms to hackers from N. Korea, Iran, Russia can be held liable for violating US sanctions. If they don't pay, patients can die due to chaos at the hospital. Without leadership from the @WhiteHouse , these deadly attacks against Americans go unpunished. https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1322484235391950848
31 October 2020 : This week the white extremist group Patriot Front was knocked completely offline ahead of election, had their most viral recruitment content on TikTok removed, and banned from Twitter. Also: the FBI nabbed self-proclaimed leader of The Base. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/29/fbi-arrests-accused-neo-nazis-michigan-crackdown-extremism/6067038002/ https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1321090934252199939
31 October 2020 : You can do all sorts of great stuff every day — but when you start calling for violence against civilians: you’re trash. https://twitter.com/codeofvets/status/1322348479579103233 pic.twitter.com/PFwasFSy5t
31 October 2020 : When you advocate violence against civilians — you’re the definition of trash. pic.twitter.com/52t04Vpx4M
30 October 2020 : An extremely well-funded astroturf “veterans organization” — who no one knows what the fuck it is that they do — is, apparently, using their account with 300K+ followers to play chicken with incitement of violence. @codeofvets is trash. https://twitter.com/codeofvets/status/1322233948085329920 pic.twitter.com/iOv0AQ3cgN
29 October 2020 : I know that the statement from @theintercept absolutely roasted @ggreenwald ... but let’s keep in mind that everyone there had to actually work with him to decide he’s garbage. Let’s not reward this.
29 October 2020 : I can’t imagine how many stories like this we’d be able to dig up if social media companies made the stuff they take offline available to researchers. https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1321934053520691202
29 October 2020 : The author: “As a hater, I made a detailed study of the pictures both on Twitter and Instagram. In order to put some heft behind my hatering, I wanted to know: Where on Earth did they go?” This is me, except with fascists. https://twitter.com/janelytv/status/1321801086383067136
29 October 2020 : "Dozens of military contractors, most of them Black, have been jailed in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges. Why has the American government failed to help them?" The opening paragraphs put this question into context and answer brilliantly. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/magazine/american-prisoners-kuwait.html?fbclid=IwAR0USnkNNfHjGYvd45Pd8YzpC0EEx8OpyOQfYt_jHizbwh1RPc_qD6JQ8zA
29 October 2020 : 🔥 https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1321561386573594630
28 October 2020 : Ratcliffe's comments look like illegal campaign activity to me. https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1321543426563805184
28 October 2020 : In recent leaked Patriot Front chats, some members discuss how they began their evolution towards identifying with fascism because of @joerogan . They laugh at how Rogan condemns white supremacists, while crediting him with “helping” them adopt the ideology. https://twitter.com/janelytv/status/1321499271305330691
28 October 2020 : These are not "militias." These are armed gangs. Language choice is important. https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/1321476398951911424
28 October 2020 : This is clearly not a generalization of an entire generation.
28 October 2020 : Patriot Front members just this week credited Joe Rogan with helping to red-pill them into accepting fascism as their personal religion. I’ve got the receipts. More to come. https://twitter.com/adamweinstein/status/1321272621879709698
27 October 2020 : Hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. Until law enforcement has enough to get a warrant, these kids are free to organize.
27 October 2020 : No one is saying anything close to all of Gen Z being tainted by this stuff - not at all. My point is that the idealist shouldn't expect things like white extremism to die out with older generations.
27 October 2020 : Thomas Rousseau, the narcissist 22-year old kid in Grapevine, Texas who runs this gang is image-obsessed. The uniforms are supposed to look paramilitary, but non-threatening. The intent is to lure cops into letting their guard down so Patriot Front can act with impunity. https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1321094915430993920
27 October 2020 : Several hundred is my best guess.
27 October 2020 : It's been a busy day with the BuzzFeed piece + this CNN/PBS clip dropping within an hour of one another. But it's a good reminder that we can't keep focus in just one direction. We've got to defend American values from all threats, foreign and domestic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySv-HbzcHY&feature=youtu.be
27 October 2020 : Earlier this year, immediately before the New York COVID-19 shutdown, I spoke with @hari of @AmanpourCoPBS about why troops and veterans are targeted by foreign campaigns. Here he asks and I answer "what is the harm done?" https://youtu.be/MySv-HbzcHY?t=170
27 October 2020 : A week out from this 2020 election, America is at a critical point. We're facing a rise in fascism at home while enduring attacks from abroad. And these things are connected: Foreign campaigns seek to enflame national divisions, and target troops and vets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySv-HbzcHY&feature=youtu.be
27 October 2020 : My favorite part of the BuzzFeed article is right here. “From what I’ve heard women are a weak point in terms of OPSEC.” There is so much to unpack there. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/patriot-front-preparing-after-trump pic.twitter.com/jN9Q5gCqWz
27 October 2020 : Someone at @TorchAntifa made available a ridiculous amount of chatlogs, identified a bunch of members: Click through the link to download. https://torchantifa.org/inside-patriot-front-analysis/ pic.twitter.com/J8bnDV5F1L
27 October 2020 : Other Patriot Front digital infrastructure info: pic.twitter.com/ktUPp1MU18
27 October 2020 : The folks behind orgs like @Bay_161 and @TorchAntifa have been infiltrating Patriot Front for what looks like at least a couple years. https://torchantifa.org/inside-patriot-front-analysis/
27 October 2020 : Oh hey - they saw the article! "Man, I seriously hate traitors" says the pseudonymous "Calvin" of Texas. Motherfucker, they aren't traitors. They're infiltrators. pic.twitter.com/S0KFhF7udj
27 October 2020 : So, not being a hacker, I don't know how useful this kind of thing is... but a tipster just sent me Patriot Front's RocketChat subdomain info. Maybe someone out there (like @RocketChat ) can do something with this publicly-available info. https://subdomainfinder.c99.nl/scans/2020-10-27/bloodandsoil.org
27 October 2020 : And furthermore, I'm not doxxing anyone or giving out private information. I'm only discussing a public figure, Thomas Rousseau, who is the only one in the group who is allowed to operate under his real name and without a mask. (Weirdly, these guys call other people "cucks")
27 October 2020 : Now to be clear, these aren’t hacked materials. The fascists frequently organize via Telegram to mass report stories that they don’t like. These guys gave me the keys, I’m not a hacker. pic.twitter.com/rWq6ubSdOX
27 October 2020 : Oh hey - they saw the article! "Man, I seriously hate traitors" says the pseudonymous "Calvin" of Texas. Motherfucker, we aren't traitors. We're infiltrators. pic.twitter.com/AbNi1lySf2
27 October 2020 : Damn it feels good to see this veteran-voter education campaign launch. I hope this partnership between @VVAmerica + @CISAgov inspires other VSOs to join the fight. Veterans are among America’s best resources to defend democracy from the threat of disinfo and foreign interference https://twitter.com/vvamerica/status/1321059071735181314
27 October 2020 : When armed fascist gangs show up to the polls as “poll watchers,” I’m looking forward to them saying to their arresting officers that they were just doing what the President told them to. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1321050802371334145
27 October 2020 : Four years after Trump won the veteran vote over Hillary by a two-to-one majority, he’s *down to only a 10-point lead* with *only older white vets.* That’s a huge fucking disaster for republicans. Fewer and fewer people who served are fooled by their shallow virtue-signaling. https://twitter.com/martinkuz/status/1320845380645367808 pic.twitter.com/zmPlbM3rsm
27 October 2020 : Of course, I’m not a monster!
27 October 2020 : Just start doing it until it catches on! Add a note so they know what’s happening. pic.twitter.com/300FBXls1D
27 October 2020 : I do think I have an obligation to pass on the boo(z)ing.
26 October 2020 : I feel like this qualifies as a feel-good election/news-related piece in this era. “The gatekeepers return,” writes @benyt , referring to the responsible editors and producers who haven’t let Bannon, Rudy, and Trump flood the zone with shit. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/business/media/hunter-biden-wall-street-journal-trump.html?referringSource=articleShare
26 October 2020 : WaPo story has been updated w @DeptVetAffairs comment. Predictably, VA didn't read the article, + answers question not asked. No one wants VA to "police or regulat[e] election-related content." DHS and VVA are educating and protecting vets from harm. Doing *YOUR* job for you, VA. https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1320793315672023042 pic.twitter.com/CweJljSo6o
26 October 2020 : WaPo story has been updated with VA quote. Predictably, VA's press shop responds without reading the article and answers a question that wasn't asked. No EVER asked VA to police online content. VVA and DHS aren't doing that. They're educating and protecting vets. YOUR job, VA! https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1320793315672023042 pic.twitter.com/3S0d669KMC
26 October 2020 : My mentor who taught me how to engage in the process of policy reform has started a blog. Give him a follow! https://substanceshadow.substack.com/
26 October 2020 : After @VVAmerica published my report on foreign trolls targeting troops + vets in 2019, @DeptVetAffairs told a @CNN reporter that they were preparing an official response. 13-months later, DHS picked up the slack, and still no VA comment for @AlexHortonTX . https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/10/26/veterans-election-disinformation/
26 October 2020 : This project might never have launched if @jaketapper didn’t reach out to ask DHS why it had been delayed by many months. Hopefully now that DHS has made moves, @DeptVetAffairs will finally be motivated to help protect veterans from foreign online threats and disinfo campaigns. https://twitter.com/abbierbennett/status/1320717744422223873
24 October 2020 : “They’ll be the top conservative news site in two years,” said Mr. Bannon, who was arrested on fraud charges in August. “They punch way above their weight, they have the readers, and they’re going to be a force to be reckoned with.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/technology/epoch-times-influence-falun-gong.html?referringSource=articleShare
24 October 2020 : Really glad to see @VVAmerica and @CISAgov finally get this voter education campaign launched! It’s a project that was started early this year, and after months and months of unexplained hold-ups on the government’s end, it’s finally live! http://vva.org/protect2020/
24 October 2020 : Just imagine how easy it’s been for our foreign adversaries to penetrate the @WhiteHouse with Trump and his band of merry morons in there. https://twitter.com/boratsagdiyev/status/1319663161071431691
23 October 2020 : 😳 https://twitter.com/repclayhiggins/status/1319715219216674817
23 October 2020 : 😂🤣 https://twitter.com/gmu_vet/status/1319687830763786240 pic.twitter.com/iEmIySre7y
23 October 2020 : RT @JoeBiden: .@BarackObama is right: President Trump wants full credit for the economy he inherited and zero blame for the pandemic he ign…
23 October 2020 : "Anti-government sentiment," in the case of Boogaloo Bois, means "a desire to kill police." The self-described #bluelivesmatter folks should start paying attention to the real threat. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/self-described-member-boogaloo-bois-charged-riot
23 October 2020 : “In dust tree” is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
23 October 2020 : Looking forward to seeing Trump’s website posting its info graphic on wind fumes.
23 October 2020 : Every time he says “little tiny small windows” he’s reminding us that he gets his news from satirical websites.
23 October 2020 : Daaaaaaaayum https://twitter.com/chadgarland/status/1319352419172700162
22 October 2020 : In the same meeting where Trump tried to convince Rick that Apocalypse Now was a great depiction of the Vietnam veteran experience, Rick said something about his working to hold negligent VA employees accountable for 40 years. Trump misunderstood and talked about it ever since.
22 October 2020 : "Nonetheless, both the Iranian and the Russian activity could pave the way for “perception hacks,” which are intended to leave the impression that foreign powers have greater access to the voting system than they really do." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/russia-election-interference-hacks.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
22 October 2020 : Correction: *418-page
22 October 2020 : "I just wish her well" said @realDonaldTrump in the wake of Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, from the podium at the White House, on July 21, 2020. Looks like 12-hours before the debate a transcript of her 600-page deposition is going to be released. Yeehaw. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article246584448.html
21 October 2020 : This is what courts martial are for. No fucking administrative discharges for nazi scum! https://twitter.com/paulszoldra/status/1319000922484219904
21 October 2020 : “I’m the comms director for one of the three most powerful politicians in the country and I don’t understand Twitter. This must be a conspiracy.” https://twitter.com/davidpopp/status/1318976874358460418
21 October 2020 : Send us what info you can and the internet will do the rest.
20 October 2020 : The millennial and gen-z fascist tends to be *very* different from the disheveled, sloppy, idiot racist of older generations. Their redpill rabbit-hole starts with self-improvement podcasts/YouTube vids that get them reading philosophy and working out.
20 October 2020 : I couldn’t estimate how many there are, but it’s a non-zero number that is significant enough that the feds have been concerned with it since at least the 90’s.
20 October 2020 : Dying. Lauding so hard I almost threw up. 😂🤣🤢🤮 https://twitter.com/zdudeness/status/1318610916007645186
20 October 2020 : RT @RubenGallego: They get to talk? Man Space Force is really the new force.
20 October 2020 : You can enlist at age 17, deploy at 18.
20 October 2020 : So does this mean she’s got a job at Fox, or RT? https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1318189464745893889
19 October 2020 : When Trump acts like this is an attack on his campaign, don’t try to correct him. Believe him. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1318239227222556672
19 October 2020 : I bet @realDonaldTrump ’s public response to this is going to be to condemn the Americans who are literally protecting our democratic process from corrupt, foreign influences. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-cyberattacks-election-interference/2020/10/19/51a84208-1208-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html
18 October 2020 : Seeing @MilitaryTimes right near the tippy top is pretty fuckin cool. https://twitter.com/vlotero/status/1317212659175976961
17 October 2020 : Someone give the photo and headline editors awards. https://twitter.com/noahshachtman/status/1317474414477324288
17 October 2020 : This means you, Paula.
16 October 2020 : I... I’m not quite sure...
16 October 2020 : Oh no, wait. I didn’t realize it’s still up. It’s been up for three hours... https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1317044556328730625
16 October 2020 : Imagine being the person whose job it is to tell the President to delete this tweet, but still fucked up enough to want to work in his comms shop. https://twitter.com/craigsilverman/status/1317054572758781954
16 October 2020 : War crimes in West Asia, concentration camps in the East, and @realDonaldTrump just wants to talk about emails. https://twitter.com/zkharazian/status/1316830334344986624
16 October 2020 : Oh @RudyGiuliani . https://twitter.com/heidinbc/status/1317057117103284229 pic.twitter.com/3jgXZhcPLX
16 October 2020 : This is an incredibly significant policy change. Decriminalizing mental health issues (and being a victim of other dire circumstances) in the military is going to save lives. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/10/15/new-awol-policy-comes-after-macabre-summer-called-attention-to-missing-soldiers/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2010.16.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief
16 October 2020 : Sometimes a politician saying “I don’t know” is their best answer. It takes about a second, then they can try to pivot and move on. @joniernst got a minute-long trip on the struggle bus to learn that lesson last night. https://twitter.com/patrynard/status/1316907330223689728
15 October 2020 : To go from “America’s Mayor” to “Putin’s Puppet” is quite the fall. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
15 October 2020 : Just rediscovered my Facebook Messenger spam folder and found a ton of super sweet messages from people overseas re: my recent interview with @hari of @AmanpourCoPBS . http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/why-are-white-supremacists-trying-to-recruit-veterans/ pic.twitter.com/UTPXIUgS54
15 October 2020 : Several examples of responsible leadership herein: https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1316840452235186178
15 October 2020 : 😂😅😥🤢🤮 https://twitter.com/travis_view/status/1316794719146397696
15 October 2020 : . @CindyOtis_ : "I have seen a failure to take the necessary actions to combat foreign and state-sponsored interference... As a result...more countries... are using false information to advance both their domestic and foreign policy goals, such as China and Iran."
15 October 2020 : Re-upping this b/c @RepAdamSchiff is still learning. Tune in to watch @BostonJoan , @CindyOtis_ , @wiczipedia , and @MelanieFSmith testify before @HouseIntel now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9vU8xQf2QM&feature=youtu.be https://twitter.com/lisackaplan/status/1255255475261710337
15 October 2020 : "Neither Giuliani nor Bannon responded to multiple requests to review the hard drive and other materials for verification, nor did they respond to phone calls and emails on Wednesday seeking interviews." Well, I'm damn sure FBI will get those interviews. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hunter-joe-biden-emails/2020/10/14/2740c702-0e4c-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
15 October 2020 : How many veterans need to die before Republicans in Congress quit their showmanship and do the right thing?
15 October 2020 : What's most shameful about this situation, is that Republicans in Congress know better. But rather do what is hard - have discussions with their constituents to educate them on this critical issue - they oversimplify it for cheap political points and the easy way out.
15 October 2020 : The lack of these *informed* discussions between veterans and providers is allowing more and more veterans to slip through the cracks. This has touched virtually everyone I know in the community at this point. Just yesterday we from my old unit found out we lost another brother.
15 October 2020 : These types of mistakes, when made between a healthcare provider and a patient -- who let's be honest, is often in a state where they're looking for any excuse break contact and refuse care -- can instantly shut down communications and chance of a trusting relationship.
15 October 2020 : Just think of how a lot of mil/vet Twitter freaks out when regular people - or especially respected figures - confuse millimeters with calibers, call magazines "clips," or use the phrase "assault weapons."
15 October 2020 : Healthcare providers, in many cases, simply aren't gun owners, don't have experience with these weapons. Without specific training on *how to talk about firearms,* their gun-owning and trained patients are going to feel like their doctors are idiots.
15 October 2020 : While the idea may seem simple on its face - discussing lethal means with patients - there's a reason that suicidology and suicide prevention require training. Simply put: we're not all experts in these things. The persistent suicide rate is all the evidence we need to know this
15 October 2020 : The provision that Senate Republicans stripped out (and not a single House R would even dare cosponsor) would have required healthcare providers who treat veterans to learn to discuss "lethal means," i.e. how patients can protect themselves, from themselves, when at their worst. https://twitter.com/David_Philipps/status/1316729910904279040
15 October 2020 : You’re not alone, everyone is laughing at him.
15 October 2020 : If you’ve lived and worked in DC in anytime in the last few years you’ve probably heard some things that tell you Cotton may someday do a total 180 on whether big tech should limit distribution on certain dubious stories. https://twitter.com/sentomcotton/status/1316542228966313985
15 October 2020 : But do they have naps like the Army does now?
15 October 2020 : The Navy must be getting real desperate if they’re serving me ads. pic.twitter.com/2YvjS6K9zD
14 October 2020 : Women who are going to save the world: https://twitter.com/brandyzadrozny/status/1316475651776536577
14 October 2020 : “Three years after it was completed — and just days after the...information paper was provided to Task & Purpose in response to a [FOIA] request — the Army curiously decided to publish much of the research online as a “service to the Army and the public,” it said.” https://twitter.com/jaredbkeller/status/1316422665603813376
14 October 2020 : Oh it’s worse than you think. pic.twitter.com/ER7NSgYdZ2
14 October 2020 : Ouch. He’s about a foot taller and wearing handcuffs.
14 October 2020 : . @Lkatzenberg was worried people would notice the dog bed.
12 October 2020 : . @MTV ’s 2001 “Anatomy of a Hate Crime” doc about the life and death of Matthew Shepard was probably one of the best influences on American culture for my generation. https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1315784310016761857
12 October 2020 : There are so many layers to this. pic.twitter.com/i5vXImWcHS
11 October 2020 : RT @kaitlancollins: "The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad stat…
11 October 2020 : Mary B. McCord, legal director at @GeorgetownICAP , makes a strong legal argument against the legitimacy of self-described “militias.” These rouge armed gangs aren’t “well regulated” as the 2nd Amendment requires, and violate state law too. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/opinion/militias-gretchen-whitmer.html?referringSource=articleShare
9 October 2020 : I feel like @HallieJackson ’s “we have eyeballs” quote is the best tattoo for this era for j-school students. https://twitter.com/kfile/status/1314575690575028228
9 October 2020 : “Blame Gold Star families for COVID” has proven to be a poor reelection strategy, so now the Trump White House is trying out “you get a virus, you get a virus, you get a virus!” https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1314661402431414274 pic.twitter.com/5hf8ws0Y7v
9 October 2020 : 👇🏼This a thousand times. Almost all of the accounts/pages/groups I investigated over a course of three years for targeting troops and vets are gone — poof — and I get zero input from Facebook on the value or meaning of my findings. https://twitter.com/josh_emerson/status/1314695536516239367
9 October 2020 : Can someone initiate a class action against the earplug lawyers for persistent and pervasive use of terrible stock photos? pic.twitter.com/Ekb5yg6YDt
9 October 2020 : It’s not patience — it’s trolling for democracy.
9 October 2020 : White nationalist gangs seek out military service not only because of our training for the violence of combat — but because of our experience maintaining operational security, managing + training recruits, and understanding insurgent tactics + strategy. https://theconversation.com/americans-arent-worried-about-white-nationalism-in-the-military-because-they-dont-know-its-there-147341
8 October 2020 : I think they’re embedded in NYT story or on DoJ website.
8 October 2020 : More relevant than military service, I think, is the language that’s used in charging documents. These are specific terms, carefully and deliberately chosen because of their legal definition.
8 October 2020 : We need to more carefully choose the words that we use to describe the *armed gangs* who *conspired* to *commit domestic terrorism* by kidnapping an elected official. The word “Militia” implies that there’s some sort of legitimacy to their organizing. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-militia.html?referringSource=articleShare
8 October 2020 : I have... but I’m more effective without the rules that they have to abide by.
7 October 2020 : My bad — I meant auto-populated search *terms* Disclaimer: I don’t do acupuncture. pic.twitter.com/sqwgZR5mul
7 October 2020 : Thanks for tagging. Please tell the vet to visit http://vetsprobono.org and apply for free legal services regarding a discharge upgrade.
7 October 2020 : If you type my name into the Google search bar, look at the top auto-populated result. Frosting ALWAYS gets the credit.
7 October 2020 : You support troops and veterans by ensuring that they have timely and quality access to healthcare, not by exposing them to deadly viruses. https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1313936357803413505
7 October 2020 : Did Twitter disable push alerts for Trump subscribers while he’s having this COVID/drug-induced meltdown? I’m apparently a masochist so I have them enabled, but haven’t been hit with a notification since this morning. Good on Twitter, maybe? https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1313913492676792320
7 October 2020 : An update on #Fairness4Vets act introduced by @SenGaryPeters and signed into law in 2016: rates of discharge upgrades have risen among applicants with PTSD/TBI/MST, but many vets still struggle without support. via @StevenBeynon of @starsandstripes https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/thousands-of-veterans-with-bad-paper-discharges-might-not-know-they-can-upgrade-1.647817
7 October 2020 : Thank you for watching and sharing!
7 October 2020 : I can assure you, they are. This isn’t conjecture, it’s based on my firsthand account.
7 October 2020 : Bio weapons are area-fire, not direct-fire. Someone fix this situation. https://twitter.com/geoffrbennett/status/1313802603923419136
7 October 2020 : My research into foreign entities targeting troops and vets delves into the racism that Russians and others are trying to foment within the community. The Kremlin is working with domestic allies to radicalize countless Americans. via @splcenter : https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/10/06/us-white-nationalist-group-linked-pro-kremlin-propagandist https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1313625563354091520
7 October 2020 : He had that name when I found him: https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/man-finds-lost-dog-while-driving-to-work
6 October 2020 : Hey Deb — check @AmanpourCoPBS ’s timeline — they’re posting some snippets.
6 October 2020 : Thank you!
6 October 2020 : Thank you!
6 October 2020 : Thank you!
6 October 2020 : If DC has to carry the burden of cleanup and contact tracing of a federally-funded super-spreader event with hundreds of Republicans who got COVID to own the libs, the least the rest of us can do is enfranchise the District’s citizens and make DC a state. https://twitter.com/apoorva_nyc/status/1313232041664745473
6 October 2020 : Getting choked up reading and thinking about my old boss, the inimitable Rick Weidman of @VVAmerica . He’s carried the burden of veteran advocacy for five decades. COVID has made it even heavier as he’s in his mid-70’s with COPD, and a bunch of us got laid off bc of the pandemic. https://twitter.com/jasper_craven/status/1313463212973715457
6 October 2020 : This is nuts, and looks to be grounds for a tremendous class action. https://twitter.com/js_kaplan/status/1313285460471558145
6 October 2020 : Is LinkedIn tolling me, or trolling Facebook? pic.twitter.com/YajN493XeR
6 October 2020 : This man wonders why seniors are suddenly turning on him. pic.twitter.com/76xG9QAlZc
6 October 2020 : That’s how he communicates with QAnon.
6 October 2020 : All these motherfuckers out there crying about how the left needs to have sympathy when Superspreader Trump gets a virus — then he gets out of the hospital and immediately encourages people to get themselves and others killed by the same virus. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1313267615083761665
6 October 2020 : This state-by-state breakdown by @GeorgetownLaw on the statues regarding organized armed gangs (sometimes referred to as ‘militias’) is essential for empowering Americans to fight against voter intimidation and other domestic extremist threats. New York’s law explained here: https://twitter.com/kimzetter/status/1313108692552753152 pic.twitter.com/QE4Nxd2bAh
5 October 2020 : . @JoyAnnReid is on 🔥🔥🔥 tonight.
5 October 2020 : . @JuddLegum shows the proper way to tweet about disinfo: Screenshot to document, modify image for clarity, then tweet it out. Do NOT quote-tweet disinfo. Do NOT simply turn the disinfo into an image + then sent it out into the wild to be picked up by bad actors + the gullible https://twitter.com/juddlegum/status/1313188378586816519
5 October 2020 : Love that name!
5 October 2020 : But do not worry — Herman Cain’s verified, blue checkmark Twitter account lives on to spread conspiracy theories and propaganda which help the virus that killed the man to continue taking lives. https://twitter.com/timobrien/status/1313192280971452418
5 October 2020 : While I don’t often accuse Trump of having actual plans for the future of any kind, I am feeling pretty confident that he’s been actively trying to achieve “herd immunity” at the WH via mass infections. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1313186529058136070
5 October 2020 : Getting COVID to own the libs is a poor comms strategy. https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1313138387994509313
5 October 2020 : How to lose the military and veterans vote: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313071950781181953
4 October 2020 : If you don’t know, you’re probably not gonna learn.
4 October 2020 : Yeah, back when there were conservative Democrats. But all the white supremacists left after LBJ signed the civil rights legislation for the modern conservative Republican Party. Now, Republicans are the party of white supremacy, the KKK, and terrorist Proud Boys.
4 October 2020 : Why do you keep dropping racist comments and expect to be treated like you’re not a piece of trash?
4 October 2020 : Why are you so obsessed with smearing Black people and anti-fascist activists?
4 October 2020 : Turns out that the damage caused by 400 years of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and disenfranchisement takes a while to undo — especially when we have a white supremacist who rises to the office of POTUS thanks to the racist birthed conspiracy theory.
4 October 2020 : “The Dems” say people should avoid enclosed spaces — especially hermetically sealed ones — with known COVID-positive patients. And social distancing is smart even with masks on.
4 October 2020 : He’s been putting them in unnecessary danger for this entire pandemic — holding super-spreader COVID rallies, telling people in the White House to ignore CDC guidelines, and cramming people into meetings. Just because his disregard for patriots is not new doesn’t make it okay.
4 October 2020 : Update: of course FB didn’t take down the fake account. pic.twitter.com/SMHc7Wicko
4 October 2020 : It is in Europe.
4 October 2020 : I am absolutely certain that I’m not the first person to report this fake account. And I’m just as certain Facebook won’t do anything about my report. pic.twitter.com/5kli9bA7cx
4 October 2020 : When posting screenshots to document hoaxes, please modify them so they aren’t repurposed by bad-actors and people drawn to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Do not retweet tweets like the one below. Do not quote tweet them. Screenshot, edit image for clarity, then tweet. pic.twitter.com/lWPi1NJnV4
4 October 2020 : FBI and DHS are a whole lot more concerned with white supremacists as the primary source of domestic terror. Director Wray said as much just a little while ago. Why is your outrage so selective?
4 October 2020 : Wow. This is what contact tracing looks like for a single facility with an outbreak. Imagine all the state governments trying to do this — for schools, restaurants, etc — without any real help since May when the House passed and @senatemajldr refused to take up the HEROES Act. https://twitter.com/laurie_garrett/status/1312507719060922368
4 October 2020 : RT @RepDonBeyer: Not one email to their staff — many of whom I represent — about the danger. This callous disregard for human life would b…
4 October 2020 : Why are you so obsessed with Black Lives Matter and Anti-Fascists?
4 October 2020 : He can speak. We’ve all seen it.
4 October 2020 : Try googling it?
3 October 2020 : Yeah, because at least Woodrow Wilson had an ounce of credibility at one point during his presidency.
3 October 2020 : He’s enough of a figure in the Republican Party that people he’s helping with debate prep for Trump, and people expect him to run for President again.
3 October 2020 : Weird how the doctor didn’t sign this, the name of the medication is spelled incorrectly, and it’s refuting the wrong doctor’s statement. It’s almost like Trump dictated this and comms rushed it out without checking with the doctor.
3 October 2020 : Weird how the doctor didn’t sign this, the name of the medication is spelled incorrectly, and it’s refuting the wrong doctor’s statement. It’s almost like Trump dictated this and comms rushed it out without checking with the doctor.
3 October 2020 : ...uh... that’s a weird question to ask about a document that labels the sources.
3 October 2020 : I feel like this beats getting a room-rater review. https://twitter.com/dnvolz/status/1312398814788096005
2 October 2020 : Few enough that he hasn’t been involved in any super-spreader events that could get him and other important officials killed.
2 October 2020 : Here’s Joe giving a speech today, after testing negative for COVID, while the President heads to the hospital with a fever: https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1312126818854428673?s=21
2 October 2020 : There’s video of him doing campaign events today.
2 October 2020 : We all have video of him heading to the hospital.
2 October 2020 : My thoughts are with the entire disinfo and journalism communities. If you have the money, please subscribe to the outlets that you trust. Consider gifting a delivery subscription. Amplify reliable sources. Selectively disable your ad blocker. https://apnews.com/50bfad6b0d2fef7ba65f54b7b8ea2a98
2 October 2020 : Sure, she’s not on the “need to know list” if you’re a moron. She’s third in line to the presidency.
2 October 2020 : Would Trump have even taken a COVID test last night if it weren’t for reporters publicly breaking the news of Hope Hicks testing positive? Or would he + staff have waited until he had a fever today? Those few critical hours could end up saving his life. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirus/the-president-has-a-fever-congestion-and-a-cough-people-close-to-him-say-and-he-is-expected-at-walter-reed
2 October 2020 : Why wouldn't masks be required as there's an outbreak at the @WhiteHouse ? Might be because of @realDonaldTrump 's quack advisor Scott Atlas' promotion of "herd immunity." That's a very dangerous game to play when you're 74 and morbidly obese. And beyond cruel to press + staff. https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1312103720750989313
2 October 2020 : I’m not drawing any conclusions here, but: https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1312072475497435143
2 October 2020 : In part because of their rush to see Amy Coney Barrett get to SCOTUS to vote against Obamacare and take healthcare from millions of Americans, a bunch of Republicans are learning a lot of very serious lessons in the most frightening of ways. https://twitter.com/MrDanZak/status/1312057447918587904
2 October 2020 : I mean, you’re right. There was always a high probability. But having it become certain means there are a loooot of probability trees that just got tossed out.
2 October 2020 : Ouch. 😂
2 October 2020 : I feel terrible for all of the folks who have spent months planning Election scenario war games and didn’t include “everyone at the WH has COVID” as the starting narrative.
2 October 2020 : I reported a guy in my @facebook feed twice for a single post in which he’s calling for @IlhanMN to be killed, and for religious bigotry. “She needs a well placed red dot” is referring to a mil-dot reticle on a scope or laser on a firearm. Facebook says “NBD” and leaves it up. pic.twitter.com/WefwzKGrta
2 October 2020 : . @realDonaldTrump is our greatest national security risk. Because of his deliberate downplaying of the virus, countless Americans died, and now the entire White House staff is rolling a greater-than-zero chance of dying of COVID before the election. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/politics/trump-positive-coronavirus-test.html
2 October 2020 : I think this is called an “October Surprise.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hope-hicks-close-trump-aide-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/2020/10/01/af238f7c-0444-11eb-897d-3a6201d6643f_story.html
1 October 2020 : This is cute. Just days after @POTUS tries to use addiction problems of @JoeBiden ’s son Hunter as a smear during a debate, @FLOTUS is gonna “ #BeBest ” and pretend to care about people who suffer from substance abuse. No one believes you, Melania. Go away. https://twitter.com/flotus/status/1311655231852351494
1 October 2020 : There’s always an NDA, but that doesn’t prevent a person from cooperating with law enforcement.
30 September 2020 : They’re all over NY metro.
30 September 2020 : RT @DFRLab: With the election's integrity under attack, use @DFRLab's new Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker to see what ballot and…
30 September 2020 : Trying to engage folks in my FB feed who bought into this conspiracy theory, and none will answer wtf a wire in a jacket and a mic on the wrist would be for, or how it would benefit someone engaged in a debate on live TV. They believe in injectable GPS chips, but not micro audio? https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1311310278466863104
30 September 2020 : How should you feel/think about this is kinda tough. Nervous, I guess? Those who are part of groups targeted by white supremacists but inside the Trump bubble are not exposed to this stuff to feel that it's real or threatening. Therefore, they shouldn't be expected to care.
30 September 2020 : You know who didn’t get excited about Trump signaling his support for white supremacists? Hardcore Neo Nazis who think Trump is a “Jewish puppet” and won’t vote in November, let alone follow Trump’s lead if there’s election-related violence Proud Boys are just a gateway to that https://twitter.com/bymikebaker/status/1311130735584051201
30 September 2020 : Why are you up so late? Go to bed.
30 September 2020 : While it’s absolutely horrific that @realDonaldTrump wouldn’t condemn white supremacists when given the chance, people should know that these wannabe Nazis that I’m studying aren’t even celebrating. They think Trump is a total goon.
30 September 2020 : Yeah, the far right is all about killing cops. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-17/far-right-boogaloo-boys-linked-to-killing-of-california-lawmen-other-violence
30 September 2020 : White supremacists are our greatest domestic terrorist threat. There’s no equivalency here. https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804616715/fbi-announces-that-racist-violence-is-now-equal-priority-to-foreign-terrorism
30 September 2020 : As @SenDuckworth reminds us every day, @realDonaldTrump won’t condemn Putin for Russia placing bounties on American troops’ heads. Why? Trump doesn’t give a shit about the troops.
30 September 2020 : The fact that @realDonaldTrump can’t denounce white supremacy when directly challenged tells you everything that you need to know. He’s running on the racism ticket, no dog whistles here, it’s a bullhorn.
30 September 2020 : The one question that @JoeBiden needs to ask @realDonaldTrump is whether getting impeached was worth it.
30 September 2020 : “We’ve had no negative effect” - @realDonaldTrump *dead* - @THEHermanCain
30 September 2020 : This is some old school shit right here: https://www.facebook.com/MY-SISTER-SAID-IF-I-GET-ONE-MILLION-FANS-SHE-WILL-NAME-HER-BABY-MEGATRON-333067975442/
29 September 2020 : Oh. Okay. It'll be interesting to see how the folks who hated the Iran nuclear deal absorb this one. https://twitter.com/PaulSonne/status/1311078203235143687
29 September 2020 : "LOL I'm a member of a cult and am impervious to facts"
29 September 2020 : And in 2010 he got $72 million as a refund for his massive business failures, which is a far greater number than you've cited as him paying. And that doesn't include any of the windfall he's made off the American taxpayer since he's been in office. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/28/governments-probably-spent-more-trump-properties-since-2017-than-hes-paid-income-tax-decade/
29 September 2020 : Joe clearly has no problem with inspections for integrity: Joe released his tax returns today. Where are Trump's?
29 September 2020 : Did you see some "earpiece" bullshit on your feed today? That's because Trumpworld is freaking out and pushing disinfo to confuse voters. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/coordinated-push-conspiracy-theories-target-biden-hours-debate-n1241426
29 September 2020 : Pressure on elected officials is synonymous with fair and accurate reporting. Keeping them honest.
29 September 2020 : New Disinfo Nerd tool from @DFRLab of @AtlanticCouncil helps people to understand the veracity of reports of influence campaigns. https://interference2020.org/
29 September 2020 : Same, but it's because my glasses will be cycling between full and empty. https://twitter.com/JaneLytv/status/1311039575024963585
29 September 2020 : Was going to tweet “Tonight there will be nothing more important tonight than Chris Wallace’s live fact-checking” ...but then saw this: https://www.foxnews.com/media/chris-wallace-twitter-third-party-2020-election
29 September 2020 : RT @JuddLegum: Facebook SAID they would enforce their prohibition on misinformation about voting methods against Trump. Instead they are d…
27 September 2020 : Anonymous accounts don’t have credibility. Attach your name and reputation, then people might think you’re worth paying attention to.
27 September 2020 : With the huge break from @nytimes about @realDonaldTrump ’s tax returns, I cannot wait for @SRuhle and @AliVelshi to do the deep dive tomorrow to put this into context for the average tax-payer like me.
27 September 2020 : GRH isn’t a real person. Don’t pay egg-heads on Twitter any mind.
27 September 2020 : It’s not just the right buying weapons + ammo (though they were buying everything up during Obama years). The pandemic, Trump’s increasingly authoritarian rhetoric, and the increasing threat of white nationalist terrorism — have driven the left to buy too. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/10/738493491/with-a-growing-membership-since-trump-black-gun-group-considers-getting-politica https://twitter.com/bfriedmandc/status/1310291156593512458
27 September 2020 : At least one bit of lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles every day for a year? Sounds like a lot more fruit and veggies than I’ve consumed through various points in my life. (Dried carrots and peas in instant Ramen do not count).
27 September 2020 : Helping people *survive* isn't enough. While the stated mission of @HighGroundVets is to train advocates to help shape policy to improve the lives of troops, veterans, and our families -- the goal is to empower more vets to have an opportunity to *thrive.*
27 September 2020 : While the instant that a person is struggling with suicidality is the most critical and deserving of attention (learn more at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ ), what's equally important is making sure that those people have an opportunity to life a fulfilling life.
27 September 2020 : ...pitching articles, and posting about suicide prevention on social media. I suppose that after so many years talking about suicide, I needed a bit of a break.
27 September 2020 : September is National Suicide Prevention Month. With 2020 being as chaotic and crazy as it has been, this is the first September in over a decade that I haven't really made it a priority to spend the entire month writing op-eds...
27 September 2020 : Thread👇 (TW: suicide, PTSD) Huge thanks to @JWSotak for inviting me to do this podcast for @SOFREPRadio , where I got a chance to tell my story in a much longer form than I'm usually able to do. https://sofrep.com/sofrep-radio/episode-532-kristofer-goldsmith-founder-and-president-of-high-ground-veterans-advocacy/
27 September 2020 : Thread includes some good tips to help average users to spot fake FB accounts. https://twitter.com/jordanliles/status/1309668570742235136
26 September 2020 : Peeps are okay, but only like 3 years later.
26 September 2020 : That big blacked out block is: pic.twitter.com/wKgE7XY4CZ
26 September 2020 : pic.twitter.com/wMbFi94MiI
26 September 2020 : I feel like the “delete Facebook” people on Twitter must not check their message requests folder. pic.twitter.com/O9hgscL1hg
25 September 2020 : As @stevesilberman explains, this rhetoric is an existential threat to millions of Americans. White supremacy is our nation’s greatest domestic terror threat, and the ideology has seen explosive growth while Trump has been in office. https://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/1307784059167227904
25 September 2020 : This one slipped by me until this morning, and I’m seething: Last Friday at a rally, Trump openly and explicitly embraced “the racehorse theory” (those were @realDonaldTrump ’s actual words), telling his nearly all-white crowd that they have “good genes.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-white-supremacy-racehorse-theory-1064928/?fbclid=IwAR0U50P0wAUwY6LGpFgB91kZjBgZJrGNhnvrvtp8bOoHKSaLbQLWkvH5bfQ
24 September 2020 : The first sentence is:👨🏼‍🍳😘 Plaintiff Mary L. Trump, by and through her attorneys, alleges as follows: INTRODUCTION 1. For Donald J. Trump, his sister Maryanne, and their late brother Robert, fraud was not just the family business—it was a way of life. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/24/nyregion/mary-trump-lawsuit.html?smid=tw-share&fbclid=IwAR0P9qXU0fLkU0VrpmAhtMs7ZpDAVMnEsWfEx-IfX4X9CcpyO-jbSDnXlPY
24 September 2020 : Let me know if you want some swabs. 😂
24 September 2020 : The defenses that LEOs present are, in the eyes of those of us who have served in combat zones, ridiculous. All who serve should be held to a standard of upholding their sacred oath — to protect rights to due process, life, liberty. We cannot as a society let cops be triggerhappy
24 September 2020 : Putting the two contexts side-by-side is, we hope, helping civilians understand that actions of LEOs in these instances are absurd, immoral, and inexcusable. We’re trying to get across that Americans should have higher expectations of morality, service, bravery for LEOs./
24 September 2020 : Apologies for the misinterpretation and tone, I’m having a hard time understanding the question. Is it simply “are the ROE different?” The answer then is “yes,” as evidenced by yesterday’s indictment for shooting Sheetrock (but not for taking a life then not rendering aid).
24 September 2020 : ^^this is why the whole Hillbilly Elegy theory for the 2016 election is garbage. It’s not economic instability driving people to the hard right — it’s racism, fascism, and hatred that they’re attracted to.
24 September 2020 : No one is pretending the military and police are the same. We, veterans, are saying that police have no legitimate excuse to injure, maim, or kill Americans then twiddle thumbs. Their “I was scared!” legal defense is utter bullshit, and ought to be made statutorily illegitimate.
24 September 2020 : Yes, they could have. Not being snarky here, but since you asked what seems like a question most would know the answer to if they followed the news on this: have you read any coverage about this specific incident we’re discussing?
24 September 2020 : The responsibility of those who *serve* is to *serve.* That means valuing human rights and human life. Troops apply aid to enemies under threat of suicide bombers, ambush, mortar fire. These cops put holes in an American then smoke and joke in an apartment complex hallway.
24 September 2020 : The answer to why they empty their magazines (3 cops fired 40 shots at B Taylor) then don’t render aid, according to a friend who went to the academy: They’re taught with a nod and a wink that the dead can’t testify. Their victim’s death grants them virtual immunity. https://twitter.com/bfriedmandc/status/1308981695849394178
24 September 2020 : I think the word you’re looking for is “impeachable.” https://twitter.com/mittromney/status/1308932877229477890
23 September 2020 : This is tragic and people in the veteran advocacy space should pay attention. This should not be dismissed as “infighting” or “drama” in the community. This is *one person* seeking to do damage to @NotInMyMarines and their members/constituency, and that damage can be long-lasting https://twitter.com/jen_onen/status/1308573624396402688
22 September 2020 : RT @CindyOtis_: Watching how people/groups adapt to social media crackdowns is interesting. For example, Natural News, a large well-known n…
22 September 2020 : The author of the WaPo piece hold the title of “columnist.”
20 September 2020 : This mass QAnon delusion believes that the pandemic isn’t real and/or that it is spread by cellphone towers — and that Democrats are satanists who drink children’s blood. “Four in ten Republicans who had heard of it said it was good for the country.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/qanon-families-friends
18 September 2020 : Hey @GeoffMillard — got any insight on this?
18 September 2020 : Important to note: President Trump has and will continue to promote QAnon accounts, and Twitter won’t do a thing about that. So none of this really matters, it’s just a Twitter PR campaign that people are getting tricked into amplifying. https://twitter.com/jbruce218/status/1306653661595078656
17 September 2020 : 🦗🎵
16 September 2020 : Pedo-obsession: “It’s a softer, gentler “red pill” than traditional QAnon material, but the result – blatantly false beliefs about Democrats sexually abusing children in order to extract a life-extending chemical from their blood – remains the same.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/16/qanon-republicans-conspiracy-theory-politics-save-the-children?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR0GzXRopFigrxQn2tl6-RhThAuMuo8A8RoMxGw6QgQPPAJmRX3BSITkugw
16 September 2020 : Oh god no... https://twitter.com/hopeseck/status/1306297397547610113
16 September 2020 : I see you. Thank you for your leadership, your grit, your determination. https://twitter.com/highgroundvets/status/1306278609167036419
16 September 2020 : Yeah. He seemed to think “here, have a fiction novel about the rapture” was a good way to encourage self-help.
16 September 2020 : The Christian fundamentalist who preached about how we were literally on a crusade in the name of Christ wasn’t the person that this atheist should have had as the only option for mental/emotional/psych support in Iraq. In fact, I’m pretty sure he shouldn’t have been there at all
16 September 2020 : I have always used my personal account for research. It’s ugly. But in a way I think it’s a good thing to be served up shit by the algorithm that I don’t want to see. I think it helps keep me somewhat ahead of the curve.
16 September 2020 : “Twitter and Facebook acted after questions.” This isn’t a bug, it’s how the platforms are designed. They feel that until it breaks into the media, it’s not a problem. This shifts the burden: financial, time, and emotional, on journalists and researchers https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo https://twitter.com/isaacstanbecker/status/1305992812840837126
15 September 2020 : Her name is in the third paragraph. Try reading the article before you comment on its content, @GRH19481 .
14 September 2020 : One bad apple spoils the bunch. Throw them all out. https://twitter.com/theapjournalist/status/1305259294841950210
11 September 2020 : Those of us who have been following propaganda and radicalization are seeing our biggest fears realized. Armed mobs setting up checkpoints by wildfires, and people casually talking about **murdering their own children** over election results... I fear this is just the beginning. https://twitter.com/natashabertrand/status/1304467676560076801
10 September 2020 : This question itself shows exactly why @starsandstripes is so damn important, and why reporters on the VA beat ought to be guaranteed greater access to the government officials who they cover. https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1304122820033732610
10 September 2020 : I mean, I guess I’ve got nothing to lose and may as well wait in the bushes with my (chain-free) chainsaw...
10 September 2020 : I am so sad. That GIF almost broke me.
10 September 2020 : I... have been living in a state of denial... it only just now dawned on me that the pandemic is going to ruin Halloween too, and I’m not getting any trick-or-treaters to scare this year. pic.twitter.com/Q2vcqSj26O
10 September 2020 : WaPo’s headline is lacking important context: Twitter is fighting disinformation **from domestic politicians** https://twitter.com/nickpacilio/status/1304104751999705090
10 September 2020 : RT @LeoShane: .@RepMarkTakano blasting @SecWilkie now for refusing to appear at today's hearing on suicide prevention. "Secretary Wilkie an…
10 September 2020 : Not entirely, but it’s helpful to keep people from confusing us when I’m on the Hill.
10 September 2020 : My beardless doppelgänger’s got an instant classic right here. https://twitter.com/alxthomp/status/1303797862510329867
8 September 2020 : Frosting/chipmunk break up the party. pic.twitter.com/hLH1rxD0X8
8 September 2020 : My suet brings all the birds to the yard. pic.twitter.com/WldD66wEHU
8 September 2020 : I mean, if we’re talking about kids, I think that their being supported by social services is better than being raised in a household that would starve their kids rather than give up racism.
8 September 2020 : It’s up to all of us to disincentivize the behavior of these racists and alt-right extremists by making sure that they aren’t welcome as participants in society — that they can’t earn incomes, they can’t hold positions of power, and they can’t preach hatred.
8 September 2020 : The radicalization of Trump supporters isn’t going to go away when he’s no longer in office. The seeds of hatred that he and right wing media have been sowing since this country elected a black man as President will bear poisonous fruit for another generation. https://twitter.com/projectlincoln/status/1303301856903348224
7 September 2020 : Today I spotted a small network of fake accounts pretending to be suburban women in our Pleasantville, NY community page. At least one deepfake photo used here. 2/3 are “open relationship” accounts, including one asking about local adult stores... One “Trump 2020” account. pic.twitter.com/mU0NRBhzSK
6 September 2020 : *cider
6 September 2020 : Here’s to marrying up, kid! 🍻 https://twitter.com/lilcrawdad/status/1302626263128047617
6 September 2020 : 2020’s latest gift is giant locusts in my beloved garden. I can now understand how these things devastate entire ecosystems. I COULD HEAR IT CHEWING. Brb burning everything in sight. pic.twitter.com/bOUdztVXhG
6 September 2020 : Jake hasn’t been in the WH press pool since Obama’s first term, but okay, lol, you have memories of him in WH press conferences under Trump.
6 September 2020 : A top reason that you should pay for the news that you read if you can afford it: FBI agents and district attorneys read newspapers too. https://twitter.com/nickconfessore/status/1302661374343106560
4 September 2020 : Tweets are official policy, so @EsperDoD better make some changes. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1301968873487564802
4 September 2020 : I was the “Chief Investigator and Associate Director for Policy and Government Affairs at Vietnam Veterans of America.” I also usually added an apology to it. https://twitter.com/aprilaser/status/1301641783613456389
3 September 2020 : RT @brikeilarcnn: “...according to sources with knowledge of this visit, Trump, while standing by [Chief of Staff GEN John Kelly’s son] Rob…
3 September 2020 : Can I take these bees home?
3 September 2020 : Imagine a world where a story like this comes out and it actually has an impact. https://twitter.com/jeffreygoldberg/status/1301634784448438272
3 September 2020 : On the random chance I have any apiarists following me... This big tree limb fell (like 30 feet) after a recent storm, and a few days later appears to still have an active hive. Are they going to find a new home, or do they need a rescue? ( @Lkatzenberg won’t let me keep a hive) pic.twitter.com/GL0mVmmYzH
3 September 2020 : The presence of white nationalism in the ranks isn't just a theoretical problem, one where the threat sits over the horizon somewhere in the future. Effects are immediate, ever-present, and dangerous: hazing, targeting via UCMJ, isolation, harassment, non-recognition of injury. https://twitter.com/MilitaryTimes/status/1301553808657584128
3 September 2020 : If you’re reading out how @Facebook is blocking political ads for the week prior to the election, the excerpt below should be your primary takeaway. @taraemcg of @anotheracronym is right: @BreitbartNews , @DailyCaller , and @FoxNews will just fill the void. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/03/us/trump-vs-biden/facebook-will-ban-new-political-ads-in-the-final-week-of-the-campaign pic.twitter.com/88GeLY6Arg
3 September 2020 : Excellent point — but remember that this entire exercise is a distraction, because paid ads aren’t the root of the problem of disinformation on Facebook. I seriously doubt that adding ad screeners to bolster general disinfo screeners is going to produce any measurable improvement https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1301497833514729474
3 September 2020 : Wait... New York is still part of the United States, right? https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1301499699069882368
3 September 2020 : We all live in crazy town. https://twitter.com/jstein_wapo/status/1301314853747990530
2 September 2020 : Al just sharing a friendly “FYI,” which is a boomer’s post captioned with an “I keep getting called out for sharing fakes but don’t blame me” disclaimer, wherein 3rd person photo’d a printed screenshot of a 4th person leaving an obvious trolling post about Antifa. “Seems legit” pic.twitter.com/CGRjnOHrKp
2 September 2020 : Here’s everyone’s favorite Republican member of the State of New Hampshire House of Representatives and subject of a Secret Service investigation, @Al_Baldasaro sharing yet another racist + xenophobic meme featuring a very-obviously-doctored photo on @Facebook as if it were real. pic.twitter.com/fNQd9qB4dQ
2 September 2020 : I’m willing to bet there would be some clear racial disparities apparent in how these punishments (and scary memos) are handed out, if someone were to look into them. Hint hint, @HASCDemocrats + @HASCRepublicans . https://twitter.com/stevenbeynon/status/1301152808482287616
1 September 2020 : Pandemic journal, day 9,572, hobby 783: There’s a Red Tailed Hawk (or 2) screeching somewhere above, can’t see ‘em At least 2 (maybe 3) female Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, + 1 male battling over the feeders. Look fat enough to begin migration Dogs are bored as hell w this. pic.twitter.com/8EkJpDzurm
31 August 2020 : Has the phrase "39 missing children in a double wide trailer in Georgia" been all over your feed? Here's why: some want to undermine our trust in "the media," and lots of dupes are playing along since they've already been primed for conspiracy theories. https://link.medium.com/DDoJqEIsn9
31 August 2020 : While 16% of active duty polled identify as Dems, 49.9% hold unfavorable view of Trump, and 41% will vote @JoeBiden . 40% are Republican or Libertarian. Only 39% of troops surveyed plan to vote Trump. Do not RT this at @realDonaldTrump , @ProjectLincoln . https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/
30 August 2020 : The ones putting in the street work are far, far more dangerous than the average mindless Trump rally attendee. The ones I’m talking about are training for war, in a literal sense.
30 August 2020 : The rising American fascist movement sees Trump as more of the same — part of the two-party system. The self-proclaimed fascists currently recruiting **and training** in the U.S. see Trump as not nationalistic enough, not anti-immigrant enough, not racist enough.
30 August 2020 : “Antifa,” who the press should *always* make it a point to refer to as “anti-fascists” get a ton of media mentions. Name makes objective clear: to oppose fascism. What’s not getting coverage is more important: those who call themselves fascists. Story untold: they’re not Trumpers
29 August 2020 : It’s going to take so, so much work to undo the damage caused by shit like this. https://twitter.com/natashabertrand/status/1299767788781928448
29 August 2020 : Service dogs have legal protection virtually everywhere.
29 August 2020 : In*
29 August 2020 : I’m case you missed it... since, you know, 2020 is a nuclear weapon grade dumpster fire... QAnon is convincing people that Victoria Secret is tracking young girls by their bras to kidnap them for sex trafficking. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/02/fact-check-victorias-secret-tags-do-not-track-customers/5351927002/
28 August 2020 : It's an infuriating and hopeless experience, much of the time. But at the end of the day, I recognize that I am safe while witnessing these things in ways that others cannot be -- since they're the targets of the hate and the dangerous events and policies that hatred inspires.
28 August 2020 : That doesn't mean that I completely understand them, or sympathetic to their beliefs, or unbothered by their behavior. But seeing what they post gives me an opportunity to somewhat understand what motivates them, and get a sense of the political/news trends that move them.
28 August 2020 : I don't block people on Facebook because I want to see what they see. This platform, as divisive and hate-filled as it may be, provides a window for me to see the alternative realities that others are living by. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/technology/what-if-facebook-is-the-real-silent-majority.html?fbclid=IwAR3qXNrUhiYre2zQr1JnVGntOoi-2b8NHOpF95b-xqFktRjnQdwvcZtvMB8
28 August 2020 : My Facebook feed is filled with posts, comments, and memes glorifying violence. I’ve reported many of them, and ALL that have been reviewed were approved by Facebook and remain on the platform. https://twitter.com/juliacarriew/status/1299134046400737281
28 August 2020 : Holy. Fuckin. Shit. https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1298627691927805956
27 August 2020 : In short, no, they can’t be held liable under current law. Here’s a bit of a primer: https://www.theverge.com/21273768/section-230-explained-internet-speech-law-definition-guide-free-moderation
27 August 2020 : When cops are advocating eugenics in the United States, it's clear this isn't a training issue. This is a white supremacy issue. It's a public education issue. It's a government accountability issue. It's a fascism is alive and well in the United States issue. https://twitter.com/7im/status/1298770531278131201
27 August 2020 : “South Florida Congressman @BrianMastFL joked about rape and referenced sex with 15-year-old girls in old Facebook comments to a friend who is now his campaign manager.” Mast excused his behavior by referencing his combat injuries. He should resign. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/army-veteran-s-old-social-media-posts-about-sex-with-minors-rape-surface-in-florida-congressional-race-1.642611
26 August 2020 : Are right wing media like @DailyCaller responsible for this kind of violence? I dunno. Let’s see what their audience thinks. DC fan 1: “Someone needs to start a GoFundMe for this boy” DC fan 2: “they’ve tried and it keeps getting deleted.” pic.twitter.com/JkuHCz7WxN
26 August 2020 : Establishing a tie to Boog movement could be established by social media activity, as journalists are establishing ties to #BlueLivesMatter movement via his social media activity.
26 August 2020 : OF COURSE right wing media interviewed murder kid: “ Rittenhouse...also did a video interview with the @DailyCaller in front of a boarded up building. "People are getting injured and our job is to protect this business," Rittenhouse says in the clip. " https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/26/kyle-rittenhouse-charged-kenosha-protest-shootings-militia/5634532002/
26 August 2020 : Thread shows how the accused murderer was, unlike us old farts who are just on Twitter/FB/IG, he’s a TikTok Kid. @tiktok_us is long overdue for some serious public scrutiny. Thanks to @sailorjenny for flagging. https://twitter.com/sarah_mojarad/status/1298681261507018754
26 August 2020 : And wannabe vigilantes acting out their perverted cop-murders-civilians fantasies are a distinct problem that needs to be identified and addressed. I don’t know if this kid was influenced by FB events, but FB events promoted this type of activity, and he was a FB user. https://twitter.com/dfrlab/status/1298714839439642625
26 August 2020 : Now, I understand the argument that if the kid is obsessed with Trump and is wrapped up in the #BlueLivesMatter stuff, logic says he’s therefore a white supremacist. And I agree. But my point is that his primary motivation appears to be more: *he thinks he’s acting like a cop.*
26 August 2020 : Also worth noting: the President of the United States that the kid is obsessed with, has from the WH that he’s now using for @GOPconvention events promoted the message “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/29/trump-minneapolis-twitter-protest/
26 August 2020 : While ties to boogaloo and white supremacy seem to be speculative at best, reporters at @BuzzFeed have confirmed this much: the kid loves @realDonaldTrump and loves the #BlueLivesMatter shit. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/kenosha-suspect-kyle-rittenhouse-trump-rally
26 August 2020 : When sharing this stuff or retweeting, we should remain conscious of the differences. Boogaloo is mostly leaderless, looking to start a civil war. W supremacists are often, but not always organized w rank and command structure. Wannabe cops think they’re augmenting LEOs.
26 August 2020 : Seeing lots of FB posts abt the 17-yr old shooter in Kenosha being white supremacist and/or boogaloo-inspired, but yet to see evidence or a reputable outlet report it. I *have* seen reporting that the kid was a wannabe cop. Lots of possible crossover here, but not synonymous.
26 August 2020 : Reminders: we still haven’t gotten answers about why the @GOPconvention platform from 2016 was altered to go easy on Russia in Ukraine. @realDonaldTrump is yet to condemn Russian bounties on US troops in Afghanistan. Republicans in congress don’t seem to care much.
26 August 2020 : Umm... “The draft statement @politico reviewed, written by @CENTCOM , said a Russian vehicle intentionally rammed a coalition vehicle, and that four U.S. troops were injured. The Russian vehicles unsafely pursued U.S. forces, according to the statement.” https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/26/us-troops-injured-russian-forces-syria-402347
24 August 2020 : When I testified last year about my report on foreign entities targeting vets, I expected bipartisan interest. Every day, legit, every day, I think about how R’s spent the hearing spouting conspiracy nonsense when each had their 5 mins. It’s so damn infuriating. Unpatriotic. https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1297614319505612801
22 August 2020 : They uh... don’t seem to realize that this is a bar too high for their candidate. https://twitter.com/mercedesschlapp/status/1296817386830671879
21 August 2020 : Great to chat with @jimgolby and @ahfdc for this latest episode on the military and veteran presence online. They assembled a bunch of great folks for this convo, covering everything from the balance of anonymity online, to satire and journalism, to cyber threats. https://twitter.com/jimgolby/status/1296823412602658818 pic.twitter.com/TCtxS8afhn
21 August 2020 : This guy may have sacrificed tremendously for his country, but that doesn’t excuse his conspiracy to defraud Trump supporters, even if they are racist xenophobes. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/20/triple-amputee-veteran-arrested-charged-with-taking-money-from-we-build-the-wall-donors/
21 August 2020 : “We all deserve a servant leader” says @ChrisCoons . Wouldn’t it be nice?
21 August 2020 : Why is Tom Perez?
20 August 2020 : These guys have zero interest in our national security. https://twitter.com/natashabertrand/status/1296456097767841795
20 August 2020 : We did not — Sonny was adopted by a nice family in the next town over.
20 August 2020 : I can’t wait to see @ProjectLincoln ’s Bannon video. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1296483676037971977
20 August 2020 : Another one of @realDonaldTrump ’s former campaign managers was just taken down in part by the New York Division of the United States Postal Service Inspection Service ( @USPIS_NY ). How fucking poetic is that? https://twitter.com/sdnynews/status/1296438759198687232
20 August 2020 : Thank you!!
20 August 2020 : . @facebook : “we’re getting rid of QAnon and Boogaloo” Everyone: “yay, finally!” Facebook search bar: pic.twitter.com/FgM5bkHveY
19 August 2020 : There is no such thing as "Blue Lives," Jeff. https://twitter.com/RepJeffDuncan/status/1296229299540971525
19 August 2020 : just shot you a DM
19 August 2020 : ... I ... but ... what ... 🤯 https://twitter.com/joshnbcnews/status/1296207253469618176
19 August 2020 : The article is about cops who have been getting murdered, dummy. Fuckin read it.
19 August 2020 : "I didn't read the article, but I have opinions about it." https://twitter.com/cdrsalamander/status/1296062919768248320
19 August 2020 : More like: pic.twitter.com/sJf8qELt1i
19 August 2020 : COVID story time, title: “What is a Mirror?” For the last few days I’ve been feeling like my mustache was getting too long and was tickling my nose. I just finally got around to fixing it... and it turns out it was my NOSE HAIR IS SO LONG IT WAS TICKLING MY OWN NOSE.
19 August 2020 : Honestly, it’s getting kinda hard to tell what’s a joke or exaggeration from what could actually be some crazy shit coming out of the Trump campaign. Like, I got all the way to the bottom of this list and kinda wondered if it’s on some RNC website... https://twitter.com/mollymckew/status/1295927385322291203
19 August 2020 : A+ piece by freelance journo @Leah_Sottile in @NYTmag : Deep dive into the Boogaloo movement, explaining how the real-world effects of COVID-19 and over-exposure to internet memes have drawn huge swaths of America to embrace dangerous conspiracy theories. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/19/magazine/boogaloo.html
19 August 2020 : Nooooooooooo she’s wearing Green-Screen Green!
18 August 2020 : She’s the neighbor’s pup.
17 August 2020 : This is me taking weeks... okay, MONTHS to write my resumé. https://twitter.com/kjmcinnis1/status/1295412155173478403
16 August 2020 : Much of the intended damage has already been done. Hopefully criminal charges will be filed where appropriate for the civil rights violations related to the deliberate disenfranchisement of Americans. https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1295086455719694336
16 August 2020 : “The race to action comes amid escalating worries that even if the president does not succeed in blocking mail voting, he has created a dangerous crisis of confidence that could jeopardize whether Americans view the eventual outcome as legitimate.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-officials-rush-to-shore-up-confidence-in-nov-3-election-as-voters-express-new-fears-about-mail-voting/2020/08/16/3d511144-df23-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html
15 August 2020 : Yep.
15 August 2020 : https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1293612475221520385?s=20
15 August 2020 : Dog: “that bitch must be a glutton for punishment because now there are three of us.” https://twitter.com/worldofisaac/status/1294266734795526145
15 August 2020 : ^^ getting more dogs.
14 August 2020 : COVID drive-thru testing site that I went to had just one other patient/car there to be tested when I got there. None when I left. I realize 12 minutes isn’t a huge sample to make judgement on, but it makes me wonder how many vets who use Bronx VA know they can get tested there.
14 August 2020 : Oh, I see the fake caregiver has unblocked me. How nice.
14 August 2020 : It hurts. https://twitter.com/worldofisaac/status/1294090743322226688
13 August 2020 : Why the six month delay on tactical neck gaiters becoming a thing? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/neck-gaiters-may-do-more-harm-than-not-wearing-a-mask-at-all-study-shows/
13 August 2020 : Okay, good: https://twitter.com/asharangappa_/status/1293899848866037766?s=21 https://twitter.com/asharangappa_/status/1293899848866037766
13 August 2020 : Can State Attorneys General file charges against @realDonaldTrump for violations of the elective franchise? NYS election law, for example, seems clear to this layman: https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/law/2020ElectionLaw.pdf cc: @FPWellman @gtconway3d @ProjectLincoln https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/1293883405990596608 pic.twitter.com/n8ByeFohzq
13 August 2020 : The only thing that makes me sad about having #MVPHarris is knowing it won’t be appropriate for her to escort any members of the Trump crime family (and Barr) during their perp walk next year. Oh well, I’ll get over it. She’ll find a great AG. https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1293639829251645440
12 August 2020 : QAnon first surfaced...with a series of anonymous posts on... 4chan claiming to reveal high-level government intelligence about crimes by top Dems. It has since spawned one of the most disturbing and consequential conspiracy theory communities in history. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/qanon-save-the-children-trafficking.html?referringSource=articleShare
12 August 2020 : I’m sick in bed so he’s taking care of me. pic.twitter.com/XxqYeThR0V
11 August 2020 : Bottom line: Those folks who are **suddenly** seemingly obsessed with child sex trafficking may not know they’re spreading QAnon conspiracy theories, but they are being drawn in. https://webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourchildren-is-not-about-b9b
11 August 2020 : QAnon has been implicated in several murders and kidnappings, and has recently been identified by the FBI as a rising source of domestic terrorism. https://webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourchildren-is-not-about-b9b
11 August 2020 : While this belief in and of itself may seem harmless, it’s encouraging people to commit acts of violence. https://webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourchildren-is-not-about-b9b
11 August 2020 : Followers of QAnon, a Trump-promoted conspiracy theory cult has millions of people convinced that the entire world is run by satanic pedophiles. I say “people,” because this conspiracy group has spread across the world, so it’s not just Americans. https://webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourchildren-is-not-about-b9b
11 August 2020 : In the past few days your timeline has probably become filled with people suddenly very concerned with child sex trafficking. While on the surface this may look like a good thing — it’s not. https://webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourchildren-is-not-about-b9b
11 August 2020 : . @gtconway3d of @ProjectLincoln succinctly sums up the most recent absurdities. People still loyal to Trump are either dangerously stupid, or they hate America enough to want to see our country suffer catastrophic losses. There is no third option. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/10/i-still-believe-president-president/
10 August 2020 : I had 2 prescriptions ordered by my Bronx VA doc on Tuesday of last week, it was in my mailbox in Westchester County on Friday. My guess is NYC metro area has better service than elsewhere. Who is having delays, and where are you? https://twitter.com/jeremybutler01/status/1292872961590992897
10 August 2020 : Important thread here. https://twitter.com/cbirch15/status/1292599909963767814
10 August 2020 : “Kahele had such an advantage over his competitors that he spent the past four months on active duty in the Hawaii National Guard helping the state respond to the coronavirus pandemic. He was not able to conduct any campaign activities during that time.” https://apnews.com/ccaba2bb8555b32e5936bf6d863923c2
9 August 2020 : Yeah, it’s a thing. https://www.va.gov/osdbu/verification/
9 August 2020 : Oh we’ve got a winner here. “We can’t say who our employees are because we’re so secret squirrel.” ... “Also, here’s our LinkedIn.” https://twitter.com/jschmeling/status/1292440832293961728 pic.twitter.com/NmbrGxnejg
7 August 2020 : I’m going to have to put in an order for some ScoutComms glasses too.
7 August 2020 : Hahaha. Says the guy who lives in his mom’s basement.
7 August 2020 : I didn’t include them in my troll report because I thought it was common knowledge. I was wrong.
6 August 2020 : pic.twitter.com/8q6vKgaiZc
6 August 2020 : Someone needs to hire <--- this lobbyist first.
4 August 2020 : Anybody else just say “have a good weekend!” at the end of every interaction since days are indistinguishable now?
4 August 2020 : You can’t reason with a moron. https://twitter.com/axios/status/1290497186489348096
2 August 2020 : It’s difficult to decipher this psychobabble, but I think it means that @realDonaldTrump is “signing a healthcare plan” today. Anyone in the @GOP got the deets? I feel like this kinda thing is important, considering the pandemic and all. https://twitter.com/keithedwards/status/1289884435286908928
1 August 2020 : QAnon is not a “the conspiracy” problem”, it’s an ALL the motherfuckin conspiracy theories problem. People who get sucked into QAnon don’t just believe Trump is gutting deep state, they believe “9/11 was an inside job,” “Obama is a Kenyan,” “covfefe is proof of Trump’s genius.” https://twitter.com/jbruce218/status/1289660373746855936
31 July 2020 : Fox News: where high-profile criminals go to get favors from the @WhiteHouse . https://twitter.com/alexhortontx/status/1289344050999353344
31 July 2020 : I’m not sure he understood my question... pic.twitter.com/Rze7F96tIB
31 July 2020 : (Deleted previous version of above tweet bc I missed a blackout. Thanks to @disinformediain for the flag.)
31 July 2020 : Without irony, @charliekirk11 and his followers are criticizing @BarackObama for talking about expanding voting rights during @repjohnlewis ’s funeral. This is their narrative right now. That we should honor one of the greatest champions of voting rights by giving up their fight. pic.twitter.com/v2lLnSRT3D
31 July 2020 : Without irony, @charliekirk11 and his followers are criticizing @BarackObama for talking about expanding voting rights during @repjohnlewis ’s funeral. This is their narrative right now. That we should honor one of the greatest champions of voting rights by giving up their fight. pic.twitter.com/ZiOe1mpALZ
30 July 2020 : There would be no better way to end a reality show presidency than for the season finale to be live.
30 July 2020 : It’s looking more and more like @realDonaldTrump is going to need to be forcefully removed from the @WhiteHouse . People keep talking about how the military can handle it. I think the @SecretService can handle removing an unlawful squatter just fine. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1288818160389558273
29 July 2020 : 10/10 would wear if it keeps me cool. Cc: @Lkatzenberg
29 July 2020 : As of today, I’ve reached the point where all of my pandemic clothes (aka my pajamas) are falling apart at the seams.
29 July 2020 : “Connie Hair, Gohmert's chief of staff, declined comment. But after this article was published, Gohmert told his aides in person that he had been infected.” https://twitter.com/natashabertrand/status/1288477971007889408
28 July 2020 : . @Facebook and @Twitter need to deplatform @Breitbart and other sources of such dangerous disinformation. This isn’t journalism, it isn’t a freedom of speech issue. It’s deliberately dangerous malfeasance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/28/trump-coronavirus-misinformation-twitter/
27 July 2020 : I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they're day-drinking since it's Monday during the pandemic.
27 July 2020 : I’m frankly surprised how many people are playing along... pic.twitter.com/g0Vukmrn46
27 July 2020 : It’s a joke, but I guess it isn’t funny if I have to explain it.
27 July 2020 : He’s taken over my Google auto-populated searches... pic.twitter.com/FWPPNvfXyu
27 July 2020 : Poll: Does Frosting belong on my resumé?
27 July 2020 : Note: it took *this long* for people who work with @realDonaldTrump every day to figure this out It's not just incompetence at the very top. It's complete incompetence all over the @WhiteHouse That Trump would only care about COVID when "his people" are dying is so predictable https://twitter.com/thewanreport/status/1287736591029608450
26 July 2020 : The amount of time it would take me to debunk all of the crazy stuff my family posts would be a full-time job. But in the end, they don’t take in the rebuttals anyway, since I’m making them online. Without face-to-face discussion, it’s impossible to fight the Disinfo.
26 July 2020 : RT @TerrenceLHayes: @JoePlenzler I'll take it one step further, brother. Our amazing VFW leadership has also encouraged and authorized any…
25 July 2020 : Oh man, this hashtag campaign must be going real well... #CoronaSummer pic.twitter.com/2atsxHWjSb
25 July 2020 : Good, so long as you pour slowly. Otherwise it’s a beer volcano.
24 July 2020 : Yes or no? pic.twitter.com/2xbAIVNZLa
23 July 2020 : Last time I did this I was absolutely convinced the machine next to me was emitting a sharp whine (like, remember TV’s from the 80’s?). The tech told me the thing next to me was not a machine of any kind, it was an empty cabinet. 😕 She also told me to file for hearing loss. https://twitter.com/tomheartstanks/status/1286348418265370626
23 July 2020 : Alternate headline: AAAAAHAHAHAHA!! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/23/d626e02e-cd2b-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html
22 July 2020 : Muddy: pic.twitter.com/RL0Cfaa2x7
22 July 2020 : It’s “not a psychological exam, so scoring well on it does not automatically rule out other mental health problems, such depression, mania, narcissistic personality disorder, schizophrenia and other disorders.” I love what they did there. @ProjectLincoln https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-bragging-cognitive-test-dementia/2020/07/22/6578e826-cb65-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html
22 July 2020 : I just got a LinkedIn request from the same account. They're farming for folks in the mil/vet community. The account has 500+ connections. 27 of them are mutual connections. ALL of those 27 connections are either currently in the military, recently served, and/or work for M/VSOs https://twitter.com/mikejason73/status/1283732914929389575
22 July 2020 : I’ve reached the point of summer/pandemic where my daytime attire is just running shorts. And I’m talking indoors. Pajamas no longer cuts it. It’s so, so, so fucking hot out.
18 July 2020 : RT @MattGallagher0: In defense of these dress-up cowboys, it’s not like there’s been an actual war going on for 20 years where they could b…
13 July 2020 : I can only imagine how much these pre-existing conditions would impact me if I got infected — and how much worse it would get if there were a second time.
13 July 2020 : Though the surgery reduced a lot of breathing problems (persistent ear infections, sinus infections, and post-nasal drip), I still have to take two kinds of allergy medication daily. And while the meds help a ton, I still have trouble breathing when it get too humid out.
13 July 2020 : While anecdotal, stories about patients catching #Covid_19 twice and it being worse the second time around scare the shit out of me. I had to have surgery to clear my sinuses in 2007, which I believe was a result of #burnpit exposure. https://www.vox.com/2020/7/12/21321653/getting-covid-19-twice-reinfection-antibody-herd-immunity
11 July 2020 : ...lose his seat and then promptly get picked up by Fox. That's the real play for all of these jokers.
10 July 2020 : Woah woah woah. Ramen? I’m not at allll like that guy. I was told to get shelter in place supplies so I hacked down a bunch of trees and bushes and turned my yard into a small veggie farm. My ramen days are over! (...but now Lauren makes me eat a lot of kale)
10 July 2020 : How to maintain your status as a stay-at-home husband (even post-pandemic): https://twitter.com/lkatzenberg/status/1281731259308347392
10 July 2020 : Vanilla and Pistachio Pistachio.
10 July 2020 : Every time I see or hear @TuckerCarlson , I think of two bits: one by George Carlin, and the other by Jon Stewart. I’m pretty sure these comedians inadvertently created the fascist twerp we all know too well today. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opinion/tammy-duckworth-tucker-carlson.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytopinion
10 July 2020 : What should be happening is formal charges being brought for such serious crimes. The military considers judicial proceedings to be too burdensome — but they shouldn’t be given the option. Either troops get due process, or commanders should process them out with benefits.
9 July 2020 : He should have been court martialed and jailed. An OTH is not a sufficient punishment for domestic violence. But an OTH is also too much of a punishment for folks who do two tours and then smoke a joint.
9 July 2020 : Thanks so much for working on this issue! Do they need to be located in New York, or can you represent veterans living in any state?
9 July 2020 : Warning: the opening paragraph might give you a rage stroke. https://twitter.com/Jasper_Craven/status/1281206747483570176?s=20
9 July 2020 : When I said during yesterday’s hearing that every time I speak out about #badpaper publicly, I get a flurry of messages from strangers asking for help, I wasn’t being hyperbolic. Here’s one veteran who was bullied by a homophobe and then booted out. The homophobe is still in. pic.twitter.com/CKW22MTm7I
9 July 2020 : He’s gonna be BIG MAD. Not only did he lose, but Kavanaugh and Gorsuch concurred. https://twitter.com/davidshepardson/status/1281229651613016065
8 July 2020 : It's here: Congress is finally holding a hearing on #badpaper discharges! Tune in NOW to watch @VetAffairsDems hearing live. I'll be testifying on the second panel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkpB-Un0Kg&feature=youtu.be
8 July 2020 : Unfortunately, no, not this time. With the pandemic going on it’s safer if he’s at home.
8 July 2020 : Yessir!
4 July 2020 : Just watched @HamiltonMusical on @disneyplus . I cried. It was fuckin beautiful.
3 July 2020 : Idiot ideas coming from educated “gentlemen” of the officer corps are disturbingly common. The idea that national guardsmen would fix bayonets against American citizens isn’t just impractical in a tactical and strategic sense, it’s disqualifyingly and criminally dangerous.
3 July 2020 : My unit had a tough-guy light colonel who wanted us to fix bayonets in Iraq so we’d look more intimidating. That idea got shut the fuck down because it was dumb, dangerous, and absolutely counterproductive towards building relations with locals. https://twitter.com/storytellersbm/status/1278776495939424256
3 July 2020 : I pretty much lived in the field and motor pool when I wasn’t deployed. After I made E-5 and lived off base I stayed the fuck off base in the few hours a week that I was able to.
3 July 2020 : The point is that at no time did I come close to getting to know any women in uniform. I never heard their stories until after I was out. And being the “bad-paper” guy, I’ve since heard so many horrific stories about how women get booted after enduring terrible abuse.
3 July 2020 : I’m 100% serious. I legit remember seeing women in uniform once, when I was getting kicked out and had to process through DFAS, and it felt strange as hell. That was almost four years in.
2 July 2020 : Wait til you meet whiskey.
30 June 2020 : Today @jestei posted a story about how the new Russia scandal is bringing heartbreak to families of slain troops. Here’s how @Twitter -verified Trump sycophants rally trolls to bully and slander the reporter “ratioing” her to make this true story look like a bad political take. pic.twitter.com/F9H0Kb2WXj
30 June 2020 : Thank you to all of the cyber security folks and investigators who built the public pressure campaign. I am so glad I didn’t have to fuck with the mess that is Boogaloo. https://twitter.com/fpwellman/status/1278073483289939973
30 June 2020 : Pompeo and his BENGHAZI Bros don’t think this is a big deal. The Gold Star families who lost their loved ones in Afghanistan do — one is quoted in this article. I hope the voting American public is paying close attention. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/politics/russian-bounties-afghanistan-intelligence.html?referringSource=articleShare
30 June 2020 : We’re days away from Republicans deciding that in order to defend Trump that their new party platform is going to have to be “fuck the troops.” https://apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6e126c5171653ec47d1
28 June 2020 : Within the first few seconds of this video, a man sporting #Trump2020 gear raises his fist and shouts “WHITE POWER” at a protestor. This alone should be grounds for impeachment. @SpeakerPelosi , let’s run this one through real quick and see how @senatemajldr ’s herd votes. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1277204969561755649
27 June 2020 : . @realDonaldTrump knows that Russia offered bounties on American troops heads. WH authorizes no response. “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html?referringSource=articleShare
27 June 2020 : TFW I agree with the dickhead who sent me to a needless war. https://twitter.com/liz_cheney/status/1276591702321647616
22 June 2020 : This, along with his support of the long-dead Confederacy, is the kind of thing that is priming his diehard supporters to commit terrorist acts. He knows he can’t win. He wants to see trust in democracy destroyed, political combat turn physical, and the United States in ruin. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1275024974579982336
21 June 2020 : Dunno if you’ve heard this, @parscale , but the economy just tanked and spectacular public failure doesn’t look good on a resumé. https://twitter.com/parscale/status/1274146685959143425
21 June 2020 : Um. She’s not kidding? This isn’t a comedian? This is an actual MAGA candidate for Congress? https://twitter.com/deanna4congress/status/1274522762502160386
21 June 2020 : Let’s work on this. I’m motivated as hell to make it happen.
20 June 2020 : Okay, so, has anyone spoken to Berman since Trump said he didn’t fire him? https://twitter.com/natashabertrand/status/1274435735446265858
20 June 2020 : What’s going on in Tulsa today is going to inflict tremendous pain and suffering on nurses like them, not just in Oklahoma, but I’m all the towns and cities where the infection rate is accelerated as a result of this rally. All for what?
20 June 2020 : And there’s no help for them. No hazard pay. No psychological support. No relief. Job security threatened when they seek relief.
20 June 2020 : The needless death, the human suffering, the helplessness — it’s a months-long series of traumatic events that’ll haunt them for the rest of their lives. They said they’ve never experienced anything like this in their entire careers.
20 June 2020 : I spent last night listening to @Lkatzenberg ’s aunts — two nurses in Massachusetts — talking about their experiences during the #COVID crisis. I can say without a doubt that the things that they’ve endured, and continue to, are similar if not worse than what I experienced in war. pic.twitter.com/MmCyF2sZIA
20 June 2020 : Anyone who has studied political science in recent years knows that @gtconway3d is a solid, conservative lawyer — because his writings are assigned to us. The House would be smart to hire him as counsel for an impeachment inquiry into AG Barr. https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1274313693409480704
20 June 2020 : If it ends up being property of the US Goverment, I suppose I’ll give it a skim when it’s available for free online.
20 June 2020 : I’m not buying @AmbJohnBolton ’s book because I don’t want to enrich an asshole. You shouldn’t either. The court says he has “exposed his country to harm,” and it’s clear Bolton refused to tell the truth when it mattered, during the impeachment of @realDonaldTrump . pic.twitter.com/VpcstCiMkM
19 June 2020 : Call me a cynic, but I’m pretty damn sure that the only reason that there’s Republican buy-in on making a federal holiday is because they expect it to serve as an excuse for opposing making #ElectionDay a holiday too. “We just gave you libs a federal holiday, geez!”
19 June 2020 : 7/ and How To Be An Anti-Racist. Pleasantville, NY’s high school system is going to have a buddy-reading program with these important works. These kids are going to be warriors for peace, equality, and justice. I look forward to living in their world. https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1
19 June 2020 : 6/ for a lack of a complete education on American history. The principal committed right there and then to make immediate changes to the school’s instruction on Black American history, and announced an order of hundreds of books such as White Fragility https://robindiangelo.com/publications/
19 June 2020 : 5/ A few days ago, Lauren and I went to a memorial and protest — which was organized by high school students in cooperation with their school administrations. It was there that these kids held administrators and teachers to account — to their faces —
19 June 2020 : 4/ I’m glad to see today’s generation of high school students calling for serious revamping of their own education systems, so they’ll be decades ahead of me and my own generation.
19 June 2020 : 3/ While these systems obviously failed in their instruction, I also failed in lacking the intellectual curiosity and cultural awareness that would have led me to this important part of American history far earlier in my life.
19 June 2020 : 2/ ever being formally discussed in any of those settings. https://www.military.com/off-duty/how-us-military-helped-create-juneteenth-holiday.html
19 June 2020 : 1/ It’s deeply embarrassing, and frustrating as hell, that I made it all the way through the public school system, then a few years in the American military, and then over five years in college classrooms to earn an Ivy League degree — and not once do I remember ...
18 June 2020 : Does this guy really think that pandering to followers of individual states’ DOTs is going to help his electoral chances? Like, in the context of everything that’s going on right now? Really?
18 June 2020 : This is not a minor thing. Almost 4 years ago I was labeled by supporters of Trump’s 2016 campaign with a Star of David. It resulted in hundreds of tweets, well into the night, making anti-Semitic references to the Holocaust. Threats as “jokes.” It wasn’t funny. pic.twitter.com/NR9jxp4THr
18 June 2020 : President @realDonaldTrump 's official reelection campaign is using Nazi symbols in its ads to label and describe political opponents. It's not rogue supporters doing this. It's the *verified* campaign of the current @POTUS , occupant of the @WhiteHouse . https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/tech/facebook-trump-ads-triangle-takedown/index.html
14 June 2020 : Again, embarrassed by events of the Island I grew up on. Police aren’t going to have a positive net effect on public safety until they’re afraid of losing their jobs if they cross the line, EVERY DAY. @NassauCountyPD needs to act on this. This was not a proportionate response. https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1271832001364979716
14 June 2020 : Cc: @Lkatzenberg
11 June 2020 : About, resources, news, etc: https://www.vfai.org/ These are your people, @sailorjenny .
11 June 2020 : Funding: https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/
11 June 2020 : These are empty words from @thejointstaff Chairman General Milley. A leader with integrity would resign after such a catastrophic ethical and moral lapse This is a display of how officers can do whatever they want without consequence, while enlisted would be stripped of benefits https://twitter.com/PaulSzoldra/status/1271108043267207170
11 June 2020 : Proclamation from the Second President of the American Confederacy: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1271082251791499267
11 June 2020 : RT @akszymanski: Imagine using your GI Bill @ ITT Tech (that failed horribly as an "educational" institution) & being $100k in student loan…
10 June 2020 : Notes is right. Hear from NG in their own words: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/09/national-guard-protests-309932
10 June 2020 : ^^good tip, but please, please subscribe when you can afford it. Journalism is incredibly important and those recording modern history need support.
10 June 2020 : Yeah, nah, bro. Not a bit. We went to school together. She’s a vet, too. I wrote the book on fake vet bots: http://VVA.org/trollreport
10 June 2020 : That won’t last after the Marines and Navy just made moves. There are going to be so many tears. It’ll be glorious.
10 June 2020 : Oh man. First they lost the NFL. Then all the statues. Now NASCAR. They don't have a single safe space left. https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29293767/nascar-bans-confederate-flags-racetracks
10 June 2020 : The same veterans on my FB timeline who seem the most invested in pointing out George Floyd's previous interactions with law enforcement as a way of discrediting the movement also happen to be the guys who spent time in prison for violent and drug-related crimes pic.twitter.com/apnIMWoWXf
10 June 2020 : Count this among the many serious flaws of our democratic process. https://twitter.com/deftechpat/status/1270725952067129345
10 June 2020 : I feel you. A decade of advocacy focused on a single issue, and my pup stole the spotlight in Google auto-populated search. pic.twitter.com/Xi4OoSX3LA
7 June 2020 : RT @TTP_updates: THREAD: TTP identified multiple boogaloo Facebook groups that organize the exact same way described here, yet they remain…
7 June 2020 : Seattle PD is trying to pass of A BROKEN CANDLE as an IED. People this dumb shouldn't be allowed to work in government, let alone speak for a government organization. Fire all of those responsible for identifying this candle as an IED and trying to promote that ridiculous idea https://twitter.com/SeattlePD/status/1269474731717087233
5 June 2020 : K, this make sense as a feature. Not complaining. pic.twitter.com/QyJCSUSfE4
5 June 2020 : So is the “Hide reply” the entirety of the new feature? pic.twitter.com/0QAUxzltD8
5 June 2020 : I appreciate the sentiment, but I have zero interest in campaigning or holding office. I’m more than happy to advise those who do on sound policy, though!
4 June 2020 : One of my former classmates at @ColumbiaGS , a disabled @USMC veteran, was assaulted by police. She wasn’t at a protest, wasn’t a suspect, just a witness to a car accident. https://twitter.com/snbonaccorsi/status/1268476958180102144
3 June 2020 : Well, James Mattis certainly kept his powder dry. Let’s hope his silence before this moment has been worth it. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/
3 June 2020 : Yep. Small victories.
2 June 2020 : From a couple years ago: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/22/bill-includes-mental-health-care-those-bad-paper-discharges.html
2 June 2020 : Thanks for flagging.
2 June 2020 : https://twitter.com/wilfulpeg/status/1267643238040698882 pic.twitter.com/qGHgEzJ5L2
2 June 2020 : RT @DefenseBaron: Wow. Gen. Milley, @thejointstaff, actually walked with the president on his photo op stunt this afternoon after lawful pr…
2 June 2020 : RT @AC360: "The President just used a bible...and one of the churches of my diocese without permission as a backdrop for a message antithet…
2 June 2020 : Is Mattis still posing in his designer jacket? https://twitter.com/jschmeling/status/1267611319424954369
1 June 2020 : Don’t worry, the only difference will be the pin on my seersucker. I’m staying in the fight.
1 June 2020 : I do know that they applied - don't know if it was successful.
1 June 2020 : A real problem: The health threat that COVID-19 poses to VVA’s membership (and my colleagues too). Vietnam Veterans are in their 70’s. Most have chronic health conditions. Many live in states where infection rates continue to climb. Many are in dangerous long-term care facilities
1 June 2020 : I’m losing a job that I love — and that sucks — but, especially after my recent discharge upgrade, I’m well supported by the work that VSOs have done to ensure that @DeptVetAffairs is there for me. I have full healthcare coverage, disability pay, assistance seeking employment.
1 June 2020 : In the meantime, my advocacy work is going to continue regardless of my employment status. I’ll still have @HighGroundVets and will make sure my next job will keep me in the fight to protect servicemembers and veterans.
1 June 2020 : VSOs are democratic organizations. Their culture, especially on the local level, is easy to change. All post-9/11 vets have to do is show up to the post, sign up, vote. National staff, like me, works to promote policies dictated by democratic membership.
1 June 2020 : By denying what law enforcement and intelligence organizations have publicly stated regarding white supremacist organizations taking advantage of the chaos of the protests, he's openly supporting white supremacist organizations. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1267430825659899907
31 May 2020 : You’re right — tweet deleted. Good catch.
31 May 2020 : Words and actions matter when you’re entrusted to wear a uniform. When a servicemember shouts “light em up” to his subordinates so that they open fire on Americans on their own front porch, that servicemember must be made an example of. This calls for a general court martial. https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225
29 May 2020 : Fire all of these cops. All of them. This is a prime example of an inability to make the right decision at a critical moment. This is the groupthink that gets black men killed. Fire them all. https://twitter.com/sujayanth/status/1266313710441766912
29 May 2020 : The grave markers — which are the things at issue — would not be allowed in Germany, as Nazi paraphernalia is 100% banned. Germany has remains of Allied troops in graves, which are respected and honored there. Not sure it’s necessary to start trading remains.
29 May 2020 : It’s no secret that the press shop at VA is run by people who ignore press requests for info — who lie and obfuscate — who try to undermine truth in stories. Press being able to get past those unworthy gatekeepers would help keep Americans informed about what’s really going on.
29 May 2020 : VA is the largest healthcare system in the world. It’s also the charged with the mission of being the backup in time of crisis for America’s private healthcare system. Press having greater access would let us know how VA is performing as COVID ravages the US.
29 May 2020 : The @DeptVetAffairs is the second largest organization in the world — both in terms of budget and personnel — behind only the Pentagon. Like the WH, State, Congress — VA should give regular, physical access to dedicated press so they can develop sources + tell VA stories. https://twitter.com/donovanslack/status/1266149730561687555
28 May 2020 : Wish I watched the first 45 mins of today’s hearing before I applauded @SecWilkie for his example of leadership by wearing a mask. I didn’t know he was then arguing “heritage not hate” in favor of maintaining Nazi symbolism at @DeptVetAffairs cemeteries. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/05/28/amid-criticism-secretary-wilkie-wont-commit-to-removing-nazi-headstones-from-va-cemeteries/
28 May 2020 : Appreciate the shout-out, but Pete and I aren’t journalists. 😉
28 May 2020 : So ah... I've talked to a few of you before about making this happen... This looks like a window to me.
28 May 2020 : This is a display of leadership that we’ve been waiting for. Thank you, @SecWilkie and to the members of the committee for setting this example. https://twitter.com/leoshane/status/1266010264476016645
27 May 2020 : Bringing the troops home: good. Bring them home to violate the Posse Comitatus Act and “police their own Country”: fascism. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265612405784162304
26 May 2020 : This is an improvement, but not enough. There should *not* be a click-through required to show that @realDonaldTrump is lying. The facts about something as important as Americans’ right to vote need to be embedded in the tweets. They need to be unavoidable, unhidden. pic.twitter.com/Dh7c7rwklb
26 May 2020 : The trauma that’s been inflicted on Americans, and world, since @realDonaldTrump abdicated his responsibilities as the leader of the free world during the #COVID crisis is incalculable. If only Trump listened to his briefings. Story via @AlexWardVox https://www.vox.com/2020/5/26/21267396/coronavirus-trump-war-fauci-ppe pic.twitter.com/Sey3xozDyq
25 May 2020 : Here’s a report by @ProtectRDfnders which covers racial disparities in UCMJ extensively: https://www.protectourdefenders.com/disparity/
25 May 2020 : Seventy-five years after integration, the military’s upper echelons remain the domain of white men. A major contributing factor is the disproportionate frequency and severity of non-judicial punishments that are handed out to black troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/us/politics/military-minorities-leadership.html?referringSource=articleShare
25 May 2020 : Barr said recently that history is written by the winners. Can’t wait for Wikipedia to remember this guy as the Turd Burglar. https://twitter.com/chiefpentspox/status/1264698425582510080
22 May 2020 : My phone loves ducking...
22 May 2020 : Turns out that “duck you for your service” isn’t a good re-election message leading into Memorial Day weekend. https://twitter.com/alexhortontx/status/1263857519048495104
20 May 2020 : But, but...
20 May 2020 : Ah crap, glad you flagged that... I thought I had edited that.
20 May 2020 : Some millennials are old enough to be retiring after 20 years on active and close to a dozen deployments. We deployed to Iraq wearing woodland camo. Tik-tok and cool hardware is not a millennials thing. https://twitter.com/S2Steercos/status/1262508865440055303
15 May 2020 : Hey @kaydaintheswamp . Wanna be a judge?
15 May 2020 : I will happily volunteer as a judge for this most important competition.
14 May 2020 : If they're weary of being lied to, perhaps they should direct their ire towards the guy who has been documented lying something like 17,000 times while acting in an official government capacity in just the last few years.
14 May 2020 : Long Island has some of the best schools in the country. These people can only blame themselves for growing up to be morons. https://twitter.com/KevinVesey/status/1261001977598808065
12 May 2020 : Is there another way to send emails while in front of the computer? I haven’t found one.
12 May 2020 : To be clear — VA’s vacancies aren’t in just the medical field. VA med staff require everything from police, to janitors, to schedulers, and everything in between in order to operate efficiently. Thousands of job-ready veterans can be hired immediately for these types of positions
12 May 2020 : The @DeptVetAffairs remains under-staffed by tens of thousands of positions. The veteran unemployment rate has tripled in just a few weeks, which is going to lead to a surge in demand for services. These two problems can be used to address one another. https://apnews.com/5c484cca6fb501e816b7dc573fb2b678
12 May 2020 : Yeah, he’s the best.
12 May 2020 : https://instagram.com/frostingthegoodboy?igshid=1puhj4nz4gkyb
11 May 2020 : Poli Sci
11 May 2020 : https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/a-less-than-honorable-policy.html
11 May 2020 : GBS?
11 May 2020 : Political Science.
11 May 2020 : Honorable, but they fucked up the discharge code to make it say that I fraudulently enlisted by concealing an arrest record. Which is... batshit crazy.
11 May 2020 : I have since received an upgrade — last March. DoD sent the letter to my childhood address, so I didn’t know until October. Still waiting on VA to straighten out my benefits though.
11 May 2020 : Thank you!
11 May 2020 : https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/a-less-than-honorable-policy.html
11 May 2020 : It did finally get upgraded — last March. They mailed the letter to my childhood home, so I never got it... my lawyer happened to find out late last year by chance. Now I’m still working to get the GI Bill stuff straightened out.
9 May 2020 : I got two Nest thermostats, which have essentially gameified saving energy.... so I’ve been freezing since Black Friday.
8 May 2020 : "The military aide’s illness was first reported...on the day before eight World War II veterans — each older than 95, an age group at high statistical risk for serious illness from the virus — are scheduled to take part in a photo-op at the White House..." https://twitter.com/NYTimesAtWar/status/1258774430496555009
4 May 2020 : Weeds. Those are weeds coming in.
25 April 2020 : Oh man. This.... geez. Grade? I was in my fifth year of college. Age 32. https://twitter.com/wokestemteacher/status/1253807835844161538
23 April 2020 : The idiot who currently occupies @WhiteHouse actually asked, on live television, if UV light and disinfectant could be injected into the human body. This man has the nuclear football. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4871122/user-clip-trump-asks-uv-light-disinfectant-injected-body
22 April 2020 : According to the report, members of these groups found inspiration in @realDonaldTrump ’s “Liberate” tweets. pic.twitter.com/S7LGgMxDJ5
22 April 2020 : I would love to not have to pay attention to this stuff. But the threat of domestic terrorism is real, and the COVID situation only complicates things further. Lots of folks under quarantine are spending more time online than ever before. I expect that's boosting radicalization.
22 April 2020 : Today @ttp_updates released a frightening report about how extremists are using @Facebook to organize for civil war. "...members discussed tactical strategies, combat medicine, and various types of weapons, including how to develop explosives..." https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/extremists-are-using-facebook-to-organize-for-civil-war-amid-coronavirus
17 April 2020 : I wish we still had a healthcare expert like @DavidShulkin heading the @DeptVetAffairs . What’s going on now at VA is incredibly dangerous, not just for veteran patients and veteran employees (1/3 of all VA staff are vets) but the entire nation. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/04/va-instructs-coronavirus-exposed-staff-continue-working-places-those-who-dont-awol-status/164693/
16 April 2020 : I need recommendations: 1) eye pro that is reaaally scratch-resistant. Everything I’ve worn so far ends up with micro scratches that blur my vision 2) ear pro that I can connect to Bluetooth. Ideal would block potentially dangerous noises but allow me to hear surroundings.
15 April 2020 : I now have a favorite warning label. Rather than send users to a website with more info, it says “please find someone to explain it to you in detail.” Translation: “Fuck you HGTV n00b.” pic.twitter.com/zGaj1pSrVq
15 April 2020 : My most sincere apologies.
13 April 2020 : “Babe, I’m *not* controlling you. I’m just controlling the things you do. ....shut up it’s the one thing I can control in my life!” - @Lkatzenberg under quarantine life.
4 April 2020 : Be careful trying to carbonate anything that isn’t just water with that thing. You’ll make a sticky mess.
4 April 2020 : TL;DR on cider: 1) Buy preservative free cider. 2) Add wine yeast (it’s like bread yeast, but it keeps your fruity flavors) 3) 2 weeks later it’s alcoholic (but flat. Basically apple wine)
4 April 2020 : I got started using a cider kit from @bklynbrewshop . Instructions are stupid easy for cider. Beer is only *slightly* more complicated. If you can follow directions for a baking recipe, you have all the skills necessary for brewing.
1 April 2020 : Your mouth is the gateway to your body’s overall health. Dental hygiene is key to surviving the apocalypse.
1 April 2020 : We don’t even let our family bring their kids here in pre-covid times.
1 April 2020 : They’re asking base commanders to cease releasing their own local numbers. This makes sense as an overwhelming outbreak in any one location would open up some serious security vulnerabilities.
1 April 2020 : Got a... bold?... DM today... Just sharing this without redaction to help Rodney find $95/hour to chat by Skype. The man’s gotta eat. pic.twitter.com/28KP3t4xkx
31 March 2020 : RT @TeganG_: I have been having a HORRIBLE experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program. A brief and frustrat…
24 March 2020 : Because you two are brilliant women who have great taste AND you want to survive the apocalypse.
24 March 2020 : I’m too warm blooded for those.
19 March 2020 : With the stripping run we aren’t monitoring things incredibly closely, so we can collect all of the low wines in one big jar. Use glass only! Very high proof alcohol should be in chemical safe, food safe containers only.
19 March 2020 : When you do two runs, first you have your “Stripping Run,” which has the effect of leaving most of the nasties in the pot and leaving you with your clear “Low Wines.” The second run, putting low wines in the pot and distilling, is called the “Spirit Run.”
19 March 2020 : Backset can be dumped in your garden as it’s pretty nutrient rich and will be good for your plants. Or you can save it to mix with sugar and re-ferment. (I haven’t done this yet, but might soon). pic.twitter.com/Y3h5VvqyjB
19 March 2020 : The first run through your still produces two things: 1) your distillate that comes out of the system are called “low wines.” This is a clear liquid, usually about 40% ABV (80 proof) 2) your backset, the stuff left in the pot after the alcohol is distilled out.
19 March 2020 : With this type of still, you can either run your wine through once *verrrrry slowly** or distill twice to get your finished product. I personally distill twice to get a cleaner spirit.
19 March 2020 : Also required: A water source to keep your condenser cool. I have a closed loop system, the alternative is hooking up running water and letting it drain into the sink. Needed: Hoses Bucket/s Cooler (optional) Fish tank water pump pic.twitter.com/JZjzfX2UJq
19 March 2020 : To seal, mix equal parts flour and water to make a thick paste, apply where the parts meet. pic.twitter.com/Rvhiwk5KIZ
19 March 2020 : “Run” not “rum” ... will he explained in the thread.
19 March 2020 : Before you crank on that heat, you need to create a sealed system. What you see here is three parts: 1) The pot, where your wine is 2) The lyne arm (the top, the onion-shaped part and tube across the top) where your steam is going 3) the condenser, where steam is cooled pic.twitter.com/qta9MITpPd
19 March 2020 : How it works: You heat your solution in your still. Different liquids within the solution have different boiling points, turning into steam within different temperature ranges. pic.twitter.com/pMgA08EPXu
19 March 2020 : The still isn’t the only thing you’ll need. The process of distillation is heating a solution to separate the components. Your wine at this stage is mostly water, some ethanol (the kind of alcohol we want), some other alcohols (congeners), sugars, other stuff.
19 March 2020 : Ooooor, do what you can here for, and get ready to distill that beautiful fruit wine. Now is the pricey part — you need a still. If your especially DIY-capable, you can build your own still. I recommend buying one made by a pro. This is what I got: http://copperholic.com/ pic.twitter.com/taE1f5yYGK
19 March 2020 : Or you can bottle, as per Brooklyn Brew Shop instructions. For those new to the hobby: save money, sanitize and use Grolsch bottles so you don’t need to worry about capping. These bottles also won’t explode if you over-carbonate. pic.twitter.com/1jQxYHStGb
19 March 2020 : (Read instructions in link above for fermenting instructions) Two weeks after adding yeast to cider/juice, it’ll be about ~5-7% ABV. (Amount of sugar at start dictates total alcohol at end) At this stage you basically have wine. Impatient? You can drink now and start over.
19 March 2020 : Brooklyn Brew Shop instructions are EASY. Kit Includes: 1 Gallon Fermentation Jug Racking Cane Tubing Clamp Airlock Tubing Screw Cap Stopper Hard Cider Yeast (3 packets) Sanitizer (3 packets) Equipment Not Included But Needed: Funnel (helpful) https://brooklynbrewshop.com/pages/instructions-hard-cider-1
19 March 2020 : I got started with a Hard Cider kit from @bklynbrewshop a few years ago. This kit and a gallon of **preservative-free** juice is all you need. Combined this is like $50. https://brooklynbrewshop.com/collections/beer-making-kits/products/hard-cider-kit
19 March 2020 : If you want to start distilling, the first thing you need to do is learn about fermentation. Sugar + yeast = alcohol and CO2. Brandy is just distilled fermented fruit juice. This is all you need for the first step: Juice, bottle, airlock, bung, sanitizer. pic.twitter.com/ZbNH5q0dhv
19 March 2020 : That being said, the point is to keep yourself entertained and sane during social distancing. And — bonus: have something to share when this all ends and you’re reunited with your friends.
19 March 2020 : Short of going commercial, you’re not going to “make your money back” or “break even” (vs off-the-shelf price if booze) unless you’re brewing and distilling A LOT.
19 March 2020 : I’m starting today with something that requires a bunch of up-front costs. If you’re interested in this hobby, it’ll require at minimum a few hundred bucks. I’m recommending this hobby b/c I expect us to be under quarantine for a matter of months.
19 March 2020 : Photo editor: "How do we depict young people being fucked?" Photographer: "How about this sad picture of seniors at Columbia?" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-young-people.html?fbclid=IwAR0sz6nH-wLqWUUvf00OFqIOLfA38g8d3qVztLnVcKO_0T3LSCfdVxtEE5o
19 March 2020 : Limit 2: hold-music-terrorist cannot out themself and claim prize. Disclaimer: “moonshine is intended to be use to make hand sanitizer” 😉
19 March 2020 : Limits: moonshine cannot be shipped. Gotta limit my felonious behavior to a minimum.
19 March 2020 : Got a quarantine who-done-it mystery for MilVet Twitter to solve: Someone in the veterans education advocacy space has become a serial using-hold-with-music terrorist on conference calls. Who is it? Winning detective gets a small mason jar of moonshine of their choice: pic.twitter.com/586EgmFPeT
19 March 2020 : I’ll be cutting and preserving delectable human back straps while the rest of you are still trying to come to term with eating the raccoon in your back yard.
19 March 2020 : Exactly. Get on my level.
19 March 2020 : Properly salted, burnt, and stale edges are basically the beef jerky of brownies. They are to be savored. You guys don’t know what you’re talking about with this “moist” stuff.
18 March 2020 : Quarantine brownies are a thing. Good training for rationing consumables, should that become more necessary. https://twitter.com/nikkiwentling/status/1240346716387323904
18 March 2020 : Another outlet facing an existential crisis is @starsandstripes . They're funded in part by DoD so that they can tell the stories of deployed servicemembers. DoD recommended in this budget cycle to slash them. Subscribe now! https://www.stripes.com/subscribe/digital-access
18 March 2020 : Today a bunch of folks at @MilitaryTimes got furloughed over budgetary issues. Please subscribe now to help them get above water! https://offers.militarytimes.com/2020deal/
18 March 2020 : On the subject of my first tweet in the thread: there are very few reporters who are dedicated to military and veterans news. America's two largest agencies, DoD and the VA, spend more money than any other by a long shot. So we've gotta invest in that coverage.
18 March 2020 : VA just did an SMS push to inform patients on their Corona Virus response. This is a great move on VA’s part. https://www.publichealth.va.gov/n-coronavirus/ pic.twitter.com/0xpXd1KmeL
18 March 2020 : https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1240320204049170435?s=21 https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1240320204049170435
18 March 2020 : https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1240319568796663809?s=21 https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1240319568796663809
18 March 2020 : (Sorry, thread broke) https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1240319564438802432?s=21 https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1240319564438802432
18 March 2020 : Monday, 3/16/2020, @AlexHortonTX of @washingtonpost noticed that VA quietly removed the Fourth Mission from its website without explanation. https://twitter.com/alexhortontx/status/1239683332281114625?s=21 https://twitter.com/alexhortontx/status/1239683332281114625
18 March 2020 : Two days after that, 3/15/2020, @jestei wrote about the VA’s Fourth Mission for @nytimes . Sunday’s paper brings a lot of attention — which is what America deserves — knowing VA was designed to handle pandemics and national emergencies. https://twitter.com/jestei/status/1239245777500807174
18 March 2020 : Two days later, on Friday 3/13/2020, VA quietly removed the Fourth Mission from their website. At first no one seemed to notice.
18 March 2020 : On the same day @AbbieRBennett wrote about the VA’s Fourth Mission. https://twitter.com/abbierbennett/status/1238549570436706317?s=21 https://twitter.com/abbierbennett/status/1238549570436706317
18 March 2020 : On 3/11/2020 @bkesling of @WSJ tweeted this thread about the VA’s Fourth Mission, and it picked up a lot of steam in veteran circles. Later he write about it for the paper. https://twitter.com/bkesling/status/1237750815961604096?s=21 https://twitter.com/bkesling/status/1237750815961604096
18 March 2020 : I’m glad to hear @SecWilkie address @DeptVetAffairs Fourth Mission today at the #COVID19 Task Force briefing, which is to serve as a backup in times when the broader US healthcare system is overwhelmed. Huge props to reporters who pressed him on this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/16/va-fourth-mission-website/
18 March 2020 : ...what else are tweets?
18 March 2020 : In these times, it’s the little things that can brighten your day just a bit. Like @JoeBiden ’s green tie on what is likely the shittiest St Paddy’s day for a lot of people. pic.twitter.com/BQH1Qu5RbY
18 March 2020 : Oh, wait, nope, it’s just super broken. pic.twitter.com/6VRYWwmbOg
18 March 2020 : Applaud @Facebook for trying to cut down on falsified news related to #COVID19 , but someone apparently broke some shit today. pic.twitter.com/GG0KjR0H1d
17 March 2020 : Then she did it right in front of me. That’s two corners just today! pic.twitter.com/mCk3AYrLhv
17 March 2020 : 👈🏻Who has two thumbs and wasted 20 minutes today trying to log into class during spring break. 👍🏻👍🏻
17 March 2020 : Don’t touch your face!
17 March 2020 : Update on Lauren’s pillaging of my beautiful brownies... pic.twitter.com/52Ml8FbNcO
17 March 2020 : Welp, the same Fox News guys in my FB timeline who thought the threat of #COVID19 was a liberal hoax now think that “corona virus” being on disinfectant labels produced last year means that the virus is real and was released as a conspiracy by @Clorox and @Lysol to make money. pic.twitter.com/bheGzAybPs
17 March 2020 : If you’re going to troll using veteran suicide for snarky remarks, @WillofSnow , at least have the decency to get the numbers right. 20. The avg daily suicide number is 20. Of that, most aren’t in VA system. 20 also includes active duty, who wouldn’t be in VA.
17 March 2020 : For entertainment under quarantine: Follow @BenFeibleman “Now hear this! Now hear this! The Shame Cannon™️ has arrived, and anyone caught not “flattening the curve” on 7th Avenue is gonna hear about it! Obviously, video snippets and compilations to come.” 1st episode soon. pic.twitter.com/SBpklZdybF
17 March 2020 : For some reason, the leader of the worlds largest healthcare system was a *late* addition to the White House’s #COVIDー19 Task Force. Oh, and there’s this Orwellian shit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/16/va-fourth-mission-website/
17 March 2020 : Lessons students at Liberty U have learned: collective action > unsafe working environments https://twitter.com/spulliam/status/1239699693837443074
16 March 2020 : Super appreciative for teachers right now, all of whom are going through a real tough time right now with classes going remote. Especially those keeping their students — and themselves! — healthy by reducing stress where possible.
16 March 2020 : Taking two seminars this semester to finish up my degree. One prof just waived the requirement for our ~1000-word weekly reading responses. Great class, but oh my is it some dense reading. Real tough to write about since it’s out of my comfort zone. This is a huge stress relief.
16 March 2020 : Stage I was expecting and has now passed: in-person conferences and meetings postponed, cancelled, moved online. Stage my inbox just reached: virtual meetings postponed indefinitely.
16 March 2020 : Wyatt, he’s our foster pup. Just picked him up yesterday.
16 March 2020 : Cyber-hygiene is hygiene. Disinfo about #COVID19 is real-world dangerous. Be safe, don’t spread the virus. Don’t spread disinfo about the virus. Proud of @VVAmerica for putting this out last week: https://vva.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Press-Release-20-2.pdf pic.twitter.com/LFm1urmQzk
16 March 2020 : Wouldn’t it be nice if there were daily Pentagon press briefings where we could learn about things like this?
15 March 2020 : Meanwhile they’re all stuck over there without access to testing... by the time any changes occur it could be too late, and those qualified medical pros will need to be quarantined.
15 March 2020 : I agree with @NYGovCuomo : It’s time to mobilize America’s military to do all that heroic stateside stuff that they portray in recruiting commercials. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/opinion/andrew-cuomo-coronavirus-trump.html?referringSource=articleShare
15 March 2020 : I was born for quarantine!
15 March 2020 : YouTube her way through high school via Khan Academy K-12 planning: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSZhOdEPAWjUQpqDkVAlJrFwxxZ9Sa6zGOq0CNRms6Z7DZNq-tQWS3OhuVCUbh_-P-WmksHAzbsrk9d/pub
15 March 2020 : Yep. Freezer works perfectly.
15 March 2020 : https://moonshinerecipe.org/applejack-moonshine/
15 March 2020 : I mean, that being said... it’s fuckin flavor-packed and delicious.
14 March 2020 : This is probably the most boring description of an alcoholic beverage ever, but: Concentrate all the flavors of hard cider, minus any effervescence since it isn’t carbonated.
14 March 2020 : This is what you can do with apples: https://t.co/bBS1wPTdLi https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1238969037176143873?s=21
14 March 2020 : When there’s not enough water left to form ice, what you have left is Applejack — the same stuff the Founding Fathers used to get shitfaced off of. This is my first tiny batch of applejack — and oh my is it delicious.
14 March 2020 : Those barrels were then left outside in the winter. As ice formed in the cider barrels, it was removed. Over time, the liquid left behind would have alcohol and lots of flavor become increasingly concentrated by this freeze-distillation process.
14 March 2020 : Applejack! It’s not just a kids’ cereal. It’s an American original. Prior to prohibition, the USA had hundreds of apple varieties, most for making cider. Cider was left to ferment in barrels: yeast create alcohol. pic.twitter.com/GSgZbbRJtD
14 March 2020 : I am reduced to being a playground. A bed. A chew toy.
14 March 2020 : I had high hopes of getting a lot of work done. That was a fail. pic.twitter.com/gjyCaK9Oqh
14 March 2020 : Personal space no longer exists. pic.twitter.com/nRVkflTskJ
14 March 2020 : Frosting now thinks he’s a parrot, sits on my shoulders. It’s cute but super distracting. (Yesterday, left, today, right.) pic.twitter.com/JsbyMoAJz2
14 March 2020 : When I started working for @VVAmerica , I was told that the average Vietnam Vet was 71. Now it's four years later. Vietnam Veterans of America has 86,000 members around the world. Many have a host of chronic health conditions. It's terrifying what COVID-19 could do to them. pic.twitter.com/IUpkqPwlcG
13 March 2020 : If you don’t like the way it feels just take a couple shots to loosen up. You’ll like it.
13 March 2020 : Worth it.
13 March 2020 : These are not out of stock, and I can personally vouch: GenieBidet - Rear & Feminine Ultra Thin Toilet Attachment with Self Cleaning Dual Nozzles - No Wiring Needed - Easy 15 Minute Install. Hybrid Brass 3-way T with ON/OFF & [Travel Bidet Included]! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INP9O7S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DkUAEbKQYQSXG https://twitter.com/voboe/status/1238263084973776896
13 March 2020 : I told you this would happen. http://VVA.org/trollreport Ten chapters, each is a different way troops and vets are being targeted online by hostile foreign entities. The TTPs they use against vets are being used for other populations too. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html
12 March 2020 : Deal.
12 March 2020 : Welp... there it is. Don’t have to physically go to Columbia University anymore. Lucky we got out of student housing... Induction ceremony for my honors society already cancelled. I imagine that they’ll be canceling graduation ceremonies as well. Kinda bummed about that stuff. pic.twitter.com/6no0p8ZmWD
11 March 2020 : He’s right, ya know. https://twitter.com/oneminutecall/status/1237690798046695424
11 March 2020 : Most people just follow me for my dog. But I appreciate it nonetheless!
11 March 2020 : I suppose I could get used to this.
11 March 2020 : News from a classmate as my professor mysteriously dropped out of the meeting: if you don’t download the Zoom app you get booted automatically after 40 minutes.
11 March 2020 : On the bright side.... fuck ittttt. pic.twitter.com/mSOBarouKm
11 March 2020 : Surprised? Honestly... a little, yeah. I imagine that there’s very little WiFi traffic at the school right now, so this connection should have a lot of bandwidth available.
11 March 2020 : 😂
11 March 2020 : Taking my first online class since @Columbia has us going remote due to COVID-19. First impressions: CU needs to ensure that professors have high speed Internet and know how to optimize connections. This class, prof is *trying* to use the school’s WiFi. It’s not working.
11 March 2020 : RT @nolanblakeyboy: institutions cancelling classes/ events, let’s remember 1. we paid a semester’s room and board, so i’ll expect a fat…
10 March 2020 : What’s up?
5 March 2020 : The @DeptVetAffairs ' best claim to reaching out to these veterans is sending 444,000+ letters out to their homes of record. Which were maintained by the Pentagon. Some dating back to the 1960's. Like, okay, sure, I suppose some Vietnam Veterans still live with their mom. Right? https://twitter.com/AlexHortonTX/status/1235536954520821762
4 March 2020 : He’s doing the work of our enemies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/04/rigged-rhetoric-makes-comeback-after-trumps-comments-sanderss-losses-gives-russia-just-what-it-wants/
4 March 2020 : I say all this as someone who really likes Bernie’s veterans platforms, which are the most important to me personally and professionally. Hell, last time I looked, his campaign website links to stuff I wrote or was written about me. The divisive rhetoric needs to stop.
4 March 2020 : In that way, he’s really no different from @realDonaldTrump . Demagoguery is dangerous. It doesn’t matter if it’s from the political left or right if your strategy is turning Americans against one another and sabotaging the perceived legitimacy of everyone who isn’t Trump/Bernie.
4 March 2020 : . @BernieSanders keeps using rhetoric that’s not about policy or politics, it’s meant to destroy the *legitimacy* of his political opponents. He urges his supporters to look at political opponents — and other voters — as The Establishment. The Enemy.
26 February 2020 : That may be the case for the majority of R’s in the Senate. But Collins couldn’t take another anti-survivor vote. McSally wouldn’t dismiss this. Romney most certainly wouldn’t either. Ernst, Gardner, Tillis, Sullivan would have a real tough time taking an anti-veteran vote.
26 February 2020 : Allowing someone to quit or be fired by the White House for this kind of abuse of power isn’t enough. A Cabinet official who does something like this should face the humiliation of impeachment and removal by the Senate. https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/senators-demand-investigation-into-wilkie-s-handling-of-sexual-assault-case-at-the-va-1.620246
25 February 2020 : The term “other than dishonorable” is lifted from the Congress/VA’s definition of “veteran.” The statutory phrase from the original GI Bill of Rights is “...discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.” https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42324.pdf
25 February 2020 : This would only discriminate against those who received a *dishonorable* discharge. The phrase “other than dishonorable” includes everything from fully honorable to bad conduct discharge (BCD). BCD can only be issued by court martial — so this is a pretty (good) liberal standard pic.twitter.com/2XD2RDxwqu
15 February 2020 : Huge thanks to @WPR producer @petersontimj for dedicating a full 10 minute segment to covering issues raised by @VVAmerica 's Troll Report. https://www.wpr.org/exposing-foreign-cyber-attacks-us-troops-and-veterans
15 February 2020 : For the record, I got flowers but they were immediately forgotten. Lesson learned. pic.twitter.com/IksI7PpBzm
13 February 2020 : I’ve asked Lauren to see if they’ll make an exception for a couple. Why should only single men be invited to participate? Also... IT SAYS WAGYU TWICE. P.S. I’m more than sure that Sapphire’s ladies wouldn’t mind a date with Frosting. https://twitter.com/lkatzenberg/status/1227972765984133121
4 February 2020 : Was this deal hashed out at Mar-a-lago? https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/03/andrey-kukushkin-veterans-affairs-cannabis-research-110545
4 February 2020 : ...wtf...
4 February 2020 : For all the conspiracy trolls that are about to come our way: there is no “er” in @HighGroundVets . https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/1224772321250070528
28 January 2020 : Indeed it is!
28 January 2020 : New hobby: pic.twitter.com/CkflILbQZR
26 January 2020 : Yes, so far, I think. But it’s more than I expected from any org.
20 January 2020 : RT @AngrierWHStaff: I’ve talked about this concern for awhile. When he leaves office, he’s going to be even more of a national security t…
19 January 2020 : Snow makes it easier and quicker to bury bones, so he’s doin pretty darn good. pic.twitter.com/I7jvaxI1nI
16 January 2020 : Where this stuff gets even more scary is when kinetic operations intersect this type of thing. In Ukraine, Russians sent similar messages to Ukrainian troops and families before firing artillery with intent to kill.
16 January 2020 : The psycho/cyber-warfare tactics that I warned about in my Troll Report is already being used against American troops and their families... tbh I didn’t expect to see these tactics deployed against us so quickly. http://VVA.org/trollreport https://twitter.com/highgroundvets/status/1217783152606961664
16 January 2020 : @maggie_mae_mour @johnpaulredmond No, you’re fupped, John.
16 January 2020 : RT @VetAffairsDems: Committee Chairman @RepMarkTakano and @RepBrownley issued statements following a flippant response from @SECWilkie’s re…
16 January 2020 : Apparently the veterans community has a new Paula on our hands. https://twitter.com/johnpaulredmond/status/1217605381939134465
15 January 2020 : Two candidates at this debate brought up cyber threats within a minute of one another. So, so glad they’re listening.
13 January 2020 : "At least two soldiers were thrown through the window of a meters-high tower." Not losing Americans in this attack was a function of luck, not of design on the part of the Iranians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/al-asad-base-had-minutes-notice-before-the-iranian-rockets-came-crashing-down-in-an-hour-long-barrage/2020/01/13/50fc9dd6-33e2-11ea-971b-43bec3ff9860_story.html
11 January 2020 : As a matter of principle I generally don’t block people on social media or email... but I made an exception for the person who is constantly bombarding me with Vetty emails and LinkedIn messages.
10 January 2020 : The copy-pasta is great here.
9 January 2020 : http://VVA.org/trollreport
8 January 2020 : I hadn’t — thanks for bringing it to my attention!
7 January 2020 : Thank you!
7 January 2020 : ...the entire public has had this in their possession, John. These are public records. You’re not making any sense.
7 January 2020 : John — regarding this issue I’ve connected you with congressional staff, journalists, and attorneys. Zero — Zilch — None of them apparently think you’re worth taking seriously. That’s not a me problem, that’s a John problem.
7 January 2020 : Agreed.
7 January 2020 : Point of clarification — the folks behind the brand/pages “Dysfunctional Veterans” are good on this stuff. They interviewed me for a DV-branded podcast on this issue a while back. The folks who identify as “DV” aren’t necessarily on the same page.
7 January 2020 : Yes, but: https://taskandpurpose.com/iraq-letter-withdraw-mistake
6 January 2020 : @TeganG_ can you and Larry amplify, please?
4 January 2020 : My professional opinion as an expert on the matter of bad paper discharges is that John is either a complete fucking idiot or he’s knowingly trying to get troops to ruin their own lives. @VetsAboutFace is fucking garbage for preaching shit like this.
3 January 2020 : I will be. Tell them to look for the “Veterans Service Organizations: A Legacy of Service” breakout at 9:30 on Saturday.
2 January 2020 : And butt/hip pads. And knee pads. Used them while learning to ski and they saved me a LOT of pain.
31 December 2019 : OTH discharges described by @USMC veteran @tcburkejr : “It’s not just a scarlet letter that you have to put down on an application. It prevents you from reintegrating into society.” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/a-scarlet-letter-veterans-help-their-fellows-overturn-bad-military-discharges
31 December 2019 : No Doxie — we kept Frosting.
31 December 2019 : Wait so... is she saying that Flynn doesn’t exist?
31 December 2019 : Lol. Okay. pic.twitter.com/E9ypYUtwlG
31 December 2019 : Surely Edwin didn’t click through to my 191-page report, which is embedded within the BuzzFeed story. https://vva.org/trollreport/
31 December 2019 : Thanks!
30 December 2019 : Possibly.
30 December 2019 : Thanks!
30 December 2019 : Same to you, brother!
29 December 2019 : These are serious allegations. Without revealing info the survivor wouldn’t want out — and protecting her anonymity — is there anything else you can share about these allegations?
27 December 2019 : As a serial hobbyist and collector of random science things, I am really concerned that a Senator and 2020 Presidential Candidate wants to take these things away from me. Take my guns, I haven’t used them in years. But I USE MY RARE EARTH MAGNETS EVERY DAY. FREEDOMMMMM!!! https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1210694112934006785
27 December 2019 : There’s a very short list of people who fit this description. https://twitter.com/jamesrenner/status/1210227417270411266
23 December 2019 : AKC guidelines and tests are best places to start. AKC-certified trainers are available all around the country, and are relatively affordable at major chain pet stores. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/service-dog-training-101/
23 December 2019 : Yeah. I’ve training him since day one to be a full-fledged service dog since I found him. He’s been with me nearly every minute of every day since August. In class, in university housing (as an ESA), traveling back and forth on trains to work in DC, testifying before congress... pic.twitter.com/1eu7v7Rcg0
23 December 2019 : Oh, are you my psychologist?
23 December 2019 : ^^this. Currently an ESA, though I do intend to train him to be a full-fledged service animal.
23 December 2019 : RT @SkinnerPm: @KrisGoldsmith85 Frosting has the cutest tush. Like an owl’s face https://t.co/JBc0pDKoU5
23 December 2019 : Haha, of course!
21 December 2019 : That’s the only Arabic script I’m seeing related to the account in any search result — though it is the top search result, so it’s got highest relevance.
21 December 2019 : I thought I remembered a blue check... maybe I was mistaken? https://web.archive.org/web/20190528100046/twitter.com/sputniknewsus
21 December 2019 : Different message on desktop: “This account doesn’t exist.” pic.twitter.com/iWH4I6JHvQ
21 December 2019 : If anyone has a searchable database of @SputnikNewsUS tweets ranging from November 4, 2016 through the present (or whenever it was taken down) I would be eternally grateful if you shared it with me. https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1208416267843067904
21 December 2019 : Thanks for the offer, but without the complete collection of Nov ‘16 to today, I wouldn’t be able to use it for this report.
21 December 2019 : Weird that there doesn’t seem to be anything reported about the takedown — at least that I’m seeing from a quick search. Oh well, guess I’ll just have to have a full-page asterisk in this report... 😭😭
21 December 2019 : Thanks — know of any way to recover and search tweets (specifically between November 2016 and today?) or figure out when it went down or changed?
21 December 2019 : Not sure how reliable this is, but Scoopnest appears to have recorded tweets up to 11 days ago: https://www.scoopnest.com/user/SputnikNewsUS
21 December 2019 : Unfortunately, didn’t record user ID. Not sure when it went down, which means my report might be garbage now for lacking complete data. 😭
21 December 2019 : Preparing reports about what is going on on the Internet is one of the most frustrating things ever. Currently finishing up on something related to @SputnikNewsUS ... and the account is gone. Anyone know why? Other Sputnik accounts are still online.
20 December 2019 : pic.twitter.com/Lur61lBrE7
20 December 2019 : Visit http://vva.org/trollreport to read more about how our foreign adversaries are targeting troops, veterans, and our families.
20 December 2019 : Then, Russia fired artillery. Story: https://www.ausa.org/articles/russia-gives-lessons-electronic-warfare
20 December 2019 : Ukrainian military families, used to Russian disinfo, figured this was false. So, they called their soldiers to be sure. Russia then sat around and waited to see a cluster on a map of incoming cell phone calls - revealing troops' location.
20 December 2019 : In our report we cite an incident where by compromising Ukrainian soldiers' phones and that of their families -- Russia combined cyberwarfare, psychological-warfare, and kinetic. Started by texting military families personally-tailored disinfo about their soldiers being killed...
20 December 2019 : "As a senior U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) official told The New York Times Opinion Section, even the Pentagon has told employees to expect that their privacy is compromised."
20 December 2019 : "If threats to that privacy have seemed abstract in the past, the trove of location data we have analyzed has brought them into sharp relief. Military and intelligence officials have long been concerned about how their movements could be exposed; now every move is."
20 December 2019 : From this piece: "For the nation’s security agencies... privacy is critical to the safety of military, defense and security operations across the country and abroad."
20 December 2019 : This is why in @VVAmerica 's Troll Report, we called on Congress and DoD to create standing commissions to review apps and personal devices used by troops and their families, both at home and abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/opinion/location-data-national-security.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR0KHZ4vvBSnX3kvTUTY3p1gWuFfEWqo6FpJdSJ_0NB06vSI7NdI1PUo-WM
20 December 2019 : Tip for anyone looking to schedule meetings on the Hill: Get the @ciyp (Congress In Your Pocket) Pro app. It’s a paid app, but cheap, and provides email for top staff of all offices, including schedulers.
20 December 2019 : I would like to thank this man for his service. Without insane shit like this, Chinese spies might be a lot better at creating fake natsec profiles. https://twitter.com/dohobob/status/1207839416569479168
19 December 2019 : “This article is based on interviews with 15 former administration and government officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer their candid views about the president.” What is it going to take to get these people to stop hiding? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/former-white-house-officials-say-they-feared-putin-influenced-the-presidents-views-on-ukraine-and-2016-campaign/2019/12/19/af0fdbf6-20e9-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html
18 December 2019 : Thanks! Please be sure to follow this report’s author: @lisackaplan
18 December 2019 : Here’s a great long-read by @lisackaplan on how junk content produced by shady fly-by-night overseas internet-based companies earn massive profits from ad revenue on @YouTube and @Facebook . They push stuff like falsified history, and the collapse of USA. https://www.lawfareblog.com/biggest-social-media-operation-youve-never-heard-run-out-cyprus-russians
18 December 2019 : He’s grown tired of the fast ones with fluffy tails that climb trees.
16 December 2019 : Take the Metro North to Pleasantville and you can stay at my place! We have a real guest room!
16 December 2019 : Re: link above — there are far, far more people who are familiar with the circle game than they are an upside-down version of a white supremacist dog whistle.
16 December 2019 : It’s not a defense. It’s asking people to not assume everyone is up to their eyeballs in what the alt right is up to. For what it’s worth, I’ve legit never heard of “endchan” until your tweet just now, and I thought I was pretty up to speed on this shit. https://youtu.be/1glTOFPECNI
16 December 2019 : Oh come on. You know me. Seriously?
15 December 2019 : If @RealBeardedMen wants a podcast, I’d do it.
15 December 2019 : Count me in. This beard will be a year old in just a couple days. It’d be a good way to celebrate.
15 December 2019 : I’m not suggesting that they’d be “turned.” They don’t have any agency here, and don’t think they will any time soon, as they’re cadets under a microscope. The right is going to make them being beat up by the left as a rallying cry against our “intolerance.”
15 December 2019 : Yeah.
15 December 2019 : I’m arguing that outside of the left’s Twitter bubble, that this is not a commonly known symbol of hate. If they were displaying it “up,” I think there would be reason to suspect mal intent.
15 December 2019 : Bro, it’s reaching to think cadets are outing themselves as white supremacists on TV. Willing to bet that after being targeted by woke Twitter their personal politics go hard right.
15 December 2019 : When you encountered that racism from your classmate, was it displayed on national television?
15 December 2019 : Despite the uniforms, they are very much “kids.” 18-21 years old and living in a *very* closeted world post-high school while in the academies. Most radicalized alt-right youth are not at all adopting the views of their parents. Loners, failing, resentful. Not cadet-types.
15 December 2019 : My point is that I don’t think kids are at all as wrapped up in this shit as we are.
15 December 2019 : I think you’re kinda missing the point (these kids aren’t tuned into the same news that we are), but yes — Twitter is the LEAST popular social media platform for their age group. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/03/01/social-media-use-in-2018/
15 December 2019 : (For context, not sure how I got in this thread possibly bc of a deleted tweet... Con lady isn’t the type I usually share views with.) My context clue of focus: goofy kid looking intently at camera, chugging Coca-Cola, dramatically crushing can and dropping it.
15 December 2019 : I look at the other goofiness in the shot — for example, the kid who dramatically opens a can of Coca-Cola, looks into the camera, chugs, then crushes and drops the can — and imagine they’re probably all on the same playing field.
15 December 2019 : Yup, I get you. Thanks for engaging. Wouldn’t want just one face from that photo to be the only impression there.
15 December 2019 : Also in that photo, Rep Steve Israel (retired Dem), Rep Kathleen Rice (Dem, my congresswoman at the time), and Rep Lee Zeldin (R). It was the first time all four Long Island congresspeople came together for a press conference, to intro my veterans bill. https://kathleenrice.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=289
15 December 2019 : I’m not going to ever try to say I’ve had it as bad as you, but I and my family have been the direct targets of Nazi Trump-supporters and other white supremacists, so please don’t try to dismiss me like that. pic.twitter.com/NA4H873D6J
15 December 2019 : The article literally starts with a disclaimer about jumping to conclusions. pic.twitter.com/ZNPBZlgVDn
15 December 2019 : I feel 100% comfortable going ahead and giving these kids the benefit of the doubt and firmly standing by the idea that that absolutely none of them saw themselves on a jumbotron and thought "oh now is a good idea to come out publicly as a racist."
15 December 2019 : Studies show that military officers (and civilians in college / with college educations) tend to lean left on the political spectrum. West Point has really fucking high standards for personal conduct. You really think these kids are white supremacists? https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/10/15/support-for-trump-is-fading-among-active-duty-troops-new-poll-shows/
15 December 2019 : I don't know the demographics of the class that's in that video, but that frame certainly isn't showing a very diverse crowd.
15 December 2019 : My friends who went to military academies didn't have the free time to fall into YouTube black holes or anything of the like. (Whereas, enlisted people I served with certainly did and have.) Can you point to any articles/studies showing that this demographic is susceptible?
15 December 2019 : Tommy's original tweet got deleted, important for other folks to understand why: https://twitter.com/KrisGoldsmith85/status/1206005668257443842?s=20
15 December 2019 : The "circle game" predates the white supremacist hand-signal by a few decades. The latter is displayed 'up' so fingers read "WP" for "white power." The dumb game, real popular in the Army, was about punching your friends who saw it below your waist. https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/43djxw/a-ring-of-lies-we-did-not-find-the-inventor-of-the-circle-game https://twitter.com/tommyxtopher/status/1205995893520052224
12 December 2019 : *making you
12 December 2019 : Wait wait. So you’re saying that Gretchen is among you put wet coffee grounds in your pockets?
12 December 2019 : If you wanna know what the Macedonian “Vets for Trump” thieves have to say about impeachment. Background 1/2: https://www.occrp.org/en/spooksandspin/the-secret-players-behind-macedonias-fake-news-sites Background 2/2: https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-army-veteran-wages-war-on-social-media-disinformation-1539768600?emailToken=24fb71f72be773801c46df213f922ed46dD7v7lJjty+1feweOc3KRTLtXQj/NnvUlQUOJqv4OnAq3Iy6P2LhNY/3crWY5aGh8XJMajEr+zlhEdEWe1PGlVDjPHlCSsYkoHb3TNmicgqMyx+lB2g0chhUW0pnH6k&reflink=article_copyURL_share pic.twitter.com/jBx7iLO4Wa
12 December 2019 : Eminem taught me that female Komodo dragons can reproduce asexually. But, it should be noted, they can only produce female clones. So, Jesus was a girl. Get over it. https://genius.com/Eminem-rhyme-or-reason-lyrics https://twitter.com/katinoxford/status/1204787191186182152
12 December 2019 : Isn’t it past @mattgaetz ’s bed time? Someone tell this kid’s mom he snuck out of bed.
10 December 2019 : When you read The Game back in ‘05 and peacocking just sticks with you. https://twitter.com/jivedurkey/status/1204068431454232580
9 December 2019 : Update: Checked with Sen Warren’s staff. Both VA and DoD failed to respond. This follows refusal of @FBI to respond to a similar letter that was sent this summer led by @RepGilCisneros . Seems we have a bit of a pattern here. https://cisneros.house.gov/media/press-releases/bipartisan-veterans-demand-investigation-suspicious-vso-social-media-accounts
8 December 2019 : On the same day: https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1202934475413491714
8 December 2019 : https://youtu.be/P2mNU87nuLE
8 December 2019 : Have to click through the links but video and all of the hearing documents are available here: https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/full-committee-hearing-hijacking-our-heroes-exploiting-veterans-through-disinformation-on-social-media
7 December 2019 : BOLO, folks in Columbia, South Carolina: a black-and-red checker-patterned suitcase dumped somewhere. @Mr_Wilsooo ’s grandmother’s ashes stolen from a truck. Thief was after electronics, and may just toss the suitcase w the ashes. https://www.wistv.com/2019/12/07/grandmothers-ashes-stolen-mans-truck-hands-thieves/
7 December 2019 : Direct link to my report: http://VVA.org/trollreport
6 December 2019 : Here’s a good rule FB could automate: scan for and block messages from Nigeria to US that use phrases like: “I saw your name among of the winner list” [sic], or “Publishers Clearing House,” and other common scammer copy/paste scripts. pic.twitter.com/8272Gk6vAT
6 December 2019 : I applaud Facebook for adding in the “phone number from Nigeria” thing, but this is not enough. Nigeria is a hotbed for this shit. It’s a criminal enterprise. No messages should go from Nigeria to US without full verification of sender’s ID.
6 December 2019 : Here’s a Nigerian using one of my @VVAmerica colleagues *right now* to scam money out of her connections on Facebook. The average age of Vietnam veterans is around 72 years old, which I imagine is close to the average age of message recipients. Begin thread of my troll trolling: pic.twitter.com/rIi1lfpY2R
6 December 2019 : I take it from your comment that you didn’t actually watch or listen to her testimony. She wasn’t explaining the difference between these spellings/words. She was making a point about the limitations of executive power under the US Constitution.
4 December 2019 : Only 2 axes. ...and a hatchet. ...and a maul. ...and a club hammer. But only two axes!
3 December 2019 : And understaffed by 40,000+
3 December 2019 : The mission of @HighGroundVets is to empower veterans to hold the government accountable, and to ensure that America keeps its promise to those who serve in uniform. Please consider HGVA in your donations! https://www.facebook.com/donate/548905168990585/?fundraiser_source=external_url
28 November 2019 : ^^ This.
28 November 2019 : Deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan isn’t supporting the troops? Because both Gabbard and Buttigieg have. Ojeda and Moulton did too (though they are no longer in the race). Biden raised a son who served. Warren’s brothers served. Sestak was working in the Pentagon on 9/11.
28 November 2019 : Umm... some of the Dem presidential candidates are/were our troops.
27 November 2019 : That’s not what the study says... but okay.
27 November 2019 : Your thoughts?
27 November 2019 : As @DevinNunes so artfully put it, “THEY GOT CAUGHT.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/us/politics/trump-whistle-blower-complaint-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
27 November 2019 : Update: the predator knows he’s been outed to the community. I’m glad that he knows people in the military and veterans spaces are watching. If nothing else, I hope this makes it harder for him to find another victim. Cc: @JamesRenner https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1198275331762864133 pic.twitter.com/2xSesl3rjN
25 November 2019 : They do.
23 November 2019 : This was not my intent, but I have no ragrets.
23 November 2019 : I'm not about to tweet the guy's name, but I stand by every word of my sworn statements. https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/cases-online 2017 CA 003122 B
23 November 2019 : Yeah. I wrote a detailed witness statement about another one for the DC Superior Court re: abuse I’ve witnessed first-hand. It’s resulted in like a year of insane emails and tweets coming in at all hours of the day and night.
23 November 2019 : That looks to be more likely as additional details about these new cases come out. I’m fucking disgusted that I used to look up to this dude.
23 November 2019 : Woah... is whatever happened overseas something you can share?
23 November 2019 : Relevant: his college girlfriend “went missing” and was never found.
23 November 2019 : Having been shared this many times, this disinformation concerning to 2020 election is likely to have landed in millions of Americans’ @facebook newsfeeds by now. Rate of sharing is growing somewhat exponentially, no sign of slowing down. pic.twitter.com/oMe5AjPG1r
22 November 2019 : Just reported this made up @SpeakerPelosi quote as “false news” via regular reporting function. This is a clear violation. Let’s see if it’s ever taken down. Links to original post, profile, page: https://www.facebook.com/100000170356087/posts/3091801764168805/ https://www.facebook.com/george.caylor.5 https://www.facebook.com/ontherightsideusa/ pic.twitter.com/mMQnJcYe6s
22 November 2019 : K, but what about the jets I keep hearing uptown? https://twitter.com/NotifyNYC/status/1197922733289545729
21 November 2019 : RT @glennkirschner2: Rep Ratcliffe smeared Dr. Hill, called her names, accused her of wrongdoing, refused to let her answer his accusations…
21 November 2019 : Nyet indeed, Comrade.
20 November 2019 : Dear @SpeakerPelosi , Re: Scheduling impeachment hearings and finals season. The semester ends in just 3 weeks, and I, and millions of other patriotic students have tons of projects to finish. Please press pause and make the House work through holidays. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sondland-testimony-targets-trump-pompeo-confirms-deal-ukraine-n1086541?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3CtM1KVO_Hp69LDohbJF3r14Wz7jVjiKUpHPIz0xmNAeVj47AyhSRZMeI&fbclid=IwAR1SfgRm6-JOLpZ1xppKbH1D0Ux41G4wV3ylWO1kScwmutWIRo3oLbxYo9M
20 November 2019 : This is how you cook pasta, right? pic.twitter.com/vAByEqFKDy
19 November 2019 : @mrglenn @benandjerrys @Lkatzenberg Apparently he has not, indeed, been denied ice cream.
14 November 2019 : Bringing Frosting was a precondition not set by me — but set by House staffers. pic.twitter.com/w382lGeuRc
12 November 2019 : 7/ But, it disturbs me that the Alt-Right, and Russian State Media, have been supportive of her candidacy. Rather than shoot down critics who point this out, she should outright condemn, in the harshest terms, those toxic and foreign supporting groups. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-25/tulsi-gabbard-russian-asset-republican
12 November 2019 : 6/ I've worked with Tulsi and her office before, quite a bit, actually. She's been an early and strong supporter of many of the military and veteran-focused bills that I've brought to her.
12 November 2019 : 5/ From @538politics : Tulsi Gabbard’s base is overwhelmingly male. (Her support among men is in the mid-single digits, while her support among women is practically nonexistent, according to The Economist’s national polling average.) https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-we-know-about-tulsi-gabbards-base/?fbclid=IwAR3VA-b3YhIIP14F53zZH7hQB2YM7Sj1_f6Q-56ajYgFwI317FRM79_Zi7c
12 November 2019 : 4/ That's why the call her "mommy," and Trump "daddy." https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard.html
12 November 2019 : 3/ In their minds, she's Tila Tequila, except instead of being an insignificant has-been who gets invited to Nazi rallies for outrageous photo-ops, she’s a sitting member of Congress who happens to be running against the “establishment” of the Democratic Party.
12 November 2019 : 2/ Tulsi Gabbard has been fetishized, exoticized, and idealized across the Alt-Right media ecosystem. In their minds, she lacks agency, and is simply a tool for their agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html
12 November 2019 : On @TulsiGabbard + the Alt-Right: The Alt-Right and other white supremacists don’t engage a simple one-size-fits-all in the "othering" of POCs. They believe in a social hierarchy in their perceived racial order, with people of Asian descent falling closely behind Europeans
12 November 2019 : Imagine being the Americans who witnessed and reported war crimes, live, as they were happening. Now imagine what it feels like to those troops for those reports to result in no action or repudiation by the American government. 'Moral Injury,' live. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-drones-appear-to-show-turkish-backed-forces-accosting-civilians-in-syria-11573558898?mod=hp_lista_pos1
12 November 2019 : One. More. Day. https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/full-committee-hearing-hijacking-our-heroes-exploiting-veterans-through-disinformation-on-social-media
11 November 2019 : When we did see a shooter, they were behind a crowd of civilians, so we couldn't return fire. Frustrated. Vulnerable. Helpless. Hopeless. Pointless. These feelings washed over me daily throughout most of 2005.
11 November 2019 : We didn't positively ID a trigger-man. So, someone tried to fucking kill me, and we don't know who the fuck it was. That became pretty common. Mostly in the form of bullets from dark windows or crowds, bouncing or off the ground/vehicle next to me. Rarely saw the bad-guy.
11 November 2019 : SGT Wright goes from comatose boredom to back in the fuckin war in the blink of an eye. Turret spinning. He looks through the Bradley's magnified gun-sights as I spin within the spinning turret trying to look out static periscopes in every direction.
11 November 2019 : The MP's escorting our multiple-mile-long convoy eventually boxxed the runaway driver in, slowing him down, giving him aid, getting the truck back into formation. But in the meantime, I had to look around for the trigger-puller. Who set off the bomb?
11 November 2019 : I have — my buddy (who I think you know from SVA NatCon and Common Defense) @AlexanderMcCoy4 highlighted @ewarren ’s vets proposals last week. (Alex — is there a thread?) I have massive appreciation for Warren’s comprehensive vets proposals (w/ citations!) https://twitter.com/alexandermccoy4/status/1191717984156471299?s=21
10 November 2019 : Yeah, he’s coming with me.
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10 November 2019 : Yeah but like, not as cute as Frosting, right?
9 November 2019 : 40% pit, 30% jack Russell, 7% Pekingese, and the rest is “super mutt,” according to @embarkvet
9 November 2019 : No trident on this little guy.
9 November 2019 : Not sure if pomegranate juice or finger juice. pic.twitter.com/OtKugQbU0T
9 November 2019 : Act II: she’s using a spoon this time. And filled with rage against the pomegranate. pic.twitter.com/gqllNjD49C
9 November 2019 : I started pitching on Monday. It was too late.
9 November 2019 : FTR — I was this person today. https://twitter.com/lkatzenberg/status/1192904327393873920
8 November 2019 : Glad Frosting got the chance to make so many people smile!
8 November 2019 : I don’t think it’s partisan at all. You didn’t mention politics. Just stating facts.
8 November 2019 : He said it, not me. 🤣 https://twitter.com/tcburkejr/status/1192869768786780161
7 November 2019 : Oh man, that escalated quickly.
7 November 2019 : Read my 191-page report and you’ll understand. http://VVA.org/trollreport
7 November 2019 : Yup...
7 November 2019 : Oh yeah, okay now I understand. I should just throw out two years of my work and snub the mission given to me by my employer to make a mess of a hearing and accuse members of Congress of a coverup based on some guy’s angry tweets. Yeah. Okay. Sounds like a reeeeal good plan.
7 November 2019 : As a survivor of a suicide attempt on active duty, and someone who has been speaking about it on a public platform for 12 years, I’m entitled to my own voice on this or any other issue.
7 November 2019 : ...did you read the original VVA tweet or the link in it? Your answers are all there. Also, 20 troops + vets die by suicide each day, not “22 veterans.” It’s important that if you try to exploit these statistics as a red herring, you at care enough to use the accurate number.
7 November 2019 : John, you can get all info about me and my personal story by googling my name. For the record, as you know well, I’ve shared your whistleblower story with news reporters, lawyers, congressional staff. I, and VVA, do not have the power to investigate VA on our own.
6 November 2019 : Yup!
5 November 2019 : It should be.
5 November 2019 : 6/ Blue is another guy. pic.twitter.com/kdMjrXMsXK
5 November 2019 : 5/ (sorry, forgot to number last 2) Our old CO isn’t the only one who has gotten sick. Green is another guy. pic.twitter.com/hG9L5Ce2KG
5 November 2019 : This CO is a great leader. pic.twitter.com/3OwU6WfwKg
5 November 2019 : During our time deployed to FOB Hope in Sadr City, Baghdad, we had a burn pit that ran 24/7. Alpha Company’s hard shelter was typically directly in the plume of smoke. pic.twitter.com/wUKDxYeBEA
5 November 2019 : 2/ This is from a group chat with a bunch of guys from 3/15th Infantry / 1/30th Infantry. Yellow is the guy sharing the news with us, red is copy/paste from the commander of A Co 3/15 during our 2005 deployment. pic.twitter.com/2rpIfoiWrz
5 November 2019 : Glad to see that the @DeptVetAffairs is “taking note” of burn pit trends thanks to @wwp ’s report. But the VA insisting that “the science isn’t there” in regard to BP’s causing serious illnesses is infuriating. Just got notification my CO is sick (below) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/11/05/va-taking-note-alarming-burn-pit-trends-wwp-survey.html
5 November 2019 : @Dr_Strangejove The video should be on C-SPAN.
5 November 2019 : He will be. @AlexanderMcCoy4 and @Ramond03 are going to be in charge of making sure he isn't going out of his mind with boredom during what I hope is a lengthy hearing.
5 November 2019 : Yup! It’ll be a public hearing.
3 November 2019 : ...signed up a decade later don’t get the benefit of saying they didn’t know what was going on overseas.
3 November 2019 : To be fair, anyone who signed up after 2005 most definitely signed up to build schools in bumblefuck nowhere, so that quote is irrelevant bullshit. It’s fair to say that people who signed up in the wake of 9/11 didn’t sign up for nation building, but those who... https://twitter.com/dandcaldwell/status/1190660376427483138
29 October 2019 : The first and last time that I went to Peter Luger's, I was a teenager getting ready to enlist in the @USArmy in the wake of 9/11, and felt starstruck as I sat a table away from Mayor @RudyGiuliani . Oh my, how things have changed since then. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/dining/peter-luger-review-pete-wells.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR1z8mMJx18xKlYBenfCOU79aMjRt6riiBX3HxomP7xu-MllRQ8ik960fEI
29 October 2019 : Fascism. Fascism is what’s going on.
29 October 2019 : CNN needs to fire Duffy. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1189148524291731459
28 October 2019 : Apply for free services at http://vetsprobono.org
26 October 2019 : They only come out now when vets need stuff like healthcare and education.
26 October 2019 : Not if it costs anything. Since like, the deficit has doubled recently, but if it helps vets legislation needs a pay-for.
26 October 2019 : They're accusing me of an arrest - and lying about it to enlist. Just like my discharge in the first place. No judicial process. Just some admin sitting at a desk somewhere fucking with my life and telling me that signing up during a time of war and a year in Iraq wasn't enough.
26 October 2019 : Dammit, Sick. hahaha
26 October 2019 : Thank you!
26 October 2019 : The only pointer I have is get an attorney who is trained on this issue, and working pro bono on your case. You can apply for free representation at http://vetsprobono.org
26 October 2019 : https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/us/veterans-seek-greater-emphasis-on-ptsd-in-bids-to-upgrade-discharges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
26 October 2019 : Thank you, brother! That means a lot!
26 October 2019 : RT @saiphcita: Veterans are targeted by disinformation campaigns because they are community leaders. If a veteran is convinced of X, they u…
24 October 2019 : Okay. That sounds like a decent compromise.
24 October 2019 : Wait, so he’s abandoning me in my quest to summon the ghosts? I have to play the Ouija board by myself?
24 October 2019 : So I guess @Lkatzenberg hasn’t scheduled our home exorcism with you yet?
24 October 2019 : While she’s burning sage, painting our patio blue, breaking plates, and all sorts of other stuff I’m going to be playing w/ a Ouija board in the basement by candle light. If we just spent all this money on a house filled with ghosts I’m going to be pissed if I miss the haunting.
24 October 2019 : I suppose I’ll see.
24 October 2019 : Yeah. For real.
24 October 2019 : Because I have a general discharge, I do not get access to the #GIBill . Voc Rehab pays my tuition (Thank you, VA), but I've had to pay for other expenses out of pocket and have $40k of school debt. An upgrade to honorable could change that.
24 October 2019 : I was kicked out of the Army with bad paper after a suicide attempt 12 years ago. I've been appealing my case ever since. My latest appeal was filed to the Army over 3 years ago.
23 October 2019 : @TranspoMarnie @AtlanticCouncil Frosting is very concerned about national security and veterans issues, so he’s very supportive.
21 October 2019 : Important: The Kurds are throwing *potatoes,* not stones. Sure, an uncooked potato to the face would absolutely suck -- but these people aren't aiming for the gunner. US abandoned them, they respond w peaceful protest. They're not damaging American personnel or equipment. https://twitter.com/jenanmoussa/status/1186205363802136577
19 October 2019 : Stein had Putin’s help last time.
19 October 2019 : Well... this semester I’m doing a four-credit independent study. Topic was supposed to focus on how Russian state media promotes @TulsiGabbard . I mean, it’s been obvious... but was a really under-reported issue. I guess my research project is fucked now https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-gabbard-idUSKBN1WY003?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5daa6ac74c15b80001484e42&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
18 October 2019 : Just for you: here’s Frosting on his first Amtrak ride. pic.twitter.com/CecpFrVeA9
18 October 2019 : Yeah... so, Hilldawg is onto something here. Studying this phenomenon now for upcoming report. https://twitter.com/kthomasdc/status/1185189428962234374
17 October 2019 : 🎶 He came in like a wreeeeeecking ball! 🎶 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-news.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share pic.twitter.com/S67KNCWui2
16 October 2019 : Love love love Yang’s pin. Can everyone start getting all other candidates to commit to appointing him to run the Small Business Administration?
15 October 2019 : Yup, Lauren sent it to me this morning. Such a great story!
14 October 2019 : Thanks to gerrymandering, candidates for the House (and state-level legislative bodies) get to pick their voters. Thanks to @facebook ’s targeted ads, candidates for every other office can essentially do the same. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/14/us/politics/democrats-political-facebook-ads.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
8 October 2019 : So, let's impose a cost on Putin's weaponization of Russia's internet. Companies hosting servers in Russia? Sanction. Computer programming companies in Russia? Sanction. Telecom? Wireless? Cybersecurity? Computer hardware? Sanction. Sanction. Sanction. Sanction.
8 October 2019 : A good place for us to start on sanctions against Russia, I think, would be imposing sanctions against Russian companies related to Russia's internet infrastructure. Putin loves hybrid-warfare, because it's cheap and it's relatively easy, with apparently low risks.
8 October 2019 : If we responded with sanctions akin to those that we're putting on Iran -- ones that are designed to do great harm to their nation's economy -- Putin and his allies would start to feel that there's a price to be paid for their aggression.
8 October 2019 : However, so far the US has met this Russian aggression with only highly-specific sanctions which target individuals -- and then, astonishingly, the Executive branch (with an assist from McConnell) figures out ways to weaken those very sanctions.
8 October 2019 : Russia has spent years working to undermine both our electronic voting systems, and, importantly: public trust in the results of democratic elections. And we're not the only ones who have been attacked this way.
8 October 2019 : ...have and their willingness to use them. This article puts into context the problem that the West has with Russia: Putin is willing to attack even friendly countries using extraordinary measures and violate international norms because he doesn't fear repercussions.
8 October 2019 : ...but that's missing the point. When we evaluate threats posed by foreign adversaries, we shouldn't be distracted by unlikely hypothetical scenarios where we're in open warfare, trading rounds on a battlefield. We evaluate risks according to the assets that real-world actors...
8 October 2019 : Good read: @nytimes story about the Russian hybrid-warfare unit that's working to destabilize Europe. Critics of NatSec folks who put so much emphasis on Russian activity often talk about how Russia's military and economy are pathetic compared to US... https://twitter.com/HighGroundVets/status/1181584716971040770?s=20
8 October 2019 : RT @HighGroundVets: The women shared their stories before the Supreme Court's new term, when the high court will decide whether to take up…
6 October 2019 : @laurabellejean @emmcgoobz @Lkatzenberg All you have to do is just use shampoo for everything.
6 October 2019 : Can one of you FOIA junkies out there see if @SecretaryPerry googles “25th Amendment” from government devices this week? https://www.axios.com/trump-blamed-rick-perry-call-ukraine-zelensky-8178447a-0374-4ac6-b321-a9454b0565d4.html
6 October 2019 : *Note: unless that free speech brings people joy in this hell hole during finals season. To people bringing comic relief to this suicide-plagued university, Columbia hands out threats and banishment. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/sports/columbia-silences-its-marching-band.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&fbclid=IwAR3xa6ovUPt3eAN6jUFq0NBOrdOkI3u4qnLx-VPVPpPoI8hfHCGayfbL5Nc
6 October 2019 : Because gosh, those bringing messages of hate might teach us something. So Columbia will never squelch free speech, for the good of the students!
6 October 2019 : It makes sure that members of the American far-right who inspire Neo-Nazis and racially motivated murder are afforded the chance to speak on one of the world’s most prestigious platforms.
6 October 2019 : . @Columbia University in the City of New York is absolutist when it comes to free speech.* The university proudly invites murderous dictators to address our students.
3 October 2019 : It’s only for sharing info with private care docs that the veteran seeks care from.
3 October 2019 : Yeah, same hack who wrote the alarmist article is one of the lawyers in the suit.
3 October 2019 : “China, if you’re listening...” https://www.axios.com/trump-china-investigate-joe-biden-f7d034bf-91ea-4ede-a879-6b86c36e719a.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
1 October 2019 : Shit is about to get wild, folks! https://www.axios.com/state-department-inspector-general-ukraine-investigation-4d241cdc-b8b8-45b4-9453-9322f647481b.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
1 October 2019 : Umm, hello, @FBI ? Is anyone there? pic.twitter.com/517L3p7wP6
1 October 2019 : Thanks!
1 October 2019 : Sure
1 October 2019 : Thanks! Do you know where I can find the video? Or does it take a day to go up?
30 September 2019 : Happy New Year! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/30/rep-chris-collins-expected-plead-guilty-insider-trading-case/
30 September 2019 : I would urge caution to anyone taking this blog seriously, on any topic. This data can and will ONLY be shared with the express permission of patients. The purpose of this update is to prevent patients from being stuck waiting on approvals for community care.
28 September 2019 : The heat lamp / cheese holder thing that does this just showed up in an ad for me this morning on Facebook. I feel like the algorithms really get me.
27 September 2019 : Thanks for clearing this up, Joe.
27 September 2019 : I haven't. Can you share evidence of this, please?
25 September 2019 : Hold on to ya butts! pic.twitter.com/H7iPWRe4pH
23 September 2019 : I think that the nonprofit that I work for should be at least reimbursed for two years of my salary.
23 September 2019 : Also, @facebook ought to be paying folks like @JuddLegum for what is currently essentially unpaid consultant work. Reports like his make Facebook a better product. He deserves compensation. pic.twitter.com/c5OxvUnF4q
23 September 2019 : This is why VVA is proposing a “green” verification badge. Help veterans have their voices amplified in a world where lots of fake accounts drown us out. pic.twitter.com/VzvoKuHOLK
23 September 2019 : Also, the power of a blue verification badge. https://twitter.com/juddlegum/status/1176229833539489792
23 September 2019 : Glad you asked! Policy recommendations are at the end of the report: http://VVA.org/trollreport
23 September 2019 : Looks like @JoeBiden 's staff is paying attention to VVA's report. Having cybersecurity talked about on the campaign trail would be a really positive sign. Maybe get this @WhiteHouse to act on our policy recommendations? h/t @AlexanderMcCoy4 https://twitter.com/mikercarpenter/status/1176132069874950144?s=20
23 September 2019 : One of the things that's most frustrating is that VVA, media and other investigators -- by releasing reports and articles about this -- are essentially working as unpaid consultants for Facebook and other social media organizations. Social media ought to be reimbursing our orgs.
23 September 2019 : VVA's first letter to FBI, VA, DOJ, and a host of other agencies was dated April 5, 2018... Been waiting 536 days for a response from any agency. Thankfully, House @EnergyCommerce Committee included my letter in congressional record. https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20180411/108090/HHRG-115-IF00-20180411-SD014.pdf
23 September 2019 : The coalition letter to FBI is dated March 19, 2019. That was 188 days ago. https://twitter.com/RepGilCisneros/status/1175124026580250624?s=20
23 September 2019 : How the hell are we supposed to get their attention? Thankfully, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs ( @VetAffairsDems ) is paying attention. But bipartisan coalition @RepGilCisneros , @RepDonBacon , @tedlieu , @RepGregSteube wrote FBI on this months ago — no FBI response.
23 September 2019 : For what it’s worth, @VVAmerica ’s Troll Report was publicly released last Tuesday. I am yet to hear from @DeptVetAffairs (they told CNN’s @kevincollier they would reach out directly...), the @FBI , @Facebook .... if letters from VVA’s CEO, press attention, etc don’t work...
23 September 2019 : It’s this easy: pic.twitter.com/251lC1mjtW
23 September 2019 : Then, start falling down the rabbit holes. Right click, open in new tab, inspect for suspicious content and foreign admins. Repeat, repeat, repeat. FB algorithms already have all these junks pages identified, but for some reason, FB hasn't realized it yet (or acted on it yet).
23 September 2019 : Visit any of these suspicious pages, go to "page transparency," and see where the admins are from. Once you see Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, etc -- remember that this is page is now your nexus. Next, scroll down (on desktop) to "Related Pages" or "Pages liked by this page"
23 September 2019 : How do I find a network of pages? Easy. Read the "Approach" section of my report. http://vva.org/trollreport
23 September 2019 : ...followings, which they're now shifting to pro-Trump propaganda. These pages can be about any hobby or thing that people like. Basically, anything that's... simple... like "I Love America." Or "Press Like if you're a fan of classic Movies" https://www.facebook.com/Press-Like-if-youre-a-fan-of-classic-Movies-297305924136534/
23 September 2019 : Well, this is something I had been saving... but the cat is out of the bag now. Great find and write-up by @JuddLegum . TL;DR: A ton of pages out of Russia and countries within the Russian sphere of influence have been building junk FB pages w massive... https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1176104427020857344?s=20
21 September 2019 : Yeah, back to running around with his puppy friends.
21 September 2019 : This is how I am getting Twitter to care about my work from now on.
20 September 2019 : Yup. Agreed. But if this is the Hill that they want to die on... while there’s no permanent chief of their suicide prevention programming...
20 September 2019 : More veterans died by suicide in 2017 than the previous year, the report shows. There were 6,139 veteran suicide deaths in 2017, an increase of 129 from 2016. This is just devastating. https://twitter.com/HighGroundVets/status/1175142168350142464
19 September 2019 : For those interested in the Macedonian stuff in the report, check out the folks at @OCCRP like @AubreyBelford . (He tags one of the Arsov brothers in this tweet.) https://twitter.com/aubreybelford/status/1174056120626925571?s=21
19 September 2019 : Oh god. The earplug lawsuit people are spamming ads on SiriusXM radio now. There’s no hiding from these guys..:
18 September 2019 : Thanks, brother!
18 September 2019 : Don’t deny tuning. I know you tuned. You tune all the time, tuner.
18 September 2019 : http://VVA.org/trollreport
18 September 2019 : Thanks for tuning in!
18 September 2019 : Approx 1:45 EST
18 September 2019 : No way!
17 September 2019 : Leo included a quote in his piece that I hope is the main takeaway for readers of my report. We need to go after the **people** behind these pages. FB closing accounts is whack-a-mole. Charges on election interference and/or fraud — that ought to be what we’re asking of our govt pic.twitter.com/IPDwCqJ6F3
17 September 2019 : trollololololololol pic.twitter.com/tCPpB9RVv1
17 September 2019 : VVA discovered another imposter page called “Veterans of Vietnam” on FB. (It’s still up). When we found it, it had admins in Bulgaria and Russia. I’m not saying it’s “the Russians.” ...But it could be. @LeoShane covers those chapters for @MilitaryTimes https://twitter.com/leoshane/status/1174062397499346946?s=21
17 September 2019 : We wrote a chapter on Identity Theft of Troops and Veterans — and Romance Scams and Espionage. @nikkiwentling of @starsandstripes interviewed an active duty soldier who is often imitated online: https://twitter.com/starsandstripes/status/1174060581361541121?s=21
17 September 2019 : Right up front I want to thank all of the journalists who have been covering this problem, and to @washingtonpost for being cool with us farming out individual chapters to other outlets after being promised the exclusive on the report.
17 September 2019 : Yes, Frosting’s been helping me power through editing the 40,000+ word, 200+ photo document.
16 September 2019 : Take Jen’s advice, @johnpaulredmond . Get a qui tam lawyer in NY.
16 September 2019 : Looking through my old emails, it looks like I connected you to a congressional office in Long Island in March 2018, and sent your case to a few lawyers. I also encouraged you to meet with your local @AFGENational chapter. Pitched the story to media. What else can I do?
16 September 2019 : If you have evidence of this, please share it.
16 September 2019 : Have you connected with any whistle-blower organizations yet, John?
14 September 2019 : In that case, here’s a bonus for you: https://twitter.com/krisgoldsmith85/status/1172869899288547328?s=21
14 September 2019 : Yup! Updates are going to be shared on Instagram from now on: https://instagram.com/frostingthegoodboy?igshid=q1e5iig3vjnh
13 September 2019 : Done
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4 September 2019 : Does anyone really know what Pekingese feet look like? (I googled and still don’t know.)
4 September 2019 : Same.
27 August 2019 : Well, the universe and Frosting had other plans. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get a refund for our trip, nor could we drop him off at doggie daycare since the pup since he needed a vaccination for dog influenza — which is two shots that need to be taken at least two weeks apart.
27 August 2019 : So, @Lkatzenberg and I had originally planned on waiting until September to adopt because we had planned a vacation for our anniversary. We didn’t want to confuse a new pup with a bunch of moves — and it turns out that the place we rented for this week isn’t dog friendly.
19 August 2019 : We did. Owner has my info, and hung up on Vetco.
26 July 2019 : RT @NirvanaHabash: Protesters won't stop us! @ANXOcider is brewing 1 last batch of the exclusive DC As F*ck Cider benefiting @DCAbortionFun…
18 July 2019 : Update: went to a bar tonight and there was a guy sitting at a small table by himself drinking Coors Light on ice with a straw. This place is fuckin weird.
16 July 2019 : My “lane” is reminding you that being a “good German” is unbecoming of someone with a family history like yours.
16 July 2019 : Perhaps you need to take another visit to the Holocaust Museum. “Never Again” is a pledge to stop the dehumanization, mass internment, and criminalization of minorities. And “Dems did nothing” is dumb. Dems elect Jews and put them in positions of power. R’s just say “yay Bibi!”
16 July 2019 : Okay, lots of random stuff packed in here. Did AOC say “holcaust,” or are you putting words in her mouth?
15 July 2019 : It’s about where you spend your energy. If there’s a president inviting Nazi sympathizers to the WH to talk about how their “free speech” is being blocked, and Senators are defending racist language from the WH, but your concern is AOC... you’ve got your priorities all fucked up.
15 July 2019 : Ah, sorry, didn’t see the tweet that totally absolves you of standing on the side of white nationalism... which, btw, is coming for you too.
15 July 2019 : RT @brianstelter: CBS morning show: "Critics" say Trump's attacks "are racist." NBC: "Some have branded his comments as racist." But ABC's…
15 July 2019 : So you're trying to say... racism coming from the WH is okay? Cool story, bro.
11 July 2019 : The VA doc informed me that Naloxone isn’t only available to veterans who are known to be at risk of overdose — but any VA patient who would like to have Naloxone on them in case they witness an overdose. That’s great news.
23 May 2019 : RT @TaylorMirf: Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT (D-Conn.) led the group of senators in sending the letter to VA @SecWilkie. He, along with @BetoORourke…
16 May 2019 : RT @TaylorMirf: Here’s the link to the original story, which we published on Tuesday - https://t.co/5cNgLbzl8I
15 May 2019 : I guess we got married because opposites attract. cc: @Lkatzenberg https://t.co/uyPttZzZEc
11 May 2019 : RT @cjchivers: This ⁦@ABarnardNYT⁩ is worth every second of your time. https://t.co/hJo7wqqqOV
2 May 2019 : RT @CrispinBurke: Concerned that military-themed Facebook pages (which are legit) are sharing memes like this re #Venezuela. This reminds…
2 May 2019 : RT @LeoShane: .@coffeeshopjihad: “Women often go from being the most visible servicemembers on active duty ... to some of the most invisibl…
19 April 2019 : We ❤️🍆🖼🤷🏻‍♂️
19 April 2019 : Perseus with the Head of Medusa Antonio Canova (1804-1806) — 19th Century (The dick takes center stage) pic.twitter.com/7Rw9LS77N0
19 April 2019 : Personification of the River Nile Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1785–95 — 18th Century (At first you think “oh, fig leaf. No dick.” Then you notice the 16 children all have dicks out. Note: this is a miniature of a carving at the Vatican. The original doesn’t omit any dicks) pic.twitter.com/MmJE1hbej2
19 April 2019 : Hermaphrodite Giovanni Francesco Susini (1639) — 17th Century (Front carving: “Often you will find a double heart in one breast. Beware of treachery”) (dick!) (Back: “You see a double form in one body. Marvel at the beauty.”) (no dick!) pic.twitter.com/b03wuP0LOU
19 April 2019 : Third: Adam Tullio Lombardo (ca. 1455–1532) — Renaissance Era (No visible dick) Relevance: this captures the moment *before* taking a bite of the forbidden fruit, before Adam would have been ashamed of his nakedness. THERE SHOULD BE A DICK HERE, Tullio! pic.twitter.com/HFsrHsipkD
19 April 2019 : Second: Capital with Lions Mounted by Nude Riders ca. 1200 — Middle Ages (No visible dicks) Note: the Met’s Middle Ages collection didn’t have any dicks that I could find. pic.twitter.com/IGxJj841Gu
19 April 2019 : The first: Bronze Statue of the Emperor Trebonianus Gallus A.D. 251-253 - Age of Antiquity (Has a dick) pic.twitter.com/E3zgdCXm3O
19 April 2019 : 6 statues from different eras Title: Expressions of Power in the Male “Nude” of Western Art.
19 April 2019 : Tbh I didn’t even realize what I had written until I described the paper to another vet. I was kinda just on autopilot.
19 April 2019 : Yesterday I handed in a 20-page paper (including pics and charts) for my Masterpieces of Western Art class on the study of dicks in sculptures at the @metmuseum . I feel like I’ve brought senioritis to a whole new level.
18 April 2019 : Glad I helped you folks make sure your page is secure. https://twitter.com/gpingersoll/status/1118883031476051973?s=21
18 April 2019 : I mean, the About page on their site says they’re consumed worldwide, but so is everything that starts with “www.” Nothing about International reporting. https://dailycaller.com/about-us pic.twitter.com/YOMknp7xXQ
18 April 2019 : Umm... why does @DailyCaller ’s (blue-check verified) “American Voices” page have admins that are uh... very much not based in the US? pic.twitter.com/3zl16JnyWi
9 March 2019 : @chrisalbon @Lkatzenberg Bulliet bourbon. What else would go in a flask?
8 March 2019 : ❤️ Living our best married life in 2019. ❤️ https://t.co/yLgYy3Gqku
25 January 2019 : Amazon knows that I’m recent married Manhattanite with no children. I’m not hating that the algorithms want me to completely spoil myself with fun kitchen stuff. https://t.co/A7appIIHEm
25 December 2018 : A bunch of these government employees that I know of weren't even on duty -- and they acted out of a deep commitment to service on their own time, during a major holiday. They could have turned off their phones, stopped reading email, and let someone else handle it.
23 December 2018 : @Jeremy_Profitt @USArmy @USMC @HotHandsBrand You guys look like you need some spoon training.
18 December 2018 : RT @Lkatzenberg: New @NYTimesAtWar: Afghans like Aziz Sharifi, who worked as an translator for US forces in Afghanistan, wait years for an…
3 November 2018 : @jenniab91 Of course. What’s up?
19 October 2018 : RT @bkesling: @Carter_PE @Paulaminger1 @KrisGoldsmith85 @WSJ @dnvolz Paula, pls read the story we wrote on this very topic. Thanks. https:…
28 September 2018 : @MarkFooterman @CoryBooker @KamalaHarris @maziehirono We just witnessed a full day of utter cowardice from Republican Senators, where they were too afraid to ask a witness questions for fear of the consequences of revealing their insensitivity and lack of professionalism — then suddenly they find their voices at prime time.
27 September 2018 : RT @maggie_mae_mour: “Do you believe in God?” Is not an appropriate question for a SCOTUS nominee. Full stop.
23 September 2018 : RT @Lkatzenberg: I am indebted to @philip_nyc who traveled the country this summer to meet every family and photograph them. He’s not just…
23 September 2018 : RT @alexi: So let me get this straight.. GOP spox for Senate Judiciary — which is overseeing the confirmation of a man accused of sexual a…
5 September 2018 : RT @SVACDems: "Many of our nation's veterans already use medicinal cannabis & they deserve to have full knowledge of the potential benefits…
4 September 2018 : @ArmyofNaveed @Lkatzenberg What is leg day?
1 September 2018 : RT @jeffzeleny: Not sure I’ve heard applause in a eulogy at the National Cathedral, but it broke out from many when @MeghanMcCain declared:…
27 August 2018 : RT @tedlieu: Dear @SecretaryZinke: You served on active duty. As a nation mourns McCain, it would be appropriate to lower the flag to half…
24 August 2018 : RT @Lkatzenberg: For those of us who have been following the Tompkins Square Park hawk love triangle, this is a very upsetting development.…
21 August 2018 : RT @bkesling: The VA fumbled more than a thousand military sexual trauma claims, according to a new IG report. https://t.co/XdO6tvRWtH via…
18 August 2018 : RT @AshaRangappa_: This is why “process crimes” — like lying to the FBI — are crucial to our justice system, and not “made up” crimes as so…
3 August 2018 : RT @iarnsdorf: NEW: In the fight over privatization at @DeptVetAffairs, @CohenVeterans has become a test case for both sides… https://t.co/…
16 July 2018 : RT @JohnBrennan: Why did Trump meet 1 on 1 with Putin? What might he be hiding from Bolton, Pompeo, Kelly, & the American public? How will…
23 May 2018 : RT @SenateGOP: Great news! The #VAMISSIONAct was just passed by the Senate. The VA Mission Act, championed by @SenatorIsakson, will give ve…
10 May 2018 : RT @nys_health: A big thanks to all our speakers for a fantastic #veteranshealth2018! Thank you for contributing to an important and engagi…
4 May 2018 : RT @ByNatalieGross: The latest on an emerging therapy for PTSD, VSOs' push to reform TAP, #MilitaryAppreciationMonth discounts & more on t…
2 May 2018 : On top of the pile of sad things here is that they don’t realize they’re racist douchebags. Seriously. They are completely unaware of the demonstrable fact that they are racist douchebags. They’re racists. Douchebags. And they don’t know. https://t.co/vzW3NnQJoT
1 May 2018 : RT @LeoShane: Full story now: Lawsuit demands removal of Acting VA Sec Robert Wilkie, calling his appointment illegal https://t.co/JKazWP6Z…
30 April 2018 : RT @HighGroundVets: #BREAKING: Vice President Mike Pence first blew the whistle on misconduct by Admiral Ronny Jackson for revealing confid…
27 April 2018 : RT @LouisCelli: Watch this interview with former SECVA Bob McDonald. Some really salient points made here. Probably the most important 7 m…
26 April 2018 : RT @maggieNYT: Trump aides fought for months to keep him from doing what he did this morning/the thing that makes him happiest - just calli…
16 April 2018 : @KateChief At this point I think Trump actually enjoys the Russia narrative.
29 March 2018 : RT @markknoller: .@AmericanLegion wishes @SecShulkin well saying he "acted in the best interests of America’s veterans and was making meani…
26 March 2018 : These rumors coming from staff at The White House are a huge distraction from important VA reforms. https://t.co/Z2fnTDbrJ9
23 March 2018 : Despite having 49 cosponsors in the Senate, Congress refuses to pass the #BlueWaterNavy Act because it's too "expensive." https://www.stripes.com/news/us/shulkin-says-he-would-if-he-could-expand-agent-orange-related-health-care-1.518135
22 March 2018 : Ummm... Update... Just got a press release from @RepMikeCoffman bragging about voting against his own bill. Dude. Come on.
22 March 2018 : These are vast improvements, but there are populations still left behind. @RepJenniffer tried to amend earlier versions of this text to include vets who participated in disaster relief. The amendment was struck down over cost. This happened shortly before #PR was devastated.
22 March 2018 : 2) Drone operators, who may never leave CONUS but who may have witnessed or participated in deadly action. 3) Those who are operating outside of designated combat zones, but where hostilities are present. Think AFRICOM.
22 March 2018 : Often left out, but not left out today: 1) MST survivors, who will gain access to facilities outside VA if deemed appropriate for care. This is in response to many survivors who understandably feel uncomfortable around crowds and certain populations.
22 March 2018 : The bipartisan result of this compromise builds upon and makes permanent Shulkin's efforts to #LeaveNoVetBehind . https://www.stripes.com/news/mental-health-care-for-veterans-with-bad-paper-included-in-spending-bill-1.518173
13 March 2018 : #BREAKING: White House officials claim more instability is coming for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. https://t.co/IhgQA9Uuj9
13 March 2018 : RT @VAChair: This #WomensHistoryMonth, we are especially grateful for the inspiring #womenveterans who continue to serve, including @DAVHQ…
3 March 2018 : @thecourtneyhurd @ppcpilot94350 @artayyeb @tcburkejr @nikkiwentling @starsandstripes @tyson_manker @YaleLawSch In this conversation, Tim has just displayed evidence of the root of the problem: Even with 30 years of experience, there are leaders who never develop the emotional intelligence necessary to elevate from "guy in charge" to leader. I feel sorry for his former troops.
28 February 2018 : @JoePlenzler 's quote (above) aptly describes what's at stake in the #VetsForGunReform debate. The AR-15 is a weapon platform that was designed for killing humans in a state of war. It's not for hunting animals, it's not for home defense. It's only for hunting human beings.
28 February 2018 : “They are the Formula One cars of guns, designed to kill as many people as quickly and efficiently as possible.” https://fb.me/1w8eZm7w2
26 February 2018 : RT @legionindc: .@AmericanLegion @VFWHQ @DAVHQ @AMVETSHQ @PVA1946 @MilitaryOfficer @wwp head to the #WhiteHouse to discuss the need for a s…
23 February 2018 : "More guns" in the hands of non-professionals in what soldiers would call "kill-zones" is just... dumb. It ignores the facts. We can, and should do better. Let's keep the weapons of war out of civilian hands, full stop.
23 February 2018 : The answer to this problem, is not the one suggested by @POTUS and @NRA 's chief voices: @DLoesch and Wayne LaPierre. School hallways are long tunnels, hard walls and floors. Perfect environment for bullets ricochet, turn into shrapnel, and tear flesh.
23 February 2018 : Anonymous, plain-clothes teachers who occasionally visit a gun range trying to respond to a deranged individual with an AR-15 in a crowded school -- while police are attempting to figure out what the hell is going on -- is only going to get more kids killed.
23 February 2018 : Soldiers in a warzone, and SWAT teams rely more on their radios than their weapons to coordinate their actions. They wear uniforms for a reason -- to let their teammates, bystanders and targets know who the good guys are.
23 February 2018 : Furthermore -- being effective in combat takes a team, and it takes practice to maintain those skills. The myth of onsies and twosies of retired police officers and veterans playing hero during an active shooter scenario in a school is nuts.
23 February 2018 : They're already spending their own money to supplement the needs of their students, whom they love and support in ways I can't begin to explain for them. Not one of them have the time or energy to spare to become proficiently trained in urban combat and still teach their kids.
23 February 2018 : I don't know any teachers who want to carry weapons to school. (If I'm wrong, feel free to chime in). They have enough to worry about.
23 February 2018 : Other childhood friends became officers of the law or joined the military. These are two different types of people, who chose two different paths in life, whose training and education honed vastly different skills.
23 February 2018 : When rounds are flying in both directions, in a gunfight the NYPD hits their target only 13% of the time. The idea that arming teachers will protect children is preposterous. I know this because plenty of my childhood friends grew up to be teachers, and I'm listening to them.
23 February 2018 : The @nytimes Editorial Board nails it with this piece: "Let the Teachers Teach." Statistics show that show that the NYPD hits their target about 1/3 of the time when they're the only ones shooting. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/opinion/teachers-guns-classrooms.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
23 February 2018 : Combat #veteran here to enter the #VetsForGunReform debate in support of the kids of #MarchForOurLives , with a reality check for my @NRA buddies. "One shot, one kill" is a myth outside very controlled combat scenarios when shooter is hidden, relatively safe from returning fire.
19 February 2018 : RT @jaketapper: LATimes: Former Trump aide Rick Gates to plead guilty; agrees to testify against Manafort, sources say https://t.co/isMBlA3…
16 February 2018 : RT @nikkiwentling: New from @washingtonpost: Jake Leinenkugel proposed that the White House remove the VA chief of staff and deputy secreta…
10 February 2018 : Thank you to SVA for kicking off by celebrating Omar Andrews! This High Ground Fellow and... https://fb.me/HciBhPk1
8 February 2018 : Harriet Tubman fought to end slavery, then had to fight for recognition and support as a veteran. https://fb.me/LmxMgFvg
6 February 2018 : RT @legionindc: The American Legion has long advocated that the #CaregiverProgram at the @DeptVetAffairs be expanded to include ALL generat…
6 February 2018 : Check this out: @MilitaryTimes is honoring with a dedicated page! https://fb.me/1PrzZJU0Z
26 January 2018 : VA and DoD's new tool to help veterans with #badpaper is a great start, but we must #LeaveNoVetBehind . https://fb.me/IBZLzmZh
9 January 2018 : Airman Chris Rolph may have just won his highest award ever, but he's just getting started. #SVALeads @studentvets https://t.co/cf0bjOJv24
3 January 2018 : Welcome to 2018... https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/948355557022420992
22 December 2017 : Attn: @AmericanLegion @VFWHQ @DAVHQ @AMVETSHQ @PVA1946 @MOPH_HQ @studentvets @vetshelpingvets @Carter_PE @LeoShane @nikkiwentling @Lkatzenberg @MartinKuz @bkesling @Oriana0214 @jaketapper @JaridWatson @AlexanderMcCoy4 @artayyeb @AlexHortonTX @ByNatalieGross @SecShulkin https://t.co/8qeXsSmPM5
6 December 2017 : @AltDrShulkin @SecShulkin @DeptVetAffairs 2/ Alt Shulkin is following well-known mainstream veteran advocates + orgs. Also lesser-known organizers of vets on political left and right. Vet politicians. Politicians who speak on vets on left, more: right. Also key military/veteran focused journalists. Def knows their shit
30 November 2017 : RT @Steve37564930: Their burden then gets shifted to cities or counties. The question is whom is better equipped to deal with the prob…
27 November 2017 : Question: what has @ByNatalieGross been up to? Answer: writing @MilitaryTimes ’ ENTIRE #GIBill magazine. Big congrats, Natalie, on a job well done. Thanks for telling our stories and keeping #Veterans informed on one of their most critical transition benefits! pic.twitter.com/Q3yJckTZ4n
16 November 2017 : RT @nikkiwentling: New study shows the military's abortion policy has negative effects on female servicemembers' health and careers…
14 November 2017 : RT @VotingVeteran: @LouisCelli That is what makes veteran's advocates different than lobbyists! We do it because of our passion and p…
11 November 2017 : RT @SenJohnMcCain: Must-read by David Petraeus in @WSJ: "To Thank #Veterans, Help Them Build Civilian Careers" https://t.co/eMYLxJX5u4
7 November 2017 : @kaydakeleher Sen Gillibrand is on it. https://t.co/Q3QUDXLhJf
6 November 2017 : @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 5/ So, let's think about this: A Bad-Conduct-Discharge (BCD) for spousal abuse denied shooter mental healthcare access. But not gun access.
24 October 2017 : Congress is yet to accept that they are responsible for knowing where our troops are and what they're doing. https://t.co/1zkOYpr06O
18 October 2017 : @AMVETSHQ @jchenelly @VeteransHealth @TaskandPurpose @HighGroundVets @DeptVetAffairs @MilitaryTimes @starsandstripes @nikkiwentling @SecShulkin 4/ @VVAmerica brought this up 2 @SecShulkin the other day at a public forum. He said he’d look into it. We hope corrective action taken soon
8 October 2017 : As a #veteran, I am saddened that our @VP, @POTUS + @SecondLady will ignore the issue of excess police force + perpetuate cynical politics https://t.co/RD30wwpcku
6 October 2017 : RT @isleshocky77: It's mind-blowing to see @facebook #RussianBots in action the first time - it just leaves you dumbfounded until you…
1 October 2017 : RT @thecourtneyhurd: A common problem in our military, allowing service members to abuse other service members. Where's the honor & serv…
29 September 2017 : RT @Aaron_Glantz: this wouldn't happen if Trump adequately staffed the regular VA, which at last count had 34,000 vacancies…
1 September 2017 : #BREAKING : Manafort may have played role in planning attack on U.S. Marines by paid protestors. http://fb.me/9E5VLrlKm
29 August 2017 : #BREAKING : @DeptofDefense announces major improvements to policies regarding #badpaper . Still reading. Very excited https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/Clarifying-Guidance-to-Military-Discharge-Review-Boards.pdf
23 August 2017 : President Donald J. Trump is now LIVE at The American Legion's National Convention in Reno! What do you want to... https://t.co/QADoSi03X8
19 August 2017 : Heavy hearts as the search continues. https://t.co/F0dWV9v2xn
12 August 2017 : 2/ my guess is "not very." Trump isn't singling out #AltRight #charlottsville #Nazi marchers. They'll look at this and think #BLM + #Antifa
12 August 2017 : Curious how upset #Bannon + friends r now that @realDonaldTrump finally dipped his toe into outrageous #charlottsville #nazi #AltRight mess https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/896420822780444672
2 August 2017 : Why doesn't the VA track opioid prescriptions that are authorized by the Choice program? https://t.co/Wx8W3LukMY
31 July 2017 : RT @Hubbard_WJ: @studentvets from @ITTTech and #Corinthian closures have waited long enough. @SenateMajLdr & @SenateDems, pass #ForeverGIBi…
24 July 2017 : @dandcaldwell @bkeirans @amiller0311 @ConcernedVets VA programs are being used to fund Choice in today's bill. We'd like to see Choice paid for without digging into VA.
21 July 2017 : RT @GiBillRights: Happy 6th Birthday @CFPB, a government agency that really works! #DefendCFPB #CFPBTurns6 https://t.co/QaNmM4xHZL
17 July 2017 : While everyone else is leaving the Hill, Team #ForeverGIBill is getting to work! Tune in to @HouseVetAffairs + @VetAffairsDems tonight! pic.twitter.com/oxDcU0i95J
12 July 2017 : Here's the link to the livestream about O'Rourke/Murphy's #HonorOurCommitment Act to help #veterans w #badpaper : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34xJAp02Q4s
12 July 2017 : Follow @BetoORourke + @ChrisMurphyCT 4 livestream at 11 if you saw @jaketapper story on #veterans w #ptsd #badpaper : http://cnn.it/2t3PX4q
27 June 2017 : Check out our Facebook live video with Connecting Vets talking #badpaper discharges. https://t.co/3nzbFLJyVm
13 June 2017 : RT @LaDevino: Love you @SRuhle! "Last I checked when you kick someone where you 'grow a pair' they start crying." 👏👏👏 https://t.co/pVAFQhV…
9 June 2017 : @Paulaminger1 I'm totally supportive of caregiver benefits for older vets families. And I'll keep fighting no matter what. But on a personal level...
25 May 2017 : RT @tysonmanker: @whatwouldDOOdo .@whatwouldDOOdo took the time to learn about the #badpaper issue to help combat vets like me. Than…
25 May 2017 : "The thing about @DeptVetAffairs is: it works if you can get in the door" - @EireannDolan on @SecShulkin helping vets https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/05/25/sean-doolittle-veteran-affairs-bad-paper-memorial-day?xid=socialflow_twitter_si
21 April 2017 : RT @VVAmerica: We're thankful to Chairman Dr. Phil Roe and the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs leadership and staff for... https://t.c…
9 December 2016 : BREAKING: @SenGaryPeters + @SenGillibrand 's #Fairness4Vets Act passes Congress as part of #NDAA . This legislation helps #veterans w #PTSD pic.twitter.com/6kuvv8tA4p
8 September 2016 : sorry for your loss.
8 September 2016 : I'm the man in the background shaking my head in disbelief at @realDonaldTrump #VetsAgainstTrunp #IAVAForum http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57d0b604e4b06a74c9f28f36
28 July 2016 : . @BarackObama referring my favorite #Republican Pres quote from Teddy at #DemConvention : " @HillaryClinton is that woman in the arena!"
28 July 2016 : Really never cared about #TPP , but interrupt @BarackObama 1 more time @ #DemConvention + I'm supporting it just 2 spite people. #DemsInPhilly
28 July 2016 : . @timkaine @ #DemConvention : "honest people tell u the plan. Check @HillaryClinton .com, her plan is there. @realDonaldTrump says " #BelieveMe
28 July 2016 : . @timkaine doing @realDonaldTrump impressions @ #DemConvention : " #BelieveMe - there's nothing suspicious in my #TaxReturns ." #DemsInPhilly
28 July 2016 : . @timkaine @ #DemConvention reminding us that NY + VA Politicians had 2 fight #Republicans 4 #healthcare 4 9/11 first responders. #Shame
28 July 2016 : Watching @timkaine at #DemConvention . 1 question: are there 16 teleprompters, or did he memorize every word? dude is amazing! #DemsInPhilly
28 July 2016 : I'm all 4 @timkaine . Dude's son is a Marine. Friends across the aisle. Natural VP pick. #DemConvention #DemsInPhilly https://medium.com/@kristofergoldsmith/in-defense-of-clintons-vp-pick-tim-kaine-14cb7706e371#.70x96iqqu
28 July 2016 : . @JoeBiden @ #DemConvention "we lead not only by our power, but the power of our example! We are America!" #DemsInPhilly @TrumanProject
22 June 2016 : #Vets1stAct provides pathway 4 vets 2 recover #GIBill benefits lost 2 bad actor schools. 2 #ProtectTheGIBill #passVets1stAct ..
9 March 2016 : Tks so much @RepKathleenRice @RepLeeZeldin @RepPeteKing @RepSteveIsrael 4 supporting #Fairness4Vets w @VFWHQ @DAVHQ ! https://twitter.com/RepKathleenRice/status/707633827439583233
12 February 2016 : . @sethmoulton I'm back in DC 2 ask Post-9/11 Vets in Congress 2 support #Fairness4Vets http://bit.ly/1Li7zHK pic.twitter.com/eXOZHafa0m
3 February 2016 : Glad I got to see you today, @sethmoulton ! Glad you're staying on top of #Fairness4Vets bill. Tell your MLA to join @TrumanProject !
12 January 2016 : .@RepMurphyFL "I'll do everything I can to support Team #RestoreHonor " then calls @sethmoulton to set up meeting pic.twitter.com/FQnDZO60n1