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Mark Levin: "The Muslim Brotherhood Has Infiltrated Our Government, It's Called Barack Obama"

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MARK LEVIN: What the hell's happening? Now we've backed the Muslim Brotherhood? And then of course, our dear friend Michele Bachmann & Louie Gohmert and three other brave members of the House of Representatives asked questions about the Muslim Brotherhood's infiltration of...

#Washington #DC
Chants of “USA! USA! USA!” before a line of police officers; some in crowd control helmets.

1. Another thing that Progressives have to get back is the whole "This person is good vs. this person is bad" mindset. America is a white supremacist country, which inherently means even the most well meaning politicians will have to disappoint eventually. But a lot of

2. Progressives don't seem to understand this. Like, for some reason people thought Obama was going to be a super-leftist, when he ran on working with folks with opposing views. Then y'all thought Bernie was going to spend fight the establishment (despite his history applauding

3. ( funding for jails, police officers and saying he would keel using drones) yet y'all were heartbroken when he supported Biden. Ya know, like he said he would. Now y'all are going at AOC for not wanting to force a M4A vote. You will literally never get anything accomplished if

4. You keep projecting your ideas on th3se folks instead of living in the real world. Politics isn't about who is good or who is bad, it's about getting shit done. Point blank. That's literally all it comes down to. And any elected official who has to govern a country that

5. Believes Obama is a secret Muslim, covid doesn't exist and that we should build a wall to keep out the foreigners probably aren't going to be lectured about your calls for equality and fairness, because at th end of the day, most of this electorate is still shitty. And like

In moving forward, the Ford government faces 3.5 problems. First, this PO statement means the Premier knew Phillips was in St. Barts at some point between Dec. 13 and Dec. 29. On what date? And when did PO know? Because ministerial travel is tracked/approved by PO/PMO #onpoli

More fundamentally, on the date that the Premier learned Phillips was out of the country - whenever it was - why wasn't Phillips ordered home immediately? Why was the Premier "disappointed" only after the public learned the news - Instead of when he learned it? #onpoli

These Qs are the most serious threat to Phillips because they raise the possibility that his interest might begin to conflict directly with the Premier's - and that usually spells your Waterloo. Ford will be reluctant to sack but he will if he must to make it all go away #onpoli

Second, those holiday social media posts by Phillips. They smack of an open attempt to leave the false impression Phillips was home when he obviously was not. Sure, you tape messages and sked posts in advance. But these are damning and have to be accounted for #onpoli

Which won't be easy. The, "we all make sacrifices" message - posted from a white sand paradise - is dead awful. Seems deliberate, deceptive and hypocritical. No way around that other to acknowledge it, own it and eat a full plate of shit. (Tip:DO NOT blame staff) #onpoli

THREAD - Face Covering Regulations: How the UK government instructed supermarkets and major retailers to respond to exemptions. /1

Last year the heads of supermarkets and *major* retailers received a ‘secret’ Cabinet Office document about face covering exemptions /2

An important point to make here is that small independent businesses were NOT given the same details. And neither has the government ever shared it with the public. In fact, they REALLY do not want you to see it. /3

Although I’ve known of this document since September, I previously decided not share it for fear that it would make life even more difficult for people with genuine medical exemptions and disabilities /4

Yet, this week, the government has mounted a fear campaign that has caused widespread confusion and despair for people who are not able to wear a mask. Notably, those with hidden disabilities. It must now be made public /5

This Jan, at least one of Spurs' three important weaknesses should be resolved:

1: Lack of dynamism in Central Midfield barring Ndombele/Lo Celso (only one of them can play at a time.)

2: Aerial inferiority of the backline.

3: No consistent Goalscorers barring Kane x Son.

1: Midfield Control.

Since Spurs are a team that focuses more on clinical attacking transitions on the counter, there is no need for extremely technical midfielders.

To play the way Spurs do, it's enough for the midfielders to have decent technique but an outstanding workrate.

The issue comes with Sissoko not being able to distribute the ball during transitions.

His role is needed. Replacing him with Lo Celso specially when the backline isn't solid on its own is suicidal.

So a midfielder who can be that extra edge of support on both fronts is needed.

Solution at Central Midfield: Marcel Sabitzer

Alongside Konrad Laimer, Sabitzer formed a formidable pressing pivot.

Yes, you're all focusing on what he does from an attacking front, but defensively, his ability to relentlessly press throughout the game is what Spurs need a lot.

Your views on Sabitzer might be split. Some want him in simply because he contributes more than Lo Celso

In reality, the truth is, Sabitzer is needed because it gives another GOOD midfield option

Imagine when the choices would be Ndombele, Gio, Sabitzer, PEH, Skipp, maybe Winks

Okayyyy, I’ll join everyone else in responding to today’s news (instead of just sighing, gazing into middle distance). The profit incentive baked into private prisons is a mess. But you know what else is a HUGE MESS?

The revenue incentive in the federal jail market. 🧵

The federal government spends an estimated $1.3 billion to house people in a loose network of local jails. These agencies—primarily the US Marshals and ICE—are directly under federal control.

All of this federal $$ has incentivized counties to BUILD BIG when they’re thinking about adding local jail space.

The wonderful Jack Norton @jcknorton calls this “an intercounty carceral arms race... to build and bigger and bigger

As he point out in the piece, this was catalyze largely by “The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984,” which I like to “the lesser know crime Bill ™️.” After passage, the no.
of people detained by the Marshals increased 32 percent in ONE YEAR.

The fact that so many people are now held for ICE in local jails—or at least that the contracts are in place to allow that—is a legacy of this bill. And you know who was was among the bill’s biggest champions? That’s right, one @POTUS Biden.

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Trump releases statement that extends national emergency due to human rights abuses and violations for 1 year until 12/20/21. This extends the national emergency declared on 12/20/17.

"The millions Girardi poured into Democratic political campaigns made him a confidant of generations of power brokers, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last year gave the attorney an official role in filling coveted state judgeships."

I won't sugar coat this...this is a disaster.

If Nov. was Pearl Harbor...we got hit again and lost all carriers.

Our retaliatory options are limited and better employed as shields than swords

But America has survived worse. Here's how we will survive this

#MAGA #2A

1/MANY

First, just the facts about situation.

1: Very soon, Democrats will have (narrow) unified political control of all 3 branches of government and can wreck US.

2: Our country is in an awful position financially due to the Obama spending during the good times.

2/MANY

3: They will greatly escalate "cancellation," likely creating blacklists of people like us.

4: They will use the full force and power of Gov't against us (look up AFP vs Harris), they've been rationalizing it 4 years.

3/MANY

5: They will try to use their current political advantage to stack the deck in future elections and policy fights.... likely trying to grant statehood to DC and Puerto Rico to explicitly help them in future elections.

Court packing is BACK on the agenda.

4/MANY

6: A lot of Republicans and conservatives will try to blame this on their enemies in the party. Populists will blame libertarians and vice versa.

THAT IS A MISTAKE. A civil war would doom us all and we need every hand on deck. YES, THIS MEANS YOU!

5/MANY

1/ @kyrstensinema I’m not sure if you remember me, and no worries if you dont. We shared a donut in the call center during the Prop 107 campaign. I helped a little with your social media on your 2010 State Senate run. I helped gather signatures to get you on the ballot in 2012...

2/ @kyrstensinema ...I mention all that so you know I’ve been a supporter with my time and effort since you started public service and so you don’t think I’m some random troll when I ask you what I’m about to ask you...

3/ @kyrstensinema ...I’ve watched you thread a nearly impossible needle of being blue at heart but still growing your influence in a red state. You’re a proud member of the LGBTQ community, a Democrat and a woman, who now sits in Barry Goldwater’s Senate seat. It’s astonishing...

4/ @kyrstensinema ...That balance you’ve maintained so you can grow has led you to be sometimes not as far left as I’d like, but I still trust and support you because of what I’ve seen you do. You led Arizona to be the first state ever to defeat an anti-LGBTQ ballot measure...

5/ @kyrstensinema ...the influence you’ve grown in Arizona and the Country has never been more needed than it is at this moment. The President of the United States tried to start a war with the People of the United States and he had the help of other members of the Senate...

After yesterday's dumpster fire pressers by both @jkenney and @TracyAllardUCP, I have a few things to say on a more personal note. Maybe that will penetrate thick layer of privilege covering you both. #ableg #abpoli /1

My mother was hospitalized from October through early December when we moved her into a LTC facility.

I can count on one hand the number of times I was able to visit her during that time. Hospital units were locked down to visitors for most of that period. /2

I was only able to take my father to see her in hospital once in that 2 months - they've been together 64 years. /3

Then, when she transferred to the LTC home, she was immediately quarantined for 14 days. I wasn't able to take my father to see her until Dec 23. /4

On Dec 24, the home went into COVID lockdown because of a staff member testing positive.

We had plans to be with my mother on December 25. One little bit of normal we could have had vaporized on one test result. /5