The media coverage has been bad.
Correct but since networks need to fill 24 x 7, we get endless speculation. It would be better to wait for facts. https://t.co/tocIglcBKp
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 9, 2022
The FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago feels like one of those news events where all the responsible commentators are really quiet because we don't know many crucial facts, so The Discourse is overwhelmed by liars, cranks, and Chris Cillizza-like punditry.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) August 10, 2022
Calling it a “raid” on Mar a Lago is a gross exaggeration. The Secret Service escorted plain-clothed FBI agents in an orderly search to collect certain documents pursuant to a valid warrant signed by a federal Judge. Not exactly a siege with guns a blazing.
— Dave Aronberg (@aronberg) August 9, 2022
Free lede for any newsroom that needs it.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) August 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, August 9. Former president Donald Trump has so far refused to release the warrant served on him Monday, keeping voters in the dark, and creating an information vacuum that supporters have filled with threats and accusations. https://t.co/nAbbaXAIG1
Intensity of Trump defense linked to extent to which modern right sees itself as the victim: 90% say US Christianity under assault, -3/4 say bias vs whites equal problem as bias vs minorities, ~70% say more immigrants destroying US culture. What’s some law breaking next to that?
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 9, 2022
Given that we still haven't seen the warrant, much less the warrant application, the immediate frenzied anger at the FBI is completely unjustified. There is no constitutional, statutory, or moral foundation for the belief a former president is above the law. So, wait. /1
— David French (@DavidAFrench) August 9, 2022
There are 4 likely aspects of a warrant about Trump wrongly retaining classified docs:
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 9, 2022
1) He was given warning (a year of NARA negotiations plus the June meeting).
2) Identification of known docs that Trump took but did not return.
3) Testimony from aides that HE took them. 1/2
Wouldn't Trump's lawyer get a copy of the search warrant showing what the FBI was looking for? Couldn't they make it public?
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) August 9, 2022
Major far-right figures and some Republican candidates for office have responded to the FBI's court-approved search of Mar-a-Lago by evoking civil war. https://t.co/559XI0EpCO
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 9, 2022
New + exclusive from me:
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 9, 2022
After Mar-a-Lago search, users on pro-Trump forums agitate for ‘civil war’ — including a Jan. 6 rioterhttps://t.co/kRT1Ulc8ZT
Last night, I posted a screenshot of top replies on TheDonald about the Mar a Lago raid, almost all of them violent.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 9, 2022
One user, bananaguard62, referenced a "civil war."
Well, it turns out bananaguard62 is Tyler Welch Slaeker, awaiting sentencing for storming the Capitol on 1/6. pic.twitter.com/wntNmjrgHX
Trump's supporters want a civil war after the #MarALagoRaid. His troops are extra super-duper pissed, but the the size of the army matters.
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) August 9, 2022
I'm here with some counter to the doom-scrolling. How to win their "civil war." My column for @theatlantic.https://t.co/LUP7Hc5IIc
.@monacharen: “The Republican party, which seemed to be flirting with post-Trumpism just a few weeks ago, has now come roaring back as an authoritarian cult. Trump has not changed. But he has changed Republicans.” https://t.co/40JoFtjbFQ
— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) August 10, 2022
“Small Town Talk” was written by Bobby Charles and Rick Danko. Both of them recorded it – Charles in 1972 and Danko in 1977.
The majority of Republicans will never accept the fact that Biden won the 2020 election. They have not been moved by the great job the 1/6 committee has done.
A majority of Republicans describe participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, takeover of the U.S. Capitol as legitimate political discourse. (@YouGovAmerica) More: https://t.co/hoK92GJO8p pic.twitter.com/9kZXK4CA26
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) March 18, 2023
Jan. 6 hearings have no impact on public opinion; 4 in 10 would back a Trump presidential bid in 2024 (@PollsterPatrick @MonmouthPoll) Details: https://t.co/R84GqrAZru pic.twitter.com/61wKSkKA1x
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) August 9, 2022
New polling reinforces that Republicans are no less likely now than a year ago to say Biden won due to fraud and no more likely to reject politicians who claim Trump was the real winner. https://t.co/AWDozfR53o
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 9, 2022
NATIONAL POLL: Is Trump responsible for #Jan6?
— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) August 9, 2022
38% directly responsible
26% encouraged those involved
32% did nothing wrong
72% of DEMs say he was directly responsible and 68% of REPs say he did nothing wrong.https://t.co/W5dirGYAR7
Turning to the incident at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, is it appropriate or not appropriate to describe this incident as a legitimate protest?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 9, 2022
REP
Appropriate 53%
Not appropriate 40%
DEM
Appropriate 18%
Not appropriate 81%
(Monmouth U. Poll, 7/28 – 8/1/22)
How much of the responsibility, if any, do you think former President Trump bears for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
REPUBLICANS
A lot 8%
Some 21%
Not much 24%
None at all 46%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 7/14-18/22)
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— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
Which candidate do you think was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election?
Joe Biden 65%
Donald Trump 28%
(New York Times/Siena College Poll, RV, 7/5-7/22)https://t.co/IiCgGgKEMr
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— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
Which candidate do you think was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election?
DEM
Joe Biden 99%
Donald Trump 1%
REP
Joe Biden 29%
Donald Trump 61%
(New York Times/Siena College Poll, RV, 7/5-7/22)https://t.co/IiCgGgKEMr
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— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
Do you believe Joe Biden won the 2020 election fair and square, or do you believe that he only won it due to voter fraud?
REP
Fair & square 27%
Due to fraud 58%
DEM
Fair & square 95%
Due to fraud 3%
(Monmouth U. Poll, 6/23-27/22)
Do you think the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was planned, or do you think it was spontaneous?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
REP
Planned 47%
Spontaneous 44%
DEM
Planned 93%
Spontaneous 6%
IND
Planned 62%
Spontaneous 28%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 7/14-18/22)
Do you think the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was planned, or do you think it was spontaneous?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
Planned 66%
Spontaneous 26%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 7/14-18/22)
How much of the responsibility, if any, do you think former President Trump bears for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
A lot 45%
Some 16%
Not much 14%
None at all 22%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 7/14-18/22)
Based on what you have seen or heard about the January 6th Congressional committee hearings, do you think former president Trump should be charged with crimes?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
Yes 50%
No 46%
(NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, RV, 7/11-17/22)
How much do you think former President Trump is to blame for what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 22, 2022
Great deal/Good amount 58%
Not very much/Not at all 40%
(NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, RV, 7/11-17/22)
“It Makes No Difference” is a 1975 song by The Band. The Mekons and Solomon Burke are among the artists who have covered it.
Satchel Paige pre game, 1941 pic.twitter.com/PCGMwnC4vr
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) August 8, 2022
#OTD in 1952, Satchel Paige became the oldest major league player to throw a complete game or a shutout. He was 46 when he shut out the Tigers 1-0 in 12 innings, allowing seven hits and striking out nine batters. pic.twitter.com/GEY7ZxI0TJ
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 6, 2022
On this date in 1952, St. Louis Browns veteran pitcher Satchel Paige, 46, becomes the oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout, 1-0 v Detroit Tigers in 12 innings.
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 6, 2022
pic.twitter.com/kf0pXyezcW
Bob Feller and Satchel Paige, 1948 pic.twitter.com/khpMu0rIm7
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) August 6, 2022
Willie Mays & Satchel Paige pose together at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York! (August 1979) #MLB #Legends pic.twitter.com/4gwmVypYDu
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) August 6, 2022
In 1965, the A’s sign 59-year-old Satchel Paige as a gimmick to generate fan interest. Nobody informs Ol’ Satch it’s a joke, however, and he proceeds to just fucking shut out the Red Sox for three innings. pic.twitter.com/90r3qkApRW
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) August 5, 2022
Vin Scully the wonderful storyteller he is, shares an awesome story about Satchel Paige. You’ll wanna listen to this one pic.twitter.com/b8ixo9pb09
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) August 4, 2022
look in the tweet replies for more examples
The "Dark Brandon" meme was started as an ironic joke by Twitter leftists mocking conservatives who share memes of Trump dressed as rambo non-ironically. The second tweet is the basis for the joke. pic.twitter.com/taNUcJytqR
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) August 8, 2022
"The eagle is not, and was never intended to be the reichsadler," Stone told the outlet, referring to the eagle. "It was just intended to be a representation of America's national bird, the bald eagle, and any reasonable person would interpret it as such." https://t.co/gjfJgSSYAd
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 8, 2022
Would really love to eavesdrop on the conversation where this was explained to Joe Biden https://t.co/n3uIqKda24
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 7, 2022
Agreed. This is why Dark Brandon works: because it's Joe-freaking-Biden, the moderate's moderate for 50 years, a grandpa who likes cycling and ice cream and thinks Delaware is a nice place. He cannot be cringed, but he can make edgy things cringe, and he should. https://t.co/2KjfcDo1IT
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) August 8, 2022
The “Dark Brandon” meme is probably one of the most organic and effect repurposing of a negative slogan I’ve seen in a long time.
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 7, 2022
Good job, y’all. pic.twitter.com/9ZZn1oCThc
What’s the headline going to look like on the New York Times explainer piece on “Dark Brandon.” pic.twitter.com/mHrwJi74Ru
— Ray Wert (@raywert) August 7, 2022
JUST IN: 49% of Americans said they would be more likely to support a candidate who would keep access to abortion legal compared to 27% who would be more likely to support the candidate who favors limiting abortion, per a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/wTAKYhUnmY
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 7, 2022
Republicans don’t seem to get it: no one wants to live in a state where the government can force you to give birth against your will, even if your life is in danger.https://t.co/BSG6K4PUAd
— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@DLCC) August 8, 2022
Wow, this chart … https://t.co/9LenCy5O07 pic.twitter.com/Vx7NNwhS2z
— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) August 4, 2022
The Dobbs decision is looking like much more of a political earthquake than anybody anticipated, and the shock doesn't seem to be fading.
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) August 3, 2022
More than a month later, 55% of Americans say abortion is "very important" to their midterm votehttps://t.co/0H2HRaL5TR
Poll: 7 in 10 Americans, regardless of party affiliation, want to be able to vote on an abortion measure on their state ballot. https://t.co/l0zEQE1fz3
— Axios (@axios) August 10, 2022
In red states, doctors and pharmacists are denying female patients a crucial drug for autoimmune disorders because it can also terminate a pregnancy.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) August 8, 2022
Another horrifying example of abortion bans’ devastating impact on women’s health. https://t.co/JgXK6kTJLn
Opinion by Ruth Marcus: No restriction short of an absolute, unyielding ban will satisfy some abortion opponents. https://t.co/h4xVi3ItAI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 1, 2022
Absolutely devastating @michelleinbklyn column on the anti-abortion movement's refusal to believe the real-life effects of its policies https://t.co/CSweG198K6
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) July 29, 2022
Perspective: Some treatments can cause irreparable harm or death to the fetus and to the patient. Adding possible legal consequences complicates the decision-making.https://t.co/Mya6fXS05U
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2022
States that banned abortion or are expected to are some of the most dangerous places in the U.S. to give birth, a New York Times analysis shows.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 28, 2022
“The safety net is woefully inadequate,” said Carol Burnett, who works with poor and single mothers. https://t.co/oCWP9WLZcM
States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers and Children https://t.co/Wg0S8Ik1ZF
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) July 28, 2022
not mature enough to terminate a pregnancy but definitely mature enough to raise a child https://t.co/vkgcd67Y20
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 16, 2022
From @paulwaldman1: This is Biden’s biggest unnoticed success https://t.co/XX5ll3nWCD
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) August 9, 2022
Biden also deserves praise for improving diversity on the federal bench. More than 76% of Biden’s have been women compared the roughly 42% of Obama’s and only 24 percent of Donald Trump’s.
— Jennifer "Pro-privacy" Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 8, 2022
https://t.co/wlujaJSqKC
Senate to confirm Roopali Desai to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the fifth AAPI woman to serve on a federal appellate court. Of Biden's judicial nominees, 75% have been women and over half have been women of color, Schumer said on the floor
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 4, 2022
On this day in his Presidency, Donald Trump had won confirmation of 44 judges. @POTUS has gotten 76 judges confirmed as of today.
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) July 22, 2022
Sad!