Fire Cuffari

This Trump guy should be gone

A nearly two-year investigation into allegations of misconduct by the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari expanded this week to include his role in missing Secret Service text messages from the insurrection.https://t.co/unSW9USQSc
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 9, 2023

This thread contains a searing critique of DHS IG Cuffari’s approach to overseeing deaths and inadequate medical care of people under ICE and CBP custody https://t.co/zos1UI2Mow
— Nick Schwellenbach (@schwellenbach) April 7, 2023

Cuffari's Office of Counsel – under Jim Read – is among the key parts of the watchdog office that esp. fear reprisal & believe top leaders do not have maintain high levels of integrity & honesty. It's been hemorrhaging attorneys, reported @cgrisales https://t.co/fDpvgBWm1r

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— Nick Schwellenbach (@schwellenbach) April 6, 2023

.@DHSOIG Cuffari and top aides are suing @cigiegov in federal court for “harassing” them by investigating them. Dozens of complaints of misconduct have come in to investigators. @POTUS won’t act until presented with a report https://t.co/zjN2GAWO1f
— Lisa Rein (@Reinlwapo) April 6, 2023

IG Cuffari – who just yesterday sued the @cigiegov for allegedly using unconstitutional and unlawful power to harass him and his staff with investigations into complaints against him – found no systemic issues in the ICE detention system that caused deaths.

He didn’t look. pic.twitter.com/3m8MnfDJmJ
— #DetentionKills (@ImmCivilRights) April 6, 2023

Great tweet comparing owning Nazi items to porn

This tweet on buying porn reminded me of this great scene from Bananas (1971).

".001% of their collection" like it's a copy of Hustler you bought with 10 other magazines, so the clerk doesn't think you just wanted the porn.

How much other shit do you need to own to dilute having ADOLF HITLER'S MONOGRAMMED TEA SET ???
— Dan Brennan (@ripplepig) April 9, 2023

AI pictures of the pope

Pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket inspired by Balenciaga. Turning the tables in a nightclub. Sharing a beer at Burning Man.

Many public figures have popped up in AI-generated pictures recently, but images with the pontiff have made the biggest splash. https://t.co/j9HGMscVVW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 8, 2023

Tweets with photos of Marilyn Monroe as old movie stars

A #frockingFabulous Marilyn Monroe as Theda Bara, photographed in 1958 by Richard Avedon. This was one of five iconic cinematic looks MM and RA recreated for a Christmas special entitled “Fabled Enchantresses”, in Life magazine. See the thread for more! pic.twitter.com/9ObFS405fN
— Catherine Curzon (@MadameGilflurt) April 8, 2023

The media gave Trump free publicity (as usual)

Was it necessary for the media to give Trump free publicity for the t-shirt he is selling after the arraignment? I sarcastically replied to several tweets and asked if they were going to give comparable publicity to Democratic Party merchandise.

Are you going to give free publicity to Democratic Party merchandise too?
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 4, 2023

Example of what I mean https://t.co/RIVoecaAII
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 4, 2023

Are you going to show merchandise available from the Democratic Party too? I’m tired of the media giving Trump free publicity!
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 4, 2023

Tweet with link to MLB’s Minor League Ballpark Guide

Have you seen minor league baseball? If not, I recommend it. The level of play isn’t as good as the majors but you will see players that will play in the majors. The games aren’t crowded and tickets are inexpensive.

Of the current parks, I have been to Wilmington, Lehigh Valley, Reading, Scranton Wilkes-Barre and Aberdeen.

We did it! (A thread)

After nearly two years, involving the work of dozens of people, the Minor League Ballpark Guide project is complete!

An interactive road trip planning tool featuring searchable maps and in-depth write-ups of every MiLB park:

🏟️ https://t.co/uQtN9QI3LR
— Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) April 6, 2023

Film: In This Our Life

In This Our Life (1942) is not nearly as well known as it should be. It has never been on Blu-ray and was on DVD in a Bette Davis box set. It’s an excellent film and Davis is great in it.

Happy birthday to Bette Davis, shown here IN THIS OUR LIFE (John Huston, 1942). Here's a 2009 tribute to the film—and Davis's superb, fearless work in it—by the late Stanley Crouch: https://t.co/QqVU28geYN pic.twitter.com/NBcLQzh7PG
— Farran Nehme (@selfstyledsiren) April 5, 2023

In This Our Life is an underrated gem. It was much admired by James Baldwin as well. Definitely one of the best films about race from the classic Hollywood era, and it features one of Bette's strongest, most uncompromisingly honest performances. https://t.co/KrkaHgdcPP
— Kathleen Geier (@Kathy__Gee) April 5, 2023

Tweets on Peeps

A proposed bill in the California Legislature would ban five chemicals found in some of the most popular U.S. candies: Skittles, Starburst and an Easter favorite — Peeps. https://t.co/Li1gZKN5bS
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 7, 2023

The Peeps factory is a true Willy Wonka experience. Complete with marshmallow cooks and sugarcoated conveyor belts, the Pennsylvania facility makes 5.5 million Peeps on an average day. Here's a look inside. https://t.co/1LioG0Ki3c pic.twitter.com/LPnytUkCBV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 6, 2023

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Tweets on what gerrymandering is

How is it possible for the Republican-dominated House in Tennessee to expel three Democratic lawmakers protesting in support of tighter gun laws? Gerrymandering explained:https://t.co/vhPadpcYrw
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) April 7, 2023

A history of the Gerrymander, a thread 🧵

Gerrymandering has become a prominent issue today, with every state having some history of it. However, the term only originated around 200 years ago, when Elbridge Gerry became the governor of Massachusetts in 1811. pic.twitter.com/CKcH2MmHYx
— Twiz 🌻 (@twizzyu) June 5, 2023

#OnThisDay in 1812, Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a new Massachusetts state Senate map.

One of these districts looked like a salamander and was thus dubbed a "gerrymander." pic.twitter.com/TyWB36itCN
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) February 11, 2024

More tweets on red state efforts to dominate blue cities

Telling that the #Tennessee3 represent the state's three largest cities. They are being expelled by a R caucus whose strength is rooted in non-urban areas. A crystallization of the dynamic that is accelerating overrides of blue metros on a wide range of issues across red states https://t.co/8qa4EpM4We
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) April 6, 2023

Nashville is currently the target of a punitive measure cutting its metro council in half because it wouldn't host the 2024 RNC.https://t.co/gfxUoQIWrG
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 7, 2023

Red states continue to preempt decisions by blue cities: “Tennessee overrides Memphis police rules prompted by Tyre Nichols’s killing” https://t.co/D0duBuAwN6
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 31, 2024