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December 28, 2020

If Warner Were a Muslim Cleric, We Wouldn't See This Intricate Discussion About Who's a Terrorist

A terrorist act took place on Christmas Day in Nashville.

By Charles P. Pierce
Dec 28, 2020

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And yes, I firmly believe that, had Warner been a Black Lives Matter activist or a Muslim cleric, we would not be having these angels-on-the-head-of-a-pin discussions about who is or isn't a terrorist. If, as all the evidence indicates, Warner set off a huge incendiary device on a downtown street in a major American city, then he committed a terrorist act and is, therefore, a dead terrorist. The idea that one cannot be a terrorist unless the person leaves behind a 100-page manifesto is dangerous in this age of accelerated communication. Random bits of violence are swirling in the very air around us, and all throughout our politics and our national dialogue. Occasionally, they coalesce, as they did on Christmas Day on Second Street in Nashville, where a terrorist act took place.

More:
https://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce/status/1343611404352446464?s=20
December 28, 2020

Where's Your Mask?

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December 28, 2020

Morgan J. Freeman ftw

2016: Trump cheated and won.
2020: Trump cheated and lost.

https://twitter.com/mjfree/status/1343043615283695616?s=20
December 27, 2020

Why aren't reporters being honest about who's to blame here?

Pelosi made a deal with Mnuchin. McConnell refused to take up the bill.

Pelosi made a deal with McConnell. Trump refuses to sign the bill.

Who, exactly, is Pelosi supposed to be negotiating with and why aren’t reporters being honest about who’s to blame here?

https://twitter.com/caitleg/status/1342945281533476865?s=20

December 27, 2020

Bernie Sanders: "What the president is doing right now is unbelievably cruel."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called out President Trump’s response to the $900 billion COVID-10 relief bill passed in Congress last week “unbelievably cruel” in an ABC News interview.

Said Sanders: “What the president is doing right now is unbelievably cruel. Many millions of people are losing their extended unemployment benefits. They’re going to be evicted from their apartments because the eviction moratorium is ending. We are looking at a way to get the vaccine distributed to tens of millions of people. There’s money in that bill.”

https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1343210416059670531?s=20
https://politicalwire.com/2020/12/27/sanders-calls-out-trump-as-unbelievably-cruel/

December 27, 2020

WH travel pool report: 'crazy f**k" Arrives at Trump Int'l Golf Course

Subject: WH travel pool report #2 - Arrival at Trump International Golf Course
POTUS arrived at his Trump International Golf Course at 9:47 am after an uneventful ride.


Pool saw just a few people along the route to the golf club - two supporters waved flags while another held a sign that read “crazy f**k.”

Pooler has inquired about POTUS schedule details and who is joining him on the golf course today. Will pass along any details I’ve received.

Courtney Subramanian
White House correspondent
USA TODAY
xxx-xxx-xxxx

https://www.whitehousepool.report/2020/12/27/wh-travel-pool-report-2-arrival-at-trump-international-golf-course/

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