Evangelicals and democracy

https://twitter.com/C_Stroop/status/1109449374378135552?s=17

Chris Stroop (@C_Stroop) Tweeted:

Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress tells Lou Dobbs “The God we serve doesn’t rule according to popularity polls” and that Trump is “on the right side of history” and “the right side of God.”

Evangelicals are telling you they don’t support democracy or pluralism. Time to believe them https://t.co/AqizU0iwq8

Arabic-speaking journalist humor

https://twitter.com/dkori/status/1109614824948932609?s=17

(Replying to: https://twitter.com/SulomeAnderson/status/1109612360434511877?s=17

Sulome Anderson (@SulomeAnderson) Tweeted:
I’m on a plane, just ended a heated phone conversation in Arabic in which the words “Hezbollah” & “daesh” were used, looked around at the horrified stares, realized I have a copy of @peterbergencnn’s “American Jihad” in my lap and every tab open on my computer is about terrorism

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dev kori (@dkori) Tweeted:
@SulomeAnderson @peterbergencnn Do terrorists often read up on the subject matter in their last moments of life?

“I should really nail down the theoretical underpinning before I go through with this”

The Media Gaslighting of 2020’s Most Likable Candidate

https://medium.com/s/story/the-media-gaslighting-of-2020s-most-likable-candidate-4c42baab641e

I’m a big fan. I want her to run right over Trump and the Republicans and barely even notice. Also (I hate to be saying this), the media are stupid.

«Warren is bursting with what we might call “charisma” in male candidates: She has the folksy demeanor of Joe Biden, the ferocious conviction of Bernie Sanders, the deep intelligence of fellow law professor Barack Obama.»

Dems can’t relax after 2018

Winning one election isn’t enough. Dems won in 2008 and then relaxed and let 2010 happen, and THAT was a Bad Move. It’s going to take a long effort to recover.

Lauren Underwood (@LaurenUnderwood) Tweeted:
A year ago, I defeated six opponents to win the #IL14 primary. I now have four #IL14 opponents challenging me for 2020, and the GOP has targeted my district: they want this seat back. We have to fight like we did in 2018—and harder. Chip in today to help:

https://t.co/WIEvxKtMtq

Indiana active-shooter drill

https://twitter.com/IsTrumpCareDead/status/1108698219725365253?s=17

This Indiana active-shooter drill makes me think of war reenactors, and then comes a whole raft of other thoughts. (A call for volunteers has gone out at our workplace. WTH?)

Lori (@IsTrumpCareDead) Tweeted:

This is not right. This is not beneficial in any fashion. It’s assault. It’s mentally traumatic. This is not something that should even be considered.

Get it together, Indiana. https://t.co/qsKM0KQE9U