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========== 5 Tweets for 2022-12-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1609082160396521474 Empires fall when ordinary citizens no longer believe in them. https://apnews.com/article/putin-mikhail-gorbachev-politics-soviet-union-russia-government-4dd71e5923e46720a1abc768b3a5993c #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-12-31 07:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1609077841492316160 The Gregorian calendar politics - England took 150 years to accept that a pope might have been right about something. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_of_the_Gregorian_calendar Now one Ukrainian church joins civil Ukrainian society in looking west rather than east. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-religion-orthodox-church-c8b84fad9dfe93554b2d28b08ec21ada #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 30% expands 1 impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-12-31 06:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1609074769516957699 How Trumpist candidates missed the independent vote by campaigning for the Trumpist base. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-angie-craig-2dfdaffd5b634a1bcf8eba73ea9980da They supposed that Trump campaign rally crowds reflected all American voters - but they only reflected Trumpist voters. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-12-31 06:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1609066021134143489 What goes up must come down. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/tech/silicon-valley-falls-back-to-earth/index.html Some of it will go up again, just as it did after 2008 and 2000 and other recessions. But some of it is down for good. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 time 2022-12-31 05:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1609059609213554694 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/health-covid-19-pandemic-flu-ap-fact-check-43cfaf18f1927cefd975438b4c799136 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-12-31 05:31 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-31 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 5 Tweets for 2022-12-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 180 epoch Lifetime ID 1841748349503009 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/31/2022 05:12" reach 15 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1841748349503009 ========== 7 Tweets for 2022-12-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608906983364775936 If you're rich enough you don't have to pay much in taxes - https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-federal-tax-returns-updates-290dd5b563d8d829ee8b89ab4471d2e2 Fox of course thinks the story is about the Democrats in Congress - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-release-former-president-donald-trump-tax-returns But draw your own conclusions - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/30/trump-tax-returns-congress/ https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-federal-tax-returns-updates-290dd5b563d8d829ee8b89ab4471d2e2 #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 20% expands 1 impress 5 time 2022-12-30 19:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608905031549620224 How Silicon Valley technologists retire https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/29/lawsuit-claims-oracle-fired-bay-area-man-because-of-his-age/ Somebody gets credit for driving cost out of the system by replacing expensive workers with cheaper ones. #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-12-30 19:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608903959271608321 Signs of the times https://news.yahoo.com/world-using-fewer-cardboard-boxes-150000421.html Good sign for inflation, bad sign for recession. #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-12-30 19:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608850068215599104 You don't know much about a new technology until you see how criminal minds learn to exploit it! https://buffalonews.com/new-chatbots-could-change-the-world-can-you-trust-them/article_43ec7af2-a582-58bd-9d15-3c80f2f0f2be.html #PS1technology == impress 6 time 2022-12-30 15:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608843082581303300 Disinformation in local school board races in wealthy suburbs? Why not? There's nobody to check and nobody to enforce any rules. So if you think that winning is the only thing - https://www.union-bulletin.com/opinion/opinion_columns/commentary-its-not-just-russia-and-china-targeting-washington-disinformation-is-a-problem-in-local/article_2933c344-87c0-11ed-8659-2385b3b3c07b.html #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-12-30 15:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608667651328606208 Your data lives forever - and who knows, it might pop up on eBay! https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2022/12/27/for-sale-on-ebay-a-military-database-of-fingerprints-and-iris-scans/ #PS1technology == impress 3 time 2022-12-30 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608650072245534721 Focus on good news for a change! https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/2022-democracy-rises #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-12-30 02:23 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 7 Tweets for 2022-12-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 212 epoch Lifetime ID 1841134326231078 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/30/2022 09:12" reach 15 title "2022: Democracy Rises" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1841134326231078 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-12-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1608531437782962176 It's a crime for a politician to lie? A prerequisite for Trumpism - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/post-interviews-trump-on-santos-satire/ which Santos embraces - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/07/republican-house-candidates-2022-crazy/ Now everybody is looking closer - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-republicans-speak-against-george-santos-lies-call-investigation https://apnews.com/article/Republican-George-Santos-Investigation-New-York-d783ca654dc08aba892f694ef2584af7 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1840376319640212 #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-12-29 18:32 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 12 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-29 ratio 7 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 1 Tweets for 2022-12-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 40 audclicks 2 BAD 1 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1840620482949129 impress 21 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/29/2022 17:12" rcs 2 reach 21 reactions 1 title "NY Rep.-elect Santos investigated for lying about his past" type Other URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1840620482949129 ========== 4 Tweets for 2022-12-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606650411745968129 There is such a thing as free will! And repentance - turning away from the devil's work - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/cassidy-hutchinson-trump-jan-6-perjury/ And for Passantino and the others who embraced the devil's tar baby of their own free will - FBI and disbarment? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1836181176726393 #PS1other == engage 2 engage-rate 13% impress 15 time 2022-12-24 13:58 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606529641371815936 What's next for Belarus? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/01/suspicion-swirls-over-russias-plans-belarus-after-ministers-death/ It's not easy being friends with Putin. #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 8% impress 37 time 2022-12-24 05:58 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606516622717784065 Medicare Advantage? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/medicare-advantage-seniors-health-care/ #PS1health == impress 6 time 2022-12-24 05:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606515512070262784 Presidential election results and Congressional power do not reflect American voters. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ But there's still a counter-argument to make. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/01/midterm-elections-minority-rule-republicans-myth/ But it's not a very good one. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 time 2022-12-24 05:02 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 14 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-24 ratio 21 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 4 Tweets for 2022-12-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 139 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1836192373391940 impress 26 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/24/2022 06:12" reach 21 title "Opinion | The midterms have busted the myth of conservative ‘minority rule’" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1836192373391940 ========== 19 Tweets for 2022-12-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606325400954511365 The fine line between initiative and insubordination - https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/23/politics/january-6-national-guard/index.html American military doctrine emphasizes commanders taking the initiative for tactical advantage. Russian doctrine forbids it, lest military initiative turn into political initiative! #PS1ukraine == impress 9 time 2022-12-23 16:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606320649592401927 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/health-business-ap-fact-check-bb144a204427b372402c109f0e79313d #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-12-23 16:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606318774701133830 Dixiecrat Trumpists remind us of all the taxpayer money that could be saved if Zelenskyy negotiated with Putin - meaning unconditional surrender, or a cease-fire until the aggressor can resume the war. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-maga-republicans-slam-ukraine-president-zelenskyy-20221221-gaem32revnd4vgom6jis74sncq-story.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1835445143466663 #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-12-23 16:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606174625984978944 The Russian way of war. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-erasing-mariupol-499dceae43ed77f2ebfe750ea99b9ad9 #PS1ukraine == impress 4 time 2022-12-23 06:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606166241088897026 More about how the sausage gets made. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/23/politics/government-funding-bill-analysis/index.html It's not pretty, but that's how it works. The miracle is that they pass anything at all. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-12-23 05:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606165224393826305 More about Stefan Passantino - https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/22/politics/cassidy-hutchinson-jan-6-testimony-trump-pressure/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-12-23 05:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606164213335855104 And here's the Jan 6 committee's summary of its full report - https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/politics/what-is-in-jan-6-committee-report-summary/index.html Ken Klukowski - another name you'll come to know. #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 29 time 2022-12-23 05:46 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606162487887335424 What's in the final Jan 6 report. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/22/politics/jan-6-committee-final-report/index.html You'll be hearing more about Kenneth Chesebro. #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-12-23 05:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606156871039008769 How the Zelenskyy visit happened. https://apnews.com/article/putin-zelenskyy-politics-nancy-pelosi-zagreb-48d6e3aa3e13b0a9a677522260d61ba3 #PS1ukraine == impress 2 time 2022-12-23 05:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606156105624604672 Of course the devil prefers to start at the top. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722010971476748 It's so much more efficient! https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-vatican-city-a14a52f3d3300330acfd13b5bffb0144 #PS1theory == impress 1 time 2022-12-23 05:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606154769139056642 Even the GOP - and some Democrats - that don't care about Trump are anxious about IRS enforcement against their megadonors. https://apnews.com/article/politics-business-donald-trump-86ec33d75573cdfc634f3532c6fdd989 #PS1tax == impress 5 time 2022-12-23 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606153859600027648 Putin gets whatever help he can, wherever he can, and denies it as much as he can. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-north-korea-e6a068d91bc9828ecadfb67c929a4162 #PS1ukraine == impress 7 time 2022-12-23 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606152972756402178 The Taliban shows its true colors. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-turkey-saudi-arabia-kabul-taliban-5d45634d0c8f530ccbbf0823fea16a33 That's what happens when patriarchalism takes over. Fears about that in America were relieved for the time being by the 2022 election results. #PS1afghanistan == impress 13 time 2022-12-23 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606151164738670594 How the sausage gets made. https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-4ce3cf1ee887747b13fe8d007b8ffd75 Wouldn't it be better to focus on one issue in one bill at a time? Sure, except Congress would run out of time and never pass anything. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-12-23 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606150118918393856 hearsay, speculation and theatrics https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-politics-arizona-katie-hobbs-d5d05d7359698db2c166909467d719f8 Of course! That's what Trumpists do! Who cares if it's factually true if it polls well with their base! #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-12-23 04:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606149107009011714 Trumpists deliver a graduate course in witness tampering. https://apnews.com/article/politics-3e7524f9bf2adb9aa9b064bf8ea5d98c Passantino can expect an uncomfortable interview with the FBI soon, if not already. And perhaps a disbarment hearing. #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-12-23 04:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606147729607888896 It can be helpful to have rich parents. https://apnews.com/article/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-ny-court-updates-e51c72c60cd76d242a48b19b16fd9998 #PS1justice == impress 3 time 2022-12-23 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606105046382350336 Trump's lucky break - his business interests and tax returns are so complicated, by design, that the IRS doesn't have the manpower to audit them. And other megadonors are even worse. GOP solution - cut back IRS audit capability even further. https://apnews.com/article/business-donald-trump-195e3d06db7c396fea69c2111a5cb98f #PS1tax == impress 7 time 2022-12-23 01:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1606101959148048384 Beginnings of understanding long-term covid. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/21/researchers-may-have-cracked-why-some-people-have-long-term-smell-loss-from-covid-19/ #PS1virus == impress 2 time 2022-12-23 01:38 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 110 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-23 ratio 4 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 19 Tweets for 2022-12-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 550 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1835357623475415 impress 12 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/23/2022 06:12" reach 9 title "Researchers may have cracked why some people have long-term smell loss from COVID-19" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1835357623475415 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-12-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1605831055008616448 State courts and constitutions matter too! https://statecourtreport.substack.com/p/introducing-state-court-report #PS1justice == impress 3 time 2022-12-22 07:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 1 Tweets for 2022-12-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 21 epoch Lifetime ID 1834470163564161 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/22/2022 06:12" reach 6 title "Introducing State Court Report" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1834470163564161 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-12-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1605569361737093120 The necessary tasks ahead to protect and strengthen democracy. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/how-to-prevent-another-january-6 #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 33% expands 2 impress 6 time 2022-12-21 14:22 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 1 Tweets for 2022-12-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 30 epoch Lifetime ID 1833969626947548 impress 14 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/21/2022 17:12" reach 11 title "How to prevent another January 6" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1833969626947548 ========== 2 Tweets for 2022-12-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604854729271496704 Did he really mean it when he said he'd step down? https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-8dac8ae023444ef9c37ca1d8fe1c14df Not likely! What competent manager would take that job, reporting to Musk, who would still be owner and not shy about meddling? #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-12-19 15:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604820588782006272 Last Jan 6 committee hearing begins in five hours. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/january-6-committee-holds-final-meeting-expected-take-action-trump-allies https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-to-watch-the-jan-6-committees-final-public-meeting https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-jan-6-committee-hearings-the-final-report #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% expands 1 impress 9 time 2022-12-19 12:46 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-19 ratio 12 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 2 Tweets for 2022-12-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 78 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1831783010499543 impress 15 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/19/2022 05:12" reach 12 title "WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - The Final Report" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1831783010499543 ========== 6 Tweets for 2022-12-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604307989053087744 Market timing not Trump's forte. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/investing/donald-trump-nft-trading/index.html #PS1economics == engage 4 engage-rate 40% impress 10 time 2022-12-18 02:50 +0000 urlclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604307514568253441 A lesson for Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/17/asia/operation-linebacker-ii-50th-anniversary-intl-hnk-ml-dst/index.html #PS1other == impress 8 time 2022-12-18 02:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604305564904738816 don’t seem to have any constructive reason to oppose Mr. McCarthy beyond a desire to grab the media spotlight or blow everything up https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/17/politics/trump-mccarthy-speaker-breitbart-interview/index.html But isn't that what Trumpism is all about? #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-12-18 02:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604304475019022336 Trump thought it was enough to say something. He didn't bother to propose anything specific to Congress or get it passed. Biden has done the hard work Trump wouldn't, but gets no credit for it. https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-politics-economy-business-e3f4d51b28d1c2ceab4766147406cf4c #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-12-18 02:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604303147140231168 Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful https://apnews.com/article/tampa-bay-buccaneers-golden-state-warriors-miami-heat-carolina-panthers-sports-b85ddda713abbb7cc4acce36c56dfd3e #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-12-18 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604301702852591617 DeSantis is bolder, more focused, and more competent than Trump. That makes him more dangerous, not less. https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/dec/17/paul-krugman-will-2024-be-a-vaccine-election/ Trumpism can get along fine without Trump. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-12-18 02:25 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== hideall 1 impact 19 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2022-12-18 ratio 14 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 6 Tweets for 2022-12-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 189 epoch Lifetime hideallclicksusers 1 ID 1831014140576430 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/18/2022 07:12" reach 14 title "PAUL KRUGMAN: Will 2024 be a vaccine election?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1831014140576430 ========== 8 Tweets for 2022-12-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604163166010609664 Money is the mother's milk. https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-omaha-pete-ricketts-ben-sasse-ec19501e5c57a677505118c6dae9e820 #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-12-17 17:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1604162403691683848 New Congress, new drama. https://apnews.com/article/politics-kevin-mccarthy-bakersfield-af3c403b3cbd4cc26940718f55fb4d55 If you thought the current Congress was do-nothing, just wait! #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-12-17 17:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603943915693842433 tech workers and journalists who have lost their jobs in the past few weeks should come together to create non-profit social networks designed to serve the public interest https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/opinions/elon-musk-twitter-journalists-alaimo/index.html #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-12-17 02:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603943397240107009 All he ever cared about was the money! https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/politics/donald-trump-allies-trading-cards-2024/index.html Why is anybody surprised? #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-12-17 02:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603942006337572864 Now that more Republicans, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, could possibly do Trumpism in more effective fashion, the former president’s standing within the party inevitably becomes more precarious. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/opinions/trump-terrible-week-message-republican-zelizer/index.html Trumpism doesn't need Trump. #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-12-17 02:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603939790734258177 A new state with a Democratic majority? Not while Mitch McConnell is in the Senate! https://apnews.com/article/politics-california-los-angeles-san-bernardino-5452ca0d1a3d06387dbb3e05305ca011 As in 1820, no new free states without corresponding new slave states. #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-12-17 02:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603938846567038976 Leader of the pack? New pack in prison. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-prisons-riots-timothy-kelly-7ed9626a6ace2e2bf51c6bd70ae9e272 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-12-17 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603938473974435840 It's not just Speaker - the RNC chair contest exposes the fundamental fissures in the GOP. Rule-of-law vs cult-of-personality, and multiple personalities contending for GOP support of their cults. https://apnews.com/article/politics-donald-trump-ad24a08c75b87773bfdc02b0e885cfec Voters get no say; how about megadonors? #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-12-17 02:21 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 8 Tweets for 2022-12-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 240 epoch Lifetime ID 1831013753909802 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/18/2022 07:12" reach 10 title "Inside the ugly fight to become the next Republican chair" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1831013753909802 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-12-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603849213997039616 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/health-covid-ap-fact-check-518712d954194b8fff1a78bce7d47fa0 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-12-16 20:27 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 1 Tweets for 2022-12-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 21 epoch Lifetime ID 1831013257243185 impress 14 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/18/2022 07:12" reach 13 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1831013257243185 ========== 4 Tweets for 2022-12-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603486906238390274 History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes! https://getpocket.com/explore/item/dorothy-thompson-the-journalist-who-warned-the-world-about-adolf-hitler those driven by fear, resentment, insecurity, or self-loathing? They would always fall for fascism So the Germans fell for Hitler is a Messiah sent by God to save the German people. #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-12-15 20:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603245989455765505 Some people have an interest in insecure, unverifiable elections - they're an excuse for independent state legislatures to intervene. Everybody else has the opposite interest. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/congress-must-fund-election-security #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-12-15 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603237839365234689 Christian Nationalism is a political ideology, not a religious one. It was embraced by Hitler, Stalin, and Putin. https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/41716-ffrf-lauds-historic-congressional-testimony-on-christian-nationalism #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-12-15 03:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603235714061115393 Why did Japan surrender? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria In just days, the Soviets conquered an area the size of Western Europe. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-bomb-didn-t-beat-japan-stalin-did The Japanese endured incinerated cities, but an imminent Soviet invasion of the home islands forced the issue. #PS1other == impress 5 time 2022-12-15 03:49 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 4 Tweets for 2022-12-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 170 epoch Lifetime ID 1828294237515087 impress 24 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/15/2022 05:12" reach 19 title "The Bomb Didn’t Beat Japan … Stalin Did" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1828294237515087 ========== 2 Tweets for 2022-12-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1601272398287753216 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/health-arizona-ap-fact-check-3a1a53970066536ebab1a065fa87f83a #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-12-09 17:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1601263384652980224 Maybe Putin isn't behind THIS fake news - https://apnews.com/article/golden-state-warriors-nba-sports-stephen-curry-social-media-a1e24bb02108746055d5c35b203a477d #PS1media == impress 7 time 2022-12-09 17:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 2 Tweets for 2022-12-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 38 epoch Lifetime ID 1827855637558947 impress 21 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/14/2022 17:12" reach 18 title "" type Text URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1827855637558947 ========== 9 Tweets for 2022-12-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602723970045792256 Middle-east problems never go away, they just get more complicated! https://apnews.com/article/syria-turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-government-a61fd4140fa1e2355f158a56f8fa98fb #PS1mideast == impress 3 time 2022-12-13 17:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602723021780701184 Who are the low-information voters on climate? Always the other guys! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-science-us-department-of-agriculture-climate-and-environment-government-politics-c3b2d4e7b8dbe9891e8a1cf37030fe04 #PS1climate == impress 3 time 2022-12-13 17:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602721954280181765 The election is over! The final House race has been decided after a recount. https://news.yahoo.com/recount-confirms-boebert-win-colorado-145722901.html Too bad for McCarthy or whoever becomes Speaker - she'll be one more problem for him to deal with. #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-12-13 17:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602721060725497856 If Arizona adopted ranked-choice voting, then no matter how many candidates ran, electing one acceptable only to a minority would be unlikely. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential Does Sinema have the voters? She seems to have the donors. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-politics-arizona-kyrsten-sinema-us-republican-party-074c53a0ed0be3baaa80eeaefe21f3f6 #PS1election == engage 2 engage-rate 20% impress 10 time 2022-12-13 17:44 +0000 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602694765736525824 It just gets worse for SBF - https://www.aol.com/sec-charges-former-ftx-ceo-150848057.html not to mention his investors. #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-12-13 15:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602693836798447617 Nuclear fusion - is it finally on the road to feasibility? https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html #PS1climate == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-12-13 15:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602685306162987008 What are the major conclusions after reading and writing about American political and economic democracy through four elections? How can we uphold the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders? == https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-lessons.html == More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1826577227686788 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-12-13 15:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602504857633464326 At least he will probably always be welcome on Twitter - https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-bahamas-united-states-government-1de16cdf7e6956b401e998c34ad1fd11 #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-12-13 03:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602504197479374848 How can you make a small fortune in social media?? Start out with a large fortune!! It's an old joke come back to life - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/12/twitter-disbands-trust-and-safety-council/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/08/the-mass-unbanning-of-suspended-twitter-users-is-underway/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/08/elon-musk-is-no-longer-the-richest-man-on-the-planet-according-to-forbes/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/12/former-twitter-official-flees-home-after-threats/ #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-12-13 03:22 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 28 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-14 ratio 19 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 9 Tweets for 2022-12-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 283 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1827854494225728 impress 21 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/14/2022 17:12" reach 19 title "Former Twitter official flees home after threats" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1827854494225728 ========== 11 Tweets for 2022-12-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603149088676978688 California's prison disaster. https://calmatters.org/justice/2022/12/california-prisons-reform/ #PS1justice == impress 4 time 2022-12-14 22:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1603061832578568192 DeSantis already sees Trump in his rear-view mirror. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/desantis-covid-vaccine-manufacturers/index.html Florida Trumpists agree. What about the rest of the country? A bold and competent Trump replacement - that's something to worry about! #PS1trumpism == engage 4 engage-rate 29% expands 3 impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-12-14 16:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602893295339720704 Can GOP make a deal on immigration? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/06/immigration-senate-deal-republicans-compromise/ Not likely. Many megadonors like cheap exploitable labor and want to keep illegal immigration difficult and dangerous but possible. Bipartisan deals on immigration have come and gone - nowhere. #PS1immigration == impress 9 time 2022-12-14 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602853001961431040 It's best not to over-commit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/13/elon-musk-twitter-tesla-antisemitism-problems/ #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-12-14 02:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602852410958848000 Will the Electoral Count Act be fixed after all? Not if the House Trumpists have their way - voting against the omnibus appropriations bill. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/13/electoral-count-act-reform-trump-2024-coup-maga/ #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 time 2022-12-14 02:26 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602846970468397056 some Republicans believe McCarthy is privately rooting for the omnibus bill to pass, even though he plans to vote against it publicly https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/kevin-mccarthy-mitch-mcconnell-collision-course/index.html Saying one thing and doing the opposite is essential GOP minority rule. #PS1gop == engage 6 engage-rate 21% expands 1 impress 28 likes 1 time 2022-12-14 02:04 +0000 urlclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602845476742520832 McCarthy stands against serious bipartisan government problem solving. How could that possibly be more important than his getting elected Speaker? https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/government-funding-shutdown-latest/index.html #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-12-14 01:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602844822775005184 When you get right down to fundamentals, there are two diametrically opposed GOP factions - the rule-of-law believers and the cult-of-personality believers. No telling who will win, but the leading candidate is the Democrats. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/house-speaker-gop-motion-to-vacate/index.html #PS1gop == engage 2 engage-rate 67% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-12-14 01:55 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602842988937240576 Prisoner exchange deals encourage hostage-taking. Tourists beware! https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-middle-east-united-states-government-and-politics-5b4736d2428014066683605731affa8a #PS1foreign == impress 2 time 2022-12-14 01:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602841728699944960 If Greene had been in charge, the insurrection would have succeeded! Or so she claims. https://abc17news.org/news/2022/12/12/greene-again-downplays-capitol-riot-and-says-it-would-have-been-armed-if-she-led-it-2/ Of course if the insurrectionists had started shooting, the police and national guard would have shot back. #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-12-14 01:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1602840845698244608 Trump's the worst possible choice but he'd support him anyway? That's not the unleadership the GOP needs. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/13/ap-interview-hutchinson-says-trump-worst-choice-for-gop/ For rule of law or for cult of personality? It's on or the other, full time, not depending on which way the wind is blowing. #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-12-14 01:40 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 11 Tweets for 2022-12-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 404 epoch Lifetime ID 1827853810892463 impress 26 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/14/2022 17:12" reach 24 title "AP interview: Hutchinson says Trump worst choice for GOP" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1827853810892463 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-12-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600742808717230080 Like Trump, Netanyahu is embracing the most extreme right wing. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-jerusalem-israel-united-states-75263223ded4e8899c9a657e37e759ff #PS1mideast == impress 6 time 2022-12-08 06:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-08 ratio 23 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 1 Tweets for 2022-12-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 25 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1822461774765000 impress 54 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/08/2022 16:12" reach 47 title "US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1822461774765000 ========== 6 Tweets for 2022-12-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600524792993501187 Trumpist insurrectionists can be found in lots of places. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/europe/germany-far-right-arrests-grm-intl/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-12-07 16:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600520340773691392 More on independent state legislatures. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/politics/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-trump/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-12-07 15:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600518580780806150 Is this the week that most GOP legislators finally find the donors and polls to justify moving away from Trump? https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/politics/trump-bad-week-analysis/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-12-07 15:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600517226322223107 Is the president immune from civil damages for inciting insurrection? https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/politics/trump-immunity-lawsuits-appeal-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-12-07 15:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600516543606947840 Youngkin in 2024? He's better than Trump or DeSantis or Cruz - but that's a pretty low bar. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-virginia-777765c6894f5277d91f055648c6b856 The GOP's Gordian knot is figuring out how to appeal to the Trumpist base AND never-Trumpists, independents, and swing voters. #PS1gop == impress 16 time 2022-12-07 15:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1600511180770279426 Independent state legislatures theory goes to the Supreme Court. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/moore-v-harper-heads-to-the-high If this theory is upheld, then state legislatures may decide election results without considering the actual vote. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-12-07 15:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 35 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-07 ratio 19 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 6 Tweets for 2022-12-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 174 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1821681264843051 impress 43 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/07/2022 17:12" reach 38 title "Moore v. Harper Heads to the High Court" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1821681264843051 ========== 6 Tweets for 2022-12-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599947587964239872 Is there a Speaker in the House? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-speaker.html No Democrat would ever vote for McCarthy or for any of the reprobates he's courting. But if some reasonable Republican offered a way forward? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/05/mccarthy-clyburn-speaker-house-desperate-democrats/ #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-12-06 02:03 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599945600967258112 After seven years of cheerleading for Trump, one pundit has finally had enough. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/05/trump-constitution-termination-rant-crazy/ IF the GOP leadership ever abandons Trump, it might happen almost overnight and be almost universal. Herd immunity! Trumpism doesn't need Trump. #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-12-06 01:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599939381544259584 Leaders are supposed to lead. But some just follow. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/opinion/trump-evangelical-leaders.html #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-12-06 01:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599931449146478592 Who knew that contributions to a Political Action Committee can be used to pay criminal defense lawyers? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/05/trump-witnesses-legal-bills-pac/ #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-12-06 00:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599930229556137984 The new face of Twitter. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/opinions/elon-musk-twitter-obeidallah/index.html #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-12-06 00:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599927488297472000 Has Trump run out of energy or is he just pacing himself for a long race? https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/politics/trump-2024-presidential-campaign/index.html #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 33% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-12-06 00:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 19 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-07 ratio 35 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 6 Tweets for 2022-12-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 187 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1821680914843086 impress 37 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/07/2022 17:12" reach 35 title "Trump's slow 2024 start worries allies | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1821680914843086 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-12-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1599772962357669888 termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/us/politics/trump-constitution-republicans.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/04/ruth-marcus-donald-trump-latest-outrage-is-too-dangerous-ignore/ Most GOP leaders couldn't find words to respond - can't risk getting primaried! https://apnews.com/article/social-media-donald-trump-8e6e2f0a092135428c82c0cfa6598444 #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-12-05 14:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 1 Tweets for 2022-12-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 41 epoch Lifetime ID 1819907441687100 impress 34 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/05/2022 10:12" reach 30 title "Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1819907441687100 ========== 23 Tweets for 2022-12-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598718919443107840 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-middle-east-europe-1787f50cc9b538ee73435d30307c6075 #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-12-02 16:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598577530881347586 Minority rule https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html is increasingly threatened by demographics and educated ideology, so its defenders embrace ever more extreme defenses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/01/republicans-gay-marriage-senate-bill-culture-wars/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1817130161964828 #PS1minority == impress 4 time 2022-12-02 07:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598574297874063362 One of the tricky skills needed to be a GOP leader is saying one thing in public to the voters and the opposite in private to the megadonors, and then voting their way. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop But it's a skill honed by steady practice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/01/republicans-railroad-strike-workers-party/ #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-12-02 07:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598571814909005825 During covid, some people made out like bandits! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/01/fintech-covid-relief-fraud/ #PS1recovery == impress 1 time 2022-12-02 06:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598569962943045633 Woke Florida GOP cancel BlackRock. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/01/blackrock-florida-climate-policies/ #PS1trumpism == impress 42 time 2022-12-02 06:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598569345298620417 Arizona judges have had enough cowboy foolishness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/01/arizona-cochise-county-kari-lake-sanctions/ Lawyers who get involved must watch their steps. #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-12-02 06:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598568088668364802 “Kanye. Elon. Trump.” - House Judiciary GOP https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/01/kanye-west-alex-jones-hilter-interview/ #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 58 time 2022-12-02 06:41 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598566586373136384 What is the essential strength of democracy? That mistakes can be rectified. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/01/global-protests-democracy-autocracy-weakness/ Inability to adapt to change doomed the dinosaurs and dooms the dictators. Eventually. #PS1democracy == impress 1 time 2022-12-02 06:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598565488438972418 People who never admit error never learn anything new. Progress depends on people who admit error rather than hiding it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/01/powell-admits-wrong-interest-rates-federal-reserve/ #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-12-02 06:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598564530149199874 When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers - so GOP should beware the independent state legislatures doctrine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/01/gop-argument-redistricting-backfire/ In the meantime - for Federal elections - California should abandon fair districting until Texas adopts it. #PS1democracy == impress 16 time 2022-12-02 06:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598560742713987072 It's looking less likely that Trump can stay out of court until he can pardon himself. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/politics/trump-legal-strategy-analysis/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-12-02 06:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598557742637408257 You really need to pay attention to the recycling rules. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/01/south-bay-recycling-company-fined-after-improper-lithium-battery-disposals-start-multiple-garbage-truck-fires/ Lithium is so eager to react, it can explode into flames. #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-12-02 06:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598548152520704002 Why police reform is so hard - https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-law-enforcement-reform-20221130-5ctjzxo7tjfx3kzzg6vn2l2fva-story.html The bad apple cops have bad apple politicians supporting them. #PS1justice == impress 1 time 2022-12-02 05:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598538907158990848 The pros and cons of indicting and trying a president - and do they apply to a presidential candidate? https://www.lowellsun.com/2022/11/26/noah-feldman-new-trump-special-prosecutor-isnt-the-mueller-sequel/ #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-12-02 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598537700088258560 Every high school graduate should expect to go to college. But not everybody should go to the same kind of college. Demand for skills like automotive technology and dental hygiene will increase. Two years at community college should suffice. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/11/california-high-schools-need-a-mission-overhaul/ #PS1other == impress 7 time 2022-12-02 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598533579541475330 Democrats don't even bother campaigning in statewide races. The California GOP will deliver as usual. Unfortunately, it's different in more regional races, and that might have cost the Democrats a Congressional majority. Just barely. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/11/california-congress-democrat-election-midterm/ #PS1capolitics == impress 2 time 2022-12-02 04:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598532449759526914 Ever seen the Stoppard play Leopoldstadt? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldstadt_(play) If you're a Jewish megadonor for Trump or Trumpism, maybe you should. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-goldberg-antisemitism-is-going-mainstream-trumps-helping/ar-AA14IqNS https://www.gocomics.com/jackohman/2022/11/30 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 31 time 2022-12-02 04:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598529785256296453 manifestly without merit https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mark-meadows-ordered-to-testify-in-trump-investigation/ar-AA14I7b5 Poor Mark Meadows - he gets no slack even on his home court in SC! He'll have to testify under oath and penalty of perjury. #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-12-02 04:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598528171875655680 Another attempt to figure out why California gasoline costs so much more than other states. None of the usual excuses add up. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/29/should-california-tax-oil-profits-gas-spike-hearing-sets-stage-for-contentious-debate/ #PS1capolitics == impress 1 time 2022-12-02 04:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598526802703486976 If anybody can freely read your website, they can't copy it, but do you have any rights over conclusions they draw? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/technology/copilot-microsoft-ai-lawsuit.html Most machine learning looks at vast amounts of data to extract useful patterns. Like human learning, except for scale. #PS1technology == impress 6 time 2022-12-02 03:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598525206725025793 Tim Cook and Jim Jordan - now that's what you call an unpleasant interview. https://macdailynews.com/2022/11/30/apple-ceo-tim-cook-goes-to-washington-d-c-to-meet-with-top-republican-lawmakers/ A friend of the devil is a friend of Jordan! And Musk, and Trump. #PS1technology == impress 5 time 2022-12-02 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598476957494444032 Recount for Boebert and Frisch. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/colorado-election-officials-order-recount-rep-boebert-projected-defeat-dem-challenger-adam-frisch Due by Dec 13. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-12-02 00:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598468231173636096 Do you think they could have made it any more complicated? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/30/how-to-cash-californias-middle-class-tax-refund-debit-card/ No doubt the scammers will figure out a way soon enough. #PS1tax == engage 4 engage-rate 10% impress 41 time 2022-12-02 00:04 +0000 urlclicks 4 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 73 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-02 ratio 38 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 23 Tweets for 2022-12-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 731 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1817350111942833 impress 41 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/02/2022 05:12" reach 38 title "Debit cards for California’s Middle Class Tax Refund are going out. Here’s the tricky thing about them." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1817350111942833 ========== 24 Tweets for 2022-12-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598344024741810176 Channeling Roy Cohn, Trump never backs down. And he likes to please his most loyal supporters - who have no other home. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-racial-injustice-government-and-politics-1d5fc88833c418b39550a77502e5bcc3 But now his handlers have to control him, 24x7, though his moment might be past. Most GOP leaders are looking elsewhere. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 10% expands 1 impress 10 time 2022-12-01 15:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598223965515677696 Now is the time to fix the Electoral Count Act. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/dont-let-future-presidents-do-what #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 27 time 2022-12-01 07:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598195996223483905 Georgia voters are not easily suppressed. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/opinion/georgia-runoff-voter-suppression.html In California, even before universal mail-in voting, it was pretty rate to wait more than a few minutes before voting in person. #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 time 2022-12-01 06:03 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598176231052017664 Preserving strategic advantages is important. But so is maintaining unity with our allies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/biden-china-trade-policy-trump/ International trade is tricky - almost every move hurts some Americans and benefits others. #PS1trade == impress 4 time 2022-12-01 04:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598174387039252481 With sufficient funding, IRS can enforce tax laws, deliver benefits to small businesses and provide fast, efficient service https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/irs-funding-republicans-technology-rubin-lew/ That's the point! The LAST thing GOP megadonors want is enforcement of tax laws against them, instead of poor people. #PS1tax == impress 6 time 2022-12-01 04:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598172437010862081 “the Democrats can end up picking who the speaker is” https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-speaker.html Excellent idea, Mr McCarthy! Democrats can certainly support Republicans interested in serving the country rather than their personal ambitions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/mccarthy-trump-fuentes-ye-mar-a-lago-dinner-comments/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-12-01 04:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598168590758203393 The price of gasoline is down, for the time being. No thanks to Biden or any other Democrat - or Republican. The oil producing countries don't care what Americans think. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/gas-prices-drop-russia-oil/ #PS1inflation == impress 4 time 2022-12-01 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598167321352151040 It's not about what Ye and Fuentes believe or not. Why would Trump care? It's about keeping their fellow travelers in his coalition, and about testing the rest of the GOP to see who is really with him to the end, and who is against him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/30/trump-kanye-fuentes-antisemitism/ #PS1trump == impress 21 time 2022-12-01 04:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598163567605592064 Ukraine war won't be settled by negotiation - only postponed while Russia regroups and rearms and waits for the West to cave. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/opinions/russia-ukraine-truce-negotiations-war-andelman/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 5 engage-rate 7% expands 2 impress 71 time 2022-12-01 03:54 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598162193077313537 The GOP may be turning a corner away from Trump, but many leaders are being careful to follow the herd. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/politics/republican-reaction-trump-fuentes-analysis/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-12-01 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598160733745082368 Political acts are not subject to executive immunity. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/politics/trump-absolute-immunity-judge-emmet-sullivan/index.html #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-12-01 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598159667368075265 Competent leadership does make a difference. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/business/sears-last-christmas/index.html #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-12-01 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598157986404651008 McCarthy has NO PROBLEM with Trump meeting with any of his supporters - he is counting on supporters of Trump becoming supporters of McCarthy. And he never said he'd rather be right than Speaker. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-oath-keepers-analysis/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-12-01 03:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598155052262494208 300 Americans still dying EVERY DAY from covid - but Musk has washed his hands of their problems. https://apnews.com/article/twitter-ends-covid-misinformation-policy-cc232c9ce0f193c505bbc63bf57ecad6 He thinks the lunatic fringe will be more profitable. So how has that worked out at Truth Social? #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-12-01 03:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598151237698228224 Yes you can be convicted of seditious conspiracy, especially if you conspire seditiously. Maximum sentence is 20 years. https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-founder-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-42affe1614425c6820f7cbe8fd18ba96 Don't count on Trump getting elected and pardoning you. #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-12-01 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598149896787611648 Rupert Murdoch and Alex Jones triumph - convincing people that don't listen to anybody else, that they are threatened by - something. https://apnews.com/article/religion-wisconsin-democracy-congress-government-and-politics-00be67663d600418cf10d112b1314f4a As long as they keep voting Republican - the propaganda will keep telling them that they are threatened. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-12-01 03:00 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598146273051176961 Election deniers are unfazed by rejection in 2022. They're rehearsing for 2024. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-arizona-donald-trump-ee204f17ac9128a7952f6e0c2678d500 #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-12-01 02:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598144850754695168 FTX disease spreads! https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/28/blockfi-files-for-bankruptcy-as-ftx-fallout-spreads.html It was all a house of cards. #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-12-01 02:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598143074064297984 Congress now has Trump's tax returns. He'll never forgive the Supreme Court members he nominated for turning against him. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-business-donald-trump-personal-taxes-congress-7cc1a1a0d10de7bdfc1252603f53ab69 #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 likes 1 time 2022-12-01 02:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598139477964500998 Universal basic income may be an idea whose time is coming - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-ubi.html It's getting another try, this time in Silicon Valley. #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-12-01 02:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598136517498572805 Tiktok is still hiring! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/22/as-meta-and-twitter-slash-staff-tiktok-plans-to-keep-hiring/ But lots of other tech companies are laying off leaf nodes to protect the bottom line - and the root nodes' stock compensation. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/29/layoff-tech-biotech-job-twitter-west-digital-thermo-fisher-cisco-meta/ It's frontier gold-rush boom and bust redux. #PS1media == engage 3 engage-rate 8% impress 37 time 2022-12-01 02:06 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598135015497695233 Who wants our billionaires to live forever? https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/16/1063300/billion-dollar-mega-rich-live-forever There are certainly plenty of opportunists hoping to make money from billionaires wanting to live forever. But if everybody lived forever, why would children ever grow up? Why even have children? #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-12-01 02:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598132239157841920 Politics - in the Nutcracker??? https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/11/25/nutcracker-history-russian-imperialism/ Alas yes - not much happens in imperial courts without political calculation. Just ask Salieri! #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-12-01 01:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598130022040018944 Hospice was a wonderful idea to ease the last days of life - and then private equity funds got involved. https://www.propublica.org/article/hospice-healthcare-aseracare-medicare When too much loose change is floating around, you get the wrong kinds of people. What kind of people get the other end of the stick? #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-12-01 01:41 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 184 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-12-01 ratio 13 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 24 Tweets for 2022-12-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 918 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1816596405351537 impress 28 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "12/01/2022 06:12" reach 26 title "The Hospice Hustle" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1816596405351537 ========== 5 Tweets for 2022-11-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1597584771403874304 GOP propaganda set up the Pelosi attack, knowing it would motivate the more gullible Trumpists. https://aol.com/news/gop-campaign-ads-demonized-pelosi-153005667.html RNC Chair McDaniel rejected the notion that Republican ads are responsible in any way for the attack on Paul Pelosi Plausible deniability? #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-11-29 13:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1597469096995860480 The lunatic fringe in Arizona can't be dissuaded by facts. https://apnews.com/article/arizona-deadline-2022-midterms-certification-d6a1ea4020c26313a3124931c14b79fb They have a much bigger goal - to persuade their voters that any election they don't win is fraudulent. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-11-29 05:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1597454382529855488 GOP set up the Pelosi attacl, knowing it would motivate the more gullible Trumpists. https://www.aol.com/news/gop-campaign-ads-demonized-pelosi-153005667.html RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel rejected the notion that Republican ads are responsible in any way for the attack on Paul Pelosi Plausible deniability! #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-11-29 04:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1597451606517088256 Getting private equity and hedge funds out of the residential real estate markets. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/05/bill-from-silicon-valley-rep-ro-khanna-would-crack-down-on-corporate-landlords/ #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-11-29 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1597450869762830336 Getting money out of politics is more complicated than you might think. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/04/california-campaign-finance-law-could-lead-to-big-change-for-local-politics/ The problem is really DARK money . If contributions are publicly known, then lots of funny business retreats. #PS1capolitics == impress 4 time 2022-11-29 04:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 21 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-29 ratio 29 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 5 Tweets for 2022-11-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 209 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1815019508842560 impress 33 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/29/2022 05:11" reach 29 title "California campaign finance law could lead to big change for local politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1815019508842560 ========== 12 Tweets for 2022-11-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596513402959953920 Like all binges, over-hiring always comes to the same layoff end. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/technology/big-tech-layoffs.html At the height of the 2000 dot-com binge, tech firms were hiring English majors to train to program. That didn't last either. #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-11-26 14:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596510815980748801 Mental health benefits of a strict Twitter diet! https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1127-blow-twitter-cutback-20221122-67lm4b77mndjdb67oxlaoc6nku-story.html #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-11-26 14:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596510097693233157 Maybe multitaskers aren't really as effective as they think. And maybe boards of directors should manage executives, not vice versa. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/22/musks-twitter-role-puts-tesla-board-under-new-scru/ #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-11-26 14:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596494193257435136 Make final plans well ahead of final moments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/20/death-red-tape-bureaucracy-finances/ Financial institutions want you to do everything online. They drive out cost - for them - by disinvesting in in-person and telephone service. #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-11-26 13:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596381481760616449 You can make a living off political divisiveness! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/political-tensions-wrestling/index.html But it can get dangerous. #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-11-26 05:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596380096427806720 Fewer and fewer people matter in presidential elections. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/2022-preview-2024-presidential-election/index.html #PS1politics == impress 1 time 2022-11-26 05:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596345284887719936 Rich people think they are smart, but sometimes they are just lucky. And sometimes they are just good at taking credit for others' successes and blaming others for their failures. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/business/media/att-time-warner-deal.html Too bad for the shareholders, employees, and customers. #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-11-26 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596336870325358592 Fast fashion - fast trashing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/opinion/warehouse-fastfashion-return.html #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-11-26 02:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596335809619075073 It's the same old same old from the same old guy. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/technology/elon-musk-twitter-management.html But not many people are gluttons for punishment enough to work for him twice. #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-11-26 02:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596330674167828480 Calling all scammers! https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/25/long-covid-treatments-unproven-brain-fog/ Long covid sufferers are desperate and will try anything. To determine safe AND effective takes a long time. And for any given treatment, including placebos, some patients will improve. #PS1health == impress 7 time 2022-11-26 02:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596314288943411200 Getting on Fox with outlandish talk is a lot easier than actually accomplishing anything for your constituents in a closely-divided highly-partisan Congress. Trumpists had mostly given up on the latter - but maybe they overplayed that hand. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/25/boebert-colorado-republicans-limits-of-outrage-politics/ #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-11-26 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596311316725379072 The future of human space travel - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/25/artemis-moon-mission-nasa-humans-robotics/ might be reserved for robots. No atmosphere or water or magnetic field? Human reproduction seems very unlikely. Just as there are no permanent human habitations above 17000'. https://www.insider.com/living-in-la-rinconada-the-highest-habitable-place-on-earth-2016-12 #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-11-26 01:14 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 40 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-26 ratio 39 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 12 Tweets for 2022-11-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 398 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1812806429063868 impress 47 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/26/2022 05:11" rcs 1 reach 39 reactions 1 title "Amazing pictures show what it’s like to live in one of the most isolated places on Earth" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1812806429063868 ========== 5 Tweets for 2022-11-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596292585303445505 The reactionary Supreme Court doesn't always defend minority rule over traditional conservative rule of law. Just most of the time! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/24/supreme-court-ideology-partisanship-trump/ #PS1justice == impress 4 time 2022-11-25 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596291629903925248 Palin's legacy - building on the legacy of Thurmond and Gingrich, to make straight in the desert a highway for our Trump. to take minority rule to a whole new level! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/25/opinions/palin-legacy-politics-election-defeat-2022-zelizer/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-11-25 23:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596287118619594753 Is Congress going to DO anything effective this time? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#second%20amendment Seems doubtful - the Freischütz-macht-Freiheit megadonors control too many GOP senators, and not a few Democrats. https://apnews.com/article/biden-gun-violence-colorado-shootings-f85b4b9a59e3852868950d797f79a351 #PS1firearms == impress 4 time 2022-11-25 23:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1596276976159195136 Birds of a feather flock together! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/25/trump-hosts-west-holocaust-denier-fuentes-at-mar-a-lago/ If they support Trump, they must be fine people! #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-11-25 22:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595998043383681026 Maybe he was just kidding the first time. Or maybe he is just kidding this time. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-donald-trump-business-misinformation-c60bc41229339eaec5008188fa6d057c #PS1media == impress 7 time 2022-11-25 04:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 32 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-25 ratio 14 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 5 Tweets for 2022-11-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 158 audclicks 1 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1812125965798581 impress 33 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/25/2022 06:11" rcs 1 reach 28 title "Musk says granting 'amnesty' to suspended Twitter accounts" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1812125965798581 ========== 15 Tweets for 2022-11-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595866570609528833 The case for Section 3. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/24/opinion/trump-14th-amendment.html #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-11-24 19:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595863510939901952 The sad fate of little island nations that let foreigners run fast and loose with other people's money. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/24/ftx-bahamas-albany-fried/ #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-11-24 19:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595860583605096450 Taiwan's difficult past and difficult future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/23/china-tests-taiwan-nationalism/ Who is going to fight for it? And to what end? #PS1foreign == engage 2 engage-rate 33% impress 6 time 2022-11-24 19:23 +0000 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595857707197960192 BQ? XBB? And that's not even counting RSV and flu. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/health/covid-19-thanksgiving-bq/index.html Covid is still killing 300 Americans a day. Shoot up and mask up! #PS1health == impress 13 time 2022-11-24 19:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595852194192199680 What Palin doesn't understand about ranked-choice voting - she is NOBODY's second choice. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-donald-trump-4d8a0ed7845288d67adb3970a67e9ff9 Palin never “really understood and recognized the high percentage of voters who just don’t like her. Like Trump, who also hates ranked-choice. #PS1democracy == impress 14 time 2022-11-24 18:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595850313205919744 Like Putin, like DeSantis! https://apnews.com/article/putin-europe-gay-rights-e518bbdddd9d2af2b7a1e1b7008aa5d1 #PS1putin == impress 8 time 2022-11-24 18:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595827033258409984 Best Democratic attack ad against Walker - just quote Trump! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/quite-astonishinmsstate%20football%20rosterg-cnn-s-chris-wallace-stunned-by-trump-endorsement-being-used-as-attack-ad-against-herschel-walker/ar-AA14hiGE #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 8 time 2022-11-24 17:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595604021124878338 Trump won a big - but no longer growing - minority of voters by setting the example of being bad and giving those voters permission to be bad too - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#Second%20Trump%20Constituency “Here you come again https://triblive.com/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-here-comes-trump-again/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1810951625916015 #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-11-24 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595576556025708544 Differences of opinion about how to report the results of the Jan 6 committee. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/23/liz-cheney-jan-6-committee/ It's all good if it all gets out eventually. But the sharpest focus should be on the one person who could have prevented or stopped the attack. #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-11-24 00:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595574635814264833 Some Republicans want to keep rerunning elections until they win. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/23/arizona-abe-hamadeh-lawsuit-kari-lake-maricopa/ Do they think Gore should have done the same in 2000? #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-11-24 00:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595572634942464000 Personality cultists stick together - Bolsanaros consult with Bannon and Miller. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-aides-bannon-miller-advising-the-bolsonaros-on-next-steps/ar-AA14tvjf #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-11-24 00:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595572066430095362 Implications of the Trump court decisions. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/donald-trump-rough-day-in-court-analysis/index.html Main implication - the GOP should nominate somebody else. #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-11-24 00:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595570887998156801 It took some effort to get him there, but Graham finally testified to the Atlanta special grand jury. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/lindsey-graham-fulton-county-grand-jury-2020-election #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-11-24 00:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595570264892243968 What if there is no route for ANY GOP member to get to 218 GOP votes? Then the Democrats can help them decide! https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-speaker.html Flexible McCarthy has never painted himself into a corner by saying he'd rather be right than Speaker. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/kevin-mccarthy-pro-trump-threat-house-speaker/index.html #PS1gop == impress 8 time 2022-11-24 00:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595568429951422464 Pence wouldn't talk to Jan 6 but he might to DOJ. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/mike-pence-testimony-justice-department-january-6-investigation/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-11-24 00:02 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 15 Tweets for 2022-11-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 458 epoch Lifetime ID 1810905105920667 impress 22 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/23/2022 16:11" reach 19 title "DOJ prosecutors seek testimony from former Vice President Pence in January 6 criminal probe | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1810905105920667 ========== 2 Tweets for 2022-11-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595311050592702465 Trump loses bid to run down clock on tax return request. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-business-john-roberts-congress-8ea516dace48875ad7c5dd472dd16dcf He seems surprised to learn that the Supreme Court doesn't work for him, despite all the nominations that he dutifully transmitted from Leo to McConnell for confirmation. #PS1tax == impress 8 time 2022-11-23 06:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595309724462764034 Trumpism works the same way in Brazil! https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-caribbean-brazil-c03ec4f0e1d65fc81c02a2d90181cf48 #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-11-23 06:54 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 2 Tweets for 2022-11-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 69 epoch Lifetime ID 1810559349288576 impress 18 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/23/2022 06:11" reach 15 title "Bolsonaro contests Brazil election loss, wants votes voided" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1810559349288576 ========== 19 Tweets for 2022-11-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1595062407629512704 Senate rules - why the majority would prefer 51 votes to 50. https://apnews.com/article/herschel-walker-georgia-kamala-harris-congress-government-and-politics-0f6cc74d575921e13c19d7569e4e5382 #PS1politics == impress 4 time 2022-11-22 14:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594943446539722755 Right-to-lifers are not really about loving the incomparable and inviolable worth of every human life.” They show that in their disregard for the born, by supporting Trumpist Dixiecrat minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/opinion/midterms-abortion-trump.html More at - https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1809543879390123 #PS1minority == impress 4 time 2022-11-22 06:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594935976144605185 you couldn’t be a know-it-all and run a company that size https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/opinion/jack-welch-ge-jeff-immelt.html You don't know anything unless you know what you don't know! #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-11-22 06:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594934318941769728 collapses like these were already priced in https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/opinion/business-economics/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-effective-altruism.html Can you really afford to play in this game? #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-11-22 06:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594932727371137025 Arizona GOP declares war on Maricopa County. It's the rural-urban cleavage taking place nationally. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/21/arizona-elections-maricopa-county-republicans/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-11-22 05:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594930916895633408 The debt limit should be repealed completely. And if that's not possible, it should be raised enough to carry America through the next two years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/21/republicans-house-debt-ceiling-treasurys/ #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-11-22 05:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594929763386376192 Can Biden, or anybody, keep a cold war cool? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/21/biden-xi-china-cold-war-not-hot/ #PS1china == impress 4 time 2022-11-22 05:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594927280312053760 The shell games that rich people play to avoid justice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/11/21/alex-jones-sandy-hook-lawsuit/ They can afford more lawyers than you. #PS1media == impress 1 time 2022-11-22 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594921995082559488 Two years of nonstop investigations ahead. Which will bear fruit? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/politics/trump-biden-probes-2024-analysis/index.html Of course, political fruit is not the same thing as legal fruit - as in Benghazi. #PS1politics == impress 2 time 2022-11-22 05:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594915481223593985 Races are equal before the law - at least in theory. But not in the doctor's office - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/21/study-pulse-oximeter-may-lead-to-4-5-hour-treatment-delays-for-black-patients/ https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/health/hdl-cholesterol-study/index.html Genetics counts for something. #PS1health == impress 2 time 2022-11-22 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594914171644043264 Lucky girl - mistrial on the more serious counts. But still she's in the jailhouse starting now, for at least a couple of years. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/politics/riley-williams-capitol-riot-pelosi-office/index.html It's that age-old desire to gain immortality, instead of being a completely forgotten loser. #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-11-22 04:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594911473142272000 We might rue the day that Trump lost - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/21/desantis-republican-free-speech-trump/ DeSantis is smarter, bolder, more vigorous, more strategic, and has more momentum and less baggage. He dares to go where Trump fears to tread! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1809487959395715 #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-11-22 04:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594911046535634944 check out the scoreboard https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/politics/paul-ryan-never-again-trump-2024/index.html If they can convince the megadonors not to make another losing bet, they can convince the voters. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1809487959395715 #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-11-22 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594910396577550336 They really should have instituted ranked-choice voting in party primaries! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/politics/trump-crowded-republican-primary-2024/index.html Now they're stuck, since they'd most assuredly rather hang separately than hang together. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-11-22 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594904489386835968 Musk welcomes another kindred spirit back to Twitter. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-donald-trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-misinformation-cb7b71a78b7b8e3516711e287457806c But what's the point of creating another unprofitable Truth Social? At least Musk says he won't let Alex Jones return. Maybe he should conduct a poll about that - he might be surprised. #PS1media == impress 11 time 2022-11-22 04:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594898928742400001 Who needs Comcast? You and your neighbors can do it yourselves - if they can afford it - and if there's a nearby local school with a spare fiber optic internet connection https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/21/he-rallied-41-neighbors-to-build-lightning-fast-fiber-optic-community/ #PS1technology == impress 13 time 2022-11-22 03:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594897806182862848 There are steps you could take - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/21/will-covid-be-an-uninvited-guest-at-your-thanksgiving-table/ But that would be yielding to the libs. Better to risk getting sick or making other people sick! #PS1health == impress 3 time 2022-11-22 03:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594896928030220288 Safe if you use it safely! But what adolescent male wants to use things safely? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/21/federal-regulator-issues-warning-for-santa-cruz-based-onewheel/ #PS1technology == impress 2 time 2022-11-22 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594895794317930496 Lost your retirement on a speculative gamble? Who do you sue? Whoever has money! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/21/warriors-face-second-lawsuit-in-wake-of-ftx-collapse/ You don't sue poor people - Steve Dallas. #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-11-22 03:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 19 Tweets for 2022-11-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 639 epoch Lifetime ID 1809747632703081 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/22/2022 05:11" reach 12 title "Warriors face second lawsuit in wake of FTX collapse" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1809747632703081 ========== 3 Tweets for 2022-11-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594581302652669953 Democrats outdid Republicans in fund-raising! That has numerous implications. Particularly that GOP megadonors do not feel generous about wasting money on low-quality candidates. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-mitch-mcconnell-tucker-carlson-government-and-politics-3c7479c6bd7abf922dcc3aae2e3ae16c In true Trumpist fashion, GOP factions blame each other. #PS1gop == impress 10 time 2022-11-21 06:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594579091310510081 Nobody is safe while Putin is in charge! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/20/kazakhstan-vote-sets-stage-for-putin-ally-to-move-past-riots-3/ #PS1putin == impress 5 time 2022-11-21 06:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594484825716465664 Reality leaks back from the front lines https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/20/russia-military-families-conscripts-ukraine/ But nobody blames Putin! #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-11-21 00:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-20 ratio 18 react 1 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title 3 Tweets for 2022-11-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 84 epoch Lifetime ID 1808814372796407 impress 22 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/20/2022 21:11" rcs 1 reach 18 sharesimpress 1 title "Angry families say Russian conscripts thrown to front line unprepared" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1808814372796407 ========== 12 Tweets for 2022-11-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594447971223220225 The GOP House agenda - https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/congress-republicans-investigations-hunter-biden/ It boils down to getting on Fox, early and often. Just like Benghazi. They don't need to actually find anything, just pretend that they are ABOUT to find something. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1808550712822773 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-11-20 21:49 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594446506676736000 The GOP House agenda - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/congress-republicans-investigations-hunter-biden/ It boils down to get on Fox, early and often. Just like Benghazi. They don't need to actually find anything, just pretend that they are ABOUT to find some confirmation of something they read on the internet. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 33% expands 1 impress 3 time 2022-11-20 21:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594440162359926784 Know your why!!! https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/20/nancy-pelosi-lessons-advice-kevin-mccarthy/ Get elected is not the goal. It's just a means to a goal. How many career politicians forget, or lose sight of their goal? Or never had one to begin with, except getting elected? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1808534319491079 #PS1politics == engage 1 engage-rate 25% expands 1 impress 4 time 2022-11-20 21:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594414452098486272 Republican officials seem to be hoping that their voters will deliver them from Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/17/republican-leaders-must-purge-trump-extremism/ American politics is defined by primaries, money, social media and celebrity More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1808466852831159 #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-11-20 19:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594408026655498240 How Trumpists threaten public officials - and try to maintain plausible deniability. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/19/kari-lake-maricopa-county-arizona/ #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-11-20 19:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594405423829856257 Another very bad winter to get sick. You might just have to get over it, or die, on your own. But at least nobody made you, or the person who infected you, wear a mask, or get a shot, or stop abusing health-care workers! https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/20/hospital-capacity-rsv-flu-covid/ #PS1virus == impress 3 time 2022-11-20 19:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594393849073238016 Split the vote? Parties wouldn't have to worry about that if they elected convention delegates with ranked-choice or proportional voting, instead of plurality-take-all. Then it wouldn't matter how many challengers Trump or Biden had. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-las-vegas-donald-trump-2a4caff793c65878204d210bc740cadf #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-11-20 18:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594363542064738305 The pandemic was the icing on the cake. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/20/doomsday-scenario-for-sinking-bay-area-transit-no-weekend-bart-bus-lines-cancelled-or-a-taxpayer-bailout/ But the main mass transit issue is older - it can break even during the morning and evening rush. But mid-day and weekend service has to be subsidized by taxpayers. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1808330879511423 #PS1other == impress 10 time 2022-11-20 16:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594240359638237184 The price of parenthood is the ultimate economic issue – and only one party is doing something about it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/opinions/whitmer-midterms-democrats-abortion-economy-saujani/index.html #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-11-20 08:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594234275301568513 No doubt some GOP will call it a Democratic plot to defund the police. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/us/west-virginia-sinkhole-police-department-trnd/index.html #PS1politics == impress 2 time 2022-11-20 07:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594233244513206272 Musk's latest victims - government agencies. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-c3190e0920677e905fe0952dffb96185 If anybody can impersonate a public safety agency, they can create all sorts of mischief. Free speech! #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-20 07:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1594232552130478081 Did he just do it for fun, to see who would freak out? Or to get more advertising revenue? Or to please Trump? Or to promote his own future political ambitions? https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-biden-twitter-inc-technology-congress-d88e3de4b3cc095926dc133f53dc3320 #PS1media == impress 9 time 2022-11-20 07:33 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 49 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-20 ratio 7 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 12 Tweets for 2022-11-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 493 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1808268652850979 impress 9 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/20/2022 06:11" reach 7 title "Musk restores Trump's Twitter account after online poll" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1808268652850979 ========== 8 Tweets for 2022-11-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593983130011959298 Fake freedom fighters https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-previews-gop-house-efforts-with-ukraine-resolution/ar-AA14hh4v Real freedom fighters https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/kherson-resistance-partisans-russia-occupation/ https://recentlyheard.com/2022/11/18/nicholas-kristof-i-went-to-ukraine-and-saw-a-resolve-we-should-learn-from/ #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-11-19 15:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593979608533151744 So did EVERYBODY in Ohio want to be like Silicon Valley? When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers! https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-washington-columbus-f6fd8fc1c9210b1650cfc8cbad891f75 Jobs come with cars on the roads and rising real estate prices. And demand for better schools, and different politics. #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-11-19 14:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593840768170749952 Revisionist Trumpists stump for megadonors in Sin City. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ron-desantis-florida-donald-trump-6758f3ff09388507f3d7dd7e5ac4ee58 #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-11-19 05:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593838413811437568 Election denial didn't work. So far. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/election-denial-is-a-losing-strategy #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-19 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593825499054497792 The crypto industry has succeeded in re-inventing conventional banking - as it was before government regulation. Caveat emptor! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/opinion/crypto-banks-regulation-ftx.html #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-11-19 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593824384694640640 Trumpism - it's all about getting on Fox to rile up the base. Doesn't matter if it's true or logical if it excites the base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/fox-news-republicans-house-hunter-biden/ Murdoch is all for it, although it's Trumpism without Trump. #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-11-19 04:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593766502729072640 Even if he wins the job, he might soon wish he hadn’t https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/republican-house-majority-crazy-demands/ #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-11-19 00:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593758947613167617 Surely Josh Hawley knows that working people don't fund the GOP, megadonors do! A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1807027849641726 #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-11-19 00:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 8 Tweets for 2022-11-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 241 epoch Lifetime ID 1807037872974057 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/18/2022 16:11" reach 11 title "Opinion | The GOP is dead. A new GOP must listen to working people." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1807037872974057 ========== 14 Tweets for 2022-11-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593755591276519424 GOP Plan A: convince voters that Democratic investigations are just political witch-hunts, and Republicans' are not. GOP Plan B: convince voters that ALL investigations are just political witch-hunts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-gop-investigations-maga-trump/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1807022976308880 #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-11-18 23:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593751520553889792 Frisch concedes - doesn't expect automatic recount to change outcome by 551 votes. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/politics/lauren-boebert-recount-colorado-adam-frisch/index.html And by declining to ask for donations to support recount, shows who's really got the people's interests at heart. #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-11-18 23:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593750187117137921 Trump likes special treatment - now he gets it with a special counsel. https://apnews.com/article/politics-donald-trump-merrick-garland-government-and-550c01de053c08db4d53ca57f315feb6 #PS1trump == impress 1 time 2022-11-18 23:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593736362775093248 The Rust Belt used to have layoffs. In an economic downturn, layoffs were in order of seniority. In a recovery, laid-off workers were rehired in order of seniority. https://www.firstpost.com/world/its-the-season-of-layoffs-in-silicon-valley-45000-employees-gone-and-its-not-over-yet-11595071.html Now layoffs just mean mass firings. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1806953216315856 #PS1economics == impress 11 time 2022-11-18 22:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593660375928475648 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-europe-82c5a01a36db694b429c11eddaa1f8a5 No evidence has been presented to support the claims. Still, they have been shared by U.S. lawmakers, prominent Republicans and Russian accounts. As usual! No need to collaborate if they think the same! #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-18 17:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593641997851832320 Spoken like a true Trumpist - blaming underperformance on somebody else! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/politics/lauren-boebert-recount-colorado-adam-frisch/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-11-18 16:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593640588246937600 Putin did interfere with the 2016 election and plenty of GOP were happy to help. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/politics/jesse-benton-gop-operative-russia-trump/index.html #PS1russian == impress 6 time 2022-11-18 16:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593494968529625089 Putin wing of GOP announces no more aid for Ukraine. They'd rather fight in Alaska? https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-11-17-22/h_d2025cea3fa6bd2fb2f295211148a750 McCarthy can't do anything about it and still get elected Speaker. #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-11-18 06:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593464977624428544 How to reduce payroll expense overnight! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/technology/twitter-elon-musk-ftc.html #PS1media == impress 7 time 2022-11-18 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593410970696572928 The last time schools turned into politics. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/us/school-boards-historian-assignment-podcast/index.html Same issues as now. Same opportunities for fake populist politicians and violent extremists. #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-11-18 01:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593407503504531456 Not everybody is willing to sign up for long hours and no security. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/twitter-employees-ultimatum-deadline/index.html #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-18 00:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593401596007718912 The Biden administration is getting ready for the Trumpist investigations - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/biden-white-house-preparations-republican-investigations/index.html #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-11-18 00:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593398299771273216 The history of the radical GOP fringe in the House should bring no comfort to McCarthy. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/opinions/gop-house-majority-midterm-election-2022-dent/index.html They are just not interested in the good of the party or the country. #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-11-18 00:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593394464571023360 How slavery, starting in 1619, perverted economics, religion, and politics - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/lomax.html #PS1other == engage 3 engage-rate 3 impress 1 media-engage 3 time 2022-11-18 00:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 89 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-17 ratio 5 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 14 Tweets for 2022-11-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 443 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1806215886389589 impress 12 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/17/2022 16:11" reach 10 title "Louis Lomax - The Negro Revolt Revisited" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1806215886389589 ========== 16 Tweets for 2022-11-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593393471020072960 If you couldn't pass any legislation if you wanted to, what can you do instead? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/house-republicans-white-house-hunter-biden/index.html It doesn't matter whether they have any actual evidence or whether they ever find anything. It's all about getting on Fox. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-11-17 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593391975360626688 Counting votes - the essential Speaker skill, because politics is the art of the possible. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/counting-votes-nancy-pelosi-house-speaker/index.html #PS1politics == impress 2 time 2022-11-17 23:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593390516141367297 Tweet first, check facts later - if ever! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-social-media-maggie-hassan-c747682dc21f9a8da7a32aaf2e4df9a6 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-11-17 23:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593300289649405954 1619 - an eventful year for Virginia https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/virginia.html #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-11-17 17:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593300107348148225 1619 - an eventful year for America https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/ #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-11-17 17:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593273081279041536 GOP is now more populist, working class and performative - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/republican-party-2024-identity-crisis-analysis/index.html But money talks in private - some big GOP donors are already voting with their wallets - toward their traditional goals. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1805942789750232 #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-11-17 16:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593268259939237888 A million unsecured creditors? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/15/crypto-exchange-ftx-creditors-bankruptcy-filing-sam-bankman-fried #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 replies 1 time 2022-11-17 15:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593257122451496961 Other crypto companies wouldn't do these things, right? https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-d2c2b881dc0eb0ec37b454674f446b52 #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-11-17 14:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593256464381972482 Talking about something else is par for GOP - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop That's how you get voters to vote for a subpar candidate. Talk about something - anything - else! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-herschel-walker-georgia-e70f3a80b2af5d23bad4bff65a274dd5 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-11-17 14:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593125701531873281 Collateral damage of Ukraine war. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/uk/mi5-chief-russia-spying-iran-china-threats-intl/index.html #PS1putin == impress 24 time 2022-11-17 06:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593125033165324288 Rationale for Rick Scott vs McConnell. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/scott-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-analysis/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 38 time 2022-11-17 06:13 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593124449318211584 Money is the mother's milk - here's where Trump gets his. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/donald-trump-war-chest-presidential-campaign/index.html #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-11-17 06:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593120926350311424 Public confession of stupidity. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/jessica-watkins-oath-keepers-testifies/index.html Personality cults rely on such as these to do the dirty work and take the blame. But that's no excuse. #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-11-17 05:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593119682156167169 Pence implies he only had one big issue with Trump - the 2020 election - and none with the personality cult. Why did he go along with it for four years, and then object at its logical culmination on Jan 6? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/mike-pence-book-trump-january-6/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1805565433121301 #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-11-17 05:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593113565686534150 GOP can't pass anything, so they'll keep investigating as long as the cameras keep showing up. https://cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/house-majority-republican-plans/index.html A do-nothing Congress is OK with GOP megadonors. They can wait to get their tax cuts, deregulation, and union busting. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/opinions/biden-roadblocks-house-under-gop-control-zelizer/index.html #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-11-17 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593052342118944769 Maybe crypto isn't a guaranteed safe money maker. Maybe celebrity endorsements aren't a guaranteed safe money maker either. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/16/ftx-and-star-backers-including-brady-curry-sued-by-investor/ #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-11-17 01:24 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 45 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-16 ratio 10 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 16 Tweets for 2022-11-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 450 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1805539126457265 impress 13 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/16/2022 20:11" reach 10 title "Warriors, Steph Curry being sued along with Tom Brady, others over FTX endorsement" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1805539126457265 ========== 4 Tweets for 2022-11-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1593001181974233088 Murdoch lets him have it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/new-york-post-trump-2024-announcement/index.html Look like they are all in for DeSantis. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 time 2022-11-16 22:00 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592999202677985280 The recession is over! Full time employment opportunities for Trump propagandists to dig up old claims or make up new claims. Full time employment for reputable journalists to check them out and report the truth. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024/index.html #PS1journalism == impress 11 time 2022-11-16 21:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592788714123849728 Trying to beat the rap again! He hopes that by announcing now he won't be indicted. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-updates-cd5339d48064a149527e8f9a1aa7614e But he hasn't been president for 2 years and can't be president for 2 years - plenty of time for trial and conviction. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1804701569874354 #PS1trump == impress 1 time 2022-11-16 07:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592785458744160257 We must start saying what we are for As in tax increase for many of the lowest-paid Americans and cutting Social Security and Medicare? And who preserved the Democrats' Senate majority? https://apnews.com/article/florida-mitch-mcconnell-congress-3592c4d35d125619d935f09b1d00dc5e More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1804695269874984 #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 20% expands 1 impress 5 time 2022-11-16 07:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 18 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-16 ratio 12 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 4 Tweets for 2022-11-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 176 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1804947513183093 impress 14 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/16/2022 06:11" rcs 1 reach 12 title "Florida's Scott takes on McConnell in bid for Senate leader" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1804947513183093 ========== 8 Tweets for 2022-11-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592394999509176320 Why popular vote doesn't necessarily match seats won. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/14/republican-popular-vote-seats/ Lots of voters don't bother with uncontested elections. #PS1election == impress 7 time 2022-11-15 05:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592393318952230912 Heading toward regional federalism? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html Is it that or oppressive minority rule? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Maybe the lesson of 2022, like 2016, is that voters don't always share their true inclinations with pollsters. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/abortion-midterm-voters-politics-democrats-republicans-fault-lines/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-11-15 05:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592389322212536321 Trump isn't the LEADER of the Republican Party. He IS the Republican Party. So what's good for him is good for the party. Basic Cult of Personality! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/trump-republican-party-2024-bid/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-11-15 05:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592388240547647488 Pence testing the waters by releasing his book the same day Trump announces. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/pence-trump-2024/index.html #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-11-15 05:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592387651696746496 It doesn't seem to be hard to find a cool reception to Trump in Congress, even among Trumpists - many of whom like other options. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/trump-2024-harsh-reaction-capitol-hill-republicans/index.html #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 22% impress 9 time 2022-11-15 05:22 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592386526264332290 Andy Biggs is going to challenge McCarthy. He can't be elected but he can keep McCarthy from being elected. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-speaker.html And Hawley says he opposes McConnell. How much is hot air? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/kevin-mccarthy-trump-support/index.html #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-11-15 05:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592384110982725632 Are we back to normal yet? https://apnews.com/article/022-midterm-elections-return-to-order-8d5981499d6f74950e7f77a28ffa41b9 Probably not until the leadership of the House is settled. #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-11-15 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592382680548913152 Most of the country prefers non-partisan school boards. https://apnews.com/article/school-boards-politics-parents-rights-2bed4680bdedd4c866e046136630a9e8 #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-11-15 05:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 25 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-15 ratio 8 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 8 Tweets for 2022-11-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 248 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1804083896602788 impress 10 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/15/2022 05:11" reach 8 title "'Too hyperbolic'? School board parental rights push falters" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1804083896602788 ========== 10 Tweets for 2022-11-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592238017645019136 It's hard to define good boundaries between different feelings, different theories, and different facts. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/14/doctors-sue-to-block-california-covid-disinformation-law/ #PS1health == impress 3 time 2022-11-14 19:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592237494850170880 Mine is a vision but yours is a hallucination! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/14/billionaires-gone-wild-musk-zuckerberg-slash-jobs-roll-dice-with-future-of-bay-area-tech-icons/ That’s what Silicon Valley is made of. It’s people having hunches, taking risks, making bets” and announcing layoffs and bankruptcies! #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-11-14 19:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592196402125606912 How a Boebert-Frisch recount would work. https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/10/lauren-boebert-colorado-election-results-adam-frisch-recount-possible/ #PS1election == engage 13 engage-rate 9% expands 2 impress 146 time 2022-11-14 16:42 +0000 urlclicks 11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592064322683170816 GOP megadonors trying to figure out what happens next. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/13/trump-republicans-rivals-2024/ #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-11-14 07:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592062467609591808 No one wants to be the last loyalist of a doomed regime https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/opinions/after-putin-power-health-regime-galeotti/index.html When a personality cult falls, it tends to happen almost overnight. #PS1putin == impress 3 time 2022-11-14 07:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592060624032235520 Trump always wanted the Federal government to be his own private army of enforcers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/13/us/politics/trump-irs-investigations.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/politics/trump-irs-audits-kelly-mccabe-comey/index.html Kelly says he, at least, resisted. #PS1trump == impress 13 time 2022-11-14 07:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592054493453381632 Lame-duck agenda - way more than Congress can accomplish in a month. https://apnews.com/article/europe-kevin-mccarthy-gay-rights-marriage-912f937b8653b85d62d5c5a876161f36 #PS1politics == impress 1 time 2022-11-14 07:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592053382889771010 The last thing anybody expected - a quiet election so far. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-democracy-8d5981499d6f74950e7f77a28ffa41b9 All Trump's horses and all Trump's men Couldn't undo an election again! #PS1election == impress 6 time 2022-11-14 07:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1592025486938763265 How about Fitzpatrick and Gottheimer for Speaker? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_Solvers_Caucus They were able to co-chair the Problem Solvers effectively - could they agree on a way to share responsibility if Fitzpatrick were Speaker? https://political-scrapbook.net/2022-speaker.html #PS1politics == engage 9 engage-rate 50% expands 8 impress 18 time 2022-11-14 05:23 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591958514133782529 McCarthy believes in harnessing the power of our entire conference. QAnons and insurrectionists too? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-faces-tough-math-problem-house-speakers-race-gop-wins-majority Pelosi piles on too - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-says-she-doesnt-believe-kevin-mccarthy-takes-house-speaker #PS1gop == engage 2 engage-rate 15% expands 1 impress 13 time 2022-11-14 00:57 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 2 impact 122 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-13 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 10 Tweets for 2022-11-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 305 audclicks 2 commentsimpress 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1802976020046909 impress 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/13/2022 17:11" rcs 2 reach 17 title "Pelosi says she doesn't believe Kevin McCarthy has what it takes to be House speaker" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1802976020046909 ========== 7 Tweets for 2022-11-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591909881648672768 Republicans are asking why he insisted on holding a rally and teasing his own 2024 campaign announcement, putting the focus on him in the final days Why? Because it's all about Trump, all the time! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/11/trump-criticism-midterms-republicans/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1802834346727743 #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-11-13 21:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591906545033531394 Everybody in the GOP knows the answer. The problem is that everybody knows a DIFFERENT answer. And since they can't agree on basic facts, they don't even agree on what the question is. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/11/senate-republicans-mcconnell-midterms/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-11-13 21:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591901055390027777 Twitter alternatives - https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-business-6e8bff97bb33d53b87c3d9a7c6a509cf Does political scrapbook fit any of them? #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-11-13 21:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591883148316770304 Many voiced disbelief that the two men would ever run against each other because they seem so closely aligned The bitterness of the contest is INVERSELY proportional to the similarity of the contestants. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ron-desantis-donald-trump-c8a3a7e58d35061f8662ead819861005 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1802766766734501 #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-11-13 19:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591876602694365185 Initiative, referendum, and recall were instituted to allow the people to overcome entrenched interests in the legislature. Now they allow such interests to overcome the legislature. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/13/this-failed-california-ballot-prop-spent-50-times-more-for-each-yes-vote-than-the-abortion-measure/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1802751616736016 #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-11-13 19:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591807036966244352 The end of tech companies' freedom from government regulation? https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/10/twitter-security-resignations/ https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-business-d866be4d1b3b9b88a6e774543a2b6a14 If they can't or won't regulate themselves... #PS1technology == impress 2 time 2022-11-13 14:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591802533365809155 Not everybody wants four more years of subpoenas and depositions! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/politics/tiffany-trump-wedding/index.html #PS1trump == impress 25 time 2022-11-13 14:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 98 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-13 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title 7 Tweets for 2022-11-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 244 audclicks 3 epoch Lifetime ID 1802975340046977 impress 21 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/13/2022 17:11" rcs 2 reach 18 reactions 1 sharesimpress 1 title "Tiffany Trump's wedding assembles a family divided over its patriarch's political future | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1802975340046977 ========== 15 Tweets for 2022-11-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591448393196634113 Liz Cheney for Speaker? https://liberalandlovingit.substack.com/p/liz-cheney-for-speaker Why not? Anybody can be Speaker. She couldn't keep all her supporters singing the same tune but maybe she could keep them talking to each other. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1801841883493656 #PS1gop == engage 3 engage-rate 23% expands 1 impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-11-12 15:10 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591434764636295173 Who does this guy think he is? Donald Trump? https://apnews.com/article/technology-religion-arrests-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-712adca6c327a2ceb2a21507e1f4697f You can't completely ignore the judicial system forever. Just ask Alex Jones. #PS1media == engage 5 engage-rate 25% expands 2 impress 20 time 2022-11-12 14:16 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591322236107239424 God save us from seeing a Russian revolt, senseless and merciless” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/opinion/putin-russian-military-ukraine.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 11% expands 1 impress 9 time 2022-11-12 06:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591317110059257856 The Freischütz-macht-Freiheit caucus's list of non-negotiable demands sound like the 60's! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/politics/kevin-mccarthy-speakership-race-house-freedom-caucus/index.html They want non-stop investigations of everything and Biden impeachment proceedings. No time for anything else! #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 14% expands 2 impress 14 time 2022-11-12 06:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591316072858542080 When the music's over Turn out the lights https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/business/sbf-wealth/index.html #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-11-12 06:24 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591315177789861888 Some Coloradans are getting tired of Boebert's antics. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/opinions/colorado-race-boebert-frisch-lenti/index.html She might win anyway - barely. This time. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 72 time 2022-11-12 06:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591314024217870336 Think they can get rid of McConnell? Not as long as he keeps the pipeline open from donors to candidates. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/politics/trump-republican-senate-leadership-elections/index.html Money talks. #PS1gop == impress 13 time 2022-11-12 06:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591310276573663232 Evangelicals are more reliable defenders of minority rule than American Catholics! https://apnews.com/article/christian-voter-trends-2022-midterm-elections-0377eed4eed23d5356c29b10af9f6f69 #PS1minority == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-11-12 06:01 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591309276722925570 Federalist Society congratulates reactionary wing of Supreme Court for defending minority rule - as they'd been groomed to do. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-voting-rights-us-supreme-court-samuel-alito-donald-trump-f0926d7b4a8bbaf7b698ada1a791ab25 #PS1justice == impress 7 time 2022-11-12 05:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591307505585786880 There was no there, there. https://apnews.com/article/ftx-crypto-bankruptcy-filing-ed0f06c5db468e285f58af2d8766b51a #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-11-12 05:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591306604523421697 It seems that all sorts of lowlifes can come up with $8/month. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-business-0047fe1730d70277484634a6ec9b7a91 Back to the drawing board! #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-11-12 05:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591305666299596800 GOP complained when Democrats voted for and funded fringe candidates in GOP primarys. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/07/democrats-spend-millions-on-republican-primaries It's an old tactic - https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/top-of-the-ticket/story/2008-04-29/opinion-rush-limbaugh-directs-his-operation-chaos-against-clinton-and-obama preventable by repealing sore-loser laws. But the more likely red-state solution is to ban such voting. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 time 2022-11-12 05:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591301502316187648 Still trying to run down the clock. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-lawsuits-subpoenas-congress-d4318c5a2622f8f973b966e834a5631e This might be why he's so eager to announce on Tuesday. #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-11-12 05:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591244598017667073 That was the election that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-rights-ap-fact-check-michigan-ann-arbor-e5ba97ae44f8038159c28ecd59810e3f #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-11-12 01:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591235991767248896 The tossups NV-1,3,4 were just called for Democrats. At this point, it sounds like McCarthy's best bet is to hope to have one LESS than a majority. Then nobody will bother trying to replace him as (minority) leader. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/group-staffed-by-ex-trump-officials-working-to-block-mccarthys-speaker-bid #PS1gop == engage 4 engage-rate 57% expands 4 impress 7 time 2022-11-12 01:06 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 15 Tweets for 2022-11-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 487 epoch Lifetime ID 1801757950168716 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/12/2022 04:11" reach 12 title "Ex-Trump officials working to block McCarthy's speaker bid" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1801757950168716 ========== 10 Tweets for 2022-11-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591216614556733440 Full speed ahead for Trump! https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3731337-jason-miller-trump-wants-people-to-know-that-of-course-hes-running-in-2024/ Does he need a head start against indictments? He announced his requirements on McCarthy - https://politicalwire.com/2022/11/11/trump-sets-his-conditions-for-kevin-mccarthy/ Meaning no praise for DeSantis and no bipartisanship? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1801337160210795 #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 19% expands 3 impress 16 time 2022-11-11 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591151854653968385 Trumpists can't wait to block or cripple McCarthy. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/group-staffed-by-ex-trump-officials-working-to-block-mccarthys-speaker-bid but even the Freischütz-macht-Freiheit caucus can't agree. #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-11-11 19:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1591113590433808385 That was the election that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/technology-social-media-arizona-3a9b1c4cd72b5109aa32468f3dd2e8b5 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-11-11 17:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590889011677401090 Five ways the lame-duck Congress COULD act to avoid future constitutional crises. But they only have about a month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/10/republicans-house-democrats-lame-duck-trump-ukraine/ #PS1democracy == impress 7 time 2022-11-11 02:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590887530391830529 Yael Roth goes and the FTC - and the EU - want to know what happens next. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/10/twitter-security-resignations/ Is Musk running a business or an expensive hobby? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/10/elon-musk-twitter-failure/ #PS1media == engage 18 engage-rate 4% expands 2 impress 505 likes 3 time 2022-11-11 02:01 +0000 urlclicks 11 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590884310399455233 The good news is that Trump, is his mercy, decided not to make Americans sick from winning after all. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/10/politics/trump-midterm-election-wsj-oped/index.html #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-11-11 01:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590882040366641152 Have the Murdochs resolved the equation Trumpism = X - to find that X is DeSantis? How soon will all their Fox stars and other outlets fall into line? https://apnews.com/article/mehmet-oz-donald-trump-bb9e93ccec3cac96f40105034d6705df Will Trump hold back his campaign announcement until after the Georgia runoff? #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 23 time 2022-11-11 01:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590880652433711104 Did you vote against inflation? Inflation must have heard, even in advance of the election. Now the stock market is - inflated! https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stock-market-nov-10-494028e39775d83629ee4c08db50feb4 #PS1inflation == impress 8 time 2022-11-11 01:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590879823081373696 Is the Chef angling for a promotion? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-2cd23245b4bd5251db9c3677fcb49dad #PS1putin == impress 3 time 2022-11-11 01:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590868975705296896 No libertarianism for people at the bottom! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-10/musk-s-first-email-to-twitter-staff-ends-remote-work #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 9% expands 1 impress 11 time 2022-11-11 00:48 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 10 Tweets for 2022-11-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 318 epoch Lifetime ID 1800903330254178 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/11/2022 05:11" reach 10 title "Musk’s First Email to Twitter Staff Ends Remote Work" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1800903330254178 ========== 16 Tweets for 2022-11-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590598027890544640 Instagram influencer will have plenty of time to repent. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/us/instagram-star-ray-hushpuppi-sentenced-cec/index.html #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 time 2022-11-10 06:51 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590595919111946240 Fox touts DeSantis, per Murdoch decision. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservative-twitter-ready-crown-desantis-head-party-decisive-election-win #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-11-10 06:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590591462110277632 DeSantis was sent by God https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/opinion/ron-desantis-god-complex.html and so God prepared the perfect political storm to make him look good - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/opinion/ron-desantis-midterms.html so DeSantis and Trumpism would become one and the same. It was God, wasn't it? By their fruits shall ye know them. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 33% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-11-10 06:25 +0000 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590587156116144128 There's only room for one megalomaniac. Which one was chosen by God - or was it Satan? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/opinion/ron-desantis-god-complex.html #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-11-10 06:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590582424354066432 Along with Trump, Putin and Xi and the ayatollahs were losers yesterday. But victory is never permanent or guaranteed. DeSantis is coming next. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/opinion/midterms-election-america-arrow.html #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-11-10 05:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590580615954706432 Republicans are simply out of touch with the values of a significant part of the electorate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/opinion/republicans-midterms-abortion.html Did GOP, depending on single-issue pro-lifer voters, miscalculate how many pro-choice voters are also single-issue? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1799887257022452 #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-11-10 05:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590575908519555072 Libertarians strike again! forcing the Georgia Senate runoff, quite plausibly determining Senate control. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/us/elections/georgia-runoff-chase-oliver.html Ranked-choice voting would reduce third parties' negative influence and enhance their positive. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1799879603689884 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 time 2022-11-10 05:23 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590571966062546944 If GOP don't like these shenanigans - they indulge in them too - all they have to do is repeal sore loser laws and institute ranked-choice voting. Then it's not possible to knock viable candidates out in the primary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/09/democrats-cynical-primary-strategy-worked/ #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-11-10 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590570495367581697 Withdrawal or trap? And another accident claiming a critic of the Russian military leadership. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/09/russia-withdraws-kherson-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-11-10 05:02 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590568574036611073 Can McCarthy avoid the fate of Boehner and Ryan? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/09/kevin-mccarthy-republicans-house-speaker/ #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 11% expands 1 impress 9 time 2022-11-10 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590568219546628097 GOP Speakers of the House have short careers.The fighting between the lunatic fringe, the traditional GOP, and the problem solvers wears the Speaker down and out. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-congress-nov-9-0b3b0a547265e5bfa6fd4382b43e0e7f But McCarthy and McConnell can work with megadonors, and $hare with their members. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 17 time 2022-11-10 04:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590562168461983744 A lot of people think they are smart when they are really just lucky. Intelligence doesn't change, but luck does. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-business-bitcoin-3b94bc0656a60a7b65fe532112c3279f If you don't understand what a Dutch tulip bulb is intrinsically worth, maybe you shouldn't speculate in them. #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-11-10 04:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590556628310700032 Why the anticipated election problems tide seems to have washed out with the anticipated red tide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/09/republicans-election-fraud-claims-midterms/ #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-11-10 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590554670480912385 Pollsters doing better this time? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/09/polls-early-midterms-verdict-improvement/ #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-11-10 03:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590553948079128582 Mastodon instead of Twitter? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/05/twitter-replacement-mastodon-social-reviews/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-11-10 03:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590498058558926849 2022 midterm election result: Fox declares for DeSantis- https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/media/fox-news-desantis-celebration/index.html Full steam ahead - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/politics/ron-desantis-2024-president-trump-florida/index.html Smarter, bolder, more strategic than Trump- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/09/desantis-trump-2024-presidential-election/ It's looking worse for democracy. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1799725180371993 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 28 time 2022-11-10 00:14 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 16 Tweets for 2022-11-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 545 epoch Lifetime ID 1799748163703028 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/09/2022 16:11" reach 13 title "One likely 2024 GOP contender triumphed on election night. It wasn’t Donald Trump." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1799748163703028 ========== 13 Tweets for 2022-11-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590488943560380418 That was the election that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-arizona-d52d42bcceb05f430bde58d262b162e0 The propaganda machine kicked into high gear on schedule from Mar-a-Lago to Moscow, to undermine confidence in the election results no matter what they turned out to be. #PS1media == impress 21 time 2022-11-09 23:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590232859759239169 More calls on close races - Unexpected D PA Fetterman TX-34 Gonzalez NC-13 Nickel OH-1 Landsman OH-13 Sykes Expected D ME Mills MI Whitmer NM Grisham MN-2 Craig TX-28 Cuellar https://political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html #PS1election == impress 38 time 2022-11-09 06:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590206888570155008 Early calls on close races - Unexpected D RI-2 Magaziner Expected D NH Hassan PA Shapiro KS-3 Davids Expected R NC Budd OH Vance GA Kemp VA-2 Kiggins https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html #PS1election == engage 2 engage-rate 11% expands 2 impress 18 time 2022-11-09 04:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590193594639740929 Campaigning is easy in a gerrymadered district! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/07/partisan-politics-age-gerrymandering/ #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-11-09 04:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590192527571054593 Trump wasn't chosen by God after all! https://salon.com/2019/08/22/evangelicals-told-trump-he-was-chosen-by-god-now-he-says-it-himself/ It was DeSantis all along! Sorry for the confusion! And the inevitable ugly showdown. https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/07/donald-trump-ron-desantis-feud-christian-nationalism/ #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-11-09 04:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590188859782238208 Job #1 seems to be making the Capitol easier for insurrectionists to enter, and even harder for the IRS to audit GOP megadonors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/07/day-one-republican-majority-house-mccarthy/ #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-11-09 03:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590186678639292416 Gingrich works hard to avoid a trip to Georgia. What does he have to hide? https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/08/gingrich-testimony-georgia-election-probe/ #PS1insurrection == impress 33 time 2022-11-09 03:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590185774917771264 North Korea aligns decisively with Russia and China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/08/china-russia-north-korea-realignment-nuclear-weapons/ #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 time 2022-11-09 03:33 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590184841030819840 Election night is a confusing holdover from the past. It could mean something if all states allowed mail ballots to be counted in advance, but GOP wants to maintain the status quo to help fuel its stolen election mythology. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/08/cancel-election-night-democracy-news-media/ #PS1election == impress 11 time 2022-11-09 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590181977554292736 That was the day that wasn't. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/politics/fact-check-election-voter-fraud-conspiracies/index.html #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-11-09 03:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590177690589724673 You can make big bucks repeating lies! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/20/social-media-influencers-election-fraud/ You don't even have to make them up yourself, but you can if you want. The people who'd retweet or send you money don't care if it's true. Thanks to the pioneers Rush Limbaugh and Tucker Carlson! #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-11-09 03:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590173091757723648 Polls are still open in the West. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/send-election-deniers-a-message #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-09 02:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590149929569484801 Polling places are starting to close. May all losing candidates graciously concede. May all candidates repent who campaigned on lies. Some close races will be tracked here - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1799014907109687 #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-11-09 01:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 43 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-09 ratio 14 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 13 Tweets for 2022-11-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 427 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1799412223736622 impress 17 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/09/2022 06:11" reach 14 title "Tossups in 2022 Election" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1799412223736622 ========== 21 Tweets for 2022-11-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590102226428923904 The GOP megadonors, observing the basis of Trump's success, CHOSE to permanently install minority rule. GOP politicians CHOSE to go along with the plan. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/opinion/midterms-republicans-election-denialism.html They all CHOSE - nobody was forced. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1798927963785048 #PS1minority == impress 4 time 2022-11-08 22:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590097414241005568 “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/08/elections-fdr-four-freedoms-democracy-future/ #PS1theory == impress 4 time 2022-11-08 21:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590095349129310208 No outside observers wanted - they might observe the wrong things. Only DeSantis's observers who have been trained on what to observe and what not to observe. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/08/justice-department-monitors-florida-desantis/ #PS1election == impress 8 time 2022-11-08 21:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590093996885676032 Following the plans devised years ago, the propaganda machines ramped up early to undermine confidence in the election, and were mostly unhindered on social media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/08/election-day-disinformation/ #PS1media == impress 7 time 2022-11-08 21:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590088413717626880 November could be a good month for the Putin wing of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. More advocates going to Congress, and Trump announcing in a week. Putin says it's music to his ears. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/briefing/republican-party-putin-wing.html #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-11-08 21:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590086303240327169 Is Hungary the Trumpist model for the future? We should be so lucky! A more likely model is the KKK Dixiecrat South that ruled for almost a century by terrorizing black and white alike. https://nytimes.com/2022/11/07/opinion/midterms-election-maga-america.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-11-08 20:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590084782326951937 America's founders counted on citizen virtue as well as institutions. “To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea” - Madison https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/opinion/paul-pelosi-youngkin-lake.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1798899567121221 #PS1other == engage 4 engage-rate 57% expands 2 impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-11-08 20:52 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590032251370471424 Today's ratings in close races trend GOP. Many have changed several times and could go either way. It's still important to vote! Trending blue - Senate AZ Gov KS OR Trending red - Senate PA Gov AZ NV WI https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1798788917132286 #PS1election == impress 24 time 2022-11-08 17:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589875638995161088 Republicans are running in 2022 promising a return to calamity https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/opinion/republican-congress-agenda-mccarthy.html GOP donors will be happy cultivating the lunatic base, shutting down the government, defaulting on the debt, burning more hydrocarbons, doing without Social Security or Medicare. #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-11-08 07:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589870297943248896 Planning in advance to dispute every election they lose. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/us/politics/michigan-elections-group.html #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-11-08 06:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589866572335943680 Trump was talked into waiting another week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/07/trump-spooks-republicans-with-talk-presidential-launch-eve-vote/ He wants to get ahead of DeSantis and the grand juries and find out which of his supporters will do ANYthing for him. So he announced tonight with a tiny fig leaf of plausible deniability. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-11-08 06:25 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589858692476043265 To get his majority and speakership - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/politics/midterm-fractious-political-environment-analysis/index.html McCarthy promises to do nothing specific about any of the problems he ran against. Endless investigations aren't DOing. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/politics/kevin-mccarthy-interview-border-security/index.html Thus he plans to avoid a debt default, without saying how. #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-11-08 05:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589854211717894144 The Chef brags about cooking up trouble in other countries, using social media to sabotage elections and violent mercenaries to take down governments. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-social-media-7fefa7ab0491b653f6094a4d090155fe #PS1russian == impress 4 time 2022-11-08 05:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589852931293315072 like pushing the button for the walk sign at the stop light, and nothing is happening” https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-dd4273dbda5b15343753f56c1f43a659 #PS1media == impress 1 time 2022-11-08 05:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589851640764706816 more like an oligarchy approach https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-cbd873f1bd81fa4356b81f89c4c5ebed Putin can give lessons on that! #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-08 05:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589847822169669632 Gravity still exists” https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/07/tech-biotech-job-layoff-facebook-twitter-lyft-oracle-bay-area-economy/ When enough companies start planning for recession - recession happens. Same as inflation. #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-11-08 05:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589846836495683584 The end result of a fake populist cult of personality - https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-municipal-elections-nicaragua-daniel-ortega-464e47a48a56c5dbc765f2e37608bfd8 Coming soon to a state near you? #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-11-08 05:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589846200161034243 People say to me, What can I do to make you feel better? I say: Vote!” https://apnews.com/article/nancy-pelosi-government-and-politics-ef64738a18e3fbd2f3c3b12a3b18e30a #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-11-08 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589845897667825664 Musk - “I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic.” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-congress-81685e6030f13360727420eaa1882a02 A paralyzed government is an ideal setting for libertarian billionaires to do as they please. Many GOP are eager to shut it down entirely. #PS1election == impress 10 time 2022-11-08 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589842658784333824 The classic rural dilemma - you can't have suburban money AND rural lifestyles. GOP is generally in favor of development, as are construction trades unions. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/07/voters-to-decide-hotly-contested-measure-to-limit-growth-on-silicon-valleys-rural-edges/ Bumper stickers from the 1970's - Don't Californicate Oregon Don't Oregonize Idaho #PS1other == impress 12 time 2022-11-08 04:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589839922227449858 DOING something about inflation and housing - GOP is opposed. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/05/bill-from-silicon-valley-rep-ro-khanna-would-crack-down-on-corporate-landlords/ #PS1inflation == impress 3 time 2022-11-08 04:39 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 78 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-08 ratio 12 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 21 Tweets for 2022-11-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 779 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1798718440472667 impress 14 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/08/2022 07:11" reach 12 title "Bill from Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna would crack down on corporate landlords" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1798718440472667 ========== 8 Tweets for 2022-11-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589521550566625280 Is it higher incomes, higher education levels, self-destruction by California GOP, or something else? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/06/battle-for-congress-not-here-bay-area-dems-on-average-serve-even-longer-than-supreme-court-justices/ #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-07 07:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589519461450928128 Everybody's worried about recession! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/06/facebook-meta-reportedly-to-start-laying-off-thousands-of-staff-this-week/ Inflation might not look so bad in another year, unless we get both at once - stagflation, as in the 1970's. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-11-07 07:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589512439162626050 What's theory of swing voters? Most plausible -many don't follow politics closely and vote their pocketbooks or against incumbents. Voters with intellectual attachments to policy or emotional attachments to personalities don't swing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/06/swing-voters-are-unpredictable-powerhouse/ #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-07 06:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589508446487212036 Busy holiday season! Trump is expected to announce for 2024 in Nov 14, the DOJ has been quietly ramping up its investigations, and the Georgia special grand jury and the Jan 6 commission hope to finish up before January. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/03/politics/doj-trump-investigation-expansion-special-counsel/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-11-07 06:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589504482148495360 No absolute freedom of speech for Musk impersonators! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/tech/twitter-verification-delay-midterms/index.html #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-07 06:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589501043238645761 Ukrainians would rather endure a winter without power or heat, than submit to minority rule. https://www.kxxv.com/news/ukrainians-prepare-for-a-winter-with-no-heat-water-or-power But Americans would rather submit to minority rule, than endure high gas prices? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/opinions/gop-midterm-election-messaging-economy-stewart/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1797663647244813 #PS1minority == impress 4 time 2022-11-07 06:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589494755251326977 Regional federalism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-enlightenment.html A response to the worst-case scenario - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/politics/democrats-nightmare-scenario-election-eve-analysis/index.html There's no reason for the majority to subsidize a tyrannical minority that embodies the worst fears of America's founders. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-11-07 05:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589485628764606464 Election security threats - physical threats to workers, propaganda, and denial-of-service attacks on election day. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-d6bf92f594343d7a489d40394e56e2a1 #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-07 05:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 8 Tweets for 2022-11-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 276 epoch Lifetime ID 1797945967216581 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/07/2022 06:11" reach 11 title "EXPLAINER: Threats to US election security grow more complex" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1797945967216581 ========== 6 Tweets for 2022-11-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589406921454686209 Vote fraud propaganda got into high gear well before election day. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/politics/trump-midterms-casting-doubt-pennsylvania/index.html Just as in 2020, vote fraud is not discerned by observation during or after the election, but is a propaganda plan put in place before the first ballot was cast. #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-11-06 23:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589405006012493825 It's a rite of passage in cult of personality - getting rid of the rivals any way you can. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives In the fights to come between Trump and DeSantis, nobody will notice Biden! https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/politics/trump-desantis-dueling-florida-rallies-2022-2024/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-11-06 23:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589403003018416129 Election security threats - physical threats to workers, propaganda, and denial-of-service attacks on election day. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-d6bf92f594343d7a489d40394e56e2a1 #PS1notopic == impress 2 time 2022-11-06 23:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589393052925591552 Medicare Advantage plans must be really profitable - if they can afford lots of expensive direct mail and media advertising. https://apnews.com/article/health-business-medicare-government-and-politics-1b77c8584602a1abaaa3dfd297f0dbe7 #PS1health == impress 4 time 2022-11-06 23:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589387780928733184 Musk received congratulations from Dimitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top associate - thanking Musk for doing Putin's work? That's an endorsement! Let free speech reign - in the West! Don't even think about it in Russia! https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-twitter-inc-technology-europe-30b55f9c3cbe64c0b98d0cfbe7ab5a9f #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-11-06 22:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589385688868610048 All we need to know about climate change - https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-9bf0d2b407ee6d06e67d8c25a9e29fd8 https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-7190588fe4c05ed5f044ec6aa31d2f64 https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-4623787847f1f4b2357c389d7b9f1758 https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-099266b36d6e637d405dead6f0914a0f https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-chemistry-a18f859ff7b149c81306504bc7737f7b https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-cefd6c94f01dc07dcb8905ee0f59cb82 #PS1climate == impress 3 time 2022-11-06 22:34 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 21 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-06 ratio 9 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 6 Tweets for 2022-11-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 214 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1797608410583670 impress 10 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/06/2022 20:11" reach 9 title "Climate Questions: Why do small degrees of warming matter?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1797608410583670 ========== 2 Tweets for 2022-11-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588737246039269376 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/sports-baseball-social-media-288da491ea8f7481cce329466dbfbebd #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-05 03:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588735853756809217 Facts about provisional ballots. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-government-and-politics-8a2b4fcc3a18df8d93fe222105561c98 #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-11-05 03:31 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 2 Tweets for 2022-11-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 34 epoch Lifetime ID 1796297700714741 impress 17 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/05/2022 04:11" reach 16 title "Why was I given a provisional ballot?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1796297700714741 ========== 2 Tweets for 2022-11-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588621011184136193 Nothing new about violent political attacks - a tradition GOP inherited when it was taken over by Dixiecrats. https://www.history.com/news/charles-sumner-caning-cilley-duel-congressional-violence Can physical violence among legislators once again become normal? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792196294458215 #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-11-04 19:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588547012009811970 Look out, Trump, DeSantis, not to mention Pence, Pompeo, Cruz, Hawley - Musk has more money AND a bigger, more rabid fan base! But the good news is he has Palin's attention span. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/03/meet-the-silicon-valley-dad-who-has-elon-musks-ear-his-gushing-tweets-prove-it/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 8% expands 1 impress 13 time 2022-11-04 15:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 2 Tweets for 2022-11-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 92 epoch Lifetime ID 1795946510749860 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/04/2022 17:11" reach 13 title "Meet the Silicon Valley dad who has Elon Musk’s ear. His gushing tweets prove it" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1795946510749860 ========== 3 Tweets for 2022-11-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588316302938341376 Independent state legislatures - the latest fake theory for strengthening minority rule by dictating election results - https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/how-the-independent-state-legislature What will the reactionary Supreme Court majority decide? They know what their Federalist Society groomers want. #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-11-03 23:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588311902207123456 “Republicans will never lose another election in Wisconsin after I’m elected governor” https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/republicans-rig-elections-never-lose/ It's been the Trumpist plan all along! A strong ruler like Putin or Xi never loses an election! Any rule-of-law Republicans who are silent are enablers. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-11-03 23:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1588235959547572224 Don't be swept away by political advertising and propaganda - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-misinformation-219762637bacf49bf7ec723546b46fb3 Vote and make yourself heard, and let every other registered voter do the same. Even losing votes count - a tight margin might warn a winning candidate to not get too extreme. #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-11-03 18:25 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 3 Tweets for 2022-11-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 146 epoch Lifetime ID 1795132450831266 impress 21 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/03/2022 16:11" reach 19 title "Misinformation and the midterm elections: What to expect" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1795132450831266 ========== 14 Tweets for 2022-11-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587930716418887680 opposed by China’s many inland provinces, dominated by state-owned Chinese industries that had no interest or ability to compete globally the way China’s coastal provinces could. Sound familiar? Flyover country resentful of coastal elites? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/opinion/china-united-states-trade-economy.html #PS1china == impress 4 time 2022-11-02 22:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587926209580527616 You can't have it both ways. Advertisers don't want to be associated with violent conspiracy fantasists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/02/musk-twitter-bans-trump/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 10% expands 1 impress 10 time 2022-11-02 21:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587924999611895808 Rhodes tried to convince Trump that violence would work where legal maneuvers failed. Fortunately, Trump didn't hear, didn't agree, or was afraid to try. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/02/rhodes-trump-oathkeepers-trial/ #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 22% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-11-02 21:49 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587923784568537088 Who knew! Justice Thomas was the key to the insurrection all along! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/02/trump-clarence-thomas-emails/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 replies 1 time 2022-11-02 21:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587923448411537409 Vastly different notions of truth lead to converging crises and diverging consensus. But blaming an intractable foe is a pillar of fake populism and cult of personality - and wouldn't be given up easily. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/01/polycrisis-midterms-biden-administration-progressive/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1794353220909189 #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-11-02 21:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587918084995567616 We thought Truth Social wants to be Twitter. But the reality is that Twitter wants to be Truth Social. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/01/twitter-musk-trump-racism/ #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-11-02 21:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587911901388103680 An interesting enhancement to ranked-choice voting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/01/alaska-final-four-primary-begich-palin-peltola/ It eliminates candidates based on their least total votes, rather than their least first-place votes, and so rewards candidates with broader appeal. #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-11-02 20:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587896403585511425 There are a lot of tossup races that will decide control of the House and Senate. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html == Here's one close to Silicon Valley - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/02/just-an-hour-from-silicon-valley-this-tight-race-could-tilt-congress/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1794291750915336 #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-02 19:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587812061572042754 Reactionary Supreme Court does its duty to protect minority rule. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-business-john-roberts-congress-1b2241b1ddae3c9bbc7af28f372fe8a0 Trump's tax dirt, if it ever comes out, will be after the 2022 election. That gives a GOP Congress time to try to repeal the law that allows Congress to examine tax returns. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-11-02 14:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587689201507500034 How many people with an unfavorable view of the president will vote for a candidate of the same party? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/senate-control-biden-polling-fault-lines/index.html Polls turn up a lot of conflicting evidence - what does it mean? #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-11-02 06:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587686656252923905 Not good for Democrats if voters vote against high grocery prices. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/democratic-seats-jeopardy-gallup-polling/index.html What goes around comes around - GOP has no different plans for dealing with inflation. In 2024, most voters will be just as unhappy, either with inflation or recession. #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-11-02 06:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587685110207291392 Trump and DeSantis are duking it out subtly but soon more openly. Like California, no party preference is the fastest growing party. But overall, for now, Florida seems to be a lost cause of Democrats. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/florida-midterms-2022/index.html #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 time 2022-11-02 05:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587682598133768194 If people can't agree on the methods of determining truth, how can they agree on anything else? Of course the country is divided - between fact and fantasy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/31/early-voters-lament-high-prices-disunity-yet-vote-opposite-sides/ #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-11-02 05:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587680150522511360 GOP response styles to violence - Old - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/31/pelosi-attack-gop-strategist-condemn/ Future - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/donald-trump-jr-paul-pelosi-reaction/index.html Current - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/donald-trump-paul-pelosi-reaction/index.html Let no fact inhibit a fantasy! Could Trumpists just be shameless self-serving opportunists? Just raising the question! #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-11-02 05:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-11-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 14 Tweets for 2022-11-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 566 epoch Lifetime ID 1794029064274938 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "11/02/2022 05:11" reach 14 title "Donald Trump joins the Paul Pelosi conspiracy caucus | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1794029064274938 ========== 11 Tweets for 2022-11-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587307209624387584 The funders and propagandists of Jan will suffer little in the market or the courts. There's no downside to fanning divisiveness and violence in support of minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/30/paul-pelosi-attack-republican-bothsidesism-false-equivalence/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792998487711329 #PS1minority == impress 3 time 2022-11-01 04:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587283842976448514 What's the social media business model? Get free content from users, and sell advertising and data about your users to advertisers. If Twitter is going to have Musk and Trump, does it need any more content? https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/10/31/nibel-twitter-elon-musk/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-11-01 03:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587281435399843840 Hard at working reconstructing Twitter to be - a platform for Musk! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/31/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs/ #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-11-01 03:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587277614640558080 The Trumpist Dixiecrats have schooled the whole GOP and most of their megadonors - that fueling divisive talk at the top and violent action at the bottom protects minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/31/pelosi-attack-gop-strategist-condemn/ And if the GOP is not for minority rule, what are they for? #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-11-01 02:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587243280109948928 Five reasons Trump wants to keep his tax returns secret. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/donald-trump-tax-returns/index.html What's he worried about? His supporters know he lies and cheats about everything, and they don't mind because he licenses them to do the same. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-11-01 00:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587237903822114818 GOP seizes on any issue it can to avoid talking about their real agenda. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-technology-283e27fb609f7227cb3f499547e13fbd #PS1climate == impress 2 time 2022-11-01 00:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587236947004571648 Monetizing the asset by selling premium status! Not very original. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-business-bd2d48331db2d8f702664864a70d5e71 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-11-01 00:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587235272042770433 Trump still trying to protect his secrets. They must be pretty incriminating. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-business-personal-taxes-76fea2bf34654d7ec854d5f9fd2836c2 #PS1trump == impress 1 time 2022-11-01 00:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587234731791220736 Only one way out for former Afghan allies. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-russia-ukraine-iran-europe-taliban-30e2b1ffc7c5ecf2847b654f862723b8 #PS1afghanistan == impress 1 time 2022-11-01 00:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587233680480534528 A reactionary Supreme Court signals that it has no more use for affirmative action than for reproductive rights - or any other right to privacy or equal protection issues. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-ketanji-brown-jackson-us-supreme-court-college-admissions-affirmative-action-196ab930c799bcdc8b2a4a220641dd48 They're doing their duty to reinforce minority rule. #PS1justice == impress 11 time 2022-11-01 00:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587233008708304898 Although many election workers quit because of violent threats, others hang in there to do their part for democracy and the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-milwaukee-voter-registration-23fcceb35dd767013f3ecc7c9c26d5b8 #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-11-01 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 152 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-31 ratio 5 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title 11 Tweets for 2022-11-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 380 audclicks 3 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1792982401046271 impress 25 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/31/2022 21:10" rcs 1 reach 22 title "Poll workers train for conflict: 'A little nervous? I am.'" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792982401046271 ========== 12 Tweets for 2022-10-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587231173851303936 Who knew! Bald-faced liars in Texas CAN go to jail! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-science-technology-texas-ad885acb1a1e3073eb02c2b3c2fbc51f Usually they just get elected to higher office. #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-31 23:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587229569483882496 Wondering which races are close? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html GOP is catching up, by talking about problems instead of their solutions, which will make them worse. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-inflation-da6c2b57c47c2cfa077bd5df6484ee11 #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-10-31 23:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1587227308976312320 Pelosi attacker had big plans - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/31/feds-suspected-paul-pelosi-attacker-had-zip-ties-rope-with-him-during-break-in/ Looks like he'll spend the rest of his days indoors. #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-10-31 23:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586964313847177216 The rich and powerful of all times and places like the religion of Job's friends - God rewards the good and punishes the bad. If I am rich and you are poor, then you are a bad person. It would be against God's will to help you. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792247641119747 #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-10-31 06:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586950449936052224 The desire for immortality is immortal. Roman emperors announced that they were immortal gods - and then died. Our secular culture embraces celebrity. So some of the losers pick up guns. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opinion/mass-shooters-motive.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792223161122195 #PS1theory == impress 3 time 2022-10-31 05:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586936045043560448 violence is as American as cherry pie Was H Rap Brown being historic or prophetic at the time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Rap_Brown Both - looking back to Judge Lynch of the American Revolution - and forward to the Capitol Insurrection. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792196294458215 #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-31 04:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586929827860258817 soldiers be content with your wages John the Baptist likely referred to an implicit motivation for military service - in most times and places - freedom to murder, rape, pillage, and burn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marocchinate More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792183051126206 #PS1theory == impress 6 time 2022-10-31 03:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586917021442224130 Second time was not the charm. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/28/man-who-helped-run-border-wall-charity-convicted-i/ Looks like he'll go to jail and hope Trump pardons him like he did for Bannon. #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-10-31 03:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586914273304883201 Bad news for Trumpists everywhere. https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-religion-caribbean-voting-ed2130a095ca42ff1be324a3dea9f355 Eventually a majority sees through the lies. #PS1foreign == impress 1 time 2022-10-31 02:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586913292697497600 Who's going to be the first Trumpist who qualifies his condolences with - - blaming Nancy Pelosi for the attack - classifying the attacker as a patriot and political prisoner https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/30/elon-musk-tweets-unfounded-claims-about-paul-pelosi-attack/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792153081129203 #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-10-31 02:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586911154948800512 Why Democrats want to strengthen the IRS against wealthy tax cheats. GOP opposes, since many of those wealthy are megadonors. But GOP have to campaign as if it were about working class and middle class taxpayers. https://apnews.com/article/business-government-and-politics-ba556299145218216d60790457482c3f #PS1tax == impress 3 time 2022-10-31 02:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586909324856545281 It's getting hard to believe that inflation can be stopped without a recession. People have to be too poor to bid up prices, and unemployment has to be too high for employees to bid up wages. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/business/fedeal-reserve-inflation-wages.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792145167796661 #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-10-31 02:34 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 12 Tweets for 2022-10-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 476 epoch Lifetime ID 1792263804451464 impress 25 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/30/2022 23:10" reach 22 title "Inflation and Wages Continue to Climb Rapidly, in Bad News for the Fed" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1792263804451464 ========== 16 Tweets for 2022-10-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586350544481763329 High oil prices aren't bad for everybody! https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/oil-giants-massive-profits-revive-calls-for-windfall-taxes/ar-AA13u867 Happy megadonors make happy legislators! #PS1inflation == impress 4 time 2022-10-29 13:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586230004244918272 The Jan 6 committee showed how Trump tried to overthrow the American government. Somebody is always trying to overthrow the government - yet Trump almost succeeded! Watch the last public hearing! https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/10/13/watch_live_january_6_investigation_committee_final_public_hearing.html More at - https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790705371273974 #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-10-29 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586224845250998272 Lots of Trump pals sought pardons. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pressure-us-justice-department-be-focus-jan-6-hearing-2022-06-23/ https://news.yahoo.com/trump-ally-dozens-associates-sought-211221826.html They must have done a lot of criminal acts! But they learned that loyalty is a one-way street with Trump. #PS1trump == engage 3 engage-rate 21% expands 2 impress 14 time 2022-10-29 05:14 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586222643866308608 Procedural objections? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/28/seized-russian-asset-forfeiture-ndaa-republicans/ Looks more like running down the clock in pursuit of some other goal. #PS1ukraine == impress 5 time 2022-10-29 05:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586221639397580800 There's nothing new about minority rule in America. The feudal concept was imported with the English Cavaliers who became the Southern planter-slaveholder class, and ingrained in the Constitution. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/27/america-primaries-driving-polarization-radicalization/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790691757942002 #PS1minority == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 time 2022-10-29 05:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586217800699256832 We’d have done far better to only report on the tweets that actually conveyed new information — which is what we should do now https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/28/elon-musk-trump-twitter-return/ That's new INFORMATION, not new provocations. #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-10-29 04:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586215443571699712 There are a lot more anti-semites than Jews in America. And even more gentile politicians who won't say or do anything substantial about it. Just as in Germany in the 1930's. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/28/american-jews-exile-fears/ #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-10-29 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586211509520064513 The usual suspects aim to find out what Musk really means about absolute free speech. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/technology/musk-twitter-antisemitism.html #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-10-29 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586210884703035394 Bringing in the outside efficiency experts to Mar-a-Lago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/28/raskin-mar-a-lago-trump-documents/ #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-10-29 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586208500027248640 Trump and Lindell are nothing new. Their antecedents were in the McCarthy era - and even earlier, when the KKK ruled the South. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/opinions/mike-lindell-funding-election-denialism-mccarthyism-zelizer/index.html Their common element is a passion to preserve and extend minority rule. #PS1minority == impress 5 time 2022-10-29 04:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586207094205689857 The media are reacting as if there is something abnormal about physical attacks on politicians. It was completely normal, and encouraged by the leaders, in Germany in the 1930's. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/opinions/paul-pelosi-attack-not-an-isolated-incident-alaimo/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-10-29 04:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586206104345661442 Youngkin sounds very unpresidential. But he stuck to his theme. He'll go far in Trumpism. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/politics/glenn-youngkin-virginia-paul-pelosi/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 time 2022-10-29 03:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586200901076729857 They are only fulfilling the wishes of their leader Trump! Even though they know he won't do anything for them in return. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-san-francisco-nancy-pelosi-congress-government-and-politics-b8a3fb8b3e6f491fcfb16e155b877427 It takes much courage to serve in Congress. That's exactly what the megadonors supporting minority rule want. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 33% expands 1 impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-10-29 03:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586196653622452224 Musk is in charge now https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/28/elon-musk-takes-over-twitter-but-where-will-he-go-from-here-2/ Vengeance is expensive, but he can afford it! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/28/elon-musk-will-have-to-pay-three-fired-twitter-executives-nearly-200-million/ #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-10-29 03:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586195227202551808 Everybody's trying to find out what the new Twitter will be like. Musk as usual doesn't give a consistent straight answer. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/28/after-musk-took-over-some-users-tested-twitters-boundaries/ #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-10-29 03:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586194213879758848 Just another typical Trumpist foot soldier. He believed what he was told. But he shouldn't expect anything from Trump in return. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/28/who-is-paul-pelosi-attacker-berkeley-man-tied-to-nude-activism-far-right-conspiracy-theories-suspected-in-assault/ #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-10-29 03:12 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 166 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-28 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title 16 Tweets for 2022-10-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 554 audclicks 3 epoch Lifetime ID 1790677871276724 impress 17 matchedlinkclicks 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/28/2022 21:10" reach 15 title "Who is Paul Pelosi attacker? Berkeley man tied to nude activism, far-right conspiracy theories suspected in assault" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790677871276724 ========== 21 Tweets for 2022-10-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586139631996657664 There are differing opinions on the contestable House races this year. Here's 270towin - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html and here's CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/politics/midterm-elections-gop-us-house-races/index.html #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-28 23:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586135786268655616 Trump won by 78000 votes in 2016, Biden by 43000 in 2020. Such big change resting on such small shifts is not healthy for democracy.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/10/politics-stress-swing-states-elections/671729/ That instability is an irresistible temptation to do anything to win. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790517421292769 #PS1theory == impress 4 time 2022-10-28 23:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586109108184264704 Putin's propaganda is also aimed at Russians, to convince them that they have a stake in his invasion of Ukraine. https://insidetrackindia.com/russia-intensifies-its-propaganda-campaign-against-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 5 time 2022-10-28 21:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586107038605578240 Considering political donations? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html Beware of extrapolation from the past! Nobody knows what will happen in the midterms, but the polls are trending GOP overall. Is that real? If so, cause or effect? https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/kurt-bardella-who-knows-what-will-happen-in-election/article_1b7d31b2-555d-11ed-8282-b727f8a624ee.html #PS1election == impress 18 time 2022-10-28 21:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586104628193636352 Striving toward enlightenment language - when is it too much, and when not enough? https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/10/28/leonard-pitts-jr-we-strive-toward-enlightenment-and-language-follows-suit/ If you're trying to converse with another person with a different background, you'll get further speaking in terms he understands, than in terms he doesn't. #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-10-28 21:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586043916993716225 For swing voters, is democracy a critical election issue compared to gas prices? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-capitol-siege-tim-ryan-inflation-donald-trump-6fec0170deef3f55a7aa6f04f4e425a1 We can do something NOW toward preventing future insurrections. There is nothing feasible NOW to reduce global oil prices. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790332274644617 #PS1inflation == engage 2 engage-rate 40% expands 2 impress 5 time 2022-10-28 17:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586035763820433408 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/health-canada-12a0b318cc1226ea983bfed0fbd9d619 #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-10-28 16:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586034171830337536 What happens to damaged ballots? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-government-and-politics-3ccd3f86998bd55b9693dd13c95c89e8 Just what you'd want, if you wanted as many ballots as possible to be counted fairly. #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-10-28 16:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585855718535573504 Why won't the Democrats stop the horror show before we all find out how it turns out? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/27/republican-debt-ceiling-threat-neutralize/ #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-10-28 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585852782996688896 Trump supporters can expect continuing appeals for funds to fight for them in court, meaning fight for Trump in court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/27/trump-courts-legal-system-working/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-10-28 04:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585851267582087169 Trump admits that the Stolen Election lie is an essential tool for mobilizing the Trumpist base. No news there - Big Lies have always been essential for minority rule, to keep the masses distracted and diverted from what's really going on. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/26/trump-lets-truth-slip-about-maga-base-todays-gop/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-10-28 04:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585844049386229762 Trump continues to run down the clock hoping a GOP Congress will save him - that's his way of dealing with legal situations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/us/trump-tax-returns-appeals-court.html But Trump is not essential to Trumpism. #PS1tax == impress 7 time 2022-10-28 04:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585843019340578817 Putin is marketing Putinism to Trumpists and their allies worldwide. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-putin.html It's still Putinism - dedicated to nobody's interests except Putin. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-10-28 03:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585841913650851840 Trump country has a lot in common. As in 1800, the local elites have recruited the discontented to defend minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/us/politics/republican-election-objectors-demographics.html #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-28 03:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585832685951279104 The GOP plan is to blame Biden for inflation and recession, even when they are in charge. They have to blame somebody, since their megadonor tax cuts are definitely inflationary. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/columnists/republicans-biden-inflation-policy.html #PS1inflation == impress 4 time 2022-10-28 03:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585831694598230016 Increasing numbers of GOP leaders and voters believe that they can only lose rigged elections. And GOP megadonors, hesitant at first, now fully endorse the myth. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/republicans-midterms-kari-lake.html Losing fair and square? That's so - 18th century Enlightenment thinking. #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-28 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585830584139382785 Rising wealth inequality and income inequality, and now - rising emotional inequality! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/global-sadness-rising.html How will this play out? #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-10-28 03:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585828450933219329 Cult of personality transition plan. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/27/world/asia/hu-jintao-congress-videos.html Who knows what happens if you don't go along quietly? #PS1china == impress 4 time 2022-10-28 02:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585826897186869248 The ones who are going to vote GOP anyway cite inflation. The ones who are going to vote Democratic anyway cite abortion. If there are any truly persuadable voters left - nobody knows for sure how to reach them. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/us/politics/polls-swing-district-house-republicans-democrats.html #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-10-28 02:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585825068860379137 Nobody knows exactly what's ahead for Twitter, except that it will serve the interests of the world's richest man. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html #PS1media == impress 1 time 2022-10-28 02:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585824709282697217 The richest man in the world can f*** up any situation in the world, and let other people suffer the consequences. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/technology/elon-musk-geopolitics-china-ukraine.html #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-10-28 02:44 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 75 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-28 ratio 14 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 21 Tweets for 2022-10-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 754 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1790142824663562 impress 15 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/28/2022 05:10" reach 14 title "How Elon Musk Became a Geopolitical Chaos Agent" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790142824663562 ========== 12 Tweets for 2022-10-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585724695889948672 Traditional GOP say one thing and do the opposite. Trumpists say two different things and do the opposite. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Democrats aren't pushing hard enough on that and it shows. https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/10/26/democrats-midterms-blue-states/ #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-27 20:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585723208824602625 DeSantis springs his trap! 20 (mostly black) ex-felons were allowed to register and vote, and THEN arrested. He got his photo-ops, and who cares how many poor people he messed up? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/26/desantis-florida-voter-fraud-law-confusion/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1789566454721199 #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-10-27 20:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585719916694368257 Maybe Trump shouldn't lose too much sleep over DeSantis. DeSantis might be smarter and bolder, but he seems to lack the stage presence of a reality-TV star like Trump, and that might matter to the Trumpist base when they go head to head. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/26/desantis-2024-debate-not-presidential/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-10-27 19:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585716113995796482 Straight answers or Trumpist evasion? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/26/elaine-luria-jan-6-committee-midterm-jen-kiggans/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/27/cheney-slotkin-democrats-house-trump/ Swing district voters have their choice. #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-27 19:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585714028608778240 The desire for a hereditary nobility has been in America from the beginning. The opposing desire for an elite based on merit, rather than inherited wealth, was just as hot an issue for Sam and John Adams. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/26/john-samuel-adams-thomas-hutchinson-elites/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1789546461389865 #PS1theory == impress 2 time 2022-10-27 19:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585700959925067776 What do GOP WANT to talk about ? Inflation, crime, and - the one thing they know how - for rich, cut taxes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/political-ads/ Entitlement reform for the rest of us - cut Social Security, Medicare, etc. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/27/republican-midterm-debates-abortion-trump/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1789515298059648 #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-10-27 18:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585687419050860544 GOP seems to be gaining ground in some close races - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html but there are still lots of ways the Senate could go - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/27/scenarios-senate-2022-midterms/ #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-10-27 17:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585633953901264896 Minority rule https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html depends on a misinformed electorate. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2741441 To that end, there is no penalty for blatant lies in political advertising, and no way to find out who's paying for those lies. #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-10-27 14:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585493395903873025 Arizona to take action against voter intimidation. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-arizona-race-and-ethnicity-phoenix-fb2254ac13ca7f9153c3a802737ea6a1 Bullet holes are not legal methods for marking ballots. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/guns-dont-belong-at-polling-locations #PS1firearms == engage 2 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 15 time 2022-10-27 04:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585480477120471040 30 years of success for the KGB and failure for the CIA. https://www.keyreporter.org/book-reviews/2022/the-fourth-man-the-hunt-for-a-kgb-spy-at-the-top-of-the-cia-and-the-rise-of-putins-russia/ #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-10-27 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585478863550697472 Crypto-currencies - a major climate change threat. https://earthjustice.org/blog/2022-october/cleaning-up-crypto But think of all the money you can make! Or SOMEbody MIGHT make. #PS1climate == impress 2 time 2022-10-27 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585459461778337793 What a tragic lost opportunity! Kannye West would have made a great Trumpist Dixiecrat candidate for senator or governor, but he was noticed too late. Nightly he'd have thrilled the Trumpist base on Fox. https://apnews.com/article/adidas-ends-kanye-west-partnership-7425f65ea39f7bbdd02d0e033d9be4b8 More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1788567528154425 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-10-27 02:32 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 139 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-27 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 12 Tweets for 2022-10-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 464 audclicks 2 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1789324994745345 impress 17 matchedotherclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/27/2022 06:10" rcs 1 reach 16 title "Adidas ends partnership with Ye over antisemitic remarks" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1789324994745345 ========== 13 Tweets for 2022-10-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585333288901623808 Belarus became a Russian puppet state years ago. Its leadership forces its people to support Putin in Ukraine. They'll eventually have to send soldiers. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/10/europe/belarus-hospitals-russian-soldiers-ukraine/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 4 engage-rate 9% expands 1 impress 45 time 2022-10-26 18:11 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585329724322037761 Happy days are here again in the Kremlin! Putin watches with glee as American legislators fight his war for him. He knew they would eventually. He didn't invest so heavily to support them for nothing. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/26/politics/us-ukraine-aid-skepticism-putin-analysis/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-10-26 17:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585327446491963392 If he's finally forced to testify, will he plead the 5th? https://apnews.com/article/mark-meadows-georgia-ordered-to-testify-698723852274be361fd7b427c13d1752 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-10-26 17:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585326797285076993 Throw unlimited cannon fodder at the enemy - another point of Russian military doctrine. Quantity has a quality of its own according to Stalin. https://apnews.com/article/putin-europe-moscow-government-and-politics-d73e6f1e3ac1632953278e8ff179de65 #PS1ukraine == impress 8 time 2022-10-26 17:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585325547193741312 Unclear on the concept! more pressure should be applied on conservative states to strengthen policies around parental leave and child care That's the LAST thing red states would do! https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-business-religion-texas-8a0e8965908750ac9e3f43f1765ebd62 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1788711641473347 #PS1health == impress 4 time 2022-10-26 17:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585323297998135296 Murder, rape, pillage, destruction - it's how the Russian army rolls. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-e3756976cf33cf5de29aa62d61ea7eb6 It's not an accident but a doctrine. #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-10-26 17:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585322372034269184 Always check the facts before writing or reading a rumor. Election laws vary from state to state. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-voting-machines-da6823968e47d7f8c623815f01c3f9c6 But if a bunch of gullible GOP voters get their votes rejected on election day, the goals of the rumor-mongers will be accomplished. #PS1election == impress 6 time 2022-10-26 17:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585285396551725056 What a tragic lost opportunity! Kannye West would have make a great Trumpist Dixiecrat candidate for senator or governor, but he was noticed too late. Nightly he'd have thrilled the Trumpist base on Fox. https://apnews.com/article/adidas-ends-kanye-west-partnership-7425f65ea39f7bbdd02d0e033d9be4b8 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1788567528154425 #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-10-26 15:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585282890996142082 party loyalty trumps everything else https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/business/china-gdp-economy.html Loyalty driving out competence is a hazard of cults of personality, as Putin and Trump have so amply demonstrated. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1788564064821438 #PS1china == impress 4 time 2022-10-26 14:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585279110728667137 Political donors soon discover that fundraising email IS spam - and that's just from the Democrats that I support! Worse is from Trump and the GOP that I haven't had a kind word for in 30 years! https://apnews.com/article/technology-presidential-elections-midterm-government-and-politics-26d755827b930d8c8d51d2aeb176e044 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1788552138155964 #PS1politics == impress 7 time 2022-10-26 14:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585274782907396096 Hazards of unfunded defined-benefit pensions - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#defined%20benefit If there still unfunded when you retire, you might not get what you expected! https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/10/23/these-bay-area-cities-are-facing-the-greatest-financial-risk-state-auditor-says/ Local governments can go bankrupt to get out of those unpayable pension liabilities. #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-10-26 14:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585253739245359104 In recent poll consensus, https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html In KS-3, Sharice Davids moves from Tossup to Tilt Democratic. https://shariceforcongress.com/ #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-10-26 12:55 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585133652056641536 You could have learned about 1619, 57 years ago. Hardly a word needs to be changed. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/lomax.html #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-10-26 04:58 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 13 Tweets for 2022-10-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 490 epoch Lifetime ID 1788589158152262 impress 20 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/26/2022 08:10" reach 19 title "Louis Lomax - The Negro Revolt Revisited" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1788589158152262 ========== 18 Tweets for 2022-10-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584900331183697920 Gaming platforms get serious attention from hackers and scammers. https://dnyuz.com/2022/10/13/gaming-is-booming-thats-catnip-for-cybercriminals/ #PS1technology == impress 7 time 2022-10-25 13:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584779861117177856 Global oil prices - there's very little we can do that doesn't hurt us more than the Saudis. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/opinion/saudi-arabia-opec-oil-cut.html Even if the US avoids recession, the rest of the world will probably have to endure one, and oil prices will fall. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-10-25 05:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584776037862236160 The president and Congress don’t have the same job, and the weakness of one does not make the other stronger https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/opinion/biden-trump-weak-presidents.html #PS1theory == impress 7 time 2022-10-25 05:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584773974084329477 The carton of salt to accompany political poll results. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/24/opinion/frustrated-with-polling-pollsters-are-too.html #PS1politics == impress 9 time 2022-10-25 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584769533952241665 Crime is rising everywhere. Whose fault is that? And it's worse in rural then urban areas. Whose fault is that? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/opinion/rising-crime-democrats.html #PS1justice == impress 5 time 2022-10-25 04:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584768585510969344 The way you take down crime kingpins is by starting at the bottom and squeezing upwards. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/us/politics/justice-department-trump-documents.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-25 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584767382400413696 Who are the radicals? The Supreme Court that reversed a decision after 60 years, and the GOP megadonors that financed the grooming and selection of those justices. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/gops-attempt-flip-abortion-issue/ #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-25 04:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584765705731596289 In a cult of personality, succession is seldom smooth. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/24/mao-zedong-xi-jinping-china-leaders/ If you're lucky, the violence is contained within the ruling class. #PS1china == impress 5 time 2022-10-25 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584764451051315200 Beware of sharing! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/21/sign-in-google-facebook/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-10-25 04:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584763327582203904 Confusion reigns at Twitter - but perhaps not for long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/20/musk-twitter-acquisition-staff-cuts/ #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-10-25 04:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584754594659213313 Youngkin takes pains to prove he was a Trumpist all along. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/24/youngkin-won-pragmatic-trump-alternative-hes-showing-his-cards/ That's what it takes to succeed in the Dixiecrat Trumpist personality cult. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-10-25 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584753700098125824 a deliberate, constitutionally conservative workhorse That's no prescription for success in the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP! https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/24/texas-abbott-reelection-trump/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-25 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584752809228259330 Trump and DeSantis and - O'Dea? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/trump-desantis-2024-election-colorado/ Distancing himself from Trump means being able to run against both Trump and Biden, which Bennet can’t do. Trumpism doesn't need Trump! #PS1trumpism == engage 5 engage-rate 16% expands 1 impress 32 time 2022-10-25 03:44 +0000 userclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584750106380681218 Ted Cruz - a man of flexible ideology. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/cruz-2020-elkec/ Flexibility is a requirement for survival within the Trumpist Dixiecrat cult of personality. #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-10-25 03:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584749103137067008 Want to know who's paying for your next Congress? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/top-election-donors-2022/ #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-10-25 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584745028261335040 Bipartisanship is possible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/murkowski-peltola-alaska/ Where there's a will, there's a way. But there's not much will in America overall - the propagandists of minority rule have done their best to suppress it. #PS1minority == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-10-25 03:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584744325325328384 The fate of Ukraine is the fate of America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/24/election-deniers-ukraine-war-assistance/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1787305154947329 #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-10-25 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584741778564882432 Putin will not negotiate a solution that is not a win, since anything else might be fatal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/biden-ukraine-liberals/ The far right wants to appease Putin. The far left thinks America can cut a lasting deal directly with Russia. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1787305154947329 #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-10-25 03:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 18 Tweets for 2022-10-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 563 epoch Lifetime ID 1787603491584162 impress 24 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/25/2022 05:10" reach 23 title "Liberals urge Biden to rethink Ukraine strategy" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1787603491584162 ========== 9 Tweets for 2022-10-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584410395615191040 Personal brands? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/business/influencer-burn-out-jobs.html “Use social media, but you have to have something to talk about.” Besides yourself! #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-10-24 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584401084570664961 Simpler user interface? Less privatization of public functions? Don't expect those from a GOP Congress - they WANT to make government assistance hard to get - except for megadonors. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/opinion/student-loan-debt-relief-application-process.html #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-10-24 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584399713972809729 Claiming a heritage they oppose, that their ancestors opposed while King was alive. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/opinion/kari-lake-martin-luther-king.html But if people want to believe that King or Kennedy would support a Dixiecrat Trumpist cult of personality today - no fact will convince them otherwise. #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-10-24 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584398232527900673 Extreme rhetoric is leading to extreme actions. The crazies have always talked that way. What's new is that leaders who know better are silent or actively enable the crazies and their ideas. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/us/politics/republican-election-objectors-rhetoric.html Little different from Nazi rhetoric. #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-10-24 04:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584394685404966915 Got loyalty cards? Think how much you save! Then think how much you lose! Such details can be purchased from data aggregators from customers’ loyalty-card records https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/technology/voter-targeting-trump-score.html So you can be saying different things to different people.” #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-10-24 04:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584391765523501056 Who's the real threat to democracy? Why - the other party of course! But don't be discouraged - do what you can - vote anyway! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/us/politics/voting-democracy-wisconsin-senate.html #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-10-24 03:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584386232586338306 A narrative of Biden's first 21 months - successes and failures. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/22/joe-biden-presidency/ Much accomplished with a narrow margin in Congress - but in November, many voters will just vote against high gas prices, even though Putin and MBS are not on the ballot. #PS1biden == impress 14 time 2022-10-24 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584381406402138114 A distant ancestor, told that he was unfit to preach the gospel, replied - There's damn good money in preaching! Prosperity gospel, no doubt - https://www.gotquestions.org/prosperity-gospel.html His sons in spirit thrive today - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/23/right-wing-election-turnout/ Every speaker has something for sale! #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-10-24 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584367518298185731 Do you believe ANY political advertising? Why?? https://mercurynews.com/2022/10/23/race-for-san-jose-mayor-moneyed-interests-from-49ers-to-realtors-wage-shadow-campaigns/ The worst of it is paid for by unlimited dark money, thanks to the Supreme Court's opinion that money is speech. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-10-24 02:13 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 9 Tweets for 2022-10-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 377 epoch Lifetime ID 1786780444999800 impress 32 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/24/2022 06:10" reach 31 title "Millions are being spent on the race for San Jose mayor. See who is writing checks in a shadow campaign" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1786780444999800 ========== 16 Tweets for 2022-10-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584330152485363717 Cheney expects a new party to arise for rule-of-law conservatives - leaving the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP to the reactionaries, personality cultists, violent insurrectionists, and their enablers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/23/cheney-trump-gop-midterms/ #PS1gop == engage 2 engage-rate 11% expands 2 impress 18 time 2022-10-23 23:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584329050620710912 Tennessee has yet to expand Medicaid no way I want my tax dollars paying for Mexicans or welfare queens” - another voter who learned his lessons from the ruling class, to better protect its minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/19/covid-deaths-us-race/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1786308465046998 #PS1virus == impress 7 time 2022-10-23 23:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584322310500032512 In hoc signo vinces! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/23/midterms-republican-evangelicals-black-protestants-religion/ When politicians talk about religion, it's not really about religion, it's about political power. Same as it ever was. #PS1theory == impress 20 time 2022-10-23 23:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584320968461197312 Democrats must keep focus on GOP's real agenda - which they used to hide - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop But not any more! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/23/biden-democrats-midterms-economy/ #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-10-23 23:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584319999988023297 The new reporting was evidence of Trump’s abdication of presidential responsibility. His self-focus was crippling. The absence of leadership at the top was contributing to the nation’s inability to respond. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2022/trump-tapes-bob-woodward-interviews-audiobook/ That's how personality cults work! #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-10-23 23:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584315234268766208 If Putin isn't stopped in Ukraine, maybe we'll get another chance in Alaska. https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-ours-billboards-appear-russia-after-threat-reclaim-state-1722761 It will be a lot more expensive there. #PS1putin == impress 9 time 2022-10-23 22:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584314200150589441 Vance tries to explain to Ukrainian Americans why he wants to appease Putin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/23/vance-ukraine-war-ohio-senate/ Most aren't buying it. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 8 time 2022-10-23 22:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584311754137358338 Cults of personality seldom adapt or change on their own. They have to be forced by external events. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/12/opinions/china-communist-party-congress-xi-power-johnson/index.html #PS1china == impress 1 time 2022-10-23 22:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584309412042223618 Intelligence cues missed again. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-united-states-presidential-elections-ba89f0a9f734396f9b3616930f00f9da At least the violent insurrectionists know they are being taken seriously now. Seriously to court. #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-10-23 22:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584308591195889664 Trump Org goes to trial. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-new-york-manhattan-business-government-and-politics-82c904637467a9eb4c3a834eb6065837 #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-10-23 22:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584306813981204481 “If Russia calls and says that Ukraine is allegedly preparing something, it means only one thing: that Russia has already prepared all of it,” https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-europe-think-tanks-business-deb83a49c24736928a010b0a449f308c Like Hitler, like Putin, like Trump. #PS1ukraine == impress 39 time 2022-10-23 22:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584304666015199232 Do you believe ANY political advertising? Why?? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/23/race-for-san-jose-mayor-moneyed-interests-from-49ers-to-realtors-wage-shadow-campaigns/ The worst of it is paid for by unlimited dark money, thanks to the Supreme Court's opinion that money is speech. #PSdemocracy #PS1notopic == impress 5 time 2022-10-23 22:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584302424449114112 Every Trump appearance is a circus, because he is a showman and a salesman - not a statesman. How can the Jan 6 committee expect anything more? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-liz-cheney-congress-subpoenas-3431b6eadd87abf14111e02c91145e86 #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-10-23 21:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584186685624963073 Democrats strengthening since Oct 20 - 270towin has upgraded these House candidates from Tossup to Tilt Democratic. Peltola - Alaska https://www.marypeltola.com/ Golden - Maine 2 https://jaredgoldenforcongress.com/ https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-10-23 14:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584069445823053824 Outlawing slavery is harder than you'd think. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterms-13th-amendment-slavery-4a0341cf82fa33942bda6a5d17ac4348 It's hard to make legal language so clear that it can't be accidentally or willingly misinterpreted. #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-10-23 06:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584067999887024128 Californians losing population to Texas? It's more of a trade - and California is getting the better deal. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/22/opinion-are-californians-fleeing-to-texas-the-reality-is-complicated/ #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-10-23 06:23 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 53 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-23 ratio 42 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 16 Tweets for 2022-10-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 534 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1785957378415440 impress 43 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/23/2022 06:10" reach 42 title "Opinion: Are Californians fleeing to Texas? The reality is complicated" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1785957378415440 ========== 4 Tweets for 2022-10-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583812267652501504 GOP promises to protect its megadonors from annoying audits! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-congress-business-government-and-politics-0f645387cac1ebbe1551f95524cf3ce1 Why don't they just admit they want to abolish taxes on billionaire megadonors and regress to regressive taxes on everybody else? #PS1tax == impress 4 time 2022-10-22 13:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583810345910403072 More evil aliens have landed in Georgia, but they come from different fantasy dimensions and work at cross purposes. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-health-government-and-politics-election-2020-55f4744b484919cd20d4d5e8d72e444e #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-10-22 13:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583795876954132480 The aliens have arrived in the Nevada desert and are destroying the election system in order to save it! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/21/nevada-republicans-election-denier-sabotage-midterms/ Save it from what? Evil aliens? #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-10-22 12:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583679659752857600 America has seen this movie before! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reform_Association_(chartered_1864) Christian Nationalists have tried to make the Constitution a Christian Nationalist document - for 150 years. They convinced the WCTU - and not many others. Now Trumpists aim to keep them voting GOP. #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-10-22 04:40 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 4 Tweets for 2022-10-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 155 epoch Lifetime ID 1785068181837693 impress 36 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/22/2022 05:10" reach 33 title "National Reform Association (chartered 1864) - Wikipedia" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1785068181837693 ========== 50 Tweets for 2022-10-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583593597495934976 You can make billions peddling lies that your audience wants to hear. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/business/media/fox-news-suzanne-scott.html Can you actually lose those billions in court? #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-21 22:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583592160682594304 Sentiments you'll never hear from GOP megadonors! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/world/europe/marlene-engelhorn-wealth-tax.html Why is the US so eager to create a hereditary nobility like that in the old world? #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-21 22:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583590286961172480 Who can beat Trump's luck? Covid paralyzing the global economy and forcing gas prices down meant voters associated low prices with Trump. When the economy and gas prices recovered, Biden got the blame. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/opinion/will-gas-prices-doom-democracy.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1784588931885618 #PS1inflation == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 22:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583586149993308160 Minority rule? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Or majority? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/opinion/minority-rule-majoritarian-democracy.html Majority rule is mob rule. Democracy is majority rule plus enumerated rights of minorities that can't be voted away by the majority. #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 22:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583584879916163073 So much for free trade with China. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/opinion/biden-china-semiconductor-chip.html Good move strategically - unless it provokes a war - but bad for inflation. There are good economic reasons for globalization - as long as everybody is more interested in peaceful trade than war. #PS1china == impress 7 time 2022-10-21 22:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583583621620805633 An approach to regaining the industrial midwest. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/opinion/tim-ryan-democrats-midterms-ohio.html So much for free trade. Everybody benefits a little from it, but some people are hurt very badly. #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 22:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583581713975779328 GOP's long game to flip south Texas. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/opinion/texas-democrats-republicans.html #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-10-21 22:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583579687216762880 Pence was a good team player for four years and turned off rule-of-law Republicans. Then for one day he was not on the team and turned off Trumpists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/21/pence-2024-jan-6-poll-numbers-byler/ He's still popular with traditional Republicans and their megadonors - the few remaining. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-10-21 22:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583578767292710912 It's time to abolish the debt ceiling and assure the world that the United States pays its bills. https://get-to-sixty.net/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/21/kevin-mccarthy-debt-limit-trump-maga-house-democrats/ Biden isn't there yet, but he vows not to give in to the Freischütz-macht-Freiheit Caucus. https://cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/biden-debt-ceiling/index.html #PS1biden == impress 6 time 2022-10-21 21:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583577765432856579 Somebody will have to re-create Twitter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/21/twitter-elon-musk-purchase-job-cuts/ #PS1media == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 21:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583575125806325760 GOP means Trumpist Dixiecrat Party now. It might thrive or shrivel, with or without Trump himself, but it seems likely to remain the party of Strom Thurmond and Newt Gingrich rather than Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Eisenhower, or Reagan. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/opinions/trumpism-midterm-elections-gop-1978-zelizer/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-21 21:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583573400940748801 Bannon got what he wanted, not what he deserved. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/steve-bannon-sentencing-deep-state-defiance/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 21:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583572960576647168 Elected senator investigating election claims immunity to election investigation interference! https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/lindsey-graham-supreme-court-appeal/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 21:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583571524526579713 Twas ever thus! 4 months for the big shots that waved the bait - https://cnn.com/politics/live-news/steve-bannon-sentencing-10-20-22/index.html 3-5 years for the little shots that took the bait - https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-prisons-journalists-d9d80376eb250f3d4a2855882d96cbdd https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/january-6-capitol-rioter-guns-sentenced/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 21:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583568351623663616 GOP running statewide in California can say anything - third-party candidates outnumbered by No Party Preference. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/21/california-republican-likens-u-s-senate-run-to-christian-mission-in-dark-continent-of-africa/ Here's a Christian missionary spreading the gospel of Republicanism in the dark continent of Africa. Few NPP converts. #PS1capolitics == impress 14 time 2022-10-21 21:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583553093056155648 You might have thought Youngkin and Lake were opposites. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/politics/kari-lake-glenn-youngkin-republicans-trump/index.html Wrong - they are alike - Trumpists winning any way they can. The party’s single-minded pursuit of power is not new. It’s the key feature of the last decades of Washington politics. #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 20:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583551529310572544 GOP voter integrity in action - harassing voters. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/politics/arizona-voter-intimidation-report-justice-department/index.html #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 20:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583551114246385671 Will Trump try cooperating, to get the FBI out of his hair, so he can launch his re-election campaign? https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/19/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-second-search/index.html Cooperation is not his usual approach! #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-10-21 20:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583549960527544320 Evidently Putin admires American military technology. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/19/politics/russia-justice-department-foreign-nationals-military-technology/index.html Russian technology doesn't seem to meet even Iranian standards. #PS1putin == impress 4 time 2022-10-21 20:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583549297437511680 General Armageddon now in charge. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-mikhail-gorbachev-syria-middle-east-c2582dabed6158f058e58d2e2bc0d4cf Civilians can expect murder, rape, pillage, and destruction, until Ukraine surrenders or is wiped out. #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-10-21 20:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583548104426475522 Try to have it all ways and you might not win any way! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-congress-donald-trump-3c315861315cdb483fe4c72560dac909 The genius of the GOP is to tell everybody what they want to hear, to get them on board and keep them. It's tricky when the message reverses between primary and general. #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 19:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583546723938406402 Getting rid of all those people impeding free speech! https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-social-media-1a9005b6653b07b5764ed61053554d1f Free speech for billionaires, that is. Everybody else can toe Musk's line. #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-10-21 19:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583546073808719872 Future Fascists of America are cultivating doubt in the accuracy and fairness of election processes. Their ultimate goal - to make sure the vote matches their predetermined outcome. https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-election-security-besieged-county-5e084e84cf25f96364f5afa445968455 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-10-21 19:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583537006176481280 Jan 6 committee wants Trump to speak in his own defense. Or offense. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-subpoena-jan-6-committee-2d63a2ba74c1874ef6ef0d8ae6d788c1 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-10-21 19:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583536282088505344 How to run down the clock, page by page. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-documents-personal-property/index.html #PS1trump == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 19:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583535834464022528 Getting ready for the big announcement! https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/trump-force-one-west-palm-beach/index.html Or a quick getaway. #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-10-21 19:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583534861402243072 Got virus? RSV is coming on strong and early. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/health/rsv-hospitals-what-to-know-wellness/index.html #PS1virus == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 19:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583533976521539584 Some friends of Putin have changed their minds. Others have just pretended to. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/opinions/putin-far-right-fans-west-europe-ghitis/index.html They could forgive him for being a dictator, but not for being an incompetent one. #PS1putin == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 19:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583532786597519360 The Black Death haunts us today - in a completely different way. https://apnews.com/article/oddities-science-health-plague-bubonic-04349f994460d01c56fe5a57960b6ce8 #PS1health == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 18:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583532093862051840 Jungle primary - another was to reduce the power of party boss kingmakers. https://apnews.com/article/what-is-louisiana-jungle-primary-43362b7289ff8993635e835af66aa2eb But it would be better to use ranked-choice voting so no runoff would be necessary. #PS1democracy == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 18:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583531114211160065 Trump intentionally lied to another court. That's news? It IS a crime. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-georgia-crime-congress-e285497c6a96f82ed08a0d561316029c #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 time 2022-10-21 18:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583529502474264577 No point wasting more money on voters who vote strictly against gas prices. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-presidential-washington-election-2020-donald-trump-35be0e64d964726eacad5c4eda20d422 Not that the GOP can do anything different about global oil prices. #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-10-21 18:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583528450538672129 Partisan judges are bad enough - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/18/judicial-elections-time-bomb-democracy/ Partisan election officials are worse - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-arizona-government-and-politics-voting-donald-trump-2b8dfac3c8352dd589b220921052017c There's a lot at stake, so there's a lot of dark money flowing. #PS1democracy == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 18:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583525289644019712 2022 Election - revenge of the X's? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/17/generation-x-midterms-republican-lead/ #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-21 18:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583521973849640960 Many GOP candidates need to seem more rational in the general election, after being election deniers in the primary. Pence is trying to rescue them. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-election-2020-497f7d79a175c4a7ade6fc0b8a1d2adf There was no Trump-Pence agenda - just Trump's agenda. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1784453631899148 #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 18:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583519860440506368 In 2016, Russia’s covert campaign to spread false and divisive posts seemed like an aberration in the American political system. Today disinformation, from enemies, foreign and domestic, has become a feature of it. https://jacklimpert.com/2022/10/how-disinformation-splintered-and-became-more-intractable/ #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 18:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583502356909465613 That was the week that wasn't - https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-science-nancy-pelosi-climate-and-environment-donald-trump-2a20444535cfc33dc605be44fcef9e1b #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 16:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583500950345375746 This isn't Richard Daley's Chicago any more - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Daley the dead don't vote very much. Not enough to change any elections. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-government-and-politics-presidential-299b03156144b12c0298184498f07958 #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 16:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583492294929285127 Bannon gets 4 months. Some places you can do more time for jaywalking. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/steve-bannon-sentencing-10-20-22/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-21 16:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583483899220414464 Not fake news - many actors propagandize to promote distrust of democratic elections, toward a goal of Soviet-style elections with predetermined outcomes. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-government-and-politics-8eaf001732ac25976f0560a3e49ed500 https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-noncitizens-voting-question-d720a6d02e066700d86812dc717906e5 https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-warns-foreign-efforts-sway-american-voters More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1784365048574673 #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-10-21 15:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583479863423381504 States set vaccine requirements for schools, not the CDC. https://apnews.com/article/health-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-immunizations-covid-90a3da9675913fcd339181d7ad8d52c4 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-10-21 15:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583439778501910528 Ranked-choice voting on ballots - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential Do your part if it's on yours! https://fairvoteaction.org/get-involved/ballot-measures/ Politicians don't like ranked-choice voting, because it transfers power from them to the voters. More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783810081963503 #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 12:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583439333297512451 Now the United States is for sale to the highest bidder. Or at least its politicians. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/15/peter-thiel-who-is-he-republican-donor-tech-entrepreneur Thiel is done with democracy and intends to remake the US into even more of a libertarian paradise - for billionaires. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/politics-for-sale #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-10-21 12:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583304452840169472 When studying the Enlightenment and Freemasonry - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-enlightenment.html a recurring theme is confusion between the essence of a tradition and its historical accidents. Modern American politics reflects a similar confusion. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783912065286638 #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-10-21 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583302236318244865 GOP leaders are getting SPECIFIC about plans, including entitlement reform - GOP-speak for privatizing, eliminating, or shrinking Social Security and Medicare - or else shutting down the global economy! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/18/gop-debt-ceiling-plan-financial-crisis-recession/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783888135289031 #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-21 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583298728835751942 Honesty is the best policy - but it doesn't work for GOP candidates. They have to say different things to their megadonors - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop and for the primary - and to swing voters. https://www.salon.com/2022/09/24/maga-candidates-scrub-references-to-stolen_partner/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783888135289031 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-10-21 03:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583296298597261313 Chosen by God - Christian Nationalism has no use for reason, democracy, inclusiveness, separation of church and state, or any other Enlightenment ideals of America's founders. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-enlightenment.html https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/14/lauren-boebert-christian-nationalist-republican-colorado/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783504508660727 #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583295259131248641 It's true! Trump was chosen by God to save America! https://www.salon.com/2019/08/22/evangelicals-told-trump-he-was-chosen-by-god-now-he-says-it-himself/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1779416145736230 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-10-21 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583281019729301505 Medieval rejection of Enlightenment ideals infects India, and now it's reinfecting America. https://apnews.com/article/religion-india-holidays-nationalism-d851b8fcabb9eb0f3946275fdf596322 Is America, or India, based upon a universal idea and ideal? Or based on accidents of birth and creed? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783896718621506 #PS1foreign == impress 5 time 2022-10-21 02:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583255901237936128 Based on Ukraine, Xi hopes a GOP Congress won't be able to agree to oppose his plans to dominate Taiwan and the Pacific. https://news.yahoo.com/mccarthy-no-blank-check-ukraine-201152336.html So he wants more military capability to make the most of the opportunity. https://apnews.com/article/china-beijing-xi-jinping-mao-zedong-government-and-politics-58c5232aaa6a578b24f7345700460de3 #PS1china == impress 19 time 2022-10-21 00:36 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 500 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-21 ratio 7 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 50 Tweets for 2022-10-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1665 audclicks 2 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1784227061921805 impress 22 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/21/2022 05:10" rcs 1 reach 21 title "China's Xi calls for military growth as party congress opens" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1784227061921805 ========== 5 Tweets for 2022-10-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583241339923181568 An unsung diplomatic achievement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/17/biden-lebanon-israel-diplomatic-victory/ Denounced by Netanyahu and Trumpists, of course, since they couldn't have done it. #PS1mideast == impress 2 time 2022-10-20 23:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583240396498354177 We've been asking for trouble for years by electing judges on a partisan basis. Now we're getting it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/18/judicial-elections-time-bomb-democracy/ #PS1justice == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-20 23:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583239559806009344 Covid isn't done with us. If we are lucky, it will be like the flu, with a different flu shot every year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/18/covid-variants-xbb-bq1-bq11/ #PS1virus == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-10-20 23:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583239082901000194 Over-hyped as usual! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-john-durham-donald-trump-merrick-garland-william-barr-e1577021ffa81541df04cc9a9511fc3f #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-10-20 23:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583147666837422082 Which elections are close enough to be affected by small donations of time or money? Senate - GA, NV, PA Governor - AZ, KS, NV, OR, WI House - AK, CA-22, CA-27, KS-3, ME-2, NM-2, NY-19, NY-22, OR-5, PA-7, PA-8, PA-17, RI-2, VA-2 More at https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html #PS1election == impress 16 time 2022-10-20 17:26 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 5 Tweets for 2022-10-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 168 epoch Lifetime ID 1783831695294675 impress 24 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/20/2022 17:10" reach 24 title "Tossups in 2022 Election" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783831695294675 ========== 2 Tweets for 2022-10-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581710539599671296 Pence is helping Trumpists who were election deniers in the primary, pretend to be more centrist and rational in the general. Who knows what any of them REALLY believe, except that they should be elected? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-election-2020-497f7d79a175c4a7ade6fc0b8a1d2adf More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1780416955636149 #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-10-16 18:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581707923729707008 Ryan predicts Trump won't be GOP nominee in 2024. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/paul-ryan-predicts-trump-not-2024-republican-nominee He is correct that GOP leaders believe in herd mentality - if a critical few reject Trump in 2024, the dam will break. https://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-trump-unelectability-palpable-175626015.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1780416955636149 #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 25% expands 2 impress 8 time 2022-10-16 18:05 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 21 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-20 ratio 6 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 2 Tweets for 2022-10-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 107 audclicks 1 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1783440385333806 impress 12 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/20/2022 06:10" rcs 1 reach 12 title "Paul Ryan: Trump’s ‘unelectability will be palpable’ by 2024" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1783440385333806 ========== 7 Tweets for 2022-10-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581156521529917441 Noxious lies about little people might be more hazardous than noxious lies about big shots. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/opinion/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial.html Will other media predators with assets take note and leave the noxious lies to predators too poor to be worth suing? #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 40% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-10-15 05:34 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581154832764715008 The dictator trap - the end state of personality cults. They then have a problem with an orderly succession. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/opinion/international-world/china-politics-xi.html #PS1china == impress 8 time 2022-10-15 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581152485393125377 Section 230 and the future of social media. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/6/23389028/supreme-court-section-230-google-gonzalez-youtube-twitter-facebook-harry-styles #PS1media == impress 7 time 2022-10-15 05:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581147844559314944 What do six years of Political Scrapbook show? The challenge is Minority Rule and the tools that protect minority political and economic power. Responses to that challenge enhance equal political and economic opportunity. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-lessons.html #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-10-15 04:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581123553151229953 Distract and delay - it's the Donald way. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/14/trump-jan-6-committee-subpoena-justice-department/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-15 03:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581121998188470272 You'd think the world's richest man could pay his own way. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/14/ukraine-elon-musk-starlink-ambassador-andrij-melnyk/ Maybe he thinks Russia is a bigger market. #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-10-15 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1581078199110279168 Cults of personality seldom end well. Stable succession is almost impossible to manage. https://apnews.com/article/china-beijing-xi-jinping-congress-government-and-politics-274ca67943b353ef9183724592a06cd9 #PS1china == impress 3 time 2022-10-15 00:23 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 22 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-15 ratio 37 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 7 Tweets for 2022-10-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 219 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1779309395746905 impress 41 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/15/2022 06:10" reach 37 title "Observer: No matter who climbs Beijing's ranks, Xi rules" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1779309395746905 ========== 4 Tweets for 2022-10-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580964111189389314 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-mlb-sports-a0655af50c0ade448e470089c56e5205 Note that the Home Depot PAC donated to both the GOP and Democratic Senate Campaign Committees, as large corporations often to do preserve access. But more to GOP. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-14 16:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580726783812333568 Kim has studied and profited by Putin's example. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-seoul-united-nations-nuclear-weapons-ab71f575cf671bb4661368d8633b1234 #PS1foreign == impress 6 time 2022-10-14 01:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580724978969739265 How child abduction works in Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/ukrainian-children-russia-7493cb22c9086c6293c1ac7986d85ef6 #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-10-14 00:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580712292936605696 What's wrong with Trump and Trumpism? it's not just high crimes and misdemeanors, or violent insurrection against the Capitol, but also mortal sins betraying the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders. https://political-scrapbook.net/2022-enlightenment.html #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-10-14 00:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 40 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-14 ratio 17 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title 4 Tweets for 2022-10-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 132 audclicks 3 epoch Lifetime ID 1778475275830317 impress 54 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/14/2022 06:10" reach 51 title "Enlightenment Ideals of America's Founders" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1778475275830317 ========== 19 Tweets for 2022-10-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580651069608108033 So the Jan 6 committee will subpoena Trump. Will his lawyers be able to keep him from talking? 30 Trumpists pled the 5th to the committee - but they only showed Stone, Flynn, Eastman, Clark. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/jan-6-hearing-livestream-10-13-2022/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777913735886471 #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-10-13 20:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580590823548211200 The GOP lost Liz Cheney and most of their other rule-of-law members. But hey, they got Tulsi Gabbard! https://www.foxnews.com/media/tulsi-gabbard-democratic-leaders-foment-culture-fear-keep-people-line Such a deal! Such a career ahead on Fox! #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-10-13 16:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580588404055560193 Can there possibly be any more surprising details to reveal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mhhCNqsrc Tune in today at 1300 EDT, 1000 PDT! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-presidential-elections-election-2020-congress-43c97dd8db5ce460e051204f91aa6cd1 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-10-13 15:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580562429766815744 The independent state legislatures theory - another coup to support minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html needs a legal fig leaf. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/spread-the-word-about-the-dangerous More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777695182574993 #PS1minority == impress 6 time 2022-10-13 14:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580419832335343617 Fortunately we can make some sense of the world at the human scale and planetary scale. At the quantum scale and the cosmological scale - which might end up being the same thing! - we're very much in the dark. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/10/science/black-holes-cosmology-hologram.html #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-10-13 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580414793210425344 More on what might be revealed at last Jan 6 hearing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/house-jan-6-panel-final-hearing.html #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-10-13 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580412055688867840 The countermajoritarian part of the political system conflicts with Americans' democratic assumptions. GOP politicians have the ability to prevent things from spiraling out of control. They choose not to. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/opinion/the-argument-america-civil-war.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777356932608818 #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-13 04:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580404039753162752 We've closed the racial mortality gap, and are making progress on the racial immunization gap, but are getting nowhere on closing the partisan immunization gap. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/opinion/health/covid-pandemic-data.html #PS1virus == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-10-13 03:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580401935256997889 America's leading defender of minority rule! Long the leading groomer of reactionary Catholic Supreme Court nominees, he's branched out into funneling of dark money from GOP megadonors to GOP candidates. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/leonard-leo-courts-dark-money.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777337865944058 #PS1minority == impress 6 time 2022-10-13 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580387701215281152 What happens when you choose loyalty over competence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/11/florida-surgeon-general-ladapo-covid-vaccines/ #PS1virus == impress 2 time 2022-10-13 02:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580384175378468864 Just the man for the job! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/12/sergei-surovikin-russia-ukraine-war/ Russian military doctrine is based on throwing unlimited cannon fodder on the enemy forces until they are overwhelmed, while treating civilians to murder, rape, pillage, and destruction. It's worked before! #PS1ukraine == impress 9 time 2022-10-13 02:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580381511349465088 DeSantis continues to flaunt his inner fascist, hoping for a chance for it to come out completely. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/12/ron-desantis-migrant-marthas-vineyard-treasury-department-probe/ #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-10-13 02:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580380325112295424 What it's like when the Republican Party becomes the Trumpist Dixiecrat personality cult and leaves you behind. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/12/liz-cheney-rubicon-republican-authoritarianism/ #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-10-13 02:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580378519837634560 Greatest hits from the Jan 6 hearings. Probably the last one is tomorrow, 13 Oct. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/21/january-6-hearings-guide/ #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-10-13 02:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580359055968587776 Trump knew all about the violent plots and looked forward to their success. He only backed off when they failed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/12/new-evidence-show-trump-was-warned-violence-jan-6/ #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-10-13 00:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580357881966174208 Some of these threats are idle. Not all, especially from those thinking they are following orders from Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/12/online-threats-insurrection-witnesses-/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-10-13 00:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580350759505301506 Lukashenko needs all his soldiers at home to protect him from his citizens. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-estonia-moscow-belarus-ee8b2557d1c1cfc031261bc282a96e6b Ukraine has nothing to fear from that, but worries Putin will attack Ukraine through Belarus, with or without their help. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 37 time 2022-10-13 00:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580349314643111936 A billion from Alex Jones? Don't worry, he won't end up in a homeless camp - he must have known this day was coming. https://apnews.com/article/shootings-school-connecticut-conspiracy-alex-jones-3f579380515fdd6eb59f5bf0e3e1c08f But it's a good lesson for the other propaganda media channels. #PS1media == impress 16 time 2022-10-13 00:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580348817576058881 What were they going to do with all that firepower? They certainly didn't need it for antifa. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-florida-virginia-conspiracy-government-and-politics-6ac80882e8cf61af36be6c46252ac24c #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-10-13 00:04 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 268 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-12 ratio 8 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title 19 Tweets for 2022-10-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 670 audclicks 3 epoch Lifetime ID 1777374832607028 impress 36 matchedlinkclicks 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/12/2022 21:10" rcs 3 reach 33 reactions 2 sharesimpress 1 title "Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapon cache on Jan. 6" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777374832607028 ========== 11 Tweets for 2022-10-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580346758705528832 False statements all around. If Trump lies to law enforcement, his employees have to as well. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/12/politics/trump-employee-fbi-mar-a-lago-boxes/index.html But as Trump must know, they take down crime kingpins by starting at the bottom and squeezing up. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-10-12 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580342309702410240 Everybody says that 2022 is the most consequential election in American history. Of course they said that in 2016, 2018, and 2022, and will say it again in 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/02/house-senate-control-2022-outcomes/ What have YOU got to lose? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777185825959262 #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-10-12 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580209181868449792 Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot Fighting in the captain's tower While calypso singers laugh at them And fishermen hold flowers https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/11/ts-eliot-waste-land-100-years-old/ https://newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/03/the-shock-and-aftershocks-of-the-waste-land More read about than read or understood, The Waste Land is now 100 years old. Still Modern? #PS1other == impress 6 time 2022-10-12 14:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580100329986674689 Appeasement doesn't work with narcissistic dictators. It just increases their appetites. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/12/baltics-poland-russia-warnings-nato/ #PS1putin == impress 6 time 2022-10-12 07:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580098518395412480 Does Madison Cawthorn have a future? What does it take to get McCarthy mad at you, and what might you do to restart your career? https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/10/11/madison-cawthorn-future/ Trump still likes him. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 39 time 2022-10-12 07:30 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580095295735463936 How do politicians sell their souls? Speaker Henry Clay would rather be right than President. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would rather be Speaker than right. It might work if he can keep the dark money flowing from megadonors to candidates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/11/kevin-mccarthy-jan-6-trump-book/ #PS1gop == impress 8 time 2022-10-12 07:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580092053148442631 Donate to Trump! Trump is better off, his lawyers are better off, and two out of three isn't bad! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/11/trump-legal-fees-donor-funds-rnc/ #PS1trump == impress 9 time 2022-10-12 07:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580090121193259009 If you don't have the facts, just make them up. Fox will treat fantasies it likes the same as facts. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/10/politics/fact-check-trump-documents-george-hw-bush-bowling-chinese-clinton/index.html #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-10-12 06:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580088976441954306 2022 like 1866? The resemblance is stronger than you might think. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/opinions/2022-midterm-elections-1866-sinha/index.html But a reactionary minority is still doing its best to impose its will on the majority, by any available means. #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 50% impress 4 time 2022-10-12 06:52 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580087346191441920 McConnell is secure in his Senate seat and leadership position. He lines up the donors to support his GOP colleagues. And he knows nobody ever got in trouble for keeping his mouth shut. He just wishes that Trump and the Trumpists knew that. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/mitch-mcconnell-interview-midterm-cliffhanger/index.html #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-10-12 06:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1580081939846832130 Next and perhaps last Jan 6 hearing - Thursday at 1300 EDT, 1000 PDT. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/jan-6-trump-riot-house-probe-next-hearing-to-show-new-material.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 14% expands 1 impress 7 time 2022-10-12 06:24 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 45 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-12 ratio 22 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 11 Tweets for 2022-10-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 445 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1777222092622302 impress 23 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/12/2022 17:10" reach 22 title "Next Jan. 6 committee hearing will reveal 'pretty surprising' new material, Rep. Zoe Lofgren says" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1777222092622302 ========== 13 Tweets for 2022-10-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579823109892251648 The Biden strategy - let Trump and Trumpists do the talking to convince persuadable voters to vote against them. So far they're doing a great job! They've turned a red wave into a ripple at best. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/opinion/biden-trump-midterms.html #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 likes 1 time 2022-10-11 13:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579821905418149889 The defenders of minority rule have chosen local school boards to groom obedient citizens who will vote about fantasy rather than fact. https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-elections-education-school-boards-teaching-059f2465829ab009394469b95c8cc94a How will fantasy school boards handle factual budgets, infrastructure, security, and teacher shortages? #PS1minority == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 likes 1 time 2022-10-11 13:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579691691065626624 The Jewish megadonors supporting Trumpism need to consider the end game of Christian Nationalism. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/10/us/politics/mastriano-shapiro-antisemitism.html NSDAP obtained power in 1933 but die Endlösung der Judenfrage wasn't finalized until 1942. #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-10-11 04:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579687310761037825 Putin finally and publicly declares war on civilians, to appease his right wing. It's the Russian way of crushing resistance. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/10/world/europe/russia-putin-ukraine-strikes.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 55 time 2022-10-11 04:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579682068807979009 How many people did Tucker Carlson's propaganda kill? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/10/vaccines-coronavirus-fox-news/ Who cares? The survivors love him. #PS1media == engage 11 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 594 likes 2 retweets 1 time 2022-10-11 03:55 +0000 urlclicks 4 userclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579680891256774656 Ukraine is already worried about GOP control of the House in 2023 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/10/republicans-ukraine-putin-russia-midterms/ Plenty of GOP are opposed to further support. Putin encourages them all at every opportunity. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 39 time 2022-10-11 03:50 +0000 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579679080815136768 Will Sasse really protect the university from DeSantis? Some people are skeptical. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/10/sasse-university-florida-protests/ #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-10-11 03:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579678323923648512 “If Trump won reelection in 2024, how long until California says, Why are we sending more in taxes for every federal dollar we’re getting back” https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/10/10/country-after-second-trump-term/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1775675809443597 #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-10-11 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579675434442436609 Career politicians can get to feel entitled. Usually they've cultivated enough megadonors to justify the feeling. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/10/demings-challenges-rubio-florida/ #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-10-11 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579669331595567104 If you don't like the facts, just make stuff up - part 2. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/10/politics/trump-documents-shipping-gsa/index.html Trump was too busy indulging victory fantasies to actually plan in a timely way for his defeat. #PS1trump == impress 9 time 2022-10-11 03:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579667919285366784 If you don't like the facts - just make stuff up! The only truth that matters is whether it polls well with your base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/10/trump-classified-documents-bush-clinton/ https://apnews.com/article/sports-donald-trump-arkansas-bill-clinton-business-d33251cf69d1e7a17b9cbfc18ae08cbe #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-10-11 02:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579665948700995584 MTG is the future of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/10/greene-mccarthy-house-republicans-trump/ https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-congress-ed7fb114dbe45d0cd703d8800c21bfa3 May it follow the Whigs into well-deserved oblivion. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-10-11 02:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579663717213802497 Debating Trumpists seems to be a waste of time. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-donald-trump-rob-portman-cleveland-4e6027437b2632eb244c805de200dda6 Is anybody going to be convinced now by facts and logic that wasn't before? #PS1trumpism == engage 4 engage-rate 2% impress 185 likes 1 time 2022-10-11 02:42 +0000 urlclicks 3 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 49 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-11 ratio 23 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 13 Tweets for 2022-10-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 485 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1775962806081564 impress 23 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/11/2022 05:10" reach 23 title "Ohio Senate debate with Ryan, Vance descends into attacks" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1775962806081564 ========== 7 Tweets for 2022-10-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579331870508318720 Doing nothing is an excellent qualification for a GOP senator! It's what they do best! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/us/politics/jd-vance-ohio-senate-nonprofit.html Vance will learn how to cut taxes for billionaires and privatize social security and medicare like a good GOP senator. #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-10-10 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579325918195384320 Apparently it's all up to educated suburban middle-class women! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/us/politics/senate-midterm-elections.html Though they pretend, nobody's really sure what will happen. #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-10-10 04:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579317131183026176 Russian refugees flood Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Rents are rising! https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/europe/russia-draft-dodgers-kazakhstan-intl-hnk/index.html #PS1putin == impress 11 time 2022-10-10 03:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579314339521044486 Did Noem telegraph too many ambitions too soon? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-arizona-presidential-kristi-noem-58b49f034f7d137d0e422f994ad01c0b A self-serving Trumpist opportunist serves herself at every opportunity! #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-10-10 03:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579313212239273985 Four years for assaulting cops and journalist. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-prisons-journalists-sentencing-b14b7d2b44abe37d5b0b34fcf1a9dff6 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-10-10 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579311270641434624 No change of tune in Michigan! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-donald-trump-0ee9afeb304662dcec28e8af0f18bc1d Trumpists offer the same lines for the general election as for the primary. Will it work? Most other Trumpists have changed their tune for the general. #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-10-10 03:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579309907782033409 Well of course, if you're a white Trumpist senator from Alabama, crime = black. That's what your grandfathers said, and their grandfathers before them! https://apnews.com/article/tuberville-comments-reparations-19d58a87c23b57c1e9a6c8ca7f8fcb70 Amazing that there are still black Trumpists. They can't say they weren't warned. #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-10 03:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 23 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-10 ratio 23 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 7 Tweets for 2022-10-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 230 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1775271632817348 impress 23 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/10/2022 10:10" reach 23 title "Senator: Dems back reparations for those who 'do the crime'" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1775271632817348 ========== 9 Tweets for 2022-10-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579256408549519360 you have to deal with it at the source https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/08/ron-desantis-migrant-flights-marthas-vineyard/ So let DeSantis and Abbott redeploy their election fraud cops right to the source of immigration fraud - to arrest any EMPLOYER with illegal employees! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1774625046215340 #PS1immigration == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-09 23:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579209687572316161 Often only the dominant party primary election matters. That winner is sure to win the general election. Can open primaries, where everybody can choose which primary to vote, reduce one-party rule? https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/commentary-the-threat-to-democracy-that-no-one-s-talking-about/article_14208ca2-45d6-11ed-afa2-c707a4c10fe7.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1774525489558629 #PS1democracy == impress 7 time 2022-10-09 20:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579007444402917376 Controlling climate change once seemed possible. Gingrich later reversed himself, calling the ad probably the dumbest single thing I’ve done in recent years.” Did he not check first with his megadonors? https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/10/06/petroleum-papers-dembicki-review/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1774022712942240 #PS1climate == impress 8 time 2022-10-09 07:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1579003798529658881 “Where’s my Roy Cohn?” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn Cohn was disbarred weeks before he died of AIDS, abandoned by Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/10/03/confidence-man-maggie-haberman-review-trump/ social, political, media and moral breakdown overtook New York beginning in the 1970s More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1774006019610576 #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-10-09 07:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578997053015064576 Saved by Hurricane Ian! DeSantis is too busy right now to answer questions about the legality of using Florida taxpayer dollars to transport migrants from Texas to Massachusetts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/08/ron-desantis-migrant-flights-marthas-vineyard/ #PS1immigration == impress 8 time 2022-10-09 06:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578995063136260098 Scott won't say anything to alienate violent insurrectionists before an election. https://www.axios.com/2022/10/02/rick-scott-trump-mcconnell And Trump won't stop dropping n-word hints, to maintain racist enthusiasm before an election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/08/trump-n-word-rally-dangerous/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1773992392945272 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-09 06:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578990286826401792 Can trials of politicians help? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/08/trump-prosecution-reconciliation-hunter-biden/ #PS1justice == impress 4 time 2022-10-09 06:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578988375037526016 Trump knows nothing about rural life. And rural people know nothing about Mar-a-Lago llife. Is that why they get along so well? https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/08/politics/nevada-republicans-rural-voters-trump-laxalt/index.html So far, he's gotten the better end of the deal. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-10-09 05:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578986513114619904 It brings forward by a number of weeks the strategic choices he must make about Russia’s occupation of southern Ukraine https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/08/europe/crimea-bridge-putin-ukraine-analysis-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-10-09 05:51 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 36 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-09 ratio 17 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 9 Tweets for 2022-10-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 356 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1774283532916158 impress 18 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/09/2022 07:10" reach 17 title "Putin faces more grim choices after blast hits his prized Crimea bridge | CNN" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1774283532916158 ========== 8 Tweets for 2022-10-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578746698024701953 Yet another way that climate change is inflationary. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/business/mississippi-river-closures-grounded-barges-drought-climate/index.html #PS1inflation == impress 5 time 2022-10-08 13:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578745146425823234 What Putin's opposition is calling for - an even more brutal war. Putin is allowing, if not encouraging, them to speak. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/08/europe/russia-war-criticism-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-10-08 13:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578599325474885632 Building a cult of personality - by learning from the expert. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opinion/xi-jinping-mao-zedong.html #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-10-08 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578597854150463489 When does prejudice merit recusal? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/07/justice-thomas-recuse-mar-a-lago-documents-case/ #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-10-08 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578595808617775105 Armenia and Turkey are finding ways to talk to each other about the future. In time Turkey might admit that 1915 happened, and Armenia might admit that nobody n Turkey today had anything to do with it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/07/turkey-armenia-erdogan-pashinyan-meeting/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1773085766369268 #PS1mideast == engage 4 engage-rate 16% impress 25 likes 1 replies 2 time 2022-10-08 03:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578591961480503298 Parody and democracy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/07/onion-amicus-brief-supreme-court-satire-essential/ Who knew they were so closely related? #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-10-08 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578590122198515712 The special grand jury in Georgia might get to hear from Flynn and Gingrich. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-georgia-presidential-atlanta-6f0b2c52a8315e7a61d4d8604bb3c53f #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-10-08 03:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578588398771920896 Maybe it's true, maybe it's not, but NOBODY says it couldn't possibly be true. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/herschel-walker-second-abortion-allegation-georgia #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-10-08 03:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 22 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-08 ratio 10 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title 8 Tweets for 2022-10-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 222 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1773957882948723 impress 11 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/08/2022 22:10" reach 10 title "Woman tells New York Times Herschel Walker asked her to have second abortion | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1773957882948723 ========== 48 Tweets for 2022-10-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578531740129206272 How is Iran like a Trumpist paradise? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opinion/iran-women-protests.html The laws only apply to poor people! #PS1mideast == impress 16 time 2022-10-07 23:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578527286512320512 a constitution that subverts majority rule, fuels authoritarian movements and renders popular sovereignty inert is not a constitution that can be said to protect, secure or even enable American democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opinion/constitution-democracy-biden-trump.html #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 23:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578522665777627136 Rewriting history became popular in the American South after Reconstruction. But it's always been popular with Russian dictators, and Putin won't change that. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/07/world/nobel-peace-prize#for-years-memorial-has-fought-efforts-to-rewrite-russias-history There is no way to rehabilitate Stalin by facts - so Putin has to do it by decree. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 time 2022-10-07 23:08 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578520853498671104 Wondering if you should donate to politicians in 2022? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html Here's one in particular - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opinion/nevada-democrats-catherine-cortez-masto.html The epitome of the blue-urban/red-rural divide in America. #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 23:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578518953151762433 GOP talks about culture wars in elections, in order to preserve the power of the megadonors. But 30 years ago Obama worked out a plan for racial justice as a byproduct of economic justice. https://nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opinion/obama-lost-book-manuscript.html How can it be done? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772901026387742 #PS1theory == impress 6 time 2022-10-07 22:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578502681655578625 Legalized gambling - just say no. Or no more, since it's impossible to get rid of once infected. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/04/poll-shows-sports-betting-measures-tanking-climate-tax-struggling/ Both propositions claim every possible benefit to every possible group - except the MAIN benefits going to big gambling corporations. #PS1capolitics == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 21:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578501007448821761 Corporations don't donate to politicians, they invest, and expect return on their investment, or at least access. What do the Niners expect from San Jose? They are next door in Santa Clara. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/29/49ers-shell-out-more-for-cindy-chavez-santa-clara-elections/ #PS1capolitics == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-10-07 21:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578472919516053504 A traditional Republican unclear about Trumpism. We need candidates the public should take seriously. That goes beyond celebrity. It requires a conservative vision for governing. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/opinions/herschel-walker-scandal-georgia-senate-gop-duncan/index.html Now it's ALL about celebrity. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772799476397897 #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 19:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578456021076361216 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/inflation-womens-soccer-technology-health-sports-509fb65ce0ebb34c2258f4ff38a6fc95 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 18:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578452864652914690 In the 2022 election, vote and donate against Trumpist election deniers. Here are some of the closest races - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html Here's a more complete list of election deniers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2022/election-deniers-running-for-office-elections-2022/ #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 18:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578443470116569088 Although none mentioned in the article are in Tossup races now - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html Many remarkable Trumpist candidates are running for the House! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/07/republican-house-candidates-2022-crazy/ Some are in safe districts and will be elected, then will give McCarthy migraines. #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 17:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578439435640721409 Lots of Arizona voters have noticed the Trumpist candidate flip-flops on issue between the primary and the general, and wonder what they really believe. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/arizona-ticket-splitters-senate-governors-race/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 17:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578437316619644932 Even Wagner Group is having trouble in Ukraine. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/europe/wagner-ukraine-struggles-marat-gabidullin-cmd-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 18% impress 11 time 2022-10-07 17:29 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578434196778848256 Lots of moving parts to this deal. The last thing Musk wants is to pay for Twitter himself. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-business-social-media-8f56dba15a484628e67ede4ee346cee0 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 17:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578433344013881346 Making money off the gullible! https://apnews.com/article/reawaken-america-tour-michael-flynn-910e83b515185751be82868b227ca22e The Christian Nationalists should take a closer look at the beliefs of some of the men on their money - Jefferson and Franklin for starters. #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 17:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578430312119353345 What happens on Twitter happens to you! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/06/larry-magid-how-elon-musk-might-impact-twitter-and-democracy/ #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 17:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578423796255424513 Is there an off-ramp for Trump? Would he take it if there were? His political and legal advisers seem to be giving him conflicting advice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/30/trump-lawyers-kise-corcoran-bobb/ #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-10-07 16:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578422162955698177 Russia no longer can help Armenia and Azerbaijan. America is stepping in. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-putin-control/ Armenia is a democracy but has historically aligned with Russia. #PS1foreign == engage 38 engage-rate 7% expands 2 impress 576 likes 9 retweets 3 time 2022-10-07 16:29 +0000 urlclicks 16 userclicks 8 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578421332022132748 Endorsed by Trump! https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Donald_Trump And so a Trumpist trademark - trying to have it both ways. Encourage the fringe and cultivate their support in private, but denounce them vaguely and half-heartedly in public. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/politics/kfile-joe-kent-ties-to-white-nationalists-nazi-sympathizer/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-10-07 16:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578419666162024454 The Declaration of Independence is aspirational, debuting a uniquely American theory: that government exists to secure people’s inborn, individual, inalienable rights. Both sides suppose these Enlightenment ideals to be under attack. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/16/constitution-day-suggestions/ #PS1politics == impress 1 time 2022-10-07 16:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578416984240271360 It's hard to be too cynical about the motivations of politicians writing tax law. Time for something different? https://www.one-flat-tax.net/ For now, renew the R&D tax credit in exchange for renewing the child tax credit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/15/democrats-child-tax-credit-deal/ #PS1tax == impress 1 time 2022-10-07 16:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578415539730292736 There is only one cardinal sin in the energy business: Never, ever make yourself an unreliable supplier. No one will ever trust you again. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/opinion/putin-russia-ukraine.html In this big game of chicken, will Putin swerve or will Europe? Can Russia become a North Korea? #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-10-07 16:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578413815087013889 The purpose of executive privilege is to benefit the country as a whole — not to benefit presidents as individuals https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/us/politics/trump-executive-privilege.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772648463079665 #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 15:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578391780608745472 A dishonor roll of insurrectionist candidates. How many are going to be elected? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html Claiming a legitimate election was stolen arouses and provides cover for violent insurrection. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/us-election-risk-index/2022-candidates-challenge-presidential-election-results/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772587186419126 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 14:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578386546872311808 many lawmakers plan to shill for dictators after leaving office https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/05/stop-foreign-dictator-lobbying-racket/ After leaving office, many lawmakers have forgotten how to make an honest living, so what else CAN they do? #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-10-07 14:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578385554231549959 In order to fortify THEIR regime of minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Trumpists want to overthrow the regime - the rule of law - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/us/politics/civil-war-social-media-trump.html to replace it with a cult of personality - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/05/marjorie-taylor-greene-political-violence-trump-jan-6/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772567399754438 #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 14:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578234205116387328 Money is the mother's milk of politics - want to do something about it? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html#dark I just send all my fund-raising emails to junk https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opinion/small-dollar-donations-online.html There's not much difference between red and blue fund-raising appeals by email or text. #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 04:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578231553443782657 Trying to come up with a viable alternative to Trumpism in Montana. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opinion/democrats-independents-montana.html Hint: it's not far-left liberalism. It's going to be conservative - but rule of law instead of cult of personality. #PS1politics == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578229854800998400 Liberal nationalism - not an oxymoron. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opinion/ukraine-liberal-nationalism.html Blut und Boden nationalism looks backwards, but the nationalism of the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders looks forward. #PS1theory == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 03:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578228237632618496 Twitter is much better at stoking tribalism than promoting progress. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opinion/elon-musk-twitter.html #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-10-07 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578226955488370689 Putin had a bad month in Ukraine — but a good month in the U.S. Congress. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opinion/opec-putin-mbs.html MBS did OK too. #PS1climate == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 18 time 2022-10-07 03:33 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578223252995903490 Strains among the oligarchs might eventually threaten Putin. If some criticism is allowed, where will it end? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/world/europe/putin-russia-army-criticism.html #PS1putin == impress 5 time 2022-10-07 03:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578221944683384832 The present was foreseen in detail in 1933. Along with the lies that people told themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/opinion/the-oppermanns-feuchtwanger.html #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578220172959105024 What's the secret of the QAnon anthem? And what does it have to do with QAnon mythology? https://soundcloud.com/will-van-de-crommert/mirrors The composer certainly didn't intend it for QAnon or for Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/05/qanon-trump-rallies-anthem/ #PS1qanon == impress 5 time 2022-10-07 03:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578214950627000321 Morality is only an issue for the other party. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/05/walker-republican-moral-politicians/ #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 02:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578213991595200513 GOP candidates REALLY don't want to answer questions about abortion. Either they lose votes from the base or lose votes from the middle. Their HONEST answer would be I'll say, or not say, anything it takes to get elected. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/05/maine-governor-lepage-mills-abortion/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 02:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578212986082074626 People will vote for their tribe, no matter how bad the candidates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/05/arizona-poll-republican-candidates/ And more voters can tell you how much they paid for gas last time, than what their candidate will do if elected. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 02:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578209996893929472 Which is worse - politicians or spammers? Obviously the answer is - politician spammers! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/05/stop-political-spam-gmail/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-10-07 02:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578208253950930945 How Xi has become a cult of personality. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/05/china-xi-jinping-party-congress/ #PS1china == impress 7 time 2022-10-07 02:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578201715139936256 “What we have seen now is the return of America as the essential factor in European security” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/05/ukraine-war-changed-europe-nato-russia/ #PS1foreign == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 01:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578200846117937152 How covid changed Canada - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/05/canada-covid-legacy-right-wing-populism/ What will the Canadian right do now that covid restrictions are lifted? #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 01:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578199861828079617 Regional federalism - freedom for red states - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html Also means freedom for blue states to NOT subsidize red states - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/06/florida-hurricane-ian-democrats-aid/ Maybe red states can petition the UN for disaster relief. #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-10-07 01:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578188058616209409 The Electoral Count Reform Act would reduce the impact of election deniers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/06/election-deniers-republicans-count-congress/ The GOP is now the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party and predominately election denier candidates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/06/elections-deniers-midterm-elections-2022/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772081869802991 #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-10-07 00:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578183805130547200 Former president George W. Bush, former GOP governors and other former Republican senators and House members have not lined up to call out deniers https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/06/cheney-election-deniers-republicans-arizona/ #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-10-07 00:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578182799764246528 Originalism cuts both ways! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/06/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-alabama-originalism/ #PS1justice == impress 1 time 2022-10-07 00:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578181214971645953 Of course Putin wants GOP to win in November. Does MBS as well? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/06/saudis-snub-biden-cut-oil-production-2022-midterms/ We can't as much about Putin, but the Saudis need us against Iran. #PS1mideast == impress 16 time 2022-10-07 00:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578179909872066562 What a real leader sounds like - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/06/moldova-president-interview-eu-integration/ Not in it for the money or the glory. #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-10-07 00:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578177818420162561 The Feds are going after terrorists targeting election officials. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/06/election-threats-hickman-ford-rissi/ #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-10-07 00:18 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 330 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-07 ratio 7 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title 48 Tweets for 2022-10-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1648 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1772942383050273 impress 16 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/07/2022 16:10" reach 15 title "One charged, another sentenced for threatening election officials" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772942383050273 ========== 12 Tweets for 2022-10-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578173129393811457 This trip is a bigger challenge than a summer cruise from Cuba to Florida. The Russians will probably make sure it doesn't happen again. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-immigration-coast-guard-lisa-murkowski-alaska-d6df61f70056645283b0b384087d7486 #PS1putin == impress 6 time 2022-10-06 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578172451879415809 Another chance to purify the GOP by getting rid of a non-Trumpist senator! https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/ben-sasse-resigning-senate/index.html #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-10-06 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578171080518209536 Gresham's other law - Bad tweets drive out good! https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/tech/elon-musk-twitter-donald-trump/index.html But rest assured that Musk won't allow Twitter to become a free-fire, free-speech zone. Criticism of Musk won't be allowed any more than criticism of Trump on Truth Social. #PS1media == impress 40 time 2022-10-06 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578169702748024832 No deep state in Russia! Autocrats who put their cronies into key positions, control the media to crowd out discordant voices are able to command their subordinates to follow the most foolish orders.” https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/opinions/putin-make-russia-weak-history-bergen/index.html #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-10-06 23:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578168666629160960 GOP candidates need to keep immigration a live issue, and GOP megadonors need a steady supply of cheap labor. https://apnews.com/article/biden-immigration-congress-government-and-politics-a6b7a3f19297e9d6675fd625634dd41f But Freischütz-macht-Freiheit Caucus ready to impeach Mayorkas - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/kevin-mccarthy-alejandro-mayorkas-republican-impeachment-effort/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772040669807111 #PS1immigration == impress 5 time 2022-10-06 23:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578162436862984194 Proud Boy pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy and agrees to cooperate. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-conspiracy-timothy-kelly-proud-boys-95c354fdfed5257c0e16743f6234c829 #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-10-06 23:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578160191173894144 Regional federalism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html starting to take shape? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/06/gavin-newsom-west-coast-governors-sign-climate-change-agreement/ #PS1climate == impress 1 time 2022-10-06 23:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578036430030270465 How soon could Trump get back on Twitter? https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/tech/elon-musk-twitter-donald-trump/index.html Would Musk really finish the deal? Would he really reinstate Trump? Would Trump take the bait? Why does Musk want to restore media parity between truth and falsehood. #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-10-06 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578034112010461184 It's the same in UK as in US - big tax cuts for job creator megadonors follow big campaign donations from megadonors. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/uk/truss-campaign-donations-intl-gbr/index.html All to strengthen minority rule. #PS1minority == impress 1 time 2022-10-06 14:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578033472651739139 Putin's pals continue to play with US government websites. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/politics/russian-hackers-state-government-websites/index.html Their goal is to support the Trumpist narrative that elections are insecure and unreliable - especially if Democrats win. #PS1russian == impress 4 time 2022-10-06 14:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578019484094210049 Putin propaganda is good enough for Truth Social! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-misinformation-0da59f7a72705c5f3fcdb59af1fc7af0 #PS1media == impress 38 time 2022-10-06 13:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578006555957395458 Russians discover problems with leadership of self-serving opportunists selected for professed loyalty rather than competence. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-6ef2407371c67f0736459378833fab7a The knives are out for the Russian military leadership. Putin has to keep the focus there rather than on himself. #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-10-06 12:57 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 121 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-06 ratio 2 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title 12 Tweets for 2022-10-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 403 audclicks 3 epoch Lifetime ID 1772063656471479 impress 9 matchedlinkclicks 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/06/2022 17:10" reach 7 title "EXPLAINER: Russia's military woes mount amid Ukraine attacks" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1772063656471479 ========== 6 Tweets for 2022-10-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577665174730788865 The great California gasoline price mystery continues. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/05/california-gas-prices-shrouded-in-secrecy-amid-historic-cost-spike/ None of the known issues account for a dollar increase in two weeks. #PS1capolitics == impress 9 time 2022-10-05 14:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577533711607689216 Low interest rates might be natural for an aging population - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/opinion/interest-rates-inflation.html but it might take global coordination of interest rates to get back there - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/opinion/the-all-too-real-risk-of-a-global-recession.html #PS1inflation == impress 5 time 2022-10-05 05:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577530666027057152 There are only two men in the world who can affect oil prices significantly before the election - Putin and MBS. And both want higher prices. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/politics/white-house-lobby-opec-oil-production-cuts-gasoline-prices-midterms/index.html #PS1inflation == engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 164 time 2022-10-05 05:26 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577528732889145344 Coal miner's politicians should have 1% of the personal integrity of this coal miner's daughter. https://apnews.com/article/loretta-lynn-dies-5f1545e60e37e482faa42cbb25ae61e8 #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-10-05 05:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577527468264542208 This is news? That the Arizona GOP chair has something criminal to hide and so pled the 5th? Who would have expected anything else from a fake elector? https://apnews.com/article/arizona-phoenix-subpoenas-congress-government-and-politics-00e9d0f70d8dd6aeef9453f9bcb7e8b9 #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-10-05 05:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577526190285283328 Promote minority representation by a combination of 1) ranked-choice voting 2) multi-member districts 3) no sore-loser laws. These make gerrymandering pointless. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting Otherwise endless redistricting battles. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-ketanji-brown-jackson-us-supreme-court-race-and-ethnicity-f274ce05a19da4a3d48648f82df174e2 #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-10-05 05:08 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 6 Tweets for 2022-10-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 205 epoch Lifetime ID 1771299079881270 impress 14 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/05/2022 20:10" reach 10 title "Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1771299079881270 ========== 1 Tweets for 2022-10-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577181410300874752 Beware celebrities talking about things they know nothing about! https://apnews.com/article/kim-kardashian-sec-settlement-dec4c8351551c669335cfc7a1874c3fd #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-10-04 06:18 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-10-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 1 Tweets for 2022-10-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 24 epoch Lifetime ID 1770385326639312 impress 18 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "10/04/2022 18:10" reach 14 title "Kim Kardashian fined $1 million by SEC over crypto promotion" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1770385326639312 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575910871141736449 Moving toward regional federalism? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html as U.S. politics nationalizes, blue and red states are diverging even more dramatically https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/gavin-newsom-ron-desantis-hurricane-ian-migrants-transgender-laws/ #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-09-30 18:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575909467018866688 They’ve spent a lot of time waiting for this majority to happen, and they don’t plan to waste it” One of the striking things in this area is that originalists do not bring their usual apparatus to bear on these questions https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/supreme-court-term-conservative-targets/ #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-09-30 18:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575906516871233536 The argument for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war - remember Saddam Hussein. We were worse off without him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/putin-russia-ukraine-negotiated-peace/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 47 time 2022-09-30 17:52 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575905111771004928 Trump is the most incredible president in American history! Those who still find him credible won't change their dogma for all the books in the Library of Congress! https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/opinions/trump-books-haberman-confidence-man-carter/index.html Ex-staff planning to publish a Trump book might find the market saturated! #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-09-30 17:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575903195963879424 He's too busy prosecuting Biden! And managing his own legal defense. It's not fair to expect him to go after ordinary criminals too! https://apnews.com/article/elections-texas-presidential-election-2020-ken-paxton-a1bdcfd0a9d25bd6aa3666b70f74f2b2 #PS1justice == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 time 2022-09-30 17:39 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575893136823312391 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-health-social-media-covid-571a85e4c7a2492ea816f6dbd4e32818 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-09-30 16:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575858512332083200 Der Untergang When fate and facts go against them, delusional narcissistic leaders become MORE delusional, not less. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/europe/russia-ukraine-annexation-analysis-intl/index.html Putin, Trump, Hitler, .... #PS1putin == impress 16 time 2022-09-30 14:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575844058152415232 None of the little Pacific island nations can defend itself from climate change, much less political change imposed by large countries. So they have to get the best deal for the countries. But sometimes it's just the best deal for the leaders. https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-china-antony-blinken-climate-and-environment-769e80b0ab96de6521ab52deae3cbca4 #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-09-30 13:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575639385780781056 Is Trump so desperate for attention that he will talk to anybody who will write anything about him? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/opinion/donald-trump-maggie-haberman.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-09-30 00:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575636844749856768 Flexible ideology - a hallmark of a Trumpist. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/politics/desantis-biden-hurricane-ian-aid.html #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-09-30 00:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 175 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-30 ratio 4 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Tweets for 2022-09-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 349 audclicks 4 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1766342777043567 impress 30 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/30/2022 06:09" rcs 3 reach 23 reactions 2 title "DeSantis, Once a ‘No’ on Storm Aid, Petitions a President He’s Bashed" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1766342777043567 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575633624677830659 The Freischütz Caucus wants to impeach Biden, Harris, and many other Democrats - for the high crime of being Democrats and embracing the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders rather than Trumpism. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/politics/republicans-impeach-biden-house-majority/index.html But the devil gets the last shot! #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-09-29 23:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575629825254993921 Staying on message! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-us-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-virginia-government-and-politics-3b4102509ef93bc37d24d7c8fd79ba80 She still doesn't have any evidence but she still believes the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. But not from any of the GOP candidates who won? #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-09-29 23:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575360807646294017 A self-serving opportunist 24x7, with no concern about observing precedents from the past or setting precedents for the future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/28/trump-book-white-house-bomb-mexico/ He never understood that he was just another link in the chain joining his predecessors and successors. #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-09-29 05:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575356517875785728 Six newspapers wanted change. They got change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/28/trump-supporter-disappointment/ But Trump never changed. He was a self-serving opportunist in 2004 and 2014, and won't change in 2024. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1765161303828381 #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-09-29 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575335720218025984 Close races where small donations might make a difference. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-09-29 04:04 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 196 epoch Lifetime ID 1765515080459670 impress 29 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/29/2022 08:09" reach 22 title "Tossups in 2022 Election" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1765515080459670 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575258937376448512 One of a leader's most important tasks is dealing with subordinates who are not succeeding at their job. The leader must either find a way to help them master it, or move them to a job they can master. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/28/politics/donald-trump-firing-twitter/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1764946783849833 #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-09-28 22:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575208233936920577 If enough Trumpist candidates change their message between primary and general, enough independent voters will conclude that those candidates only believe in getting elected - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html and those voters will look elsewhere. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/28/peter-thiel-blake-masters-jd-vance-2022-gop-senate-control/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-09-28 19:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575014884030369792 Federal territories should be incorporated into states or else given independence. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#Federal%20territories They are all depopulating - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/23/american-territories-population-loss/ for the same reasons as the rest of rural America- Chinese manufacturing seems to be the biggest problem. #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-09-28 06:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575011422328696833 What it's like to be the target of the Trumpist propaganda machine - https://apnews.com/article/shootings-texas-connecticut-alex-jones-waterbury-f3ef318375efc40dccc7067fb8f53e5e #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-09-28 06:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575010859662815232 It's not easy to serve a Trumpist! https://apnews.com/article/texas-dallas-subpoenas-ken-paxton-3fa293d712fda938142c86aaf5be83c1 Especially a lawyer with lots of legal problems. #PS1justice == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-09-28 06:33 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 2 impact 176 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-28 ratio 2 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Tweets for 2022-09-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 196 audclicks 7 commentsimpress 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1765132250497953 impress 26 matchedlinkclicks 6 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/28/2022 21:09" rcs 2 reach 23 title "Records: Texas attorney general fled home to avoid subpoena" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1765132250497953 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574629116543787008 Everything you need to know about most politicians and minority rule! https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2022/09/25 #PS1minority == impress 5 time 2022-09-27 05:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574626148067123200 It's a habit - say one thing and do the opposite - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop And count on your voters to accept it - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses It's how you protect minority rule, your dark campaign money, and your re-election. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opinion/gop-economic-policy.html #PS1minority == impress 12 time 2022-09-27 05:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574624751661641728 Trumpists cause harm even in Connecticut. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opinion/dominic-rapini-secretary-state-trump.html #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-09-27 04:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574623589478805504 QAnons and all the other fringe single-issue constituencies are just cannon fodder for protecting minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Not just for Trump, but for most of the GOP - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opinion/politics/trump-election-qanon.html Who cares - there's plenty more where they came from! #PS1minority == impress 6 time 2022-09-27 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574621582235820034 Woke was used by Black people to describe the Black people so socially conscious that it bordered on parody. Unfortunately, one of us said it in mixed company, and it eventually entered the mainstream as a synonym for political correctness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/09/26/damon-young-woke-is-now-dog-whistle-black-whats-next/ #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-09-27 04:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574620090212896768 Looks bad for seditious conspirators - they have a tendency to turn on one another to reduce their sentences. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/24/oath-keepers-sedition-trial-preview/ #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-09-27 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574618875957694464 Putin's nuclear options. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/26/putin-nuclear-threat-bluff-us-biden-response/ But before embarking on them, he has to wonder if all the Russian armed forces are as corrupt and decrepit as those invading Ukraine. #PS1putin == impress 53 time 2022-09-27 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574616557514215424 there is a lot of pressure on Republicans to vote to impeach Biden https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/26/commitment-to-america-revenge/ For which high crime - Not encouraging violent insurrectionists? Not demanding election officials find non-existent votes? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1763400724004439 #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-09-27 04:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574613134769213440 GOP usually oppose wasteful government spending. But looking for Democratic voter fraud must not be wasteful, even if they don't find any! https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/26/arizona-election-integrity-unit/ Of course other red states are following suit. #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-09-27 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574610149527863297 I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are” THAT's a unique justification for running for president! https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/donald-trump-president-quote-maggie-haberman-book/index.html It's all about the fame and fortune! #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-09-27 04:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574609334922670081 The shadow docket - no explanations required. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/opinions/supreme-court-shadow-docket-vladeck/index.html #PS1justice == impress 3 time 2022-09-27 03:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574608376859750400 Roger Stone never intended to accept the results of the 2020 election. Why should he? He led the Brooks Brothers insurrection in 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot So it all fits one who has a portrait of Nixon tattooed on his back. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/roger-stone-january-6-documentary-film/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 28 time 2022-09-27 03:54 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574606917212655617 Victims of violent crime deserve their chance to speak. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/opinions/january-6-attacks-capitol-court-sentencing-young-fanone/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-09-27 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574605869953662976 Another victim of Perla and Ron. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/us/migrants-flight-marthas-vineyard-recruiter/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 time 2022-09-27 03:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574605114941186048 Sloppiness at the top encourages sloppiness all the way down. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/peter-navarro-justice-department-federal-records/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-09-27 03:41 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 50 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-27 ratio 11 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-09-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 497 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1764302703914241 impress 13 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/27/2022 22:09" rcs 1 reach 11 reactions 1 title "Justice Department asks judge to order former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to return federal records | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1764302703914241 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574268103495585792 The GOP commitment - to opposition - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/house-gop-commitment-to-america-mccarthy/ A list of things to talk about, not of things to do. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop They are not FOR anything specific that might alienate their crazies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/commitment-america-gop-midterms-dionne/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1762421970768981 #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-09-26 05:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574264097587138561 It's always a challenge to outdo and disable your rivals without appearing to do so. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/us/politics/abbott-desantis-rivalry.html Their love of stunts suggests they should run away to the circus instead of run for president. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-09-26 05:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574262191787626496 immigrants can be converted from throngs of individuals with individual lives and stories into an amorphous wave https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/opinion/beto-orourke-abbott-texas-governor.html Works for Trumpists! And in Russia, China, Iran, ... So what is the danger of a single story? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg #PS1theory == impress 56 time 2022-09-26 04:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574256530865590273 Look out for Perla and Ron! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/25/desantis-perla-migrant-flight-marthas-vineyard/ #PS1immigration == impress 3 time 2022-09-26 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574249366990118913 No progress on Havana Syndrome. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/25/politics/havana-syndrome-cia-doctor-cnn-special/index.html #PS1health == impress 7 time 2022-09-26 04:07 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 160 epoch Lifetime ID 1763279977349847 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/26/2022 17:09" reach 9 title "CIA doctor hit by Havana syndrome says he was in 'disbelief' as he suffered what he was investigating | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1763279977349847 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573891770835824640 A novel plea - go easy on me because the government made it so easy to steal https://artdaily.com/news/149110/Prosecutors-struggle-to-catch-up-to-a-tidal-wave-of-pandemic-fraud #PS1justice == impress 4 time 2022-09-25 04:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573878252703129600 Minority rule https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html is a system to protect both economic and political power of the ruling class, by dividing the masses - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses Strom Thurmond was a leader in both economic and political oppression - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/labor-union-racism-history.html #PS1minority == impress 12 time 2022-09-25 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573876932709478400 A Very Long Engagement - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Long_Engagement come to life - Google searches in Russia for 'How to break your arm' have skyrocketed https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/putin-trump-ukraine.html #PS1putin == impress 20 time 2022-09-25 03:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573875556323446785 Tax laws are intended to benefit the rich and powerful - at least according to GOP. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/us/politics/paul-lepage-maine-taxes.html But don't YOU try to get away with anything! #PS1tax == impress 3 time 2022-09-25 03:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573869451291697152 Of course the suit was without merit on its face. Plaintiffs just wanted publicity for a propaganda win. Who paid their legal fees? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/politics/doj-memo-school-board-threats-dismiss-lawsuit/index.html #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-09-25 02:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573868072917602307 Liz Cheney is already NOT a Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican. Maybe she hasn't realized it yet. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/politics/liz-cheney-republican-party-donald-trump-2024/index.html The GOP will go the way of the Whigs, we hope, to be replaced by a rational conservative party with broader appeal. #PS1gop == impress 12 time 2022-09-25 02:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573840803851403266 Foreign wars were a great way for the ruling class to extract wealth and give themselves more power” Just whose extracted wealth does this Republican think is financing his campaign? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/house-republican-elections.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1761445777533267 #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-09-25 01:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573835116761165824 Big lies beget big liars. But only some will be able to monetize their fame. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/20/social-media-influencers-election-fraud/ #PS1media == impress 1 time 2022-09-25 00:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573832759570669569 There are a lot more Trumpist evangelicals than Trumpist Mormons. The GOP donors have done the math. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/21/oregon-football-obscene-chant-mormon-history/ #PS1other == impress 5 time 2022-09-25 00:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573828440628768768 No matter what GOP candidates say, they will support union-busting to support their megadonors. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop One Pennsylvania union says - “Here’s one thing my members get: They’ll never be with someone who is for right-to-work” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-pennsylvania-presidential-campaigns-d934158054ec81e2379b72ad40b5f6b7 #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-09-25 00:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573826681139171328 What exactly was going on? It doesn't matter - as long as it raises doubt, it abets the insurrectionists. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-lawsuits-donald-trump-voting-6a1324cc6cf45c95ca086a5c81617b15 #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-09-25 00:08 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 377 epoch Lifetime ID 1762359410775237 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/25/2022 20:09" reach 7 title "Georgia voting equipment breach at center of tangled tale" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1762359410775237 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573815398285180928 What seditious conspiracy looks like - https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-presidential-elections-donald-trump-election-2020-e81901ad99b8ddc5c8f23280e67fa63e and what a pathetic cover-up attempt looks like. They didn't understand, despite all evidence, that Trump would urge them on, but not back them up if they failed. #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-09-24 23:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573812900602339328 Covid is not over https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/22/opinion-no-mr-president-the-pandemic-isnt-over/ We'll be paying for covid carelessness for a generation or more. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/covid-s-aftermath-study-of-millions-raises-fears-of-brain-nerve-damage #PS1virus == impress 3 time 2022-09-24 23:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573535925925081089 partisan problems — like the one engineered by Mitch McConnell, Trump and the Federalist Society — demand partisan solutions https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/cannon-trump-federal-judges.html #PS1justice == impress 5 time 2022-09-24 04:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573534162547445760 The plot to reject the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders and preserve minority rule forever is now a horror movie - https://nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/republicans-democracy-elections-bannon.html Democracy is not just based upon laws, but on common ideals regulated by rule of law. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/trump-big-lie-elections.html #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-09-24 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573531215251922945 What do Trump, Cuomo, and Atlanta gangsters have in common? They are all learning what law and order is all about - from bad experiences with Howard University graduates! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/23/letitia-james-fani-willis-howard-university-trump/ #PS1justice == impress 19 time 2022-09-24 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573529824257183744 A traditional conservative view of Mastriano - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/mastriano-danger-pennsylvania-governor/ Mastriano is the future of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. The remaining traditional conservative GOP need to think long and hard about what's really important. #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-09-24 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573526175577612288 Trumpism - and GOP minority rule - depend on single-issue constituencies - right-to-lifers, free-fire advocates, anti-vaxxers, KKK, Nazis... What's next - incels? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/incels-rape-murder-study/ But for now - QAnon - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/23/trump-qanon-song/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1760691577608687 #PS1gop == impress 9 time 2022-09-24 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573520046789316608 If you're a Trumpist, there's nothing wrong in planning to kidnap Democratic officials. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/dixon-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-michigan-governor/index.html Just pretend it was a joke if it didn't succeed. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-09-24 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573518714481221632 Guilty of many things, but mainly of being gullible. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/douglas-jensen-guilty-qanon-january-6-trial/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-09-24 03:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573516811269591040 The platform to ENACT for the megadonors hasn't changed - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop So McCarthy published a platform to TALK about for the voters - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-kevin-mccarthy-newt-gingrich-border-security-97f04b6997ea980a868b8d7628378824 Traditional GOP business as usual. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-09-24 03:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573514797189976065 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vesco If you're a fugitive on the run, you're just a pawn in other people's games. Better have acce$$ to lot$ of influence to buy protection. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-asia-venezuela-navy-fbbe6efc3c566e76c3891c29677973ff #PS1justice == impress 3 time 2022-09-24 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573512301461745664 Why is California gas more expensive? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/23/california-gas-is-out-of-whack-nearly-2-more-than-national-average/ Round up all the usual suspects and you still can't explain the difference. #PS1capolitics == impress 9 time 2022-09-24 03:19 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 411 epoch Lifetime ID 1761383967539448 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/24/2022 15:09" reach 8 title "California gas is ‘out of whack’ – nearly $2 more than national average. Who’s to blame?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1761383967539448 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573404462605275136 Cruelty as a campaign promise! It worked for Roman emperors, so why not Trumpists? https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/09/22/leonard-pitts-jr-this-is-not-about-immigration/ The last thing a Trumpist would want to do is solve a problem so it's no longer a campaign issue. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-09-23 20:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573400995220295681 Why is inflation so stubborn? Higher profits on gas - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/gas-prices-decline-streak.html Higher profits on cars - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/economy/inflation-car-market.html But inflation is a global problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/briefing/inflation-prices-ukraine-economy.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1760415590969619 #PS1inflation == impress 4 time 2022-09-23 19:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573370680044830722 You can get rich on Youtube! By selling courses to the gullible that they hope will teach them how to get rich on Youtube. https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/you-too-can-strike-it-rich-on-youtube-8077355/ If somebody asks you to send them money to make you rich, ask them to send you money to make them rich. #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-09-23 17:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573369553110843393 It's true! It's more profitable to operate in a red state that deregulates companies and discourages unions. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/business/economy/smithfield-california-factory.html Too bad for the workers. #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-09-23 17:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573366498747465728 Hazards of leveraging securities you can't sell - markets go down as well as up. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/technology/loans-startup-employees.html #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-09-23 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573365714395742208 Why do cities across the nation frequently offer wealthy team owners handouts to create or enhance the palaces in which teams show off their skills? https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/16/california-is-pro-sports-no-1-money-making-machine/ #PS1other == engage 2 engage-rate 29% expands 1 impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-09-23 17:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573363807199850496 Nobody who voted for Trump in 2000 has lived more than five years! And more of the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-science-health-adbf7288863f506cae9e795c6c3b88e5 #PS1media == impress 11 time 2022-09-23 17:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573328442203987970 Maybe Trump will send some money to help the candidates he endorsed. But mostly it goes to his legal defense funds. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/donald-trump-allies-super-pac/index.html #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-09-23 15:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573325555461652482 In Russia, life at the top has always been hazardous. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/europe/russia-official-anatoly-gerashchenko-death-intl/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-09-23 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573319720052588544 Trumpism in action - it doesn't matter if it's true if it polls well with your base. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-education-social-media-arizona-lakes-b1524fde3437d21ccfca1c445a254d1f #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-09-23 14:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573154927794614272 I’ve already said I’m sorry, and I’m done saying I’m sorry https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/politics/alex-jones-trial.html Perhaps Jones means that he's sorry that he's going to have to pay so much money for libeling the parents of dead children. He isn't sorry for the dead children or their parents. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 8% expands 1 impress 13 time 2022-09-23 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573147359508594688 The Cuban missile crisis was averted by JFK secretly agreeing to remove the American missles from Turkey. What can Biden offer Putin in the present crisis? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/22/putin-ukraine-threats-biden-cuban-missile-crisis/ #PS1ukraine == impress 23 time 2022-09-23 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573146124135059456 “the same playbook is being used around the world, if an election is not in someone’s favor, it’s been rigged https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/jan6-committee-twitter-witness-navaroli/ Whose speech are we protecting at the expense of whose safety? And whose safety are we protecting at the expense of whose speech?” #PS1media == impress 9 time 2022-09-23 03:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573139364451868675 What happens if the party base nominates a candidate with no chance in the general elections? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/trump-threaten-democracy-nyt-siena-college-poll/index.html Does the GOP dissolve into a fascist Trumpist Dixiecrat branch and a traditional Burkean conservative branch? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759812001029978 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-09-23 02:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573135922140512258 Trumpists want to make elections more manageable by hand counting rather than machine counting. It's a lot easier to obtain the desired result with hand counting. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/michigan-republican-gop-nominee-deperno-emails-invs/index.html They keep repeating the same old disproved claims. Their base doesn't care. #PS1election == engage 3 engage-rate 50% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-09-23 02:23 +0000 urlclicks 2 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 592 epoch Lifetime ID 1760529750958203 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/23/2022 16:09" reach 9 title "Trump-backed GOP pick for Michigan AG has been a vocal supporter of election lies. Emails show just how far he's gone for the cause | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1760529750958203 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573096625337028608 Time to fix the Insurrection Act - https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/reform-the-insurrection-act to make sure that it's available when needed and not when it's not. #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-09-22 23:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573082683575599104 Newt Gingrich and the institutionalization of the GOP as the party of minority rule - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/opinion/moderate-republicans-gingrich-trump-new-england.html Republicans who don't fit Trumpism have to go elsewhere, but a third party is not the answer - that would mostly empower Trumpism. #PS1minority == impress 5 time 2022-09-22 22:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573080379941998592 The executive branch has regulations laying out the process that should be followed, such as a requirement to make sure that other agencies and departments with an interest in the secret are consulted https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/us/politics/trump-classified-documents.html Telepathy does not count. #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-09-22 22:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573078878649974784 LOL Nothing Matters - “It’s one small lie, followed by a demand for a bigger lie” https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722010971476748 Political debate has become so degraded that it includes every kind of offense https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/opinion/trump-big-lie-big-joke.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759683321042846 #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-09-22 22:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573072618621931520 GOP candidates talk about privatizing Social Security. Are anonymous bureaucrats better on Wall Street than in DC? Many candidates aren't good at saying one thing to the voters and another to the megadonors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/22/democrats-election-republican-candidate-meltdown/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759669044377607 #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-09-22 22:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573066044914241537 If the GOP retakes the House, they'll reinforce minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop But McCarthy has a platform for the voters! https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/house-republicans-midterm-mccarthy/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759658837711961 #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-09-22 21:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573061377799106560 Don't show up in court with a Hitler mustache! https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/timothy-hale-cusanelli-stephen-ayres-capitol-riot/index.html Evidently not evident to everybody! #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-09-22 21:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573060991692447744 4 GOP senators reject declassification by telepathy! They ALL know there are processes and procedures - but so far most won't admit it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/republican-reaction-trump-secret-records/index.html If they ALL turn on Trump, it will happen overnight, if their megadonors decide Trump is now a liability. #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-09-22 21:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573059058902487041 The only reality that matters is the reality your audience feels inside! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-afghanistan-ohio-campaigns-e75d2566635f11f49332bd1c46711999 Objective external reality? Doesn't exist for Trumpists! #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-09-22 21:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573054150501277696 “Secret Telepathic Unilateral Preemptive Irreversible Declassification” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/22/trump-declassified-documents-excuses-media/ There is process and procedure for declassifying documents. But Trump is not a process/procedure guy. His process is to do what he wants and let his lawyers justify it. #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-09-22 20:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573051339948826624 Vigilantism - a sign of decline of the rule of law. The people who enjoy hunting and trapping other people will eventually find all sorts of excuses and go far beyond child predators. Wrong person? Mistakes happen! https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/22/prredator-catchers-vigilante-justice/ #PS1justice == engage 2 engage-rate 8% expands 1 impress 25 time 2022-09-22 20:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573045592401534976 A house of cards is meant to fall - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2022/crypto-exchange-bitcoin-history/ but if new players keep building new ones - the new ones eventually fall too. Greed overcame many celebrities who should have known better. #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-09-22 20:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573004058155421696 Reality-TV real estate speculator to Reality-TV star to Reality-TV president to Reality-TV defendant? It's all about the image and the ratings, not the substance. He thinks he's being prosecuted for who he is, not for what he's done. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/trump-business-practices-maggie-haberman-book/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-09-22 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573002313018769408 What's the most important thing to remember about people of the past? Isn't it the good things they did, not the bad things - the occasions when they rose above their times, not the times they did not? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/opinions/the-woman-king-history-misogyny-burton/index.html #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-09-22 17:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573000568989437952 Looks like the only ace in Putin's sleeve might be his nukes. Other secondary military powers are taking note. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/europe/russia-mobilization-logistics-analysis-intl-hnk-ml/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-09-22 17:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572999529334706177 if he doesn’t run in 2024, it would make it more difficult for the former President to claim he is being politically victimized https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/donald-trump-dual-legal-blows-analysis/index.html There you have it - Trump will run for president in 2024. Even if he's broke and in jail. #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 25% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-09-22 17:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572995468166303746 Does he still have access to sufficient funds to buy protection in Venezuela or safe transit to Russia? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/22/fugitive-in-massive-navy-bribery-case-caught-in-venezuela/ Or will he wait and wait and wait in limbo - as in the movie Casablanca. #PS1justice == impress 17 time 2022-09-22 17:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572817344887656448 Several ways Putin's war could end - from bad to worse. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/opinion/ukraine-putin.html #PS1ukraine == impress 35 time 2022-09-22 05:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572815649885540353 A horror movie - the plot to reject the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders and preserve minority rule forever! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/republicans-democracy-elections-bannon.html Democracy is not just based upon laws. It's based on common ideals and conventions, regulated by rule of law. #PS1democracy == engage 4 engage-rate 67% expands 4 impress 6 time 2022-09-22 05:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572807774660329477 Unfair! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/herschel-walker-smart.html Herschel Walker is almost as smart as Donald Trump! Just the sort of black man Trump likes - an entertainer who can follow the cues most of the time. #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-09-22 04:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572799703296905217 Trump never met a patriarchalist he didn't like - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/john-gibbs-womens-suffrage-19th-amendment-kfile/index.html or a QAnon - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/qanon-fans-donald-trump/index.html Trump accepts the votes and cash from all his admirers, very fine people, no matter what else they believe. #PS1trump == impress 16 time 2022-09-22 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572797560120840193 How to use fake children to steal from the government! https://apnews.com/article/health-minnesota-covid-nutrition-cc55a566c806a29a7f2e64c762975a09 #PS1justice == engage-rate NaN time 2022-09-22 03:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572796526627557378 Universal basic income? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-ubi.html It's already here in deep-red Alaska! https://apnews.com/article/inflation-alaska-anchorage-b084bb09ebe256c43a488c186b846c44 #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-09-22 03:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572795626244669440 So much for initiative, referendum, recall as tools of the people. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#initiative If you've got the bucks, can you buy any election? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sports-california-gavin-newsom-native-americans-218eb0e80aa9206cb40e67e9449441c6 Just vote NO on legalized gambling! #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-09-22 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572794334755590146 How strong leaders cope with unfavorable social media - they shut down the internet completely. https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-technology-iran-dubai-arab-emirates-5712b917fc4d19eaa01ab8fbf53e2b8f #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-09-22 03:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572793405469765632 House Trumpists do their best to prevent plugging leaks in the Electoral Count Act. They must be planning to use those leaks in 2024. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-constitutions-election-2020-32c6ea94829f95d11f7696d2cba542b6 #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-09-22 03:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572792392121712642 Patriotic Russians - run for their lives. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-fleeing-mobilization-dbe01d0c9be45a8c479565501a2a8f32 There's nothing uniquely Russian about draft dodging! #PS1putin == impress 16 time 2022-09-22 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572789713391747073 Does Trump actually have a legal defense to charges of stealing and mishandling top-secret documents and lying about it? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/appeals-court-mar-a-lago-criminal-classified-documents/index.html So far, nobody can see one. It seems he's just trying to run down the clock, any way he can. And it's not working. #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-09-22 03:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572776571785871361 Money is the mother's milk of politics. Tired of that? https://americanpromise.net/ Meanwhile, who do you support for - Senate? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758920977785747 Governor? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758923021118876 House of Representatives? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758929574451554 https://www.270towin.com/2022-senate-election/ #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-09-22 02:35 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1096 epoch Lifetime ID 1759002064444305 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/21/2022 20:09" reach 9 title "2022 Senate Election Interactive Map - 270toWin" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759002064444305 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570818341341925376 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-health-covid-social-media-germany-19df529423594d1b45ff02530364c65c #PS1media == impress 1 time 2022-09-16 16:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570764188972351490 Who's going to save the GOP from Trump? Not the lunatic fringe who love him. Not the self-serving opportunists who keep quiet - no courage there. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/02/its-time-republicans-save-themselves/ If GOP leaders do turn on Trump, it will seem unanimous and overnight. Safety in numbers! #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-09-16 13:19 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 7 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-21 ratio 10 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 71 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1758858284458683 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/21/2022 15:09" rcs 1 reach 10 title "Opinion | It’s time for Republicans to save themselves" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758858284458683 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570267130788212737 China and climate - a confusing tale of internal contradictions. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/environment/china-climate-change-heat-drought.html Perhaps most important, the population of China is aging and probably decreasing soon - just like many other industrialized countries, including America. #PS1china == impress 9 time 2022-09-15 04:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570264006291783688 Eventually children become too expensive and the population ages. Is that a problem? It is for militarists who like lots of cannon fodder, but for anybody else? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/population-birthrate-decline.html #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 20% expands 1 impress 5 time 2022-09-15 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570262520816103425 Good news and bad news about reverse migration. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/reverse-great-migration.html #PS1other == impress 5 time 2022-09-15 04:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570258699779973122 What happened to the plan to rename military bases? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/14/trump-confederacy-military-bases/ Nothing. Trump vetoed it and was overridden and the renaming is in progress. #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-09-15 03:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570257323054223360 Stare decisis? States rights? Why nobody can believe anything a Trumpist stooge promises. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/14/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-states-rights/ But you can believe that they will say whatever it takes to win. #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-09-15 03:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570255768703897601 Yvon Chouinard - from reinventing rock climbing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvon_Chouinard#Yosemite_rock_climber_to_leading_alpinist to reinventing capitalism https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/09/14/patagonia-yvon-chouinard-climate-change/ #PS1other == impress 6 time 2022-09-15 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570252486258364417 false statements, conspiracy and obstruction Jeffrey Clark should have demanded a pardon from Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/jeffrey-clark-doj-false-statements-conspiracy-obstruction-investigation/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-09-15 03:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570251259093069827 If you don't have the facts, argue the law. If you don't have the law, argue the facts. If you don't have the law or the facts - shout at the judge? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/oath-keepers-judge-mehta-argument/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-09-15 03:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570250354117451776 DOJ might have questions for Meadows that he avoided with the Jan 6 committee. No more avoiding! https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/mark-meadows-subpoena-justice-department-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 46 time 2022-09-15 03:17 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570238775179214854 No constitutional basis for Independent State Legislatures deciding elections contrary to their own state constitutions. https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/the-other-chief-justices-have-their Some of the Trumpist states might do it anyway. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-09-15 02:31 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 64 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-15 ratio 9 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Tweets for 2022-09-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 319 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1753710518306793 impress 21 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/15/2022 05:09" reach 18 title "The Other Chief Justices Have Their Say" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1753710518306793 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570118600257867777 The quiet conclusion of the Durham investigation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/14/trump-russia-durham-barr/ #PS1justice == impress 12 time 2022-09-14 18:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570117635836346368 How to talk out of both sides of your mouth about abortion - required for GOP candidates who want to win primary AND general elections. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/14/republican-abortion-midterms-graham/ They don't want to talk about what they REALLY believe - that they should say whatever it takes to win. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-09-14 18:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570095206455980033 GOP sees voter fraud everywhere. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/jason-schofield-new-york-election-commissioner/index.html That's because so many of the offenders are GOP. #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-09-14 17:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570092849588490246 Ransomware for fun and profit - the Iranian government doesn't mind. https://apnews.com/article/technology-iran-violence-new-jersey-united-states-76c970bd4f1cdac3dc6bffa7ce925961 #PS1ransomware == impress 4 time 2022-09-14 16:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570091938262708224 Christian Nationalism is on a mission - to preserve minority rule. https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/14/lauren-boebert-christian-nationalist-republican-colorado/ They have no use for democracy or separation of church and state or any other Enlightenment ideals of America's founders. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1753101391701039 #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-09-14 16:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570056267976286214 How to talk out of both sides of your mouth - a vital talent for GOP candidates who want to win the primary AND general elections. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/fact-check-republican-senate-nominees-2020-election/index.html And they don't want to talk about what they REALLY believe - that they should say whatever it takes to win. #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 20% expands 2 impress 10 time 2022-09-14 14:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570052171131158529 How can Xi benefit from Putin's distress? Or at least avoid further harm. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/opinions/putin-xi-meeting-uzbekistan-summit-ghitis/index.html Major reductions in trade with the west would be an economic disaster for China and Xi. #PS1china == engage 4 engage-rate 18% impress 22 likes 1 time 2022-09-14 14:09 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570050830702874624 GOP Lt Gov says GOP must move beyond Trump. But most current GOP candidates have hugged the tar baby too closely and can never be clean again, no matter how they scrub their websites. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/opinions/gop-candidates-midterm-elections-duncan/index.html #PS1gop == impress 9 time 2022-09-14 14:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569895797743038464 Self-serving opportunists founding personality cults attract other self-serving opportunists and reward them for loyalty, rather than competence. See the result in the Trump administration. See it magnified 1000X in Putin's war. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/opinion/ukraine-deflates-maga-macho-myths.html #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-09-14 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569894080729214978 The paradox of democracy - free speech can, and will, be used to undermine democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/democracy-crisis-speech-trump.html Putin and Xi, among others, are counting on it, and encouraging it, in order to justify their antidemocratic regimes. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 likes 1 time 2022-09-14 03:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569892507902967811 The goal of minority rule is protecting and enhancing economic inequality - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html and that requires protecting and enhancing political inequality - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/democracy-inequality-united-states.html #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-09-14 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569890043342520327 The same struggle between medievalism and Enlightenment that animated America's founders continues within organized religion, most visibly in Roman Catholicism - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/books/review/catholicism-history-john-mcgreevy.html #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-09-14 03:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569887334317051908 What happened to the Misery Index? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/inflation-misery-index-economy-prices.html We'll find out in November! #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-09-14 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569886278350675968 Ancient ideas discovered anew at Jena - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/environment/climate-change-nature-friedrich-schelling.html #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-09-14 03:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569885228667371520 A long winter ahead in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/ukraine-war-biden.html Putin is counting on a long cold winter to turn Ukraine's western allies against it. #PS1ukraine == impress 47 time 2022-09-14 03:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569883657862795264 Ranked-choice voting https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential wins in Alaska! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/13/democrats-alaska-special-election-lessons/ May it prosper elsewhere! #PS1democracy == impress 1 time 2022-09-14 03:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569882340951998464 Who's who in the Trumpist Dixiecrat Insurrection against the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2022/wizard-of-oz-flying-monkeys-trump-big-lie/ The hottest seats are reserved for those who knew better and lied anyway for political gain. #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-09-14 02:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569881125593694209 Remember Maria Butina, now elected to the Russian Duma? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Butina Putin still has plenty of money for political influence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/13/united-states-russia-political-campaign/ The GOP (and not a few Democrats) have good reasons to want to keep dark campaign money dark. #PS1russian == impress 20 time 2022-09-14 02:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569879790655778818 Odd how healthy Russian executives tend to untimely deaths. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/business/ivan-pechorin-death-russia-intl/index.html But it's an ancient Russian tradition. #PS1putin == impress 4 time 2022-09-14 02:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569879320746917889 It's going to be quiet for 60 days. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/trump-justice-department-election-investigation/index.html But then will the indictments start coming on November 9? #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-09-14 02:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569877832066809856 Three more violent insurrectionists headed to Federal prison. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/january-6-rioters-guilty-felony/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-09-14 02:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569875305938194432 So it wasn't really about states' rights after all! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-inflation-us-supreme-court-health-7ea4f8fa597c97042503d856a082ef94 It was really about protecting minority rule. Thank you for the clarification, Sen. Graham. Everybody vote - and donate - accordingly! #PS1health == impress 4 time 2022-09-14 02:26 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 74 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-14 ratio 20 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 742 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1753363838341461 impress 23 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/14/2022 18:09" rcs 2 reach 20 reactions 1 title "GOP's Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1753363838341461 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569751116547772416 Current projects for Jan 6 committee. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-biden-congress-a4cfc83415b2456e66c85f52e4de8543 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-09-13 18:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569750166324023296 Trump's got lots of other people's money saved up - to help Trump! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-russia-ukraine-donald-trump-presidential-campaigns-4ce3a13c3fe27255210adc0c83a80da1 #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-09-13 18:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569747786069057536 Wait there's more! ?? https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-carolyn-maloney-congress-government-and-politics-5eddf3738732cbed53f2fa439c43b84f If Trump lied the first time they asked, why would they believe him now? #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-09-13 18:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 7 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-13 ratio 18 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-09-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 69 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1752581025086409 impress 21 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/13/2022 18:09" rcs 1 reach 18 reactions 1 title "Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1752581025086409 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569291934132506629 How did they ever get him to leave? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/politics/trump-vowed-to-stay-in-white-house-haberman-book/index.html #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-09-12 11:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569291176439853058 Putin supporters have more to say on Ukraine collapse. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/11/europe/ukraine-russia-eastern-front/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 7% impress 43 time 2022-09-12 11:45 +0000 urlclicks 3 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-12 ratio 20 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-09-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 46 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1751868065157705 impress 24 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/12/2022 17:09" reach 20 title "Russia's collapse in northeast Ukraine ignites fury from Putin loyalists | CNN" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1751868065157705 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569100318864191488 Humility is a safer path - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington's_Farewell_Address But hubris is the essential ingredient of Greek tragedy and grand opera. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/opinion/rudy-giuliani-9-11-trump.html #PS1other == impress 1 time 2022-09-11 23:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569096783888023552 Ron Johnson - he's a regular Rick Scott! Not the least bit shy about talking about the REAL Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP program of strengthening minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/11/johnson-wisconsin-senate-race-republican/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-09-11 22:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569095940816146434 Good reasons for presidents to be content with one term. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/09/09/biden-one-term-presidency/ #PS1biden == impress 1 time 2022-09-11 22:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569094526517800961 In the starting and ending of wars, the enemy has a vote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/911-21st-anniversary-terrorism-endless-war/ #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-09-11 22:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569093602051256320 Trumpism doesn't need Trump. When Trump refers to America First he's only referring to the historical stream of ethno-nationalist fascism that he is only the latest, and not the last, to paddle in. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/09/09/america-first-american-dream-trumpism/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1751084358569409 #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-09-11 22:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569083562753916928 Getting off light - so far. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/europe/russia-officials-fined-for-putin-impeachment-call-intl/index.html The mild response suggests Putin's hand is weaker than we thought. #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 20% impress 15 time 2022-09-11 22:00 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569082474558550016 Are candidate debates good for anything? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-presidential-election-2020-herschel-walker-94c6fe26f5f27cab6385e37946124d77 In most cases, the candidates are terrified the voters might find out what they really think, when they respond to an unexpected hostile question. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-09-11 21:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569040519967440897 How the sausage gets made - https://apnews.com/article/biden-bernie-sanders-congress-climate-and-environment-21dab2374977f3120d2c8d5e364b2e44 Sometimes you have to hold your nose at some of the tactics to achieve laudable strategic goals. #PS1climate == impress 3 time 2022-09-11 19:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569039422905270277 Distributed denial of service attacks on election officials' time - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-social-media-voting-presidential-279477cae723dd520240f5e35676c880 As a colleague once said, Bad ideas come along faster than I can deal with them. #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-09-11 19:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568965753059299330 Ransomware gangs labored over Labor Day. FBI says they don't necessarily restore your system if ransom is paid. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/11/ransomware-attacks-targeting-school-districts-hospitals/ #PS1ransomware == impress 5 time 2022-09-11 14:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568861091555594247 More on Russian military reverses in Ukraine. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russian-forces-flee-as-ukraine-makes-rapid-eastern-push-1.1817023 Some of these forces are Russian conscripts, others are Ukrainian collaborators. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 58 time 2022-09-11 07:16 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568859885265371136 Planning to use election integrity to undermine future election integrity! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-presidential-michigan-cdfa5bd771c484335f2f03182af5b08d They are most incensed against rule-of-law Republicans that block them in red states. After they deal with them, they'll go after Democrats in blue states. #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-09-11 07:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568858087003668481 Kansas Kris Kobach is in the news again! Then - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/kris-kobach-and-search-mythical-voter-fraud/617069/ Now - https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-elections-donald-trump-kansas-board-of-directors-6ed6d081ccf5488dfc63ead9407e4d4c No surprise that he was involved with Bannon! #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-09-11 07:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568855913536323587 Security is a way of life! https://apnews.com/article/florida-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-congress-government-and-politics-6916af6f47be5ddbe0f30f428736daaf It's diametrically opposed to the way most politicians think and operate, and even more so to the ways of reality-TV stars. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1750610318616813 #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-09-11 06:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568849324897107968 Is Putin really in trouble? https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1666827/putin-removal-plot-russia-st-petersburg-Smolninsky-council-ukraine-war-latest-news-ont Probably not - but some of his allies are - https://www.newsweek.com/russian-soldiers-riot-refuse-fight-ukraine-war-1739773 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1666907/putin-russia-ukraine-war-luhansk-donetsk-soldiers-kremlin-vn #PS1ukraine == engage 8 engage-rate 22% impress 37 likes 2 time 2022-09-11 06:30 +0000 urlclicks 6 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 50 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-11 ratio 19 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 504 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1750831695261342 impress 22 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/11/2022 07:09" rcs 2 reach 19 reactions 1 title "Putin reeling as Luhansk soldiers refuse to fight: 'not going anywhere" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1750831695261342 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568399139616202752 By their fruits shall ye know them! Megadonors tolerate false prophets to keep the base in line, as long as they don't irritate too many swing and independent voters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/doug-mastriano-prophet-julie-green/ #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-09-10 00:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568392793533616128 Have the megadonors seen that the patriarchalists, in their zeal, will undermine rather than strengthen minority rule? Let's get back to talking about inflation! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/09/republican-abortion-bans/ So it wasn't a profound moral conviction after all - just a political calculation. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-09-10 00:15 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 96 epoch Lifetime ID 1750595248618320 impress 22 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/10/2022 23:09" reach 19 title "GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1750595248618320 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568388769472192515 70 years ago, nobody worried about covid or aids or monkeyvirus or flu - it was all about polio. Now anti-vaxxers appear to have made it an issue again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/health/new-york-polio-disaster-emergency/index.html And in a different direction, smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations might become routine soon. #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 time 2022-09-09 23:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568386735050203137 Journalism can be dangerous. https://apnews.com/article/crime-las-vegas-mass-shooting-organized-government-and-politics-57a029429632d25345236d4ab71ebafb More honor to those who are ethical and courageous. But what is their future as local newspapers become vehicles for sponsored content? #PS1journalism == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-09-09 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568344920922165248 Ukraine attempts to liquidate the invader collaborator class in advance of phony refererenda. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/ukraine-assassinations-occupied-territory-russia/ Does Putin win if he pulls Ukraine down to his moral level? #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 30 time 2022-09-09 21:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568343157749985280 1933 - 50,000 members of SS were ordered to monitor votes as so-called deputy sheriffs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1933_German_federal_election#Background 2022 - When one poll worker objected that this would run afoul of polling place rules, Costantino advised doing it secretly” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/michigan-republican-party-trump-2020-election-lie/ #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-09-09 20:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568339633926451200 Will Biden's greatest achievement be stopping Trump? At least temporarily? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/joe-biden-legacy-fighting-trumpism/ #PS1biden == impress 3 time 2022-09-09 20:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568338778636566528 The hard life of an itinerant insurrectionist. He has to travel far to find sympathetic audiences - and avoid college towns. https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/09/08/an-ex-professor-spreads-election-myths-across-us-one-town-time/ #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-09-09 20:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568333162304122880 What will it take for Trumpism to move beyond Trump? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/opinions/mitch-mcconnell-rick-scott-what-it-will-take-to-abandon-trump-zelizer/index.html It's all up to the megadonors! They call the shots in the GOP, and it's strictly a business decision for them. They won't throw good money after bad. #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-09-09 20:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568332009705189378 A few years of quiet to plan to Murder the Media. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/murder-the-media-proud-boys-guilty/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-09-09 20:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568331523405021184 reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/biden-republicans-infrastructure-law/index.html GOP politicians lead such scripture-based lives! #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-09-09 20:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568319491704238080 Of course she wants the record sealed - she's a Trumpist! https://apnews.com/article/kristi-noem-south-dakota-sd-state-wire-f47ff2f89fb6ade73ea0d78000d43d7b Why wouldn't a Trumpist official try to intervene on behalf of a loyal family member? #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-09-09 19:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568318252941713410 he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him Of course! He's Trump! https://apnews.com/article/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-clinton-1c49b9f65177507bb06115b631c8499d #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-09-09 19:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568274492593684480 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-social-media-donald-trump-3e3b4f36c611e4b1a40010395ce376fd #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-09-09 16:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568112578379018241 When did Christianity reverse itself from its roots? When it became a state religion under Constantine - in hoc signo vinces - devoted to serving the state rather than the people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/michael-gerson-evangelical-christian-maga-democracy/ #PS1other == impress 7 time 2022-09-09 05:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568108542623911936 Who politicized DOJ? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/08/berman-trump-department-justice-organized/ #PS1justice == impress 8 time 2022-09-09 05:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568106957168590851 There's no reason the government can't prepare the tax returns of taxpayers with only W-2 and 1099 data - data which the IRS already receives in January. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/09/07/irs-free-efile-biden/ But tax software companies have thought of $63 million reasons not to. #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-09-09 05:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568105509504585729 Patriarchalists' demands don't end with prohibiting abortion! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/08/texas-judge-gay-rights-contraception/ #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-09-09 05:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568104643263348736 The new Axis powers - everything coming up roses for Xi. For Putin, not so much. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/08/russia-china-iran-alliance-dictators/ Russia’s increasing dependence on China is a big problem for Putin over the long term #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-09-09 05:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568094924570263552 Who wants to merge with a funny business? Only another funny business. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/investing/trump-spac-shareholder-meeting/index.html Expect more funny business to come! #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-09-09 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568093811259342850 In red states and elsewhere, 2020 election denial is a shibboleth for GOP candidates. The only truth that matters is the truth about how their base feels. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-cabinet-only-on-ap-election-2020-19131c0f468839bf2b847bd7b3dfaf5c #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-09-09 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568089799529201665 Of course Putin liquidates potential opponents. Of course he denies it. That's what Stalin would have done for Russia! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-states-nations-linda-thomas-greenfield-9fda3a35846a332f593ca50882c472ea #PS1ukraine == impress 17 time 2022-09-09 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568088512330874881 What's SEMI about Trumpism? Decide for yourself - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism Biden offered a chance to cooperate in a bipartisan manner. The Trumpists rejected it, calling for defunding the FBI and violence in the streets. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-presidential-pennsylvania-edd46881a1c0c71df97663ac37236f26 #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 40% expands 1 impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-09-09 04:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568086822554849281 Will Trump get away with running down the clock? https://apnews.com/article/florida-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-edc87319957149db117e931ac93fe5f8 He's certainly hopeful, with a judge he nominated. #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-09-09 04:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568085045738602497 Like former KKK members, former Oath Keepers want to pretend that they never inhaled. https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-leaked-membership-rolls-2ca4195ed3a10e45dd189bf98f3e5a26 #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-09-09 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568084699163283457 Putin must be getting desperate! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-seoul-moscow-491ad47f3d26b441953a7319838817b9 #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-09-09 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568083839028985858 Some crooks are smarter than others. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/08/fat-leonards-bold-escape-from-california-home-was-judges-worst-fear-come-true/ But if they catch him, he'll never see the light of day again. How big a reward are they offering? It's going to be hard for the next defendant with a valid request for leniency. #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-09-09 03:48 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 844 epoch Lifetime ID 1749054315439080 impress 17 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/08/2022 21:09" reach 13 title "Fat Leonard’s bold escape from California home was judge’s worst fear come true" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1749054315439080 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567747051169140736 So who are the real RINO's? Would previous GOP leaders have won on a Make America Great Again slogan? NO - they won on Make America Even Greater. But there's money to be made peddling a dark vision - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/07/steve-bannon-indictment-trump-wall-right-wing-grift/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748317822179396 #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-09-08 05:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567732744574345217 https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law Can a rule-of-law Republican make progress against Trumpism? https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-inflation-presidential-utah-ea8396a0aed62ae0ba9617d157117baa #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-09-08 04:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567731668328546305 The alliance to restore medieval political values - https://apnews.com/article/putin-xi-to-meet-in-uzbekistan-84239cfea4b649e3d184561ffc734622 These two plus N Korea and Iran and a few others - aligned against the Enlightenment! #PS1china == impress 3 time 2022-09-08 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567730840762990593 Trumpists try to win in blue states. Diehl would rule your state with an iron fist https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-politics-boston-presidential-dbe2bba5472d51c92bb8d653117b0bfc A victory of passion over common sense? #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 50% impress 4 time 2022-09-08 04:25 +0000 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567729625421475840 the 41 men in the Senate would be better off listening to their wives, daughters, mothers, granddaughters and nieces https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-legislature-south-carolina-government-and-politics-8bcf83dc17b0958cb806a6bbe91fa6b9 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748289618848883 #PS1health == impress 12 time 2022-09-08 04:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567727316117393408 Democratic politician adopts Trumpist tactics against media. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-las-vegas-newspapers-fc98699b524d0855b3b6e363a3f0455c #PS1journalism == impress 2 time 2022-09-08 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567727086881882112 Where fascists come from - https://apnews.com/article/michael-flynn-christian-nationalism-investigation-50fa5dcff7f99cf93409fcd6c1357bee There's big money in fascism! #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-09-08 04:10 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 208 epoch Lifetime ID 1748613188816526 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/08/2022 08:09" reach 13 title "Michael Flynn: From government insider to holy warrior" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748613188816526 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1566079047800463360 protecting the integrity of the lawmaking process against well-funded interest groups trying to bend state policies in their favor https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-rights-abortion-arkansas-recreational-marijuana-0c003046cc981ebcfb38fa77c1455737 Meaning, protecting minority rule from democracy. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-09-03 15:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 2 impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-07 ratio 6 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 39 commentsimpress 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1748263205518191 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/07/2022 20:09" rcs 3 reach 13 reactions 1 title "GOP escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748263205518191 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565741047254110208 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-elections-0a48437a7da29c9db48380c79f73ac1e #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-09-02 16:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565702599491616768 Mastriano doesn't want to testify about anything that might affect his election chances. Which means everything beyond name, rank, and serial number. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/doug-mastriano-suing-january-6-committee-deposition/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-09-02 14:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565701847393845248 Trump might pardon violent insurrectionists. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/january-6-pardons-trump-2024/index.html Or maybe not. His pardons usually only go to those he think will help him in the future - so maybe he just means his close advisors who might testify against him. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 17% expands 1 impress 6 time 2022-09-02 14:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 103 epoch Lifetime ID 1748262818851563 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/07/2022 20:09" reach 14 title "Trump says he will 'very, very seriously' consider January 6 pardons if he runs and wins in 2024" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748262818851563 ========== Tweets for 2022-09-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565417882829201408 (Mostly) red states fight inflation by fanning inflation! https://apnews.com/article/inflation-covid-health-personal-taxes-legislature-5062f53df342140f945f98e99dc923d6 But tax rebates are a way to try to change the subject in an election year - away from stolen elections, violent insurrections, lost reproductive rights, and stolen top secrets. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 19:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565404588240318465 People with national security experience know what would have happened to them, for a lot less than what Trump's done. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/republican-lawyers-trump-documents/ #PS1trump == impress 10 time 2022-09-01 18:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565403628998823936 Inevitably somebody would spill the beans in public about the real GOP agenda - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop McConnell told them to keep their mouths shut! Not exactly the seven wounds of Christ, these seven GOP wounds were all self-inflicted - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/republican-midterm-self-inflicted-wounds/ #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-09-01 18:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565401221111771136 The Trump Defense - avoid the real issues, muddy the waters, and run down the clock. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/trump-mar-a-lago-sean-hannity-alina-habba-doj/ #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-09-01 18:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565400307000954880 Some people just can't stay out of trouble! https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/01/ginni-thomas-wisconsin-bernier-tauchen/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/01/oathkeepers-attorney-sorelle-arrested-jan6/ Worse if they are lawyers who should know better. Worst if their spouses are Federal judges. #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-09-01 18:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565398410483486720 Biden to address nation on democracy. GOP leaders have prerecorded responses ready - Joe Biden epitomizes the Democrat Party: divisiveness, disgust, and hostility towards half the country https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/joe-biden-democracy-speech/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1743624389315406 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 retweets 1 time 2022-09-01 17:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565394485302796289 These have not been approved by GOP megadonors as actual policy objectives since they imply tax increases and inflation. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop But conservative daydreams are OK as talking points - https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/opinions/gop-strategy-2022-midterm-elections-cass/index.html until the day after the election. #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-09-01 17:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565392702203498496 Defenestration was a common Stalinist solution to problems. Putin would love to restore Stalinism. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62750584 #PS1putin == impress 9 time 2022-09-01 17:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565388508310560768 Where's your cellphone been lately? Hopefully not near any crime scenes. https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef #PS1technology == impress 1 time 2022-09-01 17:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565346343232491529 How to avoid campaign finance laws. Non-profits for profit! https://search-portals.com/why-are-california-lawmakers-luring-tech-lobbyists-to-wine-country/ #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565334333203763203 when extremist movements tell you where they are headed, you should believe them https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-07-15/supreme-court-abortion-civil-rights #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-09-01 13:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565196323262832640 Remember when G W Bush seemed to be the worst president ever? I swore off third parties - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration But Bush has been pushed off his throne. https://news.yahoo.com/nicholas-goldberg-remember-thought-george-100013841.html #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565195172949856256 All your personal data is for sale somewhere. To anybody! https://apnews.com/article/technology-health-idaho-federal-trade-commission-government-and-politics-a9aabfc0d25828bc4951c736aaab617a #PS1technology == impress 2 time 2022-09-01 04:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565194302572994560 Chinese GPS easily hacked - by design? https://apnews.com/article/technology-boston-b9a6912652794a18e9e1d9bf06fc7b32 The Chinese Communist Party likes to know exactly what everybody is up to. #PS1china == impress 15 time 2022-09-01 04:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565193356161851392 Making decisions based on online reviews? https://apnews.com/article/technology-lawsuits-amazoncom-inc-03329beafb3b1eba170a13c99ee0d318 #PS1technology == impress 1 time 2022-09-01 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565192621391093760 Schools spending billions on high tech defense - https://thebusinessnewspaper.com/2022/06/26/schools-are-spending-billions-on-high-tech-defense-for-mass-shootings/ How much cheaper it would be to just fund politicians that would ban assault weapons! #PS1firearms == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 04:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565191939854516224 Internet Explorer lives! https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1189034/even-in-death-internet-explorer-lives-on-in-south-korea/ People will put up with all sorts of inconviences to avoid the greater burden of re-architecting and re-implementing their applications. #PS1technology == impress 2 time 2022-09-01 04:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565189759202234368 consociated representation? https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/zocalos-connecting-california/california-florida-voting-consociated-representation-joe-mathews #PS1democracy == impress 2 time 2022-09-01 04:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565188222619045888 Like DeSantis, like Putin - rewriting history to repeal the modern world. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/16/world/europe/russia-putin-schools-propaganda-indoctrination.html #PS1putin == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 04:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565175980133519367 How far can DeSantis go? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/opinion/ron-desantis-re-election-florida.html Most voters did not take Hitler seriously until it was too late. #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-09-01 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565173867957497856 Coming next - full legal rights for all fetuses. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/opinion/abortion-fetal-personhood.html Will the GOP megadonors go along or decide that the cost in lost swing and independent voters is too high? #PS1health == impress 4 time 2022-09-01 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565172455752183808 Where the photo came from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/us/politics/trump-photo-classified-documents.html #PS1trump == impress 1 time 2022-09-01 02:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565172043254865920 A miscalculation - thinking that what would appeal to the base would carry weight with everybody else. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/us/politics/trump-justice-department-special-master.html #PS1trump == impress 1 time 2022-09-01 02:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565165382930812929 A shrinking minority wants to think of itself as the real America. Trumpists encourage the delusion, all to bolster minority rule by their megadonors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/real-america-blue-provincetown-maga-trump/ #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-09-01 02:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565164489883865088 Trumpists going off the deep end! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/trump-gop-lies-qanon/ And they're proud of their loyalty to Trump! #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-09-01 02:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565163601437962240 How the Ukrainians are wearing down the Russians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/zelensky-ukraine-southern-counter-offensive/ #PS1ukraine == impress 8 time 2022-09-01 02:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565160954781765632 The end of a get-out-of-jail-free card to violators in the upper echelons while punishing subordinates for the same or lesser offenses ? https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/opinions/mar-a-lago-search-secret-documents-gup/index.html #PS1trump == engage-rate NaN time 2022-09-01 02:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565159798315708416 KKK at West Point? Why? https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/west-point-kkk-plaque/index.html #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 02:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565159140883718145 Lawyers can aggressively defend their clients - but they can't lie. Especially to the FBI. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/christina-bobb-evan-corcoran/index.html #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-09-01 02:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565158351419236352 Trump's defense seems to be that all ex-presidents steal top secrets, store them carelessly, and then lie about it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/trump-response-mar-a-lago-search-special-master/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-09-01 02:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565156692249088000 Two kinds of Republicans - Trumpists who believe that all you have to do is appeal to the base. Others who believe that you have to appeal to swing voters and independents to get control of Congress. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-presidential-elections-mar-a-lago-election-2020-congress-cfcdf3bccd5bd8c008248b19ab299044 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1743130286031483 #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-09-01 01:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565141609770954752 Alaskans tired of Palin? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-voting-government-and-politics-f9855f1138a922ab1147da7900819fa8 This was just a special election for a short term. The full term election is in November. #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-09-01 00:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565138439598526464 Out in the boonies, they think they'd like a lot of new money flowing in, until they realize that the cost of living is flowing up. And up. And outsiders bring in new ideas, too. https://apnews.com/article/short-term-rentals-housing-crisis-38d45202f9bc92391b0418d8ad16734d #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-09-01 00:44 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-09-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-09-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 945 epoch Lifetime ID 1743406096003902 impress 17 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "09/01/2022 05:09" rcs 1 reach 14 reactions 1 title "Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1743406096003902 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565031599334256640 Would Trump defer his own ambitions for the good of the GOP? Self-restraint just isn't in his DNA. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/trump-delaying-2024-decision/index.html He sees everything in terms of his base, not in terms of the swing voters and independents who decide close elections. #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-08-31 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565008606562435072 Why did Trump want to steal top secrets and what did he intend to do with them? https://cnn.com/2022/08/30/politics/mar-a-lago-justice-department-response/index.html https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-1fef158c3a66bfc0ba6224570753ba47 #PS1trump == impress 9 time 2022-08-31 16:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564839913014435841 Trump is hoping that the violent insurrectionists will save him - those that weren't arrested for Jan 6. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/politics/trump-search-violence.html #PS1trump == impress 19 time 2022-08-31 04:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564838307841728512 L. Lin Wood gets to testify in Atlanta. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/lin-wood-georgia-trump-inquiry.html #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-08-31 04:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564837548014284800 The crime-fraud exception - If I were the lawyers advising Trump, and perhaps making false statements to the government, I would be getting my own counsel as well https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-lawyers-crime-fraud-exception/ Thus so many attorneys have declined the invitation to represent Trump #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-08-31 04:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564835968401969152 The Trump File System! Forget ufs, zfs, efs... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-documents-papers-disorganized/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-08-31 04:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564835102030368770 Essential to minority rule - keep the masses distracted from what the megadonors are doing. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html “Trump realized that having the right enemies is perhaps the most important thing to the GOP base” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-mar-a-lago-republicans-anxious-midterm-elections/ #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-08-31 04:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564833673777541120 Treat Trump like Clinton! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-hillary-clinton-classified-documents-equal-treatment/ #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-08-31 04:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564829517570396160 Besides stealing top secrets, storing them insecurely, and lying about it, it appears that Trump was obstructing the DOJ investigation. Maybe they are still hiding documents? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/31/trump-documents-removed-storage-room/ https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/30/politics/mar-a-lago-justice-department-response/index.html https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-1fef158c3a66bfc0ba6224570753ba47 #PS1trump == engage 3 engage-rate 7% impress 43 likes 2 retweets 1 time 2022-08-31 04:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 2 impact 58 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-31 ratio 6 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 291 commentsimpress 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1743099116034600 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/31/2022 17:08" rcs 2 reach 12 title "Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1743099116034600 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564458962447020033 Might GOP be in a better position now if they had fielded more non-Trumpists? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/opinion/senate-republicans-trump.html #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-08-30 03:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564457295576084482 Trump and Graham threaten mob violence - and claim that an ex-president can't be prosecuted, no matter what, because that would be political. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/lindsey-graham-riots-trump-mob/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/lindsey-graham-threatens-riots-trump-prosecution-mar-a-lago/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 retweets 1 time 2022-08-30 03:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564456041923747841 Much of the world sees America in decline. Some cheer, some fret. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/bucerius-global-leadership-america-democratic-decline/ #PS1other == impress 5 time 2022-08-30 03:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564447317712707584 the other campaign keeps receipts https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/republicans-shift-abortion-positions-general-election/index.html You bet they do! Switching your positions after winning the primary will get public feedback from all directions. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-08-30 02:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564445741304541184 Rewriting websites - part of the progression from GOP primary appealing to the base, to general election appealing to swing voters and independents. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/blake-masters-campaign-website-changes/index.html Standard procedure if you have no fundamental principles except winning. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-08-30 02:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564443757860204544 Trump thought he was Emperor while in office. And also AFTER leaving office. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-classified-information-government-and-politics-92ebd0ea765e6b09576d2a958ece21b8 if he had simply returned the documents right away, he’d be in a much stronger position legally #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-08-30 02:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564442660122726400 Biden to address the struggle for democracy. https://apnews.com/article/biden-donald-trump-democracy-government-and-politics-d5bf5e4e0e926fe0253415f17e230e3d #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-08-30 02:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564438552380706816 There's no free lunch energy. https://news.yahoo.com/california-went-big-rooftop-solar-120043034.html #PS1climate == impress 4 time 2022-08-30 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564435359336767488 Reminder: what happened last time somebody stole secret information - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-cia-engineer-convicted-wikileaks-espionage-case-2022-07-13/ #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-08-30 02:10 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 249 epoch Lifetime ID 1742396522771526 impress 18 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/30/2022 19:08" reach 15 title "Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1742396522771526 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564319372822188032 Next riot he'll just have to watch on prison TV. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/joshua-pruitt-rioter-proud-boys-sentenced/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-08-29 18:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564317613060079616 The progressives of 1911 championed direct democracy to provide the people a way around a corrupt legislature. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#initiative But now the same corrupt interests use those tools as a way around the legislature. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/29/win-or-lose-heres-how-tobacco-companies-are-reaping-millions-in-california-off-prop-31-fight/ #PS1capolitics == impress 3 time 2022-08-29 18:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564294256918876160 Another way to not change the world - kill switches for servers. https://apnews.com/article/workers-rights-government-and-politics-8390362e0fed372432f95805f94ac994 #PS1technology == impress 4 time 2022-08-29 16:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564293339737833473 How not to change the world. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-wish-built-and-fumbled-a-dollar-store-for-the-internet/ Great advertising doesn't get you a pass on junk or non-existent goods. #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-08-29 16:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564291584966811648 Russian IT brain drain to Georgia - for the time being. Sort of like Californians to Idaho. The locals aren't thrilled. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-07-06/russian-refugee-tech-workers-make-georgia-a-stepping-stone-for-global-career #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-08-29 16:39 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564285162367504384 Chinese local authorities collect all the data on everybody and then don't take very good care of it! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/business/china-police-data-breach.html #PS1china == impress 2 time 2022-08-29 16:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564249746776080384 Trump and QAnons fit like a hand in a glove. He embraces all unquestioning supporters, no matter how goofy. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/technology/qanon-truth-social-trump.html #PS1qanon == impress 3 time 2022-08-29 13:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564247025289334786 Kushner can't bring himself to admit the 2020 election was pretty fair. His father-in-law lost by 43000 votes just as he had won by 78000 votes in 2016. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/us/politics/jared-kushner-trump-book.html #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-08-29 13:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564126008805978112 In with the new, out with the old - including the old families. https://apnews.com/article/silicon-heartland-homes-ohio-c5a49bc8bd0ef98ce31bd372b59e9ec7 They got a premium for their land at least. The real issue is when new people arrive with new ideas. #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-08-29 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564124308619743232 It's all right if YOU lost money on crypto! Others won big! Aren't you happy for them? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/technology/crypto-crash-divide.html #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-08-29 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564121765160243200 In China, everybody is supposed to have a smart phone and is supposed to leave it on all the time. A model for dictatorships elsewhere? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/27/asia-pacific/crime-legal-asia-pacific/china-future-police/ #PS1china == impress 4 time 2022-08-29 05:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564111425923977217 All men are created equal - what does it mean? A question at the heart of being American. https://apnews.com/article/religion-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-kevin-jennings-723c49581d8a78ee54a793716e5212b3 #PS1theory == impress 2 time 2022-08-29 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564106547738791936 “It shouldn’t be a hard thing to say. That’s wrong for you to take top secret, classified documents back to your house.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/us/politics/republicans-trump-search.html Of course GOP leaders don't want to talk about Dear Leader stealing top secret information, and then lying about it. #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-08-29 04:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564105162855030784 What does Lindsey Graham really believe in? Why, Lindsey Graham of course! That makes him the truest sort of Trumpist - a self-serving opportunist. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/us/lindsey-graham-trump-georgia.html #PS1insurrection == impress 19 time 2022-08-29 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564103711588503552 The Trump defense - depending on his political base to rescue him. It didn't help the Jan 6 defendants. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/us/politics/trump-search-legal-team.html If he's indicted, tried, and convincted, he will blame his lawyers. #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-08-29 04:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564101777376419841 The Cavalier forebears of today's Trumpist Dixiecrat leadership had no use for public education, and little use for private education of their own sons. The point was to keep things the same, not to consider new ways of thinking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/conservatives-education-college-threat-real/ #PS1minority == impress 2 time 2022-08-29 04:04 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 54 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-29 ratio 16 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-08-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 541 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1741601869517658 impress 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/29/2022 17:08" reach 16 title "Opinion | Conservatives think education is a threat. They’re right." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1741601869517658 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564039080387624960 As usual GOP claims to be defending the blue collar working class - but as usual it means defending its megadonors from entitlement programs that might raise their taxes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/opinion/republican-biden-student-loan-program.html #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-08-28 23:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564038089198120964 Foreign money launderers rip off stressed American communities. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/ukraine-oligarch-cleveland-real-estate.html Will anything happen? The launderers probably invest in GOP senators, and Trump tried to veto a previous attempt to regulate. #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-08-28 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564034929771433984 Might as well make the best of it! https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html because we are stuck with each other - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/civil-war-america.html We just forget from time to time and need a reminder. #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-08-28 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564033090246156289 Market timing never works for long. Buy and hold a no-load index fund and tear up the monthly statements . https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/business/stock-market-bear-nothing.html #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-08-28 23:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564029792743149570 Fearlessness and recklessness - if you're going to be fearless, you better not be reckless about what you're going to be fearless about. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/26/rudy-giuliani-biography-fearless-ukraine/ But Giuliani knows that Trump prizes loyalty above competence. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-08-28 23:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564028245959249920 Project Veritas - always skating on the thin ice at the edge of the law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/27/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary/ #PS1journalism == impress 1 time 2022-08-28 23:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564027264483745792 Jared Kushner as his direct reports know him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/26/jared-kushners-memoir-is-only-inadvertently-revealing/ Trumpism is all about loyalty, not competence. #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-08-28 23:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564025670237241344 Tomorrow, it's fusion, tomorrow - it's always a day away. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/26/nuclear-fusion-technology-climate-change/ But if it ever arrives, what a difference it will make. #PS1climate == impress 1 time 2022-08-28 23:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564024609757794305 Gannett has to lay off journalists but still has money for stock buybacks. At least its executives won't suffer as the internet wipes out local journalism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/28/gannett-layoffs/ #PS1journalism == impress 20 time 2022-08-28 22:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564023488662290432 Most GOP candidates talk fringe in the primary but centrist in the general election. Not this one! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/28/doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-maga-trump/ #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-08-28 22:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564022508222787584 If Trump stole top secrets, failed to store them properly, and then lied about it - it must be the fault of the National Archives! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/trump-archives-records-war/ #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-08-28 22:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564020157264961536 Congress says no more free covid tests. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/politics/free-at-home-covid-test-government-program-ending/index.html #PS1virus == impress 3 time 2022-08-28 22:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564019782831054848 Lesson #1 from Ukraine - life is more complicated in practice than in theory. Lesson #2 - do not count on personality cultists to act rationally. Lesson #3 - personality cultists can be very expensive for the whole world. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/opinions/putin-russia-invasion-ukraine-treisman/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-08-28 22:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563908935861448707 The narrower the majority in the House, the more powerful the Trumpist Dixiecrat House Freedom Caucus becomes. Expect them to keep doing what they do best - obstruct. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/politics/kevin-mccarthy-house-gop-midterms/index.html #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-08-28 15:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563906395010768896 Studying American resistance doctrines to discourage Russian invasion. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/27/politics/russia-ukraine-resistance-warfare/index.html #PS1putin == impress 3 time 2022-08-28 15:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563891383169064960 A libertarian paradise in New Hampshire? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-new-hampshire-government-and-politics-261966bda9f95a9b746215abd4bba408 More likely a tax-free and regulation-free resort for wealthy donors. #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-08-28 14:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563785977679585280 Would regional federalism limit extremism? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html Civil war or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/26/civil-war-mar-a-lago-violent-extremism/ The Jan 6 insurrectionists thought there was a crowd of a million people right behind them. But there have only been about a thousand arrests. #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-08-28 07:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563782392191393792 Utah politics. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/27/politics/evan-mcmullin-utah-senate-candidate-threat-accusation/index.html Just following the Trumpist leadership. #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-08-28 06:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563780086527971329 Chechens fight on both sides in Ukraine. It's a continuation of their civil war. https://apnews.com/article/chechen-fight-on-both-sides-of-ukraine-war-6c663cbbc506c198ce14fa2266a826be #PS1ukraine == impress 60 time 2022-08-28 06:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563777006495416320 Between loss of reproductive freedom and theft of top secrets, things are looking up for Democrats - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/democrats-republicans-house-midterms/ Trump's been jump-starting Democratic turnout for six years. Looks like he's doing even more this year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/midterms-trump-choice-sundaytake/ #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-08-28 06:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563773621897596928 It's news that Trump doesn't pay his debts? Or usually runs his companies into bankruptcy? And has problems with regulatory authorities? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/27/trump-truth-social-mar-a-lago-fbi/ #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-08-28 06:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563767880302219264 The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP's defense of minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html began when the Nixon administration harvested what Bilbo and Thurmond and Wallace had sown - and that's when the Old South finally rose again! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/opinion/richard-nixon-america-trump.html #PS1minority == engage 1 engage-rate 14% expands 1 impress 7 time 2022-08-28 05:58 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 71 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-28 ratio 18 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 705 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1740800056264506 impress 22 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/28/2022 16:08" rcs 1 reach 18 title "Opinion | We Are Living in Richard Nixon’s America. Escaping It Won’t Be Easy." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1740800056264506 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563518312255852544 Why Putin encourages Trumpism while China, N Korea, and Iran watch with glee. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/26/mar-a-lago-fbi-attacks-lawless-gop/ #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-08-27 13:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563515438637559810 Bad times for would-be social media influencers who hugged the crypto tar baby too closely. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-06-28/crypto-crash-influencers-lose-credibility-on-tiktok-twitter-instagram #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-08-27 13:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563380327334023170 Regional federalism is a better plan - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html but secession has its advocates too - https://www.laprogressive.com/california-political-issues/california-secession-a-serious-option #PS1capolitics == impress 3 time 2022-08-27 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563375800899870720 Musk is the archetypcal Republican - pretends to be for the common man while pursuing his own economic interests. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/07/773_331764.html #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-08-27 04:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563373350159757318 Think you've seen the worst? How about O9A? https://apnews.com/article/new-york-manhattan-kentucky-louisville-us-army-c2d9ec281cca5267c25c6395f8cb1761 #PS1insurrection == impress 19 time 2022-08-27 03:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563363728384413702 Emperor DeSantis struts his stuff! https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/us/florida-desantis-broward-school-board-suspensions/index.html He'll make Trump look like a rule-of-law liberal. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 43% impress 7 time 2022-08-27 03:12 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563363129521610753 And why wouldn't a Trumpist Dixiecrat dress up in a Confederate uniform? https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/politics/doug-mastriano-confederate-uniform/index.html Confederate sympathizers are an important GOP voting bloc! #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-08-27 03:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563359461078487041 QAnons are bad for your health. And your childrens'. https://apnews.com/article/colorado-child-abuse-kidnapping-conspiracy-3bc189e15617f843c1e098d9e9aa28a7 But those dumb enough to fall for QAnon would likely fall for something else just as bad. #PS1qanon == impress 2 time 2022-08-27 02:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563358373726171136 The Boogaloos can boogie in jail for the rest of their lives. Let it be a lesson to other violent insurrectionist Trumpists. They aren't political prisoners. They're just criminal murderers. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/26/santa-cruz-judge-sentences-steven-carrillo-to-life-without-parole/ #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-08-27 02:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563353436896210945 Is long covid a cause of labor shortages driving higher wages and contributing to inflation? https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-long-covid-worsening-the-labor-shortage/ It could be a factor - the Black Death in the 1300's reset the relative value of labor to capital (land) and led to the rise of the middle class. #PS1inflation == impress 6 time 2022-08-27 02:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563352557677735937 Inflationary expectations must be strangled in the cradle. Is there any way to do that, that doesn't hurt the most vulnerable? https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3835546/paul-krugman/must-we-suffer-bring-inflation-down The least vulnerable - the megadonors - complain the loudest though they suffer the least. #PS1inflation == impress 1 time 2022-08-27 02:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563351712445788168 Better oil than coal. Better natural gas than oil. Better fission than natural gas. Better fusion than fission - but fusion doesn't work yet. Better renewables than fission - but they aren't always available. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-25/skelton-newsom-california-diablo-canyon-plan More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1739404496404062 #PS1climate == impress 3 time 2022-08-27 02:24 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 394 epoch Lifetime ID 1740261676318344 impress 22 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/27/2022 23:08" reach 17 title "Column: Pour more money and planning into renewable energy — and keep Diablo Canyon running if needed" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1740261676318344 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563288299229196289 It's not so different from the 1990's, except mainstreamed by Trumpism and Fox. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/trump-right-wing-threats-fbi-oklahoma-city-bombing/ #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 22:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563287110185918465 The Christian Nationalists are coming for pagans now - https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/08/26/christians-pagans-harassment/ Like the patriarchalists, they intend to expand their scope over time - https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/08/19/republicans-mostly-mum-calls-make-gop-party-christian-nationalism/ As usual, most GOP decline to comment. They need those votes. #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-08-26 22:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563279362232725506 “you don’t mix classified and unclassified so there’s no accidents” https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-criminal-investigations-government-and-politics-4ee554f467252929f96c70d42a93a05d Working with classified material requires constant attention to process and procedure. Theft, or even unauthorized possession or use, of top secret information is a felony. #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-08-26 21:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563276804848201728 Maybe cheating on emergency loans is not such a good idea. https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-small-business-us-secret-service-ed482641a658543f4db9e2ec5121153e #PS1economics == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 21:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563188387741192192 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-covid-health-ap-fact-check-91212ea13d420babda26eb078cb63b85 #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 time 2022-08-26 15:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563176219733938177 The politically convenient myth of maternal instinct. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/opinion/sunday/maternal-instinct-myth.html It's convenient for the megadonors who don't want to pay for a village to raise a poor child. #PS1health == impress 10 time 2022-08-26 14:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563172607200964618 What should Democrats do if they actually get working majorities in Congress? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/opinion/democrats-midterms-agenda.html #PS1biden == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 14:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563163635236478977 If you're not the brightest star in the Trumpist firmament, it's best not to get into specifics. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-inflation-congress-f8dcede99c2a528f6c88630f34144dcc #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-08-26 13:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563051882062286848 How to keep the money you make by hurting people. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/us/politics/alex-jones-lawsuits-bankruptcy.html #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-08-26 06:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563050956354244608 How the internet buries the past. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/opinion/social-media-algorithms.html #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-08-26 06:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563048054504116224 To GOP whining that this does nothing for Americans who didn’t go to college: What are you proposing to do for them, other than cut taxes on the rich and claim that benefits will trickle down? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/opinion/student-debt-relief-biden.html Actually, that is the exact GOP plan. As usual. #PS1biden == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 06:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563044110977486848 Crypto - an industry in search of new suckers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/24/cryptos-massive-marketing-efforts-have-drawn-few-new-investors/ It's an inherent problem of Ponzi schemes. #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-08-26 06:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563043235567587330 Sometimes luck comes to the tenacious. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/kyiv-battle-ukraine-survival/ Russian military doctrine has never relied much on luck as much as on overwhelming superior numbers. #PS1ukraine == impress 2 time 2022-08-26 05:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563042319279960071 Russia doesn't trust Iran - but any port in a storm. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/24/russia-iran-drones-sanctions/ #PS1ukraine == impress 5 time 2022-08-26 05:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563040073477529600 Traditional GOP business as usual - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Protect minority rule and their megadonors by pretending to protect little people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/rnc-conference-call-steve-wynn/ #PS1tax == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 05:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563039032589750272 Dark money is the mother's milk of politics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/dark-money-federalist-society-politics-distortion/ Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society are in charge of defending minority rule by grooming and submitting reactionary judges for Senate confirmation. But Democrats are not immune. #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-08-26 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563037823908794371 So when is obstruction criminal in itself? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/barr-memo-trump-obstruction-justice/ #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-08-26 05:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563037006778601472 When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/25/republicans-abortion-politics/ #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-08-26 05:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563032955244515328 It's true! Putin was chosen by God to save Russia! https://www.christianpost.com/news/vladimir-putin-sent-by-god.html Trump was chosen by God to save America! https://www.salon.com/2019/08/22/evangelicals-told-trump-he-was-chosen-by-god-now-he-says-it-himself/ DeSantis was chosen by God to save America! https://ifapray.org/blog/desantis-says-put-on-the-full-armor-of-god/ More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738739589803886 #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-08-26 05:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563030147711651841 GOP candidates look at recent special election results and begin to stammer about right-to-life. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/senate-candidate-abortion-ad-2022/index.html But if they're Trumpists, they'll follow the leader anyway. And confirm more reactionary judges to cement minority rule. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 33% expands 1 impress 3 time 2022-08-26 05:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563028972560035840 Who could imagine that they would freak out in Minnesota? https://genius.com/The-mothers-of-invention-it-cant-happen-here-lyrics https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/kfile-kim-crockett-gop-secretary-of-state-nominee/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563027601618194433 There's more to Senate candidate quality than loyalty to Dear Leader! https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/21/opinions/trump-mcconnell-senate-election-2022-obeidallah/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-08-26 04:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563020409485680640 Trump says one thing and does the opposite - and cashes the checks from his supporters. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/trump-maralago-documents-private-concerns-legal-tom-fitton/index.html So what else is new? #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-08-26 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563018280494714880 GOP actively undermines confidence in American democracy. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-presidential-conspiracy-theories-colorado-53c90f7afe304e26eaee79b4699181bb Their goal is to have election results decided by state legislators - and their major donors - rather than by voters. #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-08-26 04:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563012326134976513 Another Soviet monument goes down. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-germany-soviet-union-denmark-riga-6b841105e8fb8bc8310b053ae1d9f40a The Austrians can't take down theirs - it's part of the Austrian State Treaty - so they obscured it with fountains. #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-08-26 03:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562961469448212480 Better reserve your hotel room now for the big reunion in Atlanta! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-presidential-subpoenas-8d451e987a573f37c78d9afe14139050 #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-08-26 00:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562960633716305920 Only in Silicon Valley! Stanford grads can learn a lot about fonts - https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/abcde.html Maybe more than is good for them! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/25/redwood-city-e-commerce-firm-run-by-family-of-stanford-grads-accused-of-making-fortune-off-stolen-fonts/ #PS1technology == impress 4 time 2022-08-26 00:30 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 780 epoch Lifetime ID 1738793529798492 impress 26 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/25/2022 22:08" reach 22 title "Redwood City e-commerce firm run by family of Stanford grads accused of making fortune off stolen fonts" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738793529798492 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562873232826384384 A self-serving opportunist at the top attracts self-serving opportunists all the way down - to the bottom. https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-york-government-and-politics-43eb5a9845aa633aa4e5ade7d16cb735 #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-08-25 18:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562871375706001408 Business as usual in the Trump family! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/25/eric-trump-scared-of-don-jr-oversees-moms-belongings-put-in-trash/ #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-08-25 18:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562838703705182209 California GOP, looking for a niche where it might succeed, encourages running for school boards. They hope for some success in rural areas. https://calmatters.org/politics/2022/08/california-republicans-school-board-races/ Of course, their emphasis is on ideology, rather than issues. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738435789834266 #PS1capolitics == impress 3 time 2022-08-25 16:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562816079402979328 GOP politicians like to play tough on crime - but they don't want to testify under oath about it. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-presidential-subpoenas-8d451e987a573f37c78d9afe14139050 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-08-25 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562792334751739906 QAnon does some good! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/24/state-law-codifies-los-gatos-public-meeting-protocol-following-qanon-disruptions/ They set a bad enough example to inspire a new state law to deal with disrupters at public meetings. #PS1qanon == impress 1 time 2022-08-25 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562662243195424768 Trumpist Dixiecrats score great success in lying to their supporters and scaring Federal employees. https://apnews.com/article/biden-misinformation-health-care-reform-internal-revenue-service-fb835c1099dad4cca5ff893bfd07d466 And they know better too, but lying is just second nature now. Just as it's been for Trump all his life. #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-08-25 04:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562659088957181952 pre-bunking - training against propaganda. https://apnews.com/article/technology-misinformation-eastern-europe-902f436e3a6507e8b2a223e09a22e969 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-08-25 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562658151303766016 Who cares what the scientists find? Medical decisions should be made by Trumpist focus groups! https://apnews.com/article/hydroxychloroquine-covid-treatment-campaign-8f136d7e9dc52fd2d8da8854680d6004 #PS1health == impress 5 time 2022-08-25 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562657110646697985 Justice served - but unlikely to deter future injustice. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-grand-rapids-c3609d9d2b567069c1613bc96506f418 #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-08-25 04:24 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 50 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-25 ratio 11 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-08-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 251 audclicks 1 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1738661719811673 impress 27 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/25/2022 17:08" rcs 1 reach 23 title "Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738661719811673 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562442172409925634 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-covid-health-ap-fact-check-voter-registration-7d581c8538190834df8a83ea98d0d09e #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-08-24 14:10 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 20 epoch Lifetime ID 1738040626540449 impress 17 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/24/2022 19:08" reach 14 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738040626540449 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560655444363751426 Ignore the Constitution? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/opinion/liberals-constitution.html There's been entirely too much of that lately! A better approach is regional federalism. #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-08-19 15:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560653416350724097 It's not just Republican senators who know where their bread gets buttered. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/opinion/kyrsten-sinema-tax-bill.html #PS1tax == impress 1 time 2022-08-19 15:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560651208640978946 “there’s no way this party is going to stay together without President Trump and his supporters” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/19/trump-cult-of-personality-democracy-erosion-united-states/ It's true - minority rule has always depended on cultivating the nut cases as reliable single-issue constituencies. Trump made it explicit. #PS1minority == impress 3 time 2022-08-19 15:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560633434111819776 Pardon Trump? It might make sense politically if accompanied by Trump's confession of guilt. But that's not likely. He's always gotten off scot-free before, so why not now? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/18/trump-pardon-biden-benefit/ #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-08-19 14:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560631236862693377 Some questions about Zelenskyy's judgment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/18/zelensky-ukraine-wapo-interview-warn-of-war/ Some of it politically motivated. #PS1ukraine == impress 3 time 2022-08-19 14:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560625544877617153 Not your father's KGB! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/19/intelligence-war-fsb-ukraine/ Too much cronyism, not enough competence. #PS1putin == impress 2 time 2022-08-19 13:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560619611157958657 How the government finally got on auto warranty robocallers. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/tech/auto-warranty-robocalls-case/index.html Let's hope it's a trend. #PS1technology == impress 1 time 2022-08-19 13:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560617443071995905 Is the language being used by high-ranking Republicans about increased funding for the IRS shockingly irresponsible? https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/opinions/irs-taxes-funding-increase-inflation-reduction-87000-michel/index.html But high-ranking Republicans are responsible for defending their GOP megadonors - and thus their re-election campaign funds. #PS1tax == impress 5 time 2022-08-19 13:19 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 24 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-24 ratio 14 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-08-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 238 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1738040283207150 impress 17 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/24/2022 19:08" reach 14 title "Opinion: First Republicans attacked the FBI. Look who they're coming for now" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738040283207150 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560341601867612160 Will Trump release the security camera footage of the FBI search? Why or why not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/18/trump-threat-mar-a-lago-footage-fbi-steve-bannon/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 16 time 2022-08-18 19:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560329411890622465 Mitt Romney Republican in now a Trumpist tag. They might as well rant about Romney/McCain/Reagan/Eisenhower/Theodore Roosevelt/Lincoln Republicans - the modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP rejects all their ideologies and values. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-utah-salt-lake-city-mitt-romney-655f5f880b6980ea7f03083330aa188f #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-08-18 18:14 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560327432833343488 How to change the subject from homelessness to water policy. https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/zocalos-connecting-california/homelessness-california-politics-hobby-horse-joe-mathews They are both ingrained disputes dating back to the Gold Rush. #PS1capolitics == impress 2 time 2022-08-18 18:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560316573264408578 Traditional conservative daydreams? evolution in conservative thinking toward the working class and government addressing free market shortcomings https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/republican-congress-agenda.html Not likely with a Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP Congress! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1733573893653789 #PS1trumpism == engage 13 engage-rate 93% expands 9 impress 14 time 2022-08-18 17:23 +0000 urlclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560310440139182080 corruption is the glue that holds the system together, not the catalyst to bring it down https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/russia-putin-corruption.html Like Trump, Putin has so soiled everybody close to him that none can risk stepping out of line. #PS1putin == impress 3 time 2022-08-18 16:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560309012091924482 The FBI is extremely conservative. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/trump-fbi-conservative.html But Trump is not a conservative. He's a reactionary populist personality cultist. The FBI had its fill of those, one hopes, with J Edgar Hoover. #PS1justice == impress 9 time 2022-08-18 16:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560307883958382592 Why did Trump steal top secret documents? Because he could? Because he's a packrat? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/us/politics/trump-fbi-classified-documents.html #PS1trump == impress 9 time 2022-08-18 16:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560305859493711872 Want to murder, rape, and pillage, and get PAID for it? Sign up for the Wagner orchestra! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/17/ukraine-russia-wagner-group-mercenaries/ #PS1putin == impress 19 time 2022-08-18 16:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560304041921372160 This is why GOP senators (and some Democrats) vote against anything to help IRS audits of rich people - especially GOP megadonors - there's scarcely a stone to overturn that doesn't reveal something that thrives in darkness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/18/weisselberg-trump-guilty-plea #PS1tax == impress 4 time 2022-08-18 16:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560288042715189248 It's the rural Southern Heritage brought to the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party! https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html the embrace of violence, the cultivation of violence, the tacit encouragement of violence, have become Republican staples https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-republicans-are-the-threat/ar-AAYIDwi #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-08-18 15:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560286512909918208 Time for each of the states to clarify exactly who has exactly what power during and after an election. https://www.lowellsun.com/2022/06/23/johnson-politicians-certifying-election-results-is-risky-and-unnecessary/ Otherwise ambiguities will be exploited again for partisan advantage. #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-08-18 15:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560284811679346689 John Eastman - the last of the Orange County fruitcakes? https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2690872 The Birchers have mostly gone silent in Orange County. #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-08-18 15:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560265221108682752 Minority rule depends on keeping extremists on board without turning off swing voters. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Concede too much to the extremists to win the primary - you lose the general election. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-us-supreme-court-government-and-politics-legislature-48279e8a14816377032b491157c72062 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1733415947002917 #PS1minority == impress 3 time 2022-08-18 13:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560111746303422465 How to make money off fear that you generate! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/us/firearm-gun-sales.html #PS1firearms == impress 3 time 2022-08-18 03:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560107652432023552 How Peter Navarro progressed from progressive to Trumpist. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2689638 He and Trump were made for each other. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-08-18 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560079102366781442 Dynamics of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/five-gop-power-centers-ranked/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-08-18 01:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560075470846058497 Getting busted by the FBI can be very profitable! Good thing, Trump will need all the money he can get to pay his lawyers. If he pays them. You wouldn't think a billionaire would need the public's help. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/17/trump-fundraising-fbi-raid/ #PS1trump == impress 13 time 2022-08-18 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560074371804196865 The Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican Party repudiates all previous ideological substance of the Republican Party yet claims the same image and the same name, and calls traditional Republicans RINOs. https://apnews.com/article/cheney-defeat-marks-end-of-era-for-gop-65c8b400b533dffc422322031a0dbf5c #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-08-18 01:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560072105118470144 Democracy in decline - signaled by attacks on independent judiciary. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-democracy-congress-government-and-politics-3e957660956399da07b59808bd9c8a71 #PS1justice == impress 1 time 2022-08-18 01:12 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 640 epoch Lifetime ID 1733376097006902 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/18/2022 06:08" reach 10 title "Trump supporters' threats to judge spur democracy concerns" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1733376097006902 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559971915501948928 Illegal immigration is declining - for many reasons, including H2A visas, automation, demographics, and improving economic prospects in Mexico. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/28/business/economy/immigration-california-farm-labor.html #PS1immigration == impress 14 time 2022-08-17 18:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559971319164203008 Lean In all you like - just don't expect magic. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/business/sheryl-sandberg-lean-in.html #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 18:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559962402673737728 The paradox of democracy. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zac-gershberg/the-paradox-of-democracy/ Free speech means you can say things that are wrong and influence voters to do wrong things. Democracy depends on self-restraint and patience. #PS1theory == engage 2 engage-rate 33% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-08-17 17:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559961242462130176 Prosecute Trump or don't prosecute Trump. Either way sets a bad precedent for the future. But Trump forced this situation by a lifetime of disregarding old precedents from the past and new precedents set for the future. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-response-to-jack-goldsmith #PS1trump == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 17:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559959694843584513 democracy contains the seeds of its own instability, via demagogues who mobilize popular uprisings for the express goal of turning them against the system itself https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-loses-primary-trump-reveals-danger/ Exactly what America's founders feared! A republic - if you can keep it! #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 time 2022-08-17 17:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559958051951497216 Not everybody runs to win. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-2024/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-08-17 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559950268485156865 Apostate Trumpists try to save the GOP. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/opinions/countering-trumpism-in-gop-grisham-smith/index.html Is it even possible? Or have too many of its leaders soiled themselves permanently by their passionate embrace of Trumpism - and self-serving opportunism. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 8% impress 37 likes 1 time 2022-08-17 17:08 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559949080331071488 Cheney didn't deny that she lost the race, or encourage people to believe she won, or incite supporters to block Hageman's victory from being certified https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/media/fox-news-liz-cheney-dick-cheney/index.html Doesn't matter to Fox! #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 17:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559948215381741568 Pence gestures toward rule-of-law Republicanism. That makes him a RINO as far as Trumpists are concerned. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-new-hampshire-merrick-garland-government-and-politics-85619b0f18da0fb6eaba5bee4d0654f8 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 17:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559908385625370624 Judges getting tired of fake repentance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/16/cameron-jan6-judge-lecture/ #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 14:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559907786578079745 Liddell Hart in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/ukraine-indirect-approach-hitting-russians-war/ #PS1ukraine == impress 21 time 2022-08-17 14:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559772335959224320 Pandemic relief fraud - a pandemic itself. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/business/economy/covid-pandemic-fraud.html #PS1recovery == impress 10 time 2022-08-17 05:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559767515349233670 The case for and against a carbon tax. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/carbon-tax.html Technology and economics have to compromise with politics to get any progress at all. #PS1climate == impress 5 time 2022-08-17 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559766558624268293 Carbon capture and storage is not the answer to anything except oil companies' PR problems. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/climate-inflation-reduction-act.html #PS1climate == impress 5 time 2022-08-17 04:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559765482332246017 Identitarians vs traditional Republicans - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/liz-cheney-wyoming.html Will voters eventually notice that the identitarians are too busy getting on Fox to actually do anything useful? #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-08-17 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559755462152634373 It's not easy to attract good lawyers if you have a reputation for ignoring their advice and stiffing them on fees. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/16/trump-lawyers-fbi-raid/ #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559753695952179202 Countdown to Putin's invasion. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/ukraine-road-to-war/ Nobody believed he would be so irrational. They were wrong. #PS1ukraine == impress 3 time 2022-08-17 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559749200136376321 Too bad for the local people who can't afford to keep up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/16/ranch-land-west-billionaires/ #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-08-17 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559743966127370240 DHS inspector general holds tough to defend Trump. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-subpoenas-congress-government-and-politics-1b3cf3a512c8975c41cb79c70868f959 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559743341863903232 Expecting the worst from Trump's supporters. https://apnews.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-social-media-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-31741bb13f708ee68b523592623341eb He's fanning the fires, hoping they will catch - without catching him. Threatening family members - how Nazi can you get? #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 03:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559742286308655104 Character and moral courage - something you don't find in Trumpists! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-wyoming-alaska-48a5444f247727d26cf67a0a72f14637 #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-08-17 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559740066376757248 Ellis has to testify in Georgia. Along with the rest of the crew. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/16/jenna-ellis-ordered-to-appear-before-election-scheme-grand-jury/ #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559739204845768705 Why do Trumpists pursue hopeless recounts? https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-abortion-2022-midterm-elections-health-election-recounts-0baf939e0a2d461e919ddac8579a9ec5 It's a method to RAISE money, not spend it, and keep the base engaged and enraged. #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-08-17 03:09 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 651 epoch Lifetime ID 1732980177046494 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/17/2022 17:08" reach 8 title "Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1732980177046494 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559971915501948928 Illegal immigration is declining - for many reasons, including H2A visas, automation, demographics, and improving economic prospects in Mexico. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/28/business/economy/immigration-california-farm-labor.html #PS1immigration == impress 7 time 2022-08-17 18:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559971319164203008 Lean In all you like - just don't expect magic. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/business/sheryl-sandberg-lean-in.html #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 18:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559962402673737728 The paradox of democracy. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zac-gershberg/the-paradox-of-democracy/ Free speech means you can say things that are wrong and influence voters to do wrong things. Democracy depends on self-restraint and patience. #PS1theory == engage 2 engage-rate 67% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-08-17 17:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559961242462130176 Prosecute Trump or don't prosecute Trump. Either way sets a bad precedent for the future. But Trump forced this situation by a lifetime of disregarding old precedents from the past and new precedents set for the future. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-response-to-jack-goldsmith #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-08-17 17:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559959694843584513 "democracy contains the seeds of its own instability, via demagogues who mobilize popular uprisings for the express goal of turning them against the system itself" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-loses-primary-trump-reveals-danger/ Exactly what America's founders feared! A republic - if you can keep it! #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 time 2022-08-17 17:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559958051951497216 Not everybody runs to win. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-2024/ #PS1gop == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559950268485156865 Apostate Trumpists try to save the GOP. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/opinions/countering-trumpism-in-gop-grisham-smith/index.html Is it even possible? Or have too many of its leaders soiled themselves permanently by their passionate embrace of Trumpism - and self-serving opportunism. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 8% impress 37 likes 1 time 2022-08-17 17:08 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559949080331071488 "Cheney didn't deny that she lost the race, or encourage people to believe she won, or incite supporters to block Hageman's victory from being certified" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/media/fox-news-liz-cheney-dick-cheney/index.html Doesn't matter to Fox! #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 17:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559948215381741568 Pence gestures toward rule-of-law Republicanism. That makes him a RINO as far as Trumpists are concerned. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-new-hampshire-merrick-garland-government-and-politics-85619b0f18da0fb6eaba5bee4d0654f8 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 17:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559908385625370624 Judges getting tired of fake repentance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/16/cameron-jan6-judge-lecture/ #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 14:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559907786578079745 Liddell Hart in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/ukraine-indirect-approach-hitting-russians-war/ #PS1ukraine == impress 20 time 2022-08-17 14:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559772335959224320 Pandemic relief fraud - a pandemic itself. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/business/economy/covid-pandemic-fraud.html #PS1recovery == impress 10 time 2022-08-17 05:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559767515349233670 The case for and against a carbon tax. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/carbon-tax.html Technology and economics have to compromise with politics to get any progress at all. #PS1climate == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559766558624268293 Carbon capture and storage is not the answer to anything except oil companies' PR problems. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/climate-inflation-reduction-act.html #PS1climate == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 04:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559765482332246017 Identitarians vs traditional Republicans - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/liz-cheney-wyoming.html Will voters eventually notice that the identitarians are too busy getting on Fox to actually do anything useful? #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-08-17 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559755462152634373 It's not easy to attract good lawyers if you have a reputation for ignoring their advice and stiffing them on fees. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/16/trump-lawyers-fbi-raid/ #PS1trump == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559753695952179202 Countdown to Putin's invasion. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/ukraine-road-to-war/ Nobody believed he would be so irrational. They were wrong. #PS1ukraine == impress 3 time 2022-08-17 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559749200136376321 Too bad for the local people who can't afford to keep up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/16/ranch-land-west-billionaires/ #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-08-17 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559743966127370240 DHS inspector general holds tough to defend Trump. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-subpoenas-congress-government-and-politics-1b3cf3a512c8975c41cb79c70868f959 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559743341863903232 Expecting the worst from Trump's supporters. https://apnews.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-social-media-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-31741bb13f708ee68b523592623341eb He's fanning the fires, hoping they will catch - without catching him. Threatening family members - how Nazi can you get? #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-08-17 03:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559742286308655104 Character and moral courage - something you don't find in Trumpists! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-wyoming-alaska-48a5444f247727d26cf67a0a72f14637 #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-08-17 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559740066376757248 Ellis has to testify in Georgia. Along with the rest of the crew. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/16/jenna-ellis-ordered-to-appear-before-election-scheme-grand-jury/ #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-08-17 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559739204845768705 Why do Trumpists pursue hopeless recounts? https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-abortion-2022-midterm-elections-health-election-recounts-0baf939e0a2d461e919ddac8579a9ec5 It's a method to RAISE money, not spend it, and keep the base engaged and enraged. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-08-17 03:09 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-17 topic tweets wordrate 10 words 651 ID 1732979917046520 posted "08/17/2022 05:56:36 PM" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1732979917046520 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559612358556676096 Only the best is good enough for a Trump endorsement! https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/kfile-mark-finchem-treason-watch-list-pinterest/index.html He's locked and loaded! #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-08-16 18:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559610618394554368 Trumpist or Putinist, it's the same tactics - blame the other side for what you're doing. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-united-states-moscow-5cc322a7ef3b0407c529ebf8bb1fbfd2 Nobody ever planned to invade Russia or China, but they've had plans to invade Ukraine and Taiwan. #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 2% impress 178 likes 3 time 2022-08-16 18:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559609706376704001 Large corporations are in business to enrich their major stockholders, not their minor employees. https://apnews.com/article/biden-elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-congress-5e5ea68a4b5c1f4f263f5516bcdf8f77 #PS1tax == impress 4 time 2022-08-16 18:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559395744594817024 Trying to find an angle to boost your chances today without risking looking stupid tomorrow. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/politics/ron-desantis-trump-search.html Trump never makes it easy for his followers - and pretend followers. #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-08-16 04:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559383223947300871 Wisconsin is in the balance. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/politics/wisconsin-governor-supreme-court.html #PS1election == impress 1 time 2022-08-16 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559381969602940930 Why there's no bipartisanship on climate. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/opinion/republicans-environment-climate.html Factual and logical argument is considered wokeness by the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. #PS1climate == impress 1 time 2022-08-16 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559371389336895489 What is conservative? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#diff personality cults aren’t conservative, conspiracy theories aren’t conservative and treating politics like a religion is not conservative https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-alaska-da4b2054db6649e04c864973612d32dc #PS1theory == impress 6 time 2022-08-16 02:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559370024988463104 Getting closer to the top! https://apnews.com/article/new-york-manhattan-donald-trump-tax-evasion-3565c74051bcce5b6b0dc44f98a2dae8 #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-08-16 02:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 225 epoch Lifetime ID 1732347943776384 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/16/2022 19:08" reach 9 title "Trump Org. CFO expected to plead guilty in NY tax case" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1732347943776384 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559251948473200641 Trump might beat the rap but not Giuliani! https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-georgia-election-investigation-5cc5074e112a0323ca2fd4eee4f1da1c #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-08-15 18:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559220246807863296 Arizona GOP is leading the way in undermining democracy in favor of minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/magazine/arizona-republicans-democracy.html #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-08-15 16:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559187800112525312 Tucker Carlson can read the polls of his base better than Liz Cheney. And if you're a Trumpist, what's more important than the polls of your base? Those are the only facts that matter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/15/liz-cheney-tucker-carlson-election-fraud/ #PS1media == engage 4 engage-rate 18% impress 22 likes 1 replies 1 time 2022-08-15 14:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559185649445482496 The lunatic fringe has gone mainstream and legislators who know better are fine with it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/15/election-deniers-march-toward-power-key-2024-battlegrounds/ #PS1gop == impress 24 time 2022-08-15 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559042409979203586 Dominion is making Fox nervous. The case seems likely to go to trial eventually. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/business/media/fox-dominion-lawsuit-first-amendment.html #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-08-15 05:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559040841879957505 It's hard to justify stealing classified material, especially when the justification keeps changing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/us/politics/trump-documents-explanations.html #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-08-15 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559039776660996099 Rand Paul wants to repeal the Espionage Act so Trump can't get in trouble again! https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-calls-repeal-espionage-act-following-fbi-raid-trumps-florida-estate GOP don't agree on how to defend Trump's stealing top secret information. So some just make up stuff. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/us/politics/trump-search-republicans.html #PS1trump == engage 8 engage-rate 53% expands 6 impress 15 time 2022-08-15 04:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559037595698339841 many U.S. officials tasked with carrying out counterinsurgency and reconstruction in Afghanistan privately knew the mission was failing, but in public spun a different message Exactly like Vietnam! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/15/afghanistan-us-legacy-failures-one-year-later/ #PS1afghanistan == impress 3 time 2022-08-15 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559036477748551682 What happens to old assassins? What should happen? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/13/john-hinckley-reagan-concert/ #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-08-15 04:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559034837968621568 The patriarchalists are just getting started on regulating everybody's private life. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/14/medicated-abortions-drugs-students-for-life/ At some point they will ask for too much, and the additional GOP votes that would be gained will be less than those lost. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1731027317241780 #PS1health == impress 3 time 2022-08-15 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559031582454734848 National effort to undermine confidence in voting machines? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/14/michigan-voting-machine-breach/ Anything involving constitutional sheriffs is automatically suspect. Elected officers derive their authority from the state, not vice versa. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-08-15 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558970859166937088 Doing nothing is taking a stand too. A stand of asking for more. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/opinion/trump-fbi-investigation.html #PS1justice == impress 1 time 2022-08-15 00:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558969434915581952 Spotlight on TikTok, which has mostly displaced other platforms for young people. It's still a tool of the Chinese government. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/business/media/on-tiktok-election-misinformation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/technology/tiktok-china-washington.html Propaganda fits short formats better than complex truth. #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-08-15 00:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558966929284444161 Why politicians seldom get better. They can't admit they are wrong, so can't learn from their mistakes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/opinion/admitting-mistakes-trump.html #PS1theory == impress 2 time 2022-08-15 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 447 epoch Lifetime ID 1731689767175535 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/15/2022 19:08" reach 9 title "Opinion | Admitting to Wrongs Makes a Right" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1731689767175535 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558965903399612416 A positive view of a do-something Congress. do-something is better than do-nothing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/opinion/congress-inflation-reduction-act.html Unless you're an insurrectionist who just wants to get on Fox to suggest somebody else should just burn down the government. #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-08-14 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558964035076653056 What life will be like under President DeSantis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/florida-state-attorney-desantis-fired-me/ Trumpism perfected! #PS1trumpism == impress 1 time 2022-08-14 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558962848579010561 Political or partisan? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/mar-a-lago-search-political-not-partisan/ #PS1journalism == impress 1 time 2022-08-14 23:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558962121911611392 How Dick Cheney helped pave the way for Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/dick-cheney-liz-demise-deception-iraq/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 time 2022-08-14 23:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558961018964807680 It's not just Fox, Newsmax, and OAN! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/14/india-tv-journalism-democracy/ America's future too - all propaganda all the time? #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-08-14 23:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558960049531211777 Fake populism and anti-intellectualism are as American as apple pie. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/14/historians-biden-white-house-rubio/ For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps, #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-08-14 23:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558954021875986432 Rupert Murdoch was right there to defend Trump for stealing top secrets. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/media/fox-news-coverage-fbi-mar-a-lago-search/index.html Not a moment lost! They had their stories ready in advance. #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 8% impress 24 time 2022-08-14 23:09 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558950741879861248 Why Trump and Graham need good lawyers in Atlanta. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-music-donald-trump-04a4efde4e0aa49cb2ebdbb65138e287 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-08-14 22:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558949311269851136 What kind of person wants to endlessly investigate a fair election? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-c81e1806bc41ab4e8fec91b8f72ee904 Even most of the Republicans gave up on him. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-08-14 22:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558948613593522176 Hand counting of ballots? That doesn't counter fraud, it promotes it. That's the whole point - make it easier to insure elections produce the desired result. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-nevada-voting-machines-1fd9ab0e4fabcd036885d998033f614d And it makes ranked-choice voting just about impossible to administer. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-08-14 22:48 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558947453088321536 Rioting for fun and profit! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-social-media-8161eb5c4e8ae53d8a5b821fd650962c It's not surprising that criminals would ask for handouts - it's surprising that people would donate. #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-08-14 22:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558945871261081600 And you thought earthquakes were bad! In 1862, Leland Stanford had to row a boat in Sacramento to get to his inauguration as governor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1862 It will eventually happen again. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/14/the-coming-california-megastorm/ Can the state prepare in time? #PS1capolitics == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 likes 1 time 2022-08-14 22:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 408 epoch Lifetime ID 1730887467255765 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/14/2022 17:08" reach 9 title "The coming California megastorm. When will it hit?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1730887467255765 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558456055952134145 How the Trumpists cope with bad news - bury it with BS! https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/13/politics/fact-check-trump-fbi-search-false-misleading-conspiracy-theories/index.html #PS1media == engage 5 engage-rate 31% expands 1 impress 16 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-08-13 14:10 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558454101913939969 An investment that paid off big time. https://apnews.com/article/sinema-took-wall-street-money-while-killing-tax-on-investors-0c07f73ba6db92f87fa33f1aad8dbeac #PS1tax == impress 6 time 2022-08-13 14:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558453180312084480 For most taxpayers, the IRS already has all the data it needs to compute their taxes and send a refund or a bill. Now Congress is finally going to allow them to do it. https://apnews.com/article/irs-free-file-system-expansion-one-step-closer-democrats-b2c39db83e4a95f1d1cd1aa488495256 #PS1tax == impress 3 time 2022-08-13 13:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558452325508780034 Praise for assassins as patriots - not just in Trump country. https://apnews.com/article/iran-salman-rushdie-reaction-e9bc5f6841e667cf36506a78496aa3dc #PS1theory == impress 10 time 2022-08-13 13:56 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 117 epoch Lifetime ID 1730754123935766 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/14/2022 12:08" reach 9 title "Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1730754123935766 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558147914697805824 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/astronomy-ghislaine-maxwell-monkeypox-covid-entertainment-e0c71f24749d3ebf814b77f35e7ca4ad #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-08-12 17:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558145496245346305 Trumpists or Ayatollahs - they think the same - don't bother with elections or laws, it's more efficient to just send assassins. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/us/fbi-cincinnati-office-armed-suspect-what-we-know/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/us/salman-rushdie-attacked/index.html #PS1justice == impress 24 time 2022-08-12 17:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558144366325014529 Fringe right wants to rewrite the Constitution on Trumpist Dixiecrat lines. And they're getting a lot of money from unknown sources to primary out GOP legislators that aren't on board. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-presidential-south-dakota-constitutions-3de00d1fb9748dcffc2e3875375a36f1 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-08-12 17:32 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558104215955705856 Why little progress is likely with Iran while the founding revolutionary generation is still alive. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/opinion/iran-america-nuclear-policy.html “Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without belief in a devil.” Populist dictatorships need an enemy. #PS1mideast == impress 6 time 2022-08-12 14:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558101176943382529 Putin tries to heat up the Balkans to take heat off his Ukraine invasion. He has plenty of local enablers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/world/europe/serbia-vucic-russia.html WWI started in the Balkans. Why not WWIII? #PS1putin == impress 32 time 2022-08-12 14:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558096492505681921 The sad history of Congress trying to rein in the White House. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/opinions/trump-fbi-search-presidential-record-keepers-hemmer/index.html Mostly it's a history of the White House ignoring the law and Congress abdicating its responsibility to do anything about it. #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-08-12 14:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558086269636210688 The first attempt to split California - to preserve minority rule and slavery. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-08-07/secession-san-bernardino-slavery-history-california It failed then for the same reason as now - in a closely divided Senate, it is politically impossible to add one new free state or one new slave state. #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 50% impress 4 likes 1 replies 1 time 2022-08-12 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558072479368695808 How the sausage gets made in West Virginia. https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-travel-lung-disease-d44dffb2c886ab21f2540117c73f8c92 With a Senate majority of 1, every senator has veto power. #PS1biden == impress 5 time 2022-08-12 12:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558065168596094976 Garland gives Trump another chance to show what this is all about. https://washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/11/garland-trump-mar-a-lago/ Trump could publish the search warrant at any time, but so far refuses. https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/11/garland-trump-warrant-unseal/ At least a few Trump allies wonder if they chose the wrong fight. #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 22% expands 1 impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-08-12 12:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557939885662560256 The Wellness-Conspiracy Industrial Complex! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/alex-jones-wellness-conspiracy.html Who could resist those kinds of margins? The Feds aren't allowed to regulate supplements. It's the Wild West for anybody with a talent for big lies. #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-08-12 03:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557935509753643009 How the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP fights increased tax auditing of their megadonors - by pretending it applies to the middle class. Do YOU consider $400K and up middle class? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/11/hyperbolic-gop-claims-about-irs-agents-audits/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728913367453175 #PS1tax == impress 4 time 2022-08-12 03:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557929302124965888 They talked about the 25th amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution but Pence was opposed, so some resigned and others just did nothing. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/elaine-chao-trump-cabinet-january-6-25th-amendment/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-08-12 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557928066017476608 Ranked-choice voting is not hard to understand. https://www.fairvote.org/rcv#where_is_ranked_choice_voting_used But Trump and Palin, and political kingmakers, are opposed, because it tends to weed out fringe candidates in favor of centrists with appeal beyond their bases. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-voting-government-and-politics-d91f31e3824361a09e27683d6dd3908d #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-08-12 03:12 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 519 epoch Lifetime ID 1729536344057544 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/12/2022 17:08" reach 11 title "Groups get creative to help Alaska voters with ranked voting" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1729536344057544 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557802002851106818 The Trump book industry has changed! Instead of a monthly tell-all about the Trump presidency, now it's a monthly book hinting how the author is the ideal successor to lead the Trumpist movement all the way back to the White House. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/trump-2024-desantis-hawley.html #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-08-11 18:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557800448962072576 A Supreme Court with five reactionary Catholics and one reactionary Episcopalian. https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/391649/religion-supreme-court-justices.aspx Thought America left established religion behind in 1787? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/religion-supreme-court-alito.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728678387476673 #PS1justice == impress 8 time 2022-08-11 18:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557793824226693122 A surprising choice - but how many good lawyers would be willing to represent Trump? They'll certainly want a cash retainer up front. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/us/trump-lawyer-georgia.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-08-11 18:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557791499307216896 Remember Trump did it all for you, his beloved supporters! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/11/trump-fantasy-collective-persecution/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-08-11 18:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557790471623102464 Nobody defunds the police better than the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/11/republicans-no-longer-party-law-order/ #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-08-11 18:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557789200744755200 No point in DOJ deviating from established policies. Trump and Trumpists will lie about it no matter what. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/justice-department-trump-fury-analysis/index.html #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-08-11 18:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557757669506629633 Who cares if it's illegal if you think you can get away with it? A pillar of Trumpism! https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/trump-campaign-fundraising-super-pac/index.html The real action is in the PACs and SuperPACs that aren't much regulated to begin with. Remember money is the mother's milk of politics. #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-08-11 15:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557715636377120769 None but the best for Putin's army! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-world-news-st-petersburg-treatment-of-prisoners-f20273227cf4c4e65ba6f4866dc975ea #PS1ukraine == impress 8 time 2022-08-11 13:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557587338657554437 Falling markets are hard on amateur tech founders. Anybody can run a business during a bubble. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/business/silicon-valley-boy-boss.html #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 20 time 2022-08-11 04:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557586025274191873 Renaming places for heroes instead of rebellious slaveowners. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/military-bases-renaming-commission.html Expect the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP to undo all these if they return to power. #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-08-11 04:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557584583247310849 “What is the connection today between evangelical Christianity, cowboy capitalism, the electronic news media and the Republican Party?” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/trump-republicans-persecution.html They all work to defend minority rule against the Enlighternment ideals of America's founders. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-08-11 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557581958321807360 The animals' revenge is not yet complete. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/10/langya-virus-china-shrews-henipavirus/ #PS1virus == impress 6 time 2022-08-11 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557581392782823425 Scott Perry denies everything. But he repeats lies and conspiracies about everything, so why believe him? After all, he's head of the House Freedom Caucus - Free to spout nonsense about everything. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/10/scott-perry-trump-fbi-phone-explainer/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-08-11 04:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557580305443086336 Historians point out the ghosts of Huey Long https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Long#Politics and Father Coughlin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin#Antisemitism still run the GOP - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/10/biden-us-historians-democracy-threat/ The Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP evolved from the party of Lincoln to the party of Calhoun and Preston Brooks. #PS1gop == impress 9 time 2022-08-11 04:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557576662346190849 The invasion of Ukraine is not just about Putin's ego! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/10/ukraine-russia-energy-mineral-wealth/ It's about destroying Ukraine's economy. #PS1ukraine == impress 25 time 2022-08-11 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557573459076493313 It's not just Republicans! Sen. Sinema knows who butters her bread. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/how-wall-street-wooed-sen-kyrsten-sinema-and-preserved-its-multi-billion-dollar-carried-interest-tax-break.html SOMEBODY has to help the GOP protect billionaires from socialist dictatorship! #PS1tax == impress 3 time 2022-08-11 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557560753246199811 Who could make Trump look good? DeSantis! While Trump was too incompetent to be the dictator he always wanted to be, DeSantis is perfecting the art. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/politics/ron-desantis-florida-political-power-2024-election/index.html Just as Peronism was better off without Peron, so Trumpism without Trump! #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-08-11 02:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557559264662605824 A majority of American voters might be fed up with billionaires. But a majority of GOP megadonors have bought enough cheap votes of single-issue constituencies and made the most of the rural bias in the Constitution to protect minority rule. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/perspectives/billionaire-wealth-inequality-inflation-reduction-act/index.html #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-08-11 02:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557558437831053312 Like Trump, Musk might finally be running out of room to hide, even with his billions. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/business/nightcap-elon-musk-spacex-cpi-dominos/index.html #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 time 2022-08-11 02:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557553415407800320 Thanks to Vladimir Putin! Every second-rate despot now understands that nuclear weapons capability is a regime insurance policy. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dubai-nuclear-d96093efcf1e6b8581138b9db48cbedc #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-08-11 02:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557552893195980801 Supreme Court to invalidate all gun laws? https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-us-supreme-court-colorado-shootings-politics-f919b74dc95062f322389349f35c0e93 The court understands that gun enthusiasts are a bulwark of minority rule; their votes are cheaply bought by opposing all gun laws. Doesn't even cost anything; NRA does the publicity for free. #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-08-11 02:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557551897208168448 No privacy in the social media era. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-technology-health-c62b071aae11783fe0aeed99bbf8fffc Everything you do online is for sale somewhere! #PS1technology == impress 4 time 2022-08-11 02:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557535079743688704 Some of the GOP rally behind Trump, sensing a campaign issue. It will work with the base, but how about independents and swing voters? https://apnews.com/article/gop-rallies-around-donald-trump-a0f20a219b1090fd02f529acf744f246 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 time 2022-08-11 01:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 80 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-11 ratio 9 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 802 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1728822644128914 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/11/2022 17:08" rcs 1 reach 9 title "GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of his estate" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728822644128914 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557375594572103680 Pleading the Fifth - it's only an admission of guilt when other people do it! https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ny-investigation-testimony-a4e6264d44b194d24dfb916ffc7f51ca #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-08-10 14:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-10 ratio 10 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-08-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 29 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1728118980865947 impress 12 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/10/2022 17:08" reach 10 title "Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728118980865947 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555596450767048704 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/monkeypox-health-elections-social-media-a470b553c977e64936fa338f5f5573a3 #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-08-05 16:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555576592218222593 Lose-lose for social media. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-social-media-voting-0ab5375951df71093d240a6631edb9da Whether they treat fantasy the same as fact or differently, they'll get criticized. #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-08-05 15:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555553884659101696 How the Dixiecrat Cavaliers took over the Republican Party and turned it to their traditional interests of protecting minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/04/dana-milbank-republican-destructionists-book-excerpt/ Same old strategy - convince poor people that their enemy is each other rather than rich people. #PS1minority == impress 2 time 2022-08-05 13:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555552522365915137 Ever heard of carried interest? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/opinion/private-equity-lays-waste.html Probably not, and that's no accident. But every senator - both parties - knows what it is and who benefits from it - namely themselves from campaign donations from hedge fund operators. #PS1tax == engage 2 engage-rate 33% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-08-05 13:53 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 146 epoch Lifetime ID 1728118070866038 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/10/2022 17:08" rcs 1 reach 10 reactions 1 title "Opinion | Private Equity Doesn’t Want You to Read This" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728118070866038 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555190897608110080 Free-fire enthusiasts are going after every gun law in the country. https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-us-supreme-court-colorado-shootings-politics-f919b74dc95062f322389349f35c0e93 #PS1firearms == impress 6 time 2022-08-04 13:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555032766357463040 Can Trump keep his mouth shut during a deposition? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/nyregion/trump-letitia-james-deposition-lawsuit.html His track record is not good. #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 9% impress 23 time 2022-08-04 03:27 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555031235587555330 Eastman didn't give up! Still trying to find non-existent fraud, and still trying to get paid for his efforts, about which he pled the 5th. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/us/politics/john-eastman-trump-election-fraud.html But if he'd read anything about Trump, he'd know to expect remittances late, or never. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-08-04 03:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555029627344564224 Trump says he has big plans for 2025. He'd turn the Federal government into his personal servants. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/trump-has-big-plans-for-2025.html But does he have the attention span to follow through? He had big campaign promises in 2015 but he let McConnell do the actual legislating. #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-08-04 03:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555027197110337537 A republic if you can keep it! And now those that don't want to keep it see their dreams within grasp - minority rule permanently and unassailably enshrined. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/republican-party-anti-democracy.html #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-08-04 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555026072273424384 The would-be dictators trying to take over the GOP. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/blake-masters-arizona-senate.html They've no patience for democracy, compromise, self-restraint. All power to the powerful! And to those that have little - even that will be taken away. A republic if you can keep it. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-08-04 03:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555022311190695936 Minority rule depends on single-issue constituencies like the right-to-lifers - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html And the right-to-lifers depend on minority rule - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/anti-abortion-kansas.html #PS1minority == impress 5 time 2022-08-04 02:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555018648368033792 Anybody want a job with lousy pay and endless hassle from delusional parents? You might be more qualified than you know! https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/03/school-teacher-shortage/ The red states won't do anything about teacher pay or working conditions - that would raise taxes or anger voters! #PS1other == impress 6 time 2022-08-04 02:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555017741408473088 Ron Johnson is trying to privatize social security, medicare, etc, so it's not on the Federal budget and GOP megadonors won't have to make up the shortfall. https://news.yahoo.com/ron-johnson-suggests-medicare-social-233139470.html Of course, in best Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP style, he denies his real objectives. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-08-04 02:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555002378503393286 CPAC and Orban - and Tucker Carlson - a marriage made in hell. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/media/viktor-orbn-cpac-dallas/index.html But that's the future embraced by the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. #PS1gop == impress 18 time 2022-08-04 01:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555001416271294464 Navarro wants immunity - from what? https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/politics/peter-navarro-documents/index.html From being associated with Trump? That's pretty incriminating in itself. #PS1trumpism == impress 23 time 2022-08-04 01:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554999246721495040 How the crazies took over the GOP - and were welcomed by the traditional Republicans. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/opinions/alex-jones-sandy-hook-conspiracies-gop-hemmer/index.html The crazies are valuable distractions for the masses as the GOP megadonors plan to get their way for good. #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-08-04 01:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554997912957906944 Caught in his lies. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/media/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial/index.html But he's a Trumpist, so what does he care? Only if his bankruptcy claims fail and he actually has to pay up. Then there's the matter of perjury, proven in open court. That's not civil, that's criminal. #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-08-04 01:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554996662229016577 Trumpist Dixiecrats try to bury the facts of the past while their more violent allies try to repeat them. https://apnews.com/article/Atlanta-race-massacre-9d738b6fa08d26ec91adfcd8fff30f7f What do you expect from people who called the Jan 6 insurrection a normal tourist day? #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-08-04 01:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 59 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-04 ratio 15 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-08-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 592 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1723677164643462 impress 15 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/04/2022 05:08" reach 15 title "Atlanta's image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1723677164643462 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554836044171751429 You can get rich supporting minority rule by selling lies and hurting innocent people! Here's how - https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/politics/alex-jones-infowars-fringe-to-frontline/ Alex Jones and the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP cult of personality were made by each other and for each other. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1723031284708050 #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 35 likes 1 time 2022-08-03 14:26 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554706679895191552 The GOP megadonors want to call a constitutional convention rigged to preserve their control forever. https://www.businessinsider.com/constitutional-convention-conservatives-republicans-constitution-supreme-court-2022-7 Their apologists pretend that it couldn't possible run out of control - but running wild is the intent. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722790131398832 #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-08-03 05:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554693862873935873 Electoral Count Act repair isn't done. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/01/electoral-count-reform-act-suggested-changes/ #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-08-03 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554675014389051392 Alex Jone keeps lying under oath. The judge's patience is wearing thin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/media/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial/index.html But what else would you expect from a Trumpist? #PS1media == impress 22 time 2022-08-03 03:46 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 15 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-03 ratio 23 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-08-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 149 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1723344338010078 impress 24 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/03/2022 17:08" reach 23 title "Sandy Hook parents testify about the 'hell' Alex Jones inflicted on them through lies about the shooting" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1723344338010078 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554608078821027840 Praise for the Manchin-Schumer deal. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/opinion/manchin-inflation-climate.html Are there really 11 GOP votes for it? As noted, if the GOP were really serious about reducing the deficit, they'd repeal some of their 2017 billionaire tax relief. #PS1tax == impress 4 time 2022-08-02 23:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554606927618772994 When is economic warfare effective? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-embargo-gas.html Little has worked out the way that was expected. #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-08-02 23:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554605593490366465 How much has the decline of public education contributed to political partisanship? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/books/review/will-bunch-after-the-ivory-tower-falls.html Probably it's part of the problem, but the takeover of the Republican Party by Dixiecrats played a larger part. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722561168088395 #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-08-02 23:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554601989719199744 Arizona fake electors knew what they were doing was treasonous - but they did it anyway. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/arizona-trump-fake-electors.html #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-08-02 22:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554600140144447488 The throwaway society will eventually exact its due. Because there is no away that is not somebody else's here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/02/why-gadgets-die/ #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-08-02 22:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554599245142904832 Mini-Trumps assault democracy in broad daylight. With impunity. And little news media coverage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/gop-anti-democracy-movement/ #PS1minority == impress 5 time 2022-08-02 22:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554594214331027456 Trump administration created a boom in the phone eraser industry. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/politics/defense-department-missing-january-6-texts/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-08-02 22:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554309795515011072 The devil whispers in politicians' ears this is important but there’s a thing I care about more, and if I am not in office, I won’t be able to do what I care about. Liz Cheney has rejected that path. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/opinion/liz-cheney-trump-jan-6.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722010971476748 #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-08-02 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554296048540995584 Judges getting tired of fake repentance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/01/derrick-evans-jan6-book/ Future convicted insurrectionists can expect less leniency. Everything else about Trumpism is reality-TV-fake, so why would repentance be different? #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-08-02 02:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554295315045396480 7 years for insurrection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/01/reffitt-sentence-jan6/ #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-08-02 02:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 317 epoch Lifetime ID 1722585538085958 impress 14 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/02/2022 17:08" reach 14 title "First Jan. 6 defendant convicted at trial receives longest sentence of 7 years" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722585538085958 ========== Tweets for 2022-08-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553944500216537089 Income inequality moves from Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills to Sun Valley. So much for lower living costs in Idaho! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/us/sun-valley-workforce-housing.html People who can't afford to live there should move away. Let the idle rich clean their own toilets! #PS1economics == impress 19 time 2022-08-01 03:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553942071345442817 Alex Jones invents all kinds of creative arguments to justify publishing lies for profit that hurt other people. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/us/politics/sandy-hook-alex-jones.html And then blames the victims. Trumpism in action! #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-08-01 03:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553940628668461057 Expand the House. Multimember districts combined with ranked-choice or approval voting. No sore-loser laws. These are the elements to defeat minority rule. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html So expect fierce opposition from the minority rulers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/opinion/senate-house-power.html #PS1democracy == engage 8 engage-rate 57% impress 14 likes 2 retweets 1 time 2022-08-01 03:08 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553939108287823872 Fix the wrong defaults! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/technology/personaltech/default-settings-turn-off.html #PS1technology == impress 1 time 2022-08-01 03:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553933558250500096 Putin's neocolonialism in Africa. A century ago, the other European empires raped Africa. Now it's Russia's turn! https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/africa/sudan-russia-gold-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html As always, plenty of local quislings to help. #PS1putin == impress 15 time 2022-08-01 02:40 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-08-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-08-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 191 epoch Lifetime ID 1721971254814053 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "08/01/2022 19:08" rcs 1 reach 12 reactions 1 title "Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1721971254814053 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553785412308463616 Creativity vs decadence - currently a losing battle. Decadence doesn't need a machine algorithm, though it helps. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/opinion/algorithm-innovation-decadence.html Civilizations have endured these dry spells before, until external surprises jolted them back to creative life. #PS1other #PS1other == impress 2 time 2022-07-31 16:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553758581568053248 The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP's defense of minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html began when the Nixon administration harvested what Bilbo and Thurmond and Wallace had sewn - and that's when the Old South finally rose again! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/opinion/richard-nixon-america-trump.html #PS1minority == impress 8 time 2022-07-31 15:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553756117582237696 Another new face of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/opinion/missouri-senate-eric-greitens.html Will GOP voters elect a guy that even Hawley rejects? #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-07-31 14:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553753238662365188 The new face of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party - https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/31/politics/kfile-maryland-attorney-general-9-11-conspiracies/index.html A lot like the old face of the Old South. #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-07-31 14:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553619272995196928 Has Fox moved on from Trump? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/business/media/fox-news-donald-trump-rupert-murdoch.html But he still has Newsmax and OAN - and Russia Today! #PS1media == impress 16 time 2022-07-31 05:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553617882449190912 Why wages don't go down in recessions. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/wages-inflation-workers-prices.html That make inflation harder to stop. #PS1inflation == impress 6 time 2022-07-31 05:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553617085317623809 The historical argument against centrist third parties - they don't accomplish anything. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/why-andrew-yangs-new-third-party-is-bound-to-fail.html Put that energy into a coalition of candidates in existing parties pursuing electoral reforms for democracy. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1720733374937841 #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-07-31 05:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553611744072724480 How prisoner swaps work - we take a high-value Russian agent, the Russians take an average tourist and offer to trade. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/brittney-griner-prisoner-swap.html One conclusion - average tourists should not go to Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea, lest they become handy hostages. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 1% hashclicks 1 impress 84 time 2022-07-31 05:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553608975181983745 How Putin emulates Stalin by reviving the NKVD to eliminate domestic and foreign opposition. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/putins-new-police-state #PS1putin == impress 7 time 2022-07-31 05:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553608526760579072 Why were the Russians willing to take Americans hostage to get this guy back? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/29/victor-bout-gru-sechin/ He knows too much? #PS1putin == impress 4 time 2022-07-31 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553606527415595009 Stone and Gaetz discuss pardons in advance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/07/30/roger-stone-matt-gaetz-pardon-mueller/ https://news.yahoo.com/rep-matt-gaetz-roger-stone-164832545.html What else would you expect from hard core Trumpists? They've got to cover their backs. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 time 2022-07-31 05:00 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553605796419710978 And now, some kind words for Joe Manchin, except from GOP senators, who had supposed he was with them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/29/manchin-drug-energy-bill-still-democrat/ #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-07-31 04:57 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553599468292820992 The Roe v Wade repeal rejected the Constitutional right of privacy - https://www.ask.com/news/what-is-the-constitutional-right-to-privacy But the delusional branch of the GOP thinks the patriarchal branch will rest with Roe v Wade. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/opinions/republicans-gays-respect-for-marriage-act-senate-smith/index.html Unlikely! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1720701778274334 #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-07-31 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553592718323884032 Democrats debate sabotaging GOP primaries. Just because GOP does it, should Democrats? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/democrats-propping-up-republican-candidates/index.html Better to repeal sore-loser laws and use ranked-choice voting. Otherwise, primaries in one-party states are simply a way of purging moderates. #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-07-31 04:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553590964106641408 Why are McConnell and McCarthy in charge? Is it McConnell's attractiveness and McCarthy's wit and wisdom, or vice versa? None of the above - they're in charge because, in their distinct ways, they keep the megadonors funding GOP candidates. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/mitch-mcconnell-kevin-mccarthy-republican-divisions/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 50% impress 2 likes 1 time 2022-07-31 03:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553588758275977217 Virtual social media influencers - no more fake than human ones! https://www.cnn.com/style/article/south-korea-virtual-influencers-beauty-social-media-intl-hnk-dst/index.html #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-07-31 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553586428310798337 Internet facilitates a surge in shoplifting - and resulting countermeasures. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/30/business/drug-stores-locked-products/index.html #PS1justice == impress 6 time 2022-07-31 03:40 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 117 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-31 ratio 8 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Tweets for 2022-07-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 587 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1721293068215205 impress 18 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/31/2022 19:07" reach 17 title "Why Old Spice, Colgate and Dawn are locked up at drug stores | CNN Business" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1721293068215205 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553206333440004098 How the sausage gets made. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/manchin-schumer-biden-deal/index.html Politics is the art of the possible. What is possible might vary from week to week, if not day to day. #PS1biden == impress 2 time 2022-07-30 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553204822626619392 Fox knew it wasn't true but reported it anyway. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/media/bill-barr-smartmatic-subpoena/index.html #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 50% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-07-30 02:24 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553204352751325184 A vicious self-serving opportunist at the top attracts vicious self-serving opportunists all the way down. Always has, always will. Of course they are constantly fighting each other more than the nominal enemies. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/jared-kushner-steve-bannon-west-wing/index.html #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-07-30 02:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553203263347929088 Bragging about law-breaking! https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/wisconsin-voter-fraud-harry-wait/index.html #PS1election == impress 3 time 2022-07-30 02:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553202819200536576 Alex Jones bankruptcy filing to avoid accountability for intentionally spreading lies. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/media/alex-jones-free-speech-systems-bankruptcy/index.html #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 13% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-07-30 02:16 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 15 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-30 ratio 16 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-07-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 147 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1720591541618691 impress 17 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/30/2022 17:07" reach 16 title "Alex Jones' company files for bankruptcy amid Texas trial to award damages to Sandy Hook families" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1720591541618691 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553093689559244800 Trump officials did their best to reduce Federal backup and archival storage costs! https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/28/homeland-security-texts-jan6/ https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/dhs-texts-become-latest-jan-6-materials-go-missing-rcna40692 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-07-29 19:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553042493754642432 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-science-social-media-53012d0ba8ea5545737a07b606b0c603 #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-07-29 15:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552886059284848641 The church is supposed to direct the government? tired of this separation of church and state junk? If you agree that America's Founders were deluded by the Enlightenment and mistaken about history, then Christian Nationalism is for you! https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/opinions/christian-nationalism-marjorie-taylor-greene-tyler/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-07-29 05:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552884064830382082 A Trumpist who clearly doesn't need Trump any more. When and how will he say that? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/josh-hawley-fist-pump/index.html #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-07-29 05:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552883275034533888 Trump promises to be worse next time. If he's elected, with a little bit of voter suppression by his friends, he intends to be president for life. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/donald-trump-2024-campaign-dark-speech/index.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-07-29 05:06 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552881581362008065 No lame excuses here - these GOP are proud of their anti-semitism. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/doug-mastriano-gab-pennsylvania-republican/index.html #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-07-29 04:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552877715937669120 The exciting new class of GOP candidates. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-race-and-ethnicity-be616cae0967ca6ee9c78ac1efee8e31 The national GOP is afraid to say anything about them in case they win and take over the party the way Trump did. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-07-29 04:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552876655646949376 Embracing the big lie as a lifestyle! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-biden-presidential-texas-b87d4001f2d03df10fa050af5b0b1239 Most GOP senators will never admit they did anything wrong by encouraging insurrection - they're proud of it. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 40 time 2022-07-29 04:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552875359971921920 The lame excuses of Alex Jones and other conspiracy peddlers. https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial-07b7ee981d6fcd3ebfbccac65ee89d4d They knew they were lying, but they peddled lies for money from the gullible and didn't care how much it hurt other people. The juries should make examples of them. #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 15% expands 1 impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-07-29 04:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552873810172334080 The lame excuses of assault weapon manufacturers. https://apnews.com/article/gun-manufacturers-ar-15-461e6729bef5ef5f8af0f128fbfc40be But look how much money they made! #PS1firearms == impress 3 time 2022-07-29 04:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552868774138654720 The power of cult of personality! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(musical) The show was still touring in 2019. https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-poverty-obituaries-buenos-aires-ff7553b9191269449f3eaf13f92fd3ca Practically every Argentine politician calls himself a Peronista, no matter what he actually believes or does. #PS1theory == impress 1 time 2022-07-29 04:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552866531851116544 A big lie that still hurts 30 years later. https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-science-fires-american-petroleum-institute-014d4825f21084a80eb71414dbe63b9e #PS1climate == impress 1 time 2022-07-29 04:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 398 epoch Lifetime ID 1719908401687005 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/29/2022 18:07" reach 7 title "Climate disinformation leaves lasting mark as world heats" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1719908401687005 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552787168250064897 Trump tried to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means - just as America's founders feared. Will the Jan 6 committee focus on the Trump enablers who knew better but went along for the ride? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-jan-6-committee-hearings-day-8 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1718848971792948 #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-07-28 22:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552785820599197696 Voting in the Republican primary in August? Are the candidates - Trumpists? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump Traditional Republicans? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Rule-of-Law Republicans? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1718803221797523 #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-07-28 22:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552784472516411392 Third parties??? Only if they get ranked-choice voting and get rid of sore-loser laws first! Otherwise they just split the moderate vote. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/andrew-yang-forward-party-whitman-jolly/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1719016898442822 #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-07-28 22:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552665943066566659 GOP says we can afford trade deals to benefit megadonors - but retraining workers would be too inflationary. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/americas-safety-net-for-workers-hurt-by-globalization-is-falling-apart/ #PS1trade == impress 3 time 2022-07-28 14:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552664841063542784 Self-serving opportunists at the top attract self-serving opportunists all the way down! Under capitalism or communism alike. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/world/asia/china-bank-scandal-protest.html Especially when there's only one branch of government - the leader and his party. #PS1china == impress 3 time 2022-07-28 14:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552663536945336322 Recession signals from the inverted yield curve. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/business/yield-curve-inversion.html We were tired of inflation, right? Let's see how we like recession. #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-07-28 14:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552464060339195904 You'll have to read the bill to know what's in it! Already GOP senators are are alarmed by its national security threat to billionaire job creator GOP megadonors. https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-budget-agreement-7b0ee6e3e0b70357288fd69f44473b9b And is Sinema OK with tax increases on megadonors - just before an election? #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 53 likes 1 time 2022-07-28 01:20 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 262 epoch Lifetime ID 1719055405105638 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/28/2022 17:07" reach 10 title "Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1719055405105638 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552167323787677698 DOJ gets closer to Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/26/trump-justice-investigation-january-6/ https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/politics/justice-department-pence-short-jacob-trump-grand-jury/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 15% expands 1 impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-07-27 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552164164361019395 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-science-health-ap-fact-check-26dc7f6fee09181dd4c9c6f6af19a678 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-07-27 05:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 42 epoch Lifetime ID 1717795001898345 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/26/2022 23:07" reach 10 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1717795001898345 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1550476644862742528 What would you do on your last day on earth? Probably call your family to say goodbye. That's what Pence's Secret Service detail did on Jan 6. https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-hearing-takeaways-da9e850c8744a3d4395928cf19eaf36f Of course Trump didn't call off the mob until it was clear that they had failed. #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 33 retweets 2 time 2022-07-22 13:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 63 epoch Lifetime ID 1717794821898363 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/26/2022 23:07" reach 7 title "Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1717794821898363 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1550189262871470080 Election officials have to convene in secrecy. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-election-2020-26a69f3a2dbf65e54355df6686c6a399 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-07-21 18:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1550138115011973121 Today's public hearing will summarize the case that Trump tried to overthrow the government by violent unconstitutional means. It starts at 5pm PDT today with a pre-show starting at 4pm. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-jan-6-committee-hearings-day-8 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1713743058970206 #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-07-21 15:18 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-21 ratio 20 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-07-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 62 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1713800608964451 impress 22 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/21/2022 09:07" reach 20 title "WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 8" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1713800608964451 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1548299065124786176 Erased evidence? Looks bad, sounds bad. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-10d40ce2ddd78f7cd6b57e945aa63f44 #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-07-16 13:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1548298173709357058 Trumpists claim GOP primaries are stolen too! https://apnews.com/article/republican-primary-losers-claim-fraud-parroting-trump-7730988a009dfa0873e8133e19232562 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-07-16 13:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-20 ratio 7 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-07-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 42 audclicks 1 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1713254915685687 impress 16 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/20/2022 14:07" rcs 1 reach 14 title "Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1713254915685687 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547966084053024768 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-covid-health-social-media-8032fb8abb61a465d3411998185ed200 #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 time 2022-07-15 15:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 26 epoch Lifetime ID 1713254732352372 impress 18 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/20/2022 14:07" reach 16 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1713254732352372 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547222227279495168 Romney didn't get the memo - the GOP left him behind years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/opinion/abortion-romney-child-tax-credit.html His colleagues might or might not care about abortion as a moral issue, but they certainly care about keeping single-issue voters supporting GOP minority rule. #PS1gop == impress 12 time 2022-07-13 14:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547220603161063424 Trump's bad. What's worse were the GOP leaders who knew better and said nothing, and the worst were the GOP leaders that knew better and actively promoted lies that led to insurrection. What punishment for these Franz von Papens? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/12/jan-6-testimony-jason-van-tatenhove-stephen-ayres-deprogrammed/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-07-13 14:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547218796384923648 What happened to Lindsey Graham? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/12/will-lindsey-graham-testify-raffensperger/ He should have known that pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-07-13 13:58 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 132 epoch Lifetime ID 1708739046137274 impress 20 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/14/2022 20:07" reach 17 title "Opinion | Will Lindsey Graham explain his 2020 call to Brad Raffensperger?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1708739046137274 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546714705753882624 Trumpism - you don't have to be competent if you're loyal. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/11/politics/herschel-walker-republican-risk-campaign-trail/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-07-12 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546713203454840832 You can't tell the players without a scorecard! https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/11/politics/january-6-hearing-biographies/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-07-12 04:28 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 48 epoch Lifetime ID 1706789049665607 impress 19 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/12/2022 05:07" reach 16 title "Tuesday's January 6 hearing is focusing on extremist groups. Here are some names you might hear." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1706789049665607 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546556000693473281 If Musk is as smart as Trump used to say he was, then it's going to be President DeSantis in 2025. Like DeSantis, Musk seems to think that Trumpism is better off without Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/opinions/trump-musk-desantis-election-2024-obeidallah/index.html #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-07-11 18:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546326785343729664 Putin is on the verge of achieving his greatest strategic goal! More important than conquering Ukraine is spreading instability and conflict throughout the world, especially in the democracies that oppose him. https://buffalonews.com/skyrocketing-global-fuel-prices-threaten-livelihoods-and-social-stability-worldwide/article_fae4464b-16c6-569f-8eed-c53ab2f7276e.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705836243094221 #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 21 time 2022-07-11 02:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546324610009837568 “People every week fill the tank. They see these big prices” https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/04/will-gas-prices-get-republicans-control-of-the-u-s-house/ People who don't follow politics - or economics - can read the price on the pump and be unhappy and vote the rascals out. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705831329761379 #PS1theory == impress 4 time 2022-07-11 02:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546319448566423553 It's very hard to achieve a soft landing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opinion/inflation-recession-the-fed.html Rest assured though, that the Republicans can readily switch from blaming Democrats for inflation to blaming Democrats for recession, without having any better ideas for dealing with either. #PS1economics == impress 12 time 2022-07-11 02:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546318408001589248 Fear of death has led men to seek immortality of some kind - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opinion/mass-shooters-motive.html Being forgotten is worse! No wonder some of the losers pick up guns. That's not insanity. The insanity is the celebrity culture around them. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705818733095972 #PS1firearms == impress 4 time 2022-07-11 02:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546313381195329538 Should Democrats try to harness the outrage over abortion by putting tests to candidates? One such test - Do you need to conduct a poll to decide whether there is a constitutional right to privacy? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/opinion/democrats-abortion-midterms.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705809053096940 #PS1theory == impress 5 time 2022-07-11 02:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546285509294452737 It's really not Trump's fault. It's the enablers that knew better and went along with him. In 2016 just as in 1860. Franz von Papen awards for all of them. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/opinions/trump-liberals-primaries-2022-mcwhorter/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-07-11 00:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546283914737491968 In case you missed the timeline https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/politics/jan-6-us-capitol-riot-timeline/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 1 time 2022-07-11 00:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 335 epoch Lifetime ID 1705858813091964 impress 16 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/10/2022 20:07" reach 13 title "The January 6 insurrection: Minute-by-minute" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705858813091964 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546282239524163584 Can American GOP match British Tories? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/opinions/boris-johnson-resignation-republicans-dump-trump-heye/index.html Not likely, but if it does happen, it will seem to be overnight. #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-07-10 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546280995371958272 Trump's greatest contribution? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-eric-greitens-legislature-st-louis-705610dbf221e5367e796fca708c27da Making it possible for any corrupt criminal or sinner to be a credible political candidate! Only loyalty to the leader matters. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-07-10 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546280084532707329 The wild west gig economy! https://apnews.com/article/workers-rights-government-and-politics-8390362e0fed372432f95805f94ac994 If you do it the ethical way you'll never get to be a billionaire! #PS1economics == impress 1 time 2022-07-10 23:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546279498697490432 It's still the same old story - public employee unions get defined-benefit pensions without a sufficient stable funding mechanism. So they take investment risks to get better returns - and higher risks of getting bailed out by taxpayers. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-blockchain-government-and-politics-bb0b28c277f078dc34d5bf90e36f91f7 #PS1economics == impress 2 time 2022-07-10 23:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546277888219000833 What's Bannon's motive to testify supported by Trump? Is he actually going to say anything, or does he just want to postpone his trial date? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-steve-bannon-politics-congress-zoe-lofgren-b1d1256bd8b51aa74f69640b90884c87 #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-07-10 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546276093631401985 The desire for immortality via celebrity is no stronger for American mean than other men. The difference is that American men have the tools they need, and the senators to enable them, all for the sake of maintaining minority rule. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/10/pitts-what-is-wrong-with-american-men/ #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-07-10 23:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546023778722783233 The internet was supposed to be the perfect medium for distributing uncensored truth around the world. But now it's the exact opposite - the perfect medium for distributing uncensored lies. https://apnews.com/article/covid-technology-health-government-and-politics-new-york-cfb56a95aec23dddbabcf3ebbe839f05 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705181376493041 #PS1media == impress 7 time 2022-07-10 06:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546019367661420545 Arthur Bremer is out of jail now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Bremer He just wanted to be famous. Like so many assassins and mass murderers. Meanwhile Trump hoped to look powerful! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-presidential-elections-election-2020-congress-eb90b5a11a77fe528fa610cccb442c1e More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705173139827198 #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-07-10 06:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546014289311387648 There is a playbook for civil war, and the radical right is following it. The GOP leadership either cheers them on or keeps quiet, in order to preserve minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/03/08/they-are-preparing-war-an-expert-civil-wars-discusses-where-political-extremists-are-taking-this-country/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705163346494844 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-07-10 06:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 361 epoch Lifetime ID 1705769346434244 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/10/2022 17:07" reach 8 title "‘They are preparing for war’: An expert on civil wars discusses where political extremists are taking this country" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705769346434244 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545765734948605953 Trump will run again even if he's broke and in jail - the more opposing candidates the better. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-presidential-iowa-donald-trump-3a53ae3db8ceb1dc9557d9554912f0e2 Anything that divides his GOP opponents, and anything that draws support from the Democrats, will work to Trump's advantage and he'll be elected. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 20 likes 1 time 2022-07-09 13:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545634145870569474 What does the War of 1812 tell us about 2022? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/opinion/trump-democracy-states.html There is nothing new under the sun! Bad ideas, like independent [gerrymandered] state legislatures, never die, they just hide until their moment returns. #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-07-09 05:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545626560102744064 Why nobody has confidence in Congress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/08/republicans-broke-americans-confidence-institutions-poll/ Total paralysis is an acceptable outcome for GOP megadonors. They'd welcome more tax cuts and deregulation, but they'll settle for no change in minority rule. #PS1democracy == engage 5 engage-rate 83% expands 1 impress 6 likes 3 media-engage 1 time 2022-07-09 04:31 +0000 views 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545624880560762880 Government alleges Oath Keepers were all the way in. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/politics/oath-keepers-explosives-death-list-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-07-09 04:24 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 181 epoch Lifetime ID 1705154856495693 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/09/2022 22:07" reach 13 title "Oath Keeper members brought explosives to DC area around January 6 and had a 'death list,' prosecutors say" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705154856495693 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545434335674699776 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-climate-science-health-ap-fact-check-a2b4f7537aa429546b3b27993da7f853 #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-07-08 15:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545266842272272384 Fusion parties - reducing extremism by reducing the influence of party primaries and caucuses. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/opinion/moderate-party-new-jersey.html But better to repeal sore-loser laws and allow anybody to run in the general election with the winner selected by ranked-choice voting. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 11% expands 1 impress 9 time 2022-07-08 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545259752866795527 It's easier to cut taxes - and take the credit - and hard to raise them - and blame the other party. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/07/states-cutting-taxes-inflation-they-may-soon-regret-it/ The important thing is to keep the megadonors happy. #PS1tax == impress 2 time 2022-07-08 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545258800898134016 Trump makes money, first, last, and always. He's a super-salesman! https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/07/trump-for-profit-speeches-american-freedom-tour/ #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-07-08 04:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545255558785036288 Trump will never forgive anybody who won't drink his koolaid. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/politics/trump-ducey-arizona-governor-republican/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-07-08 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545253724448120832 Trying to conduct an honest election is a true act of courageous patriotism. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-russia-ukraine-voting-presidential-local-89f03587e105290deddc647d43dd6960 Honest elections are the last thing minority rule wants. #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-07-08 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545251367484198912 Putin makes it clear. He's only interested in negotiating the unconditional surrender of Ukraine. He's counting on the west to lose interest and abandon Ukraine to its sad fate. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-moscow-6ccaef3a9d9d5ccd370d70126db78c5a #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 9% impress 23 replies 1 time 2022-07-08 03:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545250379528486912 One thing you can say about Pence - he's not as bad as Trump or DeSantis. Pence had his moment of glory, but that's not enough to be president. https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/07/lynn-schmid-mike-pence-liz-cheney-republican-presidential-ticket/ #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-07-08 03:36 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 27 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-08 ratio 7 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-07-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 270 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1704298563247989 impress 8 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/08/2022 20:07" reach 7 title "Lynn Schmidt: A GOP presidential ticket that just might save the Republican Party from itself" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1704298563247989 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544899527794077697 The South has won the Civil War at last! Soon the Supreme Court will leave everything up to the states. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/04/america-house-divided-guns-abortion-lincoln/ The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP has nothing in common with the party of Lincoln. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702803990064113 #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-07-07 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544896070718595072 Can anything good come from a crypto enthusiast? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/02/ukraine-crypto-brittany-kaiser-cambridge-analytica/ #PS1technology == impress 2 time 2022-07-07 04:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544889082941095936 Trumpist Supreme Court intends to end all Federal regulation not explicitly authorized by Congress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/05/epa-supreme-court-environmental-regulations/ A gerrymandered minority-rule Congress will not explicitly authorize ANY Federal regulation. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702784876732691 #PS1deregulation == impress 3 time 2022-07-07 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544884617529856000 Freedom Caucus founder Mulvaney's not a weatherman. But does he know which way the wind's blowin? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/mick-mulvaney-trump-january-6-committee/index.html Has he finally decided that he is a rule-of-law Republican rather than a Trumpist? #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-07-07 03:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544881792141778945 You can't blame it all on Trump. He had a whole Senate caucus full of essential enablers. And the Federalist Society to groom his judicial nominees. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/opinions/trump-liberals-primaries-2022-mcwhorter/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-07-07 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544879113772486657 Graham's lawyers working overtime to come up with his excuses. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-georgia-presidential-new-york-2801525587ff9301ea101380bc154faf But pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. Once a Trumpist, always a Trumpist - and pay the price. #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-07-07 03:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 221 epoch Lifetime ID 1703475566663622 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/07/2022 18:07" reach 6 title "Sen. Graham to fight Georgia election subpoena, lawyers say" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1703475566663622 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544680883537383424 Sure, assault weapons create instant orphans and blow up people beyond recognition. But there's a more important principle here - GOP senators getting the campaign funds to survive their next primary. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/gun-control-mass-shooting-weapons-analysis/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702395206771658 #PS1firearms == impress 3 time 2022-07-06 13:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544677339258167296 Independent State Legislatures - the final frontier. The six reactionary Supreme Court justices know they were nominated and confirmed in order to protect and expand minority rule. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/independent-state-legislature-theory-what-matters/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702387023439143 #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-07-06 13:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544572275671781383 Red states successfully insure that they will get no Federal help when the next recession dries up their tax revenues. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/05/republicans-tax-cuts-stimulus/ Why finance infrastructure benefits when you can cut taxes for job creator GOP megadonors? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702198633457982 #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-07-06 06:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544566825777631233 Democrats might have a chance to retain control of the Senate. Not much chance of keeping the House though. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/democrats-senate-2022-republicans-house/index.html #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 time 2022-07-06 06:20 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544563110593277952 Insurrectionists complain that they might get a fair trial in DC. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-riots-michigan-congress-f19fc848924fcce595caa8067376691b But generally if you commit a crime, you get tried where you committed it. #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-07-06 06:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544561666989256704 Giuliani and Graham get to go to Georgia. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-new-york-donald-trump-georgia-atlanta-95424e07089c6d533b9b14af277eaed3 #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 29% impress 7 time 2022-07-06 05:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544560130804420608 The next Jan 6 hearing is Tuesday. Is Sarah Matthews next? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/january-6-committee-hearing/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 56 likes 1 time 2022-07-06 05:53 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-06 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 255 epoch Lifetime ID 1702765466734632 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/06/2022 19:07" rcs 1 reach 10 reactions 1 title "House January 6 committee schedules seventh hearing for July 12 | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702765466734632 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544308250765451265 The people who want to control everybody else's private lives won't stop with abortion. Clarence Thomas is the only one willing to admit it, but the other five reactionary justices will have to follow sooner or later. https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/26/surpreme-court-abortion-thomas-threatens-contraception-gay-rights/ #PS1justice == impress 9 time 2022-07-05 13:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544305590796574720 When the Federal regulators won't do anything - then anything goes! DeSantis and Trump both have over $100 million in cash to spend - fighting each other? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/ron-desantis-campaign-finance-2024-election/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 14% expands 1 impress 7 time 2022-07-05 13:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544189493749506048 The states most eager to save the unborn are least eager to save the born. GOP politicians know that giving money to poor mothers is a waste since they'll just spend the savings on drugs. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/red-states-roe-v-wade-social-safety-net/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1701463046864874 #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-07-05 05:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544156921485111296 Trump's impatient heir - smarter, bolder, more dangerous. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/27/can-ron-desantis-displace-donald-trump-as-the-gops-combatant-in-chief #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-07-05 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544149605901688832 If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, this is likely his next target - https://www.politico.eu/article/suwalki-gap-russia-war-nato-lithuania-poland-border/ #PS1putin == impress 9 time 2022-07-05 02:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544146439873253376 Putin builds a model for Trumpists everywhere. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/04/world/europe/russia-putin-arrests.html #PS1putin == impress 4 time 2022-07-05 02:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544129802155659264 How can public figures shut down unfavorable media coverage? Clarence Thomas shows the way, as usual. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/27/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-still-going-after-new-york-times-v-sullivan/ #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-07-05 01:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544126358946623488 America's founders were human, with virtues and faults, just like everybody else who tried to improve the common good. So remember the things they got right AND the things they got wrong. We learn more from mistakes than from successes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/04/july-4-declare-independence-founding-fathers/ #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-07-05 01:09 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 279 epoch Lifetime ID 1702173780127134 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/05/2022 22:07" reach 10 title "Opinion | This July 4, let’s declare our independence from the Founding Fathers" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702173780127134 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543971533613240323 What the Jan 6 hearings show so far - https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/politics/january-6-latest-what-matters/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-07-04 14:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543847009785786368 Would Trump only serve four more years? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/30/argument-for-trump-supporters-nominate-someone-else-2024/ If he's re-elected, his supporters will find a way to make sure he's president for life. Constitutions can be changed or ignored. The Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP is putting the pieces in place. #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-07-04 06:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543845619730505730 An argument for Youngkin in 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/03/glenn-youngkin-president-2024-campaign/ He's probably better than Trump or DeSantis. But after learning how GOP presidential campaigns are funded, would he forget about campaign promises as soon as elected? Trump did. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-07-04 06:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543843899386384384 institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/03/dont-venerate-vilify-founders-constitution-july-fourth/ Of course, minority rule is enhanced when institutions retreat rather than advance. #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-07-04 06:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543833109883326464 Actual malice means actual damages. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/media/maga-media-reliable-sources/index.html But the Murdochs surely have the money to beat the rap. Newsmax and OAN? Maybe not. #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-07-04 05:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543832244988522496 India's tragedy is not that it's the worst place in the world -- it's that we are on our way there India is a model that the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP intends to follow. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/opinions/bjp-hindu-muslim-democracy-modi-arundhati-roy/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-07-04 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543830561046745089 What's worse than Trump? A Trumpist with courage, intelligence, and competence. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/opinions/desantis-trump-2024-zelizer/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-07-04 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543829667743875072 What's wrong with this picture? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/business/retail-returns/index.html Maybe the future is no cash refunds - only store credits. And customers pay return shipping costs. #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-07-04 05:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543825539214876672 Is it going to be Newsom vs DeSantis in 2024? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/opinions/newsom-desantis-2024-campaign-ad-obeidallah/index.html #PS1election == impress 10 time 2022-07-04 05:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543822648743890945 Increasing GOP registrations - will that translate to increasing GOP votes? If they are swing voters anyway who vote their pocketbook, their registration doesn't matter much. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-covid-health-presidential-e50db07385831e67f866ec45402be8b9 #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-07-04 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543821596153892864 Why the Jan 6 public hearings are so effective - no bomb throwers, no grandstanders, a simple digestible message each day. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-donald-impeachments-congress-5392fc731c24a33db7e6b42daf580a06 Thank Kevin McCarthy for making it possible. #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-07-04 04:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543820082094100483 McConnell doing his best to make sure that no more Democratic bills pass. https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-health-congress-climate-and-environment-0cec1d533e7b9ea99927656f83e6589b By bailing out China if necessary! #PS1biden == impress 3 time 2022-07-04 04:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543819552819032064 Wisconsin leads the way toward insuring that even if Democrats win an election, they can't change anything. So much for democracy and the will of the people. https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-gun-politics-madison-environmental-policy-climate-and-environment-0eb6040fb5bf3c2a4677b4cf603c98e6 It's a model for the GOP in Congress. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-07-04 04:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543817732281446400 All men are created equal has had different meanings to different people from the beginning. https://apnews.com/article/religion-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-kevin-jennings-723c49581d8a78ee54a793716e5212b3 #PS1theory == impress 4 time 2022-07-04 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543747812847783936 When you disprove somebody's religion, they don't thank you. They kill you. https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0705-stephens-trump-cult-20220701-ni6zi75v2bhwbeqmx732nubk5i-story.html Nobody ever joins a cult. Including cults of personality. #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-07-04 00:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543746465473765376 No shortage of fireworks for July 4 in DC! More evidence to come https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-donald-trump-liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-169a2b2bc35e28d4bf630f0a3aa3e6ee Who put the squeeze on Hutchinson - a felony https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_15b63a5f8da34edc9fbcebb63b265dce Multiple criminal referrals possible https://cnn.com/2022/07/03/politics/liz-cheney-january-6-trump/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1700640830280429 #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-07-04 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 534 epoch Lifetime ID 1701341116877067 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/04/2022 17:07" reach 7 title "Cheney says January 6 committee could make multiple criminal referrals, including of Trump" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1701341116877067 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543627019572850689 Is Trump getting worried about DeSantis et al? How many believe that Trumpism is better without Trump? https://cnn.com/2022/07/02/politics/trump-campaign-2024-republican/index.html Announcing his candidacy now might excite Democratic midterm voters. But Trump cares more for revenge on GOP for disloyalty. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-07-03 16:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543500885141008384 Trump is getting worried about DeSantis et al? How many believe that Trumpism is better off without Trump? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/politics/trump-campaign-2024-republican/index.html Announcing his candidacy now might motivate Democratic voters in the midterms. But Trump is only cares about revenge for disloyalty. #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-07-03 07:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543498693365493760 How Putin reminds the west what he'll do to them if they keep supporting Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/g-7-summit-russia-ukraine-putin-boris-johnson-kyiv-4b25bc156410e2e9f764b879348e0184 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 time 2022-07-03 07:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 133 epoch Lifetime ID 1700441506967028 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/03/2022 09:07" reach 8 title "Russia's messages with missiles tell West to back off" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1700441506967028 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543108247447490560 Supreme Court doesn't care about Indians either. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/opinion-once-again-supreme-court-180333774.html After all, how much do Indians donate to support minority rule? #PS1justice == impress 6 time 2022-07-02 05:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543106203504369666 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-science-health-d11342c7568bbcd047a18ca063bf4b79 #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-07-02 05:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543075306075934721 If GOP controls Congress, that will force the real issue - who ARE they? America-Firsters? https://britannica.com/biography/Charles-Lindbergh/Germany-and-the-America-First-movement Or defenders of western ideals? https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/29/nato-republicans-trump/ Was Trump the exception, or will Biden be the exception?” More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652873241723855 #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-07-02 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543027211988455424 If you're an oligarch or criminal - thank goodness for the no-questions-asked British Virgin Islands. https://washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/offshore-putin-russia-oligarchs-pandora/ Putin doesn't like it either, but uses similar schemes himself to protect his ill-gotten gains. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656251181386061 #PS1putin == impress 6 time 2022-07-02 00:22 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-07-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-07-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 129 epoch Lifetime ID 1699405240403988 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "07/01/2022 21:07" reach 7 title "Three dozen tycoons met Putin on invasion day. Most had moved money abroad." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1699405240403988 ========== Tweets for 2022-07-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542850687502929920 Money is the mother's milk of politics. Big corporations donate to both sides in order to retain access. https://nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/jan6-companies-donate.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1687662298244949 #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-07-01 12:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542757216863735808 Is Trump losing steam? Or is that just wishful thinking? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-iowa-election-2020-7272d1b8feb3fe1503bd8d80054c5d7e Will he run anyway even if he's broke and in jail? Think Harold Stassen or Lyndon LaRouche. But better Trump than some of his Trumpist would-be successors. #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 8% expands 1 impress 26 time 2022-07-01 06:29 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542725985593765889 Why Russians put up with Putin - https://theamericanscholar.org/putins-potemkin-paradise/ Political repression is constant in Russian history. But relative prosperity is new. So they vote their pocketbooks. Likewise Chinese and Xi - https://theamericanscholar.org/the-china-model/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1698701083807737 #PS1foreign == impress 14 time 2022-07-01 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542703855640555521 Just in case you missed it - https://washingtonpost.com/media/2022/05/09/washington-post-wins-pulitzer-prize-jan-6-coverage/ https://washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/jan-6-insurrection-capitol/ https://washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/16/video-timeline-capitol-siege/ https://washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/09/ashli-babbitt-capitol-shooting-trump-qanon/ https://apnews.com/article/pulitzer-prizes-7ef78b613b59f8d8fdc7aa0e65bfe10d There's no excuse for not knowing what really happened on Jan 6. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660763677601478 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-07-01 02:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542687439126290432 Would Trump tell GOP voters to stay home? Possibly in 2022, if there's not enough Stop the Steal zealotry, https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/14/republicans-have-some-big-problems-their-own/ https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/14/trump-virginia-youngkin-gop-leaders/ but certainly not in 2024, when he plans to run and win. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1518193778525136 #PS1election == impress 7 time 2022-07-01 01:52 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 20 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-30 ratio 7 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-07-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 200 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1698669443810901 impress 8 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/30/2022 20:06" reach 7 title "Opinion | Trump’s latest eruption at Republicans captures a core insight about GOP voters" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1698669443810901 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542395105750880256 Should there be consequences for public figures that lie about normal people? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/22/sue-trump-2020-election-lies/ #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-06-30 06:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542394054238797824 DeSantis doesn't need Trump any more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/27/ron-desantis-snub-trump-2024-nomination-battle/ DeSantis does Trumpism better without Trump. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-06-30 06:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542393109073473537 How to make money promoting lies and violence to the Trumpist base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/27/with-violent-rhetoric-election-denial-podcaster-becomes-gop-force/ #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-06-30 06:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542392219180535808 And to think he was supposed to be presidential timber twenty years ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/27/giuliani-backslap-supermarket/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-06-30 06:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542391307124953089 Will Clarence Thomas support right-to-lifers with an updated Dred Scott decision? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott_v._Sandford Right-to-lifers want to hunt down poor women no matter where they go. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/29/abortion-state-lines/ But relax - none of this applies to GOP male megadonors. #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-06-30 06:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542388669398392832 Will Cipollone talk? He was there and saw and heard a lot. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-donald-trump-subpoenas-pat-cipollone-1c6b5339b27ccf885ae6261e84089e9c He could confirm or refute Hutchinson's recollections. #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-06-30 06:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542387172203831296 Surprise! Those who voted for Trump think he's innocent. And those who didn't think he's guilty. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-donald-trump-congress-government-and-politics-bb9efcbca309c3acb66e9c6d8a13657d The question is - what do persuadable voters in swing states think? #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-06-30 05:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542366177472544768 Trumpism and Trumpists are not conservative - just a reactionary cult of personality. The conservative viewpoint is irrelevant: that Roe v Wade was bad, but repealing it after 50 years is just as bad. https://nytimes.com/2022/05/03/opinion/abortion-supreme-court-conservative.html More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656268181384361 #PS1justice == impress 11 time 2022-06-30 04:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542312747391561728 Trumpists have been around since 1619 under various names - no reason to expect them to go away any time soon. Their influence waxes and wanes. https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/trump-trumpism-repubublican-success-popular-with-voters/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660885140922665 #PS1trumpism == impress 3 time 2022-06-30 01:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 298 epoch Lifetime ID 1698227810521731 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/30/2022 05:06" reach 6 title "Opinion | Trumpism is terrible. It also might be popular." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1698227810521731 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542209393118150656 What hath Trump wrought? Amber Heard 2.0 and the degradation of American political discourse. Nobody needs to tell the truth any more! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/28/trump-cassidy-hutchinson-jan6-hearing/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/29/cassidy-hutchinsons-testimony-was-unique-aftermath-hasnt-been/ But Trump shouldn't claim all the credit. Gamergate set the stage. #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 91 likes 1 time 2022-06-29 18:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1542051047417339905 What's new today? Knowing the rioters - his people - were armed and headed toward the Capitol, Trump WANTED to lead the riot in person, and struggled to get his Secret Service detail to agree. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-jan-6-committee-hearings-day-6 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1697280670616445 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-06-29 07:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 107 epoch Lifetime ID 1697538300590682 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/29/2022 09:06" rcs 1 reach 9 reactions 1 title "WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 6" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1697538300590682 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541773670736990209 What is Pence thinking? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/27/abortion-2024-presidential-candidates/ Leaning in hard for national abortion prohibition, Pence might increase his hold on Trumpist evangelicals who will vote GOP anyway, but probably will lose ground with persuadable swing state voters. What's the point? #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-06-28 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541644719456849920 SPACs lose their luster. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/investing/digital-world-acquisition-trump-grand-jury/index.html #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-06-28 04:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541644406372962304 The fly on the wall gets a special hearing. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/cassidy-hutchinson-former-meadows-aide-testify-january-6-committee-hearing/index.html Expect the Trumpists to spend a lot more energy attacking the witnesses and the committee than disproving the factual allegations. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1696295567381622 #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-06-28 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541642216199704576 A historic victory for white life? Anybody might have tripped over words. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/opinions/trump-rally-roe-white-life-miller-obeidallah/index.html But the enthusiastic approval by the Trumpist Dixiecrat crowd was the real news. They heard what they wanted. They'd be disappointed if she didn't mean it. #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-06-28 04:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541641158677254144 Majority of Americans disapprove of SCOTUS Roe v. Wade reversal https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/americans-disapprove-supreme-court-abortion-poll/index.html So what? The majority of major GOP donors approve, because keeping the single-issue right-to-lifers enthusiastically voting GOP is a pillar of Dixiecrat GOP minority rule. #PS1minority == engage 2 engage-rate 17% impress 12 likes 2 time 2022-06-28 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541639638023950336 Plot insurrection and you might get a visit from the FBI. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-government-and-politics-c0debd10f352062b002dd4a967272f5f Too bad for Eastman that Trump didn't see fit to pardon him. Trump must have foreseen that Eastman would be of no further use. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-06-28 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541619759078199297 How Mexico's abolition of slavery led to the Alamo, the Mexican War, and the American Civil War. Minority rule depended on a balance of power in the Senate, and when that was threatened, war ensued. https://www.keyreporter.org/book-reviews/2022/south-to-freedom-runaway-slaves-to-mexico-and-the-road-to-the-civil-war/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1696250204052825 #PS1minority == impress 8 time 2022-06-28 03:09 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 297 epoch Lifetime ID 1696271780717334 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/27/2022 20:06" reach 7 title "South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War – The Key Reporter" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1696271780717334 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1541266586929049600 Why defund the police has lost its luster. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/26/mysterious-bay-area-criminal-organization-had-nationwide-reach-law-enforcement-imposter-ties-to-shootings-and-notorious-murder-feds-say/ #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-06-27 03:46 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 22 epoch Lifetime ID 1696238420720670 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/27/2022 19:06" reach 10 title "Mysterious Bay Area criminal organization had nationwide reach, law enforcement impostor, ties to shootings and notorious murder, feds say" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1696238420720670 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540734449129623552 Susan Collins is a poor judge of GOP character. She thought Trump's first impeachment taught him a lesson - he learned he could get away with anything. Then she believed Kavanaugh that Roe was settled law. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1694549637556215 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/roe-kavanaugh-collins-notes.html #PS1gop == impress 10 time 2022-06-25 16:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540728415019360257 It will take decades to obtain majority rule. One approach is regional federalism. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html It has taken decades of increasing fortification of Dixiecrat GOP minority rule to get to this week. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/politics/reshaping-politics-roe-v-wade/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 7 time 2022-06-25 16:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540725082313457670 Biden signed off on a gun safety bill that was weak and ineffective enough to get 15 GOP senate votes. That means 35 voted against it. But those 15 will be hearing from the NRA at their next election. https://apnews.com/article/biden-signs-gun-violence-bill-c21249287f976c2c164d8753205c2e6d More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1694537074224138 #PS1firearms == impress 9 time 2022-06-25 15:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540696772086943745 The libertarian billionaires are coming to reshape society. Into the same reactionary form as their forebears - the anti-Enlightenment form that America's founders rejected. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/19/peter-thiel-facebook-new-right/ #PS1minority == impress 5 time 2022-06-25 14:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540693639847759873 It's lonely and dangerous being a rule-of-law Republican. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/21/rusty-bowers-jan-6/ #PS1gop == impress 1 time 2022-06-25 13:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540693181481725952 Democrats catch up with Republicans in institutionalizing Congressional inaction. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/house-democrats-vote-unity/index.html Filibuster has to go, along with representation decided by primary rather than general election. #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-06-25 13:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540690638772903937 Just like everybody else. Except for that odd slight accent. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/politics/russian-spy-johns-hopkins-classmates-accent-suspicious/index.html #PS1putin == impress 4 time 2022-06-25 13:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540690029583839232 There is no constitutional right to privacy. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/opinions/clarence-thomas-what-next-toobin/index.html A lot more than Roe has been shot down. It's all red meat for a certain essential part of the GOP voting base. But can swing voters get their minds off gas prices long enough to understand? #PS1justice == impress 5 time 2022-06-25 13:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540688835679358977 Putin is biding his time, wearing down Ukraine and more importantly, wearing down western will to resist. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/world/g7-summit-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1putin == impress 11 time 2022-06-25 13:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540686726737276929 No inconsistency! https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-constitutions-7c23635f8a992f4f24a915f9179463f2 The Trumpist justices were groomed by the Federalist Society to do exactly what they did - say whatever was needed to get confirmed, and then support minority rule at every opportunity once confirmed. #PS1justice == impress 2 time 2022-06-25 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540684660501467139 Jan 6 hearings starting to make a small difference. https://www.standardspeaker.com/jan-6-hearings-have-been-so-much-better-than-i-expected/article_f16e2744-a004-58ed-8063-d95c9814d856.html A small difference is all it takes in a swing district. That's why GOP is working so hard to eliminate swing districts with gerrymandering and voter suppression, to save minority rule. #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-06-25 13:13 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 83 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-26 ratio 4 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Tweets for 2022-06-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 414 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1695323534145492 impress 10 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/26/2022 11:06" reach 9 title "Jan. 6 hearings have been so much better than I expected" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1695323534145492 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540459983912853506 The GOP major donor class hit two home runs. But they don't really care about abortion rights or gun safety. What they do care about is tax cuts for billionaires and benefit decreases for poor people. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1694030040941508 #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-06-24 22:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540456378871201792 They are just winding up. They are coming after YOU next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaueeH69xkY Look around minutes 42-44. Newsom has not been a very impressive speaker before, but he was in great form today. #PS1health == impress 12 time 2022-06-24 22:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540349269990731777 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-entertainment-e0d6a8ad75a53a54322c7cd5e26892e8 #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 8 time 2022-06-24 15:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540319008523661312 Georgia grand jury turns to Giuliani. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/politics/giuliani-georgia-grand-jury-probe-trump/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-06-24 13:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540318095352311808 Another point where Trump's coup almost succeeded. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/opinions/january-6-hearing-trump-justice-department-williams/index.html A bolder, smarter Trumpist would have pulled it off - think Carlson, Cruz, DeSantis, Hawley, Musk - and that's the real danger of Trumpism. #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-06-24 12:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540195480201601025 Personality cult leaders are alike! https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/06/14/how-vanessa-huas-novel-of-china-forbidden-city-grew-out-of-her-time-at-uc-riverside/ Mao is a man with an eye for younger women, he thrives on creating chaos among his advisors, he is willing to damage to his country to maintain power and he believes his own lies, as do his followers. #PS1china == impress 7 time 2022-06-24 04:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540192061365768192 The most impressive moment of the 5th Jan 6 hearing - https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/politics/january-6-hearing-day-5-takeaways/index.html The number of Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP congressional representatives that asked for a pre-emptive pardon - along with government and party officials - most of whom didn't get one. #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-06-24 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540191251969896449 The most impressive moment of the 4th Jan 6 hearing - https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/january-6-hearing-day-4-takeaways/index.html Trump doesn't care who he hurts in his narcissistic mania. Especially poor people, poor Democrats, poor Democratic women, poor Democratic black women. But it all polls well with his base. #PS1trump == impress 15 time 2022-06-24 04:33 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 319 epoch Lifetime ID 1695321647479014 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/26/2022 11:06" reach 4 title "7 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1695321647479014 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540018520011837441 Trump threatens McConnell and other senators working on bipartisan gun safety, no matter how timidly. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-threatens-mitch-mcconnell-over-gun-bill-final-straw/ar-AAYN1A5?cvid=9b3ab616e873485ab98c7a5f4e4e25e2 The final Senate vote will show the degree that Trump still rules the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-06-23 17:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1540012596614443011 Trumpist Supreme Court protects minority rule! Makes it easier to smash small fry https://cnn.com/2022/06/23/politics/supreme-court-miranda-rights/index.html but allows them to be shot https://cnn.com/2022/06/23/politics/supreme-court-death-row-inmates/index.html and stands tall to protect everybody's right to shoot anybody anywhere anytime. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/politics/supreme-court-guns-second-amendment-new-york-bruen/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 6 time 2022-06-23 16:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539977190380404737 No peace for our time by giving away other countries' territory. https://apnews.com/article/kaja-kallas-estonia-prime-minister-interview-5ad4bcc1fd76d9c5530129160fafa814 Not in 1938, not in 2022. #PS1ukraine == impress 3 time 2022-06-23 14:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539975560763277314 The Trump administration is all about loyalty, not competence. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-4e7e68e2ff57aadd96d09c873a43a317 And the loyalty is one way. For all his pains, Eastman didn't get the pardon he needed. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-06-23 14:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539802178717483008 The evidence keeps pouring in! https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/politics/trump-documentary-trailer-video-january-6-committee/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-06-23 02:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539801097111425025 IRS is getting further and further behind. https://apnews.com/article/personal-taxes-groundhog-day-congress-f305d84940dcbce994b083595ad20729 Thanks to GOP legislators who jump on every chance to cut IRS budgets - to protect their major donors. #PS1tax == impress 6 time 2022-06-23 02:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539800315339296768 McConnell flinches - https://apnews.com/article/shootings-texas-new-york-violence-buffalo-df9202d5686880aab00559979d180e17 But McCarthy stands strong for your right to shoot up schools. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/politics/house-republicans-bipartisan-gun-bill/index.html Can McConnell keep 10 GOP senators in favor? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1692645504413295 #PS1firearms == impress 11 time 2022-06-23 02:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539796805373665280 DOJ started with the fake electors that backed out. Now it's on those who didn't back out. Will they wish they'd been smarter? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/22/jan6-fbi-electors-subpoenas/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/22/doj-subpoenas-georgia-gop-party-chair-in-fake-elector-probe/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-06-23 02:25 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 27 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-23 ratio 3 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-06-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 272 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1693331721011340 impress 4 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/23/2022 18:06" reach 3 title "DOJ subpoenas Georgia GOP party chair in fake elector probe" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1693331721011340 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539505964046381058 QAnon may not be an outlier in the Republican Party Definitely not an outlier - but a norm in Texas! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-presidential-gun-politics-united-states-b4260882260dfc913766b5304900d00b #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-06-22 07:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539504417942122496 Everybody is afraid the country is becoming less democratic. What they don't agree on is what that means. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/16/destroy-democracy-in-order-to-save-it/ #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-06-22 07:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539491756919517185 Hitler, Stalin, and Putin would have been so proud - if it had worked. Next time, the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP will make sure it works. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-georgia-election-recounts-5cffe294a372eb32dc68588784202314 #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-06-22 06:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539489433472208896 Upholding the Constitution can be hazardous to your health https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-capitol-siege-biden-donald-trump-presidential-70b3fad9f2b3d990c2e097c3d1143f1a Trumpists don't take oaths to uphold the Constitution as a legitimate answer. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-06-22 06:04 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 131 epoch Lifetime ID 1692628807748298 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/22/2022 19:06" reach 3 title "1/6 panel: Local 'heroes' rebuffed Trump, then faced threats" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1692628807748298 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539274526655062017 The great historian Putin knows that Germany has a greater claim to Konigsberg than Russia to Crimea. But Stalin demanded it and got it anyway as spoils of war. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/europe/kaliningrad-explainer-russia-lithuania-sanctions-intl/index.html It would be hard for Russia to defend in a major war. #PS1putin == impress 25 time 2022-06-21 15:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539248037494652929 the means of change is not the triumph of ideology or the spread of dogma; it is to be close to people with the closeness Jesus had https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/20/mission-which-pope-francis-should-never-retire/ Of course it was easier for Jesus; the devil had not yet invented modern mass media. #PS1other == impress 9 time 2022-06-21 14:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539246520129691650 The future of Trumpism finally out and loud! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/20/texas-gop-platform-secession-theocracy/ And the number of prominent Texas Republican legislators expressing dissatisfaction - none. But GOP legislators from other states worry about losing power in Congress if Texas secedes. #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-06-21 13:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539243441883856896 Nuclear energy in our future? https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-utilities-nuclear-power-climate-and-environment-23357f4087988a9d21fe714e5660838b Just a couple of problems - where do we get the fuel, and where do we put the waste. #PS1climate == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 time 2022-06-21 13:46 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539242462698414080 Putin has achieved his aim of making his mark on world history - insuring that a nuclear WWIII happens sooner rather than later. But will there be anybody left to remember him afterward? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-africa-south-korea-persian-gulf-tensions-8c6bd3929ee3fe407ea9627168fc6132 #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 26 likes 1 time 2022-06-21 13:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539240117373526016 Greitens stokes GOP's greatest fear - losing a winnable seat to Democrats. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-eric-greitens-missouri-campaigns-government-and-politics-0f979167868c2d75893a8f555fa5f596 Sure they all want to purge the GOP of traditional Republicans. But not so explicitly. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 23% impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-06-21 13:33 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539235193227161600 There aren't 10 Republican Senate votes to do almost anything supported by Democrats. Why would electoral count reform be any different, especially in an election year? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/19/fix-electoral-count-law-now-before-trump-tries-exploit-it-again/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1691545534523292 #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 40% impress 5 likes 2 time 2022-06-21 13:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539232895776063488 We wouldn't be so hesitant if American lives were on the front lives. But sooner or later they will be. Especially if we don't act now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/20/us-military-aid-ukraine-tanks-planes-drones-kyiv-russia-war/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-06-21 13:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1539231973368950791 Regional federalism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html It's already happening in red states. Time for blue states to catch up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/20/gop-making-national-policy-one-state-time/ #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-06-21 13:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 391 epoch Lifetime ID 1692033971141115 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/21/2022 22:06" rcs 1 reach 4 reactions 1 title "Opinion | How the GOP is making national policy one state at a time" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1692033971141115 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538892632092422145 The actual status of the poorest and most unfortunate woman in society determines the possible status of every woman https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/opinion/roe-heard-feminism-backlash.html Feminism can't avoid being about the economic and political status of poor women. And poor men. #PS1economics == impress 9 time 2022-06-20 14:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538889653750665217 Prosecute Trump? No good choices. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/opinion/trump-merrick-garland-january-6-committee.html His lawyers will run down the clock until high gasoline prices lead to a Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP Congress - which will end all investigations and prosecutions - and do nothing about gasoline prices. #PS1trump == impress 12 time 2022-06-20 14:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538886375176429568 The conditions that helped us meet past challenges no longer hold It's not 1973 or 2000 any more. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/19/opinion/its-not-the-future-we-cant-see.html #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-06-20 14:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538884587891269634 Texas Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP reaffirms its leap toward the past. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/19/us/politics/texas-republicans-approve-far-right-platform-declaring-bidens-election-illegitimate.html #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-06-20 14:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538883058585042945 Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP acknowledges that white supremacists are one of the single-issue constituencies essential for GOP minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/07/white-supremacist-attacks-hearing-republicans/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-06-20 13:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538882028820582401 Is the internet just another mechanism of state authority? That's what Putin and Xi think. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/07/us-russia-conflict-is-heating-up-cyberspace/ #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-06-20 13:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538880997680291840 How the Trumpists made the Jan 6 hearings worth watching. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/19/thanks-kevin-mccarthy-for-making-jan-6-hearings-worthwhile/ Don't expect a similar experience in the future. The Benghazi hearings are the Trumpist model - keep repeating the same things over and over until the media quit showing up. #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-06-20 13:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538879719336120320 What is the rest of the Republican agenda? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Voters' choices are high gas prices and the rest of the Democratic agenda; or, high gas prices and the rest of the Republican agenda https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/19/voters-angry-about-inflation-should-pay-attention-before-november/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1690788734598972 #PS1inflation == impress 3 time 2022-06-20 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538876841674432513 More on the fake electors conspiracy at tomorrow's committee hearing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/20/trump-documents-fake-elector-plan/ #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-06-20 13:30 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 304 epoch Lifetime ID 1692033447807834 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/21/2022 22:06" reach 4 title "Trump campaign documents show advisers knew fake-elector plan was baseless" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1692033447807834 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538174966041980928 Here's a reactionary American Fascist manifesto. Putin or HItler could have written it. Nothing conservative about it! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/17/national-conservative-manifesto-edmund-burke-foundation-trumpism/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1689395181404994 #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-06-18 15:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538168851191345152 Always check that your gas cap is tight after somebody else pumps your gas, lest you get a check engine light. Self-serve prohibitions are all about safety - income safety for full-serve stations and the politicians they support. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/energy/new-jersey-oregon-pump-your-own-gas/index.html #PS1economics == impress 14 time 2022-06-18 14:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538166947191304192 Justice catches up with more insurrectionists. The fraudulent - https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/politics/simone-gold-january-6-covid-us-capitol/index.html The violent - https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/mark-mazza-capitol-riot/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-06-18 14:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538160761314324480 What'll become of all those investors of billions of dollars in crypto mining data centers? Unlike the coin speculators, they can't bail out overnight. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-financial-markets-bitcoin-873a92a17402bf1510755e3ad4901869 #PS1economics == impress 9 time 2022-06-18 14:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538045740324270080 Foreign and domestic terrorists corrupt election officials https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-new-mexico-government-and-politics-donald-trump-fa26178d77b421ff7317d1a6ae83e0c4 and threaten the uncorruptible. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/elections-midterms-2022-security-threats/index.html #PS1election == impress 4 time 2022-06-18 06:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538044101014106112 What's the truth about sanctions against Putin? Will they really bite harder over time? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/nerd-warriors-treasury-department-sanctions-economic-war-russia/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-06-18 06:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538042085789446144 Can the west afford to support Ukraine? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/opinions/ukraine-war-putin-eu-biden-cost-andelman/index.html Putin is betting that the west forgot the lesson learned in 1938. Earlier is way cheaper than later. Both are inflationary. Later is worse. #PS1ukraine == impress 14 time 2022-06-18 06:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538040643330576384 Putin unrepentant about Russkiy Mir. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/europe/russia-president-vladimir-putin-speech-spief-intl/index.html Like Trump, he doesn't recognize the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders as distinct from America's narrow political and economic interests. #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-06-18 06:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538039247440973824 What's the difference between Watergate and Jan 6? There are hardly any rule-of-law Republicans left! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-congress-donald-government-and-politics-570444a76bacec6bcfaa507cae7ea452 #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-06-18 06:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538034668020240384 All the wannabes are booking trips to Iowa. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-cedar-rapids-iowa-south-carolina-tim-scott-d7f173b915d93302c10d43bbf6c252d1 But how can they sell the idea to Trumpists that they should vote for a Trumpist other than Trump? #PS1gop == impress 17 time 2022-06-18 05:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538023459267018752 The insurrectionists were NOT ordinary people. Neither are their fringe supporters. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-biden-voting-elections-1ccfd89df6868911d934529b9e47d6c8 #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-06-18 04:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538010428231389184 Did you imagine that NFT's were immune to crypto diseases? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/technology/nft-opensea-theft-fraud.html SOME people get rich. That's the main thing. Everybody else - caveat emptor. #PS1technology == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 23 retweets 1 time 2022-06-18 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538007456583888897 The insurrectionists were NOT ordinary people. Neither are their fringe supporters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/12/election-suspicion-georgia-greene-trump/ #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-06-18 03:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538006726158323712 The insurrectionists were NOT ordinary people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/17/january-6-hearings-extremists-proud-boys/ #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-06-18 03:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538005463991656449 So much for bipartisanship. Looks like there won't be 10 GOP votes for ANY gun control legislation. Keep on shooting - and getting campaign funds from the gun lobby. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/john-cornyn-booed-by-republicans/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 12 time 2022-06-18 03:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538004389050187778 Everybody else at the fundamentalist political conference wanted to look forward. But the keynote speaker was only interested in looking back. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-south-carolina-nikki-haley-government-and-politics-eeeaef5b13a8a68361bd64bb8d9713f6 #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-06-18 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538003430375010304 Musk believes in liberty - for Elon Musk. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-spacex-technology-science-1a64e388206cfb2cd209dedb2bcdbfc0 Everybody else can toe the line. #PS1technology == impress 7 time 2022-06-18 03:39 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 501 epoch Lifetime ID 1692032964474549 impress 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/21/2022 22:06" reach 2 title "SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1692032964474549 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537884309213786113 Online fraud on linkedin too! https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/17/fbi-says-fraud-on-linkedin-a-significant-threat-to-platform-and-consumers.html Gone, gone, gone! #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-06-17 19:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537883061219495936 Trump will run again, even if he's in jail. The big question is when he'll make a formal announcement - and become subject to campaign finance laws. Of course, he could just ignore those laws. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-south-carolina-nikki-haley-government-and-politics-eeeaef5b13a8a68361bd64bb8d9713f6 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1688838821460630 #PS1trump == impress 5 time 2022-06-17 19:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537856617860825088 Crypto crash https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/technology/tether-stablecoin-cryptocurrency.html Stablecoins can't redeem all their coins overnight because their assets are not all available overnight. Why would everybody bail out overnight? Don't be last in line at a bank run! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1688784804799365 #PS1economics == engage 2 engage-rate 12% impress 17 likes 1 time 2022-06-17 17:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537839811398017024 Mike Pence did almost nothing for four years. Too bad he was so willing to be a loyal lieutenant to Trump. But at the moment of national crisis he was strong - at great risk from the Trumpist lynch mob. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jan-6-probe-says-pences-life-was-in-danger-during-capitol-riot-after-he-rejected-trumps-demands-here-are-the-other-takeaways-from-the-hearing/ar-AAYAl28 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1688751241469388 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-06-17 16:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537820963563130880 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-science-health-africa-058a34d5c058e98e7cee0dea7ef92f9a #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-06-17 15:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537793508211208192 Trumpist thought under Chinese Communism - facts and logic don't matter. Only the feelings of the leader will be studied! https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-china-beijing-hong-kong-4fdabb78fd9f467da44ca453f3655e27 #PS1china == impress 3 time 2022-06-17 13:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537792237211250689 Ransomware business is still thriving. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-united-states-costa-rica-central-america-194c69b0966dacf785d2be613c7734dd #PS1ransomware == impress 10 time 2022-06-17 13:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537650686191472641 Jeffrey Clark thought the 5th was a good move. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/jeffrey-clark-justice-department-plead-fifth-january-6/index.html The highlight of the third day of Jan 6 hearings? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lawyer-john-eastman-knew-jan-6-plan-was-illegal-asked-for-pardon-afterward-committee-hears/ar-AAYySIP John Eastman also decided to plead the 5th. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1688369841507528 #PS1insurrection == impress 19 time 2022-06-17 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537648061735784449 The highlight of the second day of Jan 6 hearings - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-jan-6-committee-hearings-day-2 the whole stolen election lie was a fundraising technique for Trump, to raise funds for - what? Not litigating the 2020 election, a known lost cause. Other people's money!! #PS1insurrection == impress 5 time 2022-06-17 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537618326083383296 There's an important reason for DeSantis' decision. https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-florida-karine-jean-pierre-6b3272b50364855a58a5503aaf932b19 You can't get elected president in the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP if the anti-vaxxers stay home - and likewise for all the other single-issue constituencies that enable minority rule. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 time 2022-06-17 02:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 371 epoch Lifetime ID 1689095238101655 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/17/2022 22:06" reach 7 title "Florida only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1689095238101655 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537293042289324032 Money is the mother's milk of politics. Big corporations donate to both sides in order to retain access. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/jan6-companies-donate.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1687662298244949 #PS1democracy == impress 8 time 2022-06-16 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537287296646410240 Most swing voters vote their pocketbooks. They reject the guys in charge without knowing whether the other guys could do any better, and without knowing what OTHER things the other guys would do. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/15/inflation-anger-could-sweep-election-deniers-midterm-victory/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1687648944912951 #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-06-16 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537277708140355585 Wave the flag of insurrection and get treated as an insurrectionist. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-politics-congress-donald-trump-1fcaacc1199cb37cd971b71768b8ace3 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-06-16 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1537276811482058753 The cancer of Trumpism spreads - simply ignore any election results you don't like. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-new-mexico-voting-machines-7b91e326d2f378898046ec7df779ba20 #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-06-16 03:32 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 38 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-16 ratio 2 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Tweets for 2022-06-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 127 audclicks 3 epoch Lifetime ID 1688304691514043 impress 8 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/16/2022 18:06" reach 6 title "County's refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1688304691514043 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1536333963920146432 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-health-united-states-7331a43bbdf848afba69c4e3d209eef6 #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-06-13 13:05 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 20 epoch Lifetime ID 1687564901588022 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/15/2022 18:06" reach 6 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1687564901588022 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1535246959044198401 The incredulity factor - from the Big Short to the Big Scam. https://energiesnet.com/from-the-big-short-to-the-big-scam-paul-krugman/ It's easier to believe a big lie than a small one. #PS1economics == impress 21 time 2022-06-10 13:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1535125079939371008 The party's about over! https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-politics-sports-business-1cc246808911cc408186952d53db22ef #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-06-10 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1535082758728323072 The most interesting item in the Jan 6 broadcast? That a group of 200-300 Proud Boys had already started marching toward the Capitol even before Trump started speaking. Nothing spontaneous about it! #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-06-10 02:13 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 103 epoch Lifetime ID 1683724005305445 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/10/2022 05:06" reach 10 title "politicalscrapbooknet on Twitter" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1683724005305445 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534543425411989507 “If the law and the evidence are both against you, then pound on the table” https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/how-to-watch-jan-6-insurrection-hearing-everywhere-except-fox-news-which-wont-cover-it/ar-AAYdJrI Trumpism's defenders have to pound on the Jan 6 committee, to drown out the facts it uncovered. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/donald-trump-defense-january-6/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1682397925438053 #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-06-08 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534421885026377729 You'll be hearing about the Speech and Debate clause - from Art 1 Sec 6 - for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/bannon-pelosi-contempt/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-06-08 06:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534420478139551745 Trump really wanted to be part of the riot. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/secret-service-trump-capitol/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-06-08 06:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534420069593194496 Is Iran-Contra the right comparison for Jan 6 hearings? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/opinions/iran-contra-warning-january-6-hearings-zelizer/index.html Just run down the clock until nobody's interested. #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-06-08 06:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534415796885041152 Everybody's hoping nobody will notice! https://apnews.com/article/india-prices-business-d2c8279d39e1304f5623b3a99b56b8cc #PS1inflation == impress 6 time 2022-06-08 06:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 148 epoch Lifetime ID 1682674985410347 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/08/2022 16:06" reach 9 title "No, you're not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1682674985410347 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534161685673410560 Fake electors might have Federal criminal liability. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/georgia-trump-investigation-fake-electors-email/index.html But will the organizers of the fake electors ever get charged? #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-06-07 13:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534160350634905600 Though most ambitious Trumpists think Trumpism is better off without Trump, they can't or won't say so. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist Is Trump still in charge or not? We'll find out this month. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/donald-trump-defense-january-6/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-06-07 13:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534153689409040385 GOP senators boldly stand firm to protect kids' rights to shoot up their schools and GOP senators' rights to unlimited dark campaign money from gun industry! https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/gun-negotiations-congress-republicans/index.html #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 17% expands 1 impress 6 time 2022-06-07 12:41 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 11 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-07 ratio 11 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-06-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 111 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1682131162131396 impress 12 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/07/2022 22:06" reach 11 title "Key GOP senators signal that raising age to buy semiautomatic weapons is off the table" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1682131162131396 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533857571060084736 Not much an American president can do about global inflation. Regardless of party. Putin and MBS have a lot more say. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/biden-oil-saudi-arabia.html #PS1inflation == impress 16 time 2022-06-06 17:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533844278237007874 New version of Gresham's law - pink slime drives out real local journalism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/05/pink-slime-west-cook-news-school-race-grading/ #PS1journalism == impress 8 time 2022-06-06 16:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533843236216635392 Self-serving opportunists at the top attract self-serving opportunists all the way down. They don't have to be competent, just loyal. Sometimes they turn out to be neither. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/06/05/gaslit-martha-mitchell-baldwin-watergate/ #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-06-06 16:08 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533838084617302016 Trump and Nixon weren't so different. What changed in 50 years was the conversion of the GOP to a Dixiecrat party. #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-06-06 15:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533833042019553280 You can't even lie to Congress? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/louie-gohmert-texas-sussman/index.html Sure you can - all you have to do is wait for Trump to get re-elected and maybe get you out of jail free with a pardon. #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-06-06 15:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533831357167652864 Assault weapons are for assaults - killing as many people as possible as fast as possible. They're not much help for defense. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/05/opinions/guns-ar-15-uvalde-school-shooting-fanone/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 5 time 2022-06-06 15:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533827851144687617 How should GOP respond to Jan 6 hearings? Most would rather talk about inflation, but Trump demands they hit back twice as hard. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/05/politics/donald-trump-preparations-january-6-hearing/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-06-06 15:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533824118562246659 The only way to stop a bad guy with a big bag of dark campaign cash is a good guy with a bigger bag. Nothing will happen until senators fear more from gun safety supporters than gun safety opponents. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/05/senators-say-gun-deal-is-within-reach-without-bidens-wish-list/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1681028045575041 #PS1firearms == impress 12 time 2022-06-06 14:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533813679191232516 The greatest show on Earth for a day - but will anybody pay attention? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-congress-united-states-impeachments-government-and-politics-334c3bc07da118c69025f99649f5d2f4 About a third of the electorate seems to have permanently moved beyond facts and logic to embrace fantasy. #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-06-06 14:10 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 325 epoch Lifetime ID 1682130768798102 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/07/2022 22:06" reach 8 title "An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1682130768798102 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533265687648448512 What's the endgame in Ukraine - can we afford it? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opinion/ukraine-russia-putin-war.html Return to the boundaries of Feb 23, use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, admit Ukraine to EU and NATO, to discourage Putin's second act - that all sounds good, but Putin wouldn't accept it. #PS1ukraine == impress 42 time 2022-06-05 01:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533263613409931266 Immigrants get the job done - bringing new ideas and new energy. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/03/realestate/utica-burma-refugees.html #PS1immigration == impress 6 time 2022-06-05 01:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533262061588733954 GOP recruits diverse candidates to talk about all the things the GOP actually won't do if it gains power. Look at 2017-2018 - their one big accomplishment was billionaire tax relief. They couldn't even agree on how to replace Obamacare. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/us/politics/gop-diversity-texas-arizona.html #PS1gop == impress 12 time 2022-06-05 01:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533259586110599168 Epistemology - how do we know what we think we know? We have wikipedia on the side of fact over fantasy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/31/wikipedia-hitler-putin-lavrov/ #PS1other == impress 6 time 2022-06-05 01:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533256826153598977 If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone That was from Eisenhower's speech if D-Day failed. You wouldn't hear that from any Trumpist today. Any failure is due to Democrats or RINOS. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/03/undelivered-speeches-historys-alternate-paths/ #PS1other == impress 8 time 2022-06-05 01:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533255124272828416 Are you old enough to remember Charles Whitman? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/03/university-texas-tower-charles-whitman-shooting/ He set a precedent - partly. His pride in marksmanship was irrelevant once anybody could obtain an assault rifle. Now, massacres of strangers are hardly news. #PS1firearms == impress 8 time 2022-06-05 01:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533249505650364417 He killed with polonium. He died from covid. KGB is better at poisons than vaccines. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-covid-health-london-c9303aced131fa50613f4046cbf2e14d #PS1putin == impress 23 time 2022-06-05 00:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533248867264647168 The future right-to-lifers hope to see - for poor women. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/two-women-were-charged-with-murder-after-having-stillbirths-the-cases-are-rocking-this-conservative-corner-of-california/ar-AAY4DxE Rich women can travel. And prosecute the men? Not in GOP territory! #PS1health == impress 4 time 2022-06-05 00:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533247465167630337 It would be easier with ranked-choice voting. https://www.fairvote.org/rcv#where_is_ranked_choice_voting_used As it is, running as an independent is a very long shot. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-oregon-government-and-politics-campaign-2016-9126bc3a99e2084e6654a2bd112c467a #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-06-05 00:40 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 330 epoch Lifetime ID 1680305192313993 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/05/2022 06:06" reach 10 title "High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1680305192313993 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533131650799767552 NY to ban cryptomining? https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-climate-technology-environment-ee46804d5c6c0280b318d5ff3abcb731 Why burn fantastic amounts of natural gas (or coal in some places) to support a very dubious enterprise? #PS1climate == impress 5 time 2022-06-04 17:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533124107792883712 One certain economic benefit of casinos - lots of dark campaign money for supportive politicians. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/nyregion/nyc-casinos-gambling.html #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-06-04 16:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533121207645753345 On Jan 5, Marc Short warned the Secret Service about personal danger to Mike Pence. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/us/politics/trump-pence-safety-jan-6.html Trump and his henchmen were turning every screw to put pressure on Pence. #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-06-04 16:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533119576086441984 Why push for 2% inflation? 4% used to be good enough. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/opinion/inflation-federal-reserve.html #PS1inflation == impress 4 time 2022-06-04 16:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533118609131614208 “celebrity worship syndrome” - what every mass shooter dreams of being the object of. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opinion/amber-heard-johnny-depp-trial-celebrity.html Are people's lives so empty of real objects of affection that they have to lavish love on strangers who are only in it for the money? #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-06-04 16:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533093635499036674 How cancel culture works in Florida. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/ron-desantis-tampa-bay-rays-gun-violence/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-06-04 14:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533086672266461185 Want to launch the next front-page massacre? Everything you need to know is on the internet! https://apnews.com/article/technology-gun-politics-shootings-race-and-ethnicity-2d37c8ede6135eca9f0b2150e7927a92 #PS1firearms == impress 3 time 2022-06-04 14:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532960505538617344 Is Russian dependence on western parts eventually going to matter? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/business/economy/russia-weapons-american-technology.html #PS1putin == impress 5 time 2022-06-04 05:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532959003042492416 Who's for defending the minority rule of wealthy old white men? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Majority rule and minority rights - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/opinion/majority-rule-democracy.html #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-06-04 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532956738013388805 4% of the voters is enough to preserve minority rule in Texas. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/opinion/texas-republicans-abbott.html #PS1minority == impress 3 time 2022-06-04 05:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532955005237399557 The Trumpists have outgrown the need for democracy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/anti-democratic-threat-remains-very-much-alive/ From now on it will be guided just like in Hungary, Russia, China, and N Korea, to protect minority rule. #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-06-04 05:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532952464785174528 Can the right Democratic candidates recapture the white working-class vote? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/tim-ryan-john-fetterman-ohio-pennsylvania-democrats-could-serve-as-populist-model/ #PS1election == impress 2 time 2022-06-04 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532951579493429248 Trumpist response to Jan 6 committee hearings? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/03/trump-scam-response-jan-6-committee-hearings/ “institutionalization of an insurrectionary movement” #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-06-04 05:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532950725105397760 A true reactionary - boldly fighting the future in every form in a vain attempt to make it go away. https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/06/03/lab-meat-politics/ #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-06-04 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532947048152018944 Fantasies of unlimited power and greatness and an intense desire for admiration Why shouldn't adolescent males mimic the unrestrained behavior and obsession with celebrity modeled by their political leaders? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/03/why-so-many-mass-shooters-young-angry-men/ #PS1firearms == impress 5 time 2022-06-04 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532946082094649345 So much for the will of the people in South Dakota. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/south-dakota-ballot-initiative-gop-subvert-voters/ Minority rule wins again. #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-06-04 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532944111388332032 Black presidents? Female senior executives? Must be bugs in the system of minority rule. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/opinions/sheryl-sandberg-step-down-facebook-coo/index.html Minority rule is striking back to return to its traditional values. #PS1minority == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 likes 1 time 2022-06-04 04:35 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 480 epoch Lifetime ID 1679931619018017 impress 14 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/04/2022 17:06" reach 13 title "Opinion: Sheryl Sandberg's dangerous delusion" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1679931619018017 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532865390996357120 Showing up way late for the Jan 6 party. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/capitol-police-arrest-man/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-06-03 23:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532864999160393729 The Nazis couldn't have taken over without the Franz von Papens who thought they were in control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen But the Nazis took over - bit by bit - normalizing their ideas as the von Papens said nothing. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/02/whats-far-right-trying-build-power/ #PS1gop == impress 5 time 2022-06-03 23:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532862644415102977 Pence knew it would be no picnic. Give him credit for standing his ground for once when it counted. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/03/mike-pences-team-could-see-storm-coming/ #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-06-03 23:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532860765320802304 Sasse auditions, perhaps not knowing it, for a place on a centrist Rule of Law national unity platform. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/03/ben-sasse-optimistic-republican-party/ He doesn't seem to grasp that he has no place in the Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican Party. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/ben-sasse-gop-party-leader-comments/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-06-03 23:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532858879318425600 Paul Ryan decides he's a rule-of-law Republican after all. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law That's why he has no place in the Trump Dixiecrat GOP. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/paul-ryan-republicans-impeach-trump/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 14% expands 1 impress 7 time 2022-06-03 22:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532857144902447104 There's no there there! The present value of future crypto dividends is... zero. The only hope for profit is to find a bigger fool than you who will pay more than you paid. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/03/crypto-scams-ftc/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/03/crypto-skeptics-growing/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1679191352425377 #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-06-03 22:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532852679327641600 Guns make you less safe. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/live-with-a-gun-owner-researchers-say-that-makes-you-less-safe/ar-AAY025A If they are there, they get used. #PS1firearms == impress 2 time 2022-06-03 22:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532760759876214785 Navarro will get his day in court. He will plead executive privilege; when that fails, will he plead the 5th? https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/03/pete-navarro-indicted-contempt-congress/ #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-06-03 16:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532741647733170177 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-politics-health-95196447675dc44a9c58bfbb1f2ce76e #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 114 time 2022-06-03 15:11 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532735970860097543 Putin will wait as long as necessary for the west to get tired of supporting Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/03/russia-putin-economy-attrition-war/ But the west knows that success in Ukraine would lead Putin to further adventures elsewhere. #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-06-03 14:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532732912130347008 Putin might have accidentally launched WWIII. Covid economic dislocations were bad enough, but global economic sanctions, runaway inflation, the likely ensuing recession, and ultimately global starvation might have profound consequences. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/opinions/economic-aftershocks-pandemic-ukraine-political-turmoil-ghitis/index.html #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 38 likes 1 time 2022-06-03 14:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532729658130649088 Finally understanding when Putin is saying what he REALLY thinks. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/opinions/russia-vladimir-putin-true-intentions-dougherty/index.html #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 50% impress 4 likes 1 time 2022-06-03 14:23 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532728031705411584 The secret electronic war. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-technology-90d760f01105b9aaf1886427dbfba917 All those smart weapons rely on wireless communications. #PS1technology == impress 18 time 2022-06-03 14:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532727705673682947 Ukraine won't cede any of its territory, and Russia won't yield on its conquests. So the war will continue as long as Russia has the means to offend and Ukraine the means to defend. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-moscow-government-and-politics-139234bb95a3fe3ca2de0fe2c716dda8 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 likes 1 time 2022-06-03 14:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532588256746799104 The US Coast Guard is on duty in the Western Pacific. As it has been for many years. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/asia/us-coast-guard-pacific-islands-china-intl-hnk-ml/index.html Chinese fishing fleets are not popular in small island countries. #PS1china == impress 10 time 2022-06-03 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532583346290642944 Conditional funding worked to increase the drinking age. Why not to increase the shooting age? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/opinions/gun-reform-backdoor-congress-solution-rangappa/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 4 time 2022-06-03 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532574697405095937 So much for the good guy with the gun. https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/leonard-pitts-so-much-for-the-good-guy-with-a-gun/article_2918de74-e1dc-11ec-a99e-2305a9a4d5cf.html The bad guys always get to choose when and where and get the first shots. Many don't care if they live or die. #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-06-03 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532572656884559872 Worried about climate change? What about nuclear war? Putin has unleashed a global race to arm for deterrence protection. Like other arms races, it's likely to end in a bad miscalculation. https://turonzamin.com/putins-threats-highlight-the-dangers-of-a-new-riskier-nuclear-era-the-new-york-times #PS1foreign == impress 6 time 2022-06-03 03:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532569846231076865 Instead of reparations, consider a Universal Basic Income. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-ubi.html Reparations - for whom? What about Native Americans, Latinos, poor ignorant white victims of lousy schools? https://apnews.com/article/california-race-and-ethnicity-san-francisco-voter-registration-0cb66f61c4b9f0136c43a17408720d98 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1678608905816955 #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-06-03 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532559101439320064 It was just a matter of time! https://apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-arrests-manhattan-a9de5a1cebeef9f1588f03dc0262aa57 Everything new... is not so new after all. #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-06-03 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532553395629719552 California voters don't think much of Biden's record on inflation. They're really not going to like the recession that stops it. https://patabook.com/news/2022/05/30/skelton-will-inflation-help-california-republicans-win-races/ But most of them still won't vote for anti-abortion, pro-guns Trumpists. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1678582782486234 #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-06-03 02:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532550681181028352 no elected officials claim the only way to stop a bad guy with a bomb is a good guy with a bomb https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/louis-klarevas-sonali-rajan-and-charles-branas-column-why-our-response-to-school-shootings-is/article_8d609bd8-4046-5247-810d-9e0ba185720a.html The 2nd amendment just says arms. No distinction between guns and bombs. #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 replies 1 time 2022-06-03 02:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532548521013825536 We Build the Wall jury deadlocked. https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-politics-donald-trump-453dfc35ce16d42034526acb6f24cce9 Sounds like there is one Trumpist on the jury who will vote to acquit no matter what. Bannon was already off the hook with a Trump pardon. #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-06-03 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532531081479565312 political power is derived from questioning reality; endorsing myth, rage, and paranoia; and promoting lies https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump White Replacement Theory is a very old pillar of fascism. https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220530000114 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 8 time 2022-06-03 01:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532529201726689280 Federal gun safety research was banned for 20 years - so we are well behind the curve. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-05-26/why-there-isn-t-more-research-on-how-to-stop-school-shootings #PS1firearms == impress 4 time 2022-06-03 01:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532527878608277504 There might not be a new normal for a few years! https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3668546/farhad-manjoo/it%E2%80%99s-still-covid%E2%80%99s-world-we%E2%80%99re-just-living-it #PS1virus == impress 3 time 2022-06-03 01:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532525626992693248 Diesel is costing you more than gasoline. You just don't see it every day. https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/05/27/high-gas-prices-hurt-but-heres-how-diesel-prices-are-slamming-your-wallet-in-hidden-ways/ #PS1inflation == impress 3 time 2022-06-03 00:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532524764060782592 Rooftop solar is part of the solution. Hawaii is leading the way. They've no choice. https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/hit-hard-by-high-energy-costs-hawaii-looks-to-the-sun #PS1climate == impress 5 time 2022-06-03 00:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532523689056448514 How unlimited outside money works - https://calmatters.org/politics/2022/05/california-primary-special-interests-money/ That's why nationally the GOP and some Democrats are eager to keep dark money dark. The bottom line is that there's no penalty for false or misleading campaign material, so none of it is worth reading. #PS1capolitics == impress 7 time 2022-06-03 00:44 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1002 epoch Lifetime ID 1679310825746763 impress 15 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/03/2022 20:06" reach 14 title "Money wars: Special interests spend big in California primary" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1679310825746763 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532479689339461632 Trumpism is the same everywhere! https://thequint.com/us-nri-news/google-dalit-rights-activist-thenmozhi-soundararajan-presentation-lecture-anti-hindu-tanuja-gupta-senior-manager-resigns#read-more https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equality-labs-demands-accountability-google-144300506.html https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/02/google-caste-equality-labs-tanuja-gupta/ If you grow up saturated with racism, you can no longer see it in yourself or others. All you see is trouble stirred up by outside agitators. #PS1other == engage 2 engage-rate 8% impress 25 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-06-02 21:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532358446007193600 Taliban attacks main money crop. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-taliban-asia-d228b020cdc7538d3cf66c2e08a905fc #PS1afghanistan == impress 3 time 2022-06-02 13:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532357581733101569 Atlanta grand jury getting into gear! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-atlanta-presidential-3bc4ae72555ee3f22a13554d9b27d240 #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-06-02 13:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532229825066283008 First known insurrection plans. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/politics/january-6-email-plan-overturn-election-trump/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-06-02 05:17 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 96 epoch Lifetime ID 1678523152492197 impress 17 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/02/2022 17:06" rcs 1 reach 16 reactions 1 title "House January 6 committee obtains email outlining early plan to try to overturn Trump's 2020 loss" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1678523152492197 ========== Tweets for 2022-06-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531992587912916993 Another subpoena for Navarro, this time from the Justice Department. Will he refuse this one too? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-government-and-politics-peter-navarro-presidential-elections-0744f3e7819e07a7989895e0caa60e4c #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-06-01 13:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531992274183172096 Quackery uncovered https://washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/31/covid-cure-doctor-jennings-staley/ Staley’s license has been temporarily suspended by a court order Temporarily? Then he can go back to quackery? #PS1virus == impress 3 time 2022-06-01 13:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531859676815425537 Putin declared war on Europe, and Europe responded with unforeseen unity. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/opinion/putin-europe-ukraine.html But some European leaders are still willing to give him the Sudetenland if he'll just quit shooting for a little while. #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-06-01 04:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531858306402160640 The novel The Third World War: August 1985 attributed the west's victory over Soviets to, in part, more independence of western non-commissioned officers. Reality now is a weak Russian military due to lack of independence in lower ranks https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/russia-military-eastern-ukraine.html #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-06-01 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531852449840959490 How the AR-15 was sold to America https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/31/uvalde-shooting-ar-15-interview-ryan-busse/ #PS1firearms == impress 8 time 2022-06-01 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531851167654768640 Have you read the million words of your privacy agreements? Nobody else has either. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/31/abolish-privacy-policies/ #PS1technology == impress 5 time 2022-06-01 04:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531845433068122113 GOP embracing its destiny as the party of guns and violence. It's not just about hunting animals any more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/31/republicans-guns-ads-posts/ #PS1firearms == impress 5 time 2022-06-01 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531843618343768065 What could happen with Taiwan? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/asia/china-taiwan-invasion-scenarios-analysis-intl-hnk-ml/index.html The lowest-risk option would be a quarantine - with strategic ambiguity about its ultimate intent. #PS1china == impress 23 time 2022-06-01 03:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-06-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-06-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 243 epoch Lifetime ID 1677937092550803 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "06/01/2022 21:06" reach 12 title "Analysis: China could take Taiwan, but at an extremely bloody price" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1677937092550803 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531691046047862784 Rising income and wealth inequality are two of the inevitable benefits of minority rule. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop So now there's another inflation issue - this time against DeSantis. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/florida-affordable-housing-ron-desantis-democrats/index.html #PS1inflation == impress 9 time 2022-05-31 17:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531688094721667072 Will fusion energy ever deliver? https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/05/world/iter-nuclear-fusion-climate-intl-cnnphotos/ #PS1technology == impress 9 time 2022-05-31 17:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531685446526201857 Making an election issue of high inflation or low unemployment is tricky - since the causes and effects are global, and neither Democrats nor Republicans can do much about them. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/22/politics/inflation-biden-republicans-washington/index.html #PS1inflation == impress 7 time 2022-05-31 17:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531684329486594049 Can GOP overcome its lead over Democrats? Bring on the pro-lifers with AR-15's! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/midterm-elections-issues-guns-abortion/index.html #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-05-31 17:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531680873396940802 The casino is closed for a while. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/investing/stock-market-investing-trading/index.html #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-05-31 16:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531679422561935360 Not much to show yet for Durham investigation. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-hillary-clinton-john-durham-presidential-elections-59158f83bd6a9159b420f2b04848b77f Durham will perform his intended role as long as he generates some headlines until the election. #PS1russian == impress 5 time 2022-05-31 16:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531678391723761664 Crossover voting - what voters do because there's no ranked-choice voting. Both parties do it. If your party's primary doesn't matter, why not vote in the other party's? For the one most likely to lose, or the one least intolerable. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-georgia-campaign-2016-congress-df4fa72d2d4a1e4d9344d61c0a3d4b9e #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-05-31 16:46 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-31 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 218 epoch Lifetime ID 1677147482629764 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/31/2022 18:05" reach 11 title "Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1677147482629764 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531270477968134149 The big show begins June 9! Will it last as long as Benghazi? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/opinions/top-gun-january-6-committee-hearings-obeidallah/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-05-30 13:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531267780007276544 Chinese Trumpism https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/china/china-textbook-illustration-controversy-intl-hnk-mic/index.html Who knows more about culture wars than the Chinese Communist Party? #PS1china == engage 4 engage-rate 7% expands 2 hashclicks 2 impress 59 time 2022-05-30 13:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531121084191240192 Solar power comes to Afghan poppy fields. They turn the desert green - until the aquifers dry up. Just like California. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-taliban.html Opium remains as profitable as all other exports combined. #PS1afghanistan == impress 7 time 2022-05-30 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531118528631148544 Remember NC-09? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-nc-09.html Home of the most prominent election fraud in recent decades, carried out by a Republican! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/us/politics/l-mccrae-dowless-dead.html But he died before he could be fully brought to justice. #PS1election == engage 2 engage-rate 50% impress 4 time 2022-05-30 03:41 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531115110114111489 Another idea that lost in Georgia - rejecting economic development. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/29/politics/big-lie-georgia-republicans-rejection/index.html But as small red state towns discovered, economic development means new ideas, increased cost of living, and even harder lives for natives who can't compete. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-05-30 03:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531112669444333568 Musk has joined the club of reactionary billionaires. No doubt he'll become a major Trumpist donor. Here's tutorials for him on how it works: https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist Here's what he has to say for himself - https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/business/elon-musk-billionaires-tweet/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-05-30 03:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531072243459010560 Four days are up. Nothing has changed. The country will have to wait for another massacre. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/26/uvalde-school-shooting-emotions-guns/ #PS1firearms == impress 7 time 2022-05-30 00:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531071237174153216 There's a reason McConnell is majority leader! He knows what keeps his donors and his members and his voters happy - preserving minority rule. And that requires keeping the freefire advocates engaged and voting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/28/mcconnell-guns-mass-shootings/ #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-05-30 00:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531067155625615360 It's pretty hard to hack voting machines, if they are used with their recommended procedural safeguards. That won't stop election deniers - they never cared about facts. And they just want to bypass the safeguards. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/28/dominion-voting-machines-cisa-review/ #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-05-30 00:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531062961288097792 Who's keeping an eye on the crypto store? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/29/molly-white-crypto/ $10 billion lost so far. #PS1economics == impress 14 time 2022-05-30 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-31 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 383 epoch Lifetime ID 1676801002664412 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/31/2022 07:05" reach 8 title "First she documented the alt-right. Now she’s coming for crypto." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1676801002664412 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531060503920775169 White Christian Nationalism - dying gasp or new life? It's popular in Russia, Hungary, and other authoritarian states. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-religion-nationalism-8bf7a6115725f508a37ef944333bc145 It overlaps with white supremacists, QAnons, anti-vaxxers, and election deniers - its symbols were prominent on Jan 6. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 5% impress 58 retweets 2 time 2022-05-29 23:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531044654119956480 California has avoided a reckoning on water rights and usage. Climate change means running out of bandaids to delay the day of reckoning. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/05/as-drought-persists-water-rights-on-agenda/ California water politics is big money politics. Expect it to get ugly. #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-05-29 22:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531042764892168192 What does Haiti have to do with Uvalde? The Second Amendment was inspired by fear of the Haitian slave revolution. Not about protecting the people from tyranny - about protecting tyranny from the people. https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002107670/historian-uncovers-the-racist-roots-of-the-2nd-amendment More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1675600576117788 #PS1firearms == engage 159 engage-rate 6% expands 38 impress 2720 likes 47 replies 3 retweets 25 time 2022-05-29 22:40 +0000 urlclicks 42 userclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531033334255562752 There's hardly any difference between the parties on inflation because it mostly depends on external factors neither controls. But what does correlate over and over - it's EITHER inflation or unemployment. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/27/lansners-mailbag-are-democrats-to-blame-for-high-inflation/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1675586676119178 #PS1inflation == impress 3 time 2022-05-29 22:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531013921829552133 Political paralysis protected minority rule by protecting slavery. From 1820 to 1860 the biggest political issue was protecting the South's parity in the Senate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/29/our-gun-debate-paralysis-stretches-back-to-civil-war/ Paralysis still protects minority rule. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1675551746122671 #PS1democracy == impress 4 time 2022-05-29 20:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531009329754607616 China’s failure to match the West in developing effective coronavirus vaccines, resulting in continued shutdowns and an anemic recovery, should dispel the notion that it has some inherent advantage over the West https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/29/china-policy-biden-blinken-asia-trip-despite-war-ukraine-china-matters-most/ #PS1china == impress 24 time 2022-05-29 20:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530917402677874690 It's true! Massacres are caused by Evil! https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-issues-statement-on-uvalde-shooting The Evil Tempter tells politicians Nothing good can be accomplished if you don't get the votes and the donors. So do what it takes to get the donors. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1675355999475579 #PS1firearms == impress 4 time 2022-05-29 14:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530907139748728833 The Uvalde shooter achieved his goal! He'll be remembered far longer than all the thoughts and prayers of the NRA and its accomplices in Congress. https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-schools-security-0be46be6a91f113912dcc8f2a52ee75e #PS1firearms == impress 22 time 2022-05-29 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530809554354655232 Being an underequipped underdog against the Russian army is too great a challenge for some. Foreigners can go home, but Ukrainians are stuck with it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/28/americans-fighting-in-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 32 time 2022-05-29 07:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530807602673659904 Putin gets criticism from both sides, but that won't bother him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/28/putin-russia-ukraine-war-censorship/ #PS1putin == impress 16 time 2022-05-29 07:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530806477933318144 A few things Trump got right - usually by accepting the advice of experts - and the many he got disastrously wrong - usually by ignoring the advice of experts. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/28/opinions/donald-trump-chaos-bergen/index.html Certainly the worst American president - since Jefferson Davis. #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-05-29 07:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530804172299177991 Those were the tweets that were - not true. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/28/politics/fact-check-false-viral-tweets-texas-shooting-abbott-cruz/index.html #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-05-29 06:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530797677947981824 McConnell and Cornyn vow to search every avenue that won't lead to a solution, until the clock runs out. Again. https://cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/mcconnell-cornyn-democrats-bipartisan-effort-gun-violence/index.html #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 retweets 1 time 2022-05-29 06:26 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 521 epoch Lifetime ID 1675640362780476 impress 12 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/29/2022 17:05" rcs 1 reach 10 reactions 1 title "Exclusive: McConnell says he has directed Cornyn to engage with Democrats on a 'bipartisan solution' on gun violence" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1675640362780476 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530415934795657216 You wouldn't expect objective FACTS from Trump or Cruz or the NRA would you? Why would they change now? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/politics/fact-check-trump-cruz-nra.html Instead they talk about their subjective FEELINGS - that's all they know for sure anyway! And it polls well with their audience. #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 time 2022-05-28 05:09 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530412047329964033 Immigrants get the job done! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/25/military-recruitment-immigrants-green-card/ They KNOW what they're fighting for. But only if we let them. #PS1immigration == impress 7 time 2022-05-28 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530387059906473984 How France enslaved Haiti, then after independence, ripped off the survivors - with plenty of help from America and not a few corrupt members of the Haitian elite. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 19 time 2022-05-28 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530378695226974208 Does the internet still need a profit motive? Not in China or North Korea. Will a local cooperative structure preserve the good and inhibit the bad? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/technology/what-would-an-egalitarian-internet-actually-look-like.html #PS1technology == impress 16 time 2022-05-28 02:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530357460019474432 Fulton County grand jury begins its work. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/trump-grand-jury-georgia.html #PS1insurrection == impress 79 time 2022-05-28 01:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530356628079267840 Minority rule today? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Minority rule then - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/uvalde-senate-gun-control.html Then as now, constitutional pillars include equal representation in the Senate and thus control of the judiciary. #PS1democracy == impress 7 time 2022-05-28 01:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530354840152354816 Heritage Foundation abandons traditional conservatism in favor of Trumpist isolationism. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/politics/ukraine-aid-heritage-foundation.html Like politicians, think tanks have to go where the money flows. #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-05-28 01:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530353634436730881 The connection between guns and segregation? It's the same kinds of politicians acting for the same reason - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html preserving minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/uvalde-guns-senate-republicans.html #PS1firearms == impress 5 time 2022-05-28 01:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530351989971857409 What's pushing America toward regional federalism? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html all the pillars of minority rule! https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Why should blue states continue to subsidize red states' fantasies? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/uvalde-shooting.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1674175606260285 #PS1democracy == impress 8 time 2022-05-28 00:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530347204346384385 Imitation Hitler didn't know what happens in the Capitol but he'll learn what happens in a Federal penitentiary. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/politics/timothy-hale-cusanelli-verdict/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 4 time 2022-05-28 00:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530344619883450368 GOP isn't going to cough up the money for arming teachers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/27/newt-gingrich-offered-one-worst-school-shooter-plans-yet/ Or for any of their other lame suggestions in response to massacres. It's just what they say to distract and divert. #PS1firearms == impress 4 time 2022-05-28 00:26 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 375 epoch Lifetime ID 1675112926166553 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/28/2022 23:05" reach 5 title "Analysis | Newt Gingrich offered one of the worst school-shooter plans yet" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1675112926166553 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530337439889272832 Several Texas GOP thought it best to keep a low profile - away from the NRA - but not Trump! Or Cruz or Noem. https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-nra-convention-212dfd1b57474f1ab208d4a72521a010 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1674147202929792 #PS1firearms == impress 20 time 2022-05-27 23:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530313545627250689 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-texas-social-media-7b5b38f536d4346ff104d0d898125517 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-05-27 22:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530224090501394433 Permission granted to explore all possible dead ends! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/politics/mitch-mcconnell-gun-control/index.html Mental health is a sure dead end. And anyway, what's insane about wanting to be immortal in infamy if the alternative is to be a forgotten loser? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1673932736284572 #PS1firearms == engage 2 engage-rate 29% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-05-27 16:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530220086446804992 FBI talking to fake electors who dropped out. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/doj-georgia-republicans-trump-fake-elector-probe/index.html Why did they drop out? #PS1insurrection == engage 8 engage-rate 5% impress 169 likes 2 retweets 2 time 2022-05-27 16:11 +0000 urlclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530200668144693253 What is victory? Any cease-fire will allow Putin to regroup and try again. So it must be accompanied by immediate Ukrainian membership in NATO and EU. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/us/politics/zelensky-ukraine-war.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1673879816289864 #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-05-27 14:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530191391011155969 GOP response to climate change in one sentence - “Who cares if Miami is six meters underwater in 100 years?” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/climate/republicans-blackrock-climate.html A six-meter (40 feet) rise in sea level will have a major impact on Washington, DC, and Manhattan, too. https://topocreator.com/ned-jpg/city_a/600/dc.jpg #PS1climate == impress 5 time 2022-05-27 14:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530187977074233344 The show must go on! Gun manufacturers, gun voters, and gun politicians need to refresh their bonds when they're under attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opinion/nra-trump-texas-guns.html All the Trump men will be there! #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-05-27 14:03 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530186680329568256 Why GOP politicians always return calls from gun manufacturers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/27/texas-shooting-gun-manufacturer-donations/ Even if they never return calls from reporters about campaign funding! It's all about keeping open the door of access - because money is the mother's milk of politics. #PS1firearms == impress 7 time 2022-05-27 13:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530185042613284864 Toublesome Ukrainians are useful hostages for trading if the war goes badly for Russia, useful forced labor if the war ends well. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/ukraine-filtration-camps-forcibly-remove-russia/index.html Russians should take note. Since Putin says they are brothers, he treats Russians the same way. #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-05-27 13:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530182490077286400 More guns = more gun deaths. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/gun-violence-data-what-matters/index.html Especially in former slavery-rebellion states and in modern sagebrush-rebellion states. Guns let a man know what it means to be free - free to kill strangers, free to kill family members, free to kill himself. #PS1firearms == impress 8 time 2022-05-27 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530018411824046080 I don’t fully understand this aversion to the basic rules of a civilized society https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/opinion/republicans-guns-uvalde.html It's red state politics - if you waver one millimeter, you'll lose the next primary, in favor of somebody with a huge campaign fund from the gun lobby. #PS1firearms == impress 6 time 2022-05-27 02:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530015298954272768 GOP members refuse subpoenas. Some worry that could set a precedent for when they are in control, but the modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP never bothers with precedents. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/us/republicans-jan-6-subpoenas.html #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-05-27 02:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530013438235189248 Western democracies act as accomplices to Putin, providing him with a lifeline access to Western financial systems — a lifeline the Kremlin uses to challenge the West’s own interests.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/25/vladimir-kara-murza-columns-truths-putin-russia/ There is Russian opposition, but can it survive? #PS1putin == impress 22 time 2022-05-27 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530011539041767426 Nothing like a good massacre to generate insane ideas from GOP politicians. Definitely sounds like a mental health crisis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/25/republican-deceitful-dodges-gun-control-man-traps-ballistic-blankets-more-guns/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1673515442992968 #PS1firearms == impress 5 time 2022-05-27 02:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1530009574366818304 Trump has succeeded in remolding the whole GOP in his image - which means Trumpism doesn't need him, specifically, any more. Just like Peron and Peronism! Will Trump be outTrumped by somebody Trumpier? DeSantis is trying. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/25/trump-2024-republican-primary-chances/ #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-05-27 02:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529996944763867136 There are limits to Ukrainian resistance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/26/ukraine-frontline-russia-military-severodonetsk/ #PS1ukraine == impress 8 time 2022-05-27 01:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529994387890896897 Not since Eisenhower has an American president mobilized such a massive international response. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/26/biden-white-house-secret-planning-helped-ukraine-counter-russia/ But if Trump had won, he'd have remembered Zelenskyy's uncooperativeness and asked Putin if there were anything Trump could do to help Putin. #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-05-27 01:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529992419025948672 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. https://mobile.twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1529277794794053640 If he gets to grow up to be old. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/26/daniel-defense-uvalde-shooting-rifle-photo-tweets/ #PS1firearms == impress 10 time 2022-05-27 01:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529991353236541440 The NRA is well into its death spiral, or at least irrelevance spiral. But NRA is a handy abbreviation for its successors, just as KGB is a shortcut for its successors - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Butina who incidentally support the NRA. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/26/nra-uvalde-shooting-trump-cruz-gop/ #PS1firearms == impress 9 time 2022-05-27 01:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529988501243981824 Kemp no hero of democracy - but he did stand up to Trump. Once. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/opinions/georgia-primary-kemp-perdue-trump-democracy-eisen-aftergut/index.html #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-05-27 00:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529978461355270144 McConnell and Cornyn vos to search every avenue that won't lead to a solution, until the clock runs out. Again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/mcconnell-cornyn-democrats-bipartisan-effort-gun-violence/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 15 time 2022-05-27 00:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 82 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-27 ratio 8 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-05-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 818 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1674148969596282 impress 10 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/27/2022 17:05" reach 8 title "Exclusive: McConnell says he has directed Cornyn to engage with Democrats on a 'bipartisan solution' on gun violence" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1674148969596282 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529974281815224321 Why WOULDN'T you have a gun show right after a gun massacre? The massacres are getting so frequent, you'd never be able to have a gun show! https://apnews.com/article/politics-texas-violence-shootings-af5b4e62e51370da14381018e1ad46da Trump will be there to congratulate NRA on all it has done. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1673448246333021 #PS1firearms == impress 15 time 2022-05-26 23:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529972709483982848 What inequality? https://apnews.com/article/2021-median-ceo-pay-df8a253483aebd48be99f50826ef2b49 But they're not as bad as Russian oligarchs! #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-05-26 23:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529685804364181504 That was the shooting that wasn't. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/technology/texas-shooting-misinformation.html The rumor-mongers don't care whether it's true or not, only whether it advances their agendas. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-05-26 04:48 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529683861952532480 Don't expect many more stories like this from small local newspapers. They are going extinct or converting to vehicles for sponsored content advertising. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/05/25/southern-baptist-convention-sex-abuse-houston-chronicle-san-antonio-news/ #PS1journalism == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-05-26 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529681823223013376 Lying comes so naturally to Trumpists that they don't even feel it any more. They just tell the truth about how they FEEL and that's all the truth they need. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/fact-check-walker-university-of-georgia-graduated/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-05-26 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529680868582707200 All the ways that Congress won't act against massacres. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/gun-laws-us-congress/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 7 time 2022-05-26 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529679582957146112 Remember Charles Whitman? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman He lives on in infamy. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/opinions/uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting-guns-moore/index.html But for lots of men, living on in infamy is better than living a life of failure and then being forgotten. That's a big part of the appeal of being a mass murderer. #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-05-26 04:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529677096162717696 Does Pence have a political future? Not loyal enough for Trumpists, too loyal for anti-Trumpists - who's left? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/opinions/pence-2024-election-campaign-politics-dantonio/index.html #PS1gop == impress 11 time 2022-05-26 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529675087212736512 Trump liked the Hang Mike Pence line. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/donald-trump-january-6-mike-pence-chants/index.html Was he disappointed it didn't happen? #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-05-26 04:05 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 316 epoch Lifetime ID 1673461982998314 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/26/2022 17:05" reach 6 title "Trump reacted with approval to 'hang Mike Pence' chants from rioters on January 6 | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1673461982998314 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529608433942552577 Like nouveau riche of previous generations, most Silicon Valley titans tend toward reactionary politics in middle age and just get worse. https://greeleytribune.net/the-hard-right-turn-by-silicon-valley-tech-titans-is-remarkable/ Compare Russian oligarchs - they do what they want and don't care what others think - except Putin. #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-05-25 23:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529606506340986880 Should Democrats be as obnoxious as Republicans? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/25/opinion-when-democrats-play-defense-while-republicans-play-offense/ #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-05-25 23:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529602322137235456 Sue for social media addiction? https://apnews.com/article/technology-california-government-and-politics-netflix-inc-f48601e13be547bf8b86aff42eed5124 #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-05-25 23:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529512606553190400 Good news and bad news https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/24/thomas-friedman-my-lunch-with-president-biden/ Some things that took generations to break will take generations to fix. #PS1theory == impress 5 time 2022-05-25 17:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529510040763179009 A Republican winning statewide office in California? It's unlikely, but remotely possible. https://greeleytribune.net/yes-a-republican-can-win-the-california-statewide-election/ Very few voters could say what the state controller does. #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-05-25 17:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529507993061978113 What economic problems? Not for the average American - https://apnews.com/article/politics-81e09f653235d730e6ead3602ebe6291 And not for billionaires - https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/22/economy/billionaires-poverty-oxfam-davos/index.html But Rick Scott's GOP has a plan - tax cuts for those poor billionaires, and entitlement reform for those lazy average Americans. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-05-25 17:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529506504729980928 Think different didn't help Apple with homeless. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/23/last-homeless-residents-of-apples-motel-program-move-out/ The only long-term solution for those who can't or won't conform to rules is institutionalization. Which is where many of them came from in the first place. #PS1other == impress 3 time 2022-05-25 16:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529472036774432768 Politicians travel in herds. If prominent GOP leaders turn on Trump, it will happen all at once. Though most won't say anything publicly at the time - what counts is who's courting major GOP donors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/25/trump-midterms-setbacks-2024/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1672425573101955 #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-05-25 14:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529466751741661190 Another Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_East_Asia_Co-Prosperity_Sphere History repeats! https://apnews.com/article/wang-yi-beijing-china-new-zealand-96f78c97071116055ebc3e7c216a0ef8 #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-05-25 14:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529465197773041665 Another of Trump's greatest accomplishments - setting the moral character bar for public office to zero. Trump set the model in 2016, and his followers are perfecting it — never let a scandal get in the way of winning an election https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-takeaways-f2226127c5f6223501b77edf277bfd73 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-05-25 14:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529338482685906944 The families of the massacre victims can take heart from the thoughts and prayers of GOP politicians - thoughts of switching the subject to inflation, prayers that nobody learns who funds their campaigns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Butina More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1672082056469640 #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-05-25 05:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529336740875448321 Trump endorsement not magic in Georgia! Three of his endorsed candidates lost. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/politics/georgia-alabama-primary-election/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-05-25 05:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 442 epoch Lifetime ID 1672715269739652 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/25/2022 16:05" reach 7 title "Kemp and Raffensperger will win Georgia GOP primaries, CNN projects, as voters reject Trump-backed challengers" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1672715269739652 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529089497643687936 Putin appears to be bogged down in Ukraine in a war of attrition - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-politics-9e0c72aa16d97d7466f22dfbf6dc8fa0 But his attrition strategy is working - wearing down the west with internal divisions over the price of supporting Ukraine until we give up. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-economy-inflation-467db62b671b1057ab867cf9a1335c93 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 time 2022-05-24 13:18 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1529086101477916672 GOP collectively conspiring to make sure they never lose another election! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/politics/midterm-election-2022-georgia-false-claims-trump/index.html It's not who the people voted for that matters, it's who counts the votes that matters. #PS1gop == impress 4 time 2022-05-24 13:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528937568972156929 The rich are different from you and me: They are usually surrounded by people who tell them what they want to hear. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/opinion/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-social-media.html As with the emperor's new clothes! #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 14% expands 1 impress 7 time 2022-05-24 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528932745077874688 Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/20/elise-stefanik-evolution-moderate-trump-extremist/ Once a Trumpist, always a Trumpist, always defiled. #PS1trumpism == impress 2 time 2022-05-24 02:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528924485260169216 An export on the Hitler Putsch looks forward to duplicating it - and blaming it on the opposition, just like Hitler did. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/20/mastriano-thesis-hitlerian-putsch-pennsylvania/ #PS1insurrection == impress 2 time 2022-05-24 02:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528923511267291138 Putin builds influence in conflict zones with mercenaries. And profits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/23/mali-russia-west-africa-wagner/ #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 replies 1 time 2022-05-24 02:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528921362596712448 Are major GOP donors REALLY opposed to Replacement Theory? Or will they donate to anybody, in order to preserve access and get their calls returned? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/23/lincoln-project-ad-elise-stefanik-great-replacement/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-05-24 02:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528918853685682176 Who are insurrectionists? People that don't seem that different from everybody else - at first. https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/05/23/how-my-hometown-produced-jan-6-sedition-suspect/ #PS1insurrection == impress 3 time 2022-05-24 02:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528914955537289217 Crypto is good for criminals and scammers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/20/crypto-bitcoin-dogecoin-ethereum-crashing/ For everybody else? Rank speculation, in a market that is very easily manipulated by big players. #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-05-24 01:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528913287106088960 Successful organizations tend to converge on self-protection to protect their success, and thus forget their original motivations. Religious organizations are the worst. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/23/southern-baptist-sexual-abuse-culture-of-misogyny/ #PS1other == impress 5 time 2022-05-24 01:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528912346436972544 Trump and Fox are still welcome in Putin's Russia! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/21/russia-bans-963-americans-ukraine-biden/ #PS1putin == impress 9 time 2022-05-24 01:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528898457372479488 When it's all too much! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/23/russia-diplomat-resigns-united-nations-ukraine-war/ Hopefully his family is safe from Putin. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 33% impress 3 replies 1 time 2022-05-24 00:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528891469133598720 You don't have to worry about criminal charges if you're a Trumpist! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-dallas-houston-ken-paxton-62273089acc4feb70dd64349bc398f5d Especially in Texas! #PS1justice == impress 3 time 2022-05-24 00:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528888960503537664 If Lavrov calls it fake news - it must be true! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/23/satellite-pics-appear-to-show-russia-stealing-ukrainian-grain/ Murder, rape, pillage - it's the traditional Russian way of war. And Putin is nothing if not traditional Russian. #PS1ukraine == impress 22 time 2022-05-24 00:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 45 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-24 ratio 7 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-05-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 446 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1672063523138160 impress 7 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/24/2022 22:05" reach 7 title "Satellite pics appear to show Russia stealing Ukrainian grain" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1672063523138160 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528768730133434368 Chinese crowd-cancel - not so different from America's reactionary attack trolls. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/business/china-internet-censors-ip-address.html #PS1china == impress 8 time 2022-05-23 16:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528615934117654528 Time for a European Army? It'll get a big boost if Trump is re-elected. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/18/european-union-army-ukraine/ #PS1foreign == impress 54 time 2022-05-23 05:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528609553226510336 The problem with primaries - and caucuses. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/21/opinions/pennsylvania-closed-primaries-problem-thornburgh/index.html Better to leave party primaries and caucuses alone, and allow all candidates to run in the general election, using ranked-choice voting. #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-05-23 05:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528607604317954048 What it's like when you might be next on Putin's list. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/16/opinions/putin-georgia-ukraine-war-mitchell/index.html #PS1putin == impress 4 time 2022-05-23 05:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528584500883558400 GOP stands for GOP. https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/05/22/leonard-pitts-jr-the-republican-party-stands-for-the-republican-party/ Cawthorn only lost by 1300 votes. But he must have embarrassed GOP donors - who relayed their dissatisfaction to legislators. Something Green, Boebert, Stefanik, Hawley, Cruz, Gaetz, Gosars, never accomplished. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-05-23 03:51 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528582910680322049 Young people's favorite source of news is TikTok. That should alarm you! https://www.ypulse.com/article/2022/01/05/ok-tiktok-is-now-officially-young-peoples-favorite-app/ Social media is killing all but the largest white-owned newspapers by siphoning off ad revenue. It's far worse for minority newspapers. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/21/opinion-small-media-vs-big-tech-why-congress-must-regulate-facebook-and-google/ #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-05-23 03:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528580748621410305 Who killed High Speed Rail? https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/joe-mathews-hercule-poirot-and-the-murder-of-hsr/article_d88b998e-d861-11ec-a1c7-9f8636fabecc.html Was it a mercy killing? #PS1capolitics == impress 8 time 2022-05-23 03:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528579154832003072 died of covid and stubbornness How Silicon Valley families write obituaries. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/22/a-million-stories-just-as-heartbreaking-as-mine-how-humble-death-notices-captured-covids-historic-toll/ #PS1virus == impress 6 time 2022-05-23 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528576887311585281 The slowing economy now - is what economists thought we needed. https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/05/19/welcome-to-our-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-economy They might still be right, but they'll get no credit from politicians or voters. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-05-23 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528576144391274496 The great covid retirement might not last for the 55-65 age group. https://rebel-locker.com/local/i-had-to-go-back-over-55-and-not-retired-after-all/600175067/ They need the money. #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-05-23 03:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528575408169357312 The worst is yet to come for Russian businesses and consumers. https://www.vartahub.com/odia/2022/05/19/in-russia-as-prices-soar-the-outlook-for-its-economy-grows-especially-gloomy/ #PS1putin == impress 3 time 2022-05-23 03:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528570485092384768 What recession? The big get bigger and the small get swallowed up. https://jacklimpert.com/2022/05/future-of-big-tech/ #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-05-23 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528568488662401024 Concentrations of power are inherently bad! https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-wells-fargo-exec-says-181447962.html https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-congress-climate-and-environment-199c935b6c81b6520c39fbf2791b899b https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/business/economy/baby-formula-shortage-market.html Every GOP knows that concentration of political power is BAD - but not concentration of economic power. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1670490626628783 #PS1democracy == impress 3 time 2022-05-23 02:48 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 381 epoch Lifetime ID 1671112119899967 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/23/2022 16:05" reach 7 title "Baby Formula Shortage Has an Aggravating Factor: Few Producers" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1671112119899967 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528373886831562755 Some Russians won't fight Putin's war. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/22/europe/ukraine-russian-officer-resigns/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-05-22 13:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528368716798234629 Belarusians see an opportunity for freedom. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-alexander-lukashenko-poland-3d8d211ce217fff9550263466ffa5fd3 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-05-22 13:34 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 41 epoch Lifetime ID 1670155629995616 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/22/2022 08:05" reach 6 title "'A long journey': Volunteers from Belarus fight for Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1670155629995616 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527868204734763009 Regional federalism is a possible temporary solution to toxic partisanship - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html Actual secession is extreme - especially since the red states are subsidized by the blue states. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/politics/kfile-jr-majewski-secession-2020-election/index.html Trump probably wouldn't mind secession. #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-05-21 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527867021643243520 Giulani finally talks. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/politics/rudy-giuliani-january-6-committee/index.html But did he say anything? #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-05-21 04:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527813361743802369 No more collegiality! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/politics/clarence-thomas-john-roberts-supreme-court-roe-wade/index.html The reactionary right wants a decisive moment and a decisive victory. #PS1justice == impress 13 time 2022-05-21 00:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527811088581992448 Larry Ellison in on insurrection discussion too. https://news.yahoo.com/oracle-ceo-larry-ellison-joined-call-about-contesting-trumps-election-loss-002304636.html He's also a major backer of Musk's Twitter takeover. #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-05-21 00:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527810280083709952 There's a reason Musk went GOP - he fit right in. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elon-musk-calls-claims-of-sexual-misconduct-politically-motivated/ar-AAXwUpG Bolsonaro and Musk - a match made in heaven, now that Musk has come out of the GOP closet. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-jair-bolsonaro-spacex-politics-technology-b39ec2cbf6f8177294d0538eda26009b No surprise, Musk has been acting like a Trumpist for years. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-05-21 00:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527809098162446336 No worries - Trump will pay the fine out of his supporters' campaign contributions. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-new-york-manhattan-government-and-politics-995bd4cb6e6dfb285cbc99f0c8c57e29 Rule #1 - Other People's Money! #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-05-21 00:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527808440604643333 If this isn't an attempt to overthrow the US government by unconstitutional means, then what is? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-us-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-arizona-9e6929dfc81fa53a9b5f9d70b2ba15e8 #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-05-21 00:28 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 215 epoch Lifetime ID 1669869093357603 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/21/2022 23:05" reach 3 title "Ginni Thomas' emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1669869093357603 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527693911308652544 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/climate-covid-space-exploration-science-politics-a3f14201d4a931b1d46417e0118c567c #PS1media == impress 24 time 2022-05-20 16:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527683598114967552 Social media terrorism - effective and effectively legal. Hardly any of these terrorists go to jail or even lose their jobs or even get positively identified. Perhaps there needs to be a counter-terrorist network to out those terrorists. https://apnews.com/article/technology-social-media-united-nations-government-and-politics-089df30e3b7a46401fd18abce0cdad77 #PS1 == engage 3 engage-rate 5% impress 65 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-05-20 16:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527672389022015488 DC swamp morality - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/19/look-time-tucker-carlson-asked-hunter-biden-favor/ Never let friendship impede your career! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/19/tucker-carlson-hunter-biden-georgetown-emails #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 23 likes 1 time 2022-05-20 15:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527657830035038208 Now the Freedom Caucus is going too far! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/freedom-caucus-bipartisan-irritation/index.html Interfering with GOP fundraising! When the GOP gets control of Congress, count on them doing - not much. That's fine with their donors. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 time 2022-05-20 14:29 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527651499316129793 Artificial intelligence is now mostly neural networks. There is now a theory about the fundamental limits of the technology - while sometimes good approximations of reality might exist, they might not be computable. https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/proving-existence-is-not-enough-mathematical-paradoxes-unravel-the-limits-of-neural-networks-in-artificial-intelligence #PS1technology == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-05-20 14:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527504546838110214 War in the Ukraine raises temperatures worldwide - that's why Biden is visiting the far east. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/asia/biden-asia-trip-military-analysis-intl-hnk-ml/index.html #PS1foreign == impress 44 time 2022-05-20 04:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527460428560756737 Conservatives and reactionaries have power out of proportion to their numbers due to rural bias - https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ Create a better future or preserve the best of the past? - the essential political argument. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion/democrats-morality-wars.html #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 likes 1 time 2022-05-20 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527457468002861056 Imports, not exports, are the point of international trade https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion/putin-russia-sanctions-ukraine.html #PS1trade == impress 23 time 2022-05-20 01:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527456614843682816 It's the same in every time and place - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#putin Fascism is a Triumph of the Will over Enlightenment reason - the will of one man. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion/russia-fascism-ukraine-putin.html #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-05-20 01:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527454739406811136 How white supremacists became mainstream thanks to Dixiecrats, Tucker Carlson, et al. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion/sunday/buffalo-oprah-winfrey-tucker-carlson.html Fox wouldn't be behind it if it weren't profitable. #PS1media == impress 29 time 2022-05-20 01:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527450564027527168 The GOP has no clue about inflation. They can't fix China's covid policies or undo the damage to Ukraine. They won't say what they'd do instead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/19/republicans-have-no-plan-to-lower-inflation-prices/ But they'll blame the Democrats no matter what. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1668117283532784 #PS1gop == impress 41 time 2022-05-20 00:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527447397105668096 Is this country prepared for any crisis requiring communal action https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/19/covid-million-americans-dead-complacency-ideology/ Millions of Americans would rather die, or infect other people, than admit they were wrong. Thank mass media for that. #PS1virus == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 20 likes 1 time 2022-05-20 00:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527445842012999680 American leadership is at a zenith abroad and a nadir at home. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/opinions/us-leadership-thriving-abroad-different-story-at-home-ghitis/index.html #PS1foreign == impress 18 time 2022-05-20 00:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527444709458649089 Were there or weren't there Capitol tours on Jan 5? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/barry-loudermilk-capitol-tour-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-05-20 00:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527443349937852416 Red state legislatures demand that investors ignore the future. https://apnews.com/article/technology-cultures-climate-and-environment-government-politics-37bd9e4894541275982a7ff99089cc7e Their ideological forebears would have demanded that investors ignore the uses to which Zyklon B was put. #PS1climate == impress 19 time 2022-05-20 00:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527441780886474752 There's no there there. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-steve-bannon-voting-donald-trump-a56558112632ff2bfb21667e512c84c9 But she's still under indictment, and still running for Secretary of State. #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-20 00:11 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 546 epoch Lifetime ID 1668854723459040 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/20/2022 17:05" reach 7 title "Prosecutors debunk Colorado clerk's 2020 election claims" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1668854723459040 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527346681246732302 Why bad content never goes away - https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/18/tech/4chan-buffalo-shooting-accountability/index.html There's always somebody that will host it for money. #PS1media == impress 24 time 2022-05-19 17:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527345302998437891 Russia keeps fighting via internet. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/pro-russia-disinformation-report/index.html #PS1russian == impress 28 time 2022-05-19 17:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527343536672104450 Nothing ever happens about unlimited dark campaign money, a pillar of GOP minority rule, and not a few Democratic politicians too. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#corporate%20donations Isn't a massacre each month a cheap price to pay to fund campaigns? https://arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2677464 #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 time 2022-05-19 17:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527340537258266625 It's hard to keep a secret if you use the internet. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/19/opinion-i-hid-my-pregnancy-from-the-internet-online-pregnancy-is-nearly-impossible/ Nothing is free on the internet; you're paying for it with your personal data. #PS1technology == impress 26 time 2022-05-19 17:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527338350843027465 Inflation likely to get worse in the short run https://au.news.yahoo.com/chicken-wings-34-pent-inflation-140006054.html Producer prices have been rising faster than consumer prices, but that won't last. There isn't much US can do about covid in China and war in Ukraine. Lost production is gone forever. #PS1inflation == impress 45 time 2022-05-19 17:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527329981969227780 As Dixiecrats migrated to and eventually took over the Republican Party, they brought fantasy politics with them. So GOP voodoo economics did not lead to GOP replacement theory - the poison was already there. https://greeleytribune.net/from-voodoo-economics-to-maga-buffalo-mass-shooting/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1667871886890657 #PS1gop == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 34 likes 2 time 2022-05-19 16:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527323622364176397 California's top-2 method is a small improvement over partisan primaries and caucuses, but it still allows kingmakers to discourage candidates that might split the vote. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/nicholas-goldberg-a-decade-ago-california-adopted-a-strange-top-two-primary-system-hows-it/article_15ee9cc8-b9a4-52fb-9c03-7052e932fc84.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1667863340224845 #PS1democracy == impress 28 time 2022-05-19 16:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527288699699875841 George Wallace - one of the prophets of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/george-wallace-trump-white-anger/?itid=hp-top-table-main #PS1trumpism == impress 23 time 2022-05-19 14:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527264851529084931 Why we need a wealth tax. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-loses-12-billion-day-210911453.html When people get too rich, their antics affect other people's money. Other people's money is a pillar of Trumpism, so no surprise Musk is now a Republican. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 23 likes 1 time 2022-05-19 12:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527139827602247680 Understanding pro-life Republicans - Pro-life means criminalizing abortion for poor people who can't afford to travel. Pro-life also means doing nothing once children are born, since that would mean taxing the political donor class. https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/op-ed/1556215/jackie-calmes-republican-pro-life-advocacy-ends-with-a-childs-birth #PS1health == impress 23 time 2022-05-19 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527138470539382784 It's OK to ignore campaign finance laws - if you're a Trumpist! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-brad-parscale-0a8013b0b787bacd0ac0a8bf4dcf8b42 https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-elections-campaigns-government-and-politics-ted-cruz-a4905abe71982ec1fef0e5c7ef183b95 #PS1democracy == impress 22 time 2022-05-19 04:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527129625377198080 Raising taxes reduces the deficit and inflation - a little. But it doesn't change China's covid policies or OPEC's price of oil. https://apnews.com/article/biden-elon-musk-technology-government-and-politics-227a7b84f162e79afa04e861c11fe201 Raising taxes on corporations is popular with voters, but not with major political donors - so don't expect much. #PS1tax == impress 36 time 2022-05-19 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527125346687954944 A lawyer that well merits disbarment - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/us/politics/ted-cruz-disbarment-2020-election.html #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-19 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527124717957574656 Hedge funds win again? they could cash out on the backs of retail https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/technology/terra-luna-cryptocurrency-do-kwon.html Too bad for retail speculators - as usual! #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-05-19 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527123219538317312 Does Fetterman have what it takes in Pennsylvania? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/opinion/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-democratic-party.html Can he appeal to rural whites AND urban blacks? #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 37 time 2022-05-19 03:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527122013915033600 How can populism be kept away from becoming authoritarian cult of personality? So far there's no clear answer. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/opinion/doug-mastriano-republicans-constitution.html #PS1theory == impress 19 time 2022-05-19 03:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527120552409694209 Trump is right! Cawthorn deserves a second chance! https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-says-scandal-ridden-madison-150547869.html A second chance at finding a college! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Cawthorn#Early_life_and_education He'll be happier away from the pressure of Congress, which is not really reality-TV. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/opinion/madison-cawthorn-republicans.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 time 2022-05-19 02:54 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527105783095128065 Insurrectionists were all over the place before and after. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/17/senior-trump-official-state-met-with-election-denial-activists-jan-6/ #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-19 01:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527103497006510081 Before QAnon and anti-vaxxers there were UFO zealots. They haven't gone away - except to Congress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/17/congress-ufo-hearing-disinformation-conspiracy-theories/ #PS1theory == impress 33 time 2022-05-19 01:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527102330784534528 If you believe the well regulated militia clause was meaningless window dressing, then the right of the people to keep and bear arms must be absolute - any person of any age may bear any arms in any place at any time for any purpose. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/18/gun-rights-assault-weapons-teenagers/ #PS1firearms == impress 18 time 2022-05-19 01:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527101185131393024 OK boomers - time to move on! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/17/old-baby-boomers-resign-gergen/ Candidates for president, in particular, shouldn't be over 60 - if they serve for 8 exhausting years, they'll be 76 in normal years by the end of their second term - too old. #PS1theory == impress 20 time 2022-05-19 01:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527098852897005569 Surprise! Trump retaliates against those who oppose him. The only right or wrong is whether you support Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/18/yevgeny-vindman-trump-inspector-general/ #PS1trump == impress 21 time 2022-05-19 01:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527097977562550272 Iran hasn't gone away. But Biden is too weak to do what's necessary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/17/carl-bildt-javier-solana-revive-iran-nuclear-deal/ #PS1mideast == impress 22 time 2022-05-19 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527097258499379201 The lesson of the primaries - the GOP is moving further right. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/18/tuesday-primaries-show-that-trumpism-has-metastasized/ Even nominating insurrectionists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/18/doug-mastriano-insurrectionist/ #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-05-19 01:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527095768020004865 Trumpism in action - no need to count votes! Trump's man won, and if he didn't, it must be election fraud! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/18/politics/trump-dr-oz-pa-senate-primary/index.html But what if ALL the candidates in a primary are Trumpists? #PS1trump == impress 63 time 2022-05-19 01:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-19 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 862 epoch Lifetime ID 1668095850201594 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/19/2022 16:05" reach 8 title "Trump encourages Oz to declare victory in too-close-to-call Pennsylvania Senate race" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1668095850201594 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526926671554613249 Livestreaming crimes - another gift of technology that technologists never dreamed of. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/17/tech/twitch-buffalo-shooting/index.html #PS1media == impress 18 time 2022-05-18 14:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526925270883573760 Laws don't apply if you're rich enough. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/17/business/elon-musk-rules/index.html #PS1other == impress 9 time 2022-05-18 13:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526924388561367040 So much for the mighty Trump wall. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/17/us/california-border-tunnel-cocaine-arrests-intl/index.html #PS1other == impress 12 time 2022-05-18 13:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526803495197605888 Hard times again in North Korea https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-seoul-south-korea-1b9087337475c3a9b5eb83df05e2a966 https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-south-korea-north-07e3aa5c1b6bce2323c8621c05a61ea4 #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 replies 1 time 2022-05-18 05:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526801419306561536 Why mass murders persist - https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-technology-shootings-b2291cdeb1645f4c37025dff36617fc2 It's the celebrity - how else can a loser get to be front page news? Trump sets the example - nothing matters but the ratings - are spending the rest of one's life as a loser or in prison equally bad? #PS1firearms == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-05-18 05:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526799735759155200 Musk's method of re-negotiating price. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-a71c76ed753b144f4aee081df5ab707c Or maybe he's figured out that he really doesn't bring anything new to Twitter. #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-05-18 05:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526798753373384704 Of course rich Trumpists do whatever they need to do to protect their business interests! They don't need to comply with any laws. https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-china-lawsuits-donald-trump-lobbying-39f30c1b3dd32e6b2ef122301817c156 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-05-18 05:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526797927653396480 The Afghan collapse was triggered by Trump's deal with Taliban. The Afghan government realized the US would no longer defend them. Trump was lucky not to be president when the collapse happened. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-biden-government-and-politics-donald-trump-7cef514c6cc96848f61a9e8b7fcdf263 #PS1afghanistan == impress 10 time 2022-05-18 05:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526795283417313281 Trump's score so far tonight - Wins Mastriano, PA governor Budd, NC senator Losses Cawthorn, NC congressional representative McGeachin, ID governor Tossups Oz, PA senator https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/primary-election-results-pennsylvania-north-carolina-2022/index.html #PS1election == engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 82 time 2022-05-18 05:22 +0000 urlclicks 2 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 57 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-18 ratio 5 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Tweets for 2022-05-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 287 audclicks 2 epoch Lifetime ID 1667401810270998 impress 11 matchedlinkclicks 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/18/2022 17:05" reach 10 title "Live updates: Pennsylvania and North Carolina election results 2022" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1667401810270998 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526543341319401472 Voting today? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1655313134813199 What will it mean? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/17/politics/primary-elections-may-17-what-to-watch/index.html #PS1election == impress 20 time 2022-05-17 12:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526423729294561280 Being Uyghur is a crime https://apnews.com/article/china-terrorism-c90fcc319775278d91da70e8bbe7c226 #PS1china == impress 58 time 2022-05-17 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526422279504113664 Bird flu just more fodder for conspiracists. https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-c24347e917b2ef3bd8389c42bd118136 They'll make up anything to exploit current events. #PS1media == impress 29 time 2022-05-17 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526415102160687105 Minority rule is a problem for America - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html And for EU and NATO too - https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/16/opinions/putin-allies-orban-erdogan-europe-andelman/index.html One that Putin exploits. #PS1democracy == impress 30 time 2022-05-17 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526403002990358531 How America got to a million covid deaths. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/13/us/covid-deaths-us-one-million.html A quarter of those victims might be alive today if other states had done the same things as California - https://extras.mercurynews.com/millionth/ Even more if SF Bay Area rules had been imposed elsewhere. #PS1virus == impress 34 time 2022-05-17 03:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526396293169328128 Alito is no champion of democracy. The reactionaries on the Supreme Court strike blows against democracy at every opportunity. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/opinion/overturning-roe-democracy-equality.html #PS1democracy == impress 42 time 2022-05-17 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526392496170754048 Most rich people own medium-sized businesses. That's why the tax system rewards them - they are rich enough to afford major political donations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/opinion/sunday/rich-happiness-big-data.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1666062947071551 #PS1other == impress 18 time 2022-05-17 02:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526389991756079104 Ultra-MAGA - who benefits from that label? The main claim seems to be that America WAS great under Trump, so all MAGA means is re-elect Trump - or some other Trumpist - no questions asked. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/13/biden-ultra-maga/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1666058880405291 #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-05-17 02:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526374968249835520 Nothing new about mass murders of minorities - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/16/replacement-theory-white-supremacy-banish-racist-gop-officials/ Nothing particularly American about it either - plenty of current precedents in other countries. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men should do nothing.” #PS1 == impress 19 time 2022-05-17 01:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526373338976636930 How hate and violence migrate from the fringe to the mainstream. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/16/republicans-far-right-group-statistics/ #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-05-17 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526370813360099328 The Trumpist wing of the GOP is moving away from defending democracy. Lindbergh would have been proud. Trump is going to have to decide whether to sprint to keep up with them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/14/antiukraine-republicans/ #PS1trumpism == impress 20 time 2022-05-17 01:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526369568523816960 Insurrectionists are hoping to sweep the GOP primaries in Pennsylvania on May 17. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/15/leading-gop-candidates-pennsylvania-were-washington-jan-6/ #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-05-17 01:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526366818700447744 What's the polar opposite of the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law The reactionary theorist behind a reactionary dictator. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/12/dugin-russia-ukraine-putin/ #PS1theory == impress 16 time 2022-05-17 00:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526364628736876544 Can the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders survive? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/13/fukuyama-rachman/ #PS1theory == impress 20 time 2022-05-17 00:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526362845109051394 Musk's road to Mars - and why Twitter is more than a minor speed bump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/14/musk-twitter-deal-legacy/ He thinks most problems are technical in nature, rather than human in nature. #PS1 == impress 16 time 2022-05-17 00:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 453 epoch Lifetime ID 1666788206999025 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/17/2022 21:05" reach 8 title "Elon Musk, the Twitter deal and his quest to save ‘all life on Earth’" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1666788206999025 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526262073063137280 Theodore Bilbo - a man who, 70 years in advance, knew more about Trumpism than Trump does. Many revisionist Trumpists are trumpeting the Great Replacement Theory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/15/great-replacement-theory-buffalo-bilbo/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1665816050429574 #PS1trumpism == impress 44 time 2022-05-16 18:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526252535543001089 What if other people start defining Trumpism? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist Waterloo, Georgia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo,_Georgia maybe a good place for Trump to hold a rally for Perdue. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/politics/trump-georgia-primary-gop-status/index.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-05-16 17:25 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526248861479469058 Which candidate sounds the most like Trump? One he didn't endorse! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/politics/kathy-barnette-pennsylvania-republican-senate/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-05-16 17:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526247984542863361 California water mostly goes to agriculture. Taking shorter showers won't help much. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/15/us/california-water-usage-increase-drought-climate/index.html #PS1capolitics == impress 17 time 2022-05-16 17:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526246858406133760 What changed Finland's mind? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/opinions/finland-nato-russia-invasion-heinonen/index.html Security through peaceful trade proved a false god. #PS1putin == impress 24 time 2022-05-16 17:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526086764498018304 Another gift to GOP - an issue that they can blame on Biden and don't have to come up with a credible solution of their own. https://apnews.com/article/biden-health-texas-elections-bb1e02dc5c0436e17284e03eb299b527 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1665440417133804 #PS1election == impress 16 time 2022-05-16 06:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526084065140494336 Trump endorses a true Trumpist insurrectionist for governor. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-donald-trump-election-2020-a11442ea2ef35ae27f50c5f940069193 Democrats should hope he wins the primary. #PS1trumpism == impress 20 time 2022-05-16 06:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526083204494422016 GOP intends to install reactionary judges to support its minority rule in the states as well as the Federal judiciary. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-us-supreme-court-raleigh-9233470c6557fff307a24cd97db3453c #PS1justice == impress 14 time 2022-05-16 06:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526082541366652928 What's uniquely good about Twitter - and what's uniquely bad - https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-mlb-technology-entertainment-sports-83d5da9480807d2841eba47f98aa0ea4 It would be easy to get rid of the good, but nobody has figured out how to get rid of the bad. #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-05-16 06:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526081622684012544 It's remarkable that Trump endorsed a Muslim and Turkish citizen. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-religion-primary-7731ebe00e378a59294396cc6eb1b7a3 It's unremarkable that other Trumpists are making an issue of it. #PS1gop == impress 20 time 2022-05-16 06:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526080976723382272 Putin's greatest achievement - expanding NATO. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-finland-public-opinion-3b04a7217c8aa11ffb925885b1c3ca8a Moldova and Georgia have expressed interest too. #PS1putin == impress 47 time 2022-05-16 06:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526080587592650752 GOP convinced voters to vote in person rather than by mail. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-georgia-united-states-2037755d325dd5d6a650fea3ff2e073e They were hoping, of course, to discourage as many voters as possible from voting at all. #PS1election == impress 17 time 2022-05-16 06:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526080019436449794 Trump can't announce his candidacy in 2024 yet, to avoid inconvenient campaign finance reporting laws, but is he going to turn down such a money-making opportunity, even if he loses? Melania won't. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/15/politics/melania-trump-reelection-nft-auction/index.html #PS1trump == impress 24 time 2022-05-16 06:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526078816791040002 Several not-very-good-ways to encourage House members to answer subpoenas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/13/jan-6-panels-historic-subpoenas-house-gopers-whats-next/ #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-05-16 05:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1526076886995959813 Some people who are supposed to protect election integrity actively undermine it. GOP is trying to install as many as possible for 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/05/13/coffee-county-misty-hampton-election/ #PS1election == impress 14 time 2022-05-16 05:47 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 452 epoch Lifetime ID 1665995067078339 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/16/2022 17:05" reach 8 title "Georgia county under scrutiny after claim of post-election breach" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1665995067078339 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525252444791271425 Surprising numbers of GOP leaders are willing to starve babies of illegal immigrants, despite existing laws and treaties. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/13/greg-abbott-cant-take-formula-from-migrant-babies-to-feed-americans-he-shouldnt-try/ Even if they know it's not going to happen, they're happy to get the publicity to support their political ambitions. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-05-13 23:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525251327806255104 As long as they’re fighting and complaining, they’re getting their way https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/13/texas-social-media-law-shows-republicans-debased-courts/ That helps conceal the real agenda - overturning Roe v. Wade, expanding gun rights, undermining civil rights protections, eliminating campaign finance regulations etc. #PS1media == impress 22 time 2022-05-13 23:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525247991442907138 Not everbody buys Trump's endorsements. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/13/trump-endorsements-undermined/ #PS1trump == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 22:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525245375514152960 Ordinary people don't get elected to Congress because ordinary people can't afford to run. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/opinions/inflation-katie-porter-democrats-hemmer/index.html #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 17% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-05-13 22:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525242933691047936 GOP plans to blame Pelosi for Jan 6 insurrection. They'll hold hearings as long as the cameras keep coming, even if they never find anything. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/politics/nancy-pelosi-subpoenas-january-6/index.html But first they plan to set a precedent of ignoring subpoenas of members of Congress. #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 22:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525131731027693568 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-abortion-us-supreme-court-science-health-427f09ddea476ce1da65b990c9371a50 #PS1media == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 15:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525115510114750464 Money is the mother's milk of politics - you can buy any candidate you want! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/12/trailer-empire-strikes-back-wave-pac-money-buries-left-wing-democrats Democrats have their own internal divisions about how to best survive the next two years. #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-05-13 14:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525113412950183936 Pence to rally for Kemp. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-backs-georgias-kemp-in-opposition-to-trump/ar-AAXeBH9 Pence is definitely not working for Trump any more. #PS1gop == impress 13 time 2022-05-13 13:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525111119278272513 Neural Networks are reaching their limits in Artificial Intelligence - practical - https://theconversation.com/it-takes-a-lot-of-energy-for-machines-to-learn-heres-why-ai-is-so-power-hungry-151825 theoretical - https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/proving-existence-is-not-enough-mathematical-paradoxes-unravel-the-limits-of-neural-networks-in-artificial-intelligence But for purposes of repression, low-accuracy surveillance might be a feature rather than a bug. #PS1other == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 13:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525098049910865920 How big is the Madison Cawthorn base? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-social-media-north-carolina-219902ac8442fbe1f1b85a7736370222 Maybe not as big as Trump's. #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 12% impress 17 time 2022-05-13 12:58 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525097207799504897 Maybe he never really meant it after all. Didn't he do due diligence first? https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-social-media-64b8534f53aa0213fbfd2245bacd6109 What will the SEC think? #PS1media == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 12:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525094190194888704 Just in case you missed it - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/jan-6-insurrection-capitol/ There's no excuse for not knowing what really happened on Jan 6. https://apnews.com/article/pulitzer-prizes-7ef78b613b59f8d8fdc7aa0e65bfe10d More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660763677601478 #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-05-13 12:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525093232803082240 Voting in the Republican primary? What do the candidates really believe? Are they - Trumpists? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump Traditional Republicans? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Rule-of-Law Republicans? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law More here - https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1655313134813199 #PS1gop == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 12:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1525091764347908096 In 2019 Trumpists pretended to be outraged by the idea that American history started in 1619. But this was old news in reactionary Virginia school textbooks in 1957 and civil rights speeches in 1965. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656318428046003 #PS1theory == impress 16 time 2022-05-13 12:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524970707305697280 How much longer will Trump own Trumpism? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/politics/trump-maga-republicans-primaries/index.html He has plenty of would-be successors looking for their chance. #PS1trump == impress 17 time 2022-05-13 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524955637469179904 Entertainment celebrities find Twitter not worth the trouble. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/12/twitter-celebrities-musk/ #PS1media == impress 15 time 2022-05-13 03:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524950322212286465 ICE surveillance of everybody. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-10/report-immigration-officials-spying-on-majority-of-americans #PS1justice == impress 16 time 2022-05-13 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524948463040884736 The bloom is off technology startups. https://bdnews24.com/technology/2022/05/11/fear-and-loathing-return-to-us-tech-startups #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-05-13 03:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524947720674299905 Crypto is just another high-tech stock gamble. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/technology/bitcoin-price-crashing-stocks.html #PS1technology == impress 14 time 2022-05-13 03:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524946941708161025 Want more workers? Provide more child care! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/business/child-care-work-force.html #PS1economics == impress 15 time 2022-05-13 02:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524910861801861120 Want to do something about campaign finance? https://americanpromise.net/ Senate campaigns cost tens of millions of dollars. Georgia alone will be over $80 million. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/politics/battle-senate-control-midterms/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1662996257378220 #PS1democracy == impress 20 time 2022-05-13 00:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524905850715840513 Corrupt politicians have always lied, cheated, and stolen. Is technology making it worse by making it more efficient? https://nytimes.com/2022/05/12/opinion/marcos-philippines-putin-trump.html #PS1media == impress 12 time 2022-05-13 00:14 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 635 epoch Lifetime ID 1663401910670988 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/13/2022 06:05" reach 11 title "Opinion | The Power of Lies in an Age of Political Fiction" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1663401910670988 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524899716097462272 Corrupt politicians have always lied, cheated, and stole. Is technology making it worse by making it more efficient? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/opinion/marcos-philippines-putin-trump.html #PS1media == impress 2 time 2022-05-12 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524898537430913025 Oligolopy - the downside of index funds. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/opinion/vanguard-power-blackrock-state-street.html If one person held all the stock of all the companies in the world, we'd agree that was bad. So how many such persons does it take before it's not bad? #PS1economics == impress 19 time 2022-05-12 23:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524897023987548161 Is DeSantis really a revisionist Trumpist? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist or really just a traditional Republican in disguise? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop So what's the future of Trumpism and GOP? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/opinion/ron-desantis-conservatism.html #PS1trumpism == impress 24 time 2022-05-12 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524894987506184192 DOJ looking into how classified documents got to Mar-a-Lago. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/us/politics/justice-department-trump-classified.html #PS1trump == impress 17 time 2022-05-12 23:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524894159387078656 Crypto markets tank - https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/investing/luna-terra-stablecoin-explained/index.html Even as crypto CEO's and investors spread cash far and wide in DC. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-congress-b93f1f2dc4971a16af8133e24ebd9bb5 So far crypto is mainly useful for criminals and scammers. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1662969827380863 #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 replies 1 time 2022-05-12 23:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524888284156964868 It's hard to keep the Trumpists straight. Even for the Trumpists! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/politics/kfile-kathy-barnette-bigoted-statements/index.html They all sound either deranged or deceitful. #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-05-12 23:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524887254677630976 Ukraine is starting to look a lot like Syria. That's no accident. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/world/russia-general-ukraine-syria-cluster-bombs-intl-cmd/index.html Putin just wants victory. He doesn't care how. He selects generals that agree. #PS1ukraine == impress 33 time 2022-05-12 23:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524885365969981441 Rand Paul stands up decisively - for Rand Paul. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/politics/rand-paul-blocks-ukraine-aid/index.html It's not a futile gesture if it gets reported in the media. That's why bipartisanship so rarely works these days. #PS1gop == impress 33 time 2022-05-12 22:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524880001992376320 So what if 59,000 workers died? Lots of them were immigrants, legal or illegal, and easily replaced. https://apnews.com/article/covid-trump-meat-health-restrictions-0800b4a4e1af64eec53015c38a42a05d Embracing deregulation, important to major donors, is certainly a greater GOP virtue than protecting workers, who seldom donate. #PS1deregulation == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 time 2022-05-12 22:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524756800070815744 Another Kentucky Derby in Pennsylvania - https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/politics/trump-oz-barnette-pennsylvania/index.html The dark horse is gaining in the stretch and may pass the two leaders who've crippled each other. #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-05-12 14:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524583849715400704 Lots of people are feeling no pain. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/business/economy-boom-times.html But the gap between the pain-free haves and the pain-ridden have-nots is wider and growing wider faster than ever. #PS1economics == impress 21 time 2022-05-12 02:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524581581960085506 A coup in search of a legal theory. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/us/politics/john-eastman-trump-2020-election.html There's always theorists to support violent insurrectionists - from a safe distance. #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-05-12 02:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524580175647674368 Cutting taxes is NOT the solution to inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/opinion/inflation-tax-cuts-desantis.html Promising to cut taxes for the average voter IS the solution to getting elected. Actually cutting taxes for the average major political donor IS the solution to getting re-elected. #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-05-12 02:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524573194312581121 2000 Mules - a Triumph of the Will. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/11/2000-mules-offers-least-convincing-election-fraud-theory-yet/ Not a Triumph of the Facts. #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-05-12 02:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524571087874318336 All in on culture wars! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/10/gop-culture-wars-midterms-biden/ If there's no constitutional right to privacy - then abortion, birth control, same-sex marriage, can all be criminalized. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1662340510777128 #PS1gop == impress 17 time 2022-05-12 02:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524546930172329984 Most the the NC GOP establishment would love to retire Cawthorn - the earlier the better. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/10/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-primary/ #PS1gop == impress 21 time 2022-05-12 00:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524546490420453376 Trump wanted to court-martial RETIRED generals for - disloyalty to Trump. Nobody in the armed forces ever swore an oath of loyalty to defend Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/11/esper-book-trump-mchrystal-mcraven/ But Trump always viewed everybody in government or the GOP as his personal servants. #PS1trump == engage 3 engage-rate 13% impress 24 likes 2 retweets 1 time 2022-05-12 00:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524545246054387712 Why the Electoral Count Act needs to be fixed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/11/john-eastman-emails-2024-trump-coup/ #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-12 00:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524544576953872384 Can Armenia come to terms with its neighbors? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/10/armenia-pashinyan-azerbaijan-turkey-diplomacy/ Can it be a model for Ukraine? #PS1foreign == impress 24 time 2022-05-12 00:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524541747484798977 Who needs debates or press conferences if you have campaign rallies, social media, and Fox? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/09/media/midterm-campaigns-reliable-sources/index.html #PS1gop == impress 14 time 2022-05-12 00:07 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 674 epoch Lifetime ID 1662988180712361 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/12/2022 17:05" reach 7 title "Analysis: Candidates in Republican primaries are trying to dodge journalists" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1662988180712361 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524536950387994624 How Putin sold Finland and Sweden on NATO. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/europe/finland-nato-putin-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 44 time 2022-05-11 23:48 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524534805223772161 Along with money laundering comes reputation laundering! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/us/russian-oligarchs-philanthropy-ukraine-war-invs/index.html #PS1russian == impress 8 time 2022-05-11 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524531604114141184 Why can't Trump be on BOTH Truth and Twitter? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/politics/elon-musk-donald-trump-twitter-truth-social/index.html How hard can it be to post the same fantasies on both? #PS1media == impress 9 time 2022-05-11 23:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524526794203824128 Baked Alaska can't decide if he's innocent or guilty, so will stand trial. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-alaska-riots-d62b4e1038d2c86a6976b43134f107a5 #PS1insurrection == impress 63 time 2022-05-11 23:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524524173158010880 What happens when people get too rich - they figure laws don't apply to them any more. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-technology-2e6b0f2c2f70fdd07f853169e3515e3b #PS1media == impress 9 time 2022-05-11 22:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524523618578751489 The evidence keeps pouring in https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/politics/national-archives-trump-documents/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 25% expands 2 impress 8 time 2022-05-11 22:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524424255265333254 They've got a little list - of society offenders that might well be above ground. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/politics/jan-6-hearings-witness-list-preparations/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-05-11 16:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524391421855162374 What would it take to get Putin to stop? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/politics/putin-biden-jfk-russia-ukraine/index.html And would he stop for any other reason than to rearm and reorganize for an encore? #PS1putin == impress 13 time 2022-05-11 14:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524389568992083969 Indicted Trumpists barred from interfering with elections. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/politics/mesa-county-clerk-tina-peters-2022-elections-ban/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-05-11 14:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524388874985697281 Republican renegades oppose Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/politics/brian-kemp-georgia-pete-ricketts-chris-christie/index.html They're renegades because they stand for traditional GOP principles rather than cult of Trump. According to Trump, that makes them Republicans in Name Only, and he'd like to purge all of them. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-05-11 14:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524265816937549825 Trumpery lives on - a widespread movement of corruption. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/opinions/trumpery-oz-walker-2022-election-eisen-galliher/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-05-11 05:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524264537096024064 Everybody who participated in a fake elector certificate campaign was attempting to overthrow the United States government by unconstitutional means. But some are cooperating with investigations. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/politics/georgia-trump-investigation-fake-electors-witness-interviews/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-05-11 05:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524263543457165314 McConnell won't say what GOP-controlled Senate would do, but Scott is not so shy. He speaks for all billionaire major GOP donors - reduce taxes and increase benefits for billionaires, increase taxes and decrease benefits for everybody else. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/politics/rick-scott-joe-biden-resign/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-05-11 05:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524261614324645888 While moderate Trumpists worry that an unelectable fanatic will win the primary - https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-pennsylvania-854dc3d0559708896beffc40b35682b2 Trump wins one in WV - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterms-west-virginia-congress-27b92b35719944ebf3c3bf65f0fb81f7 and loses one in NB - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterms-nebraska-west-virginia-results-2310bff8fc215850bba672938013f059 #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-05-11 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524259935197925378 There is no compromise satisfactory to both Putin and Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-western-nato-a990adcad47a34764d64b03bdcd69f7b Like our Civil War, or like WWII, once a certain expenditure of blood and treasure has been made, it is not possible to accept less than a total victory to justify the sacrifice. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 likes 1 time 2022-05-11 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524258563694088192 Musk says Twitter will be much more even-handed - https://apnews.com/article/twitter-elon-musk-would-reverse-trump-ban-9e891601ca0a86a6b21c1d667c2cf5ba Meaning lies get equal standing with the truth? #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-05-11 05:22 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 485 epoch Lifetime ID 1662281780783001 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/11/2022 16:05" reach 7 title "Musk says he would reverse Twitter's ban of Donald Trump" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1662281780783001 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1524015030617866240 So much for crypto - and meme stocks - and companies built on them. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/10/bitcoin-plummet-continues-now-at-half-its-november-high/ Crypto is sensitive to Fed quantitative tightening - not independent of government actions after all. #PS1technology == impress 40 time 2022-05-10 13:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523894369664651264 In red states is it always a victory for Trumpism? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/opinion/trump-nebraska-politics.html Shall reality-TV triumph over reality? #PS1trumpism == impress 32 time 2022-05-10 05:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523891562081521664 Musk can fire everybody he doesn't like but he still will have the problem of owning the unruly result. He'll be a fat target for litigation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/09/twitter-lawyer-censor-musk/ #PS1media == impress 22 time 2022-05-10 05:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523890681193762817 Is Putin trapped on a road of no return? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/putin-victory-day-russia-ukraine-quagmire/ #PS1putin == impress 21 time 2022-05-10 05:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523889803665715205 If the Supreme Court decides there is no implied constitutional right to privacy, red state legislators will certainly run that ball as far as they can. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/09/gop-beyond-roe-restrictions/ Abortion is just the beginning. #PS1justice == impress 24 time 2022-05-10 04:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523888378864750592 Mark Meadows was at the center of Jan 6, but he's no longer cooperating with the investigation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/09/inside-mark-meadowss-final-push-keep-trump-power/ #PS1insurrection == impress 25 time 2022-05-10 04:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523887934578982912 Trumpists have been around since 1619 under various names - no reason to expect them to go away any time soon. Their influence waxes and wanes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/trump-trumpism-repubublican-success-popular-with-voters/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660885140922665 #PS1trumpism == impress 20 time 2022-05-10 04:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523884598874152962 Henry de Bracton https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/alito-13th-century-law-roe-opinion-snl/ #PS1justice == impress 25 time 2022-05-10 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523883222647468032 Sir Matthew Hale https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/alito-roe-sir-matthew-hale-misogynist/ #PS1justice == impress 23 time 2022-05-10 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523881073507151874 A Victory Day for hackers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/09/russia-tv-hack-victory-day-ukraine-war/ #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 time 2022-05-10 04:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523875984335728641 Criminal investigations work their way up from the bottom, as usual. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/09/politics/oath-keepers-january-6-election-fraud-trump/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-05-10 04:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523857306898685952 Bad choices - for Perdue, for Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/09/politics/david-perdue-senate-republican-reaction/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-05-10 02:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523856058543865857 It's hard to make something out of nothing. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/09/opinions/putin-may-9-victory-day-speech-ghitis/index.html But it's not as hard if you control all the media. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-05-10 02:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 337 epoch Lifetime ID 1661675970843582 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/10/2022 21:05" reach 9 title "Pulitzer Prizes award Washington Post for Jan. 6 coverage" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1661675970843582 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523787486220087296 Does pumped storage have a new lease on life? https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-business-michigan-lake-f977350c21788d2dcd62f7cef5b7c280 It depends on the relative economics vs battery storage. All energy generation methods have downsides. #PS1technology == impress 12 time 2022-05-09 22:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523673019251535872 No need to call Pence, no use to call Trump. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-biden-donald-elections-7f840bc863259b8465164bd28aa743a9 #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-05-09 14:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523538660087373825 TikTok danger? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/opinion/tiktok-twitter-china-bytedance.html #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-05-09 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523513658369712132 North Korea has learned from Ukraine and is seizing the moment. It may even invade South Korea once it has credible nuclear deterrent against US and Japan. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/asia/north-korea-nuclear-ukraine-war-lessons-intl-hnk/index.html #PS1foreign == impress 32 time 2022-05-09 04:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523458344454742017 Term limits for Supreme Court justices. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2672926 Unfortunately that requires a constitutional amendment, probably impossible these days. Increasing the court size is not as good a solution, but it does not require an amendment. #PS1justice == impress 10 time 2022-05-09 00:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523456702795771906 Direct democracy - a good idea in 1911 that has gone bad under unlimited dark money - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#initiative Ballot initiatives that are too long and difficult to understand, with paid circulators - how does that help? https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/zocalos-connecting-california/california-politics-direct-democracy-ballot-voters #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-05-09 00:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523454098216914945 Another inflationary factor - not enough immigrants to do the work. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-covid-health-business-united-states-dcfd75981dcd212ef6747eeaf87f4f31 #PS1inflation == engage 2 engage-rate 13% impress 16 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-05-09 00:05 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 218 epoch Lifetime ID 1660751927602653 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/09/2022 17:05" reach 9 title "Less immigrant labor in US contributing to price hikes" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660751927602653 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523452536488808448 At Pennsylvania Trump rally, Vance gets better reception than Oz. https://vitalmethod.com/dr-oz-rallying-with-trump-in-pennsylvania-meets-a-damp-reception-the-new-york-times/ And Trump is quiet on abortion. #PS1trumpism == impress 33 time 2022-05-08 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523450616474849281 Inflationary pressures - Price gouging by foreign shipping companies? https://vitalmethod.com/american-importers-accuse-shipping-giants-of-profiteering-the-new-york-times/ Governments hoarding food by preventing exports? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/business/economy/global-food-prices-ukraine.html #PS1inflation == impress 23 time 2022-05-08 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523447498093645824 Texas Bar suing Paxton - for conduct unbecoming an attorney? https://apnews.com/article/biden-us-supreme-court-business-donald-trump-texas-a50f24ebf3b62f4e6ee23f1918683dc2 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 20 time 2022-05-08 23:39 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523412450409738240 Who's going to get the blame for embarrassing Putin? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/08/russia-ukraine-shoigu-putin/ #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 19 time 2022-05-08 21:20 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523366856278437888 On this day remember the original idea of Mother's Day We, women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country, to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_Proclamation More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1659824257695420 #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-05-08 18:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523303402037399552 About Trumpism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist about traditional GOP - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Democratic campaign strategy - a choice not a referendum. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/politics/biden-democrats-midterm-elections-new-strategy/index.html If traditional GOP won't disown their fringe, then Democrats will make sure GOP owns it. #PS1election == impress 18 time 2022-05-08 14:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523301162534924288 QAnon will get you far in today's GOP. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/politics/kfile-jr-majewski-jan-6-qanon-material/index.html #PS1qanon == impress 18 time 2022-05-08 13:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523297936129466368 The changing face of journalism. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-forensics-d1093d4ea4e98a3ae21850196847c6e1 What is the downside going to be? All disruptive new technologies have a negative aspect that will be exploited by malefactors that can figure them out. #PS1journalism == impress 20 time 2022-05-08 13:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523193091867348992 American reshoring means higher prices but more jobs for some Americans. But aging population means there won't be enough workers for those jobs - increasing wage pressure and inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/business/economy/pandemic-supply-chains-inflation.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1659449427732903 #PS1inflation == impress 28 time 2022-05-08 06:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523189970248241159 Another fatal flaw in Russian planning. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/world/europe/russia-putin-ukraine-politicians.html Did Russians really think Ukrainians would resist foreign invaders in 2022 with less determination than Russians resisted foreign invaders in 1941? #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 likes 1 time 2022-05-08 06:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523185165035470848 Trump lawsuit successful! https://apnews.com/article/business-lawsuits-donald-trump-san-francisco-436deab188d30f8bab1eb0592de0d3d8 He used it for fundraising, and probably got way more than the legal fees, with the excess available - for other uses. 1st Amendment says Congress shall make no law. It didn't say anything about social media. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-05-08 06:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 388 epoch Lifetime ID 1660099984334514 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/08/2022 20:05" reach 7 title "Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660099984334514 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522945535270817793 Why we need a quick way to avoid constitutional crises - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-crises.html Who says Trump can't be re-elected even if he's in jail? https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/56838/if-a-prisoner-runs-for-president-and-wins-do-they-stay-in-prison-while-elect Being in jail no bar to elected office! https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/05/indiana-republican-accused-of-killing-wife-wins-primary-from-his-jail-cell.html #PS1election == impress 15 time 2022-05-07 14:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522929800658128902 Advanced economies do need immigration to support their standard of living, because children are too expensive. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-europe-st-louis-kabul-f59eaeb720c7529620faeb378a6cde09 #PS1immigration == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-05-07 13:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522928750073028608 many of the Taliban, like Sirajuddin Haqqani, are educating their girls in Pakistan, while in Afghanistan women and girls have been targeted by their repressive edicts https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-49b17d77d03022ad4817eeecf4f5da93 Some things are universal, such as laws for poor people! #PS1afghanistan == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 likes 1 time 2022-05-07 13:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522786539893256192 Walking the Ukraine tightrope - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/opinion/biden-ukraine-leaks.html Loose lips sink strategies. #PS1ukraine == impress 38 time 2022-05-07 03:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522784988751532032 Bipartisan agreement - of two persons. But Trumpists don't agree. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/06/cheney-auchincloss-democracy-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-05-07 03:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522783870248050688 Just what you'd expect from a Trumpist investigation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/05/06/hotze-texas-recording-ballots/ Of course Hotze lied about it. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-05-07 03:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 186 epoch Lifetime ID 1659425024402010 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/07/2022 22:05" reach 9 title "GOP donor described botched vote fraud probe in recording, prosecutors say" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1659425024402010 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522695483025616897 Prohibit abortions? Not a winning campaign tactic in California. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2672911 California GOP would rather talk about gas prices. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 29 time 2022-05-06 21:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522693176280031232 Do the facts end the Ray Epps story? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/jan-6-ray-epps-evidence.html Not in Trump fantasyland! #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-05-06 21:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522687855822213121 Dwindling Western commitment is part of Putin’s calculus https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/opinion/russia-ukraine-propaganda.html When GOP controls Congress, they will stop aid to Ukraine, since Trump opposes everything Biden does. Putin will do whatever he can to help Trumpists and Trump win elections. #PS1putin == impress 39 time 2022-05-06 21:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522685371208806400 Now the project that GOP have been setting up for decades is ready to bear fruit, to demolish any judicial precedents their donors find inconvenient. That's the real scandal. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/opinion/supreme-court-roe-dobbs-legitimacy.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1658370787840767 #PS1justice == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-05-06 21:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522678818699243520 Caveman gets eight months. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/politics/mostofsky-son-of-new-york-judge-rioter-caveman-sentenced/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 20:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522601726943014912 Epistemology - the Enlightenment struggle to define truth https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law never ended - amplified by new forms of mass media. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/opinions/george-orwell-1984-beers/index.html #PS1media == impress 20 time 2022-05-06 15:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522597684959342592 That was the week that wasn't. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/not-real-news-a-look-at-what-didnt-happen-this-week/2022/05/06/7a68b5da-cd49-11ec-b7ee-74f09d827ca6_story.html #PS1media == impress 14 time 2022-05-06 15:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522578037463601152 Will THIS change the minds of those male anti-vaxxers that call covid a hoax? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/health/covid-impotence-erectile-dysfunction.html #PS1virus == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 14:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522576388129116162 If you overturn one precedent you don't like, you might as well overturn them all. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/abortion-precedent-alito.html #PS1justice == impress 15 time 2022-05-06 13:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522574274036338691 Carlson in 2024! https://carlson2024.com/ His audience ratings are higher than Trump's ever were, and his politics are even Trumpier, at least in his opinion, https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist So who needs Trump? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/06/tucker-carlson-bullies-fox-news-colleagues/ #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 13:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522572214243004416 VPN's flourish under Putin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/06/russia-vpn-putin-censorship-disinformation/ But paying for them is tricky. #PS1technology == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522559991294484485 Elections are rigged but you should vote anyway? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-entertainment-health-georgia-90b6af6a7f1f17d73b394a4bb0ff9586 Trumpist candidates never cared about internal contradictions. #PS1election == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 12:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522556611830501376 Stealing farm machinery didn't work because it could be remotely disabled. So they stole the grain. That's what the Russians love about the Chechens. Stalin did the same 80 years ago. https://cnn.com/2022/05/05/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-theft-cmd-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 44 likes 1 time 2022-05-06 12:39 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522421174042460161 Why America's founders embraced the Enlightenment ideal of separation of church and state. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/05/kirill-bartholomew-orthodox-church-putin/ Now we have the Russian Orthodox Church supporting Russia and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church supporting Ukraine. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1657783021232877 #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 56 replies 1 time 2022-05-06 03:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522418119351832576 Trump's always full of unconventional ideas. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/politics/donald-trump-missiles-mexico-drug-labs-esper-book/index.html Who cares who gets shot or bombed if they're not Trump supporters? #PS1trump == engage 4 engage-rate 22% impress 18 time 2022-05-06 03:28 +0000 urlclicks 3 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522417628618235904 Putin and his pals have stolen Russia's wealth and hidden it carefully all around the world in friendly jurisdictions like Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, maybe South Dakota and Wyoming. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/politics/doj-kleptocapture-task-force-russian-assets-putin-oligarchs/index.html Can the US unravel it all? #PS1putin == impress 28 time 2022-05-06 03:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522414015636418561 Wagner Group is Putin's plausible deniability terrorist special operations force. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/africa/russian-forces-executions-car-intl/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 42 time 2022-05-06 03:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522413455222853634 US tells Ukraine some, but not all. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/05/us-provided-intelligence-that-helped-ukraine-target-russian-warship/ #PS1ukraine == impress 27 time 2022-05-06 03:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522411393617596416 Greens elected Bush in 2000 and Trump in 2016. Libertarians elected Biden in 2020. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-election.html That's a good reason to avoid them https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration Now we pay the price https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/05/05/pitts-america-is-paying-a-steep-price-for-staying-home-on-election-day/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1657766164567896 #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 12% impress 17 time 2022-05-06 03:02 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522405762621870080 Big Conn in West Virginia. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/03/big-conn-has-a-memorable-villain-but-apple-tv-docuseries-tells-more-complex-story/ There's always money on the table if you can find the right angle to get it. #PS1other == impress 18 time 2022-05-06 02:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522403048093458432 Hypersonic missiles - a new saber to rattle. One for which there is no defense yet. They don't even need a warhead. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/politics/us-hypersonic-missile-test/index.html #PS1other == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 02:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522401791823937537 You can't destroy a people without destroying its history. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/opinions/putin-destroying-ukraine-history-archives-florea/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 17 time 2022-05-06 02:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522400488083255297 Pride runs deep - https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/europe/russia-military-culture-brutality-intl/index.html Pride of murder, rape, and pillage. #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-05-06 02:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522397650644914176 Foreign investors starting to have doubts about China. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/investing/china-capital-outflows-covid-ukraine-war-intl-mic-hnk/index.html Too many potential problems at the moment. #PS1china == impress 16 time 2022-05-06 02:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522396561023508481 Nobody knows you when you're down and out - especially Trumpists! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-testimony-ties-anthony-aguero/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-05-06 02:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522395288664563713 Congress working on 401k's. Will they make things simpler or more complicated? Better for minimum-wage workers or better for billionaires - who have quite sophisticated 401k plans. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/economy/401k-senate-congress-retirement-changes/index.html #PS1tax == impress 11 time 2022-05-06 01:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522381602122190848 Belarusan puppet dictator Lukashenko is surprised that Ukraine is taking longer than Putin said. Meanwhile his unsupporters act to help Ukraine - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/23/ukraine-belarus-railway-saboteurs-russia/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1657703624574150 #PS1ukraine == impress 31 time 2022-05-06 01:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522379857300054016 LGBT are not an important GOP constituency. They should not be surprised to be sacrificed to excite the GOP voter base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/23/republicans-lgbt/ GOP politicians speak to the most committed base, not to the center. #PS1gop == impress 13 time 2022-05-06 00:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522378222716944384 GOP legislators always remember where their campaign funds come from - from lowering taxes on billionaire GOP campaign donors - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop It's no contradiction when they put new taxes on people who are NOT major GOP donors! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/26/republicans-prioritize-culture-wars-even-over-low-taxes/ #PS1gop == impress 10 time 2022-05-06 00:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522375618112868354 Are you old enough to remember when the first internet bubble popped in 2000? No worries, you can watch it happen again! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/opinion/crypto-nfts-web3.html Ultimately, you have to create value for SOMEbody. Even if it turns out to be the wrong SOMEbody. #PS1technology == impress 18 time 2022-05-06 00:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522374171761598464 How many liberal arts ought to figure in an MBA? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/opinion/business-schools-capitalism-mba.html Certainly a law degree - even from Yale or Harvard - doesn't seem to be enough preparation for a career in politics. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1657691487908697 #PS1other == impress 22 time 2022-05-06 00:34 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-06 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 979 epoch Lifetime ID 1658427787835067 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/06/2022 15:05" reach 10 title "Opinion | This Is Not Your Grandfather’s M.B.A." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1658427787835067 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522340845457838081 An up-or-down vote that all senators running for re-election will have to explain. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/politics/democrats-codify-roe.html #PS1health == impress 16 time 2022-05-05 22:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522338239377408001 Stealing farm machinery didn't work because it could be remotely disable. So they stole the grain. That's what the Russians love about the Chechens. Stalin did the same 80 years ago. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-theft-cmd-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-05-05 22:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522334914074779649 What's Dinesh D'Souza up to now that he's been pardoned by Trump? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44321650 His same old tricks. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-technology-health-arizona-e1b49d2311bf900f44fa5c6dac406762 #PS1election == impress 12 time 2022-05-05 21:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522226088541245441 How GOP gerrymanders Democrats into retirement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/politics/jr-majewski-marcy-kaptur-ohio-what-matters/index.html #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-05-05 14:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522224873388404736 Can Russians be expelled from Ukraine before they kill all the Ukrainian soldiers? quantity has a quality all its own https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/opinions/bergen-repass-ukraine-interview/index.html Should NATO members be training and equipping additional brigades of Ukrainian soldiers? #PS1ukraine == impress 42 time 2022-05-05 14:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522045897495891969 Just the kind of nutcase that Democrats hoped would win the GOP primary! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/elections/jr-majewski-ohio.html #PS1qanon == impress 14 time 2022-05-05 02:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522045156202991616 Money is the mother's milk of politics! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/politics/jd-vance-trump-ohio-fox-news.html If you get enough money, you can get the rest. Thiel’s $15 million appears to be the most ever spent by an individual megadonor to elect a single Senate candidate #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-05-05 02:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522042740485201921 Not easy to be a Russian general. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/politics/russia-generals-killed-ukraine.html You have to go to the front to give a pep talk to the conscripts about the joy of murdering, raping, and pillaging - and dying - for Putin's glory. Too bad if a sniper knows where you will be and when. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 44 time 2022-05-05 02:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522041060284780546 Quislings are never that hard to find. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/04/ukraine-collaborators-chernihiv-fear-paranoia-villages/ Money works for some, threats for others. #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-05-05 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522040571329581057 Three violent insurrectionists hope to cut plea deals. They'll be expected to cooperate. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/michael-fanone-case-assault-plea-agreements/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-05 02:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522013995300835329 The future market for data about your sex life. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/04/abortion-digital-privacy/ If the data is there, somebody will monetize it. And somebody else will criminalize it. #PS1technology == impress 20 time 2022-05-05 00:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522012986012962816 It's going to be Benghazi all over again! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/04/hunter-biden-obsession-republicans-comer/ Even if they never find anything, they'll keep the hearings going as long as the TV cameras keep showing up. #PS1gop == impress 14 time 2022-05-05 00:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522011499505483778 Wouldn't you know it - there's ANOTHER McCarthy tape! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/mccarthy-audio-25th-amendment-biden/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-05-05 00:33 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522010913846403073 Once the coup failed, Trump had no further interest in the failed insurrectionists- as would have been obvious to anybody who knew Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/oath-keepers-wilson-rhodes/index.html The penalty for failure is prison time, and a slim chance of a pardon if Trump is re-elected. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 likes 1 time 2022-05-05 00:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522009523443044353 Pro-life is not the essence of GOP's reactionary judge campaign. The real goal is reactionary decisions on taxes, deregulation, campaign finance, and voter suppression, to protect GOP's major donors. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/opinions/supreme-court-abortion-conservatives-roe-stewart/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656978301313349 #PS1gop == engage 2 engage-rate 13% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-05-05 00:25 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522003290350784512 The British Virgin Islands is a global capital for criminals and tax evaders. Why would their politicians be any different? https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-miami-florida-smuggling-79a95237d39760c9406eb2466d9c9842 #PS1other == impress 14 time 2022-05-05 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 564 epoch Lifetime ID 1657687541242425 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/05/2022 17:05" reach 4 title "'Corrupt to core' Caribbean premier gets bond in drug case" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1657687541242425 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1522002695636226048 Trump Jr's turn. Will he talk or plead 5th? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-donald-congress-c7b7db7defae63e627514dc55de24157 #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-05-04 23:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521950747914514432 Looks like Jan 6 committee will focus on Meadows. He will try to run out the clock until January with legal action. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/january-6-committee-mark-meadows/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-04 20:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521949598222151680 At least in one red district, there's such a thing as too much Trumpism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/04/democrats-upset-victory-michigan-mallory-mcmorrow/ #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-05-04 20:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521948974399188993 Does technology now favor military defense or offense? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/04/russia-ukraine-aggression-in-age-defensive-dominance/ It seems to favor the side that can operate dispersed inexpensive light mobile arms in great numbers, and against the side that requires fixed expensive heavy arms. #PS1technology == impress 17 time 2022-05-04 20:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521856238320947206 Bad news for revisionist Trumpists - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist So far it looks like the Trump still owns the GOP. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/opinion/trump-republicans-ohio-jd-vance.html #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 10% impress 21 retweets 1 time 2022-05-04 14:16 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521723782305488896 The only winning move is not to play https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/opinions/nuclear-war-talk-russia-helfand-christ/index.html But that assumes rational leadership, not necessarily what one finds in a secure bunker of a threatened narcissist. #PS1other == impress 24 time 2022-05-04 05:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521691342014873600 Ways to improve the 2024 primary election process - rotating early primaries or (better) ranked-choice-voting. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2671091 #PS1democracy == impress 19 time 2022-05-04 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521689602674728960 What would Putin do in a pinch? https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2671147 US should quietly let Putin know that any use of weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine will lead to a proportionate destruction of Russian military forces in Ukraine. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 57 likes 1 time 2022-05-04 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521688313450491904 It's not so easy to replace all those weapons going to Ukraine - we've got supply chain issues. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-business-eastern-europe-dover-35586737ec1923b1477d26bc45eeb7ed It seems likely that future DOD procurements will specify all made-in-America components. That will get expensive. #PS1ukraine == impress 40 time 2022-05-04 03:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521687095219163136 Why has Putin shown restraint? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-nato.html Is it lack of resources or is he saving everything he's got for one big push at a later date? #PS1ukraine == impress 20 time 2022-05-04 03:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521685674243416065 The argument for limited aims in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/opinion/biden-ukraine.html Putin could easily be replaced by somebody worse. #PS1ukraine == impress 31 time 2022-05-04 02:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521679186544316416 Electronic warfare in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/03/russia-ukraine-electronic-warfare/ #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 40 time 2022-05-04 02:32 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521674922841366528 Will Putin declare war in order to get more cannon fodder? He'd hoped for a victory celebration on May 9, but that doesn't look like it would fool anybody. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/europe/russia-ukraine-declaration-of-war-intl-hnk-ml/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 likes 1 time 2022-05-04 02:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521657956147900419 Putin's gift to the GOP was timely wartime inflation. The leaker's gift to the Democrats was a timely leak. Putin won't stop with Ukraine. GOP won't stop with abortion bans in red states. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-us-supreme-court-business-congress-36b1c6a0fc5aec46fab8ea4d617d1ca4 #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 42 time 2022-05-04 01:08 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521656251548987393 Don't nobody bring Trump, no bad news! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/donald-trump-russian-interference-election-politics/index.html #PS1russian == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 retweets 1 time 2022-05-04 01:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 502 epoch Lifetime ID 1656969947980851 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/04/2022 17:05" reach 8 title "DHS watchdog says Trump's agency appears to have altered report on Russian interference in 2020 election in part because of politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656969947980851 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521497318780018691 It's the economy! Meaning inflation, meaning war in Ukraine and covid in China - global problems that Congress can't fix quickly. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/ohio-primary-issues-inflation/index.html So 2022 is bleak for Democrats - GOP blames them without having a clue about getting different results. #PS1inflation == impress 48 time 2022-05-03 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521495062290575360 The stakes for Trump - starting today and the next couple of months - https://cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/donald-trump-2024-republican-primaries/index.html This month's results will affect future primaries - Is Trump an essential part of Trumpism or not? After all, Peronism was better off without Peron! #PS1trumpism == impress 25 time 2022-05-03 14:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521491484704448519 We'll know a lot more about American politics tomorrow. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-indiana-special-b44b7be7079cc694455309c3c7c77d54 How far right? How far left? What's Trump's endorsement worth? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-politics-ohio-donald-trump-indiana-f6874601f57f5bf6e5fa39b047c13b97 #PS1election == impress 21 time 2022-05-03 14:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521488844109012993 A concession for privacy - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/03/google-you-can-now-ask-to-have-your-address-phone-number-removed-from-search-results/ Next question - what devious abuses of this service can criminals devise? #PS1technology == impress 18 time 2022-05-03 13:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521360859804487681 What do GOP candidates REALLY believe? There are so many choices - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html Ohio GOP primary voters still struggle with that - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/us/ohio-senate-republican-primary.html #PS1gop == impress 29 time 2022-05-03 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521358907741904897 How the European Union works - or doesn't work. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/opinion/european-union-macron-ukraine.html It's not the United States of Europe - yet. But give Putin more time! #PS1foreign == impress 26 time 2022-05-03 05:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521357644211974145 The Constitution has a rural bias. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ Here's one way to deal with that. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/opinion/democrats-rural-america.html #PS1democracy == impress 20 time 2022-05-03 05:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521351283059216385 Inflation hits cooking oil. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-business-health-africa-688a358195a4723fc862cfe3f9e60474 Thank Putin for that! But if you're a Republican, blame Biden. #PS1inflation == impress 25 time 2022-05-03 04:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521350561869615104 Taliban switches from opium to meth. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/afghanistan-meth-opium-drug-industry/?itid=hp-top-table-main They need to get money from somewhere. #PS1afghanistan == impress 28 time 2022-05-03 04:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521349053396574208 Five stages of inflation grief - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/02/democrats-experience-five-stages-of-grief-on-inflation/ There's nothing to be done about covid in China and the Ukraine war is up to Putin, so in the acceptance stage you say - let the GOP take over and take the blame since they haven't got a clue either. #PS1inflation == impress 103 time 2022-05-03 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521347923597922305 The Tom turkeys of DC want complete power over all the hens everywhere. Is that a pillar of Trumpism? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/02/wild-turkey-dc-toxic-masculinity-republicans/ #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-05-03 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521346956555014144 Laws don't apply if Trump's got your back! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/02/cawthorn-accusations/ #PS1trumpism == impress 19 time 2022-05-03 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521345252170240000 Putin tries to turn back the tide of history. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/02/soviet-putin-russia-revenge-of-history/ He has no trouble finding enough Ukrainian collaborators. Just like the Nazis did in 1941. #PS1ukraine == impress 48 time 2022-05-03 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521342600501862400 Pretended to be a fake elector? There could be consequences! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/politics/trump-investigation-georgia/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-05-03 04:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521342148716552194 Trump children rush in where Trump advisors fear to tread. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/politics/ivanka-trump-january-6-committee-bennie-thompson/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-05-03 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521340222591565829 Will Trump ever get the free room and board he so richly deserves? https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/opinions/georgia-grand-jury-trump-legal-challenges-honig/index.html Find was definitely a bad choice of words, but is that enough? #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-05-03 04:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521339006369234944 Another reason for regional federalism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html Right to lifers are trying to regulate other states as well as their own! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/23/politics/abortion-out-of-state-legislation/index.html So much for traditional understandings of federalism #PS1trumpism == impress 20 time 2022-05-03 04:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521336936446582785 GOP primary candidates are spending tens of millions of dollars to attack each other. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-donald-trump-campaigns-89a597655ab2c39529c8d38e961a4081 Everything they say will be held against them by the Democrats in November. But Trumpism is all about the past and revenge. #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-05-03 03:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521335155654230022 Hard for a violent insurrectionist to make a self-defense argument. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-police-new-york-riots-presidential-elections-4ec211cda4f84edb02e5c26e4e08be71 #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-05-03 03:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521334333100855296 Trumpists don't need no stinkin' debates! https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-2022-midterm-elections-college-football-sports-media-648e93570285a35ad4b94fc43b3c0ece Or at least, they don't want them. #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-05-03 03:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521333236625944576 Sometimes social media are beneficial. https://apnews.com/article/climate-spacex-technology-entertainment-business-62848dbcffc7df4892233414d359a025 #PS1media == impress 17 time 2022-05-03 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521331579330592768 Abortion restrictions don't bother rich donors who can travel, but excite the single-issue right-to-life voters. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Supreme Court justices doing the job they were appointed to do! https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-07439f9fc4542f1500ab78dfd34036b1 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1655459224798590 #PS1trumpism == impress 26 time 2022-05-03 03:31 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 664 epoch Lifetime ID 1656196961391483 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/03/2022 17:05" reach 4 title "Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656196961391483 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521162756061159424 In Putin's Russkiy Mir, nothing is true and everything is possible. https://news.yahoo.com/zelensky-jewish-hitler-had-jewish-093816649.html What else would you expect from the people that published the Protocols of the Elders of Zion? Anti-semitism is a Russian tradition, and Putin is a very traditional Russian. #PS1putin == impress 40 time 2022-05-02 16:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521143873837228032 Some people can't wait to hear from Trump. Others can't wait to get him off the line! https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/politics/georgia-grand-jury-meadows-texts/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-05-02 15:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520991256653930496 There are so many GOP factions for Democrats to attack - that will certainly be locked in bitter rivalry if GOP achieves power. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html Which part of the GOP should Democrats run against? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/01/republicans-dual-midterm-campaigns-highlight-task-before-democrats/ #PS1election == impress 27 time 2022-05-02 04:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520986712138149888 In the Merry Month of May, Trump doesn't have a problem with groping https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/01/politics/trump-defends-herbster-sexual-misconduct-claims/index.html He's proud of his track record! By the end of the month we'll all have better ideas of what Trumpism is and who's in charge of it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/politics/donald-trump-republican-primaries-midterms/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 30 time 2022-05-02 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520983466631868416 Strikes against the Democrats. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/politics/election-2022-biden-democrats-political-environment/index.html Putin is probably hoping to collect on the debt GOP owes him for starting the Ukraine war inflation on Biden's watch instead of Trump's. Swing voters just see inflation - they don't care where it came from. #PS1election == impress 105 time 2022-05-02 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520975595282198529 The new face of GOP politics - Buckeye bomb throwers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/politics/ohio-senate-primary-vance-trump.html The rhetoric shows what GOP hopefuls think of their rivals - and thus of themselves. Trumpism was never about being nice, polite, respectful - or even truthful or logical. #PS1trumpism == impress 24 time 2022-05-02 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520974033180790785 What a rising tide of firearms gets us - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/01/scared-to-drive-the-freeway-surge-in-bay-area-freeway-shootings-yields-few-arrests/ Freeway shootings are just about a perfect crime. The only countermeasure to unlimited firearms in circulation is universal and constant automatic surveillance. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654703868207459 #PS1capolitics == impress 26 time 2022-05-02 03:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520972686540697600 Why nobody's doing anything about gasoline prices. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/business/energy-environment/oil-us-europe-russia.html It makes no sense to invest in new drilling unless you can be sure the price of the product will pay for the drilling. Instead, oil companies face higher prices for materials and labor. #PS1inflation == impress 22 time 2022-05-02 03:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520971647624224768 What crummy economy? Unemployment claims are lowest since 1970. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/jobless-claims-another-184000-americans-filed-new-claims-last-week/ar-AAWq4DO #PS1economics == impress 23 time 2022-05-02 03:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520970975931551745 Don't move to Idaho or Utah expecting relief from rapidly-rising home prices. https://winnquick.com/index.php/2022/04/30/hiring-outpaces-homebuilding-orange-county-register/ Areas with thriving economies often hire faster than they build homes for the new hires. #PS1economics == impress 26 time 2022-05-02 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520952134165954560 The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP is not conservative in any sense. Reactionary kleptocratic personality cult instead. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump Traditional conservatives are starting to notice that. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/opinion/desantis-republicans-disney.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654659031545276 #PS1trumpism == impress 23 time 2022-05-02 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520949583114768384 For JD Vance, Trumpism is reconnecting politics to ordinary people https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump But Trump's specialty is the demagogue's - confuse the masses into thinking the your interests are theirs. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/opinion/jd-vance-senate.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654654071545772 #PS1trumpism == impress 26 time 2022-05-02 02:13 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 486 epoch Lifetime ID 1655021568175689 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/02/2022 07:05" reach 5 title "Opinion | The Decline of Ohio and the Rise of J.D. Vance" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1655021568175689 ========== Tweets for 2022-05-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520853716856762368 The Ohio senate primary is a preview of the next Trumpist administration - not accomplishing much, but generating a lot of heat in the process. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/opinion/ohio-senate-trump.html #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 44 time 2022-05-01 19:52 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520852656243183616 What it's like to be a backup standin for Trump in Ohio. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/opinion/trump-jd-vance-ohio.html The principal stand for Trump, of course, was Trump Jr - polishing his shtick for the future. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 35 time 2022-05-01 19:48 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520840725486657537 Trump and Tucker Carlson together changed the GOP - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-gop-republican-party.html But now Carlson has taken Trumpism away from Trump to enhance his ratings and own cult of personality - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-fox-news.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654458168232029 #PS1media == impress 27 time 2022-05-01 19:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520810285400944640 Back to the Wild West in Eastern Europe! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/01/russia-cyber-attacks-hacking/ #PS1technology == impress 26 time 2022-05-01 17:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520808213846773761 How lucky the Ukrainians are that the US House GOP conference was not in charge of resisting Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/01/opinions/2013-government-shutdown-problem-with-gop-dent/index.html They can't even resist Trump. No Profiles in Courage for the Fear Caucus. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654391258238720 #PS1gop == impress 36 time 2022-05-01 16:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520805883898257409 Pillage - one of the things the Russian army does best, along with murder and rape. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/01/europe/russia-farm-vehicles-ukraine-disabled-melitopol-intl/index.html Putin's glad he didn't kill ALL the Chechens in 2000. They're proving useful. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 70 time 2022-05-01 16:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520804518715297792 Freedom Caucus members and White House staff plotted for months to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. They all deny it now. Or pretend not to remember. Or refuse to testify. Or plead the fifth. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-presidential-elections-electoral-college-mark-meadows-296ddf04ffaacec07f548a2a997af448 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 27 likes 1 time 2022-05-01 16:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520790183204909057 No border wall between state and press, any more than between state and church. https://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-a-bad-monday-for-freedom/article_e2187fcd-946e-574e-9655-e4ed2bf1442f.html Then nothing is true, and everything is possible. #PS1trumpism == engage 3 engage-rate 10% impress 29 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-05-01 15:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520788303624081408 It's all about who you know and what you can do for them. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/us/politics/trump-pandemic-loan-yrc.html #PS1trumpism == impress 23 time 2022-05-01 15:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520786635822026757 Hazards of over-leveraging! Get rich quick, get poor quick, get indicted quick. https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-arrests-manhattan-indictments-6f1334b24b3206535c7ab1b0d71a380e #PS1economics == impress 29 time 2022-05-01 15:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520781165849849858 A simple arithmetic error? https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article260845297.html Or just McConnell's usual flexible principles. #PS1trumpism == impress 23 time 2022-05-01 15:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520772719637278721 No wonder there were so many cops among the insurrectionists! https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-28/audit-of-california-law-enforcement-finds-extreme-bias-among-officers-goes-unchecked #PS1justice == impress 23 time 2022-05-01 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520638390252695552 Stolen checks readily available for sale on dark web. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/01/chevy-chase-mailbox-stolen-checks/ Police seem to be helpless. So don't mail checks except inside a post office. #PS1technology == impress 39 time 2022-05-01 05:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520636515721760770 Scott Perry and Jeffrey Clark - unsung heroes of the (ongoing) insurrection. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/politics/mark-meadows-texts-scott-perry-key-role-overturn-election/index.html Oddly enough, they don't want to testify under oath about their actions. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654059694938543 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 time 2022-05-01 05:29 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520634118685429760 By November 2022, either painful Putin and covid inflation will still be running rampant, or America will be in a painful recession to kill inflation. Either way, GOP candidates will blame Biden. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/politics/meadows-texts-trump-lies-2022-election-analysis/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654055014939011 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 29 time 2022-05-01 05:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520629711407181825 Manchin endorses non-Trumpist GOP candidate. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/politics/manchin-west-virginia-republican-mckinley-mooney/index.html Does this help or hinder the candidate? Help on hinder Manchin? #PS1election == impress 21 time 2022-05-01 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520628465560481793 Of course he's publicly vilified. He's a public villain - insurrectionist! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-subpoenas-mark-meadows-congress-02c86e2bf05363ac8d485f33b96ef87a #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-01 04:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520626295545032704 Biden auditions for a future career in comedy. https://apnews.com/article/pete-davidson-biden-covid-entertainment-health-eb0fae0500b1291059eba9947fad2453 Trump, the reality-TV star, never showed up - he's only interested in being in complete control and the center of attention. #PS1media == impress 27 time 2022-05-01 04:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520583330810400768 Reactionary chic - we know where it came from, but where does it go? https://olxpraca.com/goldberg-the-terrible-emergence-of-todays-reactionary-chic/ Nowhere good if you're not an old straight rich white Christian man. Just look at Russia and Belarus. #PS1theory == impress 30 time 2022-05-01 01:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520577598266302464 Who struck down the Federal travel mask mandate? https://news.yahoo.com/column-bogus-decision-strike-travel-100017007.html An inexperienced groomee of the Federalist Society and Mitch McConnell. That's where nearly all Federal judges come from now. #PS1justice == impress 34 time 2022-05-01 01:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520572217351827457 In the finest Nazi tradition https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/30/ukraine-russia-art-mariupol/ Will some of it end on the walls of Putin's country retreats? #PS1ukraine == impress 32 time 2022-05-01 01:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520571565720580096 Yeltsin oligarchs vs Putin oligarchs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/29/russia-oligarchs-ukraine-invasion-dissent/ But NOBODY criticizes Putin. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 26 time 2022-05-01 01:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520569754309722112 Why artillery is a big deal in Ukraine now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/30/ukraine-russia-artillery/ #PS1ukraine == impress 36 time 2022-05-01 01:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520567331826544640 Another Oath Keeper agrees to plead guilty and cooperate. https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095538077/a-second-oath-keeper-pleaded-guilty-to-seditious-conspiracy-in-the-jan-6-riot #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-05-01 00:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520566610565627904 Finns have a long memory of Russian aggression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Finnish_wars Now Putin has accomplished the one thing he hated most - expanding NATO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/30/finland-join-nato/ #PS1putin == impress 29 time 2022-05-01 00:51 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-05-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-05-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 801 epoch Lifetime ID 1654647978213048 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "05/01/2022 18:05" reach 4 title "How Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine pushed Finland toward NATO" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1654647978213048 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520433085371744256 Differences between Democratic and Republican rule-of-law - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#diff #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 time 2022-04-30 16:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520425955520622592 If it's President DeSantis in 2025 - we might be longing for incompetent and ignorant President Trump again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/opinions/desantis-trumpism-2-0-dantonio/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1653630841648095 #PS1trumpism == impress 25 time 2022-04-30 15:32 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-30 ratio 5 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-04-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 56 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1653920304952482 impress 7 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/30/2022 17:04" reach 5 title "Opinion: DeSantis is trying to out-Trump Trump" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1653920304952482 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520068458913755136 How will Biden manage to support Democratic candidates in 2022 and prepare for 2024? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/joe-biden-2022-politics/index.html Like Trump, he doesn't want to declare his candidacy too early, to avoid campaign finance restrictions. #PS1biden == impress 15 time 2022-04-29 15:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520066213480521729 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-health-business-social-media-d3426647ead43f5316ed7071d58fcb67 #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 258 time 2022-04-29 15:43 +0000 urlclicks 2 == impress 36 time 2022-04-29 15:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520050415177396224 No royal road to authenticity. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/tech/elon-musk-authenticate-all-real-humans/index.html #PS1media == impress 32 time 2022-04-29 14:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520049609137041408 Why Putin will make some kind of victory announcement on May 9. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/opinions/may-9-putin-victory-war-nixey/index.html Ukraine is no doubt planning some daring action to stain Putin's big day. Can they pull if off? #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 63 time 2022-04-29 14:37 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520048241378619392 A black hole with no escape? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/ukraine-war-week-that-changed/index.html Putin's demand - unconditional surrender by Ukraine. Ukraine's demand - all Russian forces out of Ukraine, and western guarantees against a Putin encore invasion. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652850625059450 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 59 likes 1 time 2022-04-29 14:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520045132594122753 A alliance for rule of law - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law over cult of personality - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump and partisanship - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Utah Democrats get behind never-Trumper Evan McMullin against Trumpist Mike Lee. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/24/politics/utah-democrats-evan-mcmullin-mike-lee/index.html #PS1election == impress 33 time 2022-04-29 14:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520039574394744832 Who says the Sixties are over? It's back to east, west, and non-aligned, but with more nuclear-armed countries. https://news.yahoo.com/us-them-cold-war-neither-115041636.html #PS1foreign == impress 42 time 2022-04-29 13:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520038374840565761 Can't ship FROM America because containers are going back empty! https://www.yahoo.com/news/americas-farmers-got-cut-supply-183012199.html Will GOP blame Biden while they watch the market sort itself out? That would be the traditional GOP approach - until major donor farming operations start funding Democrats. #PS1economics == impress 39 time 2022-04-29 13:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519906648168407041 Putin gave Biden an opportunity to lead the democratic world. the country needs to come together on at least two crucial points: that democracy must survive and that truth must be respected https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/opinions/putin-created-unexpected-opportunity-future-of-democracy-ghitis/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652577491753430 #PS1democracy == impress 45 time 2022-04-29 05:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519901292042149890 Jan 6 march on Capitol was carefully planned to stoke the crowd, disregarding dangers of violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/us/politics/trump-meadows-freedom-caucus-jan-6.html #PS1insurrection == impress 35 time 2022-04-29 04:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519898674746191873 Trump abolished ethical and moral standards for political office. Now the only crime he enforces is disloyalty to Trump. Other GOP agree that the victor will never be asked if he told the truth. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/for-trumps-gop-crossing-lines-has-few-consequences/ #PS1trumpism == impress 47 time 2022-04-29 04:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519896070121082880 Surprise! Major companies spent a lot more on share buybacks than on improving employee compensation. https://www.brookings.edu/research/profits-and-the-pandemic-as-shareholder-wealth-soared-workers-were-left-behind/ GOP response - more tax cuts for billionaire job creators of course! #PS1economics == impress 38 time 2022-04-29 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519895318741069829 California has a very volatile job market. Startups explode or implode at random. Tourism fluctuates a lot. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/19/california-job-market-ranks-8th-most-volatile-in-us/ The most stable job markets include SD, AR, KS, WV. Not much startup action there. Not much other action at all. #PS1economics == impress 38 time 2022-04-29 04:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519894075926667264 No hiding in a secure location for Zelenskyy. https://arabdawaer.com/tehiyuwi/world-news/2022/04/28/volodymyr-zelensky-refused-evacuated-kyiv-even-russian-hit-men/ #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 76 time 2022-04-29 04:19 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519893065594331136 Why air travel is so unreliable now. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/business/airlines-earnings-american-united.html Lots of passengers, not enough planes, pilots, air traffic controllers, security agents. Airlines will have to pay more, and so will travelers. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 69 time 2022-04-29 04:15 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519851955002089473 How would Trump have handled the Ukraine invasion? Channeled Neville Chamberlain or Charles Lindbergh? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/opinion/russia-ukraine-biden-aid.html Instead Biden and Johnson and the rest of the western leadership channeled FDR while Zelynskyy channeled Churchill. #PS1ukraine == impress 80 time 2022-04-29 01:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519847907351879682 Campaigning on emotion again, rather than facts. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/us/gop-vote-fraud-immigrants.html It works with the GOP base! #PS1immigration == impress 36 time 2022-04-29 01:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519845896627757056 Another global cost of the Ukraine war - re-investing in strategic weapons for deterrence against ambitious dictators. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/28/russia-ukraine-nuclear-pentagon-budget/ #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 61 time 2022-04-29 01:07 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519844230033674240 Putin's men take care of another journalist. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/28/russia-ukraine-muratov-attack-intelligence/ #PS1putin == impress 38 time 2022-04-29 01:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519842026560258048 Nuclear power or a hydrocarbon tax paid to Russians and Arabs? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/nuclear-power-fear/?itid=hp-top-table-main Give Putin credit for changing global calculations about nuclear power. #PS1climate == impress 51 time 2022-04-29 00:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519839806762590272 Bringing the war home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/28/ukrainian-attacks-bring-war-home-russia-fraying-civilian-nerves/ #PS1ukraine == impress 37 time 2022-04-29 00:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 701 epoch Lifetime ID 1652790181732161 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/29/2022 05:04" reach 4 title "Ukrainian attacks bring war home to Russia, fraying civilian nerves" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652790181732161 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519826740947816448 Does Tucker Carlson have a knee on McCarthy's neck too? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/kevin-mccarthy-audio-republican-social-media/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 31 time 2022-04-28 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519826193263915008 The Trumpists plan to deal with McCarthy only after they win solid control of the House. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/mccarthy-comments-trump-defenders-gop-conference/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 31 time 2022-04-28 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519822343803080705 Everybody in the world will be paying for Putin's war for years. All that economic output is lost forever, and that's a problem for the developed countries and a disaster for the third world. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/politics/ukraine-war-world-costs-analysis/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652412121769967 #PS1ukraine == impress 41 time 2022-04-28 23:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519819065174286336 Moldova? Transnistria? Putin wants to make sure that you hear a lot more about them as he establishes his idea of Russkiy Mir. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/europe/transnistria-moldova-ukraine-russia-war-explainer-intl/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 169 time 2022-04-28 23:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519816662492401664 Why regional federalism may be the only way out - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html The GOP has been laying the groundwork for permanent minority rule for years - https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/opinions/gop-blueprint-to-steal-the-2024-election-luttig/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 30 time 2022-04-28 23:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519813116481089536 Significance of Azovstal https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 58 time 2022-04-28 22:57 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519806145963065344 Why not shoot at the Secretary-General of the United Nations? Putin needs to teach him a lesson too. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-bulgaria-nato-138362dbd31e65e7c06f91760bee75ce #PS1ukraine == impress 40 time 2022-04-28 22:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519804637175459840 Zelenskyy conquered his fear of enemy fire. Trump succumbed to his fear of enemy fruit. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/politics/donald-trump-dangerous-fruit-tomato/index.html #PS1trump == impress 36 time 2022-04-28 22:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519696120481411072 Prefer billionaires running for office with their own money, or billionaires funding candidates with dark money? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-pennsylvania-campaigns-mehmet-oz-fcc1e26d6fc733874fdfa32b1627567d Since it takes tens of millions of dollars for a Senate campaign, pick one or the other. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652169711794208 #PS1democracy == impress 33 time 2022-04-28 15:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519693839056867329 Russians compiled an extermination list well in advance of invasion. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-border-patrols-automobiles-fa3f88e07e51bcaf81bac8a40c4da141 #PS1ukraine == impress 34 time 2022-04-28 15:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519691859899035649 Getting ready for another fake election. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-moscow-referendums-crimea-7129a6d1f5ab81279ac7cf1a6be0996b Trumpists might well study Putin's methods. #PS1ukraine == impress 39 time 2022-04-28 14:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519545328382271488 Giuliani's turn with Jan 6 committee. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/rudy-giuliani-january-6-committee-next-month/index.html Will he plead the fifth, executive privilege, or attorney-client privilege? #PS1insurrection == impress 35 time 2022-04-28 05:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519544658082160640 New Boeing management hopes to avoid Trump-era mistakes. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/air-force-one-boeing-trump/index.html #PS1other == impress 47 time 2022-04-28 05:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519520950621851648 Why would Trump pay for an OBJECTIVE appraisal of his properties? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/trump-appraiser-cushman-wakefield/index.html The appraisers knew what they were getting paid for and what they were getting into. #PS1trump == impress 32 time 2022-04-28 03:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519520195265503237 What's really going on here? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/john-durham-criminal-probe-rodney-joffe/index.html Nobody can tell from the outside. #PS1russian == impress 32 time 2022-04-28 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519509432815693824 Who's the REAL Trumpist? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist Trump and Trump Jr vs Club for Growth. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/trump-club-for-growth-ohio/index.html It's every man for himself in the modern Trumpist/Putinist Dixiecrat GOP. #PS1trumpism == impress 35 time 2022-04-28 02:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519506849468346368 Russian armor was designed for opponents who wouldn't resist. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/europe/russia-tanks-blown-turrets-intl-hnk-ml/index.html The west learned from the Iraq war, but Russia did not. #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 4% impress 85 likes 1 time 2022-04-28 02:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519505273043386368 Should any one person have the economic power to control a social media platform? https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-technology-business-sports-d42809b692fc9f7a5eaad327a86526a0 Putin and his oligarchs are anxiously awaiting the answer. #PS1media == impress 35 time 2022-04-28 02:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519504224035295233 Will McCarthy become Speaker? One word from Trump would make or break him. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-elections-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-congress-891eabe5ef653e7bb3983f8e3fa96a67 Though it's kind of like making or breaking a jellyfish. #PS1gop == impress 32 time 2022-04-28 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519503072216510464 Russian cyberwarfare units were laying the groundwork in Ukraine months before the military invasion. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-hacking-f844d60f06fa98ee3cc1456df4080c26 #PS1ukraine == impress 52 time 2022-04-28 02:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519502488214200320 People who get violent hateful responses on Twitter can just respond in kind. Musk sees no problem there. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-business-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-016830630ede1575c6eff917e4aacd6b As long as Musk can say whatever Musk wants, he's happy. Anybody who has a problem with that can offer to buy Twitter from him. #PS1media == impress 30 time 2022-04-28 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519500870194327552 Putin tries divide-and-conquer once more - and fails again - so far. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-business-bulgaria-moldova-2505307f5dcc882d38bab642ffce649f #PS1putin == impress 33 time 2022-04-28 02:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 646 epoch Lifetime ID 1652429871768192 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/28/2022 17:04" reach 3 title "Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652429871768192 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519343337441951744 Musk will put Trump back on Twitter. Good for rallying the Democratic base. Good for rallying the Trump base. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/opinions/twitter-trump-musk-politics-filipovic/index.html Or will he be outmedia-ed by DeSantis? #PS1media == impress 18 time 2022-04-27 15:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519341718868422661 Unraveling the Trump dolls. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/trump-ny-investigation/index.html Slow going - Eric Trump was deposed in 2020 and asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 500 times Par for a Trump course! #PS1trump == impress 16 time 2022-04-27 15:44 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 79 epoch Lifetime ID 1651797595164753 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/27/2022 18:04" reach 4 title "NY attorney general's office says it's nearly done unraveling Trump's 'Russian nesting doll'" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1651797595164753 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1518969641405583361 How Musk's game might be for the best. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/opinions/twitter-musk-takeover-internet-alaimo/index.html #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-04-26 15:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 28 epoch Lifetime ID 1651797311831448 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/27/2022 18:04" reach 4 title "Opinion: Who will be the first to abandon Elon Musk's Twitter?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1651797311831448 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1518247693251796993 Unexpected allies in Belarus helped slow down the Russian assault. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/23/ukraine-belarus-railway-saboteurs-russia/ But their grandfathers did it to Germans. #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-04-24 15:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1518243609828503552 A bold Trumpist will stop at nothing. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist You'll never get tired of culture wars on Fox? Get ready for President DeSantis! https://apnews.com/article/travel-business-arts-and-entertainment-florida-donald-trump-81eb6eccb4354fc6bae6e20a59cf5c90 #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-04-24 15:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 61 epoch Lifetime ID 1651797041831475 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/27/2022 18:04" reach 4 title "DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feud" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1651797041831475 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517834729600405505 Jan 6 committee works its way up the ladder. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/mark-meadows-scott-perry-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 25 time 2022-04-23 11:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517708556862038017 Greene can't - or won't - remember what she did. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/21/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-expected-testify-about-jan-6/ She won't come right out and deny anything, to be safe from perjury charges, just in case there are tapes or screen shots lurking on the internet. #PS1insurrection == impress 22 time 2022-04-23 03:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517707045188689920 It's true - Putin does not intend to stop with Donbas. He does not intend to stop with Ukraine. And nobody thinks he intends to stop with Moldova and Transnistria. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/22/russian-ambition-beyond-ukraine/ #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 117 time 2022-04-23 03:28 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 114 epoch Lifetime ID 1648675015477011 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/23/2022 04:04" reach 3 title "Commander hints at Russian ambitions beyond Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1648675015477011 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517652090604048384 Would a Muskified Twitter be the end of Trump Media? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/business/trump-truth-social-elon-musk.html #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 23:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517649784667992065 Don't brag about insurrection while intoxicated! https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/22/capitol-rioter-coors-beer-sentenced/ #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 23:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517649360246296578 The qualifications are well known - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump So of course McCarthy's a liar - he wants to be a Trumpist! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/22/kevin-mccarthy-jan-6-recording-lying/ #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-04-22 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517635538710269952 In the best Dixiecrat tradition - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop an assault on the very idea of public education, part of the long war against public goods and collective responsibility fought by conservatives on behalf of hierarchy and capital https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/opinion/red-scare-culture-wars.html #PS1gop == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 22:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517633677596917760 Hackers claim to have raided Russian military and intelligence personnel files. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/us/politics/hackers-russia-cyberattacks.html #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-04-22 22:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517631559737565184 Twitter should take away other Republican lawmakers' Twitter accounts - attributed to McCarthy during his brief rule-of-law moment. Not known if there are tapes. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/kevin-mccarthy-audio-republican-reaction/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-04-22 22:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517628123772166144 Oh wait there's more! Another McCarthy tape surfaces. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/trump-january-6-responsibility-book/index.html Privately, Trump briefly admitted some responsibility for insurrection. #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-04-22 22:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517517666298204160 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-science-business-lifestyle-middle-east-b203d41981df1fa5959dd2a2ffb4f4b4 #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517516185411104768 63 GOP House members followed Trump's cues to oppose NATO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/06/house-gop-nato-support/ No wonder Putin hopes to re-elect Trump and as many Trumpists as possible! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/22/trump-says-he-threatened-not-defend-nato-russia/ But nothing Trump says can be taken at face value. #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-04-22 14:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517514102695890945 Can Trump pick them or not? Depends on whether the stolen election big lie is the main thing on the minds of GOP primary voters. Perhaps the more Trump endorsees win primaries, the more Democrats win general elections. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/trump-endorsements-may-primaries/index.html #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-04-22 14:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517511628014510080 Trumpist voters like lies and Trumpist politicians are happy to feed them. And it's easier to just make stuff up than to do actual research and analysis. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/politics/fact-check-david-perdue-2020-election-brian-kemp/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 14:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517510556025974786 Tourism is booming in Iowa - Cotton, Cruz, Haley, Pence, Pompeo have all visited recently. But they're really hoping for a visit from DeSantis. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-2022-midterm-elections-presidential-election-2020-iowa-80201caa714144a5aff7082d10cbbaee #PS1gop == impress 15 time 2022-04-22 14:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517492941845000193 What would a competent Trump be like? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/governor-desantis-imperial-governorship-analysis/index.html We're about to find out. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-04-22 13:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517480706858835970 Murder, rape, pillage civilians - ancient military traditions upheld by Putin, who says he's a very traditional Russian. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/europe/ukraine-sexual-violence-allegations-russia-cmd-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 24 time 2022-04-22 12:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517478018406514689 Too bad for Trump's Kevin - there's a tape! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-kevin-mccarthy-rachel-maddow-2dda5a508f77bb14fe31b0fa89b08197 But nobody ever expects any Trumpist to tell the truth. #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 12:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517357146421161986 No immigration reform - Trumpist voters can be told that immigrants are criminals, and Trumpist donors can be told that immigration will remain dangerous and illegal, better to exploit illegal workers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/us/jim-jordan-republicans-memo-immigration.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1647798728897973 #PS1immigration == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 35 likes 1 time 2022-04-22 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517353551227351041 Will Utah Democrats decline to nominate a Senate candidate so Evan McMullin can take on Mike Lee directly? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/politics/mike-lee-texts-meadows-obscured-what-he-knew-overturn-election-duplicate-2/index.html McMullin is a rule-of-law candidate and perhaps more electable than any Democrat in Utah. #PS1election == impress 15 time 2022-04-22 04:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517339460702130176 How politicians corrupt non-profits. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/us/politics/crime-stoppers-houston.html #PS1justice == impress 7 time 2022-04-22 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517330785082040320 Le Pen - a model for American Putinist/Trumpists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/21/marine-le-pen-showcases-weaknesses-far-right-france-french-debate-emmanuel-macron/ #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-04-22 02:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517330011291721728 DeSantis' objective - government telling private corporations what to do. Sounds a lot like socialism, doesn't it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/21/desantis-war-on-disney-gop-future/ #PS1trumpism == impress 6 time 2022-04-22 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517329593044070400 The populist kleptocratic personality cultists intend to destroy traditional conservatism as well as liberalism. Their public agenda superficially coincides with some progressive ideas, but the real agenda of their major donors is private. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/22/tucker-carlson-jd-vance-new-right/ #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-04-22 02:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517325687446589440 “Florida’s authoritarian socialist attacks on the private sector are driving businesses away” https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/04/21/desantis-disney-gop-business/ But they're driving support for DeSantis' presidential aspirations, which is the point. #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-04-22 02:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517322686787055616 The fast-cash criminal element has noticed that pot shops are easier than liquor stores. https://apnews.com/article/business-marijuana-seattle-washington-patty-murray-b86b1105f64faea8a3d4a33736f91100 So far the US Senate has rejected all efforts to allow legal pot shops to use conventional banking - including credit cards. #PS1other == impress 7 time 2022-04-22 02:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517311400858689536 McCarthy denies ever thinking ill of Trump or Trumpism, and proves it with devotion that would embarrass even Mike Pence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/21/mccarthy-disputes-report-that-he-privately-vowed-confront-trump-after-jan-6/ #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-04-22 01:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517310725320212480 Profiles in Courage was written about US Senators. None qualify lately - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/21/zelensky-cheney-jfk-profiles-in-courage/ Instead - “I didn’t get to be leader by voting with five people in the conference.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/21/mcconnell-mccarthy-miscalculation/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 likes 1 time 2022-04-22 01:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517309333788233730 Some people foresaw the devolution of the internet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/12/philip-agre-ai-disappeared/ #PS1technology == impress 8 time 2022-04-22 01:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517308790760083456 QAnon - fake stories, real victims. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2021/wayfair-qanon-sex-trafficking-conspiracy/?itid=hp_temp2-subfavs #PS1qanon == impress 12 time 2022-04-22 01:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517307651977211904 Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota - and New York City - all play major roles in hiding assets of criminals and foreign oligarchs, as became clear with Ukraine sanctions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/04/21/financial-secrecy-laws-russian-assets/ Federal legislation is needed to end asset hiding for good. #PS1foreign == impress 24 time 2022-04-22 01:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517306648255078401 Just the kind of people you'd expect to find close to Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/21/kolfage-bannon-wall-plea/ #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-04-22 00:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517306045109989376 The argument for holding our noses and allying with Saudi Arabia and UAE - instead of Russia, Venezuela, and Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/21/russia-ukraine-oil-production-saudi-arabia-uae-gulf-states-security/ Meanwhile, we try to wean Europe from burning hydrocarbons as quickly as possible. #PS1foreign == engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 45 time 2022-04-22 00:55 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517304899251228672 Moldova fears it's next. It's not in NATO or EU. It has plenty of internal problems that Russia exploits and exacerbates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/21/russia-putin-united-states-must-keep-eye-on-moldova/ #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 28 time 2022-04-22 00:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517303415340105728 A smarter Trumpist is more dangerous! https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist DeSantis looks forward to the White House. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/politics/florida-governor-desantis-poll-numbers/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-04-22 00:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517300476852588544 Das Fürstentum Liechtenstein leads the way! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-general-assembly-business-europe-states-3e1560d3b38bc0110d65fe388a6ea4ad It should take two votes to veto in the Security Council anyway. #PS1foreign == impress 10 time 2022-04-22 00:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517298867967983616 It's y2k all over again, this time for streaming services - https://apnews.com/article/business-arts-and-entertainment-david-zaslav-031d6ae5e126c196ee09668f9b83502d https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html Is Devin Nunes in charge? #PS1media == impress 12 time 2022-04-22 00:26 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1036 epoch Lifetime ID 1648370805507432 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/22/2022 17:04" reach 5 title "Netflix's collapse is a warning sign for stocks | CNN Business" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1648370805507432 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517203117380554752 DeSantis is on his way to redefining Trumpism https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist to meet his ambitions. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/politics/trump-desantis-republican-party/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-04-21 18:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517202201260609536 Treating Federal territories as colonies - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#Federal%20territories They have no rights, only privileges subject to revocation. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/politics/puerto-rico-supreme-court-federal-disability-benefits/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 9 time 2022-04-21 18:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517198823814156288 Trump's greatest achievement - proving traditional conservatism was never a mass movement. Second - proving the GOP voter base was ready for a nativist populist kleptocratic cult of personality. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/opinion/trump-trumpism-republican-party.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1647474902263689 #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-04-21 17:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517195012634644481 The face of Trumpism in France. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/opinion/le-pen-france-election.html #PS1foreign == impress 8 time 2022-04-21 17:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517192892095205376 Why the free world admires Zelenskyy. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/opinion/why-we-admire-zelensky.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-04-21 17:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517149253642035201 Swing voters are mostly influenced by economics, especially inflation, especially of gas prices. Most swing voters don't think through to root causes. So GOP gets away with voter suppression. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/us/politics/democrats-democracy-election.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1647274428950403 #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-04-21 14:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517145524058558465 Alex Jones might be willing to talk in exchange for a plea deal. Or he might just take the 5th 100 more times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/alex-jones-jan-6-interview.html #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-04-21 14:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517144431324844033 McCarthy and McConnell - quick repentance, quicker backsliding. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/us/politics/trump-mitch-mcconnell-kevin-mccarthy.html Enablers who know better earn the greatest moral censure. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 77 time 2022-04-21 14:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517141763957280769 How Russian interference works. It's not much different in America, except Putin has recruited more influential allies. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/world/europe/russian-spies-europe-ukraine.html #PS1russian == impress 10 time 2022-04-21 14:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517139951363649537 Mike Lee is going to show up how to get re-elected without ever answering any questions. Will it work in Utah? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/21/mike-lee-is-hiding-from-questions-texts-jan-6-overthrow-election/ If GOP gets control of the House, then he might feel safe. #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-04-21 13:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517138337353527297 There must have been a reason for Pence to leave the room for a private conversation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/20/trump-pence-call-january-6-committee/ #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-04-21 13:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1517136481759887363 Don't want to talk about your real agenda in public? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Talk about culture wars instead! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/20/republicans-grooming-democrats/ It doesn't have to be true to poll well with your base. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-04-21 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516996906253049856 Judge reads GOP senators' remarks immediately after Jan 6 to establish insurrectionists' terrorist intent. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/politics/sullivan-republican/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-04-21 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516993975898370049 Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace– but there is no peace. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/business/oleg-tinkov-ukraine-insane-war/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/opinions/sachs-ukraine-negotiation-op-ed/index.html As with Hitler or Stalin, a cease fire or security guarantees are just methods to regroup, sow division among enemies, and resume the war later. #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-04-21 04:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516991476336496640 Trump's gaze is fixed in the past. So he's filed a ridiculous suit against Hillary Clinton. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-lawsuit/index.html It doesn't seem ridiculous to his base, so he'll probably make money off it. #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-04-21 04:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516990483188183040 As you'd expect, GOP representatives sued to prevent proxy voting, then opted to make the most of it. https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-business-congress-voting-414cb594073bab735552c6918c308470 #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-04-21 04:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516989249140142080 What lessons will Xi learn from Ukraine? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-china-xi-jinping-taiwan-e9f50d985c38c487aba918d088099f9a #PS1china == impress 23 time 2022-04-21 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516987901803786240 GOP talks about grooming so much since they know so much about it. https://apnews.com/article/media-social-michigan-9651ec94e425db841581562aed6bbcbb Time for Democrats to emphasize that QAnons are delusional maniacs, but those, knowing better, that repeat QAnon nonsense are the worst and unfit for public service. #PS1qanon == impress 8 time 2022-04-21 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516968740595769345 California Democrats knock on doors to get occasional voters to the polls. https://www.growvoters.com/ #PS1election == impress 5 time 2022-04-21 02:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516965864779616256 Russian diplomats dutifully propagate official propaganda. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-technology-health-business-628cf047adf9fde93c0d7f820e46f8e4 They have plenty of global allies in right-wing circles. #PS1russian == impress 7 time 2022-04-21 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516964959866920960 Another violent insurrectionist pleads guilty. https://apnews.com/article/tampa-florida-ilhan-omar-congress-3c7fd71fcc581ad69dd7186040047123 #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-04-21 02:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516964363038445569 To get us to a nuclear-free future - we first need to get past a global-warming carbon-burning present. Nuclear power still has a role to play. https://apnews.com/article/climate-business-environment-nuclear-power-us-department-of-energy-2cf1e633fd4d5b1d5c56bb9ffbb2a50a And to wean western democracies from their hydrocarbon fix supplied by dictators like Putin. #PS1climate == impress 15 time 2022-04-21 02:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516937353515864064 There's a reason why America's founders insisted on an Emoluments clause - https://britannica.com/story/what-is-the-emoluments-clause It's how big powers take over little countries. https://nytimes.com/2022/04/20/world/australia/china-solomon-islands-security-pact.html #PS1china == impress 5 time 2022-04-21 00:30 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 699 epoch Lifetime ID 1647690415575471 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/21/2022 17:04" reach 4 title "Why a Chinese Security Deal in the Pacific Could Ripple Through the World" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1647690415575471 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516843488024743936 Is Musk actually getting the money together? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/technology/elon-musk-twitter.html Nobody knows whether to take him seriously. #PS1media == impress 9 time 2022-04-20 18:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516842355730489348 There's a reason why America's founder insisted on an Emoluments clause - https://www.britannica.com/story/what-is-the-emoluments-clause It's how big powers take over little countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/world/australia/china-solomon-islands-security-pact.html #PS1china == impress 2 time 2022-04-20 18:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516840451113832449 Sexual misconduct doesn't exist for GOP candidates. Certainly not for Trumpists, who are only following Trump's lead. But they'll tell you the Democrats are all perverts and should be in jail. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/us/politics/republicans-accusations-women.html #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-04-20 18:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516837569492783107 Did the decline start with Gingrich? Or Thurmond? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html “We can never make a binary choice between turning out our base and appealing to swing voters. We will not succeed if we don’t figure out how to do both.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/politics/david-price-republicans-democrats-midterms.html #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-04-20 17:53 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516835778260656138 Round up the usual suspects - they are still trying to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/politics/trump-allies-election-decertify.html They encourage Trump and he encourages them. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-04-20 17:46 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516828709985996802 Preview for America - what happens when western democracies are asked to sacrifice a little bit to support Ukraine, which is learning real sacrifice? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-germany-europe-economy-b9004fca7ea3a60fd281ad58d21a7bd4 #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-04-20 17:18 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 222 epoch Lifetime ID 1646787208999125 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/20/2022 17:04" reach 7 title "German bosses, unions jointly oppose boycott of Russian gas" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1646787208999125 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516407044458246144 Running down the clock on the Jan 6 committee until GOP controls House next year. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/politics/john-eastman-january-6-documents/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-04-19 13:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516406579439943681 Putin honors excellence in murder, rape, and pillage of civilians. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/europe/russia-bucha-brigade-honorary-title-putin-intl/index.html #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-04-19 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516397628291911681 McConnell fights back against Trump. McConnell wants a majority, Trump wants revenge. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/18/politics/mcconnell-murkowski-super-pac-money/index.html #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-04-19 12:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516397346778595335 Trump accumulates his war chest while doling out pittances to supplicants. https://jacklimpert.com/2022/04/trump-as-gop-party-boss/ #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-04-19 12:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516267394129293313 I require frequent reports from many key people. This provides a way to communicate problems to me without having them filtered. https://govleaders.org/rickover.htm A weakness of cult of personality - it's hard to find out what's really going on. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/opinion/china-russia-putin.html #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 time 2022-04-19 04:08 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516263763967569920 When the people are suffering, you don’t try to solve their problems; instead, you distract them by giving them someone to hate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/opinion/republicans-senate-immigration-jd-vance.html #PS1trumpism == impress 4 time 2022-04-19 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516242465270816771 California school board recall elections make a lot of noise but most amount to little or nothing. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/18/cupertino-union-recall-attempt-fizzles-as-recall-fever-continues-in-california/ Anybody who's dealt with typical school board issues would wonder why anybody would want that job so badly. #PS1capolitics == impress 4 time 2022-04-19 02:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516241113618677763 It's not easy to build a huge internet empire. Looks like Substack is not interested in a small empire and is trying to find a niche that can become huge. https://unitednewspost.com/news/technology/substacks-growth-spurt-brings-growing-pains/ #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-04-19 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516239718521868288 Another Putin accomplishment - technology brain drain. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/13/business/russian-tech-industry-faces-brain-drain-workers-flee/ #PS1putin == impress 8 time 2022-04-19 02:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516239130014806018 4% inflation might become the new normal. If it's stable, we can adapt to it. https://www.fa-mag.com/news/inflation-s-new-normal-will-be-4---get-used-to-it-67308.html #PS1inflation == impress 4 time 2022-04-19 02:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516237492604661762 The GOP has a plan for when they gain control of government. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop They just don't want to talk about it in public where the voters might hear. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/17/republicans-are-track-regain-power-they-should-decide-what-do-with-it/ #PS1gop == impress 3 time 2022-04-19 02:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516235790686187525 Covid was a gift to the rich, making them richer. The poor, not so much. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/18/silicon-valleys-covid-windfall-raises-alarms-about-regions-economy/ #PS1economics == impress 5 time 2022-04-19 02:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516234853875740675 He routinely lies for profit, so why would he tell the truth about his finances? https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-filing-1a3b51946cb06c5f90c341d3118947cf #PS1media == impress 3 time 2022-04-19 01:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516234029950902273 “when the White House is in favor of something, when Democrats are in favor of something, Republicans are in favor of something, the House is in favor of it, and the Senate is in favor of it, we still can’t seem to get it done. https://apnews.com/article/climate-2022-midterm-elections-biden-technology-business-7aa66d84e150a4c1d54831677075cee9 #PS1democracy == impress 5 time 2022-04-19 01:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516216733933072385 Looking forward to May 9 - originally to celebrate Stalin's victory over Nazis - now to celebrate neo-Nazi Putin's victory over Ukraine. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/18/opinions/vladimir-putin-may-9-deadline-ghitis/index.html #PS1putin == impress 39 time 2022-04-19 00:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516215471359422469 Kimberly Guilfoyle's turn. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/18/politics/kimberly-guilfoyle-january-6-committee/index.html If you get too close to Trump, you can expect a subpoena sooner or later. The presumption of guilt is contagious. #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 130 time 2022-04-19 00:41 +0000 urlclicks 2 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 503 epoch Lifetime ID 1646786852332494 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/20/2022 17:04" reach 4 title "Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with January 6 committee | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1646786852332494 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516095849146695683 Like other personality cult leaders, Modi wants to suppress the truth about covid deaths. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/health/global-covid-deaths-who-india.html #PS1virus == impress 15 time 2022-04-18 16:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516094731385655299 Republicans used to just lie about their goals - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Now the Putinist Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP denies the possibility of truth - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump You can't really both-sides truth and falsehood - https://news.yahoo.com/pitts-republican-party-clear-present-120023472.html #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-04-18 16:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516092712985903104 Using tax law to dampen investor speculation in single-family homes. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/16/opinion-tackling-housing-speculation-needs-to-be-in-our-housing-solutions/ Expect opposition from everybody with a vested interest in rapidly rising real estate prices. #PS1tax == impress 16 time 2022-04-18 16:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516091663231303681 Remote control war has victims on both ends. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/us/drones-airstrikes-ptsd.html #PS1technology == impress 13 time 2022-04-18 16:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516089592943837188 Food price inflation doesn't bother you yet? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/widespread-famine-death-and-starvation-if-ukraine-ports-close-un/ar-AAWhMn3 It will! #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-04-18 16:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516087520265596932 Antitrust law to protect workers as well as consumers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/business/economy/wages-antitrust-law-us.html #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-04-18 16:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516086390995382278 More inflation in food prices ahead. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-health-europe-c6a2d11380d3cb0c48d4c22703d1954e Most people would blame Putin. He'd blame Zelenskyy for not immediately surrendering without a fight. GOP of course will blame Biden. #PS1inflation == impress 19 time 2022-04-18 16:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516081918197993472 Bankruptcy isn't as disruptive as being another victim of a mass shooting. https://www.yahoo.com/now/alex-jones-infowars-files-bankruptcy-115329958.html #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-04-18 15:51 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516081360892411904 California economy growing pretty well, thanks to technology industries. https://www.universalpersonality.com/california-no-3-state-for-economic-growth-by-gdp-math/ #PS1capolitics == impress 14 time 2022-04-18 15:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515926548427157508 Budding democracies around the world are inspired by America's presidential debates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/17/gop-and-trump-withdraws-debate-commission/ But Trumpism's response to budding democracy is to nip it in the bud. #PS1democracy == impress 21 time 2022-04-18 05:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515925318342643713 Lots of Alaskans see better alternatives to Sarah Palin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/16/palin-campaign-alaska/ #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-04-18 05:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515921821803053061 Hardly anybody can write a truthful book that pleases DeSantis! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/17/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-04-18 05:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515920441910579203 Donbas - the prize in the next phase of Putin's invasion. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/europe/donbas-region-ukraine-war-russia-explainer-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 54 time 2022-04-18 05:09 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515918228085624836 Think inflation might soon be under control? Maybe not! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/17/economy/stocks-week-ahead/index.html The economic output lost to lockdowns is gone forever, with corresponding reductions in standard of living around the globe. #PS1inflation == impress 17 time 2022-04-18 05:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 372 epoch Lifetime ID 1645460922465087 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/18/2022 17:04" reach 8 title "The biggest risk to the global economy no one is talking about" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1645460922465087 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515826885602824194 How sanctioned Putin Pollock gets to the US through China. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-global-trade-salmon-ff87f8285633a18a77b7f8081009213e #PS1trade == engage 1 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 21 time 2022-04-17 22:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515765053315706883 Another of Putin's lasting gifts - proving that engagement with kleptocratic dictators does not work as advertised. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/16/us-nato-isolate-russia/ #PS1putin == impress 11 time 2022-04-17 18:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515590219570941963 Dollar dominance likely to continue - it's the most stable store of value. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/opinion/us-dollar-dominance.html #PS1economics == engage 2 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 15 time 2022-04-17 07:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515585072736477188 Economically isolating Russia won't change Putin, but will it influence Xi? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/11/russia-china-peace-capitalism/ #PS1trade == impress 18 time 2022-04-17 06:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515578809713500161 Army learning from Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-us-army-training-54e76eba46f9bf79542dd3f872456e67 #PS1ukraine == impress 23 time 2022-04-17 06:32 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 119 epoch Lifetime ID 1644878802523299 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/17/2022 19:04" reach 5 title "US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1644878802523299 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515322762415337472 GOP governors want poor people to get back to normal - starving! https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-nebraska-iowa-des-moines-4ff5e0d51f61e6704f44dfc31279376a Why not? It polls well with their major donors! #PS1inflation == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 28 likes 1 time 2022-04-16 13:34 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515321356589535233 How to make sure the state legislature is mostly rich retired white men? Don't pay a living wage. https://apnews.com/article/business-connecticut-oregon-legislature-26634f73a7aca275510baf41203e37f7 Low wages are not for saving taxpayers money on salaries. It's to save major donors from new tax laws. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-04-16 13:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515308576574607362 “there is no separation between church and state” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-josh-mandel-ohio-congress-campaigns-c4e71c8e6e6193632404d1e42412c6f6 That's an odd sentiment for a Jewish candidate! But now that Trump has endorsed Vance, the other GOP candidates have to distinguish themselves somehow beyond supporting Trumpism. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 44 likes 1 time 2022-04-16 12:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515171196081385472 Putin and Fox - a match made in heaven. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/technology/russia-media-fox-news.html Just like Putin and Trump. #PS1media == impress 29 time 2022-04-16 03:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515169821855346690 Nuclear energy reduces carbon dioxide emissions and dependence on foreign oil and gas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/04/15/nuclear-energy-europe-ukraine-war/ But there's a catch - or two. How can nuclear plants be protected from warfare and natural disasters? Whence the fuel and whither the wastes? #PS1climate == impress 41 time 2022-04-16 03:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515166568761552899 Trump endorses Vance. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-steve-bannon-josh-mandel-congress-ohio-06e64ac7ba0f8d84b608fb82f4e632eb Too bad for the other Trumpist candidates who tried so hard to sell their souls to Trump. Vance was the lowest bidder. #PS1trumpism == impress 32 time 2022-04-16 03:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515165088012914693 What does the future hold for covid? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/health/covid-19-herd-immunity/index.html Quite likely, we'll never be done. Even measles is coming back as parents refuse to vaccinate their children. Polio is still strong in countries like Pakistan where many people refuse vaccination. #PS1virus == impress 40 time 2022-04-16 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515162178575224834 Justice Department and Bannon lawyers square off on evidence rules for his contempt trial. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/politics/steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-trial/index.html Since he wasn't part of the Trump administration, he's skating on thin ice. #PS1insurrection == impress 30 time 2022-04-16 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515161316683509764 What is the significance of the Moskva sinking? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/europe/russia-guided-missile-cruiser-moskva-sinks-intl-hnk-ml/index.html Naval planners world-wide are trying to decide what it means for their fleets. The trend in modern warfare rewards multitudes of expendable attack weapons and penalizes high-value targets. #PS1ukraine == engage 5 engage-rate 5% expands 2 impress 91 time 2022-04-16 02:53 +0000 urlclicks 2 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515159712261574660 Like the League of Nations before it, the UN is powerless to address conflicts between permanent members of its Security Council. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/politics/united-nations-ukraine-russia/index.html That doesn't mean the UN is useless. It does mean that NATO is not obsolete. #PS1foreign == impress 33 time 2022-04-16 02:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515128622457131014 Is more local government power what democracy in France needs? https://xklsv.com/mathews-france-shows-the-perils-of-powerless-local-democracy/2022-04-15 #PS1democracy == impress 28 time 2022-04-16 00:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515124827815743495 Global problems can only be solved by global cooperation. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-africa-middle-east-007c608c453b7a45e51b291d145792b3 #PS1inflation == impress 29 time 2022-04-16 00:28 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 469 epoch Lifetime ID 1644321742579005 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/16/2022 23:04" reach 6 title "IMF chief: Ukraine war and inflation threaten global economy" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1644321742579005 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514988785452212227 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/covid-business-health-sports-infertility-78ac2c8ca67ba647f6e301fce07472c5 #PS1media == impress 31 time 2022-04-15 15:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514955279032487936 Why Putin might settle for Donbas - for now. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/europe/donbas-region-ukraine-war-russia-explainer-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 35 time 2022-04-15 13:14 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514951564200329217 the net effect could help people like Ted and Josh to the detriment of DJT. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/politics/mike-lee-chip-roy-text-messages-jan-6-mark-meadows-overturn-election/index.html Looking to 2024, the plan worked beautifully. Cruz and Hawley increased their standing among extreme Trumpists. They didn't need any actual proof. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 time 2022-04-15 12:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514819190892339208 Putin's revenge - replay 2016? He has a host of willing collaborators among Trumpists. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/opinions/putin-threat-american-elections-revenge-ukraine-ghitis/index.html Bring regime change in the US before Biden’s term expires and again help our partner Trump to become president.” #PS1russian == engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 52 time 2022-04-15 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514790595226570757 Require everybody to vote, to change politicians' behavior. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2662835 #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 39 time 2022-04-15 02:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514789343210061841 FBI is still tracking down insurrectionists. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-donald-trump-florida-arrests-72702d4b814e4e93ec47f2266c457b10 #PS1insurrection == impress 29 time 2022-04-15 02:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514787922985189379 This time we beat the Russians to the punch. We think. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-north-america-malware-300f886c2757a9e6bd96f1ee20a8f5db #PS1russian == impress 26 time 2022-04-15 02:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514775460487467008 GOP can blame Democrats for causing inflation, and then for causing a recession. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/opinion/interest-rates-inflation-federal-reserve.html They'll continue to do so even when they are in charge. #PS1inflation == impress 29 time 2022-04-15 01:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514774443058368512 Though they don't like to talk about it to the voters https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop the GOP is still bought and paid for by its rich major donors. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/opinion/republicans-populism-rich.html #PS1gop == impress 26 time 2022-04-15 01:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514771242837954565 Food prices going up? Thank Greg Abbott's presidential ambitions! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/14/greg-abbott-border-inspection-policy-hurt-texas-own-voters/ Like most Trumpists, he figures the voter base doesn't know or doesn't care. #PS1trumpism == impress 29 time 2022-04-15 01:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514769655096696834 You wouldn't allow an individual in government that much power. Why anybody else? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/14/elon-musk-twitter-bid-peak-billionaire/ Orders of magnitude differences in wealth are inherently anti-democratic. #PS1economics == impress 28 time 2022-04-15 00:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514759102655737882 Five ways the world has changed - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/14/russia-ukraine-war-50-days-economy-sanctions-refugees/ So much for globalized trade, neutrality, and nuclear non-proliferation. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1642711099406736 #PS1putin == impress 33 time 2022-04-15 00:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514755838245711884 Trump is still in charge of GOP. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/politics/rnc-debate-donald-trump/index.html And he doesn't want another fair debate that makes him look like an idiot. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/politics/rnc-withdraws-from-presidential-debates/index.html But after all, NO modern Putinist Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP leader wants anything to do with a fair debate. #PS1trumpism == impress 30 time 2022-04-15 00:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 407 epoch Lifetime ID 1643477142663465 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/15/2022 17:04" reach 6 title "RNC unanimously votes to withdraw from commission that sponsors presidential debates" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1643477142663465 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514755138279288839 Putin has won hearts and minds in Finland - and in Sweden - for NATO. Finns had thought they were safe from another Stalinist invasion like 1939's. They've reconsidered. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/opinions/finland-nato-russia-invasion-heinonen/index.html #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 69 time 2022-04-14 23:59 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514753880524959757 Judge finds insurrectionist feloniously stupid for believing Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/politics/dustin-thompson-january-6-trump/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 35 time 2022-04-14 23:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514753424297930767 One often hears the excuse, “I am not responsible.” That is literally correct. The man who takes such a stand in fact is not responsible; he is irresponsible. https://govleaders.org/rickover.htm And if the shoe fits - https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/politics/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-scapegoat/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1642700836074429 #PS1trump == impress 38 time 2022-04-14 23:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514749314223943680 Conscription and corruption - hallmarks of populist kleptocratic regimes. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/europe/ukraine-war-russia-trucks-logistics-intl-hnk-ml/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 46 time 2022-04-14 23:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514586258047086594 Although you can't take anything Musk says at face value, it's clear that he didn't like the restrictions on his behavior that a board seat would entail. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/14/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-for-43-billion/ Maybe he's set his sights too low, and should just offer to buy out Congress instead. #PS1media == impress 41 time 2022-04-14 12:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514461326763978754 Trade need not lead to peace. Globailization need not provide universal benefit. Thank Putin for clarifying that. https://puffnachrichten.com/opinion/trade-and-peace-the-great-illusion/15142/ #PS1trade == impress 36 time 2022-04-14 04:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514459871353077760 The last thing GOP candidates want to do is reveal the same agenda to voters and donors. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop McConnell is right about that, and Rick Scott wrong. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2662292 Democrats will help make sure their message to donors gets to voters as well. #PS1gop == impress 41 time 2022-04-14 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514457687433494533 Anti-vaxxers turning to violent threats. Just what you'd expect from Trumpists. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2660695 #PS1virus == impress 39 time 2022-04-14 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514455293840658434 Speculation on Musk's Twitter motives. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-elon-musk-board-of-directors-217a2c041b13e7f647c5275ef29a6394 #PS1media == impress 35 time 2022-04-14 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514453325718073351 Tim Scott: skin color is only skin deep, but political ambition goes straight to the core. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/12/tim-scott-ketanji-jackson-brown/ #PS1justice == impress 42 time 2022-04-14 03:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514452095608320006 No wonder DeSantis wants election fraud cops. But will he send them where the fraud is? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/13/florida-voter-fraud-2020/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-04-14 03:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514451713096265733 Populist kleptocrats stick together. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/13/nicaragua-russia-bffs-in-latin-america/ #PS1foreign == impress 46 time 2022-04-14 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514450864664047617 Are we giving Putin's threats too much credence? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/13/west-help-ukraine-win-next-phase-russia/ #PS1ukraine == impress 38 time 2022-04-14 03:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514437015432925184 It usually takes a recession to douse inflationary fevers. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/economy/recession-inflation-economy/index.html #PS1economics == impress 29 time 2022-04-14 02:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514436319560175623 Like populist kleptocrats everywhere, Russian oligarchs and their families like to spend as little time in Russia as possible. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/us/kremlin-kids-in-the-west-invs/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 34 likes 1 time 2022-04-14 02:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514434548297216003 China has often sought to present two different narratives -- one for domestic audiences and another for those overseas. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/china/china-ukraine-great-translation-movement-intl-hnk-mic/index.html #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 40 likes 1 time 2022-04-14 02:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514431558685388809 Why Republicans talk so much about election fraud. They're experts at it! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/politics/mark-meadows-removed-voter-rolls-north-carolina/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 38 time 2022-04-14 02:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514428997823696898 Ukrainians beat FSB to capture a pawn. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-kyiv-business-1453669c4918e71051806e38f9d076c3 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 47 time 2022-04-14 02:23 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514428277498126339 Trumpist Putinist in France advocates appeasement. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-marine-le-pen-macron-moscow-d79b5ddd4fe93ebef39da900d99b22da #PS1ukraine == impress 43 time 2022-04-14 02:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514420179110821892 Putin prepares Russians to support genocide in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/13/russias-war-ukraine-founders-ominous-rhetoric-gains-ground/ #PS1putin == impress 56 time 2022-04-14 01:48 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 543 epoch Lifetime ID 1642717496072763 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/14/2022 17:04" reach 7 title "Ominous rhetoric gains ground in Russia as its forces founder in Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1642717496072763 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514237814904266753 Might makes right. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/politics/donald-trump-pennsylvania-governor/index.html The essence of Trumpism. And Putinism, Stalinism, Naziism. Even Genghis Khan believed in one rule of law that applied to everybody from the top to the bottom. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-04-13 13:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514138066151096320 Despite the bad record of Grossdeutschland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Germanism Putin wants to create Russkiy Mir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_world And that makes everybody who was once part of the Soviet Union or Russian Empire nervous. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/12/putin-ukraine-aggression-nato-obligation-to-baltic-states/ #PS1putin == impress 11 time 2022-04-13 07:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514134136256049158 Just get over insurrection? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-over-january-6/index.html Just get over John Wilkes Booth or Lee Harvey Oswald. Each only happened once! Get over Pearl Harbor or 9/11 - each only happened once! #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-04-13 06:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514132540168179713 Somebody has to take the blame for Putin's mistakes. https://news.yahoo.com/putin-purges-more-100-fsb-043240239.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-04-13 06:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514131908132704257 Why Russians support Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/opinions/russians-view-putin-post-soviet-journalism-kucher/index.html Expect no change from within. There are still plenty of Russians that admire Stalin, and Germans that admire Hitler. #PS1putin == impress 7 time 2022-04-13 06:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514129595355721732 Sure Trump is to blame. That does not let you off the hook for believing his nonsense and acting on it. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-steve-bannon-donald-trump-ohio-d43b2c470cac572ee06c500baa16d3ad #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-04-13 06:33 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 205 epoch Lifetime ID 1641989559478890 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/13/2022 19:04" reach 2 title "Blame Trump? Jury hears that defense at Capitol riot trial" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1641989559478890 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513870808979894272 Putin thought Ukrainians were Russians. Now he's caused most Ukrainians to reject everything Russian. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/12/ukrainians-abandon-russian-language/ #PS1ukraine == impress 19 time 2022-04-12 13:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513869964926599172 Evolution of tax preparation companies from tax preparation to private data collection and monetization. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/12/tax-prep-privacy/ #PS1tax == impress 14 time 2022-04-12 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513868659218784262 Like Putin's army, authoritarian populists are regrouping around the world and planning to rise again to even greater effect. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/politics/rise-of-extremism-us-and-europe/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 9 time 2022-04-12 13:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513855641277763586 San Jose city council rejects ranked-choice voting. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/11/san-jose-wont-seek-switch-to-controversial-ranked-choice-voting/ Same old excuses - too confusing, allows gaming. Meaning that it's confusing for traditional politicians, because they can't game the system the way they are used to. #PS1democracy == impress 18 time 2022-04-12 12:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513727043514429445 Realpolitik's limitations on American idealism. Many other nations, like India, view the Ukrainian war not as an ideological crusade, but as a profitable opportunity for cheap Russian oil and other potential advantages. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/opinion/ukraine-war-realist-strategy.html #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-04-12 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513723687882526721 Why the Russian army is so ineffective except at murder, rape, and pillage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/11/trump-war-ukraine-russia-brutality-wokeness/ It's as if it were run by Trump! #PS1putin == impress 38 time 2022-04-12 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513722445227716610 How Putin got it wrong - he didn't bother to ask anybody who knew and would tell him what they knew. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/11/putin-misjudged-ukraine-hubris-isolation/ #PS1putin == impress 14 time 2022-04-12 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513719782616436741 How oligarchs hide their ill-gotten gains. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/russia-oligarchs-sanctions-pandora-papers/ #PS1putin == impress 11 time 2022-04-12 03:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513719014056292357 Can Russia contribute to rebuilding Ukraine? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/opinions/ukraine-russia-monetary-damages-legislation/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 28 time 2022-04-12 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513714299537035268 Time for Democrats to quit ringing McConnell's bell! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/opinions/mitch-mcconell-scotus-williams/index.html #PS1justice == impress 7 time 2022-04-12 03:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513713613071998977 DeSantis gets to draw Florida's maps - the legislature rolled over. He'll eliminate as many Democratic majority districts as possible, counting on the Trumpist Supreme Court to not intervene. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/politics/desantis-florida-redistricting-map/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-04-12 03:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513701315297173507 Tracking you? Google and Amazon have a home-court advantage. https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1181716/youre-still-being-tracked-on-the-internet-just-in-a-different-way/ #PS1media == impress 15 time 2022-04-12 02:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513699907290353667 Despite plenty of advance notice, Meta really wasn't ready for the war in Ukraine. They've changed permissible content guidelines frequently. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/technology/ukraine-russia-facebook-instagram.html #PS1media == impress 44 time 2022-04-12 02:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513682887014453248 Rising wages vs inflation - they go together. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/business/economy/inflation-rising-wages.html Counting on spending shifts to services to reduce inflationary pressure on goods? Ukraine war scuttles that. #PS1economics == impress 41 time 2022-04-12 00:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513681594334162945 Poor single mothers needs paid family leave and subsidized childcare. Congress has other ideas. https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/commentary-poor-single-mothers-need-money-not-husbands/article_2ea923fe-b440-11ec-a069-0378aff77736.html #PS1economics == impress 9 time 2022-04-12 00:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513680546873831428 Best place to leave from California? Depends on what you've got, and what you want. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/06/leaving-california-a-2022-guide-to-what-state-is-best-to-move-to/ #PS1capolitics == impress 6 time 2022-04-12 00:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513669879785689091 The complexity of tax returns keeps going up. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/qualified-business-income-deduction And the price of a Senate campaign keeps going up. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/politics/pennsylvania-expensive-senate-race/index.html What's the correlation? One dollar one vote! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1640519259625920 #PS1tax == impress 5 time 2022-04-12 00:06 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 471 epoch Lifetime ID 1641385582872621 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/12/2022 23:04" reach 3 title "How War in Ukraine Roiled Facebook and Instagram" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1641385582872621 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513665409207074816 Ex-cop now a convict. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-congress-virginia-riots-aa94f1664014d4b08d190329d79d5804 #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-04-11 23:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513538779679666181 Putin is a permanent threat. He is a product of his background. Any of his other KGB veteran pals will be the same. Don't expect any of them to change. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/opinions/understanding-putin-worldview-london/index.html #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-04-11 15:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513389347772329985 A regular Sarah Palin of indecision! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/tech/elon-musk-twitter-board/index.html #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 50 time 2022-04-11 05:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513329125649358849 McConnell doesn't want to talk about the real platform. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Easier just to blame Biden for global inflation without saying what GOP would do about it. But lowering taxes on billionaires would be a good guess - as usual. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/10/emptiness-heart-republicans-midterm-campaign/ #PS1gop == impress 13 time 2022-04-11 01:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513327535437717504 Did somebody mention rehabilitating Stalin? It's been Putin's project for years. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/10/vladimir-putin-russia-rehabilitating-stalin-soviet-past Now it's on the front burner. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/10/russia-war-dissent-opposition-crackdown/ #PS1putin == impress 15 time 2022-04-11 01:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513326161815752708 A big Rolodex but too lightweight even for the Trump administration. They knew better than to trade the deep state for a state with no depth at all. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/10/politics/ginni-thomas-trump-influence/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-04-11 01:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513317722829991936 American unity gelled briefly in 2001, but quickly was lost. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html The fundamental question - what is America all about? Blut und Boden or Enlightenment ideals? - always comes back to divide us. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-americans-have-lost-the-willingness-ability-to-share-a-common-national-identity/ar-AAW3ftk #PS1theory == impress 12 time 2022-04-11 00:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513315771681673216 Stalinism rebooted. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/09/spurred-by-putin-russians-turn-on-one-another-over-the-war/ #PS1putin == impress 8 time 2022-04-11 00:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513315211712684033 Not all heroic defenses end in immediate victory. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/10/horrific-bataan-death-march-commemorated-on-its-80th-anniversary/ But the Bataan defenders gave time for the Allies to regroup eventually go on the offensive. It seems likely that Ukraine's main trial is about to begin. #PS1other == impress 24 time 2022-04-11 00:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 284 epoch Lifetime ID 1640532606291252 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/11/2022 17:04" reach 3 title "Horrific Bataan Death March commemorated on its 80th anniversary" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1640532606291252 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513252126868185091 Goebbels - or Stalin - or Putin - would be so proud! Perverting language for political gain. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/07/mickey-mouse-is-a-groomer-conservative-talking-point/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-04-10 20:26 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513247536311463937 Putin puts experienced professional civilian murderer in command of next Ukraine campaign. No more amateur murder! https://apnews.com/article/russia-appoints-new-ukraine-war-commander-dvornikov-225f976f9abfb5aff6154ac3b77c21e6 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 37 likes 1 time 2022-04-10 20:08 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513246386053033987 Serbian fascists have always admired Russian nationalists. Maybe they'll start a nationalist war too. They've got plenty of veterans with experience murdering civilians. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-china-serbia-nato-682ab79c4239f14ecc1133ff5c7addc9 Russia and China are happy to encourage them to disrupt NATO and EU. #PS1foreign == impress 29 time 2022-04-10 20:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513149806734032899 Putin disinformation for dissension continues, so far with minor effect in Poland. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-poland-warsaw-migration-21f689271ed8c85da1fc6310a0cdcd3c #PS1russian == impress 14 time 2022-04-10 13:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513146393505898506 Trump repeats promise to pardon some Jan 6 insurrectionists. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rally-north-carolina-speech-jan-6-prisoners-mike-lindell-1696701 Presumably, the ones he has time for, who he thinks will benefit him. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 retweets 1 time 2022-04-10 13:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513145281159774208 The most honest human being God ever created! https://www.businessinsider.com/north-carolina-selma-rally-trump-most-honest-human-god-created-2022-4 If you're going to lie, why bother with small lies? #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-04-10 13:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513144565041049601 Trump-Cawthorn love fest. https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-madison-cawthorn-stands-from-wheelchair-at-trump-rally-2022-4 Of course, Trump is a fickle lover. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-04-10 13:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513045188041588737 Then it was Stalin's job to defend eastern Europe from murderous Hitler. Now it's Germany's job to defend eastern Europe from murderous Putin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/08/germany-crucial-to-resistance-against-putin-fascism/ #PS1foreign == impress 18 time 2022-04-10 06:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513043618122010626 Like father, like son. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/04/09/fox-news-lachlan-murdoch-attacks-1619-project-covid-measures/ How much money can you make feeding reactionary fables to gullible viewers? #PS1media == impress 12 time 2022-04-10 06:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513042272463454209 The detailed insurrection strategy might well have been developed months before the election, as soon as Trump started spouting nonsense about election fraud. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/09/opinions/trump-jr-text-messages-coup-obeidallah/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-04-10 06:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513041241428045824 Trump endorses Dr Oz. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/09/politics/trump-mehmet-oz-endorsement-pennsylvania/index.html If he's loyal, that's good enough for Trump. #PS1trumpism == impress 69 time 2022-04-10 06:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513040752598654977 Russia captures Ukrainian hostages for future use. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/07/europe/ukraine-mariupol-russia-deportation-cmd-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-04-10 06:26 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1513037431896911873 Treason? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-arrives-for-north-carolina-rally-amid-treason-accusations/ar-AAW2UyZ Somebody had been planning this for a while before the election results were known, and Don Jr forwarded it, even if he didn't make it up himself, so everybody was in on it. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-04-10 06:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 406 epoch Lifetime ID 1639863936358119 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/10/2022 18:04" reach 4 title "Trump Arrives for North Carolina Rally Amid 'Treason' Accusations" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1639863936358119 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512786510529003523 It used to be GOP candidates never talked about policy - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html Now another Rick Scott Republican tells the truth - GOP plans to lower taxes on billionaires and raise them on everybody else. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-florida-ohio-personal-taxes-7cb1d1085bb9a3cf9a82ed2a23297df7 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1638711569806689 #PS1gop == impress 11 time 2022-04-09 13:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512784236914216960 Nunes' seat likely to remain GOP for a few months. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-devin-nunes-california-campaign-2016-election-2020-d081dfa7bd955ef64b18603f24a85b7b #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 time 2022-04-09 13:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512783568891645954 On May 17 we'll see if a Trump endorsement has retained its value. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-north-carolina-raleigh-congress-db146ddf43d6825b8695742d9c05baf9 #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-04-09 13:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512782142417170435 Election year? All partisan all the time. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-ketanji-brown-jackson-us-supreme-court-covid-business-f5a7b68b0a4e0c17792de15412c87e8e As opposed to non-election years, mostly partisan most of the time. #PS1election == impress 10 time 2022-04-09 13:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512771126316855303 Putin will be back - spreading dissension and disinformation! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-2022-midterm-elections-congress-presidential-elections-7d24ef5ab29a74fb26eb1742982da133 #PS1russian == impress 14 time 2022-04-09 12:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512641243611758592 Putin's gift to Russian soldiers - pointless exposure to high radiation. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/world/europe/ukraine-chernobyl.html Putin's gift to Ukraine - diabolical land mines and unexploded ordnance. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-land-mines.html #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 5% impress 59 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-04-09 03:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512638112719015941 All politics is personal? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/08/conservatives-liberals-personal-is-political/ Swing voters don't follow politics much and usually vote their pocketbooks. That's going to be bad for any party in power during rising inflation, even if it's global. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1638448956499617 #PS1theory == impress 8 time 2022-04-09 03:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512637083214487556 Traditional Democrats and Republicans dream of things that never were and never will be. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/08/democrats-conservatives-history/ #PS1theory == impress 10 time 2022-04-09 03:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512636129387839488 Putin's mistakes in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/08/how-russia-botched-ukraine-invasion/ Result - NATO strengthened, despite apparent uselessness of Russian military for anything except murdering civilians, which they've raised to an art form. #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 10% impress 30 likes 2 time 2022-04-09 03:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512635341345157124 Give Putin credit for expanding NATO, by proving that what Stalin did to Finland in 1939 could easily happen again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/finland-sweden-nato-membership/index.html Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia might like to join too, when they are qualified. #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 78 likes 1 time 2022-04-09 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512634088439513093 Federal judge sympathetic to disqualifying insurrectionist Greene. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-candidacy-challenge-lawsuit/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-04-09 03:30 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512633175125622787 Ali Alexander agrees to cooperate - to a degree. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/ali-alexander-stop-the-steal-cooperating-doj-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 67 time 2022-04-09 03:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512632657414279169 Two days after the election, Don Jr was already plotting insurrection. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 35 time 2022-04-09 03:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512629245670948864 How media influencers make their money. https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-technology-business-sports-travel-ebd23980015ffa35b60dbb0348e9ca62 By selling advertising disguised as editorial content. Too many print newpapers are slipping down the same slope. #PS1media == impress 21 time 2022-04-09 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512627886158536706 Laws are for poor people! https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/07/elon-musks-missed-twitter-deadline-made-him-millions-experts-say/ Elon Musk is just a smarter, and thus more dangerous, Trump. The government should get out of the way of rich people getting richer! #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-04-09 03:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512626973947817985 robocalls - the Feds don't seem to be able to stop them. https://www.connectsafely.org/despite-laws-and-fcc-rules-robocalls-remain-a-problem/ Many are offshore. #PS1technology == impress 7 time 2022-04-09 03:02 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 493 epoch Lifetime ID 1639317006412812 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/09/2022 22:04" reach 7 title "Despite Laws and FCC Rules, Robocalls Remain a Problem - ConnectSafely" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1639317006412812 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512477831267495940 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-technology-science-entertainment-3ecce7bfdcc4ae637e0eb7e74254bd1d #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-04-08 17:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512449392174804994 The new McConnell rule. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/mitch-mcconnell-supreme-court-nominee/index.html A GOP Senate will not even consider a Supreme Court nominee by a Democratic president. Maybe no judicial nominees at all. #PS1justice == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-04-08 15:16 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512428554390179843 What would life be like if Trump had been politically competent? Vote for DeSantis to find out! https://msn.com/en-us/news/politics/charles-m-blow-desantis-is-trump-20/ar-AAVBv7l Trump's greatest contribution might be lowering the expectations of political leadership so anybody can play. No moral requirements whatever! #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-04-08 13:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512421695197351945 Did Putin really miscalculate? Or is he progressing well toward his real goal? https://www.twincities.com/2022/03/31/bret-stephens-what-if-putin-didnt-miscalculate/ #PS1putin == impress 14 time 2022-04-08 13:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512420686454661121 Putin has to go sooner or later. Otherwise he'll keep regrouping and coming back, while repressing Russia and sowing dissent within the western alliance. https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/07/bret-stephens-biden-is-still-right-putin-has-to-go/ #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 time 2022-04-08 13:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512419623609667585 View from the porch! https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/jack-ohman/article260140740.html #PS1gop == impress 10 time 2022-04-08 13:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512411412148076545 Global ripple effects - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-janet-yellen-eastern-europe-europe-81dff914f79f22c6839cf262fa79523c As global inflation and shortages lead unstable governments to topple or look for external enemies to blame and punish, the global impacts of the Ukraine invasion might indeed compound into WWIII. #PS1ukraine == impress 29 time 2022-04-08 12:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512409630520995840 How China is exploiting Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-china-europe-beijing-32a35d62c98c1b109f95408140337a12 A weakened Russia makes a more reliable partner. India might be anxious about friendly Russia and hostile China acting together. #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 83 time 2022-04-08 12:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512271565596946433 The German ruling class was enjoying the benefits of globalization of energy resources. Just as the American ruling class was enjoying the benefits of globalization of manufacturing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/opinion/germany-russia-ukraine-energy.html Until it all ended! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1637743956570117 #PS1inflation == impress 12 time 2022-04-08 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512263300452524033 Trump recites a fable that his supporters can memorize and repeat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/07/trump-interview-jan6/ What's certain is that he never intended to be anywhere near where anything wild was happening. That's for expendable foot soldiers. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-04-08 02:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512261875936886785 Expulsion of spy-diplomats reduces espionage and reduces communication. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/07/russis-spies-expulsions-europe/ #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-04-08 02:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512248555402014722 Increased military spending means lower standard of living in Europe. https://www.yahoo.com/news/war-reshaping-europe-spends-115225865.html Putin's invasion casts a long shadow. #PS1inflation == impress 10 time 2022-04-08 01:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512246461269889024 The globalization party is over. Thank Putin for that. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-business-health-inflation-9a197020ce3424589d8d4cc1ff5a82ea We can expect higher prices for almost everything and a consequent decline in standard of living. GOP will blame Biden but it's a global phenomenon. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-04-08 01:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512241815830732808 Know about the San Patricios? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion Now you can read a historical novel - https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/16/novelist-reyna-grande-was-never-going-to-write-about-war-until-she-did/ #PS1other == impress 9 time 2022-04-08 01:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512225974972153859 McConnell is fine if GOP nominates Trump again, even though Trump was resposible for Jan 6. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/07/politics/mcconnell-trump-2024-comments/index.html If there's one thing McConnell is an expert on, it's what it takes to keep his job. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-04-08 00:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512223795678904323 Trump investigations continue. https://apnews.com/article/business-donald-trump-new-york-subpoenas-249ef309da3dbf739b3005d9ba2ceef4 Unfortunately, even if re-elected, Trump can't pardon himself for civil or state criminal matters. #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-04-08 00:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512221932908781569 Why bother with formalities - just pretend! Fake it til you make it! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/07/politics/federal-officer-impersonation-case-weapons-seized/index.html What they were trying to make is not yet revealed. #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-04-08 00:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512219605661495303 Need a machine gun? Got a 3D printer? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/07/we-have-a-problem-on-our-hands-handguns-turned-automatic-weapons-a-growing-concern/ #PS1firearms == engage 3 engage-rate 25% impress 12 time 2022-04-08 00:03 +0000 urlclicks 3 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 594 epoch Lifetime ID 1638426923168487 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/08/2022 19:04" reach 4 title "‘We have a problem on our hands’: Handguns-turned-automatic weapons a growing concern for California law enforcement" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1638426923168487 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512060209752989699 Russia's social media war in India and elsewhere. https://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2022/03/30/pro-russia-sentiment-on-indian-twitter-draws-scrutiny Some people are willing to overlook distant war crimes to protect their weapons supply against local foes. #PS1media == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 50 time 2022-04-07 13:30 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512059446003830795 To save the environment from climate change and protect national security from hostile suppliers, we'll have to dig it up. https://apnews.com/article/climate-technology-science-business-environment-a1382f938e201c14aec782322c9782f2 #PS1climate == impress 18 time 2022-04-07 13:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512058749246054404 New and used car prices are not going to get better after all. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-prices-865e3be7979d828c1fbd06743434d619 GOP will blame Biden for inflation, while also blaming him for not being tough enough on Russia, or for being too tough, depending on which GOP faction. #PS1inflation == impress 16 time 2022-04-07 13:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512058057945075716 What's his goal? https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-6539434c8f583ee432dd22121bcbbd8a Probably to insure free speech - for Elon Musk. Anybody who doesn't like his free speech rules can buy or build their own social media platform. But if they add an Edit button then fixing typos will be easier. #PS1media == impress 15 time 2022-04-07 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511934676654460929 Repealing the Enlightenment of America's founders by eliminating any distinction between church and state. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/christian-right-wing-politics.html #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 13% expands 1 impress 16 replies 1 time 2022-04-07 05:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511932692429873153 The advance of technology for murder and maiming. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/politics/russia-ukraine-land-mines.html #PS1technology == impress 13 time 2022-04-07 05:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511926292039430145 AB 2808 would prohibit ranked-choice voting. https://a70.asmdc.org/press-releases/20220228-assemblymember-odonnell-introduces-legislation-ban-ranked-choice-voting The current system discourages third-party and independent candidates. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/04/ranked-choice-voting-is-under-threat/ Tell your legislators that you support ranked-choice voting. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1636999226644590 #PS1capolitics == impress 19 time 2022-04-07 04:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511883632675221507 Murdering civilians doesn't work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/05/putin-indiscriminate-bombing-ukraine-plain-bad-strategy/ But Putin will keep trying. Nobody's going to stop him. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-04-07 01:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511879594067914755 Technology is making it harder to conceal some facts. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/06/europe/ukraine-russia-war-technology-intl-cmd/index.html But Putin will deny and lie just as he always does. #PS1technology == impress 16 time 2022-04-07 01:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511877614356480002 5000 murdered in Mariupol? https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/06/mariupols-dead-put-at-5000-as-ukraine-braces-in-the-east/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 52 time 2022-04-07 01:24 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511875881509298179 Sarah Palin gets Trump endorsement but mixed reaction from actual Alaskans. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/06/politics/sarah-palin-congressional-campaign-republican-reaction/index.html The good news is if she were elected to anything, she wouldn't accomplish anything except maybe getting on Fox, and she'd quit before her term was up. #PS1trumpism == impress 24 time 2022-04-07 01:17 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 379 epoch Lifetime ID 1637650939912752 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/07/2022 17:04" reach 6 title "Sarah Palin's House candidacy causes GOP rift and reopens old wounds" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1637650939912752 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511576381968183296 Hacking to undermine legitimate sources. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/us/politics/ukraine-russia-hackers.html Maybe it doesn't matter whether anybody believes you, as long as they come to disbelieve everything - nothing is true and everything is possible. #PS1media == impress 12 time 2022-04-06 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511572848090918912 Wyoming is the smallest state in population, but it's the biggest in pampering international criminal fortunes. There's a lot of money in that business - for a few people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/tax-havens-wyoming-pandora-papers/ #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-04-06 05:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511571818783543299 46 months for Capitol cocktails. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/01/politics/lonnie-coffman-capitol-riot/index.html Maybe he hopes Trump will pardon him. #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-04-06 05:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511571194671079433 How much is Trump worth? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/politics/donald-trump-net-worth-forbes-billionaire/index.html Depends on how much he can get out of his SPAC before it crashes like Trump Social! #PS1trump == impress 13 time 2022-04-06 05:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511569680154050560 More Trumpist women governors? Like Greene and Boebert? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/06/politics/right-direction-women-launch-elect-gop-governors/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-04-06 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511568849442729992 Bad times ahead for future generations. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/politics/mark-milley-ukraine-reaction-international-conflict/index.html And that's not even talking about climate change. #PS1foreign == impress 8 time 2022-04-06 04:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511565499003408384 What liberation by Russian Army is like - https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/europe/borodianka-ukraine-deaths-destruction-intl/index.html Not so different from liberation by Hitler or Stalin. #PS1ukraine == impress 14 time 2022-04-06 04:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511563400093966340 Trumpists try to overcome Federal powers. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-covid-health-texas-congress-5980efee00f615ffa57cd04d80e77b7e #PS1immigration == impress 8 time 2022-04-06 04:36 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-06 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 220 epoch Lifetime ID 1636895546654958 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/06/2022 17:04" reach 5 title "Texas takes new border action; ex-Trump officials want more" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1636895546654958 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511332416920571906 Truth Social growing pains! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/politics/truth-social-app-trump/index.html #PS1media == impress 19 time 2022-04-05 13:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511330818349625346 If Trump were as rich as Musk he might have bought Twitter instead of building a poor imitation. Now Musk has a platform in case he wants to run for president. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-6539434c8f583ee432dd22121bcbbd8a Will somebody create an imitation that really rejects hate speech and propaganda? #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-04-05 13:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511329199268642821 Cops on the wrong side of the law. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-business-virginia-police-riots-0613248c4944749620cad4521853e8c7 One cuts deals, another goes to jury trial. #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-04-05 13:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1511328373238161411 Whenever you look for real election fraud - you start and end with Republicans! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-chris-christie-new-jersey-new-hampshire-congress-734e2b2722c66883eab85bfca96fbc8c #PS1election == impress 18 time 2022-04-05 13:02 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 124 epoch Lifetime ID 1635995603411619 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/05/2022 11:04" reach 5 title "Trump aide seeking NH House seat voted in 2 states in 2016" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1635995603411619 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510782642504962052 Saying out loud what everybody knows. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/03/media/reliable-sources-biden-murdoch-fox-news/index.html #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 time 2022-04-04 00:53 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510781336495157253 Now nobody can claim any doubt where Orban's and Hungary's sentiments lie. Evidently they have forgotten 1956 - or don't care. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/03/europe/hungary-election-results-viktor-orban-intl/index.html No doubt Trump has already sent congratulations. #PS1foreign == impress 50 time 2022-04-04 00:48 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 63 epoch Lifetime ID 1635005293510650 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/04/2022 05:04" reach 3 title "Viktor Orban, key Putin ally, calls Zelensky an 'opponent' after winning Hungary election" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1635005293510650 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510642498175004678 Sanctions rarely solve anything by themselves. They reinforce dictators in power. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/opinion/putin-ukraine-russia.html They do function as a multiplier to military force. #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 9% expands 1 impress 35 likes 1 time 2022-04-03 15:36 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510640581923336198 World War Wired - globalization means everybody is involved. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/03/opinion/ukraine-russia-wired.html #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-04-03 15:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510639270452629504 Putin has failed in Ukraine before. But he can never admit it. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/world/europe/putin-ukraine-failure.html #PS1ukraine == impress 22 time 2022-04-03 15:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510636727752278019 Putin missed the most important lesson of competitive sports. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/30/putin-does-not-understand-hockey/ To be your greatest self, you must respect your able honorable worthy opponents. #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-04-03 15:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510635095819911174 Commodities - a good way to lose a nickel. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/investing/nickel-short-squeeze/index.html #PS1economics == impress 8 time 2022-04-03 15:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510621575816437762 No end in sight - Putin can't win but he doesn't dare lose. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/opinions/russian-military-invasion-has-peaked-repass-bergen/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 replies 1 time 2022-04-03 14:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510619339946266632 Democrats seek key to appeal to persuadable Trump voters. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/03/politics/ohio-democrats-midterms-economic-message/index.html #PS1election == impress 10 time 2022-04-03 14:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510615704298393601 Putin isn't channeling Stalin after all. It's Hitler. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/world/putin-invasion-mistakes-hitler-blake-cec/index.html #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-04-03 13:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510612580389167115 Taliban bans poppies and drugs. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-business-taliban-flowers-1645cbd08660c6115e2d7d4cb6ac0183 This might be their downfall. It was the last productive sector left of the economy, and might alienate the warlords who supported the Taliban takeover. #PS1afghanistan == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-04-03 13:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510465510642577409 The Falklands war - a perfect example of a war fought not for NATIONAL security against another nation, but for ADMINISTRATION security against the domestic political opposition. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses https://apnews.com/article/argentina-south-america-europe-b543a53553521ca53318cfd49a07ee5e #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 18 time 2022-04-03 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510464005998985217 What happens when the unthinkable becomes thinkable? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-nato-europe-6d1e374e77504838ba9ca78dd8bce46c Putin's invasion of Ukraine has already convinced other leaders that they are safer with nukes than without. True - until somebody becomes desperate or makes a mistake. #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 43 likes 1 time 2022-04-03 03:47 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 339 epoch Lifetime ID 1635004813510698 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/04/2022 05:04" reach 3 title "West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a 'more dangerous' world" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1635004813510698 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510254922238861314 Afghanistan and Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/02/ukraine-afghanistan-russia-parallels-quagmire/ #PS1ukraine == impress 29 time 2022-04-02 13:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510253503461015556 Life for small business in Russia today. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/02/russia-economy-small-business/ #PS1putin == impress 15 time 2022-04-02 13:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510252089464610825 DeSantis displacing Trump at Fox? https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/01/politics/ron-desantis-fox-news-candidate/index.html Trump never forgives disloyalty, like Fox's calling Arizona for Biden. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-04-02 13:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510109115267182597 Sarah Palin thinks she has something more to contribute! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-don-young-alaska-elections-special-elections-548bc4594cabccb3017e60bfae35b8dc #PS1gop == impress 22 time 2022-04-02 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510076401830965250 “Be there, will be wild!” What exactly did Trump mean? Many people had no doubts. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/us/politics/trump-tweet-jan-6.html #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-04-02 02:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510074753586925568 The smarter you are, the easier it is to fool yourself. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/28/ginni-thomas-republicans-psychology-conspiracy-theories/ #PS1other == impress 10 time 2022-04-02 02:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510073906350067713 Sometimes pound-wise and penny-foolish is best. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/29/paycheck-protection-program-ppp-was-worth-fraud-cost/ #PS1recovery == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-04-02 01:57 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510059437687394306 Life under the USSR. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/interactive/2022/soviet-photographs-arthur-grace/ No wonder Eastern Europeans are so supportive of Ukraine. #PS1other == impress 24 time 2022-04-02 01:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510058141135777794 Putinist-Trumpist Americans - long on criticism of Biden, short on constructive suggestions aside from channeling Charles Lindbergh and Neville Chamberlain. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/01/too-many-conservatives-oppose-aid-for-ukraine-russia-war/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-04-02 00:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510057049450713089 Life on Truth Social. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/01/truth-social-trump-network-propaganda/ Doesn't seem likely to displace Twitter. #PS1media == impress 19 time 2022-04-02 00:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510055986693771266 Life in the USSR - resurrected. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/europe/ukraine-war-russia-occupation-disappearances-detention-cmd-intl/index.html It only gets worse. #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-04-02 00:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510054289615441922 Molotov man gets 46 months. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/01/politics/lonnie-coffman-capitol-riot/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-04-02 00:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510053517968363522 Deepfakes coming to a company near you! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/01/perspectives/zelensky-deepfake-disinformation-businesses/index.html #PS1media == impress 23 time 2022-04-02 00:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510051313681256453 Possible ways Trump MIGHT be prosecuted. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-donald-trump-united-states-presidential-elections-3f6f8dea5de6ffd563a77e97fa37529b So far, he's always beaten the rap. #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-04-02 00:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510050056572837893 Cubans suffer from Ukraine invasion. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-lifestyle-cuba-069cb5152efc535e3a001af7a79a0a81 #PS1ukraine == impress 38 time 2022-04-02 00:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510049309638635522 Not every Russian wants to die for Putin. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-russian-youth-draft-fears-0553c8ac5981758826f973e2103348e0 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 likes 1 replies 1 time 2022-04-02 00:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1510047580926873600 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-oscars-chris-rock-jada-pinkett-smith-covid-b6b9888a2a6b5075e29c34bded23b425 #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-04-02 00:12 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 347 epoch Lifetime ID 1635004436844069 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/04/2022 05:04" reach 4 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1635004436844069 ========== Tweets for 2022-04-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509878113966067713 Apple and Meta easily tricked by hackers. https://news.yahoo.com/hackers-pretending-cops-tricked-apple-210201429.html #PS1technology == impress 12 time 2022-04-01 12:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509876421446946816 Inflation no problem if you can pass it on to consumers! https://apnews.com/article/covid-business-health-prices-corporate-profits-d9e73bedbf926e804764804a2ab83b4d #PS1inflation == impress 8 time 2022-04-01 12:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509738101169541121 Russia's neighbors know what to expect. They want to fight back now rather than later. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/nato-russia-poland-europe.html #PS1putin == impress 22 time 2022-04-01 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509737171401408517 The only sanctions that matter to the Russian oligarchs are those that affect oil and gas, and those that affect military technology - economic and military power are all that matter in Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/russia-ukraine-putin-sanctions-oligarchs.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 40 time 2022-04-01 03:39 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509733251295813632 “Republicans could not help themselves” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/27/by-trashing-jackson-gop-magnified-right-wing-courts-legitimacy-problem/ #PS1justice == impress 10 time 2022-04-01 03:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509731211438043139 Good politics makes for bad policy https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/26/opinions/states-surging-revenues-inflation-governors-mccaffery/index.html #PS1tax == impress 10 time 2022-04-01 03:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509730458069704706 Putin and Potter https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/opinions/putin-harry-potter-jk-rowling-borenstein/index.html He seems to get very bad intelligence advice. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 time 2022-04-01 03:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509729353004838917 Taking Swiss banking secrecy too far? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/business/credit-suisse-oligarch-probe/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-04-01 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509715279139336193 Trump has learned that there are no consequences from frightened GOP senators or House leadership. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/31/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-hunter-biden/index.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-04-01 02:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509714084014436355 If anybody acts to remove Putin, it will be in their own self interest, but proclaimed to be for the salvation of Russia. Those with the power to act have no interest in western democratic ideals - and Biden's statements are unhelpful. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/31/opinions/russia-elite-putin-opinion-london/index.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 likes 1 time 2022-04-01 02:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509711513405190146 If they finally have to testify - they'll just plead the 5th like most of the top Trumpists, counting on Trump to be re-elected and pardon them. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-steve-bannon-subpoenas-dan-scavino-peter-navarro-3247f6b7a644ff3e2c6f14d41f6cd0c8 #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-04-01 01:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509710752436826116 It's the same old Taliban after all. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-70bf3af0a3ee5d7e876b1f1e35f71682 #PS1afghanistan == impress 11 time 2022-04-01 01:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509709003873431558 Putin divides and conquers - first eastern and southern Ukraine, then the rest, when his army is ready. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-shift-in-strategy-7386a5893a3b43bad7e438cfe45468c2 It's time for democracies neighboring Ukraine to contribute air and land support in Ukraine, without invoking NATO protection in Ukraine. #PS1ukraine == impress 47 time 2022-04-01 01:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509704386028597250 Timeline for the 8 hour gap. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-elections-donald-trump-presidential-elections-election-2020-3315609c4152b4429930a17191b5a217 #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-04-01 01:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-04-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-04-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 390 epoch Lifetime ID 1635004206844092 impress 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "04/04/2022 05:04" reach 2 title "Trump's 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1635004206844092 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509582506881736705 What is the decadence that threatens western civilization? https://usexpose.com/paul-krugman-putin-and-the-myth-of-western-decadence/ It's not what the Putinists and Trumpists say it is. #PS1democracy == impress 13 time 2022-03-31 17:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509575988031594497 What would like be like if Trump had been politically competent? Vote for DeSantis to find out! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/charles-m-blow-desantis-is-trump-20/ar-AAVBv7l Trump's greatest contribution might be lowering the expectations of political leadership so anybody can play. No moral requirements whatever! #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-03-31 16:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509574368115929089 Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-nancy-pelosi-accidents-missouri-e50fade8fdc7d9278f3ad65122bd3ea1 Some people just can't keep out of trouble. #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-03-31 16:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509572862004191233 What's the best thing a GOP state can do to help poor people? Reduce taxes on rich people! https://apnews.com/article/business-mississippi-tate-reeves-legislature-15134876a4f232f0d7860974772d1c7f #PS1tax == impress 10 time 2022-03-31 16:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509571216050249745 War also brings famine and disease - that spread far beyond the combat zone. https://www.tbonline.info/posts/print/public-health-catastrophe-looms-ukraine-experts-wa/ https://bdnews24.com/economy/2022/03/27/mideast-feels-the-pinch-of-rising-food-prices-as-ramadan-nears #PS1health == impress 10 time 2022-03-31 16:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509569299895099398 What major political donors get for their investments! https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/03/hidden-tax-breaks-escape-scrutiny/ It's bipartisan. Every politician needs campaign funds. #PS1tax == impress 10 time 2022-03-31 16:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509561560573702147 The end of globalization - the triumph of low-risk over low-cost - https://us-global-law.net/images/Article.Sanctions_and_Global_Commerce_NYT_3.23.22_.pdf Thank Covid and Putin for making the risk manifest. It will take at least a generation to work out the consequences. #PS1economics == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-03-31 16:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509558898524516353 Catastrophic events motivate workers to organize. https://olxpraca.com/will-the-pandemic-change-the-workplace-like-triangle-fire-did/ #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-03-31 15:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509528411470921731 Low cost or low risk? https://apnews.com/article/climate-biden-science-business-environment-7ffde796e44ccca24d0e2eecd3abfef4 An argument you will be hearing a lot more - is it better for Americans to pay higher prices than to support distant foreign producers who might be strategic competitors? #PS1inflation == impress 9 time 2022-03-31 13:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509395217752887301 An over-exuberant housing market about to bust? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/homes/us-housing-market-bubble/index.html #PS1economics == impress 19 time 2022-03-31 05:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509392512732962816 Striking back with the weapons you know. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/ukraine-hack-russian-ransomware-gang/index.html #PS1ransomware == impress 9 time 2022-03-31 04:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509369960295849986 Insurrectionist feels safe in Belarus. https://www.newsweek.com/evan-neumann-wanted-suspect-jan-6-riot-gets-refugee-status-belarus-1690524 He'll find that Belarus is perfectly willing to trade him for a future draft pick, perhaps to Russia. Nobody owes him anything. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-03-31 03:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509352314183684096 The judge isn't buying the BS from Alex Jones. https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-shootings-lawsuits-school-shootings-connecticut-94bc649b245ef6763056d5b2fe5b6b2c Instead, he's charging for it. #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-03-31 02:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509351703744679937 Good advice from Rickover - I require frequent reports from many key people, directly to me. This provides a way to communicate to me without having them filtered through others. https://govleaders.org/rickover.htm Putin would benefit from that! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-europe-00716c99579afeff701af31b32ef7c8c #PS1putin == impress 8 time 2022-03-31 02:07 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 43 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-31 ratio 2 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-03-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 429 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1632598240418022 impress 4 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/31/2022 18:03" reach 2 title "White House: Intel shows Putin misled by advisers on Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1632598240418022 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509159619255435273 Rick Scott isn't shy about his agenda, and Democrats aren't shy about his agenda either. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-florida-donald-trump-congress-46e4862dfe2709e0408f56551c999968 Scott thinks his brand of traditional conservatism + Trumpism is a mass movement. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1631468597197653 #PS1gop == impress 20 time 2022-03-30 13:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509155876166246402 How to make a living as a social media influencer! https://apnews.com/article/china-tiktok-facebook-influencers-propaganda-81388bca676c560e02a1b493ea9d6760 #PS1china == impress 22 time 2022-03-30 13:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509009569174806536 Rand Paul single-handedly stops sanctions on Russia. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/politics/senate-bill-punishing-russia-languishes/index.html As is so often the case, the Senate is the problem, not the solution. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 time 2022-03-30 03:28 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509008004397510660 How to make a ton of money with crypto! https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/hackers-just-stole-more-than-a-half-billion-dollars-from-axie-infinitys-ronin-network-in-what-could-be-the-biggest-crypto-heist-of-all-time/ar-AAVDuNY #PS1technology == impress 17 time 2022-03-30 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509007397167140864 The problem with constant lying is that you never know when to quit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/29/madison-cawthorn-orgies/ #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-03-30 03:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509006216617287680 Russia, if you're listening - please repeat history! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/politics/trump-putin-hunter-biden/index.html Putin would be happy to manufacture whatever story Trump wants, if it helps Trump's re-election. #PS1trump == impress 20 time 2022-03-30 03:14 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 171 epoch Lifetime ID 1631920270485819 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/30/2022 18:03" reach 5 title "Trump brazenly asks Putin to release dirt about Biden's family" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1631920270485819 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508832061800419330 Neo-nazis and white supremacists are everywhere. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/europe/ukraine-azov-movement-far-right-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 10 time 2022-03-29 15:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508829823711412226 Nixon's 18 minute gap has grown! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-dd00501687003ec2ad3b4929a80ba83a #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-03-29 15:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508805585529192452 Roy Cohn taught Trump - sue first and twice as hard! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-manhattan-europe-campaigns-52297b4a53f368eacfdc21538adce4b3 #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-03-29 13:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508802518775644161 Nebraska legislator apologizes for being dumb enough to believe everything he reads on social media. https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-lincoln-316c87249779706d6d78b58641c4a75e Of course no true Trumpist would ever apologize for being wrong, or anything else - hit back twice as hard! #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-03-29 13:45 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 99 epoch Lifetime ID 1631919703819209 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/30/2022 18:03" reach 10 title "Nebraska lawmaker apologizes for debunked litter box claim" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1631919703819209 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508501278388752387 Biden won't shield Scavino. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/white-house-trump/index.html And at least one judge is convinced that where there's smoke there's probably fire! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/john-eastman-memo/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-03-28 17:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508465564926152706 Global warming further along than we thought? https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-new-york-new-york-city-antarctica-4f5f1817bffd632e48e845d4638cc237 GOP leaders will assure voters that it's all because Biden didn't subsidize enough domestic oil and gas drilling. #PS1climate == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 19 time 2022-03-28 15:26 +0000 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508456236856971264 Putin's war ripples out to Turkey, Thailand, and Cuba. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-health-business-travel-b9885c965d8ed13822be4c8796d13181 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 27 time 2022-03-28 14:49 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 96 epoch Lifetime ID 1630442913966888 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/28/2022 17:03" reach 7 title "Countries brace for hit to tourism from Russia-Ukraine war" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1630442913966888 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508232300097523714 More Biden gaffes? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-ketanji-brown-jackson-state-of-the-union-address-2022-midterm-elections-46757d4b4b7d4297245d7e6de8f2b290 But it MIGHT not be a bad thing if Putin has to consider that Biden MIGHT arrange Putin's retirement, MIGHT use weapons of mass destruction, MIGHT send US troops to Ukraine. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1629711384040041 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 43 likes 1 time 2022-03-27 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508106930702618625 Why don't we have more oil and gas drilling in America? Because bankers don't want to get burned again when the price drops. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/shale-oil-gas-ukraine-putin.html #PS1inflation == impress 25 time 2022-03-27 15:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508105616421654529 GOP presidential hopefuls play to the QAnon part of their base. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/opinion/republican-senators-qanon-ketanji-brown-jackson.html #PS1gop == impress 21 time 2022-03-27 15:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508104915658305537 Trivialization of serious events - part of the business model of social media. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/opinion/culture/social-media-war-ukraine.html #PS1media == engage 3 engage-rate 12% impress 26 time 2022-03-27 15:33 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508103407223025671 Xi wants to keep Russia as a strong but subordinate strategic ideological partner - without imperiling China's prospects in a globalized economy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/24/xi-jinping-putin-china-russia-sanctions/ #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 time 2022-03-27 15:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508101673285128193 Unenumerated rights - once those start to fall, due process is next - to be limited to the processes in the Bill of Rights. And then a Constitutional Convention dominated by rural GOP to get rid of the Bill of Rights - except firearms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/25/ketanji-brown-jackson-roe/ #PS1justice == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-03-27 15:20 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508078840991477761 Ukrainian resistance targets Russian command and control, with some success. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/26/ukraine-russan-generals-dead/ #PS1ukraine == impress 19 time 2022-03-27 13:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508077802280521729 Extreme reactionary zealots are all excited about the war in Ukraine. But some side with Putin and others side against him. Will Ukraine become like Afghanistan? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/25/germany-far-right-ukraine-russia/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 51 likes 1 time 2022-03-27 13:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508072501259083778 GOP opposes IRS enforcement funding for fear it might endanger major GOP donors and donations. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/politics/irs-funding-gap-russia-sanctions/index.html #PS1tax == impress 18 time 2022-03-27 13:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508071780262375425 GOP wants to blame Biden for high gas prices and for not being tough enough on Russia, while opposing taking any steps to get away from burning fossil fuels. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/politics/2022-midterm-elections-russia-ukraine-invasion/index.html #PS1climate == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 34 likes 1 time 2022-03-27 13:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508068824947433474 Biden would like the political donor class to pay a bigger share of taxes. But Manchin and Sinema have already said no. https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-business-health-economy-34e13b5a1bde5167d10303bb25652376 And billionaire tax relief in 2017 was McConnell's second greatest accomplishment after reactionary judges. No help there. #PS1tax == impress 32 time 2022-03-27 13:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508067018976608256 Hungarians suffered Russian invasion in 1956, sending refugees all over the world - but that's all forgiven now, at least by Orban. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-budapest-viktor-orban-c289237f0c626ce9447bd1c78ebcd8ae #PS1ukraine == impress 21 time 2022-03-27 13:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508065915069296641 Taliban ideology yields to economics. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-afghanistan-business-china-europe-3a5074c2043729df5d8f147d6aa0ee3d #PS1afghanistan == impress 19 time 2022-03-27 12:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508063483295768581 “Before we can defeat the Democrat socialists and communists ... we first have to defeat the RINO sellouts and the losers in the primaries this spring” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-atlanta-election-2020-donald-trump-ca84cfe92c6f6c07a501f7bc2be74f31 No point beating Democrats without first purging GOP of all Trump disloyalists! #PS1trump == impress 18 time 2022-03-27 12:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508061690146930691 There's an American market for Putin's propaganda, and Americans willing to serve it! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-entertainment-business-kansas-missouri-b6240ed4d6bada628e59c24b29d68669 No surprise, since there's a market for Trump's propaganda too. #PS1media == impress 30 time 2022-03-27 12:41 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 534 epoch Lifetime ID 1629814664029713 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/27/2022 20:03" reach 7 title "Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1629814664029713 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507753420081434624 There's hardly a difference between Putinism and Trumpism. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump Trump has always been Putin's best friend and Ukraine's second worst enemy - after Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/26/politics/trump-putin-ukraine/index.html #PS1trump == impress 28 time 2022-03-26 16:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507751101587595264 Move the goal posts until they are in punting range. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/europe/russian-general-calls-encirclement-of-ukrainian-cities-a-deliberate-plan/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-03-26 16:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507750372374241287 What makes America strong in a globalized world is not a weapon or geography or internal unity, but its alliances of purpose with democracies around the world. This is what Biden understands and Putin hoped to fracture - with Trump's help. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/opinions/biden-europe-trip-ukraine-russia-goal-ghitis/index.html #PS1putin == impress 17 time 2022-03-26 16:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507724868355178501 Ukraine is becoming like America. Russia is becoming like Nazi Germany. So in best Stalinist tradition, Putin claims the exact opposite. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/26/opinions/zelensky-ukraine-putin-nightmare-glaser/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1628685644142615 #PS1ukraine == impress 34 time 2022-03-26 14:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507721017598173190 Trump tries to talk up his endorsees in Georgia. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-atlanta-election-2020-donald-trump-ca84cfe92c6f6c07a501f7bc2be74f31 But he won't waste any of HIS campaign funds on that bunch of losers. #PS1trump == impress 15 time 2022-03-26 14:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507719254946168837 It's the same old Taliban. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-travel-business-pakistan-lifestyle-febfbef58116fd063e1a5ef780762e56 #PS1afghanistan == impress 11 time 2022-03-26 14:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507716839794626566 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-sports-business-africa-lifestyle-064981164d96067aa554e80d90bbc17e #PS1media == impress 6 time 2022-03-26 13:51 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 199 epoch Lifetime ID 1629814270696419 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/27/2022 20:03" reach 8 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1629814270696419 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507412745624334343 Western Europe postpones discussions about Poland's rightward drift while facing a greater threat. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/world/europe/poland-ukraine-russia.html #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-03-25 17:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507409208601284611 Christian nationalism, a valued ally of Putin and Trump and their nationalist fascist peers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/25/joe-scarborough-ginni-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/ #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-03-25 17:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507399085925416960 If GOP senators can't do what they want for their donors - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop then they were for the most part content with the speed at which they weren't doing anything https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-governor-sheds-light-his-party-s-disinterest-governing-n1287710 New Hampshire's GOP governor was not interested in doing nothing. #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-03-25 16:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507394728588808193 Ukraine war - and Putinism generally - is just another symptom of addiction to burning fossil fuels. https://politpost.com/2022/03/24/were-in-a-fossil-fuel-war-biden-should-say-so/ #PS1ukraine == impress 43 time 2022-03-25 16:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507393407169093635 Comparative air forces. https://www.gocomics.com/mikeluckovich/2022/03/24 #PS1ukraine == impress 5 time 2022-03-25 16:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507392883258658817 Saying out loud what everybody knows - https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-manhattan-donald-trump-criminal-investigations-291b0ac45cf89e6e558d31247d17eeee Not surprising if he thinks he's just wasted two years of his life. #PS1trump == impress 6 time 2022-03-25 16:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507391496307183620 Apple considers turning hardware sales into an annuity. That's worked for software and services of many kinds. The predictable long-term revenue stream supports higher stock prices. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/apple-is-reportedly-working-on-an-iphone-hardware-subscription-service/ar-AAVsoCm #PS1technology == impress 9 time 2022-03-25 16:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507388032801857536 Alex Jones skips court date for medical reasons. Maybe he caught phlebitis from Nixon. https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-shootings-austin-texas-school-shootings-c68ce7012bc37f5f99dd6b051b6f80e4 #PS1media == impress 24 time 2022-03-25 16:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507387163343978507 Guernica, Mariupol, what's the diff? Hitler, Putin, what's the diff? It's all just practice training for the next big war. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2653018 #PS1ukraine == impress 50 time 2022-03-25 16:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507386500924997633 Three steps to increase the survival odds of the Baltic democracies against Putin. https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ukraine-russia-baltics-aggression-20220321-wseik4uhcvhjlga4gos7qly54u-story.html #PS1putin == impress 7 time 2022-03-25 15:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507363150600937474 Florida GOP leads the way in making sure election officials toe their party line. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/politics/florida-republicans-elections-bar-free-legal-help/index.html #PS1gop == impress 7 time 2022-03-25 14:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507361790933360640 Will right to life/right to choose be a decisive issue for swing voters in swing states, who usually vote their pocketbooks? Or are the voters who really care already decided long ago? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/politics/political-issues-2022-abortion/index.html #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-03-25 14:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507360780726853636 How Trumpy can you get? Making money off your crimes! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/politics/january-6-rioters-trump-misinformation-playbook/index.html Trump doesn't seem to care much about his fallen foot soldiers though - plenty more where they came from. #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-03-25 14:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507352461043900416 Russian oligarchs calculate where their best advantage lies. So far most are silent to preserve their options. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/world/russian-oligarch-statements/index.html #PS1putin == impress 5 time 2022-03-25 13:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507343087932112901 Hopefully a teaching moment for regimes in Poland and Hungary - a reminder why they are allied with western democracies rather than eastern dictatorships. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-business-warsaw-europe-c905f43858e7966afb3b6cbfbed82b46 #PS1foreign == engage 4 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 101 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-03-25 13:06 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507339378217013249 More conscientious objectors in the Kremlin than in the US Senate. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-europe-sustainable-development-aff6614f63d6d4805430cd1a659b3bbb #PS1putin == impress 14 time 2022-03-25 12:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507217547258564610 How Germany is paying for Putin's aggression. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/opinion/why-is-europe-still-buying-oil-from-putin.html It's time to really put a crimp in Putin's oil hose. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-03-25 04:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507216462905192449 The view from the front lines. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/opinion/nato-russia-putin-estonia.html Estonia is not a Slavic country, but it knows what it's like to be forcibly dominated by Russia. To give Putin any kind of victory is to invite him to try again. Only an unambiguous defeat can end the fear. #PS1putin == impress 26 time 2022-03-25 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507215005099298819 Reasons to imagine that inflation won't be as bad as 1980. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/opinion/inflation-united-states-economy.html #PS1inflation == impress 10 time 2022-03-25 04:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507206490842566658 It's very hard to predict how another country will fight. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/us/politics/intelligence-agencies-ukraine-afghanistan.html America has no particular insight to offer. #PS1theory == impress 8 time 2022-03-25 04:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507202702987587587 Ukraine inspires Taiwan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/24/ukraine-resilience-has-inspired-taiwan/ Xi, take notice. #PS1china == impress 35 time 2022-03-25 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507201737349730304 America should welcome Russian technologists as well as Ukrainians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/24/welcome-russian-talent-skilled-workers-to-relocate-here/ #PS1immigration == impress 11 time 2022-03-25 03:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507200383268970504 Russian history is not kind to leaders who lose wars. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/opinions/russian-troops-ukraine-war-putin-at-risk/index.html #PS1putin == impress 6 time 2022-03-25 03:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507199568789745691 The end of globalization? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/business/blackrock-globalization/index.html Lowest-risk source has replace lowest-cost source, perhaps for a generation. US should pay a lot more attention to Canada and Mexico. #PS1inflation == impress 36 time 2022-03-25 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507198680746536980 Failed to scuttle oligarch yacht, but fighting on anyway. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/business/ukrainian-crew-member-sabotaged-russian-oligarch-linked-yacht-invs/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 9 time 2022-03-25 03:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507196904077082624 Did anybody really believe the Taliban could keep their promises? They have internal divisions too. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-education-united-nations-kabul-taliban-0c092db3ce630807729faa245420acdc No basis now for outside intervention in Taliban Afghanistan's humanitarian catastrophe. #PS1afghanistan == impress 12 time 2022-03-25 03:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507196053308682243 Michigan insurrectionists had a plan. https://apnews.com/article/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial-biden-covid-health-michigan-aff035ce3331139a029b052a77279962 A stupid plan, but nobody had to entrap them. #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-03-25 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507195337668145203 Add Navarro and Scavino to the list of insurrectionists. Will they plead the fifth? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-dan-scavino-peter-navarro-congress-b5c9085920141bc373ea567c1484377a #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-03-25 03:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507195038664601612 A little late! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-indictments-energy-industry-63a13bb832aa051c3661445e3b2ce608 But still good to know, Russian hackers were having a field day during the Trump administration. #PS1russian == impress 9 time 2022-03-25 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507194446357573638 Just because you're married to a Supreme Court justice doesn't mean you can't be an insurrectionist. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-donald-trump-presidential-elections-election-2020-mark-meadows-8f12a158eb25fe6ed96528da76a867d7 #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-03-25 03:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507194029246623759 Election fraud - how come it's always Republicans? https://apnews.com/article/elections-los-angeles-campaigns-nebraska-congress-66c320661e21eef5d3083254e8a686f7 #PS1gop == impress 6 time 2022-03-25 03:13 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 868 epoch Lifetime ID 1628225834188596 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/25/2022 17:03" reach 6 title "Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1628225834188596 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507002857706299402 Trump doesn't love Brooks any more. And the feeling is mutual. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/24/mo-brooks-turns-on-donald-trump-endorsement-jan-6-committee/ #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-03-24 14:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507002073958662146 Putin puppets persist posting propaganda. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/24/sanction-accounts-social-media/ #PS1media == impress 15 time 2022-03-24 14:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507000463522078722 Thinking about the unthinkable. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/politics/us-planning-on-how-to-counter-putin/index.html Nothing's unthinkable for Putin, except losing power. #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-03-24 14:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506999555761455118 Not a world war yet - https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/economy/economy-russia-ukraine-war/index.html But a world crisis of shortage/famine/inflation/depression. Blame Putin for starting the war or Zelenskyy for not surrendering immediately or Biden for leading the western support response for Ukraine? #PS1inflation == engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 88 time 2022-03-24 14:21 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506972947881230338 Trying to escape his past? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/manafort-passport-revoked/index.html What better proof of criminality than a pardon from Trump? #PS1justice == impress 12 time 2022-03-24 12:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506970577025716224 Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article259660080.html Self-restraint is an essential pillar of liberty. There's a constitutional right to keep and bear arms. There's no right to use them as you see fit, free from consequences. #PS1theory == impress 8 time 2022-03-24 12:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506832438076403718 He survived Hitler and Stalin but not Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/opinions/boris-romantschenko-russia-strike-death-wagner/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 14 time 2022-03-24 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506831038231683078 Putin's psychology. https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-personality-20220321-7rlrzfvdvvcsrit2vmmej7o63i-story.html He's no Khrushchev! #PS1putin == impress 13 time 2022-03-24 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506792002041516032 Graham added that if Biden picked Childs, I could have gotten her a lot of votes. Lindsey Graham is delusional - for any nominee, GOP questioning is going to be about the next election, and the Senate vote is going to be about party lines. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/gop-senators-opposing-kbj-confirmation/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-03-24 00:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506790392859045888 Promises are made to be broken! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-hearing-gop-what-matters/index.html Putinists, Trumpists, what's the diff? Winning is the only thing - who cares how! #PS1gop == engage 2 engage-rate 18% impress 11 time 2022-03-24 00:29 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506789278390530050 GOP senators missed no opportunity to campaign for president. Even though the hearing was about a Supreme Court nominee. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/senators-2024-jackson-analysis/index.html #PS1gop == impress 21 time 2022-03-24 00:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506787536110174208 Why shouldn't GOP nominate domestic violent candidates? Violence at home, violence at the Capitol, what's the diff? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-steve-bannon-roy-blunt-election-2020-elections-c496743d4656aacf4a1c5d76f1d97b80 With enough major donors, anybody can win! #PS1gop == impress 8 time 2022-03-24 00:18 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 365 epoch Lifetime ID 1627526910925155 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/24/2022 19:03" reach 9 title "Greitens accusations revive GOP worries about Senate bids" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1627526910925155 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506762042044141568 Time for a European Army to defend European Peace? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/opinions/european-army-defense-strategic-compass-putin-andelman/index.html #PS1foreign == impress 8 time 2022-03-23 22:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506735600027660292 How are Ukraine and Taiwan alike and different? https://www.bedfordgazette.com/useful-lesson-to-taiwan/article_f5d996e9-a230-53b2-8b7b-b63dd411b018.html The right to keep and bear arms might pay off if persons exercising those rights do so against foreign invaders instead of fellow citizens. #PS1china == impress 41 time 2022-03-23 20:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506734503598780418 Keeping reactionary clergy and voters on Putin's side - https://news.yahoo.com/why-russias-church-backing-putins-121428935.html Putin invented don't say gay. It's handy for creating hostages to bargain with. https://news.yahoo.com/granderson-dont-gay-putin-regime-035133746.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-03-23 20:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506732980122710017 Putin is on plan B. How far will he go? https://cvvnews.com/after-a-difficult-month-vladimir-putin-launched-his-plan-b/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 time 2022-03-23 20:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506720802871205890 Piling up and putrefying unknown soldiers, unacknowledged by those who sent them to die. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-03-23 19:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506719053892636672 The purpose of Supreme Court nominee hearings, of course, is to rally support of Senators' voter bases. The actual qualifications of the nominee are irrelevant. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/gop-criticism-ketanji-brown-jackson/index.html #PS1justice == engage 3 engage-rate 25% hashclicks 1 impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-03-23 19:46 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506703123057811458 1619 was a foundational year for Virginia - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/virginia.html because the political, economic, and demographic foundations of Virginia's wealth were established - politicians, slaves, and women So 1619 was foundational for America. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/1619/ #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-03-23 18:43 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 233 epoch Lifetime ID 1626632024347977 impress 11 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/23/2022 12:03" reach 9 title "1619 - an Eventful Year for America" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1626632024347977 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506261478470430725 Why would Putin want to stop bombing hospitals? It worked in Grozny and it worked in Aleppo, so it will work in Ukraine. His goal is to exterminate opposition, not win a peace prize. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/opinions/syria-aleppo-doctor-russia-hospitals-ukraine-al-kateab/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1625756491102197 #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 6% expands 2 impress 35 time 2022-03-22 13:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506259812094386180 Full speed back to Stalinism! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/europe/alexey-navalny-fraud-conviction-russia-intl-hnk/index.html #PS1putin == impress 38 time 2022-03-22 13:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506111249406255108 The dollar is likely to remain almighty for a while. Because everybody knows what it's worth, and that it won't change rapidly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/20/dollar-dominance-currency-markets-here-to-stay-as-global-reserve-currency/ #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-03-22 03:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506107621954052101 Is anybody in charge? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/politics/us-russia-top-military-commander-ukraine-war/index.html It doesn't matter much if the order of the day is just to murder as many civilians as possible. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-03-22 03:16 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506106254384517123 Control of Congress may hinge on campaigns to replace non-partisan state Supreme Court justices. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-biden-us-supreme-court-legislature-redistricting-2dc22ffc8559f43401c9f116b4e7f8ad #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-03-22 03:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506104644287668227 Hypersonic missiles - another arms race. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-maine-us-navy-9f344a7a73f5767de3520fe7bc53fc6d They might make giant aircraft carriers obsolete, just as carriers made battleships obsolete. The future paradigm seems to be swarms of cheap things to swamp defenses. #PS1technology == impress 16 time 2022-03-22 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506103439041830918 Not a good time for constitutional conventions. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-alaska-legislature-constitutions-election-2020-87253695ffc43434e67560a8ba33f59b Why give Putin another lever to increase American partisanship? #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-03-22 03:00 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506089561595686919 Too bad about the Ukrainians - but look at the deal Indians are getting on oil! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-business-health-983b157639a631ffab63aa1357aec290 India knows the US needs its support against China. #PS1foreign == impress 39 time 2022-03-22 02:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506088721988276225 Think gas prices are bad? Wait until food and fertilizer shortages sink in. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/ukraine-war-threatens-to-cause-a-global-food-crisis/articleshow/90349465.cms The population carrying capacity of the earth depends on global trade and stable global climate. Both are victims of war. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1625455817798931 #PS1economics == impress 21 time 2022-03-22 02:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506074446498435072 No quick fix on gas prices! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-health-business-da75f38d60c1e820b5147fa9e25feca2 Not enough workers and equipment, and not enough assurance that prices will remain high long enough to make it worthwhile. No shortage of GOP criticism of Biden for not doing - what they couldn't do either. #PS1inflation == impress 14 time 2022-03-22 01:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506058245978263554 Putin unleashes his inner Stalin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/europe/russia-vladimir-putin-z-fifth-columnists-intl-cmd/index.html Not to mention his inner Hitler. #PS1putin == impress 13 time 2022-03-22 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 389 epoch Lifetime ID 1626219911055855 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/22/2022 22:03" reach 7 title "Analysis: Inside Russia, a campaign gathers steam against fifth columnists and life under the 'Z'" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1626219911055855 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506057295041499137 Zelenskyy beats Putin at PR! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/opinions/zelensky-wartime-speech-communications-pr-mcgowan-silva/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 likes 1 time 2022-03-21 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505902937737871361 Cowboy for Trump rides in to court - in a truck. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-elections-crime-new-mexico-392f02aafc048a93ccc647044b748219 #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-03-21 13:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505788396165210116 Like Putin, like Xi. https://apnews.com/article/business-china-beijing-xi-jinping-south-china-sea-d229070bc2373be1ca515390960a6e6c Xi said they would not militarize their artificial islands. Then they did. To what end? #PS1china == impress 20 time 2022-03-21 06:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505787328555466754 The impossible dream - you can't be a traditional Republican AND a Trumpist. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html But Pence is going to try, by courting major donors. That's the traditional Republican way. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-europe-campaign-2016-bda68166f62a171878dd65b20ec43b1a #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 likes 1 time 2022-03-21 06:04 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 116 epoch Lifetime ID 1625415257802987 impress 13 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/21/2022 17:03" rcs 1 reach 12 reactions 1 title "Pence distances himself from Trump as he eyes 2024 campaign" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1625415257802987 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505549638098513931 we're not going to sit by while Putin eliminates a sovereign European country https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/20/politics/joe-biden-europe-trip-vladimir-putin/index.html Should countries that border Ukraine and have the greatest stake, to send defensive forces to Ukraine? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1624461517898361 #PS1ukraine == impress 37 time 2022-03-20 14:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505384853335801858 If House GOP win a majority in 2022, they'll elect a new Speaker and it won't be McCarthy. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-problem/index.html He once said something true about Trump and the Freedom Caucus will never forgive him for it. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/house-freedom-caucus-revived-republican-majority/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 30 time 2022-03-20 03:24 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505379968389304322 You can't escape climate change by moving from California to Texas! https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/19/texas-wildfire-kills-1-officials-worry-extreme-drought-could-worsen-conditions/ Instead you'll get Texas politicians, whose solution for any problem is to pump more oil and gas. That polls well with their major donors. #PS1climate == impress 37 time 2022-03-20 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505376158703005696 Why GOP states need special election police! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/18/politics/mark-meadows-trump-aide-voter-north-carolina/index.html Because GOP states have special election criminals! #PS1trumpism == impress 19 time 2022-03-20 02:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505351812903174145 Why Ukraine is always at the center of world wars. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/opinion/ukraine-russia-putin-history.html Putin thinks Ukraine is Russian, but its government traditions comes from the west, not the east. #PS1ukraine == impress 35 time 2022-03-20 01:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505348305932341251 A clever technology for campaigning without ever discussing the issues, or even needing to know what they are. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/style/tiktok-political-campaigns-midterm-elections.html #PS1media == impress 19 time 2022-03-20 00:59 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 224 epoch Lifetime ID 1624882817856231 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/20/2022 22:03" reach 7 title "Securing the TikTok Vote" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1624882817856231 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505328525003223043 Bitcoin mining is not like coal mining, but there are similarities in outcomes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/18/bitcoin-mining-noise-pollution-appalachia/ #PS1technology == impress 25 time 2022-03-19 23:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505326751827648514 An American training Ukrainians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/18/ukraine-militia-volunteer/ He'd never seen a war like this. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-03-19 23:33 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505325258563198976 America united behind Ukraine and Zelenskyy - but not behind Biden and the Democrats, who get the blame for global problems - increasing supply problems and inflation, and a likely resurgence of covid. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/19/sundaytake-ukraine-war-politics/ #PS1biden == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 39 time 2022-03-19 23:28 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505324347610656770 Corruption killed democracy in Afghanistan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/afghanistans-last-finance-minister-now-dc-uber-driver-ponders-what-went-wrong/ #PS1afghanistan == impress 21 time 2022-03-19 23:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1505212780340649985 Georgia can't decide what to do about Ukraine and Putin. Are they going to be next anyway? Or can they survive the current crisis by being neutral? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/world/europe/ukraine-georgia-war.html #PS1ukraine == impress 32 time 2022-03-19 16:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504983139583598594 Nobody has an interest in revealing cyberwar successes and failures. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opinion/cyberwar-ukraine-russia.html #PS1ukraine == impress 26 time 2022-03-19 00:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504981204545662976 The Senate can act, if nobody's paying attention! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/18/senate-daylight-saving-time-vote-accident/ #PS1other == impress 24 time 2022-03-19 00:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504980313125969923 Putin can hold bigger rallies than Trump. Trump is probably jealous that he can't order government employees and contractors to attend his. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/18/putin-russia-speech-ukraine/ #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 10% impress 31 time 2022-03-19 00:37 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504977234586529798 GOP leaders don't want to talk about Cawthorn. He shows all too clearly the end state of reality-TV Trumpism - the only thing that matters is the ratings. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/18/politics/madison-cawthorn-republican-reaction/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-03-19 00:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504975716810559488 American guns - better Ukraine than Mexico. But what happens to all those weapons when the war is over? Not all the volunteers want to defend democracy. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-american-gunmakers-3c5fa03742ebc5806293a84a0e2b73cd #PS1firearms == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 68 likes 1 time 2022-03-19 00:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504973105919193089 Surprising Trump missed the obvious solution. Too many candidates to decide on an endorsement? Sell it to the highest bidder! It's the Trumpiest thing to do. Most of the Trumpist candidates are rich. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-jd-vance-barack-obama-rob-portman-1adcc3dcceb42e0f1119f196a56f88df #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-03-19 00:08 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-19 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 359 epoch Lifetime ID 1624065577937955 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/19/2022 17:03" reach 2 title "Pro-Trump Ohio candidates realize endorsement may never come" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1624065577937955 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504965255759163393 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-health-business-social-media-4d7581ac052faac6d8d18f2286a449f8 #PS1media == impress 25 time 2022-03-18 23:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504677772857208834 Why dictators fail - they can never be wrong, so they can never learn from their mistakes, which become national mistakes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/opinion/why-autocracies-fail.html #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 33 time 2022-03-18 04:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504676651933728768 China's covid problems underline the hazards of dictatorship. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/opinion/china-russia-xi-jin-ping.html #PS1china == impress 65 time 2022-03-18 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504668527881428997 Schwarzenegger speaks to Russians. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/world/arnold-schwarzenegger-message-russian-people/index.html Will the message get through? #PS1ukraine == impress 26 time 2022-03-18 03:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504641905996431361 The lesson is not lost - Russia kept nuclear weapons and is safe from attack. Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for meaningless security guarantees. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/17/cornered-putin-dangerous-ukraine-david-ignatius/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1622763358068177 #PS1foreign == impress 54 time 2022-03-18 02:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504637875119292416 If the enemy soldiers are too tough, you can always just murder civilians instead. Whatever it takes to accomplish Putin's goals, whatever they are. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/politics/russia-military-ukraine-what-matters/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 time 2022-03-18 01:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504636312082534400 Chinese secret agents harass Chinese Americans. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/nyregion/china-target-congress-campaign.html Some was what's called opposition research in American politics - firms whose business is digging up or making up dirt on political candidates. #PS1china == impress 25 time 2022-03-18 01:50 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 205 epoch Lifetime ID 1623378051340041 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/18/2022 16:03" reach 6 title "Chinese Officer Charged With Harassing N.Y. Congressional Candidate" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1623378051340041 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504582668217774088 Economic sanctions - a powerful counter-balance to nuclear weapons - but only to a point. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/opinion/us-russia-sanctions-power-economy.html Push a nuclear state too hard and who knows what it might do? #PS1putin == impress 17 time 2022-03-17 22:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504580808736010248 GOP voters must not care about logical consistency. So neither do their candidates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/17/republicans-ukraine-aid-vote/ #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-03-17 22:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504580243146698754 How Putin got so rich! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/business/putin-wealth-sanctions-invs/index.html He always blamed Hillary Clinton for the Panama Papers, and so intervened against her in 2016. But now he's just obsessed with power and historical legacy. #PS1putin == impress 23 time 2022-03-17 22:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504553867823890434 Better late than never. Even better to help prevent it from happening again. https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/03/17/leonard-pitts-jr-kinzingers-apology-too-little-too-late/ Trump’s gangsterism, appalling as it was, was less of a threat to this country than the moral destitution that emboldened and enabled it #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-03-17 20:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504551167618998272 Trumpists driving out election competence in favor of election loyalty - no more lost GOP elections! https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2649599 #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-03-17 20:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504549693895831552 The essence of GOP - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Reward the makers not the takers! https://www.mediamatters.org/lou-dobbs/makers-vs-takers-romneys-47-percent-rhetoric-echoes-fox-news No surprise that Prop 13 is better for businesses and wealthy homeowners! It was designed that way. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/03/12/prop-13-offers-higher-tax-breaks-for-homeowners-in-white-neighborhoods/ #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-03-17 20:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504532756063301633 You pretend to care about the common man, speaking his language, and he won’t notice you’re picking his pockets.” https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Nothing prepares you better for the common man than a degree from Harvard Law! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/opinion/ron-desantis-is-gambling-on-out-trumping-trump.html #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-03-17 18:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504529257103454209 Cheap drones heighten the risk of accidental war. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/politics/us-nato-errant-drones-unintentional-conflict-russia-ukraine/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 8 time 2022-03-17 18:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504527821196062749 Rewriting the economics of warfare - mass attacks of cheap weapons is an economical strategy. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-africa-libya-europe-ecb9e820ea4bddb4464d7e8cb40e82fc This works for both sides, but it's good for defense when you know where the targets are, and for offense when you don't care who you blow up. #PS1technology == impress 15 time 2022-03-17 18:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504319368708063233 How deregulation led to lower prices - and lower wages - and a 91% turnover rate - and the trucker rebellion. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/opinion/truckers-surveillance.html It's a wonder that anybody is willing to do it. #PS1economics == impress 12 time 2022-03-17 04:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504317955223408640 Russian opposition - too little, too late. Most Russians believe and support Putin. Nobody else can save Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/opinion/russia-ukraine-putin.html Don't let it happen in America! #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-03-17 04:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504316755304321031 How does the next world war begin? The great empires were primed for war in 1914. Germany and Russia were primed for war in 1939. In 2022, Russia appears to only be primed for murdering civilians. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/opinion/russia-ukraine-world-war-iii.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1622109454800234 #PS1putin == impress 22 time 2022-03-17 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504313425299599362 Surprise - China's covid lockdown policies have reduced the demand for oil, and hence the price. Putin didn't see that coming, and nobody else did either. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/opinion/russia-ukraine-putin-war.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 64 time 2022-03-17 04:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504312307890884609 Wilson and Biden - threading the needle between peace and war. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/politicalnews/s-2648804 #PS1ukraine == impress 5 time 2022-03-17 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504311140343377922 Don't let inflation panic US into a Putin recession. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/paul-krugman-how-not-to-have-a-putin-recession/ar-AAV6MEV #PS1economics == impress 16 time 2022-03-17 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504304156957286400 Do you remember when Americans were building bomb shelters in their basements? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/world/europe/ukraine-russia-nuclear-war.html Tactical nuclear response is part of Russian military doctrine. What happens next? #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-03-17 03:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504302026162810881 Putin prepares return to Stalinism. It's where his heart has always been, as a KGB colonel. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-protests.html #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 7% expands 1 impress 42 retweets 1 time 2022-03-17 03:42 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504300888399114242 China is not a neutral observer. Xi want Russia to win against the west, but he also wants to avoid any trade sanctions against China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/16/china-ukraine-russia-war-diplomacy-strategy/ #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 38 time 2022-03-17 03:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504299196718858243 Bolton knew what Trump and Putin were up to and he's not sugar-coating it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/15/john-boltons-crusade-debunk-trumps-revisionist-history-russia-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 14 time 2022-03-17 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504297991091286020 Graham had a road-to-Damascus moment but it was just a moment. He got over it the next day, his life unchanged. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/16/lindsey-graham-was-angrier-about-jan-6-than-he-let-or-than-he-has-indicated-since/ #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-03-17 03:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504296751640969216 Surprise! The Trump team only has room for loyalists. Loyal to Trump, not to America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/16/trump-signals-running-mate-other-than-pence/ #PS1trump == impress 9 time 2022-03-17 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504296301994790913 What Putin has proved to the world - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/15/ukraine-war-proves-russia-no-longer-a-superpower/ It really is Upper Volta with nuclear weapons. #PS1putin == impress 11 time 2022-03-17 03:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504258861875679233 We had to ally with Stalin to defeat Hitler. Now? Venezuela, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/opinions/venezuela-oil-russia-sanctions-miller/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 27 time 2022-03-17 00:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504257195860381698 The important thing is to quit changing clocks. The world runs on UT! It doesn't matter whether California chooses standard time - UT-8, or daylight time - UT-7. Any business that doesn't like the choice can change its operating hours seasonally. #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-03-17 00:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504256146076409856 Home-grown Ohio oligarchs try to pretend they have no skin in the Russian game. Good news for Democratic candidates! Lots of Ohioans have Ukrainian ancestors. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-2022-midterm-elections-business-europe-rob-portman-903327323c57c2e410c0921ec5f18c01 #PS1gop == impress 11 time 2022-03-17 00:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504255150726148099 Slav leaders of formerly Stalinist countries risk danger to meet Zelenskyy in person and support Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-janez-jansa-jaroslaw-kaczynski-europe-95780a078715eb271edec313bfc683e7 You'd never see a Putinist or Trumpist undertake such risks. #PS1ukraine == impress 28 time 2022-03-17 00:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504254291011268612 Trumpist insurrectionists still going strong in Idaho. Do you really want to move there? https://apnews.com/article/idaho-boise-ammon-bundy-9ca80359db4918dc79a59e373aff9796 #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-03-17 00:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504252759058440192 Can Putin be overthrown by the oligarchs? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/10/russia-elites-putin-coup-war/ Those closest to Putin are all KGB veterans who think exactly like him. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/opinions-stop-imagining-putin-e2-80-99s-overthrow-fantasies-won-e2-80-99t-help-ukraine/ar-AAV7hZw More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1621995598144953 #PS1ukraine == impress 10 time 2022-03-17 00:26 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 940 epoch Lifetime ID 1622724351405411 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/17/2022 17:03" reach 2 title "Opinions | Stop imagining Putin’s overthrow. Fantasies won’t help Ukraine." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1622724351405411 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504094197925642241 How Russian oligarchs continue to corrupt American politics. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-lev-parnas-new-york-europe-manhattan-1ff84385ae3cd301a465865a86d6a49b #PS1russian == impress 11 time 2022-03-16 13:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1504092188757528578 Reactionaries boldly embrace an imaginary past. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-conservatives-about-to-lose-the-21st-century/ar-AAUZDD1 #PS1other == impress 10 time 2022-03-16 13:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503981293020745728 Trump candidate coming up $hort. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-campaigns-atlanta-media-8c1e1be2f17f5a8800eacf4c58424cd7 #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-03-16 06:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503977564246724608 Petraeus evaluates Russian invasion so far and speculates on possible outcomes. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/opinions/russia-ukraine-petraeus-bergen/index.html The upshot is that the Ukraine campaign has made the US, EU, and NATO look stronger, and Russia look weaker. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 45 time 2022-03-16 06:12 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503974813433413633 Prisoners of war shocked by the truth. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/europe/ukraine-russian-prisoners-of-war-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-03-16 06:01 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 119 epoch Lifetime ID 1622050448139468 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/16/2022 19:03" reach 4 title "'We all will be judged.' Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1622050448139468 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503728239209975808 No combat experience? No Slavic language fluency? Stay home! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-0b332e01abf61890d5d5458dc9bf2c8b #PS1ukraine == impress 10 time 2022-03-15 13:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503593102472216578 US needs to increase permanent forces in eastern Europe to deter Putin. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-biden-business-nato-5f084c3bde893b44dd087ec69de8c02c #PS1putin == impress 15 time 2022-03-15 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503556999904079873 Airline points, like other pseudo-currencies, are subject to devaluation at any time. Better use them up. https://bdnews24.com/travelandtourism/2022/03/07/the-best-time-to-use-your-airline-miles-now #PS1economics == impress 9 time 2022-03-15 02:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503555714995744771 The DAO of pump-and-dump. https://jaag.org/reality-intrudes-on-a-utopian-crypto-vision-the-new-york-times/ There MIGHT be something socially beneficial under development here. What's certain is that some people intend to benefit more than others. #PS1economics == impress 9 time 2022-03-15 02:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503535391365734402 As a former KGB colonel, Putin is no more religious than Trump. But each can spot a political ally as well as anybody. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/europe/patriarch-kirill-putin-spiritual-battle-intl-cmd/index.html The history of Christianity is schism upon schism, usually due to political considerations pretending to be theological. #PS1putin == impress 16 time 2022-03-15 00:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503532870782005250 Economic sanctions punish ordinary Russians alike, those that support Putin, and those that oppose Putin. But will that translate into Putin changing behavior? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/politics/russia-economy-sanctions-ruble-what-matters/index.html #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-03-15 00:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503525735465586689 China aims to win the Ukraine war - by doing as little as possible. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/world/asia/china-russia-ukraine.html #PS1china == impress 49 time 2022-03-15 00:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503524083341824000 What are Trumpists for? Cult of personality - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop What are other GOP for? Delivering for billionaires - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop What are Democrats for? Delivering for voters. Talk about successes, not failures. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/democrats-messaging-problem/ #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-03-15 00:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503522507470499841 To avoid nuclear war, a messy compromise might be necessary - if it's offered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/13/biden-us-ukraine-lessons-cold-war/ But whether Putin conquers Ukraine or backs down even an inch, most of Europe will want to join NATO and EU for protection against his next move. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 49 time 2022-03-15 00:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 307 epoch Lifetime ID 1621399518204561 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/15/2022 22:03" reach 3 title "Opinion | Our cause in Ukraine is inspiring. It probably won’t stay that way." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1621399518204561 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503520863357833216 End of history author sees Putin defeat inevitable - eventually. Dangerous if true - Putin might resort to weapons of mass destruction and west would retaliate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/putin-could-lose-ukraine-fukuyama-optimistic/ #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 17% impress 12 time 2022-03-14 23:58 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503519963503468545 “We have to get done what we can get done with the votes we have” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/13/case-for-hopeful-realism-raise-midterm-campaign-stakes/ Trump is opposed to any and all bipartisanship, but a few GOP members of Congress are overcoming their fear of him - and a few is enough. #PS1biden == impress 12 time 2022-03-14 23:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503519075523203075 Trump violating election law - https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-campaigns-elections-campaign-laws-c916e097eb68adfa8ec11c13175c7e53 He's already running for president, but he wants to keep his sources and uses of cash secret for as long as possible. Why? To make money? #PS1trump == impress 12 time 2022-03-14 23:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503518368287977472 Ill-chosen endorsements might weaken Trump and strengthen his opponents. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/trumps-endorsements-south-carolina-are-showcasing-his-weakness/ #PS1trump == impress 12 time 2022-03-14 23:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503517584880111619 Does traditional conservatism carry any weight in the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP? Reasons for running against Trumpism in GOP primaries - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/republican-moderates-trump-2024/ A third party candidacy, though, would be counter-productive. #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-03-14 23:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503516183722487812 There ARE neo-Nazis rushing to Ukraine to fight. Their goal is NOT preservation of democratic government, but creation of fascist states. So why are they fighting Putin? Any war is a good war for destroying civilization. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/14/neo-nazi-ukraine-war/ #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 74 time 2022-03-14 23:39 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503513967116754948 The blessings of democracy and the rule of law - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law or Putinism/Trumpism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump Can American voters learn the same lessons NATO countries have learned? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/putin-could-help-bolster-american-democracy-biden-ukraine-russia-nato/ #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-03-14 23:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503511394066464768 No-fly zones wouldn't stop missile attacks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/14/russia-strikes-yavoriv-poland-border/ #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-03-14 23:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503510805492355075 How Trumpists seize control of election machinery to make sure they never lose again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/14/georgia-elections-fraud-purge/ #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-03-14 23:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503510260807393280 Got potassium iodide? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/business/potassium-iodide-pills-demand-surge/index.html #PS1health == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-03-14 23:15 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503509396478824448 China and Xi are too inwardly focused to be effective global players. Xi in particular has no interest in rescuing democracies. Like Putin, Xi views democracies as threats to his backward vision. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/opinions/china-russia-war-against-ukraine-johnson/index.html #PS1china == impress 19 time 2022-03-14 23:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503377134420516870 Putin's dream is to revive the Soviet Union, if not the Russian Empire. He's making good progress, as long as the oligarchs and military support him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/14/putin-taking-russia-back-to-soviet-union/ #PS1putin == impress 17 time 2022-03-14 14:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503352481740308482 Russia took four bites out of Poland from 1772-1939, then after the war Stalin moved the whole country west, keeping parts for Belarus and Ukraine. Being nervous about Russia (and formerly Germany and Austria) is part of the Polish psyche. https://nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/poland-russia-ukraine.html #PS1putin == impress 51 time 2022-03-14 12:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503250883739496448 It's harder to add internet censorship, as Putin is doing, than to build it in from the beginning, as China did. https://apnews.com/article/russia-internet-censorship-efforts-reveal-shortcomings-c2156ead73e1c33cb9357fb954f958f8 #PS1technology == impress 23 time 2022-03-14 06:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503249402055430145 Traditional conservatives struggle to find a way to stop Trump. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-larry-hogan-adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-liz-cheney-b62ae9bb1ee38bf3ec18da59352bf3dd But Trump will be the GOP nominee, even if he's broke and in jail. A third party would just draw support from the Democratic candidate and insure Trump's victory. #PS1election == impress 18 time 2022-03-14 05:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503247481865322498 “Four mistakes in making one decision is a lot” https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-nato-william-burns-europe-1271f76008b3e639df6ff21e3644e339 #PS1ukraine == impress 52 time 2022-03-14 05:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503224832380481536 Missouri wants to prosecute its residents who travel to other states for abortions. Though they won't say so publicly, it's understood that this won't apply to rich white people who pay for political campaigns and can afford good lawyers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/missouri-abortion-roe-v-wade.html #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-03-14 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503223404635189249 Back to the future or forward to the past? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/opinion/putin-ukraine-russia.html Putin brings a 18-19th century imperialist mindset to nuclear weapons and economic and information globalization. Something has to give. #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-03-14 04:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503222244138360835 Insuring the success of minority rule https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html for all time https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/republicans-democracy.html #PS1democracy == impress 8 time 2022-03-14 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503221367260409857 Russia took four out of Poland from 1772-1939, then after the war Stalin moved the whole country west, keeping eastern parts for Belarus and Ukraine. Being nervous about Russia (and formerly Germany and Austria) is part of the Polish psyche. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/poland-russia-ukraine.html #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 105 time 2022-03-14 04:07 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503219628285124620 Putin will not accept defeat, no matter how much it costs Ukraine or Russia. So NATO is now planning how to respond to chemical, biological, or nuclear attacks, either in Ukraine or neighboring countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/politics/russia-ukraine-us-endgame.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1620019545009225 #PS1putin == impress 77 time 2022-03-14 04:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503213693911252993 The Ukrainian Quislings step out of their closets. They've been waiting for this moment for years. https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-13-22/h_38e38946a6d8425903a4e2709803e3dd #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 time 2022-03-14 03:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503213136765063171 Putin's actions change military thinking in Japan. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/13/asia/japan-russia-ukraine-war-international-politics-hnk-intl/index.html Pacifism and non-nuclear status no longer sound so good. #PS1china == impress 18 time 2022-03-14 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503180210320994307 Yovanovitch's saddest observation is how much Trumpism resembles the former corrupt regimes in Ukraine, and the currently corrupt regime in Russia. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump Under Trumpism, loyalty trumps competence and integrity every time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/11/marie-yovanovitch-lessons-edge-book-review/ #PS1trumpism == impress 50 time 2022-03-14 01:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503177464465412096 Those who can, get out while they still can. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/09/europe-russians-leaving/ #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-03-14 01:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503176197902987265 Cawthorn can't stay out of trouble. Never could. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/politics/madison-cawthorn-zelensky-ukraine/index.html But if he's a true Trumpist, he'll find a way to blame somebody else and beat the raps. #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-03-14 01:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503175421050777602 What happens when right-wing donors hire former spies? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/media/project-veritas-new-york-times/index.html Putin would be so proud. #PS1journalism == impress 10 time 2022-03-14 01:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503174042643140608 Russia can't keep technologists in the dark for long. But for the average citizen, the internet is completely under government control. For now. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/12/tech/russia-internet-censorship-circumvention/index.html #PS1putin == impress 22 time 2022-03-14 00:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503170852635885569 Will China decide to help Russia in Ukraine? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/13/politics/jake-sullivan-meeting-chinese-counterpart-ukraine/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 62 time 2022-03-14 00:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503170284320280584 Moldova doesn't know what to do. Too many ethnic minorities, too many opinions. But it will probably have to take sides soon. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-moldova-europe-race-and-ethnicity-dc151731d845b7556fa9c99fa375941b #PS1foreign == impress 13 time 2022-03-14 00:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503169421602279424 South Dakota governore Kristi Noem ignores governing South Dakota in favor of currying favor with the national Trumpist base. That's a very Trumpist attitude! Trump would certainly prefer her over Pence as a VP candidate. https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-entertainment-health-business-cc6b5ffab06d2414fb9b9de5ea8ff4e3 #PS1trumpism == impress 19 time 2022-03-14 00:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503168152938590210 How is today like and different from the previous cold war? Just ask Kruschev's great grand-daughter! https://apnews.com/article/cold-war-echoes-russia-us-ukraine-0050dd806e5f8748bf59b5e84d15b959 Putin mourns Stalin, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Empire. #PS1putin == impress 27 time 2022-03-14 00:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503160033856528386 Some GOP want to count ballots by hand to reduce fraud. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-new-hampshire-nevada-donald-trump-elections-3f6785364fd52655cbd034f0708c6f0f Of course, their real goal is to make it EASIER for them to commit fraud. #PS1democracy == impress 9 time 2022-03-14 00:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503159085662760962 Congressional apportionment and redistricting should be based on voter turnout - something we know very accurately. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting Failing that, what other new census technology? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/us/census-data-counting-changes.html The tech giants would love to sell their data! #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-03-14 00:00 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1175 epoch Lifetime ID 1620558118288701 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/14/2022 17:03" reach 6 title "One More Census Takeaway: The End of an Era of Counting the Nation?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1620558118288701 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503157595325886464 How WWIII didn't start - this time. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/asia/india-pakistan-missile-intl-hnk/index.html How long will we be so lucky? #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 time 2022-03-13 23:54 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503156253895245825 The (only) case for a Republican in California state government. https://olxpraca.com/mathews-the-one-position-where-california-might-need-a-republican/ #PS1capolitics == impress 8 time 2022-03-13 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503155439256580096 Thousand of Russians stranded in Thailand as local tourist industry suffers. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-health-travel-business-e31653ca76e092c78a2af5c53f083b7a #PS1foreign == engage 2 engage-rate 9% impress 23 time 2022-03-13 23:45 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503153882788102144 SpaceX is keeping internet connectivity going to and from Ukraine. Russia is not pleased while it implements its highest national interests on the territory of Ukraine - meaning murdering civilians. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/13/how-elon-musks-satellite-internet-is-coming-to-ukraines-defense/ #PS1ukraine == impress 54 time 2022-03-13 23:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503150865607114754 How employers have been reducing workers' power by reducing competition. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/icymi-nyt-employer-practices-limit-workers-choices-and-wages-us-study-argues Real wages at the bottom have hardly changed in 50 years. Not so at the top! #PS1economics == impress 10 time 2022-03-13 23:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503149705609445377 How many more houses does California need? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/11/bubble-watch-california-doubles-housing-demands-to-2-5-million-by-2030/ As with previous housing booms, much current demand is short-term demographic and economic factors, plus vacation housing and speculators. The biggest unmet need is low-cost shelter for homeless. #PS1capolitics == impress 10 time 2022-03-13 23:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503118583865360385 Bad faith? Trump? What other kind of faith has he ever professed? https://apnews.com/article/business-donald-trump-lewis-a-kaplan-new-york-lawsuits-de125ca34e2b1a683dc94295f6123879 #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-03-13 21:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503117876458184710 Why isn't crypto a useful hedge against uncertainty? Too much speculation! A bitcoin is only worth as much as a speculator will pay for it today - it has no intrinsic value. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/technology/bitcoin-ukraine-russia-roose.html But it seems to be helpful for funding Ukrainian defense. #PS1economics == engage 3 engage-rate 13% expands 2 impress 24 likes 1 time 2022-03-13 21:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503115953411801088 There's lots of evidence that bombing civilians usually doesn't work. Putin keeps on anyway. He thinks it worked for Stalin and Hitler. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/13/opinions/putin-bombs-and-ukraine-resists-column-galant/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-03-13 21:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503087628928708610 American journalist killed in Ukraine. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brent-renaud-ukraine-russia-american-journalist-killed/ It's dangerous to be in range of Russian forces. #PS1ukraine == impress 43 time 2022-03-13 19:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503084856296689665 God has no tears but ours https://www.political-scrapbook.net/img/ua-flag-tear.jpg God has no hands but ours 3 million in exile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUfwy3f3R4s The glory and freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished Luck will still smile on us brother-Ukrainians. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1619790031698843 #PS1ukraine == impress 56 time 2022-03-13 19:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1503018194193190917 Working for Putin is dangerous. When a narcissist fails, somebody else must take the blame. https://news.yahoo.com/russian-spy-chiefs-under-house-163301889.html And a third Russian general has been killed in Ukraine. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 56 time 2022-03-13 14:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502912555223638017 Reminiscent of La Dernière Classe of Daudet - https://litgloss.buffalo.edu/daudet/text.php It's how Russian cultural domination of Ukraine worked - and would work again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/12/opinions/ukrainian-identity-russia-invasion-buchatskiy/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 28 time 2022-03-13 07:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502906688193531905 Trump tells SC voters that 99% Trumpist isn't good enough. With Trump it's PERSONAL and ALL or NOTHING! That's how cult of personality works. https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-tom-rice-donald-trump-congress-south-carolina-da14882306224a3cc9c5df5418cfddf5 #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 time 2022-03-13 07:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 484 epoch Lifetime ID 1619939761683870 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/13/2022 17:03" reach 3 title "Crossing Trump: 2 SC Republicans take different approaches" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1619939761683870 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502662182755921922 Make it a referendum, not a choice! And he's in charge of the 2022 GOP Senate campaigns! https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/rick-scotts-11-point-plan-to-rescue-america-is-so-insane-its-basically-a-gift-to-the-democrats/Content?oid=31107885 Are any Trumpist voters going to woke up to the writing on the wall? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1619016471776199 #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-03-12 15:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502657340197068805 Making the argument for regional federalism - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html New Hampshire secession fails for now - https://apnews.com/article/oddities-new-hampshire-united-states-legislature-constitutions-c39eb2375d9aa953dde2ad3cef891121 #PS1gop == impress 8 time 2022-03-12 14:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502522361026805760 Americans deserve to know what GOP will do. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/11/yes-voters-deserve-know-this-gop-plan-would-raise-taxes-by-1-trillion/ McConnell scolds Scott for spilling the private beans in public. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-03-12 05:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502521246507945984 the most efficient way to deceive a populace en masse in the social media era is not to try to convince them of falsehoods, but to discredit the media and sow doubt about the truth https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/11/russia-fake-news-law-misinformation/ Nothing is true and everything is possible. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 likes 1 time 2022-03-12 05:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502513859629789188 QAnons gladly support Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/media/biolab-ukraine-russia-qanon-false-conspiracy-theory/index.html #PS1qanon == impress 12 time 2022-03-12 05:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 179 epoch Lifetime ID 1619438558400657 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/12/2022 22:03" reach 3 title "Analysis: Russia and QAnon have the same false conspiracy theory about Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1619438558400657 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502379236392194049 Catching up with the IRS backlog. https://apnews.com/article/business-personal-taxes-fd02c92a48c44a8a5fe48dae46b90d14 Rick Scott has an even Trumpier idea - increase taxes on poor people and cut IRS employment in half, to end enforcement harassment of job creators in the major political donor class. #PS1tax == engage 3 engage-rate 11% impress 28 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-03-11 20:21 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502364544668037120 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-2022-midterm-elections-climate-health-business-12c97fcff2cd2daeb3fff10d4a32eb21 #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-03-11 19:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502299985462771716 civilizational imagining provides a useful lever for ruling elites who want to suppress other forms of solidarity, whether class, regional or ecologically based, and to restrict the attractions of cosmopolitanism for their economic elites. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/opinion/nato-russia-the-west-ukraine.html #PS1theory == impress 20 time 2022-03-11 15:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502296939261399042 It's still the same old Stalinist story. What's new is the eagerness of American media personalities to propagate the propaganda. Why is Tucker Carlson so concerned about his ratings in Russia? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/11/how-right-embraced-russian-disinformation-about-us-bioweapons-labs-ukraine/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 likes 1 time 2022-03-11 14:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502278747084316677 Don't book Aeroflot! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/business/russia-airlines-sanctions/index.html #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 9% impress 22 time 2022-03-11 13:42 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502277494325399560 No peaceful resolution in sight. Ukraine won't surrender, Putin won't go home. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-nato-european-union-europe-aca0de34f3644058256f1fc700e2da54 #PS1ukraine == impress 23 time 2022-03-11 13:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502153895413370880 There is no diplomatic off-ramp. Nobody believes anything the Russians say - for good reason. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/politics/russia-misinformation-putin-lavrov-ukraine-war/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-03-11 05:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502151275198095373 Another Russian general paid the price for Putinism. https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-top-russian-general-andrei-sukhovetsky-killed-in-ukraine-2937452 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-03-11 05:15 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502131516310102021 A plausible theory about why more risky drivers - the sensible drivers stay home, so the risky ones are more noticeable. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/10/pandemic-risky-driving-maybe-here-to-stay/ #PS1other == impress 9 time 2022-03-11 03:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502130435647684609 not only will they do it, but that other people are weak for following the rules A fundamental tenet of Putinism - and also Trumpism. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/sport/ukraine-russia-putin-sports-sanctions-intl-spt/index.html #PS1putin == impress 10 time 2022-03-11 03:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502127394232045569 Thank you John Eastman for identifying the 111 emails most relevant to the Jan 6 committee. The judge will take a look to see if he can find any attorney-client privilege. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/09/politics/john-eastman-trump-house-lawsuit/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 4 engage-rate 13% impress 32 likes 1 time 2022-03-11 03:40 +0000 urlclicks 2 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502126862486499329 The usual suspects claimed that wearing masks inhibited their speech. We should be so lucky! The judge threw them out. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/politics/house-mask-mandate-lawsuit-dismissed-massie-greene-norman/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-03-11 03:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502126086494191616 A cushy job - for political appointees? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-crime-police-florida-voting-3d66da7e765a0dd7f4db590654185c26 There's very little to investigate. Loudly announce charges one day, drop them a week later, and you're done for the year. #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-03-11 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502097866977726476 Oppressive strong men are often very weak - because they don't get unfiltered information from anybody. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/opinion/putin-ukraine-russia-usa.html Whenever Hitler personally took command of a military situation, the Allies rejoiced. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-03-11 01:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502096511282282496 “He knew exactly how to play these guys - Trump Jr. He's got it backwards of course - THEY knew exactly how to play Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/10/gop-scurries-trumps-putin-praise-trump-jr-offers-novel-explanation/ #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-03-11 01:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502095429701279752 Cawthorn does Putin's work for free! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/10/cawthorn-zelensky-thug/ Do his voters approve? #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-03-11 01:33 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502093493329485824 Eyes in the skies on both sides - looking for the start of WWIII. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/politics/nato-surveillance-flight-russia-belarus/index.html Belarus is helping Russia, so Russia has no valid complaint if other countries help Ukraine. #PS1ukraine == impress 32 time 2022-03-11 01:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502074654428598272 Where does truth come from? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law Putin is creating the future he wants to see - and Trumpists are enviously taking notes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/opinion/russia-ukraine-fake-news.html #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-03-11 00:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502073676136529922 Sanctions and oppression might be a big win for Putin - it drives the undesirables out of the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/opinion/putin-russia-ukraine.html Russians expect oppression and corruption from government, so most don't hold it against Putin. #PS1putin == impress 16 time 2022-03-11 00:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502072466931281920 Putin thinks he can survive sanctions. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/world/europe/russia-economy-ukraine.html But stern measures might be required. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 20 replies 1 time 2022-03-11 00:02 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 677 epoch Lifetime ID 1618690095142170 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/11/2022 19:03" reach 2 title "Facing economic calamity, Putin talks of nationalizing Western businesses." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1618690095142170 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502069792395644940 Putin won't back down, Zelenskyy won't back down. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/10/ukraine-end-game/ Putin will have to kill enough of the Ukrainians to discourage the survivors from resisting. No problem - Stalin did that to Finland in 1939. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1617855291892317 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 38 time 2022-03-10 23:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502066854315053076 There are some things that everybody that upholds rule of law should support - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law Some GOP leaders have little patience for Trumpists who don't. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/10/maga-republicans-setbacks/ #PS1gop == impress 9 time 2022-03-10 23:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502064858942124077 Putin pals have some explaining to do. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/europe/putin-loses-his-european-friends-intl-cmd/index.html Like part of the American GOP, they would rather talk about something else. #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-03-10 23:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1502059078310408221 Making the most of the Ukraine distraction! https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-missile-test-icbm-47fe520e96a71312e0a47fb6cc2c9910 #PS1foreign == impress 20 time 2022-03-10 23:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501953615501529090 Buddhism and Putin? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/10/photos-vladimir-putin-pal-steven-seagal-gets-7-million-for-remote-northern-california-ranch #PS1putin == impress 12 time 2022-03-10 16:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501937745257664525 America allied with the Soviets in 1942. Now it may be time to hold our noses again, this time against Russia. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-miami-europe-caracas-fa4945453e304769b70ae906e0d82400 The Venezuelan exiles are a political force in Florida, but that state's probably lost to Democrats in 2022 anyway. #PS1inflation == impress 18 time 2022-03-10 15:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501936446965309453 Who's next after Ukraine falls? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-georgia-estonia-bc7d887d4a8bb59f58906459543b1fbe Putin will exploit divisions within each of his target countries. #PS1putin == impress 9 time 2022-03-10 15:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501935150447292428 Many are called, but few are chosen. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-d0243a1708a3115e5ad0ac40aed99b9f Military experience and fluency in Ukrainian or Russian would seem to be required. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-03-10 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501763893214867462 China can't bail out Putin. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/china-russia-sanctions-economy.html #PS1china == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 retweets 1 time 2022-03-10 03:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501762556506955776 GOP dutifully supports Putin by sowing division in time of war. He didn't even have to pay them to do it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/biden-gas-prices-republicans-ukraine/ #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-03-10 03:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501761763506679813 Wagner comes in, further destabilizes the country, ravages the mineral resources and makes as much money as they can before they choose to leave It's a Russian tradition, and Putin is a traditional Russian. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/09/mali-russia-wagner/ #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 time 2022-03-10 03:28 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501729574043881478 Is there a realistic end-game scenario that doesn't involve either Putin being removed from power by the Russian oligarchs and military, or Putin using nuclear weapons? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/opinion/putin-ukraine-russia-war.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-03-10 01:20 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501728107656478722 An endurance war - who can retain popular support the longest? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-economy.html #PS1ukraine == impress 9 time 2022-03-10 01:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501726395755417602 Most GOP leaders don't want to explain or even talk about what they said (or didn't say) about Ukraine in the distant past - like 4 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/us/politics/republicans-ukraine.html Are any of their other statements on other topics any more credible? #PS1gop == impress 19 time 2022-03-10 01:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501724928797675525 It's not just a game of Risk! Theories require adjustment when they encounter extraordinary individuals making history - first Putin, then Zelenskyy. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/opinion/ukraine-russia-invasion-west.html #PS1theory == impress 21 time 2022-03-10 01:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501720573444976641 Does Xi still think Putin is a useful ally? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/08/china-russia-xi-jinping-rethinking-putin-bromance/ #PS1china == impress 9 time 2022-03-10 00:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501719165043818496 FBI is arresting insurrectionists who planned and enabled, but weren't there in person. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/guy-reffitt-conviction-january-6/ #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-03-10 00:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501718272101601281 UAE might help replace Russian oil and gas. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/energy/oil-uae-production-increase/index.html #PS1inflation == impress 9 time 2022-03-10 00:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501716153596448769 Putin lies about everything - so this is hardly news. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/europe/russia-conscripts-fighting-ukraine-intl/index.html #PS1putin == engage 3 engage-rate 33% expands 1 impress 9 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-03-10 00:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501715341986074627 Whenever you look for actual voter fraud - you always seem to end up in GOP territory! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-steve-bannon-voting-donald-trump-elections-445316b2dda05dd21855e009411b3f21 #PS1trumpism == impress 5 time 2022-03-10 00:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501714866096132096 Extremist groups decline - their ideas have been normalized and percolated into members of Congress and national media. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-covid-health-barack-obama-hate-groups-df3c64930014a61c9e430a195f575ad0 #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-03-10 00:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501713869172969472 Making it harder to vote. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elections-austin-texas-voting-f28a41bf6482c25299c99a8ea52734be #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-03-10 00:17 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 652 epoch Lifetime ID 1617891901888656 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/10/2022 16:03" reach 2 title "Texas flagged 27,000 mail ballots for rejection in primary" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1617891901888656 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501581686848749570 Putin's new iron curtain - far more effective than the Trump wall. It's built cooperatively with western sanctions and domestic oppression. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/09/ukraine-russia-iron-curtain/ #PS1putin == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-03-09 15:32 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501580263989874690 Who's rallying the NATO troops for whatever comes next? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/08/ignatius-milley-ukraine-nato/ #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-03-09 15:26 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501577123584442368 Putin is a traditional Russian - dictator. He can't imagine that there is any other kind of system. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/putin-miscalculation-ukraine/ Instead his enemies have discovered who they really are and who he really is. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1616942791983567 #PS1putin == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-03-09 15:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501575036901081092 Whenever you look for actual voter fraud - you always seem to end up in GOP territory! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/08/mark-meadows-trailer-home-voter-fraud/ #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 18% expands 1 impress 11 likes 1 time 2022-03-09 15:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501573478884929536 Limited sovereignty - the essence of imperialism. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/opinions/russia-soviet-memories-prague-spring-1968-kumermann/index.html #PS1foreign == impress 14 time 2022-03-09 14:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501570727404654592 What a strong leader is like! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/opinions/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-message-house-of-commons-ghitis/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 9 time 2022-03-09 14:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501569131140698118 Iran, oil prices, the weather - and Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/opinions/russia-iran-nuclear-deal-oil-andelman/index.html Iran might be figuring that it is better off without Putin. #PS1mideast == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-03-09 14:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501567831783075843 Expanding the EU takes years. Expanding NATO is faster, but at this particular moment. might push Putin over the edge. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-moscow-european-union-a8ca42e257391c95c355dd4d752c8208 #PS1foreign == impress 16 time 2022-03-09 14:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501479736224088069 Will Putin default on foreign debt? https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/09/russia-default-on-debt-is-imminent-fitch-a76833 Why not? He doesn't get much friendship from most countries today. #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-03-09 08:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501478463357652992 Why Putin can't lose in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/why-putin-must-beware-of-coup-threats/ Russian history is not favorable for leaders that lose. That makes him more dangerous. #PS1ukraine == impress 36 time 2022-03-09 08:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501477823487221761 Why nothing has stuck to Trump, so far. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/opinions/trump-manhattan-district-attorney-prosecution-problems-williams/index.html The way criminal prosecutors get kingpins is to put the squeeze on credible witnesses to cooperate. Civil suits are easier, and there are lots of those two. #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-03-09 08:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501475986721820675 First insurrection trial ends - guilty on all counts, decided in four hours, potential 20 years in prison. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/january-6-reffitt-verdict/index.html Maybe that will motivate other insurrectionists to cooperate, to move the investigation upward toward the organizers and funders. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-03-09 08:32 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501475241419149312 Putin's agents have been at work here for year, preparing for this year. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/elena-branson-russian-american-spy-charged/index.html #PS1russian == impress 12 time 2022-03-09 08:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501474677180403718 Hit back twice as hard! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/russia-ukraine-us-intelligence/index.html A defeat or stalemate would jeopardize Putin's political career. Self-serving opportunists attract the same, who are happy to take over if the opportunity arises. So Putin will double down in Ukraine. #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 11% impress 28 likes 1 time 2022-03-09 08:27 +0000 urlclicks 2 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 469 epoch Lifetime ID 1617204151957431 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/09/2022 16:03" reach 3 title "US spy chiefs say Putin is likely to escalate in Ukraine with no concern for civilian casualties | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1617204151957431 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501200454042066946 We don't need to worry about climate change after all? https://theamericanscholar.org/2022-a-space-emergency/ When anybody and everybody can put weapons of mass destruction in space, nobody is safe, including global civilization. Putin shows that nuclear delusional dictators are still in style. #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-03-08 14:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501186506500698113 Russians seeking information have to call Ukraine. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/europe/ukraine-hotline-russian-soldiers-intl-cmd/index.html Putin's government is not talking to Russians. #PS1ukraine == impress 30 time 2022-03-08 13:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501184500750897154 Another QAnon insurrectionist makes plea deal for probation. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/08/qanon-believer-from-beaumont-admitted-being-at-capitol-riot-is-sentenced-to-probation/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-03-08 13:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501082047305056260 The trucker convoy took a wrong turn somewhere. Into the Q twilight zone to await the return of JFK Jr. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/trucker-convoy-detours-into-conspiracy-irrelevancy/ But who cares about facts if your feelings are strong? #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 36 time 2022-03-08 06:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501080017232560133 Republicans can criticize Biden for acting or for not acting, without ever coming up with a realistic scenario for avoiding inflation (other than leaving Ukraine to its sad fate - and that would only defer it to the next victim). https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/russia-energy-sanctions-republican-trap-biden/ #PS1inflation == impress 41 time 2022-03-08 06:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501077697182666756 The outcome in Ukraine is uncertain, but Putin is winning the war at home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/08/russian-media-state-television-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 58 time 2022-03-08 06:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501070491129237505 Trumpist senator Mike Lee of Utah has some unusual opponents this time - Two Republicans in the primary - https://news.yahoo.com/republican-sen-mike-lee-faces-144410429.html And a former Republican in the general - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-evan-mcmullin-has-democrats-backing-him-in-his-race-against-mike-lee/ar-AAUKIof But Utah is an unusual state, politically, so it's hard to generalize. #PS1gop == impress 16 time 2022-03-08 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501040993746915332 Social media tries to avoid government regulation - Facebook with metaverse, now Twitter with decentralization - and crypto? https://forbque.com/twitter-wants-to-reinvent-itself-by-merging-the-old-with-the-new/ #PS1media == impress 30 time 2022-03-08 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501038636686471173 Europeans are getting a more realistic appreciation of the Russian army - unwilling conscripts commanded by risk-averse officers. But mass matters in the end. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/us/politics/russia-ukraine-military.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 36 likes 1 time 2022-03-08 03:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501035125038993412 Knowing that Republicans will demand that Biden embargo Russian oil and gas, and that they will then blame Biden for resulting inflation later, Putin thinks Biden will be too afraid to embargo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/biden-oil-ban-russia-blinken-ukraine/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1615939952083851 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 28 time 2022-03-08 03:20 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501017715594567682 Tracking down the lawyers that enabled insurrection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/trump-lawyers-election-misconduct-initiative-to-discipline/ #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-03-08 02:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501016302403547136 Comey on the deterrent value of comprehensive Jan 6 prosecutions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/james-comey-jan-6-fbi-investigations/ #PS1insurrection == impress 28 time 2022-03-08 02:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501015424342708224 Russkiy Mir - Putin's version of Hitler's Großgermanisches Reich deutscher Nation. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/06/russia-putin-civilization/ In Putin's mind, Russian exceptionalism is superior to even American exceptionalism, so ordinary rules don't apply. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/putin-totalitarianism-russia-ukraine-what-matters/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 21 time 2022-03-08 02:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501013104712294401 Russia to follow China in creating a private internet? Or worse, North Korea? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/tech/russia-internet-facebook-block-iron-curtain/index.html Technically inclined Russians will recognize that these moves indicate a government desperate to suppress the truth. #PS1technology == impress 29 time 2022-03-08 01:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501011861621272577 The view from Odessa - a vain search for rationality. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/europe/russia-southern-ukraine-military-analysis-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 5 engage-rate 6% impress 81 time 2022-03-08 01:48 +0000 urlclicks 5 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 524 epoch Lifetime ID 1616002775410902 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/07/2022 21:03" reach 3 title "Analysis: Putin's clumsy military campaign in southern Ukraine makes little sense" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1616002775410902 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500912133562769412 A political credo for everybody who cherishes the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-03-07 19:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500911832608829441 Political credos for traditional Republican politicians defending minority rule https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 time 2022-03-07 19:10 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500911537292132353 Political credos for Trumpists https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 22% expands 1 impress 9 time 2022-03-07 19:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500870384324788227 Northern Idaho is now the go-to place for Trumpists. The population is almost all white anglos. They're bringing their big-city real estate prices with them. Too bad for locals who don't sell real estate. https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-idaho-sandpoint-ade4fb13d865eb9f9b4dce6c4d944309 #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-03-07 16:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500851528545943557 Moldova fearfully looks toward the west while Transnistria looks hopefully toward Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/06/moldova-ukraine-war-invasion/ They know they are on Putin's list and wonder if they are next. #PS1foreign == impress 26 time 2022-03-07 15:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500848879054426116 How the oligarchs hope to buy influence in the west. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/07/russian-oligarchs-donate-american-charities/ How much foreign money gets laundered into political campaigns? #PS1foreign == impress 8 time 2022-03-07 15:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500847898086428672 An uneasy ménage à trois - Russia, China, India. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/asia/china-india-ukraine-reaction-intl-hnk-dst/index.html Putin tests the limits of his allies. #PS1foreign == engage 6 engage-rate 6% hashclicks 1 impress 102 time 2022-03-07 14:56 +0000 urlclicks 5 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500833277535563781 We will not have as part of our agenda a bill that raises taxes on half of the American people and sunsets Social Security and Medicare within five years That's GOP McConnell talking about GOP Scott! https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-seniors-doug-ducey-election-2020-e126709accd4405525db65b2d876584f More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1615564375454742 #PS1gop == impress 9 time 2022-03-07 13:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500830434242228226 For an amoral aggressor, a cease-fire is just an opportunity to regroup and restrike. Even better, evacuation routes to the aggressor's territory to obtain civilian hostages. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-evacuations-kharkiv-01693b3373cf8bcf2400ae29af992bbe #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-03-07 13:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500828365955026945 Zelle is not protected like a credit card - beware! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/06/fraud-is-flourishing-on-zelle-the-banks-say-its-not-their-problem-2/ #PS1technology == impress 9 time 2022-03-07 13:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500688354723065857 A new Woke - to the dark side of Putinism/Trumpism. The creed of liberalism is getting a second wind. This week we have a clearer view of the alternative. Looks like Vladimir Putin. https://olxpraca.com/brooks-the-week-that-woke-the-world/ #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-03-07 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500687264015212544 The Chinese Communist Party bases its rule on economic progress - which has slowed lately for a variety of reasons - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-business-china-beijing-b0eacddcca1d4cc0bf0faef378092eed But the Ukraine war and its aftermath will have an even more profound effect no matter how it ends - https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/china-russia-ukraine-invasion-1.50527279 #PS1china == impress 55 time 2022-03-07 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500679524282822657 Can Putin digest all of Ukraine? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/opinions/bergen-mike-repass-putin-invasion/index.html Probably not - perhaps he will be content to annex the parts he wants and level the rest, leaving it for the west to clean up. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 54 retweets 1 time 2022-03-07 03:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500651698410311681 Trump border wall - an expensive failure as a wall - as predicted. A great success for for rallying the Trump base - as expected. https://news.yahoo.com/official-trump-impenetrable-border-wall-100328595.html #PS1immigration == impress 13 time 2022-03-07 01:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500631925219676160 Zelensky can’t save anyone else’s democracy. We have to do this ourselves. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/06/zelensky-ukraine-inspire-democracy-will-it-last/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 20 time 2022-03-07 00:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500631083846496256 It's great to be rich - to make choices without consequences - for you. It's very Trumpist in fact. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/06/joe-manchin-no-fly-zone-ukraine/ #PS1politics == impress 10 time 2022-03-07 00:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500628332773187584 How the fight is sustained. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/politics/mark-milley-ukraine-military-assistance/index.html But how much longer can they keep the pipeline open? #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-03-07 00:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500627645284847618 If Trump wants to be a comedian so much, let him play night clubs in Kyiv while Zelenskyy leads. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/opinions/trump-russia-ukraine-rnc-obeidallah/index.html #PS1trump == impress 96 time 2022-03-07 00:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500626818751074305 Who are Trump's greatest supporters? Gosar, Gaetz, Greene, to name three. And who are Gosar's greatest supporters? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/politics/republican-paul-gosar-white-nationalists-kfile/index.html He's made white supremacy and antisemitism legitimate political discourse. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-03-07 00:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500624194064711681 In Ukraine, there's a civilian hacker corps - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-europe-software-hacking-da0b91a6502cf7f7ccd7b9481a0074a4 and a civilian drone reconnaissance corps - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-technology-business-europe-47dfea7579cedfe65a70296eb0188212 But there's a catch - the Chinese drones report back the operator's location. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 61 time 2022-03-07 00:07 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500622590456389633 Not a helpful or diplomatic statement https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-marjorie-taylor-greene-jen-psaki-united-states-44025ad2591b57a77923622fb8e2da00 Putinism is bigger than Putin, and it would suffice for the Russian oligarchs to convince Putin to resign for health reasons. Imagine a Russian legislator calling for Americans to assassinate Biden. #PS1ukraine == impress 35 time 2022-03-07 00:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 722 epoch Lifetime ID 1615894085421771 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/07/2022 17:03" reach 3 title "White House disavows Graham's call for Putin assassination" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1615894085421771 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500621220470931458 Judge decides law trumps constitution. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/us/politics/madison-cawthorn-north-carolina-insurrectionist.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-03-06 23:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500620118576881665 Trump knew he lost the election immediately. But all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't talk sense into him, then or now. Not just stubborn and ignorant - but criminally fraudulent. https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2022/03/04/january-6th-panel-trump-knew-he-lost-the-election-eyeing-criminal-case/ #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-03-06 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500617642414989316 Ukraine war a disaster for India and Egypt - and catalytic converters. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-middle-east-global-trade-12ba42660a05c0b3ff533aec4e73bbac #PS1trade == impress 54 time 2022-03-06 23:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500615000301264898 What begins as lies ends as carnage. https://www.yahoo.com/news/pitts-begins-lies-tends-end-140014270.html #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-03-06 23:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500614475065356291 Whether talking about climate, https://bdnews24.com/environment/2022/03/01/time-is-running-out-to-avert-a-harrowing-future-climate-panel-warns https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/02/california-faces-a-big-short-in-vital-commodities/ or Ukraine, https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-02-27/ukraine-shows-that-u-s-cannot-afford-culture-wars culture wars are a luxury distraction the world can't afford. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1615194752158371 #PS1democracy == impress 34 time 2022-03-06 23:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500559281904447490 Getting other people's money - part 2. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/politics/campaign-spending-at-trump-properties/index.html #PS1trump == impress 17 time 2022-03-06 19:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500557919279976448 Trump is very successful at one thing - getting other people's money. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/opinion/trump-election-finance.html #PS1trump == impress 18 time 2022-03-06 19:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500530474015354880 Three weapons unleashed against Putin. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/opinion/putin-ukraine-china.html How will Xi respond? #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-03-06 17:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500527872280186880 Putin reminds us that America still needs a huge defense budget - spent on the right things to meet the challenges of the future. As the world shrinks, enemies draw closer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/03/why-ukraine-should-force-a-total-overhaul-of-our-national-security-strategy/ #PS1other == impress 15 time 2022-03-06 17:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500525828194455554 New leadership for a new era - Germany resumes its rightful place among the nations - democratic rule-of-law nations, this time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/06/distinguished-pol-olaf-scholz/ #PS1foreign == impress 18 time 2022-03-06 17:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500524634352934916 West plans support for long-term Ukrainian resistance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/05/russia-ukraine-insurgency/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 time 2022-03-06 17:32 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500512628086505474 Trump expresses his admiration for Kim Jong Un. Trump would make a great puppet president again - he gets all the pomp while somebody else makes the hard decisions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/06/trump-focuses-foreign-policy-speech-gops-top-donors/ #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 66 time 2022-03-06 16:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500510594922782726 How would Don Corleone try to run a war? It's easy to find out! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/06/trump-muses-about-really-bad-quite-possibly-illegal-idea-bomb-russia-using-chinese-flags/ #PS1trump == impress 16 time 2022-03-06 16:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500509332609265667 To see what America's founders were like, don't look to the Jan 6 rioters. Look to the defenders of Ukraine. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/politics/ukraine-democracy-lesson-us-blake-cec/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 31 time 2022-03-06 16:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500490374048980994 Trump and Putin go way back. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/politics/trump-putin-ukraine/index.html Putin has always been Trump's role model. He takes as much money as he can and doesn't care about anybody's laws or how many people he hurts. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 26 likes 1 time 2022-03-06 15:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500487552708448256 Bosnians are living Ukraine's future - if it's not the worst outcome. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-europe-sarajevo-yugoslavia-bb65ed5f194bda780ec1c2231d462359 There are no happy endings. #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 30 likes 1 time 2022-03-06 15:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500486140284977152 In many places, rising gas prices are only #2 concern. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-africa-lifestyle-middle-east-1b41faaa7ac0984d0673023b68d39a70 #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-03-06 14:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500382543081656320 Many Congressional representatives want to use up all our sanctions weapons at once. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/us/politics/republicans-ukraine-putin.html But then what? Better to gradually tighten restrictions so Putin is never sure he's seen the worst. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 27 replies 1 time 2022-03-06 08:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500380957777412096 several Republican members of Congress objected to stricter requirements for notification of breaches Decentralized defense doesn't work for cyberwar any more than other war. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/opinion/ive-dealt-with-foreign-cyberattacks-america-isnt-ready-for-whats-coming.html #PS1technology == impress 20 time 2022-03-06 08:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500379594200731659 Can anybody isolate themselves economically from the rest of the world? Maybe not. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/opinion/russia-ukraine-sanctions-economy.html #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-03-06 07:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500378269488541696 Ukraine can't win big battles. But it can win at guerilla warfare, especially urban guerilla warfare. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/05/ukraine-military-strategy/ Russian defense traditionally relied on scorched-earth leading into Russian winter, but Ukraine has less geography and had less time. #PS1ukraine == engage 5 engage-rate 7% impress 75 likes 2 retweets 1 time 2022-03-06 07:50 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500376132314550274 Putin controls TV - social media, not so much. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/04/russian-social-media-ukraine-vk-propaganda/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-03-06 07:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500374790971879426 Putin's already told us everything we need to know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/03/putin-essays/ He's on a path to restore the Russian Empire with Putin as Czar. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 9% hashclicks 1 impress 23 likes 1 time 2022-03-06 07:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500371890665242628 The Baltics know they are next - along with Moldova and Georgia and Poland and Romania. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/03/russia-ukraine-baltic-states/ #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 74 time 2022-03-06 07:25 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500369676076912640 VPN and Tor going mainstream. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/03/05/international-news-media-response-russian-censorship/ #PS1media == impress 17 time 2022-03-06 07:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500368569829265409 Every army has its snipers. Guerilla Ukrainian snipers will be even more important if Putin conquers Ukraine, though in that case you can expect him to retaliate against civilians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/05/ukraine-russia-war-putin/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 69 time 2022-03-06 07:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500365468883775493 Media fakers have been going to town! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/politics/fact-check-fake-cnn-ukraine/index.html #PS1media == impress 18 time 2022-03-06 06:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500364403245412353 Give Putin credit for changing the world. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/europe/world-changes-ukraine-russia-intl-cmd/index.html He wants to be remembered with Stalin, Hitler, and Napoleon. Ukraine is hardly the end of his ambitions. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 54 time 2022-03-06 06:55 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500362235419381761 Putin gives Serbia another chance at Kosovo. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-racial-injustice-serbia-kosovo-756fa71c7ab417115ee3521a95791ca7 They've always dreamed of cleansing the Kosovars. #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 50 time 2022-03-06 06:46 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500360201794322433 Sexism and sexist violence fuel Trumpism too, along with racism, superstition, and foreign support. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-afefc541df8d47d33c8032caf147e066 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-03-06 06:38 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-06 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 892 epoch Lifetime ID 1615225608821952 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/06/2022 16:03" reach 6 title "Whitmer plot underlines growing abuse of women officials" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1615225608821952 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500105129969602563 How will America First play out now? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-donald-trump-campaigns-foreign-policy-4625a28e59996ff16085fdf30910a449 Trump didn't deter Putin in Ukraine; just defer. After Trump lost, Putin decided it was time to act. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1614250612252785 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 41 likes 1 time 2022-03-05 13:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1500101690900430849 A traditional conservative looks at Trump's act, which seems to be getting stale. Many GOP voters are moving on emotionally, though not necessarily to somebody better. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/04/power-of-trump-in-gop-is-waning/ #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-03-05 13:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499991223259435010 I’d be happy if he pardoned me again Any claim, assertion or implication that I knew about was involved in or condoned the illegal acts at the Capitol on Jan 6 is false Roger Stone's statements never add up. So he pleaded the 5th. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/roger-stone-documentary-capitol-riot-trump-election/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 25 time 2022-03-05 06:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499983772342579201 Just the sort of self-serving opportunists you expect to find among Trumpists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/04/peoples-convoy-donations-fraud-afclf/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 time 2022-03-05 05:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499982092934909954 Mass deception is the tool of the autocrat. And Bill Barr gave it his blessing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/04/bill-barr-book-trump-clown-show/ Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. #PS1trumpism == impress 25 time 2022-03-05 05:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499981217340424196 Putin's goal is larger than crushing opposition in Ukraine. It's crushing opposition at home, too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/04/russia-ukraine-internet-cogent-cutoff/ All to rebuild a Russian Empire in his image. #PS1ukraine == impress 43 time 2022-03-05 05:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499968301786484739 Reffitt won’t be testifying. Welch told U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Friday that he doesn’t plan to call any defense witnesses He's finally learned to shut up? Kind of late. https://apnews.com/article/texas-riots-congress-89bac987597a02381609f1d7ff5e0448 #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 27 likes 1 time 2022-03-05 04:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499967448723779585 Pence tries to have it both ways - no room in this party for apologists for Putin Biden squandered the deterrence that our administration put in place to keep Putin from trying to redraw international boundaries What deterrence was that? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-europe-elections-donald-trump-fae55c9c736a34bfccf4e6143833b510 #PS1gop == engage 3 engage-rate 7% impress 42 likes 1 time 2022-03-05 04:38 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499958665431842819 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-technology-business-ap-fact-check-5ab1ca4d177f58f0888265bac2a170ad #PS1media == impress 17 time 2022-03-05 04:03 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 36 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-05 ratio 9 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-03-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 360 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1614720188872494 impress 10 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/05/2022 22:03" reach 9 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1614720188872494 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499792996476198912 Putin will get his revenge sooner or later. https://www.geo.tv/latest/403017-ukrainian-president-survives-three-assassination-attempts-last-week As murderers go, Putin is not yet in the league of Stalin and Hitler, but he's not done. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 45 time 2022-03-04 17:04 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499792112077860867 Putin cracks down - the only truth is what he says it is. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-business-europe-germany-d15ca4ed450d9ca67f43d3b1ac27294d #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-03-04 17:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499762594831220736 Solutions often create new problems. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/02/another-misuse-of-environmental-quality-law-affects-uc-students/ Reagan's mainstreaming closed mental health institutions - and their former clients are now under freeway overpasses. Now Newsom wants to reinvent institutions. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/us/california-gavin-newsom-mental-health-plan-homeless/index.html #PS1health == impress 10 time 2022-03-04 15:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499761894806093828 Rocketing rents! Many causes and no short-term solutions One new cause is a major increase in corporate landlords buying up housing. https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-us-news-miami-florida-a4717c05df3cb0530b73a4fe998ec5d1 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1613555515655628 #PS1inflation == impress 7 time 2022-03-04 15:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499744933225254912 Guerilla warfare - no place for people with no military experience and no fluency in Ukrainian or Russian. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/europe/ukraine-foreign-fighters-russia-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 23 time 2022-03-04 13:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499743416397139972 Which is worse for Putin - a humiliating victory or a humiliating defeat? Either way, the most important thing is to keep the truth from the Russian people. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/opinions/putins-war-ukraine-kremlin-power-london/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 17% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-03-04 13:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499614806097096707 “This is intended to reverse 115 years of progressivism.” Life was so much better in 1907 - for wealthy old white men. Pretending to be grass roots, wealthy old white men are trying to get back to 1907. https://defendourconstitution.org/ #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-03-04 05:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499604928997650434 Just as in Finland in 1939 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War The Finns outfought the Russians on a man-to-man basis but were eventually overwhelmed by superior numbers of cannon fodder. Russia's military ineptitude encouraged Hitler. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/us/politics/russia-ukraine-military.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 34 time 2022-03-04 04:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499601737937657859 When cornered, Hitler did not do the logical thing. But he didn't have nuclear weapons. Even if Putin decides to leave NATO alone - he might still decide the time is ripe to incorporate Moldova and Georgia back into his empire. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/us/politics/white-house-putin-sanctions.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 29 time 2022-03-04 04:24 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499600090666717185 Shortwave's time has come - again. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/business/media/bbc-shortwave-radio-ukraine.html All those resisters in WWII movies were listening to their shortwave radios. #PS1technology == impress 20 time 2022-03-04 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499596725232672769 Realpolitik avoided WWIII so far. But it depends on rational adversaries - is Putin one, or not? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/opinions/realpolitik-putin-ukraine-mabry/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 35 time 2022-03-04 04:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499592073044844545 Putin is immune to public opinion. Like Trump, he has never paid a price for his transgressions. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2641354 #PS1ukraine == impress 32 time 2022-03-04 03:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499591119759306755 A truly strong leader! https://www.gocomics.com/claybennett/2022/03/02 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 25% impress 8 likes 1 time 2022-03-04 03:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499573200266489856 Elon Musk challenges UAW. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/business/elon-musk-tesla-union-vote-offer-uaw/index.html Who knows whether he's serious. He assumes workers are only in it for the money now, rather than working conditions and job security. #PS1economics == impress 14 time 2022-03-04 02:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499535733047971849 Can huge chips ever be trusted to run correctly in all environments over long lifetimes? https://bdnews24.com/technology/2022/02/09/tiny-chips-big-headaches #PS1technology == impress 8 time 2022-03-04 00:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499535135850385429 Crypto-divorce https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/crypto/divorcing-couples-fight-over-the-kids-the-house-and-now-the-crypto-7772506/ #PS1technology == impress 6 time 2022-03-04 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 533 epoch Lifetime ID 1613930965618083 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/04/2022 20:03" reach 2 title "Divorcing couples fight over the kids, the house and now the crypto" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1613930965618083 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499532483921989649 Ever want to be a truck driver? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/business/truck-driver-shortage.html Many are called but few remain. #PS1economics == impress 8 time 2022-03-03 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499525007533166611 Can the Russian people act? Will they? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/opinion/russia-ukraine-war.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 time 2022-03-03 23:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499523785296203778 It's no coincidence that Potemkin was a Russian! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village And it happened in Ukraine. Today Ukraine reveals the truth about the Russian army - and about Putin enablers like Ted Cruz. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/03/putin-invasion-ukraine-shattered-myth-invincibiity-of-russian-military-power/ #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 5% impress 57 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 23:15 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499521616761397254 How much more can it take to lead to disbarment? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/trump-january-6-committee-eastman-email/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 14% impress 7 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 23:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499521233867526144 Will Guilfoyle plead the 5th too? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/kimberly-guilfoyle-subpoena-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-03-03 23:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499519047867645952 Trump's praise for Putin is a feature, not a bug https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-graham/index.html Trump would be flattered to be compared to Putin. Puting would be insulted to be compared to Trump. #PS1trump == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 22:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499518283870998529 Good riddance to RT America! https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/media/rt-america-layoffs/index.html #PS1media == impress 17 time 2022-03-03 22:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499431567378161668 Putin says worst is yet to come. https://news.yahoo.com/terrifying-putin-phone-call-warns-164852494.html He's going for the gold, and nobody can stop him - except perhaps the Russian people. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 8% impress 24 time 2022-03-03 17:08 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499431016313724934 Even generals pay for Putin's recklessness. How will the oligarchs take that news? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-forces-reportedly-kill-russia-general-andrei-sukhovetsky-in-blow-to-invading-army/ar-AAUymwg Not to mention the raw conscripts in the invading army. #PS1ukraine == engage 4 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 76 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 17:06 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499411194431492101 Why Ukrainians have hope to survive. https://olxpraca.com/goldberg-why-ukrainians-believe-they-can-win-war-with-russia/ The blessings of liberal democracy are new to them, so they defend it like America's founders did. Not for them the Putinist Trumpist cynicism and corruption. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 15:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499410216860864513 Can Putin's empire survive sanctions? He's been preparing for years for this showdown. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2640691 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 15:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499409582489157635 Add another to the disbarment list of lawyers who publicly and knowingly disseminate lies in order to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-ap-fact-check-elections-c8831d908e8f2429e8b7b08ec89242f3 https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-legislature-7ac114a02cf06ca795717ae05cad75cc #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 15:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499408503366057986 Disbar lawyers who publicly and knowingly disseminate lies in order to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means - Eastman, Giuliani, Powell, ... https://www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/News/News-Releases/state-bar-announces-john-eastman-ethics-investigation #PS1insurrection == engage 6 engage-rate 13% expands 2 impress 45 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 15:36 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499403641563717633 Will western resolve against Putin hold in the face of shortages and inflation? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/countries-rush-to-release-emergency-reserves-as-oil-prices-soar/ar-AAUu3DG https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/business/economy/ukraine-russia-supply-chains.html The front-line nations know what's at stake. Further back, domestic politics might overcome strategic unity over time. #PS1ukraine == impress 10 time 2022-03-03 15:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499391700451479556 Does anybody care about the Geneva conventions any more? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/03/telegram-russian-war-dead-ukraine-pows/ #PS1other == impress 14 time 2022-03-03 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499269093051957250 Citizens assembly - a method for approaching contentious problems. https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/joe-mathews-a-citizens-assembly-for-homelessness/article_afa5cff6-9024-11ec-a8aa-1b0f717d20e0.html #PS1democracy == impress 6 time 2022-03-03 06:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499229865861545984 Finally putting in official legal writing what we all knew - Trump was knowingly engaged in a criminal conspiracy to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-donald-trump-united-states-presidential-elections-d6f316446682ea36e85e2fc4e0581a87 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-03-03 03:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499211707628933120 Ukraine cleverly bypasses Russian censorship to get the story home to Russian civilians. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/us/politics/russia-ukraine-war-deaths.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 40 time 2022-03-03 02:34 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499210459601248261 Life in Russia differs little from life in the USSR - the menace is always implicit - until it hits you explicitly, like a shot in the back or poison in your tea. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/opinion/russia-putin-nemtsov.html #PS1other == impress 16 time 2022-03-03 02:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499208406132953089 Putin's not trying very hard to influence the world right now because his actions are so indefensible. His propaganda is mainly to keep Russians at home supporting his war effort - instead of, say, staging a coup. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/opinion/putin-disinformation-social-media.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-03-03 02:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499206373342539776 In politics, no good deed goes unpunished. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/opinion/war-ukraine-putin.html No matter how well he performs in the universe of what's possible, the GOP will blame Biden for the inevitable imperfections. #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-03-03 02:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499194569195278338 Three scenarios - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/opinion/ukraine-russia-putin.html Missing the fourth - Putin gets Trump re-elected and Trump pulls US out of NATO and Ukrainian resistance collapses. But can Putin wait that long? Lately Putin has been acting like a man running out of time. Is he ill? #PS1 == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 57 time 2022-03-03 01:26 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499192422617604097 Putin has re-awakened the insecurity of Eastern Europe, even Serbia. The Baltic democracies and Poland fear they might well be next - they were forcibly incorporated into the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/world/europe/ukraine-russia-eastern-europe.html #PS1ukraine == impress 26 time 2022-03-03 01:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499189714091331584 Until GOP examines the way Trump’s enthusiasm for Putin and expansive nationalism led to this moment, they can’t stand with Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/02/kim-reynolds-response-biden-true-face-gop/ Putin doesn't mind if Trumpists PRETEND to support Ukraine. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1612520489092464 #PS1trumpism == impress 61 time 2022-03-03 01:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499186858340749312 Others have their day in court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/02/reffit-trial-jury-opening-statements/ As first guilty plea to sedition by Oath Keeper. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/02/jan6-seditious-conspiracy-guilty-plea/ #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-03-03 00:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499180443740086274 Will Putin impose martial law to silence opposition? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-casualties.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 41 time 2022-03-03 00:30 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499179024215511041 China knew all along. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china.html They'll need Putin's support if they invade Taiwan. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 time 2022-03-03 00:25 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499176823048990721 Putin tried to go back two centuries in one week. Instead, he provoked Europe to finally look forward to define a new future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/02/one-week-of-war-in-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 20 time 2022-03-03 00:16 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 953 epoch Lifetime ID 1613167462361100 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/03/2022 16:03" reach 5 title "In one week of war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have veered history in a new direction" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1613167462361100 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499167240070963200 Ron DeSantis - just as competent as Trump to be leader of the free world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Resistance#Guerrilla_warfare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ron-desantis-says-french-would-e2-80-98probably-e2-80-99-do-nothing-if-putin-invaded-france/ar-AAUwwJi #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 29 time 2022-03-02 23:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499164491187060737 Which Trumpist US Congressmen stand with the genius Putin? Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.). https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-passes-resolution-backing-ukraine/ar-AAUwPZP #PS1ukraine == impress 50 time 2022-03-02 23:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499163046702243845 Which sterling leaders stand with the genius Putin? Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Syria https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote #PS1ukraine == impress 113 time 2022-03-02 23:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499035089765687297 Putin didn't kill all the Chechens in 2000. https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1010764/putins-brutal-record-in-chechnya-and-syria-is-ominous-for-ukraine He saved a few for Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/02/zelensky-russia-ukraine-assassination-attempt-foiled/ #PS1ukraine == impress 82 time 2022-03-02 14:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499030681854246919 It's not so easy to hold urban areas with armor. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/europe/russia-military-challenges-ukraine-past-wars-intl-hnk/index.html Putin ultimately had to flatten the city of Grozny. Will he do the same in Ukraine? #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 42 time 2022-03-02 14:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498926595934801927 Putin is leading the charge back to 1914, if not 1772 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Partition_of_Poland What can you do? Disinvest! https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/28/world-war-iii-already-there-00012340 #PS1ukraine == impress 23 time 2022-03-02 07:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498921569095086084 No Ukraine invasion if Trump were president! He would have called Putin immediately, asked if Putin were invading Ukraine, and Putin would say no, and then Trump would ask if Putin needed any help. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-statement-ukraine-crisis-would-never-have-happened-if-president-2022-2 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1612002932477553 #PS1trump == impress 50 time 2022-03-02 07:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498919140588851205 Trump voters actually had a more favorable opinion of Putin than of Biden https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/01/republicans-biden-fail-putin-succeed/ Putin's efforts are paying off - divide and conquer is an ancient strategy. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 37 likes 1 time 2022-03-02 07:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498909587021316100 Primary season off with a bang! Abbott will face O'Rourke in the fall. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-texas-c4955491dbef028e2c702e276543da1e #PS1election == impress 16 time 2022-03-02 06:34 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 282 epoch Lifetime ID 1612510749093438 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/02/2022 16:03" reach 4 title "Texas primary sets up Abbott-O'Rourke race as midterms begin" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1612510749093438 ========== Tweets for 2022-03-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498660665526865922 It took years, but the American people finally put an end to the Vietnam war. The Russian people don't have years - can they act in time? https://www.politico.eu/article/no-to-war-ukraine-russian-opposition-fury-bursts-open-vladimir-putin/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1611512439193269 #PS1ukraine == impress 22 time 2022-03-01 14:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498657582973534211 You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction? https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/03/01/ukraine-kharkiv-government-building-explosion-marquardt-ovn-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvq4rMsheJE #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 9% expands 1 impress 11 time 2022-03-01 13:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498535692145545216 The invasion of Ukraine was planned almost a year in advance. European leaders didn't want to believe the evidence though - until Putin made them believe it. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-nato-353b9d46e2b0d0c7113cc760b144d7fb #PS1ukraine == impress 95 time 2022-03-01 05:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498533406405058560 How did Zelenskyy progress from comedian to world inspiration? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-kyiv-poland-europe-c270027c825e009ed66988bb98a3476e #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-03-01 05:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498532800512753670 Opposition from an unexpected direction! Two lawmakers from the Communist Party, which usually toes the Kremlin’s line, spoke out against the hostilities on social media https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-business-dmitry-medvedev-global-trade-858a23b058209e5662ee59d768b615bd #PS1ukraine == impress 27 time 2022-03-01 05:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498530783820062721 Self-belief. Putin reminded us how it works. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/opinion/ukraine-russia-us-war.html But Ukraine has reminded us even more, of our past and future. #PS1ukraine == impress 71 time 2022-03-01 05:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498525937721233411 How committed is Putin to taking Kyiv, to avoid a humiliating defeat or stalemate? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/28/politics/us-kyiv-fears/index.html it became necessary to destroy the town to save it #PS1ukraine == engage 8 engage-rate 2% impress 366 time 2022-03-01 05:09 +0000 urlclicks 8 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498522293177229313 A failed attempt to influence China on Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html They don't want foreign interference when they invade Taiwan. #PS1china == engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 72 time 2022-03-01 04:55 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498520661496459264 We had our chance in Georgia, and in Crimea. Our inactions encouraged Putin and led to the current Ukrainian crisis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/ex-georgia-president-saakashvili-lessons-georgia-2008-invasion-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 38 time 2022-03-01 04:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498518429153726467 Putin is hoping that Ukrainian refugees will become another crisis dividing and weakening the west. It's essential to recognize that and prevent it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/ukraine-invasion-could-produce-greatest-refugee-crisis-since-world-war-ii/ #PS1ukraine == impress 47 time 2022-03-01 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498514098891329539 America needs a history lesson? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/27/state-of-the-union-needs-a-biden-history-lesson/ In 1937 few Americans could identify the Marco Polo Bridge; in 1938, the Sudetenland. But appeasement failed in 1938 and isolationism in 1941. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1611233142554532 #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-03-01 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498508450803765248 What will Putin do to avoid a humiliating defeat or stalemate? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/ukraine-russia-invasion-tactics/ History suggests that leveling Kyiv and Kharkiv, burying the inhabitants, is not off the table. There's a 40 mile column headed toward Kyiv, and Belarus might join in. #PS1ukraine == engage 6 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 557 time 2022-03-01 04:00 +0000 urlclicks 5 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498503300299120640 “They portray themselves as the unique saviors of the traditional nation, and demand unconditional personal loyalty from all who serve them How Potemkin democracy works - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-europe-antonio-guterres-democracy-b6acfe4d9e58ccc84428e432d12e4a60 Sound like Trump? And Putin, Duterte, Erdogan, Orban, ... #PS1democracy == impress 106 time 2022-03-01 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498498717908824065 First insurrectionist jury trial will set the pattern for all the follow. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-texas-riots-donald-trump-f7c650caa88498c510d7275662ae650f #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-03-01 03:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498496947077861379 Cyber guerilla warfare! What rules apply to combatants - and prisoners? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-technology-europe-hacking-a61c1c631fd4fc945d02066e03fec534 Are the Russian afraid of US, or more likely, Ukrainian counter-measures? #PS1technology == impress 59 time 2022-03-01 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498495791299641348 Will the Congressional GOP - aside from the Freedom Caucus - really support Biden against Putin and Trump? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-state-of-the-union-address-joe-biden-europe-congress-e0a832c55ece3b8ace80aec0ed6d930f #PS1trumpism == impress 29 time 2022-03-01 03:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498493697071087617 McConnell AND McCarthy think there's no place in the Republican Party for white supremacists but just who exactly do they think provides the base for the Putinist Trumpist Dixiecrat Cult of Personality? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/28/politics/republican-reaction-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1611192072558639 #PS1trumpism == impress 26 time 2022-03-01 03:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-03-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-03-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 578 epoch Lifetime ID 1611980809146432 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "03/01/2022 22:03" reach 2 title "GOP leaders condemn 2 House Republicans for associating with White nationalist event" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1611980809146432 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-28 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498375912458362881 The League of Nations died when it could not muster the will to oppose aggression by major powers. How will the UN perform in a similar crisis? https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-war-isolated-russia-defends-ukraine-war-at-un-general-assembly-2795810 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 36 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 19:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498373461126746113 Putin achieved many western goals - united NATO and EU, got Ukraine closer to both, and managed to drive most of the world - even the Swiss - further away. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-016cc6cbc65ae95286d825a4ebebd1c5 Did dealing with Trump leave him over-confident? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-west-eu-nato-f810a6d94524b804730a9704ad4f0a87 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 60 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 19:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498183631667298305 Fearful of being purged from Trumpism, GOP senators are profiles in cowardice. They can't even speak up, much less pick up arms to defend democracy. They need to learn Ukrainian. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/27/putins-war-drives-trumps-personality-cult-new-lows/ #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 95 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 06:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498179123549667330 we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor That's what patriots do. They're doing it right now in Ukraine, and shaming Europeans into action. But not Putinist/Trumpists. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1610580615953118 #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 82 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 06:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498175150113447937 Liz Cheney also noticed the GOP leaders at a white supremacist event. As if she expected something different from the Putinist/Trumpist Dixiecrat Cult of Personality? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/26/politics/liz-cheney-greene-gosar-republican-white-nationalist-event/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1610561555955024 #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 05:56 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498174056964653056 Washington, Churchill, Nagy, Walesa, and now - Zelenskyy. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/28/politics/zelensky-us-response-to-russia/index.html They make Putin and Trump look very small indeed. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 46 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 05:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1498173534551502848 Traditional conservatives are the morons on the Putinist/Trumpist Dixiecrat Cult of Personality. The Trumpists want to purge such conservatives; white nationalists are a much more reliable constituency. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/27/politics/mitt-romney-gop-ukraine-russia/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1610561555955024 #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-02-28 05:49 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 32 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-28 ratio 6 react 1 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-28 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 320 epoch Lifetime ID 1610922449252268 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/28/2022 09:02" rcs 1 reach 6 sharesimpress 1 title "'I've got morons on my team': Romney blasts fellow GOP members for attending White nationalist event and supporting Putin | CNN Politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1610922449252268 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497947911128190976 CPAC - Trump is all about Trump, but all his would-be successors are only about opposing Biden and culture wars. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-florida-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-f49a267fa0d90b27a3b4747b6878e4dc GOP candidates never talk about their real agenda in public - billionaire tax cuts, deregulation, union busting, reactionary judges. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 23 time 2022-02-27 14:53 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 59 epoch Lifetime ID 1610500299294483 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/27/2022 19:02" reach 5 title "Trump talks Putin, grievances as GOP focuses on midterm wins" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1610500299294483 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497591703053627395 World War Wired - a new era? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/opinion/putin-russia-ukraine.html Putin used internet DISinformation brilliantly to help elect Trump and sow discord in America and the west. But can internet INformation hinder Putin's plans? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1609471596064020 #PS1technology == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 29 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 15:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497584988862042113 Putin's greatest success speaks at CPAC tonight. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/25/putin-biden-trump-2024-election-interference/ There's really no difference between Putinism and Trumpism. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 33 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 14:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497584115318603781 Putin has succeeded in uniting the fractious Ukrainians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/25/saddest-irony-of-putins-war-on-ukraine-russians-ukranians/ #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 12% impress 17 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 14:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497582909414248450 How the GOP became the party of Putin - by swallowing his disinformation, culminating in the election of Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/25/how-republicans-moved-reagans-evil-empire-trumps-praise-putin/ There's really no difference between Putinism and Trumpism. We might see that tonight at CPAC when Trump speaks. #PS1trumpism == impress 34 time 2022-02-26 14:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497579602830512130 Sanctions might not touch oligarchs or Putin much. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-ivanka-trump-joe-biden-sports-business-785172175d5ab4800e2a816b3ae2193d They are unlikely to change his policies, since he's had eight years to prepare for them. #PS1ukraine == impress 19 time 2022-02-26 14:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497577981035749379 “CPAC is a good group of people - so much for Christie's credibility. What will those good people say when Trump addresses them tonight? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-florida-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-f49a267fa0d90b27a3b4747b6878e4dc #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 14:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497575133942218754 US intelligence has been scoring big lately, since it turned its attention to Russia and China, and since the president started paying attention. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/26/politics/us-intelligence-ukraine-russia/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 14:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497573245150633987 Russia sent a river of money to K street to buy influence in Congress. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/26/politics/lobbying-firms-russian-businesses-sanctions-invs/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-02-26 14:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497571928344645638 Putin might well conquer Ukraine if he's willing to pay the price. He has lost the disinformation war, united NATO and the EU, and convinced most of the rest of the world that he is Stalin re-incarnate. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/opinions/ukraine-putin-disinformation-ghitis/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1609426586068521 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 55 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 13:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497568258286751747 I need ammunition, not a ride - how a strong leader leads in person - not hiding at a safe distance watching on TV. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/zelensky-defiant-ukrainian-president-refuses-us-offer-to-evacuate-saying-i-need-ammunition-not-a-ride/ar-AAUkXju #PS1ukraine == impress 48 time 2022-02-26 13:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497384373686915074 Some people don't think US will suffer major cyber and disinformation attacks. But Putin probably thinks his cyber is more effective than ours - and definitely his disinformation. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-24/u-s-firms-brace-for-potential-cyberattacks-as-russia-warns-of-consequences #PS1technology == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-02-26 01:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497383489141821443 Location sharing - something else to worry about. https://hostagenews.com/larry-magid-real-time-location-sharing-can-enhance-jeopardize-safety/ #PS1technology == impress 10 time 2022-02-26 01:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497379662648922120 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-coronavirus-pandemic-health-ap-fact-check-social-media-afc5b3f35731bbfb518d9750631267c7 Fact-checkers will fall hopelessly behind trying to keep up if an all-out cyber disinformation war breaks out. #PS1media == impress 14 time 2022-02-26 01:15 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 476 epoch Lifetime ID 1610499945961185 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/27/2022 19:02" reach 3 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1610499945961185 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497288775482757120 Putin runs elections in Russia and Belarus through intermediaries. Ukraine's soon to follow. And his unknowing collaborators are helping him achieve his objectives here. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-elections-michigan-elections-76957524a0ef7fa0208ddc636aabac2d #PS1trumpism == impress 107 time 2022-02-25 19:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497274029048168451 Possible futures for Ukraine - as seen by Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/europe/ukraine-russia-putin-endgame-intl/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 54 time 2022-02-25 18:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497223885850247169 Crypto was designed to help criminals like Putin! He's counting on it to evade sanctions. https://www.australiannationalreview.com/cryptocurrency/russia-could-use-cryptocurrency-to-blunt-the-force-of-u-s-sanctions/ #PS1technology == impress 14 time 2022-02-25 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497222982862659584 DeJoy strikes another blow for freedom - freedom to ignore climate change! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/postal-service-finalizes-plans-to-buy-mostly-gasoline-powered-delivery-trucks-here-s-what-experts-say-is-wrong-with-that/ar-AAUdvD1 #PS1climate == impress 10 time 2022-02-25 14:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497222521220833280 Hours before the invasion - Putin's unknowing allies hit the road. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-canada-california-01004a3ec93de57719137020a58f1284 Now Putin is showing them what freedom isn't, if they have eyes to see. #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-02-25 14:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497206821609639938 The next steps in Putin's plan - surrender of all Ukrainian armed forces, extermination of its democratic leaders, and installation of a puppet government that will petition to be absorbed into Russia? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/24/ukraine-russia-military-strategy/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1608730366138143 #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 77 time 2022-02-25 13:48 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497095668233506817 McConnell is trying to purge unelectable fringe candidates from the GOP primaries. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/us/politics/mcconnell-trump-primaries-midterms.html Can he do it? Will Trump's fawning over Putin help? #PS1gop == impress 28 time 2022-02-25 06:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497090907274764292 Can Putin-Trumpism be defeated? It has a lot of appeal to some parts of the American electorate. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/opinion/defeat-trump-democrat-myths.html #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-02-25 06:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497087602863710208 The west can hit Putin where it hurts - if they are willing to endure some pain themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/opinion/russia-ukraine-sanctions-offshore-accounts.html It's time to take care of offshore accounts, theirs and ours! #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-02-25 05:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497086432392798209 How to get elected and get rich. Or at least raise enough money for your legal expenses. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/us/politics/donald-trump-business-interests.html The unnamed charities that the organizers don't want to talk about likely all have Trump in their names. #PS1trump == impress 13 time 2022-02-25 05:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497084059243016196 Baltic democracies and Poland fear they are next - with good reason. Finland used to be part of Russia, too, and now is looking at NATO in a more positive light. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/world/europe/us-putin-nuclear-war-nato.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 94 time 2022-02-25 05:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497080436601720833 CPAC formerly featured scholars and professors rather than media personalities or politicians https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/23/cpac-2022-lineup-speakers-republicans-conservatism/ That was then! Now it's just a Putin/Trumpist media event, reflecting the modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. No intellectual analysis is desired. #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-02-25 05:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497079045011300359 Russia has a much better track record on subterfuge. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/23/deadly-devious-intelligence-war-unfolds-ukraine/ The west might not be able to count too much on Ukrainian resistance. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 61 likes 1 time 2022-02-25 05:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497078033445908483 Putin's greatest fear - a pandemic of democratic yearnings might spread from Ukraine to Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/putin-attack-ukraine-restore-russian-empire/ #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 2% impress 127 time 2022-02-25 05:16 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497077763328544768 Putin can conquer Ukraine in a week. Then what? Does he think he can install a puppet government without permanent Russian soldiers to exterminate dissent? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/putin-invasion-ukraine-shape-new-world-order/ He can if the rest of the world lets him. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 163 likes 1 time 2022-02-25 05:15 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497075546232029186 Putin-Trumpism - more about Russia First than America First https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/23/trump-praises-putin-ukraine-refuting-claims-tough-on-russia/ #PS1trumpism == impress 32 time 2022-02-25 05:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497047256695857153 Social media more often making things worse than better. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/24/ukraine-russia-war-twitter-social-media/ #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-02-25 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497045742547963905 Putin trips up his supporters all over the world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/russia-ukraine-putin-bolsonaro-salvini/ Some admit they were wrong, others just try to blame somebody - anybody - else. That's the essence of Putin/Trumpism! #PS1ukraine == impress 19 time 2022-02-25 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497044613260988417 Putin's plan for dismembering Ukraine, devouring the good parts and spitting out the rest. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/ukraine-russia-putin-war/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 97 time 2022-02-25 03:03 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497024757170327552 Donald Trump's Detention Club. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion-former-presidents/index.html No strong leader denied membership! #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-02-25 01:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497024024571834373 So much for politics ends at the water's edge https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/elise-stefanik-biden-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion/index.html Trumpism has redefined acceptable political discourse. All thanks to Putin, Trump's role model. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-02-25 01:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1497021190296145939 The clock is ticking down - to 1 Sep 1939. Or 28 Jun 1914? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/putin-russia-ukraine-invasion-europe-what-matters/index.html 75 years of relative peace in Europe, twisted but not broken, finally shattered by Putin. He's earned his place in history. #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-02-25 01:30 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 732 epoch Lifetime ID 1609051686106011 impress 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/25/2022 17:02" reach 1 title "Analysis: Conventional war returns to Europe" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1609051686106011 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496858724664692736 Poland and Finland were once part of Russia. https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1571053/poland-under-attack-cyber-russia-invasion-ukraine-world-war-3-putin But the Baltic democracies know they are next. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-russia-estonia-race-and-ethnicity-soviet-union-187f098422b7a3170143de238865b526 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 67 time 2022-02-24 14:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496699658919313412 As Putin spoke, big explosions were heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other areas of Ukraine. And so the Russian invasion of Ukraine begins, exactly as predicted, exactly as Stalin would have done (if he had cyberwarfare capability). https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1 #PS1ukraine == engage 9 engage-rate 1% expands 4 impress 807 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-02-24 04:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 2 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 96 epoch Lifetime ID 1608389809505532 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/24/2022 17:02" reach 7 title "Russia attacks Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1608389809505532 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496485036983476226 The Trumpists' desperate need for Hillary Clinton to run again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/20/opinions/durham-motion-hillary-clinton-syndrome-obeidallah/index.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-02-23 14:00 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496484008682995718 Not since Charles Lindbergh! https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/201613/Charles-Lindbergh-Hitler-s-all-American-hero Lindbergh's fall was swift and hard. How about Trump's? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-joe-biden/index.html #PS1trump == engage 12 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 828 likes 3 retweets 1 time 2022-02-23 13:56 +0000 urlclicks 6 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496481549659033600 Putin knows history well enough. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/opinions/putin-history-lesson-andelman/index.html But he laments the late great Soviet Union, especially its habit of completely rewriting history as often as it likes. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 likes 1 time 2022-02-23 13:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496479743025508352 Ukraine and Taiwan - maybe not now. But sooner or later. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/china/taiwan-ukraine-parallels-china-russia-intl-hnk-mic/index.html #PS1china == impress 33 time 2022-02-23 13:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496342259687911427 Actually it wasn't Russia OR al-Qaeda. It was China. But hopefully that is a future chapter. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/politics/mitt-romney-russia-ukraine/index.html Though Al-Qaeda and IS are hoping for comebacks too. #PS1china == impress 27 time 2022-02-23 04:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496341121940742147 Do you believe ANYthing you read on social media? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/politics/fact-check-un-north-bay-ottawa-trudeau/index.html #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-02-23 04:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496339415475671045 Appeasement isn't working. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/opinions/putin-russia-ukraine-plan-donbas-treisman/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-02-23 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496337526931533824 Putin's handmaidens are eager to do his work for him - he doesn't even need to write their scripts! https://news.yahoo.com/trump-praises-putin-move-ukraine-021323120.html #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-02-23 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496336963581972486 Putin's handmaidens volunteer to help - he doesn't even need to write their scripts - https://www.foxnews.com/us/dc-trucker-convoy-capital-beltway-protest So what if we're on the brink of World War III? The important thing is to shut down the government. Putin and Trump are so proud of you! #PS1trumpism == impress 51 time 2022-02-23 04:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496335792880377859 The only thing GOP know how to do is criticize Biden https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/22/ukraine-republicans-biden/ That old notion of partisanship ends at the water's edge is so Eisenhower-era. #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-02-23 04:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496334525957300228 Social media is harder than you think, even if you use free open-source software to build it! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/22/trump-truth-social-disaster/ And after you do build it, will anybody worth having come? #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-02-23 04:02 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 338 epoch Lifetime ID 1607511442926702 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/23/2022 12:02" rcs 1 reach 4 reactions 1 title "Trump’s Truth Social’s disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1607511442926702 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496161165143072774 Putin's handmaidens collaborate for him. He doesn't even need to write their scripts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/22/ukraine-jd-vance-ohio-senate-timken/ But appeasement didn't work in 1938 and isolationism didn't work in 1941. #PS1trumpism == impress 26 time 2022-02-22 16:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1496159854544756739 Other people's money - it's FROM other people, not FOR them! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/21/politics/trump-fundraising-save-america-pac/index.html #PS1trump == impress 17 time 2022-02-22 16:28 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 59 epoch Lifetime ID 1607511232926723 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/23/2022 12:02" reach 4 title "Analysis: The dirty little secret of Donald Trump's massive fundraising" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1607511232926723 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495848491880521737 Omicron is the worst variant for children too young to vaccinate. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/15/omicron-drove-up-kids-covid-19-hospitalization-rates-by-how-much-now-the-cdc-knows/ #PS1virus == impress 10 time 2022-02-21 19:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495838482710863873 Bifurcated recovery - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/15/silicon-valley-job-rebound-covid-economy-tech-google-apple-inflation/ #PS1economics == impress 4 time 2022-02-21 19:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495788596774723588 If at first you don't succeed - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/21/truth-social-app-donald-trump/ It's easy to get your most loyal supporters to sign up on your new platform to talk to each other. But it doesn't get you an audience of potential converts or create interest from attacks from adversaries. #PS1media == impress 5 time 2022-02-21 15:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495786080255504388 Putin can certainly quickly conquer Ukraine in a blitz. But at what cost? Can Ukraine maintain a Taliban-style insurgency until Putin leaves Ukraine or falls from power? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/20/opinions/ukraine-forces-russia-matthew-schmidt/index.html Annexing Donbas might be simpler - for now. #PS1ukraine == impress 96 time 2022-02-21 15:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495781635652042753 Will Putin settle for the Sudetenland to obtain peace for our time? Or even Donbas? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-boris-johnson-europe-emmanuel-macron-2b7c2949ae3168effce9d0cb2584bb32 Appeasement didn't work that well in 1938. Putin's goals are bigger than Donbas. #PS1ukraine == impress 64 time 2022-02-21 15:25 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 180 epoch Lifetime ID 1607510946260085 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/23/2022 12:02" reach 4 title "War fears grow as Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1607510946260085 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495431694312083463 The difference between Biden and LBJ - equals the difference between 51% and 61%. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/19/opinions/why-lbj-had-success-and-biden-didnt-naftali/index.html #PS1biden == engage 2 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 36 time 2022-02-20 16:14 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495428783850999809 Civil war or secession? There's a milder approach - regional federalism. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html In 1860, it was yes or no on slavery, and conflict was inevitable, though King Cotton was doomed eventually due to soil exhaustion. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/opinion/second-civil-war.html #PS1minority == engage 2 engage-rate 10% impress 20 likes 1 time 2022-02-20 16:03 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495409112288428034 Trade wars for losers. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/opinion/china-trade-war-trump.html #PS1trade == impress 14 time 2022-02-20 14:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495408252535787520 America can't retire from being a superpower. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/opinion/ukraine-war-biden.html The rest of the world will not leave us alone. #PS1foreign == engage 2 engage-rate 13% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-02-20 14:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495405408596344832 Putin has spent a lifetime preparing Russia for his day - which may be today - that he installs a puppet regime in Ukraine like those in Belarus and Moldova. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/20/putin-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == engage 5 engage-rate 3% impress 182 likes 1 time 2022-02-20 14:30 +0000 urlclicks 3 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495395045481930753 Putin has a little list - of democracy defenders who might well be underground, and who he would never miss. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/politics/us-russia-ukraine-officials-list/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 11% expands 1 impress 18 likes 1 time 2022-02-20 13:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495393929759367173 The difference between Biden and Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/20/politics/fiona-hill-donald-trump-joe-biden/index.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-02-20 13:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1495390231524036612 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/ivanka-trump-russia-ukraine-coronavirus-pandemic-entertainment-business-d911ee3fa2fb9568ff343a597687f034 #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-02-20 13:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 256 epoch Lifetime ID 1605675393110307 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/20/2022 23:02" reach 8 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1605675393110307 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494880529593733125 False flags - a Russian tradition! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/18/ukraine-putin-false-flag/ #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 time 2022-02-19 03:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 26 epoch Lifetime ID 1605675096443670 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/20/2022 23:02" reach 7 title "U.S. says Putin could use ‘false flag’ as excuse for war. Similar accusations have defined Putin’s career." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1605675096443670 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494537232492892164 Musk donates hugely to - some unnamed charity. https://apnews.com/article/business-elon-musk-david-beasley-fe520f106f7b51dba1fd6db92c77d8b0 If he's a true Trumpist, the unnamed charity is actually himself - filtered through a bunch of third parties. #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-02-18 05:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494536461462298627 Senate dysfunction writ large - GOP won't even show up to vote up or down, on any nominees. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-boycotts-jerome-powell-ca58529a85f5042d9244cf510c87e7dc #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-02-18 04:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494535922167148544 Who would accept crypto assets as collateral? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-14/blockfi-to-pay-100-million-to-sec-states-over-crypto-lending #PS1economics == impress 10 time 2022-02-18 04:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494492834325352451 Ever want to be a beta tester? Just buy a Tesla! https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-lifestyle-13dcbfd79de79cb1f4358c3f716e64a A typical Silicon Valley computer firm might have one vice president of quality and 40 vice presidents of time to market. For less excitement, buy cars designed in Detroit or Japan. #PS1technology == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 time 2022-02-18 02:03 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494483443924627458 An administration run like a crime syndicate has to be investigated like a crime syndicate. And they'll use the same defenses as a crime syndicate. https://nytimes.com/2022/02/05/us/politics/january-6-committee.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 likes 1 time 2022-02-18 01:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494469407367524394 Canada trucking crisis - it's all about influencing US elections - and increasing ratings and making money. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-ottawa-canada-539e3ad520ede8bd93e067ecd2d6a33d More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1603530543324792 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 7% expands 1 impress 15 time 2022-02-18 00:30 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 215 epoch Lifetime ID 1603867653291081 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/18/2022 05:02" reach 4 title "How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1603867653291081 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494337510922543111 Most religious groups discourage vaccine exemptions. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pope-francis-coronavirus-pandemic-health-religion-86394114e3120aa1dbb80921f1c2bf28 #PS1virus == impress 22 time 2022-02-17 15:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494337225663807497 Austin might or might not be able to import Silicon Valley's startup culture. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/silicon-valleys-tech-monopoly-over-120019618.html But the refugees will certainly discover or import the problems that they wanted to leave behind. And old-time Texans will find that newcomers have new ideas. #PS1economics == impress 37 time 2022-02-17 15:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494334127411130375 Forget the kids! Who gets the passwords? https://apnews.com/article/technology-lifestyle-philanthropy-0237c5054c9e020c6929700ddd0caa48 #PS1technology == impress 23 time 2022-02-17 15:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494324189527875590 A candidate who fully earned Trump's endorsement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/16/politics/trump-mark-finchem-arizona-secetary-state-kfile/index.html There's no lie he won't repeat! Democrats should look forward to running against him in the general election. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 26 time 2022-02-17 14:53 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494322898999205892 Is a Trump endorsement worth less than he thinks? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/16/politics/trump-endorsements-worth-gop/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 27 time 2022-02-17 14:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494321192756387842 A permanent Ukraine invasion-threat crisis might be more useful to Putin than an actual invasion. It will wear down western unity. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/politics/russia-ukraine-us-biden-putin/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 79 likes 1 time 2022-02-17 14:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494185323026259972 Blinken emphasizes strategic importance of Pacific islands to US. https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/blinken-says-us-has-a-long-term-future-in-the-pacific-islands GOP senators need to confirm Biden ambassador nominations to these countries. #PS1foreign == engage 3 engage-rate 3% impress 92 time 2022-02-17 05:41 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494180446434779140 The case for large legislative bodies - they are harder to buy! https://gvwire.com/2022/02/10/los-angeles-is-the-capital-of-americas-democracy-crisis/ #PS1democracy == impress 25 time 2022-02-17 05:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494168377983528963 Crypto is just hot air. A few people win big, paid for by many who lose less. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/technology/cryptocurrency-luna-solana-polygon.html #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 30 time 2022-02-17 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494166690099122178 IRS trying to tax gig workers. https://www.bloombergquint.com/gadfly/irs-aims-to-tax-the-gig-economy-and-misses #PS1tax == impress 63 time 2022-02-17 04:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494166024479903744 Unpleasant demographic change coming if we don't do more to reduce the cost of children. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/09/happy-valentines-day-no-go-make-babies-california/ #PS1other == impress 25 time 2022-02-17 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494149021601988609 How pro sports rip off underlawyered public agencies. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/13/how-the-raiders-made-189-million-in-taxpayer-money-vanish/ #PS1other == impress 22 time 2022-02-17 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494146600020578309 49ers hit by ransomware attack. https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-49ers-nfl-sports-technology-europe-370239b9281caea114b3162be54b028e #PS1technology == impress 58 time 2022-02-17 03:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1494145054545305606 How the Trumpist propaganda machine makes ratings (and thus money) out of nothing. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/16/media/durham-report-trump-maga-analysis/index.html #PS1media == impress 25 time 2022-02-17 03:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 36 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-17 ratio 6 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-02-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 358 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1603525273325319 impress 9 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/17/2022 16:02" reach 6 title "Right-wing media said it was exposing a scandal. What it really revealed is how bad information spreads in MAGA world" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1603525273325319 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493960266895163397 The real threat to Putin - Ukraine in the EU. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/opinion/biden-putin-ukraine.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 70 time 2022-02-16 14:47 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493956796091809795 Why choose? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/15/donald-trump-profiting-post-presidency/ If he's elected again with a Trumpist Congress, Trump can keep making money AND be president. And maybe Speaker of the House, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and RNC chair too. That's what Putin, Xi, and Kim would do. #PS1trump == impress 17 time 2022-02-16 14:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493814397491286019 What happens when nobody has even heard of the great books of the western world, much less read any of them? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/super-bowl-olympics-common-culture-collapsing/ #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 26 likes 1 time 2022-02-16 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493812757149351941 How wealthy white GOP donors have subverted parental concern about school effectiveness during covid into restrictions on teaching about race and gender. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/schools-covid-politics/index.html #PS1other == impress 15 time 2022-02-16 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493806419602141185 Which Americans support the Canadian trucker demonstrators? Mostly rich Republicans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/02/15/american-donors-freedom-convoy-zipcodes/ #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-02-16 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493805246501457920 The sixth column - cyber warfare. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/15/russia-ukraine-cyber-attacks/ #PS1technology == impress 22 time 2022-02-16 04:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493796475469398016 Other people's money! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/opinions/trump-accounting-mazars-wealth-dantonio/index.html #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-02-16 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493795615318282241 Financial services to pizza delivery. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/mcalanis-capitol-riot/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-02-16 03:53 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493794863472463872 Jan 6 committee wants to talk to six more fake electors schemers. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-subpoenas-6e6286297e38863656d7f12a054664ca #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-02-16 03:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 241 epoch Lifetime ID 1603524313325415 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/17/2022 16:02" reach 5 title "Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more in fake GOP electors scheme" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1603524313325415 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493960266895163397 The real threat to Putin - Ukraine in the EU. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/opinion/biden-putin-ukraine.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 61 time 2022-02-16 14:47 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493956796091809795 Why choose? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/15/donald-trump-profiting-post-presidency/ If he's elected again with a Trumpist Congress, Trump can keep making money AND be president. And maybe Speaker of the House, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and RNC chair too. That's what Putin, Xi, and Kim would do. #PS1trump == impress 7 time 2022-02-16 14:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493814397491286019 What happens when nobody has even heard of the great books of the western world, much less read any of them? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/super-bowl-olympics-common-culture-collapsing/ #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 20% impress 5 likes 1 time 2022-02-16 05:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493812757149351941 How wealthy white GOP donors have subverted parental concern about school effectiveness during covid into restrictions on teaching about race and gender. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/schools-covid-politics/index.html #PS1other == impress 4 time 2022-02-16 05:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493806419602141185 Which Americans support the Canadian trucker demonstrators? Mostly rich Republicans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/02/15/american-donors-freedom-convoy-zipcodes/ #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-02-16 04:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493805246501457920 The sixth column - cyber warfare. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/15/russia-ukraine-cyber-attacks/ #PS1technology == impress 10 time 2022-02-16 04:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493796475469398016 Other people's money! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/opinions/trump-accounting-mazars-wealth-dantonio/index.html #PS1trump == impress 3 time 2022-02-16 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493795615318282241 Financial services to pizza delivery. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/mcalanis-capitol-riot/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 25% impress 4 time 2022-02-16 03:53 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493794863472463872 Jan 6 committee wants to talk to six more fake electors schemers. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-subpoenas-6e6286297e38863656d7f12a054664ca #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 13% impress 8 time 2022-02-16 03:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 48 impactrate 1 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2022-02-16 ratio 4 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-16 topic tweets wordrate 3 words 241 engaged 2 ID 1602907336720446 impress 9 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 9 likeusers 2 likeuusers 9 oimpress 9 oreach 9 posted "02/16/2022 07:03:32 PM" reach 9 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1602907336720446 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493606363418738689 There's no secret about the GOP agenda. Talk about culture war issues - and do nothing about them. Do NOT talk about the real agenda - tax cuts, deregulation, union busting, all for billionaires, all to defend minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/14/republican-top-secret-agenda-really-election-calculus/ #PS1gop == impress 12 time 2022-02-15 15:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493603189131780105 Connecticut comes to Shasta County. Just follow the money, as usual. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/politics/california-shasta-county-recall/index.html #PS1capolitics == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 27 time 2022-02-15 15:08 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493600060394852365 Zero Hedge - your home for Russian propaganda and fringe theories that reputable media won't publish! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-coronavirus-pandemic-health-moscow-media-ff4a56b7b08bcdc6adaf02313a85edd9 #PS1media == impress 38 time 2022-02-15 14:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493598864821133317 Americans, including QAnons, provide major funding to Canadian truck protests. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/convoy-fundraising-leak-shows-substantial-u-s-donations-coded-keywords-1.5780989 Will Canadians be as generous when they try the same in US? #PS1trumpism == impress 19 time 2022-02-15 14:51 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 135 epoch Lifetime ID 1602766056734574 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/16/2022 13:02" reach 6 title "Convoy fundraising leak shows substantial U.S. donations, $75K from Canadian donor" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1602766056734574 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493371145067720706 Enough is enough! Canadian government finally responds in kind to hardball protesters and insurrectionists - much to the relief of most Canadians - and most of the rest of the world as well. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/14/canada-ottawa-trucker-protests-bridge/ #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 12% impress 17 time 2022-02-14 23:46 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493369082095280129 Along with training exercises on the border and a false flag pretext attack - right out of the Stalinist playbook - Russia pretends to engage in in good faith negotiations right until the shooting starts. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/politics/us-embassy-kyiv-closure/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1601426036868576 #PS1ukraine == impress 38 time 2022-02-14 23:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493366092009402369 11000 privileged emails and 150 pleadings of the fifth? Hard not to see all that as incriminating - of Eastman and Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/politics/john-eastman-emails-january-6-committee/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-02-14 23:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493364531023605760 CYA time for Mazars! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/politics/trump-mazars/index.html Too bad for Deutsche Bank and anybody else who relied on Trump financials. #PS1trump == engage 13 engage-rate 4% impress 302 time 2022-02-14 23:20 +0000 urlclicks 13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493244176426627072 Much of the San Joaquin Valley was desert before irrigation. Now that water is drying up, it will go back to desert - ideal for solar power. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/11/skelton-building-solar-farms-in-san-joaquin-valley-will-conserve-water-make-clean-energy/ #PS1capolitics == impress 13 time 2022-02-14 15:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493229004567941124 Know Nothing and proud of it! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/opinions/greene-gazpacho-police-sums-it-up-column-galant/index.html The revenge of everybody who never did their homework or paid any attention in school or church, leading the world back to a feudal subservience to power. #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 28 likes 1 time 2022-02-14 14:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1493226851958853635 Protest convenient for Trumpism! Encourage legitimate political discourse, cause all kinds of economic harm, then blame Biden for inflation and unemployment! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/opinions/canada-truckers-protest-rand-paul-obeidallah/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1601126790231834 #PS1trumpism == impress 24 time 2022-02-14 14:13 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 280 epoch Lifetime ID 1601449890199524 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/14/2022 16:02" reach 5 title "Opinion: Rand Paul's convenient U-turn on protests" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1601449890199524 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1492906951159652352 Trump remains Democrats' secret weapon. He keeps doing his best to expel disloyal GOP and turn off independent voters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/13/trump-politics-weakness/ But if they fall for the third-party trap, they guarantee Trump's re-election. So is he the Trumpists' secret weapon too? #PS1trump == impress 30 time 2022-02-13 17:02 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 53 epoch Lifetime ID 1600916710252842 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/13/2022 23:02" reach 6 title "A weakened Trump? As some voters edge away, he battles parts of the Republican Party he once ran." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1600916710252842 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1492540755604213764 A day in Inglewood, a night in the Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/12/rand-paul-trucker-protest-super-bowl/ Count on Rand Paul to encourage gridlock while Putin is gearing up to invade and Xi is thinking about Taiwan. Which of the three is the greatest threat to America? #PS1trumpism == engage 4 engage-rate 5% impress 86 likes 1 replies 1 time 2022-02-12 16:47 +0000 urlclicks 2 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 63 epoch Lifetime ID 1600916286919551 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/13/2022 23:02" reach 5 title "w.washingtonpost.c" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1600916286919551 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1492234369863282689 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-technology-business-health-ottawa-9697f25eb1c9da59eba837cfb4ad5564 #PS1media == impress 4 time 2022-02-11 20:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1492130014837428229 Strong leader Putin is the role model for Trump. https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-russia-getting-away-with-it-60f7e4f7c54ae3fe65d966ff5a159e9b cheating is acceptable if you don’t get caught #PS1foreign == impress 36 time 2022-02-11 13:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1492128434511769600 Trump aiming to preserve his emperor role, with some success - perhaps. The proof will be in the primaries and in the general election. https://apnews.com/article/congress-donald-trump-vernon-jones-david-perdue-georgia-91709ffbc9b0841566b8c9b72ff1e272 #PS1trump == impress 8 time 2022-02-11 13:28 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 79 epoch Lifetime ID 1600916043586242 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/13/2022 23:02" reach 9 title "Trump turns to endorsements to keep bending GOP to his will" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1600916043586242 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491786357227732992 How Biden is moving forward on BBB. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/politics/white-house-state-of-play/index.html Politics is the art of the possible. What is possible now, and what might be possible later? #PS1biden == impress 20 time 2022-02-10 14:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491663879222398981 Some countries don't have equal rights for women. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/middleeast/iran-teenage-wife-beheaded-intl/index.html But the US ERA has become a complicated legal morass. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/senate-republicans-archivist-era/index.html The Supreme Court will have to decide. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598176143860232 #PS1democracy == impress 18 time 2022-02-10 06:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491660214474403841 The Canadian trucker disruption was practically made for Fox and the internet. Now Fox wants to create the same disruption in the US. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/media/right-wing-media-canadian-truckers-reliable-sources/index.html #PS1media == impress 19 time 2022-02-10 06:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491658499335475201 How cults work - leaving you no time to think is part of the plan. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/stop-the-steal-cult-january-6/index.html In this case, he joined voluntarily - and left voluntarily. #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-02-10 06:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491657209717030915 while US foes like Russia and China are escalating efforts to discredit democracy in the US and worldwide, their goals are shared by Americans working to destroy it from the inside. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/politics/capitol-insurrection-donald-trump-republicans-congress/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598165107194669 #PS1insurrection == impress 29 time 2022-02-10 06:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491652071090622470 The anti-Trump constituency is one out of 10 Republican voters But what about GOP donors? That's the important number, and the one McConnell pays attention to. https://apnews.com/article/congress-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-elections-censures-ab60ddc94d1afb8c1162697e14aca66c More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598157117195468 #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-02-10 05:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491603687659040768 Free trade + fear of loss of status = Trumpism? Traditional GOP conservatives, and their donors, liked free trade. Democrats delivered it, and also inadvertently delivered the victims of free trade to the GOP, and now protectionist GOP are legion. #PS1trade == impress 14 time 2022-02-10 02:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491589340085907458 Florida wants schools to prevent “discomfort, guilt or anguish” for rich white kids, the future heirs of minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/09/florida-history-discomfort/ Everybody else gets plenty of “discomfort, guilt or anguish” just by reading the news every day. #PS1minority == impress 15 time 2022-02-10 01:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491588494132596741 What do billionaires do all day? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/09/who-is-peter-thiel/ Some of them make more billions. Most of them just want to keep what they have rather than pay taxes to support poor people. #PS1tax == impress 16 time 2022-02-10 01:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491586255611514887 A lot of people in Afghanistan wish they'd left earlier rather than later. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/09/russia-ukraine-putin-macron-nato/ Little lost if it all turns out to be a false alarm. #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 8% impress 24 time 2022-02-10 01:34 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491585320567009281 It’s another thing for a lawyer who used to be a U.S. attorney But that was long ago in a city far away from Antrim, MI. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/02/09/giuliani-antrim-prosecutor-voting-machines/ #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-02-10 01:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491584738192023555 The Presidential Records Act was just another law for Trump to ignore. The President can do anything he wants! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/09/trump-archives-justice-department/ #PS1trump == impress 15 time 2022-02-10 01:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491575096527372290 An Irish diplomat appreciates Leopold Bloom on his centennial. https://washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/01/ulysses-james-joyce-100th-irish-ambassador/ #PS1other == impress 13 time 2022-02-10 00:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491574333315043331 How do you talk to an autocrat? Flattery works with some, blatant shows of force with others, subtle hints of force with others. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/opinions/putin-russia-ukraine-macron-table-autocrat-ghitis/index.html Cigar smoke worked for Mannerheim with Hitler - according to legend. https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=196733 #PS1foreign == impress 13 time 2022-02-10 00:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491564922920071171 McConnell and Trump trade more shots - https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/mitch-mcconnell-violent-insurrection/index.html Pence got a lot of private positive feedback from GOP leaders and donors - https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/pence-trump-rebuke-response/index.html Most GOP voters side with Pence over Trump - https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/electoral-count-act-pence-poll/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598009030543610 #PS1gop == impress 16 time 2022-02-10 00:09 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 556 epoch Lifetime ID 1598800360464477 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/10/2022 21:02" reach 3 title "Most Americans and Republicans side with Pence over Trump" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598800360464477 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491559715494531072 In case you had any doubt, the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP intends to eliminate as many black legislators as possible - to protect minority rule of course - the rule of the minority of rich old white male major campaign donors. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-al-lawson-ron-desantis-florida-alabama-f3d88c39d3180127d781e4e9afc4d496 #PS1trumpism == impress 18 time 2022-02-09 23:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491558077014839298 Navarro subpoena - about time! https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bennie-thompson-peter-navarro-subpoenas-election-2020-fc0883f76c7a584377efd055f437ec33 #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-02-09 23:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491554040081125376 Automotive and consumer electronics time scales don't match up at all. And big tech companies have little interest in architecting upward compatibility of cars and devices, especially the ones thinking of making their own cars. https://indianexpress.com/article/world/car-software-lawsuits-7763887/ #PS1technology == impress 13 time 2022-02-09 23:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491553082840260609 Tired of rising auto prices due to supply chain problems? Too bad say anti-vax truckers! https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-canada-detroit-blockade-auto-20220208-m4rs4ww5orcc7bott5brxvbtt4-story.html #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-02-09 23:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491421096796889090 As long as Trump is able, every election is going to be about the 2020 election that he won and the Jan 6 legitimate political discourse. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/trump-mcconnell-mccarthy-republicans-2022-midterms/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1597756673902179 #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-02-09 14:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491292826411614208 Putin's plan might be to threaten war until he wears down the west's resistance, for instance by enabling the re-election of Trump, who would gratefully enable Putin in return, talking about how much money he was saving by leaving NATO. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/world/europe/ukraine-putin-russia.html #PS1foreign == impress 31 time 2022-02-09 06:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491290703447859201 The GOP program always includes union-busting. When GOP talks about supporting labor, they mean right-to-work laws and company unions - all to benefit GOP donors, not GOP voters. Voters get culture wars that donors don't care about. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/opinion/marco-rubio-republicans-working-class.html #PS1minority == impress 18 time 2022-02-09 05:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491287311258370050 We need to fix the Senate confirmation dysfunction. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#confirmation Ron Johnson - and Cruz and Hawley - are taking it down to new levels. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/opinion/deborah-lipstadt-ron-johnson.html #PS1democracy == impress 17 time 2022-02-09 05:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491281775825649665 Self-restraint is a fundamental prerequisite for and basis of liberty. If everybody is free to do whatever they want - eventually most people aren't free to do anything they want. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/opinion/spotify-joe-rogan-covid-free-speech.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1597421327269047 #PS1theory == impress 11 time 2022-02-09 05:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491278553010548737 First insurrection trial starts in 3 weeks. Sounds like the government's got the goods on him, so he's probably hoping Trump will pardon him. He must have declined numerous offers to plea bargain. One of his pals was easier to convince. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/us/trial-jan-6-guy-wesley-reffitt.html #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-02-09 05:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491273773047488514 Why is DOJ letting the clock run out on Trump's obstruction of justice? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/07/trump-garland-and-the-mueller-report/ There might be good reasons, but they need to be revealed. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 time 2022-02-09 04:52 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491272093815939076 Racism - another road to riches in Trumpist world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/08/joe-rogan-spotify-podcast-racism-language-slur/ #PS1media == impress 18 time 2022-02-09 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491271515639214080 If it weren't for colored people in cities, Trump would have won! Ask any of these Trumpist candidates! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/08/republicans-2020-election-lie-johnson-mandel/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1597405913937255 #PS1democracy == impress 15 time 2022-02-09 04:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491267951068332034 Differing recollections of the Afghan evacuation. It was going to be chaotic, no matter what. That's how wars end in Afghanistan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/08/afghanistan-evacuation-investigation/ That's what defeat looks like #PS1afghanistan == impress 39 time 2022-02-09 04:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491264858947723264 There's big bucks in Trumpism! That's how it attracts so many self-serving opportunists, all in the image of Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/08/charlie-kirk-turning-point-academy-strongmind/ And like Trump, they really don't want any outsiders scrutinizing their finances. #PS1trumpism == impress 28 time 2022-02-09 04:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491262905266085889 Very Trumpist - having it both ways. Tell the public that RNC was talking about peaceful protesters, while letting the fringes know RNC was also talking about the violent insurrectionists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/08/gop-legitimate-political-discourse/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1597392147271965 #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-02-09 04:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491257392818192389 It's hard to believe that something this complicated isn't a scam at some level. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-business-new-york-miami-coin-f076e0e8b80adf74fdeebaeae9188e70 The people pushing cryptocurrencies always seem to have an angle. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-02-09 03:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491256018877427713 $3.6 billion recovered. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-stolen-arrest-7e83f7188e8e1580e9678d8a47d6ab32 Covering your tracks must be harder than it seems. #PS1justice == impress 12 time 2022-02-09 03:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491236325106003969 GOP wants to whitewash the big picture by preventing the Jan 6 committee from finding out how it happened - who planned and financed the insurrection. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/politics/mcconnell-mccarthy-rnc-censure-resolution-january-6/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1597340217277158 #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-02-09 02:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491234135033397251 NC elections board asserts power to enforce disqualification clause. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/politics/north-carolina-elections-board-madison-cawthorn-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-02-09 02:14 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== comments 1 impact 144 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-09 ratio 3 react 2 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 720 commentsimpress 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1598038720540641 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/09/2022 17:02" rcs 2 reach 6 sharesimpress 1 title "North Carolina elections board says it has power to disqualify Rep. Cawthorn from running over January 6" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598038720540641 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490837679302344705 Thiel decides he can promote Trumpist minority rule better outside of Facebook. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/peter-thiel-to-step-down-from-facebooks-board/ #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-02-07 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490836746933731331 it’s imperative that the next generation ensures the advancement of pro-America ideas First pro-America ideal to advance - the rule of law! First anti-America ideal to denounce - the cult of personality! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/mike-pence-to-take-on-woke-left-in-stanford-speech-but-will-he-talk-about-trump/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1596644870680026 #PS1gop == impress 14 time 2022-02-07 23:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490723904331026435 State of Jefferson Trumpist militias try lawful methods before violent insurrection. They got a lot of outside money to help. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/could-populist-militia-backed-shasta-county-recall-effort-provide-roadmap-for-other-races/ #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-02-07 16:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490700318757195776 New variants keep popping up! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/poop-sleuths-discover-mysterious-coronavirus-in-californias-sewage/ Everybody wants to be done with covid. Maybe we will be lucky. Maybe not. #PS1virus == engage 2 engage-rate 5% impress 41 time 2022-02-07 14:53 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490682171920506880 Third parties - the Impossible Dream! Without ranked-choice voting, the Common Sense Party is not likely to do much good. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/moderate-common-sense-party-hopes-to-get-on-2022-ballot-in-california/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1596344727376707 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 replies 1 time 2022-02-07 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490546010564685825 How China uses (and Germany used) market power to control US film studios. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/china-hollywood-nazi-germany-parallels/ #PS1china == impress 25 time 2022-02-07 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490544451961249793 I always voted at my party's call And I never thought of thinking for myself at all I thought so little - They rewarded me - By making me the ruler of the GOP! Unless Trump decides he likes somebody else better, who never criticized him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/06/kevin-mccarthy-kinzinger-cheney-rubio/ #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-02-07 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490542152589266947 Old rich white men - like Trump - are victims of racism? Sure - if it polls well with their voter base, which oddly enough is not rich. Unlike their donor base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-redefine-racism/ #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-02-07 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490531572289662983 The rules haven't really changed. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/technology/tech-startup-funding.html Lots of people thought the rules had changed in 2000. They were wrong. #PS1economics == impress 11 time 2022-02-07 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490504993597640707 Worthy of the Franz von Papen award - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen Roger Ailes thought he could control Palin, then Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/business/media/trump-fox-news.html He normalized Trump - and is now outTrumped by NewsMax and OAN. Now Trump thinks he can control Fox. #PS1media == impress 18 time 2022-02-07 01:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490502410430660610 An administration run like a crime syndicate has to be investigated like a crime syndicate. And they'll use the same defenses as a crime syndicate. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/us/politics/january-6-committee.html #PS1insurection == impress 13 time 2022-02-07 01:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490499620849393666 Wealth inequality and income inequality - not the same thing. Almost opposites at times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/income-wealth-inequality-pandemic.html #PS1economics == impress 10 time 2022-02-07 01:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490496734094495747 From now on, all elections will be one-party affairs (primaries) and the minority party's vote won't matter. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/us/politics/redistricting-competition-midterms.html #PS1democracy == impress 16 time 2022-02-07 01:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490483398392958978 The US has the most aircraft carriers. Its opponents have the most hypersonic missiles. Who wins the next war? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/03/america-led-hypersonic-technology-then-other-countries-sped-past/ #PS1technology == impress 15 time 2022-02-07 00:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490478590827241473 Manchin and Murkowski are hopeful for bipartisan revision of Electoral Count Act. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/06/politics/manchin-murkowski-electoral-count-act-cnntv/index.html But can they find 10 more GOP votes against Trumpist headwinds? #PS1democracy == impress 27 time 2022-02-07 00:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490477486919995394 Government support for religion. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-business-health-nashville-personal-taxes-fffa6f6f86e6eaa448b8ea89087a1c46 No doubt it's profitable for the operators. #PS1health == impress 11 time 2022-02-07 00:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490476213315387392 Cyberattacks are good for financing nuclear missile development. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-global-trade-united-nations-north-korea-25b1c7199519b31fe592dace54e119d9 #PS1foreign == impress 10 time 2022-02-07 00:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490475507703418880 Not just governors and secretaries of state, but attorneys general too. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-elections-lawsuits-presidential-elections-election-2020-b8fceac573ffea74283a980bfb48635a Taking every step to insure GOP never loses another election. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-02-07 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 569 epoch Lifetime ID 1598037300540783 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/09/2022 17:02" reach 3 title "State AG races become litmus test for GOP election claims" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1598037300540783 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491151275970695168 The worse news is that Austin is the best place to be in Texas. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/us/austin-boil-water.html But houses cost less! #PS1other == impress 27 time 2022-02-08 20:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491150126584569856 Poor Elon Musk - the government just won't let him do it his way. https://bdnews24.com/technology/2022/02/08/tesla-faces-renewed-scrutiny-over-racial-bias-and-musks-tweets #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 replies 1 time 2022-02-08 20:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1491067428435939330 It's NOT GOP fighting GOP, like Democrats fighting over BBB. It's cult of personality vs rule of law, but most GOP legislators don't want to risk taking a stand - implying they don't really care. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/politics/nikki-haley-jan-6-pence-trump/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-02-08 15:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490926372004728832 Epidemic of whiplash likely for GOP leaders - ducking the issue so hard and so often is bound to be bad for elderly necks. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/politics/rnc-censure-january-6-republican-divide/index.html It's Trump's GOP, so it will win back Congress - or not - his way, by first purging all disloyalty to Trump. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 time 2022-02-08 05:52 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490923874976149506 Christie joins Pence in pointing out the obvious. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/politics/chris-christie-trump-republicans-january-6/index.html Perhaps the GOP will expel him for disloyalty. If the GOP does admit the truth the conversion will happen practically overnight - safety in numbers. Like the end of an Afghanistan war. #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-02-08 05:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490901366457311236 The person serving you might be infectious and symptomatic. https://workingwomanreport.com/just-wear-a-mask-and-dont-tell-anyone-workplaces-are-filling-up-with-sick-employees/ #PS1virus == impress 11 time 2022-02-08 04:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490900193587261442 The Great Reshuffle - not so much retirement as finding better jobs. The pandemic has rebalanced the power of labor vs capital. https://unitednewspost.com/news/us-news/jill-on-money-the-great-reshuffle/ #PS1economics == impress 10 time 2022-02-08 04:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490867098624864256 Traditional conservatives realize they were never a mass movement at all, only puppets of their donors interested in protecting minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/07/heritage-foundation-trump-republicans/ Now they are trying to stay relevant by catching up with Trumpism. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-02-08 01:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490866586806517761 Canadian authorities slowly respond to menacing protests. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/07/canada-ottawa-truckers-protests-arrests/ #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-02-08 01:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490861340671774726 Presidential Records Act - just another law that Trump can ignore with impunity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/07/trump-records-mar-a-lago/ #PS1trump == impress 20 time 2022-02-08 01:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490860633814093824 Right-to-lifers criticize DeSantis for being too liberal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/07/abortion-ban-florida-texas-roe-supreme-court/ The Texas bill provided cover for Florida to quietly consider limiting abortion to 15 weeks instead of 24. #PS1health == impress 23 time 2022-02-08 01:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490858684435472385 Arming Mexican cartels is very profitable. They mostly use American firearms. The firearms manufacturers are well aware of that, but strenuously evading responsibility. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/06/us/mexico-lawsuit-us-gun-manufacturers/index.html #PS1firearms == impress 11 time 2022-02-08 01:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490855571116806146 Trump invents new ways for ex-presidents to make money off their followers. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/opinions/trump-our-journey-together-book-dantonio/index.html #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-02-08 01:10 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490849295536320512 Nobody's fringier or Trumpier than Greene! But the district has changed - some. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-atlanta-suburbs-congress-fdf1cc937bf7e62faacb2ed8207af7da #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-02-08 00:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490846997565243393 Is a two-state solution still possible? https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-jerusalem-israel-race-and-ethnicity-44016759f92fb1d273f3a8cdf501a6dd Nobody with the power to make it happen seems interested. The Sunni kings and sheikhs are more worried about Iran than Israel. #PS1mideast == engage 2 engage-rate 9% impress 23 time 2022-02-08 00:36 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490845856626446337 Biden gets Germany on board for a united front against Putin. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-vladimir-putin-europe-moscow-46f8be10fa71af16bae8f3a9bd82918d #PS1ukraine == impress 33 time 2022-02-08 00:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490845393562714115 Reagan's new morning in America - only 10.3% of workers belonged to a union in 2021, down from 20.1% in 1983. GOP business groups promptly denounced unionization as an attack on wealth inequality. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-kamala-harris-labor-unions-5a0ff5316fc9f02b485cf832e25af952 #PS1economics == impress 11 time 2022-02-08 00:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490839943547031553 Jan 6 committee wants to talk to Ivanka. She was there and heard and saw everything. But will she talk, or plead the fifth? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-joe-biden-donald-trump-congress-f578160e79b0c8fc4f16c21c2afa9e8b #PS1insurrection == impress 19 time 2022-02-08 00:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490838816784928772 Trump nominees remember what they are there for - to protect minority rule. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-alabama-elections-house-elections-john-roberts-ec7de9d81ce904d6a660ab98be12b845 #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-02-08 00:04 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-08 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 619 epoch Lifetime ID 1597289257282254 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/08/2022 16:02" reach 2 title "Supreme Court sides with GOP in Alabama election map case" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1597289257282254 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490837679302344705 Thiel decides he can promote Trumpist minority rule better outside of Facebook. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/peter-thiel-to-step-down-from-facebooks-board/ #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-02-07 23:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490836746933731331 "it’s imperative that the next generation ensures the advancement of pro-America ideas" First pro-America ideal to advance - the rule of law! First anti-America ideal to denounce - the cult of personality! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/mike-pence-to-take-on-woke-left-in-stanford-speech-but-will-he-talk-about-trump/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1596644870680026 #PS1gop == impress 11 time 2022-02-07 23:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490723904331026435 State of Jefferson Trumpist militias try lawful methods before violent insurrection. They got a lot of outside money to help. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/could-populist-militia-backed-shasta-county-recall-effort-provide-roadmap-for-other-races/ #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-02-07 16:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490700318757195776 New variants keep popping up! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/poop-sleuths-discover-mysterious-coronavirus-in-californias-sewage/ Everybody wants to be done with covid. Maybe we will be lucky. Maybe not. #PS1virus == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 35 time 2022-02-07 14:53 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490682171920506880 Third parties - the Impossible Dream! Without ranked-choice voting, the Common Sense Party is not likely to do much good. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/moderate-common-sense-party-hopes-to-get-on-2022-ballot-in-california/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1596344727376707 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 replies 1 time 2022-02-07 13:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490546010564685825 How China uses (and Germany used) market power to control US film studios. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/china-hollywood-nazi-germany-parallels/ #PS1china == impress 20 time 2022-02-07 04:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490544451961249793 I always voted at my party's call And I never thought of thinking for myself at all I thought so little - They rewarded me - By making me the ruler of the GOP! Unless Trump decides he likes somebody else better, who never criticized him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/06/kevin-mccarthy-kinzinger-cheney-rubio/ #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-02-07 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490542152589266947 Old rich white men - like Trump - are victims of racism? Sure - if it polls well with their voter base, which oddly enough is not rich. Unlike their donor base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-redefine-racism/ #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-02-07 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490531572289662983 The rules haven't really changed. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/technology/tech-startup-funding.html Lots of people thought the rules had changed in 2000. They were wrong. #PS1economics == impress 6 time 2022-02-07 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490504993597640707 Worthy of the Franz von Papen award - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen Roger Ailes thought he could control Palin, then Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/business/media/trump-fox-news.html He normalized Trump - and is now outTrumped by NewsMax and OAN. Now Trump thinks he can control Fox. #PS1media == impress 14 time 2022-02-07 01:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490502410430660610 An administration run like a crime syndicate has to be investigated like a crime syndicate. And they'll use the same defenses as a crime syndicate. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/us/politics/january-6-committee.html #PS1insurection == impress 8 time 2022-02-07 01:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490499620849393666 Wealth inequality and income inequality - not the same thing. Almost opposites at times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/income-wealth-inequality-pandemic.html #PS1economics == impress 8 time 2022-02-07 01:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490496734094495747 From now on, all elections will be one-party affairs (primaries) and the minority party's vote won't matter. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/us/politics/redistricting-competition-midterms.html #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-02-07 01:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490485836579631105 An Irish displomat appreciates Leopold Bloom on his centennial. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/01/ulysses-james-joyce-100th-irish-ambassador/ #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-02-07 00:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490483398392958978 The US has the most aircraft carriers. Its opponents have the most hypersonic missiles. Who wins the next war? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/03/america-led-hypersonic-technology-then-other-countries-sped-past/ #PS1technology == impress 12 time 2022-02-07 00:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490478590827241473 Manchin and Murkowski are hopeful for bipartisan revision of Electoral Count Act. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/06/politics/manchin-murkowski-electoral-count-act-cnntv/index.html But can they find 10 more GOP votes against Trumpist headwinds? #PS1democracy == impress 25 time 2022-02-07 00:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490477486919995394 Government support for religion. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-business-health-nashville-personal-taxes-fffa6f6f86e6eaa448b8ea89087a1c46 No doubt it's profitable for the operators. #PS1health == impress 8 time 2022-02-07 00:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490476213315387392 Cyberattacks are good for financing nuclear missile development. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-global-trade-united-nations-north-korea-25b1c7199519b31fe592dace54e119d9 #PS1foreign == impress 7 time 2022-02-07 00:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490475507703418880 Not just governors and secretaries of state, but attorneys general too. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-elections-lawsuits-presidential-elections-election-2020-b8fceac573ffea74283a980bfb48635a Taking every step to insure GOP never loses another election. #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-02-07 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-07 topic tweets wordrate 8 words 587 ID 1596683184009528 impress 2 likeuimpress 1 likeuusers 1 oimpress 2 oreach 2 posted "02/07/2022 05:41:22 PM" reach 2 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1596683184009528 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490474349408632833 Playing the race card got Trump this far, so he's sticking with it. https://apnews.com/article/texas-new-york-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-11fd8d697e569a75f108f6564761ba64 #PS1trump == impress 23 time 2022-02-06 23:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490473182163202051 Manchin and Murkowski endorse each other. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-elections-alaska-donald-trump-joe-manchin-014116611c35dcf89d3510c335c5a193 #PS1politics == impress 34 time 2022-02-06 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490472638543585280 Trumpist state of emergency in Canada. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-donald-trump-public-health-e9295f9f379ffdb114b6c063f5c77a98 Cheered on by Trump, DeSantis, Cruz, Paxton. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 73 time 2022-02-06 23:49 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490469502097649671 Dementia vs privacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/03/national/social-issues/dementia-elderly-digital-surveillance/ The demented live in an extremely private world - that often collides with the public world. #PS1technology == impress 18 time 2022-02-06 23:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490440966557241344 Internet vigilante. https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-hacker-internet-outage/ Probably a bad precedent that will inspire other vigilantes globally. #PS1technology == impress 20 time 2022-02-06 21:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490359225033265153 Trump responds to Pence in a very presidential way. Trump-presidential. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-responds-pence-overturn-election he had no right to do anything other than being an automatic conveyor belt for the Old Crow Mitch McConnell to get Biden elected President as quickly as possible #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 34 time 2022-02-06 16:18 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490232996556800001 When did Trump ever care about laws? He just wanted to destroy the evidence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-ripping-documents/ #PS1trump == impress 27 time 2022-02-06 07:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490231614571380743 Trump removed all doubt. His supporters cheered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/sundaytake-trump-jan6-election/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 28 likes 1 time 2022-02-06 07:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490230185844613125 Attorneys warn Jan 6 defendants not to count on Trump pardons. He could have pardoned them while president - and didn't. Anyway Trump loyalty goes uphill only, and he issued pardons in return for specific future benefits. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/politics/trump-pardon-us-capitol/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 7% expands 1 impress 27 likes 1 time 2022-02-06 07:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490228097399939076 There might be limits to Chinese support for Putin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/economy/russia-china-ukraine-economy-intl-hnk/index.html #PS1china == impress 25 time 2022-02-06 07:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490227031165997057 the lowest paying states -- offering an average salary of less than $50,000 -- include Florida, Mississippi and South Dakota GOP major donors have private schools so must not care much about public education - their legislators don't. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/us/teacher-prep-student-shortages-covid-crisis/index.html #PS1other == impress 29 time 2022-02-06 07:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490224598813581317 How would Trump or DeSantis feel about thousands of Canadians coming to blockade their home towns and demanding they be removed from office? Future office, in Trump's case. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-donald-trump-public-health-e9295f9f379ffdb114b6c063f5c77a98 #PS1trumpism == impress 26 time 2022-02-06 07:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490222939903455241 There is bipartisan agreement among some senators that US troops should stay out of Ukraine. This group is supported by Biden AND Trump. There is bipartisan agreement among some other senators that US troops should help defend Ukraine. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/05/all-options-are-not-on-the-table-as-biden-moves-troops-closer-to-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 37 time 2022-02-06 07:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490221313499140096 Putin's getting ready for - something. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-vladimir-putin-98f0ae4d7dcf539094d67c8dd9b90e23 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 26 time 2022-02-06 07:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1490220101408210951 Overpaid executives keep running into roadblocks in Palo Alto. If they moved to Austin, they'd have no problem. Except Texas politicians. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/05/8931393/ #PS1other == impress 24 time 2022-02-06 07:05 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 47 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-06 ratio 15 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Tweets for 2022-02-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 472 audclicks 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1596019207409259 impress 15 matchedlinkclicks 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/06/2022 17:02" rcs 1 reach 15 reactions 1 title "Palo Alto: Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants to tear down three homes to build a pool, records show" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1596019207409259 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489971549079629824 Fragile majorities mean no progress. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-judiciary-election-2020-congress-600739a80f2e12122e9f61ab37713f96 That's OK with GOP; no progress is a good way to defend minority rule. They don't have to pass anything as long as they can get on Fox. #PS1biden == impress 10 time 2022-02-05 14:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489839448409866241 GoFundMe shuts down Canada Truckers fund. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/04/redwood-citys-gofundme-shuts-down-10-million-crowd-funding-campaign-for-anti-vaccine-mandate-trucker-convoy-that-has-beset-canadas-capital/ Encouraged by Trump and Musk, but not by Canadian trucking. But the protesters achieved their media goals, and plan the same for DC - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/04/us-anti-vaccine-mandate-convoy-canada #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 53 replies 1 time 2022-02-05 05:52 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489824914374725633 Putin keeps positioning more Russian troops and equipment. Does he want to use them or avoid using them? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/world/europe/russian-troops-ukraine-crimean-peninsula.html If Trump or another Trumpist were in power, Putin could get what he wants for free. #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-02-05 04:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489823291766292480 Why do people feel so bad about the economy? They've forgotten the 2009 recession and 1982 inflation? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/opinion/inflation-consumer-confidence.html Maybe it's that inflation is always a downer, and the feeling is aggravated by nonstop media coverage. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-02-05 04:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489821577411584004 Trump is the embodiment of the wounds that already existed in the white evangelical world: misogyny, racism, celebrity worship, resentment and the willingness to sacrifice principle for power. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/evangelicalism-division-renewal.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1594810370863476 #PS1other == impress 12 time 2022-02-05 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489816546172018696 W.E.B. Du Bois saw it all coming in 1935. The foes of CRT - and any accurate history - don't care about accuracy or history, only about preserving minority rule, by keeping the masses divided. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/crt-backlash-du-bois.html #PS1other == impress 11 time 2022-02-05 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489814440853716999 Call Trump as a witness? Good luck with that! He can afford better lawyers than you - paid for by the RNC. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/us/politics/jan-6-defendant-trump-subpoena.html #PS1insurrection == impress 19 time 2022-02-05 04:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489809214805446661 Don't build your house on somebody else's land. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/meta-valuation-loss-teaches-facebook-painful-lesson/ #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 time 2022-02-05 03:52 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489808170125914112 The few remaining traditional conservatives in GOP try to fight back. Good luck in another Noble Lost Cause. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/politics/romney-gop-cheney-kinzinger-censure-vote/index.html The RNC has confirmed that GOP = Trump, and anybody that's not on board with that can get off or be pushed. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 retweets 1 time 2022-02-05 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489807490300612608 Unclear on the concept! We should be focused on truly who our opponents are this is a fight between Donald Trump and (Kinzinger and Cheney), not the party Donald Trump IS the party. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/politics/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-republican-party/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1594787174199129 #PS1trumpism == impress 23 time 2022-02-05 03:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489803372278403075 New names for old bases - honoring patriots rather than traitors for the cause of slavery. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/18/what-rename-army-bases-that-honor-confederate-soldiers/ #PS1other == impress 8 time 2022-02-05 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489772973783347201 Excerpts from the official Virginia 7th-grade history book from 1957. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/01/racist-virginia-textbooks-history-youngkin/ That text is now a rare book with copies in a few university libraries. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1594720597539120 #PS1other == impress 15 time 2022-02-05 01:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489761322363359237 Putin strengthens NATO and reminds it of its purpose. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/01/nato-russia-baltics-estonia/ #PS1ukraine == impress 11 time 2022-02-05 00:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489759256047874050 How Putin gained control of Belarus. He had a collaborator in need. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/02/putin-belarus-ukraine/ #PS1ukraine == impress 19 time 2022-02-05 00:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489757139803377666 Trumpists close down Butterfly Center for opposing wall on their property. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/03/texas-butterfly-center-conspiracy-harassment/ #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-02-05 00:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489754797121028096 Don't give Newt too much credit for invention. He was only following in the footsteps of Strom Thurmond and the other Dixiecrats to perfect minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/newt-gingrich-started-us-road-ruin-now-hes-back-finish-job/ #PS1minority == impress 9 time 2022-02-05 00:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489753424644042752 One way to find out what Wyoming voters really think about the Constitution and the rule of law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/04/liz-cheney-can-force-voters-to-defend-foundational-principles/ #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 9% impress 23 likes 1 time 2022-02-05 00:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489752537951453186 So much for the Arab Spring. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/03/biden-administration-neglecting-tunisia-democracy-saied/ #PS1mideast == impress 7 time 2022-02-05 00:07 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 626 epoch Lifetime ID 1595534034124443 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/05/2022 22:02" reach 2 title "Opinion | Tunisia’s democracy is disappearing before our eyes" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1595534034124443 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489750191162884099 Big bucks spent to keep non-existent election fraud in the news. Repeat a lie often enough and people will believe it. https://apnews.com/article/elections-pennsylvania-voting-donald-trump-presidential-elections-e09c2770b605567fa203404637552a7a #PS1election == impress 15 time 2022-02-04 23:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489747889915977729 This might help in the long run. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-china-united-states-congress-a6c2366885d82cca4089d3cc09b3acb0 In the short run, chip shortages will keep prices of new and used cars climbing. Especially if China attacks Taiwan. #PS1technology == impress 21 time 2022-02-04 23:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489746772247277571 Chinese espionage continues. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-china-hacking-news-corp-400eb96ef1aff4167df6d65c1da93ffe #PS1technology == impress 12 time 2022-02-04 23:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489741417492598784 It could have been worse. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/business/stock-market-today.html Apple stock dropped by more than 26% in one day in 1983. And took a while to recover. #PS1technology == impress 13 time 2022-02-04 23:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489738179586363392 If you're rich enough to afford fancy lawyers, you don't have to obey the laws. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/04/bay-area-town-says-big-cats-make-it-exempt-from-state-housing-law/ #PS1justice == impress 10 time 2022-02-04 23:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489737012605173760 Anybody who works so hard to keep in the public eye - should not be surprised when the public keeps an eye on him. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/technology/elon-musk-jet-tracking.html That's why most billionaires try to maintain as low a profile as possible. #PS1technology == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-02-04 23:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489736417429233665 Food is getting more expensive globally. There's not much the US government could do about it in the short run. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/business/economy/food-prices-inflation-world.html In the long run - quit subsidizing climate change. But there might not be a very long run left. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-02-04 23:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489729916664881156 Pence said the obvious - Trump was wrong. He got no applause from the Federalist Society for that line. Is it another Trumpist front organization now? https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-donald-trump-election-2020-84ff467d9ff5bfaad084e274f69ac521 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1594647047546475 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 35 time 2022-02-04 22:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489727229923790848 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-media-elections-9631403283708d1f46bba768bddde779 #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-02-04 22:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489623377333534721 Putin has already won without firing a shot, thanks to collaborators abroad. After pitting Democrats against GOP in 2016, now he's got the GOP split between traditional conservatives and isolationists. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/politics/biden-putin-russia-ukraine/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1594408274237019 #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-02-04 15:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489605371966615552 Putin and Xi see eye-to-eye. Will they coordinate simultaneous action on Ukraine and Taiwan? https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-putin-xi-meet-0e9127176250c0cab19b36e75800052e #PS1foreign == engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 251 time 2022-02-04 14:22 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489603360181264392 RNC confirms and affirms that GOP is the party of the Trump personality cult, and describes the Jan 6 insurrection committee as a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” https://apnews.com/article/elections-donald-trump-censures-utah-salt-lake-city-de38fd9c7e8e113c66a68f55767cd125 #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 27 time 2022-02-04 14:14 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489470659142975489 DeSantis has found his political $weet $pot - running against Fauci rather than actual Democratic candidates. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/desantis-fauci-campaign-merchandise/index.html How much Trumpier could anybody be? #PS1trumpism == impress 87 time 2022-02-04 05:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489469092184485889 Putin's smaller-scale options. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/europe/putin-ukraine-options-intl-cmd/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-02-04 05:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489464596524003328 Trumpist election rigging derailed in Arizona. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/arizona-bill-reject-election-results-effectively-blocked/index.html #PS1democracy == engage 8 engage-rate 40% expands 4 impress 20 time 2022-02-04 05:03 +0000 urlclicks 4 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489454209699237890 Jeffrey Clark pleads the fifth over 100 times. https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_f997b11cca74759da8c8d1fcfdce6919 How guilty must he be? #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-02-04 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489442354658349057 Olympic athletes get to experience Chinese life. https://www.arcamax.com/sports/olympics/s-2627339 #PS1china == impress 8 time 2022-02-04 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489440730464489474 The best self-defense is a home free of firearms. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/02/03/opinion-thinking-of-buying-a-gun-for-self-defense-dont-do-it/ #PS1firearms == impress 8 time 2022-02-04 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489421484229419012 Pence aides won't say what Trump said. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/january-6-mike-pence-aides/index.html Pence is trying to avoid testifying, but he should remember that he made his mark in history on Jan 6 and if he soils that - the soiling will be what's remembered. #PS1insurrection == impress 19 time 2022-02-04 02:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489420473381244929 Trump's reality-TV approach to endorsements doesn't sit well with every GOP. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/trump-endorsements-down-ballot-races/index.html Many of his endorsees need money, and he has raised tons of it - other people's money of course - but he isn't sharing much. #PS1trump == impress 13 time 2022-02-04 02:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489417430103248896 Reality-TV hit a new level of unreality? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/03/rudy-giuliani-on-the-mask-singer-worst-reality-tv-moment-ever/ #PS1media == impress 32 time 2022-02-04 01:56 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 652 epoch Lifetime ID 1594713827539797 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/04/2022 17:02" reach 5 title "Rudy Giuliani on ‘The Masked Singer’: Worst reality TV moment ever?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1594713827539797 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489324639482384384 The Senate battleground in 2022. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/senate-race-rankings-february/index.html The states with too many candidates in the primaries would have benefited from ranked-choice voting. #PS1election == impress 25 time 2022-02-03 19:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489315098334142464 Why Germany is less inclined to oppose Russia. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/opinions/germany-vulnerable-to-russia-ukraine-loss/index.html Unlike the rest of Europe, they do not look at Putin in 2022 and see Hitler in 1938. #PS1ukraine == impress 35 time 2022-02-03 19:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489312483189813248 Lights, cameras, --- action! https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/us-alleges-russian-false-flag-ukraine/index.html Or not. Probably not while Putin is in China, nor after the ice turns to mud. #PS1ukraine == impress 35 time 2022-02-03 18:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489308219990163457 Why Europe depends on US. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-military-4b7f31272dd8e117ea0e4fe881e175de In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row #PS1foreign == impress 24 time 2022-02-03 18:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489290413127073800 States take steps to protect election workers from threats of violence. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-election-workers-threats-f1627081d9901cbc1f50d10a416af719 The insurrectionists aren't worried; they think Trump will pardon them. #PS1insurrection == impress 28 time 2022-02-03 17:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489289739874099204 Why do real estate developers contribute to 3 out of 4 mayoral candidates? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/03/san-joses-mayoral-race-is-becoming-a-big-money-affair-where-is-it-all-coming-from/ It's not about who wins, but preserving access so the winner will return your phone calls. #PS1democracy == impress 28 time 2022-02-03 17:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489253692217851911 Some wanted to get the NSA into the act. They didn't get very far. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/03/trump-nsa-election/ #PS1insurrection == impress 24 time 2022-02-03 15:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489139581639282688 Following the steps of Lindbergh, Hawley and Carlson lead the way for America Firsters. Like Hitler, Putin is gratified by the support. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/opinions/josh-hawley-ukraine-russia-gop-ghitis/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 32 time 2022-02-03 07:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489136169438769153 GOP argues what to do about Supreme Court nominee. If Trump opposes the nominee, as seems likely, will they go along? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/republican-strategy-supreme-court-fight/index.html #PS1justice == impress 28 time 2022-02-03 07:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489134743404769283 DeSantis perfects himself as Trump 2.0. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/donald-trump-ron-desantis-2024-election-republicans/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 time 2022-02-03 07:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489133145932787719 Another quagmire with no exit strategy. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-middle-east-foreign-policy-yemen-houthis-0875560b0e2c0b7f3465b26d80a0c45f #PS1mideast == impress 26 time 2022-02-03 07:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489131869828313090 Save extra income for a rainy day? That's too much to ask of most state legislators. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-new-jersey-california-ddd6fa4ac74ff9a7f914d67b0a400e14 Some want to reduce taxes on the rich (donors) rather than the poor (voters). And lowering taxes to increase disposable income makes inflation worse. #PS1tax == impress 27 time 2022-02-03 07:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489128154752970754 More bad luck for Senate Democrats. https://apnews.com/article/stephen-breyer-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-us-supreme-court-health-618b25ed7ac76d07fa3a2a1c37b6f161 So much for getting a Supreme Court nominee soon. #PS1biden == impress 24 time 2022-02-03 06:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489125746387800064 GOP wants Biden to do something about crime. But not do anything about the guns used to commit crimes. It's a win-win for the GOP in an election year. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-health-police-new-york-d48859bb905b90b56e833eea83bc1b67 #PS1justice == impress 24 time 2022-02-03 06:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489122641763975170 Technology to support sanction evasion. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-middle-east-iran-shipping-44d5cdc52e589c44a7bb0fc5be59d156 #PS1technology == impress 26 time 2022-02-03 06:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489119729721565190 Anti-vax trucker convoy in Canada gets support from Trump and Musk - from Canadians, not so much. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-ottawa-canada-87496fa7a60183c5ab4f253f76dbb7ba #PS1virus == impress 85 time 2022-02-03 06:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489118363485835265 The real patriots were the ones who quietly resisted partisan pressure in order to do the right Constitutional thing. Those who tried to run roughshod over the rule of law were the traitors. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/op-ed-the-republicans-who-did-the-right-thing-during-the-stop-the-steal-campaign/ar-AATjPOB #PS1insurrection == impress 24 time 2022-02-03 06:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489116394004234241 Now warehouse space is scarce, as the economy tries to undo 70 years of just-in-time logistics. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/business/warehouses-supply-chain.html All that cost driven out of supply chains has returned with a vengeance. #PS1inflation == impress 23 time 2022-02-03 05:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489115337157005316 Tesla programmed California stops into its vehicles. https://apnews.com/article/tesla-recall-full-self-driving-software-e23d252ac5164cb0e7af776625b15180 It's how you'd expect Musk to drive. #PS1technology == impress 27 time 2022-02-03 05:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489114103058599937 Time to change how redistricting is done. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting Otherwise you get pretty strange boundaries. https://apnews.com/article/legislature-election-2020-kansas-city-kansas-donald-trump-85844d07388c25e71440059be29b7a6e #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 28 time 2022-02-03 05:50 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489113248070713347 Will ranked choice voting https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential reduce fringe candidates? https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2626383 #PS1democracy == engage 2 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 32 time 2022-02-03 05:47 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489099725823361026 Maybe the Metaverse is not really the next big thing for most people. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-earnings-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-d01a0a4c12dc24fa2150a1a3ea2ac836 #PS1technology == impress 23 time 2022-02-03 04:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489099088104624131 A strong leader model for Trump - https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-technology-sports-business-china-b5aeeed14e662e72570df15076290830 So why couldn't Trump be President, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Chair of RNC? That would eliminate inefficiency and corruption and promote Trump Thought, just as in China. #PS1china == impress 29 time 2022-02-03 04:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489093698247819265 Vindman's revenge! https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lawsuits-donald-trump-impeachments-trump-impeachment-300ff76e8bdf7b995032e547f1e52afb Has he got the witnesses and the evidence? In a civil trail, he only needs preponderance of evidence. #PS1ukraine == impress 23 time 2022-02-03 04:29 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 719 epoch Lifetime ID 1593744407636739 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/03/2022 10:02" reach 4 title "Trump son, allies sued by witness from 1st impeachment case" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1593744407636739 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488780445118459912 Trump doubles down on asserting that Pence could have overturned election - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-elections-donald-trump-election-2020-5620bb4a79ff4840624b298fe24a8224 giving senators renewed motivation to fix the Electoral Count Act - https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-donald-trump-presidential-elections-elections-election-2020-ec7cf78961b17a72074706812fe17b9b More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1592730544404792 #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-02-02 07:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488777147862847490 Democrats had only 11 months left to do anything important. Now they have even fewer. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/senate-democrats-supreme-court-ben-ray-lujan/index.html #PS1biden == impress 13 time 2022-02-02 07:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488774960227127297 Will RNC excommunicate Cheney and Kinzinger? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/rnc-resolution-cheney-kinzinger/index.html That's Trumpism in action - if you make a mistake, double down on it. Is McConnell next? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/republicans-january-6-committee-miscalculations/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1592722187738961 #PS1trumpism == impress 11 time 2022-02-02 07:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488769342141440001 If all you know is guerilla terrorism, that's all you want to do. Revolutionaries are seldom able to make the transition to a post-revolutionary society. So they join Al-Qaeda or IS. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-3a4f8dfad31c408b59a7d0a66952bc2e #PS1afghanistan == impress 14 time 2022-02-02 07:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488764794828066817 DeSantis making inroads on Trump. He's so much like Trump - that it's a pretty good bet that he will run against him. Trump would have done the same thing to him. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-florida-donald-trump-texas-d0fb48fb5ccf444dc7b20590201a05ca #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-02-02 06:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 178 epoch Lifetime ID 1593328637678316 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/02/2022 21:02" reach 5 title "Trump's heir? Some supporters eye DeSantis as alternative" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1593328637678316 ========== Tweets for 2022-02-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488525660515676172 Will Marc Short turn out to be the pivotal witness? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-house-committee-mike-pence/index.html He seems willing to do what Pence won't. #PS1insurrection == impress 22 time 2022-02-01 14:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488384690885038080 Ancient ethnic rivalries and domestic politics dominate foreign policy in eastern Europe - not so different from US. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/world/europe/ukraine-poland-hungary-nato.html #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-02-01 05:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488381933482434565 GOP leads in fund-raising. Will that be enough to offset bitter primary feuds? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/31/midterm-election-money-parties/ #PS1politics == impress 15 time 2022-02-01 05:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488380648318373891 Red states aren't using covid funds to help those who need it most - instead they are cutting taxes for those who need it least. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/democrats-accidentally-made-it-easier-republicans-cut-taxes-this-year-oops/ But that's what Republicans do. Their donors love it. #PS1tax == impress 14 time 2022-02-01 05:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488379361866616836 US dependents to leave Belarus too. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/us-embassy-minsk-belarus-ordered-departure-family/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 17 time 2022-02-01 05:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488352338527997956 Shots are coming for under-5. Maybe child care will be safer by summer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/31/coronavirus-vaccine-children-under-5/ #PS1virus == impress 11 time 2022-02-01 03:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488350882005614596 Of course no Trumpist - hardly any GOP in fact - is really going to explicitly condemn Nazis, white supremacists, antisemites, QAnons, anti-vaxxers, or any other fringe constituency that they count on for votes. They'd rather dodge the issue. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/ron-desantis-anti-semitic-protests/index.html #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-02-01 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488349497788747776 Trump has more campaign funds than the RNC. Maybe because RNC has been paying Trump's personal legal bills. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/trump-war-chest-fundraising/index.html #PS1trump == impress 16 time 2022-02-01 03:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488348805682667521 Most GOP legislators demonstrate excellence at avoiding issues and taking stands. So much for rule of law! They don't consider anything Trump might say to be disqualifying. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/republicans-trump-january-6-pardons-2024-nominee/index.html #PS1gop == impress 12 time 2022-02-01 03:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488347206440534023 DOD won't violate constitution? Try DHS! https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/trump-executive-orders-seize-voting-machines/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-02-01 03:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488345139449716736 Covid is a lot like the 1918 flu. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/opinion/covid-pandemic-end.html The public got tired of worrying about it, and subsequent waves carried off the most susceptible in greater numbers than before. Nobody cared. #PS1virus == impress 13 time 2022-02-01 02:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488343542502080515 Spotify/Rogan and Trump/Twitter - what's the same, what's different. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/technology/joe-rogan-spotify-controversy.html In online media, controversy is the most profitable business plan. #PS1media == impress 21 time 2022-02-01 02:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488341388668256261 What social problems do these blockchain-enabled technologies solve? To understand blockchain-enabled technologies, realize that they are parking lots for venture capitalists. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/opinion/crypto-nfts-inequality.html Reducing wealth inequality is a sales pitch, not a reality. #PS1economics == impress 17 time 2022-02-01 02:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488329817514594305 Slow service due to short staffs? Are you going to do anything about it? Not if you're GOP, or Manchin, or Sinema. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/30/its-not-rocket-science-how-get-women-back-work/ #PS1economics == impress 19 time 2022-02-01 01:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488328963562754049 This time is never different And the rules never change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/speculative-frenzy-meme-stocks-crypto-is-coming-an-end-youve-probably-got-nothing-worry-about/ Start dollar-cost-averaging in a no-load target date fund when you are young, throw away quarterly statements, and you'll outperform almost everybody actively investing. #PS1economics == impress 14 time 2022-02-01 01:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488324472864067586 A history of Supreme Court diversity. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2625353 There's nothing new about Biden's promise. #PS1justice == impress 13 time 2022-02-01 01:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488304867915431936 It's easy to criticize while you are out of power. You don't have to be consistent or logical or practical. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/trump-never-met-dictator-he-didnt-praise-yet-his-fans-dare-accuse-biden-appeasement/ #PS1foreign == impress 10 time 2022-02-01 00:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488303808190902274 Ruthless Democratic gerrymandering now might make it possible to end gerrymandering later. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/democrats-gerrymandering-ruthlessly/ California should gerrymander for Democrats until Texas gives up gerrymandering for Republicans. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 26 time 2022-02-01 00:10 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488302135900991489 The virus is not disappearing. It is adapting. We must do the same. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/what-if-were-middle-not-end-pandemic/ #PS1virus == impress 8 time 2022-02-01 00:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488301311997009921 Traditional conservative tries to encourage Pence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/mike-pence-this-is-your-moment-rebuke-donald-trump/ But Pence is not Trumpy enough for Trumpists, too Trumpy for everybody else. He did the right thing on Jan 6. He should say so and leave presidential political ambitions behind. #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-02-01 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-02-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-02-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 631 epoch Lifetime ID 1592699571074556 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "02/01/2022 22:02" reach 4 title "Opinion | Mike Pence, this is your moment to rebuke Donald Trump" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1592699571074556 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-31 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488300129673449473 What kind of idiot would tear up incriminating material so carelessly that it could be reconstructed? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/31/trump-ripped-up-documents/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591856724492174 #PS1trump == impress 14 time 2022-01-31 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488296538946162688 Trump might have improved the chances of Electoral Count Act reform. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/trump-electoral-count-act-2024/index.html By making a hypothetical danger concrete, he motivates Congress to act. #PS1democracy == impress 20 time 2022-01-31 23:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488294569049395202 Pence doesn't want to testify but his staff will. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/pence-marc-short-january-6-committee/index.html Pence shouldn't suppose that refusing to testify will win back any favor with the Trump base. #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-01-31 23:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488293306148667396 In the covid era, public schools make good ransomware targets. How many pay up? https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-technology-health-business-hacking-aecb37a35f3677e4f2cc62362a23defa #PS1ransomware == impress 17 time 2022-01-31 23:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488174318794121222 “The Trump group is smaller today, but it is even more intense, more passionate and more unforgiving. As people drift away, those who are still with him are even stronger in their support.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/us/politics/trump-grip-republicans-polls.html Some drift further right, others toward the center. #PS1trump == impress 14 time 2022-01-31 15:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488157998052638720 When do we get to use the guns? https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article255576166.html Trump or the Constitution, there is no middle on defending our nation https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/jan-6-trump-republicans-risk-becoming-party-of-violent-insurgents/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591368291207684 #PS1trumpism == impress 19 time 2022-01-31 14:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488156048980471809 Some GOP worry Trump won't stay on message. But Trump IS the message, and GOP is just one of his media. So he continues to focus on his fans who come to his rallies and focus on Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/30/trump-republican-candidates/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591368291207684 #PS1trump == impress 12 time 2022-01-31 14:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488154035160977411 Jan 6 committee doesn't have a lot of time to get to the bottom of the insurrection. How many subpoenas should it issue and how many criminal referrals? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/opinions/house-january-6-select-committee-actions-honig/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-01-31 14:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488045812894470144 Newt Gingrich joins the insurrectionist chorus. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/newt-gingrich-jail-time/index.html He thinks there's something illegal about a Congressional committee investigating a violent attack on Congress. But he won't say what. Investigating Trump and Trumpists and Trumpism? #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-01-31 07:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488036764191051780 Trump says Pence could have and should have overturned Biden's election. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/politics/trump-pence-2020-election/index.html Does he really mean it? Or is this just another GOP loyalty test, to see who will back him up in public no matter how ridiculous his statements. #PS1insurrection == impress 72 time 2022-01-31 06:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488035783680282630 Will FBI protect Georgia DA and grand jury from Trumpist insurrectionists? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/politics/fulton-county-da-fbi-letter/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 3 engage-rate 8% expands 1 impress 39 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-01-31 06:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1488035358411739140 Did Trump call for additional violent insurrection is he is prosecuted for crimes? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/opinions/trump-rally-dangerous-obeidallah/index.html Whereas his ability to pardon depends on getting elected, he could incite insurrection at any time. Or is this just another drill to purge disloyal GOP? #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-01-31 06:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487992103791595525 A coordinated campaign to convert neutral professionalism into partisan loyalty, to make sure no GOP candidates ever lose again. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/us/politics/election-deniers-secretary-of-state.html Unswerving loyalty is the currency of Trumpism, and neutral professionalism is disloyal. #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-01-31 03:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487990351650381827 Who helps Putin call the shots? A bunch of fellow KGB veterans. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/world/europe/putin-top-advisers-ukraine.html Like Trump, they tout traditional values but if you know anything about Russian history, they are not values you'd want forced upon you. #PS1ukraine == impress 22 time 2022-01-31 03:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487986261906243584 Putin is NATO's best advertisement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/28/putin-ukraine-russia-backfire/ #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-01-31 03:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487984996283400193 Putin's mythology - much like Trump's. Make up an enemy and blame everything on it. Protect people by invaliding them and oppressing them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/28/putin-russia-ukraine-myths/ Historical revisionism is an ancient Russian tradition. #PS1ukraine == impress 19 time 2022-01-31 03:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487982995055079425 Why eating out is getting more expensive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/28/great-resignation-restaurant-perks/ Workers are finally starting to get just compensation for dealing with harsh schedules and increasingly unpleasant customers. It's not over. #PS1economics == impress 12 time 2022-01-31 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487978992837693440 Is volatility an attractive nuisance? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/30/maybe-volatility-cryptocurrencies-is-feature-not-bug/ Is investing in cryptocurrency any different from a weekend in Vegas? #PS1economics == impress 16 time 2022-01-31 02:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487977129354563587 Is covid undermining authoritarians globally? Or just paving the way for worse successors? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/opinions/strongman-elections-orban-bolsonaro-duterte-ben-ghiat/index.html #PS1virus == impress 11 time 2022-01-31 02:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487960113524527106 Need investment advice? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html You could do worse than invest in Berkshire Hathaway. A lot of new investors are about to learn a lot about market cycles as the Fed tackles inflation. #PS1economics == impress 15 time 2022-01-31 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487958906290667520 Re-elected Trump might pardon insurrection criminals. Or maybe just the ones that never blamed him in court. But Collins, Graham, Sununu say no pardons for convicted violent insurrectionists. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/politics/chris-sununu-capitol-riot-pardons-trump-cnntv/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591226901221823 #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-01-31 01:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487940735152259072 US is still trying to catch up with IS - https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-religion-syria-arrests-d8d18842303528e4f0ecf5f25a211acd but they're mostly getting away rather than going away. https://apnews.com/article/business-syria-middle-east-racial-injustice-iraq-e0c9bdc100f6ad74fb52d63a188ac978 #PS1mideast == impress 15 time 2022-01-31 00:08 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-31 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-31 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 781 epoch Lifetime ID 1591872794490567 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/31/2022 16:01" reach 4 title "Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591872794490567 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-30 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487921189037117440 IRS as Sisyphus - under bipartisan direction. Democrats pile on more tasks while GOP removes budget for headcount. Now IRS has to give up something - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/28/irs-backlog-taxpayer-notices/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591176484560198 #PS1tax == impress 11 time 2022-01-30 22:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487899253296881668 Protect small business and consumers by protecting global megabusinesses! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/28/opinion-antitrust-bills-threaten-california-businesses-and-economy/ It's straight out of the standard GOP playbook. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 retweets 1 time 2022-01-30 21:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487898462590935041 What's ultimately more important - the port of Oakland or the A's ballpark? The A's can play in Las Vegas - but the port of Las Vegas is not much help for the supply chain. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/28/borenstein-as-ballpark-plan-forces-taxpayers-to-protect-oakland-port/ #PS1capolitics == engage 8 engage-rate 16% hashclicks 1 impress 49 time 2022-01-30 21:20 +0000 urlclicks 7 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487895952669040643 Lots of reasons to deny bail for Rhodes. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/us/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-01-30 21:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487866214894366721 Cyberweapons - the new nukes for merchants of death. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/magazine/nso-group-israel-spyware.html The bad guys always get the technology sooner or later, and their uses are more creative. #PS1technology == impress 17 time 2022-01-30 19:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487842897919569921 History of mass movements has at least two parts - the statistics of how many were involved and when and how, and the individual stories of how particular persons were affected. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/opinion/slavery-voyages-data-sets.html You can't get the whole picture without both. #PS1other == impress 13 time 2022-01-30 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487816723944275972 What is the Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican Party? The personal cult party of Donald J Trump? The cult party of pseudo-populist Trumpism - possibly better embodied in one of his many would-be successors? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/29/sundaytake-trump-polls/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1590984627912717 #PS1trumpism == impress 20 time 2022-01-30 15:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487796726207422467 Putin, like Trump, hates to lose. So maybe he won't launch a war if he thinks he can't win. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/opinion/putin-russia-ukraine.html #PS1ukraine == impress 10 time 2022-01-30 14:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487795604818325510 Would Putin invade Ukraine during the Olympics? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/opinions/putin-xi-relationship-ukraine-ghitis/index.html Probably not. But he would gain the element of surprise. #PS1ukraine == impress 27 time 2022-01-30 14:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487684201251962881 Re-elected Trump might pardon insurrection criminals. Or maybe just the ones that never blamed him - to be his Leibstandarte. Why didn't he just issue a blanket pardon before he left office? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-steve-bannon-joe-biden-donald-trump-crime-934c38eb247dd8839e8985ff966b7bc5 A pardon from Trump certifies guilt! #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 25 time 2022-01-30 07:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487678889019150336 Finishing Trump's wall won't stop the flow. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-caribbean-miami-florida-haiti-c18257df8f6f28f5f52522ec9ad6e5a8 GOP major donors don't want to stop the flow anyway, they just want to keep it as illegal and dangerous as possible, the better to control the illegal immigrant workforce. #PS1immigration == impress 17 time 2022-01-30 06:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487678139522158594 Who gets burned by cryptocurrency? The same kinds of people who were burned by subprime mortgages. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/opinion/cryptocurrency-subprime-vulnerable.html There's still a sucker born every minute. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 replies 1 time 2022-01-30 06:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487677496812179458 Monetizing the presidency - and this time not a single Trump is involved! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/technology/trump-coins.html A multilayer scam, apparently from Romania, for coins made in China. #PS1media == impress 21 time 2022-01-30 06:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-30 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-30 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 492 epoch Lifetime ID 1591208517890328 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/30/2022 16:01" reach 6 title "How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1591208517890328 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-29 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487438140549709827 Monetizing the presidency - from the start - https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2017-02-17/donald-trump-monetizes-the-presidency to the finish - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-money-businesses/2022/01/27/e321fc70-77c8-11ec-9102-d65488c31bb1_story.html It's just another way to scam the suckers. #PS1trump == impress 11 time 2022-01-29 14:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487437517980770309 Trump is confident he'll run and win! https://apnews.com/article/elections-texas-florida-donald-trump-united-states-7f3da5e62e169575a27a2c6f2c319414 Even if he's broke and in jail! #PS1trump == impress 21 time 2022-01-29 14:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487436577991114755 Fake electors - will they plead the fifth? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-joe-biden-subpoenas-electoral-college-bennie-thompson-d952fecdfd41dfc60aaa12734a9d55ab #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-01-29 14:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487436047772368896 Above and beyond - what the prosecution asked. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/28/federal-judge-bucks-prosecutors-jails-ca-man-who-mailed-75-racist-death-threats-to-anti-trump-politicians/ #PS1trumpism == impress 10 time 2022-01-29 14:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1487419668813926400 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-sports-science-business-health-8ba7884f834a8369c8aa6eb86ad287a1 #PS1media == impress 11 time 2022-01-29 13:37 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-29 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-29 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 106 epoch Lifetime ID 1590723427938837 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/29/2022 22:01" reach 10 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1590723427938837 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-27 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486789949126967296 Recovering Trumpist advises other recovering Trumpists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/26/republicans-main-job-right-now-isnt-defining-themselves-its-breaking-with-trump/ But Abernathy doesn't seem to have learned a thing. Trump's rejection of the rule of law has been a constant of his entire life. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1589195214758325 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 24 time 2022-01-27 19:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486782400445042692 Arthur Rock, founder of Silicon Valley. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/27/silicon-valley-invention-venture-capital-sebastian-mallaby-book/ A fateful coincidence - Shockley recruited a brilliant team and then drove them away. They stumbled on Rock. None of this was pre-ordained, which is why Silicon Valley is so hard to duplicate. #PS1technology == impress 24 time 2022-01-27 19:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486778619401629699 Traditional conservatives no longer have a political party. And they never had a mass movement. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/politics/anti-trump-republicans/index.html So in 2022 and 2024, will they support Trump or another Trumpist - or the rule of law? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1589174871427026 #PS1gop == impress 28 time 2022-01-27 19:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486775536726671361 Is Tucker Carlson making his play for the 2024 GOP nomination? “I really hope that Republican primary voters vote out any Republican who believes Ukraine’s borders are more important than ours https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/27/tucker-carlson-support-putin-republicans/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1589168431427670 #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 56 time 2022-01-27 18:58 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486731276107190275 A third of the electorate doesn't care about objective reality, only their feelings, and there is a huge media industry built upon monetizing those feelings and enabling legions of opportunist politicians. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/opinions/holocaust-remembrance-day-politicization-wilf/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1589079098103270 #PS1theory == impress 22 time 2022-01-27 16:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486724534493351936 A scene from the transformation of GOP from rule of law to cult of personality. Plenty of GOP state party officials were enthusiastic conspirators in a criminal fraud of counterfeit electoral votes. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/opinions/2020-election-phony-electors-democracy-alexander/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-01-27 15:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486704718059503616 Being a Trumpist means you don't have to obey the law. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/business-food/sarah-palin-covid-restaurant/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 20 time 2022-01-27 14:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486568805107044357 Imagining Trumpist tactics in 2024 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/26/trump-2024-electoral-count-act-reform/ But will any GOP senators support fixing the broken parts? #PS1democracy == impress 22 time 2022-01-27 05:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486567590835015687 DeSantis doesn't need science - he knows the Trump base that he wants to capture for his presidential bid. They don't decide based on science. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/26/its-pandemic-miracle-im-defending-fda-against-ron-desantis/ #PS1virus == impress 25 time 2022-01-27 05:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486565856842686467 “cinematic epistemology - the world works the way action movies do. In reality, those like him are simply leveraging this impulse for attention and money https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/26/tucker-carlson-airs-his-most-dishonest-dangerous-pandemic-segment-yet/ It doesn't have to be true if the ratings are good! #PS1media == impress 19 time 2022-01-27 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486564160921952258 Strengths and weaknesses of Russian forces vs Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-miiitary-advances-ukraine/2022/01/26/25f959b0-7ec4-11ec-a844-86749890616a_story.html #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 44 time 2022-01-27 04:58 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486550162990272514 Everybody wants an annuity - even if it's illegal. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/winred-political-fundraising-investigation/index.html Nobody wants to enable a monthly deduction BY DEFAULT. #PS1justice == impress 19 time 2022-01-27 04:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486549161692385280 Trumpists get warm response. But are they gaining new recruits or just preaching to the choir? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/nevada-secretaries-of-state-campaigns/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-01-27 03:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486547404987850759 Will Manchin and Sinema support Biden's Supreme Court nomination? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/opinions/biden-nominee-stephen-breyer-replacement-manchin-sinema-zelizer/index.html #PS1justice == impress 25 time 2022-01-27 03:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486541811426344961 We may be reaching a historical inflection point - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/Leveraging-big-ideas/political-change But there's no guarantee that it will be for the better - https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2623819 A third of the electorate doesn't mind Trumpist crimes, they celebrate them. #PS1theory == impress 14 time 2022-01-27 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486539463702441988 Supply shortages breed supply shortages. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-356ad647382e6a3112becece5fdead97 There's nothing to be done in the short term, except cause a recession. Building new fabs in the US will help - in about five years. #PS1inflation == impress 20 time 2022-01-27 03:20 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-27 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 574 epoch Lifetime ID 1589405318070648 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/27/2022 20:01" reach 8 title "US warns that chip shortage could shut down factories" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1589405318070648 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-26 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486410800700870659 Closing in on Eastman. The chief theorist of the insurrection pleaded the fifth or attorney-client privilege on most questions. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/eastman-january-6-committee-subpoena-chapman-university/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-26 18:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486409626845257728 Who cares if it's true if it polls well with the base? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-anti-vaccine-nazis-what-matters/index.html #PS1media == impress 16 time 2022-01-26 18:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486407543312162817 Putin's best investment? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/business/russia-putin-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline-intl-cmd/index.html Nord 2 is working exactly as planned to divide Europe. #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-01-26 18:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486406435491618816 there's rarely been a better time for foreign nations to test a modern President's character and stamina https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/politics/joe-biden-ukraine-russia-china-iran/index.html Putin's timing is no accident as he tries to probe divisions between European powers internally and with the United States. #PS1ukraine == impress 18 time 2022-01-26 18:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486403378791936000 Camp Auschwitz guy getting off lightly. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/robert-packer-camp-auschwitz-sweatshirt-us-capitol-riot/index.html Let him try Arbeit macht frei. #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-01-26 18:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486402659980652544 McConnell is losing the daily media game to Trumpists. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-gop/index.html But who's winning the long game for major donors? Those who know, do not say. You never get in trouble for keeping your mouth shut. #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-01-26 18:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486398524405149696 Time to change how redistricting is done. https://www-c.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting Otherwise you get pretty strange boundaries. https://apnews.com/article/legislature-election-2020-kansas-city-kansas-donald-trump-85844d07388c25e71440059be29b7a6e #PS1democracy == impress 18 time 2022-01-26 17:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486396463290609666 Anti-vaxers elicit counter-protests from the rational majority. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-berlin-religion-5dc72a0b8fa6956be7227b4100f23f4c #PS1virus == impress 17 time 2022-01-26 17:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486395409366880260 Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it - you can't get close to the tar baby and make a clean escape. https://news.yahoo.com/abcarian-ivanka-trump-wanted-center-110554414.html #PS1trump == impress 15 time 2022-01-26 17:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486391014013091840 No relief on gas prices soon. And there's nothing to be done about it. https://apnews.com/article/why-are-gas-oil-prices-high-c949cd59a39fc62b5c37eed6838484bd If there is no war in Ukraine, gas prices will keep rising more slowly. If there is war, gas prices will keep rising more quickly. #PS1inflation == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 41 time 2022-01-26 17:30 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486240004422602752 Putin wants to evict the United States from Europe. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/politics/biden-us-foreign-affairs-what-matters/index.html The Nord 2 pipeline has been Putin's useful tool for dividing Europe and dividing the US Senate. Ukraine is an opportunity for Xi and Kim to make moves in their spheres. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 49 time 2022-01-26 07:30 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486238055778324480 Tucker Carlson ought to be on your show! one guest on a Russian talk show told the anchor. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/europe/ukraine-nato-russia-coverage-tv-media-cmd-intl/index.html Trump too! #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 4% impress 49 time 2022-01-26 07:22 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486232701770223617 It appears to me the administration is moving in the right direction, McConnell said! McConnell is still not clearing his statements with Trump - and on this front reflects traditional GOP conservatism rather than Trumpism. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-russia-ukraine-joe-biden-business-voting-bb843191f9a6636e90efb97612e069cf #PS1ukraine == impress 21 time 2022-01-26 07:01 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-26 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 442 epoch Lifetime ID 1588730314804815 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/26/2022 19:01" reach 6 title "Biden's big test: Proving he can rally allies against Putin" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1588730314804815 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-25 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485852216023916545 Different approaches to redistricting and House control - GOP focuses on protecting incumbents, Democrats on expanding majority. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-new-york-legislature-state-legislature-redistricting-1511d08eb2ec109644439713eb9d44fb Who's right? Depends on how the economy performs. #PS1democracy == impress 25 time 2022-01-25 05:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485851640489861122 West Virginia is a solid red state. Don't expect any help for organizing labor. Union busting is part of the Trumpist Dixiecrat DNA. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-lifestyle-health-west-virginia-2668bb1208fca484e82b017f8b43de19 #PS1economics == impress 17 time 2022-01-25 05:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485850379820490755 Poverty is not good for babies! https://apnews.com/article/science-business-health-education-poverty-c5664cde406736d976053f4e0dfa0bff #PS1health == impress 14 time 2022-01-25 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485849712217362432 Reproductive rights will likely be a major issue in 2022 and 2024 elections, energizing both sides. https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-health-elections-presidential-elections-election-2020-4191f4c12620b035bcdc966b6e335cc7 Since rich people can always afford to travel wherever they need to go, it's mainly a question of reproductive rights for poor women. #PS1other == impress 24 time 2022-01-25 05:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485848614526062592 Napoleon and Hitler taught the world about invading Russia. Here's what the US could do instead - https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-sports-technology-business-middle-east-49557915cbd254b01d5cb2f210803b47 #PS1ukraine == impress 29 time 2022-01-25 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485820027013980161 Russian linguistic and Orthodox motherland that should be joined with, or at least friendly toward, Moscow https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-russia-vladimir-putin-soviet-union-europe-32b8a914ad4debba6c3231738a5f5a36 Just what you'd expect from a KGB graduate. #PS1ukraine == impress 16 time 2022-01-25 03:41 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-25 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 193 epoch Lifetime ID 1588092558201924 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/25/2022 22:01" reach 4 title "Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1588092558201924 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-24 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485711783943757824 Buy a cheap seat, sit in a cheap seat? Not if you're a Trumpist! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/24/self-upgrading-passengers-force-another-flight-to-turn-around/ #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-01-24 20:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485711107905896448 Are Russian troops practicing social distancing? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-01-russia-covid-case-day.html Just in case, 8500 US troops are on alert to reassure allies. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-puts-8500-troops-on-heightened-alert-amid-russia-tension/ar-AAT4Hez #PS1ukraine == impress 37 time 2022-01-24 20:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485708832743378946 You have to have liability insurance to drive a car, so why not to own a firearm? You're liable for all damages caused by your vehicle, so why not your firearm? https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/01/24/san-jose-to-officially-adopt-new-gun-control-laws-to-force-firearm-owners-to-pay-for-gun-violence/ Freefire enthusiasts vow to block even the watered-down ordinance. #PS1firearms == impress 30 time 2022-01-24 20:19 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485707249137819872 How come whenever they actually find voting fraud - it's usually done by Republicans? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/monte-sereno-councilwoman-convicted-of-illegal-voting-in-oregon/ar-AASUJaP It's certainly in the GOP aristocratic tradition to think that you should be able to vote wherever you own property. #PS1democracy == impress 26 time 2022-01-24 20:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485668702968115203 Strong leader Putin's vision of the future meshes nicely with Trump's. Perhaps Putin senses that Biden can't effectively oppose him now, while threatened by China, Korea, and the GOP. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-russia-vladimir-putin-soviet-union-europe-32b8a914ad4debba6c3231738a5f5a36 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1587040024973844 #PS1ukraine == impress 29 time 2022-01-24 17:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485663539662524417 Affirmative action too? https://apnews.com/article/college-admissions-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-religion-affirmative-action-5fd79b529db78daee370de22ae17909f In 2008 it was possible to think that the need for affirmative action had passed. The Tea Party and Trump stifled that idea. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 39 time 2022-01-24 17:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485640537159835648 A night of long knives coming? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives https://www.history.com/news/the-trotsky-assassination-75-years-ago Idaho shows the future of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/18/republican-infighting-idaho-527190 Extreme ideologues eventually turn on each other for impurity. When do we get to use the guns? #PS1trumpism == impress 22 time 2022-01-24 15:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485628397782921220 Why would anybody use cryptocurrencies to buy real estate? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/24/is-bay-area-real-estate-the-next-frontier-for-crypto/ Is there a tax scam angle to set up a legal structure that would allow a buyer to defer taxes on crypto investment gains? #PS1tax == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 likes 1 time 2022-01-24 14:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485626573168398339 Who cares whether it's true or not? Leading Michigan Trumpist Meshawn Maddock was right on it - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/24/school-superintendent-disappointed-people-believed-rumors-of-litter-boxes-for-students/ https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2022/01/23/michigan-superintendent-furries-litter-boxes-schools/6630738001/ https://www.detroitnews.us/2022/01/24/michigan-superintendent-denies-litter-boxes-provided-to-students-rumor/ Anybody who's just now getting disappointed by Trumpists hasn't been paying attention. #PS1media == impress 27 time 2022-01-24 14:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485610564483121154 Changing a public health issue into a political fund raising tool. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/24/politicians-use-covid-19-to-raise-cash-is-that-healthy/ Everything's political now. Even Trump has discovered he can't change his tune once he's convinced his base. #PS1virus == impress 23 time 2022-01-24 13:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485481169395142659 Biden figured it out in one year - https://news.yahoo.com/pitts-gop-zero-interest-bipartisanship-130009116.html Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP cult of personality has no interest in bipartisanship - none is possible between cult of personality and rule of law. #PS1trumpism == impress 25 time 2022-01-24 05:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485478021473583105 Jan 6 attendees have an epiphany - of falsehoods. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/23/us/jan-6-attendees.html But they want to believe, so they do. They wish they'd done more - and next time, they will. #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-01-24 05:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485475850472460295 Texas thinks up novel methods of voter suppression - like not having enough voter registration cards. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/league-of-women-voters-threatens-to-sue-texas-secretary-of-state-for-failing-to-provide-voter-registration-cards/ar-AAT1sGE #PS1democracy == impress 18 time 2022-01-24 04:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485410500892495880 What strong leaders do - make up economics as they go - Trump take note. https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-turkey-middle-east-consumer-prices-19ea7eba8bb97ea53d07be4cd4648ac7 Interest is un-Islamic, but inflation is Islamic? #PS1economics == impress 19 time 2022-01-24 00:33 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-24 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 525 epoch Lifetime ID 1587326251611888 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/24/2022 21:01" reach 8 title "EXPLAINER: Are Turkey's efforts to fix the economy working?" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1587326251611888 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-23 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485401451442552832 Jan 6 committee already talking to Barr. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/23/politics/january-6-committee-william-barr/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-23 23:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485398231936757762 Play it again, Sam! The race card, that is. It polls so well with the base. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-madison-251ffe2672b6c40ca7b8a0a7341959f2 Trumpists hope to make white people one of their single-issue constituencies. #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-01-23 23:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485397042008444930 War threat serious enough to evacuate dependents. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-antony-blinken-europe-evacuations-45d1a477929caefe1f0626a5ca42afd0 #PS1ukraine == impress 15 time 2022-01-23 23:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485395461183664132 The unbearable burden of nursing in a Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP state that won't do a thing to help. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/23/health/covid-mississippi-nurses.html It's not a job that anybody wants now. #PS1virus == impress 11 time 2022-01-23 23:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485314345563082752 It's 1938 all over again. The west takes a stand now or a stand later. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/22/politics/russia-ukraine-us-what-matters/index.html #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-01-23 18:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485313167399948289 Pandemic of repeat armed carjackings by minors. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/23/us/carjackings-rise-major-cities-pandemic/index.html Should repeat armed felons be charged as adults? In any case, defunding police is pretty unlikely. Most departments are short-handed already. #PS1justice == impress 13 time 2022-01-23 18:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485311281271738369 How a strong leader converts journalists into propagandists - Trump take note! https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-india-journalists-676566be736545ecfc59c16acfa7f575 Turns out turning government advertising off and on is an effective tool in India. Traditional methods work too. #PS1journalism == impress 22 time 2022-01-23 17:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485309953720029184 GOP succeeds at IRS. Not enough resources for ordinary taxpayers, much less auditing major donors, who will remember their senators favorably. https://apnews.com/article/when-will-taxes-be-accepted-irs-9d29b1e4b5d12acbb68e43772a009f1e They'll blame it on Biden as usual. #PS1tax == impress 11 time 2022-01-23 17:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485307842164768772 You thought majority rules? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/cnn-poll-abortion-roe-v-wade/index.html Right-to-lifers are an essential single-issue consistency supporting minority rule. GOP judicial nominees know they are expected to keep anti-abortion and pro-firearms voters happy in GOP. #PS1minority == impress 13 time 2022-01-23 17:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485306915357822976 First catch for Election Threats Task Force. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-austin-texas-elections-arrests-c82d47a3dec7376bc07f68610847ad9d That field is white for harvest. #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-23 17:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485305296603942914 A very slight improvement - well in the future. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-lifestyle-games-video-games-cb3e3a36f48416a25b5d00baa405f91a Supply chain issues take a while. Production in Ohio should be going well by 2026, so don't expect cheaper car prices soon. And fabbed chips will still be shipped overseas to be packaged. #PS1inflation == impress 14 time 2022-01-23 17:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485303941021585409 How DID the Southern aristocracy get poor whites to fight for slavery? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses all to protect aristocratic minority rule? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html The wise ass on the hill got canceled for explaining! https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2022/01/23 #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-01-23 17:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485266477229899776 British conclude that Russia intends to install a friendly government in Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-russia-antony-blinken-d6425c531f277b9dfb099511999822f4 #PS1ukraine == impress 54 time 2022-01-23 15:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485158197014851586 Moving the filibuster from 67 to 60 - one of Mondale's greatest feats. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/23/politics/filibuster-60-vote-senate-rule/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-01-23 07:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485155993377914881 Biden would not get off as easily on Fox. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/trump-sean-hannity-border-wall/index.html #PS1media == impress 15 time 2022-01-23 07:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485155589906853888 Epshteyn admits role in fake electors scam. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/22/politics/boris-epshteyn-trump-campaign-fake-electors/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-01-23 07:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485154241375203330 Palin v NYT - with implications for Fox. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/22/media/sarah-palin-new-york-times-trial/index.html #PS1journalism == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 time 2022-01-23 07:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485153279432544256 Putin strengthens NATO. Now Sweden and Finland are thinking about whether they should join. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/opinions/putin-russia-us-nato-miscalculation-ghitis/index.html #PS1ukraine == engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 36 time 2022-01-23 07:31 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485151605833945089 An unreliable census. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-georgia-census-2020-3fc3ef87b47cbe81cb15a19469841387 #PS1other == impress 12 time 2022-01-23 07:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485150579689025537 She voted no without ever saying what she WOULD vote for. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-kyrsten-sinema-phoenix-arizona-voting-af9409b7dbab996a1a8df329c053fce0 Let her draft and pass political and economic democracy bills with 10 GOP co-sponsors. If she can't do that, her bipartisanship isn't worth much and never will be missed. #PS1politics == impress 10 time 2022-01-23 07:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485148461339013123 Ponzi died but Ponzi schemes never die. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-business-brazil-bitcoin-2dc801e5e3aa477ce7983d84dc8a64bb If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Why would anybody offer such a good investment to a stranger? #PS1other == impress 12 time 2022-01-23 07:12 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 62 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2022-01-23 ratio 3 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-23 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 620 engaged 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1586572898353890 impress 4 likeimpress 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/23/2022 16:01" reach 3 title "Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1586572898353890 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-22 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484881597891448832 It was all just a joke? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/22/politics/ali-alexander-january-6-extremists-kfile/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-01-22 13:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484772868957224960 Contract with America - the campaign brochure that nobody reads or believes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/20/contract-with-america/ The real GOP agenda is the same as always - billionaire tax cuts, deregulation, union busting... If they can't override Biden's veto, they simply oppose Democrats. #PS1gop == impress 18 time 2022-01-22 06:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484770734576574465 Optimism and pessimism in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/21/ukrainians-cant-afford-be-afraid/ Sooner or later they know they will have to fight for their independence. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 52 time 2022-01-22 06:11 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484769796105203714 How propaganda works. It doesn't have to be true if it polls well with the base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/21/fox-news-lie-school-board-domestic-terrorists/ #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-01-22 06:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484767842356498433 A positive look at Biden's first year. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/opinions/joe-biden-first-year-is-not-a-failure-powers/index.html #PS1biden == impress 13 time 2022-01-22 06:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484766264560021506 The antivax toll - no room in the ICU for other emergencies. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-chicago-illinois-e8727a5e7b1df775d692877e94f8cb73 #PS1virus == impress 13 time 2022-01-22 05:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484764271082831876 Known by the company they keep! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-europe-manhattan-campaign-finance-07c83dcbb9ecc93d14e65b43e0eb72bb #PS1ukraine == impress 12 time 2022-01-22 05:46 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-22 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 177 epoch Lifetime ID 1586109235066923 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/22/2022 22:01" reach 3 title "Giuliani associate gets year in prison in foreign donor case" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1586109235066923 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-21 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484662316989751296 Tipster and social media did him in. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/21/exclusive-san-mateo-man-is-latest-bay-area-resident-arrested-in-jan-6-u-s-capitol-breach/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-01-21 23:00 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484658719778435073 Make Election Day a state holiday! https://news.yahoo.com/granderson-why-arent-democrats-making-110027269.html Don't hold your breath waiting for McConnell to make it a Federal holiday. #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-01-21 22:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484657956092198912 What happens when politics becomes unproductive? https://news.yahoo.com/column-why-californias-best-public-194211484.html Find another way to foster change! #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-01-21 22:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484657396462993408 Pandemic of misleading ballot summaries of initiative measures. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/01/21/borenstein-tricks-california-local-officials-use-to-deceive-voters/ #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-01-21 22:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484654266694258691 Caste now a protected category at CSU. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/cal-state-schools-add-caste-anti-discrimination-policy-rcna12602 Some new immigrants can't leave old prejudices behind in the old country. #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 time 2022-01-21 22:28 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484653436943540225 Trump thought through the National Guard seizing voting machines and had an executive order drafted. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/draft-order-trump-would-ve-directed-guard-seize-voting-machines-n1287875 #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-01-21 22:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484652728819216385 Metaverse risks? https://www.connectsafely.org/metaverse-what-it-is-and-what-are-its-risks/ As with any new technology, you don't really understand it until you've seen how it can be exploited toward evil ends. #PS1technology == impress 17 time 2022-01-21 22:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484530190973747203 It's now or never for Putin to stop western ideas from getting too close to Russia. It's now or never for Biden to show he will stand up against aggressors without suffering another humiliating defeat. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-us-russia-ukraine/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1584973205180526 #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 27 likes 1 time 2022-01-21 14:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484523814868320256 McCarthy wants to be Speaker so badly. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-gop-conference/index.html But Trump and the Freedom Caucus don't trust him, and they're not shy about saying so. The Democrats will paint him standing with the lunatic fringe. #PS1gop == impress 18 time 2022-01-21 13:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484401505952100353 The red (and sometimes blue) wave of inexperienced school board members - many accepted campaign funds from national reactionary donors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/19/parents-school-boards-recall-takeover/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1584718365206010 #PS1other == impress 13 time 2022-01-21 05:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484397824473059330 Texas GOP don't want to talk about the real reasons for the Alamo - https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/146405 But Confederate Heroes Day only dates back to 1973. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/20/confederate-heroes-day-texas-should-not-celebrate/ Other slave states still observe Confederate Memorial Day. #PS1other == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 15 likes 1 time 2022-01-21 05:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484391513253507077 While Trump stumbles on tactics and strategy, McConnell uses the same old tactics and strategy to defend minority rule - fortifying it in Congress, the federal judiciary, and red state legislatures. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/20/mitch-mcconnell-filibuster-brutal-biden-polls/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1584700481874465 #PS1minority == impress 18 time 2022-01-21 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484384204313956358 GOP asks Gingrich to draft a plan. They tell major donors in private billionaire tax relief billionaire deregulation billionaire union busting reactionary judiciary But what do they tell voters in public? https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/01/20/republican-midterm-plan-education-economy/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1584686885209158 #PS1gop == impress 11 time 2022-01-21 04:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484379715636908038 Too many alternatives for political fantasy - and not enough suckers interested in a 100% political fantasy diet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/20/trump-audience-stalling/ Trump's social media project will just make it worse, if it ever gets off the ground. #PS1media == engage 3 engage-rate 23% impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-01-21 04:17 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484375926079066115 Voter rights have to be preserved at the state level, by regional federalism if necessary - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html The Senate has done its constitutional job of protecting minority rule - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/whats-next-voting-rights/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-01-21 04:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484374431174590471 After a lifetime of lies, it's just automatic - second nature. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/opinions/trump-organization-attorney-general-accountability-dantonio/index.html #PS1trump == impress 9 time 2022-01-21 03:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484373487296794628 Need time to consider pleading fifth? That's a poor argument for dismissing charges! https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/media/infowars-owen-shroyer/index.html But insurrectionists who caught themselves on tape have poor arguments at best. #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-21 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484367574317944837 The fake electors plot was coordinated by Giuliani across seven states, supported by OAN. Some of those states made conditional claims. The others simply asserted fraudulent credentials - a crime. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/trump-campaign-officials-rudy-giuliani-fake-electors/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-21 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484366317029187594 We probably haven't heard the last Trumpist claims of executive privilege. At least they'll have to come up with better arguments next time. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/opinions/trump-loss-supreme-court-win-democracy-eisen-perry-perry/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-01-21 03:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484362997992550405 A special grand jury for Georgia insurrection investigation. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-georgia-united-states-atlanta-election-2020-582aa817b935517deeb507c9bc46b0dd #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-21 03:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484351495512285187 Who loves to spread fake news BECAUSE it's fake? https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/14/we-found-the-one-group-of-americans-who-are-most-likely-to-spread-fake-news-526973 Pointing out it's fake just encourages them. And they have plenty of echoers courtesy of foreign interests, who share their interests in tearing things down. #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 likes 1 time 2022-01-21 02:25 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-21 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-21 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 717 epoch Lifetime ID 1585390811805432 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/21/2022 20:01" reach 4 title "We Found the One Group of Americans Who Are Most Likely to Spread Fake News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1585390811805432 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-20 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484291709865398272 Not Trump's best days https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/trump-supreme-court-jan-6-investigation/index.html His would-be successors are smiling inwardly at least. #PS1trump == impress 17 time 2022-01-20 22:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484289823179300865 Ivanka asked to testify https://apnews.com/article/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-bennie-thompson-elections-election-2020-b974bb17f8ce4ea0200f3b016e50176b #PS1insurrection == impress 26 time 2022-01-20 22:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484288493291335681 Sometimes it's hard to stay motivated https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/pitts-sometimes-you-can-t-help-but-grow-weary/ar-AASYnyc But our predecessors endured worse and persisted to success, even if it was fleeting. Can't we do at least as well? #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 likes 1 time 2022-01-20 22:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484177809744404484 Georgia leads the way in voter suppression - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/poll-closures-rural-lincoln-county-georgia/index.html That jeopardizes DeSantis' presidential hopes, so Florida is catching up - https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-desantis-wants-even-more-voter-suppression-measures-florida-n1283329 #PS1democracy == impress 21 time 2022-01-20 14:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484176841023713288 Trumpist or not, they're all defending minority rule - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html Don't be fooled by superficial differences - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/opinions/ron-desantis-glenn-youngkin-gop-future-hemmer/index.html #PS1minority == impress 11 time 2022-01-20 14:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484176333936611338 Don't waste taxpayer dollars on voter suppression cops - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/david-perdue-election-police-force-georgia/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/desantis-election-crime-security-voter-fraud/index.html The KKK will do it for free, same as they always have. But it's really about impressing the Trumpist base with candidates' voter-suppression credentials. #PS1democracy == impress 13 time 2022-01-20 14:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484171380899782667 No room in the Emergency Room? https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-lifestyle-business-california-c8906d6154daf3185d39fdee2d3a7f55 It might be unvaccinated covid patients or homeless people - or longer term systemic problems. #PS1health == impress 14 time 2022-01-20 14:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484158674910138370 Chinese scanners available below cost. What could go wrong? https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-china-russia-europe-120b7dedacd8d545bf4521a1948bc31e #PS1china == impress 12 time 2022-01-20 13:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484040992554569728 What does Trump think of his Supreme Court nominations now? What will he say at his next campaign rally? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-january-6-committee/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 23 time 2022-01-20 05:51 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484038845658132483 Fuentes and Casey subpoenaed. Will they plead the fifth too? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/january-6-subpoenas/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 time 2022-01-20 05:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484038453104832514 Beware of false gods! https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/january-6-riot-judge-2024-election/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-20 05:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484028920831774721 What has Biden's first year reminded us? Who's in the White House doesn't matter nearly as much as who controls the Senate. And the GOP will do whatever it takes to avoid ever losing another Senate election. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-europe-donald-trump-422b4b87a6e7b961977cedd9d33bb03c #PS1biden == impress 15 time 2022-01-20 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484027710632464388 The Wild West lives on in Brazil, led by the Trumpist Cowboy-in-Chief Bolsonaro. https://apnews.com/article/business-mountains-environment-and-nature-brazil-00196ff2ed46a82e4fd6a4a817829f24 #PS1foreign == impress 9 time 2022-01-20 04:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484023366583341058 Supreme Court justices fail to do their duty for Trump https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-congress-donald-trump-30d5d01db49f0591d641d9e92d4092a8 #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-01-20 04:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484022672983932930 Manchin and Murkowski think there are 10 GOP votes for some kind of election reform. They didn't say who the other 9 are, or what kind of reform. They've had a year to draft a bill and find support. Trumpists will oppose it. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-college-football-sports-kyrsten-sinema-27c888b4f9bf876520913d7036a942b0 #PS1democracy == impress 14 time 2022-01-20 04:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484018242527973377 Teaching law students where to look for hope https://wacotrib.com/opinion/columnists/erwin-chemerinsky-jeffrey-abramson-what-do-we-teach-law-students-when-we-have-no-faith/article_d72e5cc2-1fd5-52e8-85a9-a57abd858acd.html #PS1justice == impress 11 time 2022-01-20 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484016499392090117 Not the best day for Elon Musk. Autopilot felony crash - https://apnews.com/article/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-charges-91b4a0341e07244f3f03051b5c2462ae SolarCity bailout - https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/musk-engineered-solarcity-purchase-as-bailout-investors-argue #PS1technology == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-01-20 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1484015053749698562 Insuring economic democracy - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-federal-trade-commission-economy-92c9d29e42e8cbe5db46ce9815d5e062 All concentrations of power are inherently bad. Part of the job of government is to continually level the playing field enough for new competitors to thrive. GOP, of course, disagrees. #PS1economics == impress 9 time 2022-01-20 04:08 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-20 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 524 epoch Lifetime ID 1584636938547486 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/20/2022 18:01" reach 3 title "US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1584636938547486 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-19 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483893455294124036 “If NASA functioned like the United States Senate, they would never get the rocket off the launchpad” https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-college-football-sports-kyrsten-sinema-27c888b4f9bf876520913d7036a942b0 That's the whole point. A dysfunctional Congress that can't change the status quo is a pillar of minority rule. #PS1democracy == impress 13 time 2022-01-19 20:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483891765635551232 Teens will be driving big rigs across state lines. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/19/new-rule-will-allow-teens-to-drive-semi-trucks-across-state-lines/ Let's hope it alleviates some of the supply chain problem and thus reduces inflationary pressure. #PS1inflation == impress 8 time 2022-01-19 19:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483882333912526848 Very specific allegations, and everybody else is pleading the fifth - so Trump and his kids must testify. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/19/ny-ag-trump-org-statements-include-misleading-statements/ #PS1trump == impress 13 time 2022-01-19 19:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483881648085032960 Will covid ever be no worse than the flu? Don't count on it. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/19/think-covid-is-becoming-like-the-flu-heres-how-much-worse-it-still-is/ Flu is bad enough, especially for very young and old people. #PS1virus == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-01-19 19:18 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483880010964340737 Supreme Court says full steam ahead on Federal deregulation, a critical goal of GOP major donors. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2620086 #PS1justice == impress 11 time 2022-01-19 19:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483878807794638848 Don't let the perfect prevent the better. Can ANY parts of voting rights or BBB pass? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/time-to-start-over-on-voting-rights-and-election-security/ar-AASPzZv It's doubtful - most GOP senators are opposed to giving Biden any wins. Even if there aren't 10 GOP votes for anything, get them on the record. #PS1democracy == impress 19 time 2022-01-19 19:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483877224394596352 Better hope you never need a public conservator - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/18/opinion-britney-spears-conservatorship-was-atypical-most-lack-funds/ As with most of its mental health responsibilities, the state mainstreamed the problem to counties without transferring any funding. #PS1capolitics == impress 14 time 2022-01-19 19:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483876200845963264 All about the filibuster - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#filibuster What Manchin and Sinema ignore - https://news.yahoo.com/calmes-filibuster-terrible-history-time-110010923.html Even Strom Thurmond, the segregation-forever filibuster king and founder of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP, got a toilet break. Nowadays nobody needs one. #PS1democracy == impress 19 time 2022-01-19 18:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483874031203848193 The pandemic has not been a disaster for everybody. Why not let them help those hit hardest? https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-poverty-world-economic-forum-2316d71c873de5320af56b7159148117 #PS1tax == impress 6 time 2022-01-19 18:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483664612096557059 Who hires crackpot mathematicians? The crackpot pillow man! https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/politics/douglas-frank-big-lie/index.html Crackpot mathematicians can make a living off the crackpot pillow man! #PS1insurrection == engage 5 engage-rate 7% impress 68 likes 1 time 2022-01-19 04:56 +0000 urlclicks 2 userclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483662447487569920 Jan 6 committee subpoenas phone logs of Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/politics/eric-trump-kim-guilfoyle-subpoena-jan-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 74 time 2022-01-19 04:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483658111407722497 Giuliani and Powell subpoena'd by Jan 6 committee. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-boris-epshteyn-bennie-thompson-donald-trump-subpoenas-871ecaecc54ffff987205684833850ed #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-01-19 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483643374066274304 The omicron peak might push total US covid deaths over one million. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-omicron-covid-19-deaths-08f8db29985b992d5ef98ccfa1459eb7 #PS1virus == impress 25 time 2022-01-19 03:31 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-19 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-19 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 428 epoch Lifetime ID 1583964638614716 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/19/2022 19:01" reach 5 title "US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1583964638614716 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-18 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483512849464922114 George Wallace and Strom Thurmond eventually repented, at least partially. Will their political heirs in the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP ever repent? Doesn't seem likely in the age of cable television and social media. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/opinions/biden-segregationist-history-voting-rights-george-wallace-joseph/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-01-18 18:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483511275762044932 An invasion of Ukraine won't do anybody any good. Will Putin do it anyway? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/europe/russia-ukraine-us-high-stakes-gamble-cmd-intl/index.html He doesn't want to appear to back down. But can he wait until Trump is in charge? #PS1ukraine == engage 3 engage-rate 4% impress 81 time 2022-01-18 18:47 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483505733094105092 No rest for the people at the bottom. With no other options, many have to work sick. Thus omicron spreads, just like its successor will, whenever it incubates itself among the global billions of unvaccinated. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-lifestyle-health-pandemics-e5fc6251d51e9142f90dfc81f8047ef8 #PS1virus == impress 17 time 2022-01-18 18:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483504774532067329 China won't be a threat to Silicon Valley after all. They'll have to go back to industrial espionage. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/technology/china-tech-internet-crackdown-layoffs.html That's what happens when the leader/party/government decide to regulate technology for political ends. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1583056932038820 #PS1china == impress 13 time 2022-01-18 18:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483465989757050885 Is the Trump star waxing or waning? You can see whatever you want to see - WANING - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/politics/trump-administration-officials-against-former-boss-2022/index.html WAXING - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/politics/donald-trump-one-year-out-of-office/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1582963835381463 #PS1trumpism == impress 15 time 2022-01-18 15:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483455992654446592 Social influencers are a risky medium. You can pay them for saying nice things about you. Or you can pay them for saying nasty things about somebody else, or for NOT saying nasty things about you. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/18/social-influencers-can-make-or-break-a-companys-reputation/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1582936715384175 #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-01-18 15:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483337412096905223 The collapse of Afghanistan was inevitable once the Trump administration negotiated directly with the Taliban. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-joe-biden-kabul-taliban-air-force-e9fb454b7e9bebac58477e13d603fc06 Better support for the Afghan air force would have delayed the inevitable only a bit. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1582694742075039 #PS1afghanistan == impress 25 time 2022-01-18 07:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483333384323493889 The return of nuclear power. https://apnews.com/article/climate-technology-business-nuclear-power-environment-and-nature-cfb21ab68a9e7005cc08873f2a5a7031 The only problem is that nobody wants to store the wastes for centuries in THEIR backyard. #PS1climate == impress 10 time 2022-01-18 07:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-18 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 328 epoch Lifetime ID 1583305558680624 impress 6 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/18/2022 18:01" reach 4 title "Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1583305558680624 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-17 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483086379009462273 Can DeSantis get away with it? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/us/trump-desantis.html If DeSantis can get enough donors to help him run against Trump, then all the other would-be Trump successors will try as well. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1582263685451478 #PS1trumpism == impress 25 time 2022-01-17 14:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483065629791834123 It takes a while to gain historical perspective to understand whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/17/politics/mlk-polling-analysis/index.html #PS1other == impress 18 time 2022-01-17 13:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482959848018874371 Voting rights have to be won state by state, block by block. Biden can lead the way. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/opinion/biden-voting-rights.html It's a waste of time to try to change the Senate. Senators have their orders from their donors. And Biden doesn't have enough of their votes. #PS1democracy == impress 15 time 2022-01-17 06:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482958544034942977 Ukrainians are preparing for war. They fear it will come sooner or later, no matter what concessions NATO makes to Putin. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/opinion/ukraine-war.html #PS1ukraine == impress 30 time 2022-01-17 06:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482957613834797057 Nobody was ready to manage supply instead of demand. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/opinion/biden-obama-economy.html #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 06:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482946185589444608 No legislator has a problem with deficit spending on defense, as long as it goes to donors in his district! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/military-budget-build-back-better.html #PS1other == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 05:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482939416276525059 Price controls? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/business/economy/inflation-price-controls.html They didn't work last time. Don't expect them to work this time, except in times of total war. In the future, though, total wars will be over in 15 minutes. #PS1inflation == impress 19 time 2022-01-17 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482922831671296001 To subpoena legislators or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/15/jan-6-subpoenas-committee/ Little point to wasting time if you know it won't work. #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-17 03:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482921494611050497 FBI not working on Trump and his direct associates - yet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-jan-6-investigation-garland/2022/01/15/e55a3ca2-7555-11ec-b202-b9b92330d4fa_story.html But who knows what the future holds? You start at the bottom, squeeze, and see what you come up with as you go up the food chain. #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-01-17 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482919482641158148 More options for Putin in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/15/russia-us-ukraine-biden-putin/ If Putin decides Trump might not be re-elected, that might increase the chances of a military invasion. #PS1ukraine == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 62 time 2022-01-17 03:35 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482918229328609282 the silent majority will be overtaken by a violent minority https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/15/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-sedition/ #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-01-17 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482916762509185024 First amendment doesn't cover violence or invitations to violence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/10/january-6-first-amendment/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/16/merrick-garland-seditious-conspiracy-indictment-changes-everything/ #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-01-17 03:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482915071428685825 A traditional conservative hawk on Putin's intentions and NATO's lack of resolve. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/16/putin-strategy-ukraine-united-states-needs-one/ Bolton might be right. Or Putin might just be setting up the chessboard, in order to move when Trump is re-elected. #PS1ukraine == impress 17 time 2022-01-17 03:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482912901111242752 What's so hard about prohibiting stock trades by legislators? Why is that harder than requiring income tax returns from elected officials? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/16/bill-ban-congressional-stock-trading-is-an-opportunity-democrats-theyre-squandering-it/ No point giving GOP another issue to campaign on and then do nothing about. #PS1politics == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 time 2022-01-17 03:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482912015060402177 Bipartisanship is a lost cause. Democrats up and down the line must call out cult of personality for what it is - a threat to the American idea - to defend minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/16/if-democrats-want-win-they-must-change-venue/ #PS1minority == impress 15 time 2022-01-17 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482910948675375104 King earned this holiday not by being bland but by being bold https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/16/dr-king-was-bold-dont-make-him-bland/ Every significant historical figure gets re-interpreted by the current establishment to fit their norms. #PS1other == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 03:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482909545605128195 It's all working by design. The GOP wants IRS investigating poor people for chump change, rather than GOP major donors owing millions. So they underfund IRS enforcement, so IRS relies on automation. Covid was very helpful to GOP. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/14/irs-processing-delays/ #PS1tax == impress 12 time 2022-01-17 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482905638728450050 A GOP dream come true! Omicron shutdowns and longshoreman contracts likely to complicate supply chains and fuel inflation, just before the election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/15/omicron-supply-chain-inflation/ GOP can blame Biden without ever admitting that they would be just as powerless as him! #PS1inflation == impress 28 time 2022-01-17 02:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482892762215337984 What would Jesus do? Jesus refused to get involved in politics, the work of the devil. So what would Pence do? He's already a politician. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/opinions/pence-january-6-commission-dantonio/index.html A politician trusted neither by Trumpists nor anti-Trumpists. #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 01:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482891437700120580 Other presidents had bad days, months, or years - and recovered. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/opinions/bidens-approval-rating-history-zelizer/index.html But not all. Will Biden rank with Clinton or with Carter? #PS1biden == impress 14 time 2022-01-17 01:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482888572743000065 A news-consumer reports service. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/media/newsguard-startup-profit-expands/index.html Will any social media companies license its rating? #PS1media == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 01:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482887671378628611 GOP is right! Inflation is rampant! https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/business/oxfam-pandemic-davos-billionaires/index.html GOP is rightly concerned about deficit spending. So which part of their 2017 billionaire tax relief do they want to repeal? #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 01:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482886869280985089 Trumpists tried hard to interfere with the census, intending to increase GOP representation in Congress. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/politics/census-bureau-commerce-department-trump-political-interference/index.html #PS1democracy == impress 13 time 2022-01-17 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482885600139100162 The enduring legacy of white moderates. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581910528820127 If filibuster had stood in the way of ending slavery or segregation, Manchin and Sinema would have stood in the door to protect it. #PS1democracy == impress 14 time 2022-01-17 01:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482882512246362114 Trump plays the race card again. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-donald-trump-public-health-new-york-af74214dee66e60c4251f776f7b906b3 It polls well with his base. Who cares if it's true or not? #PS1trump == impress 14 time 2022-01-17 01:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482881802452684801 Alaska hopes to reduce partisanship with ranked-choice voting. https://apnews.com/article/elections-alaska-voting-legislature-election-2020-900d52ccb7d2bbff8de23b3ae92af12f Traditional politicians sued because it would dilute the power of political parties. That's the whole idea! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581904708820709 #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 53 time 2022-01-17 01:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482877589282701312 How the FBI catches insurrectionists. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-arrests-riots-delaware-6c15f1c74c082efe90e19eed95978071 #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-17 00:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482877183899041795 Rhodes' roads to prison. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-0c30d5cb0724c623a27f2eb39da20285 #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-01-17 00:47 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-17 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 959 epoch Lifetime ID 1582674085410438 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/17/2022 22:01" reach 5 title "For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1582674085410438 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-16 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482755359873847302 Missing your shipments? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/economy/la-freight-railroad-theft/index.html #PS1justice == impress 23 time 2022-01-16 16:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482754947858894852 Rhodes and Jones were made for each other. What a shame Hitler couldn't live to see this day. Putin has to enjoy it on his behalf. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/politics/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-alex-jones-invs/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-01-16 16:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482753676796039168 You can't achieve unity if the other side doesn't want it. And sowing disunity among the masses is how minority rule works. Trump helped the ruling class overcome its shyness about fortifying minority rule. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/16/opinions/promise-biden-couldnt-fulfill-opinion-column-galant/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581658348845345 #PS1minority == impress 6 time 2022-01-16 16:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482750656024776704 Credit Putin for reviving NATO's sense of purpose. https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-ukraine-united-states-vladimir-putin-b547c53e4b787da6a8304807db6167c5 But he doesn't need to start a war. He can just wait until Trump is re-elected - with Putin's help again - and Trump will unilaterally withdraw US from NATO. #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 17 time 2022-01-16 16:24 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482729825806610433 Last act for a Trumpist? Israel can only hope. https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-tel-aviv-6a5a53b6ae927557ccf28d72648c8238 #PS1mideast == impress 9 time 2022-01-16 15:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482729234166534146 Opening shots in Putin's next battle for Ukraine. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-europe-russia-ukraine-404c5e751709fba66b31fd512f734d80 https://apnews.com/article/technology-russia-europe-moscow-malware-d3246ab9149e1a7e76599e7cc2149866 #PS1ukraine == impress 39 time 2022-01-16 14:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482728189025656834 Omicron has not peaked in nursing homes. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pandemics-nursing-homes-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-31685a926b0ee4e97e1b314a52b1f41c #PS1virus == impress 19 time 2022-01-16 14:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482629344598003713 2022 and 2024 will not be about Republican vs Democrat, or Conservative vs Liberal, but Cult of Personality vs Rule of Law. Are there principles acceptable to Democrats AND to traditional conservatives? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_Party_(United_States) More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581405462203967 #PS1theory == impress 8 time 2022-01-16 08:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482616153771888640 Democratic hopes in 2022 and 2024 hinge on Trump! Trump endorses the GOP primary candidates least likely to win the general - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/us/politics/trump-rally-republicans.html Still, some GOP candidates are wary of Trumpism - https://apnews.com/article/arizona-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-elections-elections-be1c94516de16d480870ea8f46e0f35b More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581385725539274 #PS1trumpism == impress 17 time 2022-01-16 07:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482606622375440384 Did you enjoy the endless investigations of Benghazi and Clinton's emails? Then you'll love a Trumpist Dixiecrat cult of personality Congress. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/republican-majority-investigation-plans-midterms/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581371612207352 #PS1trumpism == impress 7 time 2022-01-16 06:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482604129163776001 Fake electoral certificates were part of the official insurrection strategy outlined by Eastman to Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-overturn-2020-election-fake-electoral-college/index.html #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 7% impress 30 time 2022-01-16 06:42 +0000 urlclicks 2 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482600751029362699 Omicron is not the end of the Greek alphabet. As long as there is a huge global reservoir of unvaccinated people, new variants will evolve. Imagine a variant as transmissible as omicron, as virulent as delta, and resistant to existing vaccines. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-dc99bc9f769dd6d7cb669e3d185c6261 #PS1virus == engage 5 engage-rate 15% expands 1 impress 34 time 2022-01-16 06:28 +0000 urlclicks 4 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 41 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-16 ratio 6 react 1 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-16 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 406 engaged 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1581893318821848 impress 8 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/16/2022 16:01" reach 6 sharesimpress 1 title "Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581893318821848 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-15 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482364143239778305 Biden not delivering? https://apnews.com/article/climate-voting-rights-joe-biden-business-voting-04901c8ab44af4db019d590fa7524d86 Prefer Trump? Biden beat him by just 43,000 votes. Which Democrat do you think could have been elected in 2020 and done better? Which could be elected in 2024 and do better? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1580953685582478 #PS1biden == impress 14 time 2022-01-15 14:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482357739925819393 Seditious conspiracy was difficult to prove. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-riots-conspiracy-indictments-b846daef24d854ed267c509e758164db But now conspiracists record everything on social media. But the trials and appeals might take so long that Trump will be re-elected and pardon them before they ever start doing hard time. #PS1insurrection == impress 21 time 2022-01-15 14:23 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482344561242374149 Hopeful signs that the omicron crest might be near. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/14/covid-there-are-signs-omicron-is-about-to-crest-in-bay-area-one-is-in-our-wastewater/ #PS1virus == impress 17 time 2022-01-15 13:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482215042690916358 If Jan 6 committee subpoenas legislators, they probably won't comply. But such defiance of the rule of law counts morally much like pleading the 5th. https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-house-elections-elections-8a23546a6df8709556a7447045ff65b2 #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 25 time 2022-01-15 04:56 +0000 userclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482194666145550339 Can red states be punished for evading Federal rules? https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-arizona-3886d9e4270a6463291f56fe78a526ed #PS1virus == impress 14 time 2022-01-15 03:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482194144336363524 Poor West Virginians should thank Manchin for saving them from drug addiction. https://apnews.com/article/child-tax-credits-program-ends-5ded3907c72ee0c3ad8a067a29d6b2c0 #PS1biden == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-01-15 03:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482193065573904384 Ohio gerrymander violates state law. https://apnews.com/article/ohio-redistricting-gerrymandered-supreme-court-9a8db5c06897ad9c4e020ffc871f17ac #PS1democracy == impress 16 time 2022-01-15 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482192419684634624 Kim joins Putin in hoping to exploit Biden's moment of weakness. https://apnews.com/article/diplomacy-south-korea-north-korea-pyongyang-41158eef7c5fdf375185137ca19e7e2a #PS1foreign == impress 13 time 2022-01-15 03:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482191514327343104 Fake electoral certificates might be a Federal felony as well as state. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michigan-elections-electoral-college-criminal-investigations-8a0454f0a28fd3f5903fa3ab962f764b #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-01-15 03:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482190718953148419 Discordant note in the midst of preparation for war - Russia said it had arrested members of a major ransomware gang that targeted U.S. entities https://apnews.com/article/technology-europe-ukraine-hacking-106e5948eb4e313c7eba53d714cb7533 The hackers must not have paid up enough protection money. #PS1ransomware == engage 3 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 50 likes 1 time 2022-01-15 03:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482190359773937668 Russia prepares for Ukraine invasion. https://apnews.com/article/technology-europe-ukraine-hacking-106e5948eb4e313c7eba53d714cb7533 https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-media-ukraine-vladimir-putin-f24e6bd400e20d7890daff371cd80eb2 Putin is hoping to achieve his objective of restoring the Russian Empire without firing a shot - but he might be willing to do whatever it takes. #PS1ukraine == impress 74 time 2022-01-15 03:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482185765345890307 DirecTV to finally drop OAN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oan-the-right-wing-conspiracy-channel-will-be-dropped-by-directv-later-this-year/ar-AASNyiA Viewers can get their Trumpist lies direct from Fox or Newsmax instead, without the Moscow spin. #PS1media == impress 26 time 2022-01-15 02:59 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482184863834771458 Texas voting law working as intended to restore confidence in elections - https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-austin-texas-voting-legislature-f6bca0efd177745538e0c08aca796fb0 namely confidence that only Trumpists can win elections. #PS1democracy == impress 15 time 2022-01-15 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482179433335169024 A good reason to keep regional federalism in mind. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html GOP might have a filibuster-proof Senate in 2024. Like 2018, it's a year that favors GOP. https://www.rollcall.com/2022/01/12/dont-rule-out-a-gop-senate-wave/ #PS1politics == impress 11 time 2022-01-15 02:34 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-15 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 444 epoch Lifetime ID 1581353235542523 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/15/2022 22:01" reach 3 title "Don’t rule out a GOP Senate wave - Roll Call" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1581353235542523 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-14 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482021781573713932 Can America be as smart as Israel? A broad-based coalition finally ousted Netanyahu. https://nytimes.com/2022/01/11/opinion/democratic-ticket-liz-cheney-2024.html It's no longer Republican vs Democratic or conservative vs liberal, but cult-of-personality vs rule-of-law. More at https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1580299958981184 #PS1politics == impress 15 time 2022-01-14 16:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482021561158668288 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-us-supreme-court-entertainment-business-health-fad50abe43bfbb0fe0f4c9c052397601 #PS1media == engage 3 engage-rate 6% impress 54 time 2022-01-14 16:07 +0000 urlclicks 3 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482009138414555136 Can America be as smart as Israel? A broad-based coalition finally ousted the Netanyahu. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/opinion/democratic-ticket-liz-cheney-2024.html It's no longer Republican vs Democratic or conservative vs liberal, but cult-of-personality vs rule-of-law. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1580299958981184 #PS1politics == engage-rate NaN time 2022-01-14 15:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482003916795432961 Putin sees a great opportunity to re-establish the Soviet Union. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2618716 He knows the Trumpist GOP in Congress will oppose any Biden attempt to respond. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1580289185648928 #PS1foreign == impress 20 time 2022-01-14 14:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482000094383591424 How does Trumpism work in Poland? https://apnews.com/article/technology-middle-east-israel-poland-europe-50ed323d62ecb49e0f5fdf2c54103095 Just like here - the Trumpist party refuses to participate in a bipartisan investigation of spyware in elections. Because they know where that would lead. #PS1foreign == impress 22 time 2022-01-14 14:42 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-14 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 178 epoch Lifetime ID 1580306238980556 impress 9 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/14/2022 07:01" reach 8 title "Liberals in EU parliament seek inquiry into abuse of spyware | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1580306238980556 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-13 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481713131487305729 11 charged with seditious conspiracy. https://apnews.com/article/stewart-rhodes-arrested-oath-keepers-jan-6-insurrection-70019e1007132e8df786aaf77215a110 FBI worked traditionally, starting at the bottom and now reaching the top. #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-13 19:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481712453205770241 Sounds very much like it's all about protecting unlimited dark money political contributions, a pillar of minority rule. Losing that threatens all GOP as well as Manchin and Sinema and perhaps others. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-voting-elections-wv-state-wire-28fce7f5190404f5091158c912bf8d5d More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1579761645701682 #PS1democracy == impress 13 time 2022-01-13 19:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481710110510510084 No more debates? https://apnews.com/article/voting-election-2020-dc83904186186ecc8cd2adcac5e91179 A cult of personality only entertains pre-approved questions from pre-approved moderators. There are cardboard fans left over in sports stadiums from the lockdown. Maybe Trump could debate a cardboard Biden. #PS1trumpism == impress 28 time 2022-01-13 19:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481703326525706243 No forgiveness for traitors in Trump country! https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/13/on-anniversary-of-trump-impeachment-vote-hanford-republican-still-faces-resentment/ Cult of personality has no use for traditional conservatives. #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-01-13 19:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481502238698721281 Buying ads for one person. https://apnews.com/article/business-nevada-florida-donald-trump-elections-9171cbee9e03532118a94d0e77cabb4c That's the definition of cult-of-personality - one vote counts more than all the others. #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-01-13 05:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481492123278929921 Romney defied Paul and thanked Fauci for his dedicated and dangerous service. Paul continued to raise money off his attacks on Fauci. That's the new Trumpist Dixiecrat cult of personality for you. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/opinions/anthony-fauci-rand-paul-senate-exchange-begala/index.html #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-01-13 05:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481489129896513536 It's not easy to be Mike Pence. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/opinions/pence-january-6-commission-dantonio/index.html It's hard enough finding traditional conservatives to support his candidacy, and worse if he gets subpoena'ed by Jan 6 committee. #PS1gop == impress 13 time 2022-01-13 04:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481487736385130496 Trump team had already forged fake Electoral College certificates. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-overturn-2020-election-fake-electoral-college/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-01-13 04:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481481686743355395 Coal ash is not what you want in your drinking water. The Biden administration is finally acting. https://apnews.com/article/business-health-environment-and-nature-environment-iowa-44dd8b135c24a575c7e5975ed9f95d66 #PS1deregulation == impress 9 time 2022-01-13 04:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481480741586227200 Kids are not getting vaccinated. https://apnews.com/article/kids-low-covid-vaccine-rate-impact-a3f24f27f39ab198755eff8f8e0e5493 The unvaccinated are another reservoir to incubate new variants. #PS1virus == impress 13 time 2022-01-13 04:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481474393368776708 Justice Dept tackles domestic terrorism. https://apnews.com/article/united-states-national-security-terrorism-899caf47624dd8741d04f73e65659e68 The could start with Congress. #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-13 03:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481471899485945861 Don't get too comfortable - have you thought about what cyberwarfare and space warfare mean to your highly technological life? https://apnews.com/article/climate-technology-health-business-environment-and-nature-b2e44f9612a4bffc52a41b94dda2d6a0 You do remember how to use map and compass, don't you? #PS1technology == impress 20 time 2022-01-13 03:43 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481470975514333188 Trumpist insurrectionism is alive and well in Bulgaria! https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-europe-bulgaria-epidemics-04657d1de49df909d2dea33f5f3330ae Oddly enough, Trump himself endorses vaccines. But he defends your right to make other people sick. #PS1trumpism == impress 25 time 2022-01-13 03:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481470382712373253 GOP can't agree on whether they allow small businesses to set vaccine/mask rules or prohibit them. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-legislature-washington-missouri-38a306da890ad6c46532e4828889de8e Logical consistency was never a goal. It's all about getting re-elected by defending everybody's right to make other people sick. #PS1virus == impress 9 time 2022-01-13 03:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481468471523176451 McCarthy refuses to cooperate. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-mark-meadows-bennie-thompson-congress-92d310c0bb0232afc0c3d0a6b179874a He's right, it's a partisan exercise - but not between GOP and Democrats, but between rule-of-law and cult-of-personality. McCarthy switched sides when he saw how the wind$ of donors were blowing. #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-01-13 03:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481415906433503232 Jan 6 committee wants to talk to McCarthy. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-committee-seeks-information-house-gop-leader-mccarthy-n1287384 Will he cooperate? Or plead the 5th in order to avoid alienating Trump? #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-01-13 00:00 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-13 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 524 epoch Lifetime ID 1579986835679163 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/13/2022 20:01" reach 4 title "House GOP Leader McCarthy says he won't cooperate with Jan. 6 committee" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1579986835679163 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-12 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481414960043360256 Plan B - get everybody to vote on the record. For one-person-one-vote democracy, or one-dollar-one-vote democracy. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-elections-voting-filibusters-congress-bb0582d4b71b9e86a84076b1787c5fe4 #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-01-12 23:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481409730828398592 How low can McCarthy go? https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/kevin-mccarthys-new-low/ Probably not low enough to make Trump forget that McCarthy denounced Trump for insurrection - for about a day. And Trump wants to be Speaker - or at least have a more reliable sycophant instead. #PS1trumpism == engage 1 engage-rate 6% expands 1 impress 16 time 2022-01-12 23:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481408349191094277 The essence of Silicon Valley - learn from your mistakes and try again. EVEN BETTER - learn from other people's mistakes and do better. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/11/opinion-silicon-valley-culture-isnt-to-blame-for-holmes-crimes/ Other people's mistakes as well as other people's money. #PS1technology == impress 11 time 2022-01-12 23:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481407495964794880 Universal health care coming to California? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-10/skelton-new-california-universal-healthcare-proposal #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-01-12 23:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481399384973582337 First Trump outrages his base by suggesting that sometimes it's a good idea to tell the truth - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-donald-trump-election-2020-b85328cc76781d264fd84022999ccfeb Then quickly reverts to form, saying it's a bad idea to tell the truth - https://apnews.com/article/elections-voting-donald-trump-south-dakota-election-2020-420e506aa4c3f2a5af18458708d8c154 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1579181705759676 #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-01-12 22:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481281925000019968 Forget don't be evil! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/business/google-labor-union-ruling.html Now it's just another huge self-perpetuating bureaucratic money machine. #PS1economics == impress 10 time 2022-01-12 15:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481281306436636677 Smart investors don't seem to read Texas newspapers. https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/01/07/silicon-valley-real-estate-office-google-facebook-amazon-linkedin-covid/ #PS1economics == impress 7 time 2022-01-12 15:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481161093045100544 SOME GOP senators are willing to defend a colleague from Trump. But Trump's issue #1 is the stolen 2020 election, along with revenge on every GOP official who does not support Trump 100%. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/11/politics/mike-rounds-republican-defense/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1578736502470863 #PS1trumpism == engage 2 engage-rate 11% impress 19 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2022-01-12 07:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481156197927448577 CRT is not the problem. Racism is the problem https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-lifestyle-united-states-georgia-29d4418343269e76a43d8c8fadbf1bb8 #PS1trumpism == impress 13 time 2022-01-12 06:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481155084071305219 Manchin didn't budge. That's how he wants to be remembered. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-georgia-voting-martin-luther-king-jr-dc4544c23622f35fc95d63afe512554d #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-01-12 06:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481153830729310211 The FBI did not organize the insurrection. Trump could do it all by himself, and he wouldn't have asked them to help. https://apnews.com/article/arizona-ap-fact-check-ted-cruz-congress-767d5dad0631f88bb0b10a45115a1bc6 #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-12 06:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1481152804769042443 Three more subpoenas. https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-donald-trump-subpoenas-bennie-thompson-70ca4f9a762b8c945e00a3f15bb3e795 #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-01-12 06:35 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 36 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2022-01-12 ratio 4 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-12 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 357 engaged 1 epoch Lifetime ID 1579209189090261 impress 5 likeimpress 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/12/2022 16:01" reach 4 title "Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump aide, 2 GOP strategists | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1579209189090261 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-11 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480908441837178882 McCarthy previews the bipartisan spirit he'll bring to a GOP House. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/politics/kevin-mccarthy-committees-republican-house-majority/index.html But will that be enough to keep Trump from replacing him? McCarthy was not quick to praise Trump on Jan 7, and Trump remembers. #PS1trumpism == impress 16 time 2022-01-11 14:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480906770910351361 Biden to speak forcefully for voting rights. But will he change any minds in the Senate? Most senators really, REALLY, don't want anybody to know who is paying for their campaigns. https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-georgia-voting-martin-luther-king-jr-dc4544c23622f35fc95d63afe512554d #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-01-11 14:17 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480760191398252545 As Republicans go, Hogan is not bad. But why settle for not bad in a blue state? https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-campaigns-senate-elections-larry-hogan-maryland-fcddb1dbbb036f3db02f775e31ca93c6 #PS1gop == impress 18 time 2022-01-11 04:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480759073498824709 Voting rights appear to be the issue that this Congress will be remembered for. Bipartisanship will be achieved if failure to act soils the historical legacy of both parties. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-voting-rights-joe-biden-senate-elections-election-2020-5b63509f7e1407bfde54ddce7c072174 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1578011039210076 #PS1democracy == impress 9 time 2022-01-11 04:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480741796388896768 taking down names and kicking ass Mo Brooks meant that only metaphorically, of course - but he knew full well that his audience took it literally and acted thereon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/10/mo-brooks-jan6-eric-swalwell-lawsuit-insurrection/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1577975392546974 #PS1insurrection == impress 39 time 2022-01-11 03:22 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480739965931712513 It's no accident that IRS is impotent. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/01/10/treasury-irs-filing-season/ That's a major goal of many major GOP donors. GOP senators took note and voted accordingly. #PS1tax == impress 11 time 2022-01-11 03:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480733631035314176 Crypto - the next big thing? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/technology/silicon-valley-cryptocurrency-start-ups.html But be cautious if you don't remember the collapse of the internet bubble in 2000. Currencies and NFTs look like tulip bulbs. There might be important blockchain applications ahead, but not yet. #PS1technology == impress 17 time 2022-01-11 02:49 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-11 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 274 epoch Lifetime ID 1578716602472853 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/11/2022 22:01" reach 6 title "The New Get-Rich-Faster Job in Silicon Valley: Crypto Start-Ups" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1578716602472853 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-10 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480637727724896257 A new approach to Trumpist insurrectionists! No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, having previously taken an oath to support the Constitution, shall have engaged in insurrection https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-elections-madison-cawthorn-57cf6e5bdf41585cc5e068a26568d4e1 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1577804609230719 #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-01-10 20:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480406336391159811 Ted Cruz' cardinal sin - undermining the Sacred Myths of Trumpism and minority rule by telling the truth. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/07/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-fox-exchange-terrorists/ They used to lynch people for less than that. #PS1trumpism == impress 12 time 2022-01-10 05:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480405055782076416 Where would Trump be without his enablers - the noisy as well as the quiet? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/09/ted-cruzs-humiliation-made-headlines-his-colleagues-cowardice-is-more-worrying/ I'll vote for the Republican in 2024 means I'll vote for the Trumpist means Trump - or worse - Cruz, Hawley, Abbott, DeSantis, Carlson, Don Jr., or ... #PS1trumpism == impress 28 time 2022-01-10 05:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480402748017295361 Jim Jordan refuses to cooperate. At least he hasn't pleaded the 5th yet. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/politics/jim-jordan-house-january-6-commitee/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-10 04:54 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480398527096229889 Your friends are where you find them, but - Moscow has a history of sending peacekeeping forces to countries that never leave https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/08/world/europe/kazakhstan-russia.html #PS1foreign == impress 12 time 2022-01-10 04:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480395503904845824 What kind of nation do we want to be? https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article257104857.html There's always been a minority that favored blut-und-boden and hereditary aristocracies. They used to hide behind facades, but now they are more obvious. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1577300759281104 #PS1democracy == impress 16 time 2022-01-10 04:26 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480392640780640256 Is it time to run the Senate like a business? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#confirmation But none of those pro-business senators want to run their own club like a business with deadlines and a bias toward action. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/08/us/politics/biden-nominees-senate-confirmation.html #PS1politics == impress 10 time 2022-01-10 04:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480391492870963202 Social breakdown imminent in some places. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-education-pandemics-76830eee3a8c2a5688df4fc77488195a There's a reason why China closes down whole cities when one person gets sick. #PS1virus == impress 15 time 2022-01-10 04:10 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480390556027027459 The mass formation psychosis is people ignoring reliable sources and believing anything they hear on the internet from snake oil peddlers. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-joe-rogan-ap-fact-check-a87b1044c6256968dcc33886a36c949f #PS1media == impress 20 time 2022-01-10 04:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480388358387879939 It's easy to hope we've seen the worst and accept adapting to it - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/09/covid-is-everywhere-but-something-changed-we-all-have-to-live-with-it-so-why-be-afraid/ But the worst might be yet to come. What if omega is as transmissible and resilient as omicron and as virulent as delta? https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/09/living-with-covid-19-how-the-virus-could-turn-into-the-common-cold-or-something-far-worse/ #PS1virus == impress 19 time 2022-01-10 03:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480376993224945664 Do you really want to relocate to the boonies? Make sure you add up all the costs and benefits! And that you'll fit in with the local culture. https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-maine-tulsa-oklahoma-a3d6fc2fa4fcf861f925bff854131bb7 #PS1economics == impress 14 time 2022-01-10 03:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480376120167993347 How much should solar power owners pay for the electric transmission grid? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/if-solar-roof-subsidies-are-unfair-what-about-prop-13/ar-AASxuiD Who subsidizes whom? #PS1capolitics == impress 14 time 2022-01-10 03:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480375108917026817 Sacramento mayor tackles homelessness in a big way - 95% carrot, 5% stick. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/07/this-california-mayor-wants-to-give-everyone-a-right-to-housing/ But can he bring the city council and voters along? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1577265719284608 #PS1capolitics == impress 18 time 2022-01-10 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480373136927326213 Justices show great imagination inventing arguments for deregulation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/09/conservative-supreme-court-justices-could-harm-covid-fight/ They don't have to imagine much to know what was expected when they were nominated and confirmed. #PS1deregulation == engage 1 engage-rate 9% impress 11 likes 1 time 2022-01-10 02:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480352857442250753 Why Garland is being cautious https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/09/garlands-caution-is-an-asset-when-it-comes-holding-trump-accountable/ He's recreating the Justice Dept in its original form, undoing the Trump metastases. #PS1justice == impress 13 time 2022-01-10 01:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480351478149615616 How Fox ran the Trump White House. Set up the shot and nudge the president to take it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cable-cabinet/2022/01/09/96fac488-6fe6-11ec-b9fc-b394d592a7a6_story.html #PS1media == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 time 2022-01-10 01:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480349931558739972 Too many manufacturers got addicted to deregulation during the Trump years. Now they can't live without it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/09/energy-efficiency-climate-change-biden/ #PS1deregulation == impress 23 time 2022-01-10 01:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480348706465464324 Putin thinks of himself as the preserver of the Russian Empire, imposing Russia on all his neighbors and sometimes elsewhere. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/08/russia-putin-kazakhstan/ His motto for is fellow dictators could be where we fall one, we fall all. #PS1foreign == engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 18 time 2022-01-10 01:20 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480346027014066177 Trump could never have succeeded without Fox behind him. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/opinions/tucker-carlson-ted-cruz-gop-revelation-zelizer/index.html #PS1media == impress 9 time 2022-01-10 01:09 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480342637164908545 Who knew Jan 6 was take-your-child-to-work day? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/virginia-spencer-january-6-rioter-mom-brought-son-sentenced-to-jail/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-01-10 00:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480339727362314240 Manchin channels traditional GOP thinking - rich people = job creators, poor people = drug users. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/politics/joe-manchin-biden-build-back-better/index.html #PS1biden == impress 12 time 2022-01-10 00:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480337926584029184 Thune decides he's still in. https://apnews.com/article/elections-donald-trump-south-dakota-mitch-mcconnell-john-thune-ac301b7c42a5485b747750d423344f06 But in to support Trump or in to thwart Trump? #PS1gop == impress 9 time 2022-01-10 00:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480331792074768388 Flying to buy a car? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/business/economy/car-chip-shortage-pandemic.html Just as it was starting to look better - it's starting to look worse. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-thailand-beijing-01bf2ddae699f54cf009a6311d8389f8 Want to get back to normal? Get everybody in the world immunized. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 time 2022-01-10 00:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-10 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 775 epoch Lifetime ID 1577956702548843 impress 10 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/10/2022 18:01" reach 9 title "Chinese anti-virus lockdowns add to concerns over economy | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1577956702548843 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-09 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480218514325577732 Guantanamo? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#guantanamo I want to hold them as long as it takes to keep us safe Lindsey Graham makes it clear that he favors permanent detention without charges or trial. Hitler, Stalin, Kim - they'd all be proud. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-cuba-prisons-congress-01da0f22b22c0a56b91c146ba2d2f4fc #PS1justice == impress 11 time 2022-01-09 16:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1480216336936570881 Hopes fade for whoever wanted to contend for Ron Johnson's crown as worst US senator. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-joe-biden-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-c520f157cf4da196e3f5589002d71353 It would have been a dirty fight, with so many vying for that chance to shine like wet mud in the sun. #PS1trumpism == engage 4 engage-rate 2% impress 168 likes 2 retweets 2 time 2022-01-09 16:34 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-09 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 105 epoch Lifetime ID 1577190589292121 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/09/2022 16:01" reach 2 title "Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1577190589292121 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-08 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479826848024387588 Economic recovery - a bipartisan success story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/07/dont-tell-republicans-american-economy-is-bipartisan-success-story/ GOP doesn't mind reckless spending when they might lose the next election. But their donors hate it. Solution - make it impossible to lose any more elections. #PS1recovery == impress 9 time 2022-01-08 14:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479672554990149634 A caste society - the ultimate aim of minority rule. https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2616401 #PS1minority == impress 14 time 2022-01-08 04:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479671963991699458 That was the week that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-betty-white-entertainment-health-business-5a338743e247b20a87f83c074fc302a5 #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-01-08 04:31 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-09 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-08 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 82 epoch Lifetime ID 1576965989314581 impress 7 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/09/2022 08:01" reach 7 title "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1576965989314581 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-07 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479549423902330882 As long as GOP is out of power, they're free to criticize the Democrats for not solving economy problems quickly. When back in power, though, it's back to slow free markets. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-elections-7b9a7d40c53f94504f2bcec7e22d7cb0 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575793969431783 #PS1economics == impress 11 time 2022-01-07 20:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479535939118518272 Election reform proposals. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/voting-rights-electoral-count-john-lewis-act/index.html The most important is regulating dark money in politics, and that is the one the GOP will fight hardest. Their major donors, whoever they are, really don't want publicity, and neither do the candidates. #PS1democracy == impress 12 time 2022-01-07 19:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479531608004698118 QAnon Shaman in Statuary Hall? Could happen - Jefferson Davis was there for generations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/jan-6-shaman-past-future.html People are really good at whitewashing and rewriting history. #PS1insurrection == impress 15 time 2022-01-07 19:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479530106452279296 The words of the men who appear on America's money, show that they all believed in God, but none were Christian nationalists. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/jan-6-christian-nationalism.html But Christian nationalists were important to the Nazi and Fascist movements, the KKK - and even Putin. #PS1theory == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-01-07 19:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479524743392862210 Inflation was better than another recession. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/inflation-unemployment-economy-growth.html But with unemployment at 3.9%, it's time to prevent wage-price-cycle inflation. #PS1economics == impress 19 time 2022-01-07 18:46 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479523683018280961 GOP is subverting election law from the bottom up. Democrats need to get over Trumpism fatigue and respond from the bottom up. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/democrats-fail-defending-democracy.html #PS1democracy == impress 9 time 2022-01-07 18:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479522019217530884 Election integrity should be viewed as cult of personality vs rule of law, not as GOP vs Democrats. Democrats need to act in a way that the remaining traditional conservatives can support. But they do need to act. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/opinion/trump-democracy-voting-jan-6.html #PS1democracy == impress 10 time 2022-01-07 18:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479520005242769414 Putin's grand design is - preserving Putin! By making Russia the center of a new empire. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/opinion/russia-ukraine-putin-nato.html The counter-measures that would get his attention are measures that would endanger his rule. But those carry risks of mutual miscalculation. #PS1ukraine == impress 13 time 2022-01-07 18:27 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479518232008478721 Will big business major donors take a stand for reason and rule of law? A year ago, it appeared they would, but they soon returned to investing in GOP insurrectionist candidates, to preserve access to whoever won the next election. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/opinion/trump-jan-6-democracy.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 12 retweets 1 time 2022-01-07 18:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479516654472101889 Defensive democracy - a strategy for dealing with mainstream domestic terrorism https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/opinion/jan-6-domestic-extremism.html #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-07 18:13 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479514101734731780 More analysis of the root causes of Jan 6 insurrection https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/jan-6-anniversary-package.html Many different points of view. #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-01-07 18:03 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479513305429409796 Ordinary Democrats and Republicans are much less rabid than their party's leaders and committed base. They agree that the political leadership is not looking out for people like them. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/opinion/voter-focus-groups-jan-6.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575728672771646 #PS1democracy == impress 11 time 2022-01-07 18:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479475969320624129 Violence traumatizes journalists too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/05/jan-6-journalist-psychological-trauma/ #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 15:32 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479475048188575745 Gaetz and Greene volunteered to be the voice of the Trumpist Dixiecrat cult of personality on the anniversary of Jan 6. None of their GOP colleagues disputed their claim to the role. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/06/jan-6-anniversary-republicans-plumb-new-depths/ #PS1insurrection == impress 8 time 2022-01-07 15:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479473967270281217 politics of pretending are over https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/06/biden-tells-truth-best-speech-his-presidency/ #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 15:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479473114098462720 Assault on democracy rising in emphasis in print media. Broadcast media, not so much. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/07/pro-democracy-media-gop-threats/ There's no fair and balanced between fact and fantasy. #PS1journalism == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 15:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479471348351004678 Cyber Ninjas, that world class election audit organization, dissolved itself rather than comply with a court order. Who can be found in contempt now? all the former owners and officers, one hopes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cyber-ninjas-the-firm-hired-to-conduct-an-election-review-in-arizona-ordered-to-pay-50000-a-day-in-sanctions/2022/01/07/d6e8dfcc-6fb8-11ec-a5d2-7712163262f0_story.html #PS1election == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 34 time 2022-01-07 15:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479454557553840132 Biden acknowledges no possibility of bipartisanship between cult of personality and rule of law. Now can he persuade 12 GOP senators in time? Or do they all want to be remembered for dodging the moment, like Manchin and Sinema? https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/january-6-insurrection-joe-biden-donald-trump-2024-election/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-01-07 14:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479449495293161473 Can't buy a house? Maybe you'll have better luck finding a rental. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-07/buying-starter-homes-gets-harder-as-wall-street-uses-zillow-to-buy-thousands Of course, nobody ever got rich in real estate by being a renter. Tucker Carlson is upset but he knows the GOP mantra is let the free market work. #PS1economics == impress 26 time 2022-01-07 13:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479344696031805442 A day at the Capitol. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/us/jan-6-capitol-riot #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 06:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479333308043448322 Civil war and secession aren't likely - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/america-civil-war.html Erosion of Federal power and regression toward the Articles of Confederation seems more likely - with loss of American status as a superpower. China will be glad to take over. #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-01-07 06:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479328346315976705 Unrest prediction and CoupCast? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/06/jan6-algorithms-prediction-violence/ #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-01-07 05:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479325505136447490 Most insurrectionists so far have gotten off lightly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/06/jan6-sentencings-judges/ The government needs to dispose of the small fry quickly in order to move on to big fry felons. And the small fry tend to cooperate against the big fry, in order to gain leniency. #PS1insurrection == impress 6 time 2022-01-07 05:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479319796596441089 Ultimately the only guard rail of democracy is are citizens that agree on basic principles, even if they disagree on application. But there's always been a minority that don't agree. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democracy-january-6/2022/01/06/2a1fc41e-6db4-11ec-a5d2-7712163262f0_story.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575363566141490 #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 05:11 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479314084159889408 Pence and staff cooperating with Jan 6 committee? That would be one way to atone for his four years of devotion to Trumpism. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/politics/cheney-pence-january-6/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-01-07 04:48 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479313130408665089 Trumpist response to Biden - double down on lies. Why not? It worked for Hitler and Stalin. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/media/jan-6-anniversary-right-wing-conspiracy-lies/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-01-07 04:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479312787788550144 Ted Cruz called Jan 6 a terrorist attack, and next day begged Tucker Carlson for forgiveness. https://news.yahoo.com/cruz-begs-tucker-forgive-him-030837828.html Clearly neither is qualified to be president, or indeed to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust, or Profit under the United States. #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 8% impress 25 replies 1 time 2022-01-07 04:43 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479310536642727936 Who cares whether Trump wanted stay peaceful in his tweet after the violence already started? Everybody knew he didn't mean it, and was just covering himself in case the insurrection failed. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/politics/trump-tweet-january-6/index.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575349939476186 #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 04:34 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479307138220453892 Anti-vaxers die from rabies, too. https://apnews.com/article/science-health-rabies-bats-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-f493090b8e59b7e5e4df8ac425559376 There's no limits to superstition. #PS1health == impress 10 time 2022-01-07 04:21 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479303831758327810 What brazen politicization of January 6 by President Biden - Lindsey Graham What's Graham been smoking? Jan 6 was 100% political in conception, execution, and whitewashing, long before Biden. https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-siege-biden-congress-3dd8fd804c857c23f8e0fe2324c9d8a4 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575339372810576 #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-01-07 04:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479296780349030402 The people who loved America and its ideal of rule of law patiently worked through the courts and Congress. The blut-und-boden insurrectionist rabble and their leaders and enablers despise the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders. https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article257045542.html #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-07 03:40 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-07 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 1139 epoch Lifetime ID 1575986119412568 impress 1 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/07/2022 20:01" reach 1 title "Jan. 6 rioters do not love America. They hate — and fear — the America we’re becoming | Opinion" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575986119412568 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-06 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479188583906897921 You can't love your country only when you win. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/politics/joe-biden-january-6-speech-anniversary/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-06 20:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479106650556416000 God's truth - They were looking to subvert the Constitution with Lies told for power and for profit. https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-siege-biden-congress-3dd8fd804c857c23f8e0fe2324c9d8a4 It's just business you understand - didn't Biden ever watch any Godfather movies? #PS1insurrection == impress 18 time 2022-01-06 15:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1479088433016414208 Trouble in Kazakhstan https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-russia-moscow-kazakhstan-3349e68089ccdbcd08e76a5e8fd4a909 A Trumpist government vs a Trumpist insurrection. #PS1foreign == impress 145 time 2022-01-06 13:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478984373533741056 Little hope that Afghan Taliban will hinder terrorist groups other than IS. Most of them are allies. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-europe-pakistan-kabul-taliban-25bc607b1d2c73fd79fba8062b2fff81 It's a very complicated ethnic mess. #PS1afghanistan == impress 25 time 2022-01-06 06:58 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478982871398248450 GOP not interested in remembering Jan 6. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-elections-voting-jen-psaki-congress-3dd8fd804c857c23f8e0fe2324c9d8a4 They're busy rewriting it. #PS1insurrection == impress 9 time 2022-01-06 06:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478982126032748546 What the Trumpist crowd projected - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-missouri-congress-54ccb3bb19908667afcbe2e5c8b8e5ca What they whined in court - https://apnews.com/article/politics-prisons-donald-trump-883d0f57e0f2acc7acc6d184e3ebc984 #PS1insurrection == impress 20 time 2022-01-06 06:49 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478980113903415296 Trump is still in charge of GOP - courtesy of his numerous enablers. He's doing his best to purge the rest. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-campaigns-donald-trump-biden-cabinet-elections-896b9c7d0c86a631f54efda8e1fb4d2f It's impossible to conceive that he won't run in 2024. #PS1trump == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 likes 1 time 2022-01-06 06:41 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478977662987030529 Regional federalism https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html is not so different from post-Reconstruction America - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/04/jan-6-civil-war-democracy/ Leaving the states to govern themselves may be the least violent way out. #PS1democracy == engage 1 engage-rate 11% impress 9 time 2022-01-06 06:32 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478966404632047618 Sponsored content in real newspapers is like prostitution to keep from starving to death. But Fox is not in danger of starvation. Except the moral starvation of greed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/05/fox-businesss-personal-finance-portal-can-you-tell-news-stories-sponsored-content/ #PS1media == impress 11 time 2022-01-06 05:47 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478965198358650881 Minority rule is based on false prophets. How did the Southern aristocracy get poor whites to fight for slavery? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses The same way the major political donor class got poor whites to fight for Trump - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/05/joe-scarborough-false-prophets-jan-6/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 19 likes 1 time 2022-01-06 05:42 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478963895884988418 If the GOP actually has the votes to change the Electoral act - probably against Trump's wishes - let them draft, move, and pass it. But that's no reason for Democrats to let up on all other GOP voter suppression activities. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/electoral-college-act-senate/2022/01/05/537bc010-6e68-11ec-b9fc-b394d592a7a6_story.html #PS1democracy == engage 3 engage-rate 16% expands 2 impress 19 retweets 1 time 2022-01-06 05:37 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478962220323139585 Somehow the people that fund GOP campaigns decided after Jan 6 to stick with Trump and his narrative. Any non-conformists have to be removed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-jan-6-election-lie/2022/01/05/82f4cad4-6cb6-11ec-974b-d1c6de8b26b0_story.html There's just Trumpist cult of personality and anti-Trumpist rule of law now. #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-01-06 05:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478959516272054274 Navarro admits Trump's plan was to overthrow the Constitution. Peacefully, he says! They're still working on it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/05/peter-navarro-wants-you-know-they-only-intended-overthrow-government-peacefully/ #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 7% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-01-06 05:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478958221377216513 Democrats remind everybody that the insurrection was part of a plan to suppress democracy - a plan that continues in other forms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/05/priorities-usa-ad-buy-jan6-insurrection-trump-midterms/ In jail after the failed Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler realized he needed to gain power lawfully. So he did. #PS1insurrection == impress 30 time 2022-01-06 05:14 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478950452905480193 Why doesn't Fox just come out and say that it's a Trumpist propaganda machine? Nobody looks to Fox for objective journalism. https://apnews.com/article/sean-hannity-business-arts-and-entertainment-donald-trump-ben-bradlee-e4e8353591844244a0d74c3584b53b60 #PS1media == impress 11 time 2022-01-06 04:44 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478948997247102977 A role model for Trumpism? https://apnews.com/article/business-kazakhstan-almaty-9da42330ca51c36fe9fd88f9ef35ff4e #PS1foreign == impress 13 time 2022-01-06 04:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478948274220388353 Pelosi says democracy won - https://apnews.com/article/ap-interview-nancy-pelosi-jan-6-capitol-siege-8daea575e6f2ced931a5abdc4a2a8049 But the whole point was to magnify disunity - and the architects of disunity won a decisive victory even though they were driven from the field. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-riots-donald-trump-democracy-a7d6f4e19386b70e8126f1029c0fab3e More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1574694629541717 #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-06 04:35 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478938864114757634 Stephanie Grisham cooperates with Jan 6 committee. She was there and heard a lot. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/politics/stephanie-grisham-committee-meeting/index.html #PS1insurrection == impress 32 time 2022-01-06 03:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478932017609777154 Emergency workplace medical mandates - will the Supreme Court follow the established law or politics? https://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-employers-mandate-covid-110112221.html #PS1virus == impress 12 time 2022-01-06 03:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478931240480739333 What should legislatures do with one-time windfalls? https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/01/california-legislature-budget-windfall-taxes/ #PS1capolitics == impress 11 time 2022-01-06 03:27 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-06 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-06 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 666 epoch Lifetime ID 1575313196146527 impress 2 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/06/2022 19:01" reach 2 title "Legislature faces difficult politics of plenty" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1575313196146527 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-05 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478816632969457665 An aging population and a pandemic = too many jobs and not enough workers. GOP complains but won't support families needing childcare or permit increased immigration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/29/job-market-2021/ Net result will be a declining standard of living. #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-01-05 19:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478790277309419520 Inaction can be a crime too. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-30/donald-trump-criminal-liability-jan-6-aid-and-abet #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-05 18:07 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478789454173065216 Wasted effort. https://ovanewsblast.com/americans-must-challenge-todays-obstinance-with-intelligence If you disprove somebody's religion, they don't thank you, they kill you. Personality cult is a religion. So like stubborn two-year-olds, some people have to learn things the hard way. #PS1trumpism == impress 8 time 2022-01-05 18:04 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478776429563187203 Who's going to get paxlovid? It will be in short supply for a long time. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-30/pfizer-s-paxlovid-will-be-a-game-changer-but-for-whom #PS1virus == impress 31 time 2022-01-05 17:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478775400696205313 Another traditional conservative might have had enough. https://apnews.com/article/elections-campaigns-south-dakota-sioux-falls-john-thune-d77c0282509b0174786d58c0d0e5ccd9 Why wait to get expelled from the Trumpist Dixiecrat cult of personality? #PS1gop == engage 1 engage-rate 8% impress 13 likes 1 time 2022-01-05 17:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478774004299141120 Biden tackles meat prices. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lifestyle-business-prices-inflation-78335dba9802d7eb727744301d4489df Standard out-of-power GOP response is to let the free market solve the problem - slowly. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1574403442904169 #PS1economics == impress 13 time 2022-01-05 17:02 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478641392796635137 On Jan 6 - remember Jan 6! House members trapped in the balcony were traumatized - https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-health-elections-riots-trauma-04e29724aa6017180259385642c1b990 Experienced live on TV and social media in living color - https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-donald-trump-8233cf9850c2859ca8e412090f7b6159 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1574139682930545 #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-01-05 08:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478631969428676612 Sean Hannity is next. https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-media-donald-trump-constitutions-mark-meadows-131a927da2378612ede5ff21d6949870 It's about his private communications with Trump and Meadows, not anything he said on the air. #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 54 likes 1 time 2022-01-05 07:38 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-05 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 266 epoch Lifetime ID 1574662156211631 impress 5 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/05/2022 19:01" reach 5 title "Jan. 6 panel seeks interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1574662156211631 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-04 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478363890316546050 Facebook couldn't handle the flood, so for a while it quit trying. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/04/facebook-election-misinformation-capitol-riot/ Insurrectionists used and use Facebook extensively and effectively - and still complain that they are discriminated against. #PS1media == impress 17 time 2022-01-04 13:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478360535510831104 The same third of the electorate don't think beating police with flagpoles and fire extinguishers is violent. https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-riots-donald-trump-only-on-ap-congress-3dc5964a8139ae964f7c5c66798a987d What do they think qualifies as violent? Firefights with automatic weapons? Suicide bombers? Nuclear weapons? #PS1insurrection == impress 16 time 2022-01-04 13:39 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478358976006070277 Bid to win take a hit? Not likely. All these supersalespeople think they are smarter than the ones that failed and got caught. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-health-apple-inc-netflix-inc-bf6be8f233d53d908d508d3feb14fc2e More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1573646932979820 #PS1technology == impress 11 time 2022-01-04 13:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478355264583602186 They did their own research! https://www.dailycamera.com/2022/01/03/louisville-evacuee-accused-of-threatening-firefighter-found-with-loaded-weapons/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/04/staff-are-attacked-at-tustin-vaccination-site-by-man-claiming-pandemic-is-a-hoax-suspect-arrested/ Now they'll continue to research the legal system and the mental health system. #PS1justice == impress 9 time 2022-01-04 13:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478237431061090304 Teachers were worried about what they could say about 1619. Now they have to worry about Jan 6 as well. https://apnews.com/article/education-boston-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-massachusetts-0afa16fa4efba084c5a62a3a02bdd30d #PS1insurrection == impress 28 time 2022-01-04 05:30 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478213366745235458 Another traditional conservative unclear on the Trumpist Dixiecrat personality cult concept. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/opinion/voting-rights-democrats.html The Trumpists are NOT interested in fair elections. They are interested in defending minority rule. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1573396079671572 #PS1trumpism == impress 14 time 2022-01-04 03:55 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478206660061503488 Do advance care directives really work? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/opinion/advance-directives-death.html #PS1health == impress 8 time 2022-01-04 03:28 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478205560931569665 Utter cynicism pays https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/opinion/covid-vaccines-misinformation.html If it polls well, who cares if a bunch of people die? #PS1virus == impress 8 time 2022-01-04 03:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478203290038923265 Ever heard of 1st Amendment Praetorian? Just another group of armed insurrectionists that wisely stayed out of the Capitol on Jan 6, but might get a chance to return - and testify at the Jan 6 committee. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/us/politics/first-amendment-praetorian-trump-jan-6.html #PS1insurrection == impress 22 time 2022-01-04 03:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478199536010948609 Social audio - the (current) last frontier? Is it possible to moderate audio? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/technology/clubhouse-twitter-spaces.html #PS1media == impress 8 time 2022-01-04 03:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478198505374056449 Can any one country become self-reliant AND competitive in technology? China is going to try. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-europe-china-beijing-2987b725a845e36b2a9735d9294bfb90 #PS1china == impress 9 time 2022-01-04 02:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478195882734456834 Autocratic birds of a feather - Trump endorses Orban. He already endorsed Bolsonaro. Putin and Xi next? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/us/politics/trump-endorses-viktor-orban-hungary.html The EU already regrets years coddling Orban. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/world/europe/hungary-european-union.html #PS1democracy == impress 24 time 2022-01-04 02:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478175548635418627 Benjamin Harrison warned of the danger of subverting the vote in 1891. And now it's coming to pass as the announced program of the Trumpist Dixiecrat personality cult. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/opinion/january-6-attack-committee.html #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-01-04 01:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478174047531769858 Every day is Jan 6 - media need to react accordingly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/01/03/media-democracy-jan6-atlantic-npr/ #PS1journalism == impress 9 time 2022-01-04 01:18 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478173355270303744 Capitol Police are exhausted and many are leaving. Those staying are hoping for the best. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/03/manger-capitol-police-chief/ #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-01-04 01:16 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478171416381964289 Merrick Garland to speak about insurrection on the day before the anniversary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/garland-capitol-riot-speech/2022/01/03/aa94f186-6cde-11ec-a5d2-7712163262f0_story.html #PS1insurrection == engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 42 retweets 1 time 2022-01-04 01:08 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478170924075474945 The Senate is more normal these days, but the House is still enveloped in fear. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/03/january-6-congress/ #PS1insurrection == impress 7 time 2022-01-04 01:06 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478163392959430660 Don, Don Jr, Ivanka - the attorney general wants to talk to you. https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-donald-trump-subpoenas-ivanka-trump-072e02a5bf16faa89a7f496d16536893 Will they comply by pleading the fifth like many of Trump's henchmen? By the way, don't run for public office if you have any skeletons in your closet. #PS1trump == impress 20 time 2022-01-04 00:36 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478162430551224321 absurd and dangerous to the institution The institution of minority rule, that is. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://apnews.com/article/elections-voting-voting-rights-filibusters-870377874673cd1d251300814ff107ce It's time to take a stand for democracy. Otherwise, the Trumpist Dixiecrat personality cult will shut it down for good. #PS1democracy == impress 7 time 2022-01-04 00:32 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-04 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 599 epoch Lifetime ID 1574114766266370 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/04/2022 23:01" reach 2 title "Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1574114766266370 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-03 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1478001605765058560 Conspiracism as reality-TV and pro wrestling! It's all about fighting over the ratings and thus the money. A self-serving opportunist at the top attracts self-serving opportunists all the way down. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/03/trump-qanon-online-money-war-jan6/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1573016689709511 #PS1trumpism == impress 21 time 2022-01-03 13:53 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477995485713428481 Back to the bad old days. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-europe-russia-china-ukraine-a7cc93ab7f9b546acb47034aab490841 Not just Russia and China, but North Korea and Iran want nuclear missile capabilities. #PS1foreign == impress 59 time 2022-01-03 13:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477994319336275970 What kind of person tries to crawl through a broken window against armed police pointing their guns? https://apnews.com/article/ashli-babbitt-capitol-siege-a15c7e52a04d932972b7a284c7a8f7df If she wanted to become a martyr, she succeeded. She's more useful to Trump dead than alive, as a propaganda prop. #PS1insurrection == impress 34 time 2022-01-03 13:24 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477991956949000194 Biden finally confronts threat to American democracy and rule of law from Trumpist Dixiecrat personality cult. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-voting-rights-donald-trump-b0e831f72f2da099bfbc37c6987a7989 #PS1democracy == impress 22 time 2022-01-03 13:15 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477857038340214784 Nashville confronts gentrification. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/us/nashville-bombing-recovery.html Not just a California problem. #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 4% impress 24 time 2022-01-03 04:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477852382516023298 There are advantages to free trade and costs to protectionism - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/business/uk-companies-brexit-trade.html The basic problem is that the advantages are spread out across the entire economy while the costs are concentrated in particular noisy sectors. It's a fundamental challenge. #PS1economics == impress 17 time 2022-01-03 04:00 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477847259022651393 Who's going to run the Democratic House in majority or minority? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-pelosi-jeffries/2022/01/01/317f7792-5cfa-11ec-9c0e-a955f8a009c1_story.html The most important thing to remember - the Democratic Party is the rule-of-law alternative to the Trumpist Dixiecrat cult of personality. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1572756889735491 #PS1democracy == impress 15 time 2022-01-03 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477838575353798659 Poor California! Every Texas politician will tell you that California's economy is the pits. But LA County alone has a larger economy than Ohio, or Poland, or Walmart. https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/28/california-has-11-economies-bigger-than-new-hampshire-luxembourg-or-pepsico/ #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 30 replies 1 time 2022-01-03 03:05 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477837541554278400 Mixed signals in real estate! NY - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/realestate/a-frenetic-housing-market-in-the-suburbs-and-then-a-cooling-off.html Silicon Valley - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/01/no-holiday-discounts-in-bay-area-real-estate-as-insane-market-continues/ #PS1economics == impress 16 time 2022-01-03 03:01 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477821424223940608 The dirty side of green. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/world/asia/tesla-batteries-nickel-new-caledonia.html #PS1technology == impress 16 time 2022-01-03 01:57 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477814821206704128 12 year terms for Supreme Court justices? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/opinion/supreme-court-term-limits.html #PS1justice == impress 19 time 2022-01-03 01:31 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477812605301391362 How many AirTags do you have - that you don't know about? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/technology/apple-airtags-tracking-stalking.html #PS1technology == engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 21 time 2022-01-03 01:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477801418736037890 Did anybody notice that Obamacare is getting more successful? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/02/distinguished-persons-2021-great-untold-health-care-success-story/ GOP have given up talking about it. #PS1health == impress 15 time 2022-01-03 00:38 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477795776965214208 Civility is possible if people exercise their free will to choose. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-united-states-f4969f8239eeb961bd513f42b6a7d590 But don't expect any help from the fantasy-and-fear-and-division media. There are no ratings and no money in civility. And no strategic advantage for foreign adversaries. #PS1other == impress 20 time 2022-01-03 00:15 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-03 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 449 epoch Lifetime ID 1573321856345661 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/03/2022 16:01" reach 4 title "In nation at war with itself, one town tries cup of civility | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1573321856345661 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-02 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477790828588240897 Jan 6 going public. https://apnews.com/article/capital-siege-steve-bannon-elections-donald-trump-congress-bab0144274d996171b7160e051b29a75 They just under one year left to finish this mammoth investigation. #PS1insurrection == impress 12 time 2022-01-02 23:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477789616430202880 Twitter finally recognizes the obvious. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-technology-health-business-media-0ebae275423fc33a707235c67a0e71b2 #PS1media == impress 10 time 2022-01-02 23:51 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477676071789105153 How much do you know about QSBS? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/business/tax-break-qualified-small-business-stock.html If a true flat tax proposal ever gained traction, GOP senators and not a few Democrats would piously defend the existing progressive tax system - in all its regressiveness. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1572462719764908 #PS1tax == impress 43 time 2022-01-02 16:20 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477534347339059201 More from the third who believe violence against the government is justified. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/01/1-3-americans-say-violence-against-government-can-be-justified-citing-fears-political-schism-pandemic/ #PS1insurrection == impress 17 time 2022-01-02 06:56 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477532759912431620 About a third of the country completely accept Trumpism. They don't understand why this doesn't entitle their candidates to win all elections, and they want that fixed by any means necessary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/01/post-poll-january-6/ #PS1insurrection == impress 13 time 2022-01-02 06:50 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477529666990723076 Contrite remorse works with some judges, not so well with others, at least for small fry. https://apnews.com/article/prisons-95bdc863812cab48be3d98ada67bd582 The big fish have yet to fry. #PS1insurrection == impress 11 time 2022-01-02 06:38 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-02 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-02 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 183 epoch Lifetime ID 1572663616411485 impress 4 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/02/2022 16:01" reach 4 title "Capitol rioters' tears, remorse don't spare them from jail | AP News" type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1572663616411485 ========== Tweets for 2022-01-01 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477289880187138051 GPS driving is like just-in-time logistics. Optimized for perfect conditions only. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/us/google-maps-waze-sierra-nevada-snow.html Don't drive unfamiliar roads in a blizzard or a flood, no matter what electronics you have. You might get stuck where there's no cell service. #PS1technology == impress 38 time 2022-01-01 14:45 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477285744490156033 That was the insurrection that wasn't. https://apnews.com/article/television-donald-trump-washington-conspiracy-theories-congress-0ddc173391135ac2cdaa335e3c9b4881 Rule #1 - people will more easily believe a big lie than a small one #PS1insurrection == impress 14 time 2022-01-01 14:29 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477140555163258881 Regional federalism is an alternative to secession. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html The practical difficulties of secession are enormous - which is why Quebec and Scotland are not independent countries. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/31/secession-civil-war-stephen-marche/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1571487853195728 #PS1theory == impress 35 time 2022-01-01 04:52 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477135921883463680 Great Books as an antidote to social media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/31/harvard-classics-socrates-how-to-argue/ #PS1media == impress 11 time 2022-01-01 04:33 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477134634190209027 Trump tested our democracy in a way only America’s worst enemy could. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/01/jan-6-capitol-insurrection-truth/ And he plans to keep doing it until he achieves total victory. #PS1insurrection == engage 2 engage-rate 14% impress 14 likes 1 time 2022-01-01 04:28 +0000 urlclicks 1 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477133743483600898 Prosecutors have charged 725+ persons in the insurrection. 225 - assault or resisting arrest. 75 - using a deadly weapon against police officers. 75 - entering a restricted area with a deadly weapon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/31/capitol-deadly-attack-insurrection-arrested-convicted/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1571469836530863 #PS1insurrection == impress 10 time 2022-01-01 04:25 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477130614897659905 PRC monitors foreign internet users. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/china-harvests-masses-of-data-on-western-targets-documents-show/2021/12/31/3981ce9c-538e-11ec-8927-c396fa861a71_story.html #PS1china == impress 13 time 2022-01-01 04:12 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477122625050533888 More guns sold = more guns confiscated at airports. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-12-30/despite-lower-travel-demand-firearms-recovered-at-airports-set-20-year-record #PS1firearms == impress 10 time 2022-01-01 03:40 +0000 === https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1477121595668037636 One reason meat costs more - justice for workers. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/world/a-colorado-slaughterhouse-has-upped-vaccinations-but-workers-still-feel-fear-and-anger.html #PS1economics == engage 1 engage-rate 10% impress 10 likes 1 time 2022-01-01 03:36 +0000 ==== #PS1tweets ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2022-01-01 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tweets for 2022-01-01 topic tweets wordrate 0 words 274 epoch Lifetime ID 1572186183125895 impress 3 pageid 534332363577954 pagename "Political scrapbook" posted "01/01/2022 22:01" reach 3 title "A Colorado slaughterhouse has upped vaccinations, but workers still feel fear, and anger." type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1572186183125895