@MiCBarin
He does realize the entire US Military has an email distro list & can share his picture with literally everyone in seconds?
And the Marine Corps is SMALL. It's a small Tribe. They can simply share his pic w all the Boot Camp units & his drills will out him immediately
MORON🙄
@_spetty
@debrairl
This applies to men and women alike, and I couldnt agree more.
Ive seen close friends go through hell and back trying to stick it out with toxic relationships. Its inhumane. People deserve better
At the same time, I feel for both partners. Compassion must remain at forefront
@MalcolmNance
"just two brief tours of Afghanistan"...
Tell me you've never been to Afghanistan without telling me you've never been to Afghanistan...😅
(to be clear, if he was claiming to have the same hardship as wounded OEF vets, yearlong tours, etc, fine, but he hasn't)
@always_margot
@Miller_Congress
It's a quote that's so vague & general that millions of people have said it in some fashion. Of course youth are the future.
Literally every politician says it. Bono and Oprah have probably said it 100 times.
WHY USE HITLER? She could have quoted Reading Rainbow for fucks sake
@Emmyjewel
I’ve been collecting hundreds of screenshots of this anti Jewish memes and replies on Twitter, some full on Nazi or pro Hitler.
Working on a project and open letter to expose the Groyper movement & other ideologies - mainly how most in them tolerate these things at minimum.
@BillyBaldwin
Just finished my chapter draft on QAnon. The most dangerous conspiracy in America today. And cover for anti-Semitic hate against "The Jews". Its a wolf in sheep's clothing and will likely get people killed if it keeps spreading. Pizzagate was a taste of the power of delusion
@nicolenavega
@MalcolmNance
Hell if I was a Russian propagandist, these are honestly probably the three groups in the conservative ream that I'd target and seek to use / co-opt: NRA, Christian Right, & Alt-Right
@jakeshieldsajj
Drawing a line against real Jew hate may truly help distinguish criticism of Israel, specific Jewish networks, etc, vs the very real anti-Semitism we've been seeing.
These threads have actual Jew haters, Hitler supporters, etc & no one calls them out. Doing so is important.
@CHSommers
MY TURN
Q: What's the best way to get a radical New Left feminist to condemn ISIS?
A: Tell them that ISIS uses the Masculine Pronoun in their fatwas
@MalcolmNance
Here's why these are top 3 propaganda targets in the Conservative movement:
NRA-Guns become an identity symbol & rallying point, in moral psychology terms
Christian Right -Obvious reasons
AltRight -Fuels 'reciprocal extremism + spreads Identitareanism, resentment, hate & fear
@jakeshieldsajj
I'm not saying there weren't crimes by Jews in European history. But the "blood libel" craze was fabricated. As were most "trials" against religious targets (ex, the Inquisition, witch "trials"; duels were seen as God's way of showing guilt)
Pre modern times were REALLY backward
@theliamnissan
😆 💥👍
Connery said it well in Last Crusade:
"It tells me, that GOOSE-STEPPING morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them!"
@MalcolmNance
Perhaps more pro-Palestine activists need something like this...
Why is it hard? Support Palestinians and criticize Israel ... *while condemning terror and supporting the sanctity* of civilians on both ends of the conflict.
NOT HARD. Full. Stop.
@dpakman
@realDonaldTrump
The terrifying this is that (and I've seen this!) his diehard supporters mostly wouldn't care if he was guilty of said wrongdoings
@BretWeinstein
She's probably using the expanded "loophole" definition of racism that allows anyone who directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally contributes to the "system" to be classified as 'racist'.
Its the semantic version of a black hole. Nothing can escape it
HUGE FALLACY about TRAINING, WARRIOR ETHOS, and Combat Readiness! A TERRIBLE misconception of masculinity
Empathy, kindness, tolerance, & a modern moral compass are COMPATIBLE with being a
#Warrior
Its about TRAINING, mental toughness, fitness & self-development, not machismo
@BerniceKing
When Philadelphia wins the Superbowl and white drunk sportfans literally riot & break things, it's just "people getting their outlet once a year"
When people of color riot to any degree, they are ALWAYS labeled thugs & criminals.
The narrative needs to be morally consistent
@mollyrebel
@dpakman
@realDonaldTrump
Oh I go hard on this in my book. The tribalism and blind loyalty of this movement is a window into the more disturbing side of human nature - the side that lends itself to authoritarianism. The mental gymnastics are outright Orwellian
@Kaepernick7
@gumpnatlien
Colin, I've been helped greatly during my post war struggle by BVSJ. Thank you! It's a great cause, I mean that wholeheartedly
@debrairl
@_spetty
Refreshing to hear this. I've been navigating a terrible atmosphere lately in all my research and work on dialogue-building, across social/political issues; its one of empathy-lacking hate and visceral reactions towards others. Seeing basic humanity put first seems rare
@35Leosa
Lisa, with all respect, I'm a rather seasoned psyop army vet with a deep understanding if information warfare and planning / operations.
This is all easily explained, from what I can see.
And the idea of a staged op is EXTREMELY improbable.
I'll explain in detail when I can
@JackMurphyRGR
They broke contractor (or even mercenary) rule # 1: Dont piss off Uncle Sam. Get authorization for anything crazy in another country. Not a good move to mess with that rule
@CHSommers
@TR_Foundation
@thomsonreuters
Ask a 35 year old woman with 7 kids in a wartorn village about danger, & she may say her life is 'normal'- danger is seen as a 'part of life'.
Ask a 20 year old Berkeley student about danger, and they might say they're 'oppressed every second of the day'
SURVEY DESIGN MATTERS
@RubinReport
On a serious note, the assault in this video is beyond disgusting. Its murderously inhumane. I feel horrible for this person. People have no idea how violence truly works. They have no clue
@FPWellman
This is a terrifying proposal, coming from left or right. It's
#OrwellianAsFuck
(
#OAF
) and authorization in nature.
The chilling effect would kill authenticity & needed discussion.
It's subjective - who determines what's controversial? Makes any race discussion impossible
@JLo
@Quibi
Hi, Army PSYOP vet here - I am proposing a national communication campaign to combat disinformation about COVID-19. I'll share the article soon
Many still dont believe it's a real threat, and this can get many more killed, we must reach more people
Not CASEY FU**ING RYBACK!!? 😳 Nnnoooo..!
In Ukraine, he'd be standing On Deadly Ground & isn't Above the Law. But in Russia he's Hard to Kill
I know Ukraine is Out for Justice b/c they're Under Siege
If Putin turns on him = death by Executive Decision
@CapitalMoments
For those of you blindly dismissing this - I have a phrase for you.
**If its ridiculous but it works, it's not ridiculous**
Why not just see what happens. Maybe it will fail, or succeed. But the current 8hr/day, 40hr/week is UNLIKELY to be the optimal arrangement.
@msdanifernandez
@audonamission
It wasnt ghost or monster or horror movies that scared me as a kid. It was ALIEN movies. Do you remember Intruders, or Fire in the Sky?
@BretWeinstein
That is exactly what a Privileged Member of the Global Patriarchy (who has not Educated Himself on Intersexshunal Post-Post Structural, Post-Gender Critical Theory) would say to protect the Supremacy of White Males in the Power Structure.
Guilty by circular logic. Shame! Shame!
@pearlythingz
Do you know what happens to women in countries where they can't vote?
Army vet here, speak Arabic and some Farsi and I'd love to talk about the horrible reality that you seem to be missing here.
@cpicciolini
This is very distressing. I'm at my desk now, finishing a book chapter on it. ANY ideas for deradicalization or debunking, please share
So far I suggest a QAnon-Anonymous type space for believers to meet doubters & defecters, and discuss it. We need an ex-QAnon movement
@CHSommers
Ok. Just watched it.
Heres my take
It looks like - and I am giving the benefit of the doubt - a reasonable and tasteful call to men to hold themselves and others to a good standard, by resisting the bad stuff (ass grabs, bullying, degrading talk, etc).
This in itself is good
@ConceptualJames
It's funny how many of the people who constantly insist how most others need to "check their tone" and "read the room", also refuse to change how *they communicate* with the other 95% of the population that resides outside their leftist academic bubble.
@CaitPsych
People should understand that the burden of proof for a jury conviction is very different than one's personal threshold to believe someone is guilty.
Unfortunately this lets some guilty folks off the hook, but protects innocent w due process (for all crimes)
@BillyBaldwin
I literally don't understand how he even keeps track of all his lies and corruption.
I would need several apps and a huge pocket planner and maybe an Excell tracking system...🧐
@IonaItalia
Also, these people dont seem to realize that groups like Hamas are basically Andrew Tates on ideological meth with AKs and misused Quran verses... The irony is impossible to do justice to
@kirkacevedo
@laurenboebert
Everyone loves to use us vets - and the 9-11 rescuer heroes in particular - as props for their so-called patriotism and virtue signaling, but when it comes time to deliver on taking care of those (& their families) who most deserve it, words and ACTIONS dont align
@tariqnasheed
There is an increasingly common idea that standing for the greater good means that certain people should be immune from criticism.
This is a dangerous false choice, and deeply anti-intellectual
@MalcolmNance
Does her daughter love sexism and misogynistic, theocracy-loving men in power constantly viewing them as infantile, lesser beings and trying to control every aspect of their health and sex life that they can?
Asking for a friend
@CapitalMoments
Speaking as an American - our rediculous attachment to dogmas & unquestioned ideas such as the work day/week, is NOT based on data, results, or evidence of better outcomes. It's religious thinking, mostly. NO REASON not to test different ideas, esp when evidence shows their merit
@davidmweissman
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SOMEONE PLEASE TELL HIM THAT WRITING THINGS IN ALL CAPS NONSTOP ONLY DIMINISHES THE EFFECTIVNESS OF WRITING IN ALL CAPS
SEE HOW THIS WORKS?
@BillyBaldwin
I feel like most Americans, on the left and right alike, don't understand what socialism is.
I think a stronger mixed economy like northern Europe would be good for pro-capitalism and pro-socialism folks alike: more mobility, cost-effective safety nets, opportunity, health, etc.
@JackPosobiec
Manipulating women's self-made photos and body images without their consent for all to see, with the undertone of moral judgment of their sexual expression, is despicable.
I say this as someone who dislikes the simping culture of social media and OF. But this isn't the answer.
@ConfessionsExMu
Also, most Muslim women being pressured to wear the veil dont have a tenth of the reach or access to media & power that people in secular societies do.
And the Muslim women that do, and ARE speaking out (bless them for the work they do!), are a small minority that needs support
@NewWorldHominin
@PresMacLatchy
Lindsay, hang in there. I can't speak to it personally because I'm based out of NYC and DC.
But, I suspect much of this is face saving & cognitive dissonance resolution, combined perhaps w some virtue signals. I think this will shift in your favor relatively soon 😊
@CaraSantaMaria
Sorry to keep bombing your mentions w links :o) - but this is such an important issue for people to learn to navigate. To expand empathy circles & open minds, we need to deal w these terms.
For ex, for those critical of excess within the Left, here is a tool for the term "PC"
@benwildflower
I've rarely seen such a heartless onslaught on Americas poor as the violent fringes of these riots destroying local businesses & communities.
I've never seen such a *cold dismissal of the poor* as I have from the sociopathic support for these acts by many leftist ideologues
If toxic Supervetbros, keyboard Action Badge (KAB) recipients, and basement LARPers who slander or attack legit vets online ... existed in the Star Wars ✨ Universe
@RefMikeBeltran
Mike, wait...take a look at your own pic. For a second.
You literally look like Walker, Texas Ranger-era Chuck Norris with a World of Warcraft mustache. That's freaking
@chucknorris
we're looking at!
@davidmweissman
Also, if MTG or especially Trump did all the things Hunter is accused of (rightly and/or wrongly), and they ADMITTED to it, most of their Base wouldn't really care or pursue action against it.
This is pure tribalism
Someone tell me I'm wrong with a straight face
@egavactip
As a war vet who takes training seriously, this line of questioning is SO DAMN insulting.
We're talking about MODERN warfare, not ancient or medieval. And YES, our warfighting numbers DO require a diverse demographic. That's math.
Respect & fairness DOES affect readiness
@Emmyjewel
Also, the issue of poor and working class status among a majority of white Americans is aparently just "hand wringing".
All these years I didn't realize that my former poverty struggles were an illusion. I was well off all along, as were all my poor white friends. Bravo
@CHSommers
I really don't get some of these people. I was in the active Army for 6+ years (& have tons of things to be angry about)..& I couldn't pretend to be this mean spirited even if I wanted to. The shit these people yell, their hate, is just appalling.
@BillyBaldwin
More people will realize we've been artificially divided by dogwhistle, resentment politics, and tribal hatred. The false smokescreen of "liberals vs conservatives" will fade, and the REAL divide will shine through:
**Sanity, truth, & compassion vs insanity, lies, & cruelty**
@GeorgeTakei
In all my years of traveling and living in various countries, its been my experience that people oversees tend to associate us with idiocy like this. It's unfair and embarrassing but it's true
@BillyBaldwin
@Perduesenate
The GOP's current pro-Trump strategy reminds me of a cocaine habit by a jumpy Brooklyn neighbor I had, who was always running from loan sharks & seeking his next quick fix.
@MalcolmNance
Dear God. It's time to deploy the Wedge COIN strategy within the conservative movement.
Those self described conservatives who are NeverTrumpers need to come together as a team.
And make a loud rallying cry for conservatives across America to call these behaviors out
@jakeshieldsajj
@ginacarano
The far Left: "CaNcEL CultURe DoEsNt ExIST"
Also the far Left: "Well, just follow the strict rules of discourse & speech and you won't get cancelled"
I call this *Schroeder's Leftist*
Because they use Orwellian Doublespeak
@Variety
By Damon being open and HONEST about his mistakes with this word (which I PROMISE you, countless locals in Boston still make regularly), he is helping other people reflect on it themselves. His platform allows him to reach the very people who NEED to grow as he did. We need this
@dpakman
I think the use of the word "socialism" is ridiculous at this point, unless very specifically defined. Most of what he and the Northern European countries describe is social democracy under a market system.
The term socialist is counter productive to these conversations
@EricRWeinstein
@BretWeinstein
I'm personally sick of this. It's not just professional anymore. Friends of mine, professors even, are under assault. It's an ethics issue
@TulsiGabbard
As an Army vet it REALLY bothers me! When we do a team-building exercise to navigate an obstacle or solve a problem, we work together. We FIND A WAY to accomplish the mission.
Congress just makes excuses for why it is *never their side's fault*, only the Other Side. its pathetic
@RealYeshua1
@dalepartridge
Exactly 💯
Ive been to the most "modest" places on earth for women, with the strictest enforcement of purity codes & the highest shame on women for hints of sexual expression.
These places also have among the most rape (& tacit tolerance of it). *The issue is objectification*
@EliasCepeda
All Nazis and far right groups in Ukraine should be denounced, categorically.
Most Ukranians fighting in Ukraine aren't Nazis, and that's important.
Putin has ZERO justification for the full-on war & attempted occupation of Ukraine. It's criminal, colonial, & horrific.
@egavactip
I'm still in the Reserves & well aware of Equal Opportunity & sexual harassment prevention training & programs), there is no "Woke Agenda" in the military (not the crazy or dogmatic, ideological version of "woke").
Respect & fairness for all MATTERS, morally & for readiness