Let's be clear about this dog whistle: On Juneteenth, when hundreds of thousands will be in the streets demanding racial justice on a day slaves were freed in 1865, Trump will be rallying in the city where angry whites burned down Black Wall Street in 1921 https://t.co/CsXnoMbIBE
— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) June 10, 2020
Specifically, Trump will hold his next MAGA rally on Juneteenth, in a town with one of the most infamous race massacres in American history https://t.co/kpAvmr8sdA
— Mark Gongloff, Antifa Bank Branch Manager (@markgongloff) June 10, 2020
The date and the location of this rally in this very specific moment in American history are too much to be a coincidence https://t.co/AKlp1b6Qhw
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 10, 2020
"That's why we're headed to Tulsa…" https://t.co/LfMuBJ2mJa
— Hawk "That Social Distancing" Guy (@iowhawk) June 10, 2020
So cops protect white supremacists shouting white power but attack black people shouting I can't breathe. Got it. https://t.co/s3EZDRveYV
— Dani Beck ❼ (@_DaniBeck) June 10, 2020
never a bad time to tweet Ulysses S. Grant’s views on the Confederate cause: “one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse.”
— Arash Karami (@thekarami) June 10, 2020
Meanwhile, others appear to be gravitating in a different direction…
BREAKING: NASCAR bans the Confederate flag from its races and properties because of associations with racism and slavery. https://t.co/iH5QWnDzvW
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 10, 2020
Soon, the only place you’ll see the traitor’s flag of the loser Confederacy flown is at @realDonaldTrump rallies. https://t.co/CjsvF3eiwM
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 10, 2020
But…
President Trump shut down the idea of removing Confederate names from Army bases, after top Pentagon officials expressed openness to it https://t.co/s8fHHdznG1
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 10, 2020
The Confederate generals for whom those bases are named waged war against the Greatest Nation in the World and killed thousands of men in our Military. pic.twitter.com/YKiqsrEYvK
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 10, 2020
But, but…
The map of cities with BLM demonstrations now passes 2800 https://t.co/x1PV3VHztz
And a report from one of them, the famed Punxsutawney PA:
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) June 10, 2020
Louisville police release the Breonna Taylor incident report. It's virtually blank https://t.co/y7WJpZhVk0
— Courier Journal (@courierjournal) June 10, 2020
But, but, but…
White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Wednesday that he doesn’t think systemic racism exists in the United States, despite the issue being widely acknowledged by experts and academics, as well as by lawmakers and corporate leaders. https://t.co/ijnyImSRMS
— CNBC (@CNBC) June 10, 2020
“It’s like the slow act of pushing out the fenced perimeter around the White House: Trump is increasingly holding reality at a distance, & trying to move it further & further away.”
New from Dahlia Lithwick & me on Trump’s escalating lies, via @Slate: https://t.co/8uRMmkiymo
— Joshua A. Geltzer (@jgeltzer) June 10, 2020
White House says Trump "does not regret" defending police in his conspiracy theory tweet about elderly protester https://t.co/2K1NnyPZi4 via @CBSPolitics
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) June 10, 2020
“[T]here is no sign yet of a mass exodus from the runaway Trump train. If anything, most elected Republicans see themselves as prisoners onboard, calculating that jumping off would lead to almost certain defeat.” – @costareports @PhilipRucker https://t.co/1qXLbIHm1j
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) June 10, 2020
Elsewhere…
Why is anyone expressing shock or surprise that #COVID19 cases are spiking after people arbitrarily decided it was safe to go out into the world with no precautions as if the #Coronavirus had been eradicated … WTF did you think would happen?
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) June 10, 2020
Blah blah blah…
With a flag behind her, speaking of personal growth through difficulty in that well-modulated voice, Ivanka seemed to be in a completely different world https://t.co/Mx1ZfDtTzt
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 10, 2020
The American people paid for Donald Trump Jr to kill a rare mountain sheep in Mongolia. https://t.co/xkZ5NItQcG
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) June 10, 2020
We’re sorry you’re losing. https://t.co/lNU0409jcV
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 10, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Boris Johnson, like Donald Trump, has copious amounts of blood on his hands. https://t.co/a5lbrFpMrR
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 10, 2020
Sloth-like Boris Johnson escapes capture during fleeting appearance | John Crace https://t.co/1ZXezV3lhZ
— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) June 10, 2020
The fact that Dominic Cummings has to use so many managed troll accounts to attack those who criticise @BorisJohnson after each lamentable #DailyBriefing shows how inept both Johnson and his government is#borismeltdown #BorisHasFailedTheNation https://t.co/PhWUNRm1uA
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) June 10, 2020
Nothing says 'anti-elite' like holing up in an unlawful dwelling on your dad's estate. https://t.co/I4bEMAVAef
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 10, 2020
Just imagine how many lives might have been saved if the Tories has elected someone serious such as @RoryStewartUK for leader instead of @BorisJohnson https://t.co/PpWTzztAVn
— Ian Birrell (@ianbirrell) June 10, 2020
*TING*
Who stole my fucking chair legs? pic.twitter.com/RvIF9frvUS
— Keri Warbis (@KeriWarbis) June 10, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
We are well and truly fucked. https://t.co/EcoeLrBsuD
— Jacob Silverman (@SilvermanJacob) June 10, 2020