"One of Trump's top Iran advisors got suckered into a honey trap, had their laptop/iPhone stolen and hacked before they woke up, and the White House refused to take precautionary measures re their security clearance. Ladies and gents, I give you the Trump admin." THREAD -->

Schumer: Refusing Bolton testimony would be "participating in a cover up" hill.cm/SwJuXbA

This is a terribly silly argument,particularly when the subject of the impeachment gagged the witness in the House It's also shortsighted: all it means is that Bolton would testify in the House Fear. Of. The. Truth. Desperation I'll be discussing this at 6PM on The Beat with Ari Melber

"Graham has not had a town hall in South Carolina in well over two years. But you can find him on Fox News or golfing with the president every other day. That’s not helping the people here.” buff.ly/2sV2g3Y

NEW: Around the world, a new breed of shady PR firms is offering professional disinformation services. Fake accounts, trolling, AI-generated articles to manipulate search rankings — it's all available for the right price. A look inside this growing threat: buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…

Because it’s an international war crime, ffs

Points for consistency from Tucker, at least.

Don Imus, who died on Dec. 27, was hailed by some as a broadcasting pioneer. But he was also remembered and called to account for racist, anti-Semitic, and misogynistic slurs that ultimately cost him his job and his perch atop national media. nbcnews.to/2Qv4xMw

This simply isn’t true. In fact, we know it’s not true, because the media largely treated your father excellently in spite of the fact that he was plenty conservative. The fact is today’s Republicans are a bunch of party-line lemmings only worried about primaries.

This is one of the faces of our inhumane immigration system. Your job & lack of discernible empathy Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli might be a joke to you, but families seeking asylum—families that would otherwise likely be in danger—are suffering. This administration is a stain on our country.

A discussion whether USG complied w/ relevant domestic & international law in the Soleimani Strike. Most interesting bits: what is "law" in this context, is it is knowable in any certain way, is law-talk in this context largely about something else? lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcas…

Russian oligarchs used connections to Jared Kushner to push their agenda in the Trump administration. That Kushner works in the White House and has a security clearance is not only unethical, but poses national security risks. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…

A St. Petersburg elementary school has pulled a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges after a single parent complained "scenes of white people threatening Ruby as she entered a school might result in students learning that white people hate Black people." tampabay.com/news/education…

I'm a resident of west Maui. Biden has unleashed all available federal assets to help my people. It hasn't been easy for west Maui but logistics are now easing. Biden's actions are more meaningful to Maui than a photo op from a president throwing paper towels at suffering people.

I look forward to seeing the catastrophic end of his campaign.

Gates' company is leasing office space to the US Customs and Border Protection and the Social Security Administration. His company also owns the building a Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic operates out of in Cumberland County.

Scott Perry also had his phone confiscated by Jan 6th investigators. He’s guilty as the people that broke in. When will justice be served?

😈😈😈 satan loves you.

So the 14th amendment is new and novel? Hmmm