I was going to draft a post on some alarming developments that haven’t received the attention they deserve due to the furor over the “Fire and Fury” book, but this tweet pretty much sums it up:
People who GOP have called for jailing or launched criminal investigations of in last 48 hours:
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Gov. Jerry Brown
3. Christopher Steele
4. Jim Comey
5. Huma AbedinIf autocracy doesn't bother you, here are some guys who follow that technique: pic.twitter.com/OZn2nACs0L
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 5, 2018
To be clear, I’m not suggesting the would-be autocrats will succeed, just pointing out that they are trying. It is our job to stop them.
Also, Angry Black Lady is absolutely correct here:
Shorter: Kirsten Gillibrand is an opportunistic harpy. This article is garbage. | The Trouble With Kirsten Gillibrand https://t.co/87g7dz5pjn
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) January 5, 2018
I realize some folks are pissed off at Gillibrand for calling on Al Franken to resign. But if you read the article ABL calls out above and can’t recognize that it’s positively dripping with the exact same brand of sexism that tore Hillary Clinton down at every turn, I don’t know what to tell you.
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