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gonna live tweet this.

Mark Meadows explains at the beginning that Cleta is not attorney of record but she's been involved.

 Trump (who lied abt his inauguration size) says he knows he won bc of rally size.
Trump starts by describing that current margin is what "everyone agrees on."
Trump repeatedly claims that people went to vote but weren't allowed to bc a ballot already cast.

Maybe ... they had already voted? I think he just narced out a bunch of people trying to double vote.
Trump accuses "Ruby Freeman" of being a vote hustler.
"No Republican poll watcher, No Democrat ones."

He doesn't actually understand that poll watchers are optional.
Trump now describing the suitcases of votes as if he's seen them.

Also describing slo-mo tape showing 18,000 votes all for Biden.
Trump complaining abt drop boxes that were picked up. He had no such complaint abt CA GOPers doing this.
Trump said "we held the Senate and we won the House."
He doesn't realize this, but he's explaining that he underperformed the rest of the ballot.
Trump keeps chanting that number, 11,779, as if he's had nightmares about it every night.
Trump can't decide whether they're burning or shredding ballots.

He's sure just the Dominion machines are being altered, tho.
Trump claims many of the numbers of his imaginary friends' votes will be certified.
TRump: We have other states that I believe will be flipping to us shortly.

Then starts talking about Detroit.

cc: @dananessel
@dananessel Trump claiming a "tremendous number of dead people" in MI voted.
Now Trump complaining that people cast a provisional ballot.
"Far more is certified than we need," Trump says to the dude whose job is to certify the vote.
Some Trump dude now asking for a "Compromise to find a path forward that's less litigious."

Because after losing 60 times, they're beginning to cop on.
GA officials now laying out how many times they've explained away Trump's numbers.
The "some dude" was Mark Meadows.

Which Trump IDs for me which is awesome.
Trump: we only lost the state by that number, 11,000 votes. 11,779.

We don't have to go through each [issue]. What's the difference between winning by 2 votes and winning by 2 million votes?
Trump: I could tell you by our rallies. I could tell you by the rally I'm having Monday night. No way.
Trump again claims they've got certified votes, to the guy whose job is to certify the votes.

"We have won this election in Georgia."
"All exact numbers done by accounting firms, law firms, etcetera."

BR: The challenge you have is that the data is wrong.
Cleta: What we said was, if you read our petition, it says we took names and birth years, certain information, we have asked from your office for records only you have.
Cleta: We don't have the records that you have. One of the things we have been suggesting for weeks now is for you to make available the records that would make ...

Trump interrupts. "In one state we have a tremendous number of dead people. I'm sure we do in GA too."
Trump: Brad, We have a new tape that we're going to release.

[Brad to self: So do I]
BR: You're talking about State Farm video. Giuliani or whoever spliced and diced that video.
Trump complaining again that there were no "Democrat" poll watchers.

Said the video was reviewed by "police and other professional people."
Trump beginning to slur.

BR: Mr. President, we did an audit of that and proved conclusively they were not scanned three times.
Basically Trump is frantically describing a video Rudy doctored to show him, and Raffersperger is patiently trying to explain that he's watching disinformation.

BR: WE'll send you the link from [the TV station]
Trump: Nobody can make a case for that [that is, reality], you'd have to be a child, just a chid.

Ryan German: We had our officers, GBI, as well as FBI agents.

Trump: Dishonesty or incompetence.
BR going through people moving out of GA then moved back.

Trump: How many people do that? They missed it? [laughs]

Trump of course was arguably ineligible to vote in FL.
Cleta again complaining that GA not sharing info.

Trump: Cleta, a lot of it we don't need. They should share it. We don't need it .
Trump asking if they removed parts of Dominion machines.

RG: No. I'm sure.
BR: THe problem with social media is people can say anything.

Trump: Nah, it's Trump media.
Trump now complaining that GA reviewed the county of question. Now saying that "Stacey" (Abrams) is as dishonest as they come.
Listening to this call you can understand how Trump gave so many people COVID bc he's spitting everywhere as he gets more excited.
Trump now asking for GA to let his campaign do signature verification themselves.
Trump: Fulton County is so corrupt and so is she.

They're laughing at you Brad, behind your back. You made it almost impossible for Republicans to win. I don't care how long it takes me. This is never giving, we have some incredible talent. THey need more time for big numbers
Trump: It's [alleged shredding of ballots] more illegal for you than it is for them. You can't let that happen.
TrumpL I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, bc we won the state. Flipping the state is a great testament to our country.
Here's the transcript. https://t.co/noygKjXnTH
Weird reverb at this point in the call, which Trump notes.
Trump: Do you have provisional ballots, Brad?

BR: THey're provided by state law.

Trump: Most are made out to Trump. When they came in they were told, I'm sorry, you've already voted.
Trump now complaining that a batch of military ballots came in that were 100% Biden. Even though Trump won military vote by a lot.

As GA tries to figure out WTF, Cleta interrupts.

Trump: I'm not asking you Cleta, honestly.
BR now explaining that overseas voters vote for Democrats.

Trump: I get votes overseas too, Ryan, in all fairness. 100% for Biden. That is criminal. Many criminal events here.
Trump: I have to find 12,000 votes, and I have them by a lot, and we won the state.
Trump: Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.

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In reality, this is what John Solomon's "SMOKING GUN" says:

Steele was considered reliable (true!), his sources were in a position to report on what they reported on (true!), the reporting corroborated stuff in the report [that, btw, is mostly classified]


This paragraph, for example, includes 3 lies and one exaggeration: First, CIA informed FBI that until 2011, they asked Page questions about the RU intelligence officers trying to recruit him.


That does NOT cover the most alarming thing he did in 2015 or one RU intelligence officer that Page did not tell the CIA about while still an approved contact.

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And, again, note that he didn't address Trump's unconstitutional request of Mike Pence.

Van der Veen lies about who asked for recounts in 2016.

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This talks about the superseding CFAA charge that Assange boosters are generally silent or worse about.

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https://t.co/oNr8YgXbhk

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https://t.co/1i7yErl0sC

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Lindsey Graham is still boasting that CIA unmasked Hillary long before they unmasked Mike Flynn. He's legit complaining that Hillary ran a campaign and the CIA didn't

Whitehouse now explaining to Lindsey Graham that tying an opponent to a foreign country is not a criminal act. "If you look at CI investigation, obvious difference is that there were contacts bt RU intel operatives and campaign operatives."

"I don't think the FBI has any business interfering into that kind of campaign debate, you would be besides yourself with anger if FBI investigated Trump for trying to tie Biden to China."

Now Graham is talking about how Coffee Boy said working with Russia would be treason which 1) means that he thinks Roger Stone committed treason and 2) he demonstrably lied in that interview.

Now Lindsey claiming that the dossier created the impression that Trump was in bed with Russia, and not his open requests for Russian help.
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This is a natural disaster of large proportions. At no time in recorded have this many Texas counties been below freezing for so long...ever. We are prepared for short stints, not an ice age. It snowed on Galveston island and much of the state is covered in snow and ice.

This chart shows electricity production since Feb 4. Note the large share from wind prior to the cold snap. Texas typically does not use as much electricity in winter, so gas plants are typically offline and have smaller reserves of gas.


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Let folks have their many talents, interests and gifts. Life is far more fun with variety, loves.

A lot of folks have come to know me as an activist & I’m grateful that folks care to know me at all.

But I wasn’t born in 2014. I was a whole teacher, executive, policy person, speaker, arts and culture lover, reader, writer, woman of faith, fashion and more before 4 yrs ago 🤷🏾‍♀️

We rightfully complain that marginalized people are not allowed to be fully human.

But we internalize and transfer our oppression daily. It’s a smog. We all breathe it in & act it out.

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Can I live?

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I’ve just been observing that behavior more and more lately. Especially when it comes to marginalized folks.

Evolution should be our aspiration.

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