News AnalysisđThe post-#Election push to pressure President Trump to concede, despite numerous credible allegations of #VoterFraud and ongoing legal challenges, is the culmination of a 4-year-long campaign against him. (Threadđ)
This is an issue that transcends party lines, as it is not only an assault on Trump, but an assault on the office of the presidency, and with it, an assault on the foundation of America.
The #FBI under President #Obama in 2016 launched a politically motivated investigation of the #TrumpCampaign.
Based on publicly available information, we know the investigation was initiated based on the thinnest of evidence: remarks madeâŠ
The investigation primarily relied on the discredited #SteeleDossier, produced by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele on behalf of the #Clinton campaign and the @DNC.
While the #FBIâs #CrossfireHurricane investigation would not find any evidence of TrumpâRussia #Collusion, the investigations, including selective #Leaks to the media, would create the public narrative that Trump had colluded to win the 2016 election.
The #FBI under #Comey and #AndrewMcCabe proactively worked against Trump. #McCabe was directly involved in the #CrossfireHurricane investigation. After @Comey was fired by Trump, McCabe actively pushed the agency to further investigate Trump.
Perhaps one of the most powerful forces working against Trump has been the news media. Over the past 5 years, they have relentlessly published skewed and inaccurate information about him while minimizing or ignoring his accomplishments.
On Dec. 18, 2019, Trump was impeached along partisan lines. Though the Senate would later dismiss the charge, it left a mark on his presidency and dragged the country through months of public attacks in the media.
Trumpâs opponents have accused the president of mishandling the #CCPVirus by acting too late.
This is contrary to the events of early 2020. The #TrumpAdministration on Feb. 2, 2020, banned all foreign travel from #China, the source of the global #Pandemic.
Meanwhile, his opponents in politics and media, including Joe Biden, described it as xenophobic and an overreaction.
Trump is #CommunistChinaâs biggest adversary. He broke a decades-long US policy toward #China that was based on the belief that, through engagement and economic development, the #CCP would evolve from a totalitarian regime toward a more democratic country.
#BlackLivesMatter has been behind the #Riots that have plagued US cities for much of this year. The group has hijacked the concerns people have over #Racism and used them to justify its advance of a #Marxist agenda.
Just like in #Russia, #China, #Cuba, and #Venezuela, trained #Marxists have hijacked righteous causes to advance the #Communist agenda.
Dressed in full black gear and trained in agitation and basic combat, #Antifa extremists have been involved in numerous acts of #Violence during Trumpâs presidency.
Antifa members have targeted both #LawEnforcement and unarmed #TrumpSupporters.
Itâs no secret that many career officials in the US government actively sought to undermine or even openly work against Trump. Many in government have been led by false information published by media organizations to believe thatâŠ
In fact, they have done the United States a disservice by blocking a rightfully elected president from executing the will of the people.
Following the firing of #FBI Director #Comey, Deputy AG #RodRosenstein assigned #RobertMueller to continue the #RussianCollusion investigation.
#Mueller would conclude in a final report that there was no evidence of such collusion.
Throughout the past 4 years, the #TrumpAdministration has been plagued by selective #Leaks aimed at damaging Trumpâs presidency.
Some have been criminal in nature, such as the leak of the transcripts of Trumpâs conversations with foreign leadersâa felony offense.
Dozens of credible allegations of #VoterFraud or other illegal acts connected to the counting of #Ballots have emerged.
Dozens of poll workers across multiple states have given testimony in sworn statements detailing #IrregularitiesâŠ
Theyâve argued that in #Pennsylvania alone, 600,000 #Ballots should be invalidated, as GOP #Election observers werenât allowed to witness the ballot processing.
The use of manufactured #Narratives to attack Trump has been pervasive since he assumed the presidency. Perhaps the most notable is the claim that he defended neo-Nazis in #Charlottesville.
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Characteristics of a personal moat below:
2/ Like a company moat, you want to build career capital while you sleep.
As Andrew Chen noted:
3/ You donât want to build a competitive advantage that is fleeting or that will get commoditized
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In the internet economy, what has become scarce are things like specific knowledge, rare & valuable skills, and great reputations.
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Characteristics of a personal moat below:
I'm increasingly interested in the idea of "personal moats" in the context of careers.
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) November 22, 2018
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- Hard to learn and hard to do (but perhaps easier for you)
- Skills that are rare and valuable
- Legible
- Compounding over time
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2/ Like a company moat, you want to build career capital while you sleep.
As Andrew Chen noted:
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— Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) November 22, 2018
3/ You donât want to build a competitive advantage that is fleeting or that will get commoditized
Things that might get commoditized over time (some longer than
Things that look like moats but likely aren\u2019t or may fade:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) November 22, 2018
- Proprietary networks
- Being something other than one of the best at any tournament style-game
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