The precious petal apologists for fascism

This was going to be a far different essay. It was going to be a very top heavy view of the slide towards fascism which is taking place in the GOP primary race

But then I saw a tweet by Matthew J. Dowd.

I will admit this: I had no idea who this person was until yesterday. Then I learned he was a fluffer for the Bush clan. Everything fell into place then.

#ThisIsACoup – Updates on Greece

As most of you know, I was hoping for a “Yes” vote in the Greek referendum, especially as the proposal which the Tsipras government put forth this week encompassed most of the demands which Greece’s creditors had been making.

The Syriza proposals were approved by the creditors, and sent to the Eurozone finance ministers. And then Germany got in the act.

In an act of suicidal hubris, Germany is demanding nothing short of humiliation for Greece. Even though I had hoped for a Yes vote, this petty revenge is unbelievable from a country which plunged Europe into two World Wars. It is Germany’s gambit to establish the EU as merely a Greater German Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Here is where we stand at the moment.

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Newspaper headlines.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Translation: Trust has been lost; Doubts of Greece’s willingness to reform.

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Le Figaro

Translation: Greece has driven a wedge between France and Germany

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Liberation

Translation: What game is Germany playing?

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Wall Street Journal

Bill O’Reilly’s Brian Williams moment, in a few tweets

Bill O is getting much derision for his "Brian Williams Moment on Speed". As well he should. But here's the thing-Nothing will happen to him

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

Bill O being a fabulist is a feature, not a bug. That's the trait Fox loves about him, his ability to dupe the rubes.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

There could be wall to wall coverage of his "combat experience" lies, and Ailes will just give him a raise.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

He'll be a martyr to the librul media, and be even more believed by the idiots who watch Fox.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

So if you think this will bring him down, then, I'm sorry to say, you haven't been paying attention.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

Fox doesn't care about credibility; it cares about influence. And Bill O brings that.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

I'll be gleeful to be proven wrong, but I don't think I will be.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

I mean, Fox bears no relation to the "sky is blue" world we inhabit. And yet its WH journo sits in the front row. Bill O will thrive.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

So, yes, we can laugh at Bill O. But he'll be on the teevee box every night until the Apocalypse.

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) February 21, 2015

 

 

An Essay on Free Speech in Tweets

A précis on free speech

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[tweet https://twitter.com/Lib_Librarian/status/557302351971631104 align=’center’]

As the curfew approaches…

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[tweet https://twitter.com/SamuelAAdams/status/500803962317312001 align = ‘center’]

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[tweet https://twitter.com/scottbix/status/500311689544208385 align = ‘center’]

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[tweet https://twitter.com/mashable/status/500821777032175616 align = ‘center’]

[tweet https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/500839341808443392 align = ‘center’]

Ferguson: America 2014 in tweets

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[tweet https://twitter.com/juliebosman/status/499010535049142273 align = ‘center’]

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[tweet https://twitter.com/juliebosman/status/499007987261124608 align = ‘center’]

A Tweet or Two

[tweet https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/496051011124207617 align = ‘center’]

[tweet https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/496037902418456576 align = ‘center’]

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[tweet https://twitter.com/Mooncatadams/status/496053232024965120 align = ‘center’]

A Tweet or Two

.@GovernorOMalley: "It is contrary 2 everything we stand 4 to summarily send children back to death." @UNITEDWEDREAM http://t.co/G3erqmhYWa

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Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) July 12, 2014

GOP APPROVES $287 BILLION CORP TAX CUT W/ NO OFFSETS, REJECTS $3.7 BILLION #BORDERCRISIS FUNDS m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55779… http://t.co/SvwCpeqRqD

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The Baxter Bean (@TheBaxterBean) July 13, 2014

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For my 100,000th Tweet: The Definition of Conservatism. #TweetTruth #UniteBlue Blessings to you all. http://t.co/peJoFfsdhn

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TruthtoConservatives (@ToConservatives) July 12, 2014

BBC tells its reporters to stop giving air time to climate deniers thkpr.gs/1pUp9fk

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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) July 12, 2014

Ukraine crisis in tweets

Shooting war in Ukraine.

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[tweet https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/456101228536033280 align = ‘center’]

[tweet https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/status/456090913425485824 align = ‘center’]

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[tweet https://twitter.com/ZandarVTS/status/456074265939288067 align = ‘center’]

Ukraine crisis in tweets

A roundup of today’s developments in Ukraine.

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[tweet https://twitter.com/MilitaryTimes/status/446686859952160769 align = ‘center’]

[tweet https://twitter.com/randomdijit/status/446683600407130113 align = ‘center’]

[tweet https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/446681135016595457 align = ‘center’]