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Current Status: Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says ‘I’m Sorry’ Is Not Enough

Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says ‘I’m Sorry’ Is Not Enough

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called Anita Hill this month to express his regret over “what she endured” testifying against Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991.

     nytimes.com  2019-04-25 19:59:20+00:00
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  • Steadman™
    Steadman™ @AsteadWesley

    Stating obvious here: Biden had 28 years to say something. Called weeks before his presidential launch https://t.co/8DfRSML2KS

    Thu Apr 25 20:23:25 +0000 2019

  • Jamil Smith
    Jamil Smith @JamilSmith

    Other than Anita Hill hanging up on him, I’m unsure how this could have gone worse for @JoeBiden. Serves him right. He had 28 years to apologize, and he tried this right before launching a presidential campaign. Probably thought it would stay secret, too. https://t.co/GNHU3gBjXJ

    Thu Apr 25 21:36:45 +0000 2019

  • Sheryl Gay Stolberg
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg @SherylNYT

    NEWS: Anita Hill told me yesterday that Joe Biden called her a few weeks ago, but she was left feeling dissatisfied and doesn't feel he has taken full responsibility. "I cannot be satisfied by simply saying I’m sorry for what happened to you." w/@jmartnyt https://t.co/E2iv6ODZgQ

    Thu Apr 25 20:04:17 +0000 2019

  • Amy Fiscus
    Amy Fiscus @amyfiscus

    NEW: Anita Hill says she is unsatisfied with her talk with Joe Biden and won’t call it an apology @SherylNYT @jmartNYT https://t.co/xr0nSS34ng

    Thu Apr 25 20:01:11 +0000 2019

  • Charles M. Blow
    Charles M. Blow @CharlesMBlow

    “Hill…left the convo feeling deeply unsatisfied & declined to characterize his words to her as an apology. She said she is not convinced that Mr. Biden truly accepts the harm he caused her & other women who suffered sexual harassment and gender violence.” https://t.co/sOCBon5jPI

    Thu Apr 25 20:10:54 +0000 2019

  • Keith Boykin
    Keith Boykin @keithboykin

    Anita Hill said she felt deeply unsatisfied with the conversation she had with Joe Biden this month and declined to characterize his words to her as an apology. She said she is not convinced that he truly accepts the harm he caused her and other women. https://t.co/fQDHJZvuAV

    Thu Apr 25 21:55:28 +0000 2019

  • Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
    Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @TheRaDR

    No but really this is a textbook for what real tshuvah/repentance work isn't. 1/x "Mr. Biden has long cast the hearings in passive terms, as something that happened to Ms. Hill, not something he and others did to her." https://t.co/CoQFsRex6o

    Thu Apr 25 20:22:10 +0000 2019

  • Shane Goldmacher
    Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher

    Anita Hill: "He needs to give an apology to the other women and to the American public because we know now how deeply disappointed Americans around the country were about what they saw. And not just women." https://t.co/5lDchbes5y

    Thu Apr 25 20:05:56 +0000 2019

  • Yashar Ali 🐘
    Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar

    1. Ooof, Joe Biden called Anita Hill earlier this month to apologize to her. But in an interview with the NYT, Professor Hill says "she left the conversation feeling deeply unsatisfied and declined to characterize his words to her as an apology." https://t.co/Bc4AkSu1LO

    Thu Apr 25 20:16:24 +0000 2019

  • Erick Fernandez
    Erick Fernandez @ErickFernandez

    Anita Hill said she left the conversation with Joe Biden feeling deeply unsatisfied and declined to characterize his words to her as an apology. https://t.co/eWaX01dYLI

    Thu Apr 25 20:12:28 +0000 2019

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  • CNN Politics
    CNN Politics @CNNPolitics

    Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly threatens to jail Trump officials who won't comply with subpoenas https://t.co/WyKWM32AOp https://t.co/JTqrPEkLfB

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  • Claude Taylor
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    Now we’re talkin’ now let’s get on with it. https://t.co/vQhZmhPUh9

    Fri Apr 26 00:49:42 +0000 2019

  • CNN
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    Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly threatened efforts that could go as far as jail time for White House officials who are declining to comply with congressional committees' efforts to conduct oversight of the Trump administration https://t.co/fl4n4JTHyK https://t.co/4NtIwwetRz

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  • CNN
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    "Of all the senators and members of congress I've worked with ... he was maybe the quickest study," says Rep. @GerryConnolly, of Joe Biden. "The idea that he is not an intelligent man, is simply false. And Mr. Trump is going to learn that the hard way." https://t.co/A3xWo03BOQ https://t.co/fNN8U4gkbV

    Fri Apr 26 02:08:02 +0000 2019

  • David Nir
    David Nir @DavidNir

    Everyone should brush up on the concept of “inherent contempt” https://t.co/42UW3hYpay

    Fri Apr 26 02:38:14 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Bernie Sanders First to Sign Pledge to Rally Behind Democratic Nominee Bernie Sanders First to Sign Pledge to Rally Behind Democratic Nominee – The pledge was launched this morning by Indivisible.

      thedailybeast.com 2019-04-25 19:32:48+00:00
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  • Gideon Resnick
    Gideon Resnick @GideonResnick

    Sanders is the first to sign the @IndivisibleTeam pledge launched this morning that is seeking to get promises from all the candidates to have a constructive primary and to rally around the eventual winner https://t.co/mcoxu5vXNt

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Current Status: Trump leaves Pentagon power vacuum Trump leaves Pentagon power vacuum – The problem is most acute in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

      politico.com 2019-04-25 17:18:22+00:00
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  • Bryan Bender
    Bryan Bender @BryanDBender

    JUST OUT: @wesleysmorgan takes a deep dive on the Pentagon leadership’s army of placeholders — and what it means. Trump leaves Pentagon power vacuum https://t.co/Q15EbJd7Om via @politico

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  • POLITICO
    POLITICO @politico

    A quarter of the Pentagon's most senior civilian posts remain filled by temporary personnel who are unconfirmed by the Senate https://t.co/o9HfGSDHXF

    Thu Apr 25 21:40:04 +0000 2019

  • Missy Ryan
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    Ouch. Shanahan authorized John Rood to ‘carry the water’ for DOD’s opposition to IRGC designation rather than challenging WH himself as he waits for nomination. Joint staff also picked up slack. ⁦@wesleysmorgan⁩ on impact of senior DOD vacancies https://t.co/cD4dsF5jzs

    Thu Apr 25 22:48:35 +0000 2019

  • Dan Lamothe
    Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe

    "Defense Department veterans, including some who have worked for the current administration, assert that the lack of permanent, Senate-confirmed civilian overseers is taking its toll on the Pentagon's ability to operate effectively..." via @wesleysmorgan https://t.co/TUXCzzp3Sq

    Thu Apr 25 21:52:30 +0000 2019

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Current Status: Twitter Won't Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS Because It'd Have to Ban Some GOP Politicians Too Twitter Won't Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS Because It'd Have to Ban Some GOP Politicians Too – A Twitter employee who works on machine learning believes that a proactive, algorithmic solution to white supremacy would also catch Republican politicians.

    motherboard.vice.com 2019-04-25 16:21:39+00:00
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  • Jason Koebler
    Jason Koebler @jason_koebler

    NEW: We have reporting inside Twitter that explains why Jack hasn't "banned the Nazis:" Treating white supremacy like ISIS would mean autobanning some Republican politicians https://t.co/2VmUpqzM7p

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  • Judd Legum
    Judd Legum @JuddLegum

    "Twitter hasn’t taken the same aggressive approach to white supremacist content because the collateral accounts that are impacted can, in some instances, be Republican politicians." https://t.co/QX5WAHVtNn

    Thu Apr 25 23:42:08 +0000 2019

  • Motherboard
    Motherboard @motherboard

    Twitter got ISIS off its platform. But it can't get rid of white supremacy the same way without catching some prominent Republicans, says employee: https://t.co/Dkor8KAV7m

    Thu Apr 25 16:34:24 +0000 2019

  • Steve Silberman
    Steve Silberman @stevesilberman

    There it is: Twitter employee admits that algorithms can't distinguish between Republicans and white supremacists. https://t.co/Ivo0Cz2LaA

    Thu Apr 25 16:57:48 +0000 2019

  • Ben Makuch
    Ben Makuch @BMakuch

    Very big scoop from @josephfcox + @jason_koebler: Twitter isn't going after white supremacist content online as it did ISIS, because Republican politicians would be caught up in bans by algorithms detecting hate speech https://t.co/UMVzSeX5MS

    Thu Apr 25 16:28:45 +0000 2019

  • Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈
    Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 @Amy_Siskind

    Like, say...#DerangedDonald Twitter Won't Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS Because It'd Have to Ban Some GOP Politicians Too https://t.co/LRkjg8rMMA

    Fri Apr 26 03:26:39 +0000 2019

  • Mehdi Hasan
    Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan

    “Why Won’t Twitter Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS? Because It Would Mean Banning Some Republican Politicians Too.” - Motherboard https://t.co/urH3lf3pzw

    Thu Apr 25 21:25:32 +0000 2019

  • austin walker
    austin walker @austin_walker

    Godddd this @motherboard piece on why Twitter won't eliminate white supremacy from the site the way it has done with with other objectionable material is so revealing. (Yes, the answer is Repbulicans.) https://t.co/UEapke7gFN https://t.co/oSsu4XZVuT

    Thu Apr 25 16:57:50 +0000 2019

  • VICE
    VICE @VICE

    Twitter won't treat white supremacy like ISIS because it would mean banning some Republican politicians, too. https://t.co/ygSZ5mYTjz

    Thu Apr 25 16:42:10 +0000 2019

  • Jamil Smith
    Jamil Smith @JamilSmith

    I’ll say this: if what is reported here is not the reason why @Twitter has failed to sweep white supremacist content off of its platform the same way that it managed to rid itself of ISIS, then it owes us that explanation. https://t.co/FoNcb8yuTx

    Thu Apr 25 19:39:45 +0000 2019

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    politico.com 2019-04-24 19:44:30+00:00
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  • POLITICO
    POLITICO @politico

    “I get calls from people all over the world — world leaders are calling me — and they’re almost begging me to do this, to save the country, save the world,” Biden told a group of top donors and supporters https://t.co/y0xRqWbyv1

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  • Yashar Ali 🐘
    Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar

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  • Daniel Pipes دانيال بايبس
    Daniel Pipes دانيال بايبس @DanielPipes

    Messiah complex? Just before announcing his presidential bid, @JoeBiden told top donors: “World leaders are calling me — and they’re almost begging me to [run for president], to save the country, save the world.” https://t.co/FKiG6KKWkm

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  • POLITICO
    POLITICO @politico

    "The money’s important. We’re going to be judged by what we can do in the first 24 hours, the first week,” Biden told a group of top donors and supporters. https://t.co/GLapc9zdBq

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    cnn.com 2019-04-24 19:35:21+00:00
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  • erica orden
    erica orden @eorden

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    Wed Apr 24 19:39:57 +0000 2019

  • Kyle Griffin
    Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

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    Wed Apr 24 22:00:12 +0000 2019

  • CNN
    CNN @CNN

    Deutsche Bank has begun the process of providing financial records to New York state's attorney general in response to a subpoena for documents related to loans made to President Donald Trump and his business, a source says https://t.co/97ZQfhsT34 https://t.co/xsxn18aymN

    Wed Apr 24 22:00:08 +0000 2019

  • Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈
    Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 @Amy_Siskind

    Deutsche Bank has begun turning over records to NY AG @TishJames https://t.co/0lPDvQOqh3

    Thu Apr 25 00:36:30 +0000 2019

  • CNN Politics
    CNN Politics @CNNPolitics

    Deutsche Bank begins process of providing Trump financial records to New York's attorney general https://t.co/sdswgsfPUB https://t.co/LVnmeRdBmN

    Wed Apr 24 19:50:10 +0000 2019

  • Keith Boykin
    Keith Boykin @keithboykin

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    Wed Apr 24 23:31:10 +0000 2019

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   nytimes.com 2019-04-25 22:16:25+00:00
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  • Sahil Kapur
    Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

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    Fri Apr 26 03:47:48 +0000 2019

  • Kara Swisher
    Kara Swisher @karaswisher

    Thoughts & prayers, also removal of backbone and conscience: https://t.co/dMFovvf8DF via ⁦@nytimes⁩

    Fri Apr 26 02:43:12 +0000 2019

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     politico.com 2019-04-25 19:59:42+00:00
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  • Eliana Johnson
    Eliana Johnson @elianayjohnson

    As early as last fall, Trump was talking privately w aides about the threat Biden posed: “How are we gonna beat Biden?” When reassured that the moderate Biden would never defeat his more liberal rivals, Trump has pushed back: “But what if he does?” https://t.co/9E3O070yon

    Fri Apr 26 00:05:23 +0000 2019

  • Michelangelo Signorile
    Michelangelo Signorile @MSignorile

    It's clear Trump is afraid of Biden. But if it's about MI, WI and PA, as claimed, he should be afraid of most of the Dem candidates. Trump’s Biden insults fueled by belief he can win https://t.co/6QKH0HnTfh via @politico

    Fri Apr 26 04:03:33 +0000 2019

  • Natasha Korecki
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    Fri Apr 26 02:11:41 +0000 2019

  • León Krauze
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    Fri Apr 26 00:06:30 +0000 2019

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     newsweek.com 2019-04-25 17:46:43+00:00
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   washingtonpost.com 2019-04-25 10:00:49+00:00
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    Thu Apr 25 10:11:49 +0000 2019

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     politico.com 2019-04-25 08:44:56+00:00
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    Thu Apr 25 23:01:21 +0000 2019

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    Trump asserted he never instructed former White House counsel Don McGahn to fire special counsel Robert Mueller in 2017, slamming Mueller as a conflicted investigator despite praising him just a month ago https://t.co/EG8ucUuapK

    Thu Apr 25 13:15:09 +0000 2019

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    Thu Apr 25 18:54:44 +0000 2019

  • Alex Morash
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    Thu Apr 25 21:17:12 +0000 2019

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   baltimoresun.com 2019-04-25 00:00:00+00:00
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Current Status: Federal court: Michigan political maps illegally rigged to 'historical proportions' Federal court: Michigan political maps illegally rigged to 'historical proportions' – Michigan must redraw legislative and congressional districts for the 2020 election because GOP lawmakers gerrymandered the maps, a federal panel ruled.

   detroitnews.com 2019-04-25 00:00:00+00:00
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    Thu Apr 25 19:25:51 +0000 2019

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    Thu Apr 25 19:23:54 +0000 2019

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    BREAKING: Federal court rules #Michigan political maps illegally gerrymandered, orders them to be redrawn fairly for the 2020 election. https://t.co/xCZi3FHUXc

    Thu Apr 25 19:33:44 +0000 2019

  • Grant Stern
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    Fri Apr 26 00:38:38 +0000 2019

  • The Detroit News
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    Thu Apr 25 19:14:58 +0000 2019

  • Jonathan Oosting
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    Federal court: Michigan political maps illegally gerrymandered to 'historical proportions' https://t.co/3pjKzgFQ1S via @detroitnews

    Thu Apr 25 19:47:22 +0000 2019

  • Richard Burr
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    Thu Apr 25 19:21:40 +0000 2019

  • Allie Gross
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    big new: "MI must redraw legislative and congressional districts for the 2020 elections because Republican lawmakers unconstitutionally gerrymandered current maps, a three-judge federal panel ruled Thursday." https://t.co/sFbfvaiD0b

    Thu Apr 25 19:20:27 +0000 2019

  • Randy Ludlow
    Randy Ludlow @RandyLudlow

    Federal court: Michigan political maps illegally gerrymandered https://t.co/CVYYYFXpxJ via @detroitnews

    Thu Apr 25 19:38:41 +0000 2019

  • Sen. Mallory McMorrow
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    https://t.co/R9mj6lZeXP We're getting fair maps! Huge win for #votingrights and #fairelections in the courts today. No matter what happens, we're ready and always ready to serve our residents. This is a big day. And it's been *a day*. Now let's get back up and get after it. https://t.co/nyxbQo2b2O

    Thu Apr 25 20:13:47 +0000 2019

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   nytimes.com 2019-04-24 20:55:15+00:00
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  • Adam Serwer🍝
    Adam Serwer🍝 @AdamSerwer

    Trump has literally ordered his AG to prosecute his political opponents. Meanwhile the leadership of the Democratic party is petrified of the beltway press calling them partisan. https://t.co/XXYXgJgepy

    Thu Apr 25 15:04:24 +0000 2019

  • Joyce Alene
    Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance

    Dictators & heads of banana republics use law enforcement to go after their enemies. In our system Presidents don’t get to jail political opponents out of spite or vindictiveness. Trump’s repeated efforts to do that merit serious consideration by Congress. https://t.co/LVthJW0tAp

    Wed Apr 24 22:40:34 +0000 2019

  • Brian Beutler
    Brian Beutler @brianbeutler

    Grandpa, what were you doing when the deranged, criminal president tried to put his political enemies in jail? Well, son, I was trying not to seem too partisan. https://t.co/GijDxu0J9K

    Thu Apr 25 15:22:39 +0000 2019

  • ROSIE
    ROSIE @Rosie

    Mueller Report Reveals Trump’s Fixation on Targeting Hillary Clinton - The New York Times #ImpeachmentNOW https://t.co/JdQgZEidAs

    Thu Apr 25 17:46:33 +0000 2019

  • NYT Politics
    NYT Politics @nytpolitics

    In an overlooked section of the Mueller report, President Trump tried to wield the power of law enforcement to target a political rival, a step that no president since Richard Nixon is known to have taken https://t.co/SpX8qxMVSY

    Thu Apr 25 12:20:05 +0000 2019

  • Dan Zak
    Dan Zak @MrDanZak

    “I just want to be treated fairly,” says the man who made himself a billionaire through bankruptcy and fraud, and then secured the highest office in the land despite getting nearly 3 million fewer votes than his opponent. https://t.co/86BKiKVTfZ

    Wed Apr 24 23:05:29 +0000 2019

  • Maggie Haberman
    Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

    https://t.co/Ic4hxqqxJN via ⁦@nytmike⁩

    Wed Apr 24 21:11:23 +0000 2019

  • Randi Weingarten
    Randi Weingarten @rweingarten

    Trump’s obsession with Hillary at this point is bizarre. But his desire to use law enforcement to go after her or political rivals should sound the alarms for people. That’s not how we do it in America. https://t.co/o9fJMwWM89

    Fri Apr 26 01:24:08 +0000 2019

  • Jim Roberts
    Jim Roberts @nycjim

    Mueller Report Reveals Trump’s Obsession About Prosecuting Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/o20frEu0ej https://t.co/eut46Rbb66

    Thu Apr 25 09:27:57 +0000 2019

  • Mark Follman
    Mark Follman @markfollman

    “This reeks of a typical practice in authoritarian regimes where whoever attains power, they don’t just take over power peacefully, but they punish and jail their opponents.” https://t.co/z4zc3IJlJG

    Thu Apr 25 20:01:51 +0000 2019

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