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John Avlon

@JohnAvlon

Senior Political Analyst & Anchor CNN - #RealityCheck. Author of Lincoln & The Fight for Peace. EIC Daily Beast 2013-18. Dad and happily half of @Hoovalon

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Michael McFaul(@McFaul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

C'mon U.S. lawmakers. You will own responsibility for Ukraine's defeat if you don't pass this new aid bill. Stop appeasing Putin. Stop helping the autocratic axis of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Hamas & Hezbollah. Defend U.S. security interests and help democratic Ukraine.

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Ronald Brownstein(@RonBrownstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just right: 'Douthat understood exactly what a coup was, right up until the moment Trump attempted one. Once Republicans refused to convict Trump after January 6, and as Trump maintained his iron grip on the party faithful, it became necessary to forget.' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Greg Sargent(@GregTSargent) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump's unhinged demand for absolute immunity has another ugly side to it that demands attention: He is conditioning his supporters to expect and demand a second term that's utterly unbound by the law.

This is a highly unsettling development. 1/

Link:
newrepublic.com/article/178252…

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Jonah Goldberg(@JonahDispatch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I love how he starts by talkng about 'law and order' before insisting that presidents must have total immunity to break the law.

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Jim Sciutto(@jimsciutto) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Galleys are here! Book is out March 12, somehow two days after my birthday. Remember, you can enter here to get a free copy: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

Galleys are here! Book is out March 12, somehow two days after my birthday. Remember, you can enter here to get a free copy: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…
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John Avlon(@JohnAvlon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Anybody who thinks this country isn’t fundamentally okay is crazy. Sure there are a few crazy reactionaries and a few crazy left-wingers, but you could put the whole bunch in Grand Central Station.”

- Gov Tom Dewey, good sentiment, more innocent time re the scale of the crazy

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Spoke to a volunteer solider back from Ukraine: “This is a classic good versus evil — there’s no ambiguity,” he told me. “This war will go in whatever direction the US and American politicians decide. If they’re too busy infighting between political parties and playing games,…

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John Avlon(@JohnAvlon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We need a president who will unite our country” is not exactly the strongest argument for Trump. Bizarro World. thehill.com/homenews/campa…

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Samantha Rose Hill(@Samantharhill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'When all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing.'

― Hannah Arendt

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Bill Kristol(@BillKristol) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'If we want to stop a Trump restoration, it’s going to require a coalition of people who understand the stakes.  And there are no messengers better equipped to convey the peril of a Trump presidency than those who lived it firsthand, on the inside.'

plus.thebulwark.com/p/former-offic…

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Peter Monaghan(@TinMann0715) 's Twitter Profile Photo

John Avlon Jon Meacham's Reflections of History podcast had a 7-minute episode on when HH died. I never knew how accomplished and involved he was even after his presidency.

iheart.com/podcast/274-fa…

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