Amanda Unvarnished

To folks saying we could have had Trump: I'm not at all convinced he'd have avoided this disaster -- which he set in motion -- any better. Also, he's a raving lunatic who actively schemed to undo a lawful election. So, uh, not clear we'd be better off.

— Gregg Nunziata (@greggnunziata) August 27, 2021

The mean tweets were merely symptomatic of a viciousness and lack of honor that had much broader and more serious implications. They were a “tell”. https://t.co/AJEGe9rFaH

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 27, 2021

Can you imagine the smiles on @BretWeinstein and @HeatherEHeying right now? What they’ve always dreamed of has come to pass. https://t.co/pIlOHgNGaN

— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) August 27, 2021

Oh @HawleyMO you should stick to lying about where you live and calling hippy protestors “Antifa”. https://t.co/tALQ25WIXF

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) August 27, 2021

“But no Mean Tweets!” is one of the dumbest retorts going around right now. That was NOT why so many voted against Trump, y’all. It was the lies, the lawlessness, the abuse of the office and the conditioning of foreign policy on personal gain. The Mean Tweets were child’s play.

— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) August 26, 2021

Today is a clear illustration as to why we should never enter a war again without fully considering all the potential consequences. War is hell and should never be entered into unless absolutely necessary. This is a painful reminder of that truth. https://t.co/Y1YCP1qov7

— @ijbailey (@ijbailey) August 26, 2021

your reminder that when four American soldiers were killed in Niger in 2017, Trump's response was to say nothing for 12 days and then call one of the widows a liar

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) August 26, 2021

At least 90 Afghan civilians were killed in that attack. https://t.co/4z1H5uEGOn

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) August 26, 2021

I suppose it depends what your goal is. Mine is to get Americans and as many Afghans out alive as possible with the least casualties possible, and am willing for America to be extorted and humiliated in petty ways to do that. Others may have different goals. https://t.co/5d0OS7mm5X

— Fred Will Not Go To Space Today (@LesserFrederick) August 26, 2021

"I am not going to countenance any criticism of my guy whatsoever" is how democracies come to an end, even if your guy is one of the good guys. https://t.co/kWuugJR3u7

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 26, 2021

“I’m doing my own research” is the new “I’m changing it from the inside.”

— Mike Monteiro🌹 (@monteiro) August 26, 2021

This. I voted for Joe and will vote for him again. But if the requirement here is "Team Joe never criticizes Joe," I'm not your guy. https://t.co/RL8zPmOSuk

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 26, 2021

To be clear: This is absolutely not true in Judaism. https://t.co/yRYkwUXP0p

— Justice Shall You Pursue - BLM (@mpark6288) August 26, 2021