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Jun 29, 2018 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
This is a bad thread because the "expert" conflates "firearms training" with fighting and combat. Civilian #2A proponents make this mistake often.

Learning to operate a weapon proficiently is *maybe* 20 percent of what's necessary to neutralize an armed aggressor.
People who've been taught to shoot--and only taught to shoot--often have a dangerously false sense of security.
It takes years of training to develop the mental state necessary to return fire effectively when the target is shooting back. This is why we shouldn't arm teachers--or journalists.

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Sep 5, 2018
This is an unhelpful way for Bezos to spend money. By not standing for any policy principles in particular, nonpartisan @WithHonorFund advances the idea that simply *being* a veteran makes one a good legislator and leader. We know this not to be true. wsj.com/articles/amazo…
Military experience is an asset to a seasoned, knowledgeable politician, but it can't stand on its own. Values--that is, where one stands on political issues that affect real people--are far more important for a leader.
This is why non-partisan political groups like this are typically clubs for the wealthy, not agents of change. Supporting progressives and Trump followers *at the same time* does nothing to make America better. They cancel each other out. It's like saying, "I support both teams!"
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Aug 21, 2018
1. Michael Cohen
2. Michael Flynn
3. Paul Manafort
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Aug 15, 2018
1. Ostensibly, the capitalist answer to this is, "if this bothers you, then start your own company." The reality in America today is that it's incredibly expensive to start a business and nearly impossible if you haven't saved up a significant amount.
2. So this is really an economic death spiral for workers: The more wealth companies transfer away from them, the harder it is to escape the very company that's robbing them. Catch-22.
3. I'm neither an MBA nor an economist, but it seems clear to me that, regardless of what the stock market does, the U.S. economy is not healthy.
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Aug 15, 2018
I took a look at this thread with fresh eyes today and this guy is still doesn't get it.

A few thoughts follow....
1. From the Mahmudiyah rape and killings in 2006 to the Afghanistan kill teams in 2010, units like those @JesseKellyDC describes--full of mindless "killers" and "savages"--are always the worst units.
2. Good units are led by professionals who adjust as situations demand. They have lots of tools in the combat toolbox--from language skills to marksmanship to just plain empathy. And when they're forced to use violence, they use the minimum force necessary (even when it's a lot).
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Aug 14, 2018
Guy is clueless about what it takes to win in combat. Absolutely clueless.
The unfortunate thing about guys like @JesseKellyDC (guys who were never really in charge) is that they are what non-veteran Trump supporters *think* a military leader should sound like
As much as everyone hates it, the responses to this demonstrate, once again, why it's necessary for veterans to always begin a comment about military issues with, "as a veteran...."
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Aug 3, 2018
1. The Texas governor wants to "keep all of the Californians out." That's odd because many global companies have now headquartered in Texas. Dallas and Austin are still in the running for Amazon's HQ2.

This is an example of tanking your own economy to own the libs.
2. More importantly, this is a tell. Abbott knows what a lot of other folks don't. For years, Dems have believed the growing Mexican-American demographic would turn Texas blue. That has never materialized and it likely won't.
3. What WILL turn Texas blue is the influx of "domestic immigrants"--families from California, New York and Massachusetts following opportunity. You can see it in how blue precincts in Dallas County are expanding into once-red areas. Or with Austin's growing national influence.
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