(1) I'm a history buff, especially on WWII and the Cold War. I've been reading about the Channel Islands (UK territory near France) and the 5-year German occupation there. Very interesting example of how tyranny takes over.
(2) The UK failed to properly plan and carry out protection of the Islands or to evacuate as many civilians as possible. Many ended up killed one way or another, including Jews deported to extermination camps. Other Islanders refused to leave when they had the chance.
(3) Granted, hindsight is 20/20 and in 1939-40 the UK government was fighting for the survival of the whole country, and trying to help continental allies. It's still disturbing though, to realize that people weren't enabled to make an informed choice.
(4) In my opinion, WWII history is essential to understanding contemporary foreign and domestic affairs. All the information we need in order to prevent tyranny in our own country now, is available if we are committed to learning the right lessons from the war.
(5) I still find it staggering that most people believe Nazism was a right wing ideology and not a left wing ideology. Until they get over this hurdle they can't possibly understand what happened and why we must prevent history repeating.
(6) Most people don't even know which hybridized ideology and groups are our enemy. Two books have been published in recent years that address this matter.
(7) You can start to identify our enemy by reading:
The old enemy was never fully defeated. He has a different name but the same ideology as he had 80 years ago.
(8) A while ago Saul said that the Allies didn't learn the lessons of WWII but the other side did. They dispersed, regrouped and continue to apply what they learned, in the hope of achieving domination through their international networks.
(9) We know why @GenFlynn resigned from his position in the previous administration, and why he campaigned for Trump and briefly served in the current White House.
The US and her allies desperately need his knowledge and skill in fighting our enemy.
(10) We are now very close to the possibility of the case against Flynn being dismissed and him being exonerated. For sure, our domestic enemy will never accept that he is innocent, but that doesn't matter. #ClearFlynnNow is what justice requires. A pardon is not enough.
(11) The Founding Fathers understood tyranny and how to prevent it. Many of them wrote about what a descent into tyranny would look like. To a great extent, their predictions have already come true. There is certainly still time to halt the descent, and we already have.
(12) It's been hard for some to trust that progress was being made. The FBI's own OPR took decisive action against a former Deputy Director. It really has started, folks. The public exposure of the rightful, constitutional #DrainTheSwamp project is a joy to behold.
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(2) Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon be the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. He has earned this highest honor throughout his life, inspired by his trailblazing mother, Judge Martha Kavanaugh.
His title for these few hours is Associate Justice Designate.
(3) This statement from the Supreme Court explains the two ceremonies:
(2) This WaPo reporter is incorrect about the vote being "scheduled for" Saturday. The earliest time a vote COULD be held is Saturday pm. There's no reason not to hold it on Sun/Mon IF we need Daines. I think we won't. Read my 5 tweets about him here:
(1) A directory of my Kavanaugh threads since July 9, 2018.
I never planned more than a couple of threads about him this year but, I shoulda known the Dems would try to destroy whoever was the nominee this time.
(2) Like Democrats, I'd already decided how I felt about him before his nomination was announced. I live-tweeted the announcement, which was a great event in itself.
(3) I followed Kavanaugh's progress over the summer and on September 22nd, I finally wrote a thread about the preparations for the all-important hearing on September 27th. It covers the hearing before the next thread started the day after.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
(2) First Lady Melania Trump is a natural in this important role.
She's one of those women whose face lights up whenever she is around children. God Bless our great First Lady.
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(3) FLOTUS left Joint Base Andrews in her trademark high heels and arrived in Ghana wearing practical flats. She still looks sensational, whatever she happens to wear!
(2) Cloture in the Senate is a procedural step that you can learn more about at the link below. The senate.gov website is the best resource for learning about Senate procedure and a lot more. Same for house.gov.
(3) Watching live Senate floor proceedings is boring as hell, as they pass bills for naming Post Offices, & so on. But every now & then, they confirm a SCOTUS judge. And this time, they will affirm our great #BillOfRights#DueProcess & the hard-won #RuleOfLaw. Seriously. 🇺🇸🦅