Tony, Pretty MuchJun 11, 2023

One of my greatest fears from day 1 of the idea of Trump as president was him having access to the most top secret intel of the US. (Many others had this same fear.) Trump is a unique threat to the national security if the country. The many in the GOP who support this dangerous buffoon are despicable.

Of course he wants to be reelected in order to save himself from jail time. Easily predictable and also a threat to the rule of law.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/11/trump-indictment-president-00101406

Opinion | How Screwed Is Trump?

The former president faces his most serious legal threat to date, but he is hard at work on his most potent defense — his reelection bid.

POLITICO
Show threadRicardo HarvinJun 12, 2023
@TonyStark It was obvious by autumn of 2015 that Trump was a clear and present danger to the United States of America, and would only become more so as President.
Show threadtoxtethogradyJun 12, 2023
@ricardoharvin @TonyStark Trump proved what kind of danger he was when he went full birther in 2012...
Show threadRicardo HarvinJun 12, 2023

@toxtethogrady @TonyStark That was a testament to his fundamentally racist character, not directly an indication of his threat to national security.

Remember, full-blown racism is literally foundational to this nation, e.g. 3/5ths and the genocide that undergirded Manifest Destiny.

Show threadkevinJun 12, 2023

@ricardoharvin @TonyStark @toxtethogrady Sorry but there is so much misunderstanding about the 3/5 compromise

the 3/5 compromise DID NOT say that slaves were 3/5 of a person. it said that SLAVE OWNERS got more votes — each slave owner was 160% of a person, times how many slaves they owned.

the slaves themselves were not people, not even 3/5 people. they were only counters on the board.

Show threadkevin

@ricardoharvin @TonyStark @toxtethogrady The true shame of Amerikkka is that the Northern “founding fathers” went along with this farce just to be free from England — the original home of the slave trade.

so it’s no wonder they screwed up the language of the well-regulated militia amendment.

Jun 12, 2023 at 12:51amWeb
Show threadtoxtethogradyJun 12, 2023
@kmmfoo @ricardoharvin @TonyStark Maybe they got it right but the interpreters who followed them got it all wrong. Especially those who were chosen and bribed to do it...
Show threadkevinJun 12, 2023

@toxtethogrady @TonyStark @ricardoharvin

Okay, potato potato. I’ve often been catastrophically misunderstood or misinterpreted because of the unwitting inclusion of an errant comma.

Show threadtoxtethogradyJun 12, 2023
@kmmfoo @TonyStark @ricardoharvin And that is frequently all that law turns on...
Show threadkevinJun 12, 2023
@ricardoharvin @toxtethogrady @TonyStark sad but true