Deleted Tweets From Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii
Brian Schatz's accounts: brianschatz, SenBrianSchatz
Tracking Since: January 04, 2013
Authoritarianism won’t arrive in America with a Qaddafi type. It will be law degrees and fitted suits, it will be pundits, smart lawyers, intellectuals, and State AG’s and House members. They will not waive weapons - they will waive a constitution which they have scarcely read.
Authoritarianism will not arrive in America with some swashbuckling guy that looks like Qaddafi. It will look like members of Congress. It will look like lawyers with fancy degrees, and reasonable sounding pundits. It will be people
Apology not accepted. I don’t know what our legal options are, but I am going to pursue them all. These people offered rebates that literally incentivized overdoses. They use fancy language to hide it but this is just flat evil and they must be punished. https://t.co/Zi8l926IKI
They were traitors. QT @HawleyMO: The NDAA should not be hijacked for the Democrats’ woke leftist agenda)
I like this period during which twitter is about Eric Clapton doing something I can’t quite figure out rather than about some new threat to our democracy.
RT @hshaban: “Long-Shot Mission” When people say the US news media treats politics like a game, that outlets needlessly give de… https://t.co/25kaXMYwcU
RT @ParkerMolloy: This, from @brianschatz, is a good point about how screwed up this process has been (and also, how the GOP Senate has fun… QT @brianschatz: These guys agreed to the nominee before even hearing who it was. https://t.co/LIL4oAq1DW)
RT @imillhiser: Mitch McConnell trying to put Judy Shelton on the Fed during lame duck, so that she can try to tank the economy dur… https://t.co/dR2dHKGzAz
Pacific Islanders are getting infected at much higher rates, and we need to do more to fight outbreaks in these communities. This federal grant is a good start. https://t.co/kbFGUVcc4b
RT @AnandWrites: “May have a difficult time”? May have a difficult time not doing a coup? QT @igorbobic: "The anger out there in these red states is so deep and palpabale that GOP legislators may have a difficult time se… https://t.co/mppB4VRB10)
RT @elisefoley: Reports this week: Trump didn’t go to Dover AFB to pay respects to fallen soliders for 2 years because a father yel… https://t.co/ebVedTCNBN
RT @Susan_Hennessey: A note to Republican Senators: WaPo-ABC polling says that Americans overwhelmingly support Trump's top aides testifyin… QT @brianschatz: We need four votes for a fair trial.)
RT @Susan_Hennessey: Bolton saying he will testify if subpoenaed effectively forces McConnell's hand. It's hard to imagine how Senate Repub… QT @AmbJohnBolton: I have posted a brief statement regarding testimony on the Ukraine impeachment matter before the Senate at: https://t.co/Q3TwI2BzBp)
RT @Susan_Hennessey: This is a moment of truth for the media. The press can call BS on this transparent stunt and report exclusively on a G… QT @blakehounshell: NEW: Republicans are leaning back into their probe of Biden probe as he gets off the mat https://t.co/UXB33Y7bfY)
RT @Susan_Hennessey: One interesting wrinkle for the government is that in order to claim elements of Bolton's book are classified, the… https://t.co/saJK0A8L6h
Trump lost but we have a lot of work to do to vanquish Trumpism. QT @DelWilber: Did a cruise through Wayne County Canvassing Board member William Hartmann's public Facebook posts. He's a Republic… https://t.co/9pCgbT3z3A)
RT @dylanlscott: imagine saying “there is just no real-world evidence masks work” when Asia exists
RT @neeratanden: Friends, just a reminder. If Dems take the Senate, Grassley is no longer Chair of the Judiciary Committee. The maj… https://t.co/mDpC1tUhMG
1) They are got going to be successful w their ridiculous lawsuits. 2) Yes it is still alarming that they are doing this. 3) This is better than the alternative in which they get four more years and total impunity. 4) Be vigilant and alarmed but not afraid. QT @marceelias: This is an illustration of how small the fights are the Trump campaign is picking. They are losing in court everywh… https://t.co/YSrBCIPLPJ)
This one of the main things for the next couple of weeks. QT @Taniel: 🚨 The portal to request a mail-in ballot for Georgia’s January 5th runoffs is now online. If you are in Georgia &… https://t.co/Bky2HPMSEJ)
RT @jonfavs: Do we have problems? Of course we do. Let’s figure them out together in private.
RT @Taniel: The AP has now called 264 electoral votes for Joe Biden, including AZ, MI, NE02, & WI. Any one of the uncalled sta… https://t.co/uE0AX4U9Vy
RT @Taniel: It really is early in Maine: a lot is still missing, including almost everything from 4 of the 5 biggest biggest bl… https://t.co/7CkAmXJNDE
RT @Taniel: Sumter County just reported 84K ballots... ... and Trump sits at 66.4%. https://t.co/NZm3HYdqUY QT @Redistrict: Final pre-election tip: if you see Sumter Co., FL (The Villages) report ~84k votes shortly after 7pm and it's: 64%… https://t.co/fMY7GaTblQ)
RT @IAStartingLine: Disaster in Omaha: Trump leaves supporters stranded in the cold after rally logistics fall apart. A dispatch from t… https://t.co/I2CiQqTICj
@leboism Oh please. I fight every day all day. If you don’t like the tweets feel free to unfollow.
RT @justinhendrix: "I haven’t gone down to any of the hearings. I’m truly convinced in three weeks this won’t even be talked about". @RepTe… QT @BuzzFeedBen: Republicans Are Trying To Save Donald Trump By Making Impeachment Boring https://t.co/9iHJAZTIIC via @pdmcleod)
RT @JasonLeopold: UPDATE: The special counsel's office has taken the rare step of issuing a statement in response to our report on Michael Cohen being directed by Trump to lie to Congress: https://t.co/WA2fZcdK9u https://t.co/PY1r9LxDid
RT @DrPhillipsMD: Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential “drive-by” just now has to be qu… https://t.co/QPUT4AAYWX
RT @DrPhillipsMD: That Presidential SUV is not only bulletproof, but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. The risk of COVID19… https://t.co/oAfXVcqcdg
Great to see a unified front against attempts by foreign actors to spread misinformation. But I’m alarmed at the willingness of my colleagues to feign outrage at the platforms for not playing along, rather than at our foreign adversaries for attempting to upend our democracy.
Keep it up you are doing great! QT @realDonaldTrump: Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes, and he seems to… https://t.co/jOMvtdsuvZ)
@seungminkim @nielslesniewski @EricMGarcia @ChrisMurphyCT Um I have seniority
Already people! TEXAS IS IN PLAY! Presidential, Senate with our awesome candidate MJ Hegar, but also the state legislature so we can stop gerrymandering. So, can we raise 150k or so for MJ Hegar? We checked and they for sure need the money. Please help. https://t.co/vyjtyN2eEh QT @ChrisMurphyCT: Yes. 2 weeks to go. Let’s pick a state where 1) both the Senate and Presidential race are closing; and 2) they can… https://t.co/jKl8FFKbCc)
TEXAS IS IN PLAY! Presidential, Senate with our awesome candidate MJ Hegar, but also the state legislature so we can stop gerrymandering. So, can we raise 150k or so for MJ Hegar? We checked and they for sure need the money. Please help. https://t.co/ZzApL36niP… QT @ChrisMurphyCT: Yes. 2 weeks to go. Let’s pick a state where 1) both the Senate and Presidential race are closing; and 2) they can… https://t.co/jKl8FFKbCc)
Already people! TEXAS IS IN PLAY! Presidential, Senate with our awesome candidate MJ Hegar, but also the state legislature so we can stop gerrymandering. So, can we raise 150k or so for MJ Hegar? We checked and they for sure need the money. Please help. https://t.co/vyjtyN2eEh QT @ChrisMurphyCT: Yes. 2 weeks to go. Let’s pick a state where 1) both the Senate and Presidential race are closing; and 2) they can… https://t.co/jKl8FFKbCc)
RT @BresPolitico: @ryanobles They served together on the Judiciary Cmte. That’s weak
That “Medicare might not be constitutional” thing kinda threw me but at least she consider human induced climate change a live debate. In her defense she did demure on the peaceful transfer of power.
You can either pick the “or course there should be a peaceful transfer of power” party or you can pick the “that is a political controversy and who can really say” party but if you tell your grandkids you picked the wrong side because of tax rates I promise they will be confused.
292 now. West coast people can you bring us to a nice round 300? QT @brianschatz: Hey @ChrisMurphyCT @GaryPeters @chelseaperetti we set a goal of raising 200k and the thing is we did 278k so far wi… https://t.co/oA75umZhx7)
Is this real? QT @RexChapman: Lindsey Graham in 2020 telling Black people where they can go and what they can do in South Carolina: “If you're a… https://t.co/rGEZz2UM5G)
That was literally the Bill John McCain killed with his thumbs down isn’t it? QT @igorbobic: Graham touts his bill with Bill Cassidy in this SC candidate forum as an alternative to the ACA. "We're not going… https://t.co/eWPEjR4VRl)
RT @EricLiptonNYT: MADISON CAPITAL TIMES: After testing positive for COVID-19, US Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin decided to still atten… https://t.co/Vjz0cEEjfW
It is a matter of principal for them. They are willing to do this deeply unpopular thing during a pandemic election because it will all be worth it if in the end millions of people get thrown off their healthcare.
RT @AnandWrites: Facebook is the new Fox News. https://t.co/NlBk8G7tXE