Deleted Tweets From Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii

RT @declanpgarvey: Don't look now, but Georgia is within 60,000 votes. https://t.co/KI7d7cpoV8

The one way to get run out of the Republican Party would be to declare that every single person deserves excellent health care even if the very fortunate have to contribute a bit more in taxes.

We manage. But check this out! Snow two days ago! https://t.co/GPYXc9OdM7 QT @SenTinaSmith: Hey @BrianSchatz, check this out. How do you have any fun in Hawaii without the ice? https://t.co/apgCru0zoG)

RT @smotus: Very important perspective on Trump’s tank display, from a friend of a friend in the military: https://t.co/oyqvLN84xc

RT @smotus: If you want to substantially reduce the number of abortions, you could do what Colorado did and provide low-cost IUDs. Abortions dropped 64%. Or you could go with some barbaric ban that just makes abortion less safe. https://t.co/0zQ3qCuRUh

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Also I would do it quickly because I wouldn’t need to assemble a bunch of political and communications strategists on a conference call to discuss the pros and cons of sedition in the context of 2024.

RT @AnandWrites: This is an essential point. QT @brianschatz: An aspect of preventing this from reoccurring is those who enabled it cannot slide back into their cable pundit, Da… https://t.co/aqwap7sk4l)

RT @AnandWrites: Economic anxiety would appear to go all the way to the top QT @dmihalopoulos: Full statement tonight from northwestern suburban Trump backer and CEO who says he’s “deeply regretful” for enterin… https://t.co/rwPgFgDViP)

There is no way this kind of appalling stuff would happen if you we enact my bill for. Duty of Care with your data. https://t.co/snM2GLz55I

Against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Without any mental reservation of purpose of evasion. So help me God.

RT @InactionNever: Here is Dave Daubenmire, who scored VIP tickets to Trump's campaign rally in Ohio tonight, saying that interracial… https://t.co/f4MR3GVQqV

They are going to stop giving money to Democrats because reasons. QT @ashleyrgold: SCOOP: Facebook freezing political spending at least for first quarter of FY 2021 after Capitol attack https://t.co/FbfFDrpjxf)

RT @gdebenedetti: New: Senator @brianschatz is really, definitely (seriously) not running for president. But that doesn't he mean he… https://t.co/0MzkGGy85c

How shall I put this diplomatically? QT @SopanDeb: the opening to @dlippman’s piece has me blinking aggressively https://t.co/i2F2HzsKkn https://t.co/NGZQsthWoE)

Trump is a danger to democracy itself. I took an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We must both initiate impeachment proceedings in the House and invoke the 25th Amednment. Our vigilance must increase, not wane, in the final days.

U.S. Capitol security needs a total overhaul. The physical breaching and desecration of our temple of democracy must never happen again. That they were so surprised and overwhelmed is intolerable. Those who protected us were brave and skilled, but this was plainly a failure.

RT @AaronBlake: It isn't that Greta Thunberg should never be questioned because she's a child; she is in the arena. It's accusing… https://t.co/7xiQIRSCvP

This is not the point. It doesn’t even crack the top twenty most important things happening this week. But maybe don’t take phone calls from candidates at all if you are in charge of election administration.

RT @katieglueck: NEW: Biden remarks— part of a broader message that the nation is unsafe at every level under Trump’s leadership — a… https://t.co/s9BhRMRJaH

RT @AaronBlake: It isn't that Greta Thunberg should never be questioned because she's a child; she is in the arena. It's accusing… https://t.co/7xiQIRSCvP

This is not the point. It doesn’t even crack the top twenty most important things happening this week. But maybe don’t take phone calls from candidates at all if you are in charge of election administration.

RT @katieglueck: NEW: Biden remarks— part of a broader message that the nation is unsafe at every level under Trump’s leadership — a… https://t.co/s9BhRMRJaH

“...that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me G-d.”

“In do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true fairy and allegiance to the same..”

This is nuts. https://t.co/OqT91agHYI

RT @JamesSurowiecki: Israel will likely have vaccinated most of its truly vulnerable population within a week or so. It’s taken no breaks,… QT @MaxCRoser: Israel has now vaccinated more than a million people. More than 10% of the country’s population. Other countries… https://t.co/NcSvLG0s4e)

RT @superwuster: There's more to to antitrust revival than "break 'em up." Here's the full agenda https://t.co/kZmb1OuJnH

RT @AaronBlake: 84,000 people right now are reading this vital WaPo illustration of the importance of social distancing. That's a… https://t.co/fgagiANR3Y

So you aren’t for the 2k. Got it. QT @GOPLeader: Democrats appear to be suffering from selective hearing. They've conveniently ignored @realDonaldTrump's call to re… https://t.co/b9DzJoHflR)

Lots of legit reasons to criticize this bill and the process, but FYI Covid relief was combined with overall government spending bill, so the reason there’s non Covid stuff is because we combined relief bill w the bill to keep government open. (Might delete if my mentions go bad)

RT @SRuhle: OH MY GOD QT @brianschatz: We almost have a bipartisan COVID package, but at the last minute Republicans are making a demand that WAS NEVER ME… https://t.co/zhdl7C1PXt)

RT @mpdillon: Thing is, anyone watching this can see how incoherent and unprepared and wobbly he is. But most of the snippets tha… https://t.co/R8sqnO5tD7

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)