In which we post yet another ten thousand plus interesting or amusing - or neither - tweets

The FBI issues a rare a statement to fact-check Trump in real time, debunking the idea that they followed anything but “standard protocol” pic.twitter.com/eeDBrCIHmy

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 22, 2024

 

The debate is going to be a bad ACC basketball team playing a bad high school team.

“They haven’t even charged me with a crime.” —Donald Trump, who has been charged with crimes pic.twitter.com/2a7CWqW207

— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) May 20, 2024

 

Justice Alito says he was unaware of his wife’s “88” tramp stamp

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 22, 2024

 

Our Times news coverage should reflect public sentiment. Since a new Harris poll finds that roughly half of respondents (erroneously) think the US is in a recession with stocks down and unemployment up, we’ll be crafting headlines as if those things were true.

by Joe Kahn

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 22, 2024

 

pic.twitter.com/bRQqOitMux

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 22, 2024

 

In trying to defend Trump, Geraldo says quite matter of factly that Trump is guilty of exactly what prosecutors alleged. Incredible stuff.

— zeddy (@Zeddary) May 22, 2024

 

If NYT is going to keep busting Alito for flying fascist flags -- and I hope they do -- I wish they would refer to the flags as "Enhanced Indoctrination Techniques," like they did with torture.

— emptywheel (chéqueur) (@emptywheel) May 22, 2024

 

NEW: Minnesota has ended prison gerrymandering!

Dems passed the reform into law after years of trying.

The practice of counting incarcerated people where prisons are located has long distorted power. But Minnesota is the latest in a wave of reforms. https://t.co/wlnNqQpLBa

— Taniel (@Taniel) May 22, 2024

 

Rep. Jerry Carl, who was presiding, just read a ruling striking McGovern’s words from the record https://t.co/MutbbPeisr

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 22, 2024

 

At first I thought this was a NYTimes Pitchbot tweet. I mean, if they think that then why are they still undecided?

 

Biden telling him to shut up and the tweets being sent taunting him helps.

I also think the way Biden grew up plays a part.

He's sauntered through the Republican Party for 8 years knowing no one would punch him in the teeth, when that's all anyone ever had to do.

— Lyndon Baines Johnson (@lyndonbajohnson) May 22, 2024

 

Google maps is woke:

lol. It’s on the Google Street View of his house. pic.twitter.com/0U9r9O90R2

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 22, 2024

 

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Portland announcers are absolutely cooked this is absolutely insane audio 😭 pic.twitter.com/oSTtsYeuaw

— Devon (@DevBo_8) May 16, 2024

 

Silicon Valley spoils:

Cash, drugs, affairs, Elon.

A made-to-order RFK Jr running mate. pic.twitter.com/dYldGVsIz7

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 23, 2024

 

That's nothing! Someone get PETA on the phone! Who decided it was a good idea to hang a flag (half-mast, no less!) on that poor bird'd neck?

 

winning elections *is* the plan dude

Project 2025 is a legislative and executive agenda, the only way to stop it from happening is to prevent Republicans from holding legislative and executive power https://t.co/n9mFHhsWjP

— DaSkrubKing (@DaSkrubKing) May 19, 2024

 

We're at most 48 hours away from learning that Sam Alito has been the QAnon Shaman for Halloween for the last three years running https://t.co/yZPEjF492l

— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) May 22, 2024

 

TFW when you're stuck in traffic behind Sam Alito pic.twitter.com/7otftSjbDJ

— Eric Muller (@elmunc) May 23, 2024

 

Trump-- in his infinite stupidity-- has, by some measure, probably decreased the chance Putin will release Evan Gershkovich before the election now. What a fool. pic.twitter.com/7tXCL4VOAg

— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) May 23, 2024

 

Trump seems to be saying pretty clearly that he has an understanding w Putin that Gershkovich will under no circumstances be released til after he is elected and if he's not elected, well, sucks to be him. Could this have anything to do w Manafort agn working w trump campaign?

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 23, 2024

 

Russia, Russia, Russia is a hoax but also I’m expressly working hand-in-glove with Putin’s regime to keep an American imprisoned in Russia until I am restored to power. Not anyone else, mind you; it has to be me. pic.twitter.com/0ClxqGxLPI

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 23, 2024

 

Almost defies belief what a mammoth iceberg of feces the RFKjr camp seems to be, ex-cons and con artists who somehow managed to be too insane for Trump world https://t.co/iEeL22p0Yi pic.twitter.com/6gwWUKpn6t

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 23, 2024

 

Good morning from Baltimore, Maryland. pic.twitter.com/jEr2ZGqFpX

— David Simon (@AoDespair) May 23, 2024

 

Which one? https://t.co/5fh91bUeii

— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) May 23, 2024

 

Dear Vlad,

Please don’t release Evan unless and until I can take credit for it.

Your faithful servant and comrade,

Donald https://t.co/N8KciXThnD

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 23, 2024