Today In The Banana Republic of Georgia

Exactly! I've likened it to the Director of the Lottery certifying the balls and the equipment, ensuring there were no other tickets in the system, then yelling "I've won!" That's what Kemp did.
Re-upping @ProfCAnderson Neo-Jim Crow in Georgia https://t.co/rtpCR5lGYm https://t.co/8k3dNQ2adw

— Carol Anderson (@ProfCAnderson) November 17, 2018

A Southern politician changed voting eligibility rules in a way that resulted in **hundreds of thousands** more citizens, disproportionately African American, being stripped of the vote under his governorship. Then he won by 12,000 votes. This feels in line with U.S. history.

— Taniel (@Taniel) November 17, 2018

Today In Good News

After Dems won in Arizona, they have now flipped 3 GOP-held secretaries of state offices in 2018, & Georgia goes to a Dec. 4 runoff. Dems are also poised to replace New Hampshire's "Dem" SOS who supports GOP voter suppression laws with a mainstream Democrat via legislative vote pic.twitter.com/5RRIp6yZDO

— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) November 16, 2018

Repeal And Replace

These are very satisfying updates. https://t.co/Bm98RslAkC

— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 16, 2018

GOP House majority: Repealed and replaced

— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 16, 2018

— who the Democrats elected: a young and diverse slate of women, people of color, Muslims, gays, Native Americans and so on; a true representation of America in 2018
— who the Republicans elected: two white men under criminal indictment and a dead guy who ran a whorehouse

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) November 15, 2018

Quantifying and Compounding

When you wake up feeling innocent pic.twitter.com/u5rQPBbFGF

— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) November 15, 2018

Trump's descent into madness, quantified. https://t.co/RF4RFBxJaR

— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 15, 2018

Hillary Demanded, Hillary Supplied

Of course they demanded one. As for the previous version, GOP Central Casting has worked for years on supplying her.

House Democrats are stuck -- between the option of an unpopular Pelosi as speaker who's problematic for many of the House freshmen who just won, and the option of no real Plan B.

This morning's @NBCFirstRead https://t.co/SnvklzzRsX

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 14, 2018

Broadcast "journalists": the blankest slates in America. How could they possibly be expected to remember that it's merely every fucking election that Republicans across this great and exceptional land run against Nancy Pelosi...

Oh, and PS—those freshman WON on the health care plan that ONLY EXISTS bc of Nancy Pelosi. They should probably try to appreciate what she’s brought to the party. Your network isn’t helping with that.

— Maili Bradley (@mailibradley) November 14, 2018

Today In The Banana Republic Of Ohio

When it's the GOP's long game, the familiar players are always brought back.

Ohio, and this again.

People may think that what went down in Ohio in the 2004 presidential election is old news, & that we shouldn’t discuss it. They are wrong. The man at the center of it all, former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, is BACK & assisting OH’s new Secty of State. God help us. 1/ https://t.co/xAD1BaBwdJ

— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) November 14, 2018

Thread.

Today In The Banana Republic of Florida

Hey, you use the tools you've got...

Don't forget that against this backdrop of no mercy for eligible voters, he did everything in his power to help hurricane-stricken voters in the panhandle. His goal was to pick his and his party's electorate, and he did. https://t.co/svdp16JOX6

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) November 9, 2018

Not to mention this: suing counties where count is not finished, demanding Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate ballot counting, and using whatever other means of spaghetti flinging Scott finds.

Counting ballots isn't a change in the election results. It *is* the election results. https://t.co/y9IMU4bm2X

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 9, 2018

Today In The Banana Republic of Georgia

Why, he does declay-ah: Secretary of State? Goodness, gracious not when he is Guvnah! Now that this "resolves" everything...

Brian Kemp is resigning as Georgia secretary of state, claiming victory in the gubernatorial race (and ending a lawuit filed on Election Day seeking to block him from exercising his duties), but his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams isn't conceding https://t.co/V0JkRuQCSI

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 8, 2018

Today In The Banana Republic of Georgia

BREAKING FROM THE @AP: A spokeswoman in Kemp’s office, who has also worked on his campaign, says there are 22,000 provisional ballots. She has shared the county breakdown with only one candidate — Kemp — but has not shared it with the media or the public. #CantTrustKemp #gapol

— Georgia Democrat (@GeorgiaDemocrat) November 7, 2018

.@staceyabrams campaign holding a press call now. "We know our opponent has had the secretary of state’s office declare he is the winner. We are here to say we don't accept that."

— Kira Lerner (@kira_lerner) November 8, 2018

And so it continues; thread on
the Abrams campaign's continued efforts to confront Kemp's election tampering.

Today In The Banana Republic Of Georgia

They're not even trying to hide the abuse of power anymore. They think it helps them. Shows who's boss. https://t.co/VkwG1KYYql

— digby (@digby56) November 4, 2018

Brian Kemp: The boy who cried "Omigosh I can't beat this African American woman without cheating" hack

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) November 4, 2018

So old I remember Brian Kemp made baseless accusations of hacking against the Obama administration two years ago at a moment when it was politically advantageous to Trump. Took six months to debunk. https://t.co/9LJD606Wr9 pic.twitter.com/3X1IEgn5RX

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 4, 2018

Seriously: has any news outlet gotten this detail correct?

Story should be: "GA SoS* referred suspected breach to DHS and FBI for investigation."

Period. Anything else is just getting played by a known fabricator.

*A candidate in this race

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) November 4, 2018

This "investigation" is announced a day after reporters obtain a letter warning of the Georgia election system's vulnerability to hacking. I don't think it's all that crazy to think Kemp is hacking his own system and planning to blame it on Democrats. https://t.co/RSsILu8l2T

— Lex Alexander (@LexAlexander) November 4, 2018

OMG

But my emails. https://t.co/G7TIWDEG0p

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 14, 2018

In News of Indicted Conspirators

What Mueller just revealed in advance of explaining how Manafort indictment relates to hack-and-leak case:

At the same time GRU was tampering in OUR election, GRU was conspiring w/Trump's campaign manager to hide how they had conspired to tamper in past Ukrainian election.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) March 29, 2018

Alabama Special

All the women who support Roy Moore should respect his wishes and ignore the 19th Amendment https://t.co/pEBgEMsvBi

— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) December 11, 2017

Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would 'eliminate many problems' @CNNPolitics https://t.co/qqmaogIeV7

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 11, 2017

Come now; surely he could say what he means—just narrow it down to #13...

Can't make this up -- Roy Moore said in September that the last time America was great was when we had slavery. (h/t @reckonalabama)https://t.co/NMF4BCQ6ZS pic.twitter.com/XbpPtdifuS

— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) December 7, 2017

A pro-Moore ad calling a drive to increase turnout a "race war" tells you all you need to know. https://t.co/VAtDsv6E0d pic.twitter.com/cjEulEnUm1

— Taniel (@Taniel) December 11, 2017

Basest of bases, GOP voters, are just fine...

So I don't know who is doing chyron text for MSNBC, but this sums things up pretty succinctly. pic.twitter.com/mCtZQeE3Sf

— Christina Henderson (@HendWex) December 11, 2017

Cooking Things Up

Facebook won't release ads placed by phony accounts linked to a Russian troll farm--to protect "privacy" of users https://t.co/47IZP9XMt7

— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) September 7, 2017

What did Russia get from Facebook for its $100,000? This, and worse, seen by 23 million to 70 million people. https://t.co/KbAGiJG7SE pic.twitter.com/JV0792xwm5

— Kevin Poulsen (@kpoulsen) September 8, 2017

Russian troll agency headed by "Putin's cook" began placing political ads on Facebook same month Trump declared his candidacy.#Coincidence pic.twitter.com/ub5pFXu001

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 8, 2017

Trump personally meets with new Russian ambassador, only Russian media finds out https://t.co/vlhy4Gv0xd pic.twitter.com/XJuGWC0ZJ5

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 8, 2017

JUST IN: US stops surveillance of ISIS convoy at request of Russia https://t.co/jYP8fJcINg pic.twitter.com/yGKjyceTDl

— The Hill (@thehill) September 8, 2017

A Win

.@ACLU “An ugly chapter in voter suppression is finally closing.” https://t.co/qYhNI0oYjc

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 15, 2017

Coordination Is King

Rudy Giuliani just spotted leaving the White House.

— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) March 23, 2017

There must be a colorful mob term for the "get the stories straight" sit down. https://t.co/Z7K4pMHSqi

— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 24, 2017

Some tweets from that guy the Trump admin is suddenly unfamiliar with during the month the campaign fell under FBI investigation 🙄 pic.twitter.com/2hE8rCjhwx

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 23, 2017

Devin Nunes Just Now: Paul Manafort has volunteered to do an interview with the House Intel Committee.

— Yashar (@yashar) March 24, 2017

Under oath? Sounds like not https://t.co/OvOqPQYdqX

— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 24, 2017

BREAKING: Chairman just cancelled open Intelligence Committee hearing with Clapper, Brennan and Yates in attempt to choke off public info.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 24, 2017

The Plot Quickens?

The National Enquirer--which has close ties to Trump world--is now turning on Mike Flynn. pic.twitter.com/N2vZBN5lDF

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) March 24, 2017

What the ... this is going to yield allot of pain for the Donald when Flynn & his son start to talk. Mark my words. https://t.co/Wrs8scPlD6

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) March 24, 2017

Ignoring Is Bliss

Comey just confirmed both political parties were hacked in 2016 by Russians—but that only Democratic info was released.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 20, 2017

Here's that moment: Comey confirms the Russians hacked both Dems & Republicans, but didn't release any GOP info https://t.co/OvKyiXJznd pic.twitter.com/iP1vAu51M9

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 20, 2017

For being Republicans, they sure are determined to ignore the elephant in the room.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 20, 2017

The house is on fire, Trump is running around with a box of matches, and the GOP demands to know who called the fire department.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) March 20, 2017

Narrative Accomplished

So the ridiculous wiretap meltdown has served its intended purpose.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 20, 2017

Begun over three months before the election; could take at least another four years?

Revised big headline: FBI investigation of Trump-Russia coordination began more than 3 months before Election Day

— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) March 20, 2017

Backup is in place...

There are literally 2 different hearings going on right now: the @HouseIntelComm GOP hearing on leaks, and the Dem hearing on Trump/Russia.

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 20, 2017

Kremlin Cash-in

Adam Khan, on some visitors to Russia, last January: "Flynn–Obama fired him–ex-head of intel agency, and Stein at Putin's table was strategic, warning message to Obama, Clinton".

Khan's notations here—

Khan adds—

RT founder's blunt-force-trauma-heart-attack just days before Flynn, Stein pop up at RT dinner with Putin...

Lesin, as founder of RT/top Putin aide had skinny on Putin's grooming of Assange, how much he was paid for RT show