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The Republicans for Biden over at the Lincoln Project are just the absolute worst.

Jack Mirkinson
Jun 29, 2020
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There’s a lot a lot a lot going on right now, but I can’t get this tweet out of my head.

Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
I thought we were at least a few more weeks away from the President tweeting “White Power,” but I guess that’s what happens when you get caught letting Putin kill our soldiers.
12:24 PM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
155,795Likes42,746Retweets

Woof. Look at all those retweets, and the likes! It fills me with despair.

I’d been sort of vaguely aware of The Lincoln Project before this week. It’s a group run by about 8 of the 20 #NeverTrump Republicans still alive and kicking, and its mission is to defeat Donald Trump in the name of true conservatism or honor or some shit like that. In short, they’re the kind of Republicans for Biden that Uncle Joe has been thirsting for.

A painting that truly makes you think.

Really, it’s just the logical endpoint of the hollowed-out, ideologically empty #Resistance which welcomed these Republicans with open arms so long as they were dunking on Trump every hour on MSNBC. The Lincoln Project carried along in the background for me until I started seeing lots of the worst liberals on my timeline eagerly sharing their videos, often with a comment like “devastating.” The videos usually go heavy on maudlin, patriotic, “have you no decency, sir” themes, like this one about how Trump is Betraying The Troops:

Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
The Greatest Generation sacrificed everything for our country. But @realDonaldTrump wants to sacrifice them for the economy when they're in their greatest time of need.
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9:05 PM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
96,643Likes45,159Retweets

But, like any good member of the #Resistance, what really gets the Lincoln Project going is Putin. This past weekend, the New York Times reported that Russia had paid Afghan militias to target U.S. troops, and that Trump knew about it, and the Lincoln Project lost its damn mind.

Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
Putin paid a bounty to kill American soldiers. @realDonaldTrump knew about it but did nothing. How can Trump lead America when he can't even defend it?
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12:21 AM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
211,731Likes117,796Retweets
Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
“Ohhh no. I’m sorry. The answer we were looking for was ‘One soldier lost is too many and I will find out what happened. Thank you to our intelligence agencies for protecting those who defend our freedom.’ You lose control of the presidency.” https://t.co/ifJzjf2SnT
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Twitter avatar for @realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians, as reported through an “anonymous source” by the Fake News @nytimes. Everybody is denying it & there have not been many attacks on us.....
11:35 AM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
26,783Likes7,234Retweets
Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
The president is attacking the New York Times, but not Putin. https://t.co/ifJzjf2SnT
Twitter avatar for @realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians, as reported through an “anonymous source” by the Fake News @nytimes. Everybody is denying it & there have not been many attacks on us.....
11:47 AM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
65,601Likes18,172Retweets
Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
#TRE45ON
8:10 PM ∙ Jun 27, 2020
102,905Likes30,096Retweets

My personal view on this story is that Russia trying to pay people to kill other people is bad in the way that all war is bad, but also that the Lincoln Project still sucks because they are Republicans who would be very happy if Trump started an actual entire war with Russia, which would also, you guessed it, be bad. And also that tweeting “#TRE45ON” is incredibly embarrassing.

Anyway, Trump tweeted a video showing one of his supporters yelling “white power” this weekend, and that is how we arrive at the tweet I started this blog off with, a Hall of Fame sickening tweet. If you need a reminder:

Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
I thought we were at least a few more weeks away from the President tweeting “White Power,” but I guess that’s what happens when you get caught letting Putin kill our soldiers.
12:24 PM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
155,833Likes42,756Retweets

How do I loathe this tweet? I can barely count the ways. It is just beyond repulsive to me for these GOP hacks to take the very real, grave issue of Donald Trump being a white supremacist and insist that he is doing so because Russia. I hate it so, so much when people look at the president of the United States—or anyone else—trying to foment racism and instead of just sitting with that for a moment, or, heaven forbid, trying to do something about it, say it’s all about Putin. Racism in America is not all about Putin, you sick freaks! White supremacy is not some little chess game that Donald Trump is playing with. It’s not a toy. Do these people know what is happening in this country?

Twitter avatar for @ProjectLincoln
The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln
Find out why Trump is tweeting “White Power” in just 59 seconds.
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1:03 PM ∙ Jun 28, 2020
27,045Likes12,018Retweets

No, he’s tweeting “White Power” because he is a white supremacist! What is wrong with you? This video also contains one of the most deranged captions I have ever seen:

I cannot no no no.

It makes me all the angrier to see this because, thanks to the brain poisoning of most of the Democratic Party, I know that these #NeverTrump ghouls will have a much bigger level of influence on Joe Biden if he becomes the president than, say, anybody even halfway decent. These are the charlatans and warmongers who are going to be sitting around the table night after night in a Biden presidency while the DNC builds a wall around Ilhan Omar’s house to see that she can’t get out. The future is bright!

Screenshot: The Lincoln Project

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sasinsea
Jun 29, 2020Liked by Jack Mirkinson

With the exception of their public stances on a handful of civil rights issues, the national Democratic party is indistinguishable from Never Trump Republicans and has been since at least Clinton.

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Sara Stewart
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Jun 29, 2020

Yes, god forbid we invite non-progressive-approved others into the Biden camp. Who says we can't squander our current solid lead in swing states?

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