David Weissman is a U.S. Army veteran from Queens, NY.
David Weissman
By David Weissman
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Community I thought Trump was for me. Now I’m organizing against him.
In 2018, I ended my support for Trump after a series of conversations with Sarah Silverman on Twitter. She was thoughtful and respectful and, as we spoke, my views began to shift. Eventually, I realized that this American Trumpism was wrong for America. I began to see how hateful MAGA was and I looked at…
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Opinion I Served In Afghanistan. I Was Lied To And Betrayed By My Government.
I am a United States Army veteran who served for over 13 years. I’ve been deployed twice to Afghanistan, from 2006-2007 and from 2010-2011. Both tours were a year long. I served as an assistant chaplain in the military, which didn’t exempt me from the rules that governed our lives as soldiers. In the beginning…
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Community I Was A Trump Troll — Here’s Why I Joined The #BlueWave
I used to be a Trump supporter, even a Trump troll. But in the past several months, my eyes have been opened to the true nature of President Trump’s base — and of President Trump himself. In the past, I’ve always relied on conservative pundits for answers. As a Jew, I cared a lot about…
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Community I Was Skeptical That Women Are Sexually Assaulted — Then 3,000 Sent Me Their Stories
It’s been a tense week in the White House and all across America during the SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Judge Kavanaugh. The big concern Americans on the left have is that the latest Trump pick could possibly reverse the landmark Roe vs Wade Supreme Court decision on abortion rights or take other steps to undermine…
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Community I Was A Trump Troll In 2016 — And I Owe Hillary Clinton An Apology
Dear Secretary Hillary Clinton, In the 2016 election, I voted for Donald Trump. I didn’t believe your warning about the Trump-Russia connection; I was wrong. @HillaryClinton I would like to apologize to you, wish I have listened to your warnings about Russia before I voted for Trump, you were right. — David Weissman (@davidmweissman) July…
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Community I Used To Be A Trump Troll — Until Sarah Silverman Engaged With Me
I used to be That Guy. I always voted Republican. I watched Fox News. I read clickbait articles on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. I echoed these slanted talking points when I was a Radio show guest prior to the 2016 Presidential General Election. In one sense, I was just your average, conservative, pro-Israel Jewish…
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