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Longtime friend of the show @DougJones understands America's long history of political violence and the cost of it. "People are going to condemn violence, but nobody is going to condemn the rhetoric that causes this violence." See the interview today at 5pm on @freespeechtv
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In seeing a mass conservative freak out over @AOC calling for a progressive tax code that taxes extreme wealth and wondering if they understand that the top marginal tax rate under GOP Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower was 92% and we still had our beloved wars AND rich people
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Rick Wilson: I'm in north FL; we're praying hard for the folks in Orlando. The storm is a 2 or 3 as it approaches Orlando. No one will wake up in the a.m. & wonder if Joe Biden's response is to throw paper towels. @TheRickWilson @ProjectLincoln
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Remember when Trump ran on Repeal and Replace claiming he had a super secret health insurance plan that would cover everyone and be cheap only to find out it was a blank sheet of paper. #CoronavirusLiar
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If Trump goes to prison will he still have a secret service detail?
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Where. Are. The. Tests? Where. Are. The. Masks? Where. Are. The. Ventilators? Where. Are. The. Checks? Trump's incompetence, lies, and narcissism have made a bad situation dramatically worse. #CoronavirusLiar
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Can someone please explain how a working person can look at someone like Donald Trump who has lied, cheated, and bullied his way through life suddenly think is going to help workers and think he actually understands their struggles? Trump only cares about Trump #CoronavirusLiar
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Um, well, it's not wrong.
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There's no reason for Pruitt to have soundproofed spaces; nothing the Director of the EPA does is confidential...UNLESS he's plotting with corporations. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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(G)reed (O)ver (P)eople #AmericaIn3Words
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I can't tell you how hard people work to get jobs in the White House, they work their whole lives to get jobs there. Now, under Trump, only buffoons are hired, the worst sort of people imaginable. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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@laurenboebert You mean like the 3 times it happened during the Trump years that they hide from us.
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If there's a positive to come from this horrible pandemic it's the realization that all the Horatio Alger "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" meritocracy rhetoric the GOP has been preaching for 40 years is Bullshit. We now see who the producers and who that parasites really are
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The sad reality is workers are getting sick and dying while the person in charge of protecting them only cares about his polling numbers and how Wall Street is doing We need a militant working class to demand better. Laws will not help us now We must vote Nov 3 #CoronavirusLiar
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders thought it necessary to remind us that Obama didn't do anything on gun control for two years. She seems to have forgotten the obstructionist Republicans & our failing economy--free fall, losing 1 million jobs/month. He was a little busy.
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While it is true that every GOP president since Teddy Roosevelt has presided over a recession it takes a special kind of incompetent President to cause a Depression. #TrumpDepression
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I think we're going to learn that the Steele Dossier is one of the most important intelligence documents of our time. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Our responsibility as Americans is to make sure people vote for Democrats to balance power in this country. There are crimes being committed but no one's being held responsible b/c those in power are committing the crimes. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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There will be about 30 people named whom we weren't aware of before Mueller investigation. There will be places we weren't aware of where things were going on like Hungary, Prague. I say Trump will be forced to resign within 2 mos. @TheDemCoalition @funder
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How many people died in Puerto Rico b/c Trump didn't send the Nat'l Guard there? @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Scott Dworkin: I wasn't surprised by the DNI report. At this point, Republicans should just move to Russia instead of working remotely. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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I don't think Trump will be able to meet Kim Jung-Un in May b/c I don't think he'll still be President by then. #MuellerInvestigaton @TheDemCoalition @Funder
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The #ParklandStudents grew up with Barack Obama as their President, and he taught them well. [articulate, well-spoken, informed] @funder #TheResistance #BanAssaultWeapons #DworkinReport @TheDemCoalition
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I still say this will be bigger than Watergate. There will be indictments everywhere. There will also be other scandals that come out--money laundering, insider trading. @funder
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Today is my birthday. Taking suggestions on how to celebrate a coronavirus birthday.
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We should be very worried about protecting Rosenstein. The Tea Party just started running ads against him, pushing for the firing of Rosenstein. We also need to protect Mueller. @funder
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With all the scandals Trump has, it's pretty clear to me that he intended to start a war. He wanted to cause chaos. He wanted headlines to be about the war instead of about his scandals. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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50 days ago Trump told us we’d soon have zero cases of #coronavirus in the U.S. I just checked. We now have over 640,000 cases and over 31,000 death. Thanks to Trump we're #1 leading the world in infection and death. #winning #CoronavirusLiar
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Rick: Should the father of the guy who killed people in the Waffle House go to jail? Scott: Yes. The fact that he gave his son a gun after it was taken away--he should be held accountable, too. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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BREAKING NEWS The @PressSec didn't tell any lies during the press briefing. The @POTUS hasn't either. So this is what it's like to not be lied to. Wow.
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Remember, every single time Trump goes to Mar-a-Lago, it's millions of dollars each way. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Scott Dworkin: This is not going to be over till Jan. 20th, 2021, at noon. We keep fighting until then & make sure we don't stand any of this nonsense. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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@mtgreenee Red states would starve. Red states are welfare states taking more from the federal government than they contribute. Time for red states to pull themselves up.
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I didn't realize this, but if Trump fires #Mueller & Rosenstein, they can immediately become whistle blowers and tell all they know to Congress and have it read in. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Why did the @GOPLeader have @grantstern forcibly removed from a public press conference? Grant Stern asked you a valid question and we the American people demand an answer.
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Here's video of journalist Grant Stern being dragged out of Kevin McCarthy's press conference by police officers, for asking him why he opposed the January 6th Commission. McCarthy slumps his head down and looks away, like the coward he is. Let's make this viral. via @meidastouch
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@laurenboebert RT if you agree BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. BIDEN HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK.
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Scott Dworkin: Over the past few days, we've discovered that one of Trump's donors has a contract for the child detention facilities. I would not be surprised if Donald is getting a kickback off this. He NEVER does business w/o making $. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Nixon was pardoned after Watergate Reagan felt no repercussions from Iran-Contra GHW got away with pardoning Reagan's people GW lied about the Iraq war and got away with it Why are we surprised when GOP presidents do horrible shit? While Clinton was impeached over a blow job.
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I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow were the beginning of the end for Trump. I think this ship is finally turning. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport #MuellerInvestigation
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@RepMTG Keep up the great work. You are proving the GOP is not a serious party and how void of policy goals that help working people. Congrats, you've shown the world that you're a child who can't hold her water.
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For my Trump supporters who still believe Trump cares about them and their families. He just fired 560 workers at his National Doral resort. Are you surprised we've seen other employers fire 22 million workers? They are just following their leader after all. #CoronavirusLiar
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Hey Democrats.....this.
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This is just brilliantly done. Absolutely impenetrable argument.
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Remember Juli Briskman, the cyclist who flipped off Trump? She's running for Board of Supervisors in Loudoun County, VA. Good on her! I wish her well. #RickShow
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I got an email from a listener claiming to be "honestly asking" why I am against the @GOP #phase3 plan 1) McConnell’s $500,000,000,000.00 corporate slush fund for CEOs and the ultra rich I say we must #BailOutThePeople not give the GOP a pot of gold to pass out to tgeir friends
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We're saving you the Trump #Inauguration2017 disaster. Tune in @DavidYankovich @sarahkendzior @docrocktex26 @fawfulfan & Tune out Trump
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OMG THIS. A million times this👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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I'll bet Trump is making money off his office. He's the President of the United States, and he's making decisions in the best interest of his business, not the best interest of our country. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Scott: Mueller has been showing up everywhere, he knows everything. It would be hard to prove a conspiracy this huge; if you're going to take down the Pres of the United States, you need to have an airtight case. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Remember all of the people who are complaining right now about John Roberts allowing votes to be counted. They will be the same ones defending Amy Coney Barrett when she decides not to allow the votes to be counted. Mark your calendars.
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Want to know what's wrong with America? Here it is. No class. No respect.
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The left is pissed because I called out Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 of America’s finest in a flag-draped coffin. They are mad because a speech was “interrupted”. Ask the the families who lost their loved ones how interrupted their lives are now.
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There is a paper trail from Nov 2016 that proves that Pence knew Flynn was a working agent & didn't care. @funder
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Lauren Windsor: I was just in Austin & Houston & it's crazy. Gov. Abbott bans mask mandates while issuing pleas for nurses to come into the state b/c they're running out of nurses. TX is on track to be in same position as MS. @lawindsor
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@RepMTG But let's deregulate more corporations. Sit down and shut up.
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@DonaldJTrumpJr @ufc A rapist, a redneck, a con man, and a shitty employer go to an event. Nope, not a joke. Just a picture of reality.
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Scott Dworkin: I would assume Matt Gaetz or one of his associates is Person Number One; they've taken his phone, which is huge. Think of all the info on his phone. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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Scott Dworkin: No one will have to worry about what a President tweets for at least four years. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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@laurenboebert Listening to all the snowflake ammosexual tough guys stroking pee shooter cowering over a balloon without the awareness that this shit happens all the time is hysterical. China now knows how defeat America. Send in the balloons, and maybe they'll bring back the clown.
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Wanting to smack the guy wearing a #MAGA hat in front of me at the grocery store complaining about the cost of produce only to hear the cashier complain gas is also over $3. I had to ask both of them if they were tired of #winning
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You're going to see four people helping to campaign this year: Joe Biden, Dr. Biden, Michelle Obama, and Barack Obama. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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If Trump fires #Mueller , we all need to leave work and get out into the streets to protest. It would need to be the biggest uproar we've ever seen in this country. @funder
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Scott Dworkin: What does Donald have on Epstein, Bill Barr? Now they're defending pedophilia. It's disgusting, immoral, it's beyond Roy Moore, beyond the pale. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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I would LOVE to know how much money Trump is making off the stock market right now, and what his transactions are. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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@laurenboebert This is your inflation plan? Oh this will help working families...NOT Admit it BoBo. You are clueless and have no idea what to do, and could care less about workers.
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Kushner, almost more than anyone, is a national security crisis. He's there b/c he's Trump's son-in-law. No one elected him. If they indict Kushner, I'll begin to be hopeful again. @sarahkendzior
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My only New Year's resolution for 2018: I *AM* going to remember who's responsible for this nonsense. #GOPTaxScam
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I believe that you, as President, are responsible for every tweet that comes out of your acct, whether you personally typed it or not. @TheDemCoalition @funder
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Scott Dworkin: I think we scratched the surface; there's still a lot of info out there. There's more than one whistleblower; there's more than one phone call. Today was a turning point where reality started to set in & their catch phrases aren't working @Funder @TheDemCoalition
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Scott Dworkin: I was furious about Kevin McCarthy's threat. We're dealing with a terrorist organization; this is ongoing terrorism. The biggest threat to our country isn't outside of it, it's inside of it. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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I don't know if it can be said enough The confederacy was a treasonous organization & no one who participated should be remember positively
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Sarah Kendzior: There's no way Trump wrote that letter to Pelosi; I'm guessing Stephen Miller or Kellanne Conway. This is a dangerous letter with well-conceived propaganda. This letter is meant for Trump's base, not for Pelosi. @sarahkendzior @gaslitnation
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Kushner is acting like he's selling state secrets for profit, and it may very well come out that he is. He's asked for more top secret documents than anyone else in the White House. @SarahKendzior
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My fear is that Pence becomes President & is even worse than Trump.
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Avenatti has not been wrong once. It's been truly remarkable to watch. @AdamParkhomenko
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GOP was aware which staffers were directly related to #Putin . They decided to not do anything b/c it was helping Trump. They were getting help from WikiLeaks, too. To me, that's treason. @funder
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Tell us how stupid you are without telling us how stupid you are.
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You’ll have to pry it from my COLD DEAD HANDS! #FoodieRevolt
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Thought I'd share a few last cell phone photos of the Northern lights from Denali National Park
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We could make Mueller/Trump's interview pay-per-view and fund CHIP.
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Bank fraud, wire fraud, racketeering...I think that's where we're headed w/ Donald Trump. I don't see how he doesn't go to prison. Most likely he'll figure out a way to get house arrest instead of an actual prison. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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@sarahkendzior @gaslitnation Sarah Kendzior: If I were in charge, I'd impeach on crime after crime after crime. Don't just leave it at one; we need to establish the precedent that no, you can't commit these crimes just b/c you're President. Keep that impeachment train rolling. @sarahkendzior @gaslitnation
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Peace and sanity. The former president no longer has access to the nuclear codes. #WhatBidenHarrisMeansToMe
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Scott Dworkin: Pres. Biden is in TX while Ted Cruz is in Orlando, FL. Also, Cruz said Cancun was better than Orlando, so he's choosing Mexico over the U.S. Just wanted to point that out. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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I Fucking Love Joe Biden Bye Bye Robb. ps. I know this is kind of inside baseball but seeing this corporate hatchet man axed made my day. I never thought Biden would shit can this guy. This, to steal a line from Joe Biden, is a Big Fucking Deal.
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So the House Ethics Committee is launching investigation into Matt Gaetz
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Scott Dworkin: As we unpack the lies, you'll see people start to apologize. The swastika of our generation is that red hat. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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Scott Dworkin: I'm not surprised that Obama planned for something, especially catastrophe, and I'm not surprised that Trump destroyed it. Everything that would have protected us under these circumstances, Trump stripped away. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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I don't see Kushner being able to stay in the WH much longer, especially because Trump gets mocked about him. He tried to set up a back channel to #Russia in D.C. I've always thought Jared was an unwitting #Russian spy. @TheDemCoalition @Funder
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@laurenboebert Remember how the GOP refused to support railworkers? Remember the Trump years and how they bragged about deregulating everything? It's odd how they now seem to care all of a sudden.
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Take a second, think about how morally bankrupt Trump and the GOP are. They are encouraging followers to risk their lives during these astro turf protests. Why? To make Dem Goverors look bad and gin up support for Trump in Nov even if it means some of them die. #CoronavirusLiar
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Trump has been openly confessing to obstruction for over a year. The time to hold him to task was immediately, to hold him accountable, to make him suffer the consequences, but people cut him slack & laughed it off. @sarahkendzior
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Scott Dworkin: I've never seen a President of the United States write an Executive Order to reverse a decision he made. He could have made a phone call or written an email instead but he wanted the photo op instead. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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I think one of the ways to relieve the pressure is to remove Trump from office. He's the worst president in the history of our country; he's the most corrupt businessman in our country. @funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport
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Scott Dworkin: Mueller's testimony was the most damning of any testimony against any president in US history. He basically said Trump committed treason, felonies were committed, Trump should be prosecuted for his crimes. @funder @TheDemCoalition #MuellerHearings
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Let's start draining the sewer right at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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Drain the Swamp should be changed to Drain the Sewer - it's actually much worse than anyone ever thought, and it begins with the Fake News!
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The Hoover Depression, the Bush Great Recession, and now the #TrumpDepression Seeing a pattern? When will we wake up the the reality that the GOP is horrible at governance? How much suffering do workers have to endure to end the racism and hate that wins them elections?
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@DonaldJTrumpJr This is better
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Sarah Kendzior: Trudeau told the American people we are not the problem. That's what we used to tell citizens of other countries under totalitarian gov'ts, and now we're getting that message. @sarahkendzior
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Scott Dworkin: Kamala Harris is the perfect choice. This is the plan forward, the best possible pick. @funder @TheDemCoalition
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