Lee Barfknecht
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Retired 40-year sportswriter in Omaha, but forever a journalist. Practicing self-defense against 1st Amendment attacks. #JournalismMatters #WillGolfForFood
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In 40 years of covering
@Huskers
athletics, true fans only wanted 2 things from teams: 1, Act like you've been coached. 2, Play like you care. Mr. Bolt has delivered both, so enjoy
@Husker_Baseball
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What a raging A-hole/Neanderthal
@TeamPillen
Interesting position for someone who has literally received millions of dollars in USDA aid and subsidies for his farm operations.
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No, it's not. With national TV pregame show from Fox at Nebraska this week, Trev changed narrative from looking back. He's getting $20M in free advertising for looking ahead and selling NU. Very savvy.
The Nebraska athletic department is paying Scott Frost nearly an extra $8 million not to coach for 19 more days.
I realize football is life and money grows on trees and all that but that’s insane.
It’s insane.
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San Jose State has ONE winning season in past 28 YEARS. In Year 2, Tim Miles has Spartans 11-4 after win at Colorado State today.
#SJSUSpartans
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Why can't Nebraska have a governor like Tim Walz
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Insert "Nebraska'' for "Texas" and it all applies here
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Wondering how many Nebraskans cheering so loudly for Keisei Tominaga voted for the governor who wants to end NU's diversity, equity and inclusion?
@TeamPillen
idiocy
#Nebrasketball
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#Huskers
football fans should give a long, loud round of applause to Trev Alberts for his work to hire Matt Rhule. Real hope now exists for Nebraska to stop the 20-year slide.
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@huskers
I've known Trev Alberts for 30 years. Tough. Smart. Fair-minded. Loves Nebraska, yet thinks globally. And he HATES to frickin' lose. Best person for the job . . . finally.
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Along with university budget cuts, and his stupid culture war bullsh*t. How that's Critical Race Theory crap working out in recruiting minority athletes?
#Idiot
#TeamPillen
Want to blame somebody for Trev leaving? This asshole dragging his feet on getting some sort of leadership in place didn’t help
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Meeting of the single-digit IQ society
I was honored to join other Nebraska leaders and strong conservatives in welcoming our outstanding VP nominee
@JDVance
to Omaha. His vision, and President Trump's leadership, will truly make America strong, secure, prosperous, and great again.
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#Huskers
The last time an NU star big man tore an ACL at this point in season,
#Nebrasketball
made its 1st NCAA tournament appearance.
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Stop lying, you fool. Corporate profits are up 70 PERCENT. Your donors are stabbing the middle class
Nebraskans are paying $992 more per month just to afford basic expenses.
That’s Bidenomics at work.
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Hey, Nebraskans. Look at the list
All nine Republican senators running for reelection this year voted against the Right to IVF Act:
John Barrasso
Marsha Blackburn
Kevin Cramer
Ted Cruz
Deb Fischer
Josh Hawley
Pete Ricketts
Rick Scott
Roger Wicker
(JD Vance did too.)
So much for the party of "freedom."
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@arneduncan
Embarrassed for you. NU athletics uses NO taxes, and actually contributes $5M to $10M per year to the university general fund.
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Serious point:
@jim_pillen
's crusade on CRT and banning abortion WILL DAMAGE Husker athletics. Recruits won't put up with racist/sexist laws states are passing.
@Huskers
@UnicamUpdate
There will be a mass exodus of college-bound kids from red states to blue. This generation isn’t tolerating hate and they are taking their tuition dollars (and brilliance) elsewhere.
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Worth the watch
Holy shit Colin Kaepernick exposing Kevin McCarthy is everything
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This idiot is such an embarrassment. So much for caring for children.
@gop
At the southern border, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) defends Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) buoy barriers that are designed to drown migrants.
"[The buoys] don't cause abandonment. And if they do, I say what the heck, stay on your side of the border."
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A tip of the hat to Tim Miles at
@SanJoseStateMBB
. In first year at program that was 5-16, 7-24, 4-27 and 4-26 past 4yrs, Miles has the Spartans 6-4.
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Hey, Nebraska, pay the hell attention.
Head of AZ ESA voucher program resigns abruptly as well as the operations chief for the program. It is projected that the voucher program is going to cause a state budget deficit of $319M. Texas voucher legislation was based on AZ law.
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Gee, who was on the Board of Regents before becoming governor?
Gov Jim Pillen issues a statement about Trev Alberts’ departure, attributes “failures of University leadership” as the reason.
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Idiot governors and radical right legislature drive away best prez NU has had in decades.
#GOPClownShowContinues
NU system President Ted Carter is expected to be named Tuesday as the next president at Ohio State University in Columbus.
From
@asanderford
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Tip of the hat to Tim Miles for a big upset of 11-1 UNLV last night. Long-downtrodden San Jose State is 10-4 in Year 2 under Miles. Very impressive.
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Make sure those cattle and their families have no student debt, you hypocritic grifters.
#GOPTraitorsToDemocracy
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood and Gov. Jim Pillen call for federal help after cattle losses related to recent heat wave.
From
@paulhammelNE
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Send this to everyone you know
It took only 16 minutes for twitter to label this new ad as sensitive content. Please retweet it far and wide.
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#Nebrasketball
has had many, many years of average or mediocre. But almost never AWFUL. Last 3 years are even beyond AWFUL.
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Gee, who paid for most of these regents to "earn'' their seats? Oh, yeah. The Ricketts-Pillen cartel.
.
@Teampillen
lashes out at the NU Board of Regents, saying the delay in naming a new president played a role in departure of
@TrevAlberts
'I am deeply disappointed,' Pillen said. ' Now is the time to act.'
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Hey, Nebraska. Awake yet?
“41% of the private schools that received vouchers have since failed. A grand total of $0 has been returned to the taxpayers after their failure but the kids were forced back to public schools, many times without a penny of funding to help them catch up.”
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Hey, Nebraskans. Paying attention?
Prosecutors are accusing three men of bilking Oklahoma out of millions of dollars in public school funds through charter school fraud.
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Idiot governor, back from his tax money-wasting shitshow in Texas, finds out his stupidity has consequences
@TeamPillen
The
@KLINRadio
newsroom talked with Governor Jim Pillen this morning and got his thoughts on the departure of NU System President Ted Carter.
"He gave us his word. We changed things, improved things. Him bailing at this moment is very disappointing."
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Another hat tip to Tim Miles, getting
@sjsu
into KenPom Top 100. Stunning work in Year 2 at program with only 1 winning season in past 28 years.
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Hey, Nebraskans. Paying attention?
Want to blow a 900M hole in your state budget? Then a school voucher scheme may be right for you.
Schemes to siphon taxpayer money into private pop-up schools that close within a few years, and take the money and run, decimate public schools and budgets.
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Watching my friend Kevin Steele coach Auburn today reminds me he MUST write a book. He has worked for Tom Osborne, Nick Saban, Dabo, Bobby Bowden, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Majors, Les Miles.
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Best part about getting an award named for the great Steve Pivovar is accepting from his wonderful wife and daughter. Thx Omaha Spts Commission.
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It's the effing guns. And Nebraska wants to add guns to classrooms. Jeezus.
I just ran away from a mass shooting at the Chiefs parade where I saw the Missouri governor (the gun lover below) running scared for his life next to me with an army of officers protecting him.
I am so sick of these NRA funded politicians.
#GunControlNow
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Coming to Nebraska soon . . .
91% of prospective college students disagree with DeSantis’ policies. 1 in 8 graduating high school students won’t attend college in Florida due to its education policy. 1 in 20 current college students plan to transfer. This is what brain drain looks like.
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Hey, Nebraska, paying attention?
Oh look, the new Iowa numbers are in. ~67% of voucher users were already in private school. Only 13% were ever in a public school.
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Clowns to the left, jokers to the right . . .
Don Bacon’s standing with the guy who’s fighting to criminalize abortion, ban IVF, and raise taxes on the middle class.
He can’t couch his support for the MAGA agenda.
#NE02
, we deserve better than a man who proudly endorses a convicted felon for president and his weird VP.
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All of this
38,000 gun deaths a year . . . GOP opposes gun control laws.
2 cases of voter fraud a year . . . GOP passes 361 new voter suppression laws.
Fascist assholes.
#ItsTheGuns
#Maddow
#TheView
#TheReidOut
Allen,Texas Thoughts and Prayers Mike Pence Rachel Maddow
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You've jumped the shark
@RepDonBacon
. Any goodwill you had from any previous service has vanished in the wake of supporting a convicted rapist/felon.
#BaconIsBadForYou
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It's because he's an asshole.
Why is Nebraska's Attorney General advocating against our neighbors' access to health insurance for themselves and their families? DACA recipients were brought to our country as children, have followed all requirements, and pay taxes too.
#FamilyValues
#NebraskaNice
#neleg
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The top 5 reasons why talented and smart Nebraskans are moving elsewhere . . .
#Nebraska
Congressional delegation
1) I voted for none of them
2) one bought his Senate seat
3) one is a “moderate” which is a lie
4) one is a GOP nerd who was born in a little suit
5) one is a rancher who has zero charisma
6) one doesn’t matter( well they all don’t actually)
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Looks like a tie for The Biggest Loser
I look forward to working with President
@realDonaldTrump
to get our country back on track! Together, we will fight to secure the border, restore the American Dream, and keep our country safe. 🇺🇸
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Dear Aaron: Fuck you.
New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers tells Tucker Carlson that he wishes Joe Biden knew as much about American history as Vladimir Putin knows about Russian history.
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Hey, rural Nebraskans.
@TeamPillen
policies will close/diminish your schools, hospitals and nursing homes. And
@GOP
will take away Medicare and Social Security. So go behind the curtain on election day and
#VoteBlue
Rural America is vanishing because it has voted against its economic interests for decades in order to pursue a backward social agenda. It voted itself out of the middle class, and now wants to blame others.
#WhiteRuralRage
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Hey, media friends. At least ask this idiot to name the 6 states. Jeezus, go commit some journalism, will ya?
Trump: “And in six states you're allowed to kill the baby after the baby is born."
What???
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Guy at hardware store asked what happens if Nebraska loses to Northern Illinois. My thought is to fire Shawn Eichorst again.
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Really happy for Mickey Joseph. Class act who deserved a W.
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This is total bullcrap, and you know it. Or if you don't, resign. You are too stupid to be in office.
@USRepMikeFlood
of Lies.
Americans estimate that they need 53% more saved for retirement than what they thought they needed in 2020. This is Joe Biden’s America.
#Bidenflation
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Nailed it. With a big hammer.
Nepo baby
@SenatorRicketts
and his puppet
@TeamPillen
have torn this state up. It is more divisive than it ever has been. It's not a mystery why anyone in the field of higher education would want to leave a state with anti-intellectual, anti-science, backwards leadership.
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This also is a big blow to
#Huskers
athletics. Carter's savvy and smarts helped recruit Matt Rhule, and Carter had just been appointed the main overseer of
@Huskers
sports. His national gravitas is a loss for NU
Idiot governors and radical right legislature drive away best prez NU has had in decades.
#GOPClownShowContinues
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The most fraudulent issue in the US is that voter fraud exists.
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Your occasional reminder that Ted Cruz is a piece of shit.
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What a pigshit move
@TeamPillen
hates us all.
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This is total bullshit. And if u don't know better, u r too stupid to be in office.
@SenatorFischer
EV drivers don’t pay for roads and bridges like other drivers do.
But the Biden administration is still lavishing more than half a billion on EV chargers— that only 4% of Americans can use.
It’s unfair to make hardworking American taxpayers subsidize EV freeloaders even more.
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All of this
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Every word of this. Vote for Carol.
@senatorblood
I've been saying this for months. Our Governor is used to walking into a board room & demanding folks do his bidding. I work for the people of Nebraska & owe them better than what's happening on property taxes. Seat of the pants policy is always bad policy. You deserve better.
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Vote Blue, folks. Or it's all gone. Democracy will die.
Justice Sotomayor's dissent is one of the most terrified and terrifying pieces of judicial writing I've ever encountered—she lists the criminal acts that presidents can now take with immunity and says "the president is now a king above the law."
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Repeat after me: CORPORATE PRICE GOUGING
Inflation is down to 2.97% but prices are still higher than they should be.
As we've screamed all along—the leading driver of high prices was not inflation, but corporate price gouging. And corporations fund politicians to prevent accountability. That is the problem we face.
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Hey
@RepDonBacon
11 CHILDREN being treated for gunshot wounds in KC. And you voted for no gun control because your friend likes his gun.
Ten people shot at a fucking celebratory Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, including children. This uniquely American hell was created by every lawmaker who supports lax gun laws.
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Your check must have cleared. Was it in rubles?
It’s time for Republicans to unite to elect Speaker
@Jim_Jordan
. We cannot afford further delays. There is important business to be done to keep America moving forward.
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This is the plan in Nebraska, too
So, let me get this straight. Ohio Republicans destroy Public Education by siphoning funds away from them to pay for private charter schools and they are surprised public schools are failing? This is their national gameplan. Is this about right
@DavidPepper
?
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Holy sh*t.
@jim_pillen
is a bigger mush brain than expected. This guy shouldn't run a popcorn stand.
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Damn straight.
Dems need to get to the bottom of the Arlington scandal. Big things are at stake: The casual designation of public servants as the enemy, the treatment of public procedures as thoroughly dispensable, and contempt for the ideal of an independent military.
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It has to stop
Trump has basically stolen a decade of normal life from America and replaced it with an antagonistic feeling of occupation.
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Bravo! Take a hint idiot governor
@TeamPillen
Governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, announced that in blue state Massachusetts, breakfast and lunch will be free for every public school student.
Republican-led red states like Texas and Florida, are defunding public schools, attacking teachers, banning books, and passing
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Hey Pete Pricketts. This is what really happened today.
#VoteBlueToStopTheStupid
We have stopped the Extreme MAGA Republicans from shutting down the government and hurting the American people.
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Hey
#neleg
Do something that helps people, like Minnesota does
Minnesota Senate passes free school breakfast and lunch for all students, regardless of family income, on a 38-26 vote with some Republicans joining DFLers in voting yes.
Feds will cover a portion of costs and state will pick up the rest: $388M in the next 2 years.
#mnleg
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@KentPavelka
@jakemule
nailed it. A lot of long-suffering
#nebrasketball
fans need to enjoy the hell out of this one.
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Every damn word of this
It’s actually pretty damn simple: Vote for Kamala Harris and you never have to think about Donald Trump ever again, for the rest of your life.
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Hello, Nebraska. We're on deck.
School vouchers just died in Idaho - in part because the sales pitch is colliding w/ the reality of what's happening in other states. These programs are budget busters that pick up the tab for affluent parents who already send their kids to private schools
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And that's the group that suffers the most under that idiot's policies. Don't vote against your own interests
A recent NBC News poll indicates that White, uneducated, rural men are the only group that collectively favor Trump in the 2024 General Election.
All other groups and demographics support President Biden.
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This is the scary stuff no one wants to talk about
If Donald trump somehow gets reinstalled, his Brownshirts are already in place. America stands on the brink of fascism. Vote blue like your life depends on it, because it does.
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The guy
@Jim_Pillen
who claims to govern "for the children'' has chosen killers over kids. Despicable.
Soon, Nebraskans will be allowed to carry concealed weapons without a permit under a new law signed by Gov. Jim Pillen Tuesday.
From
@ErinBamer
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Nebraska, you're up . . .
JUST IN: The open carry firearms law in New Mexico is suspended after a child was killed.
The governor says guns have become a "public health emergency"
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this is a nice and well-deserved tribute
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Bravo!
“Big strong men, big burly football fans, with tears in their eyes, coming up to me saying, sir, I’ve never told a former president to fuck off before, sir, but …”
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Check out the coaching lineup for this in-season tourney . . .
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Hey
@PeteRicketts
your lies have been exposed.
Fox host: What's wrong with Congress? Why can't you secure the border?
GOP Rep. Self: The problem is the Republicans, not the Democrats. My Republican colleagues are unwilling to vote to secure the border
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Let's do things for the kids, Pillen lied over and over and over again. What a creep.
@TeamPillen
@Jim_Pillen
Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration decides not to participate in a new summer child nutrition program worth $18 million to Nebraska kids.
From
@cgonzalez_NE
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So dumb, so wrong. So sad you flunked history.
For Americans, the immediate threat of an unsecured border is more urgent than the longterm risks of a Russian advance in Ukraine.
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Be more like Massachusetts
@TeamPillen
Massachusetts voters voted to tax the rich and now the state will have hundreds of millions more to spend on transportation and public education.
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A fun lunch with some great guys.
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." - Hubert H. Humphrey (Doc stopped in Omaha with his Southern Miss team on the way to play at South Dakota)
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Paid stooge checks in, confirms his allegiance to our enemies
Congratulations to Rep. Mike Johnson on his election to be the next Speaker of the House. He is a principled, constitutional conservative who will do a fantastic job leading House Republicans.
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Coming to your town next, Nebraska
#GOPIdiots
The logical outcome to of Texas’s lax gun laws: Wes Smith, 21, a TCU student from Tennessee, was standing on a Forth Worth sidewalk when he was shot to death by another 21-year-old who didn’t know Smith and couldn’t explain to police why he shot him.
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Insert "Omaha" and "Lee Enterprises" for an identical case of killing a great paper
@OWHnews
@LeeEntNews
While Austin is booming, its 153-year-old daily newspaper is dying.
@Gannett
, a ruthless hedge fund posing as a newspaper chain, has slashed the once-great
@statesman
to the bone in a race to the bottom.
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This is you
@USRepMikeFlood
and
@TeamPillen
Republicans will hand a 6 year old a gun, force a 10 year old to carry her rapist’s baby to term, allow a grown man to marry an 11 year old and send a 12 year old to work in a meatpacking plant but they won’t give a hungry child a free lunch.
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