Lee Fink
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Until Tuesday, I’d lived through 20 votes for
#Speakerofthehousevote
; as of today, Jamie has already lived through 10!
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@marcorubio
No. Imagine an NFL team is trailing 24-22 with the ball on the 28 yard line with 5 seconds, calls a time out, lines up a field goal, and the other team leaves the field, says the game's over, and drags the ref with them. That is how the GOP plans to steal
#Florida
(like before).
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@JasonLeopold
Basically,
@BarackObama
sized up Trump in a second. Reporters should have listened.
Trust President Obama.
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@parkerbutler10
@JoeBiden
It's almost as if you knew he would say something stupid and derogatory, and might direct it at veterans--given that he has said a lot of stupid and derogatory things, at least some of which are directed at veterans.
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@WalshFreedom
This is an excellent point. But I just want to remind people that this is a hypothetical--which means that it did not happen. Next thing you know some MAGA folks will start saying "see, Obama did a lot worse with Iran."
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@ByMcCullough
So, Mike Trout is not only the best player in baseball, but serves as Commissioner of what is, apparently, a very aggressive fantasy football league.
Is there anything he can't do?
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@imillhiser
The First Amendment is absolute, but the Court created limits to it.
The Second Amendment has limits by its plain language, but the Court has read them out of existence.
Something is wrong.
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@JonahDispatch
What's preposterous is violating the Ethics Code and refusing to disclose millions of dollars in gifts (aside from hearing cases about insurrectionists supported by his wife).
If you're not disclosing, then you're hiding something.
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@gourmetspud
Trump has told MLB that he will throw out the first pitch only if MLB announces an investigation into Joe Biden
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@JonahDispatch
No. Maybe paid off on a whole lot of other cases that are not as obvious.
Paid off to stay on the Court (a former SCOTUS Justice could make 10X his salary in the private sector).
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@joshtpm
First, the West Wing was quite good.
Second, THERE IS NO SORKIN VERSION OF 2024 WHERE BIDEN DROPS OUT. Literally, the end of Season 2 is Bartlett saying that despite his health condition and purported scandal, he's running for re-election and going to win.
AND THEN HE WINS!
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@ScottAukerman
@robneyer
This is just release order. Thank you for proving that 9/10ths of the Internet is pointless.
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This is not just some retired Federal Judge. Before he was appointed to the US District Court bench, Judge Gleeson was the Assistant US Attorney who finally won a conviction of Teflon Don John Gotti. So he knows about putting away crooks.
(Also, was my law school professor.)
BREAKING: Judge SULLIVAN has appointed retired judge to argue against the government's motion to dismiss the charge against Flynn.
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@MattWalshBlog
Not all of us have kids.
All of us had parents.
Most are glad you weren't our parent.
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@joshtpm
Settlement negotiations are not confidential. Settlement offers may not be admitted to prove liability or to cross-examine a witness. FRE 408. But there's nothing in the world that stops one party from going out and telling the world about the settlement offer.
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@EggerDC
@rpyers
@duncan_colton
Doesn't she have to resign from pretending that she's Governor under Arizona's resign to run laws?
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@RonaldKlain
Republicans keep wanting us not to count the votes in Florida and not investigate Russian interference into the 2016 election. It's like they already know the answer, they just don't want it to be public.
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@dylanmatt
Also, whatever you think of Manchin or his policy positions, they were always *his* positions. He seeks bipartisan cooperation because he has moderate beliefs and wants to accomplish moderate ends, mostly in the space where the parties agree.
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@marceelias
@RonaldKlain
@WHCOS
That's an unfairly low bar.
Ron Klain is one of the most competent, intelligent, and decent persons to serve in the White House over the last three decades. And he's absolutely the right person at the right time.
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@speechboy71
There are 7 living GOP nominees for POTUS/VPOTUS, including 1 former POTUS, 3 VPs, 1 former Speaker of the House, and 1 sitting US Senator.
NONE of them will speak.
There are 3 living Dem. Presidents; the only one who won't speak is in hospice. All 3 Dem former VPs will speak.
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@rudenshiold
@AndrewYang
@Social_Ecology
@latimes
"I confess to not being aware of the particulars" will be Andrew Yang's epitaph.
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@LauraPowellEsq
@dailycal
Good for the DailyCal!
Bad for the NLG. Yes,1A rights MAY extend to limited or nonpublic forums--but they did not mention WHEN. Only when those forums open themselves for free speech; if a private club hosts an open mic night. Not when a private person holds a private party.
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@joshtpm
@whignewtons
"In Bragg’s first 15 months as DA, his team filed 166 felony counts for falsifying business records against 34 people or companies."
That's 33 people OTHER than Donald Trump--or more than 2 each month.
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@pkcapitol
The common factor is for 24 of 25 years, Republicans have held a majority, or at least a filibuster-proof minority.
Claiming all people have failed when the reality is that they are dealing with a system where one side is committed to disfunction makes no sense.
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@joshtpm
@thejoshpace
@waitbutwhy
@SwipeWright
The 2 parties haven’t changed ideologically, just in implementation.
In ‘08, Dems wanted a public option healthcare plan. In ‘21, Dems tried to pass a law to enact it.
In ‘08, GOP was anti-choice. In ‘21, GOP tried to stage a coup to accomplish that.
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@Alicia_Smith19
I think five tweets directed at the most well-known poll aggregator (who aggregates polls well, but understands neither politics nor the law) is not "all day," nor necessarily a bad use of time.
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@Angry_Staffer
Watch out--if the power in Congress changes, Democrats could be impeached.
As soon as any Democrat commits treason, s/he should be impeached and convicted too. Castor seems to be skipping over this point.
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If you're upset that the Governor pulled off his mask for a couple of pictures, you're right.
But everyone at Sofi Stadium had to be vaccinated or show proof of a negative test. If we apply that to all schools, workplaces, and public events, the pandemic would be over.
Gov Newsom, London Breed, & Eric Garcetti maskless in an **outdoor** arena is disappointing. Not gonna pretend it isn’t. But don’t @ me with some manufactured outrage when you’ve never once held your own party accountable for their bullshit during this deadly pandemic. Kick rocks
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Whiteboards.
Without naming it, what is your congressional district (current) known for?!
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@joshtpm
@LOCSDJonerik
I early on assumed that it was a bullet, with NYT photo, and no other obvious shrapnel. But at this point, it’s clear it’s almost certainly just shrapnel because otherwise they would put out a statement from a real doctor and not the second least credible person in the US.
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@molly_knight
Well, because you see, Hillary Clinton sent some work e-mails on her personal account.
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@MZHemingway
@KitDarkfeather
I call James Bond a movie character. A pretty cool one. Cool enough that
@idriselba
should play him next (which would probably freak you out).
But still, he's a movie character.
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@marceelias
If there were “do-over elections,” we’d have had President Gore and President H. Clinton.
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@RepKenBuck
Did you sign this letter encouraging members of the GOP Conference to vote for Jordan?
You have voted against Jordan three times.
Is
@RepMattGaetz
lying?
(cc:
@joshtpm
)
BREAKING: All 8 Republicans Who Voted to Remove McCarthy From Speakership Are Willing to Accept “Censure, Suspension, or Removal From the Conference” In Order to Elect
@Jim_Jordan
as Speaker
“If the holdouts who refuse to vote for Speaker-Designate Jim Jordan would be willing to
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@JohnFPfaff
@_hossman
@NRA
Kind of undercuts their claims on gun ownership. I mean, if the NRA members can be so badly oppressed even though they have guns, then all the claims of their need for guns to defend against the government don’t seem to matter much.
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@thomastupchurch
@DavidZipper
You could have just said “no.”
My parents drove ~4000 miles over 3+ weeks on a trip with 6 kids in a station wagon.
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Mary Lou Retton was:
(a) Lying. She claimed she could not afford insurance because of pre-existing conditions. But insurers cannot charge more for pre-existing conditions.
(b) Breaking the Law. The ACA required her to have insurance. For this reason.
I just saw Mary Lou Retton on Today who claimed she couldn't afford health insurance. If true, wouldn't it have been a good time to question the need for universal health insurance? Or is it b/c she is a celebrity who had no trouble raising $$$ a reason for her not to care.
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@NavyStrang
I like calling the Navy weak. There are 20 aircraft carriers in the world.
11 of them are in the US Navy.
So our "weak" Navy is stronger than the Navy of all of the rest of the world, friend or foe.
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@EWErickson
This is not how it works because you’re lying about what the judge did. The instruction is completely normal based on long-settled law.
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@SamanthaCorbin
Yes we do. Mostly because of the irrational hatred of that term people from Frisco have.
But no one from Frisco calls it that. Arrogantly, they call it “the City.”
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@kairyssdal
Likely unlawful. Under the rule:
"Pending such election [of a Speaker] the [ ] Speaker pro tempore may exercise such authorities of the [ ] Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate to that end."
It's not necessary nor appropriate to electing a Speaker to assign office space.
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@PadresCentral
Serious Reply: Home teams (
@Dodgers
included) usually line-up en masse; visitors are usually more scattered. Don't know why.
Snarky Reply:
@Dodgers
line up en masse an average of 10 times per year more than the Padres, and will do so again next Thursday while the Padres sit.
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@chrislhayes
It's uncommon in civil cases, where rights of others might be in play (e.g. an election case where an amicus has an interest because the law might apply to another election).
This seems unheard of in a criminal case. No one but the Government and the Defendant have an interest.
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@UneditedView
@LauraPowellEsq
If you go to the Dean’s home and misstate the First Amendment to him, you may not be a graduating law student after all.
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@marcorubio
It's not the 3pt kick terminology. It's the false analogy.
It's not that we don't think you don't understand football (you do); it's that we're scared that you don't seem to understand democracy.
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@inminivanhell
Can’t be the mask police, but they measure girls’ skirts and mandate school uniforms so that kids don’t see disruptive fashion.
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@dylanohernandez
I'm just curious--have you ever heard of Walker Buehler and Mookie Betts? Because you claim that the Dodgers lost their best pitcher and best pitcher, but both of those guys remain under contract.
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@WilliamMeservy
I’m shocked. BYU students studying Russia thought the BYU alumni talking about Russia was right. What are the odds!
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@DMAC_LA
This is the "Kershaw Era."
In the 20 years before
@ClaytonKersh22
made his debut, the Dodgers won 2 divisions, 2 wild cards, and one 1 playoff game.
Since then, they have won 1 WC, 10 divisions, 8 trips to the NLCS, 3 pennants and 1 world championship, and 60 playoff games.
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@kikehndez
@Howard_Cole
@maxmuncy9
Kike Hernandez can make up for at least half of the crowd noise. I believe in you Kike.
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@firasd
@conorjrogers
It's so bad. And there's no follow-up. "Oh, just a couple of months? What were you doing before? How did you decide you want to work here? Are you full-time or part-time?" etc.
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@lxeagle17
When you take out overstated mortgage and taxes, and the student loans they paid off, they actually have $80,000 remaining, having bought 2 luxury cars, a big California home, 3 vacations, and fully-funded retirement accounts. That's more than the median household income of $74K.
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@Robillard
It's a simple rule of politics: if you can find an issue that has 70%+ support, get behind it and own it.
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@Santos4Congress
@PeteButtigieg
Nobody wants you to do your job! We want you to quit to it job!
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@vermontgmg
@jonweisman
The good news is that our President-elect is the best-positioned person in a long time to be able to heal those wounds.
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Another 2017 net votes for
@katieporteroc
today, out of 10,689 counted in CA-45. That's 59.4% in today's numbers. Consistent with yesterday's 61%. So the numbers are holding. The margin is now 2020 votes. This is now LikelyD cc
@thyanhvo
@NateSilver538
@Nate_Cohn
@TustinDems
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@molly_knight
If you want to see 2 NLDS games, it's cheaper to fly to Milwaukee and buy 2 tickets than to live in Frisco and go to the games.
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@BillShaikin
It's almost as if it's a good idea to hold the All-Star Game in the best park in the game, located in the most populous state, that consistently has the highest attendance in the league, that is the entertainment capitol of the world.
What took them 40 years to figure this out?
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@scottjshapiro
On Earth 2, Pod Save America never started (because America did not need saving).
#History
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@joshtpm
@minkusdomink
@_waleedshahid
we're most used to in modern, 21st Century, liberal progressive metropolitan America.
I've worked with lawyers who joined certain firms because others did not hire jews. And that continues today:
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@RepMalliotakis
@Ilhan
Do you notice that
@SpeakerPelosi
emerges at the left side at 17 seconds, and walks by the 2 of them at 25 seconds in.
Pelosi was in San Francisco on Tuesday during the vote.
This is a fake video.
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@katieporteroc
This is why he operates out of the North Pole—we have no IP treaties with them, so Hasbro and Fisher Price can’t enforce copyright or trademarks there.
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@SteveHiltonx
This is false. Literally every state takes days and often weeks to count the vote. You just don’t pay attention.
If you’d like to pay more taxes, it would go quicker.
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@joshtpm
@LittleMammith
The best part is where the Park Police officer says "it's also in your permit" and the weirdo says he had no involvement in the permit process and his group does not have a permit.
If he were to read the regulation, he would find out he is required to have a permit.
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@EliStokols
@jenhab
You don't get any new cheerios until you pick up all the ones you spilled.
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This is a very good sign. The last time Democrats held the advantage in Voter Registration in Iowa was when Democrats pulled ahead in the final days of the 2012 Obama Re-Election. Obama carried Iowa that year by 5.81% (with the margin all amongst the early voters).
!!! For first time in very long time, Democrats now lead Iowa's registered voter numbers. Big drop in No Party as many requested absentees for tomorrow's primary:
June:
Dem: 674,456
GOP: 669,503
No Party: 639,833
May:
Dem: 642,876
GOP: 633,593
No Party: 703,931
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@BillMelugin_
@toddspitzeroc
It's a long way from "eligible" for the death penalty to "will seek the death penalty."
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@chrislhayes
She’s convinced me that USVI should be admitted as a state.
In all seriousness, she really demonstrates how important it is to admit states so that all great potential leaders can rise in our politics.
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This is astounding; Geraldo dislikes Larry David because Larry avoided the noxious Geraldo.
The only person who comes off better in this story is
@BarackObama
, who wisely avoided Dersh's deranged crowd altogether.
After 12 seasons, many viewers lament the passing of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Larry David’s sour, pseudo bio-series. I’m not a fan, because Larry truly is the self-righteous, snobby, self-loathing, narcissistic ass he portrays. That opinion is informed by an outdoor afternoon
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@THEREAL_DV
If things go well the first two games in SF, then she has to attend every game through the end of the WS.
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The City of Huntington Beach's latest effort to suppress the vote includes an unconscionable voter ID requirement. We are challenging that in Court.
cc
@DemocracyDocket
@marceelias
@rickhasen
@ms_danielle_e
@RickPildes
Huntington Beach resident Mark Bixby filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court last week challenging the legality and constitutionality of the proposed charter amendment that would require Voter ID for local municipal elections.
Bixby publishes the Surf City Sentinel.
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@joshtpm
According to Graham, Democrats planted a 15-year old girl at a country club party with the hope that she would be assaulted by a black-out drunk who would be nominated to the Supreme Court by a Reality TV star after a presidential election hacked by the Ruskies.
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@kairyssdal
Several reasons 🧵:
1) We have not received all the eligible ballots. As long as they are post-marked by Election Day, they are counted if received within 7 days.
2) About 90% of Californians now vote by mail. In a state of 40 million (> 12 million voting), that is a lot.
(1/X)
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@KevinSabellico
@vanillaopinions
Really, he should have gone to jail for it. So not being allowed at a fancy party for 10 years is not so bad.
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Todd Spitzer said he was going to call the investigator right AFTER he left his press conference.
What Orange County really needs is a DA who talks to the investigators BEFORE staging a press conference.
That's why I'm voting for
@PeteHardin4DA
for DA.
I am committed to protecting Orange County’s beautiful environment and ensuring those who are responsible for the massive oil spill are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
#orangecounty
#oilspill
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@matthewamiller
@joshtpm
Right, we know that things in middle east relations cool off after a while. Ramesses and Mosess had a little falling out and then a short 3000 years later, Egypt and Israel signed the Camp David Accords. No problem!
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@PETETHO19842230
@mike_petriello
Quoted from Ty Cobb's angry letter to Babe Ruth, circa 1921.
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@joshtpm
Perhaps most stunning is the value that he thinks it has; not plans that enemies (or fake-friends) could use. But because he thinks it "totally wins" his case against Milley.
What case? Milley retires this year and is never going into politics. There's no case. He's just petty.
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