Meredith Dake-O'Connor
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Former CQ Roll Call. Pretend techie. Freelance journo. MST3k lover. SciFi nerd. Talent-challenged musician. Expect typos. Walk towards the fire. RT=L show prep
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The people in my cover photo don't endorse my opinions
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Ladies, if you had a personal trainer, dance trainer, recovery coach, personal assistant, and a nanny who traveled with you and it was not only *your job* but *their* job to keep you in shape - you'd look like that at 50, too.
You're doing just fine.
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I'm sorry, I thought this was America.
Arkansas men arrested for taking turns shooting each other while wearing bulletproof vest after drinking
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Ugh. This is so so so destructive to public trust.
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I have sooooo many pro choice friends whom I love. It is heartbreaking and instructive to see their response to the news with truly radical opinions. The window has moved. "Safe. Legal. Rare." To: "Abortions Anytime. Anywhere. For any reason. For anyone."
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If you're the praying type, our family could use the prayers this evening. Thanks.
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So, why is this news? I have nothing against the kid or his activism at all. I also have a daughter who is a senior and is making choices about next year, it does not deserve CNN coverage even though I think she's way cooler than all other seniors because I am biased.
David Hogg, one of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's most visible student activists, will postpone his first year of college to devote time to political causes
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Why we can't have nice things.
(This person did not buy an AR-15, did not fill out any paper work and did not go through the required background checks. He literally looked at a gun, then said, 'meh, maybe I'll get it later' and left before filling out paperwork and purchasing)
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Protesters by Trump hotel holding "reject the President-elect" signs. Next to them guy holding "This is why Trump won" sign. I love America.
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Interrupting a play because u don't like the content is as stupid as being an actor and lecturing a member of the audience after a musical.
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This is likely the new Lieutenant Governor of VA and that's pretty cool
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Oh great. Watching FB people discuss how "white people" want to open up the country "now that they've found black & brown people are more at risk" for COVID. So... you only want to open up the country because you're racist or something.
Dang. Our political discourse is broken.
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Interesting: WaPo is advertising the libsoftiktok story. Do they typically pay to boost individual stories on here?
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Why is there no mention in this post that Hamas violated the cease-fire agreement and released fewer hostages than they agreed to,
@AP
?
Hamas is set to release more hostages for Israel-held Palestinians on the second day of a truce
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There is nothing that Never Trump pundit-class folks hate more than women
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My favorite dog ever to exist on this earth had to leave today. Jeb's cancer progressed too much and now he's, for the first time ever probably, no longer anxious while simultaneously sleepy.
Jeb was a very good boy.
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I laughed
White House Now Just Holding Continuous Going-Away Party For Departing Staffers
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I will fund the primary opponent of any incumbent who runs on the "ban chainsaw bayonets" platform.
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Question: What about the WH pool reporters?
1. Have they been so kept away from the President that they haven't observed this behavior?
2. Have they observed it and not reported it?
3. Last night was totally not a representation of day-to-day Biden? (no one believes that)
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YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE HIM PRESIDENT FOREVER
"Don't you think that it's weird that the prince kisses Snow White without her permission?" -
@IMKristenBell
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So many things to unpack here:
1. Remember the finger wagging the smart set engaged when it was pointed out that gas stoves were in danger of being banned?
Breaking news: New York has become the first state in the nation to pass a law banning natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings, a move that could inspire other states and further erode the residential future of the gas industry.
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This is about no restrictions. Any time. Anywhere. For any reason.
What a tragic development. Our culture is so broken.
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Why we can't have nice things
Iranian authorities have clamped down on Tehran after demonstrators across the country ignored calls for calm
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I wonder if CNN has plans to claim any responsibility for keeping Trump president FOREVER
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So I'm looking for the smart piece that shows me what in the memo should have remained redacted from the public eye because our national security is now far more dangerously exposed...
Because I was told, and media reported, that this would happen if the memo was released.
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I have no idea how to have conversations with people who think disabled children shouldn't exist.
Who believe they are entitled to "perfect" children, and it would be a tragedy to have a disabled or neurodiverse child.
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She's not wrong
I'm not entirely sure that a WH press corps engaged in pie trutherism has the emotional distance we need to cover this presidency.
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I see the Never Trump pundit class are mad at women again.
It's always women, isn't it?
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I'm hoping they aren't scrubbing his social media. Let the world see. If they don't, they'll just make it up.
NEWS via CNN
The FBI has identified the shooter but not released his name yet.
He is 20 years old and grew up locally.
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Why would Biden say this to Democratic donors before addressing the American people?
This is incontestably correct. Indeed, this is more reckless and the stakes are much higher in this instance than they were in 2017. Only after you've rationalized away your gut reaction could you conclude otherwise.
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I have no idea how to have conversations with people who believe children from teen pregnancies really shouldn't exist and those individuals are a net negative on society. I just can't wrap my brain around it.
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I am really, really freaked out by Twitter's actions.
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This is crazy. My hunch: Lorenz edited her own piece after pub and response. She then did a blitz of reaching out. Editors then re-did the update with a note, then revised the note. If TL didn't do the stealth edit they would have said so. A mess.
What?!
@washingtonpost
I will say this AGAIN.
I was not reached out to by
@TaylorLorenz
for comment until after my tweet below. She reached out to me by IG DM AFTER she did on Twitter. Both DMs were sent to me AFTER I called her out here.
Please stop lying and take the L.
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Someone please write about Team Obama and Team Clinton people in the Biden WH and how we're seeing their two foreign policy approaches play out in real time as they vie for power/influence
BREAKING
@J_Insider
via
@GSDeutch
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WH official reiterates Biden’s support for Israel’s war against Hamas in new interview.
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I watched one answer and can't do anymore. My husband once wrote about having disabled children that you learn, "They can do anything, but they can't do everything."
That's what I'm thinking of when I see Fetterman tonight...
#PASenateDebate
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You guys are amazing and the prayers have definitely been answered. What we thought was going to be a tragedy just a few hours ago has turned out to hopefully be just a minor bump in the road (will know more tomorrow). Thank you for your prayers. Our family felt them.
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Literally cheering at the slaughter of hundreds.
There are not two sides. There is evil and there is good.
#StandWithIsrael
🇮🇱🇺🇲🇮🇱🇺🇲🇮🇱
Terror Cheerleader openly celebrates the mass murder of Jews at the hands of Hamas, but mom and dad are on an FBI watch list for yelling at a school board meeting.
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"It's just cause she doesn't care about these children's lives..."
How long until we can criticize without being accused of attacking a victim?
Also, what is his opinion of people who agree with Dana? What about kids or parents of kids who were victims who agree with her?
Parkland student survivor and activist David Hogg criticizes NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch: "She owns these congressmen. She can get them to do things. It's just she doesn't care about these children's lives"
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I know that mostly the older generations are sharing and truly believe in the "Safe. Legal. Rare." Ideas. Limiting circumstances to extreme situations. But my survey of the younger, and views of the growing majority in this camp is that it has moved way beyond this.
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Here's how you know if the publication you're reading has any knowledge of military protocol or basic national security:
If the headline says "begged for help" and not "violated his security clearance and/or opsec" don't even click.
They have no idea wtf they are talking about
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Literally a widely shared rally on insta today.
I know how to have conversations with people about conditions for rape, incest, health of the mother. I value the discussions around maternity leave, access, and socioeconomic challenges.
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I wrote this after Vegas and folks are kindly sharing it again.
I hope America finds a way to talk to each other more effectively. I think we can.
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It's been nearly 10 years or something... so I guess I'll update my profile pic on this thing.
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Twitter: WHY CAN'T TRUMP GIVE A UNIFYING MESSAGE FOR ONCE AND CONDEMN VIOLENCE.
Trump: *gives message asking for unity and condemning violence*
TWIITER: IT DOESN'T COUNT BECAUSE WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU
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It is really weird to watch parents actively tell social media they don't like being around their kids.
As someone who has to split time, you never get time back. You don't get to make up time.
Enjoy your kids. If you don't like your kids, you might look at your parenting.
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Mazal tov!
Sorry for the lack of a podcast/radio show today. The Shapiro family had more pressing matters: the addition of a beautiful baby girl! This makes Baby Shapiro
#3
. We are so grateful to God, and so thankful she will grow up in the freest, greatest country in the world!
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Trying to stay away from this, because it's too close and too real.
I'll only say this, I have two children with "abnormalities", one physical and one neurological. They have made my life infinitely better than before I know them.
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So I've been offline most of the day. Just read the statement.
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Well, I made my first ever public comments to an outlet since I left Breitbart...
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Um... they did 2011-2012
Imagine if MSNBC spent all of 2013 running hit pieces on Mitt Romney.
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"If you watch this movie we will be violent" is a hell of a thing...
While I was talking to the filmmakers, they found out that activists in Portland threatened a pastor who agreed to host a screening in his church. Here’s what the message he received said (note the last sentence)....
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The images today at the nation's Capitol are so outrageous. It's worse that BLM violence. It's worse than Occupy. This is a foreign terrorist state operating inside our borders. You cannot be an isolationist any more, because the battle against Hamas is here, actively, in the US
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How can journalists be comfortable with Twitter/ Facebook dictating what is appropriate sourcing?
If Facebook tomorrow said they were going to throttle/censor stories based on anonymous sources would journalists passive?
Where are the professional journalistic associations?
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You spelled "rioters" wrong.
BREAKING: Officials cancel Breitbart News editor talk at UC Berkeley after protesters throw smoke bombs, flares at building.
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Why don't people trust the media?
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Imagine being a competent reporter in the WH press pool (and there are great journalists in the pool) and having to give up your seat in the rotation to Acosta or that chick who thinks the surgeon general is racist.
It has to be absolutely maddening.
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The phrasing of your tweet was not misleading, you specifically said "first ambassador to resign over the President's comments." That's not a misspeak, it's a blatant falsehood which you or your source created.
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LOL
Evan McMullin is the guy who won't leave after the party is over, then whips out an acoustic guitar to the dismay of the remaining guests.
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The photo is so, so much worse when you understand the context that he did this AFTER he forced himself on her.
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Me talking to my husband after my third glass of wine
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Guys.
UPDATE: Man Who Died Ingesting Fish Tank Cleaner Remembered as Intelligent, Levelheaded Engineer
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I hear you, but at the same time imagine a media (in a general sense) whose reputation is so damaged that few believe the well sourced stories when they matter.
Imagine being so partisan that multiple stories of a candidate groping teenage girls in his 30s made you "more likely" to vote for that candidate.
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I would just beg all journalists to reach out to
@StephenGutowski
at
@TheReloadSite
for education before writing about firearms or policy. He has an incredible guide for journalists to share and is happy to help you understand and communicate with accuracy.
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Imagine wanting to open a restaurant in one of these new buildings. Or, you know, wanting to have a reliable cooking experience in your own home.
2. Ever get the feeling that the clean energy radicals don't actually know what clean energy actually is?
So much nonsense.
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It is...uh... really hard not to notice how a black man with wrong think is treated by media headline writers. If you are looking for systemic racism, allow me to point you to some editors who take an inspirational life and make it a political headline.
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Dear
@Nationals
, please please don't apologize for enjoying your moment your way no matter how much hate you see. There are a lot of fans ok with you celebrating how you want.
Cc:
@kurtsuzuki
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What I'm doing this week: learning how to play chess with my non- speaking autistic step-son. I'm his communication partner for his desired moves and help prompt him to move the pieces.
Starting with mini puzzles and games!
@LarryOConnor
@Kasparov63
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Best use of the press room in a while tbh
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Welcome to 2014: Marijuana is legal. Light bulbs are not.
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Hi,
@briebriejoy
. If you were given the opportunity to watch the gopro footage taken by Hamas on 10/7 so you could review the video evidence yourself, would you do it? Are you willing to see for yourself what happened that day as recorded by Hamas?
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Can we talk about the stupid gas-lighting on the tan suit thing? I've seen a lot of journalists talking about this today. I was in the heart of conservative echo-chamber media at the time and I promise, no one cared that he wore a tan suit. No one thought it was scandalous. 1/
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Part of that is because it's so hard to have a nuanced conversation about this topic. Like you really don't see stories differentiating between sexual harassment and sexual assault.
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I am now quite motivated to do what I can to make sure Kamala Harris doesn't win the election. It wasn't an image of Donald Trump with his fist in the air that engaged me. It was the image of Hamas terrorists openly rioting in my nation's Capitol that enraged me.
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"But you know what, Pennsylvania, he'll be against fracking if he's elected because his party is very against it."
That's a good line.
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And while those are two very different things, it is no longer the action that determines the severity of the crime, it is the feeling of the victim or the reporter that determines the severity.
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New Wave Feminists, the pro-life group disinvited from the march, showed up anyway and has reported overwhelming support from attendees.
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@grateful789
@benshapiro
Oh yeah, I tried to fit "personal chef and nutritionist" but not enough characters. I decided the nanny was a bigger impact, lol
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I am very excited to vote this Tuesday, and vote in the Republican presidential primary.
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This is hilarious.
Jeffrey Toobin Dick Slip Scandal, Explained in New Yorker Cartoons and CNN Chyrons
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@tomselliott
Honestly the best part of the thread is where she tweets the campaign brief/talking points which just so happens to closely match her analysis! Lol
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It's so outrageous to watch this very serious NatSec scandal be covered by the Orange Man Bad press corps that literally doesn't know a BDU from a Class A.
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I am so proud of the man I married,
@LarryOConnor
. I pray the decision maker at
@CumulusMedia
in NY and Atlanta will change their mind and reverse this horribly unjust decision.
What Happened To Amber Athey?
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Man, Fauci is pretty freaking awesome. Also, this is very good.
Dr. Anthony Fauci answers some of the most pressing questions surrounding coronavirus: How is it spread? What makes it so insidious? What are the dangers of self-medicating? Can you get re-infected?
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Happy birthday, Andrew. We think about you and remember you all the time.
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❤❤❤❤❤❤💪
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Any journalist who responds to this saying,
"The Captain's main priority is the health and safety of his crew" cannot be trusted as a source for national security reporting. They have no clue and should be ignored.
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So, based on this explanation thread, you do endorse this but you don't want people to be mad at you...?
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I think the most troubling thing about this abortion debate is the large group of people that seem to want to eradicate disabled individuals from existence. That because a child may be disabled in some way, they are not worth being born.
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Thinking of this quote a lot today:
"It's not good enough for your political enemies to ruin your reputation. They now want to bury you, vilify you, bankrupt you, put you in prison and then dance on your grave." Tom Delay
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