Jen Monroe
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Co-host of @ambXover. Extremely Online, tweets are mine alone don’t steal them ya jerks
Washington, DC
Joined March 2010
Yes we know, but unless you want these episode to be three hours long we can’t cover it all.
EPISODE 152: Tariff talk, DCA plane crash, Trump moves, and a book review???. D: A: S: RSS:
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It’s gotta be rough being 50, leaving your wife and kids for someone 20 years younger, only to have her cheat on you with a 70 year old who has a brainworm.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ex-fiance Ryan Lizza confirms broken engagement after RFK Jr. sexting scandal
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There are sex workers who love their job. There are sex workers who view the job as “meh, it’s a living” . There are sex workers who hate the job and are doing it until something better comes up. Just. Like. Every. Other. Job. On. The. Planet. #SexWorkIsWork.
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It should be . -18 to vote .-18 to drink.-18 to ingest tobacco .-18 to ingest THC.-18 to enlist .-18 to be tried as an adult . Because if we’re going to have an age of legal adulthood it needs to apply across the board.
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Lefty: I have been censored for my views on Palestine. Me: Holy shit! You were censored for advocating a two state solution?. L: LOL no. no not those views. Me: So humanitarian aid to Gaza?. L: Haha no not those views either. Me: Which views, exactly? . L: Oh, you know the ones.
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@neontaster Yeah that’s a manicure that’s been grown out for three weeks . But to know that would mean having actually interacted with a woman in real life so.
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You guys you remember that one time a network cancelled a whole freakin’ show over a tweet?.
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Just to recap the Alfie Evans situation:. The State has decided it will no longer treat him. The State has decided he cannot be taken elsewhere for treatment. The State has decided he cannot leave the hospital. Makes one wonder how the State views its citizens.
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Regulate your own damn behavior.
Heart attack survivor who had 12 energy drinks a day aims to ban sales to kids
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It’s sentences like this that made me learn to love the Oxford comma.
Newt Gingrich, a three-star Air Force general and former publicist for Michael Jackson and Prince want to create a $2 billion sweepstakes to see who can establish and run the first lunar base
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We spend a lot of time talking about how social media is bad for teenage girls and not nearly enough time talking about how social media is bad for middle aged men
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If you think you hate your landlord now just wait until your landlord is the government.
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A whole thread . Arguing that 2+2 does not always equal 4 . By changing the units in the middle of the equation.
I just got out of class so now have time to answer this, and why how we answer this matters. So, to recap: 2+2 doesn't ALWAYS equal 4. A thread. 1/.
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In case anyone needs it spelled out - the reason asylum seekers are sitting in ICE detention centers is because they were trying to “do it legally” . They are sitting in detention centers . Because they were attempting to follow the law.
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“Why won’t the gay man be gay the way I want him to be gay?!”. Do these people understand how they sound?
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@LeeHepner I don’t think you make enough money, so I’m going to make it that you make no money at all. High five buddy, you really solved the problem.
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Legalizing weed is such a slam dunk issue I have no idea why neither party will seriously touch it.
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@mehdirhasan It’s cool that you’re starting out 2024 as an open Hamas apologist, it’s about time you started living your truth.
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I will use this tweet to remind everyone that Walmart has its own house brand morning after pill for $9.99.
If men were able to get pregnant there would be abortion clinics at every Wal-Mart.
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I don't understand this take and I've not seen a single person making it explain . Like, what exactly has happened in the last seven weeks that would even make me question my ideology let alone not have absolutely vindicated it?.
I wonder how libertarians are dealing with the fact that the current crisis is annihilating their entire ideology.
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Prohibition.Never .Works.And.Always.Creates .A.Black.Market.
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It’s interesting when Hamas can do a head count and when it can’t.
BREAKING: 'Impossible to know' how many Israeli hostages are still alive, says Hamas official
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Harvey Weinstein: I’m gonna have the worst response to a sexual harassment accusation ever. Kevin Spacey: hold my beer.
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Serious question - why are people treating this child like she’s an expert on climate change?.
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@NRCC I could have swore it was Gaetz who put forth the vote to vacate the chair, and fellow Republicans who voted to oust him.
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Everyone should vote for Amash based on this Twitter exchange alone
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@ProperlyZuri @MattWelch And why the hell do they put the ingredient list AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST?.
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South Park held up a mirror . Don’t blame them because you didn’t like what you saw.
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One of the most shocking things to come of the Capitol riot is that for all the batshit conspiracy theories these dummies believe they have no idea how the surveillance state. *which actually exists*. works.
Here is the full clip of Nick Fuentes telling his supporters to destroy their phones and SIM cards if they entered the Capitol building on January 6th -- and then backtracking.
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@BennettJonah That is a very fascinating choice of words and a very shallow understanding of American history.
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Do people who start out tweets with “dear white people” or even better “dear white men” not realize they sound like complete dipshits or do they know and have decided that looking like a dipshit is their jam?.
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A hill I will die on - 95% of people who cite climate change as a reason to not have kids are just looking for a socially acceptable / virtuous excuse for not wanting kids.
I feel so blessed not to know anyone that would indulge such pretentious pseudo-moral claptrap in earnest — imagine living in a milieu where it is the question you are asked more than any other
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Gonna be weird when this crisis is over and the US government goes back to saying nope can't import formula.
Folks, I’m excited to tell you that the first flight from Operation Fly Formula is loaded up with more than 70,000 pounds of infant formula and about to land in Indiana. Our team is working around the clock to get safe formula to everyone who needs it.
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This is where I have an issue with what is considered rape now. Threats and trickery? Yeah I'm on board . Convincing? No. It's your body, it's on you to set your boundaries and enforce them.
Sexual coercion is rape. Sexual coercion is rape. Sexual coercion is rape. Sexual coercion is rape. Sexual coercion is rape. Sexual coercion is rape. Sexual coercion is rape.Sexual coercion is rape. If you have to convince, trick, threaten etc. for sex you’re already wrong.
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So wait they were a threat to airline security yesterday but not today? . Like maybe the whole justification for the liquids limit on carryon luggage was BS the whole time?.
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Holy hell you guys I just had an epiphany there’s so many Gen X libertarians because all Gen X ever wanted was to be left the hell alone to change the world.
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Sounds like DOGE is going to be a bunch of billionaires making sure their interests are protected.
Billionaires Bill Ackman, Marc Andreessen, and Travis Kalanick are reportedly getting involved in Department Of Government Efficiency, per FORTUNE.
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It's a closed border ethnostate ruled by an absolute monarchy.
Wakanda is a marvel. The fictional country of the Marvel Universe is the most advanced civilization in the world, years beyond the rest of the world in technological learning.
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Still the best unintentionally political comic strip ever
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Next time you hear a Democrat bleat about how Trump and the MAGA crowd are a threat to democracy, remind them how much the DCCC spent to help unseat one of the Republicans that voted for impeachment.
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Libertarians are going to be so insufferable by the time the coronavirus outbreak is over and everyone will have to tolerate it because we were right about everything the whole time.
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Six years . It took six years for them to win the legal right to plant what they wish in their front yard . I’m happy they won but that is damn ridiculous .
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That’s an awful lot of tunnel for a place I was told has no tunnels.
The Section of Tunnel Complex beneath Al-Shifa which was Discovered today is Massive, with several Bedrooms, Offices, and other Large Underground-Structures having been Found.
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We're about to pivot from the "if he did it he didn't mean to" phase to the "he did it and fuck you if you have a problem with it" phase.
Patrick Philbin, Trump’s deputy White House Counsel, who Trump appointed to make sure Trump records ended up properly at the National archives, tried to get Trump to turn over the records. Trump refused, saying the records are “mine,” “not theirs.”
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I do not want to hear a single "but it's not our problem" from the crowd who just absolutely lost its shit over the Canadian trucker protest.
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Capitalists - hey get whatever degree you wish but understand nobody owes you a job in your chosen field.
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I believe Tabbi is doing a thing called "reporting".
Imagine throwing it all away to do PR work for the richest person in the world. Humiliating shit.
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*steps on soapbox* . If you really want to put a stop to sex trafficking here’s what you should do. Decriminalize all sex work and let the community self police . Sex workers are in the best position to spot and report trafficked workers. *steps off soapbox*.
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A woke oppression brain teaser for you . My husband is 13 years older than me. However I am as white as they come and he's a POC. Which one of us is the oppressor?.
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To think this all started from @ltthompso asking questions about an email address.
JUST IN: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff accused of hiding more than $1 million in campaign cash #AOC
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To be fair these are the faces I make when someone tries to explain to me how economic protectionism is a good thing.
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Trump supporters - OMG HOW DID CONGRESS GET THOSE PHONE RECORDS WITHOUT A COURT ORDER THIS IS A TRAVESTY!!!!. Libertarians - are you in the right headspace to hear some really bad news?.
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Everyone is a free market fundamentalist until the free market happens to them.
Elon Musk's X sues advertisers, alleging a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the social platform of billions of dollars.
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@justinbaragona Man, Republicans won’t even let women leave the kitchen to give a SOTU response.
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This has been my favorite part of the DNC.
I just left the DNC feeling so defeated I just balled crying walking out uncontrollably . I feel so defeated.
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And libertarians are the only ones left who give a damn.
White House projects $1 trillion deficit for 2019, second largest in the nation's history
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Justin Amash is determined to burn down Congress singlehandedly via his Twitter feed and I am here for it.
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Actually there’s two kinds of libertarians in a pandemic - the ones keeping calm and coming up with market based solutions and the ones stockpiling rice and toilet paper.
There are no libertarians in a pandemic.
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We’ve been hustling for 50 years trying to get this kind of airline deregulation and Milei just…does it.
The Open Skies policy included in yesterday’s measures:. - Enables airline companies from all over the world to begin offering domestic flights within Argentine territory.- Enables airline companies from all over the world to offer international flights to and from Argentina
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James Bond is a made up person.
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@CharlotteAlter @AOC . what the hell do you think prosperity is? . Because as someone who grew up hearing the stories of Cuban refugees I can tell you exactly how much more prosperity and privilege we have vs socialist countries.
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If you’re argument is “well Andy shouldn’t have been there and / or he should have seen that coming”, congrats on validating the idea that Antifa is nothing more than violent children.
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It’s OK to body shame women as long as you don’t like their husband.
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Remember when even alluding to such a gap got you savaged on this site? . Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Due to the pandemic, kids are behind in math and reading. We know how to help bridge this gap. I'm calling on schools to use American Rescue Plan funds to expand tutoring, summer learning, and afterschool programs and to provide 250,000 more tutors and mentors for our kids.
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This is a prime example of why it’s *vitally important* to lock down every iteration of your possible campaign website name before going public.
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You were lied to . Hope that clears it up!.
Respectfully. I would love to know what happened to this promise. I was sitting 5th row center stage. At minimum, I would like an explanation. I think many of us would.
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Imagine never hating the government until today.
I have never literally hated my government before today. This is new.
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I should be able to buy an AR on Amazon and get it delivered via Prime.
You shouldn’t be able to by a gun, gun parts or ammunition over the internet.
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Dear Brian,. Go fuck yourself . There are things more important than owning Trump. Signed, . Everyone with a conscience.
BOOM! The Republican Senate has broken with Trump in MASSIVE fashion, Voting 68-23, against a quick Syria and Afghanistan troop withdrawal. Trump LOSES again.
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@shellenberger @KamalaHarris @timkaine @HungCao_VA I’m sorry you didn’t know who Tim Kaine was before this weekend.
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Welcome to free association and the free market.
Black couple turns away white repairman who had Confederate flag on truck
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Private labs are having to bust ass to make up for the CDC crapping the bed on testing . The FDA had to be shamed into granting EUAs to allow those labs to do testing . The woman who discovered that COVD-19 was present in the US had to defy a CDC order to do so.
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@CBSNews Sourcing numbers from CAIR is like sourcing numbers from the Gaza health ministry.
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Chick-fil-a is the perfect example of a company having a founder that personally holds a certain view but still gladly serves anyone who comes through the doors . Which is what I was repeadly told what progressives wanted.
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Tariffs.Not.Only .Impose .Immense .Economic .Costs .But.Also.Fail .To .Achieve.Their.Primary.Policy.Aims.And.Foster.Political .Dysfunction .Along .The.Way.
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Keynesian economists might be mystified but I can assure you Austrian economists are not mystified at all.
Economists are completely mystified by this chart. These things have become cheaper over time:. 🥘 Food.👖 Clothing.🚗 Cars.🎧 Electronics. While these things have soared in price:.💊 Health care.🍼 Child care.🎓 Education
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I know most of you don't care about the Harry Potter game and didn't know who MrBeast is a week ago and yes, on their face both stories are about a niche subculture controversy . Both stories tie into something larger going on in The Culture that touches everything.
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When you didn’t get the big incel mass shooting you were rooting for but still have to file a story.
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The Constitution.
Who is to blame for allowing America to get to a point where the LGBT mob can mock the Bible with 0 consequences?
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ICYMI, the Kamloops story kicked off a worldwide scandal, protesters burnt churches and defaced statues, a national day of morning was instituted, and the UN called for a human rights investigation . All off of an unproven assumption by one archeologist.
This is one of the more interesting narrative collapses I've seen. The 200 body-sized "mass grave" at a former Native Residential School was detected by LIDAR-style techniques that likely just found tree roots. "Zero" actual bodies have been unearthed.
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Supply chains working even when stress tested by idiot horders . Manufacturers pivoting to meet current market needs without goverment order . Everything libertarians have told you would happen during a crisis has come to pass. But yeah keep going with your nonsense.
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Dream presidential debate: . Trump. Whoever makes it out of the Dem primaries (lol who cares) . Bernie (as an independent) . McAfee.
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Guys . I have an idea. How about we all agree to say. That there are really shitty violent people on both ends of the spectrum . And you don’t have to defend the ones on “your” side . Or pretend they don’t exist.
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Oh no I'm in a room with normies and they're talking about the stimulus package how do I act normal i don't know how to open my mouth and not be a raging libertarian help.
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So I’m not the only person seeing what I’m seeing here right?.
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Keep the legal age to buy tobacco at 18. Drop the legal drinking age to 18. Make it legal for 18 year olds to buy and / or grow weed. There you go why is this difficult?.
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Hitler and Stalin had a non-aggression pact with a nifty side agreement to carve up Eastern Europe. Hitler got froggy and decided to invade Russia. The Red Army curbstomped them because, well, they were the Red Army . Stalin wasn’t some freedom fighter . So stop it already.
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