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@kevinmkruse.bsky.social perhaps we should attempt a Threads-style pile-on on this site…
Breaking News: At least four senior House Democrats told colleagues privately on Sunday that it was time for President Biden to end his campaign, three people briefed on the talks said.
Live Election Updates: Senior Democrats Privately Look for Biden to Withdraw as He Campaigns in Pennsylvaniawww.nytimes.com
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I don't want some egghead bureaucrat telling me whether there's poison in the water I drink. Ideally I'd want that decided by a 29yo judge who went to a "biblical law school" and does not believe dinosaurs existed, and then to have that decision reaffirmed six years later by the Supreme Court.
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Donald Trump is a convicted felon.
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Southern Arizona! To the naked eye it was just pink enough to see the outline of the mountains. Much better with the camera.
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Be still my heart, he pulled up the Howell Code pdf and everything. Note that none of the legislators were from Phoenix. It didn’t exist yet! Anyway, this is excellent ⬇️
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Representative Ruben Gallego, the expected Democratic nominee for Senate in Arizona, raised $7.5 million in the first three months of the year, his campaign said, a significant sum for what is likely to be a competitive race in the battleground state.
Ruben Gallego, Democratic Senate Candidate in Arizona, Raises $7.5 Millionwww.nytimes.com The congressman’s campaign said it had more than $9.6 million cash on hand as it looks toward a fall race against Kari Lake, a Trump ally, who has yet to announce first-quarter fund-raising figures.
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🚨 Huge news from Arizona: Abortion rights will be on the ballot in November! To give you an idea of the incredible enthusiasm in AZ, the original goal was 500,000 signatures before the July 3 deadline -- and organizers got there more than three months early.
Arizona abortion rights amendment backers says they've gathered signatures needed for 2024 ballotwww.nbcnews.com First to NBC News: Arizona for Abortion Access says it’s exceeded the state petition signature threshold by over 120,000, with plans to keep gathering until a July 3 deadline.
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Exactly. AI is not a fact checking service. It's an automated mansplainer
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This First Amendment organization really has to get a handle on the legal definition of “heckler’s veto.”
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Friday March 20: the shortage of protective gear for front line medical workers is now front page news (see nyt) Trump says it's not his problem. “The Federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. You know, we’re not a shipping clerk.”
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NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO BE THIS BRAVE Arizona State Sen. Eva Burch (D) took to the Senate floor Monday to protest the state's abortion ban. She explained how a "rough journey with fertility" is leading her to end her pregnancy.
Arizona Lawmaker Shares Why She Plans To Get An Abortion In Powerful Senate Floor Speechwww.huffpost.com "The safest and most appropriate treatment for me — and the treatment that I choose — is abortion," state Sen. Eva Burch (D) said on the Arizona Senate floor.
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This article, holy shit. A must-read. Fortesa’s been doing amazing work writing about child influencers and this may be her best yet www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a6...
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Literally just the presence of a trans person at a Space Camp in Alabama has invited statements from three federal office holders www.al.com/news/2024/03...
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Thus March 12, 2020 - The Dow falls 10%, its worst day in 33 years. There is bedlam at unprepared airports as Americans, sick and well, flood home to beat the travel ban, many waiting for hours packed in confined spaces. Also, it turns out no one in DC warned European leaders about any of this.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - This is the day things get real in the US. The WHO officially designates Covid-19 a global pandemic. The NBA suspends the season after two players test positive; every other sport soon follows. Tom Hanks and his wife are hospitalized. Wall Street is in free fall. (more)
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Tuesday March 10, 2020 The last day before everything changed. Trump starts the day tweeting about how Fox beat MSNBC in the ratings. Later he tells the press that anyone who needs a test can get one (no) and says: "We're doing a great job with it. It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away."
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7 years ago today: China approves 38 new Trump trademarks 6 years ago: Trump asked witnesses about interviews with special counsel 5 years ago: Manafort says "humiliated and ashamed" at sentencing 4 years ago: Trump says to leave passengers with COVID-19 on cruise ship to keep case numbers low
7 years ago today: Trump signs order restricting entry to US by people from Muslim countries 6 years ago: Stormy Daniels sues Trump; Conway found to violate Hatch Act 5 years ago: Manafort sentenced to prison 4 years ago: Controversy over federal response after Trump plays down COVID outbreak at CDC
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7 years ago today: Trump claims Obama wiretapped him 6 years ago today: Trump aide says he will refuse Mueller subpoena 5 years ago today: Trump reportedly pressured staff to grant clearance to Ivanka 4 years ago today: Judge calls Barr description of Mueller report "distorted" and "misleading"
Even simpler, just run a Four Years Ago Today feature every day from now until November. Hydroxychloroquine. Ivermectin. Bleach. A powerful light. Slow down the testing, please. The possibilities are endless!
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Making sure everyone has read Kate Wagner’s absolutely terrific — like a genuinely all-time, Grantland, SBN-in-its-heyday, talk about it 10 years later-style joy to read — F1 article that was mysteriously removed from the Road & Track website shortly after publication web.archive.org/web/20240301...
Behind F1's Velvet Curtainweb.archive.org If you wanted to turn someone into a socialist you could do it in about an hour by taking them for a spin around the paddock of a Formula 1 race. The kind of money I saw will haunt me forever.
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God I’m so excited to be upset tomorrow
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So... their offspring policy is... to keep 'em separated?
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Lotta royals on the DL headed into the season opener.
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Folks, the number isn't 350M There's also pre-judgment interest running at 9% (simple) per year from the dates of the various frauds. Just did a quick calculation where I rounded things off to the nearest year. With interest, it's roughly $458,716,000
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Media executives and editors thinking a second Trump presidency is gonna bring a second windfall is like disney thinking ant man 3 will do infinity war numbers
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