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Still my favorite television listing of all time:

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The Boss has a message for the ex-boss:

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Exactly

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. @HouseGOP members praying on the House floor offends both our Constitution and the New Testament, which denounces public displays of devotion. The blasphemy of the new Speaker, who says God ordained him, is just as disgusting.

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Fellow journalists: stop attributing findings to Mueller. We know only what AG Barr says Mueller reported. Accurate attribution is Journalism 101.

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Brilliant:

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Donald Trump is no longer in business in New York State. A judge canceled all of his business certificates and appointed a judge to monitor the assets. Barring an unlikely reversal by an appeal court, the assets will be sold and Trump, Don Jr., & Eric are barred from business.

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Gee, Donald, your White House confirmed my story. POTUS fake Tweet. Sad!

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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Does anybody really believe that a reporter, who nobody ever heard of, "went to his mailbox" and found my tax returns? @NBCNews FAKE NEWS!

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This should be Page 1 news everywhere - with Portland and Oregon authorities in federal court Friday morning demanding explanations from Trump administration.

David Burbach (also @dburbach Bluesky)

@dburbach

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Oregon Public Broadcasting confirms tweets today that federal officers in camouflage but no agency identification or badges, driving unmarked non-government rental cars, are grabbing protestors off streets in Portland and not talking w local authorities

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As a father of eight, I think this is by far the best @nytimes letter to the editor today.

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FYI:

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The Donald Trump we saw on TV today is the dishonest, feral, ignorant nut job I’ve known for 31 years. Donald will become more & more erratic as impeachment proceeds. Expect ever crazier conspiracy theories & ever wilder accusations with no factual basis.

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I marvel at people who don't realize Donald is, and always has been, a con man who lies, cheats, steals, and got away with it using threats of ruinous legal action, etc. My piece on the Trump Org getting the corporate death penalty he so richly deserves:

Judge Gives Trump Organization the Corporate Death Penalty | DCReport.org

Donald Trump has been found liable for fraud, a New York State judge ruled on Tuesday, cancelling all of the business licenses for Trump.

www.dcreport.org

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Facts:

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The Trump campaign moves from courting donors to getting aggressive with them, a clear sign of desperation.

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So true:

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Staged photo: time stamp is 95 minutes after raid, cords not plugged into laptops. At time of raid Trump was at golf course. And his abrupt surrender of Northern Syria made raid much riskier, @nytimes reports. Need bipartisan hearings into this mendacity.

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For more than 4 years I’ve tried to get Americans to understand that Trump is a dictator-in-waiting who has no idea what’s in our Constitution. Today his own words show exactly that: “I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as President.” WRONG.

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Indeed:

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Exactly:

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Stephen Castor, @GOP GOP impeachment lawyer, just argued that Hunter Biden wasn't qualified to be on Burisma board. Fair point. So what say @HouseGOP & Castor about Ivanka & Jared, who are even less qualified for their White House positions. Or Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, ...

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Exactly:

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If Pence is also impeached and convicted the 46th POTUS will be Nancy Pelosi. That’s how our Constitution goes.

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Political humor -- and I wish I'd said that!

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Exactly right:

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Political art:

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Exactly;

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From a friend:

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Another SCOTUS scandal, per @LeverNews . Justice Clarence Thomas voted to end federal tenant protections that his billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow’s company says threatened its real estate profit margins. And another case is coming soon!

Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor’s Business

Harlan Crow’s company said tenant protections threatened its profits. Thomas twice voted to end them while Crow lavished him with gifts.

www.levernews.com

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Good question:

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Swiss insurer @chubb , which gave Trump a $91.6m bond in the 2nd E. Jean Carroll defamation case, operates in Russia. Given national security concerns about Donald— he trusts Putin but not American intelligence services— a court inquiry into the bond deal seems necessary, proper.

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Trump fans call & harass my wife & 1 of my children after I break story White House confirmed. Sad! Let's have open debate, not threats.

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Tell Speaker Mike Johnson:

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Truth:

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Amen:

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Good point:

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I’m going to @DICKS tomorrow to buy some stuff now that management has destroyed $5m of assault-style rifles. Companies that do the right thing deserve our support. Companies that profit off mass murder should be shunned until they fail. Vote with your wallet.

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Smart political satire:

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Trumper Martha McSally, appointed Arizona senator, just sent me an email calling opponent Mark Kelly a Chinese dupe w/o naming him. Putin & Xi must be laughing -- a retired AF Colonel calling a retired USN Captain & NASA astronaut a commie. McSally's unworthy of any office.

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Fact check: Both @Jim_Jordan & @newtgingrich tweeted that left wing journalists want a recession to hurt Trump. So I searched Nexis, Google, Bing, etc. Number of articles & transcripts found? Zero. They’re lying.

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NEW LAW NEEDED: While @realDonaldTrump thinks he is above the law, federal judges in Denver decided 12/27 that Supreme Court justices are, ruling that 83 Brett Kavanaugh misconduct complaints may not be reviewed because he is on SCOTUS. Outrageous.

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Superintendents of @WestPoint_USMA and @navalacademy , Are you going to discipline the cadets & midshipmen who flashed white power signs at the Army Navy game? Note: video shows they timed their racist hand signals to make sure they’d appear on the Jumbotron. Expulsion?

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. @RepAdamSchiff successfully prosecuted Richard Miller, the FBI agent who was giving our secrets to the Russians, yet @SpeakerMcCarthy is removing Schiff from the intelligence committee. Putin will be pleased. Patriotic Americans should be appalled.

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My description of @realDonaldTrump as a Kremlin asset & traitor vindicated by @NYTimes report DT was shown emails, other proof on 6Jan17 that Putin personally led elections interference. Trump’s every “witch hunt” remark was a criminal lie; accessory after the fact.

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If Joe Arpaio accepts Trump pardon he is admitting crimes against US, Constitution says. An innocent man would refuse pardon on principle.

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Single source report tonight by @Lawrence , when I was his opening guest, of Russian co-signers on Trump’s Deutsche Bank loans fits w/ what I’ve been saying for years. Judge should review loan docs in chambers. If true, judge can - and should - put in public record ASAP. .

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Discuss:

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This is beyond belief wrong. Cop in Louisville pointing gun at TV news crew and someone shooting at crew. Those cops should be fired; police chief needs to act.

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Police literally opening fire on the free press.

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Racism and white skin privilege and different standards for the rich and the working folk, all in example #7 ,347:

Breal26

@Joesph29117388

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14 days vs five years 🤔 the black woman trying to get a better education for her child in elementary school uses another address and gets 5yrs the white women bribes a while college and gets 2 wks #whiteprivilege #FelicityHuffman #ThisIsAmerica

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Bravo to Barnes & Noble @BNBuzz , which in Florida stores highlights books that the sanctimonious and freedom-hating Governor Ron DeSantis and his crew seek to ban in public schools. h/t Lisa Green Dewberry @Green1966 .

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Brilliant:

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Exactly:

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No polling place exists in Dodge City, Kansas, a majority Hispanic city of 27,000. Voting takes place at just one location. Not only is it outside of town, it’s a mile walk from the nearest bus stop. To vote you have to get the hell out of Dodge.

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America's standing in the world, has gone up dramatically since Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump, as shown below by ⁦nonprofit ⁦ @pewresearch ⁩. These numbers fit what I've experienced in my travels around the world in the last seven years.

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Prosecutors are suspicious of Mar-a-Lago flooding that destroyed records - and they should be. My 2016 book The Making of Donald Trump told how he used same scheme to cheat NYC out of $3m/yr in rents. Diligent auditors outsmarted Donald, got the money.

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How revealing that @realDonaldTrump feels “very badly” for Labor Secty Acosta, who as prosecutor gave Epstein an illegal sweetheart deal for sex trafficking minors, but not one word by Trump expressing sympathy for the young victims.

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Below. In a matter of seconds, is a master class in how to deal powerfully, politely, and properly with Moms for Liberty types who want to use taxpayer money to force your children and grandchildren into their hate-filled, ignorant, and narrow minded ideological box:

Michelle

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Y’all have to see this. 😳

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Exactly:

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Great idea.

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Behold, the Faux Christian become a traitor. make no mistake, our constitution, our democracy and our liberties are under siege from traitors.

Jerry Falwell

@JerryFalwellJr

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After the best week ever for @realDonaldTrump - no obstruction, no collusion, NYT admits @BarackObama did spy on his campaign, & the economy is soaring. I now support reparations-Trump should have 2 yrs added to his 1st term as pay back for time stolen by this corrupt failed coup

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Trump claims @USPS subsidizes @JeffBezos ' @amazon but internal postal memo shows $1.6 billion profit on $3.9 billion of Amazon revenue, a phenomenal 33% profit margin,. @washingtonpost reports. WH reporters need to press Trump on his lie to see how he explains it away.

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Goid questions:

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🤣👍🏼

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SCOTUS waiting 54 days, more than 7 weeks, to hear oral argument on Trump's claim that as POTUS he enjoys total immunity. The issues have been laid out well at the appellate court, so why 54 days of delay? Not good for our democracy.

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Sad but true:

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The tweet below is an impeachable offense. It shows that Trump has no understanding of our Constitution, which he swore to defend, including the First Amendment. And when will Republicans — who always complain about government interference in business — speak up?

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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I believe that if people stoped using or subscribing to @ATT , they would be forced to make big changes at @CNN , which is dying in the ratings anyway. It is so unfair with such bad, Fake News! Why wouldn’t they act. When the World watches @CNN , it gets a false picture of USA. Sad!

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Excellent question:

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Donald's lies are becoming ever more outrageous, yet this 13-seconds of craziness apparently didn't make the national news anywhere:

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A perfect ⁦ @CNN ⁩ chyron about the lying liar who has exactly zero qualifications to give advice on vaccines or anything else:

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Journalists: Open hearing on unsealing files that may show Trump Russian ties, Mon, 13:00, Federal Courthouse Brooklyn, Judge Pamela K. Chen

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Why would @RudyGiuliani say Trump lawyers have prepared a 34 page "rebuttal" to Mueller report, since Trump says the report vindicates him? Who rebuts a report that clears them? No one.

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Any decent board would expel any director urging murder. Willl @NRA ? Or will they tacitly endorse this incitement to another mass shooting?

David Hogg 🟧

@davidhogg111

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Quick reminder: Ted Nugent, longtime NRA board member, said in an interview that if you see my friends in the street to shoot and kill us like dogs. My friends and dogs just want to save lives. Thanks.

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After Trump's comments today siding with the Kremlin against America, what more evidence is needed that Trump is not, and never has been, a loyal American? We have a Russian agent in the White House. Period. Full stop.

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Trump-connected company’s auditor abruptly quits, says books and records aren’t believable.

Trump-Tied SPAC Hits Another Snag as Auditor Abruptly Resigns

A deal to take Donald Trump’s media company public is facing another major setback, putting into question whether it will ever get completed.

www.bloomberg.com

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The NC-9 result tonight should be a wake up call for Democrats — and they shouldn’t try to minimize or explain away this loss. Winning is winning; losing is losing. Put all the effort into turning out the vote, not TV & radio ads. This isn’t rocket science.

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The good news that US forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was marred by @realDonaldTrump 's reveling in gory details, revealing his sick mind. Undignified. Trump says his life philosophy is 1 word: revenge. Unlike Obama on bin Laden execution, Trump lacked grace.

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All true, but not well known.

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On @maddow I'll break a big story about Trump and his taxes - 9PM eastern via @DCReportMedia Ill be on @lawrence , too.

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It looks like @GOPChairwoman Ronna McDaniel commited state and federal crimes based on audio tapes obtained by the @detroitnews . The Romney heiress and Trump can be heard illegally pressuring Wayne County (Detroit) electors to help his failed coup. Lock Ronna up?

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1/ Hundreds of journalists have interviewed me but none as biased & ignorant as the @FoxNews guy I met today. His questions were based on false—ridiculously false—premises yet when I showed him indisputable facts, he persisted.

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THIS will get interesting -- During Trump's insurrection @FBI used its emergency powers to grab up phone records of not just rioters, but Senators/Representatives/staff report @kenklippenstein & @EricLichtblau .

FBI Seized Congressional Cellphone Records Related to Capitol Attack

The inclusion of congressional phone data in the FBI investigation of the Capitol riot raises thorny constitutional questions.

theintercept.com

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@Schwarzenegger Smart insights from someone who understands that Donald is a clear and present danger to our liberty.

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SCOTUS on 14A3 was unanimous, but Kagan, Sotomayor, & Brown say the majority went way beyond to protect Trump, inventing new law with no basis in our Constitution. The rebuke is written to show the majority as activist, rejecting longstanding principles for political purposes.

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Exactly:

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Thomas is a crook, plain and simple.

The Recount

@therecount

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The latest on Clarence Thomas's undisclosed gifts from 4 billionaires, per @propublica : • 38+ destination vacations • 26 private jet flights • 8 by helicopter • A dozen VIP passes to professional & college sporting events • 2 stays at luxury resorts in Florida & Jamaica

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Jim Mattis owes his country a duty of disclosure.

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Jim Mattis said he owes Trump a ‘duty of silence’. Many others have chosen his course as well, but not this whistleblower. Time to speak up, folks?

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Former Putin flack joins Trump administration. File under stuff you can’t make up.

Alexandra Chalupa

@AlexandraChalup

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Caputo, who moved to Moscow in 1990s, was Putin’s image maker, worked for Gasprom, & is close pals with Stone & Manafort, spent last year promoting the Kremlin’s 2016 election Ukraine conspiracy and nonsense about Bidens, in coordination w/ Russian agent Telizhenko. But now...

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