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@Ingrid_Jacques

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Columnist @USATODAY | Formerly @detroitnews | Conservative w/strong libertarian streak | Michigan transplant | Proud Oregonian | @Hillsdale alum.

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Ingrid Jacques
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I've been going through my dad's great black & white photos, and I discovered this one of me and my grandpa. I'd often sit with him looking at the paper and doing crossword puzzles. Clearly, newspapers have always made me happy.
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Ingrid Jacques
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Our choice for U.S. Senate: @JohnJamesMI --> "He is a natural leader who could well become one of the chamber's most powerful members." via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
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I'm so sick of being told I'm "not conservative" just because I want a Republican who isn't Trump! How did we get here??
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Ingrid Jacques
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This is the McDonald’s at the Minneapolis airport. This is what happens when the min wage is too high. Liberals think they are helping people, but they’re not.
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Ingrid Jacques
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Oberlin coach Kim Russell: 'Right now I feel like women are afraid to speak up for women because they're afraid to be canceled and afraid to be looked at as a part of a hate group when this is not about hate.' via @usatoday @IWF
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Ingrid Jacques
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I just met this Uber driver in Orlando, Roberto, an immigrant from Cuba. He brought his family here three years ago for a better life, and he couldn’t stop talking about how much he loves this country and our freedoms. It’s nice to know the American dream is alive and well.
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Ingrid Jacques
3 years
This is an injustice to thousands of families who’ve been impacted by Whitmer’s policies >> Attorney General Nessel won't investigate Gov. Whitmer's nursing home policies via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
After 12 years at @detroitnews , I am closing this chapter of my career and embarking on a new venture (announcement coming soon). Thanks to my supporters over the years. It’s meant a lot.
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
I just got a press release from Gov. Whitmer saying she kicked off her "post-State of the State tour" in Flint today. But nowhere in that email did she say she called for getting the schools open in Flint, which are closed indefinitely. That should have been No. 1 on her list.
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Ingrid Jacques
1 year
What's laughable is Michigan's @GovWhitmer trying to say she's a defender of freedom, when she has implemented the worst COVID lockdowns in the country, fought to stop school choice and overturned right to work.
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The Daily Show
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"We're trying to make Michigan a place where every business can thrive and every person has rights." @GovWhitmer
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Wow --> White suburban women have significantly shifted their support from Democrats to Republicans in the closing days of midterm campaigning, according to the latest Wall Street Journal poll via @WSJ
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Ingrid Jacques
3 years
This kind of divisive, unprofessional rhetoric is extremely unbecoming, especially considering it's from our Michigan attorney general.
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Dana Nessel
3 years
When Betsy DeVos resigns does she: 1) Disappear into a cloud of smoke; 2) Turn into a bat and fly away; 3) Come back to Michigan and start a Super PAC against an AG who sued her a lot. 4) All of the above.
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Ingrid Jacques
8 years
@RandPaul seems to get the most active response from the crowd #GOPDebate
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Ingrid Jacques
1 year
Union supporters seem nice.
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Ingrid Jacques
3 years
This headline made me laugh. Biden to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Make U.S. More Competitive
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Ingrid Jacques
7 months
Go ⁦ @KatTimpf ⁩!
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Ingrid Jacques
4 years
I guess it's good to be boss. Gov. Whitmer flew to meet with Joe Biden for VP interview, but she's ordered the rest of us to do: "Remote work. Any work that is capable of being performed remotely must be performed remotely" [EO 160]; & EO 161 restricts nonessential biz travel.
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Ingrid Jacques
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*Unless you want the freedom to choose whether to be in a union
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Gretchen Whitmer
1 year
I want every American to know this: No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome in Michigan. And we will always fight for your fundamental freedoms.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the country’s most aggressive pandemic lockdown enforcers, and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon is making it a campaign issue. via @WSJ
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Ingrid Jacques
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. @GovGaryJohnson : private sector creates jobs; government doesn't. He'd improve federal rules & regs #econclub @deteconomicclub
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
I'm still shocked that Gretchen Whitmer thought she could get away with saying she only closed schools for three months. As states like Florida, Texas and Arizona figured out how to get kids back in schools, Whitmer cowered to the teachers unions. Parents are smarter than that.
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Mary Margaret Olohan
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. @TudorDixon responds to Whitmer claiming she only closed schools for three months: “Maybe she thinks she can convince YOU that schools were closed for three months, but you know better because your students are the ones that are desperately behind.”
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
I'm very pleased to share that I have joined @USATODAY as a columnist with the @usatodayopinion team! Look for my first column in the coming days.
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Ingrid Jacques
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If Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants people to move to Michigan, she doesn't need a 'commission.' She could just look at what Ron DeSantis has done in Florida, which is attracting people from all over the country.
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The Detroit News
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Whitmer creates commission to study solutions to Michigan population loss
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Arizona Gov. @DougDucey is coming to Michigan today to campaign with @TudorDixon (who had an excellent first debate performance last night) at a @Moms4Liberty event. Dixon has smartly made parental rights and school choice pivotal to her campaign.
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Ingrid Jacques
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If this doesn’t make you want to vote for Tudor Dixon, I don’t know what would. This is the same teachers union president who advocated and lobbied for keeping schools closed far longer than they needed to be. Baffling that Gov. Whitmer thinks the AFT will help her, but $ talks.
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AFT
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. @rweingarten : These elections come down to whose side we’re on. And I want you to think of problem solvers versus problem makers. Who’s tackling the issues that keep families up at night? Who’s investing in schools? Who’s protecting democracy? #AFTvotes
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
As a reminder, "forgiving" student debt is misleading -- that debt doesn't magically disappear. It will become the responsibility of taxpayers, the majority of whom don't have a college degree or have worked hard to pay off their own debts.
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Ingrid Jacques
1 year
Kristina Karamo (GOP candidate for Michigan Secretary of State) is the perfect example of a failed Trump-anointed candidate, whose ONLY “qualification” was feeding his ego and buying his lies. There’s a reason Republicans here got trounced. Embarrassing.
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Beth LeBlanc
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2 p.m. Wednesday and Karamo hasn't conceded in SOS race. Benson declared victory at 11:20 p.m. AP called the race for Benson around 10 a.m. Karamo currently lagging by 14 points with 90% reporting. Karamo's team hasn't responded to requests for comment.
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Ingrid Jacques
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At Trump rally, awaiting the president. The crowd seems very pumped up. And people were lining the road to see the motorcade, despite 14 degree weather
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Ingrid Jacques
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Yup. A statewide example of what Biden wants to do to the country --> "Michigan taxpayers may not realize it yet, but they’re being involuntarily organized into the service of labor unions." Editorial: In Lansing, look for the union label @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
4 years
Why is our attorney general turning a pandemic affecting all of us into a racial issue? “White folks outraged because they can’t go golfing.” Seriously? White folks are dying, too.
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Dana Nessel
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I just can’t hear about one more black health care worker, police officer or bus driver die while getting a barrage of complaints from white folks outraged because they can’t go golfing.
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Ingrid Jacques
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Michigan should join them.
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
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18 state school boards associations have now distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association:
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Ingrid Jacques
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Nothing scarier to teachers unions than quality alternatives for the kids who need them most.
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Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣
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What the Biden administration’s new rules for charter schools say
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.⁦ @NikkiHaley ⁩ in Metro Detroit this evening.
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Dana Nessel is trying to make light of what happened, but getting so drunk she had to be wheeled out of the game is a seriously bad look for our state AG. Michigan Attorney General Nessel apologizes for 'tailgate-gate' at MSU-UM game via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Dana Nessel is not joking. And hearing her talk about "respecting" everyone is also a joke -- just look at the animosity she's held against anyone who believes differently than her, including the faith-based adoption agencies she targeted for years.
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Tori Sachs
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@CraigDMauger For those interested, here is the whole speech. Dana Nessel references Drag Queens 10 times. Perhaps the 10th time is the “joke” they all keep referring to? Watch for yourself.
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Ingrid Jacques
4 years
Yes --> @robbysoave : 'The sudden resignation shows the punitive power of a #MeToo movement that has often failed to draw important distinctions between genuinely disturbing behavior and mere boorishness' via @reason
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Ingrid Jacques
8 years
OUR EDITORIAL: We endorse Ohio Gov. @JohnKasich in #GOP vote via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Of course the teachers union and its president want "amnesty" for keeping kids out of school and the subsequent harm they endured. But you shouldn't give it to them. Teachers unions want parents to forget what happened during COVID. Don’t let them.
@rweingarten
Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣
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I agree with @ProfEmilyOster on this
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
For my Michigan friends, check out my video interview with @TudorDixon at the top of this column.
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
My latest —> GOP is no longer the party of old, white men. Meet the conservative women on the rise. via @USATODAY
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Ingrid Jacques
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Apparently, this is what happens when you don't let kids come to school.
@jchambers_DN
Jennifer Chambers
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Michigan third graders held back over reading doubled last year, report says via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
I hung out with Michigan GOP candidate Tudor Dixon on her campaign bus Friday to discuss the final days of the race for governor and what voters are telling her they’re concerned about. Look for my column on our conversation tomorrow at @usatodayopinion
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
A little late for this. Parents shouldn’t forget the school closures and intrusive testing and masking of kids that came from the Whitmer administration.
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Ingrid Jacques
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It’s really sad to see Michigan moving backward economically just to make Democrats’ union supporters happy. Michigan House set to vote on repeal of right to work Wednesday via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
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If Gov. Whitmer cared about helping the kids hurt most by school closures, she would not have vetoed the tutoring program the GOP sent her TWO YEARS ago. Whitmer budget to propose hundreds of millions for school tutors, literacy programs via @freep
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Ingrid Jacques
4 years
Watching Judge Amy Coney Barrett just now, I’m proud as a conservative woman to see her accept this nomination with such grace. I know it won’t be easy for her. But it’s hard not to admire her experience and outlook.
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Yikes. Hard to see how this is a winning message with parents…you’d think Michigan Democrats would have learned something from Virginia.
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Ingrid Jacques
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And Whitmer thinks she's going to attract people to move to Michigan? lol
@SenAricNesbitt
Senator Aric Nesbitt
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Today, @GovWhitmer & Lansing Democrats doubled down on forcing costly energy mandates on Michigan families, farmers, and small businesses, while also effectively banning natural gas and giving unelected bureaucrats the power to force solar and wind farms on local communities. 1/2
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Ingrid Jacques
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Interesting that ⁦ @GovWhitmer ⁩ chooses to write about her “gut-wrenching” choices in the NYT rather than in a Michigan paper in the state where people are actually impacted by her actions| My Gut-Wrenching Coronavirus Choices - The New York Times
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Ingrid Jacques
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Michigan families deserve better than Gretchen Whitmer’s allegiance to teachers unions that kept Michigan kids out of school for way too long (much longer than three months.) Tudor Dixon wants to give families choices. That’s a good thing.
@gretchenwhitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
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The Dixon-DeVos school voucher scheme would slash $500 million from public schools and leave our kids behind. Michigan families deserve better.
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Ingrid Jacques
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As kids around the country head back to class this week, parents should not forget what teachers unions did to prevent students from returning to class. Teachers unions want parents to forget what happened during COVID. Don’t let them. @usatodayopinion
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Ingrid Jacques
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I think it's ironic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is advocating we shop "local" and support small businesses when we can't currently go to our local restaurants -- except for takeout or "gift cards" (or eating outside in December...) That's not enough to keep these establishments afloat.
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Ingrid Jacques
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Whitmer focused on "kitchen table issues," yet she completely ignored the terrible impact of her COVID orders and lockdowns on small businesses, especially restaurants, schools and nursing homes -- all issues families care a lot about. Clearly, she's in campaign mode. #MISOTS22
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Ingrid Jacques
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. @GovWhitmer says no one is above the law, but in her State of the State last week, she just made it clear she'd ignore Michigan's third grade reading law because she disagrees with it. #SOTUResponse
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Ingrid Jacques
4 years
Michigan Supreme Court vacates order telling Owosso barber to close via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
I can't get over how inappropriate it is for the Michigan attorney general to put something like this out on social media. Painting people with faith and 'family values' with such a broad brush is why a Michigan federal judge has called Dana Nessel out for 'religious targeting.'
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Ingrid Jacques
3 years
Finally! It took the bureau long enough to make a decision; it’s had the signatures since Oct. 2 >> Unlock Michigan petition has enough valid signatures, election bureau finds via @detroitnews
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Ingrid Jacques
1 year
Can’t wait for this to arrive in the mail. Proud of you, ⁦ @KatTimpf ⁩!
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Ingrid Jacques
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. @GOPChairwoman tells @deteconomicclub that @JohnJamesMI will beat Gary Peters in 2020 for Senate. John James will need this kind of support from the Republican Party, starting now. #econclub
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Ingrid Jacques
10 months
Liar.
@JoeBiden
Joe Biden
10 months
My predecessor presided over historic job losses. Thanks to Bidenomics, we’ve presided over historic job growth.
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
Excellent piece today from @DeAngelisCorey , making a strong case for school choice in Michigan and around the country >> Teachers unions' nonsensical fight against school choice hurts students, families via @detroitnews #NSCW22
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Ingrid Jacques
10 months
Politico Magazine writes a fawning profile of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (a Democrat), while it runs a piece comparing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' wife Casey DeSantis (a Republican) to Lady Macbeth. 🤔
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Ingrid Jacques
2 years
AG Dana Nessel wants to dump $1.7 trillion of debt on taxpayers who’ve already paid off their student loans as well as the 2/3 of Americans who don’t have a 4-year college degree. Got it. 🤔
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Ingrid Jacques
9 years
Oh here we go. Free college for everyone!!! #DemDebate
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Ingrid Jacques
4 years
It wasn't very long ago that Gov. Whitmer was chiding protesters against her stay-home order on national television. Guess it's OK to protest now...Whitmer appears to break social distance rules in Highland Park march via @detroitnews
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@Ingrid_Jacques
Ingrid Jacques
16 days
It is beyond maddening that Biden is using our tax dollars to pay off these anti-American spoiled brats' student loans so that they'll vote for him.
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Robert J. O'Neill
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Do we pay off their student loans before or after they shout "death to America"?
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