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Husband, Dad, Author - Candidate for New York's First Congressional District

Suffolk County, NY

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It's official: I'm running for Congress in #NY01 because there's too much at stake for the country & community I love. Long Island families deserve someone who fights for their values, not Trump's. It's time for us all to get off the sidelines. Join Me.

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SCHIFF: “Trump and his campaign welcomed and encouraged Russian interference?” MUELLER: “Yes.” SCHIFF: “And then Trump and his campaign lied about it to cover it up?” MUELLER: “Yes.”

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Wait, Tom Cotton just said America is Safer now than 4 years ago - but one of the themes of this convention is that America’s cities are more violent than ever.

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Worth noting that today is Alexander Hamilton’s Birthday - you know, the immigrant kid who came from the shithole of Nevis to create the USA

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One day it will be an amazing case study: how someone can have access to the most accurate information in the world, on any subject, and still choose to believe rumors, lies and conspiracy theories.

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Let’s not simply dismiss this latest presidential tweet as Trump being Trump - The President of the United States just denied the official death toll from Hurricane Maria and blamed it on Democrats. This is among the lowest statements made by any American president.

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Michelle Obama’s speech - and especially her delivery – was the kind stuff they’ll teach in classes. But the biggest takeaway for me was that Joe Biden vs. Trump is a campaign that can bring together Bernie Sanders and John Kasich - and that’s a real big tent.

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If your employer attacks your spouse in personal terms, you resign. Full stop.

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DNI just said that the most urgent threat America faces is not a military strike from a foreign nation but an attempt to undermine the integrity of our election system. Let that sink in.

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Character is what you do when nobody’s watching. This is Trump sober, mid-day, with someone he barely knows, while wearing a mic.

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Jacob Blake’s dad just said on @NewDay that he spoke to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for an hour - said it was like speaking to “my uncle and one of my sisters.” When Ali Camerota asked if he’d heard from President Trump to date, Mr. Blake only said “negative.”

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This is the biggest story in the world that we’re not paying enough attention to

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Looks like Xi Jinping has plans to remain China’s president forever with plan to scrap two-term limit.

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Here’s the biggest takeaway from this morning’s hearing: Not a single Republican asked about the many troubling allegations about our president put forward by his former personal attorney. Instead, it was all attack, distract and deflect. Which they learned from the president.

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“Trickle down economics has never worked. It’s time to grow the economy from the bottom and the middle out.” - that’s a line that will define this speech.

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Wow - what a response! In just a few hours, over a million views of my announcement video. Blown away. I’m grateful for all the support from so many across Long Island. Because this isn’t just about me. It’s about all of us — and what it’s going to take to flip this seat and…

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It's official: I'm running for Congress in #NY01 because there's too much at stake for the country & community I love. Long Island families deserve someone who fights for their values, not Trump's. It's time for us all to get off the sidelines. Join Me.

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This is going to look even worse when the full history is written.

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Remember: Twitter Trump is the real Trump. Reflexive defenders of this president should reflect on how this will look in the history books.

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This is is Sen. Cornyn’s excuse for Trump about Russian bounties on US troops: “Well, I think the president can’t single-handedly remember everything, I’m sure, that he’s briefed on.” At the same time, Trump campaign running ads saying Biden is losing it.

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Republicans once again face questions about why Trump isn’t tougher on Russia

GOP lawmakers said they are trying to learn more about reports that Russia’s military spy unit offered to pay Taliban-linked militants to attack U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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So Rosenstein just told senators he knew Comey would be fired before he wrote the memo. WH cover story was a lie from the start.

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In Pennsylvania exit polls, 60% of voters have an unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump.

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This headline should be studied by historians to understand our insane days: “Trump cites game show host Chuck Woolery on pandemic while undercutting doctors and questioning their expertise.”

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Trump cites game show host on pandemic while undercutting doctors and questioning their expertise

While the president has played down the virus and dismissed the warnings of public health experts for months, his recent push has come amid a fresh surge in cases and concern over how to safely...

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Fox News Airs 11-Year-Old Photo of Empty Shelves in Japan to Slam 'Bare Shelves Biden' via @mediaite

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Fox News Airs 11-Year-Old Photo of Empty Shelves in Japan to Slam 'Bare Shelves Biden'

During the opening segment of Wednesday's Fox News Primetime, the network displayed a graphic of bare shelves at a grocery store to underscore rising inflation. Earlier in the day, the Bureau of...

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This is not getting nearly as much attention as it deserves. It’s a bigger deal than ‘they just said it out loud.’ This kind of an admission should be used in court cases about voter suppression efforts. Free and Fair elections is more than just a sound bite.

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One of President Donald Trump’s top re-election advisers told influential Republicans in swing state Wisconsin that the party has “traditionally” relied on voter suppression to compete in battleground states.

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CNN Confirms: Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior official says - CNNPolitics

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Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former...

President Donald Trump referred to fallen US service members at the Aisne-Marne cemetery in crude and derogatory terms during a November 2018 trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of...

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Trump’s firing of Barr is just the latest reminder of what Winston Churchill said about the futility of appeasement: it’s like feeding a crocodile hoping it eats you last.

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"There's only one story in the country right now. We are seeing something we have never seen before in American history: A massive voter suppression effort, an effort to steal the election even beforehand, before our eyes." - @tomfriedman to @brianstelter on @ReliableSources .

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And for what it’s worth, I do think the American people should have full information on Trump’s finances before the election to make a fully informed decision with regard to the possible foreign sources of income. The pace of the courts and this decision will not allow it.

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“We encourage any New Yorker who came into contact with Sarah Palin to get tested.” — Jonah Allon, spokesman for New York City Mayor Eric Adams - h/t @politicalwire

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On @NewDay Ken Starr just said that “we don’t want investigators or prosecutors to go on a fishing expedition” Jaw-dropping.

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Genuinely interested in how Trump super fans feel they know him better than his family...

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"He has no principles. None. None," says Donald Trump's sister - a former Federal Judge. "The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying...It’s the phoniness of it all...Donald is cruel.”

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This is @ErinBurnett at her best - an accountability interview.

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Rep. Malliotakis went on Erin Burnett's show and tried to defend her vote against certifying Biden's election win. It didn't go great for her.

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Trump finishes with worst first term approval rating ever - CNNPolitics

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Helluva Chiron - well done.

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“There’s panic on the Republican side that underscores that..the facts are not in Trump’s favor.” - @abbydphillip

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7 Republicans who voted to convict will be seen as profiles in courage for upholding the integrity of our constitution and saying no president can incite insurrection.

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6 years

Can’t repeat this enough.

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White House State Dining Room's fireplace is inscribed with John Adams's wish--“May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof”:

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When Trump’s senior military advisor endorses Joe Biden - along with 500 other former national security and military officials it’s a big deal. As in unprecedented.

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Retired Gen. Paul Selva, a former senior military adviser to President Trump, is one of nearly 500 national security experts and former officials who has signed a letter in support of Joe Biden for president.

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If you believe Trump is tougher on Russia than his predecessors, then I’ve got a penthouse in the Trump Tower Moscow to sell you.

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President Trump says he's been tougher on Russia than any US President. Is this true? @JohnAvlon has a #RealityCheck

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“To sin by silence when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” - Abraham Lincoln

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Here's Mitch McConnell in 1999 talking Bill Clinton: "The problem is lying under oath and obstructing justice. The subject matter is not what is significant here; it's lying under oath and obstructing justice." More examples in my latest column for @CNN

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Q: Why would a lawyer make such a high stakes rookie mistake on the president’s twitter feed? A: He wouldn’t.

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“By the end of this convention, Trump will have put three times as many African Americans on stage as he has appointed to his West Wing, Cabinet and US Attorney's offices...combined.” New column up on @CNNOpinion

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"There is going to be a history of this era written and those who are pretending this irresponsibility is not happening, they will be remembered as villains." - @jaketapper on @CNNSotu

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Mitt Romney is a good man who just gave a great speech.

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FBI Director Chris Wray clearly calls the Capitol Hill attack “domestic terrorism.”

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Putting my kids to bed but I gather that Tucker just took a shot at me. Badge of Honor.

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Yeah, this matters.

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WATCH: Kayleigh McEnany: Obama rushed off to golf after Daniel Pearl was beheaded. Pearl was killed in 2002. Obama was a state senator.

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This is why we need to build the broadest possible coalition to defeat Donald Trump, defend our democracy and win back this house from his MAGA minions.

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Principles First

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Cassidy Hutchinson: “We're at a level of political violence we have not seen in modern times. We need to retract from that. We need to restore some normalcy...We start by doing everything we possibly can to make sure that Donald Trump never gets near the Oval Office again.”

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On @CNNSitRoom , @maggieNYT makes an important point: Trump isn’t thinking about how this impacts democracy or the country. He never does. It’s always through the prism of his own self-interest.

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The most dangerous warnings about a Trump second term are coming from folks who served inside his White House

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Tonight’s real time vote counting is a good example of @AndrewYang ’s “Math” mantra in action. Math matters.

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Gotta say that Joe Biden’s answer in the @CNN town hall just now about overcoming stuttering and the moral imperative to reach out to those suffering with empathy was one of the most powerful and personal few minutes I’ve heard from a candidate this campaign.

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This isn’t even true. But it is a sick way for a president - who is supposed to represent all the people - to think.

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Trump says if you "take the blue states out" US Covid deaths would be at a very low level.

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Rick Santorum’s defense of Donald Trump right now on @AC360 is basically that the President lies all the time about Russia because he’s a liar. There’s nothing odd or sinister or unusual in his lies about Russia. When that’s the best argument your on air advocates have…

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Here’s a @PolitiFact look at Trump’s over 100 shout outs to Wikileaks over the last weeks of the ‘16 Campaign.

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Biden just called out “white supremacy” in his inaugural - I think that’s a first.

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Biden just gave his best speech of the campaign at Gettysburg. It was a clear contrast with historic sweep, a commitment to reuniting the nation in a time of deep divisions. I’ve been writing a book on Lincoln and there were many resonant references. @CNNOpinion column to come...

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It’s good to see @marceelias & others recognizing what we’re doing at @CNN in the 9 hour, covering the most important story of our time: the defense of democracy. @brikeilarcnn crushed it last week & @Acosta will be in the anchor chair next. I’ll be returning with #RealityCheck .

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Watching @CNN 's "The Trump Insurrection" - it is harrowing and invaluable instant history - and hearing the calls to 'Hang Pence" make it clear that this was a coup attempt by would-be domestic terrorists, enflamed by President Trump to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

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Full quote: “I really believe it’s down to one issue on the ballot. Not taxes, not even abortion, nothing. The one issue is: Do you believe in democracy, or do you believe in authoritarianism?” — Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)

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. @AdamKinzinger : “I voted Democratic last election cycle. If it's Trump against Joe Biden, I'll vote Democratic this coming one…I really believe it’s down to one issue…do you believe in democracy, or do you believe in authoritarianism?”

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“I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.” — House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) - #quoteoftheday in @politicalwire

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Corey Lewandowski just said that he never read the Mueller report on @NewDay

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All of what we are dealing with - as a country and a world - is why the nomination speech statement “I alone can fix it” was so deeply wrong from the beginning.

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Looks like the circus just came to NY-01. George Santos filed to primary Nick LaLota. Whatever the result - serial liar or Trump flunky - my response is the same: Bring It On. Indicted Serial Liar George Santos Announces New Run for Congress During State of the Union…

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This belongs in a museum.

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Sean Hannity: The New York Times is trying to distract you. They say Trump tried to fire Mueller, but our sources aren’t confirming that! Sean Hannity, minutes later: Alright, yeah, maybe our sources confirm Trump wanted to fire Mueller. But so what? That’s his right. Anywho...

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One of the questions tonight was how Biden would approach speaking to a mostly empty chamber. Answer: He’s crisp but conversational - it isn’t the strident applause line politics oratory we typically see at State of Unions. It’s a more intimate, fireside chat style.

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This line is a bit troubling: “remove federal employees who undermine the public trust, or fail the American people.”

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We’re in the first 15 minutes of Biden’s Townhall on @CNN , but folks who didn’t watch the Town Hall’s during the primaries might be surprised. This is his best format.

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Please keep baby Francesca in your heart and send love to her parents, @KFILE and @RachelEnsignWSJ

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Join us in honoring baby Francesca's memory through a donation to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Andrew and Rachel, stay strong. We love you. And know that Francesca's memory will always be a blessing. #TeamBeans

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"He has no principles. None. None," says Donald Trump's sister - a former Federal Judge. "The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying...It’s the phoniness of it all...Donald is cruel.”

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Watching Biden talk to a scared second grader at @CNN ’s #BidenTownhall , I’m reminded of a John Updike quote: “men who cease to be on speaking terms with children become merely machines for eating and making money.”

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Today’s #RealityCheck - we were told there’d be a Trump healthcare plan - but then we’ve been told that many, many times before. More than 10 years after Obamacare (which was inspired by a Republican plan) the GOP is still all repeal, no replace, even in a pandemic.

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More than three years into the Trump presidency and six months into a pandemic, there still isn’t a serious health care plan from the President and the GOP, @JohnAvlon says. “This is the old arsonist as a firefighter routine, with possibly your life on the line.” #RealityCheck

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"This is madness. We have a process. Recounts are appropriate. Going to the court is appropriate. Pursuing every legal avenue is appropriate. But trying to get electors not to do what the people voted to do is madness.” - @MittRomney

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Most Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, think Biden has more respect for those who serve in uniform than Trump does and deep skepticism for Trump's coronavirus response endures: POLL - ABC News

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Deep skepticism for Trump's coronavirus response endures: POLL

Most Americans are skeptical of President Trump's performance on the coronavirus pandemic, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday finds.

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One of the lessons of the Trump administration is not to be intimidated by bullies and their ridiculous threats. It is always a sign of weakness not strength. They bet on people rationalizing and knuckling under.

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Raise a glass to John McCain - one of the greatest Americans our time. #RIPJohnMcCain

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So the view from the Oval Office seems to be most undocumented migrants are murders, drug dealers, thugs & child traffickers. #realitycheck : there are less violent crimes per capita from undocumented immigrants than native born Americans. Talk about a “crisis of the soul.”

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It’s just disgraceful to not even try to answer a direct question in a debate – and to default to talking points that you’ve said said over and over and over again...it’s a parody of itself.

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So it seems like world leaders at the United Nations just laughed at - not with - our American President in the first minute of his speech, when he repeated his rally line about his administration having accomplished more than almost any other in our history. This is not good.

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Got something in my eye.

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James Corden

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Holy shit. This commercial.

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A wise #Covid19 prayer nailed to the door of a church in Virginia.

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Huge news: Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy. As a journalist, I’ve covered Oath Keepers since 2009, recounted in Wingnuts. As a historian, I can tell you that seditious conspiracy convictions are incredibly rare. And in this case deserved.

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Trump Exempts Entire Senior Staff From White House Ethics Rules via @thedailybeast

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If senators are going to flaunt their disregard for the facts presented in this impeachment trial - reading papers, feet up - they should at least be made to do so in full view of the cameras, so constituents can see the cynical contempt they have for deliberative democracy.

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White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence - This article by @donie is a must read...

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White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence | CNN Business

A Twitter account that tweeted a call to violence and claimed to be representing the position of “Antifa” was in fact created by a known white supremacist group, Twitter said Monday. The company...

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Stephen King has some choice words for anti-Vaxxers…

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Stephen King

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Let’s keep it simple, you ainti-vaxxers: You have a right to kill yourself, whether with booze, cigarettes, chew, or high living. You do not have the right to kill others by spreading a virus. That’s not freedom, it’s selfishness.

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The 1,000 page bipartisan Senate Intel report was dropped at the height of the Democratic convention and followed by typical Trump attempts to distract. Don’t fall for it. Even Republicans on the committee backed damning facts that show that Trump-Russia connections were real.

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CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt

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A bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee explains how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the help. @JohnAvlon : “The Trump campaign’s Russia connections were real... and the report condemns it.” #RealityCheck

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David Frum's tribute to Miranda is a act of grace amid unimaginable grief. Margaret and I love the Frum family and Miranda. She was a force of nature and her passing rocked our family. I had the honor of running her work at @thedailybeast - read it and laugh and weep in honor of…

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Peter Wehner

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This is an extraordinary tribute by @davidfrum to his daughter Miranda, and to the dog she loved. It's beautiful and moving. Such grief, and such loving memories. Just be prepared to weep as you read it. You won't forget it, or Miranda.

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This is the speed dating equivalent of impeachment. But The Trump defense speeches capture a crew that has learned from their boss: deflect and project, whataboutism and victimhood. Very little addressing the charges or what actually happened.

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This is not good.

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Trump's corporate tax cut is now estimated to cost $600 billion more than originally projected via @bopinion

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The Kids are Alright.

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10-year-old proves Tom Brady is a cheater, wins science fair

The science is ironclad: Tom Brady is a cheater, according to a 10-year-old’s fair-winning project. Ace Davis, who attends Millcreek Elementary in Lexington, Ky., wanted to do something...

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Mark Meadows seems to think yelling will make his words carry more weight.

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Here’s a test of impartial justice: How would Republican Senators react if a Democratic president did exactly what Donald Trump is accused of? I think we all know the answer.

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CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt

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As the impeachment trial enters its final phase, Republican senators need to decide “whether evidence and ‘impartial justice’ and ‘votes of conscience’ mean anything to them,” @JohnAvlon says in today’s #RealityCheck

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“Trump’s not a conservative. He’s an authoritarian narcissist.” - Paul Ryan

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Fox Board Member Paul Ryan Slams Trump, Hails Cheney and Kinzinger: ‘Trump’s Not a Conservative,...

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan denounced Donald Trump as an "authoritarian narcissist" while praising Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for standing against him.

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Ben Wittes from @lawfareblog is centrist and unflinching: Bill Barr's Performance Was Catastrophic. “Not in my memory has a sitting attorney general more diminished the credibility of his department on any subject.”

The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr

The attorney general misled the public in seven key ways.

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They had 16 hours. They used 3 hours and 16 minutes. Probably half of that was spent running meaningless and repeated whataboutism mash ups.

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Well, this is interesting: Border Patrol union deleted 2012 webpage opposing border wall via @politico

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Border Patrol union deleted 2012 webpage opposing border wall

The webpage was taken down after the union's president endorsed the wall at a White House news briefing earlier this month.

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Wow. "...with legal briefs due next week and a trial set to begin only days later, Trump is clinging to his election fraud charade and suddenly finds himself without legal representation."

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Another core contradiction of this convention - Ivanka and others hitting the “Biden Crime Bill” which they say was too tough and unjust - but also trying to say that Biden will be weak on crime and make America unsafe. Which is it?

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