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Craig Newman

@craignewman

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Ex @crainschicago , @suntimes , @bostonglobe , @nwitimes . M Ed social science. Teacher and baseball @amundsen_hs . I endorse nothing. Not @craignewmark . Blue check.

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Craig Newman
4 years
Imagine people listening to <checks notes> Chuck Woolery as an expert authority able to speak on <checks notes> anything at all.
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Craig Newman
4 years
@KevinMKruse @anonymousprofs By no means the most important thing here, but doesn’t not noticing your shitty grade til the next semester maybe justify the harsh judgement of your academic prowess for which you were originally assessed?
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Craig Newman
4 years
@dog_rates @WOWK13News Look at that scary good boy the widdle airlines couldn’t handle.
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Craig Newman
3 years
Behold the victim of economic anxiety.
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3 years
I’m not sure if I’d be more embarrassed if I wrote this or if I ran it. It’s 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 censorship 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 A private entity chose to stop offering its own products. The government didn’t do this. The wokes didn’t do this. At best, the free market was proved effective. FFS.
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Craig Newman
4 years
@john_sipher @GOP Nothing says “fighting for you” like plans to colonize the moon during a raging, deadly pandemic on earth.
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Craig Newman
4 years
“I have no idea where this hope comes from, but probably from West Wing,” says Princeton historian @KevinMKruse . “It’s the Hollywood fantasy that, at the eleventh hour, people will do the right thing.”
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Julia Ioffe
4 years
I see Susan Collins is trending on this website. You people never learn.
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1 year
@ScottWalker Maybe younger voters understand full well what your party of authoritarianism is doing and they aren’t fans. Maybe, through lived experience, they understand you and your ilk are the anti-personal freedom and other Ian movement and they’d rather not enable that shit 🤷🏼‍♂️
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1 year
@JCarlosFox @laurenboebert @realDonaldTrump In her defense, she doesn’t seem to know much about how congressional anything works.
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Craig Newman
7 years
lol - somebody brought a sword to a gun fight.
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Craig Newman
4 years
@ParkerMolloy @DrPaulGosar The War on Plaque is no joke Parker.
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Craig Newman
4 years
“Only 22 percent of Americans say they support the protesters. Despite Trump’s messaging, even Republicans oppose the protests 47 percent to 36 percent. “
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Daniel Klaidman
4 years
New: According to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll, Americans overwhelming reject anti-lockdown protests encouraged by Trump.
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@michaeljknowles @thedailybeast You literally said it. There’s video.
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4 years
It’s no @dansinker original, but pretty happy with the new masks.
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1 year
@john_sipher @laurenboebert I will never attend parties I’m not invited to.
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Craig Newman
3 years
btw, breaking silence now, with 300,000 dead, is not commendable.
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Peter Baker
3 years
"Every time that the science clashed with the messaging, messaging won": Two Trump appointees at CDC break their silence to describe political interference by the White House and HHS as the pandemic grew. ⁦ @noahweiland
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Craig Newman
7 years
Spicer on SNL: I said something wrong, then you wrote it ... that makes you wrong.
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1 year
@KariLake You lost the election? Not really new news, but congrats on the self awareness.
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Craig Newman
6 years
"heading to the Southern White House" is the new "going to play golf"
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Donald J. Trump
6 years
Heading to the Southern White House to watch the Funeral Service of Barbara Bush. First Lady Melania has arrived in Houston to pay our respects. Will be a beautiful day!
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1 year
@Acyn Have fun impeaching him for <checks notes> lower gas prices. 🤡💩
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4 years
This is nuts. Deeply insane.
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1 year
@Acyn Nothing honorable about any of this.
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3 years
@Alex_Lily Workers of the world unite!
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5 years
Were they immediately separated?
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Jim Acosta
5 years
Mama duck and ducklings enter the WH grounds.
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Craig Newman
5 years
Why is the White House account being used for political messaging?
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Craig Newman
4 years
He 👏🏻 has 👏🏻 no 👏🏻 power 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 do 👏🏻 this 👏🏻 Only local officials, businesses, consumers, schools, etc can determine when and if. Stop playing into his bullshit. He never took control when he could have saved lives. Don’t give him his narrative now.
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ABC News Politics
4 years
President Trump is eager to reopen the country by May 1 but U.S. health officials remain hesitant. “This is a huge point of contention right now,” ABC News’ @CeciliaVega says but the president “has listened to health experts in the past.”
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Craig Newman
9 years
Some #weatherChi lightning shots before downtown chicago disappeared in rain. http://t.co/fsjGktGmfv
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Craig Newman
7 years
Matt Lauer asked Reince Priebus to point blank say Trump or operatives never met with Russians during campaign. Priebus dancing around it.
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Craig Newman
5 years
First charter school gets funding from @ChancetheRapper grant
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Craig Newman
2 years
Two major dailies in your own city, but ok.
@mayorlightfoot
Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot
2 years
A historic step forward in our country. I'm excited to celebrate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson today. #SCOTUS
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Craig Newman
3 years
At least somebody finally listed what’s in it.
@atrupar
Aaron Rupar
3 years
he lists these things like they're bad
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Craig Newman
4 years
@nharpermn @Popehat @lawcrimenews I’m sorry, but if we aren’t using Penghazi instead of Sharpiegate, what are we even doing here?
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Craig Newman
5 years
My spirit animal.
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WeRateDogs
5 years
This is Luna. She sticks her feet straight pup when she snoozles. Crosses them when she’s feeling fancy. 12/10 would snug softly
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Craig Newman
3 years
Isn’t America the team?
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Anthony Citrano
3 years
Genius Senator Tuberville chimes in: “It wouldn't be good [if Republicans support conviction]. The whole thing is about a team, and if you start separating the team, then it just tears it up.”
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Craig Newman
6 years
Under Department of Justice policy, a search warrant of a lawyer's office such as this is so serious it usually requires approval of the U.S. Attorney for the district or the Assistant Attorney General. via @nbcnews
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Donald J. Trump
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Attorney–client privilege is dead!
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Craig Newman
4 years
Hmm. Wonder what the cause of disparity was? Can't wait to get to the bottom of this vexing mystery.
@CKristofic
Christina Kristofic
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. @PhillyPolice are launching an Internal Affairs investigation into why cops treated white "vigilantes" better than Black protesters Tuesday night.
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1 year
@ericswalwell Below-Average White Band
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Craig Newman
6 years
“Fox News host who said Trump’s fixer ‘knows real estate’ has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year”
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Craig Newman
1 year
@laurenboebert So I guess bravo, Mayor Pete, for getting a system meltdown addressed and fixed quickly?
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Flightradar24
1 year
The nationwide ground stop has been lifted, but some hub airports continue to have airline specific ground stops due to heavy congestion at the terminals. If you're flying today, check with your airline for the latest information and be prepared for extensive delays.
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Craig Newman
4 years
Not today, Satan.
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1 year
@Acyn She produces air pollution, get this, by the bullshit coming out of her wine receptacle.
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Craig Newman
3 years
Pete Davidson is owed the apology.
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Aaron Rupar
3 years
Rep. Dan Crenshaw is on Fox News telling Americans not to comply with any more "lockdowns" or "mandates" stemming from the ongoing (and currently worsening!) pandemic
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@RepThomasMassie So you trust teachers to set curriculum and reading material now?
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Craig Newman
4 years
I hate everything a lot.
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Craig Newman
1 year
@DonaldJTrumpJr @PNCBank @mxmnews Money launder/engage in illegal shit much?
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Craig Newman
1 year
@SpeakerMcCarthy Sooo, you’re like a teenager? Because you ran up this credit card debt.
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Craig Newman
3 years
I think of this every time I see Jesse Watters. It's perfect.
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manny
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in 2016, Fox News' Jesse Watters did a wildly racist "Chinatown" segment and @ronnychieng proceeded to flame him into fucking oblivion lmaooo
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Craig Newman
7 years
Is Kellyanne Conway aware?
@propublica
ProPublica
7 years
In 2012 federal raid found a white supremacist in Bowling Green, OH with 40k rounds of ammunition & list of names:
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Craig Newman
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Charlie Kirk deletes tweet saying he sent ‘80+ buses full of patriots’ to D.C.
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Citizens for Ethics
3 years
Charlie Kirk and Turning Point no longer want you to know that they were responsible for bringing in the people who attacked the Capitol
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Craig Newman
4 years
Area man, disease- and drug-addled, forgets he cancelled negotiations like 2 hours ago.
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2 years
@politico Did Dan Crenshaw write this or
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Craig Newman
1 year
@laurenboebert You could always quit if you’re worried about congresspeople outstaying their usefulness.
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Craig Newman
9 years
Son with troubled past shields mom from gunfire, dies saving her in South Chicago: http://t.co/sTLkWNKZNx http://t.co/3L9BxRRxeJ
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Craig Newman
4 years
.⁦ @atrupar ⁩ on the perils of the Trump reality distortion field: Trump is blaming Obama for leaving him with “broken tests” for a virus that didn’t exist. Yes, really.
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1 year
@WUTangKids Did he try to vote or something?
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Craig Newman
6 years
omg
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Brandon Wall
6 years
Extremely important photos on the Getty wire: Golden retriever puppies and a white tiger cub play in Beijing
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1 year
@GregAbbott_TX Where would you have shipped Jesus as a political stunt?
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Craig Newman
3 years
Apparently the tornado is telling people it’s from Chicago.
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Craig Newman
6 years
There’s a plane on Lake Shore Drive southbound at 35th.
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Craig Newman
2 years
Buckle up, chicago. New outrage cycle about to drop.
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3 years
@Demosthenes47 @travis_view They’re both right!
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Craig Newman
7 years
Now, it's a party! Kellyanne Conway allegedly punched a man at inaugural ball
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@RexChapman Never wanted a bucket of popcorn so much in my life.
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Craig Newman
2 years
Imagine paying $44 billion to do this.
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3 years
@nytimes @wirecutter Deals, you say. Here’s one.
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@KevinMKruse @jimcramer @elonmusk Jim Kramer is like human FTX tokens - never been right.
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6 years
@RVAwonk in his defense, he has no idea what it means. but, yeesh.
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Craig Newman
2 years
Btw, a huge chunk of @CTULocal1 teachers are also CPS parents, myself included. Yes, this all sucks. What really sucks is that CPS has had YEARS to plan and billions to throw at meaningful mitigation efforts and infrastructure. And we get this
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Craig Newman
2 years
@MollyJongFast For a guy who’s silenced, he sure won’t shut up.
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Craig Newman
4 years
@evanFmoore @chancetherapper Note: Naperville is not Chicago. Just to be clear.
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Craig Newman
1 year
@tom_mallory @RepLisaMcClain Common sense, as a noun, is two words. Does that also count as math?
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6 years
The first #supermoon of 2018, Chicago style.
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3 years
@RepRutherfordFL Everything you wrote here is completely disqualifying for you to hold public office.
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Craig Newman
4 years
Bodyguard? That explains the downfall thing.
@mviser
Matt Viser
4 years
“Trump is the bodyguard of Western civilization,” says Charlie Kirk, the first speaker at the Republican National Convention.
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Craig Newman
1 year
@Acyn That clip is a non-stop lie - from both of them.
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Craig Newman
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@RonDeSantisFL You’re a fascist with suits that don’t fit.
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Craig Newman
4 years
How is somebody this shit-all stupid? Nevermind the presidency, how does he complete basic human functions daily?
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Acyn
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Trump: So shower heads, you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out. You wanna wash your hands, the water doesn’t come out... Dishwashers you didn’t have any water... In most places of the country, water is not a problem. They don’t know what do with it. It’s called rain
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Craig Newman
3 years
So, how come the city makes a big show of towing all those cars when the winter parking ban hits, but does nothing when actual winter hits?
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Craig Newman
1 year
@KevinMKruse @HeatherCherone @FOP7Chicago @jonathanweisman @nytimes @Brandon4Chicago Never a bad time to bring this up: Catanzara: 23 years of Misconduct Complaints and Social Media Controversies
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Craig Newman
7 years
@chancetherapper any Chicago dates upcoming?
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Craig Newman
4 years
This isn’t even remotely true.
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Acyn
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Eric Trump says the suburbs(Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Seattle) are already burning
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4 years
@propublica Related side note, this is very good threaded storytelling fwiw.
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Craig Newman
4 years
What, and I can’t stress this enough, the fuck?
@ndrew_lawrence
Andrew Lawrence
4 years
Fox contributor: "Law enforcement officers are ministers of God sent to punish evildoers and to resist law enforcement is to resist God himself"
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Craig Newman
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@RepSwalwell @jesflres Same. And I work in a public school - so far, so good. But I also still routinely wear a mask and try to mitigate risk when possible.
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Craig Newman
4 years
Iowa will stay right where it is. Since the president and federal government have no authority over the election process in states, I can only assume he means geographically - between Bangladesh and Kansas City.
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@AlexHolleyFOX29 @dansinker People just had that sitting around, just in case?
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@KevinMKruse "Gentlemen, get the thing straight once and for all – the policeman isn't there to create disorder, the policeman is there to preserve disorder."
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Craig Newman
1 year
Just incredibly irresponsible, dangerous rhetoric for a sitting US senator.
@SenTedCruz
Senator Ted Cruz
1 year
Merrick Garland is prosecuting Donald Trump because he hates him—and Joe Biden doesn’t want America to have the chance to vote for him again.
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1 year
@laurenboebert Maybe learn to read. Also, don’t hold up budgetary legislation - apparently there are negative effects.
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Craig Newman
6 years
Maybe they should be blaming, I dunno, Al Franken?
@LemieuxLGM
Scott Lemieux
6 years
Democrats blame Kirsten Gillibrand for Al Franken’s fall. They should be thanking her: via @slate
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Craig Newman
5 years
How you gonna have an MLK callout for a league which has blackballed a player for protesting police oppression?
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Craig Newman
4 years
@TVietor08 Hey, relax, it's not like Georgia has a recent history of voting problems and corrupt intent from secretaries of state or anything.
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Craig Newman
6 years
When do the elephants take over already?
@yashar
Yashar Ali 🐘
6 years
Sound On: Elephants rushing to greet a new orphan at an elephant sanctuary.
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Craig Newman
5 years
When Chicago gets its weather shit together, it’s pretty good.
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