Ashley Landess
@AshleyLandess
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If you must label, call me an independent watchdog. People tell me to lighten up....I’m working on it.
Columbia, SC
Joined April 2011
Analysis | America’s Failures in Afghanistan Were Bipartisan and Long-Running - The Wall Street Journal
apple.news
The Afghanistan odyssey is coming to a tragic end. What have we learned?
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WHAT have I said about surprise clowns on social media?! NO surprise clowns on social media!! Is that so much to ask? I thought we were friends, y’all.
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Question: why isn’t the voter registration card that’s given to all who register sufficient ID to present at the polls?
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When your solid ground becomes quicksand, drink coffee from @duchessgoldblat mug. You’ll realize that you are still you...and you can always do what you do. Or she’ll tell you something else. Whatever it is, it’s what you’ll need. Don’t ask me how she works, y’all. Get a mug.
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Heartbreaking. God help the people of Myanmar.
Myanmar’s security forces have killed more than 40 children since February. Here is the story of one, Aye Myat Thu. She was 10.
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I want to support my alma mater, the Mean Green machine and underdogs all over the world. I do. But y’all............watching basketball just so damn stressful. My yelling has frightened the dogs.
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North Texas upsets Purdue! It's their first NCAA Tournament win in program history! #MarchMadness
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So, so proud of this team! No doubt it’s a wild night at my alma mater.....#GoMeanGreen #NorthTexas
No. 13 North Texas upsets No. 4 Purdue in OT. 🚨 This is what March is all about
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If you haven’t yet read this extraordinary article by South Carolinian @ijbailey, please take a few minutes to do it now. It’s powerful and personal and important.
politico.com
Scared to realize just how far away your neighbors really were all along? Been there.
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I HATE @*%# DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME!!! I’m going to be cross about it all day.
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Fines/prison for driving in left lane (not clear how long is too long), exceptions for truckers at request of trucking industry lobbyists. Maybe we’ll get a break for using left lane to avoid giant holes in the right.
postandcourier.com
Drivers on South Carolina interstates who travel persistently in the left lane could soon be liable for prison time and boosted fines as lawmakers seek to cut down on a
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Across the aisle is Rep. Kirkman Finlay, who sent $325K to a Columbia nonprofit founded by family members and run by a friend and political associate. The backdoor money quietly bankrolled advocacy by another Midlands Republican. 4/
thestate.com
Kirkman Finlay’s earmarks have bankrolled the work of another Richland County lawmaker in recent years. How exactly the funds were spent remains a mystery. Here’s more.
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First up is House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, who funneled $570K to groups tied to his girlfriend, her mother and his ex-wife's business partner. It's all legal since no familial relationship existed at the time, he says. 3/
thestate.com
House Democrat Todd Rutherford, now married to a former Miss South Carolina USA winner, quietly directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to his now mother-in-law’s small Charleston nonprofit. But...
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Am I the only one still disturbed by the 2016 clown sightings? FFS, people - they just CAME OUT THE WOODS!!
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An exceptionally good article by....spot-on insight into the new normal of celebrity politicians.
If you think Trump will never fade away, you might not have lived through the Sarah Palin moment. I wrote about how Palin's rise and fall offers clues for Trump's de-platformed post-presidency
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Um, so....is it just me or did Twitter text suddenly get giant?
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UPDATE: Lawmakers are discussing a resolution, filed just yesterday, to authorize $550 million in general obligation bonds for a Charleston port expansion project. That debt would be backed by every taxpayer in the state. Watch here:
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Anyone else in Cola hear two loud booms about 45 mins ago? I’m in Melrose Heights. Seems a little late for Ft. Jackson activity, and didn’t sound like fireworks.
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SweetdearLordinheaven! The 2020 crazy train is officially full.
RELAXING REPTILES: A spa in Egypt is offering a massage treatment that uses live snakes instead of human hands to relax customers. https://t.co/4hk5sqNXtH
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Listen in at 4:30! SCPC President @AshleyLandess will be on @PointRadioSC Listen: ( https://t.co/UUKeACpyPo) Call in: 803-799-8255
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