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David Lazarus

@Davidlaz

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Emmy-winning money guy for KTLA Channel 5. Former LA Times. I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.

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@Davidlaz
David Lazarus
2 years
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Trump is now under investigation for tax fraud, election fraud, insurrection and violating the Espionage Act. And he's the Republican frontrunner for 2024
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@Davidlaz
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5 years
There's a growing suspicion that we won't be giving up our foster kitty
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3 years
I'm not religious but I've read the Bible cover to cover. I simply can't understand how evangelicals view Trump as anything but the embodiment of everything Jesus opposed
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2 years
I'm no scientist, but I suspect that a pandemic doesn't end just because people are sick of it
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2 years
I'm sorry, I don't want people awaiting the Rapture to decide the fate of the planet
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2 years
I think I liked it better when 'freedom' meant personal liberty, rather than aggressive, ill-informed selfishness
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3 years
Germany made it a crime to lie about the Holocaust. Some countries recognize the danger of widespread dishonesty
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2 years
People who accuse Biden of 'vote buying' seem to have forgotten Trump insisting his name be on Covid relief checks
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1 year
Just so we're clear: Trump wants to suspend the Constitution so he can be reinstated to a job that requires him to uphold the Constitution
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10 months
If I understand correctly, a Christian woman invented a hypothetical scenario in which she felt threatened by imaginary gay people, and the Supreme Court not only agreed to hear the case but ruled that her bigotry is acceptable
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@Davidlaz
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5 years
God, I'm tired of hearing how Republicans privately want to get rid of Trump but won't say so publicly for fear he'll ruin them with a tweet. If you're that big a pussy, you have no business in public service
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@Davidlaz
David Lazarus
7 months
Reminder: Trump tried to get me fired after I was among the first to question the legitimacy of Trump University. He settled that fraud case for $25 million
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@Davidlaz
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1 year
16 years ago, Donald Trump tried to get me fired. Today he was charged with dozens of felonies
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2 years
Airlines banned smoking on flights because of the danger of second-hand smoke. But an airborne virus in an enclosed cabin during a global pandemic -- no big deal
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3 years
Has SNL ever had a less-qualified, less-talented host than Kim Kardashian?
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5 years
Just to be clear, today was the day a prominent GOP lawmaker took a pro-rape, pro-incest position
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2 years
Seemingly arbitrary price markups are a defining characteristic of the U.S. healthcare system. But to see price hikes of as much as 675% being imposed in real time, automatically, by a hospital’s computer system is still shocking
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@Davidlaz
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7 years
After being targeted by anti-Semites for being a Jewish reporter, I no longer think Hillary went too far with 'basket of deplorables' thing
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2 months
I can't believe we're bickering over when two consenting adults began a relationship rather than a defendant's efforts to overthrow an election
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2 years
The alleged Buffalo shooter received a semiautomatic rifle from his father as a Christmas present?
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3 years
Most religious scholars agree the Sermon on the Mount is the most accurate depiction of Jesus' beliefs. Even a casual reading indicates Jesus would have been appalled by Trump's words and deeds
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David Lazarus
2 years
If reports are correct, the secret documents Trump is trying to hide under his Mar-a-Lago mattress involve Russia's efforts to get him elected. Seems more important than ever for the government to get them back
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2 months
There it is: He was expecting to make millions from the stolen documents
@highbrow_nobrow
The Intellectualist
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Hannity: “I can’t imagine you ever saying, ‘Bring me some boxes we brought back from the White House. I’d like to look at them.’” Trump: “I would do that..I have the right to take stuff! You know they ended up paying Nixon $18 million for what he had.”
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2 years
I didn't realize until today that Trump denied the Obamas this routine honor. Such a small man
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CNN
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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of their official White House portraits -- marking their first joint return since they left in 2017.
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@Davidlaz
David Lazarus
4 years
In case you were wondering, this is why we're heading toward a quarter-million dead
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Aaron Rupar
4 years
"That's all I hear about now. Turn on TV, 'Covid, Covid, Covid Covid Covid.' A plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don't talk about it. 'Covid Covid Covid Covid.' By the way, on November 4th, you won't hear about it anymore ... 'please don't go and vote, Covid!'" -- Trump
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2 years
I'm saddened to share that Jupiter's body was found beneath a neighbor's home. He was an exceptional cat, one of a kind, and we're profoundly grateful for all the love from his extended Twitter family
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2 months
I'm a little confused by those who are outraged by the ethics of a prosecutor regarding her love life but have no problem with the ethics of a former president who tried to overturn an election he lost
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@Davidlaz
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6 years
The poorly educated probably don't realize that talks with the EU on lowering tariffs began under Obama. Trump halted them. Now he's started them again and claiming a trade win
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David Lazarus
4 years
Let's underline this: The president, now facing impeachment for alleged corruption, just paid a $2-million fine for running a bogus charity
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NEW: @realdonaldtrump has paid the $2M in court-ordered damages for misusing the money in a tax-exempt charity he controlled.
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David Lazarus
2 years
I'm a little confused by the LA billionaire who's spending more than $30 million of his own money so he can become mayor and spend millions in taxpayer money solving homelessness
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5 years
Here's a little more
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David Lazarus
10 months
Russia made its coup leader leave the country. Ours is running for president
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1 year
The bigger picture
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David Lazarus
3 years
Aren't conservatives embarrassed by the active presence of white supremacists at their political events?
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David Lazarus
1 year
Because of this experience, I was on the witness list for the Trump University fraud trial, which Trump settled for $25 million
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2 years
Just so we're clear: California Republican Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, voted *against* allocating funds to rebuild long-neglected roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructure projects
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4 years
Why does that sound so familiar ...?
@thehill
The Hill
4 years
Israeli PM Netanyahu: "The time has come to investigate the investigators. The time has come to investigate the attorney general that initiates these kinds of investigations."
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3 years
Let's be honest: If GOP lawmakers wouldn't act after Sandy Hook, they never will
@MSNBC
MSNBC
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President Biden urges Congress to pass stricter gun control measures following the mass shooting at a rail yard in San Jose, California, that left 8 dead.
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@Davidlaz
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3 years
Republican friends: It's pretty simple -- if Trump had evidence of widespread election fraud, he'd have presented it. Dozens of courts have weighed his claims and not one concluded he's telling the truth. He's lying. You're being had
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@Davidlaz
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7 years
I spoke to my dog this morning in calm, measured voice. He thought I was very presidential
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2 years
People have been predicting for weeks that we're going to be foster fails. Now that Lupin has reached his adoption weight, my wife has prepared a modest response
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David Lazarus
2 years
I'm re-reading @StephenKing 's Salem's Lot. Vampires take over an idyllic town but the local residents are too deep in denial to acknowledge they have monsters in their midst. It all feels oddly familiar (to use a vampire word)
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The ironic thing is, we probably wouldn't have known about the severity of Trump's document theft if he hadn't publicized the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. The FBI was trying to keep things quiet
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David Lazarus
7 years
Right now, Ryan is haggling with far-right members of his party who want Americans to have even *less* health coverage. Think about that
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2 months
I too am diabetic. It was Biden who capped copays for insulin, not Trump
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Woman at Trump rally in GA today says she supports Trump because she’s a diabetic and insulin costs so much and she appreciates all he did to try to lower insulin costs.
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@Davidlaz
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4 years
Breaking: Trump says Borat is in fact a comedian pretending to be a reporter. 'Nobody knows this,' the president says
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3 years
Why isn't there a rule that anyone who publicly denied or downplayed the coronavirus moves to the back of the vaccine line?
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@Davidlaz
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2 years
Some personal news (which I was going to share in coming days but is already now out there): After 15 great years at the @latimes , I'll be moving full time to @KTLA at the end of the month 1/2
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The babies have acclimated to their new surroundings
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David Lazarus
4 months
Eric Trump says all money paid by foreign governments at Trump hotels was donated to the Treasury Department. That's easy enough to prove by showing the paperwork
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David Lazarus
7 years
Yesterday Trump played truck driver. Today he's playing golf. It's a good job, being president
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1 month
How am I supposed to talk about stocks on @KTLA when this is happening in the other room?
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David Lazarus
3 years
The NYT reports that dentists oppose adding dental coverage to Medicare because they think they won't make enough money. Our screwed-up healthcare system
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David Lazarus
2 years
It's time we ended tax exemption for religions. If they want to play politics, make them pay the price
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NPR
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The conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that he will no longer allow U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights.
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David Lazarus
3 years
How did this country go from the shared sacrifice of World War II to people protesting the wearing of masks during a pandemic?
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Just got my second Moderna shot. The pandemic is over
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4 years
Facebook is the new Fox News
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3 years
Haven't conservatives noticed that the only ones caught committing voter fraud have been Republicans?
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2 years
We just glanced up at the skylight
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My wife and I have discovered that it's impossible to pass the kitties' playpen without stopping to pick one up
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David Lazarus
3 years
I dipped into a Netflix documentary on how Hitler did what he did. It said many Germans were attracted to his grandiose style and his insistence that he alone could restore German pride and fix mistakes of the past
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Our new fosters. Two girls and a boy
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David Lazarus
3 years
Time magazine should demand that Trump take down the phony covers hanging in his golf resorts
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2 years
My Twitter feed is full of Republicans backing Italy's new fascist-leaning prime minister
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3 years
We'll call this 'not so helpful'
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1 year
Help me out here: Women have no right to abortions because that's killing kids. But actually killing kids is acceptable because, you know, gun rights
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Elon Musk driving Twitter into the ground in just two weeks makes you wonder if financial authorities shouldn't be taking a closer look at his managing of Tesla and SpaceX
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3 years
Americans really need to get past the idea that appearing on TV or in movies qualifies one for public office
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It seems like ancient history, but remember when Trump hijacked the daily COVID briefings so he could be on TV every day (and repeatedly misled the nation)?
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David Lazarus
4 years
What baffles me is that anyone could view Trump's performance today and think, 'I want four more years of that!'
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David Lazarus
6 months
Only in America is it controversial to keep guns away from guys who beat their wives
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CBS News
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When the Supreme Court convenes Tuesday, it will be confronted with a high-stakes case that pits the Second Amendment right to bear arms against a law that seeks to protect victims of domestic violence by keeping guns away from their alleged abusers.
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2 years
Settling in: My @KTLA cubby now has my pic and the letter Trump sent to the LA Times trying to get me fired for reporting on one of his 'university' seminars
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4 years
Conan the dog: I was told there'd be junk food
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And a new day dawns
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The babies are almost eight weeks old. Their little personalities are already coming through
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I remain mystified by evangelicals such as our new House speaker, who define themselves by their piety but nevertheless adore a thrice-married adulterer who embodies all seven deadly sins (envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath)
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5 years
Polls consistently show that the more educated you are, the more likely you'll vote Democrat. If I was a Republican politician, I'd really pause to consider that
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1 year
The national debt rose by almost 36% to $27 trillion under Trump. Yet GOP lawmakers raised the debt limit THREE TIMES during the Trump administration without once demanding spending cuts or other concessions
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2 years
One of the most damning things I heard last night was that Republican lawmakers were begging Trump for pardons once they realized their coup had failed
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@Anti_SS_69 It is framed. It hangs outside my cubicle at @KTLA
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3 years
Florida man screws over millions of jobless Americans, then heads back to golf course
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4 years
After running up a $3 trillion deficit with irresponsible tax cuts for the rich, Republican lawmakers have drawn the line at providing more assistance for working people during a global pandemic
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David Lazarus
4 years
Trump deducted $70,000 in 'hairstyling' expenses, his returns show
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3 years
There's a new sheriff in dog-bed town
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1 year
As I just suggested on @KTLA , the solution for Adidas is to donate all that Yeezy merch to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. A humanitarian gesture, a huge PR boost and even a tax writeoff to boot
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David Lazarus
5 years
Wow, who saw that coming?
@thehill
The Hill
5 years
JUST IN: Sarah Huckabee Sanders becomes Fox News contributor
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David Lazarus
3 years
Republican lawmakers are openly admitting their party can't win elections unless they cheat. How is this not one of the most important issues of our time?
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David Lazarus
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The babies are extra fluffy today after getting gentle little kitty baths (they don't always make it to the litter box, which can get messy)
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David Lazarus
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I found a live lizard in one of my clothing drawers this morning. Perhaps I'll never know how it got there
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David Lazarus
3 years
Larry Elder once interviewed me on the radio about healthcare. I asked him if, as someone with a pre-existing condition, I should lose coverage if I lost my job. He said yes, because I have no right to healthcare
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