Eric Michael Garcia
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Señor DC scribe @independent . @msnbc columnist. Author: We're Not Broken. @dailytarheel forever. Occasional six-stringer. He/Him. Eric.Garcia @independent .co.uk.
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Some ~ personal news ~ I am excited to be working with
@lbsparkbooks
for my second book “Manly while Stimming,” an exploration of autism, manhood and how to create a healthy version of masculinity for
#ActuallyAutistic
men. Glad to continue working with
@HJ_Lit
for another one.
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White northerners will be like “OMG, the South is so racist.” My brother in Christ, you are from Boston.
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This made me join the IRA
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This is not an inspirational story. It is a tragedy that the law school did not give proper accommodations to this young lady and that her mother had to do all this.
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Lizzo went from living in her car to moving to Minnesota, earned her wealth and multiple Grammys and is a testament to hard work and success, while also expressing a genuine enthusiasm for history. Her story should be seen as an embodiment of conservative ideals.
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I am once again asking for the Hallmark Christmas movie where the high-powered lawyer who moved to the big city sees that her ex boyfriend from her small town is now on trial for being at the Capitol and her mom is completely redpilled sharing QAnon memes on Facebook.
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Capitol Fashion Update:
@marypeltola
was wearing these awesome Alaska Native boots that she said symbolize the fly for the winter time. These are from her own Yupik tribe.
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Maybe give credit to the actual disabled person and give them agency. Disabled people do not need to be saved by Abled people. Shia is cool but he is not a saint for doing this.
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Why does John Fetterman, the larger politician, not simply EAT Ron DeSantis?
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Back in the day, a reporter asked Lyndon Johnson a question he thought was ridiculous, so he said “You’re talkin’ to the commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world, and you ask a chickenshit question like that?”
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The most heartbreaking part of this whole thing is hearing Elijah McClain's mom Sheneen say "My son's name is cleared now. He's no longer a suspect. He's a victim." Imagine living with that burden.
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I asked
@AOC
what she thought should happen to members who asked for a pardon and she said “I think anyone who commits a crime should be prosecuted”
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What is a fact that sounds like a shitpost but is 100 percent real?
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North Carolina literally voted to amend its constitution to ban same sex marriage in 2012!!!
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I had trouble sleeping after the debate. So I wrote this piece on Hunter Biden,
@joebiden
, Trump and addiction. Probably the most personal thing I have ever written.
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More interviews in Black churches and Black barbershops, fewer interviews in Iowa diners, please.
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LOL, today when I asked
@BernieSanders
"how confident are you," before even finishing my question, he said. "I'm not confident of anything, why don't you rephrase the question?"
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A lot of people with disability rights activists I know have said people are withholding lawsuits right now because they don't want the Supreme Court to gut the ADA.
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Why am I not surprised that Ken Jeong, an actual doctor who went to Duke for undergrad and UNC Med who tries to push back on medical misinformation, walked off while Jenny McCarthy, who is responsible for spreading mountains of vaccine bullshit, is totally ok with this?
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Kyrsten Sinema opposed changing the filibuster to allow for the codification of Roe.
Sinema Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Decision Banning Abortion in Nearly All Circumstances.
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Gavin Newsom has an opportunity to do the funniest thing possible.
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A lot of people are tweeting about Jack Black supporting Autism Speaks. Rather than digging at Jack Black for supporting it, I think it's important to explain WHY Autism Speaks has become so prominent and why so many autistic people find it dispiriting.
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Reminder that
@AOC
's questioning of
@MichaelCohen212
triggered Tish James's investigation when she asked "did the president ever provide inflated assets to an insurance company." That led to Tish James's investigation which forced Trump to $364 million.
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This Labor Day, a reminder that federal law allows for employers to pay people with disabilities below minimum wage.
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Didn't Katie Hill resign for an unethical affair with a staffer and for leaked revenge porn photos? Didn't Al Franken resign for sexual misconduct?
Some brief thoughts.
1. This is terrible behavior.
2. Were Falwell a Democrat, the media would call this a private matter.
3. The reason the media are so fascinated isn't because they hate the Falwells (though they do) but because they hate traditional moral standards.
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Apropos of nothing, one of the first things Nazi Germany did was wipe out the world’s first transgender clinic. This came at the same time at the T-4 program and served as a rough draft for extermination of Jews. My friend
@bschillace
wrote about this
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Eric Clapton wrote a whole album about being in love with his best friend’s wife.
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Meanwhile, when I spoke to
@AOC
about Manchin, she said, "Manchin has paused all action for the United States to act on climate for the last four years so I don't think he has any authority to speak on climate for the rest of our term here."
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Manchin refused to answer any questions at all in the hallways. When I asked what he thought about Biden declaring a climate emergency, he said "Just get out of my way if you will."
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El Paso is so overwhelmed with covid-19 deaths that it is using prison labor. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz is tweeting about Harry Styles, Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton. Seems like a good allocation of time.
I don’t really care about this particular controversy, but I feel obliged to point out one of the odder factoids of the past few years: on Jeffrey Epstein’s living-room wall, we learned, was an oil painting of Bill Clinton in a dress.
I have no idea why.
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Washington is weird, man. A literal coal Baron is responsible for the biggest environmental legislation in this century while a former Green Party activist who wore a tutu to protest the Iraq War nearly tanked it to protect the private equity industry
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A lot of people don't realize that if a disabled person is on SSI, the federal government literally monitors their bank accounts, they cannot have more than $2,000 and they can't get married or they risk losing their benefits on SSI.
I'm proud to support a bill to raise the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) asset limit. Folks shouldn’t get penalized for setting aside some modest savings.
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I love LA
Hollywood Blvd, Saturday, 11:22 AM:
ANTI-VAXX PROTESTER: Do you see all of these homeless people around. Are they dead in the street with COVID? Hell no. Why?
HOMELESS PERSON (walking by): Because I’m vaccinated you dumb fuck.
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Who was your first big celebrity crush? Be completely honest. Nothing can be too embarrassing.
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For the last YEAR, we have heard McCarthy, Jim Jordan and Stefanik blame Pelosi for the riot or the lack of security when her life was threatened. This clearly shows she was one of the few people who stepped up when the president stepped aside
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Hey that's me asking Marjorie Taylor Greene about Fentanyl
Question: You mentioned the fentanyl crisis but most of fentanyl comes across the border from US citizens not necessarily immigrants..
Greene: Where’s your proof
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.
@AOC
tells me she is worried about the criminalization in the gun framework: “particularly, the juvenile criminalization, the expansion of background checks into juvenile records, I want to explore the implications of that and how specifically i’s designed and tailored.” 1/
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I am legitimately so sorry. I was not trying to mislead. I am legitimately embarrassed and humiliated. I never wanted to do anything malicious. I am so apologetic. I should have double-checked the dates.
Hey
@EricMGarcia
from the
@Independent
,
Is June 23th, 2021 a day before June 24th, 2022?
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I asked Bernie Sanders is Pete Buttigieg shared any of the blame for the
#EastPalestine
crash and he said “was he driving the train?”
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Reminder that Bill Ackman, the guy who helped push out Claudine Gay at Harvard, tried to make sure his wife name wasn't mentioned after her lab at MIT received a $125,000 grant from Jeffrey Epstein.
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I'll start with one: Johnny Cash was the first, if not one of the first, American to know that Stalin died.
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Who is a woman journalist who whenever you see their byline, you know you are going to learn something? Bonus points if you list what they cover.
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One reason why disabled people in newsrooms matters: Madison Cawthorn made numerous spurious claims that abled journalists took at face value.
@slooterman
knew who to call and how to fact check his lies.
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I can’t help but think how he probably misses his first wife and his two children who died. But looking how happy he is with his grandchildren here shows he probably is very loved.
May your time with loved ones be full of peace, laughter, and joy. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. With love, from my family to yours.
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Lotta people who talked about gay people or Disney being "Groomers" seem pretty silent about the SBC report.
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I don't think younger autistic people like
@GretaThunberg
understand what a big deal it is for
#ActuallyAutistic
people from my generation to see them openly embracing it. It was a source of shame and self-loathing for years and I wished I was different. It's astounding.
When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!
I have Aspergers and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And - given the right circumstances- being different is a superpower.
#aspiepower
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Hey remember when Karl Rove allegedly peddled the odious rumor that John McCain fathered a Black child out of wedlock before the South Carolina primary?
Karl Rove railed against Biden’s call to battle racism and white supremacy saying that particular part of the inaugural address personally “offended” him
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Hey, Occupy Democrats. I think y'all are the biggest purveyors of misinformation already. But I retracted the story. Take this down. Now.
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@DuBarryPie
Hey, my name is Eric Garcia. I am an editor at the Washington Post. Would you want to write about this for our
@PostEverything
section?
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It's kind of unreal how we've had breathless debates about whether Democrats are moving "too far left" or "too woke" while Greg Abbott causes a literal blockade at the US Mexico border and saying parents of trans kids are abusing them and he's going to win by double digits.
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“We’re talking, and all of a sudden an employee came out of nowhere and open-handedly slapped [Rudy Giuliani] in the back and said, ‘Hey, what’s up scumbag?”
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Buried lede here: Tucker Carlson went to Mar-a-Lago to urge Trump to take Coronavirus more seriously.
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Ladies, if he:
- never responds to your texts
- doesn’t watch your Insta stories
- Demonstrates value
- Engages physically
- Nurtures dependence
- Neglects emotionally
- Inspires hope
- Separates entirely,
He's not your man. He's Dennis Reynolds from
@alwayssunny
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People who think that Fetterman using a transcription device is special treatment might not realize that almost every reporter on Capitol Hill uses Otter, which does essentially the same thing as Fetterman's transcription. But somehow when disabled people use it, it's strange.
In a hearing with people with disabilities, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) gets emotional showing his cellphone transcription app & addressing those who mock him for his auditory processing struggles:
“How can we become more empathetic, more responsive, and more effective senators?”
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Honestly, I say this with all sincerity, I don't care, Sia. Your movie portrayed something that kills
#ActuallyAutistic
people and autistic people begged you to be more considerate and instead you chose to consistently insult them and put out a bullshit movie about autism.
Sia reveals she was suicidal and went to rehab after the backlash to her controversial ‘Music’ film.
🔗:
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Biden and Sanders’s alliance is uncanny. Bernie NEVER went to bat for Obama or Hillary Clinton like this. But Biden was one of the only Senators who treated Bernie with respect and he sent out an olive branch after 2020 and it paid dividends.
Here’s what Donald Trump says when he thinks you’re not watching: He says he’s going to cut taxes for his rich friends, all while cutting Social Security for everyone else.
@BernieSanders
and I are mad as hell about it, and together, we’re going to stop him.
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Let’s be clear! George Santos didn’t need to yell and make a scene. I was asking him about Jim Jordan’s speaker bid and whether he could get to 217. He CHOSE to yell at the guy who kept a pretty even tone and approach. He did this to get attention and deflect.
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Officer Michael Fanone tells a video reporter that “Josh Hawley is a bitch.”
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I asked Bernie Sanders what he made about the fact Republicans were retweeting his criticisms of the IRA, he said "What they retweeted was accurate, that's fine." He adds "Look, the truth is the truth." 1/2
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I also have no room to talk. I was born in Skokie, which was the inspiration for Illinois Nazis and grew up in Southern California.
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How is this any different from Tammy Duckworth or Madison Cawthorn needing a wheelchair? How is it different from many elderly Senators who need hearing aids? CORRECTED
An important interview with top Senate contender. Will Pennsylvanians be comfortable with someone representing them who had to conduct a TV interview this way?
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Chadwick Boseman‘s filmography was defined by playing Black heroes. He played Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Thurgood Marshall, which showed the best of what Black men have done in art, sports and politics. Then by playing Black Panther, he showed the best of Black imagination
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Since leaving the campaign, DeSantis has hit Trump hard and fast, said that Trump has multiple vulnerabilities and posted a humanizing and fun video with his son talking about football. Essentially, the stuff that he should have done as a candidate.
With conference championship games on tap for this weekend, Mason weighs in with his picks and his projected Super Bowl champion.
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Reminder that anti-vaccine ideology is inherently ableist at its heart and basically tells parents it is better for their kid to be dead than autistic and makes parents feel like they failed if they vaccinate.
Hundreds rally to preserve right not to vaccinate children amid measles outbreak
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I am mortified and legitimately embarrassed. I want to thank
@JeremyRedfernFL
for flagging. And apologize to Governor DeSantis and Justice Thomas. This is a horrible error on my part.
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The fact the Royal family did more to protect Prince Andrew from scrutiny than Meghan Markle (and the fact the British press was meaner to her) says everything you need to know about both
Even if you’re a fan of the royals, how do you tolerate a monarchy that’s shielding Andrew?
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Everyone talks about
@AOC
or Pressley or Omar but the one progressive member of Congress who fascinates me the most is
@katieporteroc
. She is in formerly Republican
#CA45
Orange County but ran an unapologetically progressive campaign.
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Neff bragged that the first draft of anything Tucker Carlson says is "written by me." Tucker credited him in his book acknowledgements for research, which means Neff's word and ideas fuel Carlson's show, the highest-rated in cable show in history.
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It's a trite thing to say but no Democrat could ever get away with talking about Red states or the midwest with as much contempt as Republicans talk about cities
Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, as usual, she is not negotiating in good faith. I am rejecting their...
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People forget Cindy McCain can be cold-blooded. She never forgave Karl Rove for the smear of her daughter and was asked if she'd ever stab Karl Rove in the back and she said "No, I'd stab him in the front." Cindy gave McSally the cold shoulder when she was appointed too.
#AZSen
"Ms. McCain, asked whether she would support Ms. McSally, who has consistently trailed in the polls behind Mark Kelly, the Democratic challenger, flatly said no. 'I have no interest in it,' she said."
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Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, this has to scare the crap out of you if you are or love someone with a disability.
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To all my Jewish followers who are correcting this dude by explaining how horny y'all are, I love you and L'Chaim.
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Data from Minnesota police showed three-fifths of those subjected to neck restraints and then rendered unconscious were black.
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Let's be honest, the entire gang of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia were at the Capitol that day but cops only arrested the Waitress.
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One story that fell under the radar this week but is super important: The Supreme Court preserved the Americans with Disabilities Act while also outlining how it will get the ADA in the future. Here's a Thread: 1/
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The fact that Tommy's job on the docks is union whereas Gina's job at the diner all day not only shows the feminization of poverty and explains how women have fewer worker protections. In this essay, I will
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.
@AOC
lays into the Biden administration for supporting Republicans’ bill to block DC’s crime law. “supporting statehood, in words is not sufficient. We need to support statehood in our governance and in our actions.” 1/2
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My old man kept asking me about Pelosi's $25 million home in Florida when I went back home and I had heard literally nothing about it. And I cover Pelosi pretty heavily. Turns out, as
@JimSwiftDC
writes, it's not true at all.
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Also,
@librarycongress
is my favorite place in Washington, it always has cool exhibits and fun concerts and events. Doing a book event last year in connection with it and
@NPR
for
#NationalBookFestival
was a dream come true.
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For no particular reason, now is a good time to read
@rottenindenmark
's excellent piece on obesity that changed my mind about the subject.
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The story is in the process of being retracted. I am just embarrassed as hell. Words cannot describe how mortified I am. I try to be honest in my work. I don't try to do gotcha journalism. I always hated that. I can never apologize enough.
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The female mind can comprehend this photo. That's why they stay away
The female mind, the beta mind, and the liberal mind are all the same.
None of them can comprehend the levels of alpha male in this one photo.
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Last week, Georgia's new law that restricted gender-affirming care for transgender youth includes a clause saying dysphoria is "comorbid" with autism. It's part of a larger trend by conservatives to weaponize autism diagnoses. via
@MSNBC
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You can always tell who has political power by who can criticize the United States. People like Ilhan Omar or AOC are seen as “ungrateful” or “unpatriotic” but nobody will ever think to question Charlie, a white man with little skill except winning money from elderly donors.
Calling the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines "a potential midterm election operation," Charlie Kirk says US intelligence agencies are "guilty until proven innocent in this situation. They're going to have to prove to us it wasn't them"
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Someday soon, I want to write about the Kennedy family's relationship to disability. It's simultaneously groundbreaking (RFK Sr exposing Willowbrook, Ted passing the ADA) and incredibly fucked up (lobotomizing Rose Kennedy and RFK Jr)
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#AKAL
@MaryPeltola
becomes the first Democrat to represent Alaska and the first Native Alaskan to represent the state after she beat Sarah Palin.
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Feinstein says about Democrats having 51 seats “it's terrific. And they can work if it's used, but there's a danger in it as well. And that's being too aggressive.”
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Mark Meadows is the same guy who said he’d send Obama “back home to Kenya” in 2012.
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Why does Jon Tester, the largest moderate Democrat, not simply eat Joe Manchin?
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This is not an inspiring story! This is an indictment of the public transit system and it sucks that his dad had to do that.
When he realized the train station elevator was broken, this dad did what he needed to do. He hoisted his son, who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair, up a long flight of steps 💪
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Arkansas Gov Asa Hutchison praises the White House supply chain response team and helping obtaining monoclonal antibodies. He also says the demand for omicron testing has increased.
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This is the last thing I'll say today about Sia: Hollywood had demeaning and reductive portrayals of autism for decades because autistic people lived on the margins for decades. Sia's movie came out when autistic people could push back. That has nothing to do with sexism.
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We are taking the article down. I cannot apologize enough. I should have double-checked triple-checked dates.
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-Tony Iommi invented heavy metal because he cut off his fingers on accident
-Mark Knopfler plays guitar with his thumb because he couldn't afford an amplifier
-Ringo Starr and Joe Walsh are brothers-in-law
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Name a fictional character who would pay for Twitter Blue.
name a fictional character who would pay for twitter blue
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A
@CBSNews
poll found that 49 percent of men approve of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade and 51 percent disapprove of overturning it. By comparison, 33 percent of women approve and 67 per cent disapprove.
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