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Anderson Cooper: Harris "had a smile on her face and he had a bloody eye and a fly on his head."
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Jake Tapper: if you are wondering why cameras not showing GOPers with feet on desk, reading comic books, etc.--GOP insisted only show speakers at podium. They want base to know they are not taking seriously--but afraid to show it.
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David Gergen just now: very unlikely Flynn would call Russian that day FIVE times without direction from Trump or another higher up.
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Reaction begins: Chicago Review of Books announces it will not review ANY Simon & Schuster books in 2017 after they sign Yiannopoulos.
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After Trump claimed that the sheriff in Portland came out in support of him, Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese has responded with a message on Twitter: “I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him.”
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CNN host just now, "no red flags" on Texas shooter's Facebook page--ignoring Nazi symbols, "Born to Kill," gun fanaticism, other images.
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Previously anonymous Yale man who had confirmed Ramirez story to New Yorker is named and he is the James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformation History at Princeton Theological Seminary, and not seen by FBI.
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Love the GOP attacks on "Avenatti represents porn star" without adding "who the president slept with, cheating on his wife and then paying for her silence which led to his lawyer heading for prison."
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My reaction to new "West Side Story": to naught, to naught. I will also note that in high school my son had bit role as one of gang members in school production where Tony was played by guy about four years ahead of him....the now famous actor Sebastian Stan.
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Yeah, the "coastal elites" are the ones "out of touch"--not those in the heartland who have never met a Muslim.
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"Notre Dame wants to make it clear that it doesn’t endorse what Lou Holtz said about Joe Biden at the Republican National Convention. Holtz said that Biden was a Catholic 'in name only.' Biden, a Catholic, has cited his faith as a constant throughout his life."
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Very telling that TV pundits scored debate even, then 45 minutes later suddenly recall horror of Trump threatening to lock up opponent.
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NBC in a panic, good--let's hope SNL does a takedown also....
On Wednesday evening, I'm told, an NBC exec reached out to their ABC counterpart to see if ABC would be willing to shift the Biden town hall to 9pm. Nope. ABC was first, and made a commitment to the Biden campaign. Why change now to help bail out NBC? ()
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MSNBC just reported that plagiarized portions to Melania speech ALL added after speech writer finished it.
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Joan Baez outside her house with one of her recent painting portraits.
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New open carry law in Texas--a Dad with AK pointed at his kid. May be loaded and safety off (NYT photo).
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Trump claims he is 6'3" 245 pounds. Here is Yashiel Puig, listed at 6'2" 240 pounds.
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It was amazing to watch in real time as it went from one prominent pro-Bernie fan here to another--with same language--ending up with Jill Stein, of course--as if they got talking points right from the home office
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Song of the Day: My pick for today, Gillian Welch's live "Miss Ohio," joined by David Rawlings, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires.
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My longtime pal, famed EPA whistleblower Hugh Kaufman, warns me in email re: massive chemicals-in-water threat in Houston area now.
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Same people saying actors should shut up because they're not experts on issues just backed a reality TV star for president.
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NBC just said it confirms new Wash Post report that Comey and Clapper now agree that Russians intervened to help Trump.
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Bernie: "We need to bring working class people into the party." Dismissing the massive number of black working-class who turned out yesterday, and white working-class who voted against him in many places.
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Finally, thank god....can we get felonies out of this?
U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into the Trump campaign's use of the White House for campaign-related activities to see if federal law has been violated. More
#Election2020
updates:
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From the Left: Full-page add in NYT today signed by activists and celebs from Thurston Moore to Debra Messing & John Landis.
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My dream candidate exists – and her name is Elizabeth Warren | Rebecca Solnit
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Great: "Justice Roberts’s captivity is entirely fitting: He is forced to witness, with his own eyes, the mess he and his colleagues on the Supreme Court have made of the U.S. political system."
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Nixon in hospital during 1960 campaign. Had staph infection.
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Doctor on CNN: everyone in close contact with Hicks over past week must be quarantined...will they? "Everyone" and they "should be at home."
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More than 100 called for Clinton to resign....
Yes, Pelosi's cowardice is terrible but let's not forget that even with this new devastating beyond-Watergate evidence of Trump's abuses of power, NOT ONE American newspaper has called upon the president to resign. It's time for the media to step up to the plate
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Ha ha, Eric County, PA which Trump dissed just came in with over 70% mail ballots for Biden
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The Quiet Radicalism of Melania Trump "Maybe Mrs. Trump is more like Michelle Obama than people think." Literally no one "thinks" this.
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I'm sure he wasn't weeping when he designed those graphic questions for Ken Starr and pushed Vince Foster conspiracy theories and a dozen other GOP memes.
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Yes, Calif keeps counting ballots--but Hillary's win has gone from 410,000 to nearly 500,000. Latest:
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Chris Cuomo points out that he tested negative for two days before getting positive test on 3rd. So Saturday will be key day.
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John Oliver: Only one group of refugees have ever come here and tried to wipe out millions--and we are celebrating them this Thursday.
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It was painful to watch, though gratifying on one level. Hot douche on douche action.
If you're shocked to see
@tedcruz
abase himself before Tucker tonight and get absolutely nothing but humiliation from Tuckums...why?
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As with Trump, Russia's role in election degrades their claims on why Hillary lost.
Why are so many leftists skeptical of the Mueller investigation?
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Colbert just now: Trump tonight finally got what he always wanted--"Ivanka screwed him."
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Reminder: It was Bernie people who loved caucuses in 2016 and then pushed for new Iowa caucus counting system which is probably main cause of delay.
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Funniest line of day so far is MAGAs in D.C. saying they want their "day in court" -- after going 1 for 61 ... in court.
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Trump: Will he appoint Roger Ailes as head of his new unit to investigate sexual assaults on women in the military?
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GOPer Andy Card on MSNBC: "We have a naive president, but that's not a criticism." You can't make this up.
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Notre Dame prez who tests positive now says he regrets not wearing mask at WH. Afraid to offend idiot president no doubt. Own fault.
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9/11 hijackers were from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE & Lebanon--
none of those countries in Trump ban--all have business w/ Trump companies.
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Collins to CNN: "Surprised" by accuser's new claims but she asked Kavanaugh about it on Friday and he was "emphatic" in denial. Said this twice. Would say no more.
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Trump claimed he has been on cover of TIME more than anyone. TIME just corrected: no, it was Nixon. But impeachment could boost Trump.
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Maybe because voters know he is NOT against those things. Probably 10% ahead now.
How does Biden lead in Pennsylvania Polls when he is against Fracking (JOBS!), 2nd Amendment and Religion? Fake Polls. I will win Pennsylvania!
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Let me know if anyone in media correctly labels the bomb packages "domestic terrorism."
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Of course, in a proper world, every newspaper editorial and every member of Congress would call for Trump's resignation tomorrow.
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Roseanne today is threatening to leave Twitter or at least to no longer express "opinions." The usual sign of someone exposed for past horrid tweets.
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So much for the claims this is just a "fringe" or "handful."
45% of Republicans approve of the storming of the Capitol building.
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Next time Trump at presser calls 80% of reporters there 'fake' and then offers a blatant lie--e.g. he got 52% of female vote--it might serve them well if even one of them immediately challenged that to his face instead of rolling over, and even laughing, as many often did today.
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PBS airing film on 1921 "Tulsa Massacre" tonight. Preview and good clip here:
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Breaking: the U.S. just surpassed 152 million votes counted, 15 million more than the previous record. Biden's popular vote lead is up to 5.05 million (3.3%). ?
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At least 24 dead in 15 seconds. Ponder that. Also: half of congregation. And possibly 4% of entire town.
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1 person died from Ebola in U.S. hospital this week. In same period about 2000 died due to other infections acquired in a U.S. hospital.
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Spicer: Jews were just re-accomodated at Holocaust Centers. After no one volunteered. What's the big deal.
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Official count just updated, Clinton now leads by 2,340,000 votes and 1.8%.
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Is Donald Trump a Racist? Nick Kristof, unlike most other pundits, not afraid to say, yes.
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Hirano says Barr as bad as Kellyanne and Giuliani in aiding "grifter in the WH." You go girl.
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TV pundits before debate: if Trump does not offer abject apology he loses bad. After: uh, did we really say that? Forget it.
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Sick of watching tears shed by those who defend electoral college by saying if popular vote officials would ignore smallest states. Instead we see White House and GOP ignoring California with 39 million because it's not in play this year.
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note to Schumer...
The Senate Republicans cannot now muster a quorum to conduct business.
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My most popular post ever, one last time: Full report on what Pfc. Manning's leaks revealed--an amazingly long list.
http://t.co/2kWqzrlC09
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"3 Billboards outside Miami, Fla." today (trolling Marco Rubio on gun control).
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She accused him of rape. So did SHE.
Trump says in his statement on Carroll's allegations, "I've never met this person in my life." Her article features a photo of them beside each other.
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Kelly overtakes McSally in Arizona Senate race, poll finds
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NYT: "Dr. Blasey, who has two teenagers, has moved out of her house, is arranging for private security for herself and her family, and is effectively in hiding. But Dr. Blasey has also been buoyed by a flood of supportive messages from friends and strangers."
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Should have asked Trump how to deal with a Flint after he's eliminated EPA.
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Progressives back Pelosi for speaker — in return for more power
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Clinton just surged to nearly 2 million official vote lead and up a full 1.5% point. Votes still being counted.
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Went viral yesterday: My full report on what Bradley Manning's leaks revealed--an amazingly long list.
http://t.co/2kWqzrlC09
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Surprise! L.A. Times says Dem's Katie Porter, ruled a loss, now cutting into margin in mail ballots and still has shot with 80,000 to go, another flipped seat if happens and a stunner.
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Bernie Sanders on bad stuff in Hillary campaign emails: "Trust me, if they went into our emails....."
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Just posted: I recall driving with Bruce Springsteen for a wild gig in my hometown, March 1973. Plus: a video about when I first met him--in Sing Sing Prison. Then maybe subscribe, it's free.
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Krugman column is a direct attack on his own newspaper's coverage of HRC, almost line by line.
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Cable news constantly invoking Soviets shooting down Korean airliner in 1983--with no mention of U.S. shooting down Iran airliner in 1988.
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Just as they shot and killed protestor in Hong Kong....
Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!
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nice optics now, right?
Bret Bair reports that the request for National Guard is being "analyzed," but the Pentagon is concerned with the optics of uniformed military personnel in the Capitol Building.
Yes, seriously.
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NBC affiliate calls suspect's white van "covered with pictures of Trump."
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Members of death cult party already objecting to Pelosi plea for social distancing in chamber.
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As you expected, NYT near top of home page now: "In a chaotic capital, an annual ritual brings back a feeling of normalcy."
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Hear the sound of Ansel Adams rolling over in his grave...
The Sierras were once called 'The Range of Light.' Here's what it looks like in Yosemite as California faces the greatest siege of fire in recorded history
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How's that "Hillary nearly as bad as Trump, no reason to vote or--Vote Stein!" working out?
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Capitol bomb threat nut is clearly a MAGA/Qanon but the live TV coverage I've seen ignore even while noting he is livestreaming those views. Maybe I am missing better coverage?
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76 years ago tonight
Little known: at least a dozen American POWs died in our Hiroshima blast.
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Among other things Ellsberg said to me before Iraq invasion: "This government, like in Vietnam, is lying us into a war. Like Vietnam, it's a reckless, unnecessary war, where the risks greatly outweigh any possible benefits."
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