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Boston sports. Appropriations. Politics. Space. Senate procedure. Proud @SenatorTester, @SecRaimondo alum. Posting up with @AppropsDems
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Joined August 2011
Not a lie in sight.
Not an overstatement to say House R and Dem appropriators pulled off something of a miracle in getting this minibus passed. People were seriously talking about a yearlong CR for these agencies just a few weeks ago. One member joked that Approps is literally saving Congress.
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Sneaky good tweet.
Welcome to the club, George! Enjoy all the rights and privileges of the position. Soon, we - the Society of the Interims - will provide your membership card, explain the candy desk and show you the secret handshake.
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Absolutely remarkable.
They said it couldn’t be done. There was a pessimism in the air — one that’s lingered over our Commonwealth for too long. Today, we proved them wrong. 12 Days. I-95 is open.
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I confess I don't fully grasp the science of turning data into music but this is a lovely way to imagine what is happening at the boundary of the solar system
Flutist Alyssa Schwartz performs a song built by data sonification, the process of turning data into sounds. https://t.co/iwsEtCDcdD
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If you're into sports, loss and redemption, I cannot recommend this story enough. (Also the cameo of KD being an absolute class act is cool to see)
“I can look in the mirror and realize that in this moment, I’m happy." I profiled Greg Oden @ringer, now coaching at Butler. A story about resilience, addiction, shame, identity, and ultimately, the beauty of coming home: https://t.co/DrgWiFday3
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Go home, folks. The internet is over and Scott Kelly has won.
@coronacanada I was flying to space one time and the rocket carrying my luggage exploded.
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2/2 the right's intellectual energy. Screeds about wokeness instead of a commitment to develop an aerospace and engineering workforce that can grow the economy and distribute the benefits of space exploration beyond the economies of Houston, southern Cal and central FL.
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1/2: This is both comedy and tragedy. Comedy in that Senate Dems/Biden will never allow these kinds of cuts so it's silly to think they'd become law, but tragedy in that this is the sum total of...
Some former Trump people like Russell Vought are running around saying @NASA is "woke" so its OK to cut the #NASA science budget by 50% to find the money to do the things that they wanted to do with social security or Medicare money - but can't . See: https://t.co/BRoZ1i413C
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VERY good news this morning!
It's official. I'm running for reelection. Montanans need a fighter that will hold our government accountable and demand Washington stand up for veterans and lower costs for families. I will always fight to defend our Montana values. Let's get to work.
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Funny how when you end a pandemic, maintain record low unemployment and make historic new investments in infrastructure and domestic manufacturing you...win elections.
Quite the night for Democrats today in special elections. - In New Hampshire, a Hassan +9 seat is D+11. - In Kentucky, a Biden +31 state senate seat is D+54 - In #VA04, they're on track to win a Biden +36 seat by 45. Wow.
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Useful thread on the international intrigue / Montana overlap story (now all it needs is a New England sports angle and it qualifies for my triple crown of interesting things)
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Possibly the one factual thing the man has ever said
“Everybody deep down inside is a geek and loves space,” @RepSantosNY03 told E&E News oh his appointment to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Read this by @jeremydillonDC:
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Spare a thought for all the House LDs who have never gone through a vote sequence like this before…
House is about to begin a series of 24 consecutive roll call votes on a bill dealing with oil and gas production on federal land. This is what some GOPers demanded from McCarthy: more votes on more amendments. This is the first such lengthy vote series since McCarthy became Spkr
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And so after 68 minutes our national nightmare has come to an end. Finally heading home. What a time!
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Flashing lights…the rumble of a train…a train not taking passengers. 5 more minutes
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6/ I’m done texting. Now we’re just waiting for the train that was supposed to arrive right now per the arrival board…which has gone back to the dreaded DLY
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