Robert Gammon
@RobertGammon
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Personal account: Tweets are mine. Also, press secretary/policy adviser for @SenMcNerney. Spouse of @LJFernandez. Dad. Ex-editor, reporter and columnist.
Oakland, California
Joined April 2010
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name a character that would’ve HATED tr*mp
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Interesting to see a Dem repeat the MAGA-made-up $72B number. That “fraud” supposedly includes the $17B spent on high-speed rail — which has created 16,000 union jobs and built 50+ COMPLETED projects. Calling union work “fraud” is certainly a choice.
One place you and I probably agree @chamath & @Jason @friedberg is the $72 billion fraud in Sacramento is outrageous and appalling. There needs to be full accountability for the waste and new leadership in Sacramento. Taxpayers are owed an accounting of where every penny of their
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Fiorello LaGuardia, famously considered one of New York’s best mayors in history, spoke multiple languages and was known for using them on the campaign trail. It’s absurd for anyone to attack a politician for taking the time to speak with his constituents in their language.
ENOUGH OF THIS! YOU ARE A MAYOR OF AN AMERICAN CITY. ENOUGH!
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John McCain targeted Latino voters with a Spanish-subtitled video and listed his campaign promises on the screen in Spanish, not English. “Estamos Unido McCain” the ad says at the end.
ENOUGH OF THIS! YOU ARE A MAYOR OF AN AMERICAN CITY. ENOUGH!
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He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
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CNBC did an excellent report on Medicaid and Medicare fraud in a similar manner but with better sourcing than Nick Shirley 2 years ago, and it never went viral because it didn't have an anti-immigrant angle to it and the fraud was in a red state
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The United States taxes a lot less, and spends a lot less, than almost every other rich country. We also spend the least on social programs for families, and as a result have the highest child poverty rate of any wealthy country
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The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC. https://t.co/cKI5mQUBbI
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CNN covered it first in 2022, then again on October 4, 2025. NYT covered it first on November 29. WaPo covered it first in 2022, then again on December 19, 2025. Minneapolis Star-Tribune has been covering it continuously since the story first broke in 2022. Took me 5 minutes.
Still no coverage in NYT, WaPo, CNN, or Minneapolis Star-Tribune of massive fraud being uncovered in Minnesota. The media's willingness to ignore stories that hurt Democrats is truly astonishing.
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We’ve spent years cracking down on fraud - referring cases to law enforcement, shutting down and auditing high-risk programs. Trump keeps letting fraudsters out of prison. To the national news just now paying attention, here’s what we’ve done to stop it.
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Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
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For all those claiming zero stories on MN fraud by media, Star Tribune alone has written 300+ stories in the last four years.
For more than a decade, Minnesota has grappled with a fraud crisis in its Medicaid programs. In the last four years alone, the Star Tribune has written nearly 300 stories on the massive scandal and broken major developments. Here’s a guide to our coverage.
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The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC. https://t.co/cKI5mQUBbI
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The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC.
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If you're a Democrat, bipartisanship is not only expected, but demanded. If you're a Republican and engage in bipartisanship, your own party leadership basically disowns you and yet the media blames both sides when things don't get done.
Nine Republican Montana state senators voted with 18 Democrats to form a new majority to pass major legislation last session, undermining the influence of the ultra-conservative caucus of the state’s GOP. Dubbed “The Nasty Nine,” the Republican senators were censured by their
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A new Gallup poll finds 24% of Americans satisfied and 74% dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States.
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New - 83% of Americans say the Elites are out of touch with the realities of everyday life (YouGov)
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You work so hard for your money and they are just lighting your taxpayer dollars on fire.
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They don’t know because the owner of the site and the controller of its algorithm doesn’t want them to know.
Not sure if people on this site know that the Biden DOJ investigated the Minnesota fraud scheme and that dozens of people have already been convicted.
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December: finally, a break so I can get things done January: finally, a routine so I can get things done
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