Caitlin Oprysko
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Some exciting ~personal news~ as they say: Starting Monday I’ll be taking the reins of Influence while
@theodoricmeyer
moves over to Transition Playbook!
Subscribe here () if you don’t already and send me any and all K Street tips!
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DOJ counterintelligence chief Jay Bratt vowed this morning that the department would not be deterred by a string of recent legal setbacks in its attempts to crackdown on foreign influence efforts in the U.S.
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Because there wasn't enough news flying around today, we now have a verdict in the Roger Stone trial!
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I have truly never been more conflicted
Sony Michel and David Andrews are celebrating in the endzone during the Super Bowl.
Of course.
#UGA
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A new disclosure filed yesterday shows Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of Biden aide Steve Ricchetti, has been lobbying for PhRMA for almost 5 months now (the LDA says lobbyists must register within 45 days of reaching the threshold requiring registration)
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The plagiarism is bad but also the rest of the replies to this are p alarming
Read Fox New article about a congressional race. Clicked the Politico link in the article only to realize the Fox article is pretty dang close to a word for word copy of the Politico article.
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Coulda told you that from watching like any five Instagram stories from people I follow selected at random
Georgia has received an "F" grade in social distancing, according to cell phone data recorded by
@Unacast
.
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Bad day to be a person who organizes their apps by color 😔
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"The peach is famously the state’s fruit, but lemon pepper is the city’s soul."
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I too remain bothered by the Sugar Bowl
"What's his name in Texas? Beevo?" Johnny Isakson says on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
"Beto," the host says
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A quick thread about Blake Hounshell: Blake was truly one of a kind, both as a person and a journalist. I'm heartbroken for his family and friends tonight.
The
@politico
newsroom is in anguish. Blake Hounshell had a dazzling mind, full of original insights about a vast array of subjects. He was a deeply idealistic and curious man with an exhilarating ability to perceive both patterns and contradictions in the news.
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The White House should put that on the Beast
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This is chilling:
"Meredith brought with him a Glock covered in an American flag skin, an assault-style rifle with telescopic sight, high-capacity magazines and about 2,500 rounds of ammunition, including at least 320 'armor-piercing' rounds."
QAnon believer who plottled to kill Nancy Pelosi came to D.C. ready for war
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Kudos to the team at trivia that named themselves “Girlfriend you are so on”
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A separate filing shows PhRMA paid Ricchetti $60,000 for his services in Q1, but he didn't report contacting any federal entities in that time.
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The inaugural
#ProSummit
is about to begin! Follow along at
@POLITICOPro
and
@POLITICOLive
where we'll be tweeting all day!
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Robert Stryk, Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Massoud’s new lobbyist, just sent this along outlining some of Massoud’s asks of Washington:
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Well the woman taking me and
@meganmckinley23
’s tickets for
#RocketmanMovie
asked if we were having a parents night out so plz send all anti-aging product recs
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Just sat down for a nice Thanksgiving Eve dinner and my mom asked the Google home to play Chainsmokers as our soundtrack so now seeking a new family to spend the holidays with!
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I've been shellshocked all afternoon, and filled with regret that I didn't return his well wishes with more than just a platitude.
I hope his loved ones can find even the tiniest bit of peace seeing the outpouring of grief and the impact he had on the lives of so many.
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These babies can't vote, but that doesn't stop them from
#FeelingTheBern
http://t.co/TqCqJoe9jn
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Bless this sweet angel who just stopped by with a surprise (socially distant) delivery of Tropicalia 😭😭 also
@creaturebeer
please open an online store
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I really gotta know which geniuses scheduled the natty on Inauguration Day
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Re: this dispute, an adviser to one of the Dem campaigns emails: "The DNC’s doing their level best, but there is a 0 percent chance that any candidates break with Unite Here. So if you’re the union, why wouldn’t you drive a hard line during a rare moment of very high leverage?”
The DNC says it expects parties involved in a labor dispute threatening to upend this week’s Democratic primary debate to “promptly” return to the negotiating table
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Tucker has never been to a Waffle House in a major city or college town after midnight and it *shows*
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Or to put it into terms locals might understand, they could fit into a show at the Tabernacle (with room to spare)
You could fit the voters that separate Biden & Trump in Georgia into a show at The Anthem.
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I think just about every email in my inbox is about coronavirus
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Coronavirus has come for the Gridiron Dinner — the annual D.C. tradition just got canceled for only the third time since 1885. (The other two cancellations came during World War I and II)
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Please god no Instagram is my safe place
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One of my movers just cut his finger and the other made him a bandaid with a leaf from the sidewalk and packing tape and I’m just standing here trying very hard to pretend that’s normal
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Yeah we dont even have a Waffle House or Chili's which is honestly outrageous
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Hello can I also be a spokesperson for this bc I have been on this diet for years
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Let me tell you how unsurprised I am that Nick Saban is a Yankees fan
Nick Saban and Alabama players running out of gas on a boat is hilarious.
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I last heard from him on Friday when, again, he reached out out of the blue to offer one of his hard-won compliments. At the time, I was immensely flattered to hear that someone so admired and respected still read my newsletter regularly, let alone enjoyed it!
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Yes 👏🏼 it 👏🏼 does 👏🏼
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Good Wednesday morning to everyone except my neighbor who has let their car alarm go off for 45 minutes and counting!!
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I just got to watch one of my roommates encounter fireflies for the first time and I’ve never seen anything so wonderful and pure
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My mental wellbeing and I are happy to report that this turnaround has actually been about a month in the making
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OAN's
@ChanelRion
intends to be at today's coronvirus briefing, attending as a guest of
@PressSec
for the third day in a row in defiance of WHCA's social distancing rules
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Chick-fil-A with a great read on their customer base with this golf cart option
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Some happy news for us all as we head into the weekend!
@ddiamond
In high-level WH meetings, officials have voiced concerns the virus could be spreading undetected – a potential situation that’s raised fears of a strained public health response, economic damage and threats to Trump’s 2020 reelection prospects:
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House Judiciary has unveiled the lineup for its first impeachment hearing Wednesday. More w/
@dsamuelsohn
on the four legal scholars called to testify:
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*updates resume*
Job posting of the day:
Green Monster Scoreboard Operator - Boston Red Sox (BOSTON · MA)
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I’ve only been to American Whiskey once and felt really overdramatic talking about how wonderful it is and maybe I *am* being overdramatic but at least I ain’t alone
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NEW: PGA Tour says in a statement they "look forward to appearing" at next month's Senate hearing on the LIV deal "to answer their questions about the framework agreement we believe keeps the PGA TOUR as the leader of professional golf's future"
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I need to know more about the person in charge of making these models for the president
Photo from Biden’s July 1 briefing where he went through options for taking out Zawahiri. The scale model of the terrorist’s safe house is in the box on the table.
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Streaming WSB from DC & could not be more impressed w/ your coverage
@MJohnsonWSB
@JasonDurdenWSB
@AaronDiamantWSB
@EricaByfieldWSB
et al!
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The amount of people heading for the exits at Nats Park after the 8th inning of a tie game is truly disheartening
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If anyone sees me weeping on Marta in a bit…… no you didn’t
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Gotta take a sec to brag on my rockstar of a friend
@adriennehurst
who worked on this investigation, proud to know ya!
After almost 13 years of being wrongly convicted and imprisoned for murder, a Miami man is freed after an investigation made by twenty
@MedillSchool
students.
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In 2010, our football team ended Taylor Heinicke’s high school career in the state semifinals and went on to win the championship, but no one from that team is even on an NFL roster anymore so I guess he’s still getting the last laugh
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Thanks I hate it
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*Italian chef kiss*
If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!
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I keep hoping D.C. will get our very own Waffle House to cry in one day tbh
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IT’S A SIGN THIS IS OUR YEAR
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Taylor Swift finally put Reputation on Spotify and 25 Days of Christmas starts on Freeform today so a Friday news dump only seems fair tbh
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God bless
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I also promise I do not begin each day striving to write about the Orioles
I promise,
@politico
influence is not just a newsletter directed toward my interests in golf and baseball.
But
@caitlinoprysko
has more on the Orioles hiring their first federal lobbyist to snag $ as the team negotiates a long-term lease on Camden Yards
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Stealing this pose for my bio page — stay tuned
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Dying that the Joe Millionaire reboot filmed a “honky tonk” date at a restaurant/bar I used to frequent in my hometown
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No no no no no no no no no no noooooo
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This one's for all the people who told me cheerleading would never get me anywhere 👌🏼
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From one swamp to another
NEWS: Sen. Sasse is expected to take a job with University of Florida and resign his Senate seat in the near future per two people familiar
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@cjnorwoodwrites
@POLITICOPro
@eleanor_mueller
@eliokun
@m_parthas
@adriennehurst
@garrett_ross
Oh girl you know I would’ve had you covered 💕 Ask Eleanor how quickly I ate her last two Cadbury mini eggs yesterday (on our way to get cookie cake)
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I simply cannot consume enough Orb content (which is what they should’ve called it fwiw)
Breaking my Twitter silence to scream from the rooftops: THEY LET ME GO TO AND WRITE ABOUT THE SPHERE
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All concession speeches should include dogs
Congrats to
@kyrstensinema
. I wish her success. I’m grateful to all those who supported me in this journey. I’m inspired by Arizonans’ spirit and our state’s best days are ahead of us.
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??? Not NOW, baseball!
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Yeesh hope he had better luck spelling on that birthday card he gave her
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Blake saw something I clearly didn't when he randomly called me up a few years ago and asked if I'd be interested in taking over the Influence newsletter — a job I'd truthfully never considered but now love.
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Feels like this list could be a little longer???
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If the DNC is still looking for a debate venue for November boy do I have the spot for y’all
JUST IN: Owner putting Gwinnett Place Mall up for sale
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Why must I be subjected to this on a post-holiday Monday
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Find you a man who loves you as much as this guy loves Maren Morris
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