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Hyped to announce "The Truce," a book I wrote with
@nycsouthpaw
, is out in January.
It's a deep look at the state of the Democratic Party that's filled with original reporting and exclusive scoops.
It would mean a lot if you would pre-order a copy!
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Took my dog for a long walk tonight and can report that Jared and Ivanka's next door neighbor has a "BIDEN 2020" sign prominently displayed on the front of their house.
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The fact Politico gave prime real estate to Ben Shapiro the day after he claimed *everyone* has zip tie restraints at home in an attempt to minimize the Capitol riots and it all being sponsored by the oil and gas lobby tells you more about DC than any newsletter scoop could.
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There is a debate going on here about whether people who were at the Capitol complex had a right to be scared on January 6. I was there.
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EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff
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Just heard something very interesting. All I'll say for now is that I don't think Berman is the only prosecutor Trump and Barr need to worry about ... 👀 👀 👀
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For years public homophobia was socially acceptable and gay people were forced to live in the closet.
I would like to take a moment to share some firsthand experience of what that meant in real terms.
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Back in April, a law enforcement source told me that they heard DC Metropolitan Police officers affiliated with the presidential motorcade share a story of Trump demanding to be drive to the Capitol and getting into an altercation with Secret Service on January 6.
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President Trump just told reporters at the White House that he's "not involved" with the firing of US Attorney Berman. Trump said it's up to Attorney General Bill Barr
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My cat passed away last night. He was 14 and he was the best. If you have a pet, make sure to hug them and give them an extra treat.
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Here's my video of the main moments the protesters in Lafayette Park across from the White House were dispersed last night. The law enforcement on scene included Secret Service and National Guard troops.
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I would like to think I have seen some things in my day. I have been present for violent protests, shootings, violent protests, a fatal accident, and a terrorist attack. January 6 was one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed.
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Since we're on the subject, here's my dog. He is a very, very good boy.
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The tear gas you saw was tear gas.
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I am a reporter and I am a man. There's a lot of reasons I don't like to talk abiut fear in a personal sense. However, it's important for me to bring you all a clear story of what happened that day – especially if it's being minimized or forgotten. It was terror.
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As a New Yorker who was there that day too, it reminded me of 9/11 – and that's a comparison I'd never make lightly.
The scope is obviously different but it was impossible to know at the time.
And seeing things that just aren't supposed to be possible creates a unique panic.
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This is what social media disinformation does to people. Terrible. Doing my best to set the record straight.
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Someone on Tiktok posted a video of Trump in Florida this weekend. They say he was handing out $50 bills.
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So, to keep score,
@JoshKovensky
and I have found that Santos and his campaign associates have:
-Payments to themselves.
-Lavish unexplained expenses.
-Alleged credit card fraud.
-Seemingly mislabeled hotel stays.
-Payments made to "Anonymous."
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Matt Gaetz's comms director, Luke Ball, who resigned today, once called my mother at her home when he was upset about a story he did. He did this in spite of me having provided my cell phone number over multiple emails.
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I think one reason we're not being entirely clear about how serious this was is that the pandemic has really disconnected people from reality. The extraordinary has become normal and we're all watching it at a distance. It was also a moment of transition.
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I asked President Trump how many of his staffers are sick and whether he is a supespreader. He ignored me and simply said, "Thank you very much everybody."
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I don't think it's my place to tag people in here, but please make an effort to seek out LGBT people - particularly from older generations - and ask them about their experiences. It's an important part of our history and it needs to be part of the conversation.
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Something much more serious than an internet troll happened to Trump tonight. His fans in a deeply red state either aren't as enthusiastic as his campaign hoped or they're not buying his message that they can stop worrying about the virus.
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Herschel Walker's son is wearing a $1,295 hoodie in his video complaining about high gas prices.
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But 1/6 is exactly how we should be thinking about this and we should not forget.
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EXCLUSIVE: Witness Claims Trump’s Chief of Staff Was on Phone Call Planning Jan. 6 March on Capitol
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I keep flashing back to the first moment I realized people were inside the dome. There was no data reception. I hadn't seen it online. I called my editors to let them know.
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I keep flashing back to this because it was when I realized this could turn deadly – and it did.
Along with the danger, there was the sight of such chaos at that iconic dome.
That's a place that is supposed to be so secure. Everything was out of control and unpredictable.
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The moment I hung up one thought rang out in my head, "This is so dangerous." I knew people being inside there meant shooting could break out at any moment.
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I got to know one of the immigrants who was dropped off in DC. He was a really nice guy who loves soccer and rollerblading. He had family back in Central America and was eager to make enough to support them. These are not "migrants" they are people just like you and I.
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I had seen reporters attacked - that day and this summer. I tried to keep a low profile. I can't imagine what the experience was like for people whose names and faces made them known. The crowd was clearly armed and dangerous.
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We're all going to be very prim and proper about cursing now.
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I heard this story months before Cassidy Hutchinson went public with these allegations. I believed the story to be credible at the time because of the source. I am withholding their name due to their position.
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One of my moms was closeted at her job. She felt this was necessary to keep it. She was probably right. They had to come up with elaborate ruses in case there was an emergency. I went to her office and was introduced as a nephew. Being part of the hiding was hurtful.
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I am a straight guy and many people have seen much worse than me. Still I think this context about the concrete effects of anti-gay discrimination is missing from our discourse. These are facts, not my feelings. This is just what happened.
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When I initially heard the story of the January 6 motorcade fight, it was off record. I also felt I needed more corroboration. Now, Hutchinson seems to have corroborated it. My source was OK with me sharing this publicly because her account is being disputed.
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This woman was maced inside the Capitol. She told me, "It's a revolution!"
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Eight days after testing positive I am in some ways sicker than ever. Be careful out there everybody and be grateful if you are not sick! This thing is not fun at all.
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As a kid, this meant not getting invited to a certain friends house and not knowing why until I found out his mother called my parents perverts. It meant getting into fights.
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I am very interested in hearing the accounts of DC MPD officers who were part of Trump's motorcade that day. I hope we will all hear from them soon.
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Being born in the mid 80s around many gay friends meant seeing too many good people die from AIDS. I would only learn later on that so much of the crisis was exacerbated by officials viewing it as a "gay cancer."
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I am 37 years old and I have gay moms. That's something that is much more common now but it was far more unusual when I grew up.
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I have asked the Secret Service for the name and race of the suspect shot near the White House today. I also asked why this information was being withheld.
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I also consider it a privilege that I got to experience gay culture. That dark period of intense discrimination and the closet resulted in a separate world where people created beautiful art and humor.
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January 6 organizer says
@DrPaulGosar
encouraged them to plan rallies by saying he'd met with Trump at the White House and a "blanket pardon" was a "done deal."
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A late 2020 email sent to Mark Meadows about a plan Trump allies hoped could impose martial law after the election was cc'd to "Helen" and "Lucy."
"Helen" was actually Rudy Giuliani.
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This is a real next level troll
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I knew many wonderful gay men who were unable to have children. Laws prevented them from adopting. They were always so happy to meet me and so nice. I could tell they wished they had kids of their own. There was clear pain behind their kindnesses.
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.
@aoc
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@RebeccaAntonia_
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A quiet night in front of the White House. Small crowd milling about, looking at the art, posing for pictures. Very little visible police or military presence.
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When my sister was born she spent time in the NICU. One of my moms and I were not allowed to see her by certain doctors and nurses. Others were kind. It was the policy. We weren't legally family.
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Just came across this photo that appears to show Lauren Boebert in the VIP section at the January 6 rally behind Mike Lindell and Mike Flynn. Boebert — who had just been elected to Congress — was also visible in the CSPAN feed.
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I am, in some ways, glad I experienced discrimination. It helps me try to have more empathy for others' experiences.
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I remember one teacher and a student repeatedly asking me how I was born in ways that felt mocking and invasive. This was also kindergarten.
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I lost at least five close family friends to AIDS. Some of them died alone due to the stigma around the disease and fractured relationships with family.
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I identified a person who matches the description of the cyclist who allegedly assaulted the girl through a tipster. They aren't answering their phone, but are deleting social media in real time. I passed on the info to authorities and requested an update.
Yo, Bethesda, my DMs are open and there's a link to my tips box in the bio.
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#TheMeadowsTexts
identify Ted Cruz, Mo Brooks, Jody Hice, and Jim Jordan as playing leading roles in the effort to overturn the election.
Brooks is described as the "ringleader."
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I distinctly recall my assistant principals talking about me when I was about five. I had marker on my hands. They were laughing about how I was "dirty" and said it was no surprise because of my family.
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Along with my own experience, I saw what this all meant for my parents and the gay community around us. So many of them had pain around families that shunned them at one point or another.
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Here's footage of pepper spray being shot directly at a live CNN camera on H Street by Lafayette Park moments ago.
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I am trying to get a COVID test due to recent exposure at the White House. As of now, my appointment is next week. I will hopefully manage to do it sooner. This is my situation as someone in a major city and has great insurance.
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Many gay friends and family of mine were shunned by their religious communities. They could not marry until relatively recently. There were serious financial and legal repercussions involved. My parents did extensive paperwork to adopt my sister and I.
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I am sharing Linette Lopez's work since
@elonmusk
is preventing her from doing so. She's also an excellent reporter and writer.
Please read Linette and don't let Elon use his personal fortune to silence critical reporting and analysis!
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BREAKING: Congressman Paul Gosar's digital director appears to be a member of white supremacist leader Nick Fuentes' inner circle.
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I had an uncle in Texas. One time we went there and a church had a huge billboard condemning "homosexuals." I knew they meant us. There were certain places we'd travel where I knew we had to be careful with what we did and said.
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Here's the reality of news reporting in America today. I have been insulted and shouted at inside the president's rallies. This week, I was pepper sprayed, gassed, and shot at by law enforcement. I have also been grabbed by protesters. These are dangerous times for the news.
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Two sources who planned the Jan. 6 rally in DC and related events say members who participated in "briefing" conversations or had staffers join included Paul Gosar, Lauren Boebert, Mo Brooks, Madison Cawthorn, Marjorie Greene, Andy Biggs, and Louie Gohmert
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Three separate sources have told me they believe they saw Ginni Thomas at the Willard on Jan. 6. That's the hotel where rally planners had a headquarters and the Trump allies working to overturn the election had a "command center."
Ginni Thomas admits she attended the Jan 6 stop-the-steal rally on Elipse
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Someone just sent me this photo of moving trucks at Jared and Ivanka's house.
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At the time, I chased the story. I was unable to identify the names of the MPD officers assigned to the motorcade that day and had to go underwater for other writing projects.
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Really appreciate all the great responses to this thread. I did this video with
@CBSNLive
abut my experience covering the Capitol on 1/6 a few days after the attack.
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Pence literally promised the audience he was putting their health "first" at an event where the Trump campaign made them sign waivers promising not to sue because of the clear risk they could contract coronavirus.
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Postal union leaders I spoke to in April brought up the idea they may be needed to deliver supplies in a vaccine rollout. The VA also sends out many prescriptions to veterans via the mail.
Wouldn’t USPS be a great way to deliver a vaccine 🤔
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I feel like the Afghanistan departure is being retconned into a complete Biden thing. Biden presided over the end of the war but Trump essentially ended it.
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Trump campaign adviser
@JasonMillerinDC
is now rattling off online debate polls Trump won including "the New Jersey dot com poll" and the "KISS FM Phoenix online survey."
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The coverage of John Boehner's revisionist history book tour leaves a lot to be desired.
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Reporters and outlets are suddenly paying attention to human rights issues in Afghanistan now that they're used as an argument for more war. For years those same outlets have largely ignored a long list of crises including Yemen, Syria, Haiti, Congo, and, oh yeah, Afghanistan.
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NEW: Sources tell me Nancy Pelosi "kicked out" of the congressional progressive caucus meeting today by Rep. Jayapal.
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There's so much disinformation on Twitter and, sadly, many spread it for clout or lap it up eagerly as
@Twitter
allows it to trend.
@hunterw
since your’re in DC and posting this morning can you comment on why
#dcblackout
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This is literally a video of Peter Doocy complaining that he doesn't get to ask questions the White House while asking a question at the White House
Peter Doocy complains that Fox News doesn't get to ask the Biden administration enough questions. Psaki isn't really having it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Documents Show January 6th Rally VIPs
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I asked President Trump how many of his staffers are sick and whether he is "a superspreader." He ignored me and simply said, "Thank you very much everybody."
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More and more evidence is emerging that elements of this attack on the Capitol were planned. Here is some of what I saw ...
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I obtained a copy of the "health care plan" that Kayleigh McEnany handed to Lesley Stahl in that massive binder. It was a large print list of bullet pointed highlights and slogans that was 10 pages long (including back and front covers).
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EXCLUSIVE: Mark Meadows Exchanged Texts With 34 Members Of Congress About Plans To Overturn The 2020 Election
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Here's the story Matt and his team were mad enough about ti call ny mother at her home. They would not want you to read it so definitely don't click the link.
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I am just doing my job. Meanwhile, you seem to be sitting on the couch reading, tweeting, and podcasting while critiquing others. Life's too short for negativity man. I'm just focusing on doing my own work.
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When the reporter told him
@johnthune
raised this issue, Trump asked if Thune was a Republican. He was not happy with the answer. I would expect Thune is getting a call tonight.
Trump declares "it's legal" to use the White House to accept the GOP presidential nomination because the Hatch Act doesn't apply to the president.
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