Mara Liasson
@MaraLiasson
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NPR national political correspondent/White House/36 great years at NPR!
Washington, DC
Joined October 2012
Barabak: Dianne Feinstein is one of California’s greats. Let’s remember her that way @markzbarabak
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein is one of the most meaningful and accomplished lawmakers Californians ever put in office. She deserves to be remembered for more than her recent decline.
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Not running for VP.....
Wow - @NikkiHaley on Trump in an interview w @TimAlberta - “We need to acknowledge he let us down. He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again.” https://t.co/QPWiu1Sdek
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Yes, Mary Louise, it is enshrined in law. My friend’s aunt got a ticket in the mail a few weeks ago for bad hejab. It was enforced through facial recognition technology. 6 months in, and journalists are still fixated on hijab. Ma’am, the people want the regime gone.
My attempt to pin down a senior Iranian official on whether women in Iran are still required to cover their hair:
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They call them Entitlements because you pay for them in a special, specific federal tax and are 'entitled' to your pre-paid benefits when you hit 65. Pass it on.
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Well, we are on week five of this semester and I've already been handed a paper written by ChatGPT. They're not hard to spot if you know how the AI crafts 'answers' and the mistakes it makes, but now is the time to familiarize yourself with what that looks like.
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I was in a meeting where Donald Trump asked a group of us to lay off XI and China telecom ZTE because he promised XI, and he doesn’t want to disappoint him. Bolton wrote about this, I can confirm. I was shocked.
@MonicaCrowley 1) according to John Bolton trump begged Xi for help in 2020. Tough to be strong when begging.
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@Gambo_Gambini @BrynnTannehill @Gambo_Gambini Halo! you can read it here: https://t.co/ugOyf0mmnj Enjoy :) 🤖
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@BrynnTannehill: Let's talk about the Chinese spy balloon that's somewhere over the Northern Continental US now. There's a lot of speculation by folks (see Fox and Friends) who have zero experience...
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@VicentPauJoanR @EHunterChristie @VicentPauJoanR Hallo, please find the unroll here: https://t.co/snh1W8M0WZ Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖
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@EHunterChristie: 1-12 It is important for our American friends who watch Tucker Carlson to understand that Mr. Carlson is, in fact, exposing them to Marxist-Leninist propaganda that is *identical*...
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@fdzchav @zachdcarter @fdzchav Halo! here is your unroll: https://t.co/yeTWfJLsHy Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖
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I'm not sure people realize how big of a deal this is. High-altitude balloons might not be as sexy as autonomous weapons or hypersonics but I think they have the potential to be just as revolutionary for warfare, if not more so. 🧵 1/10
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JUST IN: The US economy gained an astonishing 517,000 jobs in January – much better than expected. Unemployment rate: 3.4% --> Lowest in decades. Wages: +4.4% for past year (up 0.3% in January) Bottom line: This is NOT an economy in recession
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Since "Chinese Spy Balloon" is trending: In 1945, the crew of USS New York spotted a sphere that they thought might be a Japanese balloon weapon. The captain ordered it shot down but none of the guns could score a hit. Finally, a navigator realized they were attacking Venus.
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#NEW: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D) has introduced HR 622, the REAL House Act, to increase the number of U.S. House seats to 585 following the 2030 Census.
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Ukrainian decathlete Volodymyr Androshchuk will not be representing his country at the Paris Olympics because he was just killed by the Russian armed forces. In other news, the IOC announces that Russian athletes are welcome in Paris.
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It's pretty wild seeing reporters travel TO long island and treat it like a real place with an entirely separate political identity from the city. the people are just as real as the ones in ohio diners!
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Incredible, 100% Long Island quote: “Santos is all I talk about in therapy,” said Great Neck resident Nina Gordon. “My therapist said: ‘He’s not worth the co-pay.’” https://t.co/wvu9dBuvck
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For 40 years, Robert Zimmerman wanted to be a congressman. Then he lost to George Santos.
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In these times, the most extreme voices often get the mic. So here's your reminder that ~6% of people want to abolish the police. It's an idea that essentially only has currency on Twitter. It is opposed by almost everyone, regardless of race & class.
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All my life I have dreamed of being in love with a guy and having him so in love and obsessed with me back that he would not be able to handle any sleeping or waking minute without being by my side. turns out all that time I just wanted a son 🫠
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