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WINNING THE POPULAR VOTE AND THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AGAINST AN INCUMBENT - WHO HEADS A WHOLE APPARATUS BENT ON VOTER SUPPRESSION! - IS ACTUALLY A REPUDIATION, AND A MANDATE
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YOU ARE THE NEW YORK FUCKING TIMES IT IS BENEATH YOU TO HAVE TO FUCKING CROWDSOURCE BOOKS BY WOMEN. DO THE WORK.
Here's
@SamSifton
's summer reading list. He's looking for more books by women authors. Tell him your suggestions:
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Be the Sally Yates you want to see in the world.
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DEAR LORD WHY COULDN'T THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE ELECTION
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Hey
@Variety
I fixed it for you: "On the Heels of ‘Wonder Woman,’ Studios Are Ready to Hire Female Directors"
On the Heels of ‘Wonder Woman,’ Female Directors Are Ready to Tackle Big Films
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Media: please show as much outrage about tear-gassing kids across a border as you did when a comedian joked about Sarah Sanders' eyeshadow.
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@TheLSD
@IvankaTrump
This is not to shame *ANYONE* for getting an abortion at any time. This is to shame
@IvankaTrump
for her hypocrisy and corruption, enabling and whitewashing her father to get him elected and then profiting off his presidency.
#complicit
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They can't go the full Hillary Clinton on Comey because he's a man
Will be interesting to watch the right-wing go full Hillary Clinton on James Comey.
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Love how Republicans suddenly think health decisions should be made privately between a patient and doctor
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The whole lionizing of Amy Coney Barrett as a working mother of school-age children is so false, and do you know how I know? Because working mothers of school-age children are FUCKING DROWNING RIGHT NOW and the GOP couldn't care less.
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Can we stop with the powerful-woman-crushing-tiny-men-under-her-heel thing? It's never not gross. Please do better.
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Amy Coney Barrett was *selected* to roll back your rights. That was the POINT.
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This is visceral. Not just because of the chants, but because he is masked and muted.
Trump at the court as crowd chants “vote him out” — it’s rare for this President to see his opposition this up-close and in-person
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When I think of Betty White I think of her amazing episode hosting SNL for Mother’s Day 2010. For which she won an Emmy.
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"The Academy loved 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' which got nominated for best director and best adapted screenplay (among others) in 2014, but somehow, something changed when the women were the wolves instead of the playthings." Mmmmhmmmm re: "Hustlers"
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As a Jewish woman on Rosh Hashanah, I am extremely moved to see this hashtag gaining steam for an iconic and legendary Jewish woman, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
#MayHerMemoryBeARevolution
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You know what would’ve been great? If all the Democratic candidates had coordinated for a Super Bowl ad that said, we’re all great, any one of us would be a great president, and we will all support whoever is the nominee to beat Donald Trump. And also no kids in cages.
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I hope you will reconsider supporting an ultimatum to a woman who had to move out of her house due to death threats based on a made-up deadline
I hope that Dr. Ford will reconsider and testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. It is my understanding that the Committee has offered to hold either a public or a private session, whichever would make her more comfortable.
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Is it me or is this the worst Women’s History Month ever
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If you are turned away at the polls, your response is:
“GIVE ME A PROVISIONAL BALLOT WITH A RECEIPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW!”
(Poll worker friend says she’s handed out a lot of provisional ballots already.)
FYI and pass it on via
@NathalieMolina
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[Actually it does that is the point]
But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year’s ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate. 7/15
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I can’t get over how terrible and tragic and sad this is. What a loss. These kids are being utterly failed.
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I was more emotional talking abt Professor Blasey Ford on
@CNN
than I've ever been on TV. This is upsetting bc it HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
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Really don’t like Jim Carrey’s not-reflective-of-reality portrayal as Biden. He did well at the Town Hall.
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I cannot *believe* anyone is questioning that a woman was fired for being pregnant IN THE FREAKING 70s!! I’m so over the constant gaslighting of women. WE LIVE IN OUR EXPERIENCES. FUCK YOU. WE KNOW.
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@dansaltzstein
Oh here’s another one, from summer 2020 - in Walgreen’s with boyfriend. “Celebration” comes on. We both start singing as we shop. Pass the security guard, she’s singing too. Round an aisle corner as a guy with a dog throws his head back on “what’s your pleasure!” All masked. NYC!
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I am one of MILLIONS of people excited for the Hillary Clinton book and who thinks she's amazing and inspiring.
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Yeah sex is good but have you ever touched your face
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.
@AOC
: It doesn't feel good to live in a society with so much wealth inequality - it doesn't feel good walking down the street and seeing elderly, vets homeless: "Goes back to the moral question."
#aocintercept
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Trump was elected president on an unbelievably repugnant record of behavior. Why are we worried about offending people who voted for him?
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I'm not interested in nude photos of Melania Trump, meant to shame her, ridicule her and reduce her to an object. Not relevant. Pass.
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@katierosemiller
@StephenM
This is monstrous:
Katie Miller, press secretary for Mike Pence, quoted in Jacob Soboroff's new book, Separated: "DHS sent me to the border to see the separations for myself -- to try to make me more compassionate -- but it didn't work."
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If NBC is waiving NDAs then let’s hear from those with access to the old Apprentice tapes shall we?
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Never forget that children in cages were not fucking enough.
Nancy Pelosi: "Today, I'm announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. I'm directing our six committees to proceed with their investigations under that umbrella ... The president must be held accountable."
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I cannot believe that Hamas TURNED DOWN A CEASEFIRE DEAL and said "Nope! We'd rather keep hostages and have war!" and S I L E N C E.
Where are the NGOs?? Where are the ceasefire activists??? Where are the U.N. demands for Hamas to agree to a ceasefire and return the hostages???
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Happy Saturday! I went on TV while nursing and you couldn't tell (until the end)
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Grateful to have gotten into this project under the wire! Thanks
@ClinicNFT
see you at intake!
Less than 12 hours to go before we lock down discord for presale. Join now, or we'll see you on the other side 💙
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Letterman's Netflix show will launch on Jan. 12, 2018, and it's called "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction." Six monthly eps of 60 minutes each w/ guest incl. Malala Yousafzai, Tina Fey, Jay-Z and President Obama. (Is it me or does it feel like just a weird time for this?)
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This tweet is advocating domestic terrorism: "activities that appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population" and "to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion" - 18 U.S. Code § 2331 (5)(b)(i) and (5)(b)(ii).
This is explicit.
Republican groups should start bussing Trump supporters to Philly, Phoenix, and Detroit. Make them feel our level of pissed off.
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Never forget that Hillary Clinton was *criticized* for being "over-prepared."
I would give absolutely anything for a boring government right now.
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Lots of issues with Amy Coney Barrett, and the sham hearing underway. But a refusal to say, YES THE PRESIDENT SHOULD COMMIT TO A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER should be disqualifying on its face.
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MEDIA: Do not do that thing where you pretend there are two sides here. It is PATENTLY RIDICULOUS to rush a confirmation hearing through before the election. Do not pretend otherwise.
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"We’re going to set this county on fire" is a direct quote from someone in this piece. This title could have been anything, like - "They'd rather destroy their country than watch it change." Instead, always with the sympathy.
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At least France is committed to a future of shade
We’ve seen the
@WhiteHouse
video about the
#ParisAccord
. We disagree – so we’ve changed it.
#MakeThePlanetGreatAgain
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My child just chided me for looking at my phone during Kindergarten. “Mommy! Look at the book!” SHE THINKS I TAKE KINDERGARTEN WITH HER. BECAUSE I DO.
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Oh my god FUCK OFF with this
President Trump's flair for the dramatic has introduced a sense of showmanship when it comes to nominating a Supreme Court justice.
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They rammed thru a judge instead of looking after Americans during an urgent economic crisis in a pandemic. They could have even done it *at the same time* but they don’t care if people live or die. Including their supporters. It’s honestly so fucked up.
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Charles Barkley on CNN: Dems have taken the black vote and the poor vote for granted for way too long, and it's time to actually earn both. Hope that clip goes viral.
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@AOC
reiterating her position on ICE: "I don't believe that an agency that systematically and repeatedly violates human rights can be reformed."
#aocintercept
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While they’re at it they should include Clarence/Ginni Thomas. Remember that?
Chief Justice Roberts is likely to order a full investigation involving the FBI into the reported leak of a draft majority opinion, reports
@JanCBS
— as some question if it will throw the Supreme Court’s legitimacy into question.
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Holy moly
An estimated 10,000 rallying against Trump in Lansing, Michigan
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UM, WHAT KIND OF SCENARIO DO YOU THINK THIS CURRENTLY IS
Opinion: On Trump and impeachment, some Democrats fear a nightmare scenario
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Voter suppression in Alabama makes this victory even more astonishing and landmark.
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Does Elizabeth Warren exist?
Despite messy results, the Iowa caucuses scrambled the 2020 campaign, with Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders pulling ahead and Joe Biden trailing in fourth place. How will this outcome affect the dynamics on today’s debate stage?
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White men are learning lately what women have known forever: powerful men will lie about assaulting you .
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PA race is a good reminder that every vote counts (which is why GOP works so hard to take so many away)
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I love
@HillaryClinton
but she is absolutely wrong about the power imbalance between the President and an intern 20+ years his junior.
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Why is this framed as a question
Is it ethical, or even legal, for a United States president to use a summit meeting to flog his resort and then host an official event at it, all to his personal profit?
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“The constitution is a framework for lawmaking, not an agreement to sacrifice our children’s lives to a corrupt and greedy gun lobby.”
-
@shannonrwatts
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“Whoever the nominee is, their campaign is going to have to come to terms with the intense misogyny so many female voters have dealt with — and understand that it’s an issue we care deeply about.”
@JessicaValenti
I feel all this and appreciate you
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SHE. KNOWS. EXACTLY. WHAT. SHE. IS. DOING. AND. ALWAYS. HAS.
#complicit
#loathsome
#wherearethechildren
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This is ridiculous. So-called One Million Moms got 25K signatures on a petition which is a blip in real social media standards. Also this ad is great. Also fuck off.
The Hallmark Channel pulled ads featuring a lesbian couple kissing after a petition by the conservative group One Million Moms
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Fuck him. Nope and nope. Oh and now we know his "apology" was worthless. BYE MATT YOU DESPICABLE LEERING PERV.
Matt Lauer is reportedly seeking a $30 million dollar payout from NBC News. And here he is in the Hamptons today handing criminal defense attorney Eddie Burke Jr an envelope.
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"At least one had a semi-automatic rifle and 11 Molotov cocktails. At least one, unlike nearly every other right-wing rioter photographed that day, wore a mask that obscured his face."
Again: WHY IS TRUMP STILL PRESIDENT
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This is a book that should be scooped up ASAP. (Publishers, note that her name is trending because her colleagues think she's that amazing.)
I spent a lot of time covering the GOP, which led to this look back at the historical roots of its racism-as-electoral strategy. Excited for bigger projects like this—would love to write a book. 4/
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I can’t believe conservatives are criticizing
@AOC
for going to the border a year ago, and reacting like a human. Telling on yourselves.
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Kelly Loeffler saying Rev. Warnock is “out of step with Georgia’s values.” Surely not the values of the most recent election results.. also pretty rich from someone who was **APPOINTED** to the seat.
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Girls: "Never doubt that you are valuable & powerful & deserving of every chance & oppt'y in the world to pursue & achieve your own dreams."
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How is that Republicans make this kind of error so frequently? I’ve literally never made this error.
The CPAC stage resembles a known SS Nazi insignia. Generously, let's assume the design was in error. They should immediately release an apology and change up the stage. Not doing so will convey the most reprehensible intent.
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Praying for my fellow Jews taken hostage in Colleyville, Texas. I am proud to be Jewish.
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Hey, remember the person who wrote that anonymous op-ed? Sure has done an amazing job keeping everything at the White House under control.
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A lot of comparing Trump to a kindergartner tonight. Well, my kid is a kindergartner. And today she bravely walked into a big new school for the first time, wearing a mask. Trump wishes he had the fortitude of our brave, sweet kindergartners.
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Yeah sex is good but have you ever discovered that you have a giant storage space inside your couch? BECAUSE I JUST DID
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Are you honestly fucking kidding me
THE NOTE: The president is displaying a new tone and a new level of engagement, after aides and allies have pleaded with him to recognize the gravity of the moment,
@rickklein
writes.
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Never ever come at us with a “Dems in disarray” headline again.
New: Kevin McCarthy is now floating a plan to reinstall himself as Speaker and make Jim Jordan his co-Speaker.
It’s a plan designed to win over MAGA.
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Just stop,
@nytimes
. ABORTION IS LEGAL.
Depending on whom you ask, Cecile Richards is a national "hero" or a "deeply evil woman"
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GOOD LORD JOHN MCCAIN THEN JUST DON'T VOTE FOR IT!
.
@SenJohnMcCain
on House just passing the skinny repeal bill: "I'm very worried about it and I would be worried about the product."
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"There is an unmistakable racial element to this story... who Trump chooses to criticize tells us a lot." -
@brianstelter
on CNN, naming it.
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THERE IS NEVER A SHIFT IN TONE. THE TONE HAS BEEN FUCKING CONSISTENT. THE TONE IS THE ACTION. THE TONE IS THE INACTION. THE TONE IS THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT. FUCK THE TONE.
The notion that last night constituted a shift in tone is stunning. Besides the blatant theater--rewriting history-- most of the speeches (like Bondi) were more blistering than night 1. The reporting makes me think that many in the media haven't learned the lessons from 2016.
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Note that Kavanaugh has known about this as long as we all have - for a week and a half - and has yet to make a public comment asking people to stand down. Ditto Grassley, McConnell, Collins, Corker, Manchin - any of them.
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