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I always put "🚨 LEAKED MEMO" at the top of my top secret memos
LEAKED: Top-secret Democrat memo found on DC street reveals their "Project 2026" nightmare agenda
Higher taxes, open borders, skyrocketing gas prices, no more gas cars, crime in the streets, trans sex changes for kids, and no more freedom - this is their deranged blueprint
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By the document's own admission, it is not a leaked DCCC memo but in fact a document produced by the NRCC
nitter.app/NRCC/status/19
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Hannity lobbing a softball "you wouldn't ever commit crimes, would you?" and Trump responding with a "Hell yes I would. I love crime." is the funniest recurring bit in politics
Hannity: “I can’t imagine you ever saying, ‘Bring me some boxes we brought back from the White House. I’d like to look at them.’”
Trump: “I would do that..I have the right to take stuff! You know they ended up paying Nixon $18 million for what he had.”
Community note
In response to the Nixon issue, Congress enacted the Presidential Records Act in 1978 to change legal ownership of Presidential records from the President to the United States Government, which took effect at the beginning of the Reagan administration.
archives.gov/press/press-re…
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Chuck Grassley tells me he hasn’t read the indictment because he’s “not a legal analyst” (he previously chaired the judiciary committee)
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Who could replace George Santos if he’s expelled from Congress axios.com/2023/11/28/george-…
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Not the best look for Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer on Trump's shoulder, nodding along in uniform while a political candidate goes on a racist tirade at a lectern displaying his campaign's fundraising number
Trump: People who don't speak languages. We have languages coming in to our country, nobody that speaks those languages. They're truly foreign languages. Nobody speaks them
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RFK Jr. says he's gonna have Trump remove fluoride from the US water supply. I asked the dentists serving in Congress—all of whom are Republicans—about it.
The consensus: banning fluoride will rot American kids' teeth thebulwark.com/p/gop-dentist…
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To the people who dared dispute my claim that was very much not a joke, I have uncovered a new development.
In 2007, then-San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris won 2nd place in the Museo Italo Americano's pasta contest by cooking a lamb ragu with penne
Kamala Harris' middle name is "Devi" which is Italian for "you have to." This would make her the first Italian American president. #Italy
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Seeing Nancy Pelosi years after her retirement while on vacation with all the money I made off her stock transaction disclosures
Democrats brace for Pelosi's possible retirement
“I wish she would stay for 10 more years,” said one House D from CA “I think she’s out. She’s going to go out with Prop 50 overwhelmingly passing, and what a crowning achievement”
@scottwongDC & me nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
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2016: you can't confirm a supreme court justice in an election year
2024: you can't pass any laws in an election year
Sen. Barrasso, the number three Republican, comes out against the immigration legislation. "...I cannot vote for this bill. Americans will turn to the upcoming election to end the border crisis.” (Which is 272 days away.)
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A 30-second scan of FEC records shows Bill Ackman has donated to races in AZ, Michigan, Maine, California, Illinois, West Virginia, and a bunch of other states that aren’t his own.
We don’t allow foreigners to fund elections in America. Why should we allow Californians to fund elections in NY when they don’t have to live with the consequences?
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If a stranger said this exact monologue in the same tone and volume on the bus or subway you would get up and move as far away as possible
Rep. Roy: “Is anybody paying attention to what’s happening in London?! You've got a massive Muslim takeover of the United Kingdom going on right before our eyes... I've got some strong concerns about Sharia Law and whether that will be forced on the American people.”
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Here's Lauren Boebert's congressional office paying Politico Pro over the years
LOL. @politico is trying to attack @elonmusk because he's exposing their grift.
NEWS FLASH: No one trusts media funded by the deep state!!
Community note
Members of Congress and administration officials pay for Politico Pro, a service that provides policy updates. Lauren Boebert also pays for this service in her office.
house.gov/sites/default/
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Every reporter tweeting from Trump jury selection is like:
A prospective juror, age 55, says he is the first skateboarder to land a 900. Who could this be?
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Putting "Vance is the first Catholic *convert* to serve as vice president" in a press release is so funny because Joe Biden is the first Catholic to hold that office but JD needs the acknowledgement
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He's also wearing a Rolex submariner Ref. 126613LB, which retails for $15,600, but most resales are upwards of $20k
Tom Fernandez, a Berkeley Co. attorney and a well-known GOP activist who has run for elected office in South Carolina in the past, wore a gas mask today as he filed his candidacy to run for Senate District 39. "The political swamp stinks that bad!!!" he wrote on social media.
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Quick clarification: it’s actually Trump’s own former joint chiefs chairman and chief of staff calling him a fascist
We all have to reunite regardless of who wins the election.
Calling your opponent a fascist when slipping in the polls is irresponsible after 2 assassination attempts. You can’t complain about January 6th and then recreate it.
It’s wrong for the campaign and for the country.
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Ben Sasse, admirer of Cincinnatus and civic virtue, needed a career beyond the confines of the petty and corrupt US Senate
*months later*
He spent a car’s worth of money on sushi
Ex-UF president Ben Sasse dished out $1.3 million to cater lavish dinners and social functions – a figure roughly double the amount spent by his predecessor and one that included a holiday party with a $38,610 sushi bar.
Read my latest in @SunSentinel
sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/12/…
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I've spoken to several republicans on the oversight committee between yesterday and today about which informant is missing. I received a different conflicting answer from every single one presspass.thebulwark.com/p/o…
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The idea that Haley is a 2028 frontrunner is hilarious. The natural reaction among R primary voters if Trump loses a second straight election will not be to turn to the person who said 'I told you so.' It will be to turn to the one who says "*Real* Trumpism has never been tried"
nothing new to say about the election, what about 2028?
if Kamala wins, who are the frontrunners in 2028 for the GOP nom? Trump could run again, Youngkin could raise $1 billion before Iowa, Haley seems like a lock, Vance is a question mark. Vivek? Kemp?
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Tina Smith says she can’t talk right now because she’s heading to the floor to find Mike Lee
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One anecdote I'll share that tells you a lot about Benny Johnson as a person is that at IJR, he cried the day two CBS-Roanoke reporters were murdered. Not because of the actual shooting, but because we told him he wasn't allowed to post the video of the murder on the website.
This indictment alleges that right-wing commentators like Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Lauren Southern — as part of the "Tenet Media" YouTube channel — have been unwittingly working for a Russian influence operation.
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The 2016 GOP platform supported Puerto Rican statehood
McConnell's fear if Democrats get rid of the filibuster:
"[Democrats will] admit the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as two new states — that's 4 Democratic senators in perpetuity — and then they’ll go after the Supreme Court" owensborotimes.com/news/2024…
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Free t-shirts being distributed at Capitol South metro this morning for RFK’s confirmation hearing
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He turns 69 in a couple weeks
Congratulations @MayorJohnLee for becoming a 2024 NRCC Young Gun!
We’re ready to have you help us grow the majority in November. #NV04🇺🇸
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holding a press conference to defend my impulse purchase of a dope new bucket hat
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Veep remains the most accurate political show of all time
So, this is kind of amazing.
NBC's @alivitali was interviewing NY 18 Republican Challenger Alison Esposito, who was claiming that abortion never comes up as an issue.
Then they go knock on a door.
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
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I asked Ted Cruz if he agrees with Knowles (the two hosted a podcast together) and he started a monologue about “the media” until I said that wasn’t what I asked. He said “your question is silly” and walked out the door of the Capitol. It wasn’t a hard question
Michael Knowles tells CPAC that "there can be no middle way in dealing with transgenderism. ... Transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely."
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Joni Ernst - concerned if allegations are true
Steve Daines - concerned about Biden
Deb Fischer - wouldn’t answer
All told me they haven’t read it.
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Getting dragged off the plane by the air marshal because I had the courage to announce the Mark Robinson story to the whole cabin
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Jesse Watters has a lot rules for men that don’t include not cheating on your wife
Watters: I have rules for men. Like you don't eat soup in public. You don't cross your legs. And you don't drink from a straw. His excuse was I was drinking a milk shake. Again, you shouldn't be drinking a milk shake. Milk shakes are for kids.
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“Let me tell you, I’m not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden’s approval rating,” Rep. Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican, told CNN” cnn.com/2024/01/03/politics/…
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Free advice to profile subjects: do not ever do this theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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The White Dudes for Harris live stream has a ticker for real time donations. Almost every other name is Matt, Travis, or Jason
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Example: Tom Cotton is arguably more hawkish than any Cheney but he remains in MAGA’s good graces because he’s maintained his Trump sycophancy
Let’s just say something plainly: if Liz Cheney hadn’t crossed Trump on J6, neither he nor anyone else in the GOP would have any serious beef about her foreign policy views.
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stay in school, kids
Did Hakeem Jeffries just say the Declaration of Independence reads like an INDICTMENT?
Did I hear that right?
Community note
A key part of the Declaration of Independence is an indictment of King George III.
ushistory.org/declaration/le…
firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/declar…
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Santos admits to a bunch of his lies about his background, but provides no insight into how his income jumped from $55k to $750k and going from no assets to several million in just two years nypost.com/2022/12/26/rep-el…
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Pete Hegseth explicitly mentions Admiral Lisa Franchetti in his book as someone he thinks is unqualified. His primary gripe is that she's the first woman on the joint chiefs. She was confirmed 95-1. thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegset…
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An overlooked bad Trump quality is how he treats every tragedy like some brainwormed boomer surfing facebook instead of as a leader who understands the importance of calm and comfort during times of crisis
President Trump: "This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!"
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this how the nerdiest people on earth look when a second rule vote fails in one week
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the problem is that 1% of the country is controlling 99% of the eclipse's totality
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The previously taken photo:
Per CBS/@GrahamKates, per officials, there will not be a mugshot. The U.S. Marshals Service has determined it will use a previously taken photo. And a decision about his passport will be made by pretrial services.
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🚨 Heidi Heitkamp said on Talking Feds podcast "There's a reason why Rosendale backed out of that Senate race. The rumor is that he impregnated a 20 year old staff person" piped.video/watch?v=QsyJIuB9…
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The 9/11 conspiracy theorist and racist is tagging along with Trump on the campaign trail. But the NRSC has actually been promoting Loomer vids for months.
No one seems bothered by it besides MTG and Graham, and neither place any blame on Trump himself thebulwark.com/p/laura-loome…
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Has Trump behaved out of character in any way since he began seeking counsel from this lunatic? Not at all. The sideshow characters are a feature of his derangement. Not a bug. This was an every week type of story when he was president.
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How dare they fire her immediately after we just did
News: The RNC is weighing whether to restrict NBC’s access to this summer’s convention, following the network’s decision to drop former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor politico.com/news/2024/03/28…
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I don't think this is even 1% of why young men are shifting right. There are much bigger reasons. But it's true that online Dem messaging is often completely inconsistent with what a, oh I dunno, 61-year-old combat pilot/astronaut would actually say
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MTG, one of Trump’s most ardent supporters over the years, learning in real time that when the president lies about and smears you, his supporters will threaten your life. Think of all her democratic colleagues who’ve faced the same, Mike Pence, Liz Cheney, the list goes on.
I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world.
The man I supported and helped get elected.
Aggressive rhetoric attacking me has historically led to death threats and multiple convictions of men who were radicalized by the same type rhetoric being directed at me right now.
This time by the President of the United States.
As a woman I take threats from men seriously.
I now have a small understanding of the fear and pressure the women, who are victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal, must feel.
As a Republican, who overwhelmingly votes for President Trump‘s bills and agenda, his aggression against me which also fuels the venomous nature of his radical internet trolls (many of whom are paid), this is completely shocking to everyone.
My phone is blowing up with constant amazing support. I’m so thankful!
The Political Industrial Complex and the toxic violent nature of American politics must end.
Our country is worth saving and it can only be done if we pull together and save ourselves.
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The most concerning thing about a US senator’s judgment and intelligence is that he believes he’d first be hearing something as important as this from… Monica Crowley and Laura Loomer.
Sen. Mike Lee R-UT tweeting out baseless medical rumors about Biden tonight. In fact, Biden was already back home (lid at 7:56 pm) by the time Lee was pressing the send button.
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Disagree. Every red line Trump has crossed, they’ve all ended up getting on board with it. Don’t know why this would be any different.
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How is this not from 2015? Like imagine pitching this angle and writing it all up with a straight face in the year of our lord two thousand and twenty four
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Selena Meyer would lie about having taken classified documents to give the impression she was in the know
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Trump and Lee Greenwood dropped a product with insane levels of sacrilege in the middle of Holy week lol
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the famously succesful and inexpensive American response to 9/11
Nobody said on 9/11:
- “America must retaliate proportionally.”
- “Both sides need to show restraint.”
- “Where's the proof of all the dead bodies?”
- “You are oversimplifying. There is context about the conflict you're ignoring .”
- “Let's try to deescalate the situation.”
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You’re already seeing lots of people blame Trump’s debate preppers and advisors for behavior he’s exhibited all on his own his entire political career
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Kamala Harris' middle name is "Devi" which is Italian for "you have to." This would make her the first Italian American president. #Italy
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It's fairly obvious that the Cheneys stopped supporting Trump when he tried to prevent the transfer of power. While plenty of conservatives never supported him from the start, this moment was a breaking point for a lot of Republicans. This isn't hard to grasp.
The Cheneys supported Trump when it mattered the most for Liz's political career.
In 2016, Dick Cheney said he would vote for Trump when his daughter Liz was running for Congress in Wyoming.
Feb 2018: Cheney was elected Conference Chair of the House GOP
April 2018: The Cheneys call and thank Trump for pardoning Dick Cheney's chief of staff Scooter Libby, an executive action that Bush famously refused to do.
August 2019, Dick and Liz team up to host a fundraiser for Trump and the RNC
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This is what the Mitts, Pences, et. al don't get. There is no scenario where they are welcomed back into the fold.
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As chair of Oversight, James Comer ran the most nakedly political, partisan fishing expedition in recent memory. He failed at impeaching Biden, but succeeded in creating content for Fox and conservative media, which employs the last 2 Republican chairmen thebulwark.com/p/james-comer…
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I spoke to Mike Lindell on the phone right before Christmas last year and he told me he’s spent close to $40 million of his own money on election-related investigations thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/ro…
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Anyway, thanks to Ruben Kihuen, there’s precedent for House Ethics to investigate a member for pre-congressional activities thebulwark.com/george-santos…
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