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Via Nicole LaFond at Talking Points Memo, there’s a report Georgia Republicans having been working on a plan for two years that would ‘discipline’ her and possibly remove her from office: The Associated Press published a story last night headlined:...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 08:01 AM PDT
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Josh Marshall in a Back Channel report from March 11, 2024 is looking at information coming out of Israel: Biden and Netanyahu Rush to a Breach I find it very hard to make sense of what the likely outcomes are. But I wanted to point your attention to a...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 07:10 AM PDT
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NOTE: See the UPDATE below. While Senator Katie Britt has gotten a lot of flak for her performance (and it was a performance), something else was going on. People have commented on her presentation — they way she emoted, the way she sounded, ‘the woman...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 08:03 AM PDT
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I’ve been subscribing to Talking Points Memo for some time now, but lately I’ve really begun to appreciate the work Josh Marshall and his crew are doing. It’s even more valuable as the mainstream media increasingly fails to do its job and pushes faulty...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Feb 27, 2024 at 12:40 PM PST
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I found this article from Talking Points Memo (TPM) very informative. John Eastman Comes Clean: Hell Yes We Were Trying to Overthrow the Government John Eastman was one of the lawyers who advised Trump on how they could attempt to change the 2020...
by Dbug
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on Sun Aug 06, 2023 at 03:28 AM PDT
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I referenced David Kurtz and the Morning Memo at Talking Points Memo earlier today . There were several other ...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Aug 03, 2023 at 06:36 PM PDT
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I’m not an attorney but this smells like RICO actionable in many states. All 50 Attorney Generals’ should start investigating the Republican Party of their state to insure electoral integrity. talkingpointsmemo.com/… PS. Show some $$$$ love to TMP and...
by ArkansasJoseph
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on Wed Aug 02, 2023 at 12:29 AM PDT
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TPM reports that Trump himself says he received a target letter in Jack Smith’s January 6 probe. This is typically a half-step away from an indictment. This is all just breaking within the last 30 minutes. I’m sure others will jump in with more info as...
by EphemeralNotion
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on Tue Jul 18, 2023 at 07:10 AM PDT
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Rick Wilson saw a�tweet by Jeff Timmer about the above screenshot, and said Shut it down Twitter —�We have a winner for today.
by xaxnar
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on Tue Mar 21, 2023 at 08:50 AM PDT
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So, if I understand this correctly, Josh Marshall from Talking Points Memo picked up a tweet from Arlen Parsa commenting on Trump’s reaction on Truth Social to the January 6 hearing video clip of Ivanka stating that she believed Bill Barr when he told...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Jun 10, 2022 at 07:59 AM PDT
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Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has an editorial which really needs to be read more widely. Genocide is a strong word, but there are times when it is the right thing to use. We may be headed there. Here are some excerpts from behind the paywall:...
by xaxnar
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on Sat Apr 23, 2022 at 09:30 AM PDT
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NY Times suggests Trump is untouchable over taking classified material to Mar-a-Lago; Toilet update! The NY Times headline and capsule summary has this to say: Archives Found Possible Classified Material in Boxes Returned by Trump The National Archives consulted with the Justice Department about the discovery after the former president sent back...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Feb 10, 2022 at 05:20 AM PST
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Thank you for the courage to pull our troops out of Afghanistan. Thank you for putting an end to 20 years of wishful thinking, lies, corruption, billions of dollars wasted, and blood and sacrifice that ultimately served no purpose of ours. The American...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Aug 16, 2021 at 06:09 AM PDT
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Via Josh Marshall at TPM, this from Charles Gaba: U.S. #COVID19 Vaccination Levels By County OVER TIME Wed, 08/11/2021 - 7:08pm As regular readers know, I've become a bit obsessive over tracking COVID-19 vaccination rates at both the state and county...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Aug 12, 2021 at 08:00 AM PDT
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I live in NY 20, represented by Congressman Paul Tonko. He recently posted to Facebook about several issues the House just dealt with, including HR-1. Here’s the section from his newsletter about it: ...we must also face a growing crisis of faith in...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Mar 09, 2021 at 10:13 AM PST
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From Josh Marshall of TPM: talkingpointsmemo.com/… Of the many lessons of the last decade, one of the most salient is that good policy does not make for good politics. Not automatically. That’s simply not how it works. It was one of the underlying...
by acrawf2
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on Tue Feb 23, 2021 at 02:08 PM PST
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Texas Blackouts put 'compassionate conservatism' quiet parts said out loud, plus anti-socialism fail Hat tip to Talking Points Memo for picking up on a story out of Texas. It seems the mayor of Colorado City, TX has a social media post that triggered a backlash. As someone who had a family member on a city council once upon a time, I’m...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Feb 17, 2021 at 10:24 AM PST
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The New York Times on Trump’s Defense: ...Earlier, the defense team had channeled the former president’s own combative style and embrace of falsehoods to claim, contrary to facts, that Mr. Trump never glorified violence during his presidency and that...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Feb 12, 2021 at 03:06 PM PST
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The House Managers wrapped up their presentation yesterday. To provide a quick summary, they established among other things: Trump deliberately primed his followers over months with the Big Lie: the only way he could lose was if the election was...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Feb 12, 2021 at 07:53 AM PST
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I have a question for Donald Trump and his defense team: What did you think these people were going to do, once they got to the Capitol? Impeachment Managers To Unveil New Video Footage Of Capitol Attack Wednesday By Kate...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Wed Feb 10, 2021 at 09:02 AM PST
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