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Moving toward regional federalism? 2022-09-30 6 0 0 0 0 0 1575910871141736449 1575910871141736449
"They’ve spent a lot of time waiting for this majority 2022-09-30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1575909467018866688 1575909467018866688
The argument for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war - 2022-09-30 48 1 0 1 0 0 1575906516871233536 1575906516871233536
Trump is the most incredible president in American history! 2022-09-30 2 0 0 0 0 0 1575905111771004928 1575905111771004928
He's too busy prosecuting Biden! And managing his own 2022-09-30 3 1 0 1 0 0 1575903195963879424 1575903195963879424
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-09-30 3 0 0 0 0 0 1575893136823312391 1575893136823312391
Der Untergang 2022-09-30 19 0 0 0 0 0 1575858512332083200 1575858512332083200
None of the little Pacific island nations can defend itself 2022-09-30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1575844058152415232 1575844058152415232
Is Trump so desperate for attention that he will talk to 2022-09-30 5 1 0 1 0 0 1575639385780781056 1575639385780781056
Flexible ideology - a hallmark of a Trumpist. 2022-09-30 6 0 0 0 0 0 1575636844749856768 1575636844749856768
The Freischütz Caucus wants to impeach Biden, Harris, 2022-09-29 6 0 0 0 0 0 1575633624677830659 1575633624677830659
Staying on message! 2022-09-29 7 0 0 0 0 0 1575629825254993921 1575629825254993921
A self-serving opportunist 24x7, with no concern about 2022-09-29 4 0 0 0 0 0 1575360807646294017 1575360807646294017
Six newspapers wanted change. They got change. 2022-09-29 7 0 0 0 0 0 1575356517875785728 1575356517875785728
Close races where small donations might make a difference. 2022-09-29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1575335720218025984 1575335720218025984
One of a leader's most important tasks is dealing 2022-09-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1575258937376448512 1575258937376448512
If enough Trumpist candidates change their message between 2022-09-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1575208233936920577 1575208233936920577
Federal territories should be incorporated into states or 2022-09-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1575014884030369792 1575014884030369792
What it's like to be the target of the Trumpist propaganda 2022-09-28 2 0 0 0 0 0 1575011422328696833 1575011422328696833
It's not easy to serve a Trumpist! 2022-09-28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1575010859662815232 1575010859662815232
Everything you need to know about most politicians and 2022-09-27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1574629116543787008 1574629116543787008
It's a habit - say one thing and do the opposite - 2022-09-27 12 0 0 0 0 0 1574626148067123200 1574626148067123200
Trumpists cause harm even in Connecticut. 2022-09-27 5 0 0 0 0 0 1574624751661641728 1574624751661641728
QAnons and all the other fringe single-issue constituencies 2022-09-27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1574623589478805504 1574623589478805504
Woke "was used by Black people to describe the Black 2022-09-27 16 0 0 0 0 0 1574621582235820034 1574621582235820034
Looks bad for seditious conspirators - they have a tendency 2022-09-27 5 0 0 0 0 0 1574620090212896768 1574620090212896768
Putin's nuclear options. 2022-09-27 55 0 0 0 0 0 1574618875957694464 1574618875957694464
"there is a lot of pressure on Republicans to vote to 2022-09-27 4 0 0 0 0 0 1574616557514215424 1574616557514215424
GOP usually oppose wasteful government spending. But 2022-09-27 4 0 0 0 0 0 1574613134769213440 1574613134769213440
"I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they 2022-09-27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1574610149527863297 1574610149527863297
The shadow docket - no explanations required. 2022-09-27 4 0 0 0 0 0 1574609334922670081 1574609334922670081
Roger Stone never intended to accept the results of the 2022-09-27 30 1 0 1 0 0 1574608376859750400 1574608376859750400
Victims of violent crime deserve their chance to speak. 2022-09-27 5 0 0 0 0 0 1574606917212655617 1574606917212655617
Another victim of Perla and Ron. 2022-09-27 5 1 0 1 0 0 1574605869953662976 1574605869953662976
Sloppiness at the top encourages sloppiness all the 2022-09-27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1574605114941186048 1574605114941186048
The GOP commitment - to opposition - 2022-09-26 7 0 0 0 0 0 1574268103495585792 1574268103495585792
It's always a challenge to outdo and disable your rivals 2022-09-26 9 0 0 0 0 0 1574264097587138561 1574264097587138561
"immigrants can be converted from throngs of individuals 2022-09-26 64 0 0 0 0 0 1574262191787626496 1574262191787626496
Look out for Perla and Ron! 2022-09-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1574256530865590273 1574256530865590273
No progress on Havana Syndrome. 2022-09-26 8 0 0 0 0 0 1574249366990118913 1574249366990118913
A novel plea - 2022-09-25 4 0 0 0 0 0 1573891770835824640 1573891770835824640
Minority rule 2022-09-25 12 0 0 0 0 0 1573878252703129600 1573878252703129600
A Very Long Engagement - 2022-09-25 26 0 0 0 0 0 1573876932709478400 1573876932709478400
Tax laws are intended to benefit the rich and powerful - 2022-09-25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1573875556323446785 1573875556323446785
Of course the suit was without merit on its face. 2022-09-25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1573869451291697152 1573869451291697152
Liz Cheney is already NOT a Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican. 2022-09-25 14 0 0 0 0 0 1573868072917602307 1573868072917602307
Foreign wars were "a great way for the ruling class to 2022-09-25 4 0 0 0 0 0 1573840803851403266 1573840803851403266
Big lies beget big liars. But only some will be able 2022-09-25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1573835116761165824 1573835116761165824
There are a lot more Trumpist evangelicals than Trumpist 2022-09-25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573832759570669569 1573832759570669569
No matter what GOP candidates say, they will support 2022-09-25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573828440628768768 1573828440628768768
What exactly was going on? It doesn't matter - as long 2022-09-25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1573826681139171328 1573826681139171328
What seditious conspiracy looks like - 2022-09-24 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573815398285180928 1573815398285180928
Covid is not over 2022-09-24 3 0 0 0 0 0 1573812900602339328 1573812900602339328
"partisan problems — like the one engineered by Mitch 2022-09-24 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573535925925081089 1573535925925081089
The plot to reject the Enlightenment ideals of America's 2022-09-24 11 2 0 2 0 0 1573534162547445760 1573534162547445760
What do Trump, Cuomo, and Atlanta gangsters have in common? 2022-09-24 20 0 0 0 0 0 1573531215251922945 1573531215251922945
A traditional conservative view of Mastriano - 2022-09-24 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573529824257183744 1573529824257183744
Trumpism - and GOP minority rule - depend on single-issue 2022-09-24 12 0 0 0 0 0 1573526175577612288 1573526175577612288
If you're a Trumpist, there's nothing wrong in planning 2022-09-24 14 0 0 0 0 0 1573520046789316608 1573520046789316608
Guilty of many things, but mainly of being gullible. 2022-09-24 6 0 0 0 0 0 1573518714481221632 1573518714481221632
The platform to ENACT for the megadonors hasn't changed - 2022-09-24 3 0 0 0 0 0 1573516811269591040 1573516811269591040
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vesco 2022-09-24 4 0 0 0 0 0 1573514797189976065 1573514797189976065
Why is California gas more expensive? 2022-09-24 10 1 0 1 0 0 1573512301461745664 1573512301461745664
Cruelty as a campaign promise! It worked for Roman 2022-09-23 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573404462605275136 1573404462605275136
Why is inflation so stubborn? 2022-09-23 4 0 0 0 0 0 1573400995220295681 1573400995220295681
You can get rich on Youtube! By selling courses to 2022-09-23 6 0 0 0 0 0 1573370680044830722 1573370680044830722
It's true! It's more profitable to operate in a red 2022-09-23 8 0 0 0 0 0 1573369553110843393 1573369553110843393
Hazards of leveraging securities you can't sell - markets 2022-09-23 7 0 0 0 0 0 1573366498747465728 1573366498747465728
"Why do cities across the nation frequently offer wealthy 2022-09-23 7 1 1 0 0 0 1573365714395742208 1573365714395742208
Nobody who voted for Trump in 2000 has lived more than 2022-09-23 13 0 0 0 0 0 1573363807199850496 1573363807199850496
Maybe Trump will send some money to help the candidates 2022-09-23 11 0 0 0 0 0 1573328442203987970 1573328442203987970
In Russia, life at the top has always been hazardous. 2022-09-23 14 0 0 0 0 0 1573325555461652482 1573325555461652482
Trumpism in action - it doesn't matter if it's true if it 2022-09-23 6 0 0 0 0 0 1573319720052588544 1573319720052588544
"I’ve already said I’m sorry, and I’m done saying 2022-09-23 13 1 1 0 0 0 1573154927794614272 1573154927794614272
The Cuban missile crisis was averted by JFK secretly 2022-09-23 24 0 0 0 0 0 1573147359508594688 1573147359508594688
“the same playbook is being used around the world, if an 2022-09-23 9 0 0 0 0 0 1573146124135059456 1573146124135059456
What happens if the party base nominates a candidate with 2022-09-23 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573139364451868675 1573139364451868675
Trumpists want to make elections more manageable by hand 2022-09-23 6 2 0 2 0 0 1573135922140512258 1573135922140512258
Time to fix the Insurrection Act - 2022-09-22 3 0 0 0 0 0 1573096625337028608 1573096625337028608
Newt Gingrich and the institutionalization of the GOP as 2022-09-22 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573082683575599104 1573082683575599104
"The executive branch has regulations laying out the 2022-09-22 6 0 0 0 0 0 1573080379941998592 1573080379941998592
LOL Nothing Matters - 2022-09-22 4 0 0 0 0 0 1573078878649974784 1573078878649974784
GOP candidates talk about privatizing Social Security. 2022-09-22 6 0 0 0 0 0 1573072618621931520 1573072618621931520
If the GOP retakes the House, they'll reinforce minority 2022-09-22 3 0 0 0 0 0 1573066044914241537 1573066044914241537
Don't show up in court with a Hitler mustache! 2022-09-22 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573061377799106560 1573061377799106560
4 GOP senators reject declassification by telepathy! They 2022-09-22 5 0 0 0 0 0 1573060991692447744 1573060991692447744
The only reality that matters is the reality your audience 2022-09-22 4 0 0 0 0 0 1573059058902487041 1573059058902487041
“Secret Telepathic Unilateral Preemptive Irreversible 2022-09-22 8 0 0 0 0 0 1573054150501277696 1573054150501277696
Vigilantism - a sign of decline of the rule of law. 2022-09-22 25 2 1 1 0 0 1573051339948826624 1573051339948826624
A house of cards is meant to fall - 2022-09-22 7 0 0 0 0 0 1573045592401534976 1573045592401534976
Reality-TV real estate speculator to Reality-TV star to 2022-09-22 6 0 0 0 0 0 1573004058155421696 1573004058155421696
What's the most important thing to remember about people 2022-09-22 3 0 0 0 0 0 1573002313018769408 1573002313018769408
Looks like the only ace in Putin's sleeve might be his 2022-09-22 18 0 0 0 0 0 1573000568989437952 1573000568989437952
"if he doesn’t run in 2024, it would make it more 2022-09-22 9 1 0 1 0 0 1572999529334706177 1572999529334706177
Does he still have access to sufficient funds to buy 2022-09-22 18 0 0 0 0 0 1572995468166303746 1572995468166303746
Several ways Putin's war could end - from bad to worse. 2022-09-22 36 0 0 0 0 0 1572817344887656448 1572817344887656448
A horror movie - the plot to reject the Enlightenment 2022-09-22 6 4 4 0 0 0 1572815649885540353 1572815649885540353
Unfair! 2022-09-22 11 0 0 0 0 0 1572807774660329477 1572807774660329477
Trump never met a patriarchalist he didn't like - 2022-09-22 16 0 0 0 0 0 1572799703296905217 1572799703296905217
How to use fake children to steal from the government! 2022-09-22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1572797560120840193 1572797560120840193
Universal basic income? 2022-09-22 3 0 0 0 0 0 1572796526627557378 1572796526627557378
So much for initiative, referendum, recall as tools of 2022-09-22 3 0 0 0 0 0 1572795626244669440 1572795626244669440
How strong leaders cope with unfavorable social media - 2022-09-22 6 0 0 0 0 0 1572794334755590146 1572794334755590146
House Trumpists do their best to prevent plugging leaks 2022-09-22 19 0 0 0 0 0 1572793405469765632 1572793405469765632
Patriotic Russians - run for their lives. 2022-09-22 16 0 0 0 0 0 1572792392121712642 1572792392121712642
Does Trump actually have a legal defense to charges of 2022-09-22 6 0 0 0 0 0 1572789713391747073 1572789713391747073
Money is the mother's milk of politics. Tired of that? 2022-09-22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1572776571785871361 1572776571785871361
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-09-16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1570818341341925376 1570818341341925376
Who's going to save the GOP from Trump? Not the lunatic 2022-09-16 9 0 0 0 0 0 1570764188972351490 1570764188972351490
China and climate - a confusing tale of internal 2022-09-15 10 0 0 0 0 0 1570267130788212737 1570267130788212737
Eventually children become too expensive and the population 2022-09-15 6 1 1 0 0 0 1570264006291783688 1570264006291783688
Good news and bad news about reverse migration. 2022-09-15 8 0 0 0 0 0 1570262520816103425 1570262520816103425
What happened to the plan to rename military bases? 2022-09-15 9 0 0 0 0 0 1570258699779973122 1570258699779973122
Stare decisis? States rights? Why nobody can 2022-09-15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1570257323054223360 1570257323054223360
Yvon Chouinard - from reinventing rock climbing 2022-09-15 8 0 0 0 0 0 1570255768703897601 1570255768703897601
"false statements, conspiracy and obstruction" 2022-09-15 13 0 0 0 0 0 1570252486258364417 1570252486258364417
"If you don't have the facts, argue the law. If you 2022-09-15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1570251259093069827 1570251259093069827
DOJ might have questions for Meadows that he avoided with 2022-09-15 46 2 0 2 0 0 1570250354117451776 1570250354117451776
No constitutional basis for Independent State 2022-09-15 5 0 0 0 0 0 1570238775179214854 1570238775179214854
The quiet conclusion of the Durham investigation. 2022-09-14 12 0 0 0 0 0 1570118600257867777 1570118600257867777
How to talk out of both sides of your mouth about abortion 2022-09-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 1570117635836346368 1570117635836346368
GOP sees voter fraud everywhere. 2022-09-14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1570095206455980033 1570095206455980033
Ransomware for fun and profit - the Iranian government 2022-09-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1570092849588490246 1570092849588490246
Christian Nationalism is on a mission - to preserve 2022-09-14 7 1 1 0 0 0 1570091938262708224 1570091938262708224
How to talk out of both sides of your mouth - a vital 2022-09-14 11 2 2 0 0 0 1570056267976286214 1570056267976286214
How can Xi benefit from Putin's distress? Or at least 2022-09-14 23 4 0 3 1 0 1570052171131158529 1570052171131158529
GOP Lt Gov says GOP must move beyond Trump. But most 2022-09-14 10 0 0 0 0 0 1570050830702874624 1570050830702874624
Self-serving opportunists founding personality cults 2022-09-14 17 0 0 0 0 0 1569895797743038464 1569895797743038464
The paradox of democracy - free speech can, and will, 2022-09-14 23 0 0 0 0 0 1569894080729214978 1569894080729214978
The goal of minority rule is protecting and enhancing 2022-09-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569892507902967811 1569892507902967811
The same struggle between medievalism and Enlightenment 2022-09-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1569890043342520327 1569890043342520327
What happened to the Misery Index? 2022-09-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569887334317051908 1569887334317051908
Ancient ideas discovered anew at Jena - 2022-09-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1569886278350675968 1569886278350675968
A long winter ahead in Ukraine. 2022-09-14 47 0 0 0 0 0 1569885228667371520 1569885228667371520
Ranked-choice voting 2022-09-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1569883657862795264 1569883657862795264
Who's who in the Trumpist Dixiecrat Insurrection against 2022-09-14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1569882340951998464 1569882340951998464
Remember Maria Butina, now elected to the Russian Duma? 2022-09-14 21 0 0 0 0 0 1569881125593694209 1569881125593694209
Odd how healthy Russian executives tend to untimely deaths. 2022-09-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569879790655778818 1569879790655778818
It's going to be quiet for 60 days. 2022-09-14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1569879320746917889 1569879320746917889
Three more violent insurrectionists headed to Federal 2022-09-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569877832066809856 1569877832066809856
So it wasn't really about states' rights after all! 2022-09-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569875305938194432 1569875305938194432
Current projects for Jan 6 committee. 2022-09-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569751116547772416 1569751116547772416
Trump's got lots of other people's money saved up - to 2022-09-13 5 0 0 0 0 0 1569750166324023296 1569750166324023296
Wait there's more! md td tw 2022-09-13 3 0 0 0 0 0 1569747786069057536 1569747786069057536
How did they ever get him to leave? 2022-09-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569291934132506629 1569291934132506629
Putin supporters have more to say on Ukraine collapse. 2022-09-12 43 3 0 3 0 0 1569291176439853058 1569291176439853058
Humility is a safer path - 2022-09-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1569100318864191488 1569100318864191488
Ron Johnson - he's a regular Rick Scott! Not the least 2022-09-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1569096783888023552 1569096783888023552
Good reasons for presidents to be content with one term. 2022-09-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1569095940816146434 1569095940816146434
In the starting and ending of wars, the enemy has a vote. 2022-09-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569094526517800961 1569094526517800961
Trumpism doesn't need Trump. When Trump refers to "America 2022-09-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1569093602051256320 1569093602051256320
Getting off light - so far. 2022-09-11 16 3 0 3 0 0 1569083562753916928 1569083562753916928
Are candidate debates good for anything? 2022-09-11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1569082474558550016 1569082474558550016
How the sausage gets made - 2022-09-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1569040519967440897 1569040519967440897
Distributed denial of service attacks on election 2022-09-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1569039422905270277 1569039422905270277
Ransomware gangs labored over Labor Day. FBI says they 2022-09-11 6 0 0 0 0 0 1568965753059299330 1568965753059299330
More on Russian military reverses in Ukraine. 2022-09-11 59 1 0 1 0 0 1568861091555594247 1568861091555594247
Planning to use "election integrity" to undermine future 2022-09-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1568859885265371136 1568859885265371136
Kansas Kris Kobach is in the news again! 2022-09-11 14 0 0 0 0 0 1568858087003668481 1568858087003668481
Security is a way of life! 2022-09-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568855913536323587 1568855913536323587
Is Putin really in trouble? 2022-09-11 38 7 0 6 1 0 1568849324897107968 1568849324897107968
By their fruits shall ye know them! Megadonors tolerate 2022-09-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1568399139616202752 1568399139616202752
Have the megadonors seen that the patriarchalists, in their 2022-09-10 8 1 0 1 0 0 1568392793533616128 1568392793533616128
70 years ago, nobody worried about covid or aids or 2022-09-09 24 1 0 1 0 0 1568388769472192515 1568388769472192515
Journalism can be dangerous. 2022-09-09 9 0 0 0 0 0 1568386735050203137 1568386735050203137
Ukraine attempts to liquidate the invader collaborator 2022-09-09 31 1 0 1 0 0 1568344920922165248 1568344920922165248
1933 - "50,000 members of SS were ordered to monitor votes 2022-09-09 2 0 0 0 0 0 1568343157749985280 1568343157749985280
Will Biden's greatest achievement be stopping Trump? 2022-09-09 5 0 0 0 0 0 1568339633926451200 1568339633926451200
The hard life of an itinerant insurrectionist. He has 2022-09-09 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568338778636566528 1568338778636566528
What will it take for Trumpism to move beyond Trump? 2022-09-09 8 0 0 0 0 0 1568333162304122880 1568333162304122880
A few years of quiet to plan to Murder the Media. 2022-09-09 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568332009705189378 1568332009705189378
"reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where 2022-09-09 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568331523405021184 1568331523405021184
Of course she wants the record sealed - she's a Trumpist! 2022-09-09 4 0 0 0 0 0 1568319491704238080 1568319491704238080
"he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political 2022-09-09 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568318252941713410 1568318252941713410
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-09-09 4 0 0 0 0 0 1568274492593684480 1568274492593684480
When did Christianity reverse itself from its roots? 2022-09-09 10 0 0 0 0 0 1568112578379018241 1568112578379018241
Who politicized DOJ? 2022-09-09 10 0 0 0 0 0 1568108542623911936 1568108542623911936
There's no reason the government can't prepare the tax 2022-09-09 7 1 0 0 1 0 1568106957168590851 1568106957168590851
Patriarchalists' demands don't end with prohibiting 2022-09-09 2 0 0 0 0 0 1568105509504585729 1568105509504585729
The new Axis powers - everything coming up roses for Xi. 2022-09-09 16 0 0 0 0 0 1568104643263348736 1568104643263348736
Who wants to merge with a funny business? Only another 2022-09-09 4 0 0 0 0 0 1568094924570263552 1568094924570263552
In red states and elsewhere, 2020 election denial is a 2022-09-09 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568093811259342850 1568093811259342850
Of course Putin liquidates potential opponents. Of course 2022-09-09 17 0 0 0 0 0 1568089799529201665 1568089799529201665
What's SEMI about Trumpism? Decide for yourself - 2022-09-09 5 1 1 0 0 0 1568088512330874881 1568088512330874881
Will Trump get away with running down the clock? 2022-09-09 5 0 0 0 0 0 1568086822554849281 1568086822554849281
Like former KKK members, former Oath Keepers want to 2022-09-09 5 0 0 0 0 0 1568085045738602497 1568085045738602497
Putin must be getting desperate! 2022-09-09 12 0 0 0 0 0 1568084699163283457 1568084699163283457
Some crooks are smarter than others. 2022-09-09 3 0 0 0 0 0 1568083839028985858 1568083839028985858
So who are the real RINO's? Would previous GOP leaders 2022-09-08 6 0 0 0 0 0 1567747051169140736 1567747051169140736
https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law 2022-09-08 8 0 0 0 0 0 1567732744574345217 1567732744574345217
The alliance to restore medieval political values - 2022-09-08 3 0 0 0 0 0 1567731668328546305 1567731668328546305
Trumpists try to win in blue states. "Diehl would rule 2022-09-08 5 2 0 0 0 0 1567730840762990593 1567730840762990593
"the 41 men in the Senate would be better off listening to 2022-09-08 61 0 0 0 0 0 1567729625421475840 1567729625421475840
Democratic politician adopts Trumpist tactics against 2022-09-08 2 0 0 0 0 0 1567727316117393408 1567727316117393408
Where fascists come from - 2022-09-08 3 0 0 0 0 0 1567727086881882112 1567727086881882112
"protecting the integrity of the lawmaking process against 2022-09-03 3 0 0 0 0 0 1566079047800463360 1566079047800463360
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-09-02 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565741047254110208 1565741047254110208
Mastriano doesn't want to testify about anything that might 2022-09-02 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565702599491616768 1565702599491616768
Trump might pardon violent insurrectionists. 2022-09-02 7 1 1 0 0 0 1565701847393845248 1565701847393845248
(Mostly) red states fight inflation by fanning inflation! 2022-09-01 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565417882829201408 1565417882829201408
People with national security experience know what would 2022-09-01 10 0 0 0 0 0 1565404588240318465 1565404588240318465
Inevitably somebody would spill the beans in public about 2022-09-01 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565403628998823936 1565403628998823936
The Trump Defense - avoid the real issues, muddy the 2022-09-01 5 0 0 0 0 0 1565401221111771136 1565401221111771136
Some people just can't stay out of trouble! 2022-09-01 5 0 0 0 0 0 1565400307000954880 1565400307000954880
Biden to address nation on democracy. GOP leaders have 2022-09-01 6 0 0 0 0 0 1565398410483486720 1565398410483486720
These have not been approved by GOP megadonors as actual 2022-09-01 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565394485302796289 1565394485302796289
Defenestration was a common Stalinist solution to problems. 2022-09-01 9 0 0 0 0 0 1565392702203498496 1565392702203498496
Where's your cellphone been lately? Hopefully not near 2022-09-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1565388508310560768 1565388508310560768
How to avoid campaign finance laws. Non-profits for 2022-09-01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1565346343232491529 1565346343232491529
"when extremist movements tell you where they are headed, 2022-09-01 2 0 0 0 0 0 1565334333203763203 1565334333203763203
Remember when G W Bush seemed to be the worst president 2022-09-01 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565196323262832640 1565196323262832640
All your personal data is for sale somewhere. 2022-09-01 2 0 0 0 0 0 1565195172949856256 1565195172949856256
Chinese GPS easily hacked - by design? 2022-09-01 15 0 0 0 0 0 1565194302572994560 1565194302572994560
Making decisions based on online reviews? 2022-09-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1565193356161851392 1565193356161851392
Schools spending billions on high tech defense - 2022-09-01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1565192621391093760 1565192621391093760
Internet Explorer lives! 2022-09-01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1565191939854516224 1565191939854516224
consociated representation? 2022-09-01 2 0 0 0 0 0 1565189759202234368 1565189759202234368
Like DeSantis, like Putin - rewriting history to repeal 2022-09-01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1565188222619045888 1565188222619045888
How far can DeSantis go? 2022-09-01 5 0 0 0 0 0 1565175980133519367 1565175980133519367
Coming next - full legal rights for all fetuses. 2022-09-01 4 0 0 0 0 0 1565173867957497856 1565173867957497856
Where the photo came from 2022-09-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1565172455752183808 1565172455752183808
A miscalculation - thinking that what would appeal to the 2022-09-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1565172043254865920 1565172043254865920
A shrinking minority wants to think of itself as the 2022-09-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1565165382930812929 1565165382930812929
Trumpists going off the deep end! 2022-09-01 5 0 0 0 0 0 1565164489883865088 1565164489883865088
How the Ukrainians are wearing down the Russians. 2022-09-01 8 0 0 0 0 0 1565163601437962240 1565163601437962240
The end of "a get-out-of-jail-free card to violators in 2022-09-01 0 0 0 0 0 0 1565160954781765632 1565160954781765632
KKK at West Point? Why? 2022-09-01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1565159798315708416 1565159798315708416
Lawyers can aggressively defend their clients - but they 2022-09-01 2 0 0 0 0 0 1565159140883718145 1565159140883718145
Trump's defense seems to be that all ex-presidents steal 2022-09-01 6 0 0 0 0 0 1565158351419236352 1565158351419236352
Two kinds of Republicans - 2022-09-01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1565156692249088000 1565156692249088000
Alaskans tired of Palin? 2022-09-01 2 0 0 0 0 0 1565141609770954752 1565141609770954752
Out in the boonies, they think they'd like a lot of new 2022-09-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1565138439598526464 1565138439598526464
Would Trump defer his own ambitions for the good of 2022-08-31 7 0 0 0 0 0 1565031599334256640 1565031599334256640
Why did Trump want to steal top secrets and what did he 2022-08-31 9 0 0 0 0 0 1565008606562435072 1565008606562435072
Trump is hoping that the violent insurrectionists will 2022-08-31 19 0 0 0 0 0 1564839913014435841 1564839913014435841
L. Lin Wood gets to testify in Atlanta. 2022-08-31 7 0 0 0 0 0 1564838307841728512 1564838307841728512
The crime-fraud exception - 2022-08-31 6 0 0 0 0 0 1564837548014284800 1564837548014284800
The Trump File System! Forget ufs, zfs, efs... 2022-08-31 13 1 0 1 0 0 1564835968401969152 1564835968401969152
Essential to minority rule - keep the masses distracted 2022-08-31 8 0 0 0 0 0 1564835102030368770 1564835102030368770
Treat Trump like Clinton! 2022-08-31 5 0 0 0 0 0 1564833673777541120 1564833673777541120
Besides stealing top secrets, storing them insecurely, 2022-08-31 43 3 0 0 2 1 1564829517570396160 1564829517570396160
Might GOP be in a better position now if they had fielded 2022-08-30 7 0 0 0 0 0 1564458962447020033 1564458962447020033
Trump and Graham threaten mob violence - and claim that 2022-08-30 21 0 0 0 0 0 1564457295576084482 1564457295576084482
Much of the world sees America in decline. Some cheer, 2022-08-30 5 0 0 0 0 0 1564456041923747841 1564456041923747841
"the other campaign keeps receipts" 2022-08-30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1564447317712707584 1564447317712707584
Rewriting websites - part of the progression from GOP 2022-08-30 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564445741304541184 1564445741304541184
Trump thought he was Emperor while in office. And also 2022-08-30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1564443757860204544 1564443757860204544
Biden to address the struggle for democracy. 2022-08-30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1564442660122726400 1564442660122726400
There's no free lunch energy. 2022-08-30 6 0 0 0 0 0 1564438552380706816 1564438552380706816
Reminder: what happened last time somebody stole secret 2022-08-30 2 0 0 0 0 0 1564435359336767488 1564435359336767488
Next riot he'll just have to watch on prison TV. 2022-08-29 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564319372822188032 1564319372822188032
The progressives of 1911 championed direct democracy to 2022-08-29 9 0 0 0 0 0 1564317613060079616 1564317613060079616
Another way to not change the world - kill switches for 2022-08-29 8 0 0 0 0 0 1564294256918876160 1564294256918876160
How not to change the world. 2022-08-29 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564293339737833473 1564293339737833473
Russian IT brain drain to Georgia - for the time being. 2022-08-29 14 1 0 1 0 0 1564291584966811648 1564291584966811648
Chinese local authorities collect all the data on everybody 2022-08-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1564285162367504384 1564285162367504384
Trump and QAnons fit like a hand in a glove. He 2022-08-29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1564249746776080384 1564249746776080384
Kushner can't bring himself to admit the 2020 election 2022-08-29 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564247025289334786 1564247025289334786
In with the new, out with the old - including the old 2022-08-29 1 0 0 0 0 0 1564126008805978112 1564126008805978112
It's all right if YOU lost money on crypto! Others won 2022-08-29 1 0 0 0 0 0 1564124308619743232 1564124308619743232
In China, everybody is supposed to have a smart phone and 2022-08-29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1564121765160243200 1564121765160243200
"All men are created equal" - what does it mean? 2022-08-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1564111425923977217 1564111425923977217
“It shouldn’t be a hard thing to say. That’s wrong 2022-08-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1564106547738791936 1564106547738791936
What does Lindsey Graham really believe in? Why, 2022-08-29 20 0 0 0 0 0 1564105162855030784 1564105162855030784
The Trump defense - depending on his political base to 2022-08-29 8 0 0 0 0 0 1564103711588503552 1564103711588503552
The Cavalier forebears of today's Trumpist Dixiecrat 2022-08-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1564101777376419841 1564101777376419841
As usual GOP claims to be defending the blue collar working 2022-08-28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1564039080387624960 1564039080387624960
Foreign money launderers rip off stressed American 2022-08-28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564038089198120964 1564038089198120964
Might as well make the best of it! 2022-08-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1564034929771433984 1564034929771433984
Market timing never works for long. Buy and hold a 2022-08-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1564033090246156289 1564033090246156289
Fearlessness and recklessness - if you're going to be 2022-08-28 5 0 0 0 0 0 1564029792743149570 1564029792743149570
Project Veritas - always skating on the thin ice at the 2022-08-28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1564028245959249920 1564028245959249920
Jared Kushner as his direct reports know him. 2022-08-28 8 0 0 0 0 0 1564027264483745792 1564027264483745792
Tomorrow, it's fusion, tomorrow - it's always a day away. 2022-08-28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1564025670237241344 1564025670237241344
Gannett has to lay off journalists but still has money 2022-08-28 24 0 0 0 0 0 1564024609757794305 1564024609757794305
Most GOP candidates talk fringe in the primary but centrist 2022-08-28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564023488662290432 1564023488662290432
If Trump stole top secrets, failed to store them properly, 2022-08-28 6 0 0 0 0 0 1564022508222787584 1564022508222787584
Congress says no more free covid tests. 2022-08-28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1564020157264961536 1564020157264961536
Lesson #1 from Ukraine - life is more complicated in 2022-08-28 18 0 0 0 0 0 1564019782831054848 1564019782831054848
The narrower the majority in the House, the more powerful 2022-08-28 5 0 0 0 0 0 1563908935861448707 1563908935861448707
Studying American resistance doctrines to discourage 2022-08-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563906395010768896 1563906395010768896
A libertarian paradise in New Hampshire? 2022-08-28 5 0 0 0 0 0 1563891383169064960 1563891383169064960
Would regional federalism limit extremism? 2022-08-28 18 0 0 0 0 0 1563785977679585280 1563785977679585280
Utah politics. 2022-08-28 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563782392191393792 1563782392191393792
Chechens fight on both sides in Ukraine. It's a 2022-08-28 61 0 0 0 0 0 1563780086527971329 1563780086527971329
Between loss of reproductive freedom and theft of top 2022-08-28 11 0 0 0 0 0 1563777006495416320 1563777006495416320
It's news that Trump doesn't pay his debts? Or usually 2022-08-28 10 0 0 0 0 0 1563773621897596928 1563773621897596928
The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP's defense of minority 2022-08-28 7 1 1 0 0 0 1563767880302219264 1563767880302219264
Why Putin encourages Trumpism while China, N Korea, and 2022-08-27 8 0 0 0 0 0 1563518312255852544 1563518312255852544
Bad times for would-be social media influencers who hugged 2022-08-27 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563515438637559810 1563515438637559810
Regional federalism is a better plan - 2022-08-27 5 0 0 0 0 0 1563380327334023170 1563380327334023170
Musk is the archetypcal Republican - pretends to be for 2022-08-27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1563375800899870720 1563375800899870720
Think you've seen the worst? How about O9A? 2022-08-27 56 1 0 1 0 0 1563373350159757318 1563373350159757318
Emperor DeSantis struts his stuff! 2022-08-27 8 3 0 3 0 0 1563363728384413702 1563363728384413702
And why wouldn't a Trumpist Dixiecrat dress up in a 2022-08-27 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563363129521610753 1563363129521610753
QAnons are bad for your health. And your childrens'. 2022-08-27 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563359461078487041 1563359461078487041
The Boogaloos can boogie in jail for the rest of 2022-08-27 11 0 0 0 0 0 1563358373726171136 1563358373726171136
Is long covid a cause of labor shortages driving higher 2022-08-27 8 0 0 0 0 0 1563353436896210945 1563353436896210945
Inflationary expectations must be strangled in the cradle. 2022-08-27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1563352557677735937 1563352557677735937
Better oil than coal. Better natural gas than oil. 2022-08-27 3 0 0 0 0 0 1563351712445788168 1563351712445788168
It's not so different from the 1990's, except mainstreamed 2022-08-26 3 0 0 0 0 0 1563288299229196289 1563288299229196289
The Christian Nationalists are coming for pagans now - 2022-08-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563287110185918465 1563287110185918465
“you don’t mix classified and unclassified so there’s 2022-08-26 6 0 0 0 0 0 1563279362232725506 1563279362232725506
Maybe cheating on emergency loans is not such a good idea. 2022-08-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563276804848201728 1563276804848201728
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-08-26 2 1 0 1 0 0 1563188387741192192 1563188387741192192
The politically convenient myth of maternal instinct. 2022-08-26 11 0 0 0 0 0 1563176219733938177 1563176219733938177
What should Democrats do if they actually get working 2022-08-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563172607200964618 1563172607200964618
If you're not the brightest star in the Trumpist firmament, 2022-08-26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1563163635236478977 1563163635236478977
How to keep the money you make by hurting people. 2022-08-26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1563051882062286848 1563051882062286848
How the internet buries the past. 2022-08-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563050956354244608 1563050956354244608
"To GOP whining that this does nothing for Americans who 2022-08-26 7 0 0 0 0 0 1563048054504116224 1563048054504116224
Crypto - an industry in search of new suckers. 2022-08-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563044110977486848 1563044110977486848
Sometimes luck comes to the tenacious. 2022-08-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563043235567587330 1563043235567587330
Russia doesn't trust Iran - but any port in a storm. 2022-08-26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1563042319279960071 1563042319279960071
Traditional GOP business as usual - 2022-08-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563040073477529600 1563040073477529600
Dark money is the mother's milk of politics. 2022-08-26 12 1 1 0 0 0 1563039032589750272 1563039032589750272
So when is obstruction criminal in itself? 2022-08-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563037823908794371 1563037823908794371
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. 2022-08-26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1563037006778601472 1563037006778601472
It's true! 2022-08-26 8 0 0 0 0 0 1563032955244515328 1563032955244515328
GOP candidates look at recent special election results 2022-08-26 4 1 1 0 0 0 1563030147711651841 1563030147711651841
Who could imagine that they would freak out in Minnesota? 2022-08-26 14 0 0 0 0 0 1563028972560035840 1563028972560035840
There's more to Senate candidate quality than loyalty to 2022-08-26 3 0 0 0 0 0 1563027601618194433 1563027601618194433
Trump says one thing and does the opposite - and cashes 2022-08-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563020409485680640 1563020409485680640
GOP actively undermines confidence in American democracy. 2022-08-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1563018280494714880 1563018280494714880
Another Soviet monument goes down. 2022-08-26 10 0 0 0 0 0 1563012326134976513 1563012326134976513
Better reserve your hotel room now for the big reunion 2022-08-26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1562961469448212480 1562961469448212480
Only in Silicon Valley! Stanford grads can learn a lot 2022-08-26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1562960633716305920 1562960633716305920
A self-serving opportunist at the top attracts self-serving 2022-08-25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1562873232826384384 1562873232826384384
Business as usual in the Trump family! 2022-08-25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1562871375706001408 1562871375706001408
California GOP, looking for a niche where it might succeed, 2022-08-25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1562838703705182209 1562838703705182209
GOP politicians like to play tough on crime - but they 2022-08-25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1562816079402979328 1562816079402979328
QAnon does some good! 2022-08-25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1562792334751739906 1562792334751739906
Trumpist Dixiecrats score great success in lying to their 2022-08-25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1562662243195424768 1562662243195424768
pre-bunking - training against propaganda. 2022-08-25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1562659088957181952 1562659088957181952
Who cares what the scientists find? Medical decisions 2022-08-25 5 0 0 0 0 0 1562658151303766016 1562658151303766016
Justice served - but unlikely to deter future injustice. 2022-08-25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1562657110646697985 1562657110646697985
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-08-24 2 0 0 0 0 0 1562442172409925634 1562442172409925634
Ignore the Constitution? 2022-08-19 12 0 0 0 0 0 1560655444363751426 1560655444363751426
It's not just Republican senators who know where their 2022-08-19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1560653416350724097 1560653416350724097
“there’s no way this party is going to stay together 2022-08-19 5 0 0 0 0 0 1560651208640978946 1560651208640978946
Pardon Trump? 2022-08-19 8 0 0 0 0 0 1560633434111819776 1560633434111819776
Some questions about Zelenskyy's judgment. 2022-08-19 3 0 0 0 0 0 1560631236862693377 1560631236862693377
Not your father's KGB! 2022-08-19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1560625544877617153 1560625544877617153
How the government finally got on auto warranty 2022-08-19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1560619611157958657 1560619611157958657
Is "the language being used by high-ranking Republicans 2022-08-19 6 0 0 0 0 0 1560617443071995905 1560617443071995905
Will Trump release the security camera footage of the 2022-08-18 16 1 1 0 0 0 1560341601867612160 1560341601867612160
"Mitt Romney Republican" in now a Trumpist 2022-08-18 18 1 0 1 0 0 1560329411890622465 1560329411890622465
How to change the subject from homelessness to water 2022-08-18 4 0 0 0 0 0 1560327432833343488 1560327432833343488
Traditional conservative daydreams? 2022-08-18 16 13 9 4 0 0 1560316573264408578 1560316573264408578
"corruption is the glue that holds the system together, 2022-08-18 3 0 0 0 0 0 1560310440139182080 1560310440139182080
The FBI is extremely conservative. 2022-08-18 11 0 0 0 0 0 1560309012091924482 1560309012091924482
Why did Trump steal top secret documents? Because he 2022-08-18 9 0 0 0 0 0 1560307883958382592 1560307883958382592
Want to murder, rape, and pillage, and get PAID for it? 2022-08-18 24 0 0 0 0 0 1560305859493711872 1560305859493711872
This is why GOP senators (and some Democrats) vote against 2022-08-18 4 0 0 0 0 0 1560304041921372160 1560304041921372160
It's the rural Southern Heritage brought to the Trumpist 2022-08-18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1560288042715189248 1560288042715189248
Time for each of the states to clarify exactly who has 2022-08-18 4 1 0 0 1 0 1560286512909918208 1560286512909918208
John Eastman - the last of the Orange County fruitcakes? 2022-08-18 8 0 0 0 0 0 1560284811679346689 1560284811679346689
Minority rule depends on keeping extremists on board 2022-08-18 3 0 0 0 0 0 1560265221108682752 1560265221108682752
How to make money off fear that you generate! 2022-08-18 3 0 0 0 0 0 1560111746303422465 1560111746303422465
How Peter Navarro progressed from progressive to Trumpist. 2022-08-18 16 0 0 0 0 0 1560107652432023552 1560107652432023552
Dynamics of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP - 2022-08-18 3 0 0 0 0 0 1560079102366781442 1560079102366781442
Getting busted by the FBI can be very profitable! 2022-08-18 14 0 0 0 0 0 1560075470846058497 1560075470846058497
The Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican Party repudiates all 2022-08-18 7 0 0 0 0 0 1560074371804196865 1560074371804196865
Democracy in decline - signaled by attacks on independent 2022-08-18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1560072105118470144 1560072105118470144
Illegal immigration is declining - for many reasons, 2022-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 0 1559971915501948928 1559971915501948928
Lean In all you like - just don't expect magic. 2022-08-17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559971319164203008 1559971319164203008
The paradox of democracy. 2022-08-17 6 2 0 1 1 0 1559962402673737728 1559962402673737728
Prosecute Trump or don't prosecute Trump. Either way 2022-08-17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1559961242462130176 1559961242462130176
"democracy contains the seeds of its own instability, 2022-08-17 3 1 0 1 0 0 1559959694843584513 1559959694843584513
Not everybody runs to win. 2022-08-17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1559958051951497216 1559958051951497216
Apostate Trumpists try to save the GOP. 2022-08-17 37 3 0 2 1 0 1559950268485156865 1559950268485156865
"Cheney didn't deny that she lost the race, or encourage 2022-08-17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559949080331071488 1559949080331071488
Pence gestures toward rule-of-law Republicanism. 2022-08-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 1559948215381741568 1559948215381741568
Judges getting tired of fake repentance. 2022-08-17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559908385625370624 1559908385625370624
Liddell Hart in Ukraine. 2022-08-17 21 0 0 0 0 0 1559907786578079745 1559907786578079745
Pandemic relief fraud - a pandemic itself. 2022-08-17 10 0 0 0 0 0 1559772335959224320 1559772335959224320
The case for and against a carbon tax. 2022-08-17 5 0 0 0 0 0 1559767515349233670 1559767515349233670
Carbon capture and storage is not the answer to anything 2022-08-17 5 0 0 0 0 0 1559766558624268293 1559766558624268293
Identitarians vs traditional Republicans - 2022-08-17 6 0 0 0 0 0 1559765482332246017 1559765482332246017
It's not easy to attract good lawyers if you have a 2022-08-17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559755462152634373 1559755462152634373
Countdown to Putin's invasion. 2022-08-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 1559753695952179202 1559753695952179202
Too bad for the local people who can't afford to keep up. 2022-08-17 6 0 0 0 0 0 1559749200136376321 1559749200136376321
DHS inspector general holds tough to defend Trump. 2022-08-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 1559743966127370240 1559743966127370240
Expecting the worst from Trump's supporters. 2022-08-17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559743341863903232 1559743341863903232
Character and moral courage - something you don't find 2022-08-17 5 0 0 0 0 0 1559742286308655104 1559742286308655104
Ellis has to testify in Georgia. Along with the rest 2022-08-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 1559740066376757248 1559740066376757248
Why do Trumpists pursue hopeless recounts? 2022-08-17 6 0 0 0 0 0 1559739204845768705 1559739204845768705
Only the best is good enough for a Trump endorsement! 2022-08-16 13 1 0 1 0 0 1559612358556676096 1559612358556676096
Trumpist or Putinist, it's the same tactics - blame the 2022-08-16 183 3 0 0 3 0 1559610618394554368 1559610618394554368
Large corporations are in business to enrich their major 2022-08-16 4 0 0 0 0 0 1559609706376704001 1559609706376704001
Trying to find an angle to boost your chances today without 2022-08-16 8 0 0 0 0 0 1559395744594817024 1559395744594817024
Wisconsin is in the balance. 2022-08-16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559383223947300871 1559383223947300871
Why there's no bipartisanship on climate. 2022-08-16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1559381969602940930 1559381969602940930
What is "conservative"? 2022-08-16 6 0 0 0 0 0 1559371389336895489 1559371389336895489
Getting closer to the top! 2022-08-16 3 0 0 0 0 0 1559370024988463104 1559370024988463104
Trump might beat the rap but not Giuliani! 2022-08-15 10 0 0 0 0 0 1559251948473200641 1559251948473200641
Arizona GOP is leading the way in undermining democracy 2022-08-15 6 0 0 0 0 0 1559220246807863296 1559220246807863296
Tucker Carlson can read the polls of his base better than 2022-08-15 23 4 0 1 1 0 1559187800112525312 1559187800112525312
The lunatic fringe has gone mainstream and legislators 2022-08-15 24 0 0 0 0 0 1559185649445482496 1559185649445482496
Dominion is making Fox nervous. The case seems likely 2022-08-15 5 0 0 0 0 0 1559042409979203586 1559042409979203586
It's hard to justify stealing classified material, 2022-08-15 8 0 0 0 0 0 1559040841879957505 1559040841879957505
Rand Paul wants to repeal the Espionage Act so Trump can't 2022-08-15 18 8 6 1 0 0 1559039776660996099 1559039776660996099
"many U.S. officials tasked with carrying out 2022-08-15 5 0 0 0 0 0 1559037595698339841 1559037595698339841
What happens to old assassins? What should happen? 2022-08-15 4 0 0 0 0 0 1559036477748551682 1559036477748551682
The patriarchalists are just getting started on regulating 2022-08-15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1559034837968621568 1559034837968621568
National effort to undermine confidence in voting machines? 2022-08-15 5 1 0 0 1 0 1559031582454734848 1559031582454734848
Doing nothing is taking a stand too. A stand of asking 2022-08-15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1558970859166937088 1558970859166937088
Spotlight on TikTok, which has mostly displaced other 2022-08-15 6 0 0 0 0 0 1558969434915581952 1558969434915581952
Why politicians seldom get better. They can't admit they 2022-08-15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1558966929284444161 1558966929284444161
A positive view of a do-something Congress. 2022-08-14 4 1 0 0 1 0 1558965903399612416 1558965903399612416
What life will be like under President DeSantis. 2022-08-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1558964035076653056 1558964035076653056
Political or partisan? 2022-08-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1558962848579010561 1558962848579010561
How Dick Cheney helped pave the way for Trump. 2022-08-14 7 1 0 1 0 0 1558962121911611392 1558962121911611392
It's not just Fox, Newsmax, and OAN! 2022-08-14 6 1 0 1 0 0 1558961018964807680 1558961018964807680
Fake populism and anti-intellectualism are as American as 2022-08-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 1558960049531211777 1558960049531211777
Rupert Murdoch was right there to defend Trump for stealing 2022-08-14 24 2 0 2 0 0 1558954021875986432 1558954021875986432
Why Trump and Graham need good lawyers in Atlanta. 2022-08-14 4 1 0 1 0 0 1558950741879861248 1558950741879861248
What kind of person wants to endlessly investigate a 2022-08-14 8 1 0 0 1 0 1558949311269851136 1558949311269851136
Hand counting of ballots? That doesn't counter fraud, 2022-08-14 8 1 0 1 0 0 1558948613593522176 1558948613593522176
Rioting for fun and profit! 2022-08-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1558947453088321536 1558947453088321536
And you thought earthquakes were bad! In 1862, Leland 2022-08-14 49 1 0 0 1 0 1558945871261081600 1558945871261081600
How the Trumpists cope with bad news - bury it with BS! 2022-08-13 16 5 1 2 1 1 1558456055952134145 1558456055952134145
An investment that paid off big time. 2022-08-13 6 0 0 0 0 0 1558454101913939969 1558454101913939969
For most taxpayers, the IRS already has all the data it 2022-08-13 6 0 0 0 0 0 1558453180312084480 1558453180312084480
Praise for assassins as patriots - not just in Trump 2022-08-13 11 0 0 0 0 0 1558452325508780034 1558452325508780034
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-08-12 8 0 0 0 0 0 1558147914697805824 1558147914697805824
Trumpists or Ayatollahs - they think the same - don't 2022-08-12 24 0 0 0 0 0 1558145496245346305 1558145496245346305
Fringe right wants to rewrite the Constitution on Trumpist 2022-08-12 6 1 0 1 0 0 1558144366325014529 1558144366325014529
Why little progress is likely with Iran while the founding 2022-08-12 7 0 0 0 0 0 1558104215955705856 1558104215955705856
Putin tries to heat up the Balkans to take heat off his 2022-08-12 33 0 0 0 0 0 1558101176943382529 1558101176943382529
The sad history of Congress trying to rein in the White 2022-08-12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1558096492505681921 1558096492505681921
The first attempt to split California - to preserve 2022-08-12 6 2 0 0 1 0 1558086269636210688 1558086269636210688
How the sausage gets made in West Virginia. 2022-08-12 10 0 0 0 0 0 1558072479368695808 1558072479368695808
Garland gives Trump another chance to show what this is 2022-08-12 11 2 1 0 1 0 1558065168596094976 1558065168596094976
The Wellness-Conspiracy Industrial Complex! 2022-08-12 5 0 0 0 0 0 1557939885662560256 1557939885662560256
How the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP fights increased tax 2022-08-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1557935509753643009 1557935509753643009
They talked about the 25th amendment 2022-08-12 5 0 0 0 0 0 1557929302124965888 1557929302124965888
Ranked-choice voting is not hard to understand. 2022-08-12 14 1 0 0 1 0 1557928066017476608 1557928066017476608
The Trump book industry has changed! Instead of a 2022-08-11 19 0 0 0 0 0 1557802002851106818 1557802002851106818
A Supreme Court with five reactionary Catholics and one 2022-08-11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1557800448962072576 1557800448962072576
A surprising choice - but how many good lawyers would be 2022-08-11 7 0 0 0 0 0 1557793824226693122 1557793824226693122
Remember Trump did it all for you, his beloved supporters! 2022-08-11 8 1 0 0 1 0 1557791499307216896 1557791499307216896
Nobody defunds the police better than the Trumpist 2022-08-11 6 0 0 0 0 0 1557790471623102464 1557790471623102464
No point in DOJ deviating from established policies. 2022-08-11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1557789200744755200 1557789200744755200
Who cares if it's illegal if you think you can get away 2022-08-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1557757669506629633 1557757669506629633
None but the best for Putin's army! 2022-08-11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1557715636377120769 1557715636377120769
Falling markets are hard on amateur tech founders. 2022-08-11 21 1 0 1 0 0 1557587338657554437 1557587338657554437
Renaming places for heroes instead of rebellious 2022-08-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1557586025274191873 1557586025274191873
“What is the connection today between evangelical 2022-08-11 6 1 0 0 1 0 1557584583247310849 1557584583247310849
The animals' revenge is not yet complete. 2022-08-11 6 0 0 0 0 0 1557581958321807360 1557581958321807360
Scott Perry denies everything. But he repeats lies 2022-08-11 10 1 0 0 1 0 1557581392782823425 1557581392782823425
Historians point out the ghosts of Huey Long 2022-08-11 15 0 0 0 0 0 1557580305443086336 1557580305443086336
The invasion of Ukraine is not just about Putin's ego! 2022-08-11 27 0 0 0 0 0 1557576662346190849 1557576662346190849
It's not just Republicans! Sen. Sinema knows who butters 2022-08-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1557573459076493313 1557573459076493313
Who could make Trump look good? DeSantis! While Trump 2022-08-11 24 0 0 0 0 0 1557560753246199811 1557560753246199811
A majority of American voters might be fed up with 2022-08-11 9 1 0 0 1 0 1557559264662605824 1557559264662605824
Like Trump, Musk might finally be running out of room to 2022-08-11 14 1 0 1 0 0 1557558437831053312 1557558437831053312
Thanks to Vladimir Putin! 2022-08-11 11 0 0 0 0 0 1557553415407800320 1557553415407800320
Supreme Court to invalidate all gun laws? 2022-08-11 9 1 0 0 1 0 1557552893195980801 1557552893195980801
No privacy in the social media era. 2022-08-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1557551897208168448 1557551897208168448
Some of the GOP rally behind Trump, sensing a campaign 2022-08-11 4 1 0 1 0 0 1557535079743688704 1557535079743688704
Pleading the Fifth - it's only an admission of guilt when 2022-08-10 6 0 0 0 0 0 1557375594572103680 1557375594572103680
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-08-05 4 0 0 0 0 0 1555596450767048704 1555596450767048704
Lose-lose for social media. 2022-08-05 6 0 0 0 0 0 1555576592218222593 1555576592218222593
How the Dixiecrat Cavaliers took over the Republican Party 2022-08-05 4 0 0 0 0 0 1555553884659101696 1555553884659101696
Ever heard of carried interest? 2022-08-05 6 2 0 1 1 0 1555552522365915137 1555552522365915137
Free-fire enthusiasts are going after every gun law in 2022-08-04 10 0 0 0 0 0 1555190897608110080 1555190897608110080
Can Trump keep his mouth shut during a deposition? 2022-08-04 25 2 0 2 0 0 1555032766357463040 1555032766357463040
Eastman didn't give up! Still trying to find 2022-08-04 9 1 0 1 0 0 1555031235587555330 1555031235587555330
Trump says he has big plans for 2025. He'd turn the 2022-08-04 4 0 0 0 0 0 1555029627344564224 1555029627344564224
"A republic if you can keep it!" 2022-08-04 3 1 0 0 1 0 1555027197110337537 1555027197110337537
The would-be dictators trying to take over the GOP. 2022-08-04 14 1 0 0 1 0 1555026072273424384 1555026072273424384
Minority rule depends on single-issue constituencies like 2022-08-04 5 0 0 0 0 0 1555022311190695936 1555022311190695936
Anybody want a job with lousy pay and endless hassle from 2022-08-04 7 0 0 0 0 0 1555018648368033792 1555018648368033792
Ron Johnson is trying to privatize social security, 2022-08-04 4 1 0 0 1 0 1555017741408473088 1555017741408473088
CPAC and Orban - and Tucker Carlson - a marriage made 2022-08-04 19 0 0 0 0 0 1555002378503393286 1555002378503393286
Navarro wants immunity - from what? 2022-08-04 24 0 0 0 0 0 1555001416271294464 1555001416271294464
How the crazies took over the GOP - and were welcomed by 2022-08-04 6 0 0 0 0 0 1554999246721495040 1554999246721495040
Caught in his lies. 2022-08-04 14 0 0 0 0 0 1554997912957906944 1554997912957906944
Trumpist Dixiecrats try to bury the facts of the past 2022-08-04 8 1 0 1 0 0 1554996662229016577 1554996662229016577
You can get rich supporting minority rule by selling lies 2022-08-03 36 2 0 1 1 0 1554836044171751429 1554836044171751429
The GOP megadonors want to call a constitutional convention 2022-08-03 4 0 0 0 0 0 1554706679895191552 1554706679895191552
Electoral Count Act repair isn't done. 2022-08-03 12 0 0 0 0 0 1554693862873935873 1554693862873935873
Alex Jone keeps lying under oath. The judge's patience 2022-08-03 23 0 0 0 0 0 1554675014389051392 1554675014389051392
Praise for the Manchin-Schumer deal. 2022-08-02 4 0 0 0 0 0 1554608078821027840 1554608078821027840
When is economic warfare effective? 2022-08-02 6 0 0 0 0 0 1554606927618772994 1554606927618772994
How much has the decline of public education contributed 2022-08-02 4 0 0 0 0 0 1554605593490366465 1554605593490366465
Arizona fake electors knew what they were doing was 2022-08-02 3 0 0 0 0 0 1554601989719199744 1554601989719199744
The throwaway society will eventually exact its due. 2022-08-02 2 0 0 0 0 0 1554600140144447488 1554600140144447488
Mini-Trumps assault democracy in broad daylight. 2022-08-02 5 0 0 0 0 0 1554599245142904832 1554599245142904832
Trump administration created a boom in the phone eraser 2022-08-02 11 0 0 0 0 0 1554594214331027456 1554594214331027456
The devil whispers in politicians' ears "this is important 2022-08-02 5 1 0 0 1 0 1554309795515011072 1554309795515011072
Judges getting tired of fake repentance. 2022-08-02 3 1 0 0 1 0 1554296048540995584 1554296048540995584
7 years for insurrection. 2022-08-02 3 0 0 0 0 0 1554295315045396480 1554295315045396480
Income inequality moves from Silicon Valley and Beverly 2022-08-01 24 0 0 0 0 0 1553944500216537089 1553944500216537089
Alex Jones invents all kinds of creative arguments to 2022-08-01 15 1 0 1 0 0 1553942071345442817 1553942071345442817
Expand the House. 2022-08-01 15 8 0 1 2 1 1553940628668461057 1553940628668461057
Fix the wrong defaults! 2022-08-01 1 0 0 0 0 0 1553939108287823872 1553939108287823872
Putin's neocolonialism in Africa. A century ago, 2022-08-01 17 0 0 0 0 0 1553933558250500096 1553933558250500096
Creativity vs decadence - currently a losing battle. 2022-07-31 3 0 0 0 0 0 1553785412308463616 1553785412308463616
Another new face of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party - 2022-07-31 4 0 0 0 0 0 1553756117582237696 1553756117582237696
The new face of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party - 2022-07-31 5 0 0 0 0 0 1553753238662365188 1553753238662365188
Has Fox moved on from Trump? 2022-07-31 16 0 0 0 0 0 1553619272995196928 1553619272995196928
Why wages don't go down in recessions. 2022-07-31 7 0 0 0 0 0 1553617882449190912 1553617882449190912
The historical argument against centrist third parties - 2022-07-31 5 0 0 0 0 0 1553617085317623809 1553617085317623809
How prisoner swaps work - we take a high-value Russian 2022-07-31 97 1 0 0 0 0 1553611744072724480 1553611744072724480
How Putin emulates Stalin by reviving the NKVD to eliminate 2022-07-31 7 0 0 0 0 0 1553608975181983745 1553608975181983745
Why were the Russians willing to take Americans hostage 2022-07-31 4 0 0 0 0 0 1553608526760579072 1553608526760579072
Stone and Gaetz discuss pardons in advance. 2022-07-31 11 1 0 0 0 0 1553606527415595009 1553606527415595009
And now, some kind words for Joe Manchin, except from GOP 2022-07-31 4 1 0 1 0 0 1553605796419710978 1553605796419710978
The Roe v Wade repeal rejected the Constitutional right 2022-07-31 6 0 0 0 0 0 1553599468292820992 1553599468292820992
Democrats debate sabotaging GOP primaries. Just because 2022-07-31 7 0 0 0 0 0 1553592718323884032 1553592718323884032
Why are McConnell and McCarthy in charge? Is it 2022-07-31 2 1 0 0 1 0 1553590964106641408 1553590964106641408
Virtual social media influencers - no more fake than 2022-07-31 9 0 0 0 0 0 1553588758275977217 1553588758275977217
Internet facilitates a surge in shoplifting - and resulting 2022-07-31 6 0 0 0 0 0 1553586428310798337 1553586428310798337
How the sausage gets made. 2022-07-30 2 0 0 0 0 0 1553206333440004098 1553206333440004098
Fox knew it wasn't true but reported it anyway. 2022-07-30 8 2 0 1 1 0 1553204822626619392 1553204822626619392
A vicious self-serving opportunist at the top attracts 2022-07-30 7 0 0 0 0 0 1553204352751325184 1553204352751325184
Bragging about law-breaking! 2022-07-30 3 0 0 0 0 0 1553203263347929088 1553203263347929088
Alex Jones bankruptcy filing to avoid accountability for 2022-07-30 16 2 0 1 1 0 1553202819200536576 1553202819200536576
Trump officials did their best to reduce Federal backup 2022-07-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1553093689559244800 1553093689559244800
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-07-29 4 0 0 0 0 0 1553042493754642432 1553042493754642432
"The church is supposed to direct the government"? 2022-07-29 13 0 0 0 0 0 1552886059284848641 1552886059284848641
A Trumpist who clearly doesn't need Trump any more. 2022-07-29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1552884064830382082 1552884064830382082
Trump promises to be worse next time. If he's elected, 2022-07-29 5 1 0 1 0 0 1552883275034533888 1552883275034533888
No lame excuses here - these GOP are proud of their 2022-07-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1552881581362008065 1552881581362008065
The exciting new class of GOP candidates. 2022-07-29 4 1 0 1 0 0 1552877715937669120 1552877715937669120
Embracing the big lie as a lifestyle! 2022-07-29 40 1 0 1 0 0 1552876655646949376 1552876655646949376
The lame excuses of Alex Jones and other conspiracy 2022-07-29 18 2 1 0 1 0 1552875359971921920 1552875359971921920
The lame excuses of assault weapon manufacturers. 2022-07-29 3 0 0 0 0 0 1552873810172334080 1552873810172334080
The power of cult of personality! 2022-07-29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1552868774138654720 1552868774138654720
A big lie that still hurts 30 years later. 2022-07-29 3 0 0 0 0 0 1552866531851116544 1552866531851116544
Trump tried to overthrow the government by unconstitutional 2022-07-28 6 0 0 0 0 0 1552787168250064897 1552787168250064897
Voting in the Republican primary in 2022-07-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1552785820599197696 1552785820599197696
Third parties??? Only if they get ranked-choice voting 2022-07-28 5 0 0 0 0 0 1552784472516411392 1552784472516411392
GOP says we can afford trade deals to benefit megadonors - 2022-07-28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1552665943066566659 1552665943066566659
Self-serving opportunists at the top attract self-serving 2022-07-28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1552664841063542784 1552664841063542784
Recession signals from the inverted yield curve. 2022-07-28 7 0 0 0 0 0 1552663536945336322 1552663536945336322
You'll have to read the bill to know what's in it! 2022-07-28 57 2 0 1 1 0 1552464060339195904 1552464060339195904
DOJ gets closer to Trump. 2022-07-27 13 2 1 0 1 0 1552167323787677698 1552167323787677698
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-07-27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1552164164361019395 1552164164361019395
What would you do on your last day on earth? Probably 2022-07-22 36 1 0 0 0 1 1550476644862742528 1550476644862742528
Election officials have to convene in secrecy. 2022-07-21 4 0 0 0 0 0 1550189262871470080 1550189262871470080
Today's public hearing will summarize the case that 2022-07-21 6 0 0 0 0 0 1550138115011973121 1550138115011973121
Erased evidence? Looks bad, sounds bad. 2022-07-16 8 0 0 0 0 0 1548299065124786176 1548299065124786176
Trumpists claim GOP primaries are stolen too! 2022-07-16 13 2 0 2 0 0 1548298173709357058 1548298173709357058
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-07-15 6 1 0 1 0 0 1547966084053024768 1547966084053024768
Romney didn't get the memo - the GOP left him behind 2022-07-13 12 0 0 0 0 0 1547222227279495168 1547222227279495168
Trump's bad. What's worse were the GOP leaders who 2022-07-13 7 1 0 0 1 0 1547220603161063424 1547220603161063424
What happened to Lindsey Graham? 2022-07-13 5 0 0 0 0 0 1547218796384923648 1547218796384923648
Trumpism - you don't have to be competent if you're loyal. 2022-07-12 5 1 0 0 1 0 1546714705753882624 1546714705753882624
You can't tell the players without a scorecard! 2022-07-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1546713203454840832 1546713203454840832
If Musk is as smart as Trump used to say he was, then it's 2022-07-11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1546556000693473281 1546556000693473281
Putin is on the verge of achieving his greatest strategic 2022-07-11 21 1 1 0 0 0 1546326785343729664 1546326785343729664
“People every week fill the tank. They see these big 2022-07-11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1546324610009837568 1546324610009837568
It's very hard to achieve a soft landing. 2022-07-11 12 0 0 0 0 0 1546319448566423553 1546319448566423553
Fear of death has led men to seek immortality of some 2022-07-11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1546318408001589248 1546318408001589248
Should Democrats try to harness the outrage over abortion 2022-07-11 6 0 0 0 0 0 1546313381195329538 1546313381195329538
It's really not Trump's fault. It's the enablers that 2022-07-11 7 0 0 0 0 0 1546285509294452737 1546285509294452737
In case you missed the timeline 2022-07-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1546283914737491968 1546283914737491968
Can American GOP match British Tories? 2022-07-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1546282239524163584 1546282239524163584
Trump's greatest contribution? 2022-07-10 3 1 0 0 1 0 1546280995371958272 1546280995371958272
The wild west gig economy! 2022-07-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1546280084532707329 1546280084532707329
It's still the same old story - public employee unions 2022-07-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1546279498697490432 1546279498697490432
What's Bannon's motive to testify supported by Trump? 2022-07-10 15 0 0 0 0 0 1546277888219000833 1546277888219000833
The desire for immortality via celebrity is no stronger for 2022-07-10 4 1 0 0 1 0 1546276093631401985 1546276093631401985
The internet was supposed to be the perfect medium 2022-07-10 7 0 0 0 0 0 1546023778722783233 1546023778722783233
Arthur Bremer is out of jail now. 2022-07-10 16 0 0 0 0 0 1546019367661420545 1546019367661420545
There is a playbook for civil war, and the radical right 2022-07-10 8 1 0 0 1 0 1546014289311387648 1546014289311387648
Trump will run again even if he's broke and in jail - 2022-07-09 23 1 0 0 1 0 1545765734948605953 1545765734948605953
What does the War of 1812 tell us about 2022? 2022-07-09 17 2 0 1 1 0 1545634145870569474 1545634145870569474
Why nobody has confidence in Congress. 2022-07-09 9 5 1 0 3 0 1545626560102744064 1545626560102744064
Government alleges Oath Keepers were all the way in. 2022-07-09 11 0 0 0 0 0 1545624880560762880 1545624880560762880
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-07-08 10 1 1 0 0 0 1545434335674699776 1545434335674699776
Fusion parties - reducing extremism by reducing the 2022-07-08 10 1 1 0 0 0 1545266842272272384 1545266842272272384
It's easier to cut taxes - and take the credit - and hard 2022-07-08 2 0 0 0 0 0 1545259752866795527 1545259752866795527
Trump makes money, first, last, and always. He's a 2022-07-08 7 0 0 0 0 0 1545258800898134016 1545258800898134016
Trump will never forgive anybody who won't drink his 2022-07-08 6 0 0 0 0 0 1545255558785036288 1545255558785036288
Trying to conduct an honest election is a true act of 2022-07-08 2 0 0 0 0 0 1545253724448120832 1545253724448120832
Putin makes it clear. He's only interested in 2022-07-08 27 2 0 1 0 0 1545251367484198912 1545251367484198912
One thing you can say about Pence - he's not as bad as 2022-07-08 9 1 0 1 0 0 1545250379528486912 1545250379528486912
The South has won the Civil War at last! Soon the 2022-07-07 16 1 0 0 1 0 1544899527794077697 1544899527794077697
Can anything good come from a crypto enthusiast? 2022-07-07 4 0 0 0 0 0 1544896070718595072 1544896070718595072
Trumpist Supreme Court intends to end all Federal 2022-07-07 3 0 0 0 0 0 1544889082941095936 1544889082941095936
Freedom Caucus founder Mulvaney's not a weatherman. 2022-07-07 11 0 0 0 0 0 1544884617529856000 1544884617529856000
You can't blame it all on Trump. He had a whole Senate 2022-07-07 7 0 0 0 0 0 1544881792141778945 1544881792141778945
Graham's lawyers working overtime to come up with his 2022-07-07 2 0 0 0 0 0 1544879113772486657 1544879113772486657
Sure, assault weapons create instant orphans and blow up 2022-07-06 4 0 0 0 0 0 1544680883537383424 1544680883537383424
Independent State Legislatures - the final frontier. 2022-07-06 4 0 0 0 0 0 1544677339258167296 1544677339258167296
Red states successfully insure that they will get no 2022-07-06 6 1 0 0 1 0 1544572275671781383 1544572275671781383
Democrats might have a chance to retain control of the 2022-07-06 3 1 0 1 0 0 1544566825777631233 1544566825777631233
Insurrectionists complain that they might get a fair trial 2022-07-06 6 0 0 0 0 0 1544563110593277952 1544563110593277952
Giuliani and Graham get to go to Georgia. 2022-07-06 8 2 0 1 0 0 1544561666989256704 1544561666989256704
The next Jan 6 hearing is Tuesday. Is Sarah Matthews 2022-07-06 60 1 0 0 1 0 1544560130804420608 1544560130804420608
The people who want to control everybody else's private 2022-07-05 10 0 0 0 0 0 1544308250765451265 1544308250765451265
When the Federal regulators won't do anything - then 2022-07-05 8 1 1 0 0 0 1544305590796574720 1544305590796574720
The states most eager to save the unborn are least eager 2022-07-05 3 1 0 0 1 0 1544189493749506048 1544189493749506048
Trump's impatient heir - smarter, bolder, more dangerous. 2022-07-05 6 0 0 0 0 0 1544156921485111296 1544156921485111296
If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, this is likely his next 2022-07-05 12 0 0 0 0 0 1544149605901688832 1544149605901688832
Putin builds a model for Trumpists everywhere. 2022-07-05 7 0 0 0 0 0 1544146439873253376 1544146439873253376
How can public figures shut down unfavorable media 2022-07-05 3 0 0 0 0 0 1544129802155659264 1544129802155659264
America's founders were human, with virtues and faults, 2022-07-05 4 1 0 0 1 0 1544126358946623488 1544126358946623488
What the Jan 6 hearings show so far - 2022-07-04 9 0 0 0 0 0 1543971533613240323 1543971533613240323
Would Trump only serve four more years? 2022-07-04 11 0 0 0 0 0 1543847009785786368 1543847009785786368
An argument for Youngkin in 2024. 2022-07-04 14 1 0 0 1 0 1543845619730505730 1543845619730505730
"institutions must advance also, and keep pace with 2022-07-04 5 0 0 0 0 0 1543843899386384384 1543843899386384384
Actual malice means actual damages. 2022-07-04 13 0 0 0 0 0 1543833109883326464 1543833109883326464
"India's tragedy is not that it's the worst place in the 2022-07-04 5 0 0 0 0 0 1543832244988522496 1543832244988522496
What's worse than Trump? A Trumpist with courage, 2022-07-04 5 0 0 0 0 0 1543830561046745089 1543830561046745089
What's wrong with this picture? 2022-07-04 5 0 0 0 0 0 1543829667743875072 1543829667743875072
Is it going to be Newsom vs DeSantis in 2024? 2022-07-04 12 0 0 0 0 0 1543825539214876672 1543825539214876672
Increasing GOP registrations - will that translate to 2022-07-04 5 0 0 0 0 0 1543822648743890945 1543822648743890945
Why the Jan 6 public hearings are so effective - no bomb 2022-07-04 7 0 0 0 0 0 1543821596153892864 1543821596153892864
McConnell doing his best to make sure that no more 2022-07-04 3 0 0 0 0 0 1543820082094100483 1543820082094100483
Wisconsin leads the way toward insuring that even if 2022-07-04 13 1 0 1 0 0 1543819552819032064 1543819552819032064
"All men are created equal" has had different meanings to 2022-07-04 4 0 0 0 0 0 1543817732281446400 1543817732281446400
When you disprove somebody's religion, they don't thank 2022-07-04 4 0 0 0 0 0 1543747812847783936 1543747812847783936
No shortage of fireworks for July 4 in DC! 2022-07-04 15 0 0 0 0 0 1543746465473765376 1543746465473765376
Is Trump getting worried about DeSantis et al? How many 2022-07-03 11 1 0 0 1 0 1543627019572850689 1543627019572850689
Trump is getting worried about DeSantis et al? How many 2022-07-03 8 0 0 0 0 0 1543500885141008384 1543500885141008384
How Putin reminds the west what he'll do to them if they 2022-07-03 24 1 0 1 0 0 1543498693365493760 1543498693365493760
Supreme Court doesn't care about Indians either. 2022-07-02 8 0 0 0 0 0 1543108247447490560 1543108247447490560
That was the week that wasn't. 2022-07-02 4 0 0 0 0 0 1543106203504369666 1543106203504369666
If GOP controls Congress, that will force the real issue - 2022-07-02 7 0 0 0 0 0 1543075306075934721 1543075306075934721
If you're an oligarch or criminal - thank goodness for 2022-07-02 9 0 0 0 0 0 1543027211988455424 1543027211988455424
Money is the mother's milk of politics. Big corporations 2022-07-01 7 0 0 0 0 0 1542850687502929920 1542850687502929920
Is Trump losing steam? Or is that just wishful thinking? 2022-07-01 30 2 1 1 0 0 1542757216863735808 1542757216863735808
Why Russians put up with Putin - 2022-07-01 15 0 0 0 0 0 1542725985593765889 1542725985593765889
Just in case you missed it - 2022-07-01 6 0 0 0 0 0 1542703855640555521 1542703855640555521
Would Trump tell GOP voters to stay home? Possibly in 2022-07-01 8 0 0 0 0 0 1542687439126290432 1542687439126290432

Columns of Tweet Tables

The table above has these entries:

UPDATED Sat Aug 26 08:28:19 AM PDT 2023

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Moving toward regional federalism?

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html

"as U.S. politics nationalizes, blue and red states are
diverging even more dramatically"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/gavin-newsom-ron-desantis-hurricane-ian-migrants-transgender-laws/

#PS1democracy

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impress 6
time 2022-09-30 18:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575910871141736449

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"They’ve spent a lot of time waiting for this majority
to happen, and they don’t plan to waste it”

"One of the striking things in this area is that
originalists do not bring their usual apparatus to bear
on these questions"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/supreme-court-term-conservative-targets/

#PS1justice

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impress 4
time 2022-09-30 18:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575909467018866688

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The argument for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war -
remember Saddam Hussein.      We were worse off without
him.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/30/putin-russia-ukraine-negotiated-peace/

#PS1ukraine

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 48
time 2022-09-30 17:52 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575906516871233536

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Trump is the most incredible president in American history!
Those who still find him credible won't change their dogma
for all the books in the Library of Congress!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/opinions/trump-books-haberman-confidence-man-carter/index.html

Ex-staff planning to publish a Trump book might find the
market saturated!

#PS1trump

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impress 2
time 2022-09-30 17:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575905111771004928

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He's too busy prosecuting Biden!   And managing his own
legal defense.     It's not fair to expect him to go after
ordinary criminals too!

https://apnews.com/article/elections-texas-presidential-election-2020-ken-paxton-a1bdcfd0a9d25bd6aa3666b70f74f2b2

#PS1justice

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engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
time 2022-09-30 17:39 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575903195963879424

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-health-social-media-covid-571a85e4c7a2492ea816f6dbd4e32818

#PS1media

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impress 3
time 2022-09-30 16:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575893136823312391

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Der Untergang

When fate and facts go against them, delusional
narcissistic leaders become MORE delusional, not less.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/europe/russia-ukraine-annexation-analysis-intl/index.html

Putin, Trump, Hitler, ....

#PS1putin

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impress 19
time 2022-09-30 14:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575858512332083200

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None of the little Pacific island nations can defend itself
from climate change, much less political change imposed
by large countries.  So they have to get the best deal
for the countries. But sometimes it's just the best deal
for the leaders.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-china-antony-blinken-climate-and-environment-769e80b0ab96de6521ab52deae3cbca4

#PS1other

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impress 4
time 2022-09-30 13:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575844058152415232

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Is Trump so desperate for attention that he will talk to
anybody who will write anything about him?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/opinion/donald-trump-maggie-haberman.html

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 20%
impress 5
time 2022-09-30 00:11 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575639385780781056

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Flexible ideology - a hallmark of a Trumpist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/politics/desantis-biden-hurricane-ian-aid.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-09-30 00:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575636844749856768

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The Freischütz Caucus wants to impeach Biden, Harris,
and many other Democrats - for the high crime of being
Democrats and embracing the Enlightenment ideals of
America's founders rather than Trumpism.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/politics/republicans-impeach-biden-house-majority/index.html

But the devil gets the last shot!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-09-29 23:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575633624677830659

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Staying on message!

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-us-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-virginia-government-and-politics-3b4102509ef93bc37d24d7c8fd79ba80

She still doesn't have any evidence but she still believes
the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.     But not from
any of the GOP candidates who won?

#PS1insurrection

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impress 7
time 2022-09-29 23:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575629825254993921

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A self-serving opportunist 24x7, with no concern about
observing precedents from the past or setting precedents
for the future.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/28/trump-book-white-house-bomb-mexico/

He never understood that he was just another link in the
chain joining his predecessors and successors.

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-09-29 05:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575360807646294017

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Six newspapers wanted change.     They got change.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/28/trump-supporter-disappointment/

But Trump never changed.    He was a self-serving
opportunist in 2004 and 2014, and won't change in 2024.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1765161303828381

#PS1trump

=====

impress 7
time 2022-09-29 05:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575356517875785728

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Close races where small donations might make a difference.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-tossups.html

#PS1election

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impress 5
time 2022-09-29 04:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575335720218025984

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One of a leader's most important tasks is dealing
with subordinates who are not succeeding at their job.
The leader must either find a way to help them master it,
or move them to a job they can master.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/28/politics/donald-trump-firing-twitter/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1764946783849833

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-09-28 22:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575258937376448512

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If enough Trumpist candidates change their message between
primary and general, enough independent voters will
conclude that those candidates only believe in getting
elected -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html

and those voters will look elsewhere.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/28/peter-thiel-blake-masters-jd-vance-2022-gop-senate-control/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-28 19:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575208233936920577

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Federal territories should be incorporated into states or
else given independence.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#Federal%20territories

They are all depopulating -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/23/american-territories-population-loss/

for the same reasons as the rest of rural America- Chinese
manufacturing seems to be the biggest problem.

#PS1other

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impress 4
time 2022-09-28 06:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575014884030369792

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What it's like to be the target of the Trumpist propaganda
machine -

https://apnews.com/article/shootings-texas-connecticut-alex-jones-waterbury-f3ef318375efc40dccc7067fb8f53e5e

#PS1media

=====

impress 2
time 2022-09-28 06:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575011422328696833

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It's not easy to serve a Trumpist!

https://apnews.com/article/texas-dallas-subpoenas-ken-paxton-3fa293d712fda938142c86aaf5be83c1

Especially a lawyer with lots of legal problems.

#PS1justice

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impress 3
time 2022-09-28 06:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1575010859662815232

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Everything you need to know about most politicians and
minority rule!

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2022/09/25

#PS1minority

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impress 6
time 2022-09-27 05:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574629116543787008

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It's a habit - say one thing and do the opposite -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

And count on your voters to accept it -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses

It's how you protect minority rule, your dark campaign
money, and your re-election.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opinion/gop-economic-policy.html

#PS1minority

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impress 12
time 2022-09-27 05:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574626148067123200

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Trumpists cause harm even in Connecticut.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opinion/dominic-rapini-secretary-state-trump.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-27 04:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574624751661641728

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QAnons and all the other fringe single-issue constituencies
are just cannon fodder for protecting minority rule -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

Not just for Trump, but for most of the GOP -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opinion/politics/trump-election-qanon.html

Who cares - there's plenty more where they came from!

#PS1minority

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impress 6
time 2022-09-27 04:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574623589478805504

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Woke "was used by Black people to describe the Black
people so socially conscious that it bordered on
parody. Unfortunately, one of us said it in mixed company,
and it eventually entered the mainstream as a synonym for
political correctness."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/09/26/damon-young-woke-is-now-dog-whistle-black-whats-next/

#PS1other

=====

impress 16
time 2022-09-27 04:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574621582235820034

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Looks bad for seditious conspirators - they have a tendency
to turn on one another to reduce their sentences.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/24/oath-keepers-sedition-trial-preview/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-09-27 04:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574620090212896768

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Putin's nuclear options.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/26/putin-nuclear-threat-bluff-us-biden-response/

But before embarking on them, he has to wonder if all the
Russian armed forces are as corrupt and decrepit as those
invading Ukraine.

#PS1putin

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impress 55
time 2022-09-27 04:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574618875957694464

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"there is a lot of pressure on Republicans to vote to
impeach Biden"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/26/commitment-to-america-revenge/

For which high crime -

Not encouraging violent insurrectionists?  Not demanding
election officials "find" non-existent votes?

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1763400724004439

#PS1biden

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impress 4
time 2022-09-27 04:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574616557514215424

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GOP usually oppose wasteful government spending.     But
looking for Democratic voter fraud must not be wasteful,
even if they don't find any!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/26/arizona-election-integrity-unit/

Of course other red states are following suit.

#PS1election

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impress 4
time 2022-09-27 04:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574613134769213440

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"I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they
are”

THAT's a unique justification for running for president!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/donald-trump-president-quote-maggie-haberman-book/index.html

It's all about the fame and fortune!

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-09-27 04:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574610149527863297

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The shadow docket - no explanations required.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/opinions/supreme-court-shadow-docket-vladeck/index.html

#PS1justice

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impress 4
time 2022-09-27 03:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574609334922670081

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Roger Stone never intended to accept the results of the
2020 election.      Why should he?    He led the Brooks
Brothers insurrection in 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot

So it all fits one who has a portrait of Nixon tattooed
on his back.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/roger-stone-january-6-documentary-film/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 30
time 2022-09-27 03:54 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574608376859750400

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Victims of violent crime deserve their chance to speak.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/opinions/january-6-attacks-capitol-court-sentencing-young-fanone/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-09-27 03:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574606917212655617

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Another victim of Perla and Ron.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/us/migrants-flight-marthas-vineyard-recruiter/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 20%
impress 5
time 2022-09-27 03:44 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574605869953662976

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Sloppiness at the top encourages sloppiness all the
way down.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/peter-navarro-justice-department-federal-records/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-09-27 03:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574605114941186048

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The GOP commitment - to opposition -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/house-gop-commitment-to-america-mccarthy/

A list of things to talk about, not of things to do.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

They are not  FOR anything specific that might alienate
their crazies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/commitment-america-gop-midterms-dionne/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1762421970768981

#PS1gop

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impress 7
time 2022-09-26 05:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574268103495585792

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It's always a challenge to outdo and disable your rivals
without appearing to do so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/us/politics/abbott-desantis-rivalry.html

Their love of stunts suggests they should run away to the
circus instead of run for president.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 9
time 2022-09-26 05:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574264097587138561

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"immigrants can be converted from throngs of individuals
with individual lives and stories into an amorphous wave"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/opinion/beto-orourke-abbott-texas-governor.html

Works for Trumpists!     And in Russia, China, Iran, ...

So what is the danger of a single story?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg

#PS1theory

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impress 64
time 2022-09-26 04:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574262191787626496

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Look out for Perla and Ron!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/25/desantis-perla-migrant-flight-marthas-vineyard/

#PS1immigration

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impress 4
time 2022-09-26 04:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574256530865590273

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No progress on Havana Syndrome.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/25/politics/havana-syndrome-cia-doctor-cnn-special/index.html

#PS1health

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impress 8
time 2022-09-26 04:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1574249366990118913

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A novel plea -

"go easy on me because the government made it so easy
to steal"

https://artdaily.com/news/149110/Prosecutors-struggle-to-catch-up-to-a-tidal-wave-of-pandemic-fraud

#PS1justice

=====

impress 4
time 2022-09-25 04:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573891770835824640

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Minority rule

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

is a system to protect both economic and political power
of the ruling class, by dividing the masses -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses

Strom Thurmond was a leader in both economic and political
oppression -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/labor-union-racism-history.html

#PS1minority

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impress 12
time 2022-09-25 03:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573878252703129600

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A Very Long Engagement -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Long_Engagement

come to life -

"Google searches in Russia for 'How to break your arm'
have skyrocketed"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/putin-trump-ukraine.html

#PS1putin

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impress 26
time 2022-09-25 03:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573876932709478400

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Tax laws are intended to benefit the rich and powerful -
at least according to GOP.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/us/politics/paul-lepage-maine-taxes.html

But don't YOU try to get away with anything!

#PS1tax

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impress 3
time 2022-09-25 03:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573875556323446785

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Of course the suit was without merit on its face.
Plaintiffs just wanted publicity for a propaganda win.
Who paid their legal fees?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/politics/doj-memo-school-board-threats-dismiss-lawsuit/index.html

#PS1justice

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impress 2
time 2022-09-25 02:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573869451291697152

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Liz Cheney is already NOT a Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican.
Maybe she hasn't realized it yet.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/politics/liz-cheney-republican-party-donald-trump-2024/index.html

The GOP will go the way of the Whigs, we hope, to be
replaced by a rational conservative party with broader
appeal.

#PS1gop

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impress 14
time 2022-09-25 02:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573868072917602307

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Foreign wars were "a great way for the ruling class to
extract wealth and give themselves more power”

Just whose  extracted wealth does this Republican think
is financing his campaign?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/house-republican-elections.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1761445777533267

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-25 01:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573840803851403266

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Big lies beget big liars.    But only some will be able
to monetize their fame.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/20/social-media-influencers-election-fraud/

#PS1media

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impress 1
time 2022-09-25 00:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573835116761165824

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There are a lot more Trumpist evangelicals than Trumpist
Mormons.      The GOP donors have done the math.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/21/oregon-football-obscene-chant-mormon-history/

#PS1other

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impress 5
time 2022-09-25 00:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573832759570669569

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No matter what GOP candidates say, they will support
union-busting to support their megadonors.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

One Pennsylvania union says -

“Here’s one thing my members get: They’ll never be
with someone who is for right-to-work”

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-pennsylvania-presidential-campaigns-d934158054ec81e2379b72ad40b5f6b7

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-09-25 00:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573828440628768768

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What exactly was going on?     It doesn't matter - as long
as it raises doubt, it abets the insurrectionists.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-lawsuits-donald-trump-voting-6a1324cc6cf45c95ca086a5c81617b15

#PS1insurrection

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impress 1
time 2022-09-25 00:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573826681139171328

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What seditious conspiracy looks like -

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-presidential-elections-donald-trump-election-2020-e81901ad99b8ddc5c8f23280e67fa63e

and what a pathetic cover-up attempt looks like.

They didn't understand, despite all evidence, that Trump
would urge them on, but not back them up if they failed.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-09-24 23:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573815398285180928

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Covid is not over

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/22/opinion-no-mr-president-the-pandemic-isnt-over/

We'll be paying for covid carelessness for a generation
or more.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/covid-s-aftermath-study-of-millions-raises-fears-of-brain-nerve-damage

#PS1virus

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impress 3
time 2022-09-24 23:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573812900602339328

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"partisan problems — like the one engineered by Mitch
McConnell, Trump and the Federalist Society — demand
partisan solutions"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/cannon-trump-federal-judges.html

#PS1justice

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impress 5
time 2022-09-24 04:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573535925925081089

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The plot to reject the Enlightenment ideals of America's
founders and preserve minority rule forever is now a horror
movie -

https://nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/republicans-democracy-elections-bannon.html

Democracy is not just based upon laws, but on common ideals
regulated by rule of law.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/trump-big-lie-elections.html

#PS1democracy

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urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573534162547445760

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What do Trump, Cuomo, and Atlanta gangsters have in common?

They are all learning what "law and order" is all about -
from bad experiences with Howard University graduates!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/23/letitia-james-fani-willis-howard-university-trump/

#PS1justice

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impress 20
time 2022-09-24 04:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573531215251922945

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A traditional conservative view of Mastriano -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/mastriano-danger-pennsylvania-governor/

Mastriano is the future of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP.
The remaining traditional conservative GOP need to think
long and hard about what's really important.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-24 04:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573529824257183744

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Trumpism - and GOP minority rule - depend on single-issue
constituencies - right-to-lifers, free-fire advocates,
anti-vaxxers, KKK, Nazis...  What's next - incels?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/incels-rape-murder-study/

But for now - QAnon -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/23/trump-qanon-song/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1760691577608687

#PS1gop

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impress 12
time 2022-09-24 04:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573526175577612288

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If you're a Trumpist, there's nothing wrong in planning
to kidnap Democratic officials.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/dixon-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-michigan-governor/index.html

Just pretend it was a joke if it didn't succeed.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 14
time 2022-09-24 03:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573520046789316608

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Guilty of many things, but mainly of being gullible.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/douglas-jensen-guilty-qanon-january-6-trial/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 6
time 2022-09-24 03:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573518714481221632

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The platform to ENACT for the megadonors hasn't changed -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

So McCarthy published a platform to TALK about for the
voters -

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-kevin-mccarthy-newt-gingrich-border-security-97f04b6997ea980a868b8d7628378824

Traditional GOP business as usual.

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-09-24 03:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573516811269591040

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vesco

If you're a fugitive on the run, you're just a pawn in
other people's games.    Better have acce$$ to lot$ of
influence to buy protection.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-asia-venezuela-navy-fbbe6efc3c566e76c3891c29677973ff

#PS1justice

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impress 4
time 2022-09-24 03:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573514797189976065

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Why is California gas more expensive?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/23/california-gas-is-out-of-whack-nearly-2-more-than-national-average/

Round up all the usual suspects and you still can't explain
the difference.

#PS1capolitics

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time 2022-09-24 03:19 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573512301461745664

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Cruelty as a campaign promise!   It worked for Roman
emperors, so why not Trumpists?

https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/09/22/leonard-pitts-jr-this-is-not-about-immigration/

The last thing a Trumpist would want to do is solve a
problem so it's no longer a campaign issue.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-23 20:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573404462605275136

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Why is inflation so stubborn?

Higher profits on gas -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/gas-prices-decline-streak.html

Higher profits on cars -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/economy/inflation-car-market.html

But inflation is a global problem.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/briefing/inflation-prices-ukraine-economy.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1760415590969619

#PS1inflation

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impress 4
time 2022-09-23 19:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573400995220295681

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You can get rich on Youtube!     By selling courses to
the gullible that they hope will teach them how to get
rich on Youtube.

https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/you-too-can-strike-it-rich-on-youtube-8077355/

If somebody asks you to send them money to make you rich,
ask them to send you money to make them rich.

#PS1media

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impress 6
time 2022-09-23 17:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573370680044830722

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It's true!    It's more profitable to operate in a red
state that deregulates companies and discourages unions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/business/economy/smithfield-california-factory.html

Too bad for the workers.

#PS1economics

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impress 8
time 2022-09-23 17:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573369553110843393

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Hazards of leveraging securities you can't sell - markets
go down as well as up.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/technology/loans-startup-employees.html

#PS1economics

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impress 7
time 2022-09-23 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573366498747465728

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"Why do cities across the nation frequently offer wealthy
team owners handouts to create or enhance the palaces in
which teams show off their skills?"

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/16/california-is-pro-sports-no-1-money-making-machine/

#PS1other

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expands 1
impress 7
time 2022-09-23 17:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573365714395742208

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Nobody who voted for Trump in 2000 has lived more than
five years!

And more of the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-science-health-adbf7288863f506cae9e795c6c3b88e5

#PS1media

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impress 13
time 2022-09-23 17:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573363807199850496

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Maybe Trump will send some money to help the candidates
he endorsed.      But mostly it goes to his legal defense
funds.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/donald-trump-allies-super-pac/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 11
time 2022-09-23 15:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573328442203987970

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In Russia, life at the top has always been hazardous.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/europe/russia-official-anatoly-gerashchenko-death-intl/index.html

#PS1putin

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impress 14
time 2022-09-23 14:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573325555461652482

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Trumpism in action - it doesn't matter if it's true if it
polls well with your base.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-education-social-media-arizona-lakes-b1524fde3437d21ccfca1c445a254d1f

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-09-23 14:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573319720052588544

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"I’ve already said I’m sorry, and I’m done saying
I’m sorry"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/politics/alex-jones-trial.html

Perhaps Jones means that he's sorry that he's going to
have to pay so much money for libeling the parents of
dead children.     He isn't sorry for the dead children
or their parents.

#PS1media

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time 2022-09-23 03:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573154927794614272

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The Cuban missile crisis was averted by JFK secretly
agreeing to remove the American missles from Turkey.
What can Biden offer Putin in the present crisis?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/22/putin-ukraine-threats-biden-cuban-missile-crisis/

#PS1ukraine

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impress 24
time 2022-09-23 03:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573147359508594688

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“the same playbook is being used around the world, if an
election is not in someone’s favor, it’s been rigged"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/jan6-committee-twitter-witness-navaroli/

"Whose speech are we protecting at the expense of whose
safety? And whose safety are we protecting at the expense
of whose speech?”

#PS1media

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impress 9
time 2022-09-23 03:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573146124135059456

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What happens if the party base nominates a candidate with
no chance in the general elections?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/trump-threaten-democracy-nyt-siena-college-poll/index.html

Does the GOP dissolve into a fascist Trumpist Dixiecrat
branch and a traditional Burkean conservative branch?

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759812001029978

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-09-23 02:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573139364451868675

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Trumpists want to make elections more manageable by hand
counting rather than machine counting.   It's a lot easier
to obtain the desired result with hand counting.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/michigan-republican-gop-nominee-deperno-emails-invs/index.html

They keep repeating the same old disproved claims. Their
base doesn't care.

#PS1election

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time 2022-09-23 02:23 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573135922140512258

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Time to fix the Insurrection Act -

https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/reform-the-insurrection-act

to make sure that it's available when needed and not when
it's not.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-09-22 23:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573096625337028608

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Newt Gingrich and the institutionalization of the GOP as
the party of minority rule -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/opinion/moderate-republicans-gingrich-trump-new-england.html

Republicans who don't fit Trumpism have to go elsewhere,
but a third party is not the answer - that would mostly
empower Trumpism.

#PS1minority

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impress 5
time 2022-09-22 22:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573082683575599104

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"The executive branch has regulations laying out the
process that should be followed, such as a requirement
to make sure that other agencies and departments with an
interest in the secret are consulted"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/us/politics/trump-classified-documents.html

Telepathy does not count.

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-09-22 22:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573080379941998592

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LOL Nothing Matters -

“It’s one small lie, followed by a demand for a
bigger lie”

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722010971476748

"Political debate has become so degraded that it includes
every kind of offense"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/opinion/trump-big-lie-big-joke.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759683321042846

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-22 22:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573078878649974784

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GOP candidates talk about privatizing Social Security.
Are anonymous bureaucrats better on Wall Street than in DC?

Many candidates aren't good at saying one thing to the
voters and another to the megadonors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/22/democrats-election-republican-candidate-meltdown/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759669044377607

#PS1gop

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impress 6
time 2022-09-22 22:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573072618621931520

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If the GOP retakes the House, they'll reinforce minority
rule -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

But McCarthy has a platform for the voters!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/house-republicans-midterm-mccarthy/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1759658837711961

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-09-22 21:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573066044914241537

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Don't show up in court with a Hitler mustache!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/timothy-hale-cusanelli-stephen-ayres-capitol-riot/index.html

Evidently not evident to everybody!

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-09-22 21:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573061377799106560

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4 GOP senators reject declassification by telepathy! They
ALL know there are processes and procedures - but so far
most won't admit it.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/republican-reaction-trump-secret-records/index.html

If they ALL turn on Trump, it will happen overnight,
if their megadonors decide Trump is now a liability.

#PS1trump

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impress 5
time 2022-09-22 21:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573060991692447744

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The only reality that matters is the reality your audience
feels inside!

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-afghanistan-ohio-campaigns-e75d2566635f11f49332bd1c46711999

Objective external reality?      Doesn't exist for
Trumpists!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-22 21:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573059058902487041

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“Secret Telepathic Unilateral Preemptive Irreversible
Declassification”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/22/trump-declassified-documents-excuses-media/

There is process and procedure for declassifying documents.
But Trump is not a process/procedure guy.  His process is
to do what he wants and let his lawyers justify it.

#PS1trump

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impress 8
time 2022-09-22 20:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573054150501277696

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Vigilantism - a sign of decline of the rule of law.
The people who enjoy hunting and trapping other people
will eventually find all sorts of excuses and go far beyond
child predators.      Wrong person?    Mistakes happen!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/22/prredator-catchers-vigilante-justice/

#PS1justice

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impress 25
time 2022-09-22 20:47 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573051339948826624

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A house of cards is meant to fall -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2022/crypto-exchange-bitcoin-history/

but if new players keep building new ones - the new ones
eventually fall too.

Greed overcame many celebrities who should have known
better.

#PS1economics

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impress 7
time 2022-09-22 20:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573045592401534976

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Reality-TV real estate speculator to Reality-TV star to
Reality-TV president to Reality-TV defendant?  It's all
about the image and the ratings, not the substance. He
thinks he's being prosecuted for who he is, not for what
he's done.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/trump-business-practices-maggie-haberman-book/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-09-22 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573004058155421696

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What's the most important thing to remember about people
of the past?     Isn't it the good things they did, not
the bad things - the occasions when they rose above their
times, not the times they did not?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/opinions/the-woman-king-history-misogyny-burton/index.html

#PS1other

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impress 3
time 2022-09-22 17:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573002313018769408

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Looks like the only ace in Putin's sleeve might be his
nukes.  Other secondary military powers are taking note.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/europe/russia-mobilization-logistics-analysis-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

#PS1ukraine

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impress 18
time 2022-09-22 17:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573000568989437952

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"if he doesn’t run in 2024, it would make it more
difficult for the former President to claim he is being
politically victimized"

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/politics/donald-trump-dual-legal-blows-analysis/index.html

There you have it - Trump will run for president in 2024.
Even if he's broke and in jail.

#PS1trump

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impress 9
time 2022-09-22 17:21 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572999529334706177

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Does he still have access to sufficient funds to buy
protection in Venezuela or safe transit to Russia?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/22/fugitive-in-massive-navy-bribery-case-caught-in-venezuela/

Or will he wait and wait and wait in limbo - as in the
movie Casablanca.

#PS1justice

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impress 18
time 2022-09-22 17:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572995468166303746

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Several ways Putin's war could end - from bad to worse.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/opinion/ukraine-putin.html

#PS1ukraine

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impress 36
time 2022-09-22 05:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572817344887656448

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A horror movie - the plot to reject the Enlightenment
ideals of America's founders and preserve minority rule
forever!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/republicans-democracy-elections-bannon.html

Democracy is not just based upon laws.     It's based on
common ideals and conventions, regulated by rule of law.

#PS1democracy

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expands 4
impress 6
time 2022-09-22 05:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572815649885540353

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Unfair!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/opinion/herschel-walker-smart.html

Herschel Walker is almost as smart as Donald Trump!
Just the sort of black man Trump likes - an entertainer
who can follow the cues most of the time.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 11
time 2022-09-22 04:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572807774660329477

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Trump never met a patriarchalist he didn't like -

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/john-gibbs-womens-suffrage-19th-amendment-kfile/index.html

or a QAnon -

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/qanon-fans-donald-trump/index.html

Trump accepts the votes and cash from all his admirers,
very fine people, no matter what else they believe.

#PS1trump

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impress 16
time 2022-09-22 04:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572799703296905217

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How to use fake children to steal from the government!

https://apnews.com/article/health-minnesota-covid-nutrition-cc55a566c806a29a7f2e64c762975a09

#PS1justice

=====

engage-rate NaN
time 2022-09-22 03:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572797560120840193

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Universal basic income?

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-ubi.html

It's already here in deep-red Alaska!

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-alaska-anchorage-b084bb09ebe256c43a488c186b846c44

#PS1economics

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impress 3
time 2022-09-22 03:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572796526627557378

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So much for initiative, referendum, recall as tools of
the people.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#initiative

If you've got the bucks, can you buy any election?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sports-california-gavin-newsom-native-americans-218eb0e80aa9206cb40e67e9449441c6

Just vote NO on legalized gambling!

#PS1democracy

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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572795626244669440

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How strong leaders cope with unfavorable social media -
they shut down the internet completely.

https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-technology-iran-dubai-arab-emirates-5712b917fc4d19eaa01ab8fbf53e2b8f

#PS1media

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impress 6
time 2022-09-22 03:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572794334755590146

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House Trumpists do their best to prevent plugging leaks
in the Electoral Count Act.       They must be planning
to use those leaks in 2024.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-constitutions-election-2020-32c6ea94829f95d11f7696d2cba542b6

#PS1trumpism

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impress 19
time 2022-09-22 03:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572793405469765632

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Patriotic Russians - run for their lives.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-fleeing-mobilization-dbe01d0c9be45a8c479565501a2a8f32

There's nothing uniquely Russian about draft dodging!

#PS1putin

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impress 16
time 2022-09-22 03:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572792392121712642

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Does Trump actually have a legal defense to charges of
stealing and mishandling top-secret documents and lying
about it?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/appeals-court-mar-a-lago-criminal-classified-documents/index.html

So far, nobody can see one.    It seems he's just trying to
run down the clock, any way he can.   And it's not working.

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-09-22 03:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572789713391747073

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Money is the mother's milk of politics.   Tired of that?

https://americanpromise.net/

Meanwhile, who do you support for -

Senate?

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758920977785747

Governor?

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758923021118876

House of Representatives?

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1758929574451554

https://www.270towin.com/2022-senate-election/

#PS1election

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time 2022-09-22 02:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1572776571785871361

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-health-covid-social-media-germany-19df529423594d1b45ff02530364c65c

#PS1media

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impress 2
time 2022-09-16 16:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570818341341925376

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Who's going to save the GOP from Trump?     Not the lunatic
fringe who love him.    Not the self-serving opportunists
who  keep quiet - no courage there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/02/its-time-republicans-save-themselves/

If GOP leaders do turn on Trump, it will seem unanimous
and overnight.   Safety in numbers!

#PS1gop

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impress 9
time 2022-09-16 13:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570764188972351490

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China and climate - a confusing tale of internal
contradictions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/environment/china-climate-change-heat-drought.html

Perhaps most important, the population of China is aging
and probably decreasing soon - just like many other
industrialized countries, including America.

#PS1china

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time 2022-09-15 04:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570267130788212737

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Eventually children become too expensive and the population
ages.     Is that a problem?     It is for militarists
who like lots of cannon fodder, but for anybody else?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/population-birthrate-decline.html

#PS1other

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time 2022-09-15 04:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570264006291783688

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Good news and bad news about reverse migration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/reverse-great-migration.html

#PS1other

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impress 8
time 2022-09-15 04:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570262520816103425

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What happened to the plan to rename military bases?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/14/trump-confederacy-military-bases/

Nothing.     Trump vetoed it and was overridden and the
renaming is in progress.

#PS1trump

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time 2022-09-15 03:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570258699779973122

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Stare decisis?    States rights?      Why nobody can
believe anything a Trumpist stooge promises.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/14/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-states-rights/

But you can believe that they will say whatever it takes
to win.

#PS1trumpism

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time 2022-09-15 03:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570257323054223360

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Yvon Chouinard - from reinventing rock climbing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvon_Chouinard#Yosemite_rock_climber_to_leading_alpinist

to reinventing capitalism

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/09/14/patagonia-yvon-chouinard-climate-change/

#PS1other

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time 2022-09-15 03:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570255768703897601

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"false statements, conspiracy and obstruction"

Jeffrey Clark should have demanded a pardon from Trump.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/jeffrey-clark-doj-false-statements-conspiracy-obstruction-investigation/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 13
time 2022-09-15 03:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570252486258364417

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"If you don't have the facts, argue the law.   If you
don't have the law, argue the facts.   If you don't have
the law or the facts -"   shout at the judge?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/oath-keepers-judge-mehta-argument/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-09-15 03:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570251259093069827

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DOJ might have questions for Meadows that he avoided with
the Jan 6 committee.    No more avoiding!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/mark-meadows-subpoena-justice-department-january-6/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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time 2022-09-15 03:17 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570250354117451776

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No constitutional basis for Independent State
Legislatures deciding elections contrary to their own
state constitutions.

https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/the-other-chief-justices-have-their

Some of the Trumpist states might do it anyway.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-15 02:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570238775179214854

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The quiet conclusion of the Durham investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/14/trump-russia-durham-barr/

#PS1justice

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impress 12
time 2022-09-14 18:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570118600257867777

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How to talk out of both sides of your mouth about abortion
- required for GOP candidates who want to win primary AND
general elections.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/14/republican-abortion-midterms-graham/

They don't want to talk about what they REALLY believe -
that they should say whatever it takes to win.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 7
time 2022-09-14 18:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570117635836346368

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GOP sees voter fraud everywhere.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/jason-schofield-new-york-election-commissioner/index.html

That's because so many of the offenders are GOP.

#PS1gop

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impress 2
time 2022-09-14 17:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570095206455980033

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Ransomware for fun and profit - the Iranian government
doesn't mind.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-iran-violence-new-jersey-united-states-76c970bd4f1cdac3dc6bffa7ce925961

#PS1ransomware

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impress 4
time 2022-09-14 16:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570092849588490246

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Christian Nationalism is on a mission - to preserve
minority rule.

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/09/14/lauren-boebert-christian-nationalist-republican-colorado/

They have no use for democracy or separation of church
and state or any other Enlightenment ideals of America's
founders.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1753101391701039

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 14%
expands 1
impress 7
time 2022-09-14 16:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570091938262708224

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How to talk out of both sides of your mouth - a vital
talent for GOP candidates who want to win the primary AND
general elections.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/fact-check-republican-senate-nominees-2020-election/index.html

And they don't want to talk about what they REALLY believe
- that they should say whatever it takes to win.

#PS1trumpism

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engage 2
engage-rate 18%
expands 2
impress 11
time 2022-09-14 14:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570056267976286214

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How can Xi benefit from Putin's distress?    Or at least
avoid further harm.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/opinions/putin-xi-meeting-uzbekistan-summit-ghitis/index.html

Major reductions in trade with the west would be an
economic disaster for China and Xi.

#PS1china

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engage 4
engage-rate 17%
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likes 1
time 2022-09-14 14:09 +0000
urlclicks 3
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570052171131158529

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GOP Lt Gov says GOP must move beyond Trump.   But most
current GOP candidates have hugged the tar baby too closely
and can never be clean again, no matter how they scrub
their websites.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/opinions/gop-candidates-midterm-elections-duncan/index.html

#PS1gop

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impress 10
time 2022-09-14 14:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1570050830702874624

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Self-serving opportunists founding personality cults
attract other self-serving opportunists and reward them
for loyalty, rather than competence.

See the result in the Trump administration.    See it
magnified 1000X in Putin's war.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/opinion/ukraine-deflates-maga-macho-myths.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 17
time 2022-09-14 03:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569895797743038464

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The paradox of democracy - free speech can, and will,
be used to undermine democracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/democracy-crisis-speech-trump.html

Putin and Xi, among others,  are counting on it, and
encouraging it, in order to justify their antidemocratic
regimes.

#PS1democracy

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impress 23
time 2022-09-14 03:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569894080729214978

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The goal of minority rule is protecting and enhancing
economic inequality -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

and that requires protecting and enhancing political
inequality -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/democracy-inequality-united-states.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 4
time 2022-09-14 03:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569892507902967811

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The same struggle between medievalism and Enlightenment
that animated America's founders continues within organized
religion, most visibly in Roman Catholicism -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/books/review/catholicism-history-john-mcgreevy.html

#PS1other

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impress 1
time 2022-09-14 03:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569890043342520327

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What happened to the Misery Index?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/inflation-misery-index-economy-prices.html

We'll find out in November!

#PS1economics

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impress 4
time 2022-09-14 03:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569887334317051908

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Ancient ideas discovered anew at Jena -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/environment/climate-change-nature-friedrich-schelling.html

#PS1other

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impress 1
time 2022-09-14 03:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569886278350675968

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A long winter ahead in Ukraine.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/ukraine-war-biden.html

Putin is counting on a long cold winter to turn Ukraine's
western allies against it.

#PS1ukraine

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time 2022-09-14 03:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569885228667371520

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Ranked-choice voting

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential

wins in Alaska!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/13/democrats-alaska-special-election-lessons/

May it prosper elsewhere!

#PS1democracy

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impress 1
time 2022-09-14 03:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569883657862795264

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Who's who in the Trumpist Dixiecrat Insurrection against
the Enlightenment ideals of America's founders -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2022/wizard-of-oz-flying-monkeys-trump-big-lie/

The hottest seats are reserved for those who knew better
and lied anyway for political gain.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-09-14 02:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569882340951998464

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Remember Maria Butina, now elected to the Russian Duma?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Butina

Putin still has plenty of money for political influence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/13/united-states-russia-political-campaign/

The GOP (and not a few Democrats) have good reasons to
want to keep dark campaign money dark.

#PS1russian

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impress 21
time 2022-09-14 02:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569881125593694209

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Odd how healthy Russian executives tend to untimely deaths.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/business/ivan-pechorin-death-russia-intl/index.html

But it's an ancient Russian tradition.

#PS1putin

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impress 4
time 2022-09-14 02:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569879790655778818

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It's going to be quiet for 60 days.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/trump-justice-department-election-investigation/index.html

But then will the indictments start coming on November 9?

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-09-14 02:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569879320746917889

==========


Three more violent insurrectionists headed to Federal
prison.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/january-6-rioters-guilty-felony/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-09-14 02:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569877832066809856

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So it wasn't really about states' rights after all!

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-inflation-us-supreme-court-health-7ea4f8fa597c97042503d856a082ef94

It was really about protecting minority rule.      Thank
you for the clarification, Sen. Graham.    Everybody vote -
and donate -  accordingly!

#PS1health

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impress 4
time 2022-09-14 02:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569875305938194432

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Current projects for Jan 6 committee.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-biden-congress-a4cfc83415b2456e66c85f52e4de8543

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-09-13 18:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569751116547772416

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Trump's got lots of other people's money saved up - to
help Trump!

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-russia-ukraine-donald-trump-presidential-campaigns-4ce3a13c3fe27255210adc0c83a80da1

#PS1trump

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impress 5
time 2022-09-13 18:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569750166324023296

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Wait there's more! ??

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-carolyn-maloney-congress-government-and-politics-5eddf3738732cbed53f2fa439c43b84f

If Trump lied the first time they asked, why would they
believe him now?

#PS1trump

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impress 3
time 2022-09-13 18:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569747786069057536

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How did they ever get him to leave?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/politics/trump-vowed-to-stay-in-white-house-haberman-book/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-09-12 11:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569291934132506629

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Putin supporters have more to say on Ukraine collapse.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/11/europe/ukraine-russia-eastern-front/index.html

#PS1ukraine

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engage-rate 7%
impress 43
time 2022-09-12 11:45 +0000
urlclicks 3
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569291176439853058

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Humility is a safer path -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington's_Farewell_Address

But hubris is the essential ingredient of Greek tragedy
and grand opera.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/opinion/rudy-giuliani-9-11-trump.html

#PS1other

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impress 1
time 2022-09-11 23:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569100318864191488

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Ron Johnson - he's a regular Rick Scott!    Not the least
bit shy about talking about the REAL Trumpist Dixiecrat
GOP program of strengthening minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/11/johnson-wisconsin-senate-race-republican/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 3
time 2022-09-11 22:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569096783888023552

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Good reasons for presidents to be content with one term.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/09/09/biden-one-term-presidency/

#PS1biden

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impress 2
time 2022-09-11 22:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569095940816146434

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In the starting and ending of wars, the enemy has a vote.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/911-21st-anniversary-terrorism-endless-war/

#PS1other

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impress 4
time 2022-09-11 22:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569094526517800961

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Trumpism doesn't need Trump.  When Trump refers to "America
First" he's only referring to the historical stream of
ethno-nationalist fascism that he is only the latest,
and not the last, to paddle in.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/09/09/america-first-american-dream-trumpism/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1751084358569409

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-09-11 22:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569093602051256320

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Getting off light - so far.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/europe/russia-officials-fined-for-putin-impeachment-call-intl/index.html

The mild response suggests Putin's hand is weaker than
we thought.

#PS1putin

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engage 3
engage-rate 19%
impress 16
time 2022-09-11 22:00 +0000
urlclicks 3
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569083562753916928

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Are candidate debates good for anything?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-presidential-election-2020-herschel-walker-94c6fe26f5f27cab6385e37946124d77

In most cases, the candidates are terrified the voters
might find out what they really think, when they respond
to an unexpected hostile question.

#PS1democracy

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impress 5
time 2022-09-11 21:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569082474558550016

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How the sausage gets made -

https://apnews.com/article/biden-bernie-sanders-congress-climate-and-environment-21dab2374977f3120d2c8d5e364b2e44

Sometimes you have to hold your nose at some of the tactics
to achieve laudable strategic goals.

#PS1climate

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impress 3
time 2022-09-11 19:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569040519967440897

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Distributed denial of service attacks on election
officials' time -

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-social-media-voting-presidential-279477cae723dd520240f5e35676c880

As a colleague once said, "Bad ideas come along faster
than I can deal with them."

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-11 19:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1569039422905270277

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Ransomware gangs labored over Labor Day.  FBI says they
don't necessarily restore your system if ransom is paid.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/11/ransomware-attacks-targeting-school-districts-hospitals/

#PS1ransomware

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impress 6
time 2022-09-11 14:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568965753059299330

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More on Russian military reverses in Ukraine.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russian-forces-flee-as-ukraine-makes-rapid-eastern-push-1.1817023

Some of these forces are Russian conscripts, others are
Ukrainian collaborators.

#PS1ukraine

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 59
time 2022-09-11 07:16 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568861091555594247

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Planning to use "election integrity" to undermine future
election integrity!

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-presidential-michigan-cdfa5bd771c484335f2f03182af5b08d

They are most incensed against rule-of-law Republicans that
block them in red states.     After they deal with them,
they'll go after Democrats in blue states.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-09-11 07:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568859885265371136

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Kansas Kris Kobach is in the news again!

Then -

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/kris-kobach-and-search-mythical-voter-fraud/617069/

Now -

https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-elections-donald-trump-kansas-board-of-directors-6ed6d081ccf5488dfc63ead9407e4d4c

No surprise that he was involved with Bannon!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 14
time 2022-09-11 07:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568858087003668481

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Security is a way of life!

https://apnews.com/article/florida-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-congress-government-and-politics-6916af6f47be5ddbe0f30f428736daaf

It's diametrically opposed to the way most politicians
think and operate, and even more so to the ways of
reality-TV stars.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1750610318616813

#PS1other

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impress 3
time 2022-09-11 06:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568855913536323587

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Is Putin really in trouble?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1666827/putin-removal-plot-russia-st-petersburg-Smolninsky-council-ukraine-war-latest-news-ont

Probably not - but some of his allies are -

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-soldiers-riot-refuse-fight-ukraine-war-1739773

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1666907/putin-russia-ukraine-war-luhansk-donetsk-soldiers-kremlin-vn

#PS1ukraine

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engage 7
engage-rate 18%
impress 38
likes 1
time 2022-09-11 06:30 +0000
urlclicks 6
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568849324897107968

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By their fruits shall ye know them!     Megadonors tolerate
false prophets to keep the base in line, as long as they
don't irritate too many swing and independent voters.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/doug-mastriano-prophet-julie-green/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-10 00:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568399139616202752

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Have the megadonors seen that the patriarchalists, in their
zeal, will undermine rather than strengthen minority rule?
Let's get back to talking about inflation!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/09/republican-abortion-bans/

So it wasn't a profound moral conviction after all -
just a political calculation.

#PS1gop

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impress 8
time 2022-09-10 00:15 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568392793533616128

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70 years ago, nobody worried about covid or aids or
monkeyvirus or flu - it was all about polio.

Now anti-vaxxers appear to have made it an issue again.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/health/new-york-polio-disaster-emergency/index.html

And in a different direction, smallpox/monkeypox
vaccinations might become routine soon.

#PS1health

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engage 1
engage-rate 4%
impress 24
time 2022-09-09 23:59 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568388769472192515

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Journalism can be dangerous.

https://apnews.com/article/crime-las-vegas-mass-shooting-organized-government-and-politics-57a029429632d25345236d4ab71ebafb

More honor to those who are ethical and courageous.
But what is their future as local newspapers become
vehicles for "sponsored content"?

#PS1journalism

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impress 9
time 2022-09-09 23:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568386735050203137

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Ukraine attempts to liquidate the invader collaborator
class in advance of phony refererenda.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/ukraine-assassinations-occupied-territory-russia/

Does Putin win if he pulls Ukraine down to his moral level?

#PS1ukraine

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engage-rate 3%
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time 2022-09-09 21:05 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568344920922165248

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1933 - "50,000 members of SS were ordered to monitor votes
as so-called deputy sheriffs"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1933_German_federal_election#Background

2022 - "When one poll worker objected that this would run
afoul of polling place rules, Costantino advised doing
it secretly”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/michigan-republican-party-trump-2020-election-lie/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-09-09 20:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568343157749985280

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Will Biden's greatest achievement be stopping Trump?
At least temporarily?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/09/joe-biden-legacy-fighting-trumpism/

#PS1biden

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impress 5
time 2022-09-09 20:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568339633926451200

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The hard life of an itinerant insurrectionist.    He has
to travel far to find sympathetic audiences - and avoid
college towns.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/09/08/an-ex-professor-spreads-election-myths-across-us-one-town-time/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-09-09 20:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568338778636566528

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What will it take for Trumpism to move beyond Trump?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/opinions/mitch-mcconnell-rick-scott-what-it-will-take-to-abandon-trump-zelizer/index.html

It's all up to the megadonors!     They call the shots in
the GOP, and it's strictly a business decision for them.
They won't throw good money after bad.

#PS1gop

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impress 8
time 2022-09-09 20:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568333162304122880

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A few years of quiet to plan to Murder the Media.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/murder-the-media-proud-boys-guilty/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-09-09 20:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568332009705189378

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"reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where
thou hast not strawed"

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/biden-republicans-infrastructure-law/index.html

GOP politicians lead such scripture-based lives!

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-09-09 20:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568331523405021184

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Of course she wants the record sealed - she's a Trumpist!

https://apnews.com/article/kristi-noem-south-dakota-sd-state-wire-f47ff2f89fb6ade73ea0d78000d43d7b

Why wouldn't a Trumpist official try to intervene on behalf
of a loyal family member?

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-09-09 19:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568319491704238080

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"he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political
manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have
opposed him"    Of course!    He's Trump!

https://apnews.com/article/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-clinton-1c49b9f65177507bb06115b631c8499d

#PS1trump

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impress 3
time 2022-09-09 19:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568318252941713410

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-social-media-donald-trump-3e3b4f36c611e4b1a40010395ce376fd

#PS1media

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impress 4
time 2022-09-09 16:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568274492593684480

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When did Christianity reverse itself from its roots?
When it became a state religion under Constantine - "in
hoc signo vinces" - devoted to serving the state rather
than the people.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/michael-gerson-evangelical-christian-maga-democracy/

#PS1other

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impress 10
time 2022-09-09 05:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568112578379018241

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Who politicized DOJ?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/08/berman-trump-department-justice-organized/

#PS1justice

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impress 10
time 2022-09-09 05:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568108542623911936

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There's no reason the government can't prepare the tax
returns of taxpayers with only W-2 and 1099 data - data
which the IRS already receives in January.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/09/07/irs-free-efile-biden/

But tax software companies have thought of $63 million
reasons not to.

#PS1tax

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engage-rate 14%
impress 7
likes 1
time 2022-09-09 05:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568106957168590851

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Patriarchalists' demands don't end with prohibiting
abortion!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/08/texas-judge-gay-rights-contraception/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-09-09 05:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568105509504585729

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The new Axis powers - everything coming up roses for Xi.
For Putin, not so much.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/08/russia-china-iran-alliance-dictators/

"Russia’s increasing dependence on China is a big problem
for Putin over the long term"

#PS1china

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impress 16
time 2022-09-09 05:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568104643263348736

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Who wants to merge with a funny business?     Only another
funny business.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/investing/trump-spac-shareholder-meeting/index.html

Expect more funny business to come!

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-09-09 04:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568094924570263552

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In red states and elsewhere, 2020 election denial is a
shibboleth for GOP candidates.    The only truth that
matters is the truth about how their base feels.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-cabinet-only-on-ap-election-2020-19131c0f468839bf2b847bd7b3dfaf5c

#PS1trumpism

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impress 3
time 2022-09-09 04:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568093811259342850

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Of course Putin liquidates potential opponents.  Of course
he denies it.      That's what Stalin would have done
for Russia!

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-states-nations-linda-thomas-greenfield-9fda3a35846a332f593ca50882c472ea

#PS1ukraine

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impress 17
time 2022-09-09 04:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568089799529201665

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What's SEMI about Trumpism?  Decide for yourself -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

Biden offered a chance to cooperate in a bipartisan manner.
The Trumpists rejected it, calling for defunding the FBI
and violence in the streets.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-presidential-pennsylvania-edd46881a1c0c71df97663ac37236f26

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 20%
expands 1
impress 5
time 2022-09-09 04:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568088512330874881

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Will Trump get away with running down the clock?

https://apnews.com/article/florida-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-edc87319957149db117e931ac93fe5f8

He's certainly hopeful, with a judge he nominated.

#PS1trump

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impress 5
time 2022-09-09 04:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568086822554849281

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Like former KKK members, former Oath Keepers want to
pretend that they never inhaled.

https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-leaked-membership-rolls-2ca4195ed3a10e45dd189bf98f3e5a26

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-09 03:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568085045738602497

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Putin must be getting desperate!

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-seoul-moscow-491ad47f3d26b441953a7319838817b9

#PS1putin

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impress 12
time 2022-09-09 03:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568084699163283457

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Some crooks are smarter than others.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/08/fat-leonards-bold-escape-from-california-home-was-judges-worst-fear-come-true/

But if they catch him, he'll never see the light of
day again.    How big a reward are they offering?

It's going to be hard for the next defendant with a valid
request for leniency.

#PS1justice

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impress 3
time 2022-09-09 03:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1568083839028985858

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So who are the real RINO's?  Would previous GOP leaders
have won on a "Make America Great Again" slogan?  NO -
they won on "Make America Even Greater".

But there's money to be made peddling a dark vision -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/07/steve-bannon-indictment-trump-wall-right-wing-grift/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748317822179396

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-09-08 05:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567747051169140736

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https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law

Can a rule-of-law Republican make progress against
Trumpism?

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-inflation-presidential-utah-ea8396a0aed62ae0ba9617d157117baa

#PS1gop

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impress 8
time 2022-09-08 04:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567732744574345217

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The alliance to restore medieval political values -

https://apnews.com/article/putin-xi-to-meet-in-uzbekistan-84239cfea4b649e3d184561ffc734622

These two plus N Korea and Iran and a few others - aligned
against the Enlightenment!

#PS1china

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impress 3
time 2022-09-08 04:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567731668328546305

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Trumpists try to win in blue states.  "Diehl would rule
your state with an iron fist"

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-politics-boston-presidential-dbe2bba5472d51c92bb8d653117b0bfc

A victory of passion over common sense?

#PS1trumpism

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engage-rate 40%
impress 5
time 2022-09-08 04:25 +0000
userclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567730840762990593

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"the 41 men in the Senate would be better off listening to
their wives, daughters, mothers, granddaughters and nieces"

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-legislature-south-carolina-government-and-politics-8bcf83dc17b0958cb806a6bbe91fa6b9

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1748289618848883

#PS1health

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impress 61
time 2022-09-08 04:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567729625421475840

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Democratic politician adopts Trumpist tactics against
media.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-las-vegas-newspapers-fc98699b524d0855b3b6e363a3f0455c

#PS1journalism

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impress 2
time 2022-09-08 04:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567727316117393408

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Where fascists come from -

https://apnews.com/article/michael-flynn-christian-nationalism-investigation-50fa5dcff7f99cf93409fcd6c1357bee

There's big money in fascism!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 3
time 2022-09-08 04:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1567727086881882112

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"protecting the integrity of the lawmaking process against
well-funded interest groups trying to bend state policies
in their favor"

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-rights-abortion-arkansas-recreational-marijuana-0c003046cc981ebcfb38fa77c1455737

Meaning, protecting minority rule from democracy.

#PS1democracy

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impress 3
time 2022-09-03 15:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1566079047800463360

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-elections-0a48437a7da29c9db48380c79f73ac1e

#PS1media

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impress 4
time 2022-09-02 16:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565741047254110208

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Mastriano doesn't want to testify about anything that might
affect his election chances.      Which means everything
beyond name, rank, and serial number.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/doug-mastriano-suing-january-6-committee-deposition/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-09-02 14:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565702599491616768

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Trump might pardon violent insurrectionists.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/january-6-pardons-trump-2024/index.html

Or maybe not.     His pardons usually only go to those
he think will help him in the future - so maybe he just
means his close advisors who might testify against him.

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 14%
expands 1
impress 7
time 2022-09-02 14:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565701847393845248

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(Mostly) red states fight inflation by fanning inflation!

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-covid-health-personal-taxes-legislature-5062f53df342140f945f98e99dc923d6

But tax rebates are a way to try to change the subject in
an election year - away from stolen elections, violent
insurrections, lost reproductive rights, and stolen top
secrets.

#PS1gop

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impress 4
time 2022-09-01 19:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565417882829201408

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People with national security experience know what would
have happened to them, for a lot less than what Trump's
done.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/republican-lawyers-trump-documents/

#PS1trump

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impress 10
time 2022-09-01 18:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565404588240318465

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Inevitably somebody would spill the beans in public about
the real GOP agenda -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

McConnell told them to keep their mouths shut!

Not exactly the seven wounds of Christ, these
seven GOP wounds were all self-inflicted -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/republican-midterm-self-inflicted-wounds/

#PS1gop

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impress 4
time 2022-09-01 18:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565403628998823936

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The Trump Defense - avoid the real issues, muddy the
waters, and run down the clock.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/trump-mar-a-lago-sean-hannity-alina-habba-doj/

#PS1trump

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impress 5
time 2022-09-01 18:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565401221111771136

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Some people just can't stay out of trouble!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/01/ginni-thomas-wisconsin-bernier-tauchen/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/01/oathkeepers-attorney-sorelle-arrested-jan6/

Worse if they are lawyers who should know better.
Worst if their spouses are Federal judges.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-09-01 18:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565400307000954880

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Biden to address nation on democracy. GOP leaders have
prerecorded responses ready -

"Joe Biden epitomizes the Democrat Party: divisiveness,
disgust, and hostility towards half the country"

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/joe-biden-democracy-speech/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1743624389315406

#PS1democracy

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impress 6
time 2022-09-01 17:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565398410483486720

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These have not been approved by GOP megadonors as actual
policy objectives since they imply tax increases and
inflation.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

But conservative daydreams are OK as talking points -

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/opinions/gop-strategy-2022-midterm-elections-cass/index.html

until the day after the election.

#PS1gop

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impress 4
time 2022-09-01 17:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565394485302796289

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Defenestration was a common Stalinist solution to problems.
Putin would love to restore Stalinism.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62750584

#PS1putin

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impress 9
time 2022-09-01 17:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565392702203498496

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Where's your cellphone been lately?    Hopefully not near
any crime scenes.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef

#PS1technology

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impress 1
time 2022-09-01 17:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565388508310560768

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How to avoid campaign finance laws.   Non-profits for
profit!

https://search-portals.com/why-are-california-lawmakers-luring-tech-lobbyists-to-wine-country/

#PS1democracy

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impress 3
time 2022-09-01 14:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565346343232491529

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"when extremist movements tell you where they are headed,
you should believe them"

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-07-15/supreme-court-abortion-civil-rights

#PS1gop

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impress 2
time 2022-09-01 13:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565334333203763203

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Remember when G W Bush seemed to be the worst president
ever?      I swore off third parties -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration

But Bush has been pushed off his throne.

https://news.yahoo.com/nicholas-goldberg-remember-thought-george-100013841.html

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-09-01 04:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565196323262832640

==========


All your personal data is for sale somewhere.
To anybody!

https://apnews.com/article/technology-health-idaho-federal-trade-commission-government-and-politics-a9aabfc0d25828bc4951c736aaab617a

#PS1technology

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impress 2
time 2022-09-01 04:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565195172949856256

==========


Chinese GPS easily hacked - by design?

https://apnews.com/article/technology-boston-b9a6912652794a18e9e1d9bf06fc7b32

The Chinese Communist Party likes to know exactly what
everybody is up to.

#PS1china

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impress 15
time 2022-09-01 04:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565194302572994560

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Making decisions based on online reviews?

https://apnews.com/article/technology-lawsuits-amazoncom-inc-03329beafb3b1eba170a13c99ee0d318

#PS1technology

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impress 1
time 2022-09-01 04:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565193356161851392

==========


Schools spending billions on high tech defense -

https://thebusinessnewspaper.com/2022/06/26/schools-are-spending-billions-on-high-tech-defense-for-mass-shootings/

How much cheaper it would be to just fund politicians that
would ban assault weapons!

#PS1firearms

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impress 3
time 2022-09-01 04:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565192621391093760

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Internet Explorer lives!

https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1189034/even-in-death-internet-explorer-lives-on-in-south-korea/

People will put up with all sorts of inconviences to avoid
the greater burden of re-architecting and re-implementing
their applications.

#PS1technology

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impress 3
time 2022-09-01 04:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565191939854516224

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consociated representation?

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/zocalos-connecting-california/california-florida-voting-consociated-representation-joe-mathews

#PS1democracy

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impress 2
time 2022-09-01 04:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565189759202234368

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Like DeSantis, like Putin - rewriting history to repeal
the modern world.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/16/world/europe/russia-putin-schools-propaganda-indoctrination.html

#PS1putin

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impress 3
time 2022-09-01 04:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565188222619045888

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How far can DeSantis go?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/opinion/ron-desantis-re-election-florida.html

Most voters did not take Hitler seriously until it was
too late.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-01 03:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565175980133519367

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Coming next - full legal rights for all fetuses.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/opinion/abortion-fetal-personhood.html

Will the GOP megadonors go along or decide that the cost
in lost swing and independent voters is too high?

#PS1health

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impress 4
time 2022-09-01 03:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565173867957497856

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Where the photo came from

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/us/politics/trump-photo-classified-documents.html

#PS1trump

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impress 1
time 2022-09-01 02:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565172455752183808

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A miscalculation - thinking that what would appeal to the
base would carry weight with everybody else.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/us/politics/trump-justice-department-special-master.html

#PS1trump

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impress 1
time 2022-09-01 02:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565172043254865920

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A shrinking minority wants to think of itself as the
"real America".         Trumpists encourage the delusion,
all to bolster minority rule by their megadonors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/real-america-blue-provincetown-maga-trump/

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 1
time 2022-09-01 02:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565165382930812929

==========


Trumpists going off the deep end!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/trump-gop-lies-qanon/

And they're proud of their loyalty to Trump!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-09-01 02:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565164489883865088

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How the Ukrainians are wearing down the Russians.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/zelensky-ukraine-southern-counter-offensive/

#PS1ukraine

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impress 8
time 2022-09-01 02:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565163601437962240

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The end of "a get-out-of-jail-free card to violators in
the upper echelons while punishing subordinates for the
same or lesser offenses" ?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/opinions/mar-a-lago-search-secret-documents-gup/index.html

#PS1trump

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engage-rate NaN
time 2022-09-01 02:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565160954781765632

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KKK at West Point?     Why?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/west-point-kkk-plaque/index.html

#PS1other

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impress 3
time 2022-09-01 02:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565159798315708416

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Lawyers can aggressively defend their clients - but they
can't lie.   Especially to the FBI.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/christina-bobb-evan-corcoran/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 2
time 2022-09-01 02:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565159140883718145

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Trump's defense seems to be that all ex-presidents steal
top secrets, store them carelessly, and then lie about it.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/trump-response-mar-a-lago-search-special-master/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-09-01 02:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565158351419236352

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Two kinds of Republicans -

Trumpists who believe that all you have to do is appeal
to the base.

Others who believe that you have to appeal to swing voters
and independents to get control of Congress.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-presidential-elections-mar-a-lago-election-2020-congress-cfcdf3bccd5bd8c008248b19ab299044

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1743130286031483

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-09-01 01:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565156692249088000

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Alaskans tired of Palin?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-voting-government-and-politics-f9855f1138a922ab1147da7900819fa8

This was just a special election for a short term.
The full term election is in November.

#PS1gop

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impress 2
time 2022-09-01 00:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565141609770954752

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Out in the boonies, they think they'd like a lot of new
money flowing in, until they realize that the cost of
living is flowing up.      And up.     And outsiders bring
in new ideas, too.

https://apnews.com/article/short-term-rentals-housing-crisis-38d45202f9bc92391b0418d8ad16734d

#PS1economics

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impress 1
time 2022-09-01 00:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565138439598526464

==========


Would Trump defer his own ambitions for the good of
the GOP?       Self-restraint just isn't in his DNA.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/politics/trump-delaying-2024-decision/index.html

He sees everything in terms of his base, not in terms
of the swing voters and independents who decide close
elections.

#PS1trump

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impress 7
time 2022-08-31 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565031599334256640

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Why did Trump want to steal top secrets and what did he
intend to do with them?

https://cnn.com/2022/08/30/politics/mar-a-lago-justice-department-response/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-1fef158c3a66bfc0ba6224570753ba47

#PS1trump

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impress 9
time 2022-08-31 16:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1565008606562435072

==========


Trump is hoping that the violent insurrectionists will
save him - those that weren't arrested for Jan 6.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/politics/trump-search-violence.html

#PS1trump

=====

impress 19
time 2022-08-31 04:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564839913014435841

==========


L. Lin Wood gets to testify in Atlanta.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/lin-wood-georgia-trump-inquiry.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 7
time 2022-08-31 04:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564838307841728512

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The crime-fraud exception -

"If I were the lawyers advising Trump, and perhaps making
false statements to the government, I would be getting my
own counsel as well"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-lawyers-crime-fraud-exception/

Thus "so many attorneys have declined the invitation to
represent Trump"

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-08-31 04:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564837548014284800

==========


The Trump File System!    Forget ufs, zfs, efs...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-documents-papers-disorganized/

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 8%
impress 13
time 2022-08-31 04:42 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564835968401969152

==========


Essential to minority rule - keep the masses distracted
from what the megadonors are doing.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

“Trump realized that having the right enemies is perhaps
the most important thing to the GOP base”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-mar-a-lago-republicans-anxious-midterm-elections/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 8
time 2022-08-31 04:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564835102030368770

==========


Treat Trump like Clinton!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-hillary-clinton-classified-documents-equal-treatment/

#PS1trump

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impress 5
time 2022-08-31 04:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564833673777541120

==========


Besides stealing top secrets, storing them insecurely,
and lying about it, it appears that Trump was obstructing
the DOJ investigation.       Maybe they are still hiding
documents?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/31/trump-documents-removed-storage-room/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/30/politics/mar-a-lago-justice-department-response/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-1fef158c3a66bfc0ba6224570753ba47

#PS1trump

=====

engage 3
engage-rate 7%
impress 43
likes 2
retweets 1
time 2022-08-31 04:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564829517570396160

==========


Might GOP be in a better position now if they had fielded
more non-Trumpists?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/opinion/senate-republicans-trump.html

#PS1gop

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impress 7
time 2022-08-30 03:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564458962447020033

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Trump and Graham threaten mob violence - and claim that
an ex-president can't be prosecuted, no matter what,
because that would be "political".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/lindsey-graham-riots-trump-mob/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/lindsey-graham-threatens-riots-trump-prosecution-mar-a-lago/

#PS1trump

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impress 21
time 2022-08-30 03:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564457295576084482

==========


Much of the world sees America in decline.     Some cheer,
some fret.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/bucerius-global-leadership-america-democratic-decline/

#PS1other

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impress 5
time 2022-08-30 03:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564456041923747841

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"the other campaign keeps receipts"

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/republicans-shift-abortion-positions-general-election/index.html

You bet they do!      Switching your positions after
winning the primary will get public feedback from all
directions.

#PS1gop

=====

impress 4
time 2022-08-30 02:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564447317712707584

==========


Rewriting websites - part of the progression from GOP
primary appealing to the base, to general election
appealing to swing voters and independents.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/blake-masters-campaign-website-changes/index.html

Standard procedure if you have no fundamental principles
except winning.

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-08-30 02:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564445741304541184

==========


Trump thought he was Emperor while in office.     And also
AFTER leaving office.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-classified-information-government-and-politics-92ebd0ea765e6b09576d2a958ece21b8

"if he had simply returned the documents right away,
he’d be in a much stronger position legally"

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-08-30 02:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564443757860204544

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Biden to address the struggle for democracy.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-donald-trump-democracy-government-and-politics-d5bf5e4e0e926fe0253415f17e230e3d

#PS1democracy

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impress 4
time 2022-08-30 02:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564442660122726400

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There's no free lunch energy.

https://news.yahoo.com/california-went-big-rooftop-solar-120043034.html

#PS1climate

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impress 6
time 2022-08-30 02:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564438552380706816

==========


Reminder: what happened last time somebody stole secret
information -

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-cia-engineer-convicted-wikileaks-espionage-case-2022-07-13/

#PS1trump

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impress 2
time 2022-08-30 02:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564435359336767488

==========


Next riot he'll just have to watch on prison TV.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/joshua-pruitt-rioter-proud-boys-sentenced/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-08-29 18:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564319372822188032

==========


The progressives of 1911 championed direct democracy to
provide the people a way around a corrupt legislature.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#initiative

But now the same corrupt interests use those tools as a
way around the legislature.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/29/win-or-lose-heres-how-tobacco-companies-are-reaping-millions-in-california-off-prop-31-fight/

#PS1capolitics

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impress 9
time 2022-08-29 18:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564317613060079616

==========


Another way to not change the world - kill switches for
servers.

https://apnews.com/article/workers-rights-government-and-politics-8390362e0fed372432f95805f94ac994

#PS1technology

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impress 8
time 2022-08-29 16:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564294256918876160

==========


How not to change the world.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-wish-built-and-fumbled-a-dollar-store-for-the-internet/

Great advertising doesn't get you a pass on junk or
non-existent goods.

#PS1economics

=====

impress 3
time 2022-08-29 16:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564293339737833473

==========


Russian IT brain drain to Georgia - for the time being.
Sort of like Californians to Idaho.    The locals aren't
thrilled.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-07-06/russian-refugee-tech-workers-make-georgia-a-stepping-stone-for-global-career

#PS1putin

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engage 1
engage-rate 7%
impress 14
time 2022-08-29 16:39 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564291584966811648

==========


Chinese local authorities collect all the data on everybody
and then don't take very good care of it!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/business/china-police-data-breach.html

#PS1china

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impress 2
time 2022-08-29 16:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564285162367504384

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Trump and QAnons fit like a hand in a glove.      He
embraces all unquestioning supporters, no matter how goofy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/technology/qanon-truth-social-trump.html

#PS1qanon

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impress 5
time 2022-08-29 13:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564249746776080384

==========


Kushner can't bring himself to admit the 2020 election
was pretty fair.     His father-in-law lost by 43000 votes
just as he had won by 78000 votes in 2016.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/us/politics/jared-kushner-trump-book.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 3
time 2022-08-29 13:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564247025289334786

==========


In with the new, out with the old - including the old
families.

https://apnews.com/article/silicon-heartland-homes-ohio-c5a49bc8bd0ef98ce31bd372b59e9ec7

They got a premium for their land at least.   The real
issue is when new people arrive with new ideas.

#PS1economics

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impress 1
time 2022-08-29 05:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564126008805978112

==========


It's all right if YOU lost money on crypto!   Others won
big!   Aren't you happy for them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/technology/crypto-crash-divide.html

#PS1economics

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-29 05:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564124308619743232

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In China, everybody is supposed to have a smart phone and
is supposed to leave it on all the time.      A model for
dictatorships elsewhere?

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/27/asia-pacific/crime-legal-asia-pacific/china-future-police/

#PS1china

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impress 5
time 2022-08-29 05:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564121765160243200

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"All men are created equal" - what does it mean?
A question at the heart of being American.

https://apnews.com/article/religion-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-kevin-jennings-723c49581d8a78ee54a793716e5212b3

#PS1theory

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impress 2
time 2022-08-29 04:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564111425923977217

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“It shouldn’t be a hard thing to say.  That’s wrong
for you to take top secret, classified documents back to
your house.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/us/politics/republicans-trump-search.html

Of course GOP leaders don't want to talk about Dear Leader
stealing top secret information, and then lying about it.

#PS1trump

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impress 2
time 2022-08-29 04:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564106547738791936

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What does Lindsey Graham really believe in?     Why,
Lindsey Graham of course!      That makes him the truest
sort of Trumpist - a self-serving opportunist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/us/lindsey-graham-trump-georgia.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 20
time 2022-08-29 04:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564105162855030784

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The Trump defense - depending on his political base to
rescue him.     It didn't help the Jan 6 defendants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/us/politics/trump-search-legal-team.html

If he's indicted, tried, and convincted, he will blame
his lawyers.

#PS1trump

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impress 8
time 2022-08-29 04:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564103711588503552

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The Cavalier forebears of today's Trumpist Dixiecrat
leadership had no use for public education, and little use
for private education of their own sons.     The point
was to keep things the same, not to consider new ways
of thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/conservatives-education-college-threat-real/

#PS1minority

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impress 2
time 2022-08-29 04:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564101777376419841

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As usual GOP claims to be defending the blue collar working
class - but as usual it means defending its megadonors
from entitlement programs that might raise their taxes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/opinion/republican-biden-student-loan-program.html

#PS1economics

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impress 1
time 2022-08-28 23:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564039080387624960

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Foreign money launderers rip off stressed American
communities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/ukraine-oligarch-cleveland-real-estate.html

Will anything happen?     The launderers probably invest
in GOP senators, and Trump tried to veto a previous attempt
to regulate.

#PS1economics

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impress 3
time 2022-08-28 23:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564038089198120964

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Might as well make the best of it!

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html

because "we are stuck with each other" -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/civil-war-america.html

We just forget from time to time and need a reminder.

#PS1other

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impress 4
time 2022-08-28 23:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564034929771433984

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Market timing never works for long.    Buy and hold a
no-load index fund and tear up the monthly statements .

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/business/stock-market-bear-nothing.html

#PS1economics

=====

impress 4
time 2022-08-28 23:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564033090246156289

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Fearlessness and recklessness - if you're going to be
fearless, you better not be reckless about what you're
going to be fearless about.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/26/rudy-giuliani-biography-fearless-ukraine/

But Giuliani knows that Trump prizes loyalty above
competence.

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 5
time 2022-08-28 23:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564029792743149570

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Project Veritas - always skating on the thin ice at the
edge of the law.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/27/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary/

#PS1journalism

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-28 23:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564028245959249920

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Jared Kushner as his direct reports know him.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/26/jared-kushners-memoir-is-only-inadvertently-revealing/

Trumpism is all about loyalty, not competence.

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 8
time 2022-08-28 23:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564027264483745792

==========


Tomorrow, it's fusion, tomorrow - it's always a day away.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/26/nuclear-fusion-technology-climate-change/

But if it ever arrives, what a difference it will make.

#PS1climate

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-28 23:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564025670237241344

==========


Gannett has to lay off journalists  but still has money
for stock buybacks.      At least its executives won't
suffer as the internet wipes out local journalism.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/28/gannett-layoffs/

#PS1journalism

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impress 24
time 2022-08-28 22:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564024609757794305

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Most GOP candidates talk fringe in the primary but centrist
in the general election.       Not this one!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/28/doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-maga-trump/

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 3
time 2022-08-28 22:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564023488662290432

==========


If Trump stole top secrets, failed to store them properly,
and then lied about it - it must be the fault of the
National Archives!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/trump-archives-records-war/

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-08-28 22:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564022508222787584

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Congress says no more free covid tests.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/politics/free-at-home-covid-test-government-program-ending/index.html

#PS1virus

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impress 3
time 2022-08-28 22:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564020157264961536

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Lesson #1 from Ukraine - life is more complicated in
practice than in theory.

Lesson #2 - do not count on personality cultists to act
rationally.

Lesson #3 - personality cultists can be very expensive
for the whole world.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/opinions/putin-russia-invasion-ukraine-treisman/index.html

#PS1ukraine

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impress 18
time 2022-08-28 22:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1564019782831054848

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The narrower the majority in the House, the more powerful
the Trumpist Dixiecrat House Freedom Caucus becomes.
Expect them to keep doing what they do best - obstruct.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/politics/kevin-mccarthy-house-gop-midterms/index.html

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-08-28 15:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563908935861448707

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Studying American resistance doctrines to discourage
Russian invasion.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/27/politics/russia-ukraine-resistance-warfare/index.html

#PS1putin

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impress 4
time 2022-08-28 15:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563906395010768896

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A libertarian paradise in New Hampshire?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-new-hampshire-government-and-politics-261966bda9f95a9b746215abd4bba408

More likely a tax-free and regulation-free resort for
wealthy donors.

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-08-28 14:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563891383169064960

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Would regional federalism limit extremism?

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html

Civil war or not?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/26/civil-war-mar-a-lago-violent-extremism/

The Jan 6 insurrectionists thought there was a crowd of a
million people right behind them.     But there have only
been about a thousand arrests.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 18
time 2022-08-28 07:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563785977679585280

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Utah politics.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/27/politics/evan-mcmullin-utah-senate-candidate-threat-accusation/index.html

Just following the Trumpist leadership.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-08-28 06:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563782392191393792

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Chechens fight on both sides in Ukraine.     It's a
continuation of their civil war.

https://apnews.com/article/chechen-fight-on-both-sides-of-ukraine-war-6c663cbbc506c198ce14fa2266a826be

#PS1ukraine

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impress 61
time 2022-08-28 06:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563780086527971329

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Between loss of reproductive freedom and theft of top
secrets, things are looking up for Democrats -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/democrats-republicans-house-midterms/

Trump's been jump-starting Democratic turnout for six
years.     Looks like he's doing even more this year.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/midterms-trump-choice-sundaytake/

#PS1trump

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impress 11
time 2022-08-28 06:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563777006495416320

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It's news that Trump doesn't pay his debts?     Or usually
runs his companies into bankruptcy?    And has problems
with regulatory authorities?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/27/trump-truth-social-mar-a-lago-fbi/

#PS1trump

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impress 10
time 2022-08-28 06:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563773621897596928

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The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP's defense of minority
rule -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

began when the Nixon administration harvested what Bilbo
and Thurmond and Wallace had sown - and that's when the
Old South finally rose again!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/opinion/richard-nixon-america-trump.html

#PS1minority

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engage 1
engage-rate 14%
expands 1
impress 7
time 2022-08-28 05:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563767880302219264

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Why Putin encourages Trumpism while China, N Korea, and
Iran watch with glee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/26/mar-a-lago-fbi-attacks-lawless-gop/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 8
time 2022-08-27 13:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563518312255852544

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Bad times for would-be social media influencers who hugged
the crypto tar baby too closely.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-06-28/crypto-crash-influencers-lose-credibility-on-tiktok-twitter-instagram

#PS1economics

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impress 2
time 2022-08-27 13:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563515438637559810

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Regional federalism is a better plan -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html

but secession has its advocates too -

https://www.laprogressive.com/california-political-issues/california-secession-a-serious-option

#PS1capolitics

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impress 5
time 2022-08-27 04:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563380327334023170

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Musk is the archetypcal Republican - pretends to be for
the common man while pursuing his own economic interests.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/07/773_331764.html

#PS1gop

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impress 6
time 2022-08-27 04:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563375800899870720

==========


Think you've seen the worst?   How about O9A?

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-manhattan-kentucky-louisville-us-army-c2d9ec281cca5267c25c6395f8cb1761

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 56
time 2022-08-27 03:50 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563373350159757318

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Emperor DeSantis struts his stuff!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/us/florida-desantis-broward-school-board-suspensions/index.html

He'll make Trump look like a rule-of-law liberal.

#PS1trumpism

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engage 3
engage-rate 38%
impress 8
time 2022-08-27 03:12 +0000
urlclicks 3
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563363728384413702

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And why wouldn't a Trumpist Dixiecrat dress up in a
Confederate uniform?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/politics/doug-mastriano-confederate-uniform/index.html

Confederate sympathizers are an important GOP voting bloc!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-08-27 03:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563363129521610753

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QAnons are bad for your health.    And your childrens'.

https://apnews.com/article/colorado-child-abuse-kidnapping-conspiracy-3bc189e15617f843c1e098d9e9aa28a7

But those dumb enough to fall for QAnon would likely fall
for something else just as bad.

#PS1qanon

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impress 2
time 2022-08-27 02:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563359461078487041

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The Boogaloos can boogie in jail for the rest of
their lives.     Let it be a lesson to other violent
insurrectionist Trumpists.     They aren't political
prisoners.    They're just criminal murderers.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/26/santa-cruz-judge-sentences-steven-carrillo-to-life-without-parole/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 11
time 2022-08-27 02:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563358373726171136

==========


Is long covid a cause of labor shortages driving higher
wages and contributing to inflation?

https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-long-covid-worsening-the-labor-shortage/

It could be a factor - the Black Death in the 1300's reset
the relative value of labor to capital (land) and led to
the rise of the middle class.

#PS1inflation

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impress 8
time 2022-08-27 02:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563353436896210945

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Inflationary expectations must be strangled in the cradle.
Is there any way to do that, that doesn't hurt the most
vulnerable?

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3835546/paul-krugman/must-we-suffer-bring-inflation-down

The least vulnerable - the megadonors - complain the
loudest though they suffer the least.

#PS1inflation

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impress 1
time 2022-08-27 02:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563352557677735937

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Better oil than coal.  Better natural gas than oil.
Better fission than natural gas.  Better fusion than
fission - but fusion doesn't work yet.  Better renewables
than fission - but they aren't always available.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-25/skelton-newsom-california-diablo-canyon-plan

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1739404496404062

#PS1climate

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impress 3
time 2022-08-27 02:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563351712445788168

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It's not so different from the 1990's, except mainstreamed
by Trumpism and Fox.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/trump-right-wing-threats-fbi-oklahoma-city-bombing/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-08-26 22:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563288299229196289

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The Christian Nationalists are coming for pagans now -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/08/26/christians-pagans-harassment/

Like the patriarchalists, they intend to expand their
scope over time -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/08/19/republicans-mostly-mum-calls-make-gop-party-christian-nationalism/

As usual, most GOP decline to comment.     They need
those votes.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-08-26 22:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563287110185918465

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“you don’t mix classified and unclassified so there’s
no accidents”

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-criminal-investigations-government-and-politics-4ee554f467252929f96c70d42a93a05d

Working with classified material requires constant
attention to process and procedure.    Theft, or even
unauthorized possession or use, of top secret information
is a felony.

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-08-26 21:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563279362232725506

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Maybe cheating on emergency loans is not such a good idea.

https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-small-business-us-secret-service-ed482641a658543f4db9e2ec5121153e

#PS1economics

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impress 4
time 2022-08-26 21:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563276804848201728

==========


That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-covid-health-ap-fact-check-91212ea13d420babda26eb078cb63b85

#PS1media

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 50%
impress 2
time 2022-08-26 15:35 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563188387741192192

==========


The politically convenient myth of maternal instinct.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/opinion/sunday/maternal-instinct-myth.html

It's convenient for the megadonors who don't want to pay
for a village to raise a poor child.

#PS1health

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impress 11
time 2022-08-26 14:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563176219733938177

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What should Democrats do if they actually get working
majorities in Congress?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/opinion/democrats-midterms-agenda.html

#PS1biden

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impress 4
time 2022-08-26 14:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563172607200964618

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If you're not the brightest star in the Trumpist firmament,
it's best not to get into specifics.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-inflation-congress-f8dcede99c2a528f6c88630f34144dcc

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-08-26 13:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563163635236478977

==========


How to keep the money you make by hurting people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/us/politics/alex-jones-lawsuits-bankruptcy.html

#PS1media

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impress 5
time 2022-08-26 06:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563051882062286848

==========


How the internet buries the past.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/opinion/social-media-algorithms.html

#PS1media

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impress 4
time 2022-08-26 06:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563050956354244608

==========


"To GOP whining that this does nothing for Americans who
didn’t go to college: What are you proposing to do for
them, other than cut taxes on the rich and claim that
benefits will trickle down?"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/opinion/student-debt-relief-biden.html

Actually, that is the exact GOP plan.  As usual.

#PS1biden

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impress 7
time 2022-08-26 06:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563048054504116224

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Crypto - an industry in search of new suckers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/24/cryptos-massive-marketing-efforts-have-drawn-few-new-investors/

It's an inherent problem of Ponzi schemes.

#PS1economics

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impress 4
time 2022-08-26 06:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563044110977486848

==========


Sometimes luck comes to the tenacious.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/kyiv-battle-ukraine-survival/

Russian military doctrine has never relied much on luck
as much as on overwhelming superior numbers.

#PS1ukraine

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impress 2
time 2022-08-26 05:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563043235567587330

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Russia doesn't trust Iran - but any port in a storm.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/24/russia-iran-drones-sanctions/

#PS1ukraine

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impress 5
time 2022-08-26 05:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563042319279960071

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Traditional GOP business as usual -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop

Protect minority rule and their megadonors by pretending
to protect little people.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/rnc-conference-call-steve-wynn/

#PS1tax

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impress 4
time 2022-08-26 05:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563040073477529600

==========


Dark money is the mother's milk of politics.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/dark-money-federalist-society-politics-distortion/

Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society are in charge
of defending minority rule by grooming and submitting
reactionary judges for Senate confirmation.    But
Democrats are not immune.

#PS1gop

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 8%
expands 1
impress 12
time 2022-08-26 05:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563039032589750272

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So when is obstruction criminal in itself?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/25/barr-memo-trump-obstruction-justice/

#PS1justice

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impress 2
time 2022-08-26 05:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563037823908794371

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When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/25/republicans-abortion-politics/

#PS1gop

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impress 4
time 2022-08-26 05:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563037006778601472

==========


It's true!

Putin was chosen by God to save Russia!

https://www.christianpost.com/news/vladimir-putin-sent-by-god.html

Trump was chosen by God to save America!

https://www.salon.com/2019/08/22/evangelicals-told-trump-he-was-chosen-by-god-now-he-says-it-himself/

DeSantis was chosen by God to save America!

https://ifapray.org/blog/desantis-says-put-on-the-full-armor-of-god/

More at

https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738739589803886

#PS1gop

=====

impress 8
time 2022-08-26 05:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563032955244515328

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GOP candidates look at recent special election results
and begin to stammer about right-to-life.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/senate-candidate-abortion-ad-2022/index.html

But if they're Trumpists, they'll follow the leader anyway.
And confirm more reactionary judges to cement minority
rule.

#PS1gop

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 25%
expands 1
impress 4
time 2022-08-26 05:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563030147711651841

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Who could imagine  that they would freak out in Minnesota?

https://genius.com/The-mothers-of-invention-it-cant-happen-here-lyrics

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/kfile-kim-crockett-gop-secretary-of-state-nominee/index.html

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 14
time 2022-08-26 05:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563028972560035840

==========


There's more to Senate candidate quality than loyalty to
Dear Leader!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/21/opinions/trump-mcconnell-senate-election-2022-obeidallah/index.html

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 3
time 2022-08-26 04:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563027601618194433

==========


Trump says one thing and does the opposite - and cashes
the checks from his supporters.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/trump-maralago-documents-private-concerns-legal-tom-fitton/index.html

So what else is new?

#PS1trump

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impress 2
time 2022-08-26 04:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563020409485680640

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GOP actively undermines confidence in American democracy.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-presidential-conspiracy-theories-colorado-53c90f7afe304e26eaee79b4699181bb

Their goal is to have election results decided by state
legislators - and their major donors - rather than by
voters.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-08-26 04:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563018280494714880

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Another Soviet monument goes down.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-germany-soviet-union-denmark-riga-6b841105e8fb8bc8310b053ae1d9f40a

The Austrians can't take down theirs - it's part of the
Austrian State Treaty - so they obscured it with fountains.

#PS1putin

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impress 10
time 2022-08-26 03:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563012326134976513

==========


Better reserve your hotel room now for the big reunion
in Atlanta!

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-presidential-subpoenas-8d451e987a573f37c78d9afe14139050

#PS1insurrection

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-26 00:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562961469448212480

==========


Only in Silicon Valley! Stanford grads can learn a lot
about fonts -

https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/abcde.html

Maybe more than is good for them!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/25/redwood-city-e-commerce-firm-run-by-family-of-stanford-grads-accused-of-making-fortune-off-stolen-fonts/

#PS1technology

=====

impress 5
time 2022-08-26 00:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562960633716305920

==========


A self-serving opportunist at the top attracts self-serving
opportunists all the way down - to the bottom.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-york-government-and-politics-43eb5a9845aa633aa4e5ade7d16cb735

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-25 18:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562873232826384384

==========


Business as usual in the Trump family!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/25/eric-trump-scared-of-don-jr-oversees-moms-belongings-put-in-trash/

#PS1trump

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impress 3
time 2022-08-25 18:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562871375706001408

==========


California GOP, looking for a niche where it might succeed,
encourages running for school boards.   They hope for some
success in rural areas.

https://calmatters.org/politics/2022/08/california-republicans-school-board-races/

Of course, their emphasis is on ideology, rather than
issues.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1738435789834266

#PS1capolitics

=====

impress 5
time 2022-08-25 16:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562838703705182209

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GOP politicians like to play tough on crime - but they
don't want to testify under oath about it.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-presidential-subpoenas-8d451e987a573f37c78d9afe14139050

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-08-25 14:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562816079402979328

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QAnon does some good!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/24/state-law-codifies-los-gatos-public-meeting-protocol-following-qanon-disruptions/

They set a bad enough example to inspire a new state law
to deal with disrupters at public meetings.

#PS1qanon

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impress 3
time 2022-08-25 13:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562792334751739906

==========


Trumpist Dixiecrats score great success in lying to their
supporters and scaring Federal employees.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-misinformation-health-care-reform-internal-revenue-service-fb835c1099dad4cca5ff893bfd07d466

And they know better too, but lying is just second
nature now.      Just as it's been for Trump all his life.

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 2
time 2022-08-25 04:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562662243195424768

==========


pre-bunking - training against propaganda.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-misinformation-eastern-europe-902f436e3a6507e8b2a223e09a22e969

#PS1media

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impress 3
time 2022-08-25 04:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562659088957181952

==========


Who cares what the scientists find?    Medical decisions
should be made by Trumpist focus groups!

https://apnews.com/article/hydroxychloroquine-covid-treatment-campaign-8f136d7e9dc52fd2d8da8854680d6004

#PS1health

=====

impress 5
time 2022-08-25 04:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562658151303766016

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Justice served - but unlikely to deter future injustice.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-grand-rapids-c3609d9d2b567069c1613bc96506f418

#PS1insurrection

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-25 04:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562657110646697985

==========


That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-covid-health-ap-fact-check-voter-registration-7d581c8538190834df8a83ea98d0d09e

#PS1media

=====

impress 2
time 2022-08-24 14:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1562442172409925634

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Ignore the Constitution?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/opinion/liberals-constitution.html

There's been entirely too much of that lately!   A better
approach is regional federalism.

#PS1democracy

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impress 12
time 2022-08-19 15:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560655444363751426

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It's not just Republican senators who know where their
bread gets buttered.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/opinion/kyrsten-sinema-tax-bill.html

#PS1tax

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-19 15:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560653416350724097

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“there’s no way this party is going to stay together
without President Trump and his supporters”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/19/trump-cult-of-personality-democracy-erosion-united-states/

It's true - minority rule has always depended on
cultivating the nut cases as reliable single-issue
constituencies.    Trump made it explicit.

#PS1minority

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time 2022-08-19 15:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560651208640978946

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Pardon Trump?

It might make sense politically if accompanied by
Trump's confession of guilt.     But that's not likely.
He's always gotten off scot-free before, so why not now?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/18/trump-pardon-biden-benefit/

#PS1trump

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impress 8
time 2022-08-19 14:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560633434111819776

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Some questions about Zelenskyy's judgment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/18/zelensky-ukraine-wapo-interview-warn-of-war/

Some of it politically motivated.

#PS1ukraine

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impress 3
time 2022-08-19 14:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560631236862693377

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Not your father's KGB!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/19/intelligence-war-fsb-ukraine/

Too much cronyism, not enough competence.

#PS1putin

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impress 2
time 2022-08-19 13:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560625544877617153

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How the government finally got on auto warranty
robocallers.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/tech/auto-warranty-robocalls-case/index.html

Let's hope it's a trend.

#PS1technology

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impress 1
time 2022-08-19 13:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560619611157958657

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Is "the language being used by high-ranking Republicans
about increased funding for the IRS shockingly
irresponsible"?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/opinions/irs-taxes-funding-increase-inflation-reduction-87000-michel/index.html

But high-ranking Republicans are responsible for defending
their GOP megadonors - and thus their re-election campaign
funds.

#PS1tax

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impress 6
time 2022-08-19 13:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560617443071995905

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Will Trump release the security camera footage of the
FBI search?     Why or why not?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/18/trump-threat-mar-a-lago-footage-fbi-steve-bannon/

#PS1trump

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engage-rate 6%
expands 1
impress 16
time 2022-08-18 19:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560341601867612160

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"Mitt Romney Republican" in now a Trumpist
tag.     They might as well rant about
"Romney/McCain/Reagan/Eisenhower/Theodore
Roosevelt/Lincoln" Republicans - the modern Trumpist
Dixiecrat GOP rejects all their ideologies and values.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-utah-salt-lake-city-mitt-romney-655f5f880b6980ea7f03083330aa188f

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 6%
impress 18
time 2022-08-18 18:14 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560329411890622465

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How to change the subject from homelessness to water
policy.

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/zocalos-connecting-california/homelessness-california-politics-hobby-horse-joe-mathews

They are both ingrained disputes dating back to the
Gold Rush.

#PS1capolitics

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impress 4
time 2022-08-18 18:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560327432833343488

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Traditional conservative daydreams?

"evolution in conservative thinking toward the working
class and government addressing free market shortcomings"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/republican-congress-agenda.html

Not likely with a Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP Congress!

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1733573893653789

#PS1trumpism

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time 2022-08-18 17:23 +0000
urlclicks 4
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560316573264408578

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"corruption is the glue that holds the system together,
not the catalyst to bring it down"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/russia-putin-corruption.html

Like Trump, Putin has so soiled everybody close to him
that none can risk stepping out of line.

#PS1putin

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impress 3
time 2022-08-18 16:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560310440139182080

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The FBI is extremely conservative.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/trump-fbi-conservative.html

But Trump is not a conservative.      He's a reactionary
populist personality cultist.     The FBI had its fill of
those, one hopes, with J Edgar Hoover.

#PS1justice

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impress 11
time 2022-08-18 16:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560309012091924482

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Why did Trump steal top secret documents?      Because he
could?     Because he's a packrat?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/us/politics/trump-fbi-classified-documents.html

#PS1trump

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impress 9
time 2022-08-18 16:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560307883958382592

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Want to murder, rape, and pillage, and get PAID for it?
Sign up for the Wagner orchestra!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/17/ukraine-russia-wagner-group-mercenaries/

#PS1putin

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impress 24
time 2022-08-18 16:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560305859493711872

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This is why GOP senators (and some Democrats) vote against
anything to help IRS audits of rich people - especially
GOP megadonors - there's scarcely a stone to overturn that
doesn't reveal something that thrives in darkness.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/18/weisselberg-trump-guilty-plea

#PS1tax

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impress 4
time 2022-08-18 16:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560304041921372160

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It's the rural Southern Heritage brought to the Trumpist
Dixiecrat Party!

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

"the embrace of violence, the cultivation of violence,
the tacit encouragement of violence, have become Republican
staples"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-republicans-are-the-threat/ar-AAYIDwi

#PS1trumpism

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impress 1
time 2022-08-18 15:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560288042715189248

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Time for each of the states to clarify exactly who has
exactly what power during and after an election.

https://www.lowellsun.com/2022/06/23/johnson-politicians-certifying-election-results-is-risky-and-unnecessary/

Otherwise ambiguities will be exploited again for partisan
advantage.

#PS1election

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engage-rate 25%
impress 4
likes 1
time 2022-08-18 15:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560286512909918208

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John Eastman - the last of the Orange County fruitcakes?

https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2690872

The Birchers have mostly gone silent in Orange County.

#PS1gop

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impress 8
time 2022-08-18 15:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560284811679346689

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Minority rule depends on keeping extremists on board
without turning off swing voters.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

Concede too much to the extremists to win the primary -
you lose the general election.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-us-supreme-court-government-and-politics-legislature-48279e8a14816377032b491157c72062

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1733415947002917

#PS1minority

=====

impress 3
time 2022-08-18 13:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560265221108682752

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How to make money off fear that you generate!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/us/firearm-gun-sales.html

#PS1firearms

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impress 3
time 2022-08-18 03:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560111746303422465

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How Peter Navarro progressed from progressive to Trumpist.

https://www.arcamax.com/politics/opeds/s-2689638

He and Trump were made for each other.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 16
time 2022-08-18 03:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560107652432023552

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Dynamics of the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#revisionist

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/five-gop-power-centers-ranked/

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-08-18 01:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560079102366781442

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Getting busted by the FBI can be very profitable!
Good thing, Trump will need all the money he can get to
pay his lawyers.     If he pays them.    You wouldn't
think a billionaire would need the public's help.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/17/trump-fundraising-fbi-raid/

#PS1trump

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impress 14
time 2022-08-18 01:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560075470846058497

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The Trumpist Dixiecrat Republican Party repudiates all
previous ideological substance of the Republican Party
yet claims the same image and the same name, and calls
traditional Republicans RINOs.

https://apnews.com/article/cheney-defeat-marks-end-of-era-for-gop-65c8b400b533dffc422322031a0dbf5c

#PS1gop

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impress 7
time 2022-08-18 01:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560074371804196865

==========


Democracy in decline - signaled by attacks on independent
judiciary.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-democracy-congress-government-and-politics-3e957660956399da07b59808bd9c8a71

#PS1justice

=====

impress 1
time 2022-08-18 01:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1560072105118470144

==========


Illegal immigration is declining - for many reasons,
including H2A visas, automation, demographics, and
improving economic prospects in Mexico.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/28/business/economy/immigration-california-farm-labor.html

#PS1immigration

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impress 20
time 2022-08-17 18:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559971915501948928

==========


Lean In all you like - just don't expect magic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/business/sheryl-sandberg-lean-in.html

#PS1other

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impress 2
time 2022-08-17 18:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559971319164203008

==========


The paradox of democracy.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zac-gershberg/the-paradox-of-democracy/

Free speech means you can say things that are wrong and
influence voters to do wrong things.      Democracy depends
on self-restraint and patience.

#PS1theory

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engage-rate 33%
impress 6
likes 1
time 2022-08-17 17:56 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559962402673737728

==========


Prosecute Trump or don't prosecute Trump.    Either way
sets a bad precedent for the future.      But Trump forced
this situation by a lifetime of disregarding old precedents
from the past and new precedents set for the future.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-response-to-jack-goldsmith

#PS1trump

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impress 3
time 2022-08-17 17:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559961242462130176

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"democracy contains the seeds of its own instability,
via demagogues who mobilize popular uprisings for the
express goal of turning them against the system itself"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-loses-primary-trump-reveals-danger/

Exactly what America's founders feared!  A republic -
if you can keep it!

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
time 2022-08-17 17:45 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559959694843584513

==========


Not everybody runs to win.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-2024/

#PS1gop

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impress 3
time 2022-08-17 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559958051951497216

==========


Apostate Trumpists try to save the GOP.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/opinions/countering-trumpism-in-gop-grisham-smith/index.html

Is it even possible?     Or have too many of its leaders
soiled themselves permanently by their passionate embrace
of Trumpism - and self-serving opportunism.

#PS1trumpism

=====

engage 3
engage-rate 8%
impress 37
likes 1
time 2022-08-17 17:08 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559950268485156865

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"Cheney didn't deny that she lost the race, or encourage
people to believe she won, or incite supporters to block
Hageman's victory from being certified"

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/media/fox-news-liz-cheney-dick-cheney/index.html

Doesn't matter to Fox!

#PS1media

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impress 2
time 2022-08-17 17:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559949080331071488

==========


Pence gestures toward rule-of-law Republicanism.
That makes him a RINO as far as Trumpists are concerned.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-new-hampshire-merrick-garland-government-and-politics-85619b0f18da0fb6eaba5bee4d0654f8

#PS1gop

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impress 4
time 2022-08-17 17:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559948215381741568

==========


Judges getting tired of fake repentance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/16/cameron-jan6-judge-lecture/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-08-17 14:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559908385625370624

==========


Liddell Hart in Ukraine.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/17/ukraine-indirect-approach-hitting-russians-war/

#PS1ukraine

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impress 21
time 2022-08-17 14:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559907786578079745

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Pandemic relief fraud - a pandemic itself.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/business/economy/covid-pandemic-fraud.html

#PS1recovery

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impress 10
time 2022-08-17 05:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559772335959224320

==========


The case for and against a carbon tax.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/carbon-tax.html

Technology and economics have to compromise with politics
to get any progress at all.

#PS1climate

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impress 5
time 2022-08-17 05:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559767515349233670

==========


Carbon capture and storage is not the answer to anything
except oil companies' PR problems.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/climate-inflation-reduction-act.html

#PS1climate

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impress 5
time 2022-08-17 04:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559766558624268293

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Identitarians vs traditional Republicans -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/opinion/liz-cheney-wyoming.html

Will voters eventually notice that the identitarians are
too busy getting on Fox to actually do anything useful?

#PS1gop

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impress 6
time 2022-08-17 04:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559765482332246017

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It's not easy to attract good lawyers if you have a
reputation for ignoring their advice and stiffing them
on fees.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/16/trump-lawyers-fbi-raid/

#PS1trump

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impress 2
time 2022-08-17 04:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559755462152634373

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Countdown to Putin's invasion.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/ukraine-road-to-war/

Nobody believed he would be so irrational.     They were
wrong.

#PS1ukraine

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impress 4
time 2022-08-17 04:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559753695952179202

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Too bad for the local people who can't afford to keep up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/16/ranch-land-west-billionaires/

#PS1economics

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impress 6
time 2022-08-17 03:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559749200136376321

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DHS inspector general holds tough to defend Trump.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-subpoenas-congress-government-and-politics-1b3cf3a512c8975c41cb79c70868f959

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-08-17 03:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559743966127370240

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Expecting the worst from Trump's supporters.

https://apnews.com/article/ghislaine-maxwell-social-media-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-31741bb13f708ee68b523592623341eb

He's fanning the fires, hoping they will catch - without
catching him.

Threatening family members - how Nazi can you get?

#PS1trumpism

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impress 2
time 2022-08-17 03:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559743341863903232

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Character and moral courage - something you don't find
in Trumpists!

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-wyoming-alaska-48a5444f247727d26cf67a0a72f14637

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-08-17 03:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559742286308655104

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Ellis has to testify in Georgia.    Along with the rest
of the crew.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/16/jenna-ellis-ordered-to-appear-before-election-scheme-grand-jury/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-08-17 03:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559740066376757248

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Why do Trumpists pursue hopeless recounts?

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-abortion-2022-midterm-elections-health-election-recounts-0baf939e0a2d461e919ddac8579a9ec5

It's a method to RAISE money, not spend it, and keep the
base engaged and enraged.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-08-17 03:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559739204845768705

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Only the best is good enough for a Trump endorsement!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/kfile-mark-finchem-treason-watch-list-pinterest/index.html

He's locked and loaded!

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 8%
impress 13
time 2022-08-16 18:45 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559612358556676096

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Trumpist or Putinist, it's the same tactics - blame the
other side for what you're doing.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-united-states-moscow-5cc322a7ef3b0407c529ebf8bb1fbfd2

Nobody ever planned to invade Russia or China, but they've
had plans to invade Ukraine and Taiwan.

#PS1putin

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engage 3
engage-rate 2%
impress 183
likes 3
time 2022-08-16 18:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559610618394554368

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Large corporations are in business to enrich their major
stockholders, not their minor employees.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-congress-5e5ea68a4b5c1f4f263f5516bcdf8f77

#PS1tax

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impress 4
time 2022-08-16 18:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559609706376704001

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Trying to find an angle to boost your chances today without
risking looking stupid tomorrow.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/politics/ron-desantis-trump-search.html

Trump never makes it easy for his followers - and pretend
followers.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 8
time 2022-08-16 04:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559395744594817024

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Wisconsin is in the balance.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/politics/wisconsin-governor-supreme-court.html

#PS1election

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impress 2
time 2022-08-16 03:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559383223947300871

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Why there's no bipartisanship on climate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/opinion/republicans-environment-climate.html

Factual and logical argument is considered wokeness by
the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP.

#PS1climate

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impress 2
time 2022-08-16 03:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559381969602940930

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What is "conservative"?

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#diff

"personality cults aren’t conservative, conspiracy
theories aren’t conservative and treating politics like
a religion is not conservative"

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-alaska-da4b2054db6649e04c864973612d32dc

#PS1theory

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impress 6
time 2022-08-16 02:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559371389336895489

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Getting closer to the top!

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-manhattan-donald-trump-tax-evasion-3565c74051bcce5b6b0dc44f98a2dae8

#PS1trump

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impress 3
time 2022-08-16 02:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559370024988463104

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Trump might beat the rap but not Giuliani!

https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-georgia-election-investigation-5cc5074e112a0323ca2fd4eee4f1da1c

#PS1insurrection

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impress 10
time 2022-08-15 18:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559251948473200641

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Arizona GOP is leading the way in undermining democracy
in favor of minority rule.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/magazine/arizona-republicans-democracy.html

#PS1gop

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impress 6
time 2022-08-15 16:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559220246807863296

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Tucker Carlson can read the polls of his base better than
Liz Cheney.     And if you're a Trumpist, what's more
important than the polls of your base?      Those are the
only facts that matter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/15/liz-cheney-tucker-carlson-election-fraud/

#PS1media

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engage 4
engage-rate 17%
impress 23
likes 1
replies 1
time 2022-08-15 14:38 +0000
urlclicks 1
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559187800112525312

==========


The lunatic fringe has gone mainstream and legislators
who know better are fine with it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/15/election-deniers-march-toward-power-key-2024-battlegrounds/

#PS1gop

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impress 24
time 2022-08-15 14:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559185649445482496

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Dominion is making Fox nervous.    The case seems likely
to go to trial eventually.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/business/media/fox-dominion-lawsuit-first-amendment.html

#PS1media

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impress 5
time 2022-08-15 05:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559042409979203586

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It's hard to justify stealing classified material,
especially when the justification keeps changing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/us/politics/trump-documents-explanations.html

#PS1trump

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impress 8
time 2022-08-15 04:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559040841879957505

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Rand Paul wants to repeal the Espionage Act so Trump can't
get in trouble again!

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-rand-paul-calls-repeal-espionage-act-following-fbi-raid-trumps-florida-estate

GOP don't agree on how to defend Trump's stealing top
secret information.     So some just make up stuff.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/us/politics/trump-search-republicans.html

#PS1trump

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urlclicks 1
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559039776660996099

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"many U.S. officials tasked with carrying out
counterinsurgency and reconstruction in Afghanistan
privately knew the mission was failing, but in public spun
a different message"

Exactly like Vietnam!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/15/afghanistan-us-legacy-failures-one-year-later/

#PS1afghanistan

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impress 5
time 2022-08-15 04:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559037595698339841

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What happens to old assassins?      What should happen?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/13/john-hinckley-reagan-concert/

#PS1other

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impress 4
time 2022-08-15 04:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559036477748551682

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The patriarchalists are just getting started on regulating
everybody's private life.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/14/medicated-abortions-drugs-students-for-life/

At some point they will ask for too much, and the
additional GOP votes that would be gained will be less
than those lost.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1731027317241780

#PS1health

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impress 3
time 2022-08-15 04:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559034837968621568

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National effort to undermine confidence in voting machines?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/14/michigan-voting-machine-breach/

Anything involving "constitutional sheriffs" is
automatically suspect.     Elected officers derive their
authority from the state, not vice versa.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
likes 1
time 2022-08-15 04:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1559031582454734848

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Doing nothing is taking a stand too.     A stand of asking
for more.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/opinion/trump-fbi-investigation.html

#PS1justice

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impress 1
time 2022-08-15 00:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558970859166937088

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Spotlight on TikTok, which has mostly displaced other
platforms for young people.      It's still a tool of the
Chinese government.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/business/media/on-tiktok-election-misinformation.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/technology/tiktok-china-washington.html

Propaganda fits short formats better than complex truth.

#PS1media

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impress 6
time 2022-08-15 00:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558969434915581952

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Why politicians seldom get better.  They can't admit they
are wrong, so can't learn from their mistakes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/13/opinion/admitting-mistakes-trump.html

#PS1theory

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impress 2
time 2022-08-15 00:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558966929284444161

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A positive view of a do-something Congress.
do-something is better than do-nothing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/opinion/congress-inflation-reduction-act.html

Unless you're an insurrectionist who just wants to get
on Fox to suggest somebody else should just burn down
the government.

#PS1biden

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engage-rate 25%
impress 4
likes 1
time 2022-08-14 23:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558965903399612416

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What life will be like under President DeSantis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/florida-state-attorney-desantis-fired-me/

Trumpism perfected!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 1
time 2022-08-14 23:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558964035076653056

==========


Political or partisan?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/mar-a-lago-search-political-not-partisan/

#PS1journalism

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impress 1
time 2022-08-14 23:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558962848579010561

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How Dick Cheney helped pave the way for Trump.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/dick-cheney-liz-demise-deception-iraq/

#PS1trumpism

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engage-rate 14%
impress 7
time 2022-08-14 23:41 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558962121911611392

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It's not just Fox, Newsmax, and OAN!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/14/india-tv-journalism-democracy/

America's future too -  all propaganda all the time?

#PS1media

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engage-rate 17%
impress 6
time 2022-08-14 23:37 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558961018964807680

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Fake populism and anti-intellectualism are as American as
apple pie.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/14/historians-biden-white-house-rubio/

For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their
large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish
strife, lo! Freedom weeps,

#PS1trumpism

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impress 7
time 2022-08-14 23:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558960049531211777

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Rupert Murdoch was right there to defend Trump for stealing
top secrets.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/media/fox-news-coverage-fbi-mar-a-lago-search/index.html

Not a moment lost!     They had their stories ready
in advance.

#PS1media

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time 2022-08-14 23:09 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558954021875986432

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Why Trump and Graham need good lawyers in Atlanta.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-music-donald-trump-04a4efde4e0aa49cb2ebdbb65138e287

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 25%
impress 4
time 2022-08-14 22:56 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558950741879861248

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What kind of person wants to endlessly investigate a
fair election?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-c81e1806bc41ab4e8fec91b8f72ee904

Even most of the Republicans gave up on him.

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 13%
impress 8
likes 1
time 2022-08-14 22:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558949311269851136

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Hand counting of ballots?     That doesn't counter fraud,
it promotes it.      That's the whole point - make it
easier to insure elections produce the desired result.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-nevada-voting-machines-1fd9ab0e4fabcd036885d998033f614d

And it makes ranked-choice voting just about impossible
to administer.

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 13%
impress 8
time 2022-08-14 22:48 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558948613593522176

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Rioting for fun and profit!

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-social-media-8161eb5c4e8ae53d8a5b821fd650962c

It's not surprising that criminals would ask for handouts -
it's surprising that people would donate.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 1
time 2022-08-14 22:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558947453088321536

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And you thought earthquakes were bad!   In 1862, Leland
Stanford had to row a boat in Sacramento to get to his
inauguration as governor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1862

It will eventually happen again.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/14/the-coming-california-megastorm/

Can the state prepare in time?

#PS1capolitics

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engage-rate 2%
impress 49
likes 1
time 2022-08-14 22:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558945871261081600

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How the Trumpists cope with bad news - bury it with BS!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/13/politics/fact-check-trump-fbi-search-false-misleading-conspiracy-theories/index.html

#PS1media

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retweets 1
time 2022-08-13 14:10 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558456055952134145

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An investment that paid off big time.

https://apnews.com/article/sinema-took-wall-street-money-while-killing-tax-on-investors-0c07f73ba6db92f87fa33f1aad8dbeac

#PS1tax

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impress 6
time 2022-08-13 14:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558454101913939969

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For most taxpayers, the IRS already has all the data it
needs to compute their taxes and send a refund or a bill.
Now Congress is finally going to allow them to do it.

https://apnews.com/article/irs-free-file-system-expansion-one-step-closer-democrats-b2c39db83e4a95f1d1cd1aa488495256

#PS1tax

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impress 6
time 2022-08-13 13:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558453180312084480

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Praise for assassins as patriots - not just in Trump
country.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-salman-rushdie-reaction-e9bc5f6841e667cf36506a78496aa3dc

#PS1theory

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impress 11
time 2022-08-13 13:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558452325508780034

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/astronomy-ghislaine-maxwell-monkeypox-covid-entertainment-e0c71f24749d3ebf814b77f35e7ca4ad

#PS1media

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impress 8
time 2022-08-12 17:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558147914697805824

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Trumpists or Ayatollahs - they think the same - don't
bother with elections or laws, it's more efficient to just
send assassins.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/us/fbi-cincinnati-office-armed-suspect-what-we-know/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/us/salman-rushdie-attacked/index.html

#PS1justice

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impress 24
time 2022-08-12 17:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558145496245346305

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Fringe right wants to rewrite the Constitution on Trumpist
Dixiecrat lines.        And they're getting a lot of money
from unknown sources to primary out GOP legislators that
aren't on board.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-presidential-south-dakota-constitutions-3de00d1fb9748dcffc2e3875375a36f1

#PS1democracy

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engage-rate 17%
impress 6
time 2022-08-12 17:32 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558144366325014529

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Why little progress is likely with Iran while the founding
revolutionary generation is still alive.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/opinion/iran-america-nuclear-policy.html

“Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a
god, but never without belief in a devil.”     Populist
dictatorships need an enemy.

#PS1mideast

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impress 7
time 2022-08-12 14:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558104215955705856

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Putin tries to heat up the Balkans to take heat off his
Ukraine invasion.    He has plenty of local enablers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/world/europe/serbia-vucic-russia.html

WWI started in the Balkans.     Why not WWIII?

#PS1putin

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impress 33
time 2022-08-12 14:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558101176943382529

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The sad history of Congress trying to rein in the White
House.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/opinions/trump-fbi-search-presidential-record-keepers-hemmer/index.html

Mostly it's a history of the White House ignoring the law
and Congress abdicating its responsibility to do anything
about it.

#PS1democracy

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impress 3
time 2022-08-12 14:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558096492505681921

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The first attempt to split California - to preserve
minority rule and slavery.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-08-07/secession-san-bernardino-slavery-history-california

It failed then for the same reason as now - in a closely
divided Senate, it is politically impossible to add one
new free state or one new slave state.

#PS1democracy

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likes 1
replies 1
time 2022-08-12 13:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558086269636210688

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How the sausage gets made in West Virginia.

https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-travel-lung-disease-d44dffb2c886ab21f2540117c73f8c92

With a Senate majority of 1, every senator has veto power.

#PS1biden

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impress 10
time 2022-08-12 12:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558072479368695808

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Garland gives Trump another chance to show what this is
all about.

https://washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/11/garland-trump-mar-a-lago/

Trump could publish the search warrant at any time, but
so far refuses.

https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/11/garland-trump-warrant-unseal/

At least a few Trump allies wonder if they chose the
wrong fight.

#PS1trump

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expands 1
impress 11
likes 1
time 2022-08-12 12:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1558065168596094976

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The Wellness-Conspiracy Industrial Complex!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/alex-jones-wellness-conspiracy.html

Who could resist those kinds of margins?    The Feds aren't
allowed to regulate "supplements".   It's the Wild West
for anybody with a talent for big lies.

#PS1media

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impress 5
time 2022-08-12 03:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557939885662560256

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How the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP fights increased tax
auditing of their megadonors - by pretending it applies
to the middle class.     Do YOU consider $400K and up
middle class?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/11/hyperbolic-gop-claims-about-irs-agents-audits/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728913367453175

#PS1tax

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impress 4
time 2022-08-12 03:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557935509753643009

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They talked about the 25th amendment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

but Pence was opposed, so some resigned and others just
did nothing.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/elaine-chao-trump-cabinet-january-6-25th-amendment/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-08-12 03:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557929302124965888

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Ranked-choice voting is not hard to understand.

https://www.fairvote.org/rcv#where_is_ranked_choice_voting_used

But Trump and Palin, and political kingmakers, are opposed,
because it tends to weed out fringe candidates in favor
of centrists with appeal beyond their bases.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-voting-government-and-politics-d91f31e3824361a09e27683d6dd3908d

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 7%
impress 14
likes 1
time 2022-08-12 03:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557928066017476608

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The Trump book industry has changed!    Instead of a
monthly tell-all about the Trump presidency, now it's a
monthly book hinting how the author is the ideal successor
to lead the Trumpist movement all the way back to the
White House.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/trump-2024-desantis-hawley.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 19
time 2022-08-11 18:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557802002851106818

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A Supreme Court with five reactionary Catholics and one
reactionary Episcopalian.

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/391649/religion-supreme-court-justices.aspx

Thought America left established religion behind in 1787?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/opinion/religion-supreme-court-alito.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1728678387476673

#PS1justice

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impress 8
time 2022-08-11 18:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557800448962072576

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A surprising choice - but how many good lawyers would be
willing to represent Trump?      They'll certainly want
a cash retainer up front.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/us/trump-lawyer-georgia.html

#PS1trump

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impress 7
time 2022-08-11 18:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557793824226693122

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Remember Trump did it all for you, his beloved supporters!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/11/trump-fantasy-collective-persecution/

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 13%
impress 8
likes 1
time 2022-08-11 18:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557791499307216896

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Nobody defunds the police better than the Trumpist
Dixiecrat GOP!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/11/republicans-no-longer-party-law-order/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-08-11 18:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557790471623102464

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No point in DOJ deviating from established policies.
Trump and Trumpists will lie about it no matter what.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/justice-department-trump-fury-analysis/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 8
time 2022-08-11 18:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557789200744755200

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Who cares if it's illegal if you think you can get away
with it?  A pillar of Trumpism!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/trump-campaign-fundraising-super-pac/index.html

The real action is in the PACs and SuperPACs that aren't
much regulated to begin with.      Remember "money is the
mother's milk of politics."

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-08-11 15:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557757669506629633

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None but the best for Putin's army!

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-world-news-st-petersburg-treatment-of-prisoners-f20273227cf4c4e65ba6f4866dc975ea

#PS1ukraine

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impress 8
time 2022-08-11 13:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557715636377120769

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Falling markets are hard on amateur tech founders.
Anybody can run a business during a bubble.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/business/silicon-valley-boy-boss.html

#PS1economics

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engage 1
engage-rate 5%
impress 21
time 2022-08-11 04:38 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557587338657554437

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Renaming places for heroes instead of rebellious
slaveowners.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/military-bases-renaming-commission.html

Expect the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP to undo all these if
they return to power.

#PS1other

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impress 4
time 2022-08-11 04:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557586025274191873

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“What is the connection today between evangelical
Christianity, cowboy capitalism, the electronic news media
and the Republican Party?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/trump-republicans-persecution.html

They all work to defend minority rule against the
Enlighternment ideals of America's founders.

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 17%
impress 6
likes 1
time 2022-08-11 04:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557584583247310849

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The animals' revenge is not yet complete.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/10/langya-virus-china-shrews-henipavirus/

#PS1virus

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impress 6
time 2022-08-11 04:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557581958321807360

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Scott Perry denies everything.      But he repeats lies
and conspiracies about everything, so why believe him?
After all, he's head of the House Freedom Caucus - Free
to spout nonsense about everything.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/10/scott-perry-trump-fbi-phone-explainer/

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 10%
impress 10
likes 1
time 2022-08-11 04:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557581392782823425

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Historians point out the ghosts of Huey Long

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Long#Politics

and Father Coughlin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin#Antisemitism

still run the GOP -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/10/biden-us-historians-democracy-threat/

The Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP evolved from the party of
Lincoln to the party of Calhoun and Preston Brooks.

#PS1gop

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impress 15
time 2022-08-11 04:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557580305443086336

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The invasion of Ukraine is not just about Putin's ego!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/10/ukraine-russia-energy-mineral-wealth/

It's about destroying Ukraine's economy.

#PS1ukraine

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impress 27
time 2022-08-11 03:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557576662346190849

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It's not just Republicans!   Sen. Sinema knows who butters
her bread.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/how-wall-street-wooed-sen-kyrsten-sinema-and-preserved-its-multi-billion-dollar-carried-interest-tax-break.html

SOMEBODY has to help the GOP protect billionaires from
socialist dictatorship!

#PS1tax

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impress 4
time 2022-08-11 03:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557573459076493313

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Who could make Trump look good?    DeSantis!    While Trump
was too incompetent to be the dictator he always wanted
to be, DeSantis is perfecting the art.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/politics/ron-desantis-florida-political-power-2024-election/index.html

Just as Peronism was better off without Peron, so Trumpism
without Trump!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 24
time 2022-08-11 02:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557560753246199811

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A majority of American voters might be fed up with
billionaires.      But a majority of GOP megadonors have
bought enough cheap votes of single-issue constituencies
and made the most of the rural bias in the Constitution
to protect minority rule.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/perspectives/billionaire-wealth-inequality-inflation-reduction-act/index.html

#PS1tax

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engage 1
engage-rate 11%
impress 9
likes 1
time 2022-08-11 02:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557559264662605824

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Like Trump, Musk might finally be running out of room to
hide, even with his billions.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/business/nightcap-elon-musk-spacex-cpi-dominos/index.html

#PS1other

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engage 1
engage-rate 7%
impress 14
time 2022-08-11 02:44 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557558437831053312

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Thanks to Vladimir Putin!

Every second-rate despot now understands that nuclear
weapons capability is a regime insurance policy.

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dubai-nuclear-d96093efcf1e6b8581138b9db48cbedc

#PS1other

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impress 11
time 2022-08-11 02:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557553415407800320

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Supreme Court to invalidate all gun laws?

https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-us-supreme-court-colorado-shootings-politics-f919b74dc95062f322389349f35c0e93

The court understands that gun enthusiasts are a bulwark of
minority rule; their votes are cheaply bought by opposing
all gun laws.    Doesn't even cost anything; NRA does the
publicity for free.

#PS1firearms

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engage-rate 11%
impress 9
likes 1
time 2022-08-11 02:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557552893195980801

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No privacy in the social media era.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-technology-health-c62b071aae11783fe0aeed99bbf8fffc

Everything you do online is for sale somewhere!

#PS1technology

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impress 4
time 2022-08-11 02:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557551897208168448

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Some of the GOP rally behind Trump, sensing a campaign
issue.      It will work with the base, but how about
independents and swing voters?

https://apnews.com/article/gop-rallies-around-donald-trump-a0f20a219b1090fd02f529acf744f246

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 25%
impress 4
time 2022-08-11 01:11 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557535079743688704

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Pleading the Fifth - it's only an admission of guilt when
other people do it!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ny-investigation-testimony-a4e6264d44b194d24dfb916ffc7f51ca

#PS1trump

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impress 6
time 2022-08-10 14:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1557375594572103680

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/monkeypox-health-elections-social-media-a470b553c977e64936fa338f5f5573a3

#PS1media

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impress 4
time 2022-08-05 16:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555596450767048704

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Lose-lose for social media.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-social-media-voting-0ab5375951df71093d240a6631edb9da

Whether they treat fantasy the same as fact or differently,
they'll get criticized.

#PS1media

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impress 6
time 2022-08-05 15:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555576592218222593

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How the Dixiecrat Cavaliers took over the Republican Party
and turned it to their traditional interests of protecting
minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/04/dana-milbank-republican-destructionists-book-excerpt/

Same old strategy - convince poor people that their enemy
is each other rather than rich people.

#PS1minority

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impress 4
time 2022-08-05 13:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555553884659101696

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Ever heard of carried interest?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/opinion/private-equity-lays-waste.html

Probably not, and that's no accident.    But every senator
- both parties - knows what it is and who benefits from
it - namely themselves from campaign donations from hedge
fund operators.

#PS1tax

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time 2022-08-05 13:53 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555552522365915137

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Free-fire enthusiasts are going after every gun law in
the country.

https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-us-supreme-court-colorado-shootings-politics-f919b74dc95062f322389349f35c0e93

#PS1firearms

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impress 10
time 2022-08-04 13:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555190897608110080

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Can Trump keep his mouth shut during a deposition?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/nyregion/trump-letitia-james-deposition-lawsuit.html

His track record is not good.

#PS1trump

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time 2022-08-04 03:27 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555032766357463040

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Eastman didn't give up!      Still trying to find
non-existent fraud, and still trying to get paid for his
efforts, about which he pled the 5th.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/us/politics/john-eastman-trump-election-fraud.html

But if he'd read anything about Trump, he'd know to expect
remittances late, or never.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 9
time 2022-08-04 03:21 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555031235587555330

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Trump says he has big plans for 2025.   He'd turn the
Federal government into his personal servants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/trump-has-big-plans-for-2025.html

But does he have the attention span to follow through?

He had big campaign promises in 2015 but he let McConnell
do the actual legislating.

#PS1trump

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impress 4
time 2022-08-04 03:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555029627344564224

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"A republic if you can keep it!"

And now those that don't want to keep it see their dreams
within grasp - minority rule permanently and unassailably
enshrined.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/republican-party-anti-democracy.html

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
likes 1
time 2022-08-04 03:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555027197110337537

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The would-be dictators trying to take over the GOP.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/blake-masters-arizona-senate.html

They've no patience for democracy, compromise,
self-restraint.     All power to the powerful!    And to
those that have little - even that will be taken away.

"A republic if you can keep it."

#PS1gop

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impress 14
likes 1
time 2022-08-04 03:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555026072273424384

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Minority rule depends on single-issue constituencies like
the right-to-lifers -

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

And the right-to-lifers depend on minority rule -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/anti-abortion-kansas.html

#PS1minority

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impress 5
time 2022-08-04 02:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555022311190695936

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Anybody want a job with lousy pay and endless hassle from
delusional parents?      You might be more qualified than
you know!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/03/school-teacher-shortage/

The red states won't do anything about teacher pay or
working conditions - that would raise taxes or anger
voters!

#PS1other

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impress 7
time 2022-08-04 02:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555018648368033792

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Ron Johnson is trying to privatize social security,
medicare, etc, so it's not on the Federal budget and GOP
megadonors won't have to make up the shortfall.

https://news.yahoo.com/ron-johnson-suggests-medicare-social-233139470.html

Of course, in best Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP style, he denies
his real objectives.

#PS1gop

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impress 4
likes 1
time 2022-08-04 02:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555017741408473088

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CPAC and Orban - and Tucker Carlson - a marriage made
in hell.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/media/viktor-orbn-cpac-dallas/index.html

But that's the future embraced by the Trumpist Dixiecrat
GOP.

#PS1gop

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impress 19
time 2022-08-04 01:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555002378503393286

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Navarro wants immunity - from what?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/politics/peter-navarro-documents/index.html

From being associated with Trump?      That's pretty
incriminating in itself.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 24
time 2022-08-04 01:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1555001416271294464

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How the crazies took over the GOP - and were welcomed by
the "traditional" Republicans.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/opinions/alex-jones-sandy-hook-conspiracies-gop-hemmer/index.html

The crazies are valuable distractions for the masses as
the GOP megadonors plan to get their way for good.

#PS1gop

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impress 6
time 2022-08-04 01:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554999246721495040

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Caught in his lies.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/media/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial/index.html

But he's a Trumpist, so what does he care?     Only if
his bankruptcy claims fail and he actually has to pay up.

Then there's the matter of perjury, proven in open court.
That's not civil, that's criminal.

#PS1media

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impress 14
time 2022-08-04 01:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554997912957906944

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Trumpist Dixiecrats try to bury the facts of the past
while their more violent allies try to repeat them.

https://apnews.com/article/Atlanta-race-massacre-9d738b6fa08d26ec91adfcd8fff30f7f

What do you expect from people who called the Jan 6
insurrection a normal tourist day?

#PS1trumpism

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impress 8
time 2022-08-04 01:04 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554996662229016577

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You can get rich supporting minority rule by selling lies
and hurting innocent people! Here's how -

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/06/politics/alex-jones-infowars-fringe-to-frontline/

Alex Jones and the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP cult of
personality were made by each other and for each other.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1723031284708050

#PS1trumpism

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engage 2
engage-rate 6%
impress 36
likes 1
time 2022-08-03 14:26 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554836044171751429

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The GOP megadonors want to call a constitutional convention
rigged to preserve their control forever.

https://www.businessinsider.com/constitutional-convention-conservatives-republicans-constitution-supreme-court-2022-7

Their apologists pretend that it couldn't possible run
out of control - but running wild is the intent.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722790131398832

#PS1democracy

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impress 4
time 2022-08-03 05:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554706679895191552

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Electoral Count Act repair isn't done.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/01/electoral-count-reform-act-suggested-changes/

#PS1democracy

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impress 12
time 2022-08-03 05:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554693862873935873

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Alex Jone keeps lying under oath.    The judge's patience
is wearing thin.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/media/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial/index.html

But what else would you expect from a Trumpist?

#PS1media

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impress 23
time 2022-08-03 03:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554675014389051392

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Praise for the Manchin-Schumer deal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/opinion/manchin-inflation-climate.html

Are there really 11 GOP votes for it?   As noted, if
the GOP were really serious about reducing the deficit,
they'd repeal some of their 2017 billionaire tax relief.

#PS1tax

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impress 4
time 2022-08-02 23:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554608078821027840

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When is economic warfare effective?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-embargo-gas.html

Little has worked out the way that was expected.

#PS1economics

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impress 6
time 2022-08-02 23:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554606927618772994

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How much has the decline of public education contributed
to political partisanship?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/books/review/will-bunch-after-the-ivory-tower-falls.html

Probably it's part of the problem, but the takeover of
the Republican Party by Dixiecrats played a larger part.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722561168088395

#PS1democracy

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impress 4
time 2022-08-02 23:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554605593490366465

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Arizona fake electors knew what they were doing was
treasonous - but they did it anyway.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/arizona-trump-fake-electors.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-08-02 22:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554601989719199744

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The throwaway society will eventually exact its due.
Because there is no "away" that is not somebody else's
"here".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/02/why-gadgets-die/

#PS1other

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impress 2
time 2022-08-02 22:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554600140144447488

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Mini-Trumps assault democracy in broad daylight.
With impunity.    And little news media coverage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/gop-anti-democracy-movement/

#PS1minority

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impress 5
time 2022-08-02 22:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554599245142904832

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Trump administration created a boom in the phone eraser
industry.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/politics/defense-department-missing-january-6-texts/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 11
time 2022-08-02 22:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554594214331027456

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The devil whispers in politicians' ears "this is important
but there’s a thing I care about more, and if I am not
in office, I won’t be able to do what I care about."

Liz Cheney has rejected that path.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/opinion/liz-cheney-trump-jan-6.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1722010971476748

#PS1theory

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engage 1
engage-rate 20%
impress 5
likes 1
time 2022-08-02 03:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554309795515011072

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Judges getting tired of fake repentance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/01/derrick-evans-jan6-book/

Future convicted insurrectionists can expect less leniency.

Everything else about Trumpism is reality-TV-fake, so why
would repentance be different?

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
likes 1
time 2022-08-02 02:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554296048540995584

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7 years for insurrection.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/01/reffitt-sentence-jan6/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 3
time 2022-08-02 02:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1554295315045396480

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Income inequality moves from Silicon Valley and Beverly
Hills to Sun Valley.      So much for lower living costs
in Idaho!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/us/sun-valley-workforce-housing.html

People who can't afford to live there should move away.
Let the idle rich clean their own toilets!

#PS1economics

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impress 24
time 2022-08-01 03:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553944500216537089

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Alex Jones invents all kinds of creative arguments to
justify publishing lies for profit that hurt other people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/us/politics/sandy-hook-alex-jones.html

And then blames the victims.      Trumpism in action!

#PS1media

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engage 1
engage-rate 7%
impress 15
time 2022-08-01 03:13 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553942071345442817

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Expand the House.

Multimember districts combined with ranked-choice or
approval voting.

No sore-loser laws.

These are the elements to defeat minority rule.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

So expect fierce opposition from the minority rulers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/opinion/senate-house-power.html

#PS1democracy

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engage 8
engage-rate 53%
impress 15
likes 2
retweets 1
time 2022-08-01 03:08 +0000
urlclicks 1
userclicks 4
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553940628668461057

==========


Fix the wrong defaults!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/technology/personaltech/default-settings-turn-off.html

#PS1technology

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impress 1
time 2022-08-01 03:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553939108287823872

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Putin's neocolonialism in Africa.      A century ago,
the other European empires raped Africa.    Now it's
Russia's turn!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/africa/sudan-russia-gold-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

As always, plenty of local quislings to help.

#PS1putin

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impress 17
time 2022-08-01 02:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553933558250500096

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Creativity vs decadence - currently a losing battle.
Decadence doesn't need a machine algorithm, though
it helps.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/opinion/algorithm-innovation-decadence.html

Civilizations have endured these dry spells before, until
external surprises jolted them back to creative life.

#PS1other

#PS1other

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impress 3
time 2022-07-31 16:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553785412308463616

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Another new face of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/opinion/missouri-senate-eric-greitens.html

Will GOP voters elect a guy that even Hawley rejects?

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-07-31 14:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553756117582237696

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The new face of the Trumpist Dixiecrat Party -

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/31/politics/kfile-maryland-attorney-general-9-11-conspiracies/index.html

A lot like the old face of the Old South.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-07-31 14:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553753238662365188

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Has Fox moved on from Trump?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/business/media/fox-news-donald-trump-rupert-murdoch.html

But he still has Newsmax and OAN - and Russia Today!

#PS1media

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impress 16
time 2022-07-31 05:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553619272995196928

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Why wages don't go down in recessions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/wages-inflation-workers-prices.html

That make inflation harder to stop.

#PS1inflation

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impress 7
time 2022-07-31 05:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553617882449190912

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The historical argument against centrist third parties -
they don't accomplish anything.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/why-andrew-yangs-new-third-party-is-bound-to-fail.html

Put that energy into a coalition of candidates in existing
parties pursuing electoral reforms for democracy.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1720733374937841

#PS1democracy

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impress 5
time 2022-07-31 05:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553617085317623809

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How prisoner swaps work - we take a high-value Russian
agent, the Russians take an average tourist and offer
to trade.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/brittney-griner-prisoner-swap.html

One conclusion - average tourists should not go to
Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea, lest they become
handy hostages.

#PS1putin

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engage 1
engage-rate 1%
hashclicks 1
impress 97
time 2022-07-31 05:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553611744072724480

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How Putin emulates Stalin by reviving the NKVD to eliminate
domestic and foreign opposition.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/putins-new-police-state

#PS1putin

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impress 7
time 2022-07-31 05:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553608975181983745

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Why were the Russians willing to take Americans hostage
to get this guy back?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/29/victor-bout-gru-sechin/

He knows too much?

#PS1putin

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impress 4
time 2022-07-31 05:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553608526760579072

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Stone and Gaetz discuss pardons in advance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/07/30/roger-stone-matt-gaetz-pardon-mueller/

https://news.yahoo.com/rep-matt-gaetz-roger-stone-164832545.html

What else would you expect from hard core Trumpists?
They've got to cover their backs.

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 9%
impress 11
time 2022-07-31 05:00 +0000
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553606527415595009

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And now, some kind words for Joe Manchin, except from GOP
senators, who had supposed he was with them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/29/manchin-drug-energy-bill-still-democrat/

#PS1biden

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engage 1
engage-rate 25%
impress 4
time 2022-07-31 04:57 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553605796419710978

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The Roe v Wade repeal rejected the Constitutional right
of privacy -

https://www.ask.com/news/what-is-the-constitutional-right-to-privacy

But the delusional branch of the GOP thinks the patriarchal
branch will rest with Roe v Wade.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/opinions/republicans-gays-respect-for-marriage-act-senate-smith/index.html

Unlikely!

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1720701778274334

#PS1democracy

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impress 6
time 2022-07-31 04:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553599468292820992

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Democrats debate sabotaging GOP primaries.  Just because
GOP does it, should Democrats?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/democrats-propping-up-republican-candidates/index.html

Better to repeal sore-loser laws and use ranked-choice
voting.     Otherwise, primaries in one-party states are
simply a way of purging moderates.

#PS1democracy

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impress 7
time 2022-07-31 04:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553592718323884032

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Why are McConnell and McCarthy in charge?   Is it
McConnell's attractiveness and McCarthy's wit and wisdom,
or vice versa?     None of the above - they're in charge
because, in their distinct ways, they keep the megadonors
funding GOP candidates.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/mitch-mcconnell-kevin-mccarthy-republican-divisions/index.html

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 50%
impress 2
likes 1
time 2022-07-31 03:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553590964106641408

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Virtual social media influencers - no more fake than
human ones!

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/south-korea-virtual-influencers-beauty-social-media-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

#PS1media

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impress 9
time 2022-07-31 03:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553588758275977217

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Internet facilitates a surge in shoplifting - and resulting
countermeasures.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/30/business/drug-stores-locked-products/index.html

#PS1justice

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impress 6
time 2022-07-31 03:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553586428310798337

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How the sausage gets made.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/manchin-schumer-biden-deal/index.html

Politics is the art of the possible.     What is possible
might vary from week to week, if not day to day.

#PS1biden

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impress 2
time 2022-07-30 02:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553206333440004098

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Fox knew it wasn't true but reported it anyway.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/media/bill-barr-smartmatic-subpoena/index.html

#PS1media

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engage 2
engage-rate 25%
impress 8
likes 1
time 2022-07-30 02:24 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553204822626619392

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A vicious self-serving opportunist at the top attracts
vicious self-serving opportunists all the way down.
Always has, always will.     Of course they are constantly
fighting each other more than the nominal enemies.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/jared-kushner-steve-bannon-west-wing/index.html

#PS1trump

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impress 7
time 2022-07-30 02:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553204352751325184

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Bragging about law-breaking!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/politics/wisconsin-voter-fraud-harry-wait/index.html

#PS1election

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impress 3
time 2022-07-30 02:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553203263347929088

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Alex Jones bankruptcy filing to avoid accountability for
intentionally spreading lies.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/media/alex-jones-free-speech-systems-bankruptcy/index.html

#PS1media

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engage 2
engage-rate 13%
impress 16
likes 1
time 2022-07-30 02:16 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553202819200536576

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Trump officials did their best to reduce Federal backup
and archival storage costs!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/28/homeland-security-texts-jan6/

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/dhs-texts-become-latest-jan-6-materials-go-missing-rcna40692

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-07-29 19:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553093689559244800

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-science-social-media-53012d0ba8ea5545737a07b606b0c603

#PS1media

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impress 4
time 2022-07-29 15:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553042493754642432

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"The church is supposed to direct the government"?
"tired of this separation of church and state junk"?
If you agree that America's Founders were deluded by the
Enlightenment and mistaken about history, then Christian
Nationalism is for you!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/opinions/christian-nationalism-marjorie-taylor-greene-tyler/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 13
time 2022-07-29 05:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552886059284848641

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A Trumpist who clearly doesn't need Trump any more.
When and how will he say that?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/josh-hawley-fist-pump/index.html

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-07-29 05:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552884064830382082

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Trump promises to be worse next time.     If he's elected,
with a little bit of voter suppression by his friends,
he intends to be president for life.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/donald-trump-2024-campaign-dark-speech/index.html

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 20%
impress 5
time 2022-07-29 05:06 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552883275034533888

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No lame excuses here - these GOP are proud of their
anti-semitism.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/doug-mastriano-gab-pennsylvania-republican/index.html

#PS1gop

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impress 2
time 2022-07-29 04:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552881581362008065

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The exciting new class of GOP candidates.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-race-and-ethnicity-be616cae0967ca6ee9c78ac1efee8e31

The national GOP is afraid to say anything about them in
case they win and take over the party the way Trump did.

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 25%
impress 4
time 2022-07-29 04:44 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552877715937669120

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Embracing the big lie as a lifestyle!

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-biden-presidential-texas-b87d4001f2d03df10fa050af5b0b1239

Most GOP senators will never admit they did anything wrong
by encouraging insurrection - they're proud of it.

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 40
time 2022-07-29 04:40 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552876655646949376

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The lame excuses of Alex Jones and other conspiracy
peddlers.

https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial-07b7ee981d6fcd3ebfbccac65ee89d4d

They knew they were lying, but they peddled lies for
money from the gullible and didn't care how much it hurt
other people.     The juries should make examples of them.

#PS1media

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engage 2
engage-rate 11%
expands 1
impress 18
likes 1
time 2022-07-29 04:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552875359971921920

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The lame excuses of assault weapon manufacturers.

https://apnews.com/article/gun-manufacturers-ar-15-461e6729bef5ef5f8af0f128fbfc40be

But look how much money they made!

#PS1firearms

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impress 3
time 2022-07-29 04:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552873810172334080

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The power of cult of personality!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(musical)

The show was still touring in 2019.

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-poverty-obituaries-buenos-aires-ff7553b9191269449f3eaf13f92fd3ca

Practically every Argentine politician calls himself a
Peronista, no matter what he actually believes or does.

#PS1theory

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impress 2
time 2022-07-29 04:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552868774138654720

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A big lie that still hurts 30 years later.

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-science-fires-american-petroleum-institute-014d4825f21084a80eb71414dbe63b9e

#PS1climate

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impress 3
time 2022-07-29 04:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552866531851116544

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Trump tried to overthrow the government by unconstitutional
means - just as America's founders feared.   Will the Jan
6 committee focus on the Trump enablers who knew better
but went along for the ride?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-jan-6-committee-hearings-day-8

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1718848971792948

#PS1insurrection

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impress 6
time 2022-07-28 22:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552787168250064897

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Voting in the Republican primary in
August?  Are the candidates - Trumpists?
https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#trump
Traditional Republicans?
https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop
Rule-of-Law Republicans?
https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#rule-of-law
More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1718803221797523

#PS1gop

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impress 4
time 2022-07-28 22:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552785820599197696

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Third parties???    Only if they get ranked-choice voting
and get rid of sore-loser laws first!       Otherwise they
just split the moderate vote.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/andrew-yang-forward-party-whitman-jolly/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1719016898442822

#PS1democracy

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impress 5
time 2022-07-28 22:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552784472516411392

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GOP says we can afford trade deals to benefit megadonors -
but retraining workers would be too inflationary.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/americas-safety-net-for-workers-hurt-by-globalization-is-falling-apart/

#PS1trade

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impress 4
time 2022-07-28 14:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552665943066566659

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Self-serving opportunists at the top attract self-serving
opportunists all the way down!    Under capitalism or
communism alike.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/world/asia/china-bank-scandal-protest.html

Especially when there's only one branch of government -
the leader and his party.

#PS1china

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impress 3
time 2022-07-28 14:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552664841063542784

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Recession signals from the inverted yield curve.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/business/yield-curve-inversion.html

We were tired of inflation, right?    Let's see how we
like recession.

#PS1economics

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impress 7
time 2022-07-28 14:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552663536945336322

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You'll have to read the bill to know what's in it!
Already GOP senators are are alarmed by its national
security threat to billionaire "job creator" GOP
megadonors.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-budget-agreement-7b0ee6e3e0b70357288fd69f44473b9b

And is Sinema OK with tax increases on megadonors - just
before an election?

#PS1biden

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engage 2
engage-rate 4%
impress 57
likes 1
time 2022-07-28 01:20 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552464060339195904

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DOJ gets closer to Trump.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/26/trump-justice-investigation-january-6/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/politics/justice-department-pence-short-jacob-trump-grand-jury/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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engage 2
engage-rate 15%
expands 1
impress 13
likes 1
time 2022-07-27 05:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552167323787677698

==========


That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-science-health-ap-fact-check-26dc7f6fee09181dd4c9c6f6af19a678

#PS1media

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impress 6
time 2022-07-27 05:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1552164164361019395

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What would you do on your last day on earth?   Probably
call your family to say goodbye.   That's what Pence's
Secret Service detail did on Jan 6.

https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-hearing-takeaways-da9e850c8744a3d4395928cf19eaf36f

Of course Trump didn't call off the mob until it was clear
that they had failed.

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 36
retweets 1
time 2022-07-22 13:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1550476644862742528

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Election officials have to convene in secrecy.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-election-2020-26a69f3a2dbf65e54355df6686c6a399

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-07-21 18:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1550189262871470080

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Today's public hearing will summarize the case that
Trump tried to overthrow the government by violent
unconstitutional means.  It starts at 5pm PDT today with
a pre-show starting at 4pm.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-jan-6-committee-hearings-day-8

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1713743058970206

#PS1insurrection

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impress 6
time 2022-07-21 15:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1550138115011973121

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Erased evidence?    Looks bad, sounds bad.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-10d40ce2ddd78f7cd6b57e945aa63f44

#PS1insurrection

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impress 8
time 2022-07-16 13:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1548299065124786176

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Trumpists claim GOP primaries are stolen too!

https://apnews.com/article/republican-primary-losers-claim-fraud-parroting-trump-7730988a009dfa0873e8133e19232562

#PS1trumpism

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engage 2
engage-rate 15%
impress 13
time 2022-07-16 13:27 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1548298173709357058

==========


That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-covid-health-social-media-8032fb8abb61a465d3411998185ed200

#PS1media

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engage 1
engage-rate 17%
impress 6
time 2022-07-15 15:27 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547966084053024768

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Romney didn't get the memo - the GOP left him behind
years ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/opinion/abortion-romney-child-tax-credit.html

His colleagues might or might not care about abortion
as a moral issue, but they certainly care about keeping
single-issue voters supporting GOP minority rule.

#PS1gop

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impress 12
time 2022-07-13 14:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547222227279495168

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Trump's bad.    What's worse were the GOP leaders who
knew better and said nothing, and the worst were the GOP
leaders that knew better and actively promoted lies that
led to insurrection.     What punishment for these Franz
von Papens?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/12/jan-6-testimony-jason-van-tatenhove-stephen-ayres-deprogrammed/

#PS1insurrection

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 14%
impress 7
likes 1
time 2022-07-13 14:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547220603161063424

==========


What happened to Lindsey Graham?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/12/will-lindsey-graham-testify-raffensperger/

He should have known that pitch defileth the hand that
toucheth it.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 5
time 2022-07-13 13:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1547218796384923648

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Trumpism - you don't have to be competent if you're loyal.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/11/politics/herschel-walker-republican-risk-campaign-trail/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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engage 1
engage-rate 20%
impress 5
likes 1
time 2022-07-12 04:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546714705753882624

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You can't tell the players without a scorecard!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/11/politics/january-6-hearing-biographies/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 4
time 2022-07-12 04:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546713203454840832

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If Musk is as smart as Trump used to say he was, then it's
going to be President DeSantis in 2025.     Like DeSantis,
Musk seems to think that Trumpism is better off without
Trump.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/opinions/trump-musk-desantis-election-2024-obeidallah/index.html

#PS1gop

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impress 8
time 2022-07-11 18:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546556000693473281

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Putin is on the verge of achieving his greatest strategic
goal!  More important than conquering Ukraine is spreading
instability and conflict throughout the world, especially
in the democracies that oppose him.

https://buffalonews.com/skyrocketing-global-fuel-prices-threaten-livelihoods-and-social-stability-worldwide/article_fae4464b-16c6-569f-8eed-c53ab2f7276e.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705836243094221

#PS1putin

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engage 1
engage-rate 5%
expands 1
impress 21
time 2022-07-11 02:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546326785343729664

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“People every week fill the tank. They see these big
prices”

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/04/will-gas-prices-get-republicans-control-of-the-u-s-house/

People who don't follow politics - or economics - can
read the price on the pump and be unhappy and vote the
rascals out.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705831329761379

#PS1theory

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impress 5
time 2022-07-11 02:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546324610009837568

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It's very hard to achieve a soft landing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opinion/inflation-recession-the-fed.html

Rest assured though, that the Republicans can readily
switch from blaming Democrats for inflation to blaming
Democrats for recession, without having any better ideas
for dealing with either.

#PS1economics

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impress 12
time 2022-07-11 02:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546319448566423553

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Fear of death has led men to seek immortality of some
kind -

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opinion/mass-shooters-motive.html

Being forgotten is worse! No wonder some of the losers
pick up guns.   That's not insanity.    The insanity is
the celebrity culture around them.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705818733095972

#PS1firearms

=====

impress 5
time 2022-07-11 02:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546318408001589248

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Should Democrats try to harness the outrage over abortion
by putting tests to candidates?

One such test - "Do you need to conduct a poll to decide
whether there is a constitutional right to privacy?"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/opinion/democrats-abortion-midterms.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705809053096940

#PS1theory

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impress 6
time 2022-07-11 02:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546313381195329538

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It's really not Trump's fault.     It's the enablers that
knew better and went along with him.     In 2016 just as
in 1860.      Franz von Papen awards for all of them.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/opinions/trump-liberals-primaries-2022-mcwhorter/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 7
time 2022-07-11 00:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546285509294452737

==========


In case you missed the timeline

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/politics/jan-6-us-capitol-riot-timeline/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 2
time 2022-07-11 00:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546283914737491968

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Can American GOP match British Tories?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/opinions/boris-johnson-resignation-republicans-dump-trump-heye/index.html

Not likely, but if it does happen, it will seem to be
overnight.

#PS1gop

=====

impress 1
time 2022-07-10 23:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546282239524163584

==========


Trump's greatest contribution?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-eric-greitens-legislature-st-louis-705610dbf221e5367e796fca708c27da

Making it possible for any corrupt criminal or sinner to
be a credible political candidate!   Only loyalty to the
leader matters.

#PS1trumpism

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
likes 1
time 2022-07-10 23:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546280995371958272

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The wild west gig economy!

https://apnews.com/article/workers-rights-government-and-politics-8390362e0fed372432f95805f94ac994

If you do it the ethical way you'll never get to be
a billionaire!

#PS1economics

=====

impress 4
time 2022-07-10 23:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546280084532707329

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It's still the same old story - public employee unions
get defined-benefit pensions without a sufficient stable
funding mechanism.    So they take investment risks to
get better returns - and higher risks of getting bailed
out by taxpayers.

https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-blockchain-government-and-politics-bb0b28c277f078dc34d5bf90e36f91f7

#PS1economics

=====

impress 2
time 2022-07-10 23:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546279498697490432

==========


What's Bannon's motive to testify supported by Trump?
Is he actually going to say anything, or does he just want
to postpone his trial date?

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-steve-bannon-politics-congress-zoe-lofgren-b1d1256bd8b51aa74f69640b90884c87

#PS1insurrection

=====

impress 15
time 2022-07-10 23:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546277888219000833

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The desire for immortality via celebrity is no stronger for
American mean than other men.      The difference is that
American men have the tools they need, and the senators to
enable them, all for the sake of maintaining minority rule.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/10/pitts-what-is-wrong-with-american-men/

#PS1firearms

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 25%
impress 4
likes 1
time 2022-07-10 23:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546276093631401985

==========


The internet was supposed to be the perfect medium
for distributing uncensored truth around the world.
But now it's the exact opposite - the perfect medium for
distributing uncensored lies.

https://apnews.com/article/covid-technology-health-government-and-politics-new-york-cfb56a95aec23dddbabcf3ebbe839f05

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705181376493041

#PS1media

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impress 7
time 2022-07-10 06:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546023778722783233

==========


Arthur Bremer is out of jail now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Bremer

He just wanted to be famous.    Like so many assassins
and mass murderers.

Meanwhile Trump hoped to look powerful!

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-presidential-elections-election-2020-congress-eb90b5a11a77fe528fa610cccb442c1e

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705173139827198

#PS1insurrection

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impress 16
time 2022-07-10 06:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546019367661420545

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There is a playbook for civil war, and the radical right
is following it.    The GOP leadership either cheers them
on or keeps quiet, in order to preserve minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/03/08/they-are-preparing-war-an-expert-civil-wars-discusses-where-political-extremists-are-taking-this-country/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1705163346494844

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 13%
impress 8
likes 1
time 2022-07-10 06:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1546014289311387648

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Trump will run again even if he's broke and in jail -
the more opposing candidates the better.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-presidential-iowa-donald-trump-3a53ae3db8ceb1dc9557d9554912f0e2

Anything that divides his GOP opponents, and anything that
draws support from the Democrats, will work to Trump's
advantage and he'll be elected.

#PS1trump

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engage-rate 4%
impress 23
likes 1
time 2022-07-09 13:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545765734948605953

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What does the War of 1812 tell us about 2022?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/opinion/trump-democracy-states.html

There is nothing new under the sun!     Bad ideas, like
"independent [gerrymandered] state legislatures", never
die, they just hide until their moment returns.

#PS1democracy

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engage-rate 12%
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likes 1
time 2022-07-09 05:01 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545634145870569474

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Why nobody has confidence in Congress.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/08/republicans-broke-americans-confidence-institutions-poll/

Total paralysis is an acceptable outcome for GOP
megadonors.       They'd welcome more tax cuts and
deregulation, but they'll settle for no change in minority
rule.

#PS1democracy

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expands 1
impress 9
likes 3
media-engage 1
time 2022-07-09 04:31 +0000
views 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545626560102744064

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Government alleges Oath Keepers were all the way in.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/politics/oath-keepers-explosives-death-list-january-6/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 11
time 2022-07-09 04:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545624880560762880

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-climate-science-health-ap-fact-check-a2b4f7537aa429546b3b27993da7f853

#PS1media

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time 2022-07-08 15:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545434335674699776

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Fusion parties - reducing extremism by reducing the
influence of party primaries and caucuses.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/opinion/moderate-party-new-jersey.html

But better to repeal sore-loser laws and allow anybody to
run in the general election with the winner selected by
ranked-choice voting.

#PS1democracy

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time 2022-07-08 04:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545266842272272384

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It's easier to cut taxes - and take the credit - and hard
to raise them - and blame the other party.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/07/states-cutting-taxes-inflation-they-may-soon-regret-it/

The important thing is to keep the megadonors happy.

#PS1tax

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time 2022-07-08 04:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545259752866795527

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Trump makes money, first, last, and always.      He's a
super-salesman!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/07/trump-for-profit-speeches-american-freedom-tour/

#PS1trump

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impress 7
time 2022-07-08 04:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545258800898134016

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Trump will never forgive anybody who won't drink his
koolaid.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/politics/trump-ducey-arizona-governor-republican/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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time 2022-07-08 03:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545255558785036288

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Trying to conduct an honest election is a true act of
courageous patriotism.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-russia-ukraine-voting-presidential-local-89f03587e105290deddc647d43dd6960

Honest elections are the last thing minority rule wants.

#PS1election

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time 2022-07-08 03:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545253724448120832

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Putin makes it clear.    He's only interested in
negotiating the unconditional surrender of Ukraine.
He's counting on the west to lose interest and abandon
Ukraine to its sad fate.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-moscow-6ccaef3a9d9d5ccd370d70126db78c5a

#PS1ukraine

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engage 2
engage-rate 7%
impress 27
replies 1
time 2022-07-08 03:40 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545251367484198912

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One thing you can say about Pence - he's not as bad as
Trump or DeSantis.      Pence had his moment of glory,
but that's not enough to be president.

https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/07/lynn-schmid-mike-pence-liz-cheney-republican-presidential-ticket/

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 11%
impress 9
time 2022-07-08 03:36 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1545250379528486912

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The South has won the Civil War at last!     Soon the
Supreme Court will leave everything up to the states.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/04/america-house-divided-guns-abortion-lincoln/

The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP has nothing in common
with the party of Lincoln.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702803990064113

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 6%
impress 16
likes 1
time 2022-07-07 04:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544899527794077697

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Can anything good come from a crypto enthusiast?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/02/ukraine-crypto-brittany-kaiser-cambridge-analytica/

#PS1technology

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impress 4
time 2022-07-07 04:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544896070718595072

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Trumpist Supreme Court intends to end all Federal
regulation not explicitly authorized by Congress.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/05/epa-supreme-court-environmental-regulations/

A gerrymandered minority-rule Congress will not explicitly
authorize ANY Federal regulation.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702784876732691

#PS1deregulation

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impress 3
time 2022-07-07 03:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544889082941095936

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Freedom Caucus founder Mulvaney's not a weatherman.
But does he know which way the wind's blowin?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/mick-mulvaney-trump-january-6-committee/index.html

Has he finally decided that he is a rule-of-law Republican
rather than a Trumpist?

#PS1insurrection

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impress 11
time 2022-07-07 03:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544884617529856000

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You can't blame it all on Trump.  He had a whole Senate
caucus full of essential enablers.    And the Federalist
Society to groom his judicial nominees.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/opinions/trump-liberals-primaries-2022-mcwhorter/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 7
time 2022-07-07 03:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544881792141778945

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Graham's lawyers working overtime to come up with his
excuses.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-georgia-presidential-new-york-2801525587ff9301ea101380bc154faf

But pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it.    Once a
Trumpist, always a Trumpist - and pay the price.

#PS1insurrection

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time 2022-07-07 03:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544879113772486657

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Sure, assault weapons create instant orphans and blow up
people beyond recognition.     But there's a more important
principle here - GOP senators getting the campaign funds
to survive their next primary.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/gun-control-mass-shooting-weapons-analysis/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702395206771658

#PS1firearms

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impress 4
time 2022-07-06 13:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544680883537383424

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Independent State Legislatures - the final frontier.

The six reactionary Supreme Court justices know they were
nominated and confirmed in order to protect and expand
minority rule.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/independent-state-legislature-theory-what-matters/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702387023439143

#PS1democracy

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impress 4
time 2022-07-06 13:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544677339258167296

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Red states successfully insure that they will get no
Federal help when the next recession dries up their tax
revenues.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/05/republicans-tax-cuts-stimulus/

Why finance infrastructure benefits when you can cut taxes
for "job creator" GOP megadonors?

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1702198633457982

#PS1tax

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engage 1
engage-rate 17%
impress 6
likes 1
time 2022-07-06 06:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544572275671781383

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Democrats might have a chance to retain control of the
Senate.     Not much chance of keeping the House though.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/democrats-senate-2022-republicans-house/index.html

#PS1election

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engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
time 2022-07-06 06:20 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544566825777631233

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Insurrectionists complain that they might get a fair trial
in DC.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-riots-michigan-congress-f19fc848924fcce595caa8067376691b

But generally if you commit a crime, you get tried where
you committed it.

#PS1insurrection

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time 2022-07-06 06:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544563110593277952

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Giuliani and Graham get to go to Georgia.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-new-york-donald-trump-georgia-atlanta-95424e07089c6d533b9b14af277eaed3

#PS1insurrection

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engage 2
engage-rate 25%
impress 8
time 2022-07-06 05:59 +0000
urlclicks 1
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544561666989256704

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The next Jan 6 hearing is Tuesday.   Is Sarah Matthews
next?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/january-6-committee-hearing/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 60
likes 1
time 2022-07-06 05:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544560130804420608

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The people who want to control everybody else's private
lives won't stop with abortion.     Clarence Thomas is
the only one willing to admit it, but the other five
reactionary justices will have to follow sooner or later.

https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/26/surpreme-court-abortion-thomas-threatens-contraception-gay-rights/

#PS1justice

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impress 10
time 2022-07-05 13:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544308250765451265

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When the Federal regulators won't do anything - then
anything goes!   DeSantis and Trump both have over $100
million in cash to spend - fighting each other?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/ron-desantis-campaign-finance-2024-election/index.html

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 13%
expands 1
impress 8
time 2022-07-05 13:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544305590796574720

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The states most eager to save the unborn are least eager
to save the born.  GOP politicians know that giving money
to poor mothers is a waste since they'll just spend the
savings on drugs.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/politics/red-states-roe-v-wade-social-safety-net/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1701463046864874

#PS1health

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engage 1
engage-rate 33%
impress 3
likes 1
time 2022-07-05 05:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544189493749506048

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Trump's impatient heir - smarter, bolder, more dangerous.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/27/can-ron-desantis-displace-donald-trump-as-the-gops-combatant-in-chief

#PS1trumpism

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impress 6
time 2022-07-05 03:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544156921485111296

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If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, this is likely his next
target -

https://www.politico.eu/article/suwalki-gap-russia-war-nato-lithuania-poland-border/

#PS1putin

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impress 12
time 2022-07-05 02:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544149605901688832

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Putin builds a model for Trumpists everywhere.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/04/world/europe/russia-putin-arrests.html

#PS1putin

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impress 7
time 2022-07-05 02:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544146439873253376

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How can public figures shut down unfavorable media
coverage?

Clarence Thomas shows the way, as usual.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/27/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-still-going-after-new-york-times-v-sullivan/

#PS1media

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impress 3
time 2022-07-05 01:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544129802155659264

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America's founders were human, with virtues and faults,
just like everybody else who tried to improve the common
good.    So remember the things they got right AND the
things they got wrong.     We learn more from mistakes
than from successes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/04/july-4-declare-independence-founding-fathers/

#PS1theory

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engage 1
engage-rate 25%
impress 4
likes 1
time 2022-07-05 01:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1544126358946623488

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What the Jan 6 hearings show so far -

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/politics/january-6-latest-what-matters/index.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 9
time 2022-07-04 14:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543971533613240323

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Would Trump only serve four more years?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/30/argument-for-trump-supporters-nominate-someone-else-2024/

If he's re-elected, his supporters will find a way to
make sure he's president for life.   Constitutions can
be changed or ignored.   The Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP is
putting the pieces in place.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 11
time 2022-07-04 06:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543847009785786368

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An argument for Youngkin in 2024.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/03/glenn-youngkin-president-2024-campaign/

He's probably better than Trump or DeSantis.    But after
learning how GOP presidential campaigns are funded, would
he forget about campaign promises as soon as elected?
Trump did.

#PS1gop

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engage-rate 7%
impress 14
likes 1
time 2022-07-04 06:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543845619730505730

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"institutions must advance also, and keep pace with
the times"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/03/dont-venerate-vilify-founders-constitution-july-fourth/

Of course, minority rule is enhanced when institutions
retreat rather than advance.

#PS1democracy

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impress 5
time 2022-07-04 06:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543843899386384384

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Actual malice means actual damages.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/media/maga-media-reliable-sources/index.html

But the Murdochs surely have the money to beat the rap.
Newsmax and OAN?    Maybe not.

#PS1media

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impress 13
time 2022-07-04 05:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543833109883326464

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"India's tragedy is not that it's the worst place in the
world -- it's that we are on our way there"

India is a model that the Trumpist Dixiecrat GOP intends
to follow.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/opinions/bjp-hindu-muslim-democracy-modi-arundhati-roy/index.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 5
time 2022-07-04 05:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543832244988522496

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What's worse than Trump?    A Trumpist with courage,
intelligence, and competence.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/opinions/desantis-trump-2024-zelizer/index.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 5
time 2022-07-04 05:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543830561046745089

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What's wrong with this picture?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/26/business/retail-returns/index.html

Maybe the future is no cash refunds - only store credits.
And customers pay return shipping costs.

#PS1economics

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impress 5
time 2022-07-04 05:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543829667743875072

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Is it going to be Newsom vs DeSantis in 2024?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/opinions/newsom-desantis-2024-campaign-ad-obeidallah/index.html

#PS1election

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impress 12
time 2022-07-04 05:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543825539214876672

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Increasing GOP registrations - will that translate to
increasing GOP votes?      If they are swing voters anyway
who vote their pocketbook, their registration doesn't
matter much.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-covid-health-presidential-e50db07385831e67f866ec45402be8b9

#PS1gop

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impress 5
time 2022-07-04 05:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543822648743890945

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Why the Jan 6 public hearings are so effective - no bomb
throwers, no grandstanders, a simple digestible message
each day.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-donald-impeachments-congress-5392fc731c24a33db7e6b42daf580a06

Thank Kevin McCarthy for making it possible.

#PS1media

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impress 7
time 2022-07-04 04:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543821596153892864

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McConnell doing his best to make sure that no more
Democratic bills pass.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-health-congress-climate-and-environment-0cec1d533e7b9ea99927656f83e6589b

By bailing out China if necessary!

#PS1biden

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impress 3
time 2022-07-04 04:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543820082094100483

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Wisconsin leads the way toward insuring that even if
Democrats win an election, they can't change anything.
So much for democracy and the will of the people.

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-gun-politics-madison-environmental-policy-climate-and-environment-0eb6040fb5bf3c2a4677b4cf603c98e6

It's a model for the GOP in Congress.

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 8%
impress 13
time 2022-07-04 04:50 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543819552819032064

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"All men are created equal" has had different meanings to
different people from the beginning.

https://apnews.com/article/religion-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-kevin-jennings-723c49581d8a78ee54a793716e5212b3

#PS1theory

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impress 4
time 2022-07-04 04:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543817732281446400

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When you disprove somebody's religion, they don't thank
you.   They kill you.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0705-stephens-trump-cult-20220701-ni6zi75v2bhwbeqmx732nubk5i-story.html

"Nobody ever joins a cult."  Including cults of
personality.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 4
time 2022-07-04 00:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543747812847783936

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No shortage of fireworks for July 4 in DC!

More evidence to come

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-donald-trump-liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-169a2b2bc35e28d4bf630f0a3aa3e6ee

Who put the squeeze on Hutchinson - a felony

https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_15b63a5f8da34edc9fbcebb63b265dce

Multiple criminal referrals possible

https://cnn.com/2022/07/03/politics/liz-cheney-january-6-trump/index.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1700640830280429

#PS1insurrection

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impress 15
time 2022-07-04 00:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543746465473765376

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Is Trump getting worried about DeSantis et al?   How many
believe that Trumpism is better without Trump?

https://cnn.com/2022/07/02/politics/trump-campaign-2024-republican/index.html

Announcing his candidacy now might excite Democratic
midterm voters.   But Trump cares more for revenge on GOP
for disloyalty.

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 9%
impress 11
likes 1
time 2022-07-03 16:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543627019572850689

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Trump is getting worried about DeSantis et al?   How many
believe that Trumpism is better off without Trump?

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/politics/trump-campaign-2024-republican/index.html

Announcing his candidacy now might motivate Democratic
voters in the midterms.   But Trump is only cares about
revenge for disloyalty.

#PS1trump

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impress 8
time 2022-07-03 07:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543500885141008384

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How Putin reminds the west what he'll do to them if they
keep supporting Ukraine.

https://apnews.com/article/g-7-summit-russia-ukraine-putin-boris-johnson-kyiv-4b25bc156410e2e9f764b879348e0184

#PS1ukraine

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engage 1
engage-rate 4%
impress 24
time 2022-07-03 07:35 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543498693365493760

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Supreme Court doesn't care about Indians either.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/opinion-once-again-supreme-court-180333774.html

After all, how much do Indians donate to support minority
rule?

#PS1justice

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impress 8
time 2022-07-02 05:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543108247447490560

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-science-health-d11342c7568bbcd047a18ca063bf4b79

#PS1media

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impress 4
time 2022-07-02 05:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1543106203504369666

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If GOP controls Congress, that will force the real issue -
who ARE they?

America-Firsters?

https://britannica.com/biography/Charles-Lindbergh/Germany-and-the-America-First-movement

Or defenders of western ideals?

https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/29/nato-republicans-trump/

"Was Trump the exception, or will Biden be the
exception?”

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https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1652873241723855

#PS1gop

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If you're an oligarch or criminal - thank goodness for
the no-questions-asked British Virgin Islands.

https://washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/offshore-putin-russia-oligarchs-pandora/

Putin doesn't like it either, but uses similar schemes
himself to protect his ill-gotten gains.

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https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1656251181386061

#PS1putin

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Money is the mother's milk of politics. Big corporations
donate to both sides in order to retain access.

https://nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/jan6-companies-donate.html

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#PS1democracy

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Is Trump losing steam?   Or is that just wishful thinking?

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-iowa-election-2020-7272d1b8feb3fe1503bd8d80054c5d7e

Will he run anyway even if he's broke and in jail?
Think Harold Stassen or Lyndon LaRouche.

But better Trump than some of his Trumpist would-be
successors.

#PS1trump

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Why Russians put up with Putin -

https://theamericanscholar.org/putins-potemkin-paradise/

Political repression is constant in Russian history.
But relative prosperity is new.    So they vote their
pocketbooks.

Likewise Chinese and Xi -

https://theamericanscholar.org/the-china-model/

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#PS1foreign

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Just in case you missed it -

https://washingtonpost.com/media/2022/05/09/washington-post-wins-pulitzer-prize-jan-6-coverage/

https://washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/jan-6-insurrection-capitol/

https://washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/16/video-timeline-capitol-siege/

https://washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/09/ashli-babbitt-capitol-shooting-trump-qanon/

https://apnews.com/article/pulitzer-prizes-7ef78b613b59f8d8fdc7aa0e65bfe10d

There's no excuse for not knowing what really happened on
Jan 6.

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https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1660763677601478

#PS1insurrection

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Would Trump tell GOP voters to stay home?  Possibly in
2022, if there's not enough Stop the Steal zealotry,

https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/14/republicans-have-some-big-problems-their-own/

https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/14/trump-virginia-youngkin-gop-leaders/

but certainly not in 2024, when he plans to run and win.

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#PS1election

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