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West Virginia politics affects everybody! One way to	2021-06-30	56	0	0	0	0	0	1410243933481865225	1410243933481865225
Facts -	2021-06-30	32	0	0	0	0	0	1410230959081889792	1410230959081889792
Another ambitious Trumpist who will do and say whatever	2021-06-30	35	0	0	0	0	0	1410226464734121986	1410226464734121986
"The real purpose of these NDAs appears to be preventing	2021-06-30	31	0	0	0	0	0	1410097728680460288	1410097728680460288
It's never enough. You can't tell the truth AND support	2021-06-30	26	0	0	0	0	0	1410096901257498625	1410096901257498625
Memory laws - Stalin would be so proud of the modern	2021-06-30	30	0	0	0	0	0	1410095105478778880	1410095105478778880
Who do the cops say support funding police?	2021-06-30	29	0	0	0	0	0	1410090048897183744	1410090048897183744
"the unbearable present is only a preview of the extreme	2021-06-30	27	0	0	0	0	0	1410089086933553159	1410089086933553159
Who's in favor of honoring Confederate leaders? Lots of	2021-06-30	31	0	0	0	0	0	1410087865535451136	1410087865535451136
It couldn't be a mistake by Dear Leader so somebody else	2021-06-30	35	0	0	0	0	0	1410084488483201025	1410084488483201025
The vaccine works. Just not as well as anti-vax	2021-06-30	28	0	0	0	0	0	1410081791159930882	1410081791159930882
GOP is right - it will be a partisan investigation into	2021-06-30	27	0	0	0	0	0	1410080574794964996	1410080574794964996
How do you spell political stunt? No Em!	2021-06-30	29	0	0	0	0	0	1410079402763841536	1410079402763841536
Corporate law boom - global giants are outbidding the	2021-06-29	41	0	0	0	0	0	1409881503803269127	1409881503803269127
It's still possible to retain and attract employees.	2021-06-29	25	0	0	0	0	0	1409879388993241104	1409879388993241104
There's no there there.	2021-06-29	20	0	0	0	0	0	1409877247662735376	1409877247662735376
"new influencers like Hall are also profiting off their	2021-06-29	26	0	0	0	0	0	1409875625712795648	1409875625712795648
Is Kamala Harris in a trap?	2021-06-29	36	0	0	0	0	0	1409854940781027333	1409854940781027333
Trying to wrap up GOP donors early!	2021-06-29	22	0	0	0	0	0	1409852374324183045	1409852374324183045
Trumpist GOP last line of defense of Constitution?	2021-06-29	25	0	0	0	0	0	1409734825846534145	1409734825846534145
An excellent investment in healthier children - but will	2021-06-29	20	0	0	0	0	0	1409733611654320129	1409733611654320129
Arizona taxpayers pay for for Trump audit circus.	2021-06-29	105	0	0	0	0	0	1409728464635142156	1409728464635142156
Will tax return disclosure reduce the number of joke	2021-06-29	24	0	0	0	0	0	1409719369920180228	1409719369920180228
If Trump and Trumpists don't bother to obey the law,	2021-06-29	37	0	0	0	0	0	1409718156604502016	1409718156604502016
Making the world safe for ignorance - again.	2021-06-29	21	0	0	0	0	0	1409714665890873349	1409714665890873349
Of course the modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party is based	2021-06-29	22	0	0	0	0	0	1409706113298092034	1409706113298092034
Critical Race Theory means whatever you want it to	2021-06-29	23	0	0	0	0	0	1409698619087679503	1409698619087679503
George Washington mandated vaccination.	2021-06-29	22	0	0	0	0	0	1409697560348958731	1409697560348958731
What a concept - reinforce police and attack the root	2021-06-29	26	1	0	1	0	0	1409695380552355845	1409695380552355845
Between 1619 and 2021, there's not 402 years worth of	2021-06-29	24	0	0	0	0	0	1409693208213221379	1409693208213221379
We won't know if there ever really was a deal until there's	2021-06-29	22	0	0	0	0	0	1409692130293948418	1409692130293948418
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"	2021-06-29	29	0	0	0	0	0	1409691046443843587	1409691046443843587
House moves toward select committee.	2021-06-29	27	0	0	0	0	0	1409676096933556238	1409676096933556238
Every man for himself in the Trump administration!	2021-06-29	20	0	0	0	0	0	1409672488573833218	1409672488573833218
Sometimes Fox interviewers hit the mark!	2021-06-29	22	0	0	0	0	0	1409670841533558792	1409670841533558792
Around 1960 a TV show, John Gunther's High Road, made his	2021-06-28	20	0	0	0	0	0	1409356579229470722	1409356579229470722
Surprise - you can find workers if you offer enough pay!	2021-06-28	15	1	0	0	1	0	1409349643935248386	1409349643935248386
Minority rule is not ancient history, but what's being	2021-06-28	11	0	0	0	0	0	1409347626726658050	1409347626726658050
Delta might not be that much worse than other variants.	2021-06-28	28	0	0	0	0	0	1409346227955634179	1409346227955634179
Jo Jorgensen helped -	2021-06-28	16	0	0	0	0	0	1409344912210812928	1409344912210812928
France tiring of Trumpism?	2021-06-28	15	0	0	0	0	0	1409338680959856643	1409338680959856643
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible	2021-06-27	21	0	0	0	0	0	1409180440846475264	1409180440846475264
"The midterms are very simple. If they are about Trump,	2021-06-27	19	0	0	0	0	0	1409176864535416832	1409176864535416832
Trump never changes, even after a near-death experience.	2021-06-27	16	0	0	0	0	0	1409173707944206342	1409173707944206342
After your 15 minutes of fame comes?	2021-06-27	20	0	0	0	0	0	1409171084318892034	1409171084318892034
Looking for the persuadable middle, just as in politics.	2021-06-27	19	0	0	0	0	0	1409162340172324866	1409162340172324866
Pillars of minority rule -	2021-06-27	20	1	0	1	0	0	1409046308774572032	1409046308774572032
Some people cultivate the skills to change minds and	2021-06-27	21	0	0	0	0	0	1409043541238501376	1409043541238501376
Elder abuse in campaign finance - raised to a high art by	2021-06-27	30	0	0	0	0	0	1409042162855997442	1409042162855997442
Where is Theodore Roosevelt when we need him?	2021-06-27	21	0	0	0	0	0	1409038524788006913	1409038524788006913
Immigration is a losing issue - GOP will hammer Democrats	2021-06-27	19	0	0	0	0	0	1409036032138387459	1409036032138387459
McCarthy dodges a bullet! He was in the same room with	2021-06-27	23	0	0	0	0	0	1409034663469883394	1409034663469883394
It's all about Trump all the time!	2021-06-27	19	0	0	0	0	0	1409033653074628612	1409033653074628612
"we have to get those two groups to vote for the same	2021-06-27	22	0	0	0	0	0	1409032142634377216	1409032142634377216
America is back - back in the race - but falling behind.	2021-06-26	53	1	0	0	0	1	1408780766201274370	1408780766201274370
Brazil on track to surpass US!	2021-06-26	28	0	0	0	0	0	1408779057894809601	1408779057894809601
Teamsters vs Amazon!	2021-06-26	28	0	0	0	0	0	1408777606535671808	1408777606535671808
Trumpist goal #1 - revenge! Trumpist technique #1 -	2021-06-26	26	0	0	0	0	0	1408647722001854470	1408647722001854470
Maybe there wasn't a bipartisan deal after all!	2021-06-26	32	0	0	0	0	0	1408646056351453185	1408646056351453185
Herd immunity may be in reach in Silicon Valley.	2021-06-26	30	1	0	0	1	0	1408641466537103362	1408641466537103362
Pence still can't decide if he's a Trumpist or not.	2021-06-26	31	0	0	0	0	0	1408640326311370758	1408640326311370758
Announcing a deal that might not amount to anything.	2021-06-25	50	0	0	0	0	0	1408514884522835969	1408514884522835969
You can't hire Rudy to represent you in court any more!	2021-06-25	34	0	0	0	0	0	1408513447076065280	1408513447076065280
That was the week that wasn't.	2021-06-25	36	1	0	1	0	0	1408512729535574018	1408512729535574018
"Come to church, bring money, and we'll take care of it"	2021-06-20	40	0	0	0	0	0	1406615394694033419	1406615394694033419
Another of Trump's greatest legacies - eroding the	2021-06-20	37	0	0	0	0	0	1406612164245278725	1406612164245278725
The Trumpiest kind of Trumpists! No wonder Trump believed	2021-06-20	32	0	0	0	0	0	1406606712774094849	1406606712774094849
More of the week that wasn't.	2021-06-19	39	0	0	0	0	0	1406258521545404417	1406258521545404417
That was the week that wasn't.	2021-06-19	40	0	0	0	0	0	1406257785055059972	1406257785055059972
Another of Trump's lasting contributions - making the US	2021-06-19	41	0	0	0	0	0	1406235410087366658	1406235410087366658
That was the news that wasn't - NYT version	2021-06-19	38	0	0	0	0	0	1406229983522029572	1406229983522029572
It takes millions of dollars to keep the fantasy echo	2021-06-18	53	2	0	2	0	0	1405758714615795726	1405758714615795726
Greg Abbott can do what Trump couldn't? Convince private	2021-06-18	46	1	1	0	0	0	1405723757038112772	1405723757038112772
Does it make sense to intervene in ancient conflicts?	2021-06-18	37	0	0	0	0	0	1405722464735285250	1405722464735285250
Capitol insurrection? Major corporate and private donors	2021-06-18	39	0	0	0	0	0	1405721402997567492	1405721402997567492
"ubiquity of loss" is a powerful theme for preserving	2021-06-18	34	0	0	0	0	0	1405719835552620545	1405719835552620545
"America is in crisis"	2021-06-18	36	0	0	0	0	0	1405715247311192065	1405715247311192065
No doubt the "moderate" GOP senators will help draft a	2021-06-18	39	0	0	0	0	0	1405708918303559682	1405708918303559682
"there was no conceivable Democratic bill he could support"	2021-06-18	33	0	0	0	0	0	1405707435805790209	1405707435805790209
Who voted against Juneteenth? The usual suspects, plus	2021-06-18	47	1	1	0	0	0	1405706033838792714	1405706033838792714
GOP is all in for fantasy and against fact.	2021-06-18	37	0	0	0	0	0	1405692375020707840	1405692375020707840
It's about time! If Congress has to agree to declare war,	2021-06-18	38	0	0	0	0	0	1405691311525535746	1405691311525535746
Where in the world can a poor miner billionaire go to burn	2021-06-18	42	0	0	0	0	0	1405686741898387457	1405686741898387457
Global connectedness means global problems!	2021-06-18	34	0	0	0	0	0	1405683002542198788	1405683002542198788
As expected by everybody except Manchin - the GOP is not	2021-06-18	34	0	0	0	0	0	1405679635044528132	1405679635044528132
FACT-finding commissions? Don't expect any GOP	2021-06-17	39	2	0	1	1	0	1405615759141654529	1405615759141654529
Looks like a chance to prove that GOP will even vote down	2021-06-17	41	0	0	0	0	0	1405601342089924612	1405601342089924612
Russians, Republicans - they've finally come to see that	2021-06-17	40	1	0	1	0	0	1405321746467590146	1405321746467590146
Dana Rohrabacher was right where you'd expect him to be -	2021-06-17	52	0	0	0	0	0	1405318774681571330	1405318774681571330
Forced assimilation of minorities by destroying their	2021-06-17	41	0	0	0	0	0	1405317809916186627	1405317809916186627
Lots of plausible deniability and no deterrence for	2021-06-16	45	0	0	0	0	0	1404996702616965126	1404996702616965126
The FBI is only half done.	2021-06-16	39	0	0	0	0	0	1404995196496973825	1404995196496973825
"Iran's ruling clerics cultivate and celebrate conflict	2021-06-16	47	0	0	0	0	0	1404990584096321536	1404990584096321536
Sure enough, 21 House Republicans vote against a medal	2021-06-16	47	0	0	0	0	0	1404966346689892355	1404966346689892355
Know what a SPAC is? It's a good deal for somebody -	2021-06-16	44	0	0	0	0	0	1404955254479671301	1404955254479671301
Amazon has been an algorithmic employer - debugging the	2021-06-15	29	0	0	0	0	0	1404947471051104259	1404947471051104259
People that didn't even know they had covid might develop	2021-06-15	28	0	0	0	0	0	1404946101707235329	1404946101707235329
Biden and Putin both seem to be using the summit mostly	2021-06-15	38	0	0	0	0	0	1404942098126622722	1404942098126622722
Chinese keep busy while Russians hog the spotlight.	2021-06-15	30	0	0	0	0	0	1404941068282388485	1404941068282388485
It didn't work, except as a dress rehearsal for next time.	2021-06-15	41	0	0	0	0	0	1404931017912160260	1404931017912160260
Armed forces don't like to admit loose inventory	2021-06-15	34	0	0	0	0	0	1404929899370999808	1404929899370999808
A kind word for the new, unlikely Israeli governing	2021-06-15	36	0	0	0	0	0	1404668309677633540	1404668309677633540
Everybody's got a bipartisan infrastructure plan.	2021-06-15	37	0	0	0	0	0	1404661282553307137	1404661282553307137
Not much repentance after all!	2021-06-15	48	1	0	0	0	0	1404659552306434048	1404659552306434048
Yes you can still get the virus even if you are vaccinated.	2021-06-15	35	0	0	0	0	0	1404658277393199104	1404658277393199104
Sincere repentance is the first step toward sincere	2021-06-15	45	0	0	0	0	0	1404657144293588993	1404657144293588993
Pandemic is not over -	2021-06-14	31	0	0	0	0	0	1404570816545656832	1404570816545656832
FBI getting more anxious about QAnon.	2021-06-14	32	0	0	0	0	0	1404549724548390914	1404549724548390914
Political democracy rejects concentration of political	2021-06-14	33	0	0	0	0	0	1404299766423449603	1404299766423449603
"America¢s high rate of poverty is a policy choice,	2021-06-14	33	0	0	0	0	0	1404297560756350979	1404297560756350979
"a wandering outrage in search of a problem"	2021-06-14	34	0	0	0	0	0	1404295865389383680	1404295865389383680
The US is a tax haven!	2021-06-14	36	0	0	0	0	0	1404294695694393348	1404294695694393348
Limitarianism?	2021-06-14	36	0	0	0	0	0	1404291603976527872	1404291603976527872
GOP making a case for regional federalism!	2021-06-14	34	0	0	0	0	0	1404290408826368000	1404290408826368000
"What do you call somebody who votes with Trump 99 percent	2021-06-14	37	0	0	0	0	0	1404288465408299010	1404288465408299010
Putin is counting on Trumpism keeping America divided and	2021-06-14	37	0	0	0	0	0	1404269167155372036	1404269167155372036
Trump didn't trust his translators either! Foreign	2021-06-14	30	0	0	0	0	0	1404264781012377605	1404264781012377605
Can international norms affect national behavior?	2021-06-14	32	0	0	0	0	0	1404233465629876224	1404233465629876224
The evolution of In the Heights - to meet the moment of	2021-06-14	42	0	0	0	0	0	1404231083684556805	1404231083684556805
It wasn't over for these people. Some didn't get vaccine,	2021-06-14	38	0	0	0	0	0	1404229265940389889	1404229265940389889
What the GOP really thinks about crime - buy more guns!	2021-06-13	64	0	0	0	0	0	1404225882055528452	1404225882055528452
6 of the 8 states with increasing infection rates have	2021-06-13	46	0	0	0	0	0	1404223789760598020	1404223789760598020
GOP plans to run against crime and defunding police, even	2021-06-13	44	0	0	0	0	0	1404221244942077955	1404221244942077955
Trumpism's greatest triumph might be going on right now	2021-06-13	47	0	0	0	0	0	1404219655435128836	1404219655435128836
Trump didn't trust anybody!	2021-06-13	44	0	0	0	0	0	1404178327208742914	1404178327208742914
The Baptists split over slavery before the Civil War.	2021-06-13	45	0	0	0	0	0	1403972919412150281	1403972919412150281
Conglomerates excel at a few things - executive	2021-06-13	51	0	0	0	0	0	1403970365173338123	1403970365173338123
China has taught us to be more careful about globalization.	2021-06-13	47	0	0	0	0	0	1403968495751110656	1403968495751110656
Five myths about ransomware.	2021-06-13	48	0	0	0	0	0	1403967214886158341	1403967214886158341
Hazards of contacting aliens.	2021-06-13	52	1	0	1	0	0	1403966159603462148	1403966159603462148
Trump is the most influential American president since FDR.	2021-06-13	45	0	0	0	0	0	1403963786386571270	1403963786386571270
No GOP coup in 2024?	2021-06-13	48	0	0	0	0	0	1403962032785739777	1403962032785739777
What happens to a disappointed narcissist?	2021-06-13	44	0	0	0	0	0	1403960070606524419	1403960070606524419
Another argument for flat tax!	2021-06-13	41	0	0	0	0	0	1403958855814451200	1403958855814451200
Time for one flat tax?	2021-06-13	45	0	0	0	0	0	1403955877116223489	1403955877116223489
GOP legislators want to talk about possible future	2021-06-12	38	0	0	0	0	0	1403696226621480970	1403696226621480970
Consolidation of industries is inherently risky for	2021-06-12	71	0	0	0	0	0	1403573975465160706	1403573975465160706
How Manchin fits into WV politics.	2021-06-12	38	1	0	0	1	0	1403562503993323523	1403562503993323523
Nobody wants to talk about their Ukraine testimony.	2021-06-12	54	0	0	0	0	0	1403551573364461574	1403551573364461574
Cruising into the unexpected.	2021-06-12	65	0	0	0	0	0	1403504195756445697	1403504195756445697
That was the week that wasn't!	2021-06-12	60	0	0	0	0	0	1403503337333399560	1403503337333399560
Trumpism in the air!	2021-06-11	63	0	0	0	0	0	1403476618656423938	1403476618656423938
Another investigation. Will Barr agree to testify	2021-06-11	71	0	0	0	0	0	1403414900391628802	1403414900391628802
How the GOP plans to win in 2022 and 2024 - by talking	2021-06-11	81	0	0	0	0	0	1403364590860210177	1403364590860210177
The Pentagon Papers didn't change a thing?	2021-06-11	83	0	0	0	0	0	1403349012409819141	1403349012409819141
A Potemkin bitcoin economy.	2021-06-11	72	0	0	0	0	0	1403334202825740289	1403334202825740289
The future of Afghanistan.	2021-06-11	74	0	0	0	0	0	1403332598575685637	1403332598575685637
Who wants to be a cop these days?	2021-06-11	72	0	0	0	0	0	1403330527168401420	1403330527168401420
Why the GOP will never sign off on Biden's infrastructure	2021-06-11	75	0	0	0	0	0	1403206032998879232	1403206032998879232
Ideas for taxing wealthy -	2021-06-11	84	1	1	0	0	0	1403204800003510275	1403204800003510275
Ever hear of male privilege? They never have to think	2021-06-11	71	0	0	0	0	0	1403202671582978049	1403202671582978049
Three percenters make the FBI list.	2021-06-11	71	0	0	0	0	0	1403201901231964164	1403201901231964164
Florida Board of Education say they intend to "serve	2021-06-11	75	0	0	0	0	0	1403200644173897730	1403200644173897730
You'd have to be Republican to understand!	2021-06-11	73	0	0	0	0	0	1403198816736538624	1403198816736538624
Trump was snooping in all sorts of places!	2021-06-11	73	0	0	0	0	0	1403196260631252994	1403196260631252994
More immediate side effects of the virus	2021-06-11	71	0	0	0	0	0	1403172689418735617	1403172689418735617
Alabama legalizes yoga in schools!	2021-06-11	71	0	0	0	0	0	1403171966421331971	1403171966421331971
Anti-vaxxers will even travel to MARIN COUNTY to shout	2021-06-10	81	0	0	0	0	0	1403133487725498370	1403133487725498370
Does a positive test mean you are infectious?	2021-06-10	53	0	0	0	0	0	1403130556511096833	1403130556511096833
Remember the Pentagon Papers? Sometimes "patriotic"	2021-06-10	53	0	0	0	0	0	1403127969657155584	1403127969657155584
This should be a good campaign. The main advantage	2021-06-10	59	0	0	0	0	0	1403126490728779780	1403126490728779780
The persuadable voters that decide swing elections	2021-06-10	47	0	0	0	0	0	1403125049087856640	1403125049087856640
Paying more gets you more and better applicants! Who	2021-06-10	49	0	0	0	0	0	1403123164859699204	1403123164859699204
Act on infrastructure and move on.	2021-06-10	61	0	0	0	0	0	1403121228332761093	1403121228332761093
Manchin is as far left as WV gets.	2021-06-10	46	0	0	0	0	0	1403107744387764224	1403107744387764224
Deposed Trumpist personality cultists all sound alike!	2021-06-10	49	0	0	0	0	0	1403083364366651392	1403083364366651392
Trump will run again, and the major GOP donors approve.	2021-06-10	54	0	0	0	0	0	1403067018966814724	1403067018966814724
"Over the past 25 years, I.R.S. resources have been	2021-06-10	49	1	0	0	0	0	1403059554443616258	1403059554443616258
How much social science belongs in the Journal of	2021-06-10	49	0	0	0	0	0	1403049575246483458	1403049575246483458
It's all about the persuadable middle. In 2022 the far	2021-06-10	44	0	0	0	0	0	1403044153357791249	1403044153357791249
What does it take to avoid a filibuster? Propose a	2021-06-10	42	0	0	0	0	0	1403038161542914048	1403038161542914048
Another delayed complication of the virus.	2021-06-10	49	0	0	0	0	0	1403036890580754435	1403036890580754435
Population control and the standard of living.	2021-06-10	46	0	0	0	0	0	1403018789050978304	1403018789050978304
Trumpism in action - it's true if you BELIEVE it's true.	2021-06-10	44	0	0	0	0	0	1403016870588944387	1403016870588944387
Trumpists do it the Trump way!	2021-06-10	45	0	0	0	0	0	1402852572222820357	1402852572222820357
Some folks just can't seem to stay out of trouble.	2021-06-10	45	0	0	0	0	0	1402850058354135044	1402850058354135044
Taxes remain optional for rich people. They all think	2021-06-10	48	0	0	0	0	0	1402788908123885569	1402788908123885569
Restoring history by removing the rewrites.	2021-06-10	43	0	0	0	0	0	1402787510191751173	1402787510191751173
GOP says NO to paycheck fairness. Presumably echoing	2021-06-10	45	0	0	0	0	0	1402786626095378437	1402786626095378437
Odd justice system!	2021-06-10	44	0	0	0	0	0	1402783362759086080	1402783362759086080
Expect more ransomwear attacks, unless the FBI knows how	2021-06-09	40	0	0	0	0	0	1402777165410623488	1402777165410623488
Trump is keeping a lot of his followers in jail.	2021-06-09	34	0	0	0	0	0	1402776095791878145	1402776095791878145
Prostitution diminishes both parties, especially when they	2021-06-09	42	0	0	0	0	0	1402520268644384770	1402520268644384770
In the great Alabama tradition of Roy Moore!	2021-06-09	40	0	0	0	0	0	1402519117198815232	1402519117198815232
Maybe you need to keep critical data local, and just	2021-06-09	58	0	0	0	0	0	1402517769489248259	1402517769489248259
Why the global minimum tax agreement is so important.	2021-06-08	52	0	0	0	0	0	1402260132197638144	1402260132197638144
Wonder what other "encrypted" apps aren't?	2021-06-08	43	0	0	0	0	0	1402243578072498178	1402243578072498178
What if everybody's data is in the cloud - and it just	2021-06-08	42	0	0	0	0	0	1402242557937999878	1402242557937999878
"As long as you have consensus on the right, standing	2021-06-08	51	0	0	0	0	0	1402135338059923462	1402135338059923462
Even fully vaccinated people need to mask up around some	2021-06-08	51	0	0	0	0	0	1402117387785150466	1402117387785150466
Is Benitez just a loose cannon? Or a harbinger of a	2021-06-08	50	0	0	0	0	0	1402106159109005313	1402106159109005313
Suffer little children to be gone from me. Know ye	2021-06-08	40	0	0	0	0	0	1402105170226417668	1402105170226417668
The economy is paying the price for just-in-time purchasing	2021-06-08	44	0	0	0	0	0	1402101509404323862	1402101509404323862
The purpose of GOP audits is to undermine democracy,	2021-06-07	33	0	0	0	0	0	1402051836975091712	1402051836975091712
Birthrates decline and populations age wherever women	2021-06-07	40	0	0	0	0	0	1402047807347847169	1402047807347847169
Want to connect with your neighbors? No problem, you	2021-06-07	33	0	0	0	0	0	1402043600456744961	1402043600456744961
GOP legislators always respond to the will of The People.	2021-06-07	40	0	0	0	0	0	1402042122467909634	1402042122467909634
Keep producing the right kinds of soldiers!	2021-06-07	45	0	0	0	0	0	1402039658951806980	1402039658951806980
2020 is just a dress rehearsal. GOP doesn't plan to	2021-06-07	40	0	0	0	0	0	1402037390928089089	1402037390928089089
Everything's coming up Milhouse for McConnell!	2021-06-07	33	0	0	0	0	0	1402034793768833024	1402034793768833024
Trump can be re-elected in 2024 - the GOP is doing	2021-06-07	38	0	0	0	0	0	1402033355277824001	1402033355277824001
Surprise! Many GOP governors have a personal financial	2021-06-07	38	0	0	0	0	0	1402031681058447360	1402031681058447360
"backed by private fundraising campaigns whose donors	2021-06-07	35	0	0	0	0	0	1402029942259412995	1402029942259412995
Why taxing global corporations is such a big deal!	2021-06-07	43	0	0	0	0	0	1401995704222904320	1401995704222904320
Just-in-time logistics optimizes the normal steady state.	2021-06-07	37	0	0	0	0	0	1401994360665694208	1401994360665694208
US recovered ransom? That might change the equation.	2021-06-07	36	0	0	0	0	0	1401991514356473856	1401991514356473856
Not Mr Popular!	2021-06-07	36	0	0	0	0	0	1401946334546989058	1401946334546989058
In line with his other failures!	2021-06-07	32	0	0	0	0	0	1401917501894582281	1401917501894582281
National security or national pork?	2021-06-07	36	0	0	0	0	0	1401915899301580801	1401915899301580801
The last Trumpist in the Biden administration.	2021-06-07	34	0	0	0	0	0	1401911757572952067	1401911757572952067
GOP has achieved its goal of paralyzing government.	2021-06-07	33	0	0	0	0	0	1401898340824977409	1401898340824977409
Netanyahu proves he's a Trumpist to the end -	2021-06-07	41	0	0	0	0	0	1401782794599030784	1401782794599030784
Work won't love you back!	2021-06-07	35	0	0	0	0	0	1401780456379453441	1401780456379453441
Is the ACLU getting off track on free speech?	2021-06-07	44	0	0	0	0	0	1401779430087856131	1401779430087856131
It's a shortage of jobs, not a shortage of workers	2021-06-07	39	0	0	0	0	0	1401776602686525449	1401776602686525449
Things the Democrats need to talk about in 2022.	2021-06-07	37	0	0	0	0	0	1401773657471426562	1401773657471426562
Great news for the Dixiecrat-Republican Party! Manchin	2021-06-07	38	0	0	0	0	0	1401768335147081731	1401768335147081731
Trumpists often have no clue about or interest in the	2021-06-07	38	0	0	0	0	0	1401764380073627654	1401764380073627654
GOP donors seem to have decided that reality-TV personality	2021-06-07	35	0	0	0	0	0	1401754565435813892	1401754565435813892
Funny business in the apps stores.	2021-06-07	32	0	0	0	0	0	1401745434180087808	1401745434180087808
"The GOP's embrace of Trump's self-serving priorities	2021-06-06	50	0	0	0	0	0	1401646302530707457	1401646302530707457
Failure to act now will deepen disunity and dysfunction.	2021-06-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1401644297938620424	1401644297938620424
25 Grizzly Scouts wanted to start a war.	2021-06-06	50	0	0	0	0	0	1401641954815844352	1401641954815844352
More covid winners - white teenagers seeking jobs.	2021-06-06	43	0	0	0	0	0	1401638754721304577	1401638754721304577
Should government use lotteries as a lure to influence	2021-06-06	43	0	0	0	0	0	1401638254932217857	1401638254932217857
No more malls!	2021-06-06	46	0	0	0	0	0	1401637791805566977	1401637791805566977
The future of routine work? If you're not cheaper than	2021-06-06	43	0	0	0	0	0	1401572741220765696	1401572741220765696
The plague led to a golden age of worker power.	2021-06-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1401570870619901953	1401570870619901953
The GOP pretends to be FOR families, but they are really	2021-06-06	46	0	0	0	0	0	1401567761076084737	1401567761076084737
If the Democrats won't get right-to-vote laws passed,	2021-06-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1401548243532619777	1401548243532619777
The GOP is in a bad way if it feels mortally threatened	2021-06-06	46	0	0	0	0	0	1401441162313945090	1401441162313945090
Pearl Harbor, 9/11, covid, commercialized ransomware-as-a	2021-06-06	55	0	0	0	0	0	1401437266065584133	1401437266065584133
How the pandemic was 10X worse than it needed to be.	2021-06-06	42	0	0	0	0	0	1401435006728163331	1401435006728163331
How Mark Meadows went to bat for Trump against Jeffrey	2021-06-06	58	0	0	0	0	0	1401433498305527811	1401433498305527811
Pure Trump - and thus pure GOP - blame others for his	2021-06-06	53	0	0	0	0	0	1401432035567099907	1401432035567099907
Trump calls for Republicans who "stand for our values"!	2021-06-06	49	0	0	0	0	0	1401430257022869517	1401430257022869517
Democrats thank Donald Trump!	2021-06-06	58	0	0	0	0	0	1401427977477390336	1401427977477390336
The reincarnation of Father Coughlin!	2021-06-06	45	0	0	0	0	0	1401426276284391427	1401426276284391427
Panetta saw it all coming.	2021-06-05	43	0	0	0	0	0	1401176718740647936	1401176718740647936
Defending your right to go for the gold!	2021-06-05	46	0	0	0	0	0	1401174942041874435	1401174942041874435
GOP doesn't have time to investigate Trump but has plenty	2021-06-05	52	0	0	0	0	0	1401173465508376582	1401173465508376582
Finally an agreement to end tax havens among major	2021-06-05	47	0	0	0	0	0	1401171840005857283	1401171840005857283
Another case of democratization of technology - to attack	2021-06-05	46	0	0	0	0	0	1401167899650236417	1401167899650236417
The oldest excuse in politics - everybody's doing it!	2021-06-05	47	0	0	0	0	0	1401041642153414666	1401041642153414666
The oldest story in the Bible might be that of Job.	2021-06-05	43	0	0	0	0	0	1401034418609803266	1401034418609803266
Time was not the Democrats' friend in 2009.	2021-06-05	42	0	0	0	0	0	1401022611170074628	1401022611170074628
This month will be one to remember!	2021-06-05	45	0	0	0	0	0	1401020755769401344	1401020755769401344
Turning up the heat on the Trump organization.	2021-06-05	48	0	0	0	0	0	1401015263479300098	1401015263479300098
Trump showers love on anybody who tells him what he wants	2021-06-05	45	0	0	0	0	0	1401013370573053956	1401013370573053956
A way forward on voting rights?	2021-06-05	42	0	0	0	0	0	1400984745463345154	1400984745463345154
Why does populism always go bad?	2021-06-05	42	0	0	0	0	0	1400968249869799426	1400968249869799426
What kind of economy does the GOP want?	2021-06-04	34	0	0	0	0	0	1400959688225615874	1400959688225615874
In Trumpworld, you can just make things up if you believe	2021-06-04	30	0	0	0	0	0	1400956500500115458	1400956500500115458
Can we teach the entire country not to bite on phishing	2021-06-04	33	0	0	0	0	0	1400953046465581058	1400953046465581058
That was the week that wasn't	2021-06-04	43	0	0	0	0	0	1400915164568834053	1400915164568834053
Real estate bargains galore!	2021-06-04	47	0	0	0	0	0	1400861478215831556	1400861478215831556
This is the political environment Flynn held up	2021-06-04	36	0	0	0	0	0	1400820466034479104	1400820466034479104
The message from GOP legislatures to election officials	2021-06-04	36	0	0	0	0	0	1400818285663248390	1400818285663248390
Are they arguing for regional federalism?	2021-06-04	37	0	0	0	0	0	1400815009643450371	1400815009643450371
Will he talk now?	2021-06-04	43	0	0	0	0	0	1400795165011312647	1400795165011312647
Desperately seeking non-Trumpist Republicans!	2021-06-04	35	0	0	0	0	0	1400793588896657419	1400793588896657419
If Democrats let GOP consolidate power, the only way out	2021-06-04	38	0	0	0	0	0	1400673807564746752	1400673807564746752
You can't get all the way to Nordic Nirvana just by taxing	2021-06-04	40	0	0	0	0	0	1400670604118822912	1400670604118822912
Biden tackles corruption!	2021-06-04	41	0	0	0	0	0	1400651633445376007	1400651633445376007
Time to undo tariffs on our allies!	2021-06-04	40	0	0	0	0	0	1400648195596709890	1400648195596709890
Wolf warriors of lovable. You can't have both.	2021-06-04	36	0	0	0	0	0	1400641224390832128	1400641224390832128
It's hard to put a lot of faith in a state ruled by cult	2021-06-04	37	0	0	0	0	0	1400639929772773378	1400639929772773378
"Smugglers wielding demolition tools and power saws have	2021-06-04	41	0	0	0	0	0	1400616824237027331	1400616824237027331
Penny stocks - if you heard about it from your friends,	2021-06-04	50	0	0	0	0	0	1400613927315148802	1400613927315148802
Probably going nowhere.	2021-06-04	41	0	0	0	0	0	1400612932489150469	1400612932489150469
The GOP will exploit every rural bias the constitution	2021-06-04	40	0	0	0	0	0	1400611358719168515	1400611358719168515
Can the Senate be saved?	2021-06-03	41	0	0	0	0	0	1400483631886307331	1400483631886307331
Like everybody else, some of Vollmer's ideas were better	2021-06-03	43	0	0	0	0	0	1400480628068343813	1400480628068343813
The Golden Rule - he who has the gold, makes the rules.	2021-06-03	32	0	0	0	0	0	1400464267711639560	1400464267711639560
None so deaf as those that don't want to hear!	2021-06-03	33	0	0	0	0	0	1400463208343695360	1400463208343695360
Since he wants to succeed Trump, he'll have to out-lie	2021-06-03	38	1	0	1	0	0	1400461764962054153	1400461764962054153
Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung	2021-06-03	29	0	0	0	0	0	1400460493756657671	1400460493756657671
"If you can teach people how to study how power worked	2021-06-03	35	0	0	0	0	0	1400454805856788481	1400454805856788481
China's model exported to the world - do what you're told	2021-06-03	35	0	0	0	0	0	1400450993028882446	1400450993028882446
What's worse than the Bush you know?	2021-06-03	55	0	0	0	0	0	1400439905713487879	1400439905713487879
Trump will run in 2024 -	2021-06-03	31	0	0	0	0	0	1400438051235536903	1400438051235536903
Stanford Federalist Society tries to strike against satire,	2021-06-03	55	2	0	2	0	0	1400297209174786050	1400297209174786050
"the U.S. economy before the pandemic was incredibly	2021-06-03	31	0	0	0	0	0	1400293135532453888	1400293135532453888
The Americanization of French politics. Why not -	2021-06-03	46	0	0	0	0	0	1400291734018351108	1400291734018351108
The GOP is determined not to lose another election.	2021-06-03	31	0	0	0	0	0	1400289155364442122	1400289155364442122
Schlars of democratic decline warn - the time to act	2021-06-03	33	0	0	0	0	0	1400287948516380674	1400287948516380674
As a reactionary, Trump looks to the past, not the future	2021-06-03	39	0	0	0	0	0	1400283724642590722	1400283724642590722
Republicans don't intend to lose another election.	2021-06-03	32	0	0	0	0	0	1400279086279188481	1400279086279188481
The evil men do lives after them.	2021-06-03	31	0	0	0	0	0	1400246491730513920	1400246491730513920
A school for scoundrels	2021-06-03	31	0	0	0	0	0	1400244703161774081	1400244703161774081
Anybody will see things that aren't there if they are	2021-06-02	40	0	0	0	0	0	1400217839462584321	1400217839462584321
How minority rule works in cowboy country.	2021-06-01	46	0	0	0	0	0	1399594708553244674	1399594708553244674
What's behind different state unemployment systems?	2021-06-01	43	0	0	0	0	0	1399592922505306114	1399592922505306114
Why so few people want to work in a restaurant -	2021-06-01	43	0	0	0	0	0	1399590550550945792	1399590550550945792
Can advanced economies agree on taxing global corporations?	2021-06-01	42	0	0	0	0	0	1399589273918005248	1399589273918005248
Racial hatred is a pillar of minority rule.	2021-06-01	43	0	0	0	0	0	1399587778443104256	1399587778443104256
It's not easy being green. So many ways to go bad.	2021-05-31	35	0	0	0	0	0	1399449949922725890	1399449949922725890
Michael Flynn is not getting any saner.	2021-05-31	39	0	0	0	0	0	1399449154917523458	1399449154917523458
Too many Americans are no longer willing to act for the	2021-05-31	34	0	0	0	0	0	1399446720841322497	1399446720841322497
No party for young people.	2021-05-31	44	0	0	0	0	0	1399444950903754753	1399444950903754753
"Netanyahu supporters slammed right-wing parties planning	2021-05-31	38	0	0	0	0	0	1399431972175310853	1399431972175310853
When violence hijacks non-violence... the public loses	2021-05-31	42	0	0	0	0	0	1399430272672690179	1399430272672690179
Is covid depression increasing violence? How about	2021-05-31	52	0	0	0	0	0	1399428103349301252	1399428103349301252
Open primaries to fight poisonous partisanship!	2021-05-31	35	0	0	0	0	0	1399421274070282241	1399421274070282241
Lots of sneaky amendments after midnight? You'd think	2021-05-31	37	0	0	0	0	0	1399415706693767174	1399415706693767174
Welcome to the advanced economies club!	2021-05-31	38	0	0	0	0	0	1399414845506670594	1399414845506670594
Firearms flood.	2021-05-31	40	0	0	0	0	0	1399214033723482115	1399214033723482115
Where the Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican Party never loses -	2021-05-31	36	0	0	0	0	0	1399191413498081281	1399191413498081281
More democratization of technology. We have drones,	2021-05-31	42	0	0	0	0	0	1399182367135199237	1399182367135199237
GOP uses "critical race theory" for any attempt to talk	2021-05-31	38	0	0	0	0	0	1399179085050302465	1399179085050302465
More than a couple of Democrats want to keep the	2021-05-31	44	0	0	0	0	0	1399162780243021825	1399162780243021825
Unclear on the concept!	2021-05-31	35	1	0	1	0	0	1399156209140133888	1399156209140133888
A perfect storm - election lies and racist lies.	2021-05-30	41	0	0	0	0	0	1399120539327766528	1399120539327766528
The essential foreign trade problem - imported goods are	2021-05-30	36	0	0	0	0	0	1399118878458871808	1399118878458871808
Maybe they will figure it out.	2021-05-30	35	0	0	0	0	0	1399117688966766595	1399117688966766595
Nothing ever changes!	2021-05-30	30	0	0	0	0	0	1399116323880202240	1399116323880202240
A role model for Trump?	2021-05-30	37	0	0	0	0	0	1399109995728232450	1399109995728232450
DeSantis hopes to displace Trump in 2024.	2021-05-30	30	0	0	0	0	0	1399106412907696128	1399106412907696128
"students could be given a whitewashed version of the	2021-05-30	33	0	0	0	0	0	1399096370942726147	1399096370942726147
Tough love for the DNC.	2021-05-30	35	0	0	0	0	0	1398897068941266944	1398897068941266944
The dollar rules because -	2021-05-30	34	0	0	0	0	0	1398895997078573057	1398895997078573057
The other cost of covid!	2021-05-30	33	0	0	0	0	0	1398894563142496256	1398894563142496256
What's the difference between a government tolerating	2021-05-30	36	0	0	0	0	0	1398892321639309317	1398892321639309317
It's not over.	2021-05-29	51	0	0	0	0	0	1398635426290667532	1398635426290667532
"The reason he was there is because he was a dumbass and	2021-05-29	42	0	0	0	0	0	1398633678087983108	1398633678087983108
Plenty of ignorant politicians in Minnesota, too, that	2021-05-28	51	0	0	0	0	0	1398391801166192641	1398391801166192641
Even if we never even reach herd immunity or figure out	2021-05-28	52	0	0	0	0	0	1398378863802019840	1398378863802019840
Pay teachers more if you want to compete with China and	2021-05-28	44	0	0	0	0	0	1398374702171648001	1398374702171648001
The next wave might be the worst.	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398373040090611715	1398373040090611715
Groucho saw it all coming!	2021-05-28	48	0	0	0	0	0	1398370135652532227	1398370135652532227
Fox "News" noticed cult of personality outrage got much	2021-05-28	48	0	0	0	0	0	1398357412654944256	1398357412654944256
Tracked with technology? Evade with technology!	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398354751155171328	1398354751155171328
That was the week that wasn't.	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398353669595172865	1398353669595172865
No doubt Trump will say that Paul Ryan caused Trump's	2021-05-28	51	0	0	0	0	0	1398339605687160838	1398339605687160838
The most susceptible to the virus are most susceptible	2021-05-28	55	0	0	0	0	0	1398336458654552070	1398336458654552070
Time for a Select Committee or Presidential Commission?	2021-05-28	53	0	0	0	0	0	1398333141769617409	1398333141769617409
Xi shows Trump how to fail at becoming the dominant world	2021-05-28	50	0	0	0	0	0	1398331436093034499	1398331436093034499
Nobody let a lousy virus impede the increase in wealth	2021-05-28	50	0	0	0	0	0	1398329169973415940	1398329169973415940
2020's like 1920's? Perhaps in some ways -	2021-05-28	65	1	0	1	0	0	1398328408212344832	1398328408212344832
Suicidal random mass killings - it's the price you have to	2021-05-28	60	0	0	0	0	0	1398319430816260096	1398319430816260096
GOP bipartisanship in action! "One-hundred percent of	2021-05-28	45	0	0	0	0	0	1398317119859658753	1398317119859658753
Are you on any mailing lists run by Constant Contact?	2021-05-28	53	0	0	0	0	0	1398283761188368385	1398283761188368385
Bolsonaro - Trumpism unrestrained!	2021-05-28	48	0	0	0	0	0	1398109528558739458	1398109528558739458
QAnon - as popular as evangelical Christianity? At least	2021-05-28	48	0	0	0	0	0	1398108721826340874	1398108721826340874
If you need to feed garbage to Trump - Giuliani is the	2021-05-28	56	0	0	0	0	0	1398107719865802755	1398107719865802755
"we gave allegiance to one political figure and weren't	2021-05-28	53	0	0	0	0	0	1398105988331311107	1398105988331311107
Two points of view about the modern Dixiecrat-Republican	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398084259542224897	1398084259542224897
Barr did more for Trump than he ever should have.	2021-05-28	46	0	0	0	0	0	1398079634541998080	1398079634541998080
America's Enlightenment ideals are exactly what the modern	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398076646603694084	1398076646603694084
The democratization of technology!	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398074567856250881	1398074567856250881
Bipartisanship works when you have two parties work from	2021-05-28	48	0	0	0	0	0	1398073184360886272	1398073184360886272
Democrats better act fast while they can. Or else start	2021-05-28	46	0	0	0	0	0	1398070860469080064	1398070860469080064
Strom Thurmond, founder of the modern Dixiecrat-Republican	2021-05-28	49	0	0	0	0	0	1398068894749716482	1398068894749716482
Crises used to unite Americans - then the ruling class	2021-05-27	37	0	0	0	0	0	1398005995708633090	1398005995708633090
Jan 6 commission/filibuster votes today or tomorrow?	2021-05-27	46	1	0	0	1	0	1397961998197936130	1397961998197936130
Can Collins and Murkowski find amendments to get 8 more	2021-05-27	37	0	0	0	0	0	1397909790328717324	1397909790328717324
Trump normalized violence against people you don't like.	2021-05-27	40	1	0	1	0	0	1397749393474789377	1397749393474789377
Manchin and Sinema assure the GOP that they don't need to	2021-05-27	48	0	0	0	0	0	1397728074196652035	1397728074196652035
Isolationism doesn't work. Pay a little now rather	2021-05-27	39	0	0	0	0	0	1397725106332332032	1397725106332332032
Musk doesn't like regulation? People like Musk are	2021-05-27	40	0	0	0	0	0	1397721245890740224	1397721245890740224
Getting to the heart of the matter - how can Trump's	2021-05-27	44	0	0	0	0	0	1397720303539683328	1397720303539683328
Big money in anti-vax litigation!	2021-05-27	43	2	0	0	0	0	1397715223784529924	1397715223784529924
The biggest monument of all!	2021-05-27	46	0	0	0	0	0	1397708854440300548	1397708854440300548
Manchin "can't take the fallout". He's as far left as WV	2021-05-26	51	1	0	1	0	0	1397659216651853825	1397659216651853825
Economic recovery means rising prices!	2021-05-26	45	0	0	0	0	0	1397653108050726912	1397653108050726912
Unclear on the concept!	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397632553616478211	1397632553616478211
Tell the truth? That doesn't work for minority rule -	2021-05-26	42	0	0	0	0	0	1397626080781955074	1397626080781955074
A perfect model for Trumpism - the emperor-for-life gets	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397597027341541377	1397597027341541377
Of course racial antipathy is on the rise - dividing the	2021-05-26	49	0	0	0	0	0	1397596604220076032	1397596604220076032
Genuine Trumpism in action - blame Biden for things that	2021-05-26	48	0	0	0	0	0	1397595566079574019	1397595566079574019
No ten GOP senators favor voting rights. It will take	2021-05-26	46	0	0	0	0	0	1397586934738821122	1397586934738821122
You have to be flexible to survive in the Trumpist modern	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397582348951056393	1397582348951056393
Time for regional federalism?	2021-05-26	41	0	0	0	0	0	1397420141172776964	1397420141172776964
Ranked-choice voting is a big improvement -	2021-05-26	47	0	0	0	0	0	1397417929763790852	1397417929763790852
An argument for regional federalism -	2021-05-26	46	0	0	0	0	0	1397416609405304834	1397416609405304834
Everybody thinks their taxes are too high - because that's	2021-05-26	42	0	0	0	0	0	1397414968711028738	1397414968711028738
GOP preparing the way for 2022 and 2024! It's not about	2021-05-26	45	0	0	0	0	0	1397407563436630017	1397407563436630017
Kevin McCarthy has got all his moves down pat.	2021-05-26	44	0	0	0	0	0	1397396664529285120	1397396664529285120
"the fundamental problem lies less with the crazies than	2021-05-26	44	0	0	0	0	0	1397395360021024768	1397395360021024768
Here's part of the swamp that might well be drained.	2021-05-26	44	0	0	0	0	0	1397392785070641152	1397392785070641152
No doubt GOP voters would support GOP legislators if they	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397390703093714950	1397390703093714950
Can a president or ex-president EVER be guilty of ANYthing?	2021-05-26	41	0	0	0	0	0	1397386922830430208	1397386922830430208
It's a waste of time to seek bipartisanship on	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397385828180004865	1397385828180004865
Racism polls extremely well with the Trump base.	2021-05-26	46	0	0	0	0	0	1397384041452560388	1397384041452560388
Stalin would be so proud!	2021-05-26	42	0	0	0	0	0	1397383226910412804	1397383226910412804
Where did covid come from?	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397382556421554180	1397382556421554180
The purest expression of Trumpism!	2021-05-26	51	0	0	0	0	0	1397360503010123776	1397360503010123776
Spreading doubt, not restoring confidence, is the	2021-05-26	60	0	0	0	0	0	1397359678200291330	1397359678200291330
The real meaning of Confederate flag waving in the US	2021-05-26	48	0	0	0	0	0	1397357447161868289	1397357447161868289
Stalin is gone but Lukashenko is still here!	2021-05-26	53	0	0	0	0	0	1397355277213519874	1397355277213519874
"what led up to the attack on the Capitol, ... a very	2021-05-26	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397353987477688322	1397353987477688322
What might the grand jury find?	2021-05-26	54	1	0	0	1	0	1397352849642725376	1397352849642725376
You can't keep draining the aquifer forever.	2021-05-25	36	0	0	0	0	0	1397302654817079297	1397302654817079297
WHAT is the "power of our example"?	2021-05-25	40	1	0	1	0	0	1397301796540846084	1397301796540846084
Elon Musk's bitcoin hustle.	2021-05-25	51	0	0	0	0	0	1397301202589687810	1397301202589687810
Sondland should have known better than to trust a Trumpist.	2021-05-25	35	0	0	0	0	0	1397300157780172800	1397300157780172800
Did the Democrats advertise on the wrong media, and too	2021-05-25	36	0	0	0	0	0	1397052287923621894	1397052287923621894
We knew the GOP would oppose tax increases on the rich.	2021-05-25	42	0	0	0	0	0	1397048723067211780	1397048723067211780
Justice is different at the high end and the low end.	2021-05-25	41	0	0	0	0	0	1397041083868008450	1397041083868008450
Global just-in-time manufacturing leaves no slack for	2021-05-25	37	0	0	0	0	0	1397040211176038402	1397040211176038402
How Dixiecrat-Republican Potemkin democracy works - if	2021-05-25	37	0	0	0	0	0	1397020618260828162	1397020618260828162
Proud Boys help Nevada GOP purge honest officials.	2021-05-25	43	0	0	0	0	0	1397019397647003649	1397019397647003649
The Soviet Union collapsed - into Russia and its sphere	2021-05-25	66	1	0	0	1	0	1396985352498278401	1396985352498278401
Under feudalism, there's no need for public service	2021-05-25	37	0	0	0	0	0	1396980189930786821	1396980189930786821
Perfectly designed to undermine confidence, not restore it.	2021-05-24	29	0	0	0	0	0	1396974884954152961	1396974884954152961
Acting so as to be above suspicion seems to be too high	2021-05-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396967733590302725	1396967733590302725
Seems like the solution has to be better pay and working	2021-05-24	34	0	0	0	0	0	1396966460300300290	1396966460300300290
Earmarks - democracy in action or bribery in action?	2021-05-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396956523255844868	1396956523255844868
Stalin Jr acts - Putin his model.	2021-05-24	30	0	0	0	0	0	1396953134350573569	1396953134350573569
Time for regional federalism?	2021-05-24	33	0	0	0	0	0	1396937234662629376	1396937234662629376
The unexpected answer to California's recall - Gray Davis!	2021-05-24	33	0	0	0	0	0	1396935304460660739	1396935304460660739
Who cares if it's true, or who it hurts, if it gets YOU	2021-05-24	32	0	0	0	0	0	1396932479504699392	1396932479504699392
GOP legislators are doing the job their donors pay them	2021-05-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396929849189572608	1396929849189572608
Some states move to expand voting	2021-05-24	33	0	0	0	0	0	1396926381666168837	1396926381666168837
Tired of rural bias in taxation and representation?	2021-05-24	40	0	0	0	0	0	1396882703367032836	1396882703367032836
Deterring a very cold war.	2021-05-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396869868423585794	1396869868423585794
Supreme Court vs California	2021-05-24	34	0	0	0	0	0	1396868807629500418	1396868807629500418
Projecting the stock market, stock sales, and subsequent	2021-05-24	36	0	0	0	0	0	1396867590211792896	1396867590211792896
"The way to stop the China Virus is by taking the TRUMP	2021-05-24	38	0	0	0	0	0	1396866690554556417	1396866690554556417
50 years ago it was the sheiks of Araby. Now it's the	2021-05-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396861534433779715	1396861534433779715
Uneven recovery -	2021-05-24	32	0	0	0	0	0	1396860006977335299	1396860006977335299
Average wages went up - along with home prices - because	2021-05-24	30	0	0	0	0	0	1396858466975711234	1396858466975711234
Everybody is running out of everything! The economic	2021-05-24	28	0	0	0	0	0	1396857673593679878	1396857673593679878
No deal on infrastructure!	2021-05-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396687494108778498	1396687494108778498
Forget the insurrection! The important thing is to	2021-05-24	34	0	0	0	0	0	1396672550797672448	1396672550797672448
Homelessness - a GOP triumph! Reagan's mainstreaming of	2021-05-23	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396494924904747012	1396494924904747012
You can't embrace both rationality and Trumpism!	2021-05-23	48	0	0	0	0	0	1396483698388738050	1396483698388738050
Why don't they just re-institute poll taxes, literacy	2021-05-23	34	0	0	0	0	0	1396481572329562114	1396481572329562114
Reduce income inequality by raising wages and reducing	2021-05-23	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396479813905383428	1396479813905383428
No Native American contribution to American politics?	2021-05-23	45	0	0	0	0	0	1396477913755635717	1396477913755635717
Life in a deep red paradise.	2021-05-23	38	0	0	0	0	0	1396476659105034241	1396476659105034241
What happens when people rely on amateur doctors or	2021-05-23	35	0	0	0	0	0	1396471927795961859	1396471927795961859
Still no answers on radio-frequency energy attacks.	2021-05-23	37	0	0	0	0	0	1396471023667580935	1396471023667580935
The mob made them do it!	2021-05-23	38	0	0	0	0	0	1396468737482530817	1396468737482530817
Cruz in the lead to steal Trump's base!	2021-05-22	42	0	0	0	0	0	1396104342088814593	1396104342088814593
A true Trumpist to oppose Cheney!	2021-05-22	39	0	0	0	0	0	1396103147618148357	1396103147618148357
A successful blog!	2021-05-22	40	1	0	0	0	0	1396102058860695557	1396102058860695557
Difficulty finding workers? Try flexibility - the	2021-05-22	37	0	0	0	0	0	1396098868916330506	1396098868916330506
It's cheaper to break the law than observe it.	2021-05-22	41	0	0	0	0	0	1396097494770065408	1396097494770065408
Boom times again in Silicon Valley!	2021-05-22	41	0	0	0	0	0	1396096328938049545	1396096328938049545
That was the week that wasn't.	2021-05-22	40	0	0	0	0	0	1396082754161311746	1396082754161311746
Ever wonder why your own web pages don't look very good	2021-05-21	36	1	1	0	0	0	1395890264644808706	1395890264644808706
Why put a WINNER like Trump on Mt Rushmore with all	2021-05-21	55	0	0	0	0	0	1395868863313502208	1395868863313502208
How did rich Southern slaveowners convince poor whites to	2021-05-21	56	0	0	0	0	0	1395607950194999300	1395607950194999300
No Jan 6 commission -the truth makes the GOP and minority	2021-05-21	44	0	0	0	0	0	1395587635268120582	1395587635268120582
Oppose Trump and expect trouble from his brownshirts.	2021-05-21	49	0	0	0	0	0	1395584164439609349	1395584164439609349
Holding children for hostages - that's what dictators do.	2021-05-21	46	0	0	0	0	0	1395583082141392898	1395583082141392898
"tax hikes on corporations or the wealthiest Americans	2021-05-21	47	0	0	0	0	0	1395575453751017484	1395575453751017484
"political leanings, religious beliefs, and education and	2021-05-21	45	0	0	0	0	0	1395574167907442689	1395574167907442689
What a Trumpist internet looks like!	2021-05-21	52	0	0	0	0	0	1395572560784334855	1395572560784334855
Cheap hearing aids - a technology that deregulation	2021-05-21	50	0	0	0	0	0	1395571858162913282	1395571858162913282
Hackers got in long ago and took their time.	2021-05-21	54	0	0	0	0	0	1395570625784152075	1395570625784152075
Poultry workers scarce - GOP blames covid relief.	2021-05-21	46	0	0	0	0	0	1395569928200015872	1395569928200015872
Many people who struggle with mental illness won't seek or	2021-05-20	41	2	1	0	0	0	1395511189765910528	1395511189765910528
How many people we let in determines our standard of	2021-05-20	40	0	0	0	0	0	1395501203354652674	1395501203354652674
"The radicalization of the Republican Party has outpaced	2021-05-20	41	0	0	0	0	0	1395485719360000000	1395485719360000000
GOP clueless?	2021-05-20	41	0	0	0	0	0	1395471302182412290	1395471302182412290
It's not about Trump and 2020. It's most of all about	2021-05-20	40	0	0	0	0	0	1395468876146569217	1395468876146569217
What happens when the GOP blocks the bipartisan Jan	2021-05-20	45	1	0	1	0	0	1395467621609271298	1395467621609271298
"Treasury officials efforts are aimed at reversing the	2021-05-20	36	0	0	0	0	0	1395466014360363011	1395466014360363011
Good news/bad news for Johnson and Johnson.	2021-05-20	42	0	0	0	0	0	1395390712481390598	1395390712481390598
"the fire always breaks out just when it's most convenient	2021-05-20	38	0	0	0	0	0	1395376019888955392	1395376019888955392
The Trumpist modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party - it's not	2021-05-20	38	0	0	0	0	0	1395374717691826178	1395374717691826178
It might be time for regional federalism.	2021-05-20	42	0	0	0	0	0	1395254401149722625	1395254401149722625
It was not just Stalin who loved to rewrite history.	2021-05-20	36	0	0	0	0	0	1395248006526427138	1395248006526427138
Netanyahu sees the war as a convenient means to save	2021-05-20	44	0	0	0	0	0	1395246889683935234	1395246889683935234
Details about Trump investigations.	2021-05-20	37	0	0	0	0	0	1395236796947042309	1395236796947042309
Trump is the winner AGAIN!	2021-05-20	45	0	0	0	0	0	1395234411189178369	1395234411189178369
Donald Trump is the WINNER!	2021-05-20	39	1	1	0	0	0	1395233391176425472	1395233391176425472
The only way to stop the attacks is to stop paying ransom!	2021-05-20	36	0	0	0	0	0	1395228741211594752	1395228741211594752
"McCarthy won't take yes for an answer"	2021-05-20	36	0	0	0	0	0	1395223686362263552	1395223686362263552
Ignorance is indeed a pillar of minority rule.	2021-05-17	38	0	0	0	0	0	1394285051764903936	1394285051764903936
Some GOP legislators want to look forward, not back,	2021-05-16	35	0	0	0	0	0	1393933932312236037	1393933932312236037
Teach civics to students? Primary sources and assessing	2021-05-16	42	1	0	1	0	0	1393932690848579585	1393932690848579585
It's not Democrats vs GOP any more - it's facts vs fantasy.	2021-05-16	38	0	0	0	0	0	1393932339898503174	1393932339898503174
The big business of ransomware. Facilitated by	2021-05-16	49	0	0	0	0	0	1393928708130443273	1393928708130443273
That was the week that wasn't!	2021-05-16	46	0	0	0	0	0	1393924392246075392	1393924392246075392
Beghazi, Clinton emails, and the Arizona election.	2021-05-16	67	0	0	0	0	0	1393922515769053187	1393922515769053187
Everybody should welcome Cheney aligning with fact over	2021-05-14	41	0	0	0	0	0	1393200029989408774	1393200029989408774
Fact vs fantasy instead of Democrats vs GOP. Big money	2021-05-14	40	0	0	0	0	0	1393196735703379973	1393196735703379973
Why don't they all go back to their home country?	2021-05-13	60	0	0	0	0	0	1392929143637962755	1392929143637962755
Foxitis?	2021-05-13	58	0	0	0	0	0	1392927652755820545	1392927652755820545
An unstable tipping point that could easily tip into a	2021-05-13	63	0	0	0	0	0	1392926317834768387	1392926317834768387
Stalin would have been glad to have these guys on his	2021-05-13	56	0	0	0	0	0	1392924788356653056	1392924788356653056
Dalit laborers exploited across the sea in New Jersey.	2021-05-13	68	1	0	0	1	0	1392661092405415936	1392661092405415936
You can't expect to maintain minority rule by being fair.	2021-05-13	56	0	0	0	0	0	1392659553938903043	1392659553938903043
Has McCarthy changed? Or did he just quit pretending.	2021-05-13	55	0	0	0	0	0	1392658201707892738	1392658201707892738
House Republicans show the courage of their convictions	2021-05-12	50	0	0	0	0	0	1392489436370243590	1392489436370243590
Difference between Cheney and Manchin. She won't back	2021-05-12	53	0	0	0	0	0	1392349859764600837	1392349859764600837
Most GOP voters already know that the Big Lie is	2021-05-12	56	0	0	0	0	0	1392348642745356292	1392348642745356292
Jeff Flake didn't know the half of it.	2021-05-12	50	0	0	0	0	0	1392346914314592257	1392346914314592257
Why are endangered Democrats against taxing the rich?	2021-05-12	51	0	0	0	0	0	1392346178662981633	1392346178662981633
Trump was right! Jeb Bush is completely unqualified for	2021-05-12	48	0	0	0	0	0	1392344835621679109	1392344835621679109
"the next iteration towards crazy" - happens tomorrow.	2021-05-12	46	0	0	0	0	0	1392343721878843392	1392343721878843392
"Punishing the unemployed is what Republicans do - and	2021-05-12	48	0	0	0	0	0	1392342253348163589	1392342253348163589
Cruz makes it clear - Democrats better repeal filibuster	2021-05-12	45	0	0	0	0	0	1392340701686296576	1392340701686296576
Good news for moral lepers everywhere! You can go to Yale	2021-05-12	42	0	0	0	0	0	1392339118399492098	1392339118399492098
Not just pipelines! Going after law enforcement, too.	2021-05-12	43	0	0	0	0	0	1392332404971380737	1392332404971380737
No Facebook or Twitter allowed in China - but its diplomats	2021-05-12	43	0	0	0	0	0	1392329795157991424	1392329795157991424
"We hope there's a pathway there" - Manchin	2021-05-12	39	0	0	0	0	0	1392325326902943744	1392325326902943744
"Many lawmakers are receiving threats and worry for their	2021-05-12	56	0	0	0	0	0	1392317609006145536	1392317609006145536
It's good to know the modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party	2021-05-12	43	0	0	0	0	0	1392316734401441794	1392316734401441794
Cheney makes her last stand. It will cost her career,	2021-05-12	50	1	0	1	0	0	1392312593792987136	1392312593792987136
Welcome to the club of prosperous industrialized nations,	2021-05-11	46	0	0	0	0	0	1392265930923659271	1392265930923659271
Demographics implied this would happen. Trump	2021-05-11	55	1	1	0	0	0	1392237196158009344	1392237196158009344
The Trumpist modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party!	2021-05-11	47	0	0	0	0	0	1392235202429165569	1392235202429165569
The trouble in India is not patents, but politicians - who	2021-05-11	46	0	0	0	0	0	1391938680554594304	1391938680554594304
Republicans are determined to keep digging the hole deeper	2021-05-11	55	0	0	0	0	0	1391937873511817217	1391937873511817217
Maybe in 30 years it won't be dark at night any more!	2021-05-11	49	0	0	0	0	0	1391934106829660160	1391934106829660160
Why almost everybody should get vaccinated.	2021-05-11	49	0	0	0	0	0	1391932844402900992	1391932844402900992
Arizona auditors defer knocking on doors, until they think	2021-05-11	47	0	0	0	0	0	1391930967158247427	1391930967158247427
Gaetz and Greene to replace Trump?	2021-05-11	54	0	0	0	0	0	1391930311768887300	1391930311768887300
Details of Biden tax proposals to pay for American	2021-05-11	50	0	0	0	0	0	1391923672307228672	1391923672307228672
Progressives get their turn at the bat. If they	2021-05-11	54	0	0	0	0	0	1391911507823263744	1391911507823263744
What a brilliant diversionary tactic!	2021-05-10	54	0	0	0	0	0	1391750020337078282	1391750020337078282
Neutralizing language -	2021-05-10	53	0	0	0	0	0	1391747825608785923	1391747825608785923
Sounds like the main problem is that companies need to	2021-05-10	54	0	0	0	0	0	1391636977657647104	1391636977657647104
Russia's sacrifice in wartime was immense, so Putin merged	2021-05-10	57	0	0	0	0	0	1391635597459034118	1391635597459034118
Racism in Hawaii, too.	2021-05-10	53	0	0	0	0	0	1391634449184354308	1391634449184354308
Insurrectionists build their own mythologies since Trump	2021-05-10	55	0	0	0	0	0	1391630663728603136	1391630663728603136
Ransomware attacks on America and its allies are the new	2021-05-09	88	2	0	0	1	0	1391393117035667467	1391393117035667467
This day is this personality cult fulfilled in your ears!	2021-05-09	50	0	0	0	0	0	1391391595597991939	1391391595597991939
Trumpism drops the fig leaves!	2021-05-09	54	0	0	0	0	0	1391387473952088067	1391387473952088067
That was the week that wasn't!	2021-05-09	55	0	0	0	0	0	1391382131633319941	1391382131633319941
After an initial bump after the riot - Oath Keepers might	2021-05-09	52	0	0	0	0	0	1391379610353475587	1391379610353475587
Assembly-line insurrection leads to assembly-line justice.	2021-05-09	49	0	0	0	0	0	1391376759514296327	1391376759514296327
Time to ratify the Law of the Sea.	2021-05-08	59	0	0	0	0	0	1390890303901470723	1390890303901470723
GOP leaders are trying in vain to get Trump to focus on	2021-05-08	57	0	0	0	0	0	1390832977475559425	1390832977475559425
Another way to use technology to break the system.	2021-05-07	54	0	0	0	0	0	1390817329890533376	1390817329890533376
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees! for ye make one	2021-05-07	66	1	1	0	0	0	1390801797829193729	1390801797829193729
"53 percent of conservatives still say being a Christian	2021-05-07	62	0	0	0	0	0	1390682151595634689	1390682151595634689
A prophet is not without honor - except in politics.	2021-05-07	67	0	0	0	0	0	1390674856270729217	1390674856270729217
The virus infecting the whole world - the virus of	2021-05-07	63	0	0	0	0	0	1390673306613784579	1390673306613784579
"the job of the Republican leader is to become speaker of	2021-05-07	72	0	0	0	0	0	1390671161298612225	1390671161298612225
Are you sick of DeSantis's winning yet?	2021-05-07	64	0	0	0	0	0	1390505767761965063	1390505767761965063
Birthrates decline in prosperous democracies.	2021-05-07	66	0	0	0	0	0	1390504369511034882	1390504369511034882
"If Giuliani has anything to offer prosecutors to save	2021-05-07	76	2	0	2	0	0	1390502566774022147	1390502566774022147
Spot inflation in commodity prices and spot shortages	2021-05-07	80	2	0	2	0	0	1390476628447268864	1390476628447268864
America won WWII. Would that have happened without the	2021-05-07	64	0	0	0	0	0	1390475453274628102	1390475453274628102
Say what you want about DeSantis - he certainly understands	2021-05-07	65	0	0	0	0	0	1390470683021381634	1390470683021381634
Unity behind a big lie! Is that really a viable	2021-05-07	64	0	0	0	0	0	1390469740385079297	1390469740385079297
Once Trump speaks, "most rank-and-file members agree with	2021-05-07	69	0	0	0	0	0	1390468989311090688	1390468989311090688
The facts about the BIG LIE.	2021-05-07	69	0	0	0	0	0	1390467746069053441	1390467746069053441
Why has Silicon Valley escaped B.1.1.7?	2021-05-06	61	2	1	0	0	0	1390374199215067137	1390374199215067137
The noisy silence of the Trumpists!	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390369626500911104	1390369626500911104
Laying the groundwork for a Trumpist future where	2021-05-06	50	0	0	0	0	0	1390365478107762688	1390365478107762688
Perfectly qualified to represent Trump and Trumpism!	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390364356005699585	1390364356005699585
Ranked-choice-voting would help Wyoming voters obtain	2021-05-06	50	0	0	0	0	0	1390363407463813120	1390363407463813120
Insurrectionists ashamed of their own words? Trump	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390361911695331330	1390361911695331330
How to lose money in the Trumpist media world.	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390360585477378048	1390360585477378048
How you can try to make money in the Trumpist media world.	2021-05-06	45	0	0	0	0	0	1390360298880520193	1390360298880520193
Vote against it, then hope it passes so you can take credit	2021-05-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1390355478069190659	1390355478069190659
Why the US finally abandoned the Mideast.	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390354459335675908	1390354459335675908
What's better than a single-issue voter? A two-issue	2021-05-06	49	0	0	0	0	0	1390351591094423552	1390351591094423552
"The highest return on investment in America today isn't	2021-05-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1390342032103645189	1390342032103645189
Using vaccine as a political virus.	2021-05-06	49	0	0	0	0	0	1390338648512483328	1390338648512483328
Michael Flynn? Roger Stone? Non-disclosure agreements	2021-05-06	59	0	0	0	0	0	1390337058992918533	1390337058992918533
GOP minority-rule trickle-down economics destroyed	2021-05-06	49	0	0	0	0	0	1390335154879533057	1390335154879533057
The NRA is working hard to make sure the ATF can't!	2021-05-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1390305118722035716	1390305118722035716
Inflation is happening for many commodities.	2021-05-06	45	0	0	0	0	0	1390300613192290310	1390300613192290310
Democrats get dark money too!	2021-05-06	41	0	0	0	0	0	1390299090475311107	1390299090475311107
The anti-Trumpist Republicans in Congress are not heroes	2021-05-06	48	0	0	0	0	0	1390175742361686016	1390175742361686016
Biden's not shy about taxing the rich. But he'll have	2021-05-06	48	0	0	0	0	0	1390173127074664453	1390173127074664453
What should be done about Taiwan? Removing strategic	2021-05-06	48	0	0	0	0	0	1390171584405512194	1390171584405512194
What Trump would not be able to get from his own platform	2021-05-06	44	0	0	0	0	0	1390161367403929600	1390161367403929600
Trump hasn't changed his behavior so why should social	2021-05-06	46	0	0	0	0	0	1390153593110503432	1390153593110503432
A fast and easy way to track people.	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390153205992984579	1390153205992984579
Who is leaving California for better opportunities?	2021-05-06	47	0	0	0	0	0	1390151540216717313	1390151540216717313
Homelessness is Silicon Valley problem #1	2021-05-06	50	0	0	0	0	0	1390150101058744323	1390150101058744323
It's hard to find workers if you don't pay them a living	2021-05-06	51	0	0	0	0	0	1390147807395213313	1390147807395213313
Feds getting interested in Arizona recount, especially	2021-05-06	69	4	0	2	1	1	1390142807214485509	1390142807214485509
It's hard work to get the election results that your	2021-05-06	67	0	0	0	0	0	1390117952372936704	1390117952372936704
Xi intends to prove that dictatorship produces more	2021-05-06	54	1	1	0	0	0	1390114862831783940	1390114862831783940
CalPERS thinks it can get better investment results	2021-05-06	51	0	0	0	0	0	1390113390618578944	1390113390618578944
How economic recovery can lead to inflation.	2021-05-06	52	0	0	0	0	0	1390111086737641475	1390111086737641475
Liz Cheney weighs in -	2021-05-06	52	0	0	0	0	0	1390109285972013057	1390109285972013057
"The party does not have room for both."	2021-05-05	50	0	0	0	0	0	1390015067379310593	1390015067379310593
Racism is embedded in the Trumpist modern	2021-05-05	44	0	0	0	0	0	1390002686284632066	1390002686284632066
Traditional Republicans have lost the GOP.	2021-05-04	49	0	0	0	0	0	1389605148947845126	1389605148947845126
It's cheaper to break the law!	2021-05-04	52	0	0	0	0	0	1389601782225985539	1389601782225985539
What about Trump and McCarthy's ability to do their job -	2021-05-04	62	0	0	0	0	0	1389599944525316096	1389599944525316096
Stock prices mostly reflect earnings growth, not tax	2021-05-03	41	0	0	0	0	0	1389322213002674176	1389322213002674176
Herd immunity might never be reached.	2021-05-03	36	0	0	0	0	0	1389320819499683847	1389320819499683847
Oppose compulsory government day care!	2021-05-03	36	0	0	0	0	0	1389314831824654337	1389314831824654337
Attacking sacred GOP religious beliefs!	2021-05-03	33	0	0	0	0	0	1389310574828216321	1389310574828216321
Cheney and Trump - GOP ain't big enough for the both of us!	2021-05-03	35	0	0	0	0	0	1389308099220054017	1389308099220054017
The price of a national spotlight was that Tim Scott had	2021-05-03	36	0	0	0	0	0	1389272114876743680	1389272114876743680
Another reason Florida is the BEST. STATE. EVER.	2021-05-03	43	0	0	0	0	0	1389252551791431685	1389252551791431685
Strange definitions of confidence and integrity.	2021-05-03	32	0	0	0	0	0	1389250184324947968	1389250184324947968
Strange definition of negotiation.	2021-05-03	30	0	0	0	0	0	1389248750233604099	1389248750233604099
Voters favor it, but very big donors oppose it.	2021-05-03	32	0	0	0	0	0	1389209279182245891	1389209279182245891
Internet technology companies go up... and then they	2021-05-03	35	0	0	0	0	0	1389207537514270722	1389207537514270722
Don't GOP voters understand that GOP major donors want	2021-05-03	34	0	0	0	0	0	1389206970666606606	1389206970666606606
The worthiest successor to Trump!	2021-05-03	33	0	0	0	0	0	1389084532297453570	1389084532297453570
Does anybody believe that Trump and his minions will	2021-05-03	36	0	0	0	0	0	1389075324483239938	1389075324483239938
The case for restoring earmarks.	2021-05-03	37	0	0	0	0	0	1389071675988140032	1389071675988140032
"blame lies in Modi's governance style, where top ministers	2021-05-03	37	0	0	0	0	0	1389054306989400064	1389054306989400064
Initiative/referendum/recall were Progressive initiatives	2021-05-03	39	0	0	0	0	0	1389053721653354499	1389053721653354499
Democrats have it backwards.	2021-05-03	36	0	0	0	0	0	1389052842313338882	1389052842313338882
What's $400 million?	2021-05-03	33	0	0	0	0	0	1389051786485374978	1389051786485374978
Why the GOP is obsessed with hamburgers and Kamala's book -	2021-05-03	43	1	0	1	0	0	1389034092339949570	1389034092339949570
Run the country by amateurs? Run the country by	2021-05-03	39	0	0	0	0	0	1389029261059575810	1389029261059575810
Forget it and move on? Cover politicians that brazenly	2021-05-03	34	0	0	0	0	0	1389028173824749570	1389028173824749570
GOP rank and file believe Trump won the election.	2021-05-03	44	0	0	0	0	0	1389024525644300288	1389024525644300288
Delusional Trumpists!	2021-05-03	36	0	0	0	0	0	1389020487611678724	1389020487611678724
McConnell and GOP don't like to be reminded about slavery.	2021-05-02	70	2	0	0	1	1	1388879818767298565	1388879818767298565
Trumpist helped Oregonians rehearse for Capitol riot.	2021-05-02	38	0	0	0	0	0	1388750651182571521	1388750651182571521
Utah is growing through large Mormon families, and Idaho	2021-05-02	40	0	0	0	0	0	1388749388424519683	1388749388424519683
Did slaves sold to Indian tribes become members of those	2021-05-02	37	0	0	0	0	0	1388747659175895041	1388747659175895041
"Are we a party of principle or a party of a person?"	2021-05-02	39	0	0	0	0	0	1388745987716378625	1388745987716378625
"My hope is that we rally around principles and ideas and	2021-05-02	39	0	0	0	0	0	1388745077271396353	1388745077271396353
GOP doctors try to convince skeptics. It's not all	2021-05-01	41	0	0	0	0	0	1388489093013676038	1388489093013676038
Insurrection overwhelms courts.	2021-05-01	46	0	0	0	0	0	1388487158697103362	1388487158697103362
Florida weed politics - DeSantis, Stone, and Trump aren't	2021-05-01	48	0	0	0	0	0	1388485822953922564	1388485822953922564
"it's difficult to get a man to understand something when	2021-05-01	40	0	0	0	0	0	1388356748705034241	1388356748705034241
Dark patterns - how cell phone companies, cable companies,	2021-05-01	41	0	0	0	0	0	1388353096435208194	1388353096435208194
Nothing new about voter suppression!	2021-05-01	39	1	0	0	1	0	1388300303728971779	1388300303728971779
"Unity is impossible. The culture war has become more	2021-05-01	39	0	0	0	0	0	1388292249285545990	1388292249285545990
Wherever there's corruption - can Roger Stone be far away?	2021-05-01	40	0	0	0	0	0	1388287267471429637	1388287267471429637
"offering open ears and warm friendship to people who	2021-05-01	45	0	0	0	0	0	1388285512285229057	1388285512285229057
The question is which approach gets the most people	2021-04-30	48	0	0	0	0	0	1388281426466918406	1388281426466918406
What can Biden get through Congress?	2021-04-30	47	0	0	0	0	0	1388275682304696320	1388275682304696320
"It would be rare for prosecutors to give up detailed	2021-04-30	37	0	0	0	0	0	1388273842410328064	1388273842410328064
"a positive agenda to the American people, grounded in	2021-04-30	35	0	0	0	0	0	1388272894547955712	1388272894547955712
Of course they ignored the law. They're Trumpists!	2021-04-30	38	0	0	0	0	0	1388271640006459395	1388271640006459395
"the end of the tax haven as we have come to know it"	2021-04-30	47	0	0	0	0	0	1388271043228233730	1388271043228233730
"There's no such thing as an anti-Trump Republican"	2021-04-30	39	0	0	0	0	0	1388269585187500032	1388269585187500032
This week in mythology.	2021-04-30	43	0	0	0	0	0	1388267502627549184	1388267502627549184
DC statehood - "let the people decide"?	2021-04-30	48	0	0	0	0	0	1388264950330654720	1388264950330654720
Trump isn't the only wishful thinker.	2021-04-30	44	0	0	0	0	0	1388146400836284423	1388146400836284423
Vaccine passports as a nudge toward herd immunity.	2021-04-30	46	0	0	0	0	0	1388143222627594252	1388143222627594252
How pro sports teams get local government subsidies. Heads	2021-04-30	46	0	0	0	0	0	1388140521982287874	1388140521982287874
https://mobile.cartoonistgroup.com/cartoon/Signe+Wilkinson%27s+Editorial+Cartoons/2021-04-28/188749	2021-04-30	37	0	0	0	0	0	1388138926179635203	1388138926179635203
Moving to Austin?	2021-04-30	58	0	0	0	0	0	1388135266800394243	1388135266800394243
Another country succumbs to Trumpist health leadership.	2021-04-29	38	0	0	0	0	0	1387895631616765959	1387895631616765959
"So long as the voters do not catch on"	2021-04-29	39	0	0	0	0	0	1387882402513448969	1387882402513448969
California recall fix is simple - logically.	2021-04-29	47	0	0	0	0	0	1387593523302584323	1387593523302584323
The ruling class goes all-out to protect its dark money	2021-04-29	44	0	0	0	0	0	1387592272699531264	1387592272699531264
Biden hopes to tax capital gains and carried interest and	2021-04-29	51	0	0	0	0	0	1387587627025506306	1387587627025506306
Why California has the lowest infection rate -	2021-04-29	97	2	0	2	0	0	1387575224007151616	1387575224007151616
Long past time to close Guantanamo.	2021-04-29	51	0	0	0	0	0	1387573788477251585	1387573788477251585
More wishful thinking about GOP!	2021-04-29	50	0	0	0	0	0	1387572773136912387	1387572773136912387
Wishful thinking about GOP!	2021-04-29	48	1	1	0	0	0	1387568779886960644	1387568779886960644
Nothing new about fake news about vaccines.	2021-04-29	50	0	0	0	0	0	1387557985463857158	1387557985463857158
Why bipartisanship doesn't work any more -	2021-04-28	38	0	0	0	0	0	1387556547027345408	1387556547027345408
Full steam ahead to benefit major donors who run cruise	2021-04-28	51	0	0	0	0	0	1387554428182351872	1387554428182351872
For lasting change, destroy the business model that feeds	2021-04-28	37	0	0	0	0	0	1387553071492788224	1387553071492788224
NRA led by a sure shot!	2021-04-28	47	0	0	0	0	0	1387552133432496133	1387552133432496133
Indicated Capitol rioters compete to come up with the	2021-04-28	38	0	0	0	0	0	1387543725354545152	1387543725354545152
Stopping the leaks of Trump methane.	2021-04-28	38	0	0	0	0	0	1387541213964693504	1387541213964693504
Minority rule has always been based on big lies to deceive	2021-04-28	36	0	0	0	0	0	1387539519746973698	1387539519746973698
Maybe he can stay away from drugs and alcohol for the next	2021-04-28	42	0	0	0	0	0	1387537361148407809	1387537361148407809
"Tone down the Oscar-winning performances"	2021-04-28	40	0	0	0	0	0	1387535072090148864	1387535072090148864
The census doesn't change the electoral outcome.	2021-04-28	42	0	0	0	0	0	1387532516152602626	1387532516152602626
All those high-tech companies fleeing Silicon Valley for	2021-04-28	37	0	0	0	0	0	1387528115597963265	1387528115597963265
Giuliani might be sweating hair dye again. Maybe Trump	2021-04-28	37	1	0	0	1	0	1387527121824665603	1387527121824665603
Feds have charged 400 Capitol rioters and are looking	2021-04-28	37	0	0	0	0	0	1387510092522614786	1387510092522614786
Can CA GOP campaign on policy without mentioning Trump?	2021-04-28	36	0	0	0	0	0	1387507533053497346	1387507533053497346
Will Trump try to lead his followers to the vaccine?	2021-04-28	36	0	0	0	0	0	1387504855254650881	1387504855254650881
Biden's hoping to audit high-income taxpayers and	2021-04-28	48	3	0	1	0	0	1387491495557533698	1387491495557533698
Farmers didn't like turbulence and upset?	2021-04-28	47	0	0	0	0	0	1387490625193340929	1387490625193340929
GOP shoots its foot again.	2021-04-28	39	0	0	0	0	0	1387433042466148363	1387433042466148363
Why does the Trumpist media bother posting corrections?	2021-04-28	33	0	0	0	0	0	1387409152679452677	1387409152679452677
A good-faith actor in the GOP?	2021-04-28	36	1	0	1	0	0	1387407566263652355	1387407566263652355
India was doing well until it loosened up for mass	2021-04-28	46	0	0	0	0	0	1387306270663876610	1387306270663876610
What about March 2034? The governments of China, Russia,	2021-04-28	50	0	0	0	0	0	1387302108592963584	1387302108592963584
It's all about the ratings! Who cares if it's true?	2021-04-28	37	0	0	0	0	0	1387292064212131843	1387292064212131843
Who cares whether it was true? Nobody reads Trumpist	2021-04-28	37	0	0	0	0	0	1387289812596445186	1387289812596445186
By their fruits shall ye know them! They knew he was a	2021-04-28	37	0	0	0	0	0	1387286489810104325	1387286489810104325
First rioter guilty plea - he decides to cooperate.	2021-04-27	58	1	0	1	0	0	1387036273919987717	1387036273919987717
Manafort and Kilimnik - the untold story continues to	2021-04-27	53	0	0	0	0	0	1387034752943681536	1387034752943681536
Low interest rates benefit asset holders, especially those	2021-04-27	57	0	0	0	0	0	1387022644445212675	1387022644445212675
Ransomware attacks Silicon Valley disabled.	2021-04-27	76	0	0	0	0	0	1386896636849266688	1386896636849266688
Bernie Madoff, Mr Richfield, affinity fraud, and	2021-04-27	60	0	0	0	0	0	1386894624707387392	1386894624707387392
Infrastructure is the public works foundation on which	2021-04-27	57	0	0	0	0	0	1386892212726685697	1386892212726685697
It's unfair to credit Newt Gingrich with founding the	2021-04-27	61	0	0	0	0	0	1386890174932480008	1386890174932480008
Poor little Marco has forgotten who pays for his campaigns.	2021-04-27	58	0	0	0	0	0	1386888229622730754	1386888229622730754
Not much of an explanation!	2021-04-27	60	0	0	0	0	0	1386864643621097473	1386864643621097473
Trump normalized constant bald-faced lying. Many followed	2021-04-27	62	0	0	0	0	0	1386863542393917440	1386863542393917440
Fake bipartisanship. Budget cuts and tax cuts - just	2021-04-27	58	0	0	0	0	0	1386860898208256000	1386860898208256000
DeSantis burnishes his fascist credentials as he maneuvers	2021-04-27	56	0	0	0	0	0	1386859831257034758	1386859831257034758
Universal basic income - it's not easy being a pioneer.	2021-04-27	59	0	0	0	0	0	1386858883251982336	1386858883251982336
Ransomware attacks individuals, too. Best defense	2021-04-27	75	0	0	0	0	0	1386847610737098757	1386847610737098757
Russian ransomware attacks protected by the state.	2021-04-27	76	0	0	0	0	0	1386844796602388480	1386844796602388480
Manchin explains infrastructure in WV -	2021-04-26	74	0	0	0	0	0	1386829304726646784	1386829304726646784
China hacks Pulse "Secure VPN"	2021-04-26	117	0	0	0	0	0	1386826510556749828	1386826510556749828
Infrastructure is?	2021-04-26	82	0	0	0	0	0	1386820854428827649	1386820854428827649
60 years ago, writing about 90 years earlier - Southern	2021-04-26	83	0	0	0	0	0	1386814314724478976	1386814314724478976
The hardest sales pitch!	2021-04-26	78	0	0	0	0	0	1386810025599922176	1386810025599922176
Census looks like good news for GOP until you look at	2021-04-26	81	0	0	0	0	0	1386803495458656260	1386803495458656260
First in time, first in right - first in trouble.	2021-04-26	81	0	0	0	0	0	1386799208338923521	1386799208338923521
What lessons will we have forgotten in time for the next	2021-04-26	80	0	0	0	0	0	1386796164188573697	1386796164188573697
Income inequality is real! Some CEO's of laying-off,	2021-04-26	74	0	0	0	0	0	1386793095405064192	1386793095405064192
Modi, like Trump, tried to fight the virus without crushing	2021-04-26	88	2	0	2	0	0	1386790009055813632	1386790009055813632
Hoover, Carter, Trump making straight a highway in the	2021-04-26	82	0	0	0	0	0	1386785130878930945	1386785130878930945
The pandemic has not been as bad for small business,	2021-04-26	72	0	0	0	0	0	1386780334176436226	1386780334176436226
A Gordian knot - Chinese solar technology.	2021-04-26	103	5	0	2	1	1	1386775096749027332	1386775096749027332
GOP across nation endorse Newsom recall - EXCEPT	2021-04-26	86	1	0	1	0	0	1386771468164366336	1386771468164366336
Not a serious proposal!	2021-04-26	75	0	0	0	0	0	1386692232623759363	1386692232623759363
Technology disrupts another traditional business.	2021-04-26	76	0	0	0	0	0	1386689618087534596	1386689618087534596
Why not improve wages and working conditions to where	2021-04-26	76	0	0	0	0	0	1386688142363660292	1386688142363660292
Microbe lives matter!	2021-04-26	75	0	0	0	0	0	1386559340811735045	1386559340811735045
What's the problem? It's good enough for Trump!	2021-04-26	75	0	0	0	0	0	1386557237976473601	1386557237976473601
A test of character - FAILED with flaming colors!	2021-04-26	84	0	0	0	0	0	1386551839055781888	1386551839055781888
Racism? Nobody looks after black folks better than	2021-04-26	77	0	0	0	0	0	1386545197090103299	1386545197090103299
Sounds just like a Trump rally!	2021-04-26	84	0	0	0	0	0	1386541005558587395	1386541005558587395
The Feds are trying to do something about ransomware.	2021-04-26	77	0	0	0	0	0	1386483953482158081	1386483953482158081
Do you really want to be famous?	2021-04-26	82	0	0	0	0	0	1386478851564310528	1386478851564310528
Wyoming is losing its ambulance services. Will it	2021-04-26	76	0	0	0	0	0	1386470363257729027	1386470363257729027
McCarthy rewrites history!	2021-04-25	50	0	0	0	0	0	1386467868074643458	1386467868074643458
What are conservatives trying to conserve?	2021-04-25	55	0	0	0	0	0	1386461293586960387	1386461293586960387
Skipping your second shot?	2021-04-25	54	0	0	0	0	0	1386459276525195266	1386459276525195266
The newest strains get young people, too.	2021-04-25	54	0	0	0	0	0	1386457606705664013	1386457606705664013
This week in mythology.	2021-04-25	54	0	0	0	0	0	1386455919362334723	1386455919362334723
Michiganders should be happy they're not in India.	2021-04-25	72	2	1	1	0	0	1386454199039266817	1386454199039266817
Michiganders fought hard for their rights to get sick and	2021-04-25	58	0	0	0	0	0	1386453145572626433	1386453145572626433
GOP will keep recounting until it gets the result it wants!	2021-04-25	62	0	0	0	0	0	1386451958484160513	1386451958484160513
The Dinosaurs TV series explains minority rule.	2021-04-25	60	1	0	1	0	0	1386446083765673984	1386446083765673984
True Texas Project and Ted Cruz - two more reasons to stay	2021-04-25	57	0	0	0	0	0	1386354779031445504	1386354779031445504
It's too expensive to engineer security into products and	2021-04-25	52	0	0	0	0	0	1386333095222153218	1386333095222153218
A perfect Dixiecrat-Republican Trumpist!	2021-04-25	56	0	0	0	0	0	1386318496347295744	1386318496347295744
Even without climate change, California population growth	2021-04-25	52	0	0	0	0	0	1386200028448919560	1386200028448919560
More on the DOD IPv4 mystery!	2021-04-25	54	0	0	0	0	0	1386198221706317832	1386198221706317832
Ruling class tax jitters!	2021-04-24	30	0	0	0	0	0	1385994042584928259	1385994042584928259
Monopsony is getting bipartisan interest.	2021-04-24	34	0	0	0	0	0	1385984890093510667	1385984890093510667
GOP will go all out to protect voter suppression.	2021-04-24	33	0	0	0	0	0	1385982967831355393	1385982967831355393
Texas GOP redefines "equal protection" to mean equal	2021-04-24	32	0	0	0	0	0	1385981025537249282	1385981025537249282
The GOP is just getting started	2021-04-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1385979315972575235	1385979315972575235
It's not just India.	2021-04-24	32	0	0	0	0	0	1385977088813924359	1385977088813924359
It's not over until it's over.	2021-04-24	37	0	0	0	0	0	1385974507962204171	1385974507962204171
Vain hopes on immigration reform.	2021-04-24	49	1	0	0	0	0	1385972738146258946	1385972738146258946
IPv4 addresses are a very valuable commodity. Why did	2021-04-24	53	2	0	1	0	0	1385971543365218308	1385971543365218308
Four years of Trump will take a generation to undo.	2021-04-24	38	0	0	0	0	0	1385969981305724931	1385969981305724931
GOP to "get back to being the ideas and the substance and	2021-04-24	31	0	0	0	0	0	1385968523424403463	1385968523424403463
Another perfect Trumpist!	2021-04-24	33	0	0	0	0	0	1385964198170009606	1385964198170009606
A perfect Trumpist candidate!	2021-04-24	35	0	0	0	0	0	1385963208784048138	1385963208784048138
The ruling class, through its media, has convinced large	2021-04-23	46	0	0	0	0	0	1385401348603056131	1385401348603056131
What next for coal?	2021-04-23	38	0	0	0	0	0	1385399278881755142	1385399278881755142
Risk vs reward in policy-making.	2021-04-23	40	0	0	0	0	0	1385398188807311361	1385398188807311361
The cost of sunset provisions.	2021-04-23	40	0	0	0	0	0	1385397217268166665	1385397217268166665
The Biden depression - you can find it near the Reagan	2021-04-23	46	0	0	0	0	0	1385395884553228289	1385395884553228289
Trump gave Netanyahu the go-ahead to de-facto annex the	2021-04-23	37	0	0	0	0	0	1385389759531405315	1385389759531405315
How to be a social media big shot and slave driver.	2021-04-23	48	0	0	0	0	0	1385387419889901574	1385387419889901574
The magic of minority rule!	2021-04-22	44	0	0	0	0	0	1385382170605232131	1385382170605232131
Technology companies welcome to move to Texas!	2021-04-22	43	0	0	0	0	0	1385376195387150340	1385376195387150340
How Trump turned Puerto Rico Democratic.	2021-04-22	42	0	0	0	0	0	1385372188774043648	1385372188774043648
Using lies about unfair elections to make future elections	2021-04-22	49	0	0	0	0	0	1385366829397250051	1385366829397250051
It's time to get rid of the debt ceiling once and for all!	2021-04-22	41	0	0	0	0	0	1385365453757837315	1385365453757837315
Texas deregulated energy prices in Minnesota, too!	2021-04-22	42	0	0	0	0	0	1385362060981071875	1385362060981071875
One way to boost your standing in TrumpWorld!	2021-04-22	39	0	0	0	0	0	1385359781334900738	1385359781334900738
Will the GOP allow the post office to be fixed?	2021-04-22	41	0	0	0	0	0	1385357813451423748	1385357813451423748
Republicans are grasping at straws to disguise their racist	2021-04-22	45	0	0	0	0	0	1385354141237604353	1385354141237604353
Republican counter-proposal - it's all about who benefits	2021-04-22	41	0	0	0	0	0	1385349421316009992	1385349421316009992
How will the ruling class maintain its minority rule?	2021-04-22	44	0	0	0	0	0	1385332767081177090	1385332767081177090
The new media-centric GOP has no use for ideology - just	2021-04-22	46	0	0	0	0	0	1385317898307063808	1385317898307063808
The big lies about "stolen election" and "voter confidence"	2021-04-22	47	0	0	0	0	0	1385317187812958209	1385317187812958209
Ultra-extremists normalize extremism.	2021-04-22	45	0	0	0	0	0	1385316288583528449	1385316288583528449
Dark money is one of the pillars of minority	2021-04-22	45	1	1	0	0	0	1385105938068119553	1385105938068119553
Nothing new about fake news. It's not caused by	2021-04-15	46	0	0	0	0	0	1382537745558511619	1382537745558511619
GPS is rather important - built into modern ways of doing	2021-04-15	45	0	0	0	0	0	1382536327988584456	1382536327988584456
"The inmates are running the asylum".	2021-04-15	43	0	0	0	0	0	1382490782729261058	1382490782729261058
Cotton, Cruz, and Hawley are opposed to debating	2021-04-14	53	0	0	0	0	0	1382469803147812869	1382469803147812869
A preview of the future!	2021-04-14	60	0	0	0	0	0	1382468460404375554	1382468460404375554
Pandemics in medicine and media spread alike!	2021-04-14	53	0	0	0	0	0	1382333188169625600	1382333188169625600
Plenty of GOP House members would filibuster this if	2021-04-14	54	0	0	0	0	0	1382204480683331584	1382204480683331584
The graveyard of empires wins again.	2021-04-14	57	0	0	0	0	0	1382160398065967106	1382160398065967106
Obsolete!	2021-04-14	54	0	0	0	0	0	1382124732070252544	1382124732070252544
For all their faults, unions helped make the American	2021-04-13	53	0	0	0	0	0	1381803988358598663	1381803988358598663
Dutch tulip bulbs anybody?	2021-04-13	53	0	0	0	0	0	1381802006646456320	1381802006646456320
Corporations in a bind - they are for voting rights	2021-04-13	55	0	0	0	0	0	1381799200149544963	1381799200149544963
The GOP donors have spoken. No matter what GOP voters	2021-04-13	62	0	0	0	0	0	1381778298326282240	1381778298326282240
GOP wants no part of it, except that part that funds	2021-04-13	52	0	0	0	0	0	1381776173043097602	1381776173043097602
Why corporations are distancing themselves from racist	2021-04-13	57	0	0	0	0	0	1381774997899800578	1381774997899800578
Republicans oppose Biden's infrastructure plan - but	2021-04-13	54	0	0	0	0	0	1381770630048047108	1381770630048047108
"Mitchell believed that Negro registration benefits the	2021-04-12	63	0	0	0	0	0	1381754545575890945	1381754545575890945
The scope of domestic terrorism. It waxes and wanes	2021-04-12	51	0	0	0	0	0	1381745045187960833	1381745045187960833
Supreme Court gets another chance to rule on civil	2021-04-12	48	0	0	0	0	0	1381742294794002438	1381742294794002438
Tucker Carlson is a Fox ratings superstar! Why would	2021-04-12	69	0	0	0	0	0	1381739368453304321	1381739368453304321
Cornyn misses Trump already.	2021-04-12	69	0	0	0	0	0	1381640627075522565	1381640627075522565
There's no time to lose!	2021-04-12	50	0	0	0	0	0	1381609351161335812	1381609351161335812
Like Trump, like Xi - Putin concealed the virus reality	2021-04-12	64	0	0	0	0	0	1381602381318606853	1381602381318606853
Building support for infrastructure.	2021-04-12	54	0	0	0	0	0	1381590015491198978	1381590015491198978
Republicans for safe and sane government?	2021-04-12	52	0	0	0	0	0	1381588421655687174	1381588421655687174
The red states keep on their merry way.	2021-04-12	57	0	0	0	0	0	1381462532074786820	1381462532074786820
Ineffective, but good enough to export to the third world.	2021-04-12	55	0	0	0	0	0	1381460378010361859	1381460378010361859
John Boehner tried to talk sense and responsibility into	2021-04-12	54	0	0	0	0	0	1381456390720380934	1381456390720380934
A pandemic side effect the government can't help fix -	2021-04-12	49	0	0	0	0	0	1381439876655017991	1381439876655017991
What's the Chamber of Commerce to do?	2021-04-11	51	0	0	0	0	0	1381293257565478912	1381293257565478912
Slow learners!	2021-04-11	53	0	0	0	0	0	1381291008210530304	1381291008210530304
Be careful what you brag about on social media.	2021-04-11	49	0	0	0	0	0	1381266074679701507	1381266074679701507
Emergency powers are for emergencies. After a while	2021-04-11	68	0	0	0	0	0	1381134764799758337	1381134764799758337
Trump delivers true to form - throws out his speech	2021-04-11	49	0	0	0	0	0	1381128857390964741	1381128857390964741
Of course Trump was no help - he hoped the rioters would	2021-04-11	53	0	0	0	0	0	1381124826031550466	1381124826031550466
Is Trump fading or consolidating?	2021-04-10	66	0	0	0	0	0	1380879142204268546	1380879142204268546
McConnell certainly knows where the filibuster came from	2021-04-10	62	0	0	0	0	0	1380877336032075777	1380877336032075777
Why Trump cutting corporate tax rates didn't help Trump	2021-04-10	61	0	0	0	0	0	1380751895896023040	1380751895896023040
Reviving the American System -	2021-04-10	66	0	0	0	0	0	1380749778976301058	1380749778976301058
Slavery, Segregation, Suppression of voters - it's one	2021-04-10	62	0	0	0	0	0	1380746601195429889	1380746601195429889
The slave power of the Southern aristocracy has been	2021-04-10	65	0	0	0	0	0	1380740520930988038	1380740520930988038
Good work if you can get it!	2021-04-10	62	0	0	0	0	0	1380691207035084804	1380691207035084804
Putin's planning to test Biden and the West over Ukraine.	2021-04-10	124	5	3	1	0	0	1380689511953301508	1380689511953301508
If you ever do something outrageous, it's good to know	2021-04-10	59	0	0	0	0	0	1380688562991951872	1380688562991951872
Nullification!	2021-04-10	65	0	0	0	0	0	1380687639620116481	1380687639620116481
Usually presidential commissions are appointed to bury	2021-04-10	66	0	0	0	0	0	1380686029976309760	1380686029976309760
Looks like Trump is planning a 2022 campaign based on	2021-04-09	85	1	0	1	0	0	1380564891530977285	1380564891530977285
Tough job market for Trump alumni!	2021-04-09	65	0	0	0	0	0	1380561619898359808	1380561619898359808
The essential quandary of minority rule.	2021-04-09	63	0	0	0	0	0	1380534807185137666	1380534807185137666
Cults of personality always need implacable enemies that	2021-04-09	58	0	0	0	0	0	1380533079719088129	1380533079719088129
Trump officials worked day and night to invent alternative	2021-04-09	62	0	0	0	0	0	1380530180448395267	1380530180448395267
McConnell wants corporations to stay out of public	2021-04-09	60	0	0	0	0	0	1380527972331913219	1380527972331913219
How far will the US go to protect Taiwan?	2021-04-09	57	0	0	0	0	0	1380524395462942727	1380524395462942727
Pluralism vs tribalism - is Israel a glimpse of America's	2021-04-09	62	0	0	0	0	0	1380521912376328197	1380521912376328197
Biofuels vs climate controversy.	2021-04-09	67	0	0	0	0	0	1380519639893995524	1380519639893995524
The end of civilization - tribal warfare with weapons of	2021-04-09	62	0	0	0	0	0	1380507342781829120	1380507342781829120
It's the Dixiecrat-Trumpist-Republican Party now!	2021-04-09	57	0	0	0	0	0	1380506420194369537	1380506420194369537
Cohn taught Trump taught Gaetz et al - deny everything	2021-04-09	56	0	0	0	0	0	1380505126150934528	1380505126150934528
No compromise on private gun sales!	2021-04-09	58	0	0	0	0	0	1380503519308902403	1380503519308902403
Might as well go for the whole package - no matter what,	2021-04-09	60	0	0	0	0	0	1380369300955881480	1380369300955881480
"Conspiracy theory without the theory"!	2021-04-09	56	0	0	0	0	0	1380368028303388673	1380368028303388673
A possible way forward for some legislation.	2021-04-09	54	0	0	0	0	0	1380366814836760581	1380366814836760581
Lisa Krieger just won an award for science reporting.	2021-04-09	58	0	0	0	0	0	1380364860521771010	1380364860521771010
Biden has less than two years to accomplish whatever he's	2021-04-09	59	0	0	0	0	0	1380363229654700032	1380363229654700032
Who taught Europeans about vaccination?	2021-04-09	54	0	0	0	0	0	1380362769912897538	1380362769912897538
Who thinks American corporations should be able to hide	2021-04-09	52	0	0	0	0	0	1380354646053511168	1380354646053511168
Amazing disgrace!	2021-04-09	51	0	0	0	0	0	1380321379984105472	1380321379984105472
How close was that election?	2021-04-07	57	1	0	1	0	0	1379658863750696961	1379658863750696961
How close was that election?	2021-04-06	1	0	0	0	0	0	1379300718306201601	1379300718306201601
Q is probably the Watkins pair. But they know	2021-04-05	61	1	0	1	0	0	1379173735941296129	1379173735941296129
What's worse than external chemical addiction to drugs	2021-04-05	52	1	1	0	0	0	1379159016580898817	1379159016580898817
Republican messaging taking hold?	2021-04-05	50	0	0	0	0	0	1379041168198049792	1379041168198049792
ATT? Comcast? Verizon? Philip Morris?	2021-04-05	45	0	0	0	0	0	1379036910211895296	1379036910211895296
Who's really in charge at Fox?	2021-04-05	55	0	0	0	0	0	1378931436804206593	1378931436804206593
Pros and cons of vaccine passports.	2021-04-05	49	0	0	0	0	0	1378928497389789184	1378928497389789184
Nobody knows you when you're down and out - of money.	2021-04-04	57	0	0	0	0	0	1378817121552003079	1378817121552003079
The grim future awaiting everybody dependent on business	2021-04-04	56	0	0	0	0	0	1378805303332904962	1378805303332904962
Just what you'd expect from the Scammer-in-Chief. Now all	2021-04-04	56	0	0	0	0	0	1378803720335450112	1378803720335450112
Technology marches forward - ghost guns!	2021-04-04	55	0	0	0	0	0	1378795991961272321	1378795991961272321
Property taxes are assessed more strictly for poor people	2021-04-04	54	0	0	0	0	0	1378781474573361153	1378781474573361153
Dig it up or make it up!	2021-04-04	55	0	0	0	0	0	1378779125150670848	1378779125150670848
The left learns what it's like to have some power and	2021-04-04	57	0	0	0	0	0	1378777230449373189	1378777230449373189
Domestic unrest? Provoke a foreign incident. A standard	2021-04-04	58	0	0	0	0	0	1378774740387553287	1378774740387553287
Maybe the end of the world is NOT in our lifetime!	2021-04-04	54	0	0	0	0	0	1378773532566413314	1378773532566413314
It's a two-tier recovery here and abroad. But for the	2021-04-04	52	0	0	0	0	0	1378769891033935874	1378769891033935874
Nobody knows you when you're down and out!	2021-04-04	59	1	0	0	1	0	1378765345461129218	1378765345461129218
PPSD - post-pandemic stress disorder.	2021-04-04	55	0	0	0	0	0	1378764133273767939	1378764133273767939
Don't take down all the Confederate statues.	2021-04-04	53	0	0	0	0	0	1378763164163080193	1378763164163080193
Schiff talks about the "QAnon Caucus" -	2021-04-04	81	0	0	0	0	0	1378759305013256193	1378759305013256193
Do you think large employers might use H1B visas to get	2021-04-04	53	0	0	0	0	0	1378723676363743235	1378723676363743235
Of course big companies pay taxes! They pay their taxes	2021-04-04	51	0	0	0	0	0	1378720155627216896	1378720155627216896
It's all about scoring the most points! And probable	2021-04-04	48	0	0	0	0	0	1378597812489740291	1378597812489740291
Why dark money in politics has to stop! These	2021-04-04	49	0	0	0	0	0	1378592619433840642	1378592619433840642
Old news or new?	2021-04-04	48	0	0	0	0	0	1378588008245456902	1378588008245456902
A recent DCCC paper mailer features a QAnon Caucus -	2021-04-04	68	2	2	0	0	0	1378586835048308740	1378586835048308740
If enough major corporate donors line up, will GOP senators	2021-04-03	58	0	0	0	0	0	1378342033681575938	1378342033681575938
How is the Capitol like the Golden Gate Bridge?	2021-04-03	71	0	0	0	0	0	1378339765741707265	1378339765741707265
Ransomware coming to a file near you.	2021-04-03	66	0	0	0	0	0	1378338271663517702	1378338271663517702
This week in mythology.	2021-04-03	61	0	0	0	0	0	1378337437231894535	1378337437231894535
The transcontinental railroad was a hard sell too.	2021-04-03	50	0	0	0	0	0	1378195636487561222	1378195636487561222
Ways Democrats could sink Biden's infrastructure plans.	2021-04-03	53	0	0	0	0	0	1378193729312280579	1378193729312280579
How China and Russia are using the UN to control the	2021-04-03	55	0	0	0	0	0	1378176318047612932	1378176318047612932
Wanting to do the right thing in the worst way!	2021-04-03	69	0	0	0	0	0	1378170464179159043	1378170464179159043
Republican cancel culture thriving in Georgia. Have a	2021-04-03	51	0	0	0	0	0	1378169132315643908	1378169132315643908
Looks like a fourth wave breaking in Michigan. Do they	2021-04-03	66	0	0	0	0	0	1378167109780267011	1378167109780267011
There aren't enough rich people to pay for ALL of Biden's	2021-04-03	64	0	0	0	0	0	1378166314456342534	1378166314456342534
"American exceptionalism has led to an exceptional,	2021-04-03	68	0	0	0	0	0	1378164527359922176	1378164527359922176
Pandemic sets women back a generation.	2021-04-03	51	0	0	0	0	0	1378162067119611905	1378162067119611905
Florida - Best. State. Ever! Reads like one of Duke's	2021-04-03	53	0	0	0	0	0	1378161291819249667	1378161291819249667
How the Republican billionaires consolidated their control	2021-04-03	58	0	0	0	0	0	1378159383457136640	1378159383457136640
Voting rights - don't just pass the parts that Republicans	2021-04-03	53	0	0	0	0	0	1378155840201322496	1378155840201322496
GOP major donors will do ANYTHING to protect unlimited	2021-04-03	51	0	0	0	0	0	1378152561262292994	1378152561262292994
How the cops can track down anybody.	2021-04-02	40	0	0	0	0	0	1378121143572328449	1378121143572328449
A little late for remorse, but better late than never.	2021-04-02	38	0	0	0	0	0	1378117225626787842	1378117225626787842
"obsessed with self-promotion"	2021-04-02	48	0	0	0	0	0	1378112779148648448	1378112779148648448
Why you can't get a good deal on a new car - or a used one.	2021-04-02	47	0	0	0	0	0	1378042480214433795	1378042480214433795
Green light for more media consolidation.	2021-04-02	47	0	0	0	0	0	1378039216580390912	1378039216580390912
Labor lines up to support Biden infrastructure plan.	2021-04-02	43	0	0	0	0	0	1378036568691118080	1378036568691118080
Cease-fire in Kashmir? For how long?	2021-04-02	46	0	0	0	0	0	1377982446092836865	1377982446092836865
Many GOP voters are receptive to Democratic voting	2021-04-02	44	0	0	0	0	0	1377980813048901638	1377980813048901638
Modular housing vs housing shortage vs construction unions	2021-04-01	39	0	0	0	0	0	1377635524630876168	1377635524630876168
Boldly looking away from the New South back to the Old	2021-04-01	42	0	0	0	0	0	1377634716161994760	1377634716161994760
McConnell trying to be a role model for vaccination!	2021-04-01	46	0	0	0	0	0	1377633119570862082	1377633119570862082
California Republicans hope to recall governor Gavin Newsom	2021-04-01	50	0	0	0	0	0	1377632049545113609	1377632049545113609

Columns of Tweet Tables

The table above has these entries:

"Title" is the first line of the tweet.
"Date" contains the tweet date.
"Impress" is the number of impressions.
"Engage" is the number of engagements.
"Expand" is the number of expands.
"URL Clicks" is the number of clicks on URL's.
"Like" is the number of likes.
"Retweet" is the number of retweets.
"Link to Text" is a link to the text of the tweet.
"Link to Tweet" is a link to the actual tweet.

UPDATED Sun 30 Oct 2022 07:25:39 AM PDT


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West Virginia politics affects everybody!    One way to
advance Biden's agenda would be to put a tax on fracked gas
so thermal coal is competitive again.     But that's too
high a price to pay - as the Pacific Northwest discovered
this week.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/joe-manchin-is-trying-outrun-realignment/

#PS1politics

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impress 56
time 2021-06-30 14:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410243933481865225

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Facts -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9981

"Royall, Secretary of the Army, was forced into retirement
for refusing to desegregate the army after President
Truman's Order"

Trumpist fantasy -

"a colorblind culture in the U.S. military for 200 years"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/what-us-military-can-teach-us-about-critical-race-facts/

#PS1other

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impress 32
time 2021-06-30 13:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410230959081889792

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Another ambitious Trumpist who will do and say whatever
it takes.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michael-pence-immigration-government-and-politics-ceab90764df0878a3a7293299d787ad1

More dangerous than most because he's interested in more
than counting Fox appearances.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 35
time 2021-06-30 13:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410226464734121986

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"The real purpose of these NDAs appears to be preventing
public input"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/nda-amazon-google-facebook.html

Global megacorporations love pushing local governments
around.

#PS1economics

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impress 31
time 2021-06-30 04:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410097728680460288

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It's never enough.     You can't tell the truth AND support
Trump.    You have to repeat his lies and actively promote
them even if he changes them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/us/politics/trump-wisconsin-republicans.html

#PS1gop

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impress 26
time 2021-06-30 04:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410096901257498625

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Memory laws - Stalin would be so proud of the modern
Dixiecrat Republican Party.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/magazine/memory-laws.html

All you have to do to make the past go away is say it
didn't happen!       So it won't be compared to the
present.

#PS1minority

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impress 30
time 2021-06-30 04:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410095105478778880

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Who do the cops say support funding police?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/even-squad-is-more-pro-police-than-these-republicans/

But GOP legislators lie so much they no longer feel any
qualms about it.     That's what you have to do to protect
the minority rule of your donors.

#PS1justice

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impress 29
time 2021-06-30 04:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410090048897183744

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"the unbearable present is only a preview of the extreme
climate to come"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/heat-wave-pacific-northwest-climate-anxiety-coping/

You can thank your GOP legislators who deny anthropogenic
climate change as a matter of political principle.

#PS1climate

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impress 27
time 2021-06-30 04:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410089086933553159

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Who's in favor of honoring Confederate leaders?  Lots of
GOP legislators!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-confederates-statues-house/2021/06/29/304f7960-d8db-11eb-9bbb-37c30dcf9363_story.html

Why not?    They have so much in common!

#PS1gop

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impress 31
time 2021-06-30 04:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410087865535451136

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It couldn't be a mistake by Dear Leader so somebody else
has to pay.

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-coronavirus-pandemic-health-637c7d5ac552cf16786480fa538d8377

Maybe he got sick, like Trump.

#PS1virus

=====

impress 35
time 2021-06-30 03:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410084488483201025

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The vaccine works.    Just not as well as anti-vax
propagandists.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187

#PS1virus

=====

impress 28
time 2021-06-30 03:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410081791159930882

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GOP is right - it will be a partisan investigation into
GOP partisan support of violent overthrow of constitution
for partisan political purposes.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-bills-government-and-politics-68f90cb992a1cff1ff3f96009e44050e

#PS1insurrection

=====

impress 27
time 2021-06-30 03:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410080574794964996

==========


How do you spell political stunt?   No Em!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-sd-state-wire-south-dakota-texas-c9461c65234434f91f749a92608d2287

#PS1immigration

=====

impress 29
time 2021-06-30 03:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1410079402763841536

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Corporate law boom - global giants are outbidding the
government for legal help, leaving the FTC and IRS
short-handed and under-funded.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/technology/boom-times-for-lawyers-as-washington-pursues-big-tech.html

Another reason why concentration of power is always bad.

#PS1economics

=====

impress 41
time 2021-06-29 14:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409881503803269127

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It's still possible to retain and attract employees.
All you have to do is offer them what they need.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/28/employee-burnout-corporate-america/

#PS1economics

=====

impress 25
time 2021-06-29 14:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409879388993241104

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There's no there there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/29/infrastructure-white-house-plan/

If infrastructure passes, it will mostly be deficit
spending.    The supposed revenue sources are mostly
imaginary.    The GOP won't vote for any IRS funding to
go after GOP donors.

#PS1infrastructure

=====

impress 20
time 2021-06-29 14:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409877247662735376

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"new influencers like Hall are also profiting off their
activism"

Of course!    They are Trumpists, always looking out
for #1.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/29/social-media-california-right-trump/

They've stumbled onto a mass movement of the gullible
to exploit.

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 26
time 2021-06-29 14:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409875625712795648

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Is Kamala Harris in a trap?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/kamala-harris-joe-biden.html

Immigration is a guaranteed-to-fail assignment.

#PS1immigration

=====

impress 36
time 2021-06-29 12:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409854940781027333

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Trying to wrap up GOP donors early!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michael-pence-election-2020-campaign-2016-government-and-politics-6c670a583ea8be1b46196ec75134623c

But Trump is keeping everybody guessing and off balance,
to find out who's ambitious enough to betray him, so he
can sideline them.     Meanwhile each of them hopes one
of the others will sideline Trump.

#PS1gop

=====

impress 22
time 2021-06-29 12:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409852374324183045

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Trumpist GOP last line of defense of Constitution?
Seems they were first line of offense on Jan 6, and doubled
down since.

https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210625/news/306259994

It's hard to see any useful role for Pence in American
politics.

#PS1gop

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impress 25
time 2021-06-29 04:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409734825846534145

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An excellent investment in healthier children - but will
the GOP agree?

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article252348723.html

#PS1health

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impress 20
time 2021-06-29 04:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409733611654320129

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Arizona taxpayers pay for for Trump audit circus.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/arizona-maricopa-2020-audit-review/2021/06/28/98da5e64-d863-11eb-9bbb-37c30dcf9363_story.html

#PS1election

=====

impress 105
time 2021-06-29 04:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409728464635142156

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Will tax return disclosure reduce the number of joke
candidates and shady characters?     We can only hope.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/26/running-for-governor-in-californias-recall-plan-on-coughing-up-5-years-of-tax-returns/

#PS1politics

=====

impress 24
time 2021-06-29 03:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409719369920180228

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If Trump and Trumpists don't bother to obey the law,
why should anybody else?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/28/perfect-storm-for-fire-danger-as-fourth-of-july-approaches-fireworks-use-explodes/

#PS1justice

=====

impress 37
time 2021-06-29 03:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409718156604502016

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Making the world safe for ignorance - again.

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article252373898.html

An ignorant peasantry is easier to control.

#PS1minority

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impress 21
time 2021-06-29 03:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409714665890873349

==========


Of course the modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party is based
on ignorance; it's the legacy of the feudal Southern
aristocrats who saw no need to educate poor whites much
or black people at all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/opinion/tucker-carlson-general-milley-republicans.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1444592139218634

#PS1minority

=====

impress 22
time 2021-06-29 02:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409706113298092034

==========


Critical Race Theory means whatever you want it to
mean, and so means nothing at all, thanks to Trumpists
everywhere, for whom there is no objective reality of
anything.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/opinion/critical-race-theory.html

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 23
time 2021-06-29 02:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409698619087679503

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George Washington mandated vaccination.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/opinion/covid-vaccine-mandate.html

#PS1virus

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impress 22
time 2021-06-29 02:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409697560348958731

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What a concept - reinforce police and attack the root
causes of crime.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/biden-crime-plan-transcends-partisan-ideologies/

But since it's Biden's, the GOP will oppose it and talk
about the squad rather than how lawlessness at the top of
the GOP filtered down to the masses on Jan 6.

#PS1justice

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 4%
impress 26
time 2021-06-29 02:09 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409695380552355845

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Between 1619 and 2021, there's not 402 years worth of
difference - and that's the truth that the GOP is desperate
to suppress, in order to sustain its minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/cold-truth-about-republicans-hot-air-over-critical-race-theory/

#PS1minority

=====

impress 24
time 2021-06-29 02:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409693208213221379

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We won't know if there ever really was a deal until there's
a bill passed and on Biden's desk.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/three-things-that-could-still-blow-up-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal/

And McConnell and others intend to block any Biden
initiatives no matter what.

#PS1infrastructure

=====

impress 22
time 2021-06-29 01:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409692130293948418

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"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

Maybe we should think twice before we do that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/george-conway-trump-barr-lawyers/

Trump kept trying to overthrow our constitutional
government by unconstitutional means.   Lawyers and judges
helped stop him.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 29
time 2021-06-29 01:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409691046443843587

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House moves toward select committee.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-bills-government-and-politics-edf2c763ab9d108085e5dd3f83fa5d1d

GOP House members who want to be on that committee better
think carefully before they vote.

#PS1insurrection

=====

impress 27
time 2021-06-29 00:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409676096933556238

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Every man for himself in the Trump administration!
Say whatever it takes to get you through another day,
true or not.     Anybody in the Trump administration is
permanently stained, as future historians will record.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/barr-trump-election-fraud-atlantic/

#PS1trumpism

=====

impress 20
time 2021-06-29 00:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409672488573833218

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Sometimes Fox interviewers hit the mark!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/democrats-hold-gop-accountable-refusing-defend-law-or-order/

Proving that Trumpists are lying hypocrites, but so what?
Everybody knew that already.     That's why their base
loves them so much, because it gives them permission to
do the same.

#PS1trumpism

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time 2021-06-29 00:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409670841533558792

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Around 1960 a TV show, John Gunther's High Road, made his
name familiar to some boomers.     But he had a remarkable
career before, and many of his insights still stand.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/books/review/inside-usa-john-gunther.html

#PS1other

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impress 20
time 2021-06-28 03:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409356579229470722

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Surprise - you can find workers if you offer enough pay!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/business/economy/jobs-workers-unemployment-benefits.html

Red-state Trumpist small business owners seem to have
missed the economics class where they'd have learned that
reducing illegal immigration makes domestic workers more
expensive.

#PS1economics

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engage-rate 7%
impress 15
likes 1
time 2021-06-28 03:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409349643935248386

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Minority rule is not ancient history, but what's being
fortified TODAY -

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

and likewise the conflict over Critical Race Theory is not
really about history and the Founding Fathers, but what's
going on TODAY.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/opinion/critical-race-theory-schools-history.html

#PS1minority

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impress 11
time 2021-06-28 03:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409347626726658050

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Delta might not be that much worse than other variants.
Unless we act to make it so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/opinion/covid-vaccine-variants.html

#PS1virus

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impress 28
time 2021-06-28 03:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409346227955634179

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Jo Jorgensen helped -

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

But Biden mostly won because of Democratic solidarity
among its moderate and left wings.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/biden-primaries-luck-party-presidency/2021/06/23/04de0dce-c309-11eb-9a8d-f95d7724967c_story.html

#PS1election

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impress 16
time 2021-06-28 02:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409344912210812928

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France tiring of Trumpism?

https://apnews.com/article/europe-immigration-elections-migration-government-and-politics-ff993d4af2c5fe7a7d8222a4165d0d18

#PS1foreign

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impress 15
time 2021-06-28 02:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409338680959856643

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Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible

Narcissistic corruption and deceit eventually filters down
from the top to all levels of society.  Whether Putin in
Russia or Trump in America.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/moscow-fake-vaccine-coronavirus/2021/06/26/0881e1e4-cf98-11eb-a224-bd59bd22197c_story.html

#PS1virus

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impress 21
time 2021-06-27 16:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409180440846475264

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"The midterms are very simple. If they are about Trump,
we lose"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-endorsements-republicans/2021/06/26/86228924-d465-11eb-ae54-515e2f63d37d_story.html

But it's ALL about Trump, all the time - better to lose
Congress than let the disloyal go unpunished.

#PS1trump

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impress 19
time 2021-06-27 15:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409176864535416832

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Trump never changes, even after a near-death experience.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/24/nightmare-scenario-book-excerpt/

What's most appalling is the entire GOP is still his
willing personal slave.

#PS1trump

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impress 16
time 2021-06-27 15:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409173707944206342

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After your 15 minutes of fame comes?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mike-gravel-dead/2021/06/27/a496d870-13b4-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html

"I realized that a lot of people I’d regarded as friends
were only people who’d wanted to be around me when I
had power"

Z is for Zero, that's how it all ends, No office, no power,
no money, no friends.

#PS1other

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impress 20
time 2021-06-27 15:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409171084318892034

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Looking for the persuadable middle, just as in politics.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-health-government-and-politics-0ff389cdb6ac2e81e70ab9f486ba2b32

What most people don't understand is that you vaccinate
and mask to protect other people in case you are an
asymptomatic carrier - not uncommon among young healthy
people.

#PS1virus

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impress 19
time 2021-06-27 14:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409162340172324866

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Pillars of minority rule -

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

"The most consistent threat to our democracy has always
been the drive of some leaders to restrict its blessings
to a select few"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/opinion/trump-republican-party.html

#PS1minority

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impress 20
time 2021-06-27 07:09 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409046308774572032

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Some people cultivate the skills to change minds and
change lives.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/opinion/racism-politics-daryl-davis.html

#PS1other

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impress 21
time 2021-06-27 06:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409043541238501376

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Elder abuse in campaign finance - raised to a high art by
both Republicans and Democrats - hoping the seniors are
too befuddled to contest fraudulent charges.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/politics/recurring-donations-seniors.html

But Trump takes the crown for worst.

#PS1democracy

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impress 30
time 2021-06-27 06:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409042162855997442

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Where is Theodore Roosevelt when we need him?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/25/ftc-antitrust-monopoly-silicon-valley/

All kinds of concentrations of power are anti-democratic
and tend to institutionalize themselves.

#PS1economics

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impress 21
time 2021-06-27 06:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409038524788006913

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Immigration is a losing issue - GOP will hammer Democrats
relentlessly, while protecting GOP donors by making sure
that nothing ever really changes - so the supply of cheap
exploitable illegal labor never dries up.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-immigration-2c5747617f9c60b2b3be4ce99895a0b8

#PS1immigration

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impress 19
time 2021-06-27 06:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409036032138387459

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McCarthy dodges a bullet!    He was in the same room with
police officers injured in the Trumpist insurrection -
yet managed to say nothing that would bother Trump!
What a statesman!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-government-and-politics-eaf81f939f397b9977f4d006b66561b7

#PS1gop

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impress 23
time 2021-06-27 06:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409034663469883394

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It's all about Trump all the time!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-fl-state-wire-ohio-campaign-2016-trump-impeachment-939c98aadd22d09056e9ce5a7c79064f

Nothing's changed since 2015.     He'd much rather campaign
than govern.       He could never even sell the GOP on an
infrastructure bill.

#PS1trump

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impress 19
time 2021-06-27 06:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409033653074628612

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"we have to get those two groups to vote for the same
person without realizing it"

That's part of the challenge of minority rule - deceiving
the voters.

https://apnews.com/article/herschel-walker-georgia-campaign-2016-election-2020-senate-elections-1d033027c42e44b0baeb37cfe98a00f7

Which are the worst GOP candidates - athletes, lawyers,
or billionaires?

#PS1gop

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impress 22
time 2021-06-27 06:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1409032142634377216

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America is back - back in the race - but falling behind.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/opinion/america-security-competitiveness.html

It's another victory for the feudal Southern Strategy of
minority rule - make the rich richer let the poor shift
for themselves.   How well did that work for the South?

#PS1minority

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engage-rate 2%
impress 53
retweets 1
time 2021-06-26 13:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408780766201274370

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Brazil on track to surpass US!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-health-08130d56910c5937ec57c45bfea3959c

That's the benefit of retaining unchecked Trumpists
in power.

#PS1virus

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impress 28
time 2021-06-26 13:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408779057894809601

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Teamsters vs Amazon!

https://apnews.com/article/wa-state-wire-technology-business-27b00770b2189ddbd8ddcb64e5bad96c

Neither have ever been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

#PS1economics

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impress 28
time 2021-06-26 13:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408777606535671808

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Trumpist goal #1 - revenge!  Trumpist technique #1 -
mass rallies!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-fl-state-wire-ohio-campaign-2016-trump-impeachment-939c98aadd22d09056e9ce5a7c79064f

Trump can count on Democratic support to feeble Trumpist
candidates to knock out credible legislators in the GOP
primaries and help preserve Democratic majorities.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 26
time 2021-06-26 04:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408647722001854470

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Maybe there wasn't a bipartisan deal after all!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-government-and-politics-7f9226bb825fcf72f2fe5056d1e20ac4

In Silicon Valley this is called the "Friday afternoon bug"
and somebody has to work on the weekend!

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 32
time 2021-06-26 04:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408646056351453185

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Herd immunity may be in reach in Silicon Valley.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/25/covid-herd-immunity-within-reach-in-bay-area-here-is-why/

#PS1virus

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 30
likes 1
time 2021-06-26 04:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408641466537103362

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Pence still can't decide if he's a Trumpist or not.
So it's hard to imagine who might vote for him.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-michael-pence-constitutions-government-and-politics-a8e29ab2c6bc5a5fecd9e4236eb8f3c3

Trumpists BY DEFINITION agree with Trump on everything,
even if they have to change overnight.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 31
time 2021-06-26 04:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408640326311370758

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Announcing a deal that might not amount to anything.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-senate-infrastructure-deal-731487d7540cdf7e48c27124c43cc2d1

Althought Biden conceded on most points, there might not be
10 GOP votes in the Senate, because McConnell opposes the
next, linked part of the deal that involves reconciliation.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 50
time 2021-06-25 19:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408514884522835969

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You can't hire Rudy to represent you in court any more!

https://apnews.com/article/rudy-giuliani-new-york-law-license-suspended-c67f4504a22f8642d6096f29e3a5c51e

But he's still available for covert foreign operations
and domestic propaganda campaigns.

#PS1justice

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impress 34
time 2021-06-25 19:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408513447076065280

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-race-and-ethnicity-immigration-religion-lifestyle-24410d9a43113b4e9fb9e96cbe43f226

#PS1media

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 36
time 2021-06-25 19:49 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1408512729535574018

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"Come to church, bring money, and we'll take care of it"
- Louis Lomax, 1965.

The SBC was founded to protect an elite threatened by
abolitionism.  So it's a natural fit now with the modern
Dixiecrat GOP. Why not incorporate QAnon as well?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/opinion/southern-baptist-convention-christianity.html

#PS1minority

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impress 40
time 2021-06-20 14:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406615394694033419

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Another of Trump's greatest legacies - eroding the
integrity of the Dept of Justice.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/16/merrick-garland-apple-schiff-justice/

#PS1justice

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impress 37
time 2021-06-20 13:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406612164245278725

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The Trumpiest kind of Trumpists!   No wonder Trump believed
them.   If you want so much to believe, it must be true!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/italygate-michele-edwards-meadows-trump/2021/06/19/2f6314d2-d05f-11eb-8014-2f3926ca24d9_story.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 32
time 2021-06-20 13:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406606712774094849

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More of the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-technology-hacking-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-46cb7e237e79145f39e38828cb5e797d

#PS1media

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impress 39
time 2021-06-19 14:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406258521545404417

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-house-elections-election-2020-campaign-2016-909592b6c8a48859135d40c3bbb1e816

#PS1media

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impress 40
time 2021-06-19 14:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406257785055059972

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Another of Trump's lasting contributions - making the US
government work like a banana republic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/17/biden-american-diplomacy-vs-american-reality/

It will take a lot longer to fix the damage than it took
to create it.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 41
time 2021-06-19 13:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406235410087366658

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That was the news that wasn't - NYT version

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions

#PS1media

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impress 38
time 2021-06-19 12:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1406229983522029572

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It takes millions of dollars to keep the fantasy echo
chamber going, but Mike Lindell is there to pay for it.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-wi-state-wire-elections-government-and-politics-531fdbf8fc31edcfdc756e31bded9bc4

#PS1election

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engage 2
engage-rate 4%
impress 53
time 2021-06-18 05:26 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405758714615795726

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Greg Abbott can do what Trump couldn't?  Convince private
landowners to divide their property with a wall?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/texas-border-wall-abbott.html

He has one advantage - there iisn't much Federal land
in Texas, because it was an independent republic when it
joined the US.

#PS1immigration

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
expands 1
impress 46
time 2021-06-18 03:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405723757038112772

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Does it make sense to intervene in ancient conflicts?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/opinion/ethiopia-tigray-crisis.html

There is nothing you can do that is not taking sides.
But sometimes you have to take sides in a holocaust.

#PS1foreign

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impress 37
time 2021-06-18 03:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405722464735285250

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Capitol insurrection? Major corporate and private donors
have gotten over that!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/opinion/capitol-attack-political-donations.html

After all, GOP might control Congress in 2023, so donors
have to maintain their good standing!  They soon got over
their infection of ethical responsibility!

#PS1democracy

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impress 39
time 2021-06-18 02:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405721402997567492

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"ubiquity of loss" is a powerful theme for preserving
minority rule - everywhere.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/opinion/trump-global-populism.html

#PS1minority

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impress 34
time 2021-06-18 02:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405719835552620545

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"America is in crisis"

Indeed it is -

"our main crisis is we're not the majority"

An honest Republican!    Who'd have thought?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/house-republicans-outrage.html

"The Republicans need to seed a sense of instability,
overreach and fear"

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1437109789966869

#PS1gop

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impress 36
time 2021-06-18 02:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405715247311192065

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No doubt the "moderate" GOP senators will help draft a
bipartisan bill... and then vote against it with their GOP
colleagues to maintain party unity.    Though GOP donors
like public-private partnerships.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/democrats-infrastructure-deal-congress.html

We've seen this movie.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 39
time 2021-06-18 02:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405708918303559682

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"there was no conceivable Democratic bill he could support"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/joe-manchin-democrats-voting-rights.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-manchin-abrams/2021/06/17/986b984c-cf82-11eb-8014

#PS1democracy

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impress 33
time 2021-06-18 02:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405707435805790209

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Who voted against Juneteenth?  The usual suspects, plus
a few you haven't heard of.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/republicans-against-juneteenth.html

But apparently Greene and Gaetz decided to hold their fire
for once.

#PS1other

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engage-rate 2%
expands 1
impress 47
time 2021-06-18 01:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405706033838792714

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GOP is all in for fantasy and against fact.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/17/andrew-clyde-snub-dc-police-officer-jan-6/

It's the only way they can defend minority rule.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 37
time 2021-06-18 01:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405692375020707840

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It's about time! If Congress has to agree to declare war,
we'll never declare another war again, except against the
other party.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/aumf-repeal-congress/2021/06/17/1bd1ec70-cf76-11eb-a7f1-52b8870bef7c_story.html

But most wars historically have been motivated by domestic
political considerations more than external threats.

#PS1politics

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impress 38
time 2021-06-18 00:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405691311525535746

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Where in the world can a poor miner billionaire go to burn
coal and oil?

No problem -  Kentucky, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
are all eager to help!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bitcoin-mining-china-crypto-america/2021/06/17/0a39c3a8-c903-11eb-8708-64991f2acf28_story.html

Billionaires don't believe in climate change if it affects
their bottom line.

#PS1technology

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impress 42
time 2021-06-18 00:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405686741898387457

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Global connectedness means global problems!

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-b372a6796f95a3f51fbbb2bc8f6b40bf

#PS1technology

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impress 34
time 2021-06-18 00:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405683002542198788

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As expected by everybody except Manchin - the GOP is not
interested in bipartisanship.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-voting-bills-a9c2f6facbda15c61ee7cc6709bf60a4

Like Slavery and Segregation, Suppression of voting come
under "States rights" and the defenders of minority rule
want no Federal role.

#PS1democracy

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impress 34
time 2021-06-18 00:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405679635044528132

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FACT-finding commissions?      Don't expect any GOP
support for that.     Now fantasy-finding commissions -
that's something they could get behind!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-health-213f6931e5414f40af1037697c25559b

The only truth that matters is the truth about what
you feel!   Even if it's a fantasy.

#PS1virus

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engage-rate 5%
impress 39
likes 1
time 2021-06-17 19:58 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405615759141654529

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Looks like a chance to prove that GOP will even vote down
Manchin's voting rights bill.      Maybe that will convince
him to eliminate filibuster.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-wv-state-wire-bills-voting-voting-rights-bc24ba5e44e1c52516fead3ea498d63f

However, if it does pass, that wouldn't be a bad thing,
though more work remains to be done.

#PS1democracy

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impress 41
time 2021-06-17 19:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405601342089924612

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Russians, Republicans - they've finally come to see that
they are not enemies but are united in preserving minority
rule by any available means.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/16/republicans-parroted-putins-propaganda-now-putin-parrots-republican-propaganda/

#PS1minority

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 40
time 2021-06-17 00:29 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405321746467590146

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Dana Rohrabacher was right where you'd expect him to be -
patrioticly supporting Putin by rioting at the Capitol.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-capitol-siege-riots-0f465ba4590fec2be7e186dd6d30d5fa

#PS1insurrection

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impress 52
time 2021-06-17 00:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405318774681571330

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Forced assimilation of minorities by destroying their
culture - should be familiar to Native Americans.

https://apnews.com/article/dalai-lama-tibet-china-europe-business-ee607f3daa747b03414c972541251306

#PS1china

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impress 41
time 2021-06-17 00:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1405317809916186627

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Lots of plausible deniability and no deterrence for
cyberweapon attacks.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/world/europe/biden-putin-cyberweapons.html

#PS1technology

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impress 45
time 2021-06-16 02:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404996702616965126

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The FBI is only half done.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/us/politics/capitol-riot-inquiry-fbi-congress.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 39
time 2021-06-16 02:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404995196496973825

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"Iran's ruling clerics cultivate and celebrate conflict
with America and Israel as an essential tool for locking
themselves in power"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/opinion/iran-biden-nuclear-deal.html

Minority rule works the same way everywhere.

#PS1mideast

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impress 47
time 2021-06-16 02:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404990584096321536

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Sure enough, 21 House Republicans vote against a medal
for the police who defended them on Jan 6.  So much for
law and order GOP!

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/congressional-gold-medal-house-vote/index.html

Maybe if the medal were for police who joined the
insurrection, these 21 would be first on board.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 47
time 2021-06-16 00:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404966346689892355

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Know what a SPAC is?    It's a good deal for somebody -
but probably not you!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/business/lordstown-motors-steve-burns-julio-rodriguez.html

#PS1economics

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impress 44
time 2021-06-16 00:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404955254479671301

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Amazon has been an algorithmic employer - debugging the
algorithms on live employees, engendering an amazing
employee turnover.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/us/politics/amazon-warehouse-workers.html

#PS1economics

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impress 29
time 2021-06-15 23:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404947471051104259

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People that didn't even know they had covid might develop
long-term conditions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/health/covid-19-patients.html

#PS1virus

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impress 28
time 2021-06-15 23:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404946101707235329

==========


Biden and Putin both seem to be using the summit mostly
to fortify their political positions at home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-biden-summit-geneva/2021/06/15/52b17694-cd22-11eb-a224-bd59bd22197c_story.html

#PS1foreign

=====

impress 38
time 2021-06-15 23:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404942098126622722

==========


Chinese keep busy while Russians hog the spotlight.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-hacking-technology-business-7350235e07d46ba5afc1238b553ea4b9

#PS1technology

=====

impress 30
time 2021-06-15 23:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404941068282388485

==========


It didn't work, except as a dress rehearsal for next time.

https://apnews.com/article/emails-show-trump-pressured-justice-department-election-2020-4f35f18009e8c88b3cddcdc3f4bdd54f

#PS1election

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impress 41
time 2021-06-15 22:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404931017912160260

==========


Armed forces don't like to admit loose inventory
procedures.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-business-gun-politics-crime-6caba27108d05a8b7c1860959d1ae130

#PS1other

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impress 34
time 2021-06-15 22:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404929899370999808

==========


A kind word for the new, unlikely Israeli governing
coalition.       It might not work, but at least they were
all willing to try.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/opinion/israel-government-coalition.html

#PS1democracy

=====

impress 36
time 2021-06-15 05:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404668309677633540

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Everybody's got a bipartisan infrastructure plan.
But nobody has 60 Senate votes for it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/14/congress-white-house-infrastructure/

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 37
time 2021-06-15 04:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404661282553307137

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Not much repentance after all!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-greene-apologizes-for-comparing-face-masks-to-holocaust-but-stands-by-comparison-of-democrats-to-nazi-party/2021/06/14/552869f8-cd6a-11eb-8cd2-4e95230cfac2_story.html

She still compares Democrats to Nazis.   But Trumpism
is National Socialism reincarnate - but after he came to
power, Trump forgot all about socialism, just as Hitler
did, to insure support from the ruling class.

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 48
time 2021-06-15 04:38 +0000
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404659552306434048

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Yes you can still get the virus even if you are vaccinated.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-germany-europe-g-7-summit-coronavirus-pandemic-4f651d5bd7a83606a4de0c321b8a037a

#PS1virus

=====

impress 35
time 2021-06-15 04:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404658277393199104

==========


Sincere repentance is the first step toward sincere
forgiveness.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-ga-state-wire-health-coronavirus-pandemic-387c47e4f784a0943446cc32bd8d1e7b

We'll see if this repentance brings forth sincere fruits
of the spirit.   Roy Cohn never repented anything!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 45
time 2021-06-15 04:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404657144293588993

==========


Pandemic is not over -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/14/covid-cases-vaccination-rates/

Especially for poor people -

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-california-coronavirus-pandemic-race-and-ethnicity-health-341950a902affc651dc268dba6d83264

Being cautious did not hinder economic recovery -

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/13/californias-stricter-covid-rules-did-not-hurt-the-economy-report/

#PS1virus

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impress 31
time 2021-06-14 22:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404570816545656832

==========


FBI getting more anxious about QAnon.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-joe-biden-violence-religion-33093d606470be4bc0cd8df6a474a097

The movement seems to have swept up all the aimless
violent crazies.

#PS1qanon

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impress 32
time 2021-06-14 21:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404549724548390914

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Political democracy rejects concentration of political
power in one person.

Economic democracy rejects concentration of economic power
in one person.

Why? The harm of one bad powerful actor outweighs all the
good of other powerful actors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/warren-buffett-billionaire-taxes.html

#PS1democracy

=====

impress 33
time 2021-06-14 04:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404299766423449603

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"America¢s high rate of poverty is a policy choice,
and there are reasons we choose it over and over again"

Not just rich people want poverty institutionalized.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/stimulus-unemployment-republicans-poverty.html

#PS1economics

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impress 33
time 2021-06-14 04:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404297560756350979

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"a wandering outrage in search of a problem"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/critical-race-theory.html

Stirring up conflict among the masses is a pillar of
minority rule.

#PS1minority

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impress 34
time 2021-06-14 04:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404295865389383680

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The US is a tax haven!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/us-corporate-tax-rate-biden.html

The GOP and quite a few Democratic legislators are funded
by anonymous corporate donors.      They're not going to
tax these "job creators" - because the jobs the donors
create are the legislator's own.

#PS1tax

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impress 36
time 2021-06-14 04:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404294695694393348

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Limitarianism?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/12/is-it-time-limit-personal-wealth/

In order to maintain equality of opportunity it's
necessary to limit the liberty of the extremely wealthy.
A good start would be to eliminate unlimited dark money
in politics.

#PS1theory

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impress 36
time 2021-06-14 04:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404291603976527872

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GOP making a case for regional federalism!

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

They don't want to lose any more elections, so make those
elections less important for everybody else.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-are-gnawing-at-the-foundations-of-americas-free-and-fair-elections/2021/06/13/3f40ffa0-cacd-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html

#PS1gop

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impress 34
time 2021-06-14 04:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404290408826368000

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"What do you call somebody who votes with Trump 99 percent
of the time? A traitor!"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rice-trump-impeach-election/2021/06/13/88b9d8b4-ca05-11eb-afd0-9726f7ec0ba6_story.html

Revenge is Trump's Job #1.     Roy Cohn would be so proud.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 37
time 2021-06-14 04:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404288465408299010

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Putin is counting on Trumpism keeping America divided and
impotent so he can do what he wants.    It's up to Biden
to convince him otherwise, but 50 Trumpist GOP senators
are in the way.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/biden-putin-summit-trump-helsinki-ukraine-belarus-navalny-20210610.html

#PS1russian

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impress 37
time 2021-06-14 02:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404269167155372036

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Trump didn't trust his translators either!    Foreign
leaders who could speak English had an advantage.

Every other president wanted his words recorded accurately.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-joe-biden-only-on-ap-europe-317bb31f5eab12eeb6d0bd03d2e9852b

#PS1trump

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impress 30
time 2021-06-14 02:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404264781012377605

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Can international norms affect national behavior?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-us-un-cyber-norms/2021/06/12/9b608cd4-866b-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html

#PS1foreign

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impress 32
time 2021-06-14 00:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404233465629876224

==========


The evolution of In the Heights - to meet the moment of
the moment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/11/in-the-heights-immigration/

#PS1immigration

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impress 42
time 2021-06-14 00:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404231083684556805

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It wasn't over for these people.   Some didn't get vaccine,
some couldn't, some did.    But we got from 500,000
to 600,000.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

America is still #1 - by a large margin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/11/600000-covid-deaths-us/

Wear your mask to protect others.  And yourself.

#PS1virus

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impress 38
time 2021-06-14 00:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404229265940389889

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What the GOP really thinks about crime - buy more guns!
Even when the shooting is on Sixth St, hardly a rifle shot
away from the Texas state capitol.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/3-overnight-shootings-in-austin-1-day-after-6th-street-mass-shooting/

Defunding police unlikely.      Likewise disarming the
public.  Fire away!

#PS1firearms

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impress 64
time 2021-06-13 23:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404225882055528452

==========


6 of the 8 states with increasing infection rates have
GOP governors,

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-states-trend-declining-infection-8df5fe34e1c4c6e475da4010438a250f

who tout the economic recovery their Federal legislators
voted against -

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-joe-biden-economy-coronavirus-pandemic-21da440bdd8b91df73b7392c3a216719

though their no-lockdown immunity was obtained by infection
and death.

#PS1virus

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impress 46
time 2021-06-13 23:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404223789760598020

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GOP plans to run against crime and defunding police, even
though crime is rising everywhere and almost all Democrats
are opposed to defunding police.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-republicans-democrats-police-defund-crime-murder-a3f94cba375d526040763350c9acbc28

#PS1justice

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impress 44
time 2021-06-13 23:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404221244942077955

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Trumpism's greatest triumph might be going on right now
at the local election official level - partisanship is
driving out competence through fatigue and threats of jail
and violence wherever GOP is in control.

https://apnews.com/article/election-officials-retire-trump-2020-threats-misinformation-3b810d8b3b3adee2ca409689788b863f

#PS1election

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impress 47
time 2021-06-13 23:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404219655435128836

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Trump didn't trust anybody!

https://apnews.com/article/don-mcgahn-subpoena-trump-apple-russia-probe-leaks-justice-1252749aa9ad526cc01d633949bd9b5a

#PS1impeachment

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impress 44
time 2021-06-13 20:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404178327208742914

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The Baptists split over slavery before the Civil War.
Now the descendants of the pro-slavery Baptists might split
into Trumpist and non-Trumpist branches.  They don't call
it that, but that's what they mean.

Splitting's what Protestants do.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/us/southern-baptists-conservatives.html

#PS1other

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impress 45
time 2021-06-13 07:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403972919412150281

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Conglomerates excel at a few things - executive
compensation - and destroying shareholder value and
workers' jobs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/opinion/att-warner-bros-discovery.html

Has ATT discovered that being a regulated telephone company
is not such a bad business after all?

#PS1economics

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impress 51
time 2021-06-13 06:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403970365173338123

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China has taught us to be more careful about globalization.
Will we remember the lesson?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/economic-nationalism-biden-trump-trade.html

#PS1trade

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impress 47
time 2021-06-13 06:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403968495751110656

==========


Five myths about ransomware.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-ransomware/2021/06/10/b1e00344-c8b1-11eb-81b1-34796c7393af_story.html

#PS1technology

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impress 48
time 2021-06-13 06:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403967214886158341

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Hazards of contacting aliens.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/ufo-report-aliens-seti/2021/06/09/1402f6a8-c899-11eb-81b1-34796c7393af_story.html

Earthly experience of cultures contacting is that it turns
out very badly for the less technologically advanced.

#PS1technology

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 52
time 2021-06-13 06:43 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403966159603462148

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Trump is the most influential American president since FDR.
He convinced the Europeans that America is an unreliable
ally.       They are afraid the next abler bolder Trumpist
will be even worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-shadow-g7/2021/06/12/9b1166e4-c9ec-11eb-93fa-9053a95eb9f2_story.html

#PS1foreign

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impress 45
time 2021-06-13 06:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403963786386571270

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No GOP coup in 2024?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/opinion/trump-2024.html

What about 2028?  The important thing is that GOP officials
are normalizing unconstitutional means of gaining power.
Trump might be too incompetent to fully benefit, but what
about his abler bolder successor?

#PS1gop

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impress 48
time 2021-06-13 06:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403962032785739777

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What happens to a disappointed narcissist?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/opinion/sunday/donald-trump.html

#PS1trump

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impress 44
time 2021-06-13 06:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403960070606524419

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Another argument for flat tax!

https://www.one-flat-tax.net/

Know what carried interest is?    You should!   Every
senator does.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/business/private-equity-taxes.html

And nobody's going to do anything about it on McConnell's
watch!

#PS1tax

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impress 41
time 2021-06-13 06:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403958855814451200

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Time for one flat tax?

https://www.one-flat-tax.net/

Taxes still optional for rich.

"My intention as the author of the 2017 tax reform was
not that multibillionaires ought to pay no taxes"

But that WAS the intention of your campaign donors!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/opinion/billionaires-taxes.html

#PS1tax

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impress 45
time 2021-06-13 06:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403955877116223489

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GOP legislators want to talk about possible future
inflation but voters and the right-wing media don't care.
Legislators talked about fantasy issues for so long that
their voter base and media think they are the only real
thing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/gop-biden-culture-wars/2021/06/11/da382114-cac3-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html

#PS1gop

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impress 38
time 2021-06-12 12:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403696226621480970

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Consolidation of industries is inherently risky for
everybody else.      But consolidated industrial giants
have a lot more political clout with legislators.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-09/jbs-cyberattack-shows-vulnerability-of-world-food-supplies

#PS1economics

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impress 71
time 2021-06-12 04:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403573975465160706

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How Manchin fits into WV politics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/politics/joe-manchin-west-virginia.html

Any plausible alternative is worse.

#PS1politics

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 38
likes 1
time 2021-06-12 03:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403562503993323523

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Nobody wants to talk about their Ukraine testimony.
Worried about perjury?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/11/new-questions-about-key-gop-impeachment-witness-trump/

#PS1ukraine

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impress 54
time 2021-06-12 03:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403551573364461574

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Cruising into the unexpected.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/06/10/cruise-covid-celebrity-vaccine/

It's not over!

#PS1virus

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impress 65
time 2021-06-12 00:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403504195756445697

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That was the week that wasn't!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-canada-technology-gun-politics-religion-a7dd90823ca346534f1087ba0b1071b1

#PS1media

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impress 60
time 2021-06-12 00:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403503337333399560

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Trumpism in the air!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/06/11/flights-mask-incidents-faa-fines/

What You Feel is the only truth that matters!     Only
suckers follow somebody else's rules!

#PS1other

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impress 63
time 2021-06-11 22:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403476618656423938

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Another investigation.    Will Barr agree to testify
under oath?

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-ca-state-wire-europe-business-76af370a04c6d80613c9e9ba1e54c8c6

#PS1trump

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impress 71
time 2021-06-11 18:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403414900391628802

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How the GOP plans to win in 2022 and 2024 - by talking
about "defund the police" and "critical race theory"
- neither of which they can define, but they can run
against anyway, to avoid talking about the virus and
economic recovery.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/republicans-democrats-midterm-election.html

#PS1gop

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impress 81
time 2021-06-11 14:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403364590860210177

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The Pentagon Papers didn't change a thing?

They only confirmed what everybody already knew -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/pentagon-papers-daniel-ellsberg.html

Every administration since made the same mistakes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/pentagon-papers-vietnam-afghanistan.html

"National security" is often just "administration
security".

#PS1theory

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impress 83
time 2021-06-11 13:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403349012409819141

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A Potemkin bitcoin economy.

https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-el-salvador-bitcoin-lifestyle-technology-d30c52b39e16ef49e4b6342fdc885c92

#PS1technology

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impress 72
time 2021-06-11 12:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403334202825740289

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The future of Afghanistan.

https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-shootings-05612533bbcbfa2d836d46d84b82ee92

But it's hard to see how things would be any different if
the US waited another 20 years before withdrawing.

#PS1mideast

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impress 74
time 2021-06-11 12:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403332598575685637

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Who wants to be a cop these days?

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-george-floyd-racial-injustice-only-on-ap-coronavirus-pandemic-d434cc8023875ddb996abb7df0a7bc44

#PS1justice

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impress 72
time 2021-06-11 12:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403330527168401420

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Why the GOP will never sign off on Biden's infrastructure
plans.     They wouldn't even sign off on Trump's!
Because there's nothing in it for the major GOP donors,
so why bother?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/opinion/why-wont-republicans-rebuild-america.html

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 75
time 2021-06-11 04:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403206032998879232

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Ideas for taxing wealthy -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/10/mad-about-how-little-rich-people-pay-taxes-heres-how-get-them-pony-up/

But eliminating reduced rates on capital gains, eliminating
depreciation on real estate, eliminating stepped-up basis
of assets at death, and enacting the minimum tax on global
corporations  would go a long way.

#PS1tax

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engage 1
engage-rate 1%
expands 1
impress 84
time 2021-06-11 04:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403204800003510275

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Ever hear of male privilege?     They never have to think
about this.    At least if they are white.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/10/im-woman-who-runs-rural-roads-fear-is-always-there/

#PS1other

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impress 71
time 2021-06-11 04:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403202671582978049

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Three percenters make the FBI list.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/three-percenters-charged-conspiracy-capitol-riot/2021/06/10/f84091e6-c9ec-11eb-81b1-34796c7393af_story.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 71
time 2021-06-11 04:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403201901231964164

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Florida Board of Education say they intend to "serve
students with facts rather than trying to indoctrinate them
with ideology" and so in the traditional minority-rule way,
they actually intend to serve students with ideology rather
than facts.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-race-and-ethnicity-government-and-politics-education-74d0af6c52c0009ec3fa3ee9955b0a8d

#PS1other

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impress 75
time 2021-06-11 04:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403200644173897730

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You'd have to be Republican to understand!

"the package would not include tax increases...
the package does propose that the gas tax be indexed to
rise at the rate of inflation"

Meaning no tax increases on major GOP donors?

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-joe-biden-4f93bdf711564f724282b323eb7f9b30

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 73
time 2021-06-11 03:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403198816736538624

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Trump was snooping in all sorts of places!

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-5b6f6bf0daf8bccf106a90d2ff52686c

He didn't like leakage of embarrassing facts.

#PS1impeachment

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impress 73
time 2021-06-11 03:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403196260631252994

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More immediate side effects of the virus

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-diabetes-science-heart-disease-health-213fe132f33c9428ea39274ffb96aa01

#PS1virus

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impress 71
time 2021-06-11 02:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403172689418735617

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Alabama legalizes yoga in schools!

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/os-ne-yoga-no-longer-banned-in-alabama-public-schools-20210521-jnp5pievajdt7f2u2h3u3oucfm-story.html

#PS1other

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impress 71
time 2021-06-11 02:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403171966421331971

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Anti-vaxxers will even travel to MARIN COUNTY to shout
down reason.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/10/marin-congressman-huffman-heckled-by-anti-vaccine-protesters/

The SONOMA COUNTY GOP told them to!  Trumpism in action -
bringing AR15's next time?

If you're not from the Bay Area, you might not know how
ALL-CAPS CRAZY this is.

#PS1gop

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impress 81
time 2021-06-10 23:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403133487725498370

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Does a positive test mean you are infectious?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/10/can-you-spread-covid-if-youre-vaccinated-have-no-symptoms-and-test-positive/

Nobody's sure.

#PS1virus

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impress 53
time 2021-06-10 23:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403130556511096833

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Remember the Pentagon Papers?     Sometimes "patriotic"
and "lawful" are not the same thing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/opinion/fincen-buzzfeed-edwards-prison.html

#PS1justice

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impress 53
time 2021-06-10 23:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403127969657155584

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This should be a good campaign.     The main advantage
Marco Rubio could claim is that he is a white man who'll
get as much dark campaign money as he needs.   This 2022
Senate race might be a preview of the 2024 presidential
election.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/10/val-demings-can-show-democrats-how-it-is-done/

#PS1election

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impress 59
time 2021-06-10 23:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403126490728779780

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The persuadable voters that decide swing  elections
moves left gradually - as they have for almost a century.
The progressive voices cry in the wilderness but don't
see all their dreams fulfilled, but slow progress happens
anyway.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/10/moderate-democrats-are-winning-elections-progressives-are-winning-war/

#PS1politics

=====

impress 47
time 2021-06-10 23:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403125049087856640

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Paying more gets you more and better applicants!    Who
would have thought that capitalism applies to labor, too!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/10/worker-shortage-raising-wages/

#PS1recovery

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impress 49
time 2021-06-10 22:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403123164859699204

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Act on infrastructure and move on.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-split-biden-infrastructure/2021/06/10/f1f95a8e-c91f-11eb-afd0-9726f7ec0ba6_story.html

An unforeseen special election could put McConnell back
in charge.

The Democrats must do what they can with reconciliation
and get the GOP to vote on record on the rest.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1432450660432782

#PS1democracy

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impress 61
time 2021-06-10 22:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403121228332761093

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Manchin is as far left as WV gets.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/09/manchin-filibuster-bonus-senate-seat/

Be glad to complain about him instead of any plausible
Republican replacement.

#PS1politics

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impress 46
time 2021-06-10 21:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403107744387764224

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Deposed Trumpist personality cultists all sound alike!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-israel-middle-east-government-and-politics-9785d2410bf55bce06b893b19b3e6234

#PS1mideast

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impress 49
time 2021-06-10 20:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403083364366651392

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Trump will run again, and the major GOP donors approve.
From their point of view, Trump is less dangerous than his
abler and bolder would-be successors, who might attempt
the wrong revolutionary changes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/opinion/republican-party-2022.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1432348923776289

#PS1trumpism

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impress 54
time 2021-06-10 19:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403067018966814724

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"Over the past 25 years, I.R.S. resources have been
steadily cut"

No accident!   That must be what major GOP donors prefer.
That's not changing in any kind of bipartisan way.
So with filibuster intact, it's not changing at all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/opinion/politics/irs-tax-evasion-geithner-lew-paulson-summers-rubin.html

#PS1tax

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engage-rate 2%
impress 49
time 2021-06-10 18:40 +0000
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403059554443616258

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How much social science belongs in the Journal of
Irreproducible Results?

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

Complex problems are rarely completely solved by simple
solutions, though sometimes they help.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/opinion/psychology-ted-talk.html

#PS1other

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impress 49
time 2021-06-10 18:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403049575246483458

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It's all about the persuadable middle.   In 2022 the far
right will be out in force to support Trump's candidates.
The far left better not support Trump by staying home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcauliffe-virginia-new-jersey-democratic-primaries/2021/06/09/d3f37e56-c943-11eb-81b1-34796c7393af_story.html

#PS1politics

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impress 44
time 2021-06-10 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403044153357791249

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What does it take to avoid a filibuster?      Propose a
bill that Republican donors like and then claim no credit
for it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/09/believe-it-or-not-senate-actually-passed-very-ambitious-bill/

#PS1politics

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impress 42
time 2021-06-10 17:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403038161542914048

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Another delayed complication of the virus.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/10/childhood-vaccination-falloff-increased-risk-disease-outbreaks/

#PS1virus

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impress 49
time 2021-06-10 17:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403036890580754435

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Population control and the standard of living.

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

You can't adjust one without adjusting the other.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/08/china-family-planning-population-crisis/

#PS1china

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impress 46
time 2021-06-10 15:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403018789050978304

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Trumpism in action - it's true if you BELIEVE it's true.
Good enough for Ohio legislators!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/09/sherri-tenpenny-magnetized-vaccine-ohio/

Were you wondering what was up with all those people you
see walking around with forks and spoons stuck to them?

#PS1virus

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impress 44
time 2021-06-10 15:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403016870588944387

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Trumpists do it the Trump way!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/09/joshua-hall-trump-imposter-fraud/

It's true if you FEEL it's true!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 45
time 2021-06-10 04:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402852572222820357

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Some folks just can't seem to stay out of trouble.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-us-supreme-court-texas-election-2020-071cd81a1447f17bfd115edffc4ff456

No surprise that so many of them gravitate toward Trump,
a kindred spirit.

#PS1justice

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impress 45
time 2021-06-10 04:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402850058354135044

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Taxes remain optional for rich people.      They all think
it's justified.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/08/wealthy-irs-taxes/

#PS1tax

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impress 48
time 2021-06-10 00:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402788908123885569

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Restoring history by removing the rewrites.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/08/not-far-tulsa-quieter-consequential-correction-historical-record/

#PS1justice

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impress 43
time 2021-06-10 00:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402787510191751173

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GOP says NO to paycheck fairness.       Presumably echoing
their major donors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/09/gender-pay-gap-minimum-wage/

#PS1politics

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impress 45
time 2021-06-10 00:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402786626095378437

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Odd justice system!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bureau-of-prisons-bank-system/2021/06/08/2aff9766-c3d1-11eb-8c18-fd53a628b992_story.html

#PS1justice

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impress 44
time 2021-06-10 00:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402783362759086080

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Expect more ransomwear attacks, unless the FBI knows how
to routinely get the money back.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/09/jbs-11-million-ransom/

#PS1russian

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impress 40
time 2021-06-09 23:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402777165410623488

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Trump is keeping a lot of his followers in jail.
They better remember that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-election-claims-capitol-breach-defendants/2021/06/08/036f57ee-bf22-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 34
time 2021-06-09 23:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402776095791878145

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Prostitution diminishes both parties, especially when they
are Church and State.   Political power attracts the wrong
kind of people to religious leadership.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/08/decline-fall-southern-baptist-convention/

#PS1other

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impress 42
time 2021-06-09 06:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402520268644384770

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In the great Alabama tradition of Roy Moore!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/08/attack-capitol-sure-stay-out-my-garage/

#PS1gop

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impress 40
time 2021-06-09 06:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402519117198815232

==========


Maybe you need to keep critical data local, and just
use the cloud for backup.       However that was not the
Fastly problem.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-17a6b1f238588758aabc53597f8b22af

#PS1technology

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impress 58
time 2021-06-09 06:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402517769489248259

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Why the global minimum tax agreement is so important.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/opinion/yellens-new-alliance-against-leprechauns.html

The real challenge is in getting legislation passed to
implement it.      It's dead on arrival in the US Senate
now that GOP is free of fear of filibuster.

#PS1tax

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impress 52
time 2021-06-08 13:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402260132197638144

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Wonder what other "encrypted" apps aren't?

https://apnews.com/article/europe-technology-a6ac691e26be2efc6e2f4a6974117536

#PS1technology

=====

impress 43
time 2021-06-08 12:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402243578072498178

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What if everybody's data is in the cloud - and it just
floats away?

https://apnews.com/article/internet-outage-down-fastly-7c607c931faba19584975da74c8fa633

#PS1technology

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impress 42
time 2021-06-08 12:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402242557937999878

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"As long as you have consensus on the right, standing
together in lockstep, you're not going to have a bipartisan
break"

So much for Manchin's fantasies about HR4!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-voting-rights-voting-government-and-politics-365b422b2155aa21755d742cd801317c

#PS1democracy

=====

impress 51
time 2021-06-08 05:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402135338059923462

==========


Even fully vaccinated people need to mask up around some
other fully vaccinated people.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/07/breakthrough-covid-death-fully-vaccinated-napa-woman-dies-from-virus/

#PS1virus

=====

impress 51
time 2021-06-08 04:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402117387785150466

==========


Is Benitez just a loose cannon?    Or a harbinger of a
future Supreme Court ruling?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/will-newly-conservative-supreme-court-strengthen-second-amendment/

#PS1firearms

=====

impress 50
time 2021-06-08 03:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402106159109005313

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Suffer little children to be gone from me.  Know ye
not that the undocumented shall not inherit the kingdom
of Texas?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/no-room-inn-texas/

#PS1immigration

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impress 40
time 2021-06-08 03:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402105170226417668

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The economy is paying the price for just-in-time purchasing
and just-in-time hiring - transient phenomena throw it
for a loop - temporarily.       It will straighten itself
out over time - just as nobody is hoarding toilet paper
any more.

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-economy-business-94b3c6313cfed5c66d0729729b62b414

#PS1recovery

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impress 44
time 2021-06-08 03:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402101509404323862

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The purpose of GOP audits is to undermine democracy,
not reinforce it.     They want to keep the lie in the
public eye and ear until enough people believe it due
to repetition.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/us/arizona-recount-audit-republicans.html

#PS1election

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impress 33
time 2021-06-07 23:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402051836975091712

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Birthrates decline and populations age wherever women
get the knowledge and means to control family size.
That's infuriated ambitious dictators for decades.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/please-hold-panic-about-world-population-decline-its-non-problem/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1430453193965862

#PS1other

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impress 40
time 2021-06-07 23:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402047807347847169

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Want to connect with your neighbors?     No problem, you
need to do nothing.     Don't want to connect?    Then you
have to act.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/07/amazon-sidewalk-network/

#PS1technology

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impress 33
time 2021-06-07 23:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402043600456744961

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GOP legislators always respond to the will of The People.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/whats-matter-with-texas-legislators/

You understand that The People are the major GOP donors
and the single-issue voter blocs they rely on.  Once you
have those, nobody else matters.

#PS1gop

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impress 40
time 2021-06-07 23:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402042122467909634

==========


Keep producing the right kinds of soldiers!

Hitler imposed a bachelor tax to get Aryan birth rates up.
Maybe Xi will too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/07/china-three-child-feminism/

#PS1china

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impress 45
time 2021-06-07 23:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402039658951806980

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2020 is just a dress rehearsal.      GOP doesn't plan to
lose any more elections, no matter what the vote.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/us/politics/republican-election-fraud-claims.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/republican-loyalty-trump-isnt-just-about-big-lie-its-much-worse/

The worst is giving blanket authority to state legislatures
to disregard any election outcome they don't like.

#PS1gop

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impress 40
time 2021-06-07 22:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402037390928089089

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Everything's coming up Milhouse for McConnell!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/mitch-mcconnells-plan-is-coming-together-perfectly/

Bipartisanship is for two parties that both want to
accomplish something.      Now GOP is fine with just
blocking and tackling, so no need to compromise.

#PS1gop

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impress 33
time 2021-06-07 22:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402034793768833024

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Trump can be re-elected in 2024 - the GOP is doing
everything it can to make sure that happens, no matter
what the actual vote.   If not Trump, somebody worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/too-many-people-are-still-underestimating-trump/

Somebody not as bad as Trump?   They're left on the dock
after the GOP sailed.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 38
time 2021-06-07 22:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402033355277824001

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Surprise! Many GOP governors have a personal financial
interest in depressing wages by ending unemployment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/07/gop-pandemic-unemployment-aid/

#PS1recovery

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impress 38
time 2021-06-07 22:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402031681058447360

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"backed by private fundraising campaigns whose donors
are unknown"

But you could have guessed that they'd want to keep the
money very dark.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pennsylvania-2020-ballot-audits/2021/06/06/4e456952-bfe0-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html

#PS1election

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impress 35
time 2021-06-07 22:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1402029942259412995

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Why taxing global corporations is such a big deal!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/business/media/viacom-cbs-tax-scheme.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/business/dealbook/viacomcbs-tax-shelters.html

Even if it's legal, it would require enormous resources
at taxing authorities to verify that.        The GOP's
job is to make sure the IRS lacks those resources.

#PS1tax

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impress 43
time 2021-06-07 20:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401995704222904320

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Just-in-time logistics optimizes the normal steady state.
It has no penalty function for failures during abnormal
circumstances, which are becoming increasingly normal
and global.       So the whole system falls apart at once.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/business/coronavirus-global-shortages.html

#PS1economics

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impress 37
time 2021-06-07 20:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401994360665694208

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US recovered ransom?      That might change the equation.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-8e7f5b297012333480d5e9153f40bd52

#PS1russian

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impress 36
time 2021-06-07 19:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401991514356473856

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Not Mr Popular!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/time-call-manchins-bluff/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/07/how-joe-manchins-awful-new-stance-could-blow-up-his-face/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/joe-manchins-mighty-delusions/

Time for him to come up with a version of ANY of Biden's
priorities that can get 10 GOP votes.

#PS1gop

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impress 36
time 2021-06-07 16:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401946334546989058

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In line with his other failures!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/02/trump-blog-dead/

He'll blame somebody else and promise the next great thing
real soon now.

He seems to do better in person, with feelers rather
than thinkers.

#PS1trump

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impress 32
time 2021-06-07 15:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401917501894582281

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National security or national pork?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/us/politics/senate-china-semiconductors.html

If it's bipartisan, there's probably a lot of pork to
bind it together and overcome traditional conservative
opposition to industrial policy.

#PS1economics

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impress 36
time 2021-06-07 14:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401915899301580801

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The last Trumpist in the Biden administration.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-health-coronavirus-pandemic-election-2020-business-c89012efd497def7e2a896e9dfb3f552

#PS1deregulation

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impress 34
time 2021-06-07 14:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401911757572952067

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GOP has achieved its goal of paralyzing government.
Time for regional federalism?

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

GOP wants to start the 2022 campaign now.    All the
Democrats can do is force them to take a bunch of votes
on the record.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-voting-rights-government-and-politics-bd9b5c85f32e2b094387c81098319a53

#PS1democracy

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impress 33
time 2021-06-07 13:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401898340824977409

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Netanyahu proves he's a Trumpist to the end -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/netanyahu-trump-capitol-mob-siege/2021/06/06/40a1d10e-c68a-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html

His rule was a personality cult after all.

#PS1mideast

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impress 41
time 2021-06-07 06:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401782794599030784

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Work won't love you back!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/opinion/Naomi-Osaka-ambition-women.html

How much do you owe to those who would profit from your
labor?

#PS1economics

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impress 35
time 2021-06-07 05:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401780456379453441

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Is the ACLU getting off track on free speech?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/aclu-free-speech.html

#PS1other

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impress 44
time 2021-06-07 05:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401779430087856131

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It's a shortage of jobs, not a shortage of workers
Cutting unemployment benefits will reduce spending and
reduce demand further, increasing unemployment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/opinion/jobs-report-wages-unemployment-covid.html

#PS1economics

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impress 39
time 2021-06-07 05:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401776602686525449

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Things the Democrats need to talk about in 2022.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/politics/democrats-2020-election.html

But will it matter?      The Republicans are gearing up
to never lose another close election, by legislative fiat
if necessary.

#PS1democracy

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impress 37
time 2021-06-07 05:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401773657471426562

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Great news for the Dixiecrat-Republican Party!  Manchin
says he won't vote for anything without bipartisan support.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/06/manchin-voting-rights-op-ed/

So Republicans can vote against any and all Biden
initiatives with impunity.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1429951714016010

#PS1democracy

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impress 38
time 2021-06-07 05:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401768335147081731

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Trumpists often have no clue about or interest in the
actual work of government.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/tito-ortizs-huntington-beach-maga-kickback-comes-an-end/

They just want to make a scene, hold rallies, and increase
their ratings.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 38
time 2021-06-07 04:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401764380073627654

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GOP donors seem to have decided that reality-TV personality
cults create enough distraction and diversion that it's
easy to quietly enact the legislation they want.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/gop-superspreaders-trumps-contagion/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1429930460684802

#PS1gop

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impress 35
time 2021-06-07 04:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401754565435813892

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Funny business in the apps stores.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/06/apple-app-store-scams-fraud/

Be cautious about sending money to anybody!

#PS1technology

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impress 32
time 2021-06-07 03:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401745434180087808

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"The GOP's embrace of Trump's self-serving priorities
has consumed the party's commitment to fiscal discipline,
free markets and the rule of law. "

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-campaign-2016-senate-elections-government-and-politics-861ce4d1c92c8026c5312a9ea922cf22

Give Trump credit for revealing that the only real GOP
commitment is to preserving minority rule!

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-06-06 21:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401646302530707457

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Failure to act now will deepen disunity and dysfunction.
Does he want regional federalism?

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

What voting reforms does Manchin think 10 GOP senators
will support?     Or even 1?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-voting-rights-bills-elections-government-and-politics-3eb2968199c9ceccd537c01c4cfdfb0f

#PS1democracy

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impress 44
time 2021-06-06 20:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401644297938620424

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25 Grizzly Scouts wanted to start a war.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/06/militia-plotted-war-against-ca-cops-impersonating-antifa-taking-up-arms-if-trump-invoked-insurrection-act-feds-say/

New tactics include pretending attackers are lone wolves,
to protect the organization.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 50
time 2021-06-06 20:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401641954815844352

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More covid winners - white teenagers seeking jobs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/business/economy/pandemic-jobs-teenagers.html

Just goes to show all it takes is money.

#PS1economics

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impress 43
time 2021-06-06 20:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401638754721304577

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Should government use lotteries as a lure to influence
behavior?

https://www.bloombergquint.com/gadfly/-1-million-lotteries-should-play-a-bigger-role-in-public-policy

#PS1theory

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impress 43
time 2021-06-06 20:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401638254932217857

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No more malls!

And other approaches to California's housing crisis.

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/06/06/my-housing-fix-ban-new-retail-development/

#PS1economics

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impress 46
time 2021-06-06 20:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401637791805566977

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The future of routine work?     If you're not cheaper than
a robot, a robot will figure out you're expendable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/business/online-groceries-pickers-instacart.html

#PS1technology

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impress 43
time 2021-06-06 16:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401572741220765696

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The plague led to a golden age of worker power.

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

And so with covid - employers have to ATTRACT employees.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/upshot/jobs-rising-wages.html

The  GOP response?     End immigration and prevent child
care for poor workers!      That empowers workers.

#PS1economics

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impress 44
time 2021-06-06 16:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401570870619901953

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The GOP pretends to be FOR families, but they are really
FOR lower taxes on the rich and FOR more workers desperate
enough to take any job at any wage.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/opinion/sunday/child-care-pre-K-republicans.html

But SAYING you are for something and DOING the opposite
is a pillar of minority rule.

#PS1other

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impress 46
time 2021-06-06 15:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401567761076084737

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If the Democrats won't get right-to-vote laws passed,
they better plan on regional federalism.

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

Approaches that probably won't stop Trumpism -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/opinion/sunday/trump-2024.html

His successors will be even worse.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1429584804052701

#PS1democracy

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impress 44
time 2021-06-06 14:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401548243532619777

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The GOP is in a bad way if it feels mortally threatened
by the VICE president!       Democrats never worried that
much about Pence.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/opinion/sunday/kamala-harris-vp.html

#PS1politics

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impress 46
time 2021-06-06 07:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401441162313945090

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Pearl Harbor, 9/11, covid, commercialized ransomware-as-a
service.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/business/leon-panetta-cyber-attacks.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/us/politics/ransomware-cyberattacks-sept-11-fbi.html

#PS1technology

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impress 55
time 2021-06-06 07:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401437266065584133

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How the pandemic was 10X worse than it needed to be.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/04/plague-year/

#PS1virus

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impress 42
time 2021-06-06 07:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401435006728163331

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How Mark Meadows went to bat for Trump against Jeffrey
Rosen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/mark-meadows-jeffrey-rosen-election-fraud/2021/06/05/ee4f0e34-c635-11eb-8c18-fd53a628b992_story.html

Rosen maintained his credibility.     Not Meadows, if he
had any left at that point.

But Trumpists don't care.    The only truth that matters
is the truth about how Trump feels.

#PS1election

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impress 58
time 2021-06-06 06:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401433498305527811

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Pure Trump - and thus pure GOP - blame others for his
mistakes, take credit for the accomplishments of others.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fauci-wuhan-lan-leak/2021/06/05/8469f022-c55b-11eb-9a8d-f95d7724967c_story.html

#PS1trump

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impress 53
time 2021-06-06 06:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401432035567099907

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Trump calls for Republicans who "stand for our values"!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-government-and-politics-73db85858ce62089f225d516144bdad2

The only Trump value is unflinching loyalty to Trump,
so that's what he means.     The 2020 Republican platform
said so.

#PS1trump

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impress 49
time 2021-06-06 06:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401430257022869517

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Democrats thank Donald Trump!

For doing his best to insure Republican defeat in 2022 as
he pursues his vendettas.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-government-and-politics-b0d037e6179d7205acefbd56ee70e2dc

#PS1gop

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impress 58
time 2021-06-06 06:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401427977477390336

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The reincarnation of Father Coughlin!

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

https://apnews.com/article/wi-state-wire-wisconsin-health-coronavirus-pandemic-religion-dfe5a2f33612e1f527143d8c5008bb06

#PS1other

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impress 45
time 2021-06-06 06:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401426276284391427

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Panetta saw it all coming.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/business/leon-panetta-cyber-attacks.html

"Cyber Pearl Harbor" no longer sounds like hyperbole.

It will force national indoctrination on safe computing
practices in the spirit of "lose lips sink ships" 80
years ago.

#PS1technology

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impress 43
time 2021-06-05 13:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401176718740647936

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Defending your right to go for the gold!

https://apnews.com/article/california-gun-politics-government-and-politics-3d72caa3b52667b2a450cae41a087468

Who's going to be next to set a world's record for
slaughter?

#PS1firearms

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impress 46
time 2021-06-05 13:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401174942041874435

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GOP doesn't have time to investigate Trump but has plenty
of time to investigate Fauci.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-radio-advisory-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-health-government-and-politics-48194557d9af1a41bae9ef1495e9d37c

They won't convince anybody new but they'll keep their
base aroused.

#PS1gop

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impress 52
time 2021-06-05 13:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401173465508376582

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Finally an agreement to end tax havens among major
democracies.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-tax-reform-technology-government-and-politics-business-12736e0426f0898a1a3bc187e3c4dfc1

But will the GOP in the Senate go along?     Not likely -
it affects their donors.

#PS1tax

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impress 47
time 2021-06-05 13:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401171840005857283

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Another case of democratization of technology - to attack
is cheap, to defend prohibitively expensive.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-hacking-health-coronavirus-pandemic-technology-5d69e46750abd3b40fc9adf395869c7d

Prevention will require retaliation against state sponsors.

#PS1russian

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impress 46
time 2021-06-05 13:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401167899650236417

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The oldest excuse in politics - everybody's doing it!

1873 -
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-ushistory2os2xmaster/chapter/political-corruption-in-postbellum-america/

2018 -
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/magazine/americans-think-corruption-is-everywhere-is-that-why-we-vote-for-it.html

And Trump signed up 100%.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/04/635294139/for-president-trump-life-is-just-not-fair-and-what-that-means-for-the-rest-of-us

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1428710620806786

#PS1theory

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impress 47
time 2021-06-05 05:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401041642153414666

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The oldest story in the Bible might be that of Job.

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

And the oldest religion is that of Job's friends - from
which the rich and powerful conclude that there's no point
in their helping the poor and powerless.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1428694354141746

#PS1other

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impress 43
time 2021-06-05 04:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401034418609803266

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Time was not the Democrats' friend in 2009.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/us/politics/biden-infrastructure-republicans-obama-healthcare.html

It's not in 2021, either.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 42
time 2021-06-05 03:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401022611170074628

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This month will be one to remember!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/us/democrats-filibuster-senate.html

Every senator goes on the record for or against
bipartisanship.     For or against democracy.   For or
against filibuster.

#PS1democracy

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impress 45
time 2021-06-05 03:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401020755769401344

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Turning up the heat on the Trump organization.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/nyregion/trump-organization-investigation-allen-weisselberg.html

Organized crime investigations start by squeezing at the
bottom and working up from there.

#PS1trump

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impress 48
time 2021-06-05 03:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401015263479300098

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Trump showers love on anybody who tells him what he wants
to hear.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/04/trump-called-arizona-senate-president-thank-her-pushing-prove-any-fraud-audit-emails-show/

That's how we know he will run again in 2024.
He desperately wants to be told that he will win, and
there will be flunkies desperate to tell him what he wants
to hear.

#PS1trump

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impress 45
time 2021-06-05 03:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1401013370573053956

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A way forward on voting rights?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/04/force-republicans-filibuster-democracy-again-again/

Make the GOP vote on the record for every provision of the
voting rights bills, and see what kind of bipartisanship
they can display.

#PS1democracy

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impress 42
time 2021-06-05 01:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400984745463345154

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Why does populism always go bad?

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

Populist politicians start out by mobilizing "the people"
against "the elites".      Their appeal is emotional rather
than rational.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/03/populist-right-is-still-robust-we-cant-afford-complacency-left/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1428583017486213

#PS1theory

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impress 42
time 2021-06-05 00:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400968249869799426

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What kind of economy does the GOP want?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/04/new-jobs-numbers-raise-question-what-kind-economy-do-we-want/

Their major donors want a feudal one, with a small
hereditary nobility and vast numbers of poverty-stricken
serfs, deceived by propaganda into attacking each other
instead of the nobility.

#PS1minority

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impress 34
time 2021-06-04 23:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400959688225615874

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In Trumpworld, you can just make things up if you believe
them enough!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/04/mike-lindells-fraud-allegations-are-even-more-ridiculous-than-you-might-think/

It only takes one con man to deceive a whole village
of idiots.

#PS1election

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impress 30
time 2021-06-04 23:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400956500500115458

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Can we teach the entire country not to bite on phishing
attacks?    Probably not.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/04/white-house-fbi-ransomware-attacks/

America and its allies must prohibit ransom payments and
respond forcefully to perpetrators.     Until then Putin
is laughing all the way to the bank.

#PS1russian

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impress 33
time 2021-06-04 23:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400953046465581058

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That was the week that wasn't

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-canada-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-ap-fact-check-88f5248358d6b74af94fe22e571d0079

#PS1media

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impress 43
time 2021-06-04 20:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400915164568834053

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Real estate bargains galore!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-travel-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-058b4d28eaac591fc266fdd5332e71ce

Trump should have built in Silicon Valley, where prices
hardly ever go down.

#PS1trump

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impress 47
time 2021-06-04 17:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400861478215831556

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This is the political environment Flynn held up

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/michael-flynn-qanon-myanmar-coup-in-america-1176380/

as a model for America -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/myanmar-ethnic-armed-groups.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 36
time 2021-06-04 14:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400820466034479104

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The message from GOP legislatures to election officials
is clear - retire, get the right result,  or go to jail.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/republican-state-laws-election-officials.html

#PS1gop

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impress 36
time 2021-06-04 14:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400818285663248390

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Are they arguing for regional federalism?

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

Are they waiting for the GOP to bipartisanly agree not to
inflict any more partisan damage to democracy - as soon
as the GOP has done all the damage it can think of?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/sinema-manchin-senate.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 37
time 2021-06-04 14:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400815009643450371

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Will he talk now?

https://apnews.com/article/don-mcgahn-house-judiciary-trump-12a2bfe94d640395fdbc6f1e414cd621

Or is he saving it all for a tell-all book?      That's the
business plan of most Trump appointees whose careers were
compromised by Trumpism.

#PS1impeachment

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impress 43
time 2021-06-04 12:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400795165011312647

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Desperately seeking non-Trumpist Republicans!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-michael-pence-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-philanthropy-bc0ffa18063bf6889790e8a25b30980e

Sorry Pence, you aren't Trumpy enough for Trumpists and
too Trumpy for everybody else.    Trump will never forgive
your failure on Jan 6.  Everybody else will never forgive
all your other failures.

#PS1gop

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impress 35
time 2021-06-04 12:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400793588896657419

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If Democrats let GOP consolidate power, the only way out
will be regional federalism.

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

"Democrats need to win voters who are right of center;
Republicans do not need to win voters who are left of
center."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/opinion/obama-biden-democrats.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 38
time 2021-06-04 04:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400673807564746752

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You can't get all the way to Nordic Nirvana just by taxing
the rich.      Income tax rates are very high in Europe
on everybody, as are value-added taxes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/opinion/biden-taxation-rich.html

But a middle class tax increase is not in the cards with
a shaky 51-50 majority.

#PS1tax

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impress 40
time 2021-06-04 04:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400670604118822912

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Biden tackles corruption!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/03/bidens-trying-crack-down-international-corruption-lets-hope-it-works-this-time/

But will it do any good?    What if these corrupt
politicians and their US enablers are major GOP donors?
We'll never know, and the GOP will find a way to avoid
inconveniencing them.

#PS1biden

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impress 41
time 2021-06-04 03:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400651633445376007

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Time to undo tariffs on our allies!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/03/one-trumps-dumbest-economic-policies-remains-place-time-biden-scrap-it/

Let's keep them allied!

#PS1trade

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impress 40
time 2021-06-04 02:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400648195596709890

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Wolf warriors of lovable.    You can't have both.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/03/china-wolf-warrior-reset/

You know what Trump would have chosen.

#PS1china

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time 2021-06-04 02:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400641224390832128

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It's hard to put a lot of faith in a state ruled by cult
of personality.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-bats-china-wuhan/2021/06/02/772ef984-beb2-11eb-922a-c40c9774bc48_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/03/bahrain-seychelles-sinopharm-vaccine/

#PS1virus

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impress 37
time 2021-06-04 02:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400639929772773378

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"Smugglers wielding demolition tools and power saws have
been cutting through at particularly high rates"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/summer-migrant-deaths-southern-border/2021/06/03/a03d7bb8-c3a6-11eb-8c34-f8095f2dc445_story.html

The Great Wall of China didn't work that well either,
but it's a great tourist attraction now.

#PS1immigration

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impress 41
time 2021-06-04 00:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400616824237027331

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Penny stocks - if you heard about it from your friends,
it's already too late.

https://apnews.com/article/amc-stock-price-38c002049cdc6756581583fcfd643861

There's nothing  supporting the stock price except hot air.

#PS1economics

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impress 50
time 2021-06-04 00:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400613927315148802

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Probably going nowhere.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-donald-trump-business-government-and-politics-767504f2366617e89a35375a0786e59a

Taxes of "job creator" corporations and wealthy individuals
are off the GOP table, even if Capito is willing.
If they aren't for protecting billionaire tax relief,
what is the GOP for?

#PS1tax

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impress 41
time 2021-06-04 00:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400612932489150469

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The GOP will exploit every rural bias the constitution
gives them

https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/

to preserve and strengthen minority rule

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

The GOP is determined not to lose any more elections -
doing whatever it takes.

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-donald-trump-capitol-siege-campaign-2016-election-2020-5af20be3c4533a8a34763e82341eaca1

#PS1democracy

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impress 40
time 2021-06-04 00:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400611358719168515

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Can the Senate be saved?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/opinion/joe-manchin-filibuster.html

But repentance IS possible, though rare.

https://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/12/byrd.access/index.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 41
time 2021-06-03 16:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400483631886307331

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Like everybody else, some of Vollmer's ideas were better
than others.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/opinion/august-vollmer-abolish-police.html

Like most people, he should be remembered mostly for his
better ideas.     The high point in the Berkeley Hills is
named Vollmer Peak.

#PS1justice

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impress 43
time 2021-06-03 15:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400480628068343813

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The Golden Rule - he who has the gold, makes the rules.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/one-of-the-voices-objecting-to-nikole-hannah-joness-hiring-at-unc-a-newspaper-baron--and-major-donor/2021/06/02/b4abf72c-c2f3-11eb-9a8d-f95d7724967c_story.html

#PS1media

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impress 32
time 2021-06-03 14:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400464267711639560

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None so deaf as those that don't want to hear!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/03/ohio-barnard-kempter-mic-memorial-day/

#PS1other

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impress 33
time 2021-06-03 14:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400463208343695360

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Since he wants to succeed Trump, he'll have to out-lie
Trump.     Shouldn't be hard, since Carlson is smarter
and bolder.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/02/tucker-carlson-data-wizard/

But like all the would-be Trump successors, he has to
pretend he's not one.

#PS1media

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impress 38
time 2021-06-03 14:37 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400461764962054153

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Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/03/slavery-us-germany-holocaust-reckoning/

#PS1minority

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impress 29
time 2021-06-03 14:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400460493756657671

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"If you can teach people how to study how power worked
100 years ago, you are also teaching them how to study
how power works today"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/03/sherman-riot-texas-lynching-marker/

Can't allow threats to minority rule!    Just rewrite
history - worked for Stalin, works for Xi.

#PS1minority

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impress 35
time 2021-06-03 14:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400454805856788481

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China's model exported to the world - do what you're told
or else!

https://apnews.com/article/china-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-business-health-06be676e04bbd672120ebabc9e6e9561

https://apnews.com/article/china-government-and-politics-921c300e9057ea339d356c867bb9899f

https://apnews.com/article/only-on-ap-middle-east-europe-government-and-politics-76acafd6547fb7cc9ef03c0dd0156eab

#PS1china

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impress 35
time 2021-06-03 13:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400450993028882446

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What's worse than the Bush you know?

https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-george-p-bush-donald-trump-texas-business-e6ec707f5fe306aa89a96ddf473294d2

The Bush you don't know who supports Trump.    Only in
Texas!

#PS1gop

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impress 55
time 2021-06-03 13:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400439905713487879

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Trump will run in 2024 -

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-donald-trump-campaign-2016-election-2020-government-and-politics-7306533132e2fa9aa0e9b5da60db9420

but he pretends to waffle to make fund-raising difficult
for his many would-be replacements.

#PS1trump

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impress 31
time 2021-06-03 13:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400438051235536903

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Stanford Federalist Society tries to strike against satire,
but loses.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/06/02/stanford-clears-student-after-satirical-mocking-of-federalist-society/

The national Federalist Society has been the prime source
for the stream of reactionary GOP judicial nominees.

#PS1justice

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impress 55
time 2021-06-03 03:44 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400297209174786050

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"the U.S. economy before the pandemic was incredibly
dependent on an abundance of low-wage, low-hours jobs"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/opinion/labor-shortage-jobs-biden-covid.html

Who wants another low-wage, low-benefit, dangerous,
dirty job?

#PS1economics

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impress 31
time 2021-06-03 03:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400293135532453888

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The Americanization of French politics.      Why not -
it's a global pandemic!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/opinion/france-cnews-americanization.html

It's an easy solution to the problem of protecting
minority rule.

#PS1minority

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impress 46
time 2021-06-03 03:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400291734018351108

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The GOP is determined not to lose another election.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/01/republican-plot-steal-2024-election/

What are the Democrats going to do about it?

#PS1democracy

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impress 31
time 2021-06-03 03:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400289155364442122

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Schlars of democratic decline warn - the time to act
is NOW.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/01/frantic-warning-100-leading-experts-our-democracy-is-grave-danger/

#PS1democracy

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impress 33
time 2021-06-03 03:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400287948516380674

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As a reactionary, Trump looks to the past, not the future
- he wants revenge on every GOP official who failed him.
Only then will he think about Democrats.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-2020-election-audits/2021/06/02/95fd3004-c2ec-11eb-8c34-f8095f2dc445_story.html

Democrats should donate to the primary campaigns of
Trump's avengers.

#PS1trump

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impress 39
time 2021-06-03 02:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400283724642590722

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Republicans don't intend to lose another election.
Are the Democrats going to protect democracy while they
still have the means to do so?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/manchin-voting-rights/2021/06/02/103db892-c320-11eb-93f5-ee9558eecf4b_story.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 32
time 2021-06-03 02:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400279086279188481

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The evil men do lives after them.

https://apnews.com/article/bernie-madoff-fraud-investigation-295bbd961885caca88c5c7c76b7df297

#PS1justice

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impress 31
time 2021-06-03 00:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400246491730513920

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A school for scoundrels

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-arizona-election-2020-elections-election-recounts-0f822ded24fb3cdbb9894c175dfffa91

#PS1election

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impress 31
time 2021-06-03 00:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400244703161774081

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Anybody will see things that aren't there if they are
tired enough.      That probably explains most "UFO's".
But not all - there are likely lots of rare earthly
phenomena that we don't understand.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ufos-bipartisan/2021/05/31/096df812-be69-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

No need to invent extra-terrestrials.

#PS1other

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impress 40
time 2021-06-02 22:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400217839462584321

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How minority rule works in cowboy country.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/us/guernsey-wyoming-police-chief.html

The police are there to serve and protect the ruling class,
not the public.

#PS1minority

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impress 46
time 2021-06-01 05:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399594708553244674

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What's behind different state unemployment systems?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/opinion/montana-unemployment-republicans-racism.html

Surely not racism!

#PS1economics

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impress 43
time 2021-06-01 05:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399592922505306114

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Why so few people want to work in a restaurant -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/31/those-300-pandemic-checks-arent-only-reason-restaurant-employees-might-not-want-go-back-work/

Lousy work, lousy conditions, lousy pay, lousy benefits.
But employers don't want to do anything to make the jobs
more attractive.

#PS1recovery

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impress 43
time 2021-06-01 04:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399590550550945792

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Can advanced economies agree on taxing global corporations?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/31/global-minimum-corporate-tax-biden-g7/

#PS1tax

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impress 42
time 2021-06-01 04:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399589273918005248

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Racial hatred is a pillar of minority rule.

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

Not just in Tulsa.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/31/it-was-much-more-than-tulsa/

#PS1minority

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impress 43
time 2021-06-01 04:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399587778443104256

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It's not easy being green.     So many ways to go bad.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/lithium-mining-race.html

#PS1climate

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impress 35
time 2021-05-31 19:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399449949922725890

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Michael Flynn is not getting any saner.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/politics/michael-flynn-qanon/index.html

No wonder Trump pardoned him!      Trump might want Flynn
around for his next coup attempt.

Bad enough if he really believes this stuff.    So much
worse if he doesn't but repeats it anyway.

#PS1qanon

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impress 39
time 2021-05-31 19:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399449154917523458

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Too many Americans are no longer willing to act for the
larger good.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/opinion/memorial-day-covid-national-service.html

And why should they?       Their leader says they'd be
losers and suckers.     He certainly never wasted any time
on behalf of anybody else.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/

#PS1other

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impress 34
time 2021-05-31 19:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399446720841322497

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No party for young people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/opinion/elise-stefanik-trump-republicans.html

To be a Trumpist you have to embrace the past - at least
until somebody manages to sideline Trump.

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-05-31 19:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399444950903754753

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"Netanyahu supporters slammed right-wing parties planning
to join the broad-based coalition, picketed their homes
and in some cases issued threats."

They're righting like hell - very Trumpist, as befits
Netanyahu.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/opposition-parties-could-oust-netanyahu/2021/05/31/6974eecc-be56-11eb-922a-c40c9774bc48_story.html

#PS1mideast

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impress 38
time 2021-05-31 18:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399431972175310853

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When violence hijacks non-violence... the public loses
interest in defunding police.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/anarchists-and-an-increase-in-crime-hijack-portlands-social-justice-movement/2021/05/28/d49ee1b6-bf1a-11eb-a55f-4871b8ac676f_story.html

#PS1justice

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impress 42
time 2021-05-31 18:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399430272672690179

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Is covid depression increasing violence?       How about
national leadership that tells people to fight like hell?
How about record-breaking gun sales to new owners?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/30/summer-crime-spike/

There's a lot less talk about defunding police now.

#PS1firearms

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impress 52
time 2021-05-31 18:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399428103349301252

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Open primaries to fight poisonous partisanship!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/31/want-help-resolve-american-political-dysfunction-allow-open-primary-elections/

Or better yet repeal sore-loser laws and use ranked-choice
voting.

That will improve general election chances for candidates
with broad appeal.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1425853607759154

#PS1democracy

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impress 35
time 2021-05-31 17:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399421274070282241

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Lots of sneaky amendments after midnight?    You'd think
it was a tax bill!

https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-texas-government-and-politics-92d26e25c9db88a32e0fda890773b908

#PS1democracy

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impress 37
time 2021-05-31 17:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399415706693767174

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Welcome to the advanced economies club!

https://apnews.com/article/china-bd12b9c524853f33cca8db3a6930b936

Government can increase immigration, and pay for
medical/dental care, child care, and education - but it
still might not be enough.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1425840594427122

#PS1economics

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impress 38
time 2021-05-31 17:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399414845506670594

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Firearms flood.

Your firearms won't protect you from the bad guys - they
always get the first shot.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/us/gun-purchases-ownership-pandemic.html

#PS1firearms

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impress 40
time 2021-05-31 03:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399214033723482115

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Where the Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican Party never loses -

harrassing honest election officials in order to replace
them with obedient political hacks -

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-iowa-local-elections-voting-rights-elections-8ae7926dcd07f4dba7ede49d6fc894d9o

suppressing votes -

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-texas-voting-government-and-politics-12a00992b079678e0804c7bf1c696b2f

More at

https://facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1425310224480159

#PS1democracy

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impress 36
time 2021-05-31 02:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399191413498081281

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More democratization of technology.  We have drones,
they have drones.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraq-militia-drones-threat/2021/05/28/864e44d0-bc8f-11eb-922a-c40c9774bc48_story.html

#PS1technology

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impress 42
time 2021-05-31 01:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399182367135199237

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GOP uses "critical race theory" for any attempt to talk
about slavery and segregation - because those eras rhyme
with voter suppression now.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/29/critical-race-theory-bans-schools/

Same kinds of politicians, same excuses, same hidden
real agenda.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1425433437801171

#PS1minority

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impress 38
time 2021-05-31 01:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399179085050302465

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More than a couple of Democrats want to keep the
filibuster.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-filibuster-commission-voting-rights/2021/05/28/0776b6a6-bf00-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

But the Republicans are playing for keeps now.     They've
made it clear than they don't intend to lose any more
elections.      The Biden administration is done in
January 2023.

#PS1democracy

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impress 44
time 2021-05-31 00:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399162780243021825

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Unclear on the concept!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/30/id-be-republican-if-it-werent-republicans-so-might-many-other-african-americans/

The GOP is not interested in a few black voters who might
go back to the Democrats at any time if they don't like
GOP actions.    In contrast, the GOP knows they have all
the racists forever, no matter what.

#PS1minority

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engage-rate 3%
impress 35
time 2021-05-31 00:10 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399156209140133888

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A perfect storm - election lies and racist lies.
Trump should be pleased by the synergy!

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/05/29/barabak-on-californias-central-coast-anti-asian-bias-and-the-big-lie/

Note to outside agitators - if you're going to call in to
public local government meetings, learn how to pronounce
the names.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 41
time 2021-05-30 21:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399120539327766528

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The essential foreign trade problem - imported goods are
cheaper but subject to disappearing when needed most.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/health/us-china-mask-production.html

Depending on a strategic rival for any essential product
or component is risky business.

#PS1trade

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impress 36
time 2021-05-30 21:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399118878458871808

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Maybe they will figure it out.

https://apnews.com/article/hi-state-wire-d52f7cf7fb0798ae695c6f76b29e424e

But a defensive system for a big expensive target has to
be 100% effective, while an offensive system can be 10%
effective if each weapon costs one tenth as much.

It's the democratization of technology.

#PS1technology

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impress 35
time 2021-05-30 21:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399117688966766595

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Nothing ever changes!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/29/the-san-francisco-mass-shooting-that-changed-everything-and-nothing/

There's just too much dark campaign money and single-issue
voters for GOP legislators to resist.

#PS1firearms

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impress 30
time 2021-05-30 21:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399116323880202240

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A role model for Trump?

Not this one admired by Lincoln -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Ju%C3%A1rez

but this one, admired by himself -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna

He was president so many times historians can't agree on
how many!      And equally flexible ideologically.

#PS1trump

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impress 37
time 2021-05-30 21:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399109995728232450

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DeSantis hopes to displace Trump in 2024.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-florida-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-b7188ef226e7d6cdd37b31360ec35c97

But Trump will run in 2024 even if he is bankrupt and
in jail.    So for now he's giving would-be rivals and
their donors a chance to show their hands.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1425318547812660

#PS1trump

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impress 30
time 2021-05-30 20:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399106412907696128

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"students could be given a whitewashed version of the
nation's history"

Of course!   That's the whole point.

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-business-education-government-and-politics-905c354a805cec1785160cf21f04c7ec

Study of past racist practices might shed an unwelcome
light on present racist practices, so the GOP is opposed.

#PS1gop

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impress 33
time 2021-05-30 20:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1399096370942726147

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Tough love for the DNC.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/us/politics/democratic-national-committee-hack.html

#PS1russian

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impress 35
time 2021-05-30 07:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398897068941266944

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The dollar rules because -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/us-dollars-currency.html

we have lots of $100 bills in circulation all over the
world.

#PS1economics

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impress 34
time 2021-05-30 06:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398895997078573057

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The other cost of covid!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/opinion/sunday/covid-impact-us.html

As usual, the GOP doesn't even want to talk about solving
the problem, except by building more prisons.

#PS1health

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impress 33
time 2021-05-30 06:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398894563142496256

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What's the difference between a government tolerating
crime and one committing it?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/world/europe/ransomware-russia-darkside.html

Being in Russia, one has to think that the ransom service
operators have to pay protection to somebody.

#PS1russian

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impress 36
time 2021-05-30 06:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398892321639309317

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It's not over.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/29/vietnam-hybrid-variant-covid-virus/

We hope existing vaccines are effective for this one,
and the next one too.

#PS1virus

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impress 51
time 2021-05-29 13:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398635426290667532

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"The reason he was there is because he was a dumbass and
believed what he heard on Fox News"

https://apnews.com/article/dc-wire-donald-trump-health-coronavirus-pandemic-election-2020-b7e929bb8d49b77d0922eae7ad3794b7

And who fed the disinformation propaganda to Fox "News"?
And why didn't Fox "News" verify it before repeating it
as fact?

#PS1insurrection

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impress 42
time 2021-05-29 13:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398633678087983108

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Plenty of ignorant politicians in Minnesota, too, that
sign things without reading them.

https://www.twincities.com/2021/05/27/mn-republican-governor-candidate-scott-jensen-goes-to-court-to-stop-youth-covid-vaccinations/

#PS1gop

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impress 51
time 2021-05-28 21:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398391801166192641

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Even if we never even reach herd immunity or figure out
exactly what level it works, it still helps to immunize
as many people as possible.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/herd-immunity-covid-us.html

#PS1virus

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impress 52
time 2021-05-28 20:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398378863802019840

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Pay teachers more if you want to compete with China and
the rest of the world.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/teacher-pay-covid.html

#PS1economics

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impress 44
time 2021-05-28 20:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398374702171648001

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The next wave might be the worst.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/covid-vaccine-variants.html

Let's not leave huge unimmunized  populations for the
virus to mutate in.

#PS1virus

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 20:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398373040090611715

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Groucho saw it all coming!

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/how-mitch-mcconnell-and-the-gop-perfected-the-politics-of-no/article_2b1befb8-aecd-52e8-a90c-3debe4d75657.html

Just say NO!

#PS1gop

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impress 48
time 2021-05-28 20:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398370135652532227

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Fox "News" noticed cult of personality outrage got much
higher ratings than journalism, and so much higher
ad revenues.    So out with journalism and in with
personalities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/business/media/trump-fox-news.html

But with Trump, it's never enough. He never forgets
disloyalty.

#PS1media

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impress 48
time 2021-05-28 19:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398357412654944256

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Tracked with technology?   Evade with technology!

https://apnews.com/article/europe-technology-business-1cd3714c9ce906b8fc931ebb95cb9e26

#PS1technology

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 19:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398354751155171328

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-michael-pence-canada-technology-lifestyle-3184d9719c1bbd9d3875af05c031b493

#PS1media

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 19:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398353669595172865

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No doubt Trump will say that Paul Ryan caused Trump's
election loss.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paul-ryan-trump-republicans-fox/2021/05/27/f9d41b7a-bf0d-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html

#PS1gop

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impress 51
time 2021-05-28 18:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398339605687160838

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The most susceptible to the virus are most susceptible
to disinformation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-california-farmworkers/

#PS1virus

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impress 55
time 2021-05-28 17:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398336458654552070

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Time for a Select Committee or Presidential Commission?

"The Democratic Party is now literally the party of
democracy"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/28/lisa-murkowski-shaming-mitch-mcconnell/

"You can't shame the shameless"

#PS1insurrection

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impress 53
time 2021-05-28 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398333141769617409

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Xi shows Trump how to fail at becoming the dominant world
power, by getting carried away by cult of personality.
But Trump knew it all already.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/xis-china-cant-seem-stop-scoring-own-goals/

We don't think much of Modi but we will accept him as an
ally against Xi.

#PS1china

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impress 50
time 2021-05-28 17:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398331436093034499

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Nobody let a lousy virus impede the increase in wealth
inequality!

https://apnews.com/article/ceo-pay-rises-again-b1d87eb36ac921a159268a6b830fc308

#PS1economics

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impress 50
time 2021-05-28 17:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398329169973415940

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2020's like 1920's?      Perhaps in some ways -

https://apnews.com/article/ok-state-wire-migration-immigration-coronavirus-pandemic-business-361a9bf86ea3175194957b7550bb6051

"History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes"

Note that the Dust Bowl right after the 20's was caused
by a warming climate - which then reversed somewhat.

#PS1economics

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engage-rate 2%
impress 65
time 2021-05-28 17:20 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398328408212344832

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Suicidal random mass killings - it's the price you have to
pay to protect YOUR sacred constitutional right to carry
out suicidal random mass killings.      Just ask the NRA!

https://apnews.com/article/california-shootings-92e031cf436e1b051bde08a3d2af1503

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1423917017952813

#PS1firearms

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impress 60
time 2021-05-28 16:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398319430816260096

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GOP bipartisanship in action!  "One-hundred percent of
our focus is on stopping this new administration"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/mcconnell-says-he-s-100-percent-focused-stopping-biden-s-n1266443

china

https://apnews.com/article/china-science-health-coronavirus-pandemic-bills-99579596114673248a3a02e78f922cef

insurrection

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-donald-trump-capitol-siege-government-and-politics-4798a8617bacf27bbb576a4b805b85d9

#PS1gop

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impress 45
time 2021-05-28 16:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398317119859658753

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Are you on any mailing lists run by Constant Contact?

https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-solarwinds-spear-phishing-7abd240b9d3a25bedecf6441ca6dc74f

#PS1russian

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impress 53
time 2021-05-28 14:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398283761188368385

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Bolsonaro - Trumpism unrestrained!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/opinion/brazil-covid-inquiry-bolsonaro.html

#PS1virus

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impress 48
time 2021-05-28 02:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398109528558739458

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QAnon - as popular as evangelical Christianity?   At least
for Newsmax and OAN fans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/politics/qanon-republicans-trump.html

#PS1qanon

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impress 48
time 2021-05-28 02:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398108721826340874

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If you need to feed garbage to Trump - Giuliani is the
disinformation superpipeline!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/nyregion/trump-ukraine-rudy-giuliani-2020-presidential-election.html

#PS1ukraine

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impress 56
time 2021-05-28 02:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398107719865802755

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"we gave allegiance to one political figure and weren't
loyal enough to our principles"

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-donald-trump-government-and-politics-569cdd527b1525a490f8a4d43937b3a3

Where's Ryan been?    The Trumpist modern
Dixiecrat-Republican Party is 100% loyal to its one
principle/principal - Trump.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1423524401325408

#PS1gop

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impress 53
time 2021-05-28 02:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398105988331311107

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Two points of view about the modern Dixiecrat-Republican
Party -

Losing everywhere?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/whatever-republicans-are-doing-it-isnt-working/

Or laying the groundwork to never lose again?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/republicans-are-not-disarray-theyre-united-their-attack-democracy/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1423489221328926

#PS1democracy

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 01:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398084259542224897

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Barr did more for Trump than he ever should have.
But with Trump, it is never enough, and he forced out Barr
for disloyalty.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/how-william-barr-served-trumps-legal-heat-shield/

Trump enablers should ponder how it all ends.

#PS1justice

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impress 46
time 2021-05-28 00:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398079634541998080

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America's Enlightenment ideals are exactly what the modern
Dixiecrat-Republican party wants to undo.

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

But we must "remain woke to the transformational power of
American ideals".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/american-history-we-should-all-be-woke/

#PS1theory

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 00:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398076646603694084

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The democratization of technology!

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

It gives the advantage to small organizations on the
offense with nothing to lose.  Attack is fantastically
cheap and defense is fantastically expensive - perfect
terror.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/warfare-future-is-now/

#PS1technology

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 00:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398074567856250881

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Bipartisanship works when you have two parties work from
a common basis of the same facts.

But when one party is based on fantasy and the other on
facts, there is no common basis to work from.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/bipartisanship-is-overrated-especially-with-these-republicans/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1423469797997535

#PS1democracy

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impress 48
time 2021-05-28 00:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398073184360886272

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Democrats better act fast while they can.  Or else start
planning for regional federalism.

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

The modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party is not going to leave
anything up to chance or up to the voters in 2022 and 2024.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/election-deniers-are-running-for-a-key-role-in-swing-states-it-could-lead-to-a-scary-2024/2021/05/27/ab22809a-be61-11eb-83e3-0ca705a96ba4_story.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 46
time 2021-05-28 00:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398070860469080064

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Strom Thurmond, founder of the modern Dixiecrat-Republican
Party and champion filibusterer against civil rights!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-filibusters-gun-politics-government-and-politics-93c53b3aa8d2b91d3c2d5884f3cdf139

His legacy lives on!

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

#PS1minority

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impress 49
time 2021-05-28 00:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398068894749716482

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Crises used to unite Americans - then the ruling class
discovered that disunity better served its interests.

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article251676113.html

#PS1minority

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impress 37
time 2021-05-27 19:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1398005995708633090

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Jan 6 commission/filibuster votes today or tomorrow?

Only three GOP senators are definitely in favor of Jan
6 commission.  Which  means it's really going to be about
filibuster.

Where GOP senators stand -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/january6-commission-senators-vote/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1423266954684486

#PS1democracy

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 46
likes 1
time 2021-05-27 17:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397961998197936130

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Can Collins and Murkowski find amendments to get 8 more
GOP votes for a Jan 6 commission?

Will Manchin and Sinema agree to override filibuster for
at least this bill?

https://apnews.com/article/gop-set-to-block-january-6-panel-e1e3552f69c0d958240a613a615a9f47

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1423158221362026

#PS1insurrection

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impress 37
time 2021-05-27 13:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397909790328717324

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Trump normalized violence against people you don't like.
His abler and bolder successor might not have any Jewish
in-laws.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/us/anti-semitism-attacks-violence.html

Trump was never pro-Israel.     He was pro-Netanyahu
because he was such a kindred opportunist who was
pro-Trump.

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 40
time 2021-05-27 02:59 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397749393474789377

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Manchin and Sinema assure the GOP that they don't need to
compromise at all, because filibuster is safe.       If the
Democrats proposed something GOP liked, they still might
not vote for it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/us/politics/filibuster-senate-congress.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 48
time 2021-05-27 01:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397728074196652035

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Isolationism doesn't work.    Pay a little now rather
than a lot more later makes sense to everybody except
politicians, who get no reward for avoiding problems.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/opinion/biden-covid-vaccine-world.html

#PS1virus

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impress 39
time 2021-05-27 01:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397725106332332032

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Musk doesn't like regulation?     People like Musk are
why we NEED regulation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/elon-musk-tweets-crypto-markets/

#PS1economics

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impress 40
time 2021-05-27 01:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397721245890740224

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Getting to the heart of the matter - how can Trump's
would-be successors sideline him without getting caught
or admitting it?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/26/trump-biden-mccarthy-greene/

He doesn't lightly share the limelight, or the campaign
contributions.      And revenge for disloyalty is job #1.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 44
time 2021-05-27 01:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397720303539683328

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Big money in anti-vax litigation!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/26/vaccine-mandate-litigation-siri-glimstad-ican/

#PS1virus

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engage 2
engage-rate 5%
impress 43
time 2021-05-27 00:44 +0000
userclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397715223784529924

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The biggest monument of all!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/05/26/georgia-stone-mountain-park-confederate/

They should carve Thurmond, Gingrich, and Trump in there
with Davis, Lee, and Jackson, and then blast them all away
for good.      Let the dust be Gone with the Wind!

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1419501368394378

#PS1gop

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impress 46
time 2021-05-27 00:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397708854440300548

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Manchin "can't take the fallout".   He's as far left as WV
can possibly go, but his insistence that he won't change
filibuster gives the GOP clearance to resist everything,
especially voting rights.       Enabling Trumpism is
his legacy.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/politics/january-6-commission-latest/index.html

#PS1democracy

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 51
time 2021-05-26 21:01 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397659216651853825

==========


Economic recovery means rising prices!

Domestic leisure air travel recovers and fares rise.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/business/plane-ticket-airlines-airfare/index.html

Atlanta employers are discovering - creeping communism! -
workers are costing more too.

https://www.ajc.com/ajcjobs/labor-shortages-end-when-wages-rise-say-some-local-businesses/ZJGBDTEXOBFSXEH6WLCZCU6DNA/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1422723108072204

#PS1recovery

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impress 45
time 2021-05-26 20:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397653108050726912

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Unclear on the concept!

"The purpose is not to give the election a clean bill
of health, it's to undermine its credibility - a dress
rehearsal for 2024"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/brad-raffensperger-ga-recount-nyt/

As with Benghazi, they'll keep recounting until they get
the result they want.

#PS1democracy

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 19:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397632553616478211

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Tell the truth?     That doesn't work for minority rule -
it would come out like

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1376797479331434

So the ruling class will have their politicians continue
to make things up!

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-health-coronavirus-pandemic-campaign-2016-democracy-5c3d6ef31272b42360f78949776a6cf7

#PS1democracy

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impress 42
time 2021-05-26 18:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397626080781955074

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A perfect model for Trumpism - the emperor-for-life gets
to decide who gets to run for office.

https://apnews.com/article/world-news-donald-trump-middle-east-iran-elections-e1636938e8bc11b30650c90c0bb7764e

#PS1trumpism

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 16:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397597027341541377

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Of course racial antipathy is on the rise - dividing the
masses against each other is a pillar of minority rule.

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

Who's next?     Trump's abler and bolder successor probably
won't have Jewish inlaws.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-el-paso-texas-mass-shooting-racial-injustice-health-coronavirus-pandemic-5e97feb8c498cbf80718a62d164f8285

#PS1minority

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impress 49
time 2021-05-26 16:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397596604220076032

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Genuine Trumpism in action - blame Biden for things that
happened when Trump was president.    Nobody can take
credit for the rapid economic recovery AND disown the
corresponding inflation.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-prices-084a908ac2850e8690a822d6c7f56301

#PS1economics

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impress 48
time 2021-05-26 16:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397595566079574019

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No ten GOP senators favor voting rights.    It will take
Democratic unity and disabling the filibuster.

To fail to act now is to permanently cede power to the
Dixiecrat-Republican Party.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-rights-for-the-people/2021/05/16/bb65909a-b458-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1422595264751655

#PS1democracy

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impress 46
time 2021-05-26 16:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397586934738821122

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You have to be flexible to survive in the Trumpist modern
Dixiecrat-Republican Party!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/18/clyde-tourist-capitol-riot-photos/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 15:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397582348951056393

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Time for regional federalism?

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

How corn country and sagebrush country have become
Dixiecrat-Republican country.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/03/republicans-prairie-states-are-busy-harvesting-their-gains/

#PS1gop

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impress 41
time 2021-05-26 05:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397420141172776964

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Ranked-choice voting is a big improvement -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/ranked-choice-voting-is-already-changing-politics-better/

but it doesn't favor cult of personality, so expect GOP
and hardcore Democratic kingmakers to oppose it.

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

#PS1democracy

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impress 47
time 2021-05-26 05:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397417929763790852

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An argument for regional federalism -

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

the GOP focuses its efforts on state legislatures. If
it controls those, it controls Federal elections AND
local governments.   All to the benefit of GOP donors'
minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/conservatives-have-one-remaining-redoubt-power-theyre-going-use-it/

#PS1democracy

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impress 46
time 2021-05-26 04:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397416609405304834

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Everybody thinks their taxes are too high - because that's
what politicians keep telling them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/10/americans-just-got-tax-cut-most-them-dont-realize-it/

#PS1tax

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impress 42
time 2021-05-26 04:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397414968711028738

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GOP preparing the way for 2022 and 2024!  It's not about
water for voters standing in line.  It's about nullifying
elections that don't turn out the way they like.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/voter-suppression-is-bad-but-this-tactic-is-even-worse/2021/05/16/97031c6a-b4f1-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1422268608117654

#PS1democracy

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impress 45
time 2021-05-26 04:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397407563436630017

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Kevin McCarthy has got all his moves down pat.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/opinion/kevin-mccarthy-trump-republicans.html

He won't make the Pence mistake of recalling his
constitutional duties at an inconvenient moment - and thus
forever forfeiting any place of power in Trumpism.

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-05-26 03:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397396664529285120

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"the fundamental problem lies less with the crazies than
with the careerists; not with the madness of Marjorie
Taylor Greene, but with the spinelessness of Kevin
McCarthy"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/opinion/republicans-donald-trump-loyalty.html

Those who know better commit the greater sin.

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-05-26 03:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397395360021024768

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Here's part of the swamp that might well be drained.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/05/24/commerce-department-monitoring-itms/

#PS1justice

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impress 44
time 2021-05-26 03:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397392785070641152

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No doubt GOP voters would support GOP legislators if they
understood all about GOP major donors.  If not, to heck
with them!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/24/florida-republicans-are-trampling-wishes-locals-rush-consolidate-power/

Donors will get you through times of no voters better than
voters will get you through times of no donors.

#PS1gop

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 03:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397390703093714950

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Can a president or ex-president EVER be guilty of ANYthing?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/25/why-is-justice-department-withholding-most-its-trump-memo/

#PS1justice

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impress 41
time 2021-05-26 02:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397386922830430208

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It's a waste of time to seek bipartisanship on
infrastructure.     GOP will only vote on proposals paid
by users, never for increasing taxes on their donors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/25/white-house-republicans-infrastructure-talks/

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 02:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397385828180004865

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Racism polls extremely well with the Trump base.
Expect more of it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/25/republicans-spent-anniversary-george-floyds-murder-trying-vote-down-black-woman/

#PS1gop

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impress 46
time 2021-05-26 02:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397384041452560388

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Stalin would be so proud!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/25/belarus-confession-video-forced/

#PS1foreign

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impress 42
time 2021-05-26 02:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397383226910412804

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Where did covid come from?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/25/timeline-how-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-suddenly-became-credible/

It's a tangled tale, with lots of CYA and misdirection.

#PS1virus

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 02:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397382556421554180

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The purest expression of Trumpism!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-health-0a36ebacea5bdaaf92204b9b79ebf0d6

She says what Trump feels and is afraid to say.

McConnell and McCarthy pretend to be shocked, just as they
were on Jan 7, but Trump will tell them to get over it.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 51
time 2021-05-26 01:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397360503010123776

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Spreading doubt, not restoring confidence, is the
whole point - so nobody ever trusts an election again.
Just like Belarus, Iran, or N Korea.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-arizona-election-2020-election-recounts-government-and-politics-4d5038b2bea05d2132cb4ada43516f67

#PS1democracy

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impress 60
time 2021-05-26 01:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397359678200291330

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The real meaning of Confederate flag waving in the US
Capitol.

https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-massacre-1921-100-years-later-3bc13e842c31054a90b6d1c81db9d70c

#PS1insurrection

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impress 48
time 2021-05-26 01:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397357447161868289

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Stalin is gone but Lukashenko is still here!

https://apnews.com/article/belarus-europe-business-187dbc95a9a0f70c58ee610c67ff372d

He still calls the secret police "KGB".   Even Putin moved
on from that.

#PS1foreign

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impress 53
time 2021-05-26 00:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397355277213519874

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"what led up to the attack on the Capitol, ... a very
thorough evaluation"

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-legislation-government-and-politics-ecb9a4f15742dc5718a244c4e07097ba

Forget it!    A thorough evaluation is the last thing GOP
senators want.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 43
time 2021-05-26 00:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397353987477688322

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What might the grand jury find?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trump-investigations-business-government-and-politics-80592eae7ba9ca508a3161e085a0fec6

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

#PS1trump

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 54
likes 1
time 2021-05-26 00:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397352849642725376

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You can't keep draining the aquifer forever.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-24/skelton-water-drought-newsom-budget-california

Especially if the climate is tending drier.

#PS1climate

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impress 36
time 2021-05-25 21:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397302654817079297

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WHAT is the "power of our example"?

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-world-america-shackelford-20210519-p7twh7swkjdtdc4keg57uyoi2u-story.html

Putin has a different idea.

#PS1foreign

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 40
time 2021-05-25 21:21 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397301796540846084

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Elon Musk's bitcoin hustle.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/25/opinion-california-air-board-should-force-tesla-divestment-of-bitcoin/

#PS1climate

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impress 51
time 2021-05-25 21:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397301202589687810

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Sondland should have known better than to trust a Trumpist.
Even in writing and with witnesses they would deny it.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-europe-impeachments-trump-impeachment-06e4d35b27cddf0eb4e4debc0b595d8d

#PS1ukraine

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impress 35
time 2021-05-25 21:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397300157780172800

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Did the Democrats advertise on the wrong media, and too
late in the campaign?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-2020-autopsy-midterms/2021/05/18/6114af82-b80d-11eb-a5fe-bb49dc89a248_story.html

Bad polling led them to spend money on races that were
really out of reach.

#PS1election

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impress 36
time 2021-05-25 04:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397052287923621894

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We knew the GOP would oppose tax increases on the rich.
Now it looks like some Democrats will too.    They must
be hearing from their donors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/11/biden-taxes-democrats/

And it only takes a few to kill legislation in the Senate.

#PS1tax

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impress 42
time 2021-05-25 04:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397048723067211780

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Justice is different at the high end and the low end.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/free-reality-winner-documentary/2021/05/11/9c803766-b25a-11eb-9059-d8176b9e3798_story.html

#PS1justice

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impress 41
time 2021-05-25 04:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397041083868008450

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Global just-in-time manufacturing leaves no slack for
problems.     Everybody downstream has to stop production.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/08/manufacturing-supply-chain-crisis/

#PS1economics

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impress 37
time 2021-05-25 04:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397040211176038402

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How Dixiecrat-Republican Potemkin democracy works - if
the voters vote wrong, just ignore them.

https://apnews.com/article/mo-state-wire-michael-brown-medicaid-business-health-19125d5b1d59ab6a9cb29ff48769a4e9

#PS1democracy

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impress 37
time 2021-05-25 02:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397020618260828162

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Proud Boys help Nevada GOP purge honest officials.

https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-donald-trump-censures-government-and-politics-1a554f065edf11dcdf841566cff45b44

#PS1gop

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impress 43
time 2021-05-25 02:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1397019397647003649

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The Soviet Union collapsed - into Russia and its sphere
of influence.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-soviet-union-is-gone-but-it-s-still-collapsing

Perhaps the driving factor was Russians' fear of becoming
a minority in their own country.     They still have lots
of foreign workers from Central Asia.

#PS1foreign

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 66
likes 1
time 2021-05-25 00:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396985352498278401

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Under feudalism, there's no need for public service
workers.   Government is lean and mean!

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-government-and-politics-5026fccc5a2240c4227a1ed044f710d1

#PS1theory

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impress 37
time 2021-05-25 00:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396980189930786821

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Perfectly designed to undermine confidence, not restore it.
Exactly what was intended.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/19/gop-arizona-election-audit/

#PS1election

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impress 29
time 2021-05-24 23:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396974884954152961

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Acting so as to be above suspicion seems to be too high
a bar for legislators.

https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-government-and-politics-388628625536887fefa47b9bbca629eb

#PS1justice

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impress 35
time 2021-05-24 23:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396967733590302725

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Seems like the solution has to be better pay and working
conditions!

https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-prisons-government-and-politics-88fff925b1901a36a10581c28d826916

#PS1justice

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impress 34
time 2021-05-24 23:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396966460300300290

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Earmarks - democracy in action or bribery in action?
Representatives need to be able to show their donors and
voters what they are doing for them.

https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-a9783ac73ba1f92d0585c880d15f64f8

Necessary grease for the wheels of legislation?

#PS1democracy

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impress 35
time 2021-05-24 22:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396956523255844868

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Stalin Jr acts - Putin his model.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-belarus-media-business-government-and-politics-934283a5f4763a421391d8a55a89ad55

https://apnews.com/article/belarus-europe-edcf633281e3e9a55b2d994b96eb029b

#PS1foreign

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impress 30
time 2021-05-24 22:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396953134350573569

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Time for regional federalism?

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

Trump made straight a highway in the wilderness - from
democracy to autocracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/opinion/republicans-politics-trump.html

It's his abler, bolder successor - yet to be determined -
that will drive America down that highway.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 33
time 2021-05-24 21:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396937234662629376

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The unexpected answer to California's recall - Gray Davis!

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/zocalos-connecting-california/recall-gavin-newsom-gray-davis

#PS1capolitics

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impress 33
time 2021-05-24 21:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396935304460660739

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Who cares if it's true, or who it hurts, if it gets YOU
fortune or fame?

https://apnews.com/article/science-entertainment-coronavirus-pandemic-health-8c8345f474db874b1d27806e8d1f5ca1

They learned that from Trump!

#PS1media

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impress 32
time 2021-05-24 20:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396932479504699392

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GOP legislators are doing the job their donors pay them
to do - protect minority rule.     That's GOP ethics
in action!

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

What does truth or the common good have to do with it?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/15/opinion-34/

#PS1democracy

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impress 35
time 2021-05-24 20:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396929849189572608

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Some states move to expand voting

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-voting-voting-rights-health-3f46e438bf9368d9b3535824e8c6c911

But others threaten election officials with fines and
jail time

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-laws-elections-voting-health-4cb9244c381f1031c9ce20610c79a931

And it sounds a lot like "get the result we want or else!"
Stalin would be proud.

#PS1democracy

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impress 33
time 2021-05-24 20:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396926381666168837

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Tired of rural bias in taxation and representation?

https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/

Time to expand the House of Representatives!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/19/opinion-congress-and-california-need-more-representatives/

#PS1democracy

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impress 40
time 2021-05-24 17:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396882703367032836

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Deterring a very cold war.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/russia-us-arctic-military.html

#PS1climate

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impress 35
time 2021-05-24 16:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396869868423585794

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Supreme Court vs California

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/California-vs-The-Supreme-Court-16195219.php

#PS1justice

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impress 34
time 2021-05-24 16:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396868807629500418

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Projecting the stock market, stock sales, and subsequent
capital gains tax revenues is pretty difficult.
Politicians don't have an encouraging track record.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/05/california-budget-surplus-revenue-taxes-estimates/

#PS1tax

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impress 36
time 2021-05-24 16:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396867590211792896

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"The way to stop the China Virus is by taking the TRUMP
VACCINE!!!!"

https://www.ncnewsonline.com/opinion/columns/column-by-steven-p-grossman-the-vaccine-effort-needs-trump/article_0f9bb6b8-8159-5b89-bec5-b3aca1da7601.html

#PS1virus

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impress 38
time 2021-05-24 16:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396866690554556417

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50 years ago it was the sheiks of Araby.    Now it's the
crooks of Muscovy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/business/energy-environment/colonial-pipeline-security-weather.html

And the energy industry's own reluctance to deal with the
climate change that it's done so much to cause.

#PS1climate

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impress 35
time 2021-05-24 16:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396861534433779715

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Uneven recovery -

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/columnists/covid-relief-hasnt-reached-everyone-who-needs-it-by-noah-smith/article_81ef5892-d791-57f2-a8d6-c6d68428906b.html

What about state unemployment systems that completely
bogged down?       What about the impending unpaid rent
crisis - how is the suffering going to be shared?

#PS1recovery

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impress 32
time 2021-05-24 16:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396860006977335299

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Average wages went up - along with home prices - because
more minimum-wage essential workers were laid off than
work-from-home professionals.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/22/18-wage-gain-hides-californias-lumpy-economic-rebound/

#PS1recovery

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impress 30
time 2021-05-24 15:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396858466975711234

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Everybody is running out of everything!  The economic
recovery is TOO robust.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-17/inflation-rate-2021-and-shortages-companies-panic-buying-as-supplies-run-short

#PS1recovery

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impress 28
time 2021-05-24 15:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396857673593679878

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No deal on infrastructure!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-government-and-politics-8277ba4582824133eb31690d0f48f0c7

GOP has its orders from its donors and favors taxing the
middle class and poor to benefit the rich; the Democrats
the opposite.     Neither is budging.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 35
time 2021-05-24 04:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396687494108778498

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Forget the insurrection!     The important thing is to
regain control of Congress!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-michael-pence-campaign-2016-capitol-siege-election-2020-2ae07018410ef256f2c89ea20cf180ad

Unfortunately, for Trump the important thing is revenge
on those he feels betrayed him, and nowadays being GOP
means believing and doing whatever Trump says.

#PS1gop

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impress 34
time 2021-05-24 03:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396672550797672448

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Homelessness - a GOP triumph!  Reagan's mainstreaming of
mental patients made them a county problem rather than
a state one, and Jarvis' Prop 13 made sure the counties
and other local governments had no money to match their
new problems.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/20/california-homeless-addiction-drugs/

#PS1economics

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impress 35
time 2021-05-23 15:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396494924904747012

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You can't embrace both rationality and Trumpism!
Trump will make sure of that.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-virginia-elections-election-2020-campaign-2016-c87bf923a4ea7d04e8eb49ad683964b7

The main GOP game plan is to suppress Democrats, not
convert them to GOP.

Ranked-choice voting and no sore-loser laws would help
moderate candidates.

#PS1gop

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impress 48
time 2021-05-23 15:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396483698388738050

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Why don't they just re-institute poll taxes, literacy
tests, great-great-grandfather clauses, and property
ownership requirements like the good old days?
The Supreme Court probably won't stand in the way now.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-5138bd1ddd074feab7f70700bb196421

#PS1democracy

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impress 34
time 2021-05-23 15:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396481572329562114

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Reduce income inequality by raising wages and reducing
profits?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-health-coronavirus-pandemic-inflation-business-f12ad357da32e88281d1e132d6899165

NEVER! say GOP donors, and GOP legislators echo, saying
GOP voters would agree if they understood trickle-down
economics.

Biden thinks GOP voters are smarter than that!

#PS1recovery

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impress 35
time 2021-05-23 14:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396479813905383428

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No Native American contribution to American politics?

https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/democracy-and-iroquois-constitution

Ignorant racists belong on Fox, Newsmax, or OAN, not CNN.

https://apnews.com/article/rick-santorum-arts-and-entertainment-ac0286f31d77ca62ba02958b2945d58e

But Santorum's remarks always poll well with the Trump
voter base.

#PS1gop

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impress 45
time 2021-05-23 14:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396477913755635717

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Life in a deep red paradise.

https://apnews.com/article/al-state-wire-west-virginia-lifestyle-census-2020-business-9b94594a74d6b7ab1bee153a425981d9

One major error - the death blow to king coal was cheaper
fracked natural gas, not renewable energy.  WV has a lot
of natural gas resources.

#PS1economics

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impress 38
time 2021-05-23 14:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396476659105034241

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What happens when people rely on amateur doctors or
self-prescribe?

https://apnews.com/article/india-coronavirus-pandemic-health-5447485032eefd60c6b49d994d2f1e23

#PS1health

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impress 35
time 2021-05-23 14:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396471927795961859

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Still no answers on radio-frequency energy attacks.

https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-51ebd4f82664aacc5394c1863cd6a5f2

#PS1technology

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impress 37
time 2021-05-23 14:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396471023667580935

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The mob made them do it!

https://apnews.com/article/dc-wire-michael-pence-donald-trump-capitol-siege-government-and-politics-6434e5ba1e5d762be91dc971706dd0b9

Of course!     That's why Trump stirred up the mob, so
they would do things together, that they'd never do alone!
But it's no excuse.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 38
time 2021-05-23 14:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396468737482530817

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Cruz in the lead to steal Trump's base!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/22/ted-cruz-new-gop-troller-chief/

How long before Trump pushes back on "lyin' Ted Cruz"?
He doesn't like competition.

#PS1election

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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396104342088814593

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A true Trumpist to oppose Cheney!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/21/romeo-juliet-anthony-bouchard-wyoming/

Just the kind of candidate the Dixiecrat-Republicans need!
He can expect donations from Democrats for his primary
campaign.

#PS1election

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impress 39
time 2021-05-22 13:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396103147618148357

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A successful blog!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/21/trump-online-traffic-plunge/

At least if you define "successful" as "more popular than
political scrapbook".

What's interesting is not what Trump says, but which of
his would-be successors figures out how to stealthily
steal his voters and donors.

#PS1trump

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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396102058860695557

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Difficulty finding workers?      Try flexibility - the
most popular benefit.

https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/bank-bosses-want-a-return-to-office-underlings-aren-t-so-sure-20210505-p57oyt

Traditional executives have trouble thinking that way.
But having experienced life without rush hour commuting,
many workers say no thanks to tradition.

#PS1economics

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time 2021-05-22 13:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396098868916330506

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It's cheaper to break the law than observe it.

https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/workers-rights/cheated-at-work/ripping-off-workers-with-no-consequences/

The chances of getting caught or paying significant
penalties are slight.

#PS1economics

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impress 41
time 2021-05-22 13:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396097494770065408

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Boom times again in Silicon Valley!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/technology/semiconductor-chip-innovation-boom.html

#PS1technology

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impress 41
time 2021-05-22 13:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396096328938049545

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That was the week that wasn't.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-africa-middle-east-coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-688193443d100bd64f5a3d2b9bbb0499

#PS1media

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impress 40
time 2021-05-22 12:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1396082754161311746

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Ever wonder why your own web pages don't look very good
when you link them on Facebook or Twitter?

Read up on what's needed to avoid a very boring link.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/social-ads.html#technical

It's for people that like to configure their own web
servers.

#PS1technology

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time 2021-05-21 23:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395890264644808706

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Why put a WINNER like Trump on Mt Rushmore with all
those LOSERS?

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/img/rushmore-trump.jpg

Put Trump up where he belongs - on Stone Mountain - he's
a Southerner now!   New York got too hot for him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Mountain#Confederate_Memorial

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1419501368394378

#PS1trumpism

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impress 55
time 2021-05-21 22:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395868863313502208

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How did rich Southern slaveowners convince poor whites to
fight for slavery?

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/06/confederate-lost-cause-myth/618711

The Lost Cause myth after the war pretended that it  was
about white freedom - feelings instead of facts.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1419006595110522

#PS1minority

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impress 56
time 2021-05-21 05:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395607950194999300

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No Jan 6 commission -the truth makes the GOP and minority
rule look bad.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/politics/capitol-riot-commission.html

They made the same excuses for the same reasons about the
9/11 commission, but Bush never publicly threatened to
primary anybody who voted for it, and it passed.

#PS1insurrection

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time 2021-05-21 03:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395587635268120582

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Oppose Trump and expect trouble from his brownshirts.
GOP legislators will be cheering them on... from a safe
bunker.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/trump-republicans-violent-threats-election-2024/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 49
time 2021-05-21 03:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395584164439609349

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Holding children for hostages - that's what dictators do.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/mbss-lawsuit-against-saudi-spy-threatens-spill-secrets-us-should-intervene/

#PS1mideast

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impress 46
time 2021-05-21 03:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395583082141392898

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"tax hikes on corporations or the wealthiest Americans
are nonstarters"

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-6cbf6ae4cb2f23783f515d5991adb692

The GOP purpose of government is to funnel money upward
to the donors, not downward to the voters.  That's why
Trump's infrastructure plans were just talk.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 47
time 2021-05-21 03:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395575453751017484

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"political leanings, religious beliefs, and education and
income levels"

https://apnews.com/article/vt-state-wire-coronavirus-pandemic-health-bfa2dd39d1117a729542cf094504ca56

They don't care if they make other people sick as long as
they don't get sick.

#PS1virus

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impress 45
time 2021-05-21 02:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395574167907442689

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What a Trumpist internet looks like!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/business/china-internet-alibaba-tencent.html

Players fall over themselves trying to please the
government and get it to knock off their competitors.  They
are regulated ideologically but deregulated economically.

#PS1technology

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impress 52
time 2021-05-21 02:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395572560784334855

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Cheap hearing aids - a technology that deregulation
might help.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/technology/hearing-aids.html

The traditional hearing aid industry isn't enthused.

#PS1health

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impress 50
time 2021-05-21 02:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395571858162913282

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Hackers got in long ago and took their time.

https://apnews.com/article/hacking-business-technology-government-and-politics-b221968496ed498457ab56aae7970c90

Just like a long-term government espionage project rather
than a quick criminal job.

#PS1technology

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impress 54
time 2021-05-21 02:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395570625784152075

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Poultry workers scarce - GOP blames covid relief.

https://www.ajc.com/news/ga-poultry-producers-scratch-for-workers-amid-rising-demand-prices/AOBN7F6ZRZC2PPBDWDYUOECSY4/

But maybe it's because some time off convinced many
workers the low pay was not worth the danger, disease,
and killer pace?    Producers might consider raising pay
since prices are going up.

#PS1recovery

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impress 46
time 2021-05-21 02:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395569928200015872

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Many people who struggle with mental illness won't seek or
can't find help.     And it's usually worse for minorities.

https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community

Then when somebody having a bad day meets a cop having a
bad day - it ends in tragedy far too often.

#PS1health

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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395511189765910528

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How many people we let in determines our standard of
living.

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

Zero population growth means an aging population.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/opinion/we-need-lots-more-americans-the-world-is-ready-to-provide-them.html

#PS1immigration

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impress 40
time 2021-05-20 22:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395501203354652674

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"The radicalization of the Republican Party has outpaced
what observers imagined"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/american-democracy-is-even-worse-shape-than-you-think/

The Dixiecrat-Republican Party has a plan to "move fast
and break things" - depending on voter suppression and
rural bias.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1418803215130860

#PS1minority

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impress 41
time 2021-05-20 21:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395485719360000000

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GOP clueless?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/republicans-clueless/

No, they gave up on convincing new voters; they will
suppress as many votes as possible and rely on rural bias
to get the 2024 election into the House.  "Go fast and
break things" is their motto at the state level.

#PS1election

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impress 41
time 2021-05-20 20:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395471302182412290

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It's not about Trump and 2020.    It's most of all about
Trump's successor and 2024.      Giving the GOP a pass on
Jan 6 - normalizing explicit calls from the president and
legislators for violent insurrection - guarantees worse
to come.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/republicans-offer-vile-new-excuse-opposing-jan-6-commission/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 40
time 2021-05-20 19:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395468876146569217

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What happens when the GOP blocks the bipartisan Jan
6 commission?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/19/why-republican-opposition-jan-6-commission-could-be-blessing-disguise/

A Select Committee might be plan B.

#PS1insurrection

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time 2021-05-20 19:53 +0000
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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395467621609271298

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"Treasury officials efforts are aimed at reversing the
decline in scrutiny of particularly high-income taxpayers
and businesses"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/20/biden-tax-compliance-treasury/

Forget that!   The LAST thing major GOP donors want is
more scrutiny of their incomes and businesses.

#PS1tax

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impress 36
time 2021-05-20 19:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395466014360363011

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Good news/bad news for Johnson and Johnson.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/20/the-fall-from-grace-for-johnson-johnsons-covid-19-vaccine/

#PS1virus

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impress 42
time 2021-05-20 14:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395390712481390598

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"the fire always breaks out just when it's most convenient
for the prime minister"

https://apnews.com/article/hamas-middle-east-israel-748a13f933111e2341fcf1d01f86bdb7

Whether he's leading or following, he always looks out
for #1 - no wonder he gets along so well with Trump.

#PS1mideast

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time 2021-05-20 13:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395376019888955392

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The Trumpist modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party - it's not
how many laws you pass, but how often you appear on Fox!
Those are the only ratings that matter in the reality-TV
party.

https://apnews.com/article/ga-state-wire-health-government-and-politics-96cc0798ea87065705563caa67c85ade

Symbol is substance; gilt is as good as gold.

#PS1gop

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impress 38
time 2021-05-20 13:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395374717691826178

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It might be time for regional federalism.

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

The GOP plan to win control in 2025 - fear, uncertainty,
and doubt - and the election decided in the House -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/opinion/cheney-2024-election.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/opinion/jan-6-capitol-attack.html

#PS1election

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impress 42
time 2021-05-20 05:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395254401149722625

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It was not just Stalin who loved to rewrite history.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/opinion/capitol-riot-tulsa-massacre.html

#PS1theory

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impress 36
time 2021-05-20 05:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395248006526427138

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Netanyahu sees the war as a convenient means to save
himself politically and legally.

And aligning himself so thoroughly with Trump does not
embellish his character.      Trump pretended that his
support of Netanyahu was support for Israel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/opinion/israel-democrats-united-states.html

#PS1mideast

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impress 44
time 2021-05-20 05:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395246889683935234

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Details about Trump investigations.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/19/trump-organization-investigation-ny-explained/

#PS1trump

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impress 37
time 2021-05-20 04:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395236796947042309

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Trump is the winner AGAIN!

He converted McCarthy and McConnell from enemies to
faithful stooges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/19/when-next-attack-comes-blood-will-be-gops-hands/

#PS1gop

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impress 45
time 2021-05-20 04:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395234411189178369

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Donald Trump is the WINNER!

Trump has done what Hitler and Stalin couldn't do -
undermine Americans' faith in their elections.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-false-claims-fallout/2021/05/19/87aeacc4-b7f9-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html

And he'll keep undermining it until he wins.

#PS1election

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time 2021-05-20 04:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395233391176425472

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The only way to stop the attacks is to stop paying ransom!

https://apnews.com/article/hacking-technology-business-ed1556556c7af6220e6990978ab4f745

But like the earlier Barbary Pirates, these pirates
can only operate within the protection of a state.
Countermeasure also need to be brought against the
sponsoring states.

#PS1technology

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impress 36
time 2021-05-20 04:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395228741211594752

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"McCarthy won't take yes for an answer"

Because Trump says no!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-government-and-politics-f4a96296f56e1896220050618d59ea74

GOP wants the 2022 election to be about safe streets,
not safe Capitol!

#PS1insurrection

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impress 36
time 2021-05-20 03:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1395223686362263552

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Ignorance is indeed a pillar of minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/critical-race-theory-texas-gop/2021/05/14/3ac33140-b4f3-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html

How else could Southern aristocrats get poor whites to
fight for slavery and against their own interests?

#PS1minority

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impress 38
time 2021-05-17 13:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1394285051764903936

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Some GOP legislators want to look forward, not back,
but Trump says everybody keep looking back, so they do.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mccarthy-stefanik-cheney-trump/2021/05/15/c0cc23aa-b4b7-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

#PS1gop

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impress 35
time 2021-05-16 14:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393933932312236037

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Teach civics to students?    Primary sources and assessing
reliability?     Sounds like they are trying to undermine
minority rule!   GOP is against it!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/15/civics-law-legislation-class-race/

#PS1minority

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time 2021-05-16 14:13 +0000
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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393932690848579585

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It's not Democrats vs GOP any more - it's facts vs fantasy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-purging-of-liz-cheney-is-about-much-more-than-the-future-of-the-gop/2021/05/15/28808f1c-b4cd-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

All to protect minority rule from democracy.

#PS1minority

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impress 38
time 2021-05-16 14:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393932339898503174

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The big business of ransomware.    Facilitated by
crypto-currencies.  Protected by host governments.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/15/ransomware-colonial-darkside-cyber-security/

#PS1technology

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impress 49
time 2021-05-16 13:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393928708130443273

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That was the week that wasn't!

https://apnews.com/article/auto-racing-middle-east-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-87296e3066a9b8b6dd18c3d5321b7101

#PS1media

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impress 46
time 2021-05-16 13:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393924392246075392

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Beghazi, Clinton emails, and the Arizona election.
Three immortal myths that the GOP will keep investigating
as long as the media pay attention, no matter how little
they find.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-arizona-election-recounts-elections-election-2020-316be3604cae983781e413d41253656d

Now they want the passwords to the ROUTERS.

#PS1media

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impress 67
time 2021-05-16 13:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393922515769053187

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Everybody should welcome Cheney aligning with fact over
fantasy about the 2020 election, but the big lie is
fundamental to minority rule - that she still supports.

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

Cheney hasn't gotten to the logical conclusion.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/14/liz-cheney-doesnt-go-far-enough/

#PS1minority

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impress 41
time 2021-05-14 13:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393200029989408774

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Fact vs fantasy instead of Democrats vs GOP.  Big money
in lies!   An international phenomenon.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-michael-pence-donald-trump-election-2020-capitol-siege-549829098c84b9b8de3012673a104a4c

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1414238215587360

#PS1media

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impress 40
time 2021-05-14 13:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1393196735703379973

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Why don't they all go back to their home country?

https://www.businessinsider.com/newsmax-israel-home-country-clip-host-pulled-off-air-2021-5

If you're not sure whether that applies to you, just ask
any full-blooded enrolled member of a recognized Native
American nation.

#PS1media

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impress 60
time 2021-05-13 19:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392929143637962755

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Foxitis?

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article251331528.html

Trying to make up an excuse for violent insurrection.
Blame anybody else - that's the Trumpist way!

Fox bears blame too - but it's no excuse.  But in terms
of civil liability, Fox has deeper pockets than individual
insurrectionists.

#PS1media

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impress 58
time 2021-05-13 19:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392927652755820545

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An unstable tipping point that could easily tip into a
war nobody wants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/opinion/jerusalem-rockets-israel.html

WWI started the same way.

#PS1mideast

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impress 63
time 2021-05-13 19:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392926317834768387

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Stalin would have been glad to have these guys on his
history re-writing team.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-riots-government-and-politics-a58c37305c9b4c9dcb04cd4fa2443a83

#PS1insurrection

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impress 56
time 2021-05-13 19:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392924788356653056

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Dalit laborers exploited across the sea in New Jersey.

https://thewire.in/caste/dalit-workers-allege-shocking-violations-in-building-hindu-temple-in-new-jersey

Why not?   Trump exploited illegal immigrant laborers  at
his resorts until he was caught - then he fired them.

#PS1economics

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time 2021-05-13 02:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392661092405415936

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You can't expect to maintain minority rule by being fair.

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

California did the right thing a decade ago and decided
to draw districts fairly.     And the GOP response in
other states?  Double down on unfairness!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/12/opinion-future-of-the-house-is-at-stake-and-californias-hands-are-tied/

#PS1democracy

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impress 56
time 2021-05-13 01:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392659553938903043

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Has McCarthy changed?     Or did he just quit pretending.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/12/barabak-the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-kevin-mccarthy/

#PS1gop

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impress 55
time 2021-05-13 01:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392658201707892738

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House Republicans show the courage of their convictions
once again -

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-liz-cheney-house-elections-election-2020-government-and-politics-db885d0a6b28f12d733da54dbae617fa

by voting in secret, by voice, off the record.

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-05-12 14:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392489436370243590

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Difference between Cheney and Manchin.  She won't back
down from something she truly believes.  Manchin?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/11/manchins-choice-abet-jim-crow-find-10-republicans-or-reform-filibuster/

There is no path to 60 votes.   It's either end filibuster
or allow the GOP to preserve minority rule for another
generation.

#PS1democracy

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impress 53
time 2021-05-12 05:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392349859764600837

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Most GOP voters already know that the Big Lie is
objectively false.     They don't care about any truth
except their feelings.      That's just one of Trump's
crimes.

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

That doesn't stop wishful thinking on the right.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/11/how-liz-cheney-can-combat-donald-trumps-lies/

#PS1gop

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impress 56
time 2021-05-12 05:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392348642745356292

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Jeff Flake didn't know the half of it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/11/jeff-flake-liz-cheney-republican-party/

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-05-12 05:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392346914314592257

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Why are endangered Democrats against taxing the rich?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/11/why-do-some-deluded-democrats-think-raising-taxes-rich-is-bad-idea/

They know it's popular with the voters.    But it's death
to the donors.    They don't think they can win if their
donors oppose them.  You don't get into Congress or stay
in without donors.

#PS1tax

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impress 51
time 2021-05-12 05:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392346178662981633

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Trump was right!   Jeb Bush is completely unqualified for
public office.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/10/republicans-worse-state-level/

As are the other former GOP leaders denying reality.

#PS1gop

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impress 48
time 2021-05-12 05:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392344835621679109

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"the next iteration towards crazy" - happens tomorrow.

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

Actually it's not crazy.    It's a rational attempt to
defend minority rule against demographics.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/10/kevin-mccarthy-hits-bottom-barrel/

#PS1gop

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impress 46
time 2021-05-12 04:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392343721878843392

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"Punishing the unemployed is what Republicans do - and
uniformly oppose Biden's proposals to target revenue
sheltered overseas by multinational corporations and tax
investment income more equivalently to labor income"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/11/jim-banks-gop-spin-liz-cheney/

#PS1gop

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impress 48
time 2021-05-12 04:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392342253348163589

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Cruz makes it clear - Democrats better repeal filibuster
and pass voting rights while they can, or resign themselves
to GOP minority rule- who'll stop at nothing to preserve
power.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/11/ted-cruz-just-sent-very-important-message-joe-manchin/

There is no bipartisanship to be found on this issue.

#PS1democracy

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impress 45
time 2021-05-12 04:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392340701686296576

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Good news for moral lepers everywhere! You can go to Yale
Law without compromising your ambitions and non-values!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/11/senator-josh-hawley/

"Many of the people who populate these movements are not
right-wing pro-assault weapons freaks"

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1412699645741217

#PS1gop

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impress 42
time 2021-05-12 04:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392339118399492098

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Not just pipelines!    Going after law enforcement, too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/ransomware-attack-dc-police/2021/05/11/e1cb8600-b295-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

These gangs operate as the Russian government looks the
other way.    The only solution is 1) pay no ransom 2)
pressure Putin 3) teach everybody how to avoid getting
in trouble.

#PS1technology

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impress 43
time 2021-05-12 04:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392332404971380737

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No Facebook or Twitter allowed in China - but its diplomats
used them extensively to propagandize abroad.

https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-china-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-62b13895aa6665ae4d887dcc8d196dfc

#PS1china

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impress 43
time 2021-05-12 04:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392329795157991424

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"We hope there's a pathway there" - Manchin

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bills-voter-registration-business-voting-86a9fd9365cf954eae7669d6ab35f589

There's no pathway there.   Unlimited dark money,
gerrymandering, and voter suppression are critical pillars
of minority rule.     Lose those, and McConnell loses his
donors and his job.

#PS1democracy

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impress 39
time 2021-05-12 03:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392325326902943744

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"Many lawmakers are receiving threats and worry for their
safety after the U.S. Capitol was breached on Jan. 6
by supporters of Donald Trump who wanted to overturn
the election"

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-donald-trump-capitol-siege-police-government-and-politics-810cfd679c125cd31b18ed91f95e1678

The rioters will be back, with Trump's encouragement.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 56
time 2021-05-12 03:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392317609006145536

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It's good to know the modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party
has a sense of history - inherited from its slavery-rights
and segregation-rights ancestors - "our democracy is not
in crisis" - revised since Jan 7.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-voting-rights-bills-voter-registration-3dbcf3e5d04e6c7aa7c9ff629e9d1cb3

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1412665995744582

#PS1democracy

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impress 43
time 2021-05-12 03:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392316734401441794

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Cheney makes her last stand.      It will cost her career,
but conserve her honor and integrity.      That's more
than her opponents can claim.

https://apnews.com/article/liz-cheney-donald-trump-democracy-government-and-politics-e9b924475dd68695f8aa6934d4b570ec

Democrats should remember that, despite their differences,
she is on the side of facts over fantasy.

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-05-12 02:56 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392312593792987136

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Welcome to the club of prosperous industrialized nations,
where nobody can afford children.

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

Welcome to the quandary of what to do next.

https://apnews.com/article/china-business-432f0128432ef1171888476c7967f7a5

There are lots of people in the world - in poor countries.

#PS1china

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impress 46
time 2021-05-11 23:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392265930923659271

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Demographics implied this would happen.     Trump
accelerated and tore off the fig leaves of
Dixiecrat-Republican minority rule.

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

It's not just the GOP - it's the future of the American
experiment at stake.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-05-09/liz-cheney-and-donald-trump-two-scorpions-in-a-bottle-so-far-trump-is-winning

#PS1minority

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expands 1
impress 55
time 2021-05-11 21:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392237196158009344

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The Trumpist modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party!

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

Like a scene from Borat, but minority rule is deadly
serious.

https://ajc.com/news/luckovich-blog/511-mike-luckovich-cant-lose/QPSY5WFRSJEBRFPRHRDOGQYCHE/

#PS1gop

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impress 47
time 2021-05-11 21:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1392235202429165569

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The trouble in India is not patents, but politicians - who
declared victory before the battle was over.      The enemy
had not yet begun to fight.    Sound familiar?

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/india-modi-covid-19-vaccine-patent-waiver-biden-20210506.html

#PS1virus

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impress 46
time 2021-05-11 02:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391938680554594304

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Republicans are determined to keep digging the hole deeper
until they find the bones of the Whigs - whose internal
contradictions created the original Republican Party.

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article251240779.html

The Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican Party owes more to
Thurmond and Gingrich.

#PS1gop

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impress 55
time 2021-05-11 02:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391937873511817217

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Maybe in 30 years it won't be dark at night any more!
Satellites everywhere, probably shooting at each other
by then.

https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-spacex-business-technology-science-9c2a06a4868408043ccb472372a0d8dd

Democratization of technology always has surprising
consequences.

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

#PS1technology

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impress 49
time 2021-05-11 01:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391934106829660160

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Why almost everybody should get vaccinated.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/08/how-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-puts-others-at-risk/

It's not all about you!     It's everybody else.  If enough
people all around the world decline vaccination, then
surprising new variants might come along and it might be
about YOU after all.

#PS1virus

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impress 49
time 2021-05-11 01:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391932844402900992

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Arizona auditors defer knocking on doors, until they think
they can get away with voter intimidation.

https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/auditors-halt-plans-knock-arizona-voters-doors-amid-justice-department-scrutiny-2021-05-10/

It's all part and parcel of minority rule.

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

#PS1minority

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impress 47
time 2021-05-11 01:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391930967158247427

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Gaetz and Greene to replace Trump?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-government-and-politics-2637f0544c523bff204d2b48c9d702af

They are qualified in all the right ways!      Short on
facts, long on legal problems.   But careful about being
too successful - Trump doesn't like being upstaged.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 54
time 2021-05-11 01:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391930311768887300

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Details of Biden tax proposals to pay for American
Families Plan.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/10/jill-on-money-unpacking-the-tax-nuances-of-president-joe-bidens-american-families-plan/

#PS1tax

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impress 50
time 2021-05-11 01:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391923672307228672

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Progressives get their turn at the bat.    If they
hit a home run - they might be good for a generation.
But the tide always changes.      No need for anybody to
get apocalyptic.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-26/biden-s-progressive-agenda-isn-t-the-apocalypse-it-s-a-cycle

#PS1theory

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impress 54
time 2021-05-11 00:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391911507823263744

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What a brilliant diversionary tactic!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-new-hampshire-campaign-2016-election-2020-house-elections-e50dfae66446197767bd255882d19439

Get the voters fired-up all the time about election
recounts, and voters won't have time to think about what
the legislators did, are doing, or will do while voters
aren't looking.

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

#PS1gop

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impress 54
time 2021-05-10 13:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391750020337078282

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Neutralizing language -

is this a step toward real progress or a diversion in lieu
of real progress?

https://apnews.com/article/europe-language-government-and-politics-education-f2c74258ab6c474334d84f0d7b0fc207

#PS1other

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impress 53
time 2021-05-10 13:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391747825608785923

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Sounds like the main problem is that companies need to
pay better!

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-82aa4f9fddcea22918d010c55b5e55b3

#PS1economics

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impress 54
time 2021-05-10 06:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391636977657647104

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Russia's sacrifice in wartime was immense, so Putin merged
the best Fascist and Communist practices to preserve
his power.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-government-and-politics-24387d1bd5aa5a7a90896529ef6a0cfa

#PS1russian

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impress 57
time 2021-05-10 06:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391635597459034118

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Racism in Hawaii, too.

https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-micronesia-police-shootings-race-and-ethnicity-74305f44d1efed56f96de57daebf5fd9

#PS1politics

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impress 53
time 2021-05-10 06:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391634449184354308

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Insurrectionists build their own mythologies since Trump
didn't and won't help them.

https://apnews.com/article/dc-wire-donald-trump-capitol-siege-riots-government-and-politics-a57a3126a5a0b1dc508f73143adf611a

#PS1insurrection

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impress 55
time 2021-05-10 05:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391630663728603136

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Ransomware attacks on America and its allies are the new
hot business opportunity.      How long before the hackers
do an IPO on a stock exchange?

https://apnews.com/article/ga-state-wire-business-c6ef4314af911fb58b8445d2b121e82d

https://apnews.com/article/ransomware-gangs-hacking-police-cybercrime-pipeline-3a38c27c4fafe0c39461fb71bf91a42a

#PS1technology

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engage 2
engage-rate 2%
impress 88
likes 1
replies 1
time 2021-05-09 14:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391393117035667467

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This day is this personality cult fulfilled in your ears!

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-donald-trump-election-2020-government-and-politics-0c07947f9fd2b9911b3006f0fc128ffd

https://apnews.com/article/ny-state-wire-donald-trump-election-2020-government-and-politics-1d5f980f186ddcf1680fbc720a9fc70a

Donors can get you through times of no votes better than
votes can get you through times of no donors!

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#corporate%20donations

Fits the Trumpist GOP!

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-05-09 13:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391391595597991939

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Trumpism drops the fig leaves!

https://twitter.com/DLCC/status/1390346978920484874

You could tell it was lurking under the surface of the
modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party.    Trumpism has brought
it right out where everybody can see it.

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

https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 54
time 2021-05-09 13:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391387473952088067

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That was the week that wasn't!

https://apnews.com/article/sports-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-health-lifestyle-4db4294d317b01bcfe1c384cbd0363f4

It's about time to recycle the joke about the president
wanting to lay off the thousands of cattle guards in the
Western US.      It's come up in every administration
since at least Eisenhower.

#PS1media

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impress 55
time 2021-05-09 13:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391382131633319941

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After an initial bump after the riot - Oath Keepers might
be struggling to attract new recruits eager to get Federal
felony convictions.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/finances-membership-for-oath-keepers

No surprise that finances and membership are all secret.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 52
time 2021-05-09 13:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391379610353475587

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Assembly-line insurrection leads to assembly-line justice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/politics/capitol-riot-investigation-plea-deals.html

No matter which package defendants are offered, a Federal
felony conviction will complicate the rest of their lives.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 49
time 2021-05-09 12:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1391376759514296327

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Time to ratify the Law of the Sea.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/07/south-china-sea-conflict-danger/

#PS1china

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impress 59
time 2021-05-08 04:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390890303901470723

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GOP leaders are trying in vain to get Trump to focus on
the GOP instead of himself.    He doesn't care if the GOP
controls Congress if he's not president.       It's more
important to him to exact revenge.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-republicans-retribution/2021/05/07/daf0cd4e-ae7c-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1409860802691768

#PS1trumpism

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impress 57
time 2021-05-08 00:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390832977475559425

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Another way to use technology to break the system.

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-technology-business-9f10b43b6aacbc750dfc010ceaedaca7

Hardly any real consumers support giving internet and cell
companies any more power.

#PS1technology

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impress 54
time 2021-05-07 23:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390817329890533376

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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees! for ye make one
proselyte, and make him twofold more the child of hell
than you.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-government-and-politics-463d871700b3825998fcdeb6b3da38b4

Applies to legislators and media stars, too!   It's bad
enough to be ignorant, but to know better and repeat
lies anyway?

#PS1gop

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expands 1
impress 66
time 2021-05-07 22:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390801797829193729

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"53 percent of conservatives still say being a Christian
is important to being an American"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/07/no-wonder-nativists-are-panic/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1409597339384781

#PS1trumpism

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impress 62
time 2021-05-07 14:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390682151595634689

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A prophet is not without honor - except in politics.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/07/cdc-official-resigns/

#PS1virus

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impress 67
time 2021-05-07 14:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390674856270729217

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The virus infecting the whole world - the virus of
politicians misleading their countries into death and
disaster, in vain hope of escaping blame.  The infection
rate of leaders is very high, either blame for shutdown
or blame for death.

https://apnews.com/article/india-europe-africa-middle-east-coronavirus-pandemic-f222499863823018b94ef400c15d2047

#PS1virus

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impress 63
time 2021-05-07 14:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390673306613784579

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"the job of the Republican leader is to become speaker of
the House"

#1 job is not to to defend the Constitution?

https://apnews.com/article/trump-cheney-mccarthy-republicans-84cb83aeab7833218537a174e2c2d437

McCarthy wants a "big tent" to win the House - Confederate
flags and Camp Auschwitz shirts are welcome, but Trump
critics are not.

#PS1gop

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impress 72
time 2021-05-07 14:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390671161298612225

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Are you sick of DeSantis's winning yet?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ron-desantis-wants-to-deny-800000-floridians-representation-for-nine-months/2021/05/06/b07c2f74-adcb-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

Anything to hinder the Democrats!     It seems he forgot to
rein in executive over-reach in his big "voter integrity"
bill that he signed on Fox.

#PS1gop

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impress 64
time 2021-05-07 03:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390505767761965063

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Birthrates decline in prosperous democracies.

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

Only two choices to maintain our standard of living -
more government subsidies to ease the cost of children -
or more immigration.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/baby-bust-wont-end-without-government-action/

GOP opposes both.

#PS1immigration

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impress 66
time 2021-05-07 03:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390504369511034882

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"If Giuliani has anything to offer prosecutors to save
himself, it would have to be Trump, the only bigger
fish left"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/george-conway-giuliani-raid-trump-fear/

#PS1ukraine

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engage 2
engage-rate 3%
impress 76
time 2021-05-07 03:03 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390502566774022147

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Spot inflation in commodity prices and spot shortages
of labor willing to work for low pay are part of normal
recovery from a recession.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/opinion/us-inflation-federal-reserve.html

Republicans are hoping to find a way to convince all
workers that they are miserable under Biden.

#PS1economics

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engage-rate 3%
impress 80
time 2021-05-07 01:20 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390476628447268864

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America won WWII.    Would that have happened without the
New Deal before it?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/opinion/herd-immunity-us.html

America could not defeat Hitler today.    Half the country
would support him and half oppose.    Just as in most of
the countries that he conquered.

#PS1theory

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impress 64
time 2021-05-07 01:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390475453274628102

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Say what you want about DeSantis - he certainly understands
Trumpist media.

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-voting-rights-voting-government-and-politics-2d3177bdf6c823d54fc6cbf049ba7da9

The medium is the message - the only message.

#PS1media

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impress 65
time 2021-05-07 00:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390470683021381634

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Unity behind a big lie!     Is that really a viable
long-term strategy?

https://apnews.com/article/wy-state-wire-donald-trump-elections-government-and-politics-55e1f5345ff41dfdbac57932550a13c2

The heretics need to unite elsewhere.

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1408449849499530

#PS1gop

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impress 64
time 2021-05-07 00:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390469740385079297

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Once Trump speaks, "most rank-and-file members agree with
whatever he is saying."

https://apnews.com/article/wy-state-wire-donald-trump-elections-government-and-politics-55e1f5345ff41dfdbac57932550a13c2

Even if it's wrong.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-michael-pence-electoral-college-elections-health-2d9bd47a8bd3561682ac46c6b3873a10

And they are going after the heretics that won't endorse
the false dogma

https://apnews.com/article/ny-state-wire-liz-cheney-capitol-siege-government-and-politics-7ab83561d3c708f2786bf0f545eb782f

#PS1gop

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impress 69
time 2021-05-07 00:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390468989311090688

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The facts about the BIG LIE.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-michael-pence-electoral-college-elections-health-2d9bd47a8bd3561682ac46c6b3873a10

Trump is just the BIG LIAR.     And his supporters go along
with WHATEVER he says... just as they do in North Korea.

#PS1trump

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impress 69
time 2021-05-07 00:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390467746069053441

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Why has Silicon Valley escaped B.1.1.7?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/06/the-mystery-of-how-the-bay-area-has-dodged-most-contagious-covid-19-strain-so-far/

Was it the mask compliance, the high vaccination rate,
or both?      Anyway it's not over until it's over -

https://apnews.com/article/iowa-india-science-health-coronavirus-pandemic-1420c4b3585b996607e95bd99da5ce68

B.1.617 is on its way.

#PS1virus

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engage 2
engage-rate 3%
expands 1
impress 61
time 2021-05-06 18:33 +0000
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390374199215067137

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The noisy silence of the Trumpists!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/opinion/facebook-josh-hawley-trump.html

They're confusing "free speech" with "free reach".
Nobody has a RIGHT to commandeer private platforms and
get global distribution.   But access is usually for sale.

#PS1media

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 18:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390369626500911104

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Laying the groundwork for a Trumpist future where
undesirable election results can just be ignored.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-ouster-gop-leadership-future-stolen-election/

#PS1democracy

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impress 50
time 2021-05-06 17:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390365478107762688

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Perfectly qualified to represent Trump and Trumpism!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/elise-stefanik-perfect-gop-leader-trump/

#PS1trumpism

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 17:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390364356005699585

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Ranked-choice-voting would help Wyoming voters obtain
stable outcomes.

https://www.fairvote.org/rcv

Right now, running for office in Wyoming is a crap shoot.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/trump-vs-cheney-fight-here-wyoming-is-battle-soul-republican-party/

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-05-06 17:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390363407463813120

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Insurrectionists ashamed of their own words?      Trump
isn't ashamed of his words or actions!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/rep-zoe-lofgren-embarrassed-republicans-with-their-own-words-now-they-seek-silence-her/

Isn't there some kind of law against remembering and
reporting a politician's words?

#PS1gop

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 17:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390361911695331330

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How to lose money in the Trumpist media world.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ruddy-newsmax-trump/2021/05/05/32b09714-9d32-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html

Print lies about people and organizations that can afford
to hire good lawyers.

#PS1media

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390360585477378048

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How you can try to make money in the Trumpist media world.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ruddy-newsmax-trump/2021/05/05/32b09714-9d32-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html

Sell sell sell!

#PS1media

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impress 45
time 2021-05-06 17:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390360298880520193

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Vote against it, then hope it passes so you can take credit
for it!

https://apnews.com/article/personal-taxes-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-government-and-politics-d0b1f48aa32baf6b47880faf15d5dea3

Standard GOP.

#PS1recovery

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impress 44
time 2021-05-06 17:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390355478069190659

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Why the US finally abandoned the Mideast.

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-china-business-government-and-politics-24f774a952eaabcb38d2b25380b61a62

China intends to project power globally in a way that
Russia never could.

#PS1china

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 17:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390354459335675908

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What's better than a single-issue voter?   A two-issue
voter!    Anti-abortion and pro-guns.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/us/politics/hispanic-republicans-texas.html

#PS1gop

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impress 49
time 2021-05-06 17:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390351591094423552

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"The highest return on investment in America today isn't
in private equity but in early childhood initiatives for
disadvantaged kids of all races."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/opinion/sunday/biden-fdr-americans.html

#PS1biden

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impress 44
time 2021-05-06 16:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390342032103645189

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Using vaccine as a political virus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/world/europe/russia-slovakia-europe-coronavirus-sputnik-vaccine.html

#PS1virus

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impress 49
time 2021-05-06 16:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390338648512483328

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Michael Flynn?  Roger Stone?   Non-disclosure agreements
for a school?     A lavish lifestyle for the boss?
It all fits together perfectly Trumpily.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/us/miami-centner-academy-coronavirus-vaccine.html

#PS1trumpism

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impress 59
time 2021-05-06 16:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390337058992918533

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GOP minority-rule trickle-down economics destroyed
middle-class confidence.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/business/economy/middle-class-biden-economy.html

GOP pseudo-populists like to talk about empowering the
middle class, but then their donors remind them - talk
about whatever you want but vote as instructed.

#PS1economics

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impress 49
time 2021-05-06 15:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390335154879533057

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The NRA is working hard to make sure the ATF can't!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/us/politics/atf-nra-guns.html

#PS1firearms

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impress 44
time 2021-05-06 13:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390305118722035716

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Inflation is happening for many commodities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/business/economy/commodity-shortages-inflation.html

#PS1economics

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impress 45
time 2021-05-06 13:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390300613192290310

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Democrats get dark money too!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/us/politics/hansjorg-wyss-money-democrats.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 41
time 2021-05-06 13:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390299090475311107

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The anti-Trumpist Republicans in Congress are not heroes

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/opinion/liz-cheney-republicans.html

and their days are numbered.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/politics/liz-cheney-elise-stefanik.html

The rest of the GOP has painted itself into a corner -
disgrace now as an anti-Trumpist, or disgrace forever as
a Trumpist.

#PS1gop

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impress 48
time 2021-05-06 05:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390175742361686016

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Biden's not shy about taxing the rich.      But he'll have
to do it without GOP cooperation.      Their voters love
it but the donors say no.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/business/biden-tax-increases-wealthy.html

#PS1tax

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impress 48
time 2021-05-06 05:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390173127074664453

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What should be done about Taiwan?    Removing strategic
ambiguity might be dangerous.     Actually getting into
a shooting war could easily become catastrophic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/opinion/biden-taiwan-china.html

#PS1china

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impress 48
time 2021-05-06 05:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390171584405512194

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What Trump would not be able to get from his own platform
- access to casual donors that can be reached by targeted
advertising.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/politics/trump-facebook-fundraising.html

#PS1media

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impress 44
time 2021-05-06 04:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390161367403929600

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Trump hasn't changed his behavior so why should social
media change theirs?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-facebook-social-media-republicans/2021/05/05/919cb430-adb1-11eb-acd3-24b44a57093a_story.html

#PS1media

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impress 46
time 2021-05-06 03:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390153593110503432

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A fast and easy way to track people.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/05/apple-airtags-stalking/

#PS1technology

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 03:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390153205992984579

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Who is leaving California for better opportunities?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/05/skelton-californias-population-growth-has-slowed-blame-exorbitant-housing-costs/

It's not rich people - they can afford the taxes and cost
of living.

It's mostly minimal-wage essential workers and retirees
who can't afford the cost of living.

#PS1capolitics

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impress 47
time 2021-05-06 03:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390151540216717313

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Homelessness is Silicon Valley problem #1

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/04/bay-area-residents-are-fed-up-with-the-homelessness-crisis/

Exacerbated by the pandemic job loss and housing loss.

#PS1economics

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impress 50
time 2021-05-06 03:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390150101058744323

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It's hard to find workers if you don't pay them a living
wage and benefits.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/04/bay-area-restaurant-hiring-crisis-ive-never-seen-anything-like-this/

To do so means increasing prices so that those who enjoy
and can afford dining out share a little wealth with those
essential workers who make it possible.

#PS1economics

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impress 51
time 2021-05-06 03:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390147807395213313

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Feds getting interested in Arizona recount, especially
since Trump already announced the intended result.

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-election-recounts-election-2020-government-and-politics-ef60fc349bed3296c44fa158210da3e6

#PS1election

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engage 4
engage-rate 6%
impress 69
likes 1
retweets 1
time 2021-05-06 03:14 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390142807214485509

==========


It's hard work to get the election results that your
anonymous donors are paying for!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/arizona-recount-observers/2021/05/05/b807c990-adc3-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

#PS1election

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impress 67
time 2021-05-06 01:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390117952372936704

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Xi intends to prove that dictatorship produces more
prosperous populations than democracy.      Why is the
GOP trying so hard to prove his point?

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/biden-speech-congress-china-competition-infrastructure-research-education-20210429.html

#PS1infrastructure

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
expands 1
impress 54
time 2021-05-06 01:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390114862831783940

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CalPERS thinks it can get better investment results
in secret.     Better for who?

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/05/california-pension-calpers-corruption-legislation/

#PS1capolitics

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impress 51
time 2021-05-06 01:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390113390618578944

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How economic recovery can lead to inflation.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-03/traders-are-bidding-up-lumber-with-exchange-limit-removed

Hope it's temporary until supply and demand get back
in balance!

#PS1economics

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impress 52
time 2021-05-06 01:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390111086737641475

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Liz Cheney weighs in -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/

And the Post editorial board -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/liz-cheney-told-the-truth-republicans-must-decide-whether-they-value-trump-over-it/2021/05/05/7449c0cc-adc9-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

GOP members can oppose Trump and end their careers.
Or support Trump and leave an ignominious legacy.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1408449849499530

#PS1gop

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impress 52
time 2021-05-06 01:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390109285972013057

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"The party does not have room for both."

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-39442b6fc9e6eafb24ba1c55e8ec9797

What are the dozen or so Republicans in Congress, who won't
kneel before Trump's lies, going to do instead? Become
Independents caucusing with the Democrats.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1408449849499530

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-05-05 18:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390015067379310593

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Racism is embedded in the Trumpist modern
Dixiecrat-Republican Party.    It will remain embedded
as long as the racist elements of its coalition remain
essential components - in most places the GOP can't win
without them.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1407156632962185

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-05-05 17:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1390002686284632066

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Traditional Republicans have lost the GOP.

https://apnews.com/article/campaign-2016-election-2020-government-and-politics-3e0aaf0b8a5dfc825dc0ae1f3d30d4dc

Wafflers can't have one foot on the train and one foot
in the station.Get on board with Trump or get off the
train.Trump is not as interested in winning control of
Congress as in punishing the disloyal.

#PS1gop

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impress 49
time 2021-05-04 15:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389605148947845126

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It's cheaper to break the law!

https://apnews.com/article/how-companies-rip-off-poor-employees-6c5364b4f9c69d9bc1b0093519935a5a

And in the Trump administration, enforcement halted
entirely.

No wonder employers like illegal workers so much - they
don't dare complain.

#PS1economics

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impress 52
time 2021-05-04 15:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389601782225985539

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What about Trump and McCarthy's ability to do their job -
to defend the Constitution of the United States?

https://apnews.com/article/politics-election-2020-government-and-politics-4b57608e163597af9d5f33fa2dbecec1

Abandon hope, ye traditional GOP who remain in there.

#PS1gop

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impress 62
time 2021-05-04 15:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389599944525316096

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Stock prices mostly reflect earnings growth, not tax
policy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/business/tax-increase-stock-market.html

That doesn't keep GOP legislators from repeating their
doleful mantra about taxing "job creators".     They don't
need to align with facts, just with their donors.

#PS1tax

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impress 41
time 2021-05-03 20:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389322213002674176

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Herd immunity might never be reached.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html

But you should still do your part and get vaccinated.

#PS1virus

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impress 36
time 2021-05-03 20:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389320819499683847

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Oppose compulsory government day care!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lefty-social-engineering-gop-launches-cultural-attack-on-bidens-plan-for-day-care-education-and-employee-leave/2021/04/30/38983b6e-a9bc-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

Nobody's proposing that but GOP is against it anyway.
Instead vague proposals for welfare payments to families
with children.  No details since they know it will never
pass their caucus, much less Congress.

#PS1gop

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impress 36
time 2021-05-03 20:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389314831824654337

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Attacking sacred GOP religious beliefs!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/03/republicans-tax-convictions-are-not-rooted-fact/

GOP legislators don't need to check facts or history to
determine the value of corporate tax cuts.      Their
donors tell them what to believe, and they obey.
That's what the donors bought them for.

#PS1tax

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impress 33
time 2021-05-03 20:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389310574828216321

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Cheney and Trump - GOP ain't big enough for the both of us!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cheney-trump-election-mccarthy/2021/05/03/41ca672c-ac21-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html

But it's worse than that - this COUNTRY ain't big enough
for both facts and lies.

But all Trump cares about is purging the GOP by 2022 and
getting re-elected in 2024.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 35
time 2021-05-03 19:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389308099220054017

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The price of a national spotlight was that Tim Scott had
to say that America is not a racist country -

https://apnews.com/article/scott-republican-response-Biden-8f8b4a3adab6329447e778684a8bd508

An odd stance for a politician mainly known for championing
police reform.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1407156632962185

#PS1gop

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impress 36
time 2021-05-03 17:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389272114876743680

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Another reason Florida is the BEST. STATE. EVER.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-republicans-mail-voting/2021/05/02/4c133920-a9bf-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

"The main law that we pass when we pass election bills in
Florida is the law of unintended consequences"

Florida and Trump were made for each other.

#PS1democracy

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impress 43
time 2021-05-03 16:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389252551791431685

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Strange definitions of confidence and integrity.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/03/voter-suppression-bill-florida-gop/

The modern Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican GOP is actively
undermining confidence in elections and impugning those
who maintain integrity.

#PS1democracy

=====

impress 32
time 2021-05-03 16:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389250184324947968

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Strange definition of negotiation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/02/is-white-house-wise-gops-infrastructure-ruse/

But redefining words and ideas is part and parcel of the
modern Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican Party.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 30
time 2021-05-03 16:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389248750233604099

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Voters favor it, but very big donors oppose it.

https://apnews.com/article/business-health-government-and-politics-60bea362fb02501c933e913375f920b7

#PS1health

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impress 32
time 2021-05-03 13:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389209279182245891

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Internet technology companies go up... and then they
go down.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-1e2e958195af5920ac5183c3794d93ee

#PS1economics

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impress 35
time 2021-05-03 13:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389207537514270722

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Don't GOP voters understand that GOP major donors want
fewer government entitlement programs, not more?

https://apnews.com/article/politics-coronavirus-business-lifestyle-health-a0d07554de5c05f4a416196a97e13402

#PS1health

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impress 34
time 2021-05-03 13:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389206970666606606

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The worthiest successor to Trump!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/opinion/sunday/tucker-carlson-trump.html

Just as evil but more dangerous because more intelligent
and self-aware.      How can he knock Trump out of the
running while appearing to defend him from all the other
guys trying to knock him out?

#PS1trumpism

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impress 33
time 2021-05-03 05:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389084532297453570

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Does anybody believe that Trump and his minions will
stop attacking Dominion just because Newsmax and American
Thinker apologized for just making this stuff up?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/01/newsmax-apologizes-dominion-employee-falsely-alleging-he-manipulated-vote-against-trump/

#PS1media

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impress 36
time 2021-05-03 04:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389075324483239938

==========


The case for restoring earmarks.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-you-want-a-functional-congress-you-should-welcome-the-return-of-earmarks/2021/04/30/b1775eb4-a91e-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

They seem to be essential, like free-flowing money and
booze, to enact legislation in a diverse democracy, even
though everybody knows it's wrong.

#PS1democracy

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impress 37
time 2021-05-03 04:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389071675988140032

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"blame lies in Modi's governance style, where top ministers
are chosen for loyalty rather than expertise, where secrecy
and image management is privileged over transparency"

Sound familiar?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/world/asia/india-covid19-modi.html

#PS1virus

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impress 37
time 2021-05-03 03:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389054306989400064

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Initiative/referendum/recall were Progressive initiatives
around 1912.

https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-government-and-politics-c5f58025b7744389905b1527cbab7d4a

Now GOP legislators ignore their state's constitutions
and reject any initiatives they don't like.

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

Trumpist minority rule in action.

#PS1democracy

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impress 39
time 2021-05-03 03:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389053721653354499

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Democrats have it backwards.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/business/salt-tax-cap-repeal.html

Better to eliminate ALL state and local tax deductions in
ALL states and let the GOP explain why they're against
balancing the budget.  But to GOP donors this is small
potatoes compared to capital gains rates.

#PS1tax

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impress 36
time 2021-05-03 03:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389052842313338882

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What's $400 million?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/01/hey-california-taxpayers-guess-how-much-the-newsom-recall-election-is-going-to-cost-you/

Trumpists never mind spending other people's money.
In this case, they get publicity heading toward 2024,
and if there's some kind of catastrophic event or scandal,
one of them might even win.

#PS1capolitics

=====

impress 33
time 2021-05-03 02:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389051786485374978

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Why the GOP is obsessed with hamburgers and Kamala's book -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/02/hey-what-happened-border-crisis/

The border crisis is getting managed.   It must strike
the modern GOP as odd that crises can be managed instead
of magnified.     Magnified crises are a pillar of
minority rule.

#PS1immigration

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impress 43
time 2021-05-03 01:48 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389034092339949570

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Run the country by amateurs?     Run the country by
empty chairs?

Too many jobs are saddled with Senate confirmation, and
too many others are political appointees.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/44-down-only-1156-confirmations-to-go/2021/04/30/de35a050-a9e1-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html

#PS1biden

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impress 39
time 2021-05-03 01:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389029261059575810

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Forget it and move on?     Cover politicians that brazenly
lied about the election to foment violent insurrection?
Not at this station.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/the-politicians-who-tried-to-overturn-an-election--and-the-local-news-team-that-wont-let-anyone-forget-it/2021/05/01/cc8764f6-a91e-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html

The insurrectionists aren't getting off the hook.
Neither should the fomenters.

#PS1media

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impress 34
time 2021-05-03 01:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389028173824749570

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GOP rank and file believe Trump won the election.
GOP leaders say the same, regardless of what they believe.
Trump wants to purge all the opposition out of the GOP.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-trump-election-falsehood/2021/05/01/7bd380a0-a921-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

Only the major GOP donors can do anything about this -
do they even want to?

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-05-03 01:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389024525644300288

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Delusional Trumpists!

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-of-the-united-states-wyoming-business-government-and-politics-environment-and-nature-861109e37c5cf8f08edabc71df6fd4a9

Thermal coal is not coming back.     It's cheaper to burn
natural gas produced by other Trumpists.

But cheaper yet, in the not very much longer run, to not
burn anything containing carbon.

#PS1climate

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impress 36
time 2021-05-03 00:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1389020487611678724

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McConnell and GOP don't like to be reminded about slavery.
It reminds them too much of their voter suppression
efforts.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-1619-project.html

#PS1gop

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engage-rate 3%
impress 70
likes 1
retweets 1
time 2021-05-02 15:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388879818767298565

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Trumpist helped Oregonians rehearse for Capitol riot.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/01/oregon-capitol-riot-republican-nearman/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 38
time 2021-05-02 07:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388750651182571521

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Utah is growing through large Mormon families, and Idaho
by migration from more liberal climes, but both face rising
house prices and cost of living.

https://apnews.com/article/idaho-utah-business-health-coronavirus-c4a69fef0fa80e83eaf302bae9298e3b

Create a desirable place to live, and people will move
there - bringing new ideas.

#PS1other

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impress 40
time 2021-05-02 06:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388749388424519683

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Did slaves sold to Indian tribes become members of those
tribes?

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-health-coronavirus-82d8c7b62bb548055263487c9cab5cb1

Is this a case of racism or native self-determination?

#PS1other

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impress 37
time 2021-05-02 06:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388747659175895041

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"Are we a party of principle or a party of a person?"

You have to ask?   Only 798-711 in Romney's home state?

https://apnews.com/article/trump-impeachment-impeachments-government-and-politics-d8de662875265ffb6069d3684cd82c83

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1406159289728586

#PS1gop

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impress 39
time 2021-05-02 06:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388745987716378625

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"My hope is that we rally around principles and ideas and
policies, not a specific person."

Did you read the 2020 GOP platform?  Cult of personality
is not about principles, ideas, and policies.

https://apnews.com/article/paul-ryan-michael-pence-election-2020-government-and-politics-a26bbff0f5feceec0a57cb167ef1f985

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1406159289728586

#PS1gop

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impress 39
time 2021-05-02 06:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388745077271396353

==========


GOP doctors try to convince skeptics.     It's not all
about YOU - it's about everybody else too.

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-coronavirus-health-race-and-ethnicity-government-and-politics-e743c90279187e953f37f9c428ae925a

#PS1virus

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impress 41
time 2021-05-01 13:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388489093013676038

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Insurrection overwhelms courts.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-prisons-capitol-siege-government-and-politics-6a8c5849a733bb20d02633d2a74636c5

#PS1insurrection

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impress 46
time 2021-05-01 13:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388487158697103362

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Florida weed politics - DeSantis, Stone, and Trump aren't
far away.

https://apnews.com/article/health-business-government-and-politics-48a3df69635f27dcba31e2339c066a91

A perfect example of what GOP used to call the evils of
government regulation.

#PS1politics

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impress 48
time 2021-05-01 13:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388485822953922564

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"it's difficult to get a man to understand something when
his salary depends on his not understanding it"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/opinion/tax-cuts-rich.html

"The Democratic idea - legislate to make the masses
prosperous, their prosperity will find its way up through
every class" above - WJ Bryan

#PS1tax

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impress 40
time 2021-05-01 04:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388356748705034241

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Dark patterns - how cell phone companies, cable companies,
Amazon Prime, and even Trump's campaign fund make it as
easy as possible to start sending money and as hard as
possible to stop.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/opinion/dark-pattern-internet-ecommerce-regulation.html

Heads I win, tails you lose.

#PS1technology

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impress 41
time 2021-05-01 04:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388353096435208194

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Nothing new about voter suppression!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/29/voter-turnout-is-low-purpose-it-has-been-more-than-century/

While the South was suppressing black votes, the North
was suppressing working-class votes.  Certainly old rich
white male landowners are wise enough to make decisions
for the benefit of all.

#PS1democracy

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engage-rate 3%
impress 39
likes 1
time 2021-05-01 01:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388300303728971779

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"Unity is impossible. The culture war has become more
hostile. The differences are now so deep that one side's
going to win eventually."

Thanks Newt for your positive, pro-America attitude!
No need for ANYbody to negotiate with you!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-new-normal-100-days/2021/04/25/b44f7a94-a208-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html

#PS1biden

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impress 39
time 2021-05-01 00:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388292249285545990

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Wherever there's corruption - can Roger Stone be far away?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/30/matt-gaetz-scandal-takes-strange-new-turn/

#PS1justice

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impress 40
time 2021-05-01 00:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388287267471429637

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"offering open ears and warm friendship to people who
are talking online about being lonely, depressed or
chronically ill"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/30/extremists-recruiting-culture-community/

It's a business too - some leaders "are really focused on
the benefits they get from purchases" by members.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 45
time 2021-05-01 00:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388285512285229057

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The question is which approach gets the most people
vaccinated the soonest, to prevent more variants
threatening the US.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04/30/biden-administration-debates-waiving-vaccine-patents/

In a real war, you wouldn't hesitate to enable allies.
And we might need India in our next war.

#PS1virus

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impress 48
time 2021-04-30 23:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388281426466918406

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What can Biden get through Congress?

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-legislation-voting-rights-immigration-coronavirus-pandemic-5c2d74263653ce5968c9e4c34f33e279

Without getting rid of filibuster, not much.     Will
Manchin sink the Biden administration to save his seat?
Or will he go along with as much as he thinks he can?
Is there a difference?

#PS1biden

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impress 47
time 2021-04-30 23:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388275682304696320

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"It would be rare for prosecutors to give up detailed
information to a potential criminal defendant before
charges are filed, or to rely on that person to voluntarily
produce electronic files thought to contain incriminating
evidence."

https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-europe-6e1a8d19abcfd71b9a5e5643dfe22253

#PS1ukraine

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impress 37
time 2021-04-30 23:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388273842410328064

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"a positive agenda to the American people, grounded in
our highest ideals"

https://apnews.com/article/michael-pence-health-coronavirus-campaign-2016-election-2020-f45ebb649f61a2cc878297539d9ae49c

Which ideals are those?     Slavery, segregation,
suppressing voters, to support minority rule?      Tax
cuts, deregulation, reactionary judges, to support
billionaires?

#PS1gop

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impress 35
time 2021-04-30 23:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388272894547955712

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Of course they ignored the law.     They're Trumpists!

https://apnews.com/article/business-b6d67b170c946bef0db47de550c752ab

#PS1justice

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impress 38
time 2021-04-30 23:18 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388271640006459395

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"the end of the tax haven as we have come to know it"

https://apnews.com/article/personal-taxes-government-and-politics-business-dcd7a48bcf82a8d5a734d9ea7a7dc4c4

Not likely.   No GOP senator will vote against his donors,
Manchin will protect filibuster, and corporate lawyers
and accountants will out-maneuver an underfunded IRS

#PS1tax

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impress 47
time 2021-04-30 23:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388271043228233730

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"There's no such thing as an anti-Trump Republican"

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-adam-kinzinger-elections-illinois-political-organizations-4a8ca7b3e66818622c146c7b65f04aaf

Kinzinger, Bush, and other traditional Republicans
who don't like the outrage-fantasy reality-TV Trumpist
Dixiecrat-Republican Party need to find a new party.

#PS1gop

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impress 39
time 2021-04-30 23:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388269585187500032

==========


This week in mythology.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-coronavirus-vaccine-immigration-entertainment-george-floyd-01bd4ae90ba585bc217b1dc1c138e02e

#PS1media

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impress 43
time 2021-04-30 23:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388267502627549184

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DC statehood - "let the people decide"?

https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-28d6130991528d96986e4926099d6b01

Manchin needs to review some more of the Constitution.
The people don't decide constitutional amendments,
the gerrymandered rural-biased state legislatures do.
Not the same.

https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/

#PS1democracy

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impress 48
time 2021-04-30 22:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388264950330654720

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Trump isn't the only wishful thinker.

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-government-and-politics-b641c552e92bf0a7a207aea83360b829

"substance and policy - the party of responsible,
conservative leadership. On those we've got real unity".

That's not the Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican Party! Its
real unity is cult of personality.

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-04-30 15:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388146400836284423

==========


Vaccine passports as a nudge toward herd immunity.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/29/opinion-vaccine-passports-are-the-key-to-achieving-herd-immunity/

#PS1virus

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impress 46
time 2021-04-30 14:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388143222627594252

==========


How pro sports teams get local government subsidies. Heads
I win, tails you lose.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/29/borenstein-billion-dollar-oakland-as-team-wants-taxpayer-ballpark-subsidy/

#PS1economics

=====

impress 46
time 2021-04-30 14:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388140521982287874

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https://mobile.cartoonistgroup.com/cartoon/Signe+Wilkinson%27s+Editorial+Cartoons/2021-04-28/188749

New people bring new money - and new ideas.

#PS1economics

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impress 37
time 2021-04-30 14:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388138926179635203

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Moving to Austin?

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-austin-texas-housing-tesla-spacex-boring-job-postings-2021-4

Expect higher home prices and jammed freeways.     But it
will never be like the Bay Area - Austin will still need
air conditioning in the winter.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/27/nearly-a-quarter-of-times-100-most-influential-companies-are-in-the-bay-area/

#PS1economics

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impress 58
time 2021-04-30 14:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1388135266800394243

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Another country succumbs to Trumpist health leadership.

https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-brazil-coronavirus-health-88d7ef48e1dff1d23f18b05e8d548ad1

#PS1virus

=====

impress 38
time 2021-04-29 22:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387895631616765959

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"So long as the voters do not catch on"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/29/republicans-are-raising-self-sabotage-an-art-form/

A lot of the voters have not caught on after 400 years of
minority rule, so why would they catch on now?

The GOP donors' greatest fear is that the Democrats will
pass laws that GOP voters like.

#PS1minority

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impress 39
time 2021-04-29 21:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387882402513448969

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California recall fix is simple - logically.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/28/cailfornia-recall-election-reform-newsom/

When the recall petition threshold is reache, just have
one ranked-choice election for governor.    The incumbent
can run again.

https://www.fairvote.org/rcv#where_is_ranked_choice_voting_used

#PS1capolitics

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impress 47
time 2021-04-29 02:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387593523302584323

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The ruling class goes all-out to protect its dark money
donations - by pretending it's the Democrats who are
the problem.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rights-judicial-movement-perfected-dark-money-it-takes-chutzpah-for-them-to-decry-it-now/2021/04/09/4dfd3a44-9950-11eb-b28d-bfa7bb5cb2a5_story.html

Unlimited dark money is a pillar of the right, not
the left.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#corporate%20donations

#PS1democracy

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impress 44
time 2021-04-29 02:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387592272699531264

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Biden hopes to tax capital gains and carried interest and
reduce high-income tax cheating.

https://apnews.com/article/personal-taxes-business-51d52c89505becbd62c6a03469d5a9bc

Expect no help from GOP who must protect their big dark
money donors.

#PS1tax

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impress 51
time 2021-04-29 02:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387587627025506306

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Why California has the lowest infection rate -

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/28/california-has-lowest-covid-rate-in-america-heres-why/

Florida's is 5X higher.

What could go wrong?      The "double mutant" variant from
India might be resistant to current vaccines.

#PS1virus

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engage-rate 2%
impress 97
time 2021-04-29 01:11 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387575224007151616

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Long past time to close Guantanamo.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/Guantanamo-Afghanistan-Biden.html

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#guantanamo

#PS1justice

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impress 51
time 2021-04-29 01:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387573788477251585

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More wishful thinking about GOP!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/republican-party-joe-biden.html

Policy is passé in the Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican
Party.    It's all about individual brand and theatre to
get the most Fox appearances and the most donor support
for an eventual run for president.

#PS1gop

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impress 50
time 2021-04-29 01:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387572773136912387

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Wishful thinking about GOP!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/republican-party.html

But group policy making is passé in the Trumpist
Dixiecrat-Republican Party.    It's all about individual
brand and theatre to get the most Fox appearances and the
most donor support for an eventual run for president.

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
expands 1
impress 48
time 2021-04-29 00:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387568779886960644

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Nothing new about fake news about vaccines.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/opinion/vaccine-hesitancy-smallpox.html

And nothing new about most people EVENTUALLY ignoring the
fake news.

And in the meantime, nothing new about a few people
profiting from fake news.

#PS1media

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impress 50
time 2021-04-29 00:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387557985463857158

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Why bipartisanship doesn't work any more -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/opinion/joe-biden-bipartisanship.html

It's because there are no more bipartisans!

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

By they way, Dixiecrat-Republicanism was already proposed
in 1951!

#PS1politics

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impress 38
time 2021-04-28 23:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387556547027345408

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Full steam ahead to benefit major donors who run cruise
lines!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/opinion/desantis-cruise-lines-covid.html

#PS1gop

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impress 51
time 2021-04-28 23:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387554428182351872

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For lasting change, destroy the business model that feeds
on evil.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/26/malinowski-eshoo-congress-social-media-section-230/

#PS1media

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impress 37
time 2021-04-28 23:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387553071492788224

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NRA led by a sure shot!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/27/nra-wayne-lapierre-elephant-video/

It's a benefit to poor Africans to have rich Americans come
to shoot their elephants at close range?      And miss?

Any hunter who wants to tackle a primitive elephant should
use the same weapons primitive men used.

#PS1firearms

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impress 47
time 2021-04-28 23:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387552133432496133

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Indicated Capitol rioters compete to come up with the
lamest excuses.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nancy-pelosi-capitol-riot-note-richard-barnett/2021/04/27/727ef956-a6bc-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 38
time 2021-04-28 23:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387543725354545152

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Stopping the leaks of Trump methane.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/28/methane-congressional-review-act/

#PS1climate

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impress 38
time 2021-04-28 22:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387541213964693504

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Minority rule has always been based on big lies to deceive
the masses.       The only thing new is that the fig
leaves have been dropped and media don't even pretend to
find the truth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/28/american-right-is-becoming-completely-untethered-reality/

#PS1media

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impress 36
time 2021-04-28 22:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387539519746973698

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Maybe he can stay away from drugs and alcohol for the next
ten years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-supporter-brendan-hunt-convicted-death-threat-democrats/2021/04/28/9a239624-a838-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html

#PS1insurrection

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impress 42
time 2021-04-28 22:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387537361148407809

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"Tone down the Oscar-winning performances"

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-barack-obama-4c79ff8d59f8ce19f9dae6b550223bf0

Good luck with that!    That remark targeted legislators
that ran and were elected to perform, not legislate.

#PS1biden

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impress 40
time 2021-04-28 22:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387535072090148864

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The census doesn't change the electoral outcome.

https://apnews.com/article/census-2020-electoral-college-election-2020-government-and-politics-1d094c343998d5a01ccbda6b265caf61

Blue voters moving to red states make those states bluer.
The Trumpist Dixiecrat-Republican Party depends on finding
more single-issue voters and voters who don't care about
policy.

#PS1democracy

=====

impress 42
time 2021-04-28 22:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387532516152602626

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All those high-tech companies fleeing Silicon Valley for
a Texas paradise!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/26/real-estate-silicon-valley-shopping-spree-tops-1-billion-in-four-weeks-with-san-jose-deal/

are just making room for more dynamic companies to move in.

#PS1economics

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impress 37
time 2021-04-28 22:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387528115597963265

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Giuliani might be sweating hair dye again.      Maybe Trump
too.

https://apnews.com/article/rudy-giuliani-trump-investigation-warrant-7a413e1bbb819cb52cd402d64a982185

#PS1ukraine

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 37
likes 1
time 2021-04-28 22:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387527121824665603

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Feds have charged 400 Capitol rioters and are looking
for more.      The estimated number of illegal entrants
is around 800.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/politics/capitol-riot-400-charged-justice-department/index.html

As more identified rioters cut plea bargains, more
unidentified rioters might become identified.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 37
time 2021-04-28 20:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387510092522614786

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Can CA GOP campaign on policy without mentioning Trump?

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-26/skelton-what-the-california-gop-can-gain-from-recall-newsom

Seems doubtful - nowadays the GOP party and policy
IS Trump.

#PS1capolitics

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impress 36
time 2021-04-28 20:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387507533053497346

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Will Trump try to lead his followers to the vaccine?

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/health/trump-psa-covid-vaccine/index.html

Will they follow even if he leads?      He's made them
all so skeptical.

#PS1virus

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impress 36
time 2021-04-28 20:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387504855254650881

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Biden's hoping to audit high-income taxpayers and
corporations to pay for his proposals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/business/economy/biden-american-families-plan.html

Forget it!   Unless Manchin gives up on the filibuster,
GOP senators will defend their major donors with all
they've got to make sure nothing changes.

#PS1tax

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engage 3
engage-rate 6%
impress 48
time 2021-04-28 19:38 +0000
urlclicks 1
userclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387491495557533698

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Farmers didn't like turbulence and upset?

https://apnews.com/article/health-financial-markets-business-global-trade-coronavirus-69e127e6a9966caba941aa446c3669e7

They knew who Trump was when they picked him up - and
voted for him.   Turbulence and upset is his standard
operating procedure.

But agribusinesses big enough to be major donors did OK.

#PS1economics

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impress 47
time 2021-04-28 19:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387490625193340929

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GOP shoots its foot again.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-census-2020-government-and-politics-7561654cb3f63fc0834da91b10393f6c

The census is necessary but not a reliable basis for
allocating Congressional representation.      A reliable
basis would be voter participation in the last Federal
election.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1403737336637448

#PS1democracy

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impress 39
time 2021-04-28 15:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387433042466148363

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Why does the Trumpist media bother posting corrections?

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-new-york-climate-climate-change-media-529b0cb6d7393c225c8b9baf040c1904

Nobody reads or tweets the corrections.   Nobody believes
anything they publish, except people who believe everything
they publish - except corrections published after the
damage is done.

#PS1media

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impress 33
time 2021-04-28 14:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387409152679452677

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A good-faith actor in the GOP?

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-tim-scott-racial-injustice-south-carolina-d72e6968bd07d9f20c54b4f6d0d29ac9

How long can he keep swimming upstream against that
current?

#PS1gop

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engage 1
engage-rate 3%
impress 36
time 2021-04-28 14:05 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387407566263652355

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India was doing well until it loosened up for mass
political rallies and religious festivals.     Sound
familiar?

https://apnews.com/article/health-india-coronavirus-4b105300bbf93c97cc844ef9b44a462c

It's now got a "double mutant".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/world/asia/India-delhi-covid-cases.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1403481616663020

#PS1virus

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impress 46
time 2021-04-28 07:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387306270663876610

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What about March 2034?  The governments of China, Russia,
and Iran are threatened by democracy and need to distract
their populations from the failure of their domestic
policies.      The US is an easy target -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/china-us-2034.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1403474109997104

#PS1china

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impress 50
time 2021-04-28 07:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387302108592963584

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It's all about the ratings!    Who cares if it's true?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/tucker-carlson-masks-child-abuse/2021/04/27/aa7c0844-a752-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html

Carlson has made noises about running for president.
He's highly qualified as a Trumpist.

#PS1media

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impress 37
time 2021-04-28 06:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387292064212131843

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Who cares whether it was true?     Nobody reads Trumpist
tabloids to find out the facts.

https://news.yahoo.com/york-post-reporter-resigns-saying-234020679.html

#PS1media

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impress 37
time 2021-04-28 06:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387289812596445186

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By their fruits shall ye know them!  They knew he was a
Trumpist when they picked him up, so why  be surprised if
the commandments he lived by turned out to include

lie deny it all hit back twice as hard

https://apnews.com/article/jerry-falwell-lawsuits-virginia-lynchburg-3b9c8e0c3bf525c79fbd54dc95889c86

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1402731263404722

#PS1other

=====

impress 37
time 2021-04-28 06:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387286489810104325

==========


First rioter guilty plea - he decides to cooperate.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-courts-0f41a0e86a6e3e1e4be41f432a71111e

#PS1insurrection

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engage 1
engage-rate 2%
impress 58
time 2021-04-27 13:29 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387036273919987717

==========


Manafort and Kilimnik - the untold story continues to
unfold.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-paul-manafort-russia-campaigns-konstantin-kilimnik-d2fdefdb37077e28eba135e21fce6ebf

#PS1russian

=====

impress 53
time 2021-04-27 13:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387034752943681536

==========


Low interest rates benefit asset holders, especially those
using leverage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/26/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inequality/

But that might be unavoidable - wealth inequality has to
be tackled by other means.

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

#PS1economics

=====

impress 57
time 2021-04-27 12:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1387022644445212675

==========


Ransomware attacks Silicon Valley disabled.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/26/a-hot-mess-vta-ransomware-attack-strands-riders-with-disabilities/

#PS1technology

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impress 76
time 2021-04-27 04:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386896636849266688

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Bernie Madoff, Mr Richfield, affinity fraud, and
Dixiecrat-Republican minority rule - it's all one neat
package.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/opinion/biden-climate-republicans-meat.html

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1402057886805393

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

#PS1minority

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impress 60
time 2021-04-27 04:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386894624707387392

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Infrastructure is the public works foundation on which
private works are built.       No foundation, no building.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/opinion/infrastructure-definition-history.html

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 57
time 2021-04-27 03:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386892212726685697

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It's unfair to credit Newt Gingrich with founding the
modern Dixiecrat-Republican Party.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/opinion/mark-mccloskey-senate.html

That credit belongs to Strom Thurmond, who REALLY knew
how to obstruct progress.

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

#PS1gop

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impress 61
time 2021-04-27 03:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386890174932480008

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Poor little Marco has forgotten who pays for his campaigns.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/opinion/marco-rubio-woke-corporations-republicans.html

That's OK, they don't care what he SAYS, only what he DOES.
Tax cuts, deregulation, reactionary judiciary to support
them!

#PS1gop

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impress 58
time 2021-04-27 03:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386888229622730754

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Not much of an explanation!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/26/questions-answers-pentagon-internet-protocol-addresses/

Does ANYBODY in Congress know what's going on?

#PS1technology

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impress 60
time 2021-04-27 02:07 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386864643621097473

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Trump normalized constant bald-faced lying.  Many followed
his example.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/technology/alt-right-youtube-algorithm.html

It doesn't matter if it's true as long as it's outrageous!
And now even Republicans formerly considered conservative
have embraced the vice,

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-burger-falsehood/2021/04/26/9afca0be-a6a2-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html

#PS1gop

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impress 62
time 2021-04-27 02:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386863542393917440

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Fake bipartisanship.    Budget cuts and tax cuts - just
what you'd expect from GOP.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/26/republicans-make-biden-an-infrastructure-offer-he-has-refuse/

And lies about it - also what you'd expect.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 58
time 2021-04-27 01:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386860898208256000

==========


DeSantis burnishes his fascist credentials as he maneuvers
for 2024.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/26/floridas-new-anti-riot-law-is-vague-draconian/

#PS1gop

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impress 56
time 2021-04-27 01:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386859831257034758

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Universal basic income - it's not easy being a pioneer.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/22/guaranteed-income-ubi-stockton-congress-aid/

But the idea is catching on.      Why not think big?

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

The pandemic showed that to be politically feasible with
voters, it has to be available to everybody.

#PS1economics

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impress 59
time 2021-04-27 01:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386858883251982336

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Ransomware attacks individuals, too.      Best defense
is the same as any other computer problem - back up early
and often and securely.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/15/tips-for-preventing-ransomware/

#PS1technology

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impress 75
time 2021-04-27 01:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386847610737098757

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Russian ransomware attacks protected by the state.

https://apnews.com/article/business-technology-general-news-government-and-politics-c9dab7eb3841be45dff2d93ed3102999

#PS1technology

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impress 76
time 2021-04-27 00:49 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386844796602388480

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Manchin explains infrastructure in WV -

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-business-environment-and-nature-1ee4ba04f4f49246b19d1e025bec3586

It don't mean a thing if it don't got that swing for coal
mines and coal miners.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 74
time 2021-04-26 23:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386829304726646784

==========


China hacks Pulse "Secure VPN"

https://www.wired.com/story/vpn-hacks-pulse-secure-espionage/

It seems to be getting easier!

#PS1technology

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impress 117
time 2021-04-26 23:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386826510556749828

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Infrastructure is?

"the infrastructure of democracy - the system of a free
press, unions, political parties, universities, which
allows a people to choose their own way" - Ronald Reagan

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/opinion/infrastructure-biden.html

But this time, Joe Manchin says what it is.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 82
time 2021-04-26 23:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386820854428827649

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60 years ago, writing about 90 years earlier - Southern
"Bourbons raised the flag of white supremacy and aroused
the poor-white agrarians against the Negro; Bourbons and
agrarians then combined in the name of white solidarity".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/opinion/tom-wicker-racism.html

No change!

#PS1minority

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impress 83
time 2021-04-26 22:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386814314724478976

==========


The hardest sales pitch!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/26/biden-address-congress-defense-of-democracy/

The most pressing need in the country is a return to the
Enlightenment ideals of its founders - not their practices
which often fell short of their ideals.

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

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1402681670076348

#PS1theory

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impress 78
time 2021-04-26 22:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386810025599922176

==========


Census looks like good news for GOP until you look at
details.

https://apnews.com/article/census-congressional-districts-7dd29f02c7d68038920c7e1a23f842a1

GOP will become a minority in most red states, as they
already are in some. They've got all their big guns set
up to gerrymander control against the immigrants from
blue states.

#PS1politics

=====

impress 81
time 2021-04-26 22:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386803495458656260

==========


First in time, first in right - first in trouble.

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/board_info/water_rights_process.html

California water history is violent.

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

More to come? Declining water supplies in a warming
environment will end California's growth.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/04/california-drought-water-supply-groundwater/

#PS1capolitics

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impress 81
time 2021-04-26 21:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386799208338923521

==========


What lessons will we have forgotten in time for the next
pandemic?

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/25/will-lessons-learned-from-this-pandemic-soften-the-blow-during-the-next-one/

The most important one - don't expect much in a crisis from
politicians who put their career above the public good.

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

#PS1politics

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impress 80
time 2021-04-26 21:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386796164188573697

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Income inequality is real!      Some CEO's of laying-off,
money-losing companies get only $50 million, while others
are getting $100 million!    Unfair!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/business/ceos-pandemic-compensation.html

No doubt the folks in food lines are looking forward to
the day they get $50 million.

#PS1economics

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impress 74
time 2021-04-26 21:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386793095405064192

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Modi, like Trump, tried to fight the virus without crushing
the economy, but seems to have failed at both... like
Michigan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/business/economy/india-covid19-middle-class.html

#PS1virus

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engage 2
engage-rate 2%
impress 88
time 2021-04-26 21:11 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386790009055813632

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Hoover, Carter, Trump making straight a highway in the
wilderness for the one to follow?

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-20/trump-blazed-a-trail-that-clears-the-way-for-biden

Certainly China's success integrating industrial, military,
and foreign policy inspires rethinking around the world.

#PS1economics

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impress 82
time 2021-04-26 20:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386785130878930945

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The pandemic has not been as bad for small business,
IN GENERAL, as expected.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-business-failures-idCAKBN2C32FN

But the toll varies greatly among segments - barbershops
suffered but outdoor recreation equipment companies
prospered.

#PS1recovery

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impress 72
time 2021-04-26 20:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386780334176436226

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A Gordian knot - Chinese solar technology.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/business/economy/china-biden-solar-panels.html

Trump thought US should be self-sufficient in strategic
materials - but he thought coal and steel were still
strategic.        An Operation Warp Speed for US solar
power materials might help.

#PS1climate

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engage 5
engage-rate 5%
impress 103
likes 1
replies 1
retweets 1
time 2021-04-26 20:12 +0000
urlclicks 2
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386775096749027332

==========


GOP across nation endorse Newsom recall - EXCEPT
California's own GOP House reps.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article250793854.html

Something dumb said now might haunt their own tight
re-elections next year!

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1402622580082257

#PS1capolitics

=====

engage 1
engage-rate 1%
impress 86
time 2021-04-26 19:57 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386771468164366336

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Not a serious proposal!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/26/republicans-budget-spending-infrastructure/

Let the GOP draft a bill that shows exactly which taxes
they are going to increase - especially the "user fees",
which previous appropriations they are going to revoke,
and what those funds will pay for.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 75
time 2021-04-26 14:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386692232623759363

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Technology disrupts another traditional business.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-north-carolina-business-cb6b4a4883eb315d03f42540828a5121

Property lines will eventually be recorded as GPS tracks
anyway.

#PS1technology

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impress 76
time 2021-04-26 14:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386689618087534596

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Why not improve wages and working conditions to where
Americans will take the jobs, and increase prices tourists
pay?

https://apnews.com/article/travel-pandemics-jamaica-boston-coronavirus-pandemic-11627ee5df0e9d2477ce13b2c3ed4546

#PS1economics

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impress 76
time 2021-04-26 14:26 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386688142363660292

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Microbe lives matter!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/opinion/covid-germs-health.html

#PS1health

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impress 75
time 2021-04-26 05:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386559340811735045

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What's the problem?    It's good enough for Trump!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177

So it's good enough for Trumpists!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/miracle-bleach-cure-covid-19.html

But maybe they shouldn't count on a pardon if Trump is
re-elected.

#PS1virus

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impress 75
time 2021-04-26 05:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386557237976473601

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A test of character - FAILED with flaming colors!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/politics/mccarthy-trump.html

It's bad enough to be stupid and ignorant and repeat lies.
How much worse to KNOW BETTER but behave the same, all
for political ambition.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1402227216788460

#PS1gop

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impress 84
time 2021-04-26 05:24 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386551839055781888

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Racism?    Nobody looks after black folks better than
vote-Suppressing Dixiecrat-Republicans, just like their
forebears the Segregationist Dixiecrats, and their
forebears the Slavery Dixiecrats.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-death-of-daunte-wright-race-and-ethnicity-government-and-politics-george-floyd-98504669d2baac0f061ca920a52d6ab2

#PS1gop

=====

impress 77
time 2021-04-26 04:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386545197090103299

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Sounds just like a Trump rally!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/12/09/night-thousands-nazis-packed-madison-square-garden-rally-violence-erupted/

#PS1other

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impress 84
time 2021-04-26 04:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386541005558587395

==========


The Feds are trying to do something about ransomware.
But it's hard when the criminals are foreign and protected
by foreign governments.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-hacking-business-45977e01475a23513051ac549026fffb

Ultimately it depends on ordinary people using computers
more carefully - a hard task.

#PS1technology

=====

impress 77
time 2021-04-26 00:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386483953482158081

==========


Do you really want to be famous?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/04/19/girl-kent-state-photo-lifelong-burden-being-national-symbol/

#PS1other

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impress 82
time 2021-04-26 00:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386478851564310528

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Wyoming is losing its ambulance services.     Will it
still qualify to be a state?    DC has ambulance services.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/rural-ambulance-coronavirus.html

But Wyoming taxes are low, and that's the main thing!
The ruling class can always be flown to the hospital in
their private jets.

#PS1health

=====

impress 76
time 2021-04-26 00:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386470363257729027

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McCarthy rewrites history!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/mccarthy-defends-trump-january-6-insurrection/

He's done one better than the old Soviet rewrite-historians
- he's rewriting his OWN history.     Presumably until
it's acceptable to Trump.

Now the insurrectionists include those who deny there
was one.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 50
time 2021-04-25 23:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386467868074643458

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What are conservatives trying to conserve?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/opinion/sunday/republicans-conservatism.html

Conserving minority rule and cult of personality?
Neither fit "conservatism" as preserving the good things of
the past.  Nowadays "conservatives" are just reactionaries.

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

#PS1theory

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impress 55
time 2021-04-25 23:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386461293586960387

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Skipping your second shot?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/business/covid-vaccines-second-doses.html

Maybe one shot is almost as effective.     But it's an
"unsupported configuration".     Don't take chances,
especially in Michigan.

#PS1virus

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impress 54
time 2021-04-25 23:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386459276525195266

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The newest strains get young people, too.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/michigan-covid-younger-people-hospitalized.html

#PS1virus

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impress 54
time 2021-04-25 23:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386457606705664013

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This week in mythology.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-israel-media-arthritis-social-media-1261d8c91eb855754edb14fb36afe8bf

Looks like too many Michiganders believed these fables.

#PS1media

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impress 54
time 2021-04-25 23:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386455919362334723

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Michiganders should be happy they're not in India.

https://apnews.com/article/health-india-religion-coronavirus-c644fc9eb09beb04e16d0215a6693886

Modi's Trumpist-style government botched it so badly
that even archenemy Pakistan offered to send oxygen
and equipment.     The response was to suppress negative
stories about the government.

#PS1virus

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time 2021-04-25 22:56 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386454199039266817

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Michiganders fought hard for their rights to get sick and
make other people sick, and now they lead the nation.

https://apnews.com/article/health-michigan-coronavirus-a9cdf0590d94786b198c22b7b4e4b9d7

At least they're not running out of oxygen, unlike India.

#PS1virus

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impress 58
time 2021-04-25 22:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386453145572626433

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GOP will keep recounting until it gets the result it wants!

https://apnews.com/article/elections-election-2020-business-government-and-politics-arizona-a56ee7c8214ecc876424ee3428e3ab72

Won't say who's paying, of course.

#PS1minority

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impress 62
time 2021-04-25 22:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386451958484160513

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The Dinosaurs TV series explains minority rule.

In Episode 1, worker Sinclair asks boss Richfield for a
raise - and gets fired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eskYvfJzf8

Episode 3 has the lie that keep workers in line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6-ZWXHWpU

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1402057886805393

#PS1minority

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time 2021-04-25 22:24 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386446083765673984

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True Texas Project and Ted Cruz - two more reasons to stay
away from Texas!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/ted-cruz-maintains-ties-to-right-wing-group-despite-its-extremist-messaging/2021/04/23/64387376-8e58-11eb-aff6-4f720ca2d479_story.html

"To grow the GOP, we can't be using rhetoric that most
people find offensive"

Unclear on the concept!

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1401897140154801

#PS1gop

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impress 57
time 2021-04-25 16:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386354779031445504

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It's too expensive to engineer security into products and
delays time to market and reduces competitive advantage!

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-b1139dc8bd2ec3179f1075d6ef77c7fb

It's better for the bottom line to let the consumer figure
it out.     Or not.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/22/larry-magid-my-new-air-fryer-is-a-security-risk/

#PS1technology

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impress 52
time 2021-04-25 14:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386333095222153218

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A perfect Dixiecrat-Republican Trumpist!

He fires up the racist base and then says he's not
a racist.      And he's not even from the South!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-race-and-ethnicity-senate-elections-wisconsin-5a6bfac4f1e9ea86944561b933a97bcf

But minority rule is built on lies from top to bottom.

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

#PS1gop

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impress 56
time 2021-04-25 13:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386318496347295744

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Even without climate change, California population growth
had to end.

https://apnews.com/article/california-census-2020-government-and-politics-5d518db43b3d53cb9241789628c88521

There just isn't water to support many more people AND
agriculture AND fisheries...

#PS1capolitics

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impress 52
time 2021-04-25 06:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386200028448919560

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More on the DOD IPv4 mystery!

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab809d1e9fdb53314f56299399949

#PS1technology

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impress 54
time 2021-04-25 05:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1386198221706317832

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Ruling class tax jitters!

https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-sinks-below-50000-cryptos-stumble-over-biden-tax-plans-2021-04-23/

But capital gains tax rates really don't affect markets
much -

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-stocks-taxes/investors-doubt-u-s-capital-gains-tax-plan-alone-can-derail-market-rally-idUSL1N2MG1QB

And investors that market timed in 2013 probably lost
money compared to buy and hold.

But GOP senators have their orders.

#PS1tax

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impress 30
time 2021-04-24 16:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385994042584928259

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Monopsony is getting bipartisan interest.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/opinion/joan-robinson-economy-monopoly-labor.html

Monopsony depresses workers' wages and increases income
and wealthy inequality.      Thanks Ludwig von Mises and
Milton Friedman!

#PS1economics

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impress 34
time 2021-04-24 15:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385984890093510667

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GOP will go all out to protect voter suppression.
Can ethics legislation get by on its own?     That would
still require 10 GOP senators on board.    Or else
eliminating filibuster.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/us/politics/trump-ethics-voting-rights.html

Undoing Trumpist corruption might take decades.

#PS1democracy

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impress 33
time 2021-04-24 15:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385982967831355393

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Texas GOP redefines "equal protection" to mean equal
protection of GOP victories in both rural and urban areas.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/us/politics/texas-republicans-voting.html

That's not very attractive to relocating technologists.

#PS1democracy

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impress 32
time 2021-04-24 15:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385981025537249282

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The GOP is just getting started

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/opinion/republicans-voting-us-elections.html

Anything to insure "integrity" - meaning GOP victories to
protect integrity of minority rule.

#PS1democracy

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impress 35
time 2021-04-24 15:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385979315972575235

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It's not just India.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/us/coronavirus-puerto-rico.html

It can happen anywhere - like Michigan - where the
government or the people decide to stop taking precautions.

#PS1virus

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impress 32
time 2021-04-24 15:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385977088813924359

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It's not over until it's over.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04/23/getting-covid-after-vaccine/

The best vaccines are only 95% effective.      That means
5% of the vaccinated are still at risk of a severe case
leading to hospitalization.     Vaccination does not mean
immunity or prevent infecting others.

#PS1virus

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impress 37
time 2021-04-24 15:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385974507962204171

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Vain hopes on immigration reform.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/23/can-two-former-presidents-unravel-immigration-knot/

It would be great if Bush and Clinton could agree on a
comprehensive plan on immigration.      But major GOP
donors depend on cheap exploitable illegal labor and will
fight any threat to it.

#PS1immigration

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impress 49
time 2021-04-24 15:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385972738146258946

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IPv4 addresses are a very valuable commodity.     Why did
the Pentagon outsource them to an unknown organization in
the last minutes of the Trump administration?    Congress
should investigate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/24/pentagon-internet-address-mystery/

Somehow IPv6 hasn't caught on much.

#PS1technology

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time 2021-04-24 14:59 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385971543365218308

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Four years of Trump will take a generation to undo.
Does the nation - or the world - have that much time left?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/defining-moments-trump-presidency/

The attack on objective reality is the most insidious and
dangerous of all.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 38
time 2021-04-24 14:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385969981305724931

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GOP to "get back to being the ideas and the substance and
the policy of conservatism" ?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/cheney-trump-mccarthy-orlando/2021/04/23/0b41df94-a3a4-11eb-85fc-06664ff4489d_story.html

Sorry, Trump has driven out GOP voters interested in ideas,
substance, policy, or conservatism.      It's not Trump
vs Cheney, but policy vs personality.

#PS1gop

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impress 31
time 2021-04-24 14:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385968523424403463

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Another perfect Trumpist!

https://apnews.com/article/politics-entertainment-health-talk-radio-government-and-politics-323d9ae666dc438bcd52c6ba0a5207a7

He won't bore anybody with objective truth about reality,
but about the only the truth that matters, the truth about
how he feels!

#PS1trumpism

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impress 33
time 2021-04-24 14:29 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385964198170009606

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A perfect Trumpist candidate!

https://apnews.com/article/caitlyn-jenner-california-governor-288b8ed19b68632bb2d2352f3d8a6366

No political or government experience, no qualifications
except reality-TV and a big social media following.
Full loyalty to Trump, and her campaign run by Brad
Parscale!

#PS1capolitics

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impress 35
time 2021-04-24 14:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385963208784048138

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The ruling class, through its media, has convinced large
numbers of GOP voters that they are in apocalyptic times -
much like Germany in the 1920's.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/opinion/trump-gop.html

Is this all a means enable a Trumpist dictator - bolder
and smarter than Trump?

#PS1minority

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impress 46
time 2021-04-23 01:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385401348603056131

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What next for coal?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/opinion/coal-mine-workers-climate.html

#PS1climate

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impress 38
time 2021-04-23 01:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385399278881755142

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Risk vs reward in policy-making.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/our-policymakers-are-still-obsessing-over-risks-but-forgetting-about-rewards/2021/04/22/9ae72c7a-a39b-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html

You will lose your job if you guess wrong.     You might
keep your job if you guess right.

#PS1theory

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impress 40
time 2021-04-23 01:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385398188807311361

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The cost of sunset provisions.

Every renewal allows the opposition to demand an additional
concession.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/biden-has-an-opportunity-to-ensure-an-fdr-like-legacy-and-he-might-blow-it/2021/04/22/3a20e842-a399-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html

#PS1politics

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impress 40
time 2021-04-23 00:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385397217268166665

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The Biden depression - you can find it near the Reagan
depression.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/22/trump-biden-economy-depression/

It's hard to campaign against a booming economy..

#PS1economics

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impress 46
time 2021-04-23 00:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385395884553228289

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Trump gave Netanyahu the go-ahead to de-facto annex the
West Bank and eliminate forever the possibility of a
two-state solution.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-israel-iran-nuclear-west-bank-afda64d2a213cb8de2ce72e46fe3385f

After all, Trump got lots of campaign donations from
American Jews and none from Palestinians.

#PS1mideast

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impress 37
time 2021-04-23 00:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385389759531405315

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How to be a social media big shot and slave driver.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/style/jake-paul-team-10.html

Child labor laws have not caught up to the social media
influencer industry.

#PS1media

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impress 48
time 2021-04-23 00:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385387419889901574

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The magic of minority rule!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/opinion/trump-republicans.html

It's all about diverting attention - from what's important
- to what isn't.    Pay no attention to the major donor
behind the curtain!  Trump is a master attention diverter.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1399839853693863

#PS1trumpism

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impress 44
time 2021-04-22 23:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385382170605232131

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Technology companies welcome to move to Texas!

AS LONG AS they "share our values" and don't try "to
dictate public policy" - meaning GOP values and policy
about racist voter suppression, energy deregulation,
and climate change!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-voting-restrictions-gop-corporations/2021/04/21/a2746b8c-a1e4-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 43
time 2021-04-22 23:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385376195387150340

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How Trump turned Puerto Rico Democratic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/22/puerto-rico-hurricane-trump-hud/

Conservative voters might have meant that Puerto Rico would
vote Republican.  No chance of that now.  Trump wanted
the money to go to states that voted for him.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1399823700362145

#PS1democracy

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impress 42
time 2021-04-22 23:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385372188774043648

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Using lies about unfair elections to make future elections
unfairer!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/22/republican-voter-suppression-could-backfire/

Another instance of the fundamental GOP question - is
it all about Trump or all about preserving ruling class
minority rule?

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1399739950370520

#PS1democracy

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impress 49
time 2021-04-22 22:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385366829397250051

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It's time to get rid of the debt ceiling once and for all!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/22/republicans-are-plotting-use-economic-blackmail-heres-how-democrats-can-stop-them/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/21/senate-republicans-debt-ceiling/

And make continuing resolutions automatic.

https://www.get-to-sixty.net/

GOP doesn't care about deficits, it just wants to reduce
entitlements.

#PS1economics

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impress 41
time 2021-04-22 22:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385365453757837315

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Texas deregulated energy prices in Minnesota, too!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/22/minnesota-texas-freeze-centerpoint-energy/

#PS1deregulation

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impress 42
time 2021-04-22 22:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385362060981071875

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One way to boost your standing in TrumpWorld!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ohio-government-and-politics-ce4c53aff66aabb3c83435dba0c01314

#PS1trumpism

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impress 39
time 2021-04-22 22:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385359781334900738

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Will the GOP allow the post office to be fixed?

https://apnews.com/article/postal-service-joe-biden-confirmation-hearings-government-and-politics-louis-dejoy-70acb88f776acdf0f87c0fe19238b78a

#PS1deregulation

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impress 41
time 2021-04-22 22:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385357813451423748

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Republicans are grasping at straws to disguise their racist
and political motivations -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-anti-constitutional-dc-statehood-pretense/2021/04/20/a1cafd72-a1fd-11eb-85fc-06664ff4489d_story.html

But DC statehood advances.

https://apnews.com/article/dc-statehood-congress-9edf21fe93e813808f1488ceb0b7900b

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1399781553699693

#PS1democracy

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impress 45
time 2021-04-22 22:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385354141237604353

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Republican counter-proposal - it's all about who benefits
and who pays.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-technology-business-government-and-politics-a50c67d13802026231ee29467efc8abe

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 41
time 2021-04-22 21:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385349421316009992

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How will the ruling class maintain its minority rule?

Trump and McConnell can't "put their differences
aside". It's between Trump's goal of personality cult and
the ruling class goal of maintaining power.

https://apnews.com/article/gop-leaders-diverge-trump-3eb9635a76bdb26613030eb3772dd23c

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1399739950370520

#PS1gop

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impress 44
time 2021-04-22 20:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385332767081177090

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The new media-centric GOP has no use for ideology - just
fantasy outrage reality-TV antics and personality cult.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-f99f90d003a5a3ce3fe087b798208043

That's fine with the ruling class - conservative ideology
wasn't working any more to distract the masses.

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

#PS1gop

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impress 46
time 2021-04-22 19:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385317898307063808

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The big lies about "stolen election" and "voter confidence"
are beginning to make some GOP legislators nervous.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/22/republicans-chris-carr-running-from-big-lie/

But they'll have to choose - get all the way on board or
get off the train.   Most of the GOP has embraced Trumpist
outrage fantasy.

#PS1gop

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impress 47
time 2021-04-22 19:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385317187812958209

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Ultra-extremists normalize extremism.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/20/what-anglo-saxon-traditions-controversy-says-about-our-current-moment/

It's how the GOP got from conservative to reactionary to
personality cult.

#PS1gop

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impress 45
time 2021-04-22 19:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385316288583528449

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Dark money is one of the pillars of minority
rule. Legislators like to keep their donors secret.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/man-who-waited-50-years-moment/618541/

There isn't any progress possible on political or economic
democracy as long as legislators are for sale.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1399334387077743

#PS1democracy

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impress 45
time 2021-04-22 05:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1385105938068119553

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Nothing new about fake news.    It's not caused by
technology, though accelerated by it.    It's caused by
people exercising their free will - to do evil - often
telling themselves they are doing the right thing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/technologies-give-velocity-to-stupidity-but-they-dont-make-people-stupid/2021/04/13/bf857f10-9c74-11eb-b7a8-014b14aeb9e4_story.html

#PS1technology

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impress 46
time 2021-04-15 03:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382537745558511619

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GPS is rather important - built into modern ways of doing
things, like driving.   Maybe it shouldn't be messed with.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/14/gps-is-endangered-by-misguided-fcc-decision-made-during-trump-administration/

#PS1technology

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impress 45
time 2021-04-15 03:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382536327988584456

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"The inmates are running the asylum".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-will-keep-up-the-craziness-until-they-pay-a-real-price/2021/04/14/8180f684-9d5c-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.html

#PS1gop

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impress 43
time 2021-04-15 00:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382490782729261058

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Cotton, Cruz, and Hawley are opposed to debating
a bill against racism.      Is anybody surprised?
Their position polls well with Trumpists.

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-filibusters-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-hate-crimes-460b93649ee991260a2872180969cbf4

#PS1gop

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impress 53
time 2021-04-14 23:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382469803147812869

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A preview of the future!

https://apnews.com/article/fish-droughts-lakes-oregon-environment-c113d9a6a963cf461fab15441b3b2628

Long ago the Feds promised Klamath water to everybody who
wanted it.     Now there's not enough for everybody.

Expect these conflicts as climate change advances.
When international we can expect water wars.

#PS1climate

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impress 60
time 2021-04-14 22:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382468460404375554

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Pandemics in medicine and media spread alike!

https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/when-contagion-rules

#PS1media

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impress 53
time 2021-04-14 14:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382333188169625600

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Plenty of GOP House members would filibuster this if
they could.

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-filibusters-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-hate-crimes-460b93649ee991260a2872180969cbf4

But what about GOP senators?     Would they dare?  And kill
the filibuster for good?

#PS1gop

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impress 54
time 2021-04-14 05:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382204480683331584

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The graveyard of empires wins again.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-afghanistan-taliban-d2c54073ce67f3b162c77b4f9f2f0ddd

As everybody else has discovered, you either get out of
Afghanistan or you stay there forever.       Eventually
they all decide ito cut their losses.   The tragedy is
for the ordinary Afghans left behind.

#PS1mideast

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impress 57
time 2021-04-14 02:34 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382160398065967106

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Obsolete!

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-alabama-florida-census-2020-us-news-3407a2d05be23972741294bc05838801

There's no good reason to use census data for Federal
redistricting - inexact and not very private.  Why not use
voter participation instead - something known EXACTLY and
fairly quickly.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1394152217595960

#PS1democracy

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impress 54
time 2021-04-14 00:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1382124732070252544

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For all their faults, unions helped make the American
middle class great.      The decline of the middle
class has tracked the decline of organized labor since
Reaganization.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/opinion/us-unions-amazon.html

Nothing the GOP SAYS will undo what they have DONE
to labor.

#PS1economics

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impress 53
time 2021-04-13 02:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381803988358598663

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Dutch tulip bulbs anybody?

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

It might be happening now.    It's been 20 years since
the internet bubble popped.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/opinion/biden-economy-culture.html

Ultimately market excesses correct themselves.      Don't
buy at the top just because your friends do.

#PS1economics

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impress 53
time 2021-04-13 02:50 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381802006646456320

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Corporations in a bind - they are for voting rights
and infrastructure but against corporate tax increases.
Who do they $upport?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/12/corporate-tax-voting-rights-business/

#PS1tax

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impress 55
time 2021-04-13 02:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381799200149544963

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The GOP donors have spoken.   No matter what GOP voters
might want, no GOP legislator will vote for taxing
corporations or on the rich - on their donors - the "job
creators" in GOP-ese.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/12/biden-infrastructure-congress/

But infrastructure creates jobs too.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 62
time 2021-04-13 01:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381778298326282240

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GOP wants no part of it, except that part that funds
their state.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-us-news-6b5adef4ce58bc768d94f525810bf775

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 52
time 2021-04-13 01:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381776173043097602

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Why corporations are distancing themselves from racist
voter suppression -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-corporate-america-is-declaring-independence-from-the-gop/2021/04/11/a472bf90-9af2-11eb-8005-bffc3a39f6d3_story.html

and what Republicans could do if they REALLY didn't want
corporations in politics -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/opinion/republicans-fake-war-against-woke-capital.html

but the bottom line is, GOP still depends on dark money.

#PS1gop

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impress 57
time 2021-04-13 01:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381774997899800578

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Republicans oppose Biden's infrastructure plan - but
they still want to make sure it includes their favorite
projects.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/us/politics/biden-infrastructure-congress.html

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 54
time 2021-04-13 00:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381770630048047108

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"Mitchell believed that Negro registration benefits the
Republicans because it drives the Southern whites out of
the Democratic Party. A reporter asked ´What of the party
of Lincoln?' The answer - ´It has put on a Confederate
uniform.'"

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/opinion/tucker-carlson-white-replacement.html

#PS1gop

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impress 63
time 2021-04-12 23:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381754545575890945

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The scope of domestic terrorism.       It waxes and wanes
over the decades, but lately it's been waxing quickly.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2021/domestic-terrorism-data/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 51
time 2021-04-12 23:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381745045187960833

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Supreme Court gets another chance to rule on civil
forfeiture abuse.

https://apnews.com/article/truck-seized-over-5-bullets-gerardo-serrano-border-crossing-f550e0e8b5321b2431e4332b3e382f6c

It's about time.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#forfeiture

It's been illegal in California for decades, following
investigative reporting by the Mercury.

#PS1justice

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impress 48
time 2021-04-12 22:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381742294794002438

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Tucker Carlson is a Fox ratings superstar!     Why would
they ever want him to change a thing?

https://apnews.com/article/tucker-carlson-fires-voting-rights-lachlan-murdoch-3335e381dcb81f4c841bf00fe8994c42

Unless of course the public started punishing the
advertisers and hurting the bottom line.

#PS1media

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impress 69
time 2021-04-12 22:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381739368453304321

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Cornyn misses Trump already.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/04/12/cornyn-echoing-right-wing-pundits-questions-if-biden-really-in-charge/?sh=7cb6648c343e

But when the gods wish to punish us, they answer our
prayers.

But Republicans don't dare talk about the issues.

#PS1gop

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impress 69
time 2021-04-12 16:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381640627075522565

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There's no time to lose!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-study/south-african-variant-can-break-through-pfizer-vaccine-israeli-study-says-idUSKBN2BX0JZ

But it's all about me!     To heck with everybody else!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/11/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-fades-but-stubborn-resistance-remains-among-conservatives/

Blacks and Hispanics are getting with the program, but
not many Trumpists and evangelicals.

#PS1virus

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impress 50
time 2021-04-12 14:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381609351161335812

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Like Trump, like Xi - Putin concealed the virus reality
for political purposes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/world/europe/covid-russia-death.html

But official deceit is a Russian government tradition.

#PS1virus

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impress 64
time 2021-04-12 13:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381602381318606853

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Building support for infrastructure.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-us-news-6b5adef4ce58bc768d94f525810bf775

But Republican legislators' job #1 is preserving the past
by defending their donors from tax increases, not building
for the future.

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

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 54
time 2021-04-12 12:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381590015491198978

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Republicans for safe and sane government?

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-ap-top-news-raleigh-north-carolina-7858050374c244239578f00745ba4450

There aren't enough to win anything on their own, but they
might make a difference in close races.     Not necessarily
a good difference if they run for a third party  and enable
the GOP nut wing.

#PS1gop

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impress 52
time 2021-04-12 12:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381588421655687174

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The red states keep on their merry way.

https://apnews.com/article/mlb-arkansas-legislature-legislation-asa-hutchinson-92740d28be22459fc494072b9303f055

Maybe it's time for the blue states to quit subsidizing
them.

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

#PS1gop

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impress 57
time 2021-04-12 04:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381462532074786820

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Ineffective, but good enough to export to the third world.

https://apnews.com/article/beijing-immunizations-chengdu-coronavirus-pandemic-china-675bcb6b5710c7329823148ffbff6ef9

Why are they admitting this?

#PS1virus

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impress 55
time 2021-04-12 04:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381460378010361859

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John Boehner tried to talk sense and responsibility into
Roger Ailes and the Murdochs.  Too late for Ailes, and the
Murdochs didn't care as long as Fox was a money machine.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/02/john-boehner-book-memoir-excerpt-478506

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1392919547719227

#PS1media

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impress 54
time 2021-04-12 03:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381456390720380934

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A pandemic side effect the government can't help fix -
working from home with zoom is much cheaper for employers.
Hospitality businesses that depended on workers traveling
across town or across the country are in trouble.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/business/economy/office-buildings-remote-work.html

#PS1recovery

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impress 49
time 2021-04-12 02:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381439876655017991

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What's the Chamber of Commerce to do?

https://apnews.com/article/business-legislature-voting-elections-bebf2e47ba46a28d4905906265e54fe7

Lots of the executives of their corporate members are fine
with maintaining minority rule by any means available, but
lots of the consumers those corporations depend on are not.

#PS1gop

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impress 51
time 2021-04-11 17:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381293257565478912

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Slow learners!

The Idaho legislature seems unable to deal effectively
with insurrectionists.   $600 bail for the second offense?

https://apnews.com/article/boise-ammon-bundy-arrests-us-news-idaho-9435f1e210772b4e9c4af4832f0f0c4b

#PS1insurrection

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impress 53
time 2021-04-11 17:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381291008210530304

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Be careful what you brag about on social media.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/09/four-alleged-boogaloo-followers-charged-with-obstructing-federal-probe-into-bay-area-police-killings/

So much for backing the badge.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 49
time 2021-04-11 15:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381266074679701507

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Emergency powers are for emergencies.      After a while
an "emergency" becomes the norm.    And normal government
should resume.

https://apnews.com/article/legislature-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-pandemic-term-limits-state-legislature-113b9847aab2df17975d59da92ebf07c

How long can an emergency last?      Most state
legislatures have trouble acting in less than 90 days.

#PS1democracy

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impress 68
time 2021-04-11 06:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381134764799758337

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Trump delivers true to form - throws out his speech
prepared by somebody else

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-381bf69568bc0bd416e9dbb45aad1af7

and says what he REALLY feels -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mcconnell-election/2021/04/11/297a82da-9879-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html

GOP's only role is to support the cult of Trump
personality.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1392272977783884

#PS1trump

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impress 49
time 2021-04-11 06:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381128857390964741

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Of course Trump was no help - he hoped the rioters would
succeed.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-army-racial-injustice-riots-only-on-ap-480e95d9d075a0a946e837c3156cdcb9

He only told them to go home when it was clear that they
had failed.

#PS1insurrection

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impress 53
time 2021-04-11 05:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1381124826031550466

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Is Trump fading or consolidating?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-television-media-social-media-mar-a-lago-15475effad776332890300bcb2b35bde

He thrives on reality-TV ratings, so he might pretend to
dither but at the last minute decide to run for president
again - every four years, and complain that his repeated
losses prove they were all stolen.

#PS1trump

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impress 66
time 2021-04-10 13:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380879142204268546

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McConnell certainly knows where the filibuster came from
and how it's been used.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-senate-elections-filibusters-voting-rights-407aa6edeae59bb88c52f02b511bdc2e

But he also knows what his donors want and expect, so
he has to block all progress on dark money and voter
suppression.

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

#PS1democracy

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impress 62
time 2021-04-10 13:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380877336032075777

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Why Trump cutting corporate tax rates didn't help Trump
voters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/opinion/trump-corporate-tax-reform.html

#PS1tax

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impress 61
time 2021-04-10 05:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380751895896023040

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Reviving the American System -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_System_(economic_plan)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/opinion/biden-economic-plan.html

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 66
time 2021-04-10 05:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380749778976301058

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Slavery, Segregation, Suppression of voters - it's one
continuous story of minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-todays-uphill-struggle-to-combat-voter-suppression-remember-the-pearl/2021/04/09/87ec4e48-98b0-11eb-b28d-bfa7bb5cb2a5_story.html

#PS1minority

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impress 62
time 2021-04-10 04:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380746601195429889

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The slave power of the Southern aristocracy has been
transmitted  to the modern Dixiecrat-Trumpist Republican
party.

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

The rhetoric is slightly changed; the goal of preserving
minority rule is exactly the same.

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

#PS1minority

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impress 65
time 2021-04-10 04:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380740520930988038

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Good work if you can get it!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/allen-weisselberg-barry-weisselberg-trump-investigation/2021/04/09/476c1510-98bf-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html

The way you get a mafioso kingpin is to start the squeeze
at the bottom and work your way up.

#PS1trump

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impress 62
time 2021-04-10 01:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380691207035084804

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Putin's planning to test Biden and the West over Ukraine.
A violent crisis would also be useful to Putin for
suppressing dissent at home

https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-moscow-russia-vladimir-putin-crimea-58d0c23807b859fdc7ab7a79ddfcef17

#PS1ukraine

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engage 5
engage-rate 4%
expands 3
impress 124
time 2021-04-10 01:10 +0000
urlclicks 1
userclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380689511953301508

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If you ever do something outrageous, it's good to know
that there are lawyers willing to defend you - if you
can afford them.    Or get a rich donor to pay for them.
Maybe trade for a future draft legislation pick.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-florida-crime-c64f9142f20f15701ea50d5de79f600b

#PS1justice

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impress 59
time 2021-04-10 01:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380688562991951872

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Nullification!

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

The sons of John C Calhoun thrive in Idaho!

https://apnews.com/article/legislature-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-courts-bills-94315d1a6151d0e58b1085cc62dd3f95

If Idaho passes this, most of the sagebrush country and
the deep South will too.   Might be time for regional
federalism -

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

#PS1minority

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impress 65
time 2021-04-10 01:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380687639620116481

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Usually presidential commissions are appointed to bury
a problem that the president doesn't want to deal with.
Will that be true here?

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-amy-coney-barrett-judiciary-8734750b75318ed429bf206e2a8af6d1

#PS1justice

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impress 66
time 2021-04-10 00:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380686029976309760

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Looks like Trump is planning a 2022 campaign based on
revenge and a 2024 campaign based on immigration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/us/politics/trump-republicans-issues.html

Don't expect any GOP help on immigration reform - they
need to keep the issue burning.

#PS1immigration

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engage-rate 1%
impress 85
time 2021-04-09 16:54 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380564891530977285

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Tough job market for Trump alumni!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/07/former-trump-cabinet-officials-corporate-seats/

Mike Pence seems to think he has something to offer to
somebody.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-michael-pence-stephen-miller-84b3a12599aec7b8b668ba71fd63814f

But he's either too close to Trump or not close enough,
depending on your point of view.

#PS1gop

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impress 65
time 2021-04-09 16:41 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380561619898359808

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The essential quandary of minority rule.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/05/republicans-scramble-reasons-oppose-biden-infrastructure-plan/

How do you get your voters to oppose something they like?
Obamacare proved that if the GOP doesn't prevent something,
they it can't repeal it.   So oppose everything.

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

#PS1minority

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impress 63
time 2021-04-09 14:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380534807185137666

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Cults of personality always need implacable enemies that
they must fight but never quite defeat.    They make them
up as necessary.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-tearing-down-fauci-is-essential-to-the-maga-myth/2021/04/05/b3e87740-963c-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html

Which side are you on - Trump or Fauci?       Focus on
personalities rather than fantasy vs facts.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 58
time 2021-04-09 14:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380533079719088129

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Trump officials worked day and night to invent alternative
virus facts.    They were fully qualified because they'd
all read about email viruses.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04/09/cdc-covid-political-interference/

And they worked at warp speed, unlike the scientists who
had to keep checking data and analyses.

#PS1virus

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impress 62
time 2021-04-09 14:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380530180448395267

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McConnell wants corporations to stay out of public
politics.      They should stick to private dark money
politics instead.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-business-race-and-ethnicity-baseball-9535999a0dd7c0c6d949a891df896749

Taking no positions taking a position - for the status quo.
No wonder the stalwarts of minority rule like that.

#PS1democracy

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impress 60
time 2021-04-09 14:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380527972331913219

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How far will the US go to protect Taiwan?

https://apnews.com/article/us-military-risk-china-move-against-taiwan-788c254952dc47de78745b8e2a5c3000

https://apnews.com/article/beijing-taiwan-china-08fd7c5e4002a6b295acb0282cb81d58

Starting a war is a traditional way of stifling internal
dissent, though Xi is already pretty good at stifling by
other means.

#PS1china

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impress 57
time 2021-04-09 14:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380524395462942727

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Pluralism vs tribalism - is Israel a glimpse of America's
future?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/opinion/us-israel-elections.html

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.  We all came from vicious
tribalism - is that where we will return?

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

#PS1theory

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impress 62
time 2021-04-09 14:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380521912376328197

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Biofuels vs climate controversy.

https://grist.org/energy/biofuels-are-a-controversial-climate-solution-could-they-still-help-save-the-planet-negative-emissions-direct-air-capture/

What's not controversial is that biofuel subsidies are a
pillar of the GOP in states like Iowa.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-technology-climate-climate-change-biodiesel-b425b1d1cfc2977e62122cab67506500

But shouldn't croplands be growing food?

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

#PS1climate

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impress 67
time 2021-04-09 13:55 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380519639893995524

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The end of civilization - tribal warfare with weapons of
mass destruction?

https://apnews.com/article/technology-environment-us-news-coronavirus-pandemic-health-cbcafe70b4724a7605d56d40fa294027

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

#PS1foreign

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impress 62
time 2021-04-09 13:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380507342781829120

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It's the Dixiecrat-Trumpist-Republican Party now!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-politics-florida-abcfc4015aad9629568272cccdca3982

It's the Golden Rule - he who has the gold, makes the
rules.

#PS1trumpism

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impress 57
time 2021-04-09 13:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380506420194369537

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Cohn taught Trump taught Gaetz et al - deny everything
and hit back twice as hard.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-miami-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-crime-16046aff55900e97f59aec9aa5153df6

#PS1trumpism

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impress 56
time 2021-04-09 12:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380505126150934528

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No compromise on private gun sales!

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-gun-politics-shootings-legislation-c15fee9f10a752480353fa435ea2d3d6

Single-issue firearms enthusiasts are a pillar of
Republican minority rule.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#second%20amendment

#PS1firearms

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impress 58
time 2021-04-09 12:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380503519308902403

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Might as well go for the whole package - no matter what,
Republicans will vote no either because of deficits or
taxes or, most likely, to build their case for 2022 that
Biden did nothing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/opinion/biden-infrastructure.html

#PS1infrastructure

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time 2021-04-09 03:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380369300955881480

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"Conspiracy theory without the theory"!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/07/barabak-conspiracies-run-amok-did-you-hear-the-latest-big-lie/

Just make it up!   Most people can't tell and don't care.

#PS1media

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impress 56
time 2021-04-09 03:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380368028303388673

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A possible way forward for some legislation.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-filibusters-legislation-medicare-dbafad47575fd2f7e77eb6bc1f72e1d6

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-bills-legislation-filibusters-6cfc3598d02f516ed070de6cfb4359aa

Everybody's wondering what the ruling by the Senate
Parliamentarian will actually mean.

#PS1biden

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impress 54
time 2021-04-09 03:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380366814836760581

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Lisa Krieger just won an award for science reporting.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/07/bay-area-news-group-science-reporter-wins-prestigious-award-for-covid-coverage/

Here's an example -

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/06/cdc-update-weve-over-cleaning-to-stop-covid-19/

#PS1virus

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impress 58
time 2021-04-09 03:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380364860521771010

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Biden has less than two years to accomplish whatever he's
going to - just as Trump and Obama did.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-04/column-biden-races-against-window-for-legislative-legacy

#PS1biden

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impress 59
time 2021-04-09 03:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380363229654700032

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Who taught Europeans about vaccination?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/06/opinion-root-of-todays-covid-vaccine-came-from-enslaved-african-american/

#PS1virus

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impress 54
time 2021-04-09 03:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380362769912897538

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Who thinks American corporations should be able to hide
their profits overseas?

https://apnews.com/article/janet-yellen-minimum-global-corporate-income-tax-0a839a4705566a8b9f8bd5411bfe62d5

Aside from a few billionaires, of course.

#PS1tax

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impress 52
time 2021-04-09 02:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380354646053511168

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Amazing disgrace!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/us/politics/trump-fund-raising.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/politics/republicans-donations-trump-defector.html

And not a hint of shame.

#PS1gop

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impress 51
time 2021-04-09 00:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1380321379984105472

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How close was that election?

2000 election - 268 votes 1960 election - 11869 votes 1976
election - 16475 votes 2020 election - 32503 votes 2016
election - 77128 votes

Some voters are more important than others.

More at

https://political-scrapbook.net/2021-close-elections.html

#PS1democracy

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time 2021-04-07 04:54 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1379658863750696961

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How close was that election?

2000 election - 268 votes 1960 election - 11869 votes 1976
election - 16475 votes 2020 election - 32503 votes 2004
election - 68534 votes 2016 election - 77128 votes

Dome voters are more important than others.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2021-close-elections.html

#PS1democracy

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impress 1
time 2021-04-06 05:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1379300718306201601

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Q is probably the Watkins pair.      But they know
better than to admit it outright - think of  the legal
liability.     Are they somehow immune to extradition from
the Philippines?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/05/ron-watkins-qanon-hbo/

Now QAnon is all about "merchandisers and influencers".

#PS1qanon

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impress 61
time 2021-04-05 20:46 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1379173735941296129

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What's worse than external chemical addiction to drugs
and booze?

Internal chemical addiction to adrenaline - fueling
gambling, stock market speculation, sideshows, spectacle
crimes - and enslavement to popularity ratings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/sports/sports-betting-addiction.html

#PS1health

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impress 52
time 2021-04-05 19:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1379159016580898817

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Republican messaging taking hold?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-attacks-biden-infrastructure-debt/2021/04/04/321ad05a-93b7-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html

Will they succeed in convincing ordinary GOP voters that
welfare for billionaire GOP donors is good but welfare
for ordinary GOP voters is bad?

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 50
time 2021-04-05 12:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1379041168198049792

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ATT? Comcast? Verizon? Philip Morris?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-voting-elections-georgia-laws-1ef1f1981b82e8918cc4c8bda0fff1b0

State and local governments regulate many kinds of
business, so large donors routinely donate to both sides
in order to insure sympathetic access no matter who wins.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1388401058171076

#PS1democracy

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impress 45
time 2021-04-05 11:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1379036910211895296

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Who's really in charge at Fox?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/04/business/media/fox-news-viet-dinh.html

#PS1media

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impress 55
time 2021-04-05 04:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378931436804206593

==========


Pros and cons of vaccine passports.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/03/vaccine-passports-tough-questions-we-havent-confronted/

It's the fundamental problem of libertarianism - where do
your liberties end and mine begin when they intersect?
We have government to make these decisions, imperfect
though they be.

#PS1virus

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impress 49
time 2021-04-05 04:32 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378928497389789184

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Nobody knows you when you're down and out - of money.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/business/bill-hwang-archegos.html

Leverage greases the skids up AND down.     Too bad.

#PS1economics

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impress 57
time 2021-04-04 21:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378817121552003079

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The grim future awaiting everybody dependent on business
travel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/nyregion/covid-life-families.html

Many road warriors didn't realize how much they hated it
until they had to think about resuming.

#PS1recovery

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impress 56
time 2021-04-04 20:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378805303332904962

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Just what you'd expect from the Scammer-in-Chief.  Now all
the GOP candidates will do the same.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html

GOP voters better be very careful - and just mail a check.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1387992978211884

#PS1trumpism

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impress 56
time 2021-04-04 20:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378803720335450112

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Technology marches forward - ghost guns!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/opinion/sunday/gun-deaths-united-states.html

#PS1firearms

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impress 55
time 2021-04-04 19:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378795991961272321

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Property taxes are assessed more strictly for poor people
than rich.   Surprised?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/opinion/sunday/property-taxes-housing-assessment-inequality.html

Perhaps equitable property tax valuation is possible,
but why use property taxes to fund general government and
public education?

https://www.one-flat-tax.net/

#PS1tax

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impress 54
time 2021-04-04 18:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378781474573361153

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Dig it up or make it up!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/arizona-republicans-desperate-crusade-to-find-nonexistent-voter-fraud/2021/04/02/31507e7c-93f8-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html

They found  the perfect contractor - from Florida,
of course.

The honest thing would be to change the candidates and
policies to win elections fair and square.    The donors
say no to that.

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1376797479331434

#PS1minority

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impress 55
time 2021-04-04 18:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378779125150670848

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The left learns what it's like to have some power and
influence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-joe-biden-tamed-the-left--at-least-for-now/2021/04/03/1c23d4d2-93b6-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html

One thing to learn is you can't get everything you want,
any more than all the other players can.     You have
to fashion legislative majorities out of conflicting
interests.

#PS1theory

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impress 57
time 2021-04-04 18:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378777230449373189

==========


Domestic unrest?    Provoke a foreign incident.  A standard
part of the dictator's playbook.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/how-russias-military-activity-near-ukraine-is-poised-test-biden-administration/

#PS1foreign

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impress 58
time 2021-04-04 18:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378774740387553287

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Maybe the end of the world is NOT in our lifetime!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/04/01/civilization-collapse-rome-angkor-harappa/

But evolution of societies is often apocalyptic for the
ruling class.

And there is the Fermi paradox.

https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/

#PS1other

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impress 54
time 2021-04-04 18:16 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378773532566413314

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It's a two-tier recovery here and abroad.    But for the
moment the USA is leading the world economic recovery.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/04/us-economy-global-recovery/

#PS1recovery

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impress 52
time 2021-04-04 18:02 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378769891033935874

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Nobody knows you when you're down and out!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-trump-investigations-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-1219266dd4547d7cd094d11c9114cfb0

Especially down and dirty and out.    But Greene is still
OK with Gaetz.

#PS1other

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likes 1
time 2021-04-04 17:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378765345461129218

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PPSD - post-pandemic stress disorder.

https://apnews.com/article/anxiety-fort-lauderdale-coronavirus-pandemic-vacations-caves-b4dd53c4e498116296388c5afa7872b7

#PS1virus

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impress 55
time 2021-04-04 17:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378764133273767939

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Don't take down all the Confederate statues.

https://apnews.com/article/laws-slavery-texas-native-americans-0062fa106a270f7ae9001c7c3598e0f2

Remove all the generals that profited from slavery.
But keep the statues of anonymous conscripted foot soldiers
- identify them as additional victims of Southern feudal
minority rule.

#PS1minority

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impress 53
time 2021-04-04 17:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378763164163080193

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Schiff talks about the "QAnon Caucus" -

https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2021/03/29/the-qanon-caucus

Why not call it the "Fantasy League"? They don't
distinguish fact from fiction!

The DCCC highlights a "QAnon Caucus" - Greene Boebert
Cawthorn Gaetz Gosar Biggs Brooks.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1387908414887007

#PS1qanon

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impress 81
time 2021-04-04 17:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378759305013256193

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Do you think large employers might use H1B visas to get
cheap exploitable foreign labor?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/01/h-1b-is-skilled-worker-visa-exploited-by-outsourcers/

Do you think they are all completely forthright about
their motivations?

#PS1immigration

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impress 53
time 2021-04-04 14:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378723676363743235

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Of course big companies pay taxes!  They pay their taxes
directly to legislative campaigns via PACs in the form
of dark money investment "donations".       You can avoid
taxes the same way - if you can afford it!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/business/economy/zero-corporate-tax.html

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1387825931561922

#PS1tax

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impress 51
time 2021-04-04 14:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378720155627216896

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It's all about scoring the most points!     And probable
death is no deterrent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mass-shootings-contagious/2021/04/03/5d826b52-93b4-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html

So profitable for the media to publicize.  Take away the
publicity, and take away the weapons!

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#second%20amendment

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1387599611584554

#PS1firearms

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impress 48
time 2021-04-04 06:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378597812489740291

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Why dark money in politics has to stop!     These
Republicans

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-midterms-digital-influence/2021/04/03/391103a8-8c0e-11eb-a730-1b4ed9656258_story.html

are trying to convince voters that minority rule is not
minority rule, pretending to be non-partisan but revealing
none of their donors.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1387591411585374

#PS1democracy

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impress 49
time 2021-04-04 06:17 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378592619433840642

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Old news or new?

https://apnews.com/article/business-media-social-media-fce118b1adfef8f6c51518f71465dd4b

#PS1media

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impress 48
time 2021-04-04 05:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378588008245456902

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A recent DCCC paper mailer features a QAnon Caucus -
the usual suspects - Greene Boebert Cawthorn Gaetz Gosar
Biggs Brooks.

Evidently the factcheck

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/02/misleading-dccc-ads-link-republicans-to-qanon/

inspired a revision of the original message inspired by
the GOP -

https://apnews.com/article/gop-power-peace-far-right-5f4b9e7f7a4a20894905981817c47011

#PS1qanon

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impress 68
time 2021-04-04 05:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378586835048308740

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If enough major corporate donors line up, will GOP senators
have a change of heart on voting rights, in order to save
the filibuster?

https://apnews.com/article/mlb-legislature-arizona-baseball-voting-rights-d27c2190c615663f2a621a86a9b9f168

Or is the filibuster is going to be continuously under
attack, so they might as well fight at every step?

#PS1democracy

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impress 58
time 2021-04-03 13:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378342033681575938

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How is the Capitol like the Golden Gate Bridge?
It's become a place to die a meaningless death in hope
of adding meaning to a meaningless life. It will never be
possible to remove anti-suicide barriers from the bridge -
or the Capitol.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-coronavirus-pandemic-98239730a4af17a9f7677980aa218968

#PS1insurrection

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impress 71
time 2021-04-03 13:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378339765741707265

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Ransomware coming to a file near you.

https://apnews.com/article/hacking-california-6d0f5e1644814e2a85822cfaba132674

Soon it may be the leading industry in some places.

#PS1technology

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impress 66
time 2021-04-03 13:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378338271663517702

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This week in mythology.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-georgia-hip-hop-and-rap-media-social-media-2d7a1c697ce47d9606e2510aa8dc8649

#PS1media

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impress 61
time 2021-04-03 13:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378337437231894535

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The transcontinental railroad was a hard sell too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/of-course-infrastructure-pays-for-itself-it-leverages-the-greatest-resource-on-earth/2021/04/02/fe10a00e-93ee-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 50
time 2021-04-03 04:00 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378195636487561222

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Ways Democrats could sink Biden's infrastructure plans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-need-help-to-torpedo-bidens-infrastructure-bill-will-democrats-give-it-to-them/2021/04/02/d41dc434-9321-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html

Republicans would be delighted.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 53
time 2021-04-03 03:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378193729312280579

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How China and Russia are using the UN to control the
internet.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-russia-and-china-are-attempting-to-rewrite-cyberworld-order/2021/03/30/16030226-9190-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html

#PS1technology

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impress 55
time 2021-04-03 02:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378176318047612932

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Wanting to do the right thing in the worst way!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/31/navarro-pandemic-supply-contracts-trump/

#PS1virus

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impress 69
time 2021-04-03 02:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378170464179159043

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Republican cancel culture thriving in Georgia.  Have a
Pepsi and fly United!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/gop-war-on-voting-georgia-delta/

Don't expect many Silicon Valley firms to relocate to
Atlanta!

#PS1gop

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impress 51
time 2021-04-03 02:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378169132315643908

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Looks like a fourth wave breaking in Michigan.     Do they
have the political will to stop it?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/michigan-covid-cases-spike/

#PS1virus

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impress 66
time 2021-04-03 02:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378167109780267011

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There aren't enough rich people to pay for ALL of Biden's
plans.      FDR provides a model.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/how-bidens-tax-pledge-undercuts-his-own-initiatives/

The middle class is willing to pay when the rich are paying
their share.

A combined UBI/flat tax structure would be fairer.

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

#PS1tax

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impress 64
time 2021-04-03 02:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378166314456342534

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"American exceptionalism has led to an exceptional,
uniquely bad system for building infrastructure"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-bidens-new-deal-can-really-make-america-great-again/2021/04/01/667af1e0-9321-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html

FDR's team was a lot better at getting things done.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 68
time 2021-04-03 01:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378164527359922176

==========


Pandemic sets women back a generation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/02/women-disadvantaged-pandemic-wef-report/

#PS1virus

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impress 51
time 2021-04-03 01:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378162067119611905

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Florida - Best. State. Ever!  Reads like one of Duke's
story lines in Doonesbury.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/matt-gaetz-investigation-robert-levinson/2021/03/31/ebe2a9ba-923e-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html

Like Duke, Gaetz always has a plan B - in this case,
a gig at Newsmax.

#PS1other

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impress 53
time 2021-04-03 01:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378161291819249667

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How the Republican billionaires consolidated their control
of the GOP.

They consolidated the right-wing media and told them what
to say to keep their listeners engaged and enraged.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/02/what-scorching-john-boehner-book-excerpt-says-about-todays-gop/

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1386804761664039

#PS1minority

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impress 58
time 2021-04-03 01:36 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378159383457136640

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Voting rights - don't just pass the parts that Republicans
don't mind!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/02/why-democrats-shouldnt-break-up-their-voting-rights-bill/

Scorched-earth politics with bogus rationales - sure
signs that minority rule is fighting for its life against
democracy.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1386772805000568

#PS1democracy

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impress 53
time 2021-04-03 01:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378155840201322496

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GOP major donors will do ANYTHING to protect unlimited
dark money, no matter what GOP voters think.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-century

This is the civil rights battle of the 21st century for
democracy.

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1386772805000568

#PS1democracy

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impress 51
time 2021-04-03 01:09 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378152561262292994

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How the cops can track down anybody.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/02/capitol-siege-arrests-technology-fbi-privacy/

#PS1insurrection

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impress 40
time 2021-04-02 23:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378121143572328449

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A little late for remorse, but better late than never.

https://apnews.com/article/some-capitol-riot-suspects-apologize-3bbabae61323f77b0af3102497c0ede9

#PS1insurrection

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impress 38
time 2021-04-02 22:48 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378117225626787842

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"obsessed with self-promotion"

https://apnews.com/article/prosecutors-possible-payments-for-sex-gaetz-investigation-b43b8340f9e81f6c6eebf95e956be962

A Trumpist through and through.

#PS1other

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impress 48
time 2021-04-02 22:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378112779148648448

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Why you can't get a good deal on a new car - or a used one.

https://apnews.com/article/video-games-us-news-games-coronavirus-pandemic-economy-c4eec42c97364908d60a35fcc0e11ea5

The pandemic has put a spotlight on the downsides of
globalization.

#PS1economics

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impress 47
time 2021-04-02 17:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378042480214433795

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Green light for more media consolidation.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-uphold-fcc-ease-local-media-ownership-limits-6e1e98bf28ae5aba8bbca37a50841bb1

Consolidated media are easier to influence.

#PS1media

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impress 47
time 2021-04-02 17:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378039216580390912

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Labor lines up to support Biden infrastructure plan.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-climate-climate-change-mitch-mcconnell-8a0046d1e39f5b6c815dfb8f938ac383

Labor doesn't have a problem with restoring corporate tax
rates to pre-Trump.

#PS1infrastructure

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impress 43
time 2021-04-02 17:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1378036568691118080

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Cease-fire in Kashmir?   For how long?

https://apnews.com/article/south-asia-pakistan-india-kashmir-asia-4a251b6e100daa987f0cedf4c2525c01

No solution is politically acceptable to all parties,
so the cease-fire line will remain the de-facto solution.

#PS1foreign

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impress 46
time 2021-04-02 13:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1377982446092836865

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Many GOP voters are receptive to Democratic voting
proposals.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-legislation-only-on-ap-voter-registration-bills-d4c6c40628aa4ddc56fbbd372d30dd04

But major GOP donors are dead set against anything that
threatens their minority rule, and their senators are
on message.

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

#PS1democracy

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impress 44
time 2021-04-02 13:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1377980813048901638

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Modular housing vs housing shortage vs construction unions

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2021/03/modular-housing-california-san-francisco-cost-unions/

#PS1economics

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impress 39
time 2021-04-01 14:54 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1377635524630876168

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Boldly looking away from the New South back to the Old
South.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-painting-slave-plantation-20210326.html

"the past is never dead.    It's not even past"

#PS1minority

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impress 42
time 2021-04-01 14:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1377634716161994760

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McConnell trying to be a role model for vaccination!

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/politics/mitch-mcconnell-covid-19-vaccine-republican-men/index.html

He doesn't want the virus to dominate him!

#PS1virus

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impress 46
time 2021-04-01 14:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1377633119570862082

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California Republicans hope to recall governor Gavin Newsom
by blaming him for virus lockdowns.     Their proposed
replacement is?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/31/opinion-the-real-reason-newsom-is-the-target-of-a-recall/

The GOP is now third place in California after "no party
preference".

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1385849928426189

#PS1capolitics

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impress 50
time 2021-04-01 14:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1377632049545113609