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Elisabeth D’Armiento
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Just trying to make sense of it all. No need for anyone to lecture me
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Monday Newsletter: Just a quick one this morning to remind you amidst today’s “shock and awe”: You are not the crazy ones.

charliesykes.substack.com/p/todays-a-g...
Today's a Good Day to Think About Charlie Chaplin
Remember to laugh at the clowns
charliesykes.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
JD Vance has done something impossible. Make everyone a Notre Dame fan.
January 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Ohio US Sen. Sherrod Brown championed the Social Security Fairness Act, which ensures former government workers like police, firefighters and teachers can collect their full retirement benefits by repealing two provisions that reduce social security payouts.

Via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
Before leaving Washington, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown restores retirement benefits for public workers
On his way out of town, Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was able to notch one final long-sought legislative victory that will benefit public sector workers in Ohio and around the country. The ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Every day, an average of 57 shootings occur near a school in the United States, according to an analysis by The Trace.

Last year alone, more than 6 million children attended a school that had at least one shooting in its vicinity.
Just Outside the School Gate, America's Gun Violence Epidemic Surrounds Its Students
On November 7, as school was getting out for the day, one teenager shot another across from Morristown-Hamblen West High School in Morristown, Tennessee, an Appalachian town of 31,000 people. As a…
www.thetrace.org
December 27, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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House GOP primary wars in 2026 could hand Democrats a bevy of seats –– all because of Musk.
GOP lawmakers now face job danger from 'Musk Republicans' in 2026: ex-RNC official
During a discussion with the president of the House Majority PAC which is aiming at retaking control of the House from the GOP in 2026, former RNC head Michael Steele said there is a looming civil war...
www.rawstory.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Pathetic.
Lindsey Graham says Pete Hegseth denies all the allegations against him and he believes him
December 15, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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Popcorn Alert: The House Ethics Committee has voted to release the Matt Gaetz report.
December 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Someday school children will learn about Trump as an example of what America will never go back to, he will be a stain on our nation and his name will be remembered in the same league as names like “judas.”
December 17, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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For those attacking Nancy Pelosi, saying she doesn’t want AOC chairing Oversight:

AOC is very new to the House and has been quite volatile in her views—and changeable.

People earn these chairmanships over time as they get a solid handle on how things work. AOC is not ready. She will be. Not yet.
December 15, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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🚨Pro-Life? SC Republicans Propose Bill That Could Punish Abortion With Death Penalty

In this video, we examine how GOP lawmakers, who typically identify as pro-life, support a bill, that could potentially lead to the death penalty for abortions.
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Pro-Life? SC Republicans Propose Bill That Could Punish Abortion With Death Penalty
YouTube video by The Intellectualist
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December 13, 2024 at 6:56 PM
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc... MAGA already hates her. They’ve made that clear. She might as well do the right thing.
There’s a reason Joni Ernst doesn’t want to talk about Pete Hegseth anymore
Hegseth's bid to be Trump's defense secretary probably needs the Iowa senator's backing to make it through his confirmation hearings.
www.msnbc.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Republican Representative Nancy Mace called the police on a transgender activist for physically attacking her. But eyewitnesses say that’s nowhere close to what happened.

newrepublic.com/post/189258/...
This GOP Rep. May Have Lied About Trans Activist Attacking Her
Republican Representative Nancy Mace called the police on a transgender activist for physically attacking her. But eyewitnesses say that’s nowhere close to what happened.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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Athens, the worst is yet to come.

video courtesy of @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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Trumps original pick for AG jokes about a murder:
December 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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MAGA world thinks this is an endorsement
More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.

The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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I'd like to report a homicide.
He liked OAN’s offer of access to a minor audience
After Matt Gaetz withdrew last month, I reported that Newsmax was making a play for him to host a show there -- which included Greg Kelly floating the idea on air.

Instead, Gaetz is going to the struggling MAGA channel OAN -- which is barely stating afloat.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
December 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Trump saying he won't investigate Biden unless Biden did something wrong is NOT the same thing as Trump saying he won't investigate Biden
December 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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“Rampant FBI misconduct, election fraud, the deep state. Such were the weekly topics on ‘Kash’s Corner,’ the eponymous online show hosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI.”

@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social:

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump’s FBI pick co-hosted a show for a conspiracy-filled, far-right media organization
The show could receive fresh scrutiny as Kash Patel faces Senate confirmation hearings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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“Hegseth has blamed sexual assault in the military on ‘equality,’ claiming that the issue was ‘exacerbated’ by letting women enlist in the first place.”
December 4, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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You’re about to meet the new breed of free speech warrior—the “free speech for me, but not for thee” zealot. End up on the wrong side and you’ll be part of one nation, under a cancellation.

newrepublic.com/article/1889...
Trumpworld Is Coming to Cancel Us All
The returning administration is full of free speech warriors—the kind that crush dissent and dissenters.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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NEW: Kash Patel, Trump's pick to be FBI director, has vowed to seek revenge against the so-called Deep State, and he's cooked up a list of people to target. It includes prominent Republicans & shows how crackpot his Deep State conspiracy is. Please pass this on.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here are the Republicans Kash Patel wants to target
Trump's pick to be FBI director has expressed an intent to mount a revenge-a-thon that will include not just Democrats.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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I Watched the Democratic Collapse in Florida. I Fear It’s Happening Nationally.

Absolutely essential read from Steve Schale

www.thebulwark.com/p/democratic...
I Watched the Democratic Collapse in Florida. I Fear It’s Happening Nationally.
It’s time for real structural changes in the party, not quick fixes. Here are a few.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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A futura mina de lítio na aldeia de Covas do Barroso deverá estar a produzir em 2027
Alemanha prepara-se para financiar mina de Boticas e garantir lítio por dez anos
Há uma declaração preliminar de elegibilidade por parte do Estado alemão, mas o processo de pedido de financiamento vai ainda iniciar-se.
www.publico.pt
December 3, 2024 at 5:16 PM