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Kevin McCarthy allegedly elbows someone, GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin almost got into physical fight with witness during hearing, then Draymond Green puts Timberwolves player in headlock during NBA game. So what was in the air today and did it exacerbate testosterone poisoning?

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UC Irvine upsets USC for the Trojans’ first loss of the season in men’s basketball. So of course UC Irvine is trending over on Twitter.

And no doubt like many many other Americans, I see UC Irvine trending and immediately think “mass shooting.”

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House passes bill to keep government open. For now. Yes votes: – GOP 127 – Democrats 209 No votes GOP – 93 – Democrats 2 Once again Democrats function as sanitation engineers at the zoo – cleaning up after elephants.

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WTF CNN? Headline “In win for new speaker, House passed his plan to extend government funding through early next year. Now up to Senate to pass its own bill before Friday deadline.”

Truer headline: “Democrats bail out GOP in supporting stopgap funding to keep government open.”

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ICYMI, The GOP continuing resolution to keep the government open is cutting funding for WIC – the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and children. Once again, four words “Pro Life My Ass.”

Again for all that media attacks Biden and Democrats for not getting things done, McConnell has been unable even to rein in a freshman ex-coach he disagrees with.

Of all the insanity these days listening to Congress talk about Ukraine, never thought Republicans would become the party shrugging off awful behavior from Russia.

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Senate Rules Committee, with Starry keeping track, advances rule change resolution to end Tuberville’s military nominations blockade. 9 to 7. As Jon Ossoff says, “this is a national security crisis.”

Trying to imagine the reaction if a Senate Democrat who objected to one of Donald Trump’s policies had expressed his/her feelings by blocking military nominations and holding military families hostage. Republicans would have called them traitors or worse.

Some people think it doesn’t matter if football players go to class. But math still matters… As in tonight when the Buffalo Bills lost a game they had won because they had 12 men on the field during a missed field goal.

#MNF

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Josh Allen, once considered one of NFL’s very best QBs, has now thrown 11 interceptions this year which leads the league.. And the Bills are 5-5 and could miss the playoffs.

Sorry for Buffalo fans. Not sorry that this would mean it’s one less chance of watching playoff games in a blizzard,

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When did Black Friday start lasting all of November?

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So Nate Silver, the man who gave Barack Obama a 17% chance of being re-elected in 2011, now says it’s “risky” for the Democrats to nominate President Biden for a second term. Okay then.

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Adam Schiff tonight on Jena Ellis being told after election “The boss is not going to leave under any circumstances.” “Those words have never been heard from any President of the United States in our history.”

Those words are terrifying.

And pretty sure that story and Elliis quoting those works will also never be heard on Fox News.

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Donald Trump’s older sister Maryanne Trump Barry, 86, has died. Apparently they were estranged but how long will it take for Donald to claim bereavement to postpone one of his trials?

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Meanwhile, in Honolulu, the property now known as the “Trump International Hotel” in Waikiki is rebranding as Wakea Waikiki Beach Hotel. Owners wanted the Trump name off their business. Too bad Republicans don’t seem to be able to do the same thing.

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San Francisco has cleaned up and put in a great deal of security in the APEC zone as 20,000 people including government leaders are expected this week. So of course most of the stories are complaining about it it “Why just clean up now?” “The city is making it too hard for residents,” etc…

But if the city hadn’t done anything to prepare, it would have been front page news that SF couldn’t handle a major world event.

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As Thanksgiving approaches, if you don’t work for government & think possible shutdown won’t affect you, a reminder – TSA & Air Traffic Controllers WILL have to work as essential employees But they won’t be getting paid (only back pay, eventually.) What could go wrong?

Five games ended with field goals in regulation Sunday, the most in one day in NFL history. The Cardinals, Browns, Seahawks, Texans and Lions each kicked a field goal as time expired.

So yes, those five games came down to the smallest people probably in uniform on each team… As a relatively short woman I like that!

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Jameis Winston came in to today’s New Orleans – Minnesota game with the Saints down 27 -3

He was 13 for 25, for 122 yards – but more importantly two touchdowns AND two interceptions. (A Hail May as time expired looked closer to a completion than his two interceptions.

Folks, if you’re too young to know, Jameis today was what Disney used to refer to as an “E Ticket Ride.”

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New Orleans Saints are somehow still in first place. Well, somebody’s got to win the NFL South! #WhoDat

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Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher and will give him a $76 million buyout!

When Auburn basically fired Tuberville in 2008 he “only” got a $5.6 million buyout. Maybe Tommy can leave the Senate, go back & be a bad coach for a while, and get paid more to leave next time?

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Kevin McCarthy told Manu Raju that Hakeem Jeffries hasn’t spoken to him since he was ousted as Speaker. Uh, has even the new speaker MAGA Mike Johnson spoken to McCarthy?

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January 6, “QAnon shaman” Jacob Chansley pleaded guilty & was recently released after 2 years in prison. Now he’s filed papers to run for Congress from Arizona. As convicted felon he can’t vote but isn’t prevented from running for office. Funeral services for satire are pending

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While Fox News wants us to focus nonstop on Hunter Biden, your reminder this Veterans Day weekend President’s Biden’s eldest son WAS a veteran, while none of Velveeta Voldemort’s children have done nothing for military except overcharge them for staying at Trump properties…

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Can anyone imagine if Biden said in two speeches that Trump was still President? Velveeta Voldemort has said twice, recently, that Obama is President. If he were your aging relative you’d be looking at assisted living for Donald, not considering voting for him.

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So wait, not only is Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown absolutely a no-go with Democrats and President Biden, Mike’s plan is also being criticized by conservatives. Time for another head of lettuce challenge?

Despite rumors, apparently MAGA Mike Johnson probably wasn’t in Paris this weekend. But it doesn’t matter where Mike was for the weekend. Because we know where he was NOT. He was not in Washington DC doing his job to keep the US government open.

Media loves drama. So instead of all the negativity about President Biden and after a great election week – while the House can’t even agree on legislation that won’t get through the Senate.. Why aren’t there a LOT more headlines about “Republicans in Disarray?”

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NY Times headline “If he regains power Trump plans a vast assault on immigration.”

Uh, if he regains power Trump plans a vast assault on everything and everyone in America who he feels has wronged him or stands in the way of him being King.

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One thing that always amazes me with Democrats who mostly agree with President Biden but have a complaint with him on one issue: How many people agree with their spouses or partners on every issue?

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In same day Trump is fundraising by lying that President Biden is “weakest man you could ever imagine occupies the White House. Velveeta Voldemort is also fundraising calling Joe Biden a tyrant who has weaponized the entire justice and legal system against him. Logic has a liberal bias.

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Remember when there were over 20 Democratic candidates running for President in 2020? None of them referred to their opponents as as “disloyal DINOS.” Your reminder, Velveeta Voldemort calls anyone who disagrees with or opposes him a RINO or traitor or worse. It’s. A. Cult.

Tim Scott dropped out of the Presidential race today Well, at least he doesn’t have to answer any more tough questions, like about his girlfriend.

San Jose Sharks have the record for most losses in an NHL single season.

71, in 1992-93 (11-71-2)

They are currently 2-11-1.

“So you are saying there’s a chance…”

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NCAA suspended Jim Harbaugh from being on the sidelines for last three games of the season over potential sign-stealing issues. Now, I can’t honestly tell whether Michigan was egregious or just doing what other teams do. But have to think that Harbaugh’s reputation as an a**hole, with the NCAA as a whole and with the press, made a difference. (See Barry Bonds.)

Amy Klobuchar announced Rules Committee she chairs will vote Nov. 14 on resolution “to allow Senate to break through Tuberville’s blockade of military nominations.” Hey media, forget clickbait, need something IMPORTANT to cover?

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The Senate does appear possibly to be getting something done for the military against Tuberville on a bipartisan basis.

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Meanwhile, the House celebrates Veteran’s Day by going home for a long weekend and potentially cutting off veteran benefits and pay with a government shutdown next week.

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Joe Walsh, who is anti-choice, on CNN saying issue is killing GOP in blue states, purple states & red states… adding Republicans don’t know how to deal with position we are in about abortion. How about this? “I am personally pro-life but it’s not MY choice.” Problem solved

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For all Republicans lie about freedom, Tuesday night showed Americans realize – Democrats are the party who protect our freedoms!

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An associate of a Jan. 6 defendant pleaded guilty this week to charges that the two men plotted “to murder employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

Typical tourist behavior.

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Queen touring with Adam Lambert is a great show.

Hard to believe than Brian May is 76 and Roger Taylor is 74.

But maybe harder to believe for millennials and Gen Z who grew up with American Idol — Adam Lambert is 41.

Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears tonight on Thursday Night Football. A consequential game, if you care about who might get the #1 draft pick.

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Joe Biden in Chicago today, meeting w/ UAW & emphasizing “worker power” after supporting what turned out to be successful strike. Media could cover that. Instead, CNN has “exclusive story” on “The Rock” saying both parties asked him about running fo President. #DoBetterMedia

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But of course if Biden had stumbled, or if he say, said the name of the wrong city during a speech, it would have been front page news.

Some pro-Palestine protestors in Chicago with signs saying they won’t vote for Biden again. So they’re going to vote for the guy who wants to put a ban on Muslims entering the USA and deport Palestinians etc. Make it make sense.

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Tim Kaine tried to get 364 military appointments confirmed by voice vote today, naming ALL the people Tuberville is objecting to. Can anyone imagine if some Dem had pulled stunt like Tommy is doing because they objected to a Trump policy? GOP would demand charges of treason.

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John Fetterman, presiding over the Senate this afternoon, looked like he wants to punch Tommy Tuberville. Thinking if he did so at least 90 Senators would shake his hand.

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Such a good Tuesday night for Democrats, But Wednesday CNN actually had the banner handline “Democrats score big in Virginia, Kentucky.” Of course, CNN started out the evening with a headline about how bad their poll was for Biden. The only poll that matters is the election results.

When most of us don’t finish our work the work we were reasonably assigned to do we work overtime to finish it. Or we risk getting fired.

MAGA Mike Johnson just sent the House home for the weekend having failed to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown.

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Maybe after voters spoke so resoundingly media can stop parroting the GOP phrasing of a “compromise” on abortion? A 15 week ban isn’t a “compromise” It’s taking away a woman’s choice. Period.

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Marge Three Names got a mean and meaningless bill passed to cut Pete Buttigieg’s salary to $1. Not shocking how awful she is. But that GOP House members went along with her? Who knew Republicans hated infrastructure?

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When you can’t write a joke funnier than this. Donald Trump is as usual claiming persecution in his fundraising today, but ‘I truly feel bad for my family as they’ve had to endure these vicious attacks as well.” Hunter Biden says “Hi.”

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Media is obsessed with President Biden’s poll numbers. But if they were high the headline would be “Is Joe peaking too soon?

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Andrea Mitchell unfairly attacked Hillary Clinton nonstop and helped spread lies about Amy Klobuchar after George Floyd ‘s murder. Her attacks on Biden show she’s not just a misogynist. She now hates all Democrats. #Pathetic

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Trump actually said he was open to Tucker Carlson as his VP “He has great common sense.” If anyone still doesn’t believe Trump has dementia…

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WGAS who’s Trump’s VP might be? President Biden has a VP. He is running with Harris. And they will win. We can fight about 2028 later.

Aaron Rodgers says he’ll be back “in a few fortnights.”

So does he have any idea what a “few fortnights is?” Or is Rodgers using medieval language in keeping with his attitudes toward vaccines?

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The pitch clock meant nine-inning games in the Series averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996.

Now, normally that might be a bad thing with ads… but thinking based on ratings for a matchup that didn’t exactly captivate Americans, thinking maybe Fox was happy to get back to regular programing.

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Not sure about wolves in sheep’s clothing but looks like Virginia can sure pick out a wolf in a sweater vest. #GlennYoungkin

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Thank you Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. Sometimes the sweetest words in the English language are “the people have spoken?”

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Trump endorsed Republican candidate Daniel Cameron in Kentucky over Governor Andy Beshear. So one question of the night, who’s Velveeta Voldemort gonna blame?

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Politico story full of hand-wring about President Biden has this line “Biden aides concede very little news has broken through in last month whenheadlines have been dominated by Israel-Hamas war.” Uh, media has NEVER covered much of Biden’s successes. #CompetenceIsntClickbait

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Remember Jeff Sessions? FIRST US Senator to endorse Trump, who made him A.G, but became enraged when Jeff recused himself from investigating Russian interference in 2016. Trump fired Sessions, then endorsed Tuberville as his Senate opponent.

Donald turns on everyone, eventually

Lots of rivalry between NY GIants and NY Jets.

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Even this week in a down year. But it’s a tough call – so what’s worse, losing by 24 to the Las Vegas Raiders? Or losing by 21 to the Los Angeles Chargers?

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ESPN headline “Frustrated Jets say offense no-show ‘inexcusable'” If NY Jets think it’s inexcusable, what do we think fans who pay serious money to come watch this team play feel?

Meanwhile, we are now under 100 days until spring training for MLB 2024. But who’s counting?

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-Remembering hearing that some men especially liked Bill Clinton because they could vicariously behave badly with women through him.

Wonder if some cult members especially like Trump because they can vicariously break laws through him?

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Biden first ran for President in 1987. I’ve joked about Joe putting his foot in his mouth then & as Obama’s VP. But President Biden is good & capable man with great advisors & staff. Media isn’t attacking Biden over age, they are attacking him because competence isn’t clickbait.

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Good jobs report, investments in rural America, doubling H-2B visas allowing for employers to hire migrants on temporary basis. (huge for travel industry)… so many Dark Brandon wins. And most news is about a loser picking fights w/ a judge in a case he lost. Do better media

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NY Times: Let’s give front page coverage to our OWN poll showing Biden losing to Trump in 5 swing states. Also NY Times: Let’s give front page coverage to Trump every day, cover Joe’s gaffes, but ignore all of President Biden’s accomplishments because competence isn’t clickbait.

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But yeah, I read a lot of online national media & political websites: Interesting & scary experiment: look at headlines on any given day. Mostly about Trump, GOP primary or House chaos. Good luck finding stories on Biden accomplishments, his defenders, or Senate behaving like grown-ups.

Saints are 5-4, improbably and inconsistently, . and in first place in NFC South.

Anyone who turns into Saints games however, depending on the quarter, might be forgiven for wondering if they are watching a Super Bowl contender or a team contending for the #1 draft pick.

New Orleans Saints fans would like to thank Minnesota Vikings – who were playing the Atlanta Falcons – for that great last minute comeback win. Just please don’t do it next week. We’ve had enough Minnesota miracles. #WhoDat

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Jeff Okudah was just fined $16,391 for unnecessary roughness against the Titans. And today he knocks out QB Jaren Hall and WR K.J Osborn with concussions, the hit against Osborn particularly egregious.

I’m a Saints fan, not a Vikings fan but this is ridiculous.

NFL cares about about player safety my a**.

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So if Taylor Swift got blamed for the Chiefs loss last week she get credit for jinxing Tua today as Kansas City beat the Miami Dolphins?

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USC said they fired their football defensive coordinator. The Trojans have given up 101 total points in the past two games, so USC fans might be forgiven for asking “We HAD a defensive coordinator?

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So when did Black Friday start staring the first weekend in November?

GOP Rep Warren Davidson says Mike Johnson has shown you can be “conservative and kind.” Uh, MAGA Mike is “kind” alright. Kind of an anti-democracy, misogynistic, homophobic a**hole.

MAGA Mike Johnson claims he doesn’t remember voting against birth control. Uh, he co-sponsored January 2023 bill to defund Planned Parenthood. He also voted in 2022 against Right to Contraception Act to codify access to birth control. So Mike is saying he has early dementia?

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The right-wing radical GOP in Ohio who have tried unreasonably to ban abortion completely are now trying to tell Ohioans that a no vote on Issue 1 is a reasonable choice. Ignore their lies Ohio. Vote YES on Issue 1

And again, if anyone reading this is in a state with an election on Tuesday. Vote, and vote blue.

If your vote didn’t matter GOP wouldn’t try so hard to keep you from voting.

Can we start calling him Not Ready for Coach Prime Time?

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Was watching Washington vs USC and an arena football game broke out.

At halftime, the only sure winner, anyone who bet the over. (35-28 at halftime, 52-42 final)

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Another day, another loss for the 0-10 and 1 San Jose Sharks, their second straight allowing 10 goals.

At this point the Sharks could be the inspiration for the hockey version of the beginning of Ted Lasso.

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Bruce Bochy, 68, just won the World Series, Gregg Popovich, 74, probably won’t win NBA championship this season, but he’s off to a fun start. And the Seattle Seahawks, atop NFC West, are led by Pete Carroll, 72. Age is just a number.

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Burying the lede. Headline today: New poll shows Porter leading Schiff in U.S. Senate Race.

” Porter has 17%, Schiff has 16%, Garvey has 10% But 30%(!) are undecided.

Wonder how many of that 30% were thinking “There’s a 2024 California Senate race?

As Trump talks about another Muslim ban if he gets re-elected will any reporter ask him if if this affects say, the folks who invested billions with Jared from Saudi Arabia?

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Many of these MAGAs are against SNAP, against school lunches, against Medicare, against Social Security… Thinking if they’d been around when boy brought Jesus five small loaves of bread & two small fish they’d have tried to take the miracle food for 5,000 home for themselves.

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A question I’d like to ask MAGA Republicans: How is it possible that according to Trump, Joe Biden is “the weakest and most incompetent president in history,” but also capable of getting all the DOJ, dozens of courts and voting offices in many states, all in line against Donald?

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Trump lied in Texas “California had blackouts all over the place this summer. California was able to meet energy demands all summer. But Texas’s ERCOT does have issues. And since Donald is all about projection, wonder if Ted Cruz will need to run to Cancun again this winter?

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Senator Susan Collins follows President Biden speaking to survivors and victims’ families in Maine, and makes a nice gesture using ASL to the deaf community. A more meaningful gesture would be to say she has changed her mind on an assault weapon ban.

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CNN has story on Biden in trouble with Black voters in Wisconsin. Now Biden & Dems absolutely need to pay attention to Black voters. But CNN ONLY shows interviews with voters who’re angry at Joe or feel taken for granted. No one who’s happy with all the good the President’s done.

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Ron DeSantis told attendees at “Florida Freedom Summit on Saturday he did not need teleprompters because you “got to speak from the heart.” Well, yeah, but what in situation’s like Ron’s where he doesn’t HAVE a heart?

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Jeff Bezos says he’s moving from Seattle to Miami: “I want to be close to my parents, and [fiancée] Lauren and I love Miami.” And I’m sure Florida not having a state capital gains tax has nothing to do with it.

Sometimes all the stress in the world can be dealt with by curling up in a box.

For those of us already going through withdrawal.

https://www.springtrainingcountdown.com/

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Small cat, large human. This Wemby guy is good at basketball

Ivanka Trump claiming that she can’t testify during the week because her kids are in school during the week sounds like a Saturday Night Live Skit.

And remember, Ivanka didn’t complain about her kids in school when she was pretending to be a world leader jetting around the planet on Air Force One with daddy

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Dear Mr. “I’m a Christian first” MAGA Mike Johnson:

Christianity is predominant religion in Ukraine, with 85% of population identifying as Christian according to 2022 survey. So GOD would tell you it is absolutely wrong to abandon Ukraine now!

Sincerely, Americans tired of BS

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Bad enough that Alabama voters chose not to keep the great Doug Jones. If they HAD to elect a Republican Senator at least they could have re-elected the plausibly human Jeff Sessions.

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Don Jr. claiming he had nothing to do w/ allegedly inaccurate financial statements for Trump real estate business. “I rely on accounting team to tell me what’s accurate, that’s why we have accountants.” So Jr’s defense: he hires bad accountants & is incompetent. Got it.

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President Biden traveled with/ Agriculture Secretary Tomc. Vilsack to talk about what his adminstration is doing for rural America.

Apparently it went well. But no real media coverage. They were in Northfield, MN. Imagine if Joe had said he was in Northport (in WI), or made another gaffe, THAT would have been national news.

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A jury deliberated fewer than five hours to find Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven counts. From 3:15 pm to 7:45 pm. Did it take the jurors that long because they wanted to order dinner?

Congratulations to Bruce Bochy on his fourth World Series. And can I just add “f*ck analytics.”

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Bruce Bochy still doesn’t have a World Series clinching celebration at home.

Will Smith has now become the first MLB player to win a three World Series rings in a row with three different teams.

Was bummed when SF Giants didn’t re-sign Smith after 2019. Maybe they can get him back for 2024?

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RIP Bobby Knight, 83. Since he coached for years in Texas (at Texas Tech) will they honor him at the World Series tonight by someone throwing out the first chair?

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New California Senator Laphonza Butler talking today on election workers getting threats of being lynched or shot.

“80% of election officials are women, & their gender is often a factor & subject in their harassment & threats….”

Why isn’t there more bipartisan condemnation of these attacks?

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Tommy Tuberville, keeping his ridiculous holds in place, says it will only take two hours to confirm each nomination. Now, I agree the Senate takes too many days off. But okay, Coach, do the math. Over 350 nominations. 350 x 2 hours is 700 hours. 20 hours a day for a over a month. With no weekends.

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Even GOP Senators have had enough of Tuberville’s antics. Actually quoting Lindsey Graham “every single one of us can find something we disagree with the administration on, these military leaders have nothing to do with it.” Come on McConnell, do your damn job & rein Tommy in.

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Tuberville made a point of lying tonight on Senate Floor that he never referred to military leaders whose careers he is holding up as “desk jockeys.”

Direct quote from Sep 23. “He’d mentioned these aren’t officers who are warfighters, these are desk jockeys in Pentagon. Reality is these folks have been warfighters for 20 yrs.” – Vet & GOP Rep. Mike Garcia.

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Meanwhile President Biden went with Agriculture Secretary Tom VIlsack to Minnesota to talk about what his adminstration was doing for rural America.

Apparently it went well. But no real media coverage. And Joe was in Northfield, Minnesota. Imagine if he had said something about being in say, Northport (which is in Wisconsin)?

THAT would have been national news.

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But Velveeta Voldemort confused Sioux Falls with Sioux City, had to be corrected, and it was barely a story.

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Depending on their testimony,, how long until Donald Trump says he doesn’t really know his children?

So owner Mark Davis has fired Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and GM David Ziegler. Because they’re the ones who’ve been telling Jimmy G to throw the football over receivers’ heads? Got it.

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Kept World Series game on in background because baseball has no clock and yeah, once in a great while, miracles happen. Turns out my faith should have been with the Spurs.

From a 20 point deficit and then down 3 with 7 seconds to go..

THE SPURS PULL OFF A MIRACLE!

Wemby finishes a putback dunk and then Johnson steals the ball and lays it in for the game ‼️

The Spurs finish the game on an 18-7 (33-19 in the 4Q) 😲 pic.twitter.com/E76VdZVBxX

— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2023

Minnesota Vikings pick up QB Joshua Dobbs to fill in for Kirk Cousins. Dobbs will have to learn Vikings play book fast. But hey, it’s not rocket science. And even if it was. Dobbs had a 4.0 at University of Tennessee… majoring in aerospace engineering.

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UAW strike against Big Three automakers was headline story used by media as example of problems for President Biden. So having strike over should be big headlines as Biden win, right? It’s barely being covered, except locally. National Media hates having a competent President.

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About Senate confirmation process, as Democrats finally get Jack Lew, who served in Obama administration, as Secretary of the Treasury, confirmed as ambassador to Israel.

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I get it when someone is completely unqualified… ie, Betsy Devos & if Biden picked Democrat like that, I’d understand GOP outrage.

But elections have consequences, and shouldn’t President be able to get most of his choices in without drama?

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Nikki Haley apparently is polling as #2 now in Iowa. Of course, we’ll know if Haley seriously is gaining traction in the GOP primary…. Donald Trump will start attacking Nikki with nasty nicknames and calling her a RINO.

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Mitch McConnell told Senate Democrats issuing subpoenas to prominent billionaires & conservative activist over donations to members of Supreme Court would be “totally inappropriate.” Actually Mitch, what’s totally inappropriate is having stolen 2 SCOTUS seats in the first place.

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Chuck Schumer calling out Tuberville’s holds after Marine Commandment Eric Smith, doing two jobs for months & barely sleeping, had heart attack last weekend. Ex-coach is not pro-life, he’s risking military leaders’ health, risking women’s health & risking American lives… Enough.

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New Speaker Mike Johnson tells Fox News, saying he’s not bothered by people calling him Christian fundamentalist or supremacist. “There are entire industries that are built to take down public leaders – effective political leaders like me… “Effective?” So what has he done? So far, nothing.

Disgrunted Philadelphia 76ers James Harden is apparently about to be traded to the LA Clippers. Too soon to start a pool on when Harden will become disgruntled with the LA Clippers?

Term none of us expected to have on our 2023 Batsh*t Bingo Card “Possible NFC #1 Playoff Seed Detroit Lions.”

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With a World Series already lacking in star power to draw TV ratings , Adolis Garcia, the best player in MLB this postseason, now will need an MRI after a possible serious muscle strain or worse from a swing in the 8th inning tonight.

The Rangers won anyway, and have a 2-1 series lead.

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But f I had any sympathy for Fox, I would have sympathy for Fox.

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We know President Biden’s speech on his Executive Order regulating artificial intelligence went well. Because not only did media not give much coverage to 1st major binding government action on AI, but also if Joe had stumbled over even one word it would have been headline news!

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So what would it have taken for police to have taken his guns away? Other than him being black or brown? “Cops were sent to Maine gunman’s home weeks before massacres amid concern he ‘is going to snap and commit a mass shooting’”

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New Speaker of the House was a comparative unknown with a friendly face. But as more and more comes out about Mike Johnson’s past, anyone but me getting 2008 Sarah Palin vibes?

(As in not just right-wing but with some seriously bizarre stuff in his life).

This is why with major decisions, people and parties should always do their homework.

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Mike Johnson fundraising by email today. “You don’t know me – because I’ve been heads down working for last 7 years in Congress.”

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Can’t stand Rand Paul, but he was only GOP member of the Senate to vote to send Jack Lew’s nomination to the floor to be Ambassador to Israel. Not hard for Senators, especially in GOP, to realize only time they get media attention is when they do or say something outrageous.

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“Working” in Congress?

Mike’s co-sponsored exactly two passed bills!

To mint coins for 250th anniversary of Marines. And to allow federal funds to be used to buy guns for archery in schools.

No World Series today, apparently the schedule was set in part not to compete with NFL games.

Thinking Chiefs and 49ers fans especially might have wished their games were pre-empted from national TV by baseball.

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Anti-vaxxer Kirk Cousins apparently tore his Achilles today in the Vikings’ win against the Packers.

Well, since he doesn’t believe in medical science maybe he can heal himself with prayer, or positive thinking, or whatever…

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And somehow the New Orleans Saints 4-4 are tied for first place in NFC South Now all Saints fans become Vikings fans for a week as Minnesota travels to Atlanta. #WhoDat

Ex-Coach Tuberville, who is holding our military hostage, is also now lying and claiming “This administration would rather burn down the Senate than negotiate.” Pretty rich coming from someone thought 3 branches of government were “the House, the Senate & the executive

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Not only did Donald Trump get the city where he was was speaking wrong, calling it Sioux Falls instead of Sioux City, Velveeta Voldemort didn’t even get the state right. Sioux Falls is in South Dakota, not Iowa.

More insanity from the rally. Trump said Melania tells him he doesn’t act presidential: She said “sir, I love you but this is not presidential.”

Okay, who believes Melania said “I love you?”

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Two people dead and 18 injured in Tampa early Sunday morning. Reportedly at least two shooters. Wonder if they were good guys with guns? Until they weren’t.

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Are we sure Mike Johnson isn’t really a Stepford Speaker?

Mike Johnson now is talking aboout changing the “motion to vacate” rule that GOP used to oust former speaker Kevin McCarthy. Uh, so shouldn’t that mean putting Kevin back in? Logic has a liberal bias.

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Really want to see MAGA Mike Johnson tell Pete Buttigieg to his face Mike wants to invalidate their marriage & their adoption of children.

Heck, I’d like to see Johnson try to say that about Pete & Chasten to Amy Klobuchar. Both Pete and Amy could -nicely – mop floor with him

So since Friday night

The Diamondbacks were supposed to have no chance against Texas Rangers

Then with a 2 run lead (5-3) into the 9th and their star closer on the mound, Arizona was supposed to win game one. (They lost, 6-5 in 11 after Seager’s game tying home run in the 9th

Then Dbacks were supposed to be unable to recover from such a devastating loss. Arizona won 9-1

Can’t wait to see what pundits predict for Game Three.

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Rules are rules.. Which means someone is going to make the NFL postseason and host a playoff game by winning the NFC South. Might as well be the Saints.

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From Dean Phillips in 2017. “I’m pro-life. And I’m also pro-choice. And I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive. I think it’s really important to be both.”

Sounds like Phillips thinks it’s really important to keep HIS options open. Another reason Harlan Crow has donated to him?

(And sorry Dean, after Roe V. Wade was overturned especially, there is no way you can claim to be both.)

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Thinking one reason Mike Johnson has gotten away with being an under-the-radar extreme right-wing radical is that if you Google him it’s almost impossible to figure out which of the hundreds of Mike Johnsons is actually now-Speaker Mike Johnson.

“Former President and current courtroom sketch model” is one of the best descriptions of Donald Trump I have heard. Also, from @NBCSNL, “no one is quite sure which trial it refers to…”

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Mike Pence is dropping out of the Presidential race. Have we heard inside commentary from the fly on the wall yet?

Pence said, “Now is not my time.” True. But his time might have actually been 1850.

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Velveeta Voldemort just called on Mike Pence to endorse him Because hey, hasn’t every President publicly cheered on those who wanted to hang his Vice President at some point?

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Increasingly looking as we hear more about the radical right-wing views of Mike Johnson, that those so called GOP moderates who objected to Jim Jordan would have been fine had Gym just spoken more softly and put on a jacket.

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Maybe Mike Johnson is really the first Stepford Speaker?

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If she testifies next week, how long before Donald Trump says he never really knew Ivanka?

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The Maine killer is dead, apparently a self-inflicted shot. Another thing the NRA types haven’t figured out. How to make those murder-suicide types with AR-15 do it in the reverse order.

World Series starts Friday, but no baseball last night or tonight.

A sad precursor to winter.

“It breaks your heart, it was designed to break your heart…”

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Good for the Diamondbacks saying they are “fueled by doubters.” But for all the improbable World Series teams fueled by doubters, there are far more teams with doubters watching the World Series from their couches.

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Dusty Baker in announcing his retirement “This isn’t a goodbye, it’s simply a ‘see you later.'” Dusty lives in Sacramento area. If “see you later” might include becoming (again) a special assistant in San Francisco, SF Giants (and their fans) would be very happy.

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Mike Johnson already fundraising w/ rants & lies, calling Dems “radical left” & socialists, citing God repeatedly & claiming “Pledge is being taken out of school because it mentions God.” Uh, Pledge of Allegiance NEVER mentioned God. Until it was added by Eisenhower in 1954.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz ““If you don’t think that moving from Kevin McCarthy to MAGA Mike Johnson shows the ascendance of this movement & where the power in the Republican Party truly lies, then you’re not paying attention.” When Gaetz is right, he’s right. #VoteBlue

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How long until GOP claims the latest mass shooting is a mental health not a gun problem. (actually many already have.) While at the same time Republicans will try not to expand and actually to reduce mental health benefits.

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So many questions about Maine mass shooting. But #1- suspect recently reported mental health issues, had allegedly made threats to shoot up National Guard base & was reportedly committed to mental health facility for 2 weeks this summer. So how did he have an AR-15 gun? #murica

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Nobody really thinks the 2nd Amendment was intended to allow Americans to all have their own cannons.

So why does anyone pretend the 2nd Amendment was intended to allow Americans to all have their own assault weapons?

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Death toll still unknown in Acapulco. But While many Americans may not care what happens in Mexico, Hurricane Otis went from expected tropical storm to Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours, giving residents no time to evacuate.

One of these times with climate change a disaster like this will happen in the USA…

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Daily Mail headline :Republicans FINALLY have a Speaker after 22 days: Farce is over as Trump-backed Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson is set to win the gavel.” Uh, I’d say the farce is just getting started.

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Mike Johnson is against same-sex marriage, but is a proponent of “covenant marriage.” So can someone ask him on camera how he feels about Donald Trump’s three marriages and affairs. Along with the marriages of many of his divorced colleagues like Lauren Boebert?

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“Apparently experience isn’t necessary for speaker job. We’re down to folks who haven’t had leadership or chairmanship roles, which means their administration of the House will be a new experience for them.” Mitt Romney, who at Bain almost certainly wouldn’t hire a CEO like Johnson.

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GOP Rep Don Bacon acknowledged he disagreed with some of new House Speaker Johnson’s positions — including Mike’s vote against certifying 2020 election but said “you’re not going to get perfection in this business.”

Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, what did you think of the play?

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Tump’s insults aren’t anything new. In 2018 he tweeted – ” NY Times & third rate reporter named Maggie Haberman, known as Crooked H flunkie who I don’t speak to & have nothing to do with.”..

But today Donald’s referring to the NY Times reporter who has done so much sycophantic journalism over the years for him, calling her Maggot Hagerman (sic) does indicate more reverting to childhood or senilty though.

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On top of everything else, new right-wing MAGA speaker Mike Johnson lobbied for the “Ark Encounter.” So if Ark story is true & only Noah’s family of 8 survived to multiply & replenish Earth, that means Johnson, who’s against gay marriage, is okay with incest?

CNN reports potential bipartisan temporary rule change proposal MAY go to Senate Rules Committee as soon as next week to try to get around coach Tuberville’s military holds. Still a long shot. But if anyone can get such a delicate maneuver passed, it’s Rules chair Amy Klobuchar.

Congrats to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who now join the Texas Rangers in the World Series.

And they like the Rangers, won four away games.

Unfortunately for Texas, the Series starts at Globe Life Park.

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Money can’t buy me love. Or apparently a pennant.

MLB payrolls in 2023 out of 30 teams

Texas, #9 at $195,869,490

Arizona, $21 at $116,471,292

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers in the the World Series. So either Madison Bumgarner or his former coach Bruce Bochy will get a 2023 World Series ring. #ForeverGiant–

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McKay Coppins’s “Romney: A Reckoning”, quotes Krysten Sinema saying to Mitt: “I can go on any board I want I can be a college president. I saved Senate filibuster, I saved the Senate, by myself…That’s good enough for me.” So many “I’s”

But WE Dems can vote Ruben Gallego 2024.

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In case you had any delusions about today’s Republicans: Per CNN, “GOP Rep. Rick Allen said he told now-former House Speaker designee Tom Emmer that he opposed Minnesota Republican’s bid for gavel because Emmer voted to codify same-sex marriage.” Vote Blue. Love Trumps Hate.

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Michael Cohen “I was asked by Trump to increase total assets based upon a number he arbitrarily elected and my responsibility was to reverse engineer and increase those assets to achieve the number Trump had tasked us to.” Seems like this line should be a bigger story.

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Sunday Trump: “I’ve always gotten along with Tom Emmer.” Tuesday Trump “I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, some are great warriors. RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them.” Short term memory is the first thing to go. #Sad

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When it only takes five Republicans to dethrone a speaker and there are at least eight certified crazies in the House who want to shut it all down, well you don’t need to be a genius at arithmetic to realize there ARE no good long-term solutions. No wonder GOP hates math.

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Mike Johnson in 2016 “characterized his legal career as “defending religious freedom, sanctity of human life & biblical values, including defense of traditional marriage… Mike supports conversion therapy & thinks medical marijuana is a gateway drug. He seems nice.

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Enough with secret House GOP ballots and votes. Just show us the rose ceremony. And then can we put each loser in a limos and show them crying as they drive off..?

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Meanwhile the Senate isn’t making news….. why? Because they’re MOSTLY acting like grownups.

Okay, I’m not a professional baker, but it sure seems like a good fundraiser for Democrats this December might be a nice Stollen.

(ICYMI – Trump keeps ranting that the election was “stollen” – sic.)

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Who needs analytics. Bruce Bochy can f*cking manage. Congratulations Texas Rangers #ForeverGiant

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Since Adolis Garcia was hit by a pitch in the 8th inning in ALCS game 5, which the Rangers lost when Astros scored 3 in the ninth, Adolis has NINE RBI’s in games 6 and 7. Note to whoever wins the NLCS – do NOT throw at Garcia in the World Series.

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Love everything about this –

Buster Olney reports “In the hours before another Game 7 for Bruce Bochy today, he got a text from Madison Bumgarner, offering to pitch.”

Wonder if Madbum is available for the World Series?

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Meanwhile, couldn’t tell if the 49ers or Vikings were trying harder to lose MNF game.

But yeah, Minnesota Vikings have had 1st and goal at the 2, and 1st and goal at the 1, and come away with two field goals. And we Saints fans thought we had the title “Worst 2023 team in the Red Zone” locked up. #WhoDat

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Donald Trump now says “If Jesus Christ came down & said, ‘I want to be Speaker,’ he would do it. Other than that, I haven’t seen anybody that can guarantee it.” Uh, Jesus was a brown-skinned Socialist. No way would today’s GOP elect him. They’d be more likely to try to deport him.

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For anyone who still has friends or relatives supporting Trump, maybe ask them “How it is possible that when every single former ally or employee or appointee flips against him, that Donald never knew them?

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CNN headline “Reports: Trump told Mar-a-Lago member about calls with foreign leaders” Uh, does anyone think it was just one Mar-A-Lago member? And how many Bedminster members did he brag to? All together now. #ButHerEmails

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Former President Donald Trump about House Speaker race “We’re looking at a lot of people, you know, sort of trying to stay out of it as much as possible.” Translation, Velveeta Voldemort wants to wait until I think there’s clear winner & then he’ll say “I backed him all along.”

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A bit confused now that there are almost a dozen GOP men running for Speaker of the House. How do they whittle the numbers down, and what time is the rose ceremony?

Down to eight left. Have any of the GOP House Speaker candidates yet been accused of running “for the wrong reasons?”

“Game 7”

And fearless Prediction, a former SF Giants manager is going to win.

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Meanwhile the SF Giants maybe be trying to pick up another manager from the San Diego Padres.

First one worked out okay.

Though have to worry a bit, if Melvin had little luck with the best roster money could buy, how will he do with the SF Giants and their garage sale lineup? Melvin did do okay with the A’s though

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So how many more rounds of the GOP voting for speaker will it take until they go to penalty kicks?

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All you need to know about how damning what Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt is saying about Donald Trump. On Fox News website, while old posts talk about Pratt during Trump presidency, there’s absolutely no mention of the story today.

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McConnell was asked on “Fox News Sunday” if Menendez should resign & responded it was something Schumer had to deal with”Let me just say this — I’m glad he’s not a Republican.” Wonder why Fox News, supposedly pro-military, didn’t ask Mitch about Tuberville, who IS a Republican.

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Terrifying statement on today’s GOP: “Among GOP lawmakers who said Friday they would seek to fill speaker vacancy, only Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) voted to certify 2020 election. Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Kevin Hern (R-FL), Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) all objected.”

Short version. In today’s Republican party, believing that Joe Biden won the election makes you a moderate. It’s. A. Cult

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Meanwhile, Republican Katie Britt is the Junior Senator from Alabama. She’s very conservative, bu cosponsoring a good & important bipartisan bill with Democrat Amy Klobuchar on developing evidence-based mental health resources and treatments for young people. Getting zero media coverage.

Meanwhile, Alabama’s Ex-Coach Senator makes regular headlines for his dangerous stunt which is harming our military. #DoBetterMedia

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WTAF Washington Post? Headline on “exclusive” mostly positive article. “Jim Jordan, relentless wrestler on mat & in Congress Former wrestling champion coached at Ohio State during sex abuse scandal before entering politics.” Only 10TH paragraph first mentions accusations.

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Hey kids. Especially kids who say Sir Mick for the first time last night on SNL – Mick Jagger is the same age as President Biden. And both Mick and Dark Brandon are badass.

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Ivanka Trump fighting subpoenas to testify in Donald’s civil trial saying “she’s outside relevant jurisdiction for enforcement, having departed NY to live in Florida.” Uh, if moving there was enough to get you out of subpoenas, Florida real estate market would be best in USA

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Mike Pence to House GOP: “Decide what team you want to be on.” Pretty rich coming from a guy who couldn’t even decide for a while if he were still on his boss’s team – after that boss incited an insurrection and cheered on those who chanted “Hang Mike Pence.”

Journalism matters: And we forget sometimes, people risk their lives to bring us news. At least 22 journalists were among the more than 4,000 dead on both sides since war began on October 7.

Diamondbacks have tied the NLCS 2 games to 2. after another late comeback win.

Most pundits had given up on the DBacks, but so did their fans. Tickets for game 3, no joke, were selling as low as $10 on stubhub. (Saturday’s game 5 tickets have jumped back up to $100 minimum.)

A live look at House GOP caucus meeting? (Nope, late in ALCS game four between Rangers and Astros.)

So how many rounds of speaker vote does it take before the GOP goes to penalty kicks?

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Two American hostages were released by Hamas. Out of habit will GOP blame President Biden?

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Have any Republicans in Georgia apologized to Fani Willis yet? I’ll wait.

When watching speaker votes, remember, CNN didn’t have ‘breaking news” when Democrats kept re-electing Nancy Pelosi. Competence isn’t clickbait.

Kevin McCarthy said the GOP is “Back To The Drawing Board,” after Jim Jordan’s third loss in the vote for House Speaker. Back to the drawing board? With the maturity level of this House GOP, more like back to the coloring book.

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Jim Jordan thought he could ignore people increasingly voting against him for speaker the same way we ignored to college wrestlers being sexually abused at Ohio State.

Has anyone in the GOP tried to blame the House chaos on Hunter Biden yet?

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Trump is fundraising tonight by attacking “never-ending witch hunts, four sham indictments, four unlawful arrests as an innocent man….”

Has anyone told him his lawyers have just pleaded guilty?