Left Coast Sports Babe

If you’re looking for sports excitement and can’t bring yourself to watch the World Cup in Qatar, there’s always the Aaron Judge watch.

He checked into a hotel in SF today.

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And it’s not a “dry” world Cup. Only the little people can’t buy beer. Folks who bought tickets for thousands of dollars have access to special lounges with premium cocktails and wine.

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/high-rolling-world-cup-fans-alcohol-stadiums-93574005

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Saw Zimmerman trending and turns out it’s a US soccer player who made a bone-head play during the World Cup. (I’m not watching.) But must confess my first thought was “Did the GOP recruit George Zimmerman to run for office?

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Five murdered & 25 injured at LGBTQ nightclub by young white man. Victims included some of LGBTQ community but also heterosexual allies.

Most media headlining awful story but it’s off front page already on Fox News website. They have space for Biden bashing & Hunter’s laptop…

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But the shooting could have been so much worse. Thanks to some unarmed heros. – Especially love this line – “A drag queen stomped on the gunman with her high heels.”

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Have no artistic skills but how cool a t-shirt could someone make? “Forget good guy with a gun, give me a drag queen in heels.””

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Kari Lake used to be a trusted Arizona news anchor. Somewhere Walter Cronkite is rolling in his grave.

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If you don’t want to see tweets from some people Muskrat has brought back to Twitter the block button still works.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

Joe Biden is a good and decent man who has been through hell but is in a happy marriage with a close-knit family. His two adult surviving children, both who have been in recovery, are private citizens who are not part of his administration. But competence isn’t clickbait.

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As conservative media tries to pretend the mass shooting at an LGBTQ club didn’t happen, imagine if the Colorado Springs gunman had been an immigrant. Fox News etc would have to figure out which group they wanted to demonize more..

Scheduled bye week this weekend: Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Not scheduled but took a bye week anyway? Minnesota Vikings.

The Pac 12 has more teams – six – in the top 25 than the SEC – five.

No punchline, I just like writing it.

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Those screaming sounds you may still hear come from two loss Alabama and LSU watching undefeated TCU and Michigan somehow pull out wins at the end of their games Saturday. #CFBPlayoff

One immigrant injures 1 person even accidentally & conservative media is all screaming about walls & deporting everyone.

One white US citizen who shouldn’t have been able to have gun under Colorado’s “red-flag” law shoots 30 people, killing at least five and “nothing to see here, move along.”

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All these MAGAs and conservative media saying Joe Biden is too old at 80 to be President. Has it occurred to them that IF Velveeta Voldemort were re-elected HE would turn 80 half-way through his second term?

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Of all the bizarre proclamations from Velveeta Voldemort, high on the list of the craziest is referring to Merrick Garland as being “Super radical left.”

Being on Twitter right now feels a bit like the story of the optimist who fell off the Empire State Building and at the 50th floor said “so far it’s not so bad.”

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Is there ANYONE in the United States who decided to cast their vote on November 8 because they thought “I really want to see the House investigate Hunter Biden?”

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You know who was never banned on Twitter? Hillary Clinton

Stanford, 3-7, tomorrow plays Cal, 3-7.

This year is the 40th anniversary of “The Play.”

This year have to wonder how many folks, even alums, will want to watch these teams play?

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Wrap your head around this:. Joc Pederson accepted a $19.5 million qualifying offer from the SF Giants that was more than the Los Angeles Dodgers were willing to offer 2019 MVP Cody Bellinger.

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Travel agents are not surprised. A few months ago Qatar Airlines suddenly cut off any commissions for preferred travel agents for ticket sales to Qatar during the World Cup….

Now two days before the start of the World Cup, Qatari organizers have banned the sale of alcoholic beverages at all of the tournament’s eight stadiums.

What’s next?

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Dear Taylor Swift: If you’re seriously upset for your fans trying to buy tickets w/ Ticketmaster debacle, please find some time to testify to Senate antitrust subcommittee. It’s bipartisan, led by Senators Amy Klobuchar & Mike Lee. And with you hearing WOULD get media attention

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Velveeta Voldemort says he’s not going to “partake” in Special counsel investigations. So who taught him the word “partake” and did they convince him it had something to do with golf?

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The number of people who asked for leniency for Elizabeth Holmes just confirms my theory that if a woman is conventionally pretty many folks, especially men, have a hard time believing she is an awful person.

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“If past is prologue small House majority will govern from right & GOP will get engaged in investigations & cut off Ukraine aid, try to ban abortion & do all these things that will repell majority & put Dems back in charge. What Dem said this?

Actually Whit Ayres, a GOP consultant.

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Pollsters got it really wrong in 2022. Even so, I didn’t see a single one of them list in the top 10, or top 20, or even top 30 issues that mattered to US voters – Hunter Biden’s laptop

Twitter is still afloat – is this how passengers felt when they heard a thump and then thought “It’s just a little ice” on the Titanic?

The Texas Rangers will host the 2024 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, “The Rangers stepped up under difficult circumstances and Globe Life Field served as terrific host for the 2020 Postseason, including the World Series, We are excited to once again feature Baseball’s newest ballpark on a global stage next summer.”

“Stepped up under difficult circumstances?” Well yeah, but more likely being in Texas, the Rangers might have been the only team willing to risk employee and fan lives to get paid for hosting games..

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Your regular reminder. Gym Jordan is obsessed with investigating Hunter Biden. Shame he didn’t spend any time investigating Ohio State college wrestlers being sexually abused on his watch.

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While we may never know exactly what caused a former University of Virginia football player to shoot his former teammates, the three young men would still be alive if he didn’t have a gun.

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Give Muskrat credit. Who dreamed anyone could make Mark Zuckerberg look like the lesser evil?

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If only Muskrat had purchased Fox News….

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Dear George Soros. Can you buy a certain social media company in what may soon be a fire sale?

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If the GOP thought Americans gave a rat’s behind on investigating Hunter Biden why didn’t they campaign on that being their first order of business? Asking for a country awfully tired of this BS…

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Am so over old white men pontificating about “religious liberty” and traditional marriage. Nobody has ever attacked their right to marry, cheat on and/or divorce as many different women as they want. #MarriageEquality

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Fox News headline “The one president Pelosi failed to mention during dramatic floor speech.”

Oh, it wasn’t a failure at all. Madame Speaker always knows EXACTLY what she is doing. And well played Nancy Pelosi, well played

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Why isn’t this a bigger story?

Mary Peltola, declared winner today, not only took House seat in Alaska that had been in Republican hands since 1972, but also kept Sarah Palin off national stage.

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Nancy Pelosi might be the best cat herder of our lifetime.

Stanford’s last football game of the season just announced tol kick off, at home, at 8pm. 11pm East Coast time.. Saturday night of Thanksgiving weekend. And with ESPN commercials it will be lucky if the game is over much before midnight in California.

Only good thing for the Cardinal, even most of their own fans will be home in bed and not watching by the time the game is over.

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Now story that Mets may have agreed not to bid against Yankees for Aaron Judge. Of course this potential collusion all becomes a non-issue for MLB if Judge just comes home and signs with SF Giants!

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Golden State Warriors now 0-8 on the road. Well, many playoff teams figure games in the regular season don’t count. But the ticket prices are the same…

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Kansas Senator Jerry Moran voted against Marriage Equality today saying “Americans should be treated equally and with dignity and respect… but there are protections under multiple Supreme Court rulings for same-sex marriage.”

Is Moran stupid or does he think we are? #Dobbs

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Americans showed during the midterm they care more about real issues than lies GOP was telling about elections & false accusations that Democrats are “radical.”

So what makes Republicans think Americans give a rat’s behind about Hunter Biden?

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Mitch McConnell claims now to be a fan of the political center and doing things for the country we can agree on…

I’d ask how he sleeps at night, but the answer clearly is “upside down, hanging from the ceiling.” #SCOTUS

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Respect for Marriage Act passes 62-37.A good thing.

But can names of 37 who voted “no” be posted in every restaurant and travel industry employee area? For starters.

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And those 37 who voted against marriage equality call themselves “pro-life. Marriage equality can include the right to adopt children.

Once again four words ‘Pro Life My A**.”

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If Truth Social is so much better than Twitter why do Velveeta Voldemort’s cult members care if Muskrat unsuspends his account?

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Even Fox News turned away from Velveeta Voldemort’s speech yesterday. Ironic that for all the crimes alleged against him, the thing that may finally sink Donald’s political career is the fact he has become boring.

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Velveeta Voldemort lost the popular vote in 2016 His party lost the House in 2018 He lost the Presidency in 2020 His candidates lost the Senate in 2022. And this is the man many in GOP want to follow in 2024? Time to change GOP mascot from an elephant to a lemming.

No, not 2024. The top 4 college football teams..

As the College Football Playoff selection committee’s top 10 now includes both #6 LSU and #8 Alabama, the only question is if this is the year that the playoffs include one two-loss teams or two.

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Going to be a while until we get used to not seeing coach K on the sideline during Duke basketball games..

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Officials missed clear face mask penalty against Washington Commanders against Philadelphia Eagles, possibly costing Philadelphia game.

But Eagles, who actually HAD a valid complaint, didn’t call press conference to say they wouldn’t accept loss nor did they storm NFL headquarters..

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President Biden might have been forgiven for taking a victory lap this week. But the way the media is going, the only way they’d cover it would be if he tripped and fell while running.

Hillary Clinton won 2016 popular vote resoundingly. Velveeta Voldemort lost 2016 popular vote + election in 2020. She supports Democrats, he supports GOP who kneel to him. Dems have done well in last 3 elections. But Donald still gets headlines. Wonder what reason is?

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Mormon Church has announced that it supports proposed federal legislation that would safeguard same-sex marriages.

That moment that the Mormon Church is more woke than the Republican Party.

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So if GOP wants to make more Americans vote in person, why hasn’t anyone in Republican party suggested we make Election Day a national holiday?

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Anderson Cooper just called them “election liars.” It’s about time he used the word liars. People can deny truths.

Katie Hobbs is not a media personality type. Which means soon most Americans will go back to not even remembering the name of Arizona’s governor. Won’t it be nice?

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Watching Trump battle with DeSantis is really as if Voldemort went to war against Sauron.

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Didn’t see much of Velveeta Voldemort’s announcment speech.

But heard him talking about “the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country.”

Uh, that would be November 8, 2016.

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Have to wonder, who wrote the speech, and who translated it from the original Russian?

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Even Fox News cut away. If you feel a need to listen to a former resident of the White House speak I STRONGLY recommend you find a way to stream last night’s Stephen Colbert interview of Michelle Obama.

Florida Senator Rick Scott apparently will challenge Mitch McConnell to be leader of GOP in Senate. Yep, the same Rick Scott who chairs Republican Senatorial Committee and actually lost a GOP seat in the midterms predicted to be a Red Wave. Pass the popcorn

As codifying same-sex marriage comes up for Senate vote, am reminded of my then pre-teen son’s question when an anti-gay marriage initiative was on ballot. “Mom, give me short version, I get it with abortion being controversial, but when two people get married, who does it hurt?”

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Stephen Colbert points out November 15, the date of Velveeta Voldemort’s announcement is National Recycling Day. “Which is why we’re recycling a piece of trash we threw out two years ago.”

A bonus for SF Giants fans with Katie Hobb’s win tonight in Arizona. Now we don’t have to boycott Spring Training.

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Since GOP is trying to convince us that Herschel Walker is qualified to be a Senator because he was a great football player, maybe the way to win in red Ohio in 2028 is to convince Lebron James to run against J.D. Vance?

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For that matter, Steph Curry went to college at Davidson in North Carolina.- does he have any interest in running for Senate some day?

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Maricopa County Election Center was empty ahead of the last ballot release.

Makes sense. If I were running an election office with an election denier encouraging violence if she/he lost, I’d get every worker home safely with a police escort before releasing final numbers. #Arizona

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“Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats Republican Kari Lake in hotly contested Arizona governor race.”

“This headline is from FOX NEWS. Uh oh, don’t tell Kari Lake or her election denying buddy Velveeta Voldemort.

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Why do I have a feeling that media is going to spend more time and energy interviewing loser Kari Lake than on incoming Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs?

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So is there going to be a bidding war between CNN and Fox News to hire Kari Lake?

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Sen. Rick Scott makes headlines.

Sen. Gary Peters, who most Americans probably couldn’t pick out of lineup, just kicked his a**.

Peters chairs Democratic Senatorial Committee. Scott chairs GOP Senatorial Committee.

In midterms Dems didn’t lose one Senate incumbent..

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Noticing controversy over Elon Musk ending free lunches at Twitter: Thinking we have bigger worries but do want to remind everyone – tech companies added “free lunches” not only as perk to recruit employees but also to keep them at work & near desks instead of leaving for lunch.-

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Some tech companies have offered “free” breakfast, or even “free” dinner too. IF employees were there at 6p or 7p to eat it. It’s never been a “free” lunch.

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As many House races remain uncalled, an unappreciated reminder:

California uses independent commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts. The state plays fair.

If California gerrymandered like many red states Democrats would win many more seats in Congress.

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CNN reporting that a student complained in September 2022 that mass shooting suspect on the University of Virginia campus had a gun.

Guns are illegal on U VA campus.

But apparently nobody cared enough to do anything about it. When will we ever learn?

It’s the guns, stupid.

Minnesota Vikings vs Buffalo Bills game was fun to watch if you didn’t really care who won. But how many years did it take off the lives of hard-core fans of both teams?

Always amusing to watch NFL football with SF 49ers playing at home with the pretty pictures of San Francisco.

Sunday night they starting showing waterfront and Ferry Building. About an hour’s drive from Santa Clara and Levi’s stadium.

Later in the game, San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. When the stadium is closer to Santa Cruz. And in traffic about the same distance from Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf.

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Another reason if they’re going to have a college footbal playoff they need more than four teams.

The conference with the most ranked teams right now? The Pac 12, with six..

Problem is, they keep beating each other so none will make the top four.

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Chris Licht at CNN revamped his station starting in mid-2022, firing and reassigning some top people to make network more palatable to an expected Republican-dominated Congress. How’s that working out for him?

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Florida Senator Rick Scott, calling midterms a “complete disappointment.” “We said everything about how bad Biden agenda was. Dems are radical, but we have to have plan of what we stand for.”

Well, leaving aside that the Biden agenda is not bad and Democrats are not radical, maybe GOP problem is voters know exactly what they stand for!

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Now that election counting is getting closer to over, has any media pundit uttered these three little words? “We were wrong.”

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SNL’s 2022-23 is just a handful of episodes in, and already Cecily Strong has memorably played Kari Lake twice. Katie Hobbs won’t be a good SNL subject, she’ll just be a good and competent governor. See the problem?

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If GOP does really win the House by 1 seat, not sure who the Republican equivalents of Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are going to be.

But there ARE a handful of moderates especially in purple districts. And Kevin McCarthy is no Nancy Pelosi. Pass the popcorn.

After FTX declared bankruptcy this week, Miami-Dade County & Miami Heat are taking the cryptocurrency company’s name off their property.

After this week’s midterms, GOP has to be wishing it would be so easy to take the Trump name off their party.

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The 10-1 Milwaukee Bucks played the 5-7 San Antonio Spurs Friday night. And it went about as much according to expectations as the midterms.

Spurs 111 – Bucks 93

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Chair of Maricopa County’s board of supervisors Bill Gates: “Frankly, it is offensive for Kari Lake to say these people behind me are slow-rolling this. He added election officials were “already working 14 to 18 hours a day.” Important detail – Gates is a longtime Republican.

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Some outside California wonder how many races, including Katie Porter’s, can be close, despite Dem having big advantage statewide.. CA doesn’t gerrymander. Some strong politicians are in purple districts. If CA behaved like some red states, we’d have LOT more Dems in House.

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Chair of Maricopa County’s board of supervisors Bill Gates: “Frankly, it is offensive for Kari Lake to say these people behind me are slow-rolling this. He added election officials were “already working 14 to 18 hours a day.” Important detail – Gates is a longtime Republican.

Anyone but me ignoring their better angels in imagining Velveeta Voldemort’s “Father of the Bride” speech?

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So at Twitter headquarters is Muskrat now serving New Coke?

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As a longtime Democrat I’m sadly used to party infighting. But must confess I am enjoying the heck out of watching Tudor Dixon and Michigan GOP blame each other for losing to Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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Liz Cheney said election results have been “clear victory for team normal.” Not a bad way to sum it up.

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A difference in close midterm races now: When Democrats lose our voters generally talk about what we and our candidates could have done differently. When Republicans lose many of their voters just scream “they cheated.”

Nice to be part of the party of grown-ups.

Raiders LB Blake Martinez, 28, who led team with 11 tackles last week, just announced his retirement.

“I have chosen to step away from this career at this time to focus on my family and future passions!”

Martinez had base salary of $1.035 million, but hey, watching Herschel Walker and other longtime NFL players age…. Blake is a Stanford grad. Maybe sometimes brains will out.

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Adam Silver said he has “no doubt” that Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic after the two had what the NBA commissioner called “a direct and candid conversation” in NY this week.

Not saying Silver didn’t feel the need to smooth things over with Jewish fans in a top New York media market. But did the NBA comissioner have a “direct and candid conversation with Irving on COVID and vaccines last year?

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If only someone had seriously pitched to media that heretical thought President Biden and Democrats would have a historically good midterm – and that it would be a big story, I wonder how media would have covered 2022.

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Hate to say it but there are some GOP candidates who’ve been more gracious about losing than some in the media are about getting this 2022 election so wrong.

Democracy is not perfect. But so far this week in USA, it appears to have survived the machinations of some very rich, very authoritarian and very narcissistic men. The fight isn’t over. Everyone take a deep breath and regroup when you can.

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Joe Biden just had most successful midterm election of any President in recent history. Andrea Mitchell harasses Amy Klobuchar about him running again. Klobuchar gracious and as usual says she supports Biden. But listening to Andrea M these days, it’s not Joe who needs to retire.

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Muskrat demanding Twitter employees be in office “at least 40 hours a week,” canceling perks & claiming it’s because economy is bad. On day when good economic indicators sent stock market soaring. Maybe he shouldn’t have bothered firing thousands, he’ll have that many quit.

So now for millions of Americans they can turn their minds to the next big stressful issue, like where will Aaron Judge sign for 2023?

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Dusty Baker, 73, has signed a contract to manage the Houston Astros for another year.

Well, makes sense. Heck, based two on Biden and Trump, the two most likely candidates in 2024, Baker will be too young to use his leadership skills to do something else like run for President.

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Looks like it will end up being a pretty strong midterm turnour.

Wonder how many more would have voted if they got say, a free powerball ticket for turning in their ballot?

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Maybe the REAL wave was only red in that women really really didn’t like the idea of having their periods monitored by a Republican government.

Dear Georgia Voters. If just a few more of you had voted for Reverend Warnock not only would you have guaranteed yourself a great Senator, you could have peace and quiet for the next month instead of the circus of a runoff.

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Has Dr. Oz made it back to his home in New Jersey yet?

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A small detail after’s midterm elections.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Senate Rules committee, negotiated a deal to get Sinema to wear sleeveless tops. Can’t wait to see Amy as chairwoman of committee now tweaking rules to allow SENATOR John Fetterman, at least on occasion, to wear hoodies.

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Apparently there are a lot of men out there who think women have short memories? Have they ever had a relationship of any kind with a woman?

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If you voted on November 8 and are stressed about midterm results,, I feel your pain. I

If you are a registered voter who didn’t vote on November 8, bless your heart.

Democracy is under construction

More tomorrow.

Some outrage tonight about Indianapolis Colts hiring Jeff Saturday,an ESPN analyst with zero coaching experience above high school level to be their head coach.

Yeah, it’s pretty ridiculous, but compared to some of the unqualifed GOP candidates running to be Senators?

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If you’re a liberal Astros or Dusty Baker fan having a hard time with fact that Ted Cruz is also a Houston fan… does it help to know that one of the Phillies’ biggest fan is SCOTUS judge Samuel Alito?

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Wrote this below before someone threw a can of White Claw at Ted Cruz…

Paul Pelosi, 82 years-old, was almost murdered because man radicalized by online right-wing propaganda was trying to hurt or kill his wife, the Speaker of House. Most of media has just moved on. Imagine if a liberal had so much as thrown a tomato at spouse of GOP leader.

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(Although on the subject of Cruz…. we know one more thing about Cancun Cruz today… He’s not nearly as cool or brave as that Jewish gal comedian who had a beer thrown at her by a heckler, picked it up, and chugged the beer.)

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Fox News all over President Biden temporarily blanking on the last name of Democrat Wes Moore, who is running to replace Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. Tim Apple says “Hi.”

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Kevin McCarthy talks about spending cuts if GOP retakes majority. He’s not talking about rescinding tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. He’s talking about Medicare, Social Security, healthcare, etc.

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Does anyone think if a Republican voter in the Villages makes a mistake in signing or dating their ballot that they wouldn’t have kid glove assistance from the registrar in fixing it?

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Just heard Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton announced he will not run for President in 2024. This will really disappoint both of his supporters.

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Nikki Haley, herself a daughter of immigrants, just called to DEPORT Reverend Warnock, an American-born Senator, and it was barely a blip in the news cycle. Today’s GOP, where everyone can be a racist.

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The pen that marks a ballot is mightier than the sword. #ElectionDay#Vote

#ForeverGiant

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Dr Oz wants his supporters to get 10 people to vote before the Steelers game. Okay then. It’s a bye week for Pittsburgh. Next Steelers game is November 13. Against the New Orleans Saints

Who Dat Idiot Oz who thinks he can pass for someone from Pennsylvania?

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An extra fun thing as a SF Giants fan rooting for Yordan Alvarez to help Dusty Baker win his first managerial World Series – the Houston Astros got Alvarez in 2016 from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Mixed feelings watching LSU win tonight because I am not a fan of coach Brian Kelly.

On the other hand, amusing to think how Alabama is already crafting the narrative as to why as a 2-3 loss team they should still be in the CFB Playoff.

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How many people who show up at President Biden rallies with “Socialism S*cks” signs can afford to be there because they’re on social security?

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So if Fox News and conservative media is 100 percent pro GOP while CNN and mainstream media is 50 – 50, math says that’s 75 percent Republican viewpoints being put out there.

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Stephen Miller’s racist and dishonest PAC “Citizens for Sanity” is now attacking President Biden for sending money to help Ukraine.

We’ve now gotten to the point that Republicans hate ALL democracies.

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Again, all these right-wing Velveeta Voldemort Republicans are pretending to be moderate for general election in purple states. If you need a reminder. how many SCOTUS nominees pretended to be moderate on Roe V. Wade?

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GOP talks about banning abortion, cutting Social Security and Medicare. GOP wants to cut public education. GOP has said gay marriage and birth control are on the table, And this is what they say with their OUTSIDE voices. Imagine what they whisper about in private. #VoteBlue

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Colin Jost on Weekend Update on Velveeta Voldemort Jr posting disgusting Halloween joke about Paul Pelosi with picture of a huge pair of underpants and a hammer. “Don Jr. is probably the expert at getting hammered in his underwear.”

Meanwhile on Twitter – Since it’s gonna cost $8 a month for the blue check NOT having a blue check may be the new verification – as in verifying you won’t fall for Muskrat’s scam.

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If Muskrat wanted Twitter to become that oxymoron Truth Social it would have been cheaper just to buy Truth Social.

Oregon State – Washington college football game came down to the last minute Friday night. And ended even on the West Coast after 11:15pm. Yes, 2:15a on the East Coast.

Forget “Pac 12 after dark,” this is more like “football for insomniacs or men with prostrate problems.

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2022 Brooklyn Nets. Started 2-6

Finally suspended Kyrie Irving for retweeting post on anti-semitic movie (& not apologizing.)

Fired Steve Nash & probably hiring Ime Udoka, fired himself for inappropriate relationship w/ Celtics team employee.

Nets 2022 slogan “Hold our beer.”

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Kevin Durant on the Kyrie Irving suspension “I just didn’t like anything that went on. I feel like it was all unnecessary. I felt like we could have just kept playing basketball and kept quiet as an organization.”

There’s a reason Gregg Popovich and San Antonio Spurs never made a move to try to sign or trade for Kevin Durant.

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Meanwhile Nike suspended their relationship with Kyrie Irving “We are deeply saddened and disappointed.”

As in “deeply saddened and disappointed we’ve already had all those Kyrie 8 shoes made we can’t sell now?

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In all seriousness, with unemployment under 4%, and Muskrat changing all the rules at Twitter, including eliminating remote work, why does Elon think the employees he isn’t firing won’t quit?

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So with an $8 a month fee and no verification at a time when Twitter is worried about losing users, will a blue check become the functional equivalent of “I’m with Stupid?”

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Something perhaps for independent and moderate voters to ask themselves. Leaving politics aside, would you trust some of these Republican candidates to watch your dog or cat while you went away for a weekend?

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Stephen Colbert was a repeat Friday night, but this stands out “71% of Americans think democracy is at risk. But only 7% identified this as the most important problem facing our country. Kind of hard to fix anything else without a functioning democracy.”

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Media: “Leading Democrats aren’t speaking out.”

Democratic leaders: Speak out and campaign across the country.

Media: So what crazy thing did Velveeta Voldemort, Kari Lake or Herschel Walker say today?

See the problem

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Dear Media.

On Sunday Nov. 6, Pete Buttigieg & Amy Klobuchar are going back to New Hampshire together to campaign for Maggie Hassan.

If Pete & Amy promise to insult each other at some point THEN would you cover it?

Sincerely, Americans tired of only clickbait coverage.

Astros hang on barely for a 3-2 win. Dusty Baker and Justin Verlander are a combined 112 years old. Right about now they feel more like about 212.

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Open message to some castigating Dusty Baker for leaving McCullers in too long in World Series Game 3, but now complaining he took Javier out too early in Game 4 after 97 no-hit pitches. There’s a reason Dusty is managing yet another MLB team deep into postseason & you’re not.

Even Tim McCarver listening to John Smoltz is thinking, “John, can you just STFU for a minute?”

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Being born in South Africa and then immigrating from Canada, Muskrat could never run for President. Is his having bought Twitter his way of saying, “If I can’t be quarterback I’m going to buy and tank the team?

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So if all of us real people on Twitter who take this app seriously refuse to pay $8 a month, a blue check will just mean you’re a sucker, paying for advertising, and/or being bankrolled by a PAC or foreign adversary?

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Good news. Paul Pelosi has been released from hospital. Bad news: Conservative media like Fox News STILL refuses to acknowledge what this was – the planned assassination of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

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Georgia voters, forget flying plane. Would you trust Herschel Walker to pick up your kids from school & get them home safely? Or to be your cat or dog sitter when you were on vacation? Walker cannot be trusted, period. Especially in the Senate. Vote for Reverend Warnock.

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Hey drama loving media. Here’s a question to get you some headlines. Ask GOP candidates POINT-BLANK on camera. “If you believe life begins at conception & you are anti-choice, will you be voting to ban IVF treatments?”

Stephen Colbert talking about Arizona Secretary of State GOP candidate Mark Finchem , part of “Stop the Steal, AND January 6 mob. “You don’t get to attack democracy & then ask to run it. That’s like a bank robber saying ‘put money in the bag but also a job application.”

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Lost in election noise, Louis DeJoy still Postmaster General. My ballot’s been received but mailed papers for work 1st class certified mail from Calif to Chicago on Oct 27. On Nov 3 it’s still somewhere “in transit.” If you haven’t mailed ballot, drop it off in person.

Anyone want to complain tonight about Dusty Baker’s handling his pitching staff in the World Series?

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And good for the Astros as far as putting attention on baseball.

Not only did the team combine for the second-no hitter in MLB history, they did it on a night when there was no NCAA or NFL football.

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Stephen Colbert, on an Arizona judge who ruled against armed “poll watchers.” Arizona judge ruled armed election monitors to stay 250 feet away from drop boxes.

“I think it’s fair to say, democracy is in danger when ballot boxes take out a restraining order.”

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DOJ doesn’t grant immunity like people give out candy on Halloween. How long until Velveeta Voldemort says he never knew Kash Patel

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Murders in major cities have actually gone DOWN in 2022 from 2021. But you would never know it from Fox News. Which covers every murder in a blue state they can find, especially if the suspect is a person of color. Fear itself is winning.

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Among the more ridiculous things GOP wants us to believe is that election liar Ginni Thomas never talked to her husband about the 2020 election.

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Kari Lake denies that she mocked Paul Pelosi being attacked, despite her laughing and joking on video about the attack during a campaign event. Should we be shocked that an election liar wants us to believe her over our lying eyes and ears?

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Mike Pence on Instagram “I was always loyal to president Tr*mp but in the end came on difficult times.” Might “Difficult times” be the best understatement ever for “he tried to have me killed?”

All joking aside, , here’s really terrifying thing about possibility of some radical GOP candidates winning in the midterms: Americans always say, if it doesn’t work out, we can vote them out. But many radical Republican election liars want to eliminate future fair elections.

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Turned on what I thought was World Series Game Three and it appears instead to be a Home Run Derby.

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16-4.

That score, for all those who think the 2022 World Series is over because of Phillies shellacking the Astors in game 3, was the score in game 5 of the 2002 World Series, SF Giants over Angels. Then Giants took 5-0 lead in game 6. And we all know how that turned out.

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And now Brooklyn Nets ‘have agreed to part ways’ with head coach Steve Nash.

But they’re keeping Kyrie Irving.

If you needed a reason to cheer for any other NBA team.

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Herschel Walker has home in gated community in Dallas. J.D. Vance has house in San Francisco. Dr. Oz has mansion in New Jersey. None of them give a flying fig newton about states they want to represent in US Senate. Georgia, Ohio & Pennsylvania, vote blue for your states!

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Besides being the husband of the Speaker of the House, Paul Pelosi is an 82 year old man at that.

Guess we shouldn’t be surprised that some of same GOP who want to cut off seniors from Medicare/Social Security don’t give a d*mn about if seniors get assaulted.

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Lindsey Graham loves a microphone and the camera. Shouldn’t he be thrilled at the chance to testify in Georgia? Heck, put it on pay-per-view and use the money to help save social security. #ratings

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Dear Americans.

Democrats are not taking your guns.

Republicans do want to take your Medicare, your Social security, your reproductive rights, your voting rights… #VoteBlue

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As awful as the attack on Paul Pelosi was…. this part of the story isn’t getting enough attention:

Today’s motion to detain suspect said he allegedly “named several targets, including a local professor, several prominent state & federal politicians and their relatives.”

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Fox News has been talking about Paul Pelosi’s attacker being dangerous immigrant. Suspect is from Canada.

Although speaking of dangerous people coming here from Canada, you know who applied for a Canadian passport through Canadian-born mother before he moved to USA?- – Elon Musk

(And of course there’s cancun cruz.)

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CNN reporting in some close Senate races – North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, there aren’t high profile candidates.

But Cheri Beasley is great candidate, And Catherine Cortez Masto & Maggie Hassan are great Senators. They aren’t crazy.

CNN thinks crazy sells. #VoteBlue

Justin Verlander hasn’t done very well on the mound in World Series appearances, but some off field social media kudos. When the Astros bus pulled up to Citizen’s Bank Park today, some Phillies fans were taunting Houston players, including flippng the bird.

Verlander flipped a few birds back – Then posted on Twitter – “Whole interaction was in jest as all the fans around you were just saying hello in their native tongue. So I responded in kind.”

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World Series game 3 postponed for rain. Well with the expanded playoffs pushing postseason into November, MLB is lucky it isn’t snow.

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Rachel Maddow nails it tonight: GOP mantra has become “Elections don’t count.” I’m so old I remember when Republicans wanted to win by getting a majority of votes…

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Stephen Colbert on Halloween “To all the kids out there still riding a sugar high, welcome to late night!.” What Stephen really needed to add, and to all the school teachers out there, with four days left in the week, you have my devout sympathies

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Now Velveeta Voldemort writes the election was “stollen”. Talk about icing on the cake to prove the guy is nutty as a fruitcake..

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United Airlines waiver puts it clinically “Brazil Political Event- Extended Oct 28 – Nov 13. Travel waiver for voluntary changes for travel to/from/through Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo

“Political Event” = President not conceding election loss. What’s US going to be like Nov 9?

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Remember when Obama beat McCain. And Senator McCain was on Colbert talking about his loss. “I sleep like a baby. Woke up every two hours and cry.”

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It just gets worse on Fox News – now they are working on “illegal immigrant” angle on Pelosi’s attacker.

Because he was apparently born in Canada and came to US about 20 years ago and they don’t know his legal status. What’s next? Demands for a wall on the northern border?

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Paul Pelosi is still in ICU.

And not a single Republican who joked about the attack on him has apologized.

“Deplorable” is way too mild.

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And Kari Lake was still joking Monday afternoon at a campaign about the attack. There really is no bottom.

The voodoo cat is irreplacable. But the voodoo kitten is learning her job.

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Basketball is not politics. And the NBA season is young.

But the pundits said San Antonio would win 20 games out of 82.

Seven games into the season they’re 5-2. Pundits can be wrong.

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In football you don’t have to worry about the redundant phrase ‘complete game shutout.’ But for New Orleans Saints today’s effort against the Las Vegas Raidersat was a complete game. And for the defense, a shutout.

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If North Carolina elects her to the Senate, Cheri Beasley will help create a lot of new jobs in the state.

One job, however, was probably already created by Eddy Pinero on Sunday – Carolina Panthers place-kicker.

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Raiders coach Josh McDaniels ”

“I apologize to Raider Nation for that performance and, again, I own that. That’s my responsibility.”

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Uh, even as a Saints fan, when you lose 24-0 to a 2-5 team, I think the responsibility just might go a little further than the coach.

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Michelle Wolf made joke about Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ “perfect smokey eye makeup…” and GOP along with conservative media lost their collective minds.

Glenn Youngkin jokes about Nancy Pelosi and her husband after Paul Pelosi was attacked & injured with a hammer…and crickets.

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On SNL – Cecily Strong as Kari Lake asked about 2020 election denial. “Can you media types just get over the one thing I made the centerpiece of my campaign for months…” And, “If the people of Arizona elect me I’ll make sure they never have to vote ever again.

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I’m thinking nostalgically back to the days when “Vote for the Worst” was only a thing on American Idol.

Not an SNL skit. CNN reports Maggie Hassan’s GOP Senate opponent shared at a Thursday event the hoax claim children are being told they can identify as cats & use litter boxes in schools.

But yeah, the GOP hasn’t become a cult… #sarcasm

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One reason I’m such an Amy Klobuchar fan is she gets to the point. After a discussion on social media security she was asked “Now that Elon Musk runs Twitter do you trust him?”

“No, I do not.”

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But while I post a lot on Amy Klobuchar. Cory Booker is also a really good Senator.

He’s traveled to campaign recently for Warnock, Beasley, Hassan, Fetterman & Bennet.

This week his plan is to hel Whitmer, Barnes & Cortez Masto. Amy & Cory are working very hard.

Media would prefer to cover the train wrecks in Congress and say Democrats aren’t fighting.