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On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it."
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I’ve gotten tons of messages “I’m losing fans” by expressing my dissatisfaction with our corrupt, incompetent President. While I appreciate people encouraging me to choose fame and money over decency, I’m afraid I’ll never be Donald Trump.
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The race in a nutshell. @JoeBiden @ProjectLincoln. Perfect ad
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I find it necessary to reach for the language and colorful colloquialisms of my native land, New Jersey, in order to express my feelings about today’s event in Bedmimster. It was a fucking travesty. Truly. An utter Fucking disgrace. The President of
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I'm gonna save this clip for anytime I need to prove that while white supremacy is a force that runs this country, white people themselves ain't supreme. AT. ALL.
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So many layers in one shot. Don’t know who took this, but they deserve a Pulitzer in iPhone photography. – at Kansas City, MO
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Oh. My. God. HAS CHRISTMAS COME EARLY???🤣🤣🤣
Stephen Miller, who crafted @realDonaldTrump immigration policy at the southern border, including separating families and caging children, is preparing a @WhiteHouse speech on race relations. @aurnonline #AURN report bit.ly/3dZNGdK
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When all 57 Buffalo police officers on the emergency response team resign because two were suspended for knocking down a 75-year-old man and sending him to the hospital, this seems like an opportunity to find 57 new police officers who don't approve of assaulting senior citizens.
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DNS down for SF around 10:15 for 20 min. Due to a capacity upgrade for shelter in place. On the plus side...we added 100Gbps to our core. Sorry for inconvenience.
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Sen. McConnell is going away for a long weekend without considering legislation to curb this public health crisis. In the Navy, the captain doesn’t leave the bridge when the ship is under duress. It’s a pretty basic leadership principle.
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I get the sense that this is not only the low point of the Trump presidency but the low point of the American presidency ever. Has any president ever been this overmatched by a crisis?
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So here's what appears to be chain of events:
The Trump administration repatriated infected Americans over the objections of the CDC.
HHS then sent federal workers to interact with the infected population without adequate training or protection
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Coronavirus exposes all of Trump’s biggest weaknesses:
1. Incompetence
2. Rejection of scientific facts
3. Distrust of expertise
4. Disinterest in long-term planning
5. Embrace of conspiracy theories
6. Paranoia
7. Inability to learn from mistakes
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Simply devastated by news of the passing of @RepCummings -- a figure of enormous political and moral dignity and gravity. It's been a couple years since the last time we talked on camera. When it aired, this scene moved people hugely. Watching it now brings me to tears.