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Lobbyist, Pol Consultant, Opinionator, Cigar Lover. Follow me for snark and political commentary. I’ll follow back https://teapaw.org/t.co/0hpaXNYCTR

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Joined August 2019
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Peltola should be held to account, this is sleaze at its worst.
While some may try to write this off as just how politics works now, ballot-stacking should have no place in our electoral process. Run and win on your merits: your views, your policy ideas, and your accomplishments. By contrast, recruiting candidates to manipulate the field and influence voting outcomes is simply wrong. Alaskans deserve the honest truth from Mary and her campaign—what has been revealed is a pattern of lies and coverups and a culture of deception that belongs nowhere in our elections or among our elected officials.
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We need to boot gun banner @krismayes. Vote @votewarren to protect your rights.
Vote @votewarren Arizona needs an AG that will defend our state constitution.
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Replying to @krismayes
@krismayes Signed on to the anti-gun AG brief in Viramontes. This is not CA, she’s betraying the citizens of AZ. VOTE for @votewarren Warren Peterson for Arizona AG!!
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It’s always the JOOOS!!!!
Watch out America… a new Abdul El-Sayed campaign ad just dropped and this time Dave Smith and Ana Kasparian are the stars.
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I wish the Iranian people the best in this endeavor, and hope @POTUS will meet with @PahlaviReza at the @WhiteHouse
My brave fellow Iranians, The Islamic Republic is weaker and more fragmented than ever. It is not the same regime that ruled Iran a year ago. Its missing leader and senior officials are afraid of the Iranian people. They know that a nationwide uprising can bring their rule to an end. This criminal regime and its Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have dragged our country into war and put Iran’s future at risk. The IRGC controls much of the country, steals its wealth, and is responsible for much of the economic crisis and insecurity we face today. They have left our people without enough food, without security, and without hope for the future. They are willing to destroy Iran to stay in power. Our country has already suffered too much. We cannot allow more destruction. We must stand together and do everything we can to save Iran. We have a clear plan to end the Islamic Republic and manage the country after it falls. Our plan will maintain security and stability, protect people’s basic freedoms, and make sure their essential needs are met. To those serving in the military, police, and security forces: stand with the people, not the regime. Join the nation when the time comes to free Iran. Those who do so will be guaranteed safety and protection from reprisals. But those who continue to support the regime and commit crimes against our people will face justice under the law. This time, I call not only on military and government personnel, but on Iranians from every walk of life who have had enough of this regime and seek a free and prosperous future for our country. Join us. Contact my team directly through t.me/BarkhizIranBot on Telegram and sign up today for the National Cooperation Campaign to Save Iran. Together, we can bring the Islamic Republic to an end and build a new future of freedom, peace, and prosperity for Iran. Long live Iran Reza Pahlavi
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If only the R’s could find an El Sayed in Michigan.
What did the candidate know And when did she know it. That’s the question about Alaska and the democratic recruitment of a fake candidate with the same name as Dan Sullivan. This is an affront to the cry of being on the side of democracy.
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👀 Much harder for R’s to find an El Sayed to pull the same stunt.
BREAKING: NYT reports that operatives with Democratic Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign were behind the effort to find & recruit a candidate named Dan Sullivan to run against incumbent GOP Senator Dan S. Sullivan in an effort to confuse voters and peel votes from him. Specifically, NYT says they have reviewed text messages and documents that reveal in summer 2025, a Peltola staffer received instructions from campaign staffers to find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as possible. The staffer complied, going through voter records, and compiled a list. The operation “involved secret trips to far-flung Alaskan communities and the appearance of a mysterious Midwestern operative, who traversed the state using a fake name and made his pitch to would-be candidates over beers at brew pubs.” Per NYT: “The plan worked. This spring, a retired teacher from a tiny fishing village along the Alaska Panhandle, reachable only by air and sea, announced his candidacy for Senate. His name was Dan J. Sullivan.” nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
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Gotta say…@AriFleischer is right, he’s running rings around the press. They need to learn to do thier damn job!
Tips for reporters on how to interview Abdul: 1) You ask the Qs. He doesn’t. 2) When he asks you a Q, ignore him. Ask your Q again. 3) When he says, “That’s not the Q, the Q is” ignore him. Ask your Q again. 4) When he doesn’t answer, ask him why he refuses to answer. Do your damn job!
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Todd Rathner retweeted
🚨 FOR IRAN, FROM SYDNEY: "MR. PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU HAVE MADE HISTORY." NOW MEET PRINCE REZA PAHLAVI. The Lion and Sun flag is held up at a harbour railing, with a small handwritten note at its corner: Trump meet Pahlavi. Behind it, the Sydney Opera House, and then the Harbour Bridge as the camera moves. First: "Mr. President Trump, you have made history. Now help shape Iran's future." Then the ask, by name: please meet Prince Reza Pahlavi. Then: "Even here, I feel compelled to cover my face, as the wicked hand of terrorism knows no borders." And at the end: "Long live America! Long live Iran!" That is a voice from Australia, standing behind a flag, because this regime hunts its critics far beyond Iran. The name on the note is Prince Reza Pahlavi's. He lives in exile, Iranians want him to lead them when the Islamic Republic falls, and they are asking President Trump for one meeting with him. Repost it so the message crosses one more ocean. Hold up your flag or your note wherever you live, film it and send it to me on Telegram. The link is in the first reply. Which landmark should be next behind this flag? Tell me below. #TrumpMeetPahlavi
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NJ has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, even stiffer than Oregon. Giffords graboids ranks NJ with an A & number 2 in “gun law strength”. Yet here we are, the 2nd mass shooting in 2 weeks in 2 of the most anti freedom states in the US Cue the “more laws” screechers
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Soon, Iran will be free.
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Todd Rathner retweeted
🚨 FROM A SEAFRONT OUTSIDE IRAN, THE SAME ASK FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP: MEET PAHLAVI. The sheet fills the screen, then drops to show the sea, the beach and the palm trees. Filmed outside Iran, where holding it up costs nothing. Inside Iran the same sheet can cost someone their freedom. That is why every voice outside counts. The message for President Trump: meet Prince Reza Pahlavi, the man Iranians want to lead them in place of the Islamic Republic. Repost it. Hold up the words, show where you are, and send it to me on Telegram. The link is in the first reply. Should President Trump take the meeting? Tell me below. #TrumpMeetPahlavi
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Todd Rathner retweeted
.@POTUS in Georgia: “The NRA ratings are a big deal. I have an A+, by the way.” “You know what they rated Jon Ossoff? F. That means he wants to take your guns away.”
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As an Iranian-American, I was able to exercise my right to vote today for the first time. When I inserted my ballot into the machine, my only thoughts lay with all the young girls in Iran—just like me—who don’t get to have this same privilege. Instead, they only get sham elections filled with the same rotation of candidates handpicked by the bloodthirsty Islamic Republic. Today, I voted on behalf of those silenced voices. My vote went to @SteveHiltonx, as he supports maximum pressure against the Islamic Republic in Iran—a policy that will protect both Iranian people, as well as the integrity and national security of the United States. I can only dream of the day the music of birds will grace the skies of Tehran once more, rather than the “morning prayer” and the choking sobs of mothers and fathers that follow. And thus, I will vote for those who believes in this future as well.
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Todd Rathner retweeted
I worked for Obama twice. Never voted for Trump. I’m supporting Mike Rogers in Michigan. El-Sayed’s positions on Israel and American security cross a line for me. Party loyalty has limits. dorybenami.substack.com/p/wh…
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Todd Rathner retweeted
NEW: The Fifth Circuit ruled that a federal law restricting the interstate manufacture, transportation, and distribution of switchblade knives violates the Second Amendment, holding that switchblades are constitutionally protected arms.
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🚨 IN A CAR IN IRAN, ON A PHONE, IN THE FLAG'S COLOURS: TRUMP MEET PAHLAVI. Red, white and green, the colours of Iran's flag, drawn by hand on a phone screen. Then the camera turns to the window and the road outside. That is on purpose. It shows this was filmed inside Iran. In Iran, phones get searched. Recording this on one and sending it out is a real risk. They took it so President Trump would see it. The ask: meet Prince Reza Pahlavi, the man Iranians want to lead them in place of the Islamic Republic. They did the hard part. Repost it. No paper? Write it on your phone like this and send it to me on Telegram. The link is in the first reply. Would you keep this on your phone? Tell me below. #TrumpMeetPahlavi
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