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Further and further off the deep end they go โ€ฆ
Really enjoyed this conversation on Doug Wilson and Friends with Doug Wilson, @joe_rigney, and @JaredLongshore. We discuss Christian Nationalism, the SBC Annual Meeting, the Truth and Unity Amendment, the Conservative Resurgence in the SBC, and more. youtu.be/IYo_pKkWB_k?si=ECrkโ€ฆ
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MAGA heads reply: "Padilla was only there to create a scene." An able cabinet secretary would have figured that out too, and denied the senator what he came to get. But a stupid secretary does not think that fast; and an arrogant secretary does not understand why she has to.
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What was Noem supposed to do? How about this, "I see my friend Senator Padilla has joined us. Do you mind if I finish my previous answer, then I'll address your question. Do we have a seat in front for Senator Padilla?"
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This is not who we are as a country. Secretary Noem must resign now.
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I think all theyโ€™ve really managed to do this week is encourage more people to turn out for the No Kings protests. Being underwater on every issue before July is pretty impressive.
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๐Ÿ‘€ย You have got to be kidding me. theatlantic.com/politics/arcโ€ฆ
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It's not that the kid is wrong, it's that he's wrong with utter and serene confidence. When people ask me why I wrote The Death of Expertise, it wasn't ignorance that compelled me to write, it was this kind of unbreakable, completely self-assured stupidity that did it.
This was the moment @SamSeder realized you just can't get through to these people
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Georgetown tells Ed Martin exactly where to stick it, in the most Jesuit way possible. (via @joshchafetz on the other site)
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This is utterly shameful. This is Vladimir Putin's best outcome. The U.S. is placing pressure on a free nation fighting for its life while giving aid and comfort to an authoritarian thug.
Zelenskyy: He broke the ceasefire. He killed our people. He did not exchange prisoners. We signed the exchange of prisoners, but he didn't do it. What kind of diplomacy you are speaking about? Vance: I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the oval office and try to litigate this in front of them American media
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Thatโ€™s not a cat.. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Hi all. Breaking my Twitter silence to make a statement on behalf of myself here. NOAA, the parent agency of the @NWS indiscriminately fired a number of employees yesterday. A thread of comments & advice for those fired. 1/18
Morning all! I've been encouraged by the outpouring of support for all of us in NWS/NOAA. I wanted to specify a detail that I think is relevant from some conversations I've had. Most of us (at least at EMC) who were terminated were officially "probationary" because we are new federal employees, but have been working for NOAA in some capacity (usually on the contract or university side) for 5, 10, 15 years. So we're the group that has the unique combination of early career motivation/drive but also enough expertise to be quickly effective as we are promoted into new roles. This is not the group you'd get rid of if you wanted to make an organization more efficient - it's what you'd do if you want to destroy an organization. I'd like to assume the best and hope that's unintentional. Hopefully the value of what we do can be communicated effectively.
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I never thought I would see the leader of the American nation siding with the Kremlin in a war of aggression.
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As GOP lawmakers in Washington try to protect a key food aid program from the Trump administrationโ€™s cutbacks, international humanitarian organizations say the ongoing disruptions in assistance are devastating countries that are on the verge of famine. wapo.st/4hZNEmQ
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Michelle Obama tried to get kids to eat vegetables at lunch and yโ€™all lost your goddamn fucking minds
RFK JR: We want to do a number of things but not take away choice from people. The one place that I would say that we really need to change policies is food stamps and school lunches. We shouldn't be subsidizing people to eat poison.
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Hagan Scotten served three tours of duty as a Special Forces officer in Iraq, won two Bronze Stars, then came home, went to Harvard Law, and clerked for John Roberts. And we're losing him as a federal prosecutor because Trump wanted to cut a deal with Eric Adams. Travesty.
Eric Adams line prosecutor Hagan Scotten, submitting his resignation rather than filing "dismissal-with-leverage" motion: "I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." Via @NYTimes buff.ly/4hVJGLX
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My goodness: The justices absolutely ripped Cord Byrd (read: Ron DeSantis) to shreds. This is a concurring opinion from Charles Canady:
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Quietly, Hegseth announces a major policy change, ruling out Ukraine joining NATO. This is a complete capitulation to Putin, justifying his wars of aggression starting with Georgia in 2008. This will embolden Putin and undermine the interests of peace in Ukraine and Europe. A major blow to U.S. national security.
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Trump just took a flamethrower to the notion that heโ€™s going to create peace in the Middle East. No matter if heโ€™s serious or not, donโ€™t let him sway you on taking your eyes off of whatโ€™s happening here at home right under our noses. Itโ€™s imperative we continue to speak out!
Trump on sending US troops to Gaza: "If it's necessary, we'll do that. We're gonna take over that piece. And we're gonna develop it."
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I donโ€™t think itโ€™s a big enough story that The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, rescinded their endorsement of President Trump due to his pardoning of Jan. 6 insurrectionists
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The FOP said they are "deeply discouraged" but they did not rescind their endorsement. Furthermore, they named Trump alongside Biden in their statement. newrepublic.com/post/190546/poโ€ฆ fop.net/wp-content/uplโ€ฆ
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