i don’t know who but there’s one particular person who is very relieved rn https://t.co/uLxix5K6hr — post malone ergo propter malone (@PropterMalone) July 13, 2023 JUST IN: The Secret Service ends its investigation into bag of cocaine found at the White House without finding a suspect, sources say https://t.co/d56CtSQb2H — CNN (@CNN) July 13, 2023 …
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Late Night Open Thread: The GOP’s Silliest ‘Silly Season’ Yet
Brief summary: .@ericswalwell describes GOP at Chris Wray hearing as "bananas" and "absolute chaos." Rep. Swalwell said, "The FBI director who oversees 38,000 employees, investigating terrorism, child exploitation, national security, walks right into the partners meeting of Insurrection LLC." pic.twitter.com/ZkFVm3QCqa — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 12, 2023 "It is not the fault of the …
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Breaking Open Thread: Purported Pentagon Leaker Arrested
BREAKING: Sky 5 was overhead as federal agents swarmed a Mass. home and detained a man amid the probe into leaked classified documents about the Ukraine war. https://t.co/5FCrFgz3QZ pic.twitter.com/cwdp4yWJLK — WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) April 13, 2023 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the arrest of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Mass. Air National Guardsman detained in …
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Late Night Open Thread: Masks Off at Fox ‘News’
Speaker McCarthy said he gave Tucker Carlson exclusive access to Jan. 6 security footage because he “promised.” But to whom did he make this “promise”? (via MaddowBlog) https://t.co/aAff3CoLaU — MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 27, 2023 It took some time, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally shed some light this week on his decision to give Fox …
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Same ‘Low Confidence’ BS, Different Day: Another ‘Wuhan Lab Leak’ Kerfuffle
The Energy Department concluded with "low confidence" that Covid "likely" originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, according to a classified report, two sources with direct knowledge told @NBCNews. https://t.co/IhnaNJAU3r — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 26, 2023 Because all science is politics now, the GOP’s ‘investigative committee’ demanded a report they could use as …
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Schadenfreude Open Thread: JO’Keefe & Project Veritas Have Parted Ways
The Project Veritas board has fired back at recently ousted founder James O'Keefe, accusing him of financial malfeasance — including spending $60K on musical theater-style "dance events." https://t.co/myzqRTwHiU — Will Sommer (@willsommer) February 21, 2023 They can’t fire him, he QUITS!!! The lamentations and threats from all the usual right-wingers on twitter are completely unhinged at …
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Late Night Open Thread: Rage Against War Tantrums Against Democracy
Adam already linked to news of this ‘protest‘ in his thread tonight, but IKYMI: The “Rage Against the War Machine” rally in DC has kicked off, where Russian flags are flying. pic.twitter.com/V7u4Hb0OD5 — Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) February 19, 2023 A thread: Crowd is modest; passersby wondering what it is. Very much the libertarian crowd (who …
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