Carole Cadwalladr’s relentless pursuit of the bad acts committed by a host of bad actors around Brexit and the 2016 US presidential elections has some news for us from the British parliamentary inquiry, also attended by representatives from Canada, Germany, Belgium, and other countries, into Facebook. From the 4:30 PM GMT session: Straight in: ‘Lord …
Election 2018
Tuesday Morning Open Thread
We are ready for tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/202Kac5Sae — Mike Espy (@espyforsenate) November 26, 2018 One last 2018 Tuesday evening chewing our nails as the results come in… It’s important that we note this and own this and celebrate this. Organizing paid off. Donating paid off. Voting paid off. It will pay off again in 2020. https://t.co/MqJ6WHNeKf …
40 is the new 23
And there goes the last one. Cox (D) now beating Valadao (R) in #CA21 https://t.co/a4pRehc9CT — G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) November 27, 2018 40 seats on net flipped Blue. Open thread.
Schrodinger’s Coverage
Here is a koan for Balloon Juice: If you do not know you are insured, are you insured? Maine is in the process of expanding Medicaid. The new Governor-Elect, Janet Mills (D), has promised to expand Medicaid on her first day in office. She wants to make the coverage retroactive to July 2, 2018. A …
Open Thread: “But the Racists Are So Polite!“
Not an ideal exchange this Sat. night but nonetheless from #MSSEN–>NBC: Could you clarify & articulate what you were apologizing for?Hyde-Smith: If I hurt anybody’s feelings, if I hurt anybody’s feelings–you know, we’re just staying on the issues that are on peoples’ minds… pic.twitter.com/CxSPMzoFNy — Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) November 24, 2018 Cindy Hyde-Smith attended an …
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Something Is Happening in Mississippi’s Early Absentee Voting!
People are standing in line outside the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, #Mississippi, to vote absentee in US Senate runoff between Mike Espy & Cindy Hyde-Smith. Those who were in line before noon deadline will be able to vote. #MSsen pic.twitter.com/YtekH7dLEM — Emily Wagster Pettus (@EWagsterPettus) November 24, 2018 WOW. Lines to vote absentee ballot …
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The Maintenance of White Supremacy is a Terrible Burden and a Lot of Work! Mississippi Senatorial Runoff Election Edition
The flower of white Mississippian womanhood is a fragile, and, apparently, none too bright thing. From Ashton Pittman and Ko Bragg at The Jackson Free Press: JACKSON—U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith demanded there be no audience or outside press allowed at tonight’s U.S. Senate debate and requested other restrictions, two sources familiar with the debate negotiations told …