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Laugh all you want at the pig stunt, but let's also talk about what sort of spending Mark considers "pork"
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Reacting to a series of school bus fires, the legislature passes a mandate to replace SC's badly aging fleet, overriding a veto from Gov. Sanford. Under the leadership of Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman, the state ignores its own mandate as more buses catch fire (2007-21)
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Rep. Norman: January 6th was an issue that was made up in the first place. Reporter: Made up? Norman: That was a staged thing from day one. Reporter: The riot was staged? Your Republican colleagues barricaded themselves in their chamber. You think they were acting?
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South Carolina Republican leaders insist they don't want to re-draw Congressional districts at mid-decade, then change their minds a day later when Donald Trump calls them on the phone and tells them to do it. (2026)
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Nick Reynolds (@IAmNickReynolds) profile pictureNick Reynolds@IAmNickReynoldsApr 30
Looks like members of the @SCFreedomCaucus now formally calling on SCSU to be defunded in the budget, per a letter I was just sent. They’d been expressing this on social media since yesterday, so somewhat expected.
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Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette gets invited to give a commencement speech at SC State University, records a campaign video taunting students who protested this selection, then immediately backs out of the speech and complains about "DEI" and "tenure." (2026)
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State Sen. Billy Garrett claims that a student who identified as a cat was demanding a litter box in a public school bathroom. The school district superintendent has no idea what he's talking about. Garrett says he heard it from someone's grandma. (2024)
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Sumter Index-Journal with the scoop: indexjournal.com/news/garret…
Garrett lacks proof of litter box story, cites grandmother

Garrett lacks proof of litter box story, cites grandmother

Litter boxes in a Greenwood County school bathroom? Not quite.

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Charleston lawyer Mullins McLeod announces his campaign for governor while shirtless and screaming in the backseat of a police cruiser (2025)
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State Sen. Lee Bright opposes a bill to remove the flag of slavery and secession from Statehouse grounds, calling the effort a "Stalinist purge." He gives a speech about it on the Senate floor but gets distracted and starts complaining about gay people. (2015)
Blurry photo of Lee Bright in a blue button up shirt in front of Republican logos

ALT Blurry photo of Lee Bright in a blue button up shirt in front of Republican logos

Our governor called us in to deal with the flag that sits out front. Let's deal with the nation of sin that we face today. We talk about abortion but this gay marriage thing, I believe we will be one nation gone under. Like President Reagan said "If we're not one nation under God, we will be one nation gone under." And to sanctify deviant behavior from five judges. It's time for us to make our stand. It's time to make our stand and we're not doing it. We can rally together and talk about a flag all we want but the Devil is taking control of this land and we're not stopping him. It's time to make our stand. Let South Carolina discuss it. If the state's got to get out of the business of marriage then let's get out of the business of marriage because we cannot succumb to what's to come of the future of this nation. Now I believe that Christ teaches us to love the homosexual but He also teaches us to stand in the gap against sin and we need to make our stand. I know how people feel, of al

ALT Our governor called us in to deal with the flag that sits out front. Let's deal with the nation of sin that we face today. We talk about abortion but this gay marriage thing, I believe we will be one nation gone under. Like President Reagan said "If we're not one nation under God, we will be one nation gone under." And to sanctify deviant behavior from five judges. It's time for us to make our stand. It's time to make our stand and we're not doing it. We can rally together and talk about a flag all we want but the Devil is taking control of this land and we're not stopping him. It's time to make our stand. Let South Carolina discuss it. If the state's got to get out of the business of marriage then let's get out of the business of marriage because we cannot succumb to what's to come of the future of this nation. Now I believe that Christ teaches us to love the homosexual but He also teaches us to stand in the gap against sin and we need to make our stand. I know how people feel, of al

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State Rep. Luke Rankin proposes naming a road after the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. A professor replies to the news on Facebook, "This level of dick riding needs to be studied." Rankin calls his employer and demands that they punish him for it. (2025)
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DM with your SOL/ETH or BTC (@THELukeRankin) profile pictureDM with your SOL/ETH or BTC@THELukeRankin15 Sep 2025
DEVELOPMENT ‼️ This evening, I spoke directly with USC Union leadership regarding Professor Brandon Simpson’s inappropriate remarks surrounding Charlie Kirk. Following our conversations, the university has taken decisive action by removing him from all classroom-facing responsibilities. I appreciate the swift response from the administration in addressing this matter and ensuring the integrity of the classroom environment is upheld.
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Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) profile pictureRep. Nancy Mace
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Wikipedia has turned into Woke-ipedia.
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Bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Spring Valley High School in Columbia and tells the assembled students, "Play sports programs instead of video programs." Governor Carroll Campbell bestows on him the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian honor. (1992)
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New York real estate investor Howard Rich uses a network of shell companies to evade campaign finance limits and pump hundreds of thousands of dollars into South Carolina state legislative races, backing candidates who support private school vouchers (2008 - 2013)
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Isle of Palms businessman Rom Reddy represents himself in a court case over an illegal seawall he had built outside his mansion, loses, and launches a political action committee called "DOGE SC" (2025)
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PBS News headline: South Carolina lawmaker in jail on child sex abuse material charges resigns from office

ALT PBS News headline: South Carolina lawmaker in jail on child sex abuse material charges resigns from office

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State Rep. RJ May III, a leader of the "South Carolina Freedom Caucus," derails discussion of a bill to establish Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day by demanding that the law define women as "individuals whose sex at birth was female.” (2023)
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Erskine College, a private Christian school, establishes a Charter Institute to approve new public charter schools and begins siphoning off public funds on a per-pupil basis in accordance with state law. (2017)
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After an investigation finds that State Treasurer Curtis Loftis failed to account for $1.8 billion in state funds, Loftis yells at senators and threatens to publish sensitive state budget information online (2024)
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State Rep. RJ May III, a leader of the "South Carolina Freedom Caucus," derails discussion of a bill to establish Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day by demanding that the law define women as "individuals whose sex at birth was female.” (2023)
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In a recorded interview with Sacha Baron Cohen, Congressman Joe Wilson supports arming preschoolers with guns to prevent school shootings. “Our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the Second Amendment," Wilson says. (2018)
Video still of Rep. Joe Wilson from the Showtime series Who Is America

ALT Video still of Rep. Joe Wilson from the Showtime series Who Is America

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Attorney general Henry McMaster tries to ban CDs by Eminem and Cheech & Chong from public libraries statewide. (2004)
Newspaper clipping from The Associated Press. Headline: "Attorney general censors list of free CDs for library." Highlighted quote from attorney general's spokesman: "There was not a requirement to vet the titles, but we took it upon ourselves."

ALT Newspaper clipping from The Associated Press. Headline: "Attorney general censors list of free CDs for library." Highlighted quote from attorney general's spokesman: "There was not a requirement to vet the titles, but we took it upon ourselves."

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