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Joined March 2013
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I saw @MarkHalperin ask, the other day, why Trump and Vance weren't doing another round with podcasters? My assumption: They feel duped, they had him on mic saying he'd release the Epstein files and prevent wars, and don't want to be cheap dates again.
Joe Rogan, quoted by Bloomberg. “What Trump stood for, some of it turned out to not be real. Like one of them was the no wars. Well, look, we’re at war with Iran. So that wasn’t real.” bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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If Collins loses it will be in no small part because heating oil costs are exploding. You’d think she’d want to avoid all related topics. Bold to choice to bring up buying firewood at a moment when a lot of Maine families are going to struggle to heat their homes this winter lol.
FINAL STRETCH: A new Susan Collins campaign ad includes this line on Troy Jackson: “I also know Troy Jackson. But we're not talking about buying a cord of wood here. We're sending someone to the US Senate, and Troy doesn't have the tools he needs to be effective.”
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This is bizarre: A new super PAC that formed days ago (so it won't have to disclose donors) is spending six figures boosting minor-party candidates in a slew of close House races. All of the spends are for digital ads and to a Delaware company that incorporated two weeks ago.
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Center Forward, a dark-money group focused on moderate politics that was very active in backing Haley Stevens this summer, put $1.8 million into the super PAC behind Susan Collins this month, per new filing.
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Read @michaelschaffer on the ATE issue that residents in this city cannot wrap their heads around: Putting up speeding cameras in high-traffic Black neighborhoods **makes those residents safer** dc.citycast.fm/newsletters/c…
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I was a teacher before law school. I couldn’t convince teenagers to wear deodorant. The idea that teachers are convincing kids that they should get sex changes is utterly ludicrous.
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DC! On your commute today, please support our Eastern High School journalism students who wrote op-eds for an “Express” print project. You can pick up a free print copy TODAY across all 8 wards! @51stnews @WABJDC
I need to shoutout my young students at Eastern High School, who have been working hard with @WABJDC this month to revive the school newspaper! I am extremely proud of them!!!!
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(Not only is he singling out one reporter when he’s surrounded by journalists recording him at a public forum, but she’s a student journalist at the University of Maryland’s wire service. Excellent job standing your ground @IAMCATMURPHY!)
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Ted Mann retweeted
1/ Mind blowing story about Trump accounts by @RichardRubinDC & @ashleaebeling. Under Treasury's new rules, a company can donate stock to a child's Trump account; parents can’t pick the stocks, reject donated shares, or sell for 5 years. Some possible implications...
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I think people would have reacted to the railroad very differently if Cornelius Vanderbilt kept saying the trains are alive and want to kill you.
This kind of public panic is something I have never seen in living memory. Probably nothing like it since the Industrial Revolution. We seem to have adapted to other innovations like computerization, process optimization, the car, and air travel without this kind of mass panic.
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Ted Mann retweeted
Theo Von and Zohran Mamdani talk about their favorite fish. Theo correctly points out they are constantly forcing new fish on diners, and it makes him skeptical. The mayor restates his preference for Tilapia and Branzino.
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Ted Mann retweeted
New: Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo purchased a palatial $7.4 million home in the Hamptons earlier this year through a limited liability company. w/@NickReisman @joeanuta politico.com/news/2026/09/30…
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Ted Mann retweeted
Trump’s plan for an upscale golf course could destroy a D.C. haven for cyclists and runners. Administration won’t say what will become of Ohio Drive — Trump has told people he wants the loop road gone — stirring fears among those who use the space daily. wapo.st/46XeZTk
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Three very good "oh no" faces here.
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My son was in kindergarten when I filed this #FOIA request that the State Department just responded to. Today, I am driving him to college.
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"Guys, the answer is: No."
The Trump family has major business interests in the Balkans. So I asked two nominees to be ambassadors to the region if they would use their embassy to push Trump family deals. Watch this for their answers. Just chilling.
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RIP Annie.
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BREAKING: Apple rolls out Songs? Uhh, Hiya!, a new safety feature that automatically notifies an emergency contact if you listen to Jason Molina’s seminal 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰. record more than twice in a week (via @WIRED)
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