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Living in a state of constant amazement. Executive search agency owner - headhunter, writer, car enthusiast, photographer, and life critic. Army Brat / Expat.

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So many questions… But no indecision or hesitation. I’m voting for @VP in November. I hope that all Biden’s supporters feel the same way I do. This election is about more than candidates or parties, it’s about democracy and a way of life. Respect to @JoeBiden for making the
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My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best
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@EWErickson Maybe the real problem is that you recognize the person you support in Biden’s speech?
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@ezraklein @brianstelter 1. Voters across the country think he should stay in. 2. Biden has been +80 for a while. This should have been discussed a year ago. 3. People abandoning Biden now seem opportunistic, disloyal, and weak. 4. This is a high risk strategy that could really backfire.
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@Acyn The wounds of a draft dodger must be painful…
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@Acyn One of the big falsehoods of American politics is who the recipients of aid programs like SNAP really are. She's right, the majority of program recipients are white, rural Americans. It's also funny that those recipients consistently vote against their own self-interests.
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@RonFilipkowski Maybe missionaries should stay home and mind their own business instead of trying to indoctrinate others?
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@Maks_NAFO_FELLA What’s to negotiate? Everyone knows what needs to happen for the war to stop: Russia must leave Ukraine. All of it. Easy.
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@joncoopertweets How busy is the highway?
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@funder When you elect clowns you end up with a circus.
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@SethAbramson You're right to be angry! Hopefully Democrat voters have figured out that the media is not our friend, celebrities are not political experts, and most of our congress and senate are spineless. All you have to do is think back to 2016. We could have had @HillaryClinton
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@Acyn Norway is a wealthy country with extremely high tax rates. Sure, they have great public services. They pay for them.
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@ajc At least be original. NYT did it yesterday. When can we expect an editorial about the guy with 34 felony convictions, a $400 million fine, and a rape verdict?
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@atrupar Actually, having her turn it into a "circus" will remove all credibility from any part of these hearings - which is a good thing. Fauci is a tireless hero who could have walked away with a comfortable retirement years ago but stayed to fight the good fight. He deserves better.
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@drmistercody Probably to turn right? Seems obvious. Curious how he's not complaining about the fact that the same government paved the road so he doesn't to drive in the mud. Damn socialists.
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@BidenHQ America, may I introduce your future president… Please vote responsibly.
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@jeffjarvis It is more obvious now than ever. Media is about money. If we want journalism to return we need to stop the money. Cancel NYT, WAPO, Fox, and the revenue will fall. Stop clicking on it and advertisers will flee. Money talks, let’s make it say what we want.
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@nhannahjones @HeatherThomasAF Objectivity / subjectivity is not the problem. “For profit first” is the problem. Sensationalism sells. “If it bleeds it leads.” - Sell, sell, sell. Objective political coverage is boring but important.
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@gregstantonaz @reesejgorman Where was he and everyone else 6 months ago? None of these people are leaders. They blow with the wind, whatever direction it goes. And now they’re ducking for cover in case Biden loses instead of getting behind him and pushing.
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@RonFilipkowski Oh, we'd stand, it would be an ovation... a long, standing ovation, the best one ever, with clapping. The best clapping. It would be tremendous.
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@johncusack DEVELOPING: Jerry Seinfeld becomes a boomer.
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@PGDynes It won't be long before nobody lives anywhere between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Is anyone preparing for the inevitable tide of people seeking livable climates, north and south?
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@patriottakes Police continue to reveal themselves as the racist fascists they keep telling us they aren't...
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@Mollyploofkins Pretty much on point for the “pro-life” crowd.
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@JohnFugelsang Key takeaway: Don't stand too close to Robert Lincoln.
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@NiallHarbison Rusty looks just like our rescue dog Jethro! Keep up the good work!
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@AP Louisiana really has money to waste on pointless lawsuits? Seems like they might have more important things to spend money on…
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@RpsAgainstTrump Every time I turn around… “Republican ex-con caught committing voter fraud…” “Republican homophone caught with male prostitute…” “Republican pastor caught molesting little kids…” What is it with these people?
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@BidenHQ He really speaks the language of his voters!
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@Yair_Rosenberg Yep, totally caught that when he did it. Brilliant move.
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@dieworkwear I really enjoy your critiques! Entertaining and informing are not pointless pursuits.
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@KyivIndependent He was elected before they were invaded. Seems like he's been a little pre-occupied since then.
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@DarAlderson Yeah but the convict wouldn't even be able to honestly fill out the application without listing his convictions.
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@RonFilipkowski USA's Prigozhin wannabe
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@RepMTG All he had to do was show up, answer questions, and not perjure himself. He decided he was above the law and the law disagreed so he goes to prison. Not that hard to understand or is it?
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@RepJackKimble Based on what I’ve seen, it’s possible to be a real representative of congress and a satire account at the same time.
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@AP @TheWarMonitor Performance politics. What a waste of money.
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@AccountableGOP This just proves that his "promises" have no value at all.
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@TheRickWilson @MalcolmNance But you know “he” won’t because the people who make these threats rarely have the courage to do anything themselves.
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@Acyn Geez… The racism is just ingrained. It’s gross.
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@JoJoFromJerz Were these hearings a surprise or something? How come none of them are prepared? Don't members of congress make like $200k per year? Any normal person coming into a presentation like this with so little preparation and then being humiliated with facts should lose their job!
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@PGDynes Climate change will cause massive migration to Europe and North America. You think there's immigrants fleeing north to Europe and North America now? Just wait.
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@benwikler We're not just voting for a single individual. We're voting for the administration responsible for these great results. And, more importantly, we're voting against the formation of an administration that will take it all away. Keep that in mind.
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@TpyxaNews Wait, Hungary is still in the EU? /s
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@AllanLichtman @morgfair The media is a slave to sensationalist content. If they don’t have it, they’ll create it. Biden’s policy wins are boring but that’s what everyone should be talking about.
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@donwinslow Nope you didn’t. They didn’t write it. There’s no money in it - everyone knows that convicted felon Trump should drop out. Nobody is going to read it and get outraged, therefore no clicks, no money.
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@thedailybeast She killed her dog because it annoyed her, not for nourishment or because it was a threat. It was not a necessary thing to do it was just cruel. She is a horrible person. This is not a boast, it is a confession from damaged person.
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@ruthbenghiat The media let us down a long time ago by continuing to publish Trump's "propaganda" without qualification. His lies are only heard because the media amplifies them for profit. It is not an "achievement" it's a failure. Media's failure. Media is about money, not news.
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@CalltoActivism He didn’t show up to “peacefully protest” with that knife in his belt.
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@thejackhopkins Been saying this for years. When will people figure it out? Media is about money not news.
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@atrupar Maybe we should tell them that wearing the flag as an article of clothing is also desecration?
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@OccupyDemocrats This is so entertaining… Soon they will boycott themselves out of everything, leaving a more pleasant world for the rest of us.
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@Sputnik_Not Kind of blows it when mentions the two Royal Navy aircraft carriers. I'm sure they wouldn't deploy two just yet. Mosquitoes - I can believe that. We all know how well mosquitoes do in the winter.
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@NoLieWithBTC Not much of a democracy when individual judges can stop valuable programs on a whim...
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@thejackhopkins The USA is not a monarchy. I don’t want more Kennedy’s, Bush’s, or Trump’s. This country thrives on new blood not dynasties. We need Biden now but after that it’s time for some new names and faces.
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@tify330 Classic short term thinking. Most of the Dems calling for Biden to step aside without suggesting an alternative are only doing it so they can say "I told you so" if Biden loses. It is cowardly criticize without solutions and it is disloyal to abandon ship this late.
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@mhmck Can't we just trade out Hungary and Turkey for Sweden and Finland? Seems like a much better deal.
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@Acyn They (Republicans) have nothing and are not at all prepared. Is anyone surprised?
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@KellyScaletta Has he invited Kristi Noem over yet? I bet Commander would like to have a word or two.
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@Mollyploofkins Better question is: How can you afford to still live in America?
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@malcolmkenyatta In better times, it was President of the United States.
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@KyivIndependent Very insightful. Putin started this but he can’t stop it without being humiliated. But if the war continues and spreads it will mean the end of imperial Russia and Putin.
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@patriottakes Police are mostly fascists anyway.
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@RpsAgainstTrump Some people will never understand how small and interconnected the world is. Even after a global pandemic. Small minds have no place in big policy decisions.
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@patriottakes She looks like a bad movie poster and he looks like a warm wax statue.
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@dieworkwear Looking at these photos hurts my balls.
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@brianklaas @elonmusk is clearly just another rich fascist.
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@DougWahl1 Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Florida...
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@yashar @AntiToxicPeople Everyone is missing the big picture. All Biden has to do is get elected and inaugurated. Then he can resign or retire or whatever and we get Kamala anyway. Abandoning him now looks opportunistic, disloyal, and weak. It divides the party and is risky this close to the election.
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@gtconway3d @CNN used to be good. However, somewhere along the line, journalism gave way to "news as a product" and everything became sensationalist. This is not a recent development. It's just much worse now. Like panic mode. How low can they go?
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@thejackhopkins The election is still several months away. Protests like this tend to be short lived. There is a very good chance the press and public will forget all about this long before November.
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@thehill When will they figure out that they can’t just manufacture charges? A crime needs to have been committed. For example…
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@SteveSchmidtSES Hopefully he too will get a chance to join the 'convicted felon club.'
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@intermarium24 Pepper spray solves lots of small problems. Available in a store near you.
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@RpsAgainstTrump None of these people who "think there will be a civil war" look at all prepared to fight in it.
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@WorldBollard Ooh... that is an expensive car color. Kind of looks like a Lambo Urus! Anyone know?
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@JuliaDavisNews It’s a sad state of affairs when Russia is happy about a presidential ticket. That should tell you something…
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@EverythingKeanu Porsche... Never stranded me, 1983 model owned for 30 years. Nobody builds them like this anymore.
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@johnpavlovitz I can't speak for Gen Z but this all feels very reactionary. They are both too old. We all know it. It's not new. Biden has been +80 for a while. This should have been addressed last year. If Gen Z is anything like Gen X, they probably just feel screwed by old people again.
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@Maks_NAFO_FELLA Never understood how the Russians miss the fact that the US spends something like $800 billion per year on weapons / military... Where do they think that money goes? Of course our shit is better than theirs.
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@LeeMZeldin The White House does need a cleaning staff. Lots of toilets that need scrubbing!
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@highbrow_nobrow @justinbaragona @thedailybeast And they have that wall. That tremendous wall. Pretty sure Mongolia paid for it.
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@Tennesseine @Fedup270 Need help? Living in Croatia now for 16 years and happy. Lived in Europe for 28 years in total both as an Army brat and independently. Reach out if you need anything.
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@RpsAgainstTrump Ever have a bad day at work? Even when it was an important day? Did you expect to get fired the next day even though, until then, you were doing well? There are 1,460 days in a 4 year presidency. It’s one of the most intense jobs in the world. There’s going to be a few bad days.
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@Kasparov63 You mean the same UN that will let Russia have their turn at the Security Council presidency this term? Yeah, so useless.
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@highbrow_nobrow @atrupar He further claims that the Soviet Union was a raging success, that Apartheid wasn't so bad, that the moon is made of cheese, and the earth is flat. Thanks Lindsey...
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@CNN How come it's only really rich people saying that people should go back to offices?
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@CalltoActivism I really hope there are a lot of women on the jury!
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@MeidasTouch @SecretaryPete is one of the sharpest people we have in public service. I hope he continues.
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@NiallHarbison Wonderful! Dogs are so resilient and forgiving!
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@DBarkhuff SEAL or not, you have the right to voice your opinion (which I agree with). More so because you contributed to the protection of that right.
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@RonFilipkowski He's not in it to win, only to grift. His people will see it and they will send money. That's all. That's the whole game.
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@DougWahl1 Steve’s gotta make his money too. It would be boring for him to write about ‘anybody can have a bad day.’ Media is about money. Once people realize that and start to think it all becomes clear.
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@MeidasTouch Another big mouth. I seriously doubt he'll be at the front lines...
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@jeremymbarr If he really “takes orders from no one,” then he had a choice. He could have stood up for integrity.
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@Reuters But of course if Russia stops, the war stops… The Pope is a coward too?!
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@JohnCleese It's not so puzzling if you stop your sentence at: "some people do not want to be governed." Most people don't need to be "governed" as much as we would all like our public servants to better manage our national assets.
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@nytimes Wait… I’m boycotting them for their donations to right wing religious hate groups, and now the right wing religious hate groups are going to boycott them too? Is there anyone that Chick-fil-A hasn’t offended?
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@KaurinShanks So many cops think they are soldiers when they need to be public servants.
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@Acyn How about that one about adultery? That one is really something, huh?
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@joncoopertweets Take away porn, contraception, and abortion. Somehow that sounds like a recipe for disaster.
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