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Zac Petkanas

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1 year

Wow. The Republican bill to force a default would: Eliminate Pell Grants for 80k students & reduce grant funding for millions of others Cause 300k children to lose access to Head Start and child care Cut funding for 2k+ Border Agents, 11k FBI personnel, and hundreds of police

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Wow. The deal POTUS brokered: -Completely protects Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, Inflation Reduction Act climate provisions -Expands food assistance eligibility to veterans, homeless -Beats back $130 billion in cuts to vets, seniors, kids demanded by GOP

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To recap, this MAGA Supreme Court has: 1. Allowed states to criminalize abortion even in cases of rape, incest 2. Allowed businesses to discriminate against gay people 3. Cost 26 million Americans $10k+ overnight 4. Denied higher education opportunities to people of color

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Gotta love New York.

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Shut down 125 air traffic control towers & increase airport security wait times Evict hundreds of thousands of families, veterans, seniors, & people with disabilities from Section 8 housing Reduce access to veterans’ care & increase wait times for veterans receiving benefits

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@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

How do you know the media has gone off the rails and not learned a GD thing since "but her emails"? They are using 1984 references to discuss Joe Biden. Not Donald Trump, who called for military tribunals for his political enemies WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, “1984”

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2 months

Let’s. Do. This. #DNC2024

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@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

Most important thing said all night: Joe Biden will restore Roe v. Wade. Donald Trump will not. #Debates2024

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

So the media is going to run the 2016 playbook, setting up dedicated reporters to sift through the materials and tease them out so they dominate the news cycle from now until the election, right? Or is that just reserved for Hillary Clinton?

Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1

2 months

BREAKING: Trump's campaign says some of its internal communications have been hacked. The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump's operation. The campaign blamed "foreign sources hostile to the

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Zac Petkanas

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9 months

This is all adorable The 2024 election is a choice between: 1. Joe Biden, a man who creatd 14.3 million jobs & capped insulin at $35/month vs 2. Donald Trump, a man under felony indictment who bragged about being personally responsible for ending Roe v. Wade #IowaCaucuses

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

I know everyone is the hero of their own story. But if you are a member of the media who reported on the content of the 2016 hacked materials when it benefited Trump but are refusing to do so now when it hurts him -- you are not a hero. You are a hack.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

When Hillary's campaign was hacked, the media gleefully reported on the material day after day. Now that Trump has been hacked, the media is refusing to report on the 270 page dossier of JD Vance's vulnerabilities. The double standard & right-wing media bias is shameful.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

11 years sober today. Grateful. Focused. Very lucky.

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@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

The GOP response is just…awkward. Katie Britt is not ready for prime time. #sotu

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@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Republicans seem to forget they need to win general elections -- not just primaries. They tout Trump's criminal charges as a virtue. They praise DeSantis' book and abortion bans as strengths. But the majority of the country -- and independents especially -- disagree.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

1 year

DANA BASH: Wouldn't Republicans be better off with a candidate who is not facing multiple criminal investigations? KEN BUCK: You know, it's interesting -- I think the multiple investigations and civil lawsuits that have been brought almost give Trump credibility

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

Wow. Donald Trump can't focus his thoughts and is rambling incoherently. He would be 83 years old at the end of his term. He clearly doesn't have the faculties to do this job.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Republicans: We need to ban trans women in order to protect women from being sexually assaulted in changing rooms. Also Republicans: Of course I still support Donald Trump after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a changing room.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Good morning! Just a reminder that McCarthy's plan to default: -Cuts veterans funding by 22% -Cuts funding for 2,000 border agents -Cut funding for hundreds of police

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

I am ten years sober today and so thankful for my wonderful, supportive husband, family, colleagues and friends. Ten years ago, I was convinced my life was over. But the truth is that it was only just beginning and living a life of purpose and clarity is pretty great.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

Seriously wtf is this GOP response? It’s like a bad Hallmark movie where the cue card guy is mixing up the cards.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

The Trump campaign put together a 270 page document on what it considers to be the chief vulnerabilities of it's Vice Presidential candidate. The media has possession of it. When will they start reporting on it?

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

4 months

Thinking of my Hillary family today. A jury of everyday Americans just convicted Donald Trump of 34 felonies for illegally interfering with the election that secured him the White House. He broke the law -- and America lost so much.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

I think this would be illegal in Florida.

Colin Campbell

@colincampbell

1 year

Makeup is touched up for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during the first Republican debate. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 years

MUST READ: 10 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal Battle In Manhattan from @D21Online 1. No one — not even a former President of the United States — is above the law. 2. Experts say federal law does not preempt New York State law in this case.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

It has had been broughted.

Kevin McCarthy

@SpeakerMcCarthy

1 year

Bring it on.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

15 days

Looking forward to the dozen NYT stories about Trump’s age and mental acuity. Oh wait. That’s just reserved for Democrats.

Acyn

@Acyn

15 days

Trump on energy policy: We have Bagram in Alaska. They say it might be bigger than Saudi Arabia. I got it approved. (Bagram is an airbase in Afghanistan)

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@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

This is deeply unpopular with voters.

Jamie Dupree

@jamiedupree

3 months

Lots of these signs on the GOP convention floor tonight

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@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

Donald Trump: “Tim Walz WILL UNLEASH HELL ON EARTH!” Tim Walz:

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@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

Folks spent two weeks trying to convince Joe Biden to quit He’s clearly not And his Detroit rally showed he can prosecute the case against a convicted felon who’ll end democracy with Project 2025 and who overturned Roe v Wade Time to turn our attention to beating Donald Trump

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

Joe Biden is just crushing it. #SOTU

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

House Republicans are holding a press conference announcing they haven't found any crimes against the Bidens. Just a lot of scary sounding words like LLCs. Meanwhile, they haven't mentioned one of their fellow members in federal custody for money laundering and wire fraud.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Let's be clear what Trump's arrest is about: He repeatedly blocked federal law enforcement attempting to retrieve approximately 300 classified documents that endanger our national security. That's obstruction of justice.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

Speaker Johnson refusing to applaud for popular bipartisan items just because Biden is for them is a major political mistake and a gift to the White House. #SOTU

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@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Translation: When you illegally conceal hush money payments to women with whom you had extramarital affairs and a doorman who knows about your illegitimate child, you get charged with 34 felonies.

Rep. Jim Jordan

@Jim_Jordan

1 year

When you drain the Swamp, the Swamp fights back.

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@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Wow. Trump's own National Security Advisor called on him to drop out of the race now that he's been indicted for violating the Espionage Act and criminal conspiracy.

Republicans against Trump

@RpsAgainstTrump

1 year

Former Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton calls on the former guy to drop out of the race: “Donald Trump has proven himself incapable of meeting the Constitutional obligation to take care that "laws be faithfully executed." He's clearly unfit to lead. A second term

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1 month

Wow. So there were more protestors (3,000) on the first day of the Republican National Convention than the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

Protesters march through downtown Milwaukee on RNC's opening day

Organizers estimate upward of 3,000 people participated in Monday's march against the RNC.

www.wisn.com

Nancy Loo

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1 month

Police source estimates current crowd around 2,500.

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@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

What a joyful ticket we have. #HarrisWalz2024

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@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Why would a billionaire need to use a bond company? Oh right...he's not a billionaire.

Semafor

@semafor

1 year

Trump was formally booked, fingerprinted, and released after posting a $200,000 bond, reportedly with the help of a local bail bond company.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 years

They are fucking LOSING it on Fox. Like it's barely coherent. Just a word salad of right-wing conspiracies and veiled threats that no Independent voter would be able to follow.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Major congrats to White House negotiators for running circles around McCarthy & the House GOP.

Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Why more Senate, House Dems voted for default bill than GOPers: 1. Prevents MAGA default 2. Protects Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, climate investments from GOP cuts 3. Expands SNAP for veterans, homeless 4. Stops $130 billion of GOP cuts to vets, police, education

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Aren’t you guys pushing a national abortion ban? Might want to sit this one out.

Ted Cruz

@tedcruz

1 year

Dems are nanny-state authoritarians. Personally, I don’t smoke cigarettes, but if you choose to do so, it’s your damn choice!

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

Are we really going to elect Donald Trump for President, who would be 83 at the end of his term?

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@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

I’m very worried about Donald Trump and his incoherent ramblings on social media and speeches. He’ll be 83 at the end of his term. Does someone his age still have the faculties necessary to handle the nuclear codes?

Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social

@TrumpDailyPosts

2 months

Wow, just watching the Fake News, and they’re doing their very best to turn the Worst President in the History of our Country into a “Brilliant and Heroic Leader” (He was heroic because he quit!), and to turn “Dumb as a Rock” Kamala Harris from a totally failed and insignificant

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1 year

In other words, McCarthy says we must take away Medicaid and/or food assistance from seniors and veterans if they don't meet new bureaucratic rules. If those demands aren't met, he will force a default that disrupts Social Security and Medicare, and raises interest rates.

Jake Sherman

@JakeSherman

1 year

🚨NEWS — MCCARTHY DIGS IN — @SpeakerMcCarthy says the debt limit deal MUST include something on work requirements. He said it’s a red line for him. Meeting at the White House at 3p today.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

11 months

DC Chattering Class: BUT THE POLLS!!! Actual voters:

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

26 days

If Biden gave this answer, there would be wall-to-wall coverage and headlines about how he's losing it. But Trump gave the answer so the media is rushing to explain what he actually meant. Just more evidence of overwhelming right-wing media bias.

Kamala HQ

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Q: What specific legislation will you commit to to make child care affordable? Trump: Well, I would do that and we're sitting down, you know, I was, somebody, we had Marco Rubio and my daughter, Ivanka… But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I'm talking about

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Zac Petkanas

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4 months

Good morning. The Republican nominee for President of the United States is tweeting about a "Unified Reich" if he wins the election in November. But please tell me again why this election isn't about a choice.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

@jameshohmann oh give me a break, dude

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Another drag queen... Oh wait...Florida pastor.

JoeMyGod

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1 year

Florida Pastor Arrested Over Relationship With Student -

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

LOVING this Fightin' Joe!

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

House Republicans just walked the plank. They voted en masse for a bill tailor-made for attack ads against them: -Cutting veterans benefits, border security, teachers, police -Kicking people off healthcare -Cutting food assistance to seniors and vets Really stupid

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

The Republican Speaker is refusing to applaud for Biden removing lead from pipes that are poisoning our children. #sotu

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

One candidate had a bad debate performance while fighting through a cold. The other had 34 felony convictions and bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade. Priorities, people. #Debate2024

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

An easy solution would be for five self described “moderate” Republicans to help make Hakeem Jeffries the Speaker.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

What he’s saying is that he’s going to bring the Florida book and abortion bans to every state in the nation.

Acyn

@Acyn

1 year

DeSantis: As president, I recognize that the woke mind virus represents a war on the truth so we will wage a war on the woke. We will fight the woke in education, we will fight the woke in corporations, we will fight the woke in the halls of congress.

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1 year

Why more Senate, House Dems voted for default bill than GOPers: 1. Prevents MAGA default 2. Protects Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, climate investments from GOP cuts 3. Expands SNAP for veterans, homeless 4. Stops $130 billion of GOP cuts to vets, police, education

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

Liberal media, my ass.

Scott Lemieux🥥

@LemieuxLGM

2 months

In marked contrast with how similar leaks were handled in 2016, Politico has been sitting on hacked communications from the Trump campaign for 3 weeks:

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

21 days

Harris was pretty clear last night about what she'd do: 1. Sign a law restoring Roe v. Wade 2. $6k child tax credit 3. $50k tax deduction to start-up small businesses 4. Pass bipartisan border security bill 5. Build 3 million homes by the end of her 1st term To name just a few

Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D.

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The worst part about all of this is, even after this debate, we really don't know what Kamala Harris would do as President. Nobody knows. Hell...I am not sure she knows.

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@Zac_Petkanas

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

The Trump and his team are literal fascists, pledging military tribunals for political opponents and bloodshed if there isn't compliance for their agenda. But that isn't leading the news tonight. Democracy dies when the press can't get their priorities straight.

Kamala HQ

@KamalaHQ

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Trump's Project 2025 leader: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be”

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 years

By not committing crimes in New York.

Lindsey Graham

@LindseyGrahamSC

2 years

How can President Trump avoid prosecution in New York? 🤔

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@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

This indictment wouldn’t have happened if Donald Trump hadn’t committed crimes.

Rep. Jim Jordan

@Jim_Jordan

1 year

The indictment wouldn’t happen if President Trump didn’t run for office.

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@Zac_Petkanas

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TRUMP HAS NOT BEEN INCONSISTENT ON ABORTION EVERY SINGLE ACTION HE'S TAKEN HAS BEEN ANTI-ABORTION -- INCLUDING OVERTURNING ROE V WADE WHEN WILL WE LEARN HE WILL SAY ANYTHING TO GET WHAT HE WANTS, INCLUDING LYING ABOUT ABORTION?

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

3 months

Excellent. This is what he needed to do today. Back on track.

CSPAN

@cspan

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President Biden: "I don't walk as easy as I used to. I don't speak as smoothly as I used to... I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job...I know like millions of Americans know; when you get knocked down you get back up!"

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Can we talk about how great @JessicaTarlov is?

Kat Abu

@abughazalehkat

1 year

Fox News' token liberal Jessica Tarlov tried to bring level-headed analysis about Trump's arraignment to the table. Her fellow co-hosts were not having it:

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

4 months

I can't wait for the New York Times piece about how Donald Trump being a convicted felon is actually bad for Joe Biden.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

Holy moly. Trump is already on record proudly taking credit for overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing states to imprison women and doctors over abortion -- even in the cases of rape and incest. Now, Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to cutting Social Security and Medicare.

Kamala HQ

@KamalaHQ

7 months

Trump: There is a lot you can do in terms of cutting Social Security and Medicare

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

22 days

No one is eating cats. But Kamala Harris is eating Donald Trump for lunch. #Debate2024

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

4 months

What the F is he talking about?

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

22 days

Kamala Harris is walking Donald Trump around on a leash. He's taking every piece of bait she is putting out for him. He looks like a lunatic. #Debate2024

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Maybe Republicans should have waited to read the indictment before lashing themselves to the sinking Trump ship?

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 months

Cincinnatus. George Washington. Joe Biden. This personal sacrifice to protect our republic from authoritarianism will be remembered as one of the most important acts of statesmanship in our nation's history. The crowning glory of a career that has already given us so much.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Huge news. @neeratanden is a dedicated, brilliant public servant who is going to make big positive change for this nation. Congratulations, Neera!

Sam Stein

@samstein

1 year

NEW: Biden to name Neera as domestic policy chair. Stef Feldman taking over Neera's job as staff secretary

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Two of three Americans believes the likely Republican nominee for President committed a crime.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

2 years

Good morning.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Republican member of congress threatening violence after Trump indicted for sharing classified national security information with individuals without security clearances.

Rep Andy Biggs

@RepAndyBiggsAZ

1 year

We have now reached a war phase. Eye for an eye.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

7 months

Joe Biden is bringing it. He clearly ate his spinach tonight! #sotu

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

4 months

Donald Trump is a convicted felon.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

10 months

Reminder that Susan Collins played a key role in helping Donald Trump pack the Supreme Court with anti-choice extremists who overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing this situation in Texas to happen.

Igor Bobic

@igorbobic

10 months

Susan Collins slams TX Supreme Court ruling denying Kate Cox an abortion. “I thought it was a terrible decision… that may affect her future ability to carry a child, was forced to leave Texas to get a much needed abortion — it’s just inconceivable to me.”

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Nothing says "I'm not above the law" like doing a rally from Versailles.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

"The White House recently gave congressional Republican leaders a list of proposals to reduce the deficit by closing tax loopholes during negotiations over the federal budget and the debt ceiling. "But Republican negotiators rejected every item..."

GOP rejected White House effort to close tax loopholes in debt ceiling talks

Negotiations are stuck and time is running out, but Republicans have signaled that there cannot be any new tax hikes as part of a budget deal.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

22 days

He’s doubling down…

Alex Leary

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22 days

Trump says the cat/dog story is true.

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Zac Petkanas

@Zac_Petkanas

1 year

Now that congress has passed this bill, we can say what everyone has knows: Kevin McCarthy being hailed as a legislative genius is laughable He caved on everything & got rolled That's why more Dem House members voted for the bill than Republicans Dark Brandon strikes again

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