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Christian, husband, swim dad. Aviation/travel/public policy, Chicago, Cubs, @AEI , Ike's "Middle Way", @COUNTRY_F1RST and @Principles_1st forever - proud RINO

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Joined February 2022
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"If you listened to a podcast, as I did, where a NWSL player described the gratitude and joy of playing in her first professional game, it would be impossible for someone to not understand the leverage that Dames had over players’ futures."
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Andrew Eastmond: Amid women’s soccer abuse scandal, it might be time for Chicago Red Stars founder...

I wanted to believe in Chicago Red Stars founder and majority owner Arnim Whisler. I still do. I admire someone with the Bill Veeck-style drive to start a women’s professional soccer league w…

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7 months
This guy really gets what the 2024 presidential election is all about...💯 We need more informed people like him to find their voice and join us ASAP
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Principles First
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert: This guy—in New Hampshire. Listen.
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There was a day before 2016 when if you said that this was a holiday message from a major presidential candidate people would have looked at you like you were crazy. Now people just shrug and pretend like this isn't totally nuts. It's like they are habituated to accept this...
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Jesus Wept.
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@RpsAgainstTrump Would make more sense for her to run as an Independent. She'd exert more leverage over who the eventual R nominee would be that way. Shake things up a bit...
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2 years
@HotlineJosh A party in which substantive people like Adam Kinzinger and Anthony Gonzales will be sitting on the sidelines soon while these crazies are on the ballot is not the Republican Party I grew up admiring
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A party that has no room for a thoughtful truth teller like Stephen is so morally bankrupt it doesn't deserve to exist. Stephen and Brad Raffensperger in GA are true public servants and guardians of the electoral process in every sense of the word. Sick.
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Heath Mayo
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Stephen Richer getting ousted by the MAGA GOP tonight for the grave sins of telling the truth and counting every vote. Pathetic. A party that can’t handle the truth is not a party worth being a part of. It’s a party worth punishing with defeat by wide margins.
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More of this please @Liz_Cheney . Thanks for putting @Principles_1st - "As Trump pleads not guilty, Liz Cheney warns: ‘We have a continued assault on the rule of law in this country’"
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As Trump pleads not guilty, Liz Cheney warns: ‘We have a continued assault on the rule of law in...

Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney received the 2023 Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government — named after the Illinois senator and corruption fighter — in a ceremony hosted by the University of Illinois...

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1 year
Condi 's specialty area of foreign policy was the former Soviet Union and she served on President George H.W. Bush's National Security Council that handled the end of the Cold War remarkably well
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert: @CondoleezzaRice : “It is really important that whoever runs for President understands ... that we are defending ... a rules-based system, that might doesn’t make right, that you can’t just extinguish your neighbor.”
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Don't cave and endorse Trump @NikkiHaley , rather, put your @Principles_1st and @COUNTRY_F1RST and hold fast - "Protest votes raise red flags for Trump"
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Haley protest votes raise red flags for Trump

The tens of thousands of primary votes cast in favor of Nikki Haley over the last several months are underscoring the apparent discontent many Republicans feel with former President Trump as their …

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2 months
Much respect to Paul Ryan for putting @Principles_1st . May more independent thinkers in the Republican Party join him in speaking out before November
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Ryan: I’m a conservative Republican. Trump is a populist. He’s not a conservative. I would prefer a party that is based on principles not personality or populism. This populism is untethered to principles
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2 years
There's a whole lot of honesty in this article by @CaitlinPacific about the abortion debate. If only our politicians were as thoughtful and pragmatic about such a difficult topic
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The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate

Why we need to face the best arguments from the other side

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Andrew Eastmond
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15 days
I endorse the message below 💯. It truly is our national mission until November and will require people building "uncomfortable alliances" to defend our democracy. Let's get after it
@HeathMayo
Heath Mayo
@HeathMayo
16 days
This election is just beginning. We have little more than 100 days to deliver the most devastating electoral blow yet to Trumpism. If you believe in the Constitution, accountability under law, faith with our allies, upholding our elections, and character in our leaders—Trumpism
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@THEChrisKessell Chris, they can't even get Rory Dames out of youth soccer with all the allegations against him. Not shocking that they would screw up the USMNT hire as well. And yep, conflicts of interest and 💰💰 are at the heart of both issues
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1 year
Not safe for work, but a lot of wisdom here from former DC police officer Michael Fanone who spoke movingly about what he experienced defending the Capitol on January 6, 2021. And yep, he voted for Trump in 2016
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Principles First
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1 year
FANONE: “People that broke the law leading up to J6, regardless of what office they held, need to be held criminally accountable. I spent 20 years in law enforcement and my understanding of our criminal justice system is that nobody is above the law. Period.” Listen:
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1 year
Stay strong @GeoffDuncanGA and stand for truth. Also, really enjoyed your presentation at @Principles_1st summit back in March
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Bradley P. Moss
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1 year
He is now taunting grand jury witnesses in Georgia. Just begging for trouble from whatever judge gets assigned that case if, as expected, Willis indicts him tomorrow.
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Thanks for putting @Principles_1st , @WillHurd - "Hurd won't support Trump if he's the nominee, he says" via @politico
Hurd won't support Trump if he's the nominee, he says

"I’m not going to support Donald Trump,” Hurd said.

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Andrew Eastmond
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7 months
@mattklewis Matt, there is a group of us that has been trying, slowly, to create a new alternative (or reform the R party, however unlikely) via @Principles_1st
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@meleanashim It's the entitlement and the narcissism and the self pity that gets me. What about the old fashioned concept of having a sense of honor and stepping down when the evidence is clear? As you can appreciate, so much work still to be done in US as well...
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5 months
This is thoughtful and I completely agree with @stephen_richer here. He's definitely a @Principles_1st kind of guy, even when it's uncomfortable for people to face hard facts
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Richer: Jan. 6th, the documents, sexual assault, continued lies about our election system.. I want a Republican president but if you can’t say no here, is it just that you will never say no to the Republican nominee? I don’t believe that makes you an American first.
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@AdamKinzinger Thank you for putting my feelings into words and for speaking the truth even when it has cost you politically (hopefully just in the short run). Your mentor John McCain would definitely be proud.
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Andrew Eastmond
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These are the voters who put @Principles_1st and they'll make a big difference in November - "A chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters say they wouldn’t vote for Trump as the GOP nominee"
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A chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters say they wouldn’t vote for Trump as the GOP nominee

A small but substantial group of GOP voters say they would be so dissatisfied if Donald Trump became the party’s presidential nominee that they wouldn't vote for him in November’s general election.

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Join us over at @Principles_1st Dan. It's not too late. Once Trump is gone, a proper rebuilding on the right can begin
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Trump picking Vance is a giant middle finger to conservatives, but we're used to that by now.
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Andrew Eastmond
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9 months
This is exactly what troubles me about Haley, despite her strong foreign policy credentials and somewhat more centrist leanings...
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Heath Mayo
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9 months
When asked if she would vote for Trump as president, even if he was convicted of a felony, Nikki Haley raised her hand and said yes. She said yes. An election-denying felon who wanted to suspend the Constitution & praised Hezbollah. She’d pick him. Rethink this one, Nikki.
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@LuigiDNapla "...he conspired to commit insurance fraud with Eagle Man while consuming a Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza"
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Why listen to the divisive hate at @CPAC when you can listen to leaders with optimistic, unifying plans for our country's future at the @Principles_1st Summit that same weekend in D.C.? (see below). Join us instead - "Trump to speak at CPAC this month"
Trump to speak at CPAC this month

Former President Trump is set to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) later this month, the group announced Friday. Trump was added to the list of confirmed speakers …

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5 months
I 💯agree with the points raised in this article and agree that @HeathMayo and @Liz_Cheney could be key leaders of this movement. I'd also add @COUNTRY_F1RST and @AdamKinzinger as well...
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. @JohnHart333 : “The dissident majority … should embrace an all of the above approach to tactics and reform. If you have a vision for a new party, go build one. Heath Mayo, who founded Principles First, and Liz Cheney could make great partners.”
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Andrew Eastmond
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4 months
Sane, young, constructive, bald politicians of the world...unite😉Jokes aside, these two are among the best of future leadership possibilities for their respective parties. Would like to see either Cox or Moore (would be a return engagement) at our @Principles_1st Summit in 2025
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Spencer Cox
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The things that unite us as Americans are far greater than those that divide us. I’m grateful for people who constantly look to lift our shared identities. Special thanks to my friend @iamwesmoore for joining me to share this message.
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Andrew Eastmond
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2 years
This is a great piece by @AudreyFahlberg on the @Principles_1st conference this past weekend particularly the @COUNTRY_F1RST -style call to action in the last sentence. I'm all in...
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I agree with this message 💯. Thank you Adam for continuing to demonstrate the characteristics of a responsible leader as described in the op-ed below.
@AdamKinzinger
Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱
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As a proud conservative, I’ve always put America’s Democracy and our Constitution above all else.   And today, as a proud conservative, I am endorsing @JoeBiden for reelection!
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Powerful. The basic human urge for freedom will not be denied forever
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⚡️A video shot from above shows a huge crowd of people chanting 'Navalny' and marching to the cemetery
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@KariLakeWarRoom @BreitbartNews @CPAC But I thought that you were reaching out to the centrist McCain supporters this cycle, LOL. Hard core MAGA adherents just can't help but reveal their true divisive beliefs
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@sofiakinzinger You have every right to feel that way. Just know that you have allies in this fight that are publicly willing to defend the values that you and your husband are fighting for and will continue to do so
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@dcexaminer @BenjaminRothove My response to Benjamin (and Haley) would be to ask - do the events post the 2020 election and on January 6th matter not a bit on Trump's fitness for office? How would either of them answer this question? Isn't respect for electoral process a higher order good above just policy?
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5 months
Shorter translation - @Principles_1st -style Republicans (or former Republicans) are going to be the difference makers in November in swing states. If they stand for truth, and protect democracy first Trump won't win
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Matt Lewis
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5 months
Make no mistake: Trump could lose the presidency if Nikki Haley-style Republicans stay home. In fact, there is reason to believe this phenomenon already cost him the 2020 election—at least, in one key state. During a surreptitiously recorded conversation in 2021, MAGA Sen. Ron
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5 months
I'm in, along with many others who have their chance to put @Principles_1st and @COUNTRY_F1RST . Liz's voice is powerful, as is her ability to marshal the facts, just see the op-ed below as proof.
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Liz Cheney
@Liz_Cheney
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The GOP has chosen. They will nominate a man who attempted to overturn an election and seize power. We have eight months to save our republic & ensure Donald Trump is never anywhere near the Oval Office again. Join me in the fight for our nation’s freedom.
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@RpsAgainstTrump @LindseyGrahamSC So here's the sickest part. Look at names (including McCain) that are listed in this article as pushing back against Trump's Helsinki comments - Sasse, Kinzinger, Cheney, etc. They're all gone and Trump is still here. Need new generation of leaders to step up really fast... 🤮
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@itsmeglinehan @TheAthletic Agree with @ClutchYadi , fantastic and important reporting. These guys go hide out in youth soccer when removed from the pros. So @ussoccer , how's Dames still working his game at Eclipse Select when he's worse than Harrington?
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Andrew Eastmond
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1 year
Paging @ussoccer , does the general fact pattern below seem roughly familiar, or ring a bell (read the full thread)?
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Andrew Eastmond
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@HeathMayo Heath, this IS a great statement, written by someone who has empathy. My conscience and factual analysis of Trump's previous speech patterns leads me to believe he did not write this. Give things some time and we will see if these new sentiments hold
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Andrew Eastmond
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10 months
Thank you for your positive and policy-driven campaign focused on putting @Principles_1st . You were talking about the most important issues in a way that would grow the R base instead of shrink it. Hope we're only seeing beginning of you in national politics
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Will Hurd
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When I first entered the Republican presidential primary field in June, I knew I was a dark horse candidate with a path to victory that would contain many obstacles. But as I traveled across the country, I met so many Americans who believed in my campaign’s message of unity and
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We need more Dave's in our society ASAP... @p
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Dave Thul
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3 months
8 years ago today I had a very hard decision to make. Fortunately, I put my #PrinciplesFirst and made the right call. #NeverTrump
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@HeathMayo I used to think that the people who said he was an actual Russian asset were "tinfoil hat" types but now I'm not so sure. McCain is probably ready to jump out of the grave...
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This is a particularly nicely done and in depth piece on our event on Wednesday night. Small groups of people who think differently can eventually scale up to country changing ideas
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Principles First
@Principles_1st
20 days
WISCONSIN EXAMINER: “Anti-Trump conservatives ponder what to do in November — and beyond” While 2,500 Republican delegates were gathering to nominate Donald Trump at the party convention in Milwaukee this week, a group of Trump opponents gathered four blocks away to talk about
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2 years
My DM's are open for anyone in the Chicago-area soccer community who would like to share any insight on how Rory Dames is still involved in the youth game (if at all) via the Eclipse Select and Rockford ECNL teams
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Andrew Eastmond
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6 months
Oh those two poor "victims", Schlapp and Bannon, along with Trump. 🙄 Here's a @Principles_1st -style idea - don't sexually assault anyone and you'll be ok
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Media Matters
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"This $83 million -- this is just the beginning. All of us will be paraded down this gangplank. We won't have our resources, we won't have our homes, we won't have our livelihood."
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Join us at the @Principles_1st Summit. Full details on how are below - "Anti-CPAC Summit planned with prominent GOP Trump critics"
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‘Anti-CPAC’ summit planned with prominent GOP Trump critics

A summit aimed at rivaling the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and featuring prominent Republican critics of former President Trump will take place in Washington later this month. T…

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2 years
@itsmeglinehan Ok, so why in the case of Dames do they still allow him to do what is detailed in this thread with ECNL club Eclipse Select and possibly a club in Rockford, IL?
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
2 years
Missed this from last week. Yates' criticism of SafeSport seems to be right on target as well. Absolutely nuts that Rory Dames is still allowed to partially coach at (and own) soccer clubs involving female minors after issues raised in Yates report
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Andrew Eastmond
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2 years
@itsmeglinehan Entirely meaningless if he's allowed to still coach with "supervision" and hold showcases of players for college coaches (as detailed in thread). SafeSport process seems too lengthy and broken to provide accountability needed in timely manner to protect youth players
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Andrew Eastmond
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17 days
This frames the key issue for the next few months well. Such a shame that the public will not see the DOJ's election interference case (Jan. 6th) evidence before they go to vote. Our key governmental institutions need to function better
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Heath Mayo
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18 days
With Biden’s age now off the table, it is difficult to understand how any American could support Trump after what he did on January 6th and the way he attacks judges and juries and denies elections. He attacks things that make us America. That’s all this election is about.
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Once the principled voters get off the sidelines, understand what is at stake, and get active in the upcoming months it's going to be game over for the MAGA movement (particularly in key swing states). Join us in DC next weekend 🇺🇲
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Principles First
@Principles_1st
6 months
Summit Update: Over 600 people have now registered! We are nearing capacity, even after adjusting to accommodate as many as possible in the ballroom. There’s still limited space, but we expect to be sold out very soon. If you haven’t, register now!
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Andrew Eastmond
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Thanks to Sarah for putting @Principles_1st and "having a very strong bias towards action". We need many more like her...
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Amanda Carpenter
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SARAH LONGWELL! ♥️
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Andrew Eastmond
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2 years
@Principles_1st is a worthy organization to get involved in if you're interested in promoting these common sense principles for improving our country
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Andrew Eastmond
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6 months
Principle #15 "America's role in the world 🌎 is unique and important". Thank you Justin for being the embodiment of the values @Principles_1st is trying to protect 🇺🇲
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Justin Louis Pitcock
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Proud of what #PrinciplesFirst and @HeathMayo are doing, especially this weekend. Wish I could be at the summit, but being deployed I feel the need for principled American leadership in the world more than ever. Press on!
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Andrew Eastmond
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This is really, really good. Grateful for the voice of sanity on the right that so many of the Dispatch journalists are. Sometimes it does feel like we are messaging into the void, but as the positive reception of the recent @Principles_1st Summit shows, we aren't
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Andrew Eastmond
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5 months
As a Christian, it pains me that this is what years of the Republican Party "losing the plot" has led to. You use religion to justify bringing a family deeper into your party whose actions are 180 degrees opposite of values you profess to follow...all in the name of "winning"?!
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Acyn
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Lara Trump nomination: In a world where qualifications are often measured by titles and years of experience, we’re reminded of a truth: God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Lara Trump is the embodiment of this truth
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Andrew Eastmond
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@TheRealBuzz I have tremendous respect for Frank Borman, who even with loss of his friend Ed White, powered on through for a year leading the redesign of the command module and keeping Congress from pulling funding for the Apollo program. What better tribute to Ed White could you ask for?
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Andrew Eastmond
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This was the breaking point for me. It's when I realized that you'd have to make Orwellian-style contortions to play relevant role in the Republican Party going forward. I prefer @AdamKinzinger 's approach of "standing for [objective] truth" instead
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Barbara Comstock
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This was a particularly disgraceful chapter of @RonnaMcDaniel as GOP Chair — attacking @Liz_Cheney and @AdamKinzinger for their work on the Jan. 6 Committee
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💯💯 As John McCain stated at the end of his powerful 2008 convention speech "stand up and fight" for the right principles, rather than skip and ignore (to our country's peril) the MAGA takeover of the party
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Principles First
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Do more than just skip, folks. Show up. Speak up. Stand up for the principles that put you at odds with the MAGA GOP right now. Join us in Milwaukee instead. Register:
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Andrew Eastmond
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Nice @Principles_1st Summit coverage in this article - "They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?"
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They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?

Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson and Sarah Matthews worked in Donald Trump’s White House. Now they’re trying to keep him from getting back in.

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Andrew Eastmond
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That's why I'm an @AEI , @Principles_1st and @COUNTRY_F1RST supporter Marc...
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Marc Thiessen 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🇹🇼🇮🇱
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By embracing Orban, the @Heritage Foundation and @CPAC are supporting the spread of Communist China’s malevolent influence in the West and undermining the national security interests of the United States. Sorry, but there is nothing conservative about that.
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Andrew Eastmond
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@AdamKinzinger Good Chicago Tribune op-ed on this very same issue today
Editorial: Gov. Pritzker, no more meddling for expedient purposes

Having a billionaire governor has, on balance, been good for Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been willing and able to use his personal resources to attract a high level of talent to public service…

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Andrew Eastmond
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My latest for @chitribopinions is below. I regret having to write this, but it is an important issue that will not go away until responsible institutions and parents of players at Eclipse Select take the proper actions.
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Andrew Eastmond: Soccer league is overlooking extensive abuse allegations against suburban club...

This sobering tweet introduces a recent national front-page article on the inadequate response to widespread abuse in women’s soccer: “Rory Dames is mentioned almost 400 times in Sally …

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Andrew Eastmond
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1 year
Paging @RepKinzinger and @HeathMayo . This is some truly disturbing and irresponsible sh#$ as it plays into the conspiracy theories that too many individuals in the R base already believe. Stopping Trump is job #1 in the 2024 cycle
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Andrew Eastmond
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This will be a great event for anyone in Wisconsin, Illinois and the broader Midwest who wants to find out what Principles First's positive vision is all about as a contrast to the negativity on display that week with MAGA
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Principles First
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🚨 We’re headed to the GOP Convention in July to take a stand for our shared principles. Gather with us across the street from the FiServ Forum on 7/17 at 5pm for a discussion on Duty, Honor & Country. Speakers to be announced soon. Register:
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Andrew Eastmond
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@BookerSparticus This is what real leadership looks like driven by a vision of living for principles greater than yourself. See . For every bad example of evangelical Christians out in the news today, thank God for people like Todd Beamer
Remembering Todd Beamer - Wheaton Academy

“Let’s roll” is more than simply a motto. It is a call to action: to do the right thing at the right time.

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Andrew Eastmond
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3 months
Definitely worth a watch for anyone who wants to better understand the risks to our electoral system and the @Principles_1st style leaders that help protect it
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Stephen Richer—MaricopaCountyRecorder (prsnl acct)
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3 months
Full interview on @FiringLineShow with my friend @MargaretHoover Linked here:
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Andrew Eastmond
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11 months
@Maura_Gillespie @realDonaldTrump Well, you're in the big leagues now. Wear it with pride 😋
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Andrew Eastmond
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2 years
"The truth is that the best argument on each side is a damn good one, and until you acknowledge that fact, you aren’t speaking or even thinking honestly about the issue. You certainly aren’t going to convince anybody. Only the truth has the power to move."
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Andrew Eastmond
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2 years
@AdamKinzinger 🫡🫡🫡 Now focus on scaling up Country First so that we can get more "Country over Party" candidates elected to Congress and other elected offices (particularly in IL). Thank you for your service and for serving a cause greater than yourself
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Andrew Eastmond
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Come join us at @Principles_1st Greg! You get it, and to your credit, almost still overcame this significant headwind in the 2022 cycle in your race for DuPage County Board chair. We need more sane voices like yours both in IL and throughout our country
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Greg Hart
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5 months
It is looking like non-MAGA Republicans that carried Bush, McCain, Romney and now Haley to landslide wins in suburban areas are officially America’s newest and arguably most powerful swing voting bloc.
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Andrew Eastmond
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For any frustrated conservatives (or former conservatives) that are sick of this dysfunctional, performative and grifting nonsense, check out @Principles_1st and their founding principles instead. To paraphrase Paul Ryan, there IS a "better way"...
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Declaration Of Principles - Principles First

The conservative movement is in the throes of an identity crisis. Fealty to party and politicians has obscured the values that give substance to our public associations. Today in America, who you...

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Andrew Eastmond
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A Jared Polis/ @scottlincicome crossover is how we unify our country😄More collaboration like this focused on educating voters on hard facts about our economy and other policy areas that isn't just "fan service" blind partisanship
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Jared Polis
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The Republican plan to increase middle class taxes by hiking tariffs is not only a huge tax increase but also mathematically implausible and economically devastating
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Andrew Eastmond
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Unlike @CPAC , @Principles_1st recognizes that press freedom is essential to principled debate. They trust you to decide for yourself what journalism is "fake" or "real". No "snowflakes" here...
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Andrew Feinberg
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2 years
On Steve Bannon's show, @mschlapp suggests he will ban certain individual journalists or media outlets from covering @CPAC
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Andrew Eastmond
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@JeffKassouf Move goalposts out to end of year b/c have to wait for @NWSL / @nwsl_players investigation, so more months will elapse w/out action on Whisler, Paulson, et. al.🤮Players in Chicago and Portland should refuse to take field for playoffs without action beginning on removing them
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
2 years
"And here is one truth: No matter what the law says, women will continue to get abortions."
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Andrew Eastmond
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5 months
Responsible leaders in the US simply cannot let this happen...
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Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦
@IAPonomarenko
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Pax Americana (aka 'The Long Peace') is coming to an end. And America is voluntarily losing its status as a superpower. I'll be happy to end up being wrong. The world is not going to like what comes next.
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Thank you for covering the @Principles_1st Summit @medillonthehill and contrasting it with @CPAC . I know which organization your namesake would likely support, one that stands with Lincoln in protecting our American democratic system and the rule of law
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Principles First conference rivals CPAC

Listen to Principles First conference rivals CPAC by medillonthehill #np on #SoundCloud

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Andrew Eastmond
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10 months
@HeathMayo I'm conflicted with Pence, but when he faced the most important time of testing, he didn't fail or give in to Trump's whims. He rode the "Trump Train" and paid the price, but he should also be remembered for getting one "big thing" right
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
2 years
As states consider their initial responses to this ruling, the guidance from @CaitlinPacific below should be in the forefront of their mind.
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Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
2 years
In a quiet moment, ask yourself to consider the best argument of the other side. If you can take it a step farther, try for a minute or two to regard it with compassion. Now you're ready to listen and talk. This battle will not be won by the angriest people.
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
8 months
Bob, come join us at our @Principles_1st Summit in D.C. at the end of February and you may literally see much of what you describe below. It's shaping up to be a great event...
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Judge Bob Orr
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And when all these people along with Cheney, Romney, Kitzinger et al take the stage together for an hour long talk to the American people, maybe it will sink in to the electorate how dangerous Trump is.
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Andrew Eastmond
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From Eisenhower, HW Bush and John McCain to this. Duty, honor, country? Nope, MAGA is just shorthand for personal financial enrichment at every turn and preying on the vulnerable to gain power...
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Ron Filipkowski
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The Chair of the RNC is selling pillows and towels for Mike Lindell.
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@ScoutRipley Had this been done in the spring, after January letter from six minority board members about problems and 2nd WaPo article in Feb, I don't think you would have seen all of player departures today
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
1 year
Great summary of the contrasts between the @Principles_1st and @CPAC events a few weeks ago. Proud to support the @Principles_1st perspective and the good people from many parts of political spectrum that are involved - "A Tale of Two Conservatisms"
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Andrew Eastmond
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This general story and fact pattern, sadly, sounds very familiar. Important reporting here. Also, if the regular justice system fails, its vital to reform SafeSport as a properly functioning backstop to get these individuals out of coaching youth as soon as possible.
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julie k. brown
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Key Biscayne gymnastics coach trailed by underage sex abuse allegations — why did no one do anything? | Miami Herald
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Andrew Eastmond
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@NormEisen @Principles_1st @gtconway3d Keep the "tent" as big as possible. There's one immediate bipartisan goal, to ensure that an authoritarian-leaning second Trump presidency does not come to pass
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Andrew Eastmond
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If you're from Chicago or Milwaukee areas and are interested in a @Principles_1st dinner, respond below or DM. There's a large demand for something new and unifying in politics on center-right and center-left, and we need to identify the people who will help us build it over time
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Principles First
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If you are or ever were a Republican, you are probably familiar with the “Lincoln-Reagan Dinners” that local parties host. They used to host quality speakers, build community among members, and discuss key issues. But, like CPAC, these dinners have been corrupted by MAGA... 🧵
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Andrew Eastmond
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3 months
What ever happened to H.W. Bush's "kinder, gentler nation"?
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Dave Kitzinger 🇺🇦
@dfkpgh
3 months
Nothing describes why I am no longer a Republican better than this kind of garbage. "I think you hate that I don't hate enough."
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
2 years
@Sportico @chicagoredstars Make it formal with a press release rather than hiding from public like he's done over most of the past year. Might help if he actually did media interviews as well and answered the tough questions. The value of what he can expect to get is decreasing as assets walk out door..
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Andrew Eastmond
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@allahpundit @stephenfhayes @JonahDispatch I had been too cheap to buy a full subscription to @thedispatch , but this is a heck of an add and will get me off the sidelines. Congratulations, and your focus on calling out both sides, digging into facts, and doing it with humor will be a great fit there
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Andrew Eastmond
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@SD_Sirens Did you meet with 4 whistleblowers, or their lawyer(s)? You should have before you rushed to issue statement to get square w/ Ellis. Your fourth bullet point is indisputable and thank you for stating it clearly. However, July 3rd statement still up and threats already issued
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
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With proper comprehensive immigration reform immigrants are also essential for the long-term solvency of many of our entitlement programs as natural born citizen birth rate is not high enough anymore
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Heath Mayo
@HeathMayo
8 months
Immigrants are not “poisoning the blood of our country.” Immigrants ARE the blood of our country! Most all of us come from immigrant stock (yes, even you, Donald). It’s a key part of what made us a hungry, striving, dynamic, and successful nation.
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@ScoutRipley I swim there most mornings in winter. Fine for me? Yes. Fine for a professional team in the current environment? No.
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
2 years
@E60 Sally Yates should drop her report around the same time that this debuts. That would be poetic justice...
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Andrew Eastmond
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If you can't answer a question like this directly, you don't deserve to hold high public office. I truly have no idea what prompted Tim Scott's "makeover," but it's not a good look...
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
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WELKER: Will you commit to accepting the 2024 election results? TIM SCOTT: At the end of the day, the 47th president will be Donald Trump WELKER: Wait -- yes or no, will you accept the results? TIM SCOTT: That is my statement
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Really good piece from @scottlincicome here. "America can join with more free trade or it can miss out." via @reason
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
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It takes tremendous courage for someone like @bavacado2 to speak “truth to power” like she does below
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Brittany Alvarado
@bavacado2
1 month
For those who have endured abuse. For those who are afraid to speak up. I see you and I will fight for you. This is for you. The time for accountability in the @nwsl is now.
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@SpencerJCox Spencer, I respect a lot of what you're doing as a Governor. You're also a keen student of history. To add to Trump's martyrdom by even comparing him to someone with the moral fiber of Teddy Roosevelt is not right in this moment
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Acyn
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Vance: I'm extremely skeptical that Mike Pence's life was ever in danger. Collins: I think Mike Pence would disagree
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"This is not an argument anyone is going to win. The loudest advocates on both sides are terrible representatives for their cause. When women are urged to “shout your abortion,” and when abortion becomes the subject of stand-up comedy routines..."
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Andrew Eastmond
@eastmond_andrew
7 months
Happy to see this @Principles_1st -inspired collaboration take place!
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Heath Mayo
@HeathMayo
7 months
It was great to join Lynn Schmidt of @stltoday to talk all things @Principles_1st , the challenges facing the country, and what we can do to dig ourselves out of this rut.
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@SD_Sirens So did they agree to drop their lawsuit threats against all former employees (including Brittany) that have come forward with issues or may come forward in the future? Because staff should be believed and their mental health supported just as much as players
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