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The backlashes to critical race theory leave scars: racism is never funny, even if ignorance is.

Florida bans its schools from teaching critical race theory On Thursday, Florida’s State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of an amendment banning the teaching of critical race theory in schools throughout the state. The theory, according to PolitiFact, is a collection of ideas about systemic bias and privilege...

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June 12, 2021

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Minerva @ Midnight: Lando Cotton wants to lock… you up! Previous Guy returning to Facebook

The CEO of YouTube just announced that Donald Trump will be let back on the platform. Bloomberg News reports that Facebook is likely to lift Trump's ban as well, allowing him to once again push his lies and racist conspiracy theories all over the Internet. — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) April...

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April 7, 2021

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former guy still pimps his biggest fabrication while really holed up in the White House?

Trump still pimps the Big Lie, because only Mr. Bigly Orange could be hiding in a hitherto-unaccounted-for room in the White House. After all, isn’t Trump a National Treasure, and might he really be somewhere still in the White House, pursuing that Matrix-greenscreen version of Biden. Because Neo-liberalism is about...

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March 20, 2021

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The previous guy still lost, because he still needs that “hoax” to keep the grift going

WaPo’s Greg Miller’s “main takeaway from ODNI report is that America’s enemies learned more from Russia-2016 about how to muck around in U.S. elections than the U.S. learned/did about how to stop it.” It didn’t stop Russia from trying to interfere again, although this time the Russians relied more on...

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March 17, 2021

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“Their stupid is always bigger than their evil” in an ex-POTUS's hope for military coup

Banana Republic is not yet a bankrupt concept in America, although it is being sorely tested. Trump’s 1/6 coup counted on the numbers of RWNJs in the US military, including some QAnon-influenced former National Security and ex-DoD/Military. The hint at the misuse of federal personnel was foreshadowed in the Summer...

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March 13, 2021

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'Neanderthals' in Texas and Mississippi are victims of cancel culture, because right-wing socialists

Apparently Marsha Blackburn has a lot of personal knowledge of the lives of Neanderthals, even if they are extinct. Republicans are split on whether Neanderthal is an insult or a compliment. American nationalism does seem to have a branding problem as Texas and Mississippi end mask requirements because something, something… patriotism. Psaki...

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March 4, 2021

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FBI Director Wray to be questioned by Senate Judiciary Committee – look for GQP disinformation

Today will feature questioning of Christopher Wray about the intelligence on the Insurrection of 1/6. It’s true that not ACAB, but an armed bunch of them showed up to foment sedition on 1/6. Accordingly, some GOP members of the judiciary committee will likely proclaim that they were shocked, shocked that anyone would...

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March 2, 2021

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time for '14th Amendment solutions' because containing COVID was yet another Trump disaster in 2020

Ron Johnson didn’t see an ‘armed insurrection’ because who could have foreseen that Trump would threaten violence. In August 2016, Trump called for “second amendment solutions” if Hillary Clinton was elected. Now is the time for 14th Amendment solutions. x By @cgdeaton: Block Trump from office with the 14th Amendment's...

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February 16, 2021

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Sen. Ron Johnson: Capitol riot 'didn’t seem like an armed insurrection to me'

If you want to catch Sen. Ron Johnson in a lie, just ask him a question. If you merely want to catch him, put a peanut in a box with a hole that’s big enough for him to slide his hand through but not big enough for him to remove...

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February 15, 2021

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No evidence that antifa stormed the Capitol, despite GOP disinformation

Desperate disinformation failed miserably as so many Trumpists were obsessed with selfie declarations of their assault on the Capitol yesterday. Because they wanted trophies and attention-seeking recognition, many familiar “alt-right” white supremacists revealed themselves, as well as some public officials and even at least one police chief. x There is no...

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January 8, 2021

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Politifact unveils its 'Lie of the Year,' proving Donald Trump actually can win something

Well, Donald Trump is a big winner of something. And no one is going to steal this honor from him. It will hang around his neck forever like an albatross … or a turkey wattle. Yeah, more like a turkey wattle, come to think of it. The Politifact Lie of...

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December 16, 2020

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previewing Trump's Saturday Nuremberg Rally

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a copy of the Bible he said his mother gave him as a youth during a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Dec. 29, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Lane Hickenbottom *Editors: This photo may only be republished with RNS-TRUMP-LIBERTY, originally transmitted on Jan. 5, 2016, and with RNS-RELIGIOUS-PRESIDENTS, originally transmitted on Jan. 27, 2016.

A loser’s victory rally, what a message. In his Valdosta, Georgia speech on Saturday Trump will essentially repeat his 46 minute Facebook rant from Wednesday with a few local references and additional stupid ad libs. Save that hour for more productive activities that don’t involve super-spreading. They’re “not dumb in Georgia” but...

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December 3, 2020

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A “kraken of biblical proportions” ain't happening as Trump hopes his turkey pardon spreads

Trump celebrated a month and 26 days of asshat amateurism left by having a one minute briefing and taking no questions at the White House, but claiming credit for the stock market record even as he had predicted a crash with a Biden victory. x The First Lady (right) at the...

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November 24, 2020

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less than 100 hours left and down to his 3% likelihood of victory, yet Trump can still win: GOTV!

Daily Hospitalizations (logarithmic scale)

Trump’s con represents the worst kind of contradiction when rigging an election by suppressing the vote is anchored in a systematic combination of lies and disinformation. Yet all the GOP has left are long odds for Trump. The issue will be whether in the margins — will there be enough Trump voters...

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October 30, 2020

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The Trump fantasy projection machine: $250 million HHS COVID pep talk as planned propaganda

A presidency whose essence is publicity and public relations, because the most important thing before declaring the pandemic over, was to “defeat despair and inspire hope”. The most important thing to Trump is to divert attention from what you aren’t doing, and defeating despair is like a war on terror....

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October 29, 2020

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who supplied Kyle Rittenhouse's murder weapon, even if Illinois isn't involved.

Apparently the person who gave their gun to Kyle Rittenhouse has some explaining to do. x Blue Lives Matter Supporters Say Kyle Rittenhouse Not Reflective Of Most Peaceful Apologists For Police State https://t.co/JdlxmfEkix pic.twitter.com/CMlVBh6Teq— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 17, 2020 Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old gunman charged with killing two men with...

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October 23, 2020

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Trump lies about Democrats removing God from the Pledge of Allegiance

First of all, I don’t believe in God, so for me it would be meaningless to say our country is in some sense “under” Him. (I’m actually sorta-kinda Buddhist/agnostic. I’ve also kind of worshiped Julie Newmar for the past 45 years or so. But that’s not important right now, and it’s probably...

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August 22, 2020

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so many Masks and Beards, Lies and Retaliation in the Trump era

So much more than meets the eye, and then there’s stupid fruit of the loins. So much lying and falsehoods in a masque of masks. x Kellyanne Conway: “People are not wearing masks. And I don't think they're not wearing masks because the President of the United States is not...

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July 3, 2020

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AZ-Sen: MSNBC, “McSally (R), Trump haunted by their records on pre-existing conditions”

She can’t stop getting caught lying: Sen. Martha McSally released a TV ad for her campaign in which she says, “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” Well … It boils down to this: McSally has been a proponent of abolishing the Affordable Care Act, which...

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June 29, 2020

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Fox asks Biden adviser for one Trump COVID lie: 'I don't want to take the whole interview'

Are Fox News personalities in such a hermetically closed off alternate universe that they’re literally unaware of the daily fire hose of bullshit coming from the White House on all things COVID-19? If Donald Trump could make you believe that he’s cast all the remaining coronavirus in the world into George...

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May 21, 2020

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CNN reminds us that IMPOTUS* has 3 lie-patterns: Unbudgeability, Trumpflation, Twist & Shout

Reminding us that Obamagate was invented in January of 2017 to blunt an oncoming investigation of Mike Flynn, CNN’s Daniel Dale looks at Trump lies yet again, because they will not ever let up. In my second weekly video, I took a look at three of Trump's signature dishonesty patterns:...

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May 16, 2020

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LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing – for want of a nail buffing the country was lost

Live Blog below 5:30* PM EDT (it rarely starts on time) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing The White House Texas Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick, defending reopening & risking more virus, said “There are more important things than living.” He did not specify exactly what things. When...

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April 21, 2020

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LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing “You don’t have the brains you were born with”

Live Blog below 5:45* PM EDT (*rarely starts on time) Started at 626 pm Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing The White House The Trump daily briefings are now his own drag queen story hour in support of generating sheeple herd immunity. At least 6,900 people living...

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April 19, 2020

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GOP’s Coronavirus death panelists urge pulling the plug on grandma

As both the body count and the financial misery from the American coronavirus outbreak continue to grow, the fierce debate over whether, when and how to “reopen” the U.S. economy is starting to boil over. Many of President Trump’s allies are apparently so eager for people to return to work...

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April 13, 2020

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The story of Trump's end times will have many anecdotes

These contradictions will need to be recorded since the Trumpist cult will make him a heroic figure regardless of the November election outcome. Even folks in NYC will risk dying for public spectacle. And Trump’s “lost month” will live forever because he believed that herd immunity would cull the population. The...

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March 30, 2020

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Trump low-balled the COVID-19 pandemic because he needs chaos to win the election & make $

Dithering is not a deregulatory policy. Nor is thinking that 1-2 million deaths are acceptable to get re-elected. Yet Trump does seem to subscribe to a risk model that rewards his benefactors and supporters over anyone else. Trump has been now proven daily to peddle unsubstantiated hope in dark times. Trump is draconian in a...

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March 21, 2020

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Trump COVID19 Presser needs fact-checks as he dismantles the national pandemic preparation system

Trump’s Katrina is coming. The global economy will be making a downturn with the coronavirus COVID-19. Trump just had another lie-filled presser claiming it will all get better and that there will soon be a vaccine (experts say 1-2 years away). Daniel Dale does another tweet thread. x Trump says he's...

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February 27, 2020

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is Bloomberg running to destroy the Democratic party

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg rolls his eyes after being NAILED by Senator Elizabeth Warren on the unknown number of NDAs he's "consensually" made women sign.

Deep pockets and the cost of campaigning has contributed to a cash crunch as Bloomberg’s media buying combines with the scale of the upcoming super-Tuesday media markets. The price of victory is rising with the next two primaries, as the strategy of planning for a brokered convention features in Bloomberg’s...

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February 21, 2020

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WH briefing: “sophomoric and utterly unconvincing” about reasons for assassinating Suleimani

Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC Pentagon believes there was a political decision taken in Tehran NOT to kill Americans - that is why target at Al Asad chosen - large base with a lot of empty space. Even within that target, the Iranians chose to hit dirt rather than runways etc so as not to escalate militarily.

Pompeo, Esper, Milley, and Haspel did the classified briefing to the House and are now making the same presentation to the Senate. Responses broke along party lines. Rep Gerry Connolly, a Democratic Foreign Affairs Committee member, says was utterly unpersuaded by the motive, reason and evidence of the killing of...

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January 8, 2020

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Trump promised the stock market would crash if he was impeached – Nope, it shot up 7%

During his first two years in office, Donald Trump regularly pointed to the stock market as proof of his leadership’s effectiveness. Experts may have shaken their heads, saying that stock values aren’t an accurate measure of the country’s economic performance. But they are popular with voters, who check their 401(k) investments, and, thus, with politicians. Particularly since “presidents can have a major impact on the financial markets in the short run,” said David Kass, professor of finance at the University of Maryland. And getting short-term response in stocks is much easier than long-term fundamental economic gains that can take years to bear fruit. If there’s an election coming up, juicing the markets is something both major parties like to do. When it comes to talking himself up, Trump in particular has compared himself to Barack Obama. So, how do the two presidents measure up in terms of growth in major indexes, measured between their inauguration and May 31 of their third year in office? The short answer is that Trump has quite a way to go. Under Obama, the S&P 500 grew by 56.4%. The Dow Jones Industrials Average was up 50.6% and the Nasdaq, 92.9%. The numbers under Trump were 21.4% for the S&P 500, 25.2% for the Dow, and 34.2% for Nasdaq.

How so tried are we of the crap coming from the Orange Emperor IMPOTUS. As the House voted on articles of impeachment against President Trump this week, US stocks climbed despite the President’s warning that “they would crash.” x If they actually did this the markets would crash. Do you think it...

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December 22, 2019

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Trump complains that he's the third POTUS impeached because only his cover got blown

Trump continues to service Russia and support the “dirt on Biden” quest, whining that it doesn’t feel like he’s been impeached. Because shaking down the Ukrainian president isn’t violating bribery and extortion statutes even if Congressional aid was worth $391 million in announcing investigations. If only Zelensky had been found having sexy...

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December 19, 2019

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Trump doesn't feel like (the third) POTUS impeached because his cover got blown

Trump continues to service Russia and support the “dirt on Biden” quest, whining that it doesn’t feel like he’s been impeached. Because shaking down the Ukrainian president isn’t violating bribery and extortion statutes even if Congressional aid was worth $391 million in announcing investigations. If only Zelensky had been found having sexy...

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December 19, 2019

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Facebook Has Changed Its Rules to Allow Trump to Outright Lie in 2020.

x 2. The new ad policy “prohibits ads that include claims debunked by third-party fact checkers” So you would think that would prohibit political ads that are debunked Nope. Facebook tells me POLITICIANS ARE EXEMPT FROM FACT CHECKING https://t.co/4aTevXJIwrÃ¢Â€Â Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 3, 2019 x 3. This came up...

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October 3, 2019

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Fear of a second Trump term must not temper the necessary choice of a progressive candidate

2016 has left many Democrats so fearful that they have become paralyzed. Too many believe that Trump, his base, and his cabal are more powerful than they are. The thing is, they are only as powerful as we have allowed them to be. Americans prefer wrong and strong over right...

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September 22, 2019

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Let's ASSUME That The Whistleblower's Complaint Is About Ukraine Manufacturing Dirt on Joe Biden.

Yes, when you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME. Check. Speculation is settling on the intelligence agency Whistleblower complaint being about Trump extorting from the government of Ukraine a fraudulent prosecution or just dirt againt Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Sources are saying its about Ukraine,...

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September 20, 2019

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Three years ago today: Trump promised “I will always tell you the truth”

Presidential candidate Donald Trump made a lot of promises on his way to the White House. Most ranged from the outright laughable to the literally impossible. Predictably, very few of Trump’s guarantees came to pass. He did not “build a wall” and have Mexico pay for it. President Trump did...

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August 18, 2019

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Popular elected official suspended by DeSantis and replaced with republican, cuz that's a thing now

First it was Brenda Snipes, the Broward Co. elections chief who was suspended by Rick Scott and replaced with his top lawyer, Pete Antonacci, a shady rightwing Republican. Now, FL governor Ron DeSantis just suspended Susan Bucher, the Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections. The suspension of Bucher seems to be completely for...

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January 21, 2019

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Popular elected official Susan Bucher suspended by DeSantis and replaced with Republican

First, it was Brenda Snipes, the Broward Co. elections chief who was suspended by Rick Scott and replaced with his top lawyer, Pete Antonacci, a shady rightwing Republican. Now, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just suspended Susan Bucher, the Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections. The suspension of Bucher seems to be completely for...

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January 21, 2019

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Trump lies to the troops about their own salaries

After forcing hundreds of thousands of federal employees to go without pay for the holidays so he can make the vertiginous syphilis fever dream he once had about a giant wall worth it somehow, Donald Trump told another whopper while visiting the troops in Iraq today. From The Washington Post: The president...

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December 27, 2018

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The Washington Post had to create a new Pinocchio rating just for Trump

I’ve noticed this before, and I’m sure you have too. Certainly, Glenn Kessler, the indefatigable Washington Post fact-checker, is all too familiar with the phenomenon. Donald Trump doesn’t just lie — often. He repeats the same lies over and over and over again, long after being caught tiny-orange-handed. Way back in...

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December 10, 2018

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Pay-to-play in the press: A case study

If Donald Trump was a Marvel character, his name might be something like “DeceptiCon.” That is, the never-before-seen frequency and magnitude of Trump’s lies combine to create a Cloak of Confusion, a black hole-like force from which the truth seemingly cannot escape. Defying the laws of physics and logic, he...

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May 13, 2018

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'No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate': The Mitt Romney story

So, 13 months after Donald Trump took the oath of office, it’s come to this for the Republican Party. Its putative leader used to be pro-choice. He routinely boasted about getting “everybody” insured, only to then promise to “kill” Obamacare. He not only reversed past positions at a rapid-fire rate,...

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February 25, 2018