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Judd Legum
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@elonmusk Musk says that "freedom of speech is a bedrock of a strong democracy and must take precedence, " and, as a result, he would support Ron DeSantis for president in 2024. There is no current elected official that is more hostile to freedom of speech than Ron DeSantis. Full stop.
10. Several prominent media outlets — including @axios and @NBCNews — have granted sympathetic operatives anonymity to defend Trump Why?
@elonmusk is the wealthiest person in the world and owns Twitter, one of the most powerful communications platforms in the world He is also ATROCIOUSLY UNINFORMED 🧵
1. There are a lot of Twitter alternatives out there, and I've been experimenting with many of them But let me put in a word for @joinmastodon I've been impressed
5. ZERO members of GOP leadership in the House & Senate have spoken out about Trump's dinner with a white supremacist: @LeaderMcConnell @SenJohnThune @SenJohnBarrasso @SenCapito @SteveScalise @RepJimBanks @RepTomEmmer @EliseStefanik @RepRichHudson
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1. With the coronavirus killing thousands and threatening to tank the global economy, I feel like more people should be talking about the fact that Trump fired the entire pandemic response team two years ago and then didn't replace them
A 10-year-old girl was raped in @Jim_ Jordan's home state of Ohio. Jordan publicly called the story a lie. Then, after the rapist was arrested and confessed, Jordan deleted the tweet without any acknowledgment or apology.
BREAKING: The CDC has stopped disclosing the number of Americans tested for coronavirus. On the left is how the website looked last night. On the right is what it looks like now, with the testing info removed. The lack of testing is a scandal. This is the coverup.
FLASHBACK (FEBRUARY 2019): "Whistleblowers Raise Grave Concerns with Trump Administration’s Efforts to Transfer Sensitive Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia"
BREAKING: Migrants flown to Massachusetts file class action lawsuit against DeSantis and other Florida officials in federal court
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