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Ban the filibuster. It's a silly word for a dangerous rule.
The filibuster: Here’s what it is, and here’s why it stinks.
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Sarah Expand the Court Burnes
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Sarah Expand the Court Burnes
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- Remembering this morning how Blake Bailey criticized @ruth_franklin for her take on Shirley Jackson, which he took to be too feminist, and not fair enough to her husband, who cheated on her and relied on her to pay the bills.
- Sunlight is the best disinfectant. #BravoMashaAmbassador Yovanovitch receives applause as she leaves today’s hearing
00:00 - If Mitch McConnell tries to ram through a nomination, we will a) take to the streets and b) pack the courts when we win.
- So Mark Meadows was part of the conspiracy, according to this call.WSJ has the audio of Trump’s call to Frances Watson, the Georgia Secretary of State’s lead investigator. wsj.com/articles/recor…
- Also, @JoyceWhiteVance's point that the longer this drags out, the more information that will come out -- and then this, today:🚨This is breaking news and it’s important. New documents show: 1. Ukraine aid was held just hours after the Trump/Zelensky “do us a favor” call 2. Internal notes show Trump’s direct involvement 3. Staff knew it was wrong, kept it secret publicintegrity.org/national-secur…
- A Texan woman who voted by mistake is in prison serving a five-year sentence.Replying to @ABCNEW: DOJ statement on arrest of man who allegedly broke into Speaker Pelosi's office: "If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison." abcn.ws/3bmmdEP
- If you hadn’t complained about Hillary Clinton’s tone of voice, we wouldn’t be here."It's time for Democrats to play Hardball. I'm Chris Matthews and I'm urging them to do just that. There are times to fight and this is one of them."
00:00 - And *football*?
- Good on the Dodgers. (And boy howdy, are there a lot of bigots in the replies!)
