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Tom Bonier
@tbonier
Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
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    I'll be writing more about the battleground states soon, but I started with Arizona, as I believe there's lots for Dems to learn open.substack.com/pub/tombonier/…
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    Tamir Rice was killed for having a toy gun. He was 12.
    Unidentified militia has arrived at #EmancipationPark ahead of the #Charlottesville rally with guns in tow.
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    For the record, what CBS dared to do was to point out that the Haitian migrants who have been demonized by Trump and Vance are actually here legally. That's all.
    F you CBS - how DARE YOU
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    We currently do not have an FAA Administrator, because the previous one was forced out by the billionaire who got Trump elected and was given unchecked authority in return. He was forced out because he tried to fine the billionaire's space company for operating unsafely.
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    First Trump blamed DEI for the crash. Then Duffy and Hegseth dutifully agreed, it was DEI. Now JD Vance is saying that, even if no one involved was part of a diversity program, it is still the fault of DEI, because DEI "exhausts" and strains everyone working in its midst.
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    Wow. I've been sharing data showing a huge surge in women registering to vote since the 6/24 Dobbs decision. I just started to look at some age and party breakdowns of those new registrants, and the numbers are jaw-dropping.
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    How long until we find out Mexico already has 10k soldiers on the border doing this work?
    I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States. These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of
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    I'll be damned, the tariffs worked. We're even making Popes in America now.
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    If a speech about defending democracy strikes you as overly political, you may be part of the problem.
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    We heard for most of the past 2+ years that voters were deeply concerned with inflation and the president's age. Now we have the oldest president ever elected who ran on a platform that will almost certainly lead to inflation. Great work, all.
    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart raises concerns over Trump tariff proposals, warns they could lead to higher prices for customers.
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    Some 67,879 Georgians who did not vote in the general election have already voted in the runoff. A majority of them are voters of color. Incredibly, 40% are African-American. These are not just new voters - two-thirds are over the age of 35.
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    At this point in 2014, voters under the age of 30 had cast 849,876 votes. This year? 2,347,864 voters under the age of 30 have already voted, and counting.
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    239,822 African American voters over the age of 65 have already voted in Georgia. That's 124% of the total 2016 turnout for African American seniors.