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Ed S
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Replying to Joe Perticone
Still, Tuberville was adamant that there had been something foul-smelling at play. “I don’t think they’d arrest people just to be arrested,” he told me. HAHAHA, of course, Tommy, bringing charges against people for no reason is something no one in this administration would ever consider. Perish the thought. 🙄
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Replying to Jonathan V. Last
I've got a refinement of the Reflecting Pool scandal theory: it was all done intentionally - the inflated no-bid contract , the destruction of the former filtration system, and now the false accusations of vandalism ... Trump ruined the Pool because he wants an excuse to keep the heavy-handed cracking down on public use of the Mall area, for July 4th, and the screw-up with the Pool gives him another excuse to exercise his favorite anti-"antifa" authoritarian action: repressive policing.
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Replying to Sarah Longwell
I think Sarah is missing the play here.
Of course, Republicans have zero moral authority here, that should be self-evident.
Attacks on Platner aren’t about making Democrats look bad – they’re about making Democrats look the same.
Hypocrisy is literally the point and purpose of these attacks. Anyone who is carrying water for Trump loves it when you call them a hypocrite over Platner. By you calling them a hypocrite you are acknowledging there is some level of sameness on both sides. They've already…
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