Jay Caruso
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How ‘Game of Thrones’ blew it more than ‘Lost’
“Game of Thrones” final season was the most hyped of the decade. Now that Season 8 is nearly over, HBO’s cult hit can pat itself on the back for one big achievement: ABC’s “Lost” will n…
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Jay Caruso
This NY Post piece has similar concerns about the character arcs on #GoT that @BenHowe discussed on the latest @5thEstateShow with @BridgetPhetasy and @AndreaNRuth
nypost.com/2019/05/19/how…
Podcast link: smarturl.it/gatdjq
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There's a New Wage-Gap Myth Going Around and It Makes Women's Work Life Look Grim
But don't believe the dire diagnosis. New research shows a mixed bag of pay patterns for women—and men—over the past 50 years.
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Jay Caruso
.@Morning_Joe just showed a clip of @KamalaHarris repeating the wage gap myth and the panel discussed it like it was true. Perhaps @morningmika @samstein and others should read this from @ENBrown
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Alabama and Georgia Are Throwing Down the Gauntlet against Roe. Good.
For two generations the Roe decision has distorted American politics. Now the states are fighting back.
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Jay Caruso
This is a terrific piece by @DavidAFrench Alabama and Georgia Are Throwing Down the Gauntlet against Roe. Good.
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The New Mall Tenant Is Your Office
As retailers close, developers are converting the space into offices to bring in stable rent and generate foot traffic for remaining stores.
On Abortion, Don't Fight Crazy With Crazy
A Pennsylvania man made a video of himself of harassing anti-abortion protesters outside of a Pennsylvania abortion clinic and asking his social media followers to make public the identities of teenage girls in exchange for a donation to Planned...
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Jay Caruso
The entire thing is ruined with the presence of a charlatan like Posobiec —-> On Abortion, Don't Fight Crazy With Crazy thebulwark.com/on-abortion-do… via @BulwarkOnline
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Kamala Harris Wants to Be Your Online Censor-in-Chief
Resist when politicians declare that speech (even radical speech) is a “threat to our democracy.”
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Jay Caruso
Kamala Harris wants to force social media platforms to engage in censorship to fight hate. That's a recipe for government control of speech. reason.com/2019/05/07/kam… via @reason
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Political Nuance Is Dead
How do we get it back?
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Jay Caruso
Btw, I wrote something about political nuance with respect to political debate. Feel free to yell at me.
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The courage of Don McGahn
There are many types of lawyers, but two in particular: cautious and courageous. President Trump is very fortunate he got one of the courageous lawyers as his counsel at the White House. I’m referring to Don McGahn.
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Jay Caruso
...afford to lose more than two votes. McGahn made sure they never did. McGahn achieved something critical that his boss has yet to: He was trusted on Capitol Hill. And at the White House, he was better at his job than the president deserved."
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Stung by Trump’s Trade Wars, Wisconsin’s Milk Farmers Face Extinction
The flagship industry in a pivotal swing state faces an economic crisis.
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Edelweiss is Not a Nazi Song
Some journalists mistakenly claim the White House played the Sound of Music classic as a wink to the alt-right
Collusionpalooza and its consequences
In early March, Terry Moran of ABC News predicted a “huge … reckoning“ for the press if special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find President Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 election.
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Jay Caruso
And the story is online here: washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/collus…
No paywall and Becket provides links and other supporting evidence.
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Bernie Sanders Went on Fox News and Other Democrats Should Follow Suit
These are national-level politicians chasing the country’s highest office. They should make use of these platforms.
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Jay Caruso
I got something up at @ArcDigi about the smart move Bernie Sanders made going on Fox News
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The Mueller Report Should Shock Our Conscience
It demonstrates that the president’s word simply can’t be trusted.
As Anger at Eric Holder Grows, So Does His Value as Obama’s Lightning Rod
Holder is the latest in a long line of attorneys general who do the boss’s dirty work and absorb anger that would otherwise reach the president, writes Nick Gillespie.
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Jay Caruso
Reminder from @nickgillespie that Holder played defense for Obama quite a bit ---> As Anger at Eric Holder Grows, So Does His Value as Obama’s Lightning Rod thedailybeast.com/as-anger-at-er… via @thedailybeast
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Opinion: The simple, sad reason why Bill Weld will never defeat Donald Trump
It's a nice idea for cable news hosts to discuss, but it ignores the makeup of the GOP primary electorate and basic US history
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Jay Caruso
"If Ted Cruz, who campaigns in GOP strongholds like a Baptist preacher, couldn't beat Trump in the deep south, who in their right mind thinks Bill Weld can do it?"
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The Fifth Estate Membership
Listen to additional Fifth Estate content in your favorite podcast app.
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Jay Caruso
And we talked about this a bit with @JayCostTWS last night. About how the system is stronger than one person. It's part of the premium content we just launched with the @5thEstateShow. You can sign up here
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The Fundamental Legitimacy of Donald Trump
To critics, Trump threatened the bedrock of American government. He didn’t.
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Jay Caruso
Terrific piece by @shadihamid that's set apart from the hysteria ---> Trump’s very real badness has no bearing on the question of legitimacy."
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Ilhan Omar Shows How Intersectionality Can Elevate Bigotry
To her progressives, her experience gives her authority. They see it as their responsibility to act as her allies.
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Jay Caruso
FTR, the best pieces about Ilhan Omar have already been written by @DavidAFrench and Christine Rosen
French here: nationalreview.com/2019/03/ilhan-…
Rosen here: commentarymagazine.com/anti-semitism/…
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Ilhan Omar Pretends Anti-Semitism is In the Eye of the Beholder
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar insists she is being victimized by people who notice her frequent anti-Semitic smears.
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Jay Caruso
FTR, the best pieces about Ilhan Omar have already been written by @DavidAFrench and Christine Rosen
French here: nationalreview.com/2019/03/ilhan-…
Rosen here: commentarymagazine.com/anti-semitism/…
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