Matt Berman
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Jay Inslee Is Ending His Climate Change–Driven Campaign For President
Inslee leaves the primary after elevating climate change issues in the primary despite not cutting through in polling himself.
Epstein had bizarre painting of Bill Clinton in dress, heels in townhouse
“It was hanging up there prominently — as soon as you walked in — in a room to the right,” a source told The Post. “Everybody who saw it laughed and smirked.”
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how is this a real time that we are living in, all of us?
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Democratic Socialists look to take over New York's powerful labor unions
The New York City branch of the Democratic Socialists of America presented its members with a strategy last year.
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New York City’s DSA is looking to take over city labor unions. “If we are successful, our leadership may either come to rely on our ability to mobilize the membership, or be pressured by it nonetheless,” per a memo via @SallyGold and @JanakiChadha
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Epstein's Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It — Now Authorities Are Investigating
About 38 minutes before news outlets first reported Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison, a 4chan user published a detailed post about it.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s death was on 4Chan before officials announced it. Now there’s an investigation into what happened here and how. Scoop from @JaneLytv
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The Republican Running Against Donald Trump Took His Message To The Iowa State Fair. Few Listened.
Bill Weld came to the rainy Iowa State Fair to preach for a different Republican Party. But his anti-Trump politics are on their way out.
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.@RosieGray followed Bill Weld around the Iowa State Fair in the rain, preaching for a Republican Party that may no longer exist.
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Joe Rogan Experience #1330 - Bernie Sanders
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Joe Rogan’s interview with Bernie Sanders went up on YouTube yesterday. It already has 1.8 million views.
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Records show increased earnings for officer involved in Garner death
<p>Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was seen on video placing Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in July of 2014, boosted his overtime pay more than 35 percent the year following the incident, according to a review of payroll records.</p>
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One thing to keep in mind with the new reported recommendation that the officer involved in Eric Garner’s 2014 death should now be fired: Records from 2016 show he got significant pay raises since the incident. The long wait matters.
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John Hickenlooper Says He’s “Never Been A Great Debater” And Explains His “Wave” Moment With Bernie Sanders
“All of a sudden ... it looks like we’re cheerleaders doing the wave.”
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John Hickenlooper, a couple days removed from his presidential debate, says he’s “never been a great debater.”
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Joe Biden Dove Into The Debate Fight CNN Promised
Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate brought the expected shots from Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, and Biden responded in kind.
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Joe Biden seemed eager for a rematch with Kamala Harris, and wound up getting it from basically everyone on stage. @HenryJGomez and @mollyhc on the flashpoints of the debate, which were less ideological than last night and much more personal.
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Why People Like Marianne Williamson
Yada, yada, yada.
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“There's something magnetic in hearing racism described as a 'dark psychic force,' as Williamson did Tuesday night. On the first level, that sounds absurd, because those are funny ghost words. On the second level, isn't racism a dark psychic force?”
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Kamala Harris Is Betting That Voters Want A More Moderate “Medicare For All” Plan
Harris trying to strike a balance between the moderate and progressive wings of the party.
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Kamala Harris Is Betting That Voters Want A More Moderate “Medicare For All” Plan buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyh… via @mollyhc
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The Best Day Of Joe Biden's Presidential Campaign Was The First One
And other things you can learn from new data on how many donors Democratic presidential campaigns got each day this year.
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Elizabeth Warren Wants To Create A Special Task Force To Investigate Abuses Of Immigrants
The presidential candidate released a broad immigration plan that includes measures for holding authorities accountable for human rights violations.
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Elizabeth Warren’s got a new immigration plan just out — a couple things in here that other candidates haven’t pushed: A special task force to investigate abuses of immigrants and an Office of New Americans to integrate immigrants into the US.
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What the 2020 Candidates, James Comey and Other Politicos Are Reading This Summer
From Donald Trump’s attorney to the 2020 Democrats, 40 political heavy hitters tell us what’s on their nightstand—and what they’re taking to the beach.
Pete Buttigieg Says He Can’t Fire Racist Cops. That’s Not The Whole Story.
Pete Buttigieg has not used the power he has to remove a police officer who black activists in South Bend have demanded be fired.
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Pete Buttigieg says he can’t fire police officers in South Bend, that that’s the role of a board. But Buttigieg appoints the members to that board, and his city says he can fire them, too.
The city’s black activists want him to use the power he has.
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Tulsi Gabbard Is Having A MAGA Moment After Her Debate Performance
“I think a lot of people would vote for her over Trump,” Mike Cernovich said. “MAGA people.” Ann Coulter is considering it.
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Mike Cernovich says Tulsi Gabbard has a “certain dignity.” Ann Coulter would consider voting for her over Trump.
Tulsi Gabbard’s breakout moment this week is partially coming from an …interesting place. From @RosieGray
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Young Climate Protesters Are Rattling The Democratic National Committee
The protesters have camped outside of DNC headquarters in Washington this week, and worried DNC staff at the Democratic presidential debates.
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DNC staff quietly sent candidates a warning last night: If any of the guests you invited to the debate interrupt, it’ll come from your “already limited time."
Why? The climate activist teens have party leadership spooked.
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Bill De Blasio … Actually Maybe Knows What He’s Doing
Bill de Blasio wanted to run for president to move politics to the left — he did that Wednesday night.
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Bill de Blasio joined the presidential race to try and move the debate to the left. He is… doing it?
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What To Know Before Watching The First Democratic Debate, Including: WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
Here’s what to watch for as 10 Democratic candidates get ready for the first 2020 presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday night.