Brad Polumbo
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The <i>New York Times</i> smears Tulsi Gabbard as an alt-right Russian stooge
Tulsi Gabbard is a progressive, Samoan American woman, and Democratic candidate for president. But apparently weâre supposed to believe sheâs also a Russian stooge and alt-right figurehead.
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.@TulsiGabbard is a progressive, Samoan American woman, and Democratic candidate for president. But apparently, weâre supposed to believe sheâs also a Russian stooge and alt-right figurehead.
Absurd, horrible "journalism."
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Saying 'Triggered' Will Not Turn Your Child Into a Nazi
"Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons," warns a recent New York Times piece by the feminist writer Joanna Schroeder. While
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A feminist writing for the NYT 'almost lost control of the car' when she heard her son say the word "triggered."
Beyond parody.
H/T @robbysoave
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Some 2020 Democrats think it should be legal to knowingly give someone HIV
Should it be a crime to knowingly expose someone to HIV without disclosing it?
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Hello it's me, Brad, this is literally insane and I feel like hardly anyone noticed it at the debate last night
Some 2020 Democrats think it should be legal to knowingly give someone HIV
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Beto basically wants to bankrupt churches who donât believe in gay marriage
Beto OâRourke wants the government to punish anyone who has the wrong beliefs. That is, if youâre a church that doesnât subscribe to liberal orthodoxy on same-sex marriage, why should you have nonprofit, tax-exempt status?
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I still can't believe Beto actually proposed this.
I break down the insanity for @dcexaminer: Beto basically wants to bankrupt churches who donât believe in gay marriage
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How Trump can save the Kurds: Accept more refugees
Weâll never fix Syria. The Middle Eastern country is a war-torn, bloody mess gripped by civil war and falling apart at its seams. Thatâs why President Trump is right to have just pulled American troops out of northern Syria and ought to get all of...
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We should do what we can to help the Kurds, even while putting our national security first and pulling our military out of Syria, no matter the local political consequences.
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Turning Point USAâs cynical exploitation of CJ Pearson
Pro-Trump teenage commentator CJ Pearson is known for three things: His youth, his status as a black Republican, and his tendency to say "controversial and provocative" things. Now, the pro-Trump group Turning Point USA, led by Charlie Kirk, seeks...
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Pearson is just a teenager, and I expect heâll wise up as he grows up. The true blame lies with @TPUSA, which is willing to exploit a youthful voice to push their pro-Trump agenda, his best interests be damned.
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China Banned South Park After the Show Made Fun of Chinese Censorship
In a case of life imitating art imitating life, the Chinese government has purged all references to South Park from the
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"China is a one-party state whose authoritarian government squelches freedom of speech at every turn."
@robbysoave
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The New York Times Says 'Free Speech Is Killing Us.' But Violent Crime Is Lower Than Ever.
It has simply become too dangerous for the U.S. to cling to its norms of broad protection for all speech,
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.@robbysoave writes: "It's worth exploring whether the claim 'free speech is killing us' really holds up. It does not. Today the U.S. has greater protections for free speech and less violence."
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Yes, Elizabeth Warren is similar to FDR â but that isn't a good thing
Liberals have many ways of describing presidential aspirant Elizabeth Warren. Some choose to highlight her status as a feminist and female candidate, some her supposed âwonkinessâ and imaginary policy chops. Others focus on a certain historical...
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Yes, progressives are right: Elizabeth Warren is similar to FDR. But itâs crazy that anyone thinks this is a good thing.
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How school choice saved one queer teenagerâs life
Elijah Robinson attempted suicide as a teenager. As a queer, mixed-race student, the bullying at his public school was destroying his life and pushed him into a deep depression.
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This story truly moved me, and struck a chord. I'm inspired by Elijah's story, and was happy to get to cover it:
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School choice is an evil right-wing policy pushed by the villainous Betsy DeVos, or so we're told.
In reality, school choice just saved a queer teenager's life in Florida.
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School choice is an evil right-wing policy pushed by the villainous Betsy DeVos, or so we're told.
In reality, school choice just saved a queer teenager's life in Florida.
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Secure the border, but don't even think about alligators or shooting migrants
Border security is fine. Sheer cruelty to get there is not.
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Shoot immigrants? Build a moat with alligators?!?!
I'm all for border security, but Trump's fantasies are batshit crazy and downright inhumane.
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Elizabeth Warren's Lobbying Tax Is Anti-Constitutional Pseudo-Policy
Among the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment is the right "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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"It's pseudo-policy, a veneer of wonky seriousness draped over anti-constitutional populist dogma."
Love this from @petersuderman
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CJ Pearson is the Rightâs Greta Thunberg, but worse
Conservatives completely oppose the exploitation of children for political purposes. Except, of course, when theyâre pro-Trump, Black, and willing to provide cover for the far right.
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"Conservatives completely oppose the exploitation of children for political purposes. Except, of course, when theyâre pro-Trump, Black, and willing to provide cover for the far right."
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Pearson, like Thunberg, ought to be no one's thought leader on his merits. He is being amplified by people who seek to exploit his minority status and age and use it to their advantage.
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@thecjpearson Here's the piece in question: CJ Pearson is the Rightâs Greta Thunberg, but worse
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Wannabe dictator Kamala Harris thinks Twitter should ban Trump
From locking up innocent people as California attorney general to promising to ban guns via executive fiat, Kamala Harris isn't exactly shy about her fondness for authoritarianism. Still, the wannabe-dictatorâs latest flirtation with power is...
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Kamala Harris isn't exactly shy about her fondness for authoritarianism. Now sheâs trying to get the leader of the free world banned from Twitter.
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Ah, I see that Kamala Harris is back on her authoritarian B.S. today...
Good a time as any to re-up my @DCExaminer piece from yesterday
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It's a hoax: The hate crime the media used to try to smear Karen Pence
Three white boys held down an African American girl and cut her hair at recess, and somehow, itâs Karen Penceâs fault.
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It's a hoax: The hate crime the media used to try to smear Karen Pence never happened
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Even if you took the accusation completely at face value, what on Earth did it ever actually have to do with Karen Pence?
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NYC bans residents from saying phrases 'go back to your country' and 'illegal alien'
New York City announced it is now illegal for residents of the city to threaten to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on their neighbors, along with a ban on the phrases "go back to your country" and "illegal alien."
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This is fucking dystopian -- and obviously unconstitutional.
NEWS: NYC bans residents from saying phrases 'go back to your country' and 'illegal alien'
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Witness Says Vaping Helped Her Quit Smoking. Rashida Tlaib Asks 'Are You a Conspiracy Theorist?'
"Vaping is a health miracle to me," said ex-smoker Vicki Porter. "Not safe, but less harmful."
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Rashida Tlaib is the absolute worst.
Witness Says Vaping Helped Her Quit Smoking. Rashida Tlaib Asks 'Are You a Conspiracy Theorist?'
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The Transcript: Neither a 'Quid Pro Quo' Smoking Gun, Nor an Exoneration
Not Good.
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.@Guypbenson writes: "This episode once again reflects poorly on Trump's judgment, ethics and fitness, in my mind, but I'm not convinced it rises to the level of being conduct for which this duly-elected president should be removed from office."
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Tulsi Gabbard is right: Impeachment would âtear apart' the country
President Trump might soon face impeachment, but not every congressional Democrat is on board.
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My @DCexaminer take on #ImpeachmentParty:
@TulsiGabbard has it right, impeachment would tear the country apart -- and the situation is too murky as of now to warrant it.
We must let 2020 voters decide for themselves.
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Haters can bash Tulsi for her impeachment stance all they want, but she's spot on ⤾ď¸
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We simply don't have nearly enough cause to warrant stripping away the right of the people in 2020 to decide for themselves what they think of Trump's conduct.
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Survey: Almost half of socialists think violence against the rich is acceptable
Rich people might want to watch their backs: New survey data shows increasing swaths of Americans think violence against the upper class is justified.
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MY LATEST: "The fear-mongering rhetoric employed by socialists such as Sanders and Warren might be politically expedient, yet it has grave consequences too."
Survey: Almost half of socialists think violence against the rich is acceptable
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New survey shows almost half of socialists think violence against the rich is acceptable.
Hereâs whoâs to blame for this rise in alarming, class-fueled hatred.
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