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Wisconsin Republicans completed their cretinous power grab, stripping powers away from newly elected Democrats and handing it—undemocratically—to the GOP majority in the state legislature. Scott Walker, the outgoing governor, signed it all into law today. jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
This is no better. New Jersey Democrats want to secure a gerrymander in their state. Their abdication of the moral high ground on partisan redistricting is one thing. Worse, even if conservatives were to challenge this in SCOTUS and lose, they’d still win. slate.trib.al/H30GzjA
I wrote for @RollingStone last week about Wisconsin Republicans defecating on democracy, along with their colleagues in Michigan and Mark Harris and friends in North Carolina’s 9th District. Argument stands. rol.st/2RBbQjH
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I wrote a lot of words in 2018, and I had arguably my most successful year as a writer. I also had one of my most unhappy years as a human being. But I did good work on the page, and on myself. And that’s why I will always be thankful for this lovely, terrible year.
I thought that I’d start 2019 by adding some context to this, looking back on a complicated year of successes and strife with more than just a list of my favorite bylines.
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John Kelly made news with “To be honest, it’s not a wall,” but I was struck more by what is absent here. An apology to @RepWilson for his lies about her. Accountability for his role in Trump’s immigration crusade. Recanting his Confederate apologism. Alas. lat.ms/2GOzY1o
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