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When I interrogated #Kavanaugh, I pointed out Roberts’ record of 73 partisan 5-4 decisions helping big Republican donor interests. It’s a disturbing pattern, and a serious charge, so I wrote this lengthy piece to document my analysis. acslaw.org/issue_brief/br…
Dammit, here we go again. This is why big Republican donors fight so hard to capture the Court: yet another 5-4 partisan victory for big business over workers. nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/…
This time, the Court’s so-called "conservatives" trampled over conservative principles of judicial restraint & respect for states to further stack the deck against working Americans.
You can read my op-ed about this in @Slate: slate.com/news-and-polit…
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Wonderful turnout for veterans’ breakfast.
I look forward to hosting an annual breakfast for RI veterans & their families every year. It’s a small gesture of appreciation for the sacrifices veterans have made. Today’s event was a celebration of homecomings.
I shared the story of RI’s Ray Haerry who survived Pearl Harbor attack on the USS Arizona. I had the chance to meet Mr. Haerry shortly before his death & just visited the @ArizonaMemorial where he was laid to rest at home alongside his shipmates in 2017. providencejournal.com/news/20170429/…
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.@USChamber has been biggest dark money spender in congressional races since 2010; spending over $150 million to elect anti-climate Republicans. Whence cometh these funds? #ChamberofCarbon opensecrets.org/outsidespendin…
.@USChamber is secretly funded, won’t disclose its donors. Whaddaya bet it’s fossil fuel money that explains all this? If #ChamberofCarbon wants to show it’s now sincerely Chamber of Commerce, disclose the fossil fuel funding.
Until then, just like Big Oil CEOs claiming to support climate while still funding climate denial obstruction front groups. Maybe @USChamber learning from big funders how to say one thing, do another. #ChamberofCarbon
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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After years when inaction was @USChamber top goal, now it wants us to believe it’s sincere that "inaction is not an option." Born at night but not last night. #ChamberofCarbon
.@USChamber claims to support “innovation,” but it opposes price on carbon that provides the business case for innovation — hoping Innovation Fairy will fly down? #ChamberofCarbon
Is @USChamber’s new and improved rhetoric just windowdressing to quiet members demanding that it stop blocking climate action? I hope members weren’t born last night. #ChamberofCarbon
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Hello, @NateSilver538.

Now that the origin of Devil's Triangle has been resolved, will you publicly apologize for your slander of #Kavanaugh and reassess your judgment about his integrity.

Or will you prove to the world you are disingenuous, slandering, partisan hack?
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Here's @NateSilver538's response.

Dishonest partisan hack it is.

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Let's talk about sex, #Kavanaugh & Venn diagram overlap of male entitlement.

I've written a lot about sex in various contexts. In the late 80s/early 90s I also gave safe sex workshops back when folks my age were dying 24/7 from #AIDS. My 1st book was on juvenile prostitution.
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THEY. KNOW.

Some, like their adult counterparts, don't care.

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I know in the #Kavanaugh news, this will get lost, but the Senate Homeland Security & Gvtl Affairs Cmte is holding a full committee hearing on family detention *right now.*

I'll be tweeting throughout, and you can watch the hearing here: hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/the-i…
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