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Michael Tracey
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I’m taking credit for Swalwell dropping out, he couldn’t in good conscience stay in the race after this very mean column I wrote spectator.us/swalwell-folly/
Swalwell just managed to get on the debate stage with Biden, Bernie, Harris, etc. and is now suddenly dropping out when there's a chance he could've made the second debate. So... what was the point? It was never a real campaign; just a momentary PR opportunity. MSNBC beckons
"I no longer see a path forward to the nomination," Swalwell said today. I would like to know what he originally conceived that "path" to be. If he truly believed in his "message" (gun confiscation + Russia) he could've stayed in much longer, but he's just an incoherent dope
I will always treasure this interaction I had with Swalwell. Farewell, gentle soul. It was the thrill of a lifetime
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Rep. Al Green first introduced an impeachment resolution in Jan. 2017, before Trump even assumed office. His resolution today received 95 votes, 40% of the Dem caucus (including, significantly, Nadler) despite the procedural stupidity of introducing it before Mueller testifies
A slew of new House Dems and presidential candidates backed impeachment proceedings after Mueller delivered a 9 minute statement in May. Next week he's testifying for 5 hours. You only need another 25 or so Dems for a majority in the caucus
The past few weeks have been a "down time" for impeachment-related activity but support has still been slowly growing. An essentially pointless resolution just got 95 votes. Mueller next week is the grand salami. Saddle up!
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Here’s your dystopian read for the day nytimes.com/2019/07/15/nyr…
The guy claimed he was going to kill himself and then couldn’t complete the task so now he’s in custody. Photos of girl’s dead, mutilated body are posted everywhere. There appears to be some unverified, convoluted backstory involving various anonymous online forums. Grisly stuff
The guy’s intended last act was to post photos of himself bleeding to death on Instagram, which of course are now preserved online. The suicide failed, perhaps purposefully, but imagine the mindset where that’s your last dying act
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Michael Tracey
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Jack Dorsey gave Tulsi money and journalists can barely even articulate why they’re so flamboyantly upset about it. They just presume that everyone knows she’s discreditable crank -- no further elaboration needed. That’s how they police the parameters of Political Seriousness
Jack also gave to Yang, which I guess journalists also consider innately evil for reasons they can't articulate
In a post on Gizmodo, which I'm not linking to because it's trash, Tulsi is described as very "strange," "an apologist for war criminals," beloved by David Duke, and insufficiently committed to the metaphysical certitude of Russia collusion. Therefore Jack is bad for giving her $
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