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For those of you interested in the confluence of climate change, radical GOP obstructionism, and conservative social media activism...get ready for Oregon's special session which starts on Feb 3. capitalpress.com/state/oregon/t…
The Oregon political watchers in this podcast made it seem as if another GOP walkout would not be surprising. There have been a few tweaks to the climate bill they sabotaged last year with a walk out, but probably not enough. spreaker.com/user/oregonpub…
Meanwhile, the "grassroots" organization that backed those GOP walkout senators last summer has had some internal squabbling...and now appears to have been taken over by some seasoned conservative operatives. wweek.com/news/state/201…
I work across the street from the state capitol, and so had a front row seat for the big protest last summer. Here's a thread where I tried to figure out what was going on.
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They endorsed Obama in 2008 and 2012. What is this bullsh*t?
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That'll teach me to tweet while cooking. Got suckered in by a Gravel kids sh*tpost while not paying full attention. I won't delete it though, as an object lesson to my dumb self.
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Today, on MLK day, thousands of white guys dressed up and armed themselves like they're on patrol in Iraq or Afghanistan, only they're in Richmond, Virginia. Most of them support the President who claims he wants to bring all of our soldiers home, so they can do this?
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