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20 Jan, 5 tweets, 4 min read
Vegas gambler Billy Walters had his sentence for insider trading commuted. He was a huge campaign donor and his commutation supported by an ex senator, an ex-gov, an ex-congresswoman, an ex-sheriff, pro golfers and...Lara Logan, who did a fluff 60 Minutes piece on him.

#WeMatter
My favorite Billy Walters story is he was on my TV show, didn't like my line of questioning, called me a "motherfucker" during the break, apologized during a later break, then tried to get me fired after the show.

Fun dude.
One of the best pieces ever done on Walters was by @BetsBarnes, who captured the man, his relationships (including with the former sheriff who supported his commutation) and his political donations/influence.
reviewjournal.com/business/casin…
@BetsBarnes Walters used many companies to circumvent campaign $ caps and bundle contributions to local and state officials, including @GovSisolak, as @RileySnyder detailed:
thenevadaindependent.com/article/billy-…
@BetsBarnes @GovSisolak @RileySnyder Walters was, as The White House noted, also known for his philanthropy, including a large donation to the victims fund after the tragic Las Vegas massacre.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/convic…

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20 Jan
This is a very nice remembrance montage to start things off. Damn, it's sad how many great Nevadans were lost last year.
Dem gov chooses GOP SOS, who stood up for what was right during assault on elections, to say the pledge of allegiance, which many of her GOP colleagues ignored since Nov. 3.

Priceless.
The speech has begun. We are at the "Here's all the great stuff we did before....you know" part.
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9 Jan
Published Fri:
"Let me be clear: Trump will be president for another four years. Biden will not be president."

"Even this week we have sworn testimony out of Italy that the Leonardo defense contractor used satellites to change the votes from our election in the USA from Italy. "
"Expect some sort of internet blackout or outage: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Gmail are likely going to be affected. If you don’t have alternate forms of communication...it would be a good idea to start forming them...
"Expect Trump to be inaugurated on Jan 20th!"
"The next 12 days will be something to tell the grandchildren! It’s 1776 all over again!"

Head of the GOP in Nevada's 7th largest county where Trump won 69-29.

Waiting for GOP leaders, especially those who rep Nye, to disavow this lunacy.

These are the ramblings of a madman.
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8 Jan
Veteran GOP assemblyman John Ellison of Elko gave a simply bonkers interview Weds. about what happened in DC in which he says the election was stolen and blames Antifa for the riot in the Capitol. "I think you've just seen the death of a country...It started right here in NV."
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"They weren't Trump supporters. They were Antifa dressed up as Trump supporters...they've got it on video...It's not about who wins elections. It's about who steals elections. There will never be another free election in this country again if they don't do something."
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"I want people to look at the NV representatives that we sent to Washington and what they've done. I'm hoping to God that we remove every one of 'em from office, and that's including all the RINOs in my own party that will be sitting in the Legislature."
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7 Jan
NEVADA:

Name is mangled more than once and 56 House members object to results.

No senator objects, so Biden win here stands.

APPLAUSE.
That was Brooks from Alabama who objected and said 55 others did, too.

He also cannot pronounce the state's name.

But, to be fair, Pence nailed it!
This formally ends what was started by Adam Laxalt and the Trump campaign, abetted by the state GOP and given sustenance by outside grifters Ric Grenell and Matt Schlapp.

Laxalt should never again be taken seriously in the state he moved to to run for office. Period.
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9 Dec 20
"A republic that respects itself should remember where people stood in this moment, and keep those who would threaten it far from the instruments of political power.

"We must never forget."

Right on, via @UrbanAchievr. Glad others are on this bandwagon.

thebulwark.com/enemies-of-dem…
@UrbanAchievr I wrote about this a few weeks ago, how these people, whom @UrbanAchievr rightly calls "enemies of democracy" should be forever ostracized and kept away from power. Among those in NV:
@AdamLaxalt @McDonaldNV @Wheeler4Nevada
Others, too, including most GOP lawmakers who cowered.
@UrbanAchievr @AdamLaxalt @McDonaldNV @Wheeler4Nevada Rare exceptions have been @Ben_Kieckhefer and @jilltolles, who have stood up against fraud claims. But too many Republicans, including including new lawmakers @RealAnnieBlack and @AndyMatthewsNV, should be held to account, along w/consultants such as @ruithoven and @chuckmuth.
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3 Dec 20
As the hearing begins on the latest Trump legal challenge, the state GOP, with Assemblyman @Wheeler4Nevada leading the way, held a #StopTheSteaI rally in front of the courthouse in carson City. Take a look at this Mensa convention.
@Wheeler4Nevada Here is the livestream of the court hearing on the Trump challenge to the election:

Follow @RileySnyder for live-tweets of this hearing.
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