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17 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
This is flipping bonkers nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/…
I've heard all the arguments for letting Mark Milley serve out his CJS term, and I have to confess I find them increasingly unpersuasive
"Sure he didn't stand up against misogyny against soldiers or brutality against protesters, but we need command continuity and... uh, leadership"
Esper spinning this as "we did the right thing, delaying these women's nominations actually helps their chances of promotion" is just... itclyxexygudysufogivibohivivhff

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Everyone's dunking on Lauren Boebert for not understanding the Constitution -- which, yes! -- but if you really want to know what it looks like to elect a shock-radio id that would rather own libs than govern, look at the whole list of bills she cosponsors congress.gov/member/lauren-…
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A real disservice is done by using limited headline space on the fact that this perp is an Army vet, rather than the many more germane and remarkably horrific facts in this story. Let me share a few of them here: apnews.com/article/race-a…
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Speaking as an armed citizen who observes all applicable laws, I would be very wary of going back to a workplace where my colleagues almost got me killed and subsequently insisted on being able to be armed in said workplace
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No person -- no politician, pundit, podcaster -- who surveys the events of the past days, weeks, years, and reacts by adopting the mantle of victimhood by lamenting the loss of Trump's social media or their followers, deserves any future role in deciding the course of this nation
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