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23 Feb, 3 tweets, 2 min read
This is just delightful. @kathygriffin has set legal precedent! Some of the Covington kids sued her - not for defamation, not for any cognizable claim - but for "invasion of privacy and terrorism" for writing tweets about the viral video they were in. They sued in Kentucky....1
...claiming that the federal courts had jurisdiction over her based on a long-arm statute in Kentucky (which is probably why the claims against her with odd - they would potentially kick in long-arm jurisdiction if upheld.) Well, a unanimous court ruled "can't do that." Just...2
...tweeting from CA doesnt mean you can be sued in KY. So finally, the limits of KY's long-arm statute are set. Americans from across the country can thank @kathygriffin for when nonsense lawsuits filed in KY against those in other states are tossed out. courthousenews.com/kathy-griffin-…

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As someone well versed in the Bible who attended seminary, I cant express my anger at Cafeteria Christians like @gregsteube who cherry pick the Bible they don't even understand to justify hate. Nothing screams hypocrisy than those who quote Leviticus, ALWAYS to condemn others...1
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GOP lies disrepect the people - including children - whom they kill. In Texas, we knew in 2011 that state faced a power collapse if plants werent winterized. Dems put forward a bill requiring plants to winterize to prevent the collapse. GOP voted it down because "freedumb"...1
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.@GregAbbott_TX: These kids are some of the 1000s of Texans you killed in past 8 months. This time, because of your deals with energy buddies. The kids died in a fire lit as they tried to stave off freezing.

On you, Greg. On you.

This is a thread of children you’ve killed...1
...here is an 11 year old boy named Cristian. He was freezing, the power was off because of your corrupt deals. Climbed in bed, to get under a pile of blankets.

He froze to death. As he drew he last breath, @GregAbbott_TX, you were on Fox, lying that wind power caused this....2
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The answer is yes, @texasdemocrats. They just don’t care.

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...wanted to go shopping, and certainly didn’t want to wait in line with folks down at Fair Park so, like a good Trumper, he used the vaccines to blackmail us. He told Dallas, @texasdemocrat, if we didn’t stop worrying about the poor and highest death minority communities....3
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