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21 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read
1/ This one will be concise. IF the argument is that a filibuster distracts the Senate from more important business, ask this question:

What business is more important than holding to account the people behind the Trump mob?

What magical fairyland bill is going to...
2/ ...move suburban voters next year? I'll tell you what, though you won't like it...not a goddamn thing. Zip. Zero. Nada.

We're post-policy. This is raw, radioactive political waste that the GOP is desperate to bury.
3/ They'd love to jerk you off promising "We can work together on the infrastructure bill" or other lies.

Democrats get one shot. McConnell is SO much better at this game because he doesn't give two fucks about policy.

And. it. is. a. game.
4/ Stop dreaming of climate bills or gun bills or daycare bills and fucking do your jobs to protect the country by shoveling 50000 tons of political shit on the head of every GOP member and candidate.

Seriously. Do we have to do EVERYTHING for you?

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All your base are belong to Don.

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1/ QAnon belief should be a disqualifier for any government position. Its believers should be hunted down and dismissed from government service at every level.

Posting or sharing Q content even on private social media accounts should be an immediate cause for dismissal.
2/ Like antivaxxers, they should be preemptively considered a risk to the community, and local livestock.
3/ Stern measures, ending in the mandatory micro chipping of Q believers, are necessary.
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I cannot sufficiently express my profound, eternal gratitude for your kind words and support. The hard fights are the fights to be in, and you all deserve the credit for this.
3/ The work of a grassroots volunteer making calls and (virtually) knocking doors was just as important and deserves just as much credit and praise. It took a national movement to reach this day.
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