Thread by @alllocalpolitic

Here is what happened for those following along the saga of failed journalism in my small 420,000 total population County.

When Mary Duan tried to bury a story about a cocaine trafficker's appellate loss, I gave the story to @Calkins_Royal. When Duan found out Calkins was on

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the story (who told Duan), she calls @Calkins_Royal and rips him a new asshole because for those who don't know Mary Duan is the Big B of MoCo fmr. journalists. A little Chicago transplant with all that implies.

Calkins then calls me and tells me Duan is really pissed at

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yours truly, @alllocalpolitic.

This is exactly what I told @Calkins_Royal over the phone:

"So".

Calkins then says "I thought you and Mary were friends"

This is exactly what I told Calkins:

"We were never friends we were friendly. For me it's business Royal, I like you

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and Julie Reynolds because you two are two of the best journalists we had going but Duan does not matter to me. Her lying is interesting though"

Calkins replied:

"yeah, I can't understand why she would write the story. I get that she is friends with Hackett but you still

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write the story, you just don't twist the knife."

AND this is how this has devolved into @VoicesofBay Joe Livernois going on a micro slander run (he has no audience) or Duan, or Kimbley Craig who reached out to my brother in law, Bob Eggers a former commander with @SalinasPD

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Kimbley Craig asked mg brother in law, @SalinasPD's Bob Eggers if he would ask me to go easy on this blog with certain public officials. She specifically mentioned John Phillips to Eggers.

My brother in law is a former elected official with @salinascityesd. @MelendezSalinas

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and Eggers received $5,000 from Salinas Valley Leadership Group, as I discussed with @MelendezSalinas when she was at the @MontereyHerald.

(this isn't a burn on Claudia this is laying a record for those dim bulbs who don't know why a record is important - court)

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@MelendezSalinas remembers exactly what we discussed regarding SVLG and Eggers last run for re-election on @salinascityesd.

But @VoicesofBay said something or other about my not mentioned my political family? I got my brother in law into politics. 😂

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