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Sarah Burris: I'm just gonna say: The Pope wears a dress.
Rick: The folks in TN banning drag shows in public don't follow the Pope.
Sarah: Bless their hearts.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: It's funny how groups who purport to dislike this or that group of people end up being part of that group. Maybe that's something they need to explore about themselves.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: Conservatives who hate people in drag end up being photographed in drag.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: Fox News had legitimate malice when they were trying to lie to viewers about the 2020 election & ended up being a violent action on Jan. 6 & ended up being violence against poll workers in GA.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: Fox had a big exodus after they called the 2020 election in Arizona, & Fox was trying to figure out how to get their audience back, incl telling viewers what they wanted to hear. Meanwhile, they were calling viewers names behind their backs.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: The #EmptySeats at CPAC is crazy. Yesterday they dropped the price to about $50. The folks there for the exhibit hall are a little worried about wasting their time there. Trump said they're all waiting for him, which may actually be true.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: A lot of people are saying they want Trump to run, which could be why DeSantis didn't go to CPAC. Or Pence.
Rick: If I were Pence, I'd go. There's got to be a moment where he mans up.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: There was a time when my Republican mom liked Pence & thought he was an honorable man; now she calls him a chicken sh*t.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: Mike Lindell was trashing Fox News & saying things about Rupert Murdoch, yet Lindell is still paying to have his ads run on Fox.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: I hate to equate it to a cult but that's how it is with these crazy religious folks where behind the scenes they're just making fun of people.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Rick: A proposed bill in FL would require bloggers in FL to register before writing about DeSantis.
Sarah Burris: If they're regulating the 1st amendment, does that mean we can regulate the 2nd amendment?
rawstory.com/florida-blogge…
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Rick: Walgreens won't be selling abortion pills in some states even where they're legal.
Sarah Burris: This is a brilliant time for women to think about changing their pharmacies.
@SarahBurris @RawStory

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