Time for a short thread on wacky Hudson County politics. Let's shift the focus away from Amy and Tom DeGise and discuss this Craig Guy character. The first I heard of him was in this tweet:
Two weeks later, it's clear that the @HudsonDems political machine is moving full speed ahead with their devious stratigy [sic] to install Guy as our next County Executive. So, who is this guy?
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As someone that has previously placed a $734.42 order for 540 tacos from @tacobell, I have some thoughts.
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In fact, don't even bother reading the article. Yahoo's website is so riddled with ads I'm actually impressed that uBlock Origin can't keep up.
Aug 15, 2022 • 23 tweets • 5 min read
A production crew from Murdoch's propaganda machine was walking around Hoboken on August 12 and I indulged them with an interview. I was mostly curious to see how it'd be taken out of context, and the final segment did not disappoint.
I'm not sure what everyone else's experiences were like, but since I forgot to capture the exchange in a voice memo I made sure to write a recap once I got back to my desk (thanks to @mkrupnic's prompting).
Jul 24, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
While listening to NPR over breakfast this morning, there was a segment on Trump's recent campaign ads attempting to stir up fear in the suburbs.
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Fresh in my mind was something said by former DHS secretary Jeh Johnson during an interview with @maddow a few days ago: "It does smack of a political tone to it in an election year, the Richard Nixon 1968 law and order playbook on steroids."
