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    Jun 20

    "...the only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted, when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary to keep the waters pure..." - Thomas Jefferson, 1823

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  2. 2 hours ago

    That’s enough pre-coffee twitter from morning bed. Back to vacation...

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Reminder: still happening. US backs the YPG. YPG attacks Turkey, a NATO ally, who they say is backing terrorists groups attacking YPG. US leadership under Trump to try and solve this conflict remains in shadows and barely registering.

    Between 29 July and 2 August, our forces carried out a series of operations targeting Turkish troops and mercenaries in Afrin, which resulted in the death of at least 9 terrorists.…
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  4. 2 hours ago

    This is fascinating. ⁦⁩ breaks down a new report on how framed DNC staffer Seth Rich. “...they manipulated the metadata — that is, they changed the dates...”

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  5. 3 hours ago

    Bless his heart. This graf is particularly obnoxious, ridiculous, and offensive. I’m a member of the tribe. Jewish. Which “tribe” did he mean 🤔? (Typing this from “fly-over country” btw where my immediate family lives.) No passport. Turns out it’s in the same country as DC. 🙄

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  6. 3 hours ago

    This column is pure lies and hate. It’s not conservative or oppositional. It’s lazy partisan hackery. Very good hackery. Sydicated to small town newspapers. Until media owners stop funding voices like this, our national divide and discourse will persist.

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    23 hours ago

    This story should be paired with this other one: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

    Only on AP: Army using drug waivers, bonuses to fill ranks
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  8. 9 hours ago

    Cargo shorts in space, next?

    Air Force General Wants Cargo Bases in Space | for …
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    19 hours ago

    In this week's by : • Just In: L3 realigns business segments • Pairing pilots with drones • Lockheed CEO’s big gift, and more.

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    12 hours ago

    . and no he wasn’t Wikileaks’ DNC source. The GRU was ... via

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  11. 9 hours ago

    Hey , why not give us an option to report “fake bot” accounts? Not an imposter. Not abusive. Just obviously trolls, new profile, a dozen followers, 4 numbers in name, etc. 🤷🏻‍♂️ We’d be happy to help!

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  12. 9 hours ago

    Thread. Trump’s administration is about to deport a milspouse. Of an Iraq veteran. 👇

    Friday at 6:15 a.m. will begin the deportation of military wife Alejandra Juarez. She contacted me out of the blue months ago, after we wrote about the wife of a 7th Soecial Forces vet who got a last minute reprieve. It was her last hope. Other media…
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  13. 10 hours ago

    Oy vey.

    House Speaker Paul Ryan finds out that he's part Jewish on PBS' show "Finding Your Roots"
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  14. 10 hours ago

    People who don’t think journalists are the “enemy of the people”: Defense Sec Mattis Gen. Joe Dunford All the Joint Chiefs of Staff All the COCOMs I know of Every other word leader outside of Russia, N Korea, China, Iran, Turkey, other dictatorships. Some congressmen...

    I walked out of the end of that briefing because I am totally saddened by what just happened. Sarah Sanders was repeatedly given a chance to say the press is not the enemy and she wouldn't do it. Shameful.
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    14 hours ago

    . just called a in WilkesBarre. What the hell were all these people doing at the White House today? Perpuating a hoax?

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    20 hours ago

    in 1776 in Philadelphia members of the Continental Congress began signing the Declaration of Independence. Most of the Congressmen signed on August 2. The famous John Trumbull painting shows the drafting committee presenting their work to the Congress.

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  17. Aug 2

    Until that day, I hope you’ll read . We’re going to need more leaders. More to come on this soon…

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  18. Aug 2

    Imagine if the president of the United States gave as much daily attention to and led public discourse on the wars in which he has sent American troops to fight, and a path toward a post-conflict global peace, as he does for the cable news about him.

    Wow, is blowing away the competition in the morning ratings. Morning Joe is a dead show with very few people watching and sadly, Fake News CNN is also doing poorly. Too much hate and inaccurately reported stories - too predictable!
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  19. Aug 1

    Key GOP senator gives 👎 to Trump's : “I’m opposed to [creating a sixth branch],” Sen. the No. 2 Republican on , said Wednesday. “I know the president has strong feelings. I think we can do that without a new branch.”

    Opposition to a Space Force Simmers in the Senate |
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  20. Aug 1

    “And five, now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV.”

    Behold. The $15,000 ostrich coat Manafort bought with an international wire transfer, according to a men’s clothier who testified today. Government exhibit
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  21. Aug 1

    Yeah they’re not underwater iron workers. We should have a contest. What SHOULD the ’s slogan be? Ready, go...

    It's belatedly come to my attention that the Navy's new recruiting slogan is "forged by the sea," which sounds like the tagline for organic seaweed, doesn't make sense and is somehow worse than "global force for good." …
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