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@EricBoehlert

Founder/editor , home of fearless media commentary. Author. Former staffer Media Matters, Salon, Rolling Stone, Billboard.

Montclair, NJ
Joined April 2009

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    1. NEWS: We can't mend this American mess if we don't try to fix the press. So I'm launching a newsletter, Press Run. A proudly progressive dissection of the press in the age of Trump, Press Run promises fearless media commentary;

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  2. Apr 4

    funny if it weren’t so sad;

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  4. Apr 4

    that’s like being “somewhat pregnant”—it’s not a thing

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  5. Apr 4

    remember, Graham said today if GOP takes Senate under Biden they would refuse to hold confirmation hearing if there was another SCOTUS opening….even if a handful of GOP’s were ready to confirm Dem nominee

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    Apr 4

    Man who has spent years railing against trans rights and scaremongering about people being too supportive of trans kids shocked to see that the people who agreed with him on that *also* don't like gay people all that much, either. Truly shocking. 🙃

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  7. Apr 4
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    Apr 4

    "i wonder why gas prices are so high" Exxon scored record profits, at $9.3 billion a quarter, up about $2 billion from a year prior. It's been using the money to buy its stock to enrich execs and shareholders

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  9. Apr 4

    btw, national gas prices down 15 cents off the peak from last month GOP must be furious

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  10. Apr 4

    if it’s a day ending in “y” there’s a CNN panel that mentions inflation every sixth word…..

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    it took 3 (!) ABC reporters to uncover the non-story that when the Secret Service protects members of president's family who live in expensive neighborhood the Secret Service has to pay high rents to be nearby. nothing gets by the Einsteins at

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    Tillis drops "content of her character" on the anniversary of Dr. King's murder.

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    Apr 4

    Why do Trump and his allies tell lies so outrageous that they are immediately debunked — or are so outlandish they self-debunk? Because lying and getting away with it is a demonstration of power.

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  15. Apr 4

    so old I remember when published its special Never Trump issue

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    Apr 4
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    Apr 4

    No license. No registration. Not his car. How do you think this story would end for a person of color?

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    Apr 4

    Why doesn’t the mainstream media call lies lies?

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    Apr 4

    At least he's saying what's obvious: A Republican-controlled senate will simpyl refuse to acknowledge any Democratic President's SCOTUS nominees.

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    Apr 4

    .⁦⁩: “The very people who rode shotgun in the effort to dismantle democracy are being rewarded with book deals, guest-host roles on TV shows and more. Let’s be clear: Democracy doesn’t die in darkness, it dies because of stuff like this”

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