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i cant really wrap my head around the fact people who violently breached the building, and trashed it were allowed to just...leave the capitol.
The My Pillow CEO responds and tells : "I want Dominion to put up their lawsuit because we have 100% evidence that China and other countries used their machines to steal the election."
we stand by our reporting. twitter.com/stevemullis/st
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"I only recently learned that Mandy Moore started her career a singer" - a youth in my office I am now furious with.
. is the only (first?) presidential candidate as far as I can tell with a booth at
I worked on this story for a year ... and he just... tweeted it out
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Here’s the Tip of the Day: many clothing companies have stealthily cut back on material, so order your stuff one size larger than you are. I am 6’4”, 210 pounds and an XL used to do it. Not anymore. Now XXL.
Fox Radio's Jon Decker: “I cover the news and I like to report accurately on the news. And when the president says, ‘They found a lot of ballots in a river,' I simply want to know where the river is.”
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"When the President said they found a lot of ballots in the river: Where is the river?"
@PressSec doesn't answer.
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my mom texted me like six months ago to tell me she "finally saw a tattoo she liked." I have 7 tattoos.
<deep breaths> ok hi some personal news time. This week is my last week at BuzzFeed News. I'm super sad to be leaving the best/most talented team of people I've ever worked with.
it has been a very bad morning in the BuzzFeed newsroom as we've discovered that certain people here have....never washed their face? Like they just don't...ever???
we ask reporters, especially reporters of color, to walk towards horror and trauma everyday and there's very little discussion on the long term effects of that. in addition to everything else, newsrooms need to prioritize the mental health of their employees.
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NEW Kamala Harris talked to about Katie Hill's resignation: "Let’s also speak the truth that men and women are not held to the same standards," she said.
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I have watched so many peaceful protesters get arrested over the years there for blocking hallways. It is shocking to witness.
I want to tweet out every line of this story it is just so good and pure
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Hell yeah. Here’s Dr. Barbara Rose in the Canadian army
that's Elijah Cummings and not John Lewis and he made it his avatar.
NOAA chief scientist just really going for it research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID
It’s a banana Michael, how much could it cost?
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.@RayForMayor & @ShaunDonovanNYC both think a home in Brooklyn costs $100K...
How can you fix the city’s housing crisis if you’re this oblivious?
Update this AM: Boehner spox says the former speaker was not aware of the Conyers settlement. Pelosi said y'day she was not aware. Which begs the question: Who is providing oversight of the office of compliance + these secret settlements and payouts? buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/she
Sen. Sasse statement: "the President should explain what sort of wiretap it was and how he knows this."
HHS has told all 10 regional directors NOT to participate in Obamacare open enrollment events
Read: Former Vice President Walter Mondale's last message to staff. "Well my time has come. I am eager to rejoin Joan and Eleanor." axios.com/walter-mondale
[personal news tweet] just letting you all know I'll be joining the excellent newsdesk as an editor full-time starting in January. I've been having a great time freelancing here since September, so I'm jazzed to make it official! [end personal news tweet]
Warren went after not just Bloomberg, but also moderate candidates on stage. It put her at the center of the primary and she raised a massive $2.8 million last night. on what went down:
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in my years on Capitol Hill I watched hundreds of protesters be arrested, people in wheelchairs carried out of the building, lawmakers get handcuffed. It remains difficult to comprehend that only 14 people were arrested yesterday.
Amash is a frequent Trump critic but he’s still the first Congressional Republican to go this far (he doesn’t suggest an end game in this thread but the point about partisanship scaring people out of acting is interesting)
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Here are my principal conclusions:
1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.
why is this poster on the table!!!
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NEW: After Biden visited Flint yesterday, spoke with community leaders who were livid he barely addressed the water crisis.
I have now read the Shkreli story over my kitchen sink and am ready to discuss as I am losing my mind.
Gates also told investigators that the Republican National Committee had “non-public information” about the timing of the Wikileaks releases, but “did not specify who at the RNC knew this information.”
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Rick Gates describes the Trump camp as elated at the news of email dumps bc it "offered a mode of deflection for the campaign after a sink in polling numbers following Trump's comments about Ted Cruz's father at the end of the RNC" buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo via @LoopEmma
1. this rule is 100 percent not new. 2. ive seen congressmen be forced to put jackets on before going to the floor. theslot.jezebel.com/the-house-has-
1st Republican Senator I've seen call out Trump
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Mr. President - we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism. twitter.com/sencorygardner
Ossoff should let Free Beacon in, Handel should let Think Progress in. Members of congress should be able to handle questions they dont like
It's not a coincidence all these laws are popping up in statehouses all over the country now: a concerted effort to get the laws restricting abortion access before the Supreme Court.
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All These Six-Week Abortion Bans Are Likely To Get Blocked By The Courts. That’s The Point. buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoco via @o_ema
👀 to be a fly on the wall: "12:30PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with Sen. Lindsey Graham"
Are all of you just discovering that Prince Charles sucks? My mom had me indoctrinated into that belief at like, age 5.
The Speaker of the House was not briefed but seems like Republicans who made it to Mar-a-lago were.
Roger Stone is under a gag order, but texted this am to say that Michael Cohen's testimony about him is "not true."
“I was basically blackballed. There was nowhere I could go" the woman who complained about John Conyers harassment told BuzzFeed New. She settled for around $27,000
wow buzz ok we get it
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It occurred to me that I got to see quite a few solar eclipses. Every time we orbited into the shadow of the moon. #Apollo11 #eclipse2017
Rep. Elise Stefanik, a republican member of the Intel committee, adds her voice to those disputing Trump's spy claims: “I don’t agree with his characterization"
worked hard with my news website colleagues on this one
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News website reports Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 over sexual conduct. apne.ws/mrhDk9P
“You're being so fucking hard on me, Scaachi, and I really, really, really, really would ask you if you would be grilling a man in this same way." A perfect profile of Lauren Duca from
They were not asked a single question about judges or the Supreme Court.
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Tonight's debate is further proof that Democrats do not care about the Supreme Court as much as Republicans do. The Court, and judicial nominations, was not mentioned once. #CNNDebate
Duncan Hunter five days ago: "She handled my finances throughout my entire military career and that continued on when I got into Congress. ... She was also the campaign manager. Whatever she did, that'll be looked at too, I'm sure, but I didn't do it."
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Rep. Duncan Hunter to @10News: “Leave my wife out of it, leave my family out of it. It’s me they’re after anyway. They’re not after my wife; they want to take me down, that’s what they’re up to. So let’s get this in the arena and have this settled."
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Harris also argued against the use of the term "revenge porn," saying “revenge” suggests “that there is a justification” for the actions, and that calling the images “pornography” implies consent that does not exist.
SCOOP from : Republican Justin Amash Signs Onto Bill For An Independent Russia Investigation buzzfeed.com/lissandravilla
“We need to avoid this guy like the plague,” Bannon said in an email to Kushner dated Nov. 5 2016 about Paul Manafort. “Paul is nice guy [sic] but we can’t let word get out he is advising us.”
1. We did not "collaborate" or "partner" with Cernovich. We were given the documents without conditions.
2. and worked incredibly hard to verify the documents, including with the accuser.
3. No clue if he paid.
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More on BuzzFeed and @Cernovich: Cernovich acquired the Conyers documents after offering $10,000 for them. google.com/amp/s/www.wash
what was the last really fun thing you did pre-quarantine? I saw in concert in early March and I kinda knew that was gonna be it.
Here Are Powerful Quotes From More Than 100 Young Women Confronting Larry Nassar buzzfeed.com/maryanngeorgan
“Do black lives only matter in election years when our votes are at stake?” Ayanna Pressley asked Dem donors are a closed door meeting in DC today buzzfeednews.com/article/darren from
Interesting/big deal: Julian Castro is the first 2020 candidate to come out with a plan to address the disparities faced by Native American communities in healthcare, education, housing, and other areas. via
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Yes confirmed she’s the only candidate with a booth here, and is delivering a video message to the crowd tomorrow.
46 percent of cases in NYC are people between 18-44
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NYC has started publishing some really great data on cases in the city -- breakdowns by age, illness status -- and doing it in real time:
When it feels like it’s dinner time, but it’s not because of daylight saving
It really continues to be puzzling and troubling that Bernie and Biden do not have Secret Service protection yet buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycr
I will think about this explanation of how Bill Weld eats Reese's Pieces for the rest of my life. Here's what he said to buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmi
as if the people in need are not taxpayers.... (also! they tax unemployment too!)
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Hardball tweeted and deleted this (excellent) response.
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I know work is not your family but goddammit, I love them and I will miss working with them everyday.
NEWS from : Keith Ellison is asking the House ethics committee to investigate abuse claims against him. Other Dems say they support further investigation
I thought Khal Drogo was named Karl and my husband will not stop mocking me help
Trump says "he will check on" if there are UFOs, and he "heard about 2 days ago" after Baritomo asks him if there are UFOs.
“When people who have power to elevate your story come and totally disregard your story, you’re re-traumatized,” said one Flint public health advocate who felt Biden used the event as little more than a campaign stop.
Hmm, well I mean yes but you don’t have to be so blunt about it
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Tropical Depression #Kate Advisory 15: Kate Still a Poorly Organized Depression. go.usa.gov/W3H
What great news! Congrats to the seriously hard working, dedicated people in our newsroom who made this happen.
Source close to WH press shop tells me Trump "wanted to give Scaramucci something to do because he likes him on TV"
unemployment insurance is still taxed as income.
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As we inch ever so close to voting on emergency covid relief this evening, it’s imperative that forgivable PPP loans not be taxable. Ds and Rs recognize that the lack of deductibility would undermine the spirit of the program; to preserve small businesses, jobs, and futures. twitter.com/MZanona/status…
Defying their leadership, a majority of members of the culinary union backed Bernie Sanders. From in Vegas:
are...are they twins?
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Great to host Tom Ricketts. Congrats on the World Series. (Should have been the @Astros!)
I'm from Massachusetts and I know it's sacrilege to say but I think Dunkin Donuts is disgusting and it gives me a headache.
Things Are So Bad For Paul Manafort He Now Has To Wear Two GPS Monitoring Bracelets buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/thi via
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"I simply want to know where the river is" is a very good question.
Congressman Paul Gosar is a dentist.
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Been thinking about life and mortality today. I’d rather die gloriously in battle than from a virus. In a way it doesn’t matter. But it kinda does.
“The bomb is dropping tomorrow,” Lev Parnas wrote the day before Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled from her post in Ukraine. buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo via
no one in the media is trying to keep the country closed. We are reporting night and day, putting ourselves at risk, and many of us are losing our jobs.
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The LameStream Media is the dominant force in trying to get me to keep our Country closed as long as possible in the hope that it will be detrimental to my election success. The real people want to get back to work ASAP. We will be stronger than ever before!
Elizabeth Warren becomes the first major candidate in the race to come out for large-scale student debt forgiveness:
On GOP call, source said NRCC chair Greg Walden said that polling for House Rs is not good/ trending negative.
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This is such a strange time and I'm having a lot of feelings, but mostly just that this was the best job I've ever had. There's a reason I came back to BuzzFeed News 4 years ago — it's the people.
you're telling me we are going to get to have Ben Carson and Linda McMahon confirmation hearings?
CSPAN just asked if I was still watching and like yes, what else would i be doing
After days of arguments and questioning in Trump’s impeachment trial, many Republican senators have come to the same conclusion: The president did it, and they don’t care.
