Just checking my Clarence Thomas alerts. I’m sure there’s no new reports of obvious corruption or anything.
Let me just take a big ol’ sip of my coffee before I read anything…
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One expert tells that if Walker “used the campaign to funnel money into his own business, that’s one of the biggest campaign finance crimes I’ve ever heard of.”
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Now that the Celtics have won, we can focus on this very important story.
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WOW: Herschel Walker appears not only to have asked a donor for a $500k contribution to an allied super PAC (illegal), but he also channeled it through a company he owns and didn’t report (illegal), and he might have even just kept the money for himself!
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You very rarely see a scandal so plainly laid out.
A billionaire donor thought he was giving $500,000 to Herschel Walker's super PAC. He was actually giving to a company that Walker never disclosed on his financial documents.
The emails say it all.
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On a personal note, my dad died on April 18. I took a break to write this report. This one’s for Dave.
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NEW: In what legal experts say could be the most brazen and egregious campaign finance violation in memory, and possible wire fraud, Herschel Walker solicited & received $535,200 from a donor—to his private company. Me
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This is...damning stuff.
Herschel Walker had a billionaire wiring a secret company hundreds of thousands of dollars—and the billionaire thought the money was going to Walker's super PAC.
thedailybeast.com/emails-reveal-
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Huge scandal here: Herschel Walker solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars from a billionaire donor.
The donor thought he was giving money to Walker's super PAC.
Walker had him actually give to a personal company—that he didn't disclose.
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You think I'm just messing around about this, but this is a huge story about a huge scandal.
Yes, it's about Herschel Walker.
Yes, wrote it.
Yes, it's publishing at 8 pm EDT.
Yes, Roger has the receipts.
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Folks, you better subscribe to Pay Dirt now, because we got a big one coming tonight.
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Found my new personality: Ambient Piano Guy™.
I just feel so at peace, so calm.
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The richest man in the world.
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I just wrote “former blue check” in my bio and then a blue check appeared next to my name. I deleted it bc it weirded me out but… coding error? Will someone else try this
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If you wanted a perfect summation of the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, I just heard someone say, “Oh my god, there’s a Property Brother.”
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NEW: His love of the “Big D.” His office in suite 420. His 2008 book that I read in full, which tells his immigrant journey—alongside occasional anecdotes that are… sensual, to say the least.
I dug into “based” Rep. Shri Thanedar, and boy, is it a trip.
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Just trying to be…
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Have to give it to Politico. They nailed every one of these. No notes.
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"Longtime agitator, Libertarian candidate and performance artist Vermin Supreme, for instance, serenaded Trump rally-goers with a jazz-scatting rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”"
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In this week’s edition of Trail Mix:
- Worries from NH Republicans that Trump is going after DeSantis too hard & too early
- Nikki Haley’s appeal to independents & their concerns over abortion rights
- Vermin Supreme
- Harry Crane’s desk returns
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So much of what’s driving GOP politics these days is the false belief that “they” are coming for you and your beliefs and your way of life.
Buddy, for better and for worse, no one gives a shit about you.
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Why, you may ask, is Ron DeSantis’s super PAC attacking a candidate that’s polling at 3 percent?
And that’s a valid question.
But in the DeSantis team’s defense, I don’t think normal people understand how essential aggrievement is to modern GOP politics.
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NEW: It can be easy to forget the American Rescue Plan was Biden's biggest bill—it didn't make a list of 13 "Biden wins" his campaign posted yesterday
My look at why it's still relevant, why it faded from messaging, & why some want to center it for 2024:
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An aspect of Congress that you only learn about close up is how much the margin between yes and no is often petty, weird shit that happens in the day-to-day of these people’s lives.
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Rep. Tim Burchett, who has never voted to raise debt limit, says he’s still a no.
Burchett was supposed to meet with Rep. Graves yesterday. He waited ~30 mins & got blown off: “I just don’t like being taken for granted”
He tells me bill doesn’t do enough to curb spending
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It took seven long years, but Trump might finally pay for his infamous "grab 'em by the pussy" comment.
describes Day 1 of his rape trial:
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This is the first Substack I’ll have ever paid for, and I’m ecstatic to do it.
This is incredibly important, horribly expensive reporting. $8 a month to support—and get!—on the ground dispatches from a war zone is the best money you’re gonna spend.
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I’ll be launching a new email newsletter, ‘The Counteroffensive,’ to cover the war going forward.
There, you’ll find a direct connection to me and my reporting – whether you choose a free or paid subscription.
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Good morning to readers.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. Please RT this thread. It’s an important one.
Some news: I’m leaving NPR as part of the layoffs that dramatically cut the org's workforce.
I’ve decided to go back into Ukraine to keep reporting.
But this time, alone.
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Rough start for Trump, as jurors will absolutely hear from another journalist who says the real estate tycoon forced himself on her.
Story at :
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I usually ignore taunts and insults, but as this is coming from someone who could very well have an office in the West Wing two years from now, I decided it’s worth responding to.
Let me begin with a couple of anecdotes from my two decades as a reporter in Florida.
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We get it, @svdate. You're an activist who always puts agenda above journalism.
That's why we don't answer your emails.
For regular folks: @GovRonDeSantis will ensure FL files the std. paperwork to ensure flood victims can have access to the fed. emerg. relief we all pay for. twitter.com/svdate/status/…
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New: Santos announced his re-election bid last week—which was met with literal laughs from McCarthy.
Now, wouldn't you know it! He's against McCarthy's debt ceiling bill.
But said he can maybe come around, if he talks with... surprise!
Kevin! McCarthy!
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I say it all the time, but the House floor during a vote series is a fascinating thing if you know what to look for.
Steve Scalise and Katherine Clark are currently sitting next to each other in a very engaged conversation.
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Former Rep. Peter Roskam is on the House floor chatting up Elise Stefanik.
Roskam is now the head of lobbying at BakerHostetler.
Amazing how easy it is to get face time with lawmakers when you still have floor privileges.
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I don't think normal people really understand how difficult it is to actually balance the federal budget.
We're gonna pay $640 billion this year on interest to the debt. That number will double over the next decade. The total discretionary budget in 2022 was $1.7 trillion.
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Walk into the House and see that lawmakers are debating a bill on transgender athletes in girls’ sports.
Good to see Congress tackling the issues affecting all of us!
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Incredibly fortunate and grateful to have had David Sollenberger for a dad. He was one-of-a-kind, just made out of love, and he left us with so much joy to carry forward. A real memory machine. I’m gonna miss him forever.
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