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"I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. - Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory." -- John Adams, July 3 , 1776.

Jan 24

The outlets' coverage shouldn't be aggregated for purposes of this analysis. The lede should be how each of the 3 outlets did or did not treat the two stories similarly.

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Nathaniel Rakich

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Jan 24

Cable news mentioned the word "classified" an average of 357 times per day in the 2 weeks after the Mar-a-Lago raid. It has mentioned it an average of 478 times per day since Biden's scandal broke, with one channel leading the way. fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-it

Jan 23

A good gutcheck on media coverage. My Spidey-senses were tingling when the first story appeared and were heightened when Republicans seemed to have talking points at the ready. Turns out a pro-fossil fuel group is stoking this along with one or two (unwitting??) enviro groups.

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Nancy Solomon

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Jan 23

News reporters are swallowing the story that wind power may be responsible for whale deaths this winter...hook, line and sinker. I tried to figure out where that big fish story is coming from. wnyc.org/story/why-wind

Turnpike Series: Phillies & Yankees Divide New Jersey - Part I

Steve Chernoski

@nsjersey

Jan 20

For those looking for taverns in NJ that will have mixed Giants-Eagles loyalties, this is a good start. From my Yankees-Phillies trip in 2009:

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BUY New Jersey: the Movie HERE:http://www.newjerseythemovie.com Part I includes Ocean & Mercer Counties

Britain, Britain, Britain.

Jan 19

Notary Public? Does this mean that the Supreme Court can't be certain that the people who work for them are who they claim to be? "You, Joan Smith, a SCOTUS employee of 20 years, deny leaking this. That's all well and good, but are you really Joan Smith? Fetch the Notary!"

Michael Warburton

@MichaelWarbur17

Jan 18

What does a Deer, a Harp, Simon & Garfunkel and a wood’s edge have in common? This. ❤️

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Jan 18

NEW JERSEY POLL: Garden State residents are divided on whether getting involved in politics is a dirty business (44%, up from 32% in 2008) or an honorable thing to do (44%, down from 55%). DIRTY BUSINESS by PARTY: DEM – 33% IND – 52% REP – 52% monmouth.edu/polling-instit

Jan 12

Amidst the deluge of sophomoric ad hominem that poses as humorous banter in the Trump era, this is a pleasant reminder that some Republicans are still capable of partisan barbs with real wit.

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Matt Gorman

@mattsgorman

Jan 12

#ImWithHur twitter.com/elwasson/statu…

Soulseeds

@Soulseedzforall

Jan 11

LOVE THIS! ❤️ A 99-year-old Maine woman is proving you're never too old to go sledding and have a little fun.

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NEW JERSEY POLL:

job rating remains steady. ALL ADULTS: 53% approve / 35% disapprove VOTERS: 52% approve / 36% disapprove APPROVE By PARTY: 84% - DEM 46% - IND 16% - REP monmouth.edu/polling-instit

Archaeologists Uncover Remains of 13 Hessian Soldiers at Revolutionary War Battlefield

Jan 11

I expressed my gratitude for the Ukrainians' fight for freedom, but Dmytro, the rep from Kind Deeds, made it clear they had little choice. Again, this is true of all communities wracked by war, and an important lesson as we prepare to commemorate America's 250th in a few years.

...weaponry of today, but we are still discovering yet more evidence of the stark inhumanity of that war. Such as this likely Hessian mass grave unearthed last year (btw I got to see the remains in situ re at the dig - it was sobering to say the least).

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The discovery came as a surprise to the team at New Jersey’s Red Bank Battlefield Park

...drove home the sometimes sanitized views we have of past wars. And I specifically thought about how we are continually learning more about the impact of one particular war - the American Revolution - on my home state. Now, they didn't have the destructive...

State of the State today: four injured Ukrainian soldiers who are rehabbing in the US, supported by Bayonne-based Kind Deeds. ➡️DONATE here: kinddeeds.org ⬅️ Since the Russian invasion last year, the scenes of impacted civilian populations...

For perspective from

- open-ended question on Republican voters' preference for president: Dec. 2014 vs. Dec 2022.

This is lazy reporting. Watch the video. Rogers looks like he wanted to get in Gaetz’s face to yell at him, but there was no “charge.” Hudson was the one who overreacted here.

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As tensions boiled over on the House floor during the speaker votes, Republican Mike Rogers of Alabama started to charge toward Matt Gaetz before Richard Hudson physically pulled him back. Full coverage: apnews.com/article/politi

Bet Gratz votes “present” again (now that McCarthy doesn’t need his vote)

Kevin McCarthy tells

he is confident he will have the votes to become speaker by tonight. Asked why, he said, "Because I counted."

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Upside on this adjournment. GOP members now have the weekend to find McCarthy a nice quinceañera gift.

“A republic, if you can keep it.” – Benjamin Franklin

“As to those who have had no personal experience of fascism… the term democracy has very little real meaning. They are as unaware of the basic constitutional liberties they enjoy as they are unaware of the composition of the air they breathe.” – Arthur Koestler

“Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of repression.” – Ronald Reagan

“We’d all like t’vote fer th’best man, but he’s never a candidate.” – Kin Hubbard

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead

Okay, the first 12 rounds have been easy, quickly moving up from 14th to 5th in the standings for Speaker ballots taken. The gaps are now bigger. Need 10 more ballots to get to #4 in all-time rankings. It's a long slog, but I know we can do it if we pull together!

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is not democracy.” – Abraham Lincoln

Personal ambition topples oligarchies because every person thinks he has the right to lead, but “[i]n a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.” – Thucydides

“There never was a Democracy yet, that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that Democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or less avaricious than Aristocracy or Monarchy. Those passions are the same… under all forms of government.” – John Adams

“The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.” – Margaret Atwood

“[The] country will have to learn… that a republic cannot succeed till it contains a certain body of men imbued with the principles of justice and honour.” – Charles Darwin

“The ideal for a well-functioning democratic state is like the ideal for a gentleman's well-cut suit — it is not noticed.” – Arthur Koestler

“The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” — Alexis de Tocqueville

Free advice for Dem House members. Suppress the urge for snark (popcorn pics, etc.). The Twitterverse has already got you covered. Play up being the adults in the room; wanting to get to work on behalf of the American people. Small gesture, but will serve you well in long run.

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Jamie Raskin

@jamie_raskin

We never had to deal with this much chaos when George Santos was Speaker.

Little known fact: first Speaker of the House was known to his friends as John Cougar Mellenberg.

Hern-mentum!

Larry the Cat

@Number10cat

I’m willing to put my name forward…

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Michael Barclay

@mbarc52

Jan 4

Just a reminder that there's nothing in the US Constitution that prevents a Cat from being Speaker of the House

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Just a reminder as this drags on, the one-term Speakership die was cast at the second ballot. 13 individuals have needed multiple rounds to be elected Speaker. Only one of them ever served an additional term in that role (which also went to multiple ballots).

As it appears GOP dissidents' demands are mainly about power and creating instability, re-upping this

from last month on what GOP voters think it means to be a "good Republican."

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