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Internationally syndicated opinion columnist , political & economic commentator . Previously econ reporter/moonlighting theater critic at NYT

Here and there. Usually NYC.
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Joined April 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Oct 1

    Trump has wrought a lot of destruction in service of landing us in roughly the same position we would have been in had we simply stayed in TPP, and pursued more amicable negotiations with Mexico & Canada on other outstanding issues

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  2. 6 hours ago

    two broad policy lessons that shouldn’t get lost amidst the NYT’s monster Trump tax fraud exposé:
1. We need to adequately fund the IRS
2. What’s scandalous here isn’t just what’s illegal. It’s also what is legal

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  3. Retweeted
    6 hours ago

    Can you imagine a woman writing this!

    BREAKING: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is acknowledging he "might have been too emotional" in Senate testimony but says he can be counted on to be an "even-keeled" judge. '
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  4. 8 hours ago

    Grassley today complained that it's already been 87 days since Kavanaugh was nominated, suggesting that's way too much time to wait for a vote. Merrick Garland's nomination lingered 293 days before expiring. He never even got a hearing.

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  5. 9 hours ago

    Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a lifelong Republican who was appointed by Gerald Ford: Kavanaugh does not belong on high court

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    10 hours ago

    The Tribune regrets the error.

    tronc, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRNC) announced today its decision to rename the company Tribune Publishing Company.
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  7. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    Worth noting that the Post, the Times, and the New Yorker all independently reported this same characterization of the FBI process.

    “Even before the investigation ended, several people who said they had information that could be useful said they ended up mired in bureaucracy when they tried to get in touch with the FBI.”
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  8. 12 hours ago

    Dishing up lies while proclaiming the love of facts, Trump and Sarah Sanders gaslight America

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  9. 12 hours ago

    cc

    "An early frost meant that berries had fermented ... and birds were eating them and getting drunk."
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  10. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    From ‘06-‘14, spent $400M+ on all-cash, no-loans real estate buys. He’s sunk $200M+ in Turnberry alone, and still losing $.

    .’s Turnberry course is still burning thru cash: even w/ renovations all done, it lost $4.6M last yr
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  11. 13 hours ago

    “Ear, nose and throat”? Does that mean if you’ve been diagnosed with the common cold sometime in the last 5 years you might be denied health insurance?

    Here's the list of pre-existing conditions that, per the article, could lead to higher premiums, exclusions, or denials from the new Iowa health plans. h/t
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  12. Retweeted
    13 hours ago

    Murkowski told us the reports are being read aloud to the senators.

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    13 hours ago

    there is a reason i didn't respond to your PR pitch it is because it is bad and has literally nothing to do with me or anything i have ever written about or would ever plan to you do not need to follow up

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  14. 13 hours ago

    (This was sent by a dude FYI)

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  15. 16 hours ago

    sorry ladies

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    17 hours ago

    New new longer-term short-term health plans hit the market this week. If you are thinking about buying one, this may help.

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  17. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    The is hiring!! So excited that we have so many new jobs to fill!!

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  18. 16 hours ago

    The FBI didn't interview Kavanaugh or Ford because it didn't have clear authority from the White House to do so, according to two people with knowledge of the matter

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  19. 17 hours ago

    Most Americans continue to say ensuring health care coverage is government’s responsibility

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  20. 17 hours ago

    With Popularity Slumping, Macron Tries Tax Cuts for France’s Working Class

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  21. Oct 3

    FBI never contacted Kavanaugh suitemate who corroborated Ramirez’s account

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