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political reporter, @NBCNews Digital | co-author, NYT bestsellers “Shattered” and “HRC” | Nats fan | Terp | @northwesternu teacher | jon.allen@nbcuni.com

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    Jonathan Allen‏Verified account @jonallendc May 3

    Imagine a Billy Joel remake of “We didn’t start the fire” with all the lyrics representing a single day’s worth of news.

    1:35 PM - 3 May 2018
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    21 replies 77 retweets 338 likes
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      2. Tom Namako‏Verified account @TomNamako May 3
        Replying to @jonallendc

        paging @juliareinstein

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. julia reinstein  🚡‏Verified account @juliareinstein May 3
        Replying to @TomNamako @jonallendc

        julia reinstein  🚡 Retweeted julia reinstein  🚡

        enjoy https://twitter.com/juliareinstein/status/898608175888220160 … https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=from%3Ajuliareinstein%20didn%27t%20start%20the&src=typd …

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        julia reinstein  🚡Verified account @juliareinstein
        barcelona UVA solar eclipse on the way daily stormer finds new host taylor swift deletes her posts 🎵 steve bannon just got fired 🎵
        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. DJ Judd‏Verified account @DJJudd May 3
        Replying to @jonallendc @chrisgeidner

        It would be 20 minutes long

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Ethan Cohen‏ @ethanbencohen May 3
        Replying to @DJJudd @juddzeez and

        This would be like when @Lin_Manuel wrote that song about Tonys during the Tonys

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Richie_Duchon‏ @Richie_Duchon May 3
        Replying to @jonallendc

        YES! I have a podcast series idea to rewrite the song, which turns 30 next year... gulp. @jhilo has heard me talk about it too many times!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Richie_Duchon‏ @Richie_Duchon May 3
        Replying to @Richie_Duchon @jonallendc @JHilo

        or @Jessica_Hilo rather

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      4. Jessica Hilo‏ @Jessica_Hilo May 3
        Replying to @Richie_Duchon @jonallendc @JHilo

        Lyric consideration: A verse solely dedicated to those who left the administration, performed by @maddow.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Tricia B.‏ @Happygrl6 May 3
        Replying to @Jessica_Hilo @Richie_Duchon and

        There was a video last week that someone had tried this using clips of her naming people!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Alt_Mom  🐝‏ @judihayes May 3
        Replying to @jonallendc @chrisgeidner

        I’ve been doing one a week. #wedidntstartthefire2018

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      1. Matt Houser‏ @ffeevveerr May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc @tedgioia

        RELATED: "There's No One Left To Fire" (starts 30 seconds in) https://www.facebook.com/100014321503234/videos/349543382199709/ …

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      1. Beverly‏ @beaudyk May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc

        Kilauea, Mike Pence, Israel and Iran Stormy Daniels, Giuliani, Cohen, Manafort Cop shooting, Ronny Jackson, Syria, Kanye West North Korea, South Korea, Chinese trading war Michele Wolfe, snowflakes, Avengers and old rape Kardashians and NRA What else do I have to say?

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      1. Erik J  🌀‏ @ejtwister May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc

        It would be a lengthy magnum opus in perpetual need of revision

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      1. Sarah Wine-Thyre  🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈‏Verified account @SarahThyre May 3
        Replying to @jonallendc @chrisgeidner

        You’d have to add several verses.

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      1. gareth hughes‏ @ghughes801 May 7
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        gareth hughes Retweeted TWIT

        https://twitter.com/TheWeekInTrump/status/993470518404812801?s=19 …

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        Last week was crazy enough for it's own "We Didn't Start The Fire" parody...so we made one. #Mueller #GiulianiFail #Cohen #TrumpRussia pic.twitter.com/opnCxRNOeS
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      2. Andrew Hibbard‏ @andrewhibbard May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc

        Andrew Hibbard Retweeted Andrew Hibbard

        2016: just Trump 2017: just Trump/Russia 2018: just a single day’s newshttps://twitter.com/andrewhibbard/status/786766202035056640?s=21 …

        Andrew Hibbard added,

        Andrew Hibbard @andrewhibbard
        At this point, you could do an entire "We Didn't Start the Fire" with only Donald Trump.
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      3. Andrew Hibbard‏ @andrewhibbard May 4
        Replying to @andrewhibbard @jonallendc

        Andrew Hibbard Retweeted Andrew Hibbard

        https://twitter.com/andrewhibbard/status/837178828732563456?s=21 …

        Andrew Hibbard added,

        Andrew Hibbard @andrewhibbard
        You could do an entire "We Didn't Start the Fire" just with names of Trump people connected to Russia.
        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Andrew Hibbard‏ @andrewhibbard May 4
        Replying to @andrewhibbard @jonallendc

        Andrew Hibbard Retweeted Andrew Hibbard

        https://twitter.com/andrewhibbard/status/989280647188369408?s=21 …

        Andrew Hibbard added,

        Andrew Hibbard @andrewhibbard
        The rate at which we accrue new “We Didn’t Start the Fire’s” worth of news will continue to increase until we burst into a ball of light and merge into the singularity.
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      1. Megan Newman‏ @tristanspeak May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc

        It was bad enough the first time around.

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      1. Eggman‏ @iamzeeeggman May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc

        I'd rather stick hot pokers in my ears

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      1. Schmitty  🇨🇦‏ @schmitty_420 May 4
        Replying to @jonallendc

        Now I’m going to have that song stuck in my head all morning 🤦‍♂️

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