I'm going to keep doing decreasingly funny versions of this tweet because the thought of those two sweet old people bickering over this has yet to cease amusing me.
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Thomas Cook
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Proud #Indy resident who enjoys good conversation and unforeseen plot twists | Tweets are mine, retweets not so much
Indianapolis, INJoined September 2009
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"Rosalynn?"
"Yes, Jimmy..."
"I'm going to the basement to look through the old files. Do you remember where we put the flashlight?"
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National Archives asks former presidents and vice presidents to check for classified and presidential documents | CNN Politics cnn.com/2023/01/26/pol
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Please join our Special Guest, Mayor Joe Hogsett in supporting our re-election for the Indianapolis City-County Council District 18 (formerly District 16) ❤️
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Scene cut to a panic-stricken Rosalynn and President Jimmy Carter bickering about which one of them has to go check the basement for classified documents.
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Breaking news: Classified documents discovered at home of former VP Mike Pence wapo.st/3HsQIsa
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(and they had some totally sub-optimal trivia for a few years by a guy with no business running the show, but there were some stellar games that followed.)
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After years of talking about it over home brews, a bunch of my friends got together, started a brewery, and it was a lovely, chaotic ride. A bittersweet day, but I'm proud of what they brought to Irvington and the Indiana beer scene.
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An Irvington staple, Black Acre Brewing Company, will close Feb. 4.
indystar.com/story/money/20
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This morning, @IndyMayorJoe talks to me about the city’s priorities for the new year, including the latest in downtown development.
Join us on #13sunrise | @WTHRcom 
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New: Trump world is increasingly preoccupied with Mitch Daniels, with the former president deriding him as a "midget" in private conversations.
Plus: Daniels is headed to DC to meet with Tim Scott and others ahead of a potential run.
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The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and Indiana Legal Services are trying to enact change at the legislative level in housing discrimination and landlord-tenant issues.
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A lot of lovely and exciting new things coming, including 's latest, White Cat, Black Dog!
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It's going to be a good year (for books).
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He tried to warn us.
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Please Save-the-Date to support our re-election for Indianapolis City-County Council ❤️ Thank you!
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Today Mayor Joe was endorsed by the members of ! With billions in the pipeline for the development of downtown alone, Local 120 is poised to continue a proud tradition of shaping our city’s built environment. The campaign is proud to receive their support.
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I understand why everyone is focusing on the City-County Council's appointment authority to this board, but it's important to note the most important role they play is far more powerful: necessary approval of the Library's annual budget and related COIT allocation.
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Over half of the @IndyCouncil are urging the IndyPL Board of Trustees to offer the CEO position to Nichelle Hayes. The City-County Council appoints two members of the board, including recently-selected Board President Hope Tribble.
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Three things:
1) As the article notes, a newer/nicer Chick-fil-A location opened across the street just five months ago -- new downtown investment!
2) The original Chick-fil-A location was opened under a Democratic mayor in 2002.
3) The historic logo is a chicken.
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"Early to bed, early to rise..."
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Joined by his wife Steph, this morning Mayor Joe officially became the first person to file to run for office in Marion County in the 2023 election!
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Downtown Indianapolis looking forward to more than $3.6 billion worth of new projects, according to indystar.com/story/news/loc via
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I'm late to comment on this, but Jeremiah Green was the first drummer that I ever became genuinely obsessed with. Incredibly sad. Walked around with some immortal looping beats off The Lonesome Crowded West playing in my head all weekend.
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This afternoon Mayor Hogsett released a statement in response to announcement of end of pre-primary endorsement process commonly known as slating:
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This change is attributed to Eldridge, but Mayor Joe Hogsett, the person many Democrats accuse of gaming this system, is the person who finally killed it.
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INBOX: The Marion County Democratic Party is moving away from the pre-primary endorsement process, or slating, effective immediately. In the May 2022 primary, @Robin4IndyMayor and then-clerk candidate Billie Breaux were among the candidates that boycotted the process.
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This is great news, and will hopefully produce the intended consequence over the next few years: a series of robust conversations as to who is the best representative for the Marion County Democratic Party up and down the ballot.
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INBOX: The Marion County Democratic Party is moving away from the pre-primary endorsement process, or slating, effective immediately. In the May 2022 primary, @Robin4IndyMayor and then-clerk candidate Billie Breaux were among the candidates that boycotted the process.
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Today Mayor Joe Hogsett released the following statement regarding reductions in gun violence in 2022:
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May we mint new coin this year.
Philip Larkin:
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American heroes, every one of them.
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Nice 'Fulhamerica' stat from Opta:
Fulham have seen 91 goals scored by USA players in the Premier League (excluding own-goals), exactly the same number as scored by every other team in the competition combined. #FFC
On the day Mike Pence says DOJ shouldn’t bring charges against Trump, read my deep dive profile capping off months of reporting laying out his decision ahead of 2024: to be a truth-teller or viable presidential candidate. politico.com/news/magazine/
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. preparing to sit down and write the moral of a story where the Tortoise and the Hare tie.
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Vikings have 329 yards and 36 points in the second half against the Colts. Let's say the Colts win this thing, in OT. Or now (as if). Am I supposed to celebrate? Seriously what's the proper tone for THIS thing?
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Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself
(I am large, my stocking contains multitudes)
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” as Written by Walt Whitman - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency mcsweeneys.net/articles/maria
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Abdul's a friend, and this means we would hang out more. But rightfully defended Abdul as a journalist and their own Code of Ethics says "don’t run for office yourself" so reporting on a fellow member of the press should address the cigar-smoking elephant in the room.
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An update from what IBJ reported in Sept.: @AttyAbdul plans to form an exploratory committee for Indy mayor. If he makes it official come Feb., he would primary Pastor James Jackson and bring the tally of Black mayoral candidates to four.
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Now this is interesting.
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Great turnout at this evening’s event! Thank you to everyone who came out.
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Join us tonight to support @MayorJoeForIndy!
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In August 2020, Senator Braun bombastically decried the impending death of downtown Indianapolis.
Today, he chose a downtown steakhouse as the best place to gather supporters for his campaign announcement.
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At a swanky steakhouse in downtown Indy, Sen. Mike Braun officially announced he will run for governor of Indiana ibj.com/articles/mike-
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Everyone knows we will see Brock Purdy in that Colts uniform!
(Presumably in fifteen years, when at age 37, he is signed as our seventeenth short-term solution for the position.)
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Maybe the Colts can trade for Trey Lance. Because Brock Purdy is the man in San Francisco.
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Credit to Morocco, I haven't watched a defensive display in a World Cup that good since FIFA claimed Qatar deserved to host this World Cup.
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I didn't grow up on soccer, so my interest in the early 00s is inextricably linked to Wahl's work. He gave voice to what I loved about the game – and as the years went on, bravely spoke for those impacted by the greed and corruption of those who capitalize on our love for it.
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Do yourself a favor, if you don’t know much about U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, and search his name here. See the response to his death yesterday at the World Cup in Qatar, at 48. It is overwhelming. His death is overwhelming. His life was overwhelming. A thread on that:
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Are you ready to help build a better Indianapolis? The Hogsett for Indianapolis campaign is hiring and we want to hear from you. Apply today!
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A hero’s welcome home for Serbia and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrović who received this crackling reception when he attended a Partizan basketball game in Belgrade. 👀 on Serbian Harrison Ford in the background, GIVING IT LOADS. 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
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