Jack

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observation node.

Ted Cruz yesterday: "The bad news is right now that Democrats have a lead. If the election were over today, the Democrats could well win every single statewide position in Texas."

SEXTON: What has the Trump administration been working on to help people pay their bills? SCOTT BESSENT: The Biden administration ...

JD Vance lecturing anyone about corruption is beyond parody. He says Trump rejects people getting rich off government connections—while Trumpworld reeks of self-dealing, pay-to-play politics, family profiteering & convicted fraudsters. Corruption isn’t a bug in Trumpworld. It’s the business model.

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Roger Marshall endorses the Kansas Athletic Association doing genetical inspections of children to keep trans kids out of sports

Ambassador Whitaker on Starlink: "They are a private company. Obviously they have terms of use that are applied to all of their customers, including the Ukrainians. I think it is more of a dispute along those lines than anybody in this admin trying to change how Starshield or Starlink is used."

Susan Collins on Kavanaugh: "I'm very disappointed in his his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. There was no way for me to anticipate that."

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

Trump: "For many years, farm vehicles, construction equipment, and other off road vehicles have used what is know as red dye diesel. Do you know what that is? I don't know what the hell it is! But whatever it is, it's supposed to be very good. Does anybody want to explain it?"

Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification"

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Is it a big deal that the U.S. president is telling insane lies that he personally rushed to the site of 9/11 and heroically acted like a first responder himself? Sorta seems like it should be! Maybe?