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Doug Worgul retweeted
Former GOP Rep. @AdamKinzinger told CBS News that if the choice comes down to Biden or Trump in 2024, he'd vote for Biden:
"I don't even have to hesitate. Do I agree with everything Joe Biden's doing? No, of course not. He's a Democrat. I'm an old-school Republican, I'll say. But I believe he's a good man, and I believe he's focused on the Constitution. I believe he's not looking for reasons to violate the Constitution like Donald Trump is. I wouldn't hesitate at all."
Kinzinger also said he still considers himself a Republican:
"The only reason I'm not giving up the title is I refuse to let the anti-constitutionalist side win. Every democracy in my mind needs a liberal or a progressive movement and a conservative movement because that tug and pull – that push and pull - is what actually makes a country advance at the right speed – not always perfectly. I'll continue to fight for the GOP, but that doesn't mean I'm voting GOP. I'm not because they're an anti-constitutionalist party at the moment."
Doug Worgul retweeted
Rules for thee, not for me. More Republican hypocrisy.
BTW, her full name is Nimrata Nikita Randhawa. She prefers her middle name and shortened it to Nikki. She got married in 1996 to Michael Haley. Hence, Nikki Haley.
Doug Worgul retweeted
One of the greatest videos ever produced by @TheDailyShow
Doug Worgul retweeted
SCOOP: The Texas Historical Commission removed books on slavery from plantation site gift shops.
An agency spokesperson claimed that the move had nothing to do with politics. Internal emails show otherwise. My latest for @TexasMonthly.
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Doug Worgul retweeted
Why is the media ignoring this?
Doug Worgul retweeted
In a few minutes, the Supreme Court will start to hear arguments in a case designed to kill the wealth tax.
I'll say again... there is nothing that you care about that the Supreme Court cannot destroy while you aren't watching.
Doug Worgul retweeted
This is such a crucial distinction - and a key point about what animates the American Right more broadly. I find the “Republicans are just Putin’s puppets” talk really misleading - it misses the point: Both are pursuing a project of anti-liberal, ethno-religious nationalism. 1/
ALT Bluesky post by Gillian Branstetter: “The connection between Putin's anti-queer purge and the same wished for by American conservatives is not some cloak-and-dagger Russiagate conspiracy. It's a shared value of authoritarian nationalism and illiberalism in both contexts. It's an objection to self-determination and a worship of the state.”
Doug Worgul retweeted
On this day in 1940, Engineer and entrepreneur, Jerry Lawson, was born. He created the technology that paved the way for modern gaming.
His groundbreaking technology became the foundation for Atari, Nintendo and Sega.
Doug Worgul retweeted
Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2023: $245,600,000,000
Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2023: $168,200,000,000
Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2023: $116,600,000,000
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2023: $7.25
Three words: tax the rich.
Doug Worgul retweeted
Absolutely correct @GavinNewsom. My daughter was murdered in Parkland. When @GovRonDeSantis had his chance to address gun policy, he made the state more dangerous. Thank you Governor Newsom for mentioning my daughter Jaime and for calling out Governor DeSantis.
