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Sean Aday is Assoc Prof of political comm and intl affairs at GW. Tweets are his views, not GWU's

Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
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Perfect choice: "Gym" Jordan got that name after multiple former OSU wrestlers said he knew about and failed to stop systemic sexual abuse during his coaching tenure. Also recall Liz Cheney yelling at him on 1/6 "You fucking did this." Real stand-up guy. theguardian.com/us-news/2023…
🚨🚨 JIM JORDAN is the next House minority leader
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GOP not sending their best.
Constantino says he is the most talked about person entering congress due to his election night speech, in which he called on trump to pardon Diddy
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Honestly it's like they're still working with Leeches and the rest of the world is using penicillin
Yes! ++ to the rating of Shomari Figures’ seat, too.
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Man the writers are getting really lazy
The Washington Post reported that Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu had developed a reputation among staff at Blair House (the U.S. presidential guesthouse) for bringing bags and suitcases of dirty laundry from Israel to be cleaned free of charge by U.S. staff. An unnamed U.S. official said, “The Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean. After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional.”
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“Dumb McNamara” is funny but too generous. More like the test tube baby of Dumb Custer and Dumber Kid Rock.
An unserious speech from an unserious person, but with a fair amount of civil-military damage in the mix. Hegseth's nickname around the Pentagon is "Dumb McNamara," and he went the distance to earn that one today at the Naval War College. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
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Weird (i.e., annoying) that despite no empirical evidence that anti-trans ads decisively (or even significantly) hurt Harris we've had to listen to non-stop CW (incl. from Dems) to the contrary yet Musk/GOP spent >$500b in '26 on the same (esp. in TX) & got trounced (esp. in TX)
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There were more breathless news stories about “Democrats for Rogers” than actual Democrats for Rogers
Again, “Democrats for Mike Rogers” was a bust.
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Non-zero chance he meant to say Vanna White and just got confused in his dotage
Trump: “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States. I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris. We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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The problem here is that the words "Bari Weiss" and "good faith" are about as compatible as "The Free Press" and "honest journalism"
On Sept. 29, I taped a long podcast for @TheFP, hosted by @Olivia_Reingold. It was about the Jordan Neely/Daniel Penny case, which we both covered. It was a powerful conversation because there were real differences and I had space and time to challenge some of the Free Press’s priors about cities, crime, homelessness, and mental illness. Therefore, it’s upsetting to learn that they have buried the interview. I understand that their orthodoxies might’ve been challenged, but this is the only interview out of dozens for this book where this happened. They’re giving excuses about not loving the direction the conversation took and are now completely ghosting. I have appealed to Olivia, but the issue seems to be senior management. It was a real, very human conversation, with live grappling across difference. That should be embraced and celebrated, not hidden or censored. If @bariweiss and the Free Press can be persuaded to put the conversation out there in full, I would welcome the repair. Thank you for considering in good faith.
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When you've lost the National Review: nationalreview.com/corner/po…
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Gotta love the chief flak for the George W. Bush administration scolding someone that "If you start a war, you need to win it and finish it – otherwise don’t start it."
Mr. Vice-President, Please allow me to present a different perspective. The problem was not the Iran War. It was the cease fire. If you start a war, you need to win it and finish it – otherwise don’t start it. This war should have been over six months ago, with the Strait of Hormuz wide open and oil flowing. The second and third tiers of Iranian leadership should have been destroyed, and we should have supported the pro-western forces who could have taken leadership. We stood on the brink of a new, more peaceful Middle East - and then we blinked. We had a chance not only to deny Iran nuclear weapons, but to get rid of the world’s biggest supporter of terrorism. Instead, we had a cease fire, which was followed by months of will we or won’t we finish the job. Every day was a different message. There still is. Is the war over? Is it about to begin? No one knows. There is confusion and inconsistency. In June 2025, America was not involved. This was an Israel vs Iran issue. No one forced the United States to attack Iran then, or in February of 2026. It was a decision made by President Trump. In my opinion, it was the right decision. Once the decision was made, we should not have stopped until the regime fell. But instead, you negotiated a cease fire that didn’t last, didn’t work and left us in no man’s land, with higher prices and our troops still deployed. Our troops could have been home, the Navy returned to its bases, a peaceful regime in place , new alliances forged, and gas prices below $3.00 a gallon. No, Mr. Vice President. It’s not the war. It’s the so-called cease fire.
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"Please bow..."
The most loser energy imaginable
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Hang it in the Louvre
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Eternal thanks to @BetoORourke for lighting the spark of hope, carrying it all this way, and passing the torch without pride. Always fighting for everyone; working hard and selflessly. Thank you so much brother
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(Feely donor Jim Nantz): Friends, I've seen enough
Jay Feely is trending wide right in Arizona.
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Meh, 2024 still happened...
Maybe Mencken was wrong about the American people?
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LOL loving the reporting right now that the WH is going to ditch CoS Susie Wiles, the only competent person in the inner circle, and replace her with Santa Monica Goebbels Stephen Miller....
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Me and my homies watching returns
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After Trump's lusting over Husted's ass, Brown should walk out to his victory speech and twerk
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LAWYER UP.
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