Judd Legum

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I will note that one of the two people involved here, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, is appointed by Cuomo. The AG is elected. — PolitiTweet.org

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Update: Cuomo has dropped the plan of picking his own investigator. Asked NY's Attorney General and Chief Judge to select someone. Seems like a better approach. https://t.co/SF2VT1NuOd — PolitiTweet.org

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CPAC is bringing together religious leaders of all stripes who believe in flouting public health guidelines and having conversations at close range, indoors, without masks — PolitiTweet.org

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I don't think Joe Biden cares what his TV ratings are because he understands that being president isn't the same thing as hosting a reality show — PolitiTweet.org

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@jeffhauser Neto has been playing pretty well and puts in a lot of effort on defense — PolitiTweet.org

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If Cuomo names the person who conducts the investigation, it’s not an independent investigation. It’s Cuomo investigating himself. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) said Saturday that he opposed 'white racism,' hours after speaking at a far-right conference whose organizer spoke approvingly of the Capitol insurrection while delivering a white-nationalist speech." https://t.co/Wj7tziorma — PolitiTweet.org

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In a statement, Cuomo doesn't deny asking a 25-year-old executive assistant if she was open to dating older men But he does say that the woman who made the accusation told him she was a sexual assault survivor. How is that relevant? https://t.co/AUm5bfzgot — PolitiTweet.org

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Mr. Cuomo said in a statement to The Times on Saturday that he believed he had been acting as a mentor and had “never made advances toward Ms. Bennett, nor did I ever intend to act in any way that was inappropriate.” That's not a denial. — PolitiTweet.org

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She said Cuomo asked "whether she thought age made a difference in romantic relationships, and had said that he was open to relationships with women in their 20s — comments she interpreted as clear overtures to a sexual relationship." — PolitiTweet.org

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"The aide, Charlotte Bennett, who was an executive assistant and health policy adviser in the Cuomo administration until she left in November, told The NYT that the governor had harassed her late last spring, during the height of the state’s fight against the coronavirus." — PolitiTweet.org

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"A second former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is accusing him of sexual harassment, saying that he asked her questions about her sex life, whether she was monogamous in her relationships and if she had ever had sex with older men." https://t.co/s34exDOQXH — PolitiTweet.org

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MBS is also responsible for creating possibly the worst humanitarian crisis on earth in Yemen. — PolitiTweet.org

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According to the New York Times, Biden decided not to sanction MBS because it needs Saudi's help on counterterrorism. Is someone who orders the murder and dismemberment of a U.S.-based journalist a good partner for counterterrorism? https://t.co/NTxIbCSSxh — PolitiTweet.org

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Two days in a row of 2 million+ shots administered. Everything we do at this point to slow the spread is saving lives. It’s another day for someone to get a shot before they are exposed. It’s not endless. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Trump administration refused to acknowledge that MBS was behind Khashoggi’s murder. The Biden administration says MBS ordered Khashoggi’s murder, but won’t sanction him for it That doesn’t really seem any better — PolitiTweet.org

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Bookmark this: Kevin McCarthy is on stage at an event dedicated to advancing Trump’s lies about election fraud. The same lies that incited a riot that left five people dead. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SollenbergerRC The new PAC could elect biannually but I believe presidential campaigns always have to report monthly — PolitiTweet.org

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@SollenbergerRC Not sure what the value of converting the campaign is to a PAC at this point. Less frequent filing? — PolitiTweet.org

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To be clear, these members of Congress skipped a debate on pandemic relief so they could attend a conference devoted to perpetuating Trump’s lies on voter fraud — PolitiTweet.org

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@danprimack @ashjsf @JoshConstine @benthompson @lennysan @polina_marinova @theSamParr @Jessicalessin Do you think there is ever a point where a single company’s advertising becomes so ubiquitous on a publication that it might have a subconscious impact on editorial — PolitiTweet.org

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"Biden has decided that the diplomatic cost of directly penalizing Saudi Arabia’s crown prince...is too high...despite a detailed American intelligence finding that he directly approved the killing of Jamal Khashoggi" https://t.co/6RTNbYZ61H — PolitiTweet.org

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"More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're slated to be at CPAC." https://t.co/10v1CD3E3R — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CraigSilverman: On Tues, NYT columnist David Brooks wrote a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups. Don't look for it in the Times -- it was p… — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigSilverman Is Brooks compensated for his work with the Aspen Institute? — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is @mschlapp, the head of @CPAC, admitting that the entire point of this year’s event is to perpetuate Trump’s lies about voter fraud. Everyone participating is complicit. https://t.co/br3iK3sbIs — PolitiTweet.org

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@theCam_Miller My argument is that it’s a false distinction. There is not reason why certain categories like judges and tax cuts require a simple majority and other stuff requires 60 votes. It’s just a tradition and it’s one that favors the right — PolitiTweet.org

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Interesting article in STAT about how the story that was everywhere about how COVID has reduced life expectancy in the United States by a full year was wrong https://t.co/VuwF8OriUf — PolitiTweet.org

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Whenever you hear someone talk about the importance of Senate "tradition" just remember the "tradition" is to rig the game in favor of right-wing priorities. — PolitiTweet.org