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@htsuka If only the same were true of public policy — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlexJamesFitz @geoffreyfowler That thing is the Alex Honnold of the animal kingdom. As a climber, I am ashamed — PolitiTweet.org

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I just learned about the raccoon thing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here are six ways the AT&T-Time Warner merger is likely to affect your TV experience, as described by company execu… https://t.co/bhGDd8ZKJm — PolitiTweet.org

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Between the end of the #netneutrality rules on Monday and today, just one additional congressman has signed the CRA… https://t.co/UVXsFGLKHK — PolitiTweet.org

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On Twitter, Trump is noticeably silent so far this morning on the AT&T-Time Warner decision. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s our final story on #usvsatt, a case that turned into a major defeat for Trump’s antitrust chief and the firs… https://t.co/pLq3VIp4C9 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DPAQreport: Alert: @peterjholley and I wrote this on deadline and interviewed *all women Tesla analysts* (on accident. So now y'all kno… — PolitiTweet.org

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@htsuka @katchow That… that’s not even a correct usage of “cultural appropriation”…? — PolitiTweet.org

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The judge showed up late to pretty much every hearing, so it’s not that far off https://t.co/LzwzsirQSw — PolitiTweet.org

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Says something about our times that I initially read this as "ask me anything" and not as the professional associat… https://t.co/tRGsahhwXK — PolitiTweet.org

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@GusHurwitz @dhowell Yes, a very good point. I later went back and clarified. https://t.co/IYN2MhaZNN — PolitiTweet.org

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@abbyohlheiser This is amazing — PolitiTweet.org

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You can access Judge Leon's opinion in #usvsatt #usvatt online, here: https://t.co/sRJFVhxiV3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Quick snapshot of other companies with pending deals, as of around 6 pm ET: https://t.co/vXOqr5S3tb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davidshepardson: I think the consensus view was that Judge Leon would approve with some conditions. The complete and total victory -- p… — PolitiTweet.org

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To put a finer point on this: What the judge said would be unjust was DOJ seeking a judicial *stay* of the merger p… https://t.co/2mvgg13UYK — PolitiTweet.org

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Security is ushering everyone away from the courthouse entrance where AT&T just held a gaggle. ATT attorney Dan Pet… https://t.co/BSBhMYRcAk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TonyRomm: AT&T-Time Warner merger approved, setting the stage for more consolidation across corporate America https://t.co/0XmAVcDkwA — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Leon: the economic analysis done by Carl Shapiro for the government “rested on improper notions” — PolitiTweet.org

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A really sweeping and decisive victory here for AT&T and a rebuke of the Justice Department. Hard to overstate how… https://t.co/nwKSM5u4lm — PolitiTweet.org

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AT&T statement https://t.co/A9EI6zWFBE — PolitiTweet.org

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The full opinion is 170 pages or more. — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge said witness testimony from rival tv providers was “Too speculative in nature” to be useful — PolitiTweet.org

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He found for AT&T on all three points. — PolitiTweet.org

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Leon looked at the DOJ’s 3 central claims — that of new leverage against rival tv providers, that of potential harm… https://t.co/IyE8tpj51K — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge estimated the cost of litigation easily in the 10s of millions already. — PolitiTweet.org

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Delrahim said he’s “disappointed.” On next steps: “I’ve taken an oath to uphold competition, and we’re going to … r… https://t.co/O16X5RCfLo — PolitiTweet.org

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Further, the judge warned DOJ not to appeal if the purpose was to stymie the deal from closing, saying it would be… https://t.co/ZkE7uHaQSw — PolitiTweet.org

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The judge said DOJ didn’t sufficiently meet its burden of proving that the deal would give AT&T the leverage to harm rival TV providers. — PolitiTweet.org