Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Senate Judiciary Committee begins its meeting to review the KBJ nomination. Dick Durbin accuses Mitch McConnell of a double standard in opposing Jackson because she won't denounce court-packing after he didn't demand the same of Amy Coney Barrett. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden's new budget blueprint calls for a 20% minimum tax on "those with more than $100 million," arguing that multi-millionaires and billionaires "so often pay indefensibly low tax rates." Here's that section: https://t.co/DGMs0PT2ok — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Cruz wants confidential pre-sentencing reports in some of KBJ's cases. Durbin says no, argues it'd endanger victims. New letter from 10 retired US judges backs him, says it'd be "completely inappropriate" to unseal. Letter first reported here 👇 https://t.co/qe3qLqwaIR — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump probably broke the law in an effort to obstruct Jan. 6 proceedings, judge says "The illegality of the plan was obvious," Judge David Carter wrote in a ruling shooting down lawyer John Eastman's bid to keep Jan. 6 documents private. https://t.co/H6GmmIIoCK — PolitiTweet.org

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👀 U.S. District Judge David Carter: "Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021." The judge, citing evidence, says Trump-Eastman agreement "likely existed." https://t.co/Ol1Non9846 — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Senate panel meets to consider Jackson as she inches closer to Supreme Court Judiciary vote: next week. Klobuchar: “She's going to get confirmed in two weeks.” Booker: Hearings “outrageous and beyond the pale.” Portman: Her record is “fair game.” https://t.co/qe3qLqwaIR — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/McxYj85Xmi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepBrendanBoyle: Well, now you know why we had to get him out of Philly to go live with his aunt and uncle in Bel Air. — PolitiTweet.org

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More/longer footage of that — PolitiTweet.org

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Here it is — PolitiTweet.org

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Does anybody have the uncensored video of whatever just happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TODAYshow: In our #SundayTODAY photo of the week, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s daughter looking proudly at her mother during the Supre… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ABC: "This is dedicated to the deaf community, the 'CODA' community, and the disabled community. This is our moment!" @TroyKotsur is t… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ChrisMedlandF1 if it were any other team principal, hugged. But it’s Günther so yes he said the thing — PolitiTweet.org

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The criminal contempt report for Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino just dropped: https://t.co/D4UKP34RdM House Jan. 6 committee plans to vote on this tomorrow. If approved, it goes to the full House. Then to the Justice Department for recommended prosecution. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mehdirhasan: If you’re an elected Democrat and you see these figures, what do you think? That your party has totally failed in the mess… — PolitiTweet.org

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@codytfenwick I don’t understand your point. The 2020 covid coverage of Trump was highly skeptical/critical. Does that not give you pause on your estimation of narrative importance? — PolitiTweet.org

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@redbullracing @ScuderiaFerrari @Charles_Leclerc @Max33Verstappen this is the competition and the energy F1 fans deserve. very excited about this season 🙌 — PolitiTweet.org

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@TommyWTF1 You were not! I’d have been furious if I didn’t have the F1TV app on the side to watch the onboards while they cut to replays. Must adapt to the (excellent) new reg world that allows consistent close racing — PolitiTweet.org

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There are so many @Warriors fans in this arena you can hear smatterings of boos when the @WashWizards shoot free throws. In DC! https://t.co/z3WPNnMlXQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@ForecasterEnten @NateSilver538 also, narratives have more of an impact on public opinion when they’re about distant or intangible issues people don’t deal with daily (for eg, Russia/Ukraine). Cost of living is tangible. Sometimes people experience the world through real life and not media — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NateSilver538: It's common on this platform to hear critiques such as "the media devotes way too much attention to inflation". But vote… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@AmyKlobuchar on ABC: "You have the wife of a sitting Supreme Court justice advocating for an insurrection, advocating for overturning a legal election to the sitting president's chief of staff and she also knows this election, these cases, are going to come before her husband." https://t.co/jh1pZT6Yo8 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@CoryBooker on @MeetThePress re: Ginni Thomas and 1/6 cases: "Clearly, Justice Thomas should have recused himself. That's not even at question here. And I think that we also – more of a thorough investigation to better understand exactly what has happened with the judge's wife." — PolitiTweet.org

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On @MeetThePress, Republican Sen. @RobPortman doesn't join the calls for Clarence Thomas to recuse from Jan 6 cases. "Well, I would respect his opinion on that," Portman says, arguing that the conservative justice has "a lot of integrity" and will "make that decision" on his own. — PolitiTweet.org

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@whstancil @cjloken That tweet wasn’t exactly about presidential approval. It was that pocketbook concerns are a major motivator for voters and that (1) manifests in various/complicated ways including attitudes to incumbents, (2) is a real lived experience that matters more than media narratives — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattyWTF1 It’s funny because they replays are safe for an era where you do one move and have to back off for a while. Not true with these regs! Which is fantastic. Sky/ESPN should adapt — PolitiTweet.org

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@whstancil @cjloken Nope. It was out of mind for a while, then his party was punished in 2018 and he lost in 2020. Also, you’re twisting my point. Not EVERYTHING is about pocketbooks. But that issue is very real and not all lived experiences are easily malleable by narratives — PolitiTweet.org

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@whstancil @cjloken Also, health care was a big concern for voters in 2018/2020, Trump’s approval on that was very low and polls showed voters favored Ds in big margins. They feared losing their coverage, paying more. This isn’t hard to suss out — PolitiTweet.org

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@whstancil @cjloken 2017. Follow the line. His approval fell significantly during the ACA repeal attempt and TCJA, which were perceived as either harming their pocketbooks or (in the latter case) helping the rich but not them — PolitiTweet.org