Ginger Gibson

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Unclear who gave all the zoo cats Covid. https://t.co/mrKxKNvVqP — PolitiTweet.org

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Email from @NationalZoo announces a Covid outbreak among the large cats: "We have recently learned that six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers have tested presumptive positive for the virus that causes COVID-19." — PolitiTweet.org

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@JayCaruso @TABurk @stevestampley They both made fabulous choices in wives, so at least they have that going for them. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JayCaruso There's only one WFT fan in my house and its @TABurk — PolitiTweet.org

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Please don't call me Latinx. If we're keeping a list or something. — PolitiTweet.org

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@etjohnstone @MBennettSmith That feels like a test I'm unsure if I went to gamble. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aseitzwald: NEW: Gavin Newsom trounced the recall, but some Democrats warn the top line obscures a “canary in the coal mine” for their… — PolitiTweet.org

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@RTMannJr @LSU That’s true. Maybe I’m overly optimistic. — PolitiTweet.org

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There are more than 34,000 students ⁦@LSU⁩. All are required to be vaccinated or produce negative Covid tests. Only 78 have failed to comply. Bravo LSU. Showing how to get it done. https://t.co/8W63IQv4ED — PolitiTweet.org

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@TalKopan No doubt some of it is performative for their voters. But the stakes they've applied and the behind the scenes fighting over things like the eviction moratorium are evidence that they also seem to think its a path to lawmaking. — PolitiTweet.org

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All of this to say, of course people paid more attention to AOC's dress than they did to her unemployment benefit extension bill. One of them is seen as a viable way to make laws and one of them isn't. Which one probably depends on who you are. — PolitiTweet.org

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People point to lawmakers doing this as a product of Congress being broken, but perhaps instead of a result, it's part of the reason. — PolitiTweet.org

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And be honest, the chattering class treats these efforts different because they're sympathetic to their cause. Journalist scoffed at Ted Cruz's strategy-less shutting down the government to nuke the ACA. But treat Capitol step sit-ins as a viable way to change eviction laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sure, Democrats aren't shutting down the government right now. But they are threatening to blow up their only chance for substantive law making. And they seem to think that election/voting laws can get passed through pressure campaigns. — PolitiTweet.org

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To be clear, this basically never works like it seems to for lobbying efforts. This was basically the plan Republicans had when they shut down the government in 2013: Get enough public pressure on Democrats and they'll relent and repeal the ACA! Nope. — PolitiTweet.org

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And I point to lobbying as the cause because when it became untenable politically to register lobbyists to hold meetings and try to build consensus, they turned to public pressure campaigns that evade disclosure. they wrote the playbook. — PolitiTweet.org

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People talk about the effect lobbying has had on Washington, but this may be one of the most salient, since it's not a trend that knows political ideology. The idea that if enough people just call someone's office, they can get what they want. — PolitiTweet.org

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Washington has reached an interesting point where a not insignificant number lawmakers seem to no longer think the way to make laws is by building consensus among fellow members but instead by public pressure campaigns and getting media attention until someone relents. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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@steve_pierce I could mainline caffeine and go to sleep. Its a problem. — PolitiTweet.org

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@steve_pierce I thought I was going to be at my desk until 3 a.m. waiting on a call! — PolitiTweet.org

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Folks, keep your bad California recall result hot takes to yourself. I'm over here judging you. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NBCPolitics: BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom staves off recall effort, will stay in office, NBC News projects. https://t.co/EZhd… — PolitiTweet.org

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I deeply regret having opened a 12 oz Red Bull at 11 p.m. — PolitiTweet.org

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Newsom cruises to victory in recall election, will stay in office, NBC News projects https://t.co/OPlycqCYN6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aseitzwald: Get your CA recall results as they come in right here --> https://t.co/M7IOmgDRi9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@BigTex88 No. DC. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s an Election Day and I’m in a newsroom eating take out and hoping votes get counted quickly and I wouldn’t trad… https://t.co/SYPSyCh5nn — PolitiTweet.org

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@michele5411 This one is 10x catchier — PolitiTweet.org

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Are you even a toddler parent if you haven’t at least once found yourself humming this book in the middle of the da… https://t.co/Hyxyo0QNfh — PolitiTweet.org

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Wonder how the Met Gala polls? https://t.co/hoSZnQb6ek — PolitiTweet.org