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"But first: Eli Lake talks to the But first: Eli Lake talks to the conservative lawyers who find Matt Gaetz “deplorable.” ” "

Can I expect Eli or Someone to be talking to the conservative lawyers who do not find Matt Gaetz “deplorable.”?

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Laken Riley. Fentynal. Trende Aragua.

MS 13. 35 Trillion in Debt. Hoax after Hoax after Hoax. Media trust at historic low.

The Free Press is a media outlet, no?

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"...science has a way of periodically humbling the scientist."

Ann Selzer

No idea if her poll was putting her thumb on the scales for Kamala or a legitimate screwup.

BUT the words are those of a true scientist.

Fauci might learn at thing or two but.....

I doubt it.

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Trump picks someone The Machine hates for SECDEF.

The pick is accused of sexual assault.

This is my shocked face. I’ve never heard of such a thing. I’m SO GLAD accusations of sexual assault don’t consistently and predictably follow the introduction of people not previously approved by Our Betters: All Praise Be and Honor to Their Highest Existence. That would certainly become suspicious, eventually. #BelieveAllWomen amiright??!! 🙄

Yeah, we’ll not be accepting abuse or gaslighting in exchange for legitimate acts of self-government this time around. To the #Resist crowd: #Submit or #BuckleUp

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"MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN STARTS TOMORROW!"

RFK holding a Big Mac makes me think more of him than any of his takes on COVID did

And I LOVED his approach to COVID

I was at best a reluctant Trump supporter but I gotta say I am starting to like (with the exception of Gaetz) this merry band of pirates.

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re: Matt Gaetz. Please, "Ollie." I thought TFP was above conviction-by-innuendo. Or is that masthead just a beard for an undercover propaganda operation?

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Gaetz is a lousy pick if these were normal times in DC and the DOJ but alas. This pick would be fine if for no other reason than to watch the slime trail of lawyers leaving the DOJ en mass. About one year of Matt Gaetz would be enough.

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Why does the FP feel motivated to convict Gaetz before he’s had his day in court? To my understanding, accusations do not equal convictions. If he is confirmed, but found guilty after due process concludes, then remove him with cause. Try harder to stay centred, FP.

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Maybe Gaetz will go after everyone on the Epstein and Diddy lists as revenge for not being invited?

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Blinken & Sullivan for some reason never fully accepted that Israel has been in a fight for its very existence. For Israel every life, particularly a young life is precious to the max. Look at the number of young maimed & killed in a war they never wanted. Most are not professional soldiers. The effect on their families is & will be devastating. Will they ever recover? I see the floating bodies at Normandy & Iwo Jima. I see the endless graves at the American cemeteries in Europe. Did their parents, siblings, wives, children ever recover? Tyrants created & continue to create a hell on earth & it makes little difference if their names are Hitler, Stalin, Putin, Xi or Ayatollah Kachahmaime!

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Given their drive to bring down Donald Trump by relentlessly sending out MSM bounty hunters……

He completely changed the Republican Party for the better and sits in a photo on the airline with two “OTHER” democrats having a cheeseburger.

The meal was probably delivered by an F-16!

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On the big fight. What a waste of money. I will bet many of those watching, too many believe pro-wrestling is real. That audience is more worrisome than the two fakers in the ring. (or four) It's a pathetic "sport". The only difference between the boxing world and the pro-wrestlers world is that at least in boxing the pain, the blood and the bruising is real. Semper Fi.

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Sixty million people tuning into a boxing match between a well-known has-been and a complete unknown? Talk about burying the lede!

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I couldn’t vote for either DJT or Ofc. Harris.

I could be annoyed by the Boomers who’ve spent like drunken sailors since 1995, lack of youthful excess due to AIDS and DARE, but whatever.

https://youtu.be/CUjIY_XxF1g?si=PO2kXZD49_4Ti6CR

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And the text-to-speech feature makes GenXers sound like “Gingers.” I used to have stray red whiskers poking through my weird mustache, it’s all either blonde now. Or is that my racially-indeterminate version of white?

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Matt Gaetz?! Never impressed me, period. He strikes me as a politician, a pure politician. One lacking of trust, can turn on you in a split second, is in for himself, does things right in that respect...but can't seem to do the right thing. There is an appreciable difference. We can do much better, period.

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You linked to the “bare butt” of Mike Tyson, supposedly. Don’t think I fell for that ruse, Ollie. Sorry for all of you who did.

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