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Dennis Donovan
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October 5, 2024
Not a big Bill Maher fan, but he had Byron clammed up.
https://x.com/BrunoAmato_1/status/1842385936312680833
Bill Maher takes on Rep Byron Donalds about Trump's lying
Bruno Amato
EVERY Republican in Congress is just as bad as Trump. These are the worst people on the planet. Worse than ANY migrant that's ever come into our country. Yes, worse.
Video in tweet below
10:06 PM · Oct 4, 2024
EVERY Republican in Congress is just as bad as Trump. These are the worst people on the planet. Worse than ANY migrant that's ever come into our country. Yes, worse.
Video in tweet below
10:06 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Not a big Bill Maher fan, but he had Byron clammed up.
https://x.com/BrunoAmato_1/status/1842385936312680833
October 5, 2024
https://colinallred.com/
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mw-allred-web-fr-homepage_2024
https://x.com/wendydavis/status/1842391185416941749
Colin Allred with Wendy Davis Oct 5 (Sat) 1:30pm-3pm CT at Tulips FTW, Fort Worth, TX
Wendy Davis
Y'all coming to this?
Reproductive freedom is on the ballot, and Texas women cant afford six more years of Ted Cruz.
My friend Rep Colin Allred is going to fight to restore Roe in the Senate and I cant wait to elect him. Join us in Fort Worth, tomorrow Oct. 5: https://mobilize.us/s/vqcQNR
📷
10:27 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Y'all coming to this?
Reproductive freedom is on the ballot, and Texas women cant afford six more years of Ted Cruz.
My friend Rep Colin Allred is going to fight to restore Roe in the Senate and I cant wait to elect him. Join us in Fort Worth, tomorrow Oct. 5: https://mobilize.us/s/vqcQNR
📷
10:27 PM · Oct 4, 2024
https://colinallred.com/
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mw-allred-web-fr-homepage_2024
Fort Worth Texas Offense Event with Congressman Allred
Highest Priority - Community Event
Fort Worth Texas Offense Event with Congressman Allred organized by Texas Offense
Time
Saturday, October 5
1:30 3pm CDT
Location
Tulips FTW
112 St Louis Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Map
About this event
One month until Election Day! Join Rep. Allred and special guests in Fort Worth on Saturday, October 5th for a grassroots event. This is a free event. All are welcome!
Doors open at 1:30 PM. Program starts at 2:00 PM.
Sign up at website
Highest Priority - Community Event
Fort Worth Texas Offense Event with Congressman Allred organized by Texas Offense
Time
Saturday, October 5
1:30 3pm CDT
Location
Tulips FTW
112 St Louis Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Map
About this event
One month until Election Day! Join Rep. Allred and special guests in Fort Worth on Saturday, October 5th for a grassroots event. This is a free event. All are welcome!
Doors open at 1:30 PM. Program starts at 2:00 PM.
Sign up at website
https://x.com/wendydavis/status/1842391185416941749
October 4, 2024
She's going after them with a pitchfork!
https://x.com/ReallyAmerican1/status/1842339065254797584
WATCH this woman BRILLIANTLY debunk MAGA attempts to spread disinformation about FEMA's hurricane relief.
Really American
WATCH this woman BRILLIANTLY debunk MAGA Republicans' attempts to spread disinformation about FEMA's hurricane relief.
Everyone needs to see this!
Video in tweet below
From David Leaning Left
7:00 PM · Oct 4, 2024
WATCH this woman BRILLIANTLY debunk MAGA Republicans' attempts to spread disinformation about FEMA's hurricane relief.
Everyone needs to see this!
Video in tweet below
From David Leaning Left
7:00 PM · Oct 4, 2024
She's going after them with a pitchfork!
https://x.com/ReallyAmerican1/status/1842339065254797584
October 4, 2024
https://x.com/danprimack/status/1842332893315739678
Axios: Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz dumps Trump, plans "significant" donation to Kamala Harris
Dan Primack
NEW: Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz dumps Trump, plans "significant" donation to Kamala Harris
6:36 PM · Oct 4, 2024
NEW: Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz dumps Trump, plans "significant" donation to Kamala Harris
6:36 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Axios - Scoop: VC titan Ben Horowitz dumps Trump, donates to Kamala Harris
Dan Primack
Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz and his wife Felicia plan to make a "significant" personal donation to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Horowitz and business partner Marc Andreessen stunned Silicon Valley in July by endorsing and donating to Donald Trump, saying he was the best candidate for technology startups.
-At the time, President Biden was still running for reelection.
Behind the scenes: Horowitz announced his change of heart via an email sent on Friday to Andreessen Horowitz employees.
-He notes that he and Felicia have known Harris for more than a decade, and been "a great friend to both of us over that time."
-Horowitz adds that he is "encouraged" by conversations with Harris around what his firm refers to as the "Little Tech Agenda," but cautions that her campaign has yet "stated their intentions" formally. As such, the firm itself has not changed its position..
-Overall, he continues to believe that "the Biden Administration has been exceptionally destructive on tech policy across the industry."
/snip
Dan Primack
Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz and his wife Felicia plan to make a "significant" personal donation to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Horowitz and business partner Marc Andreessen stunned Silicon Valley in July by endorsing and donating to Donald Trump, saying he was the best candidate for technology startups.
-At the time, President Biden was still running for reelection.
Behind the scenes: Horowitz announced his change of heart via an email sent on Friday to Andreessen Horowitz employees.
-He notes that he and Felicia have known Harris for more than a decade, and been "a great friend to both of us over that time."
-Horowitz adds that he is "encouraged" by conversations with Harris around what his firm refers to as the "Little Tech Agenda," but cautions that her campaign has yet "stated their intentions" formally. As such, the firm itself has not changed its position..
-Overall, he continues to believe that "the Biden Administration has been exceptionally destructive on tech policy across the industry."
/snip
https://x.com/danprimack/status/1842332893315739678
October 4, 2024
https://x.com/RepSwalwell/status/1842305237597422069
Rep Swawell: Do her parents know she's texting you?
Rep. Eric Swalwell
Do her parents know shes texting you?
4:46 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Do her parents know shes texting you?
Matt Gaetz
1h
HEARTBREAKING text I just got from a friend in GEORGIA.
Kamalas Katrina .
🙏
4:46 PM · Oct 4, 2024
https://x.com/RepSwalwell/status/1842305237597422069
October 4, 2024
Aaron Rupar
Kamala Harris: "Contrary to what my opponent is suggesting, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive. But here's what I will do -- I will invest in communities like Flint."
Video in tweet below
6:12 PM · Oct 4, 2024
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1842327010820915589
VP Harris: I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive but will invest in communities like Flint, MI
Aaron Rupar
4m
Kamala Harris: "Our economy is making good progress. Just this morning we got a solid jobs report. Over 250,000 jobs created last month, unemployment fell, and just a few weeks ago the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, which helps. But there is still more we need to do."
Video in tweet below
Aaron Rupar
Kamala Harris: "Contrary to what my opponent is suggesting, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive. But here's what I will do -- I will invest in communities like Flint."
Video in tweet below
6:12 PM · Oct 4, 2024
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1842327010820915589
October 4, 2024
Mother Jones: Report: Elon Musk Has Been Funding Trump's Anti-Immigrant Mastermind
Mother Jones - Report: Elon Musk Has Been Funding Trumps Anti-Immigrant Mastermind
Donations uncovered by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Musk has spent millions to back anti-immigrant and anti-transgender initiatives.
Politics
2 hours ago
Alex Nguyen
Long gone are the innocent days when media outlets claimed the independence and nuance of the politics of Elon Musk. Now, amid myriad X posts spreading far-right propaganda on immigrants, trans people, and, well, just about any other topic, it has become obvious where one of the richest men in the world stands.
This week, there was more proof that Musk has put his money where his mouth has been. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Musk poured tens of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns and conservative groups even before he publicly endorsed Donald Trump in July. Conservatives helped conceal Musks contributions through so-called social welfare or dark money groups that do not have to disclose their donors and can raise unlimited funds. (Musk did not respond to the Journals request for comment.)
One piece of reporting stood out. The newspaper found that the tech billionaire donated more than $50 million in 2022 for campaign advertisements by Citizens for Sanity, a group connected to former Trump aide Stephen Miller and his non-profit America First Legal, which bills itself as the long-awaited answer to the ACLU.
Ties to Miller back in 2022 illuminate Musks current penchant for posting about immigrants. Musk has increasingly aligned himself with xenophobic anti-migrant plans and trans hysteria championed by Miller within the Trump administration.
/snip
Donations uncovered by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Musk has spent millions to back anti-immigrant and anti-transgender initiatives.
Politics
2 hours ago
Alex Nguyen
Long gone are the innocent days when media outlets claimed the independence and nuance of the politics of Elon Musk. Now, amid myriad X posts spreading far-right propaganda on immigrants, trans people, and, well, just about any other topic, it has become obvious where one of the richest men in the world stands.
This week, there was more proof that Musk has put his money where his mouth has been. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Musk poured tens of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns and conservative groups even before he publicly endorsed Donald Trump in July. Conservatives helped conceal Musks contributions through so-called social welfare or dark money groups that do not have to disclose their donors and can raise unlimited funds. (Musk did not respond to the Journals request for comment.)
One piece of reporting stood out. The newspaper found that the tech billionaire donated more than $50 million in 2022 for campaign advertisements by Citizens for Sanity, a group connected to former Trump aide Stephen Miller and his non-profit America First Legal, which bills itself as the long-awaited answer to the ACLU.
Ties to Miller back in 2022 illuminate Musks current penchant for posting about immigrants. Musk has increasingly aligned himself with xenophobic anti-migrant plans and trans hysteria championed by Miller within the Trump administration.
/snip
October 4, 2024
https://x.com/neeratanden/status/1842314953937547577
Neera Tanden: I'm excited to share the vision and policies of Shyamala Gopalan Harris' daughter with our community.
Neera Tanden🌻
Arrived in Georgia to canvas and engage Asian American voters for VP Kamala Harris. Im excited to share the vision and policies of Shyamala Gopalan Harris daughter with our community.
5:24 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Arrived in Georgia to canvas and engage Asian American voters for VP Kamala Harris. Im excited to share the vision and policies of Shyamala Gopalan Harris daughter with our community.
5:24 PM · Oct 4, 2024
https://x.com/neeratanden/status/1842314953937547577
October 4, 2024
https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1842310790961095006
Obama to campaign for VP Harris starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher Webb
WHAT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
🔥🔥🔥
BREAKING: Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cant wait to see these two together again Get ready for a political showdown!
5:08 PM · Oct 4, 2024
WHAT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
🔥🔥🔥
BREAKING: Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cant wait to see these two together again Get ready for a political showdown!
5:08 PM · Oct 4, 2024
https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1842310790961095006
October 4, 2024
Hmm. Noticed it but I can see everyone pining to take pictures so I assumed that's why they didn't stand.
https://x.com/KellyO/status/1842315900935901262
The reason the media doesn't stand for POTUS in briefing room because it will block camera shots. Now you know.
Kelly O'Donnell
Kelly O'Donnell: The press does indeed stand for the president in most places of the WH. It has been custom not to do so in the briefing room to allow POTUS entrance to be clearly photographed for stills and TV without reporters blocking the shot.
5:28 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Kelly O'Donnell: The press does indeed stand for the president in most places of the WH. It has been custom not to do so in the briefing room to allow POTUS entrance to be clearly photographed for stills and TV without reporters blocking the shot.
carol hicks ☮️
16m
Replying to @KellyO
And no one stood up when he walked in the room. Disgusting
5:28 PM · Oct 4, 2024
Hmm. Noticed it but I can see everyone pining to take pictures so I assumed that's why they didn't stand.
https://x.com/KellyO/status/1842315900935901262
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