A salesgirl just told me she’s been watching me and on TV ever since she was a baby. That was sweet. I shouldn’t have slapped her.
— Alec Mapa (@AlecMapa) February 26, 2021
James St. James: Someone actually said to me “my grandmother used to party with you at Tunnel” —- !!!!
Nobody has to cover CPAC.Nobody has to give these liars and criminals an ounce of media oxygen.Nobody needs to hear “their side” when it’s an endless stream of lies.People who want to find it, will.But you don’t need to air four days from the Comic-con of hate.— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) February 24, 2021
Ron Hogan: “The Comic-Con of hate” is a perfect description of CPAC.
CPAC 2021, everyone pic.twitter.com/qjiOfebBNK
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 26, 2021
The party of "kitchen-table issues"
There should not be any Capitol insurrection commission if Republicans in Congress choose anyone to be on the commission.They are complicit in the attack and the cover up/obscuring of it.Don’t do it.— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) February 25, 2021
Craig Unger: We didn’t invite Al-Qaeda to be on the 9/11 Commission.
Canceling $50,000 of student loan debt would lift a huge burden from the same communities who have been hit hardest by the pandemic. President Biden can #CancelStudentDebt with the stroke of a pen. @SenSchumer and I are urging him to act.https://t.co/AGFn0HCXHF
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 25, 2021
Katie Herzog: Elderly people?
Just in: Source confirms the US Attorney’s office is in possession of security camera footage of possible rioters being given tours before the Capitol attack — but nothing else. No visitor logs or entry records.
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) February 25, 2021
Am told the US Attorney’s office only received security footage, in part bc formal visitor logs don’t exist for tours organized thru congressional offices with the Capitol closed as a result of coronavirus.
Wolf jumps the shark. https://t.co/TuwKyqv61Q pic.twitter.com/h3RUiCpgum
— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) February 26, 2021
Is everyone officially nuts?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified U.S. intelligence report https://t.co/6rv2HvA6wf pic.twitter.com/N0AKp04xGt
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 26, 2021
Wait, I thought the U.S. position was "maybe he did, maybe he didn't"?
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Another discovery off the sublime Instagram page of Jake Fogelnest, who writes:
It’s The Pop with their album “GO!” and their single “Shakeaway.” I hate to admit that New Wave Dave turned me on to this. He claims he helped get them signed to Arista in ‘79. He told me, “CLIVE DAVIS THINKS OF ME LIKE A SON!” Then he asked to borrow $75?
It's my first time hearing (of) this, but I kinda like!
If we’d only known that mean tweets were a disqualifier for public service, we could have saved ourselves 4 years of division and two impeachments.
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) February 24, 2021
Now Republicans are offended by mean tweets?
This is sad and I’m sorry this happened. Rep. Newmans daughter is transgender, and this video and tweet represents the hate and fame driven politics of self-promotion at all evil costs. This garbage must end, in order to #RestoreOurGOP https://t.co/gcPZ5Cu7Vr
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) February 25, 2021
Facebook apologies to Rep. Newman for flagging video of trans flag as hate speech ... as QAnon nut shits all over the Equality Act
Parents of 105 separated children have been located, with efforts continuing for hundreds of others https://t.co/4ZU8VmQeYX
— Daily Kos (Tune in to Daily Kos' 🎙️ The Brief) (@dailykos) February 25, 2021
Efforts to locate the parents of another 505 children remain ongoing, however, with lawyers and advocates saying they’ve been unable to locate parents for 322 children because they were likely deported
Think about this: the only law enforcement agencies at the US Capitol on Jan.6 were the Capitol Police (the only police force under the control of the legislative branch) and MPD (the city police). NO FEDERAL POLICE FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH!Trump WANTED the attack to succeed: pic.twitter.com/IMbtnbuo6Q— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) February 25, 2021
'Decades in the making': How mainstream conservatives and right-wing media fueled the Capitol attack
Florida Karen attacks mom and her Black daughter, telling the daughter — out of nowhere — "KaMAHla Harris is a man." Vile. https://t.co/xwducgBOR9 pic.twitter.com/laqTJ0f5BL
— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) February 25, 2021
I sure hope she wasn't late for her Mensa meeting
It’s been two months since we lost our little girl. I miss her everyday. It doesn’t get easier. I feel blessed to have even briefly known her love. pic.twitter.com/C2TvbdipLr
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) February 24, 2021
Andrew Kaczynski: My baby daughter died of brain cancer. Here’s what we can do to save other kids.
‘Mr. Potato Head’ to Get Rebrand So Kids Can Create Same-Sex Families https://t.co/kFQGLg8yTn pic.twitter.com/fWgSswmbn0
— Towleroad (@tlrd) February 25, 2021
That's Mx. Potato Head to you
Meryl Streep, Michael Cristofer Team For Broadway Homage Film ‘Places, Please;’ As Pic Hits EFM, They Describe Their Hopes For Post-Pandemic Stage Biz https://t.co/LvmFKsN2WY
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 25, 2021
Of note to tennis fans: It was written UCLA MFA alum Elisabeth Seldes Annacone, wife of Paul Annacone!
It's been widely reported that a literary agency in Manhattan recently fired an employee for using two social-media apps favored by the conspiracy-theory set.
“The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency was distressed to discover this morning, January 25th, that one of our agents has been using the social media platforms Gab and Parler. We do not condone this activity, and we apologize to anyone who has been affected or offended by this,” De Chiara wrote.
“The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency has in the past and will continue to ensure a voice of unity, equality, and one that is on the side of social justice,” adding: “As of this morning, Colleen Oefelein is no longer an agent at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency.”
What people aren't mentioning is that the agent, Colleen (née Shipman) Oefelein, is none other than the other woman who was "accosted and pepper-sprayed" in 2007 by diaper-wearing astronaut Lisa Nowak, who infamously packed latex gloves, a black wig, a BB pistol and ammunition, pepper spray, a hooded tan trench coat, a drilling hammer, black gloves, an 8-inch Gerber folding knife and other items before driving some 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to take out the competition.
If the erstwhile agent's name sounds at all familiar, it's because the love triangle involved fellow astronaut William Oefelein, to whom she is now married. Colleen tweeted that she "got fired because I’m a Christian and a conservative" -- before racing to appear on “The Tucker Carlson White Persecution Hour” -- to which @CharmQuark12 responded: "No, you were fired because you pal around with people who'd like to murder anyone who doesn't look like them."
For her part, Nowak entered a guilty plea to felony burglary and misdemeanor battery in 2009 and was sentenced to a year's probation plus the two days she'd already served in jail, with no additional jail time. (She was the inspiration for the 2019 box-office bomb "Lucy in the Sky" starring Jon Hamm and Natalie Portman, who didn't even bother to don diapers.) If Nowak seemed to get off easily it's apparently in part because the prosecutors' case was hamstrung when a medical report seemed to suggest that Mrs. Gab-Parler may have lied about the pepper spray. While a plea dropping the assault charges was reached before it could be determined either way, there is one thing this nutty Parler trick proves beyond a reasonable doubt: William Oefelein has a type.
When I met with Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau in 2016, I said the world needed more leaders like him. A lot has changed since then, but my sentiment remains the same. I can’t wait to see what we accomplish in the years ahead. pic.twitter.com/jRJH7fpm2R
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2021
You can't show up in that suit and not expect this to turn into some kind of Skype sex outing
Why are the rich so incredibly rich?1950 tax rate 70%1980 tax rate 47%Today they are only paying 23%.The rest of us re paying about the same since 1950. Who paid for those tax cuts? The poor and middle-class.That's wealth redistribution. In other words legalized theft.— Scott Huffman (@HuffmanForNC) February 23, 2021
"Tax cuts pay for themselves"
Ron Johnson is up for re-election in 2022 in a state that just elected a Democratic Governor, a Democratic Lt. Governor, a Democratic attorney general, a Democratic Senator, and a Democrat for president.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) February 23, 2021
"Deregulated Texas residential consumers paid $28 billion more for their power since 2004 than they would have paid at the rates charged to the customers of the state’s traditional utilities" https://t.co/6NBqPmlHSG
— Justin Miller (@by_jmiller) February 24, 2021
Rachel Maddow: Huh. It's almost like letting the energy business run itself might not be good for anyone except the energy business. (And those whose palms they grease to get treated like this).
A 'Mayor Pete' documentary is coming to Amazonhttps://t.co/W49VNt6ckI
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) February 24, 2021
Mariska Hargitay Opens Up About Feeling 'Devastated' When Chris Meloni Left Law & Order: SVU https://t.co/8j9ApgbwdQ
— People (@people) February 24, 2021
I can certainly UNDERSTAND why.
Biden said to nominate two Democrats and a voting rights advocate to USPS board, increasing pressure on Postmaster General DeJoy https://t.co/JF5gdPchYa
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 24, 2021
Robert Reich: Louis DeJoy is still postmaster because he can only be fired by the USPS Board of Governors. The current Board consists of two Democrats and four Republicans. But there are three vacancies. To save the postal service, Biden must fill those vacancies and send DeJoy packing.
I can't believe people are STILL struggling with basic Zoom etiquette. Remember:- MUTE yourself when not speaking- USE "raise hand" to avoid interruption in groups- Make sure your CAT is in view- Don't forget to tell me your cat's NAME- Please tell your cat I LOVE them— Celeste Labedz (@celestelabedz) February 22, 2021
Harvey101
#Texas Man Charged With Murder Used @Grindr To Target His Victim @Star_Observer https://t.co/WLH2iLVOG9
— GlobalLGBTNews 🏳️🌈 (@GlobalLGBTNews) February 24, 2021
5.6 Percent of U.S. Adults Identify as LGBT, Up from 4.5 Percent in 2017: GALLUP https://t.co/EHg1A8zt8T pic.twitter.com/A5pHtGbZFY
— Towleroad (@tlrd) February 24, 2021
FYI: I wonder where nonbinaries fit into this, because I sit when I pee. 🤷
Conversation of a lifetime with an 18x Grand Slam champion.Dinner plans sorted for next year, hey @DjokerNole? 😁 🍴 ✨@ANZ_AU #TennisHotShots #AusOpen #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/HHL9XhiLUu— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 23, 2021
I can see liking Roger or Rafa's game or court persona better. But could either of them be this sweet with a little kid?
A man in Arizona faked his own kidnapping, bound his wrists, gagged himself and invented a story of treasure hidden in the desert — all to get out of work this month, the authorities said. He was arrested last week on a charge of making a false report.https://t.co/FXlvP1g6yP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 23, 2021
Has he ever thought of calling in sick?
Movies are a tale of the times. We don't need to ban movies as society changes 🤦🏾♂️ https://t.co/oa5mIjZrHe
— Dominique Clare (@DomClare) February 23, 2021
"The article says people are also outraged of the lack of diversity and LGTBQ representation. You can't honestly expected that from a movie in the 1970's can you? Come on now. History ain't always pretty. I just don't understand why we have to pretend like the world wasn't what it was back then."
Pete Buttigieg Talks Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and His Airport Marriage Proposal with Seth Meyers: WATCH https://t.co/dnhKY27y2H pic.twitter.com/b8ExW1nxbX
— Towleroad (@tlrd) February 23, 2021
When Pete and [husband] Chasten first communicated on the Hinge app, Chasten had mentioned he was at gate B5 at the airport, so when Pete was ready to propose, he waited until the two of them were going on a vacation, and asked Chasten to show him the spot where they first “talked.”
"The LGBTQ community remains the only community, that I'm aware of, in America that it's legal to discriminate against and that's just wrong," Rep. Cicilline says, discussing the Equality Act. https://t.co/oqBBh88lBB
— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) February 23, 2021
People don't like to hear this because of course other minorities have been targeted and oppressed in unimaginable ways for hundreds of years -- but this is true.
Congrats — Ross Mathews is engaged! https://t.co/pEK6Y7PGvi pic.twitter.com/OelIDWjnA1
— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) February 23, 2021
Love is in the air!
A statement from Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/xgewnzAjgt
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) February 22, 2021
Rachel Vindman: There is no need to capitalize witch hunt. Thank you.
