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Jon Ward
1 day ago: Friday Jul 30 - 2:38pm
RT @AdamKilgoreWP: Russia may be banned at the Olympics, but Russians are everywhere. https://t.co/aLNawjuomC

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 5:32pm
focused on the important stuff https://t.co/zEWtEJHoGo

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 4:36pm
@simpleman52 @MikeCosper it's so well done

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 4:36pm
RT @simpleman52: I haven’t had it in me to listen to the Mars Hill podcast yet. So much wreckage to process. But I’m circling it by listening to this great conversation between ⁦@jonward11⁩ and ⁦@MikeCosper⁩. https://t.co/DgX7mnJf8c

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 11:16am
RT @elwasson: Hats Off: This NYTIMES visualization comparing American Jobs Plan and the Portman-Sinema Deal is a graphics masterwork https://t.co/itmJxufjJe

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 11:14am
for which party? https://t.co/kJMsFbXZtO

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 11:12am
RT @mkraju: McConnell sounds positive on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. He called it an “important basic duty of government” that won’t please both parties and a “focused compromise.” A sign he may vote for final passage.

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 11:11am
RT @atrupar: Tucker Carlson casually says Dr Fauci "created" Covid (Dr Fauci did not create Covid) https://t.co/QKNH64yiHc

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 11:01am
RT @mkraju: Cheney on the potential that the committee could get tied up in a legal fight over subpoenaing Trump and his associates. “I think the speaker has been very clear that -- and the chairman -- that we're going to issue subpoenas quickly. That we're gonna enforce those subpoenas.”

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 10:14am
RT @JakeSherman: @PunchbowlNews How did this happen? → @JoeBiden wanted it. Biden and @SenCapito weren’t able to get there, but when a president leans in and empowers competent and focused staff, things happen.

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 10:08am
RT @JakeSherman: @PunchbowlNews @JoeBiden @SenCapito @senrobportman @SenatorSinema @Sen_JoeManchin @SenSchumer @SenJohnThune @SenJohnBarrasso @LeaderMcConnell @JohnCornyn → Of the 17 GOP yes votes, 3 (Blunt, Burr and Portman) aren’t running for re-election; seven (Risch, Tillis, Graham, McConnell, Capito, Collins and Cassidy) just won re-election in 2020; and five (Crapo, Grassley, Hoeven, Young and Murkowski) are up for re-election in 2022.

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 10:05am
RT @GeoffRBennett: AJC: Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover https://t.co/AydJbv7zBb

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 9:53am
RT @KevinMKruse: Delighted to chat with @IsaYixiaoZou for this terrific ⁦@TexasTribune⁩ piece on Texas Republicans’ distortions of civil rights history. https://t.co/tS8BgbI71C

Jon Ward
2 days ago: Thursday Jul 29 - 9:39am
RT @SkullduggeryPod: NEW: @BillKristol joins to discuss the reaction from #Republicans to the #January6th hearing & what's in store for the future of the party. Also, @YahooNews' @jonward11, who covered the hearing, weighs in on the impact of the emotional testimonies. https://t.co/sBceb3hnXQ

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 5:34pm
RT @nowthisnews: ‘This is what happens to people that tell the truth in Trump’s America’ — Metropolitan Officer Michael Fanone shared a horrifying voicemail he received while testifying before members of Congress on Tuesday (warning: distressing) https://t.co/GTRPsUbZD6

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 3:09pm
RT @grace_panetta: @RepBurgessOwens @RepNikema @markniesse @GKButterfield @Adrian_Fontes @GRamachandran03 @BrennanCenter @KenCuccinelli @RepBryanSteil And while I'm in this election subversion hearing...@mikedebonis reports that on the other side of the Capitol, a group of Dem senators met in Schumer's office on a revised version of the For the People Act that could include provisions on subversion https://t.co/Jj4jxRAlAe

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 3:08pm
RT @grace_panetta: Good afternoon from the House administration committee, where, in non-infrastructure news, a hearing on election subversion is kicking off https://t.co/5af3PuInIM

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 2:51pm
RT @kavithadavidson: Simone Biles won nationals w/broken toes in both feet, worlds w/a kidney stone, and has carried the burden of being a face of sexual assault survivors as a national institution failed to support them Half of y'all yelling about "toughness" can't handle wearing a mask in Wegman's

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 2:51pm
RT @MikeCosper: Alrighty... it's live. https://t.co/jaB49C7pBT

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 12:19pm
RT @AndrewSeidman: Philly Republican Craig Snyder, a former Specter chief, is running for Senate. He's warning against "an unacceptable choice between a MAGA extremist and a woke progressive extremist." #pasen https://t.co/pVsS4zVsCh

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 12:18pm
sometimes assessing political strategy is helpful but often, to buttress Jay's critique, talking about political strategy is a way for journalists to choose a way of informing the public that is actually less informative & has less personal cost https://t.co/ZBlPWncrTJ

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 12:00pm
@burgessev your best tweet

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 11:44am
RT @JakeSherman: Portman just stepped away from the news conference to take a call from Steve ricchetti, senior adviser to joe Biden. https://t.co/rVgCSinHZz

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 11:44am
RT @mkraju: GOP members of the bipartisan group negotiating an infrastructure deal emerged from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office announcing they have an agreement on the major issues and hope to move forward this evening, per @alizaslav @jessicadean

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 11:08am
RT @JakeSherman: Important here. https://t.co/K7mtUen2Ct

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 11:06am
RT @mkraju: Some new optimism among negotiators that a bipartisan deal on infrastructure might be reached as soon as today. But there are still plenty of hurdles and skepticism. Key GOP negotiators now meeting with McConnell

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 10:25am
RT @CatieEdmondson: "There is bad advice out there, you know," McConnell tells Reuters. "Apparently you see that all over the place: people practicing medicine without a license, giving bad advice. And that bad advice should be ignored." https://t.co/DovMjFJ53g

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 9:46am
RT @burgessev: Can Portman seal the big bipartisan deal? He’s got the resume and the temperament, but Democrats are skeptical he can finish the job His response: “It’s much more comfortable to stay on the right and the left and be negative,” ⁦@marianne_levine⁩ https://t.co/XyOQIxwzQP

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 9:45am
RT @ArthurDelaneyHP: For any Republican members of the House who actually care about the answer to the question of why the Capitol was so vulnerable, reading this report might be a good start https://t.co/Pwl8DlhVG6

Jon Ward
3 days ago: Wednesday Jul 28 - 9:45am
RT @ArthurDelaneyHP: We’re supposed to pretend nobody has ever asked this question even though it’s the first question everyone asked and it was the exclusive subject of a bipartisan, multi-committee Senate investigation that held several public hearings https://t.co/wXwS8RVYlj

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 2:43pm
RT @andyharnik: Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn listens to other officers testify about their harrowing experiences during the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol Building at a House select committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (@AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik) @AP_Images https://t.co/9UoumzfWIN

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 2:07pm
"Most people don't know this, and I don't think even you know this, but your actions had a profound impact on me," Murphy said to D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges. https://t.co/2l5Axm4TqI

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 1:41pm
RT @PunchbowlNews: "Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are being lauded as courageous heroes. And while I agree with that notion- why? Because they told the truth? Why is telling the truth hard? I guess in this America it is," Dunn said.

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 1:40pm
RT @caitlinzemma: NEW, per GOP source familiar: Shelby and Leahy’s Capitol security spending deal is just over $2B. — includes $1B for the Pentagon — $500M for the National Guard — $100M for Capitol Police — $300M for Capitol security measures

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 1:40pm
RT @mikedebonis: Hearing gavels closed after about 3.5 hours. If you missed the introductory video, you can watch it here: https://t.co/CZzLJ4WPBc

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 1:36pm
significant https://t.co/nlgAeWF65z

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 1:36pm
mind-bending powers of reality-denial https://t.co/vnva0peKiW

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 1:33pm
RT @nicholaswu12: “ we will give them time to work in that district. But, conceivably, we could come back before the end of the August recess “ https://t.co/HjnYNge8Nc

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 12:39pm
RT @atrupar: Rep. Raskin: "Those who attacked you and beat you are fascist traitors to our country, and will be remembered forever as fascist traitors." https://t.co/ReJxUIRXKk

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 12:03pm
RT @BarbaraComstock: Officer Fanone’s body cam footage has been out for months @julie_kelly2 Why don’t you ask the shows you appear on to show it https://t.co/40uBOBO1KI

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:54am
RT @haleytalbotnbc: As we hear the powerful stories from officers on Jan 6 can’t help but think of the entire USCP force, including those that lost their lives as a result of that day. As you walk around the Capitol today officers are glued to the hearing, watching their colleagues testify. https://t.co/ljw2Br7tk3

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:53am
RT @qjurecic: I'd seen the footage of Fanone being pulled into the crowd before, but never the video of him being dragged back by other officers—who are standing above his body, screaming for a medic, telling him to hang on. incredibly upsetting.

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:51am
RT @SethAMandel: This is a good message to keep in mind for all sides here, honestly. Kinzinger knows what happened was terrible and he's staked his career on it but he also knows that one day like that doesn't send the US into the dark ages. https://t.co/pzIpXTWbjh

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:47am
RT @CBSNews: GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger tears up in statement thanking officers who defended the Capitol, and condemning members of his party who treat the probe as a "partisan fight" "I'm a conservative. But in order to heal from the damage caused that day, we need to call out the facts" https://t.co/yzOEZKUnWb

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:47am
RT @JoyAnnReid: Kinzinger points out that he was deployed as a National Guardsman during last summer’s George Floyd protests and that never during those events did he ever feel that the “future of self-governance was at stake.”

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:36am
RT @TerryMoran: https://t.co/2Rp1IOnfjJ

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 11:36am
I've watched a lot of Jan. 6 video but the footage in the committee today impresses on me a new level of appreciation for the grinding, vicious, crushing battle of bodies over inches as police -- barely -- held the line. It really really could have been so much worse.

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 10:30am
Officer Fanone says pols who deny the 1/6 attacks "betray their oath of office": "I feel like i went to hell and back to protect them ... but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist, or that hell wasn't that bad. The disrespect shown to my colleagues is disgraceful."

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 10:15am
"The task of this committee will require persistence," Cheney said, calling on the committee to issue and enforce subpoeanas. "We must overcome the many efforts we are already seeing to cover up the facts."

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 10:14am
Cheney makes clear that "every minute" of Trump's actions on Jan 6, and those at the White House, will be investigated, and testimony will be compelled by subpoena. "every phone call, every conversation, every meeting leading up to, during and after the attack."

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 10:13am
RT @CHueyBurns: Heartbreaking: Gonell says that for most, January 6th is over, "But for those of us who were in the thick of it, it has not ended."

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 9:46am
the only questions for the Gaetz & MTG crowd should be some form of, 'Why do you feel the need to deny the reality of what happened on Jan 6?'

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 9:35am
Select Committee Chair Bennie Thompson signals what the Jan 6 probe will do. "Efforts to subvert our democracy are ongoing. A major part of the select committee's work will be to find ways to elimiante that threat."

Jon Ward
4 days ago: Tuesday Jul 27 - 9:24am
RT @mkraju: In statement attacking Pelosi over Jan. 6 committee, Trump suggests that Antifa and BLM activists played a role in Jan. 6 attack that was actually carried out by a mob of his supporters who attended a rally he promoted based on their false belief Congress would stop Biden’s win

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 2:32pm
RT @GeoffRBennett: Chairman Bennie Thompson and GOP Rep. Liz Cheney are expected to each give opening statements at tomorrow’s Jan 6. committee hearing. Cheney is filling the "ranking member" role reserved for the top Republican member -- two sources tell NBC's Hill team.

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:51am
@GorskiPhilip that makes sense now. i appreciate your use of the word repent btw

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:34am
@GorskiPhilip btw, do you explain later in book why you say in the new preface that white evangelicals are drawn to Trumpism BECAUSE it is a secularized form of religious nationalism?

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:28am
RT @kateshellnutt: San Antonio pastor Max Lucado contracts COVID despite being vaccinated. "Though miserable, the misery would have been worse with no vaccination." https://t.co/izsUvCoEMD

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:28am
RT @kylegriffin1: Democratic Sen. Mark Warner tells Fox that he would support a "small carve-out" on the filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation. "If we have to do a small carve out on filibuster for voting rights – that is the only area where I'd allow that kind of reform."

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:25am
@GorskiPhilip No question. Really enjoying the book so far

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
“The vital center is not defined by policy goals or partisan loyalties. It is defined by a commitment to liberal democracy and a willingness to put national interests before political power when democracy itself is at risk, as it is now.” - @GorskiPhilip https://t.co/kPkPzpTAmU

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
"The evidence suggests that a serious investigation will be very damaging for Republicans. But if an investigation somehow turns up material that looks bad for Democratic leadership as well, the committee shouldn't shy away from that, either.” - @qjurecic

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
"The committee shouldn’t be partisan [in] that it should be aggressive, fair, and follow the facts where they lead, without worrying about angering the GOP — and, as part of that, that it shouldn’t pursue the investigation only to make the Republican Party look bad." - @qjurecic

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
Looking further at Trump's role is clearly NOT partisan. Remember what Mitch McConnell said on Jan. 6: "There is no question — none — that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it." https://t.co/TrtXf5IDAN

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
So what would make the Jan. 6 commission partisan? Over-the-top rhetoric and personal attacks is one way. And in fact, Pelosi's rejection of Jordan has made this kind of hyper-partisanship LESS likely. https://t.co/bQGTzwbWqn

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
After killing bipartisan commission & dismissing select committee, McCarthy nominated Jim Jordan, who showed during impeachment that his main role is to turn proceedings into a hyper-partisan circus & muddy the waters with conspiracy theories & distractions. https://t.co/Bo2APnyiVc

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
Having nixed the bipartisan route, GOP called the select committee partisan, even though Pelosi included a Republican among her 8 picks. https://t.co/bQGTzwbWqn

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:16am
GOP wants to dismiss Jan. 6 committee as partisan But what exactly does that mean? That any panel with more Democrats than Republicans is so political its findings can be ignored or dismissed? Republicans REJECTED a commission of 5 R's & 5 D's https://t.co/bQGTzwbWqn

Jon Ward
5 days ago: Monday Jul 26 - 10:03am
“The vital center is not defined by policy goals or partisan loyalties. It is defined by a commitment to liberal democracy and a willingness to put national interests before political power when democracy itself is at risk, as it is now.” - Philip Gorski, “American Covenant" https://t.co/7gfjJwbpRn

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 2:31pm
The committee can "set out what happened on Jan. 6 & identify needed changes to law enforcement & intelligence organizations .. & create a historical record about what happened that day.Truth has its own value, whether or not reconciliation comes with it." https://t.co/YHKq0JlnCz

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 1:54pm
Much of the GOP has already committed to what @jon_rauch describes as "epistemic secession," in that they reject reality & create an alternative one through right-wing media. Impeachment 1 was Exhbit A. So chances of any inquiry being taken seriously by much of the right was low. https://t.co/ATsOBqYUSQ

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 10:59am
“The goal was never to eradicate COVID from being annoying—it was to eradicate it from being a killer." - @darakass https://t.co/bnlqRVfatL

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 10:55am
RT @mbird12: "Speaking Up for @bethallisonbarr ... Again," my article and video response to Kevin DeYoung by @mbird12. FYI @KatelynBeaty @aimeebyrdhwt @kkdumez @devi_writes @BethMooreLPM https://t.co/fbmRrEj5PU

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 10:54am
@mbird12 @bethallisonbarr @KatelynBeaty @aimeebyrdhwt @kkdumez @devi_writes @BethMooreLPM what's interesting about your critique of Piper's masculine feel comments is that his comments in a 2005 sermon really captures the religion of the Nazarene & not Nietsche completely, at the 42-minute mark https://t.co/bi4NFn58sa

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 10:30am
What? David Urban -- a top Trump operative turned lobbyist -- is now an EVP at ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok? https://t.co/2IoWKsuEjn https://t.co/9DBw0cfKar

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Thursday Jul 22 - 10:05am
@wileyberry lol

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 3:15pm
RT @allahpundit: “findings: the rioters were a mix of tourists, peaceful patriot protesters, and antifa” https://t.co/mteKzz97N4

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 2:55pm
in terms of facts and reality, this is a preposterous collection of words https://t.co/DDmG2SyOmP

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 2:42pm
RT @burgessev: Portman confirms he’s sent letter to Schumer with 11 Republican signers signaling they will be ready to advance infrastructure bill on Monday “We’re a no today because we’re not ready. We’re saying we do want to take this bill as soon as we are and that’ll be Monday”

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 2:40pm
RT @StevenTDennis: Pelosi aide responds to Stefanik https://t.co/LGSUvS5NcM

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 2:38pm
RT @emsteck: Hey! That refers to a story we did a couple weeks ago. Rep. Jim Banks, head of the Republican Study Committee, organized a trip to the border where they were accompanied by an insurrectionist and posed for photos with him https://t.co/rk6jZ2IiyT https://t.co/dD8OkHjcbS

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 2:06pm
RT @StevenTDennis: Republicans could have named outside folks to the independent, bipartisan commission John Katko negotiated, with a collective GOP veto over subpoenas. They voted that down. Now they face Pelosi's gavel with no veto.

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 12:22pm
RT @DaultRadio: This #thread is a lot to read, and it appends a longer exchange in two substantive essays, as well as a book. Not everyone will take the time. But if you do, this is an excellent demonstration of careful reading and morally serious thinking about racism and #reparations https://t.co/2vuz9zyb7f

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 12:14pm
RT @washingtonpost: Q: “Do the competitors have to be double vaccinated before they arrive?” https://t.co/beOzRbAR5Q https://t.co/TF0zBA2jrm

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Jul 21 - 11:06am
RT @ChadPergram: A) Fox is told former Montgomery County, MD Police Chief Tom Manger could be sworn-in later this week or early next as the new US Capitol Police Chief. Manger also served as the Fairfax County, VA Police Chief. Manger is expected to meet with some Congressional leaders today.

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 2:47pm
"According to IBRAHIM’s friend, IBRAHIM went to the rally in order to promote himself—IBRAHIM had been thinking about his next move after leaving the DEA and wanted the protests to be his stage for launching a 'Liberty Tavern' political podcast and cigar brand." https://t.co/KuJp3PBiC0 https://t.co/6Ysq3lsY5i

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 2:32pm
RT @mkraju: Sen. Mitt Romney, a key infrastructure negotiator, told me he’s a no on the procedural vote tomorrow if it goes forward. Says they need more time to negotiate, a clear sign that the bill will be blocked if the vote takes place. “I think that’s where everybody is,” Romney says

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 12:10pm
weirrrd https://t.co/VllBGQHehF

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 12:08pm
Why is SNL doing episodes on a Tuesday? https://t.co/dvEpd13HUh

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 12:07pm
Paul implies NIH caused COVID -- "You're trying to obscure responsibility for 4 million people dying around the world from a pandemic" -- before Fauci calls him on it and he backs off and does the "we don't know" dance https://t.co/OFsb0beS0C

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 11:59am
RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: via @mkraju: Pelosi said she’s “considering” McCarthy’s “proposals” to serve on Jan. 6 committee. She said whether members voted to certify the electors results is “not a criterion for service.” She wouldn’t say what she is weighing or say when she should make a decision.

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 11:53am
RT @ThePlumLineGS: Appointing people like Jim Banks and Jim Jordan to the 1/6 committee is akin to “appointing Strom Thurmond to the Kerner Commission.” I spoke to historian @KevinMKruse for this piece. He was unsparing: https://t.co/JBh9vFyKsT https://t.co/NQODUsvjT1

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 10:13am
RT @marcweiszer: Georgia coach Kirby Smart said his program is over 85 percent vaccinated “and we’re not done.” He added: "Our drive is to get to 100 percent and we’re no there yet."

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 10:11am
RT @rickhasen: I'm delighted to share the news, scooped by @Politico's @ZachMontellaro below, that David Kaye and I have started the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center @ucilaw. Why such a Center? /1 https://t.co/0GCqvlVQji

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 10:09am
RT @JanNWolfe: Hannity urged viewers to "take COVID seriously," and then *immediately* pivoted to a story — hyped by right-wing group Turning Point USA — about how a different kind of vaccine once temporarily paralyzed a high school student in 2019. https://t.co/VFskqfOsxd

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 10:09am
RT @JanNWolfe: Before this clip, Hannity criticized a university for mandating vaccines. After this clip, Hannity interviewed a young woman who lost feeling in her legs for a month in 2019 after getting a different type of vaccine. https://t.co/cczyquYJm8

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 10:05am
RT @ChadPergram: Clyburn to meet w/Texas Dems today about voting rights and push for a Senate filibuster carve out

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 6:52am
RT @SkyeJethani: Wow. This is powerful. Wanna know why American evangelicalism finds it so difficult to engage the most pressing social/cultural issues of our day? Read this… https://t.co/xdUYhrVUtK

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 6:52am
RT @ckpalive: What I’m finding interesting about the discussion this has sparked is those rushing to defend and show support for DeYoung as if his character is being attacked by this excellent, gracious rebuttal. Why not pause and really just consider what’s being said? https://t.co/v9yrNbKRGO

Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Jul 20 - 6:48am
RT @DawsonVosburg: the whole thing is on point, but this passage in particular, referencing DeYoung’s 2021 4th of July prayer, stands out https://t.co/rjj7jVuwfS https://t.co/uXStXWdeL7