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April 29, 2021
Max Burns
@themaxburns
From Ruby Bridges to Kamala Harris, it's all about taking that courageous walk.
From Ruby Bridges to Kamala Harris, it's all about taking that courageous walk.
https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1387586894532419586?s=21Max Burns
@themaxburns
From Ruby Bridges to Kamala Harris, it's all about taking that courageous walk.
April 29, 2021
Jill Biden's Presidential Address Outfit Has More Than One Special Meaning
The First Lady arrived to Joe Biden's presidential address in a dress that spoke volumes.
Snip
Since coming into the position of first lady 100 days ago, Dr. Jill Biden has proven that she likes to send messages through her outfits. So For Joe Biden's first presidential address to Congress, she opted for a dress with several special meanings.
On Wednesday night, she stepped into the building wearing a blue dress by Gabriela Hearst. The sleeves were sheer and featured 50 embroidered flowers, representing the United States of America. On her mask, there was a coordinating floral embroidery.
If the dress looks familiar, it's because she wore a white version by the same designer for the Inauguration party. (It's totally possible that it's a dyed version of the exact one).
Jill Biden's Presidential Address Outfit Has More Than One Special Meaning
https://www.instyle.com/politics-social-issues/jill-biden/jill-bidens-gabriela-hearst-dress-presidential-addressJill Biden's Presidential Address Outfit Has More Than One Special Meaning
The First Lady arrived to Joe Biden's presidential address in a dress that spoke volumes.
Snip
Since coming into the position of first lady 100 days ago, Dr. Jill Biden has proven that she likes to send messages through her outfits. So For Joe Biden's first presidential address to Congress, she opted for a dress with several special meanings.
On Wednesday night, she stepped into the building wearing a blue dress by Gabriela Hearst. The sleeves were sheer and featured 50 embroidered flowers, representing the United States of America. On her mask, there was a coordinating floral embroidery.
If the dress looks familiar, it's because she wore a white version by the same designer for the Inauguration party. (It's totally possible that it's a dyed version of the exact one).
April 29, 2021
Bryce Bennett
@brycebennett
Our budget now includes $100,000 for the Secretary of State to defend voter suppression bills in court.
Your taxpayer dollars directed towards making it harder for Montanans to vote. As bad as it gets.
#MTLeg #MTPol
Our budget now includes $100,000 for the Secretary of State to defend voter suppression bills in co
https://twitter.com/brycebennett/status/1387555790987227136?s=21Bryce Bennett
@brycebennett
Our budget now includes $100,000 for the Secretary of State to defend voter suppression bills in court.
Your taxpayer dollars directed towards making it harder for Montanans to vote. As bad as it gets.
#MTLeg #MTPol
April 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/replloyddoggett/status/1386741676165718019?s=21
Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
NEW: This morning I led an effort with @BernieSanders, @SenWarren, & @janschakowsky, in a group of 50 lawmakers urging disclosure of secret COVID vaccine + therapeutic contracts with which the Trump Admin gave Big Pharma billions but refused to disclose full terms of these deals.
Doggett
An immediate concern is how much manufacturers may charge for any booster shots or seasonal immunizations.
As the angel investors in these drugs, taxpayers should know how their funds were spent and what secret deals were reached.
Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
The little information released already offers an incomplete picture—missing critical information regarding intellectual property protections, delivery schedules, and future pricing arrangements.
50 lawmakers urging disclosure of secret COVID vaccine + therapeutic contracts with which the Trump
https://twitter.com/replloyddoggett/status/1386741673661763589?s=21https://twitter.com/replloyddoggett/status/1386741676165718019?s=21
Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
NEW: This morning I led an effort with @BernieSanders, @SenWarren, & @janschakowsky, in a group of 50 lawmakers urging disclosure of secret COVID vaccine + therapeutic contracts with which the Trump Admin gave Big Pharma billions but refused to disclose full terms of these deals.
Doggett
An immediate concern is how much manufacturers may charge for any booster shots or seasonal immunizations.
As the angel investors in these drugs, taxpayers should know how their funds were spent and what secret deals were reached.
Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
The little information released already offers an incomplete picture—missing critical information regarding intellectual property protections, delivery schedules, and future pricing arrangements.
April 29, 2021
Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
In court new filing, the Republican Party articulates its reason for intervening to defend Georgia's new voter suppression law in court. Basically, if the new law is struck down, the GOP candidates will lose elections in Georgia.
Republican Party articulates its reason for intervening to defend Georgia's new voter suppression la
https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1387526720585142272?s=21Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
In court new filing, the Republican Party articulates its reason for intervening to defend Georgia's new voter suppression law in court. Basically, if the new law is struck down, the GOP candidates will lose elections in Georgia.
April 28, 2021
The ReidOut
@thereidout
"This speech is going to be about pushing Congress ... to do something and to legislate."
@Yamiche on Biden's address. #TheReidOut
"This speech is going to be about pushing Congress ... to do something and to legislate."
https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1387549196274831360?s=21The ReidOut
@thereidout
"This speech is going to be about pushing Congress ... to do something and to legislate."
@Yamiche on Biden's address. #TheReidOut
April 28, 2021
Caroline Casey
@Standupcoyote
yes, not to cringe before dementors..accountability be the sine qua non for democracy/community
Here's a secret: The grievance industrial complex can not be pacified. So let the chips fall.
https://twitter.com/standupcoyote/status/1387545503894736899?s=21Caroline Casey
@Standupcoyote
yes, not to cringe before dementors..accountability be the sine qua non for democracy/community
tg947
@tomgaldi
Replying to @MitchSolomonLA and @renato_mariotti
Here’s a secret: The grievance industrial complex can not be pacified. So let the chips fall.
April 28, 2021
WTOP
@WTOP
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were found in the real world to be 94% effective against Covid-19 hospitalization among fully vaccinated adults ages 65 and older in the United States.
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults, CDC...
wtop.com
https://t.co/SSZCu30m0v
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults,
https://twitter.com/wtop/status/1387495080487886849?s=21WTOP
@WTOP
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were found in the real world to be 94% effective against Covid-19 hospitalization among fully vaccinated adults ages 65 and older in the United States.
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults, CDC...
wtop.com
https://t.co/SSZCu30m0v
April 28, 2021
Max Burns
@themaxburns
Listen I'm not a veteran prosecutor or anything but when the FBI executes a search warrant for one single item, that's probably a pretty good sign they know exactly what they're looking for.
James Gordon Meek
@meekwire
Feds also executed a search warrant at the home of Rudy colleague Victoria Toensing, requesting only one item — her cell phone, which she turned over, an informed source told me. https://twitter.com/wsteaks/status/1387484702550994949
when the FBI executes a search warrant for one single item, that's probably a pretty good sign they
https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1387491514453041154?s=21Max Burns
@themaxburns
Listen I'm not a veteran prosecutor or anything but when the FBI executes a search warrant for one single item, that's probably a pretty good sign they know exactly what they're looking for.
James Gordon Meek
@meekwire
Feds also executed a search warrant at the home of Rudy colleague Victoria Toensing, requesting only one item — her cell phone, which she turned over, an informed source told me. https://twitter.com/wsteaks/status/1387484702550994949
April 28, 2021
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
As is tradition before a meeting to a Joint Session of Congress, the president today held an off the record briefing with some TV anchors. Following are some ON-the-record comments he told us that you may find interesting. 1/
2/ "When I came to office, we had a circumstance that -- we didn’t have much access to information about what the state of play was in the various agencies. We didn’t have -- in other words, there was little transition that took place...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
3/ "...So there was one thing that I was certain of, as it got worse and worse, is I had to do something about..COVID-19, and get something moving. But I didn’t know how bad off it was going to be...
4/ "... And the second thing was that there wasn’t a whole lot of time to think about larger initiatives that I had talked about through the campaign...because it just became so clear so many people were hurting. I mean really hurting badly -- being evicted from their homes...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
5/"...and their apartments...And that’s why I focused on the Rescue package. It’s not like I had decided on the specifics for the Rescue package two months earlier. And so, we were able to deliver that $1,400, which made a big difference to 85 percent of the households...
6/"...in the country and began to put food on people’s tables. And I don’t know about you all, but I’ve been around a long time; I never thought I’d see lines a mile long with automobiles waiting to get a box of food and people coming up in -- not jalopies, but in decent cars...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
7/"...And so -- and the other thing was that: How do you get people back to work as quickly as you can? We were able to provide 1.3 million jobs in the first 100 days, more than any President has ever done in history. But that’s not how we looked at it..."
8/ Biden said it became important to him to demonstrate “We can’t afford to lose out of the box. We cannot afford to lose this first effort. We got to make sure whatever we pick and what we do -- we can’t afford to lose.”
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
9/ Biden said any failure would add to the impression Americans had that nothing could get done.
And he saw this all through a larger prism: "They’re going to write about this point in history... About whether or not democracy can function in the 21st century. Not a joke..
10/ "...Whether autocracy is the answer -- they were my discussions and debates I’d have in the many times I met with Xi," the Chinese president. "Think about it. You know, things are moving so damn rapidly. Things are changing so rapidly in the world in science and technology
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
11/ "...and a whole range of other issues that -- the question is: In a democracy that’s such a genius as ours, can you get consensus in the timeframe that can compete with autocracy?"
Biden said "Xi does not believe we can. That’s what he’s betting on...
12/ Xi, Biden said, is "betting on democracy cannot -- cannot keep up with him." And democracy needs to function, he said. "Because if we go four more years like we had in the last four, I really, honest to God, believe we’re in real jeopardy as a nation."
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
13/ Biden said: "everybody talks about, can I do anything bipartisan? Well, I got to figure out if there's a party do deal with. We need a Republican Party...We need another party, whatever you call it, that’s unified -- not completely splintered and fearful of one another."
14/ He went on: "this government is founded on this notion that -- you know, sounds corny: 'We the People.' And there's nothing we're going to be able to get done unless we can convince the American people it’s possible to do it...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
15/ "And so that's why I put so much focus on making my case directly to the American people...That's the basis on which I decided to proceed on all the issues...
16/ "First one: ease the pain, save lives, put people in a position where they have reason to believe that they could actually get back and earn a living and provide for their families. That's how I looked at the first 100 days."
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
17/ Then he went off the record. Anyway, thought you might find it interesting. See you at 4pm ET
- jpt
🧵 the president today held an off the record briefing with some TV anchors. Following are some ON-th
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1387475892092510217?s=21Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
As is tradition before a meeting to a Joint Session of Congress, the president today held an off the record briefing with some TV anchors. Following are some ON-the-record comments he told us that you may find interesting. 1/
2/ "When I came to office, we had a circumstance that -- we didn’t have much access to information about what the state of play was in the various agencies. We didn’t have -- in other words, there was little transition that took place...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
3/ "...So there was one thing that I was certain of, as it got worse and worse, is I had to do something about..COVID-19, and get something moving. But I didn’t know how bad off it was going to be...
4/ "... And the second thing was that there wasn’t a whole lot of time to think about larger initiatives that I had talked about through the campaign...because it just became so clear so many people were hurting. I mean really hurting badly -- being evicted from their homes...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
5/"...and their apartments...And that’s why I focused on the Rescue package. It’s not like I had decided on the specifics for the Rescue package two months earlier. And so, we were able to deliver that $1,400, which made a big difference to 85 percent of the households...
6/"...in the country and began to put food on people’s tables. And I don’t know about you all, but I’ve been around a long time; I never thought I’d see lines a mile long with automobiles waiting to get a box of food and people coming up in -- not jalopies, but in decent cars...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
7/"...And so -- and the other thing was that: How do you get people back to work as quickly as you can? We were able to provide 1.3 million jobs in the first 100 days, more than any President has ever done in history. But that’s not how we looked at it..."
8/ Biden said it became important to him to demonstrate “We can’t afford to lose out of the box. We cannot afford to lose this first effort. We got to make sure whatever we pick and what we do -- we can’t afford to lose.”
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
9/ Biden said any failure would add to the impression Americans had that nothing could get done.
And he saw this all through a larger prism: "They’re going to write about this point in history... About whether or not democracy can function in the 21st century. Not a joke..
10/ "...Whether autocracy is the answer -- they were my discussions and debates I’d have in the many times I met with Xi," the Chinese president. "Think about it. You know, things are moving so damn rapidly. Things are changing so rapidly in the world in science and technology
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
11/ "...and a whole range of other issues that -- the question is: In a democracy that’s such a genius as ours, can you get consensus in the timeframe that can compete with autocracy?"
Biden said "Xi does not believe we can. That’s what he’s betting on...
12/ Xi, Biden said, is "betting on democracy cannot -- cannot keep up with him." And democracy needs to function, he said. "Because if we go four more years like we had in the last four, I really, honest to God, believe we’re in real jeopardy as a nation."
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
13/ Biden said: "everybody talks about, can I do anything bipartisan? Well, I got to figure out if there's a party do deal with. We need a Republican Party...We need another party, whatever you call it, that’s unified -- not completely splintered and fearful of one another."
14/ He went on: "this government is founded on this notion that -- you know, sounds corny: 'We the People.' And there's nothing we're going to be able to get done unless we can convince the American people it’s possible to do it...
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
15/ "And so that's why I put so much focus on making my case directly to the American people...That's the basis on which I decided to proceed on all the issues...
16/ "First one: ease the pain, save lives, put people in a position where they have reason to believe that they could actually get back and earn a living and provide for their families. That's how I looked at the first 100 days."
Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
17/ Then he went off the record. Anyway, thought you might find it interesting. See you at 4pm ET
- jpt
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