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March 21, 2024

"Ron Johnson was our guy in the Senate" -- Lev Parnas says Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) was knowingly, and actively

I am trying to find out if Ron Johnson responded to Parnas's claim.

Anyone know???





"Ron Johnson was our guy in the Senate"

-- Lev Parnas says Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) was knowingly, and actively pushing Russian disinformation. *This has been corroborated by other sources.
https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1770792464606986714?s=2



@RonJohnsonWI
in Russia on July 4th with other @GOP TRAITORS.

https://twitter.com/MDomino07/status/1770798412725637587?s=20




March 21, 2024

House Republicans just introduced a budget that endorses a ban on all abortions in every single state and ripping away a

I assume this is the new budget starting OCT 1--!!

A committee representing the vast majority of House Republicans just introduced a budget that endorses a ban on all abortions in every single state and ripping away access to IVF.

It is aligned with the Project 2025 plan to restrict reproductive rights nationwide if Trump wins



https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1770569048796922058?s=20




https://twitter.com/joeyhannum/status/1770550353303310584?s=20



https://twitter.com/joeyhannum/status/1770550354465194312?s=20



Republicans aren't stopping at abortion. They want to roll back the full range of reproductive rights, including IVF and birth control.
https://twitter.com/joeyhannum/status/1770551522427826350?s=20




March 21, 2024

Kyle Rittenhouse yanking his dog up when he stormed out after being questioned. Umm...

umm.. I wonder why Rittenhouse is allowed to bring his dog into a building???


Kyle Rittenhouse yanking his dog up when he stormed out after being questioned. Umm… maybe this guy has a temperament issue?

https://twitter.com/mk_indy/status/1770673655745253514?s=20


Kyle Rittenhouse couldn't take the heat so he ran away.

https://twitter.com/Mollyploofkins/status/1770651288952311947?s=20



@laurel_jnf
Proud to have been associated with the group protesting Kyle rittenhouse at the university of Memphis. A huge success in getting him to walk out in the middle of our questioning.




https://twitter.com/laurel_jnf/status/1770636633022304693?s=20


March 21, 2024

These 9 Republicans voted against the resolution.l to condemn Putin's kidnapping of Ukrainian children

These 9 Republicans voted against the resolution.l to condemn Putin’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children

Chip Roy
Andy Biggs
Tom Tiffany
Clay Higgins
Eric Burlison
Thomas Massie
Matt Rosendale
Warren Davidson
Marjorie Taylor Greene


March 21, 2024

Hot air balloon crashes off Highway 63, south of Rochester, Minnesota..............

I enlarged the screen. People stopped their cars to help.




Hot air balloon crashes off Highway 63, south of Rochester, Minnesota. 4 people survived with minor injuries.
https://twitter.com/Mollyploofkins/status/1770634351719366785?s=20

March 21, 2024

US abortions reach highest level in over a decade, sparked by surge in medication abortion

Where there is a will, there is a way--goes the old saying.




US abortions reach highest level in over a decade, sparked by surge in medication abortion


https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/health/abortion-data-guttmacher/index.html
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN

Published 12:01 AM EDT, Tue March 19, 2024

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There were more than 1 million abortions in the US in 2023, the highest rate in more than a decade and a 10% jump from 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights. The latest trends also suggest that medication abortion is a more common option than ever.

Although abortions all but stopped in the 14 states with total bans, nearly every other state had an increase in the number of abortions provided from 2020 to 2023. As the geography of abortion care shifted amid a fractured policy landscape, the 10% increase in abortions nationwide meant that states without total bans saw a 25% increase in those years.




The “drastic loss of access in states with bans has been counterbalanced by monumental efforts on the part of clinics, abortion funds and logistical support organizations to help people in ban states access care through financial and practical support,” the authors of the report wrote.

States bordering those with bans had particularly large increases, but abortions also increased in other states where they remained legal.

“It is very possible that, while access was dramatically curtailed for people living in ban states, access substantially improved for residents of states without bans,” the authors wrote.

In addition to states policies enacted to protect patients and access to care and increased financial support from abortion funds, researchers from the Guttmacher Institute suggest that improved access to telehealth in recent years may have made medication abortion more broadly available.

Medication abortion has become more common than ever post-Roe, according to another new Guttmacher report. Nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the US in 2023 – an estimated 642,700 – were medication abortions, the report says. ....................................................................







https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1770620883284971721?s=20




New Data Shows Abortions on the Rise Post-Roe

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-03-20/new-data-shows-abortions-on-the-rise-post-roe-video

https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1770620359814816217?s=20

March 20th, 2024, 5:13 PM CDT

Former President Donald Trump suggested a time frame for a national ban for the first time. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall has the numbers on a new report this week finding abortions on the rise and how the issue is playing out on the campaign trail. She speaks on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)


March 21, 2024

Republicans Kill Motion to Subpoena Jared Kushner to Answer for $2 Billion Saudi Cash Infusion

Source: msn.com



Story by Michael Luciano • 4h •


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Six months after exiting the White House, Kushner’s private equity firm Affinity Partners received a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund over the objections of the fund’s advisers. They were overruled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who had developed a close relationship with Kushner.


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During the hearing, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Kushner had done “good work” as White House adviser when he helped forge the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and the states of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

“Of course, the Democrats don’t wanna admit that,” Jordan said.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) followed by making a motion to subpoena Kushner.

“Mr. Chairman, I have a motion,” he told Chair James Comer (R-KY). “I have a motion. I would move… that the committee issue a subpoena to Jared Kushner to compel testimony related to the $2 billion collected from Saudi Arabia after his service within the White House.”............................................


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-kill-motion-to-subpoena-jared-kushner-to-answer-for-2-billion-saudi-cash-infusion/ar-BB1kf1ZO?ocid=socialshare&cvid=3eed9d65421347f78a347669e5f5d12e&ei=17



I give Raskin credit for trying.



https://twitter.com/leghorn1357/status/1770599153854304611?s=20


March 20, 2024

Rep. KHANNA: Did Bill Barr know that you were involved in getting this dirt? PARNAS: Absolutely. Bill Barr was notified

Bill Barr is in trouble--again!!

KHANNA: Did Bill Barr know that you were involved in getting this dirt?

PARNAS: Absolutely. Bill Barr was notified of our investigation from the day he took office.

Exactly we all knew Bill Barr knew.


https://twitter.com/Sky_Lee_1/status/1770491817617695031?s=20



https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1770496517545296047?s=20



https://twitter.com/TomJChicago/status/1770498319514497164?s=20






"I believe Bill Barr should be investigated for the coverup and trying to silence me to get the truth out of what really happened in Ukraine."

-@levparnas
🔥🔥🔥

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Bill%20Barr%22&src=trend_click&vertical=trends








https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1770510722197492210?s=20


March 20, 2024

Hillary Clinton: ......pretty much the only person who can say they were better off four years ago is Donald Trump.

I hope donny sees this



Multiple indictments and half a billion dollars in civil liability later, pretty much the only person who can say they were better off four years ago is Donald Trump.


https://twitter.com/LindseyNowak1/status/1770080352062607433?s=20



https://twitter.com/jim4progress/status/1770128513556775307?s=20

March 20, 2024

Four years ago today Q: What do you say to Americans watching you right now who are scared?

Trump was not shut down years ago and has only gotten more nasty and dangerous as time goes on.


Four years ago today

Q: What do you say to Americans watching you right now who are scared?

Trump: I say that you're a terrible reporter, that's what I say. I think it's a very nasty question
https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1770473440325079535?s=20

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