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National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
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I've seen stories on this race with language like "in New York, the Democratic primary is the de facto election," and I think: Democrats were locked out of city hall for 20 years! Recently!
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"As the Bible teaches us: When someone comes to kill you, rise and act first. This is exactly what Israel has done today. We have risen like lions to defend ourselves."
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To Iran: "I believe that the day of your liberation is near. And when that happens, the great friendship between our two ancient peoples will flourish once again."
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"We targeted Iran's leading nuclear scientists, working on the Iranian bomb. We also struck at the heart of Iran's ballistic missile program." 2/2
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Oh, no! I was a newspaper editor when the Challenger exploded, which was looong before the internet or tvs on 24/7 in newsrooms. My paper's headline that day? "NH teacher leads lesson from space"
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Yeah.
He was in a federal building and had staff with him (you can hear a staffer identifying himself as such on one of the videos).
He was in California.
He was surrounded by federal agents.
Obvious lie that they didn't know he was one of California's US Senators.
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Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser:
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Pla...