Ernest Istook

Married Judy 1973. Atty; former U.S. Congressman; polsci prof; fellow @Heritage Foundation; Harvard; Frontiers of Freedom; founder Americans for Less Regulation

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More about the major changes to college sports if "revenue-sharing" with athletes becomes the new normal. https://t.co/Ry4xkoLppM

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Will amateur college sports disappear if revenue is shared with athletes? What about women's programs and other sports that don't make money like football and basketball do? https://t.co/9gmL6PBFYm

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Comedy is now legal on Twitter

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According to the CDC, the coronavirus claimed 415,000 lives during 2021, but heart disease killed 693,000. Shall the next mandate require everyone to eat healthier, lose weight, and exercise??

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At long last! Today is Be Kind to Lawyers Day! Be grateful for us, because otherwise you might get sued! We attorneys have blessed the world by inspiring more jokes than anybody else. #tuesdayvibe

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Even to fight opioid addiction, can a state judge order a company to pay for creating dozens of new state programs? Aren't the legislature and governor supposed to decide on adding agencies, and what taxes should pay for them? https://t.co/YHxd90qsYl

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President Trump Is Right to Push Back Against China's Expansionism. They want to dominate the seas; will we let them? https://t.co/lOYAmpfaoe via @Newsmax

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Peggy Noonan's WSJ column is the best I've seen in analyzing our post-election strife responsibly. #MAGA #Trump2020 #Election2020 @Peggynoonannyc https://t.co/mfFTLfHfko via @WSJ

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@rorycooper Agreed! And now it's got me playing chess constantly on my iPad.

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Nurses will spend over 3-million hours on red tape paperwork under "emergency" federal #COVID19 regulation, adding billions to the cost of healthcare. https://t.co/0tlYlwWTsQ

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New book NOT blocked but for sale on Amazon website: "In Defense of Looting." It claims that "stealing goods and destroying property are direct, pragmatic strategies of wealth redistribution and improving life for the working class" #Riots #Marxism https://t.co/gnXEaEHvV6

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@tCFBCountry Sic 'em, Bears!!! #Baylor @BUFootball

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Our choice: Defend American shipping - or - Accept Chinese dominance of global trade. They’ve got a big head start. https://t.co/r2d1NOCh8K via @thecentersquare

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#Big10 sets all-time #CFB record!!

14 teams times 12 regular season games = 168

168 games forfeited! That's a conference record which may never be broken!

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What #RuleOfLaw means to him: Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) says Congressmen cannot shed #facemasks to take a sip of coffee. #YouWILLObey #democracy

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.@RepJerryNadler scolds Republican members of the committee for not wearing their masks

"Is it permissible to drink?"

NADLER: "It is not permissible!"

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This amazing essay is by a leftist environmentalist. He denounces the alarmism over climate change, which he writes is distorting the truth. #TheSkyIsFalling https://t.co/ffdqORv4GR

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The anti-police campaign is out of control and this T-shirt being sold on Amazon is an example. Bad cops should be condemned but going after good cops feeds the growing forces of anarchy. #stoptheanarchy

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The #COVID economic lockdown may cause mass deaths due to starvation, per NYTimes article: After the Pandemic, a Global Hunger Crisis https://t.co/I2jjRI4xyJ

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#Covid_19 showed the enormous cost of putting "medical experts" in charge of everything: The Modelers Thought of Everything Except Reality https://t.co/5GKoqAIKly from @aier