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[KXR @ihumpo]

@Tom2kvals @BBCWorld Then I guess it’s just the mommas boys.
50% taxes get you crappy, government medical care?
What a deal?

[KXR @ihumpo]

@BarackObama How do they feel about working in an ugly building, in an ugly neighborhood,in the most dangerous part of the city?

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

Hello, Mr. Desiderio,

Punchbowl News sells access to Capitol Hill for corporate clients. Their senior Senate reporter is you, Andrew Desiderio.

Here's how the access works: Punchbowl has a weekly show called "Fly Out Day," taped at the Punchbowl News Townhouse and described on their own site as an "exclusive first look" for Premium subscribers. Those Premium subscribers are the K Street corporate government affairs staff and trade association officials whose legislative interests depend on what Senate leadership decides to schedule… or kill.

The second-ever guest was Senate Majority Leader John Thune, on September 11, 2025. This is documented in your own webste.

Now let’s go over your post carefully.

You say Mike Lee "primed the GOP base to believe" something. That’s manipulative framing, the language of a man working a crowd. But Thune "pointed out" something. That’s the language of a man correcting the record, establishing fact.

This is not a one-off phrasing choice on your part.

Your Punchbowl coverage consistently frames Thune's positions as institutional reality and conservative alternatives as base management. Thune "declared" that the talking filibuster is dead. Lee and his allies "captivated Trump's base." Thune "had enough." The SAVE Act push is "a self-inflicted wound." These are not neutral verbs. They are a point of view… and it's Thune's point of view, delivered with a byline.

There's a structural reason this happens.

Jake Sherman described Punchbowl's business model in his own words on The Rebooting podcast (January 2022): nearly 90% of the outlet's revenue comes from corporate sponsorships… "trade groups and companies looking to get their public affairs messaging in front of those making public policy." The sponsors documented at Punchbowl include PhRMA, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Facebook, JPMorgan, Blackstone, the American Investment Council (private equity lobby), and others.

These sponsors need the goodwill of the Senate Majority Leader, who controls which of their legislative priorities come to the floor. Thune controls the floor. Thune sits in Punchbowl's townhouse. You reports Thune's framing as conventional wisdom.

When Desiderio writes that the talking filibuster "will ultimately fail" ... not might fail, not Thune argues it will fail, but when it ultimately fails ... is that journalism? Or is it the view from Thune's Fly Out Day chair?

You are busted, Mr. Desiderio.

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

Turns out that @LeaderJohnThune was totally projecting when he said the SAVE Act was an influencer campaign.

Senator John Thune is compromised by a company that literally exists to sell access to himself.

Pass it on.

[KXR @ihumpo]

@RapidResponse47 @drawandstrike @MarkWarner @pulte Lie more,
Cry more @MarkWarner !

[KXR @ihumpo]

@IAPolls2022 If the GOP would just Pass the Save Act!

[KXR @ihumpo]

@IAPolls2022 That’s a shame!

[KXR @ihumpo]

@Tom2kvals @BBCWorld As I said, you’re French, focus on that.
France is a mess!
The problem with France is almost all the brave men either migrated to America or Canada or were killed in the 2 World Wars.
All that was left were draft dodgers and mommas boys.

[KXR @ihumpo]

@Tom2kvals @BBCWorld Watch and learn!

[Promethean Action @PrometheanActn]

Trump agreed with Bernie. Bessent trashed free markets. Wall Street missed the jobs number by 64%. Something bigger is happening.

[KXR @ihumpo]

@Tom2kvals @BBCWorld The left is where the Nazis flourish!
You are Blinded by brainwashing.

[KXR @ihumpo]

@js9inningsmedia My new favorite player!

[KXR @ihumpo]

@SenAdamSchiff Trump is playing by the rules your party endorsed for the last 12 years!
Enjoy!
BTW- you’ll look great in orange with silver bracelets!

[Susie Wiles @SusieWiles47]

After an accomplishment filled week by President Trump, I have the pleasure of reading a piece of Friday fiction, courtesy of the Daily Mail.

To be crystal clear, I am not going anywhere. I am honored and proud to serve President Trump, proud of our team and remain fully committed to advancing his agenda on behalf of the American people.

Some in the media have spent a decade trying to manufacture drama around President Trump and people who work for him. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now.

See you Monday.

[KXR @ihumpo]

@Tom2kvals @BBCWorld You’re an angry leftist!
You must be a lesbian!

[KXR @ihumpo]

@LOLNeverTweet Nazi Fattoo is on display!

[KXR @ihumpo]

@cdrsalamander Do they serve legit tears or just wine and beer?

[KXR @ihumpo]

@Tom2kvals @BBCWorld Count me in!
Can we drink leftist tears?

[KXR @ihumpo]

@priscabdrO 👍🏿

[KXR @ihumpo]

@WyronGaines Go for it