Meredith Dake-O'Connor

Former CQ Roll Call. Pretend techie. Freelance journo. MST3k lover. SciFi nerd. Talent-challenged musician. Expect typos. Walk towards the fire. RT=L show prep

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

The people in my cover photo don't endorse my opinions

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

Dialing up my 56K to connect to my friend's modem so we could co-op the DOS-based game Descent was peak.

My dad got a second landline so we could have uninterrupted internet and our neighborhood thought we were living like the Jetsons.

I miss the beforetimes sometimes

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

Probably an issue with your dial up connection. Was someone using the landline when you were trying to access the internet? Have you asked anyone on your Buddy List if they’re having similar issues?

[Andrew T. Walker @AndrewTWalker]

A great day seeing so many friends in the conservative movement. Very thankful to @Heritage for hosting such important conversations.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

Incredible stuff.

A Maryland mall closed down over 20 years ago and the lot has been sitting vacant since. A developer planned to invest $5 billion in a data center.

Instead, a China-tied group worked with a local activist to block the development.

https://t.co/0vgv30lnvG

[Dana Loesch @DLoesch]

Not a fan of anything Biden, but the only people who get to yell at American presidents are the Americans who voted for or against them -- and no one gets to throw things.

[Jennie Taer @JennieSTaer]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The migrant accused of attempting to hijack a United Airlines flight this week claimed to be transgender to get a “fast pass” into the U.S.,@realDailyWire has learned.

His trans claim is what allowed the suspect to stay in the country after two prior deportations:
https://t.co/7U5UsVqyjj

[Reuters @Reuters]

Hundreds of migrants, mostly Hondurans, left the Mexican border town of Metapa de Dominguez in a caravan and walked to the city of Tapachula in Chiapas state. Migrants told Reuters they foresaw a weakening of President Trump's anti-migrant policies after the midterm elections

[Christina Buttons @buttonslives]

I have been waiting 24 years for my neighbor David Westerfield to be executed for the kidnapping and murder of my 7-year-old neighbor, Danielle van Dam. And now thanks to @GavinNewsom, it looks like it will never happen.

I was 13 when he abducted her from her bedroom in the middle of the night in 2002. I would never equate what I experienced with what her family suffered, but Danielle's murder devastated our whole neighborhood, and me personally. I was a sensitive kid and it was a major contributor to my mental health decline in adolescence.

In the 20 days between her disappearance and his arrest, I developed insomnia and spent those nights walking around the house checking the locks on the doors and windows. I followed the trial closely. As we learned the horrific details, I couldn't stop thinking about what she endured during the 3 days he had her.

Her body was found dumped off the side of a road 25 days after she went missing. It was too decomposed to test for sexual assault, but we all knew that's why he took her. He was also convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material found on his computer.

There was never any doubt about Westerfield's guilt. There was an abundance of forensic evidence, including her blood on his clothing and in his motorhome. In 2019, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld his conviction and death sentence. Shortly afterward, Newsom imposed his moratorium. And now he does THIS.

California voters rejected abolishing the death penalty in both 2012 and 2016, and even voted to expedite executions. All these years, I've held on to the hope that someone would eventually take office who respected the will of California voters and would allow these sentences to be carried out.

It's especially insulting to hear Newsom go on about morality, as if he is morally superior to those of us whose lives were affected by these heinous crimes and who want to see the perpetrators brought to justice. I'm hoping the California Supreme Court can stop Westerfield's commutation.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

Dems may think this is clever, but these constant threats to sue their government power to go after private individuals come off as just a planned abuse of power aimed at political retribution.

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

Wut

[Alex Nunn @AlexNunn]

Wow. For years, an official in Arkansas allegedly tampered with bar exam scores, pulling points from some test takers and giving them to others.

This caused numerous failing exams to pass, and resulted in "at least one instance" where an otherwise passing exam fell below the requisite threshold.

cc: @BarExamTutor

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

People will tell you that Trump exposed or increased cruelty in the conservative movement. Perhaps that's true in a small segment.

But he really exposed the cruelty and maliciousness of so many institutional figureheads who are angry their influence gravy-train stopped.

[Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch]

Thank God TPUSA mobilized the youth vote.

[Albert Mohler @albertmohler]

Western Civilization is a precious inheritance, but now it's tearing apart at the seams.

Announcing my new book coming April 2027:

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

God forgive them. Lord, have mercy.

[Clare Anne Ath @clareanneath]

“Abortion is so back, baby!”

That’s what young women were cheering at Keisha Lance Bottoms’ election night party in Georgia.

Our culture is so disordered that celebrating the killing of children has become a victory chant.

[ƧЦƧΛП @wayward_okie]

😂

[Jason Howerton @jason_howerton]

The masks are gonna come off quick.

Pay attention.

[Rebecca C. Lewis @_rebeccaclewis]

I deleted this tweet because my source was simply wrong. Just spoke to Westchester GOP elections commissioner Doug Colety -- and his police escort -- who confirmed he's been at his BOE office throughout the day.
I apologize for sharing this incorrect information.

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

Wow

[Turning Point Action @TPAction]

An 18-year-old stood his ground at the polls in New Hampshire today and was assaulted for it.

He stayed calm. The left got violent.

Don’t cede the ground, show up to the polls. Your vote helps us outnumber these people.

[Ronnie Floyd @ronniefloyd]

Please pray for @PastorMikeStone and Andrea, in the loss of their precious daughter, Sarah. As well, pray for their family, and church family. Grace. Comfort. Peace. Hope.

[L A R R Y @LarryOConnor]

Wait.... What?

[Tucker Martin @jtuckermartin]

Drove all the way to my local polling place and there was literally nowhere on my ballot to vote against a 24 team College Football Playoff and a 76 team NCAA Basketball Tournament. Had to write it all in

[Meredith Dake-O'Connor @meredithdake]

@baseballcrank Omg I wish we still had toy voting machines in polling places