Patrick Maguire

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@dirquez Interesting! I've always found it a bit curious that the sunshine laws that prevent school board and city council members from ever discussing matters privately don't apply to legislative caucuses. Would be interesting to see the dynamics play out.

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@gorefindal @slambailey Harold S. Truman

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@LinkofSunshine Wisconsin (2011-2024):

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@tomwatson Not much I'd suppose, hence the unlikeliness, but still the cited pro-Schumer argument that boils down to "what have these complainers ever done to expand the majority" falls a bit flat when the "complainers" are literally the ones who won the majority.

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@tomwatson Seems like a tough case for the Dem aide to make given most of the new swing state senators publicly agree on moving to a new leader. It's very unlikely to happen but it is notable so many of them agree on it, from Hamilton to El Sayed

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@burgessev Everyone agrees that avoiding recess with pro forma sessions in the modern era is done entirely for the point of preventing recess appointments by the executive, so it doesn't seem particularly surprising that believers in that executive would prefer allowing such appointments?

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@CTFitzpatrick While it would be hard for me to disagree more with Sec. Hegseth on the issues, I don't really buy that public figures are constitutionally required to tolerate disorderly press meetings. If one can require decorum in a courtroom, one could require the same in a briefing.

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@LeahLibresco This is a fascinating passage, thank you for sharing it.

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@juskeeprunnin @souljagoyteller Yes, someone who starts as a ironworker at age 20 and gives their all for four whole decades is likely to have incredibly worn knees and back by age 60. No one who proposes a higher retirement age has actually met people who don't spend their career in an office.

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@LinkofSunshine Is this winning the primary or the general?

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@LinkofSunshine Reminds me of Jed Bartlet in a way few do

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@ThatGarthGuy Hmm just reading about it now, side point but what is going on with the Italian legislature voting by secret ballot? That's very irregular from the perspective of accountability to constituents...

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@tracewoodgrains Ha, reminds me several years ago I was visiting Olympia with my grandma and decided to tour the Supreme Court building, the desk clerk had stepped away, we had no idea it was in session so we just opened the door and walked into the middle of oral argument as everyone looked up.

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@AndyMasley I like the dramatic music NBC puts on when they call a race. Feels exciting. So I keep it on in the background.

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@tracewoodgrains @jakehalloran1 “Nate you don’t have the faintest idea how to turn the keys” was an all time line.

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@LinkofSunshine Kansas more Dem than Alaska is interesting

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@nikicaga Vucic being more of an ameriboo than you is a hilarious plot twist

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@KelseyTuoc @AlisonSomin The WWII museum in Louisiana was incredible - set a new standard for how good history museums can be for me

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@souljagoyteller @ettingermentum Bonapartist erasure smh

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@s8mb The baby is cute and all but the scheming cat really makes the photo