Steven Kaplan

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[Joshua Decter @joshuadecter]

Rick Scott is one of the most full of sh*t senators in the Republican Party.
A steady stream of BS flows from his mouth.

[ABC News @ABC]

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who famously landed a plane on the Hudson River in New York City in 2009, has revealed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

"I am in the beginning of this long journey." https://t.co/aEbnhMaOxP

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: Former Pres. Trump’s eldest sister, retired federal Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, died overnight of apparent natural causes.

Read more: https://t.co/jkFkZ9Q0DE

[ABC News @ABC]

DEVELOPING: Dark smoke and flames rise high into the sky at the site of a massive reported chemical fire in San Jacinto County, Texas.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, at 98 the oldest living former president, has chosen to spend his final days at home in Plains, Ga., in hospice care after a series of brief hospital stays, the Carter Center announced Saturday. https://t.co/r5xcIRWc4c

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

Wow. The DOJ is bringing Jack Smith back to serve as special counsel to oversee criminal investigations into the #TrumpVirus. These investigations will be called Flaming Grifters.

[Covie @covie_93]

BREAKING: In a 6-3 ruling the Supreme Court says espionage is not a crime because it's deeply rooted in our nation's history and traditions.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

My bredren. Shall we treat the Jan 6 hearings like Purim? Every time
Trump's name is mentioned, shall we boo and use our graggers? It's a big
megillah.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

.@GovKathyHochul is, no surprise, absolutely right. We have the tools and the knowhow to keep our streets safe. We just need Albany to let us take the lead.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

Mayor Adams wants to plant cannabis on NYCHA rooftops, and put metal detectors in MTA stations. Or is the reverse?

[The Hill @thehill]

Trump attacks "weak" Republicans who broke with him and allies by voting to create Jan. 6 commission https://t.co/wDYe1RKxNm

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

Broadcasting from the grave, Rush Limbaugh insists his own death from Coronavirus had been inflated and used to push a Dem agenda against Trump. Sneaky Dems.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

50 years ago, I bet no one imagined it would become PRIDE🏳️‍🌈©®™.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

@jerrysaltz Stairway to Deaden (Led Zep IV)
The Awful Tower (I love Paris in the Springtime)
The Moneycomb

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

"He wrote me beautiful letters. He sent me his family's Kimchi recipe. He gave me tips on how to enslave my people." Trump hasn't met the murderous dictator he didn't want to fellate.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

#PresidentShithole demands $5 billion ransom to release the government he's holding hostage. Unmarked bills, small denominations.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

Ivanka fondly remembers "Lock her up" as a bit of sexual role playing she used to enjoy with Daddy.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

Why do we need to see all of Kavanaugh's papers? We never saw Trump's tax returns, and that turned out just fine.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

The Trump misrule seems to be primarily characterized by his advisors moving things out of his way before he breaks them.

[Steven Kaplan @slkaplan]

@billmaher White House announces Trump has posthumously revoked McCain's security clearance.