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DC-Baltimore and PSU sports fan, dad, husband, former @JohnDingell aide, @JusticeATR chief of staff, on X until Elon does something racist/antisemitic again

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@Xtian375 @mattyglesias I think the guy who has been PM of Israel for 85% of the last 25 years has more blame.

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@farhip He's such a loser. Follow the data? Then why turn Sports over to the AP and gut Metro so that it is no longer a local paper for the most literate, news voracious metro area in the country? He's an out of town, out of touch hormone replacement jack ass.

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Again #Orioles, the scoring happened after two outs and two strikes. We have rocket scientists in the front office, have they realized this? 54 runs now. @Jim22Palmer @editti22

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Had GPT extract how many two strike two out runs the #Orioles have given up this year. Not counting spring training games...50. Also check out the number of two strike two out pitches per game. @editti22 (need to scroll all the way to end of code) https://t.co/YYZO3GsV8U

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Had GPT extract how many two strike two out runs the #Orioles have given up this year. Not counting spring training games...50. Also check out the number of two strike two out pitches per game. @editti22 (need to scroll all the way to end of code) https://t.co/YYZO3GsV8U

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Thank you @SenEricSchmitt. We need to throw out the current Illinois map immediately- before the midterms! Do it now. Let’s pick up three more Dem seats.

[Senator Eric Schmitt @SenEricSchmitt]

J.B. Pritzker called Callais an “abomination.”

No wonder. Illinois built one of the clearest race-based redistricting regimes in the country.

Just filed: the first major post-Callais lawsuit—and Illinois is the target. Time to enforce Callais nationwide.

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Incredible journalistic scoop by FOX. Real bloodhounds with a nose for news.

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

BREAKING: @FoxNews is on scene in Portsmouth, VA where the FBI is raiding the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L Louise Lucas, a Democrat and close ally of VA Governor Spanberger. Fed law enforcement sources tell FOX this is in connection to a major corruption probe, and the FBI is serving multiple search warrants, approved by a federal judge, at her office and a next door cannabis dispensary. More to come with correspondent @AlexHoganTV, who reports that Lucas just showed up on scene as the FBI searches her office.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

JetBlue just pulled the ultimate power move. Hours after Spirit Airlines went dark, JetBlue swooped into South Florida with a full-blown rescue mission—and they're not playing small.

Here's the breakdown: $99 rescue fares for anyone holding a valid Spirit ticket. Same route, same dates, just call 1-800-JETBLUE. Flying Fort Lauderdale to San Juan? Blue Basic is capped at $299 through May 8.

But that's just the warm-up. JetBlue is exploding at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International—adding 11 brand new cities, extra flights on existing routes, and pushing nearly 130 daily departures this summer. That's a 75%+ jump from last year and their biggest FLL operation EVER.
CEO Joanna Geraghty put it plainly: "South Florida is a key market... we're stepping up, adding service, and keeping fares competitive." (Translation: we're taking over.)
Fun fact? Fort Lauderdale was JetBlue's very first destination back in 2000. Now they're reclaiming it after Spirit held 27% of that market.
Oh, and they're not leaving Spirit's crew behind either—jumpseat access for two weeks and job interviews for qualified staff.
This is how you turn a market collapse into a masterclass. 👇

[Ben Remaly @BenRemaly]

In an alternate world where the DOJ approved the merger, Spirit would no longer exist.

In the current world, Spirit no longer exists.

What am I missing?

[BWI Marshall Airport @BWI_Airport]

NEW: @JetBlue to return to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Daily nonstops to Fort Lauderdale (@FLLFlyer) will begin on July 9. Service to San Juan (@AeropuertoSJU) to begin on November 2.

More: https://t.co/27lEX2v4Km

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@neeratanden Neera, antitrust is not industrial planning. There was a legal deal on the table. Spirit could have merged with Frontier, but Spirit shareholders wanted a dollar more per share. If JB bought Spirit it would now be weaker.

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Here I thought the only reason to stop a merger was if prices go up, no?

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

This is a colossal failure on the part of the Biden admin (and antitrust hawks generally). The government stopped Spirit from merging with JetBlue over concerns about ticket prices. So instead the low-price company will just shut down instead. A total faceplant.

[Dirt Cheap Banks @dirtcheapbanks]

Community banks are the last place in America where a man in a short-sleeve dress shirt can approve a $400,000 loan based on the fact that he went to high school with your dad. There are 4,100 of them left. There were 14,000 in 1984. Every time one gets acquired, a teller named Brenda learns a new software system and a small town loses the only institution that would lend against a combine. The acquirer always says nothing will change. Brenda is gone in eighteen months. The lobby cookies go next. Then the branch closes. Then the building becomes a vape shop. This is not a financial trend. This is the slow administrative murder of the only version of capitalism that ever knew your name.

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@mattyglesias Spoken like a true Romney Republican.

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“We wanted to know what people thought of Mandami’s plans, so we went to a farmer’s market in Brooklyn to find out”

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The final tally for the 2022-2025 Jonathan Kanter Antitrust Division is 6-3-1. Generational success in protecting consumers and workers…and proven right on one of those losses.
https://t.co/A8Mg9pu7jr

[Jonathan Kanter @JKBustertruster]

It’s official: a jury found that Live Nation/Ticketmaster is a monopoly. I am so proud to have filed this case on 2024. This may be the most popular antitrust case ever. Kudos to the State AGs for finishing the job. The rule of law is alive and well.

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Evergreen moment here in Trump 2.0 DC.
https://t.co/icmFdLj9a0

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@mattyglesias What did he say here about antitrust policy? You just have a bee in your bonnet because of some Twitter dispute. But this is a post about Hassan Piker, not antitrust. People can be neo-Brandeisian and anti-Piker. Just like you have shape shifted over the years.

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Just another chess lesson by the grandmaster. Trump is clearly a student of Herman Kahn’s “Ladder of Escalation”, but instead of lingering on step 9 he has jumped to step 14 with his use of “crazy bastards”. Deft move sir. Clearly in control.

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@JakeDRill Mayo’s challenge in a “low leverage” situation in the 3rd was the original sin