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Taylor was 53 when he allegedly sent photo
Republican congressional candidate Brent Taylor asks voters to forgive past sexual advances as "youthful indiscretions." nashvillescene.com/news/pith…
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Taylor was 53 when he allegedly sent the photo
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Some pretty brutal comments from GOP Rep. Ralph Norman about Darline Graham, to @mkraju -->
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The opposite of Cuomo and de Blasio, who battled mightily for years over matters important, trivial and even farcically silly. (Remember the Harlem deer?)
You’ve been working with Mayor Mamdani for about a year now. Tell me how you found him. Is he more pragmatic than you thought, or is he fairly ideological?
I’d say very pragmatic when it comes to getting things done. He understands the relationship with the governor is important. His supporters probably aren’t thrilled when they see us standing together, too, right? That’s fine.
Because they view you as too moderate. Do you ever joke about that with them, by the way? Like, sort of the odd couple, like, your young supporters see me as –
I could bring him the grandma vote, yeah. No, we both know what we have to do to develop a relationship, but it’s not that hard.
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CNN found Higgins defended a video Trump shared depicting the Obamas as apes, said same-sex marriage was “abominable,” and speculated about how many abortions Kamala Harris might have had, citing her age and claiming she had a “long record of sleeping around.”
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New from @alligordon_ and @halbritz:
Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser for religious issues has shared scores of racist and homophobic posts, spread conspiracy theories, and repeatedly denigrated Islam and immigrants.
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🚨The 2025-2026 political cycle just became the most expensive cycle ever!
With 8 days to go, it's seen $11.21B in total ad spending and reservations.
The 2023-2024 cycle, complete with its $3.2B Presidential race, saw $11.20B.
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NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/mu…
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Think back to 2006, last midterm w/ an unpopular war/GOP president. Where were the biggest House upsets? Places like IN, IA, KS, MN (Tim Walz!), NH, OH, WI, Upstate NY.
That's why I think the Midwest & places w/ lots of secular white voters are especially ripe for surprises.
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ref sprints to the scrum, gets accidentally kicked, knows it's his moment in the limelight
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Debuting today at the @Lions game:
S’ghetti Sandwich from @Eminem.
Two slices of garlic toast with mozzarella cheese, spaghetti and marinara on top.
(via @LevyRestaurants)
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Junior Caminero hit a baseball so far during batting practice that it smoked the FOX Sports set in the back of the stadium 😳
Via: @FOXSports
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FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY: State Department special adviser Kristi Noem put out a fake press release that wasn’t authorized by the State Department to swat away rumors that she was on the outs after her tenure as a special envoy ended:
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The amount of times I’m going to use this quote is immeasurable by time and space, or any traditional math.
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Legit looks like LaMelo just forgot that he had to dribble and the ref standing right there just didn't even consider calling it. We gotta get a handle on traveling.
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The Washington Wizards are above .500 for the first time since November 28, 2022.
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A reminder that cheap travel is a major factor in super expensive ticket prices. In 1982, for the most part the only people who were going to a World Series game in Milwaukee lived in Milwaukee and would stand in line for tickets.
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We were investigating Wedgewood for faking their data and emailed them for comment this morning, ahead of publishing the findings tomorrow. They are trying to cover up their fraud with the "we were doing a social experiment" excuse.
Full story here: blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/fif…
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