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Alameda, California USA
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If @MarshaBlackburn thinks that Democrats will not do everything they can to block the @SenateGOP from making more stupid policy mistakes between now and January, she should try harder to think, @RyanAFournier -- if she can manage that.
Do you think for one second that @AbdulElSayed has never undergone any background checks in his public health career, @Milajoy ? Give me a break, dear. And "bless your heart."
Here's what NOBODY is telling you about Abdul El-Sayed.
If you wanted a job filing papers at the Pentagon, you'd fill out Standard Form 86.
They'd dig into your parents, your in-laws, your siblings, every foreign tie you've got.
A senator?
NOTHING.
No background check.
No form.
No investigation.
He walks in and gets classified briefings on day one.
Even the Wall Street Journal said if El-Sayed had to apply for a clearance like a regular government employee, "he'd likely have a tough time receiving one."
Read that again.
A man who probably couldn't get cleared to be a Pentagon clerk could sit in a room hearing America's secrets.
Because Michigan voted for him.
How is this legal?
He wasn't applying for a file clerk job at the Pentagon, @Milajoy . He is an MD and has a PhD in Public Health, and @AbdulElSayed has been a trustworthy, capable public servant for many years. Why are you suspicious of him simply because of his parentage and his religion?
Here's what NOBODY is telling you about Abdul El-Sayed.
If you wanted a job filing papers at the Pentagon, you'd fill out Standard Form 86.
They'd dig into your parents, your in-laws, your siblings, every foreign tie you've got.
A senator?
NOTHING.
No background check.
No form.
No investigation.
He walks in and gets classified briefings on day one.
Even the Wall Street Journal said if El-Sayed had to apply for a clearance like a regular government employee, "he'd likely have a tough time receiving one."
Read that again.
A man who probably couldn't get cleared to be a Pentagon clerk could sit in a room hearing America's secrets.
Because Michigan voted for him.
How is this legal?
If you see corruption in this administration, @senRonJohnson, it ALL belongs to Tr$mp, #Felon47, @realdonaldtrump. This is HIS watch and these are HIS corruption, HIS crimes, HIS treason, HIS tariffs and economy, HIS war, and HIS election losses.
God IS great, but God and Jesus do not want us killing each other. They want us to be kind, loving, just, merciful, and compassionate peacemakers, not warmongers and haters. Jesus is already here, among us. That's why I voted Blue, @MelGibsonikmb !
Jon Spangler #VoteBlue #SlavaUkrainii! DumpTr$mp! retweeted
It's Twitter. Always has been. Always will be. Twitter, Twitter, Twitter, Twitter, Twitter, Twitter, Twitter!
It was Twitter when I joined it in 2009 and I'm NOT going to change my habits just because some filthy-rich right-wing nutcase decided to buy it and ruin it, @JohnHarry1018. #Twitterforever
Why it's still too early to call the Mississippi US Senate race. ("After obtaining updated information across the state, [AP's] estimate of uncounted votes] as of 4:45 p.m. ET [Friday] is closer to 30,000 votes. However, that figure could change...")
apnews.com/article/mississip…
The only felon who should be punished for voting is crook, adulterer, and thief @KenPaxtonTX , @laralogan . Obviously, Paxton has not stopped #lying just because he lost.
Jon Spangler #VoteBlue #SlavaUkrainii! DumpTr$mp! retweeted
I just applied to be a part time budtender at my local dispensary. My resume has RN/Charge RN all over it. One of my last jobs was at the local addiction center.
Weed is medicine, especially if you use it like medicine. I may not get it, but I’m seeing if I’m up for it!
Your lawsuit lacked merit and was an illegal attempt to influence and interfere with California's free, fair, and secure elections, @USAttyEssayli . And @AGRobBonta beat you **every time** in court: you never stood a chance.
We dismissed the case because the court rejected our demands to sequester the ballots, and the election is now over. Our efforts to restore confidence and integrity in elections continue. We will pursue every civil and criminal remedy to ensure only eligible American citizens vote in American elections. We filed a Statement of Interest in a separate case to compel California's compliance with federal election laws. We will continue to investigate and prosecute those who violate election laws.
Why not, @MrsErikaKirk ? There are Italian-Americans, Chinese-Americans, German-Americans, Korean-Americans, Somali-Americans, Vietnamese-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Russian-Americans, Armenian-Americans, Greek-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Native Americans/First Peoples, ...
The United States is a "melting pot" of people from many nations and cultures: Italian, Irish, Japanese, Somali, English, French, Creole, African, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Egyptian, Armenian, Russian, Indian, Indigenous, Afghani, and more. You're wrong, @MrsErikaKirk .
District Judge Ana Reyes wants a former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case. ("Reyes ... wants to know whether federal officials lied about the extent of renovation plans [or] ... cutting hundreds of trees.") apnews.com/article/trump-gol…
If the @SenateGOP had "done its job" with a spine and courage, acting as a check to Tr$mp, you might not be facing minority status in 2027, @ScottforFlorida . But you BLEW IT in 2025-2026.
This post by @RealSpitfire is OLD NEWS. These ballots were discovered two weeks before Election Day: voters had a chance to get replacement ballots and vote.
At least @AbdulElSayed will take his oath using a Qur'an that he believes in. Tr$mp neither reads nor believes in the Bible. The #BlueTsunami is a great sign that the USA IS changing: towards justice, truth, human rights, compassion, and for the better, @ClownWorld
It's long past time for @TheJusticeDept to have done this with their BS lawsuits...
Trump’s DOJ dropped its bid to block 20,000 California ballots after its case unraveled in three courts.
California will count every vote and keep standing up to Trump’s power grabs.
nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Tr$mp is illegally interfering with Alaska's vote count and using bad math, @EricLDaugh . AK uses ranked-choice voting to resolve close votes like this. #Felon47 needs to sit down and STFU.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is trying to get the Alaska US Senate race CALLED FOR REPUBLICANS — and if he succeeds, that would make the GOP’s 2028 path to Senate control require one less FLIP
If AK stays Republican, GOP needs to sweep the 2024 battlegrounds ONLY — original projection was we needed New Hampshire
STILL incredibly challenging, but flipping New Hampshire is even more difficult ‼️
And even then, it’s just 50-50 control with the VP.
A LOT of 2024 Tr$mp voters DID turn out -- but they voted DEMOCRATIC this time and AGAINST Tr$mp's excesses: incompetence, greed, corruption, bigotry, hatred, xenophobia, the #EpsteinFiles, and misogyny, @SaltyGoat17 .
