United States Senator from Hawaii. Dad. Climate Hawk. Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Chief Deputy Whip.
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We did it. We passed the biggest climate bill that any country has ever passed. It is the reason I came to the Senate. The fight goes on, but for the first time, the American government is taking action that is equal to this moment.
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I have no idea if this will work. But it is noteworthy that we are changing our strategy and tactics based on the fact that we unexpectedly accomplished a lot. And arguably, that’s more newsworthy than the narrow and unknowable question of how it plays in the election.
First in Playbook: The White House, looking to capitalize on his string of policy and political wins, is launching a travel and media blitz over the next few weeks as it looks to beat the historical midterm odds in less than three months.politi.co/3zPIOnG via @politico
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We need to think of each other as sisters and brothers, and to be concerned with each other’s welfare. We must seek to lessen the suffering of others. Rather than working to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, directed toward the welfare of humanity as a whole.
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It is one thing, and sometimes a dangerous one, to claim Presidential immunity. It is wildly more preposterous to assert post presidential immunity. That’s not a thing.
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How are @POTUS and Congressional Democrats getting things done for the American people? The New York Times sums it up:
nytimes.com/2022/08/12/us/po…
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Is there any legitimate reason to publish the names of the FBI agents other than to make them miserable?
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Climate bill/ prescription/drug bill/ reducing the deficit taxing billion dollar corporations/ microchips/violence against women act/ infrastructure/rescue plan first gun safety bill in a generation/veterans burn pits. Thank you for putting us in power. We did a lot so far.
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People remember the lie, not the rebuttal, so don’t just launch the lie because it’s newly available content. Thanks for your consideration.
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Just a caution that we still don’t know exactly what this is, and we should reserve a bit of outrage for if this is truly as terrible as it might seem, and a little credibility in case it’s not. But it seems quite bad.
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Well if I were an elected Republican who privately doesn’t like Trump I would not rush to his defense. I would at least want to know how the next few days play out before I leap off this particular cliff. But tbf if I were an elected Republican I would have just lost my primary.
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SCOOP: FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say. washingtonpost.com/national-…
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“Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday, according to people familiar with the investigation.”
SCOOP: FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say. washingtonpost.com/national-…
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If the FBI can stop a former president from leaving classified nuclear weapons information at his beach house, they can do it to you too.
Chilling.
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If it’s really nuclear secrets at the highest level of classification that is not routine, excusable, or explainable.
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EXCLUSIVE FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items. The unusual search underscores deep concern among US officials about what information could fall into the wrong hands. via @DevlinBarrett @jdawsey1 @PerryStein @shaneharris washingtonpost.com/national-…
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NOW: GOP leaders have been warned by Trump's allies to calm their aggressive attacks on Attorney General Merrick Garland and the FBI because Trump insiders say "it is possible that more damaging information about Mr. Trump related to the search will eventually become public."
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I promise: it's ok to admit that the Dems did something good here. You don't have to abandon your whole "corporate duopoly" worldview. There's plenty of other stuff to criticize them about. No one needs to become a Dem cheerleader. But it's a good f'ing bill.
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Calling something a travesty without knowing much of anything about it does seem risky.
Some senior GOPers have been warned by allies of Mr. Trump not to continue to be aggressive in criticizing the DOJ and F.B.I. over the matter because it is possible that more damaging information about Mr. Trump related to the search will become public. nytimes.com/2022/08/11/us/po…
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Perhaps the GOP should have held off on all the defund-the-FBI talk until it saw whether the FBI had the goods on Donald Trump, a person known to flaunt laws like other people eat popcorn
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