Christine Monnier

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Remarkable how many "genius billionaires" turn out to be frauds:

Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)

Adam Neumann (WeWork)

Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX)

DeSantis follows in Trump's authoritarian footsteps: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ron-desantis-follows-donald-trumps-authoritarian-footsteps-rcna56505 By @ruthbenghiat Also, read her book, Strongmen.
Ron DeSantis follows in Donald Trump's authoritarian footsteps

The Florida governor has made the former president's lines and lies his own.

MSNBC

Press critic has an exchange with the New York Times about election coverage:

Hounshell: Are you saying we didn’t do enough of this? Our polling has found that voters evidently have other priorities, even when they’re aware of the issues at stake.

Froomkin: Yes of course I’m saying you didn’t do enough. And the proof is right there in the poll results you use to defend yourself. If people are not alarmed about [democracy in peril] then you have failed to do your job...

https://presswatchers.org/2022/11/i-win-an-argument-with-blake-hounshell/

I win an argument with Blake Hounshell | Press Watch

The author of the New York Times's marquee political newsletter asked if I really think the Times failed to adequately cover the threats to democracy.

Press Watch
Time to put the myth of the billionaire genius to rest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/11/billionaire-worship-crypto-bankman-fried-musk/? "Time and time again, Americans fall prey to the myth of the billionaire genius, the man (because it is almost always a man) who is better than us mere mortals, able to solve any business or political or philanthropic problem that comes his way — till, suddenly, he is not."
Let’s put the myth of the billionaire genius to rest

Sam Bankman-Fried? Elon Musk? The Powerball winner? Having a billion dollars doesn't mean you're uniquely smart.

The Washington Post

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Turns out normies are turned off by rightwing fever dreams and hate mongering. Who could guessed? https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1591141844851003392

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/maxasteele/status/1591143500153864192

Benjy Sarlin on Twitter

“Conservative groups spent over $50m on attack ads targeting transgender issues, there’s little evidence it did anything on Tuesday, and now some R’s are pointing fingers https://t.co/RJTGrMGwm8”

Twitter
All right, all right, I get it, Masto's likely to win! Good news.

Even though this is a super fun thread reading Trump's latest legal filing in his Special Master case, I will try the CW function so that the whole thread doesn't pop up at people.

If I did this wrong, please tell me.

Trump's lawyers filed their response to the DOJ's 11th circuit appeal in the Judge Cannon special master case.

Here's Trump's response: …https://docs-cdn-prod.news-engineering.aws.wapo.pub/publish_document/f36d85e3-6ea5-4df2-add1-1903f07f832b/published/f36d85e3-6ea5-4df2-add1-1903f07f832b.pdf…

Shall we read it together? 🤓

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👏🏻Democrat Gabriel Vasquez wins the House race in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, defeating Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell and flipping the seat https://breaking.iavian.net/article/321507
Democrat Gabriel Vasquez wins the House race in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, defeating Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell and flipping the seat

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