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— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) May 4, 2022
They all lied. #LyingGOP pic.twitter.com/XQZoarmgB2
Yes the puppies in Ukraine help plant potatoes in the spring, this is the cutest damn thing.
— 🇺🇦Skyleigh Heinen🇺🇸 (@Sky_Lee_1) May 2, 2022
🎥 : Andrii Lozovyi#LongLiveUkraine 🌻🇺🇦pic.twitter.com/iH3qMWxl1G
Today in History:
On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State students who were protesting the bombing of Cambodia by U.S. military forces, killing four students and injuring nine. This is one of the most iconic pictures of the incident.
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) May 4, 2022
Photo: John Filo pic.twitter.com/7UDMAjPGyk
Updates:
An administration of criminals… the question is: what other reports were modified, changed, frozen or discarded for political purposes?
— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) May 4, 2022
It is time for folks to be held accountable for their illegal acts!!! https://t.co/aibjITvO2z
Breaking News: The EU proposed a total ban on Russian oil, its biggest step toward supporting Ukraine and reducing reliance on Russia.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 4, 2022
Follow our live updates on the war. https://t.co/diw3GSxJ2n
Lika Spivakovska, the owner of two shuttered art galleries in Kyiv, Ukraine, has partnered with an NFT gallery in Puerto Rico to auction off photos of art damaged and created during the war. The money will go to Ukrainian artists and humanitarian aid. https://t.co/bEu5LD50bW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 4, 2022
President Biden/Biden Administration:
President Biden is announcing that for the first time in over 50 years, the White House will host a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. pic.twitter.com/xuqQ5FL4TE
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 4, 2022
EARLIER: "If you don't stand up to dictators, history has shown us they keep coming," Biden says, urging continued support for Ukraine during a visit to a Lockheed Martin plant making Javelin missiles https://t.co/yylQ4GRvnU pic.twitter.com/ngGYwtXDSL
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) May 4, 2022
The deficit rose every year under Trump. But @POTUS is on track to cut it every year he's been in office.
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) May 4, 2022
And the unprecedented job creation he's led has meant higher revenue and positioned us to pay down debt for the 1st time in 6 years. https://t.co/B7JaTsBziu
This is the time to fight for women and our country with everything we have. My statement on the Supreme Court decision draft on Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/5tvjOUTmZ2
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 3, 2022
Vice Pres. Kamala Harris: "If the court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will be a direct assault on freedom and on the fundamental right of self-determination to which all Americans are entitled." https://t.co/DhvVxRQuVK pic.twitter.com/m58zql8yOE
— ABC News (@ABC) May 4, 2022
VP Kamala Harris: “How dare they? How dare they tell a woman what she can do and not do with her own body? How dare they? How dare they try to stop her in determining her own future?" pic.twitter.com/qSMfvcMg6f
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) May 3, 2022
Congress:
This is a historic moment in the fight against hunger.
— Rep. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) May 4, 2022
I’m proud of the nationwide, grassroots movement we built to push for this conference & grateful to @POTUS Biden for listening and understanding that a hunger free America is possible. https://t.co/ngHlcErTHE
Running Out of Room in the Worst People in the World Category:
Nobody knows women like this dude. https://t.co/LBiKsKXzTk
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) May 4, 2022
The insurrectionist has some thoughts about democracy https://t.co/Nqf66Kva0z
— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) May 4, 2022
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha learned a new word, micromanage. More than likely, she doesn’t understand its ‘bigly’ concept:
Despite not knowing who leaked it and why, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) voices outrage about the SCOTUS draft opinion getting out:
— The Recount (@therecount) May 4, 2022
“It’s an attack on the court. It is an attack on Justice Alito … What you have is someone who’s trying to micromanage an outcome.” pic.twitter.com/9h6AZFmpdw
SCOTUS:
The Supreme Court has built a Jenga tower of legal reasoning around the existence of the right to privacy. Pull out one block, like Roe, and you threaten to topple the whole thing, experts say.https://t.co/2ODor2F9Gb
— VICE News (@VICENews) May 4, 2022
Elections/Voting/Campaigning:
The Lunatics Are Out In Full Force:
WATCH: US Veteran Alex Boyle approaches MTG about comments she made about how being in the military is “throwing your life away”, and MTG defends that those comments were twisted by the media and taken out of context. pic.twitter.com/2ZiXS5lguM
— Bryanna Idzior WTVC (@BryannaWTVC) May 2, 2022
^^^Must See!
AOC’s Republican opponent weighs in on today’s abortion news, saying (somehow) that this is payback for vaccine mandates. (As usual, very strong language). pic.twitter.com/Fj9f6PMYWZ
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 3, 2022
Fact check: Rep. Jody Hice, who is running to oversee Georgia's elections, makes yet more false claims about the 2020 election https://t.co/CrvJpqOWYq
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 4, 2022
The Ohio legislature is currently debating an abortion bill with no exception for rape or incest.
— The Recount (@therecount) May 4, 2022
Ohio Republicans have a supermajority in both houses. If passed, the bill will go into effect once Roe v. Wade is overturned:https://t.co/pgrUl8fEtW
Ohio’s!!! Primary:
On to November! Never bet against Ohio. pic.twitter.com/V7im0dyXau
— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) May 3, 2022
Stop the MAGAt; Donate Here:
This November's election for U.S. senator in Ohio:
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 4, 2022
Tim Ryan (Democrat)
vs.
J.D. Vance (Authoritarian)
In his victory speech, Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance (R) thanks former President Donald Trump for his endorsement, parrots his "fake news media" line, and fondly remembers his presidency. pic.twitter.com/v4ie6NR53h
— The Recount (@therecount) May 4, 2022
Ohio Senate candidate @RepTimRyan (D) nearly curses in front of his young son Brady while delivering primary victory speech:
— The Recount (@therecount) May 4, 2022
“Not that he hasn’t heard that before … a strategically placed curse word at the Ryan household.” pic.twitter.com/cB3eYmimOq
Here are the key primary election results from Indiana:
January 6th Updates:
Death, Destruction, and Ruin:
Hundreds of Ukrainians were packed inside a Mariupol theater being used as a bomb shelter when it was hit on March 16 by a Russian airstrike.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 4, 2022
An @AP investigation found that the attack was much deadlier than initial estimates. https://t.co/fOu4FNGxbJ pic.twitter.com/wGdgudJGdS
The Worst People in the World:
Pay attention! This Racist POS Wants Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Overturned:
You may remember Brimelow — seen here calling for the return of school segregation — from this past weekend's NYT series on Fox News/Tucker Carlson, where it was revealed that he was on the Fox payroll and reported directly to Rupert Murdoch. https://t.co/4am709regn
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) May 3, 2022
Said the Seditionist in the Minority Party:
Please God, let it be Clarence and Ginni Thomas. I will never ask you for anything again. Amen. pic.twitter.com/OwY1OtkyJv
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 3, 2022
Educated Women = Bad
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 4, 2022
Venmo Girls = Good pic.twitter.com/xtAIIcJWEt
Without a shred of evidence who leaked the draft brief or why, Ron Desantis said the leaking of it was a “judicial insurrection.”pic.twitter.com/dabNWcQR5i
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 3, 2022
Kayleigh McEnany says her daughter loves Disney, wears Minnie Mouse pajamas, and she really wants to go to Disney World, but she “can’t in good faith” take her there after their confrontation with Desantis. pic.twitter.com/OxyEZmnESW
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 4, 2022
Alex Jones, who recently declared bankruptcy, boasts that he just received two separate $1 million donations from an anonymous donor, giving him $5 million in the bank. pic.twitter.com/dIKL7NYVz0
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 3, 2022
Tucker and Josh Hawley are suddenly against mobs pic.twitter.com/Rpdn79QJTu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 4, 2022
I have no goddamn clue what this means. pic.twitter.com/jvSCaDZ98U
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 3, 2022
Your Brain on MAGAt:
Jenna Ellis says leaking the brief was worse than J6: “This isn’t just an act of civil disobedience, this is an actual insurrection. You want to talk about J6? This is something that is actually trying on purpose to undermine the rule of law.” pic.twitter.com/iri62lR3cl
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 3, 2022
It’s official! They’re a Cult:
it's a cult pic.twitter.com/FY1JJKHgsA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 4, 2022
Junior fires off a video tonight warning Republican candidates that they better fall in line and go full MAGA, or they will lose like Vance’s opponents. pic.twitter.com/C8wkREOePQ
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 4, 2022
I remember when she got elected how everyone told me not to pay attention to her, she’s crazy, she will have no influence, she will go away, just ignore her. I said then she is far more popular with the GOP base than Kevin McCarthy or Mitch McConnell. pic.twitter.com/Y8bbAKGc2L
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 4, 2022
JD Vance is a Gosar, Gaetz, and Greene type of Republican. pic.twitter.com/x5QPPDtyKQ
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) May 4, 2022
Putin’s Puppets:
Tucker Carlson: "We're continuing to shovel cash to the government of Ukraine, which just last year Democrats described as one of the most corrupt in the world." pic.twitter.com/KRjd0YtrY9
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 4, 2022
State News:
Abortion clinic shutdowns across the country could mean that California ends up being home to nearly 30% of all abortion clinics in the U.S., despite having just 12% of its population.https://t.co/2dtmfRWjWu
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) May 4, 2022
Other News:
The 2022 class of inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been revealed, marking one of the most ecclectic rosters of inductees in the program’s 37 years. 🎸
— SFChronicle Datebook (@SFC_Datebook) May 4, 2022
Here's who made the cut:
via @MusicSF https://t.co/nKVLVxtAn8
