Columbia SC Watchdog

🧵 There’s a lot to unpack on this @thestate stabbing spin job here folks. My thoughts below.

You cannot turn your C4 into your political campaign. This has serious legal and ethical implications under the law.

We’s in the thick of it! Support our Loggers! 🇺🇸🪵🌲🪚🚜

Secret Service agents responding to the Augusta National Golf Course incident where an armed man took hostages and demanded to speak to President Reagan, Oct. 23, 1983.

Top 10 feelings: -new socks -upper body muscle soreness -recognizing a moment while you’re in it -giving someone an expensive gift -getting hugged by your friend’s dad -waking up in the middle of the night realizing you have more hours to sleep -when a girl with a good body grabs you by your inner elbow -spotting a cop and slowing down just in time to avoid a speeding ticket -Fridays in 9th Grade knowing you had a sleepover at your best friend’s house after school -hearing Over My Head by The Fray for the first time in a while -hitting a double in Little League in front of your Grandpa -realizing you’re living a phase of your life you already know you’re gonna wanna re-live (makes you 10% sad 90% wildly grateful to be alive)

So you thought you were following a nonprofit government watchdog group, @DOGE SC? Nay nay. You are now following a campaign for Governor, starring none other than the DOGE SC founder himself, Rom Reddy. How convenient for a newly filed candidate to suddenly have 34,000 followers overnight. Reddy’s run may not come as a complete surprise. But it is interesting that a candidate whose motto is “Time for Something Different” has a history of donating thousands of dollars to some of the very politicians who have had SC in a chokehold of the same old same old. SC Confidential took a closer look at those records. You can read the article here: sc-confidential.com/sc-statehouse/… Below you’ll also find Reddy’s response to the article, along with my reply. While questions may be uncomfortable to the less than transparent, as Rom once said, it’s our civic duty to continue asking them. And we will. Reddy or not.

The Trump admin has begun canceling 200k CDLs for migrant truck drivers Good! Biden fast tracked their licenses while they could barely speak English or read our road signs. No more Americans should die because foreign truck drivers can’t understand English. Enough is enough!

@joepmckain @JoeQuincy We need more middle market insurers and a DOI that actually has teeth. Tougher DUI laws would help, too.

@JoeQuincy @ColaSCWatchDog This isn’t about insurance companies….its about plaintiffs attorneys. Period. Insurance companies don’t need SC…they’ll go where states laws are fair….NC, GA, TN….These carriers aren’t even filed to write policies less than $1MM liability…..do your research

There is an insurance company problem in South Carolina, and no amount of "tort reform" will fix it, no matter what their paid-for politicians say. Reform insurance to revitalize SC citizens and businesses!

@WillGalloway_ #SeawallsForALL

When you lose an administrative law case, the law school professors tell you you’re supposed to appeal. The secret other option: run for governor out of spite!

Self-funder businessman jumps into the gov’s race late thinking he can buy a primary. Hum a few more bars, I think I know this tune.

Wow. Just wait until the Republican primary voters connect with the pro se vigilante litigant himself, Sir Seawall. His relatability on the stump will be unmatched but for the Late Great Alvin Green. The #PalmettoRevolution has truly begun.

WATCH🚨: This officer in Richland County, South Carolina didn't just save this young man's life—he sat down with him afterward to really talk and connect 🫡 True heroes show up in the moments that matter most. Not all heroes wear capes. Bravo sir 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Beware the Ides of March!

Please, any information will help. #BringMooseHome #WatchDogHelps

UNDEFEATED.

If you thought Jim Clyburn was gonna retire before a wide-open prez cycle w SC again in early window, w chance to pick the nominee, you didn't see him make every '20 contender put on his CLYBURN t-shirts at the 2019 Clyburn Fish Fry #itselectric

Any trip back to Columbia means family and a few must-stop spots. Lizard’s Thicket will always be special (it’s where I first introduced my wife to my family), and the buffet at Brookland Baptist Church never disappoints. I shared more of my Columbia favorites with @Southern_Living. Check it out! southernliving.com/craig-melvins-…

He’s running

As a side note, pretty funny that people only read @thestate posts when I 💩 pump them. Reminds me of my favorite cooler sticker.