Judi

@ryangrim How did he, an oyster farmer from Maine, get involved w/ her?

It's kind of wild to find out that the Republican in the NYT story that says she had a toxic relationship with Graham Platner is Lyndsey Fifield. Having been in DC for too long, I know a decent number of people who know her quite well. For a long time she was the co-host of a podcast with her best friend Bethany Mandel, called Ladybrains, though she has also worked for multiple super PACs, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Heritage Foundation. Some background, presented without judgment: In 2014, Fifield began work as digital director for American Action Network, a Republican Super PAC that oversees House races. The next year she became social media manager for the Heritage Foundation, where she stayed for the next seven years. In 2022, she joined the Super PAC backing Nikki Haley for president, switching to the official campaign side the next year, and staying until the campaign flamed out. She now lists herself as a visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, a prominent dark money group that is best known for helping usher Brett Kavanaugh on to the Supreme Court and giving Susan Collins the talking points she needed to make her decisive speech in his favor. The NYT breezed past all this, saying she was "a Virginia conservative who has worked for right-leaning groups and Republican campaigns." In an interview for a news outlet called Red Alert Politics that named her to a “30 under 30” list back in 2016, she said that she wanted to “emulate the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart’s approach to online activism.” Breitbart, known for pushing the boundaries when it came to political combat, is perhaps best remembered for having exposed Anthony Weiner’s penchant for sending nudes to young girls, and for his work elevating James O’Keefe. That she worked for Independent Women's Forum recently is even wilder since IWF played a critical role in Kavanaugh's confirmation and in persuading Collins to support it. Heather Higgins, chair of IWF, laid out the group’s role in a talk several years ago. “We wrote a memo. It was used by a lot of members of the Senate and the House, Fox News, and elsewhere. Most important, Susan Collins told me that without that memo, she would not see how to support him,” Higgins said. “And if you look at the speech she gave on the Senate floor, it’s entirely the playing out and architecture of how we said to structure the argument — what to say and how to say it, which is just so gratifying. We’re watching TV and we’re like, ‘That’s ours! That’s ours!’” Meanwhile, the timeline Fifield gives of their relationship is confusing, because during at least some of that time she was actually dating a different person, her longterm boyfriend who became her fiancee before she called off the wedding in 2018. We all know this because she and Mandel did a podcast episode on it that went mega-viral in Republican circles back then. Apparently this is the kind of thing the NYT thinks is important now, so I guess it requires more reporting. I'll report back. Here is Heather Higgins celebrating IWF's role in getting Susan Collins to confirm Kavanaugh:

Kyle Kulinski: “Jake Tapper wrote a motherfucking book about Joe Biden and his cognitive decline and the massive cover-up. Well Jake, why don’t you get to work on your Trump book now because I guarantee you the cover-up that’s happening with him is way worse and way more severe and they’re covering more extreme stuff. His body is failing and his mind is failing on a regular basis”

The fact that you would post this and @MeghanMcCain would repost it w/o verifying the facts is further indication that neither of you are objective reporters. @snopes has rated this as false. There is no denying that Fonda took controversial stands, but she was NOT a traitor.

@KennedyNation This is NOT true SNOPES rated it false. The fact that you would post it and @MeghanMcCain would repost it is further indication that neither of you are objective reporters. I lived thru that period of time, and @Janefonda took controversial stands, but she was NOT a traitor .

When American POWs tried to sneak her notes with their personal information to tell their families they were still alive, she gave them to the North Vietnamese. Some of them were beaten to death. You are both commies and you can both fuck off.

@saniyafatma1278 You’re a bright lady, it doesn’t say “except for 5 minutes”, just like a red light doesn’t mean “except if you are in a hurry”

@MeghanMcCain Reality show people vs actual governance. fb.watch/H7aanx3x7z/?fs…

Videos of @MeghanMcCain …her lips show the same injection marks that the pic of @PressSec showed. 🤔

@Kevin_Coulter_1 He has so much damn nerve. He should have, long ago, slunk away w/ his tail between his damn legs. 🤬

To think that as Lt. Governor this man sat on the NC State Board of Education. Mark had his chance to fix our public schools. Instead he and his wife chose to harm food deprived children in Fuquay-Varina. We know hungry children can’t learn. #nced" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wral.com/news/nccapitol… #ncpol #ncleg

@Kevin_Coulter_1 🤬

NC Republicans legislators used low-income black and brown children to push “Opportunity Scholarships” as a lifeline. However, the data shows vouchers were never about helping disadvantaged children but a handout to private school families already paying tuition. #nced #ncpol

@ryangrim Meghan has blocked me, but chiming in to says”yep”

It's amazing that Trump can trash Meghan McCain's dad for years but all it takes to win her over is a war on Iran. Truly her father's daughter. He'd be genuinely proud.

@RepLuna Now do DJT…make it bipartisan!

There are many young women over the last few months that have come forward about multiple MALE members of congress, both Democrat and Republican and the leadership on both sides has done nothing. I am not going to act like it is fine. This is NOT okay. Let’s also not forget about the theft issue with a female member. I will be bringing forward multiple privileged disciplinary motions next week. Congress needs a hard reset.

@overton_news More fool them🤦🏼

🚨 CNN just admitted that President Trump is CRUSHING Tucker Carlson in net favorability among Republicans. “They choose Donald Trump basically EVERY SINGLE TIME.” Their polling breakdown showed Republican voters are siding with Trump by an overwhelming margin. CNN: “Look at this! — This UMass Lowell poll, look at this, net favorables among Republicans.” “Again, this is Republicans plus Republican leaning independents.” “You see Carlson on the right side of your screen at +7 points.” “Look at where Donald Trump is! At +61 points.” “And this is actually a little bit low for Donald Trump, in other polls around the same time, he was even higher than this.” “Again, he is crushing, CRUSHING Tucker Carlson!” “What is this? This is a 54 point advantage for Donald Trump over Tucker Carlson when it comes to who is more popular among Republican voters.” “And of course, this isn’t even just talking about the MAGA base where Donald Trump is running an approval rating somewhere between 97 and 100%.”

@MeghanMcCain just posted about the VA governor, but not a word about the Sunday’s online tirade by DJT or his press conference today. Wasn’t she posting w/ fair regularity about Biden’s,mental state? #MakeItMakeSense🤔

I checked to see if @MeghanMcCain said anything about today’s comment from DJT about Robert Mueller’s death. Nada….hmmm? What possible reason could she have for NOT calling it out?🤔

the people of Iran are not my enemy. My enemy is the billionaires and pedophiles who run our country. ordinary people in Tehran have more in common with us than Donald Trump or our government ever will

@Angry_Staffer Your 👄 to God’s 👂

The sound you hear is the administration preparing to throw Miller under the bus. Will he get fired? Doubt it. But he will likely have less influence going forward, and that’s good for everyone.

@enidbrain WTH????🤬

@JoJoFromJerz Bet the committee is currently kicking themselves in their collective rears. 🙄

This is the most pathetic thing I have ever seen.

What stage of grief is this??

@shannonrwatts Oh, you have missed out. Highly recommend

I have never seen a single episode of this show.