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En Phyvit's avatar

When I woke up this morning, I had no idea I'd be seeing a picture of Michael Dukakis

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Chris Bray's avatar

Life is a great adventure.

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Fredo's avatar

His picture in that tank turret with that ungainly helmet on is pure gold. Oh the memories. Good times.

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Lydia Lozano's avatar

Matched only by John Kerry windsurfing. More good times.

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MacGuffin's avatar

I'm confused - how did you know so early you had woken up facing the wrong bedroom wall?

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Clever Pseudonym's avatar

rimshot!

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rickrolled's avatar

😂

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jones_B's avatar

LOL! Who coulda known??? Last thing I ever expected myself ...

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bot_483's avatar

LOL. And, who knew his red tie was the authoritarian clue, not the tank and helmet.

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Ben Kurtz's avatar

And Bob Dole!!!

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Robert Martin's avatar

It took me a minute to figure out who he was.

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James Nick's avatar

Don’t tell Ruth it’s called a “power tie” and we’ve been wearing them for generations. Trump didn’t invent red ties any more than I did.

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Origen5's avatar

Next thing you are going to tell me is Trump isn’t the one and only American politician to question an election result.

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Chris Bray's avatar

THAT'S CRAZY TALK

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BookWench's avatar

CONSPIRACY THEORIST!

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BookWench's avatar

Yes, I thought "power ties" were a thing back in the 1980's.

Maybe Ruth is too young to remember that.

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James Nick's avatar

I just looked her up. She’s 63, so she should definitely remember the 1980s. I’m going to have to assume she’s from the AOC school of Literal Know Nothings.

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Victoria Chandler's avatar

This is just hilarious. This woman, I am sure, is very proud of her astute observation. I hope the air isn’t too thin up there on her pedestal.

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K2's avatar

Something tells me that she left that televised Red-Nazi-military-spooky framework “speech” that our Resident made this year slip by with nary a peep…

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AndyinBC's avatar

I, on the other hand, find it difficult to generate ANY concern as to the air, or absence of it, in whatever strange universe she inhabits.

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Brad's avatar

These people have to problemize everything.

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Chris Bray's avatar

That's problematic

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K2's avatar

LOLOLOL

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Aria Veritas's avatar

""These people""

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Kelliann's avatar

Liberals, Aria

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K2's avatar

Is that racist?

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okboomer's avatar

Trump's influence transcends time itself. Previous presidential candidates emulate him in anticipation of his coming.

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Chris Bray's avatar

"Build the wall."

-- Rutherford B. Hayes

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DUANE's avatar

Awaiting the Messiah? 🤔🤷

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alwayscurious's avatar

Chris, you love what you do. As your reader, so do I (big smile), thanks.

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Lydia Lozano's avatar

Peculiar way to tell the world you've never, ever been to Washington, DC.

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Chris Bray's avatar

Right? They emerge from the womb in that tie.

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Bandit's avatar

🤣

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Arne's avatar

These insightful tweets go to pieces when they have embarrassing typos.

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Lydia Lozano's avatar

That was the best part.

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Jeff's avatar

Meanwhile on her substack the expert on authoritarianism has this to say

“It’s no surprise that Donald Trump, the leading GOP presidential contender, has declined to participate in tomorrow’s GOP presidential primary debate. That’s how demagogues behave.”

Oddly no mention of Biden and the Dems refusing to even hold debates in her article. They only see what they want to see and pretend the rest isn’t happening.

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Daniel Pahl's avatar

….is it still legal to be a twit?

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Chris Bray's avatar

Only if tenured.

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AndyinBC's avatar

Or be of a certain British social class.

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okboomer's avatar

The Twitter Files are now the X-Files.

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JDHoliday's avatar

I thought that’s what they do on Twitter or whatever it is

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Völva's avatar

I love you, Chris Bray. I always feel better reading your writing, even when the subject matter is insanity. Please never stop.

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162.550's avatar

Biden stood in front of a red background flanked by Marines and threatened Americans. Team groomer should probably sit this one out.

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Jim Cummings's avatar

This is hilarious.

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FinemRespice's avatar

I'm from Kentucky. What's a tie?

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Gathering Goateggs's avatar

And then Trump went and showed up for the Tucker Carlson interview...in a blue tie.

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Stephen Ungar's avatar

That’s what $200,000 of higher education can do for you.

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