It’s Thursday.
this is kate martel, a report from CPAC.Just kidding, I’m inTitanic: Exhibition“next. Are you surprised at all? 😏
- annual Conservative Political Activities Council
(CPAC) is held just outside of Washington, DC. There are some fascinating tidbits, including his January 6th pinball machine and “Walk Tears Water” bottle goods. Such. many. red.
- Republicans are trying to maintain the credibility of the Biden family investigation in the wake of the Russia suspicions.
- Happy National Margarita DayMany restaurants are offering margarita specials today, so keep reading for that list.
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It’s the original president trumpI heard someone today describe the “pre-convention convention” of. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which bills itself as the world’s largest gathering of conservatives, will be held this week in National Harbor, Maryland.
I’m having weird flashbacks: I haven’t been to CPAC since February 2020, right before the world shut down due to the coronavirus. That was the last big event I attended. For weeks, I wondered and worried whether I had contracted the then-mysterious coronavirus at CPAC. At the time, I had heard about the coronavirus, but masks were only for medical workers.
#TBT :4 years ago, former Vice President mike penceHe spoke at CPAC and was still friends with his ex-boyfriend. president trump .And on the same day, Mr. Pence appointed debbie burksServes as White House coronavirus response coordinator. Story of February 27, 2020
President Trump then appointed Pence to lead the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.story of that day
who will speak today ? : Member of Parliament byron donald
(Republican, Florida), former Hawaii Congressman. Tulsi Gabbard (I), former British Prime Minister Liz Truss🥬 and lara trumpthe daughter-in-law of the Republican presidential front-runner and his choice to co-chair the Republican National Committee. 🗓️ Today’s topic
Trump will speak on Saturday: The same day the Republican presidential primary election will be held in South Carolina. 👀
Live stream of today’s CPAC event: CPAC Highlights Live Blog
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➤ Sights and sounds of CPAC:
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what are they thinking?: This year’s conference theme — written just above the main stage — “WHERE GLOBALIS GOES TO DIE.”
📸 Photos from CPAC: Contains the “Post-January 6th American Life” flyer.
Matt Schlapp, Chairman of CPAC, said: tell the crowd: “If you call yourself a journalist but spend all your time destroying Americans…and MAGA and J6 people…we don’t want you here.” .”
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CPAC playlist song: Blake Shelton
“God’s Kingdom”, Lil Nas X“Old Town Road”, lynard skynyrd“Sweet Home Alabama” carrier underwood“The Champion (feat. ludacris),” john denver“Take Me Home, Country Roads”
Goods
: this is the photo “Wake Tears Water” bottle.
Congressman Byron Donald (R-Florida) swiped New York judge orders President Trump to pay $355 million in civil fraud case : “Lady Justice should be judged equally and should not decide that the Green New Deal is far more important than basic rules of law that everyone can see and follow. They imposed a $400 million fine on a stupid New York judge. What kind of insanity is this? By the way, can New York business owners come to Florida?”
📹 watch the floodgates open: When the doors of CPAC opened
There will be a pinball game on January 6th. John Linoweth brought a custom pinball machine he built. This includes a nod to the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Each game mode has a theme name: “Political Prisoner,” “It’s Organized,” “Peaceful Protest,” “Fake News,” and “Stop the Steal,” and includes video footage of the riot. I am. Match photos – very detailed / Game commentary by the creator
Goods:
Here’s what we heard from CPAC attendees: “That’s what I like about Trump. He’s the only billionaire who actually knows how to talk to blue-collar workers.”
Regarding the conference, we have heard the following comments:
“This is like a conservative Red Bull.”
my favorite game at gaylord
: The venue is a large hotel and convention center that can host multiple conferences simultaneously. My favorite was a few years ago when CPAC shared a venue with a large cheerleading competition. One of my favorite parts of CPAC is walking around the hotel and guessing which guests are coming to which conference. The biggest tip for CPAC is to wear something red.
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➤ 5 things to watch at CPAC:
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The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law and are subject to wrongful death lawsuits. For more information on this judgment
Now, the Republican presidential candidate nikki haley told NBC News She says she considers frozen embryos to be “babies.”
Haley told NBC.: “‘To me, an embryo is a baby,'” Haley said in an interview with NBC News, adding that she used artificial insemination to give birth to her son, which is a different process than in vitro fertilization, in which embryos are grown in a lab. It doesn’t have the same complexity as making one.” “When you talk about a fetus, to me you’re talking about life. So when they talk about that, I understand where it’s coming from.”
^ Yes, but : Haley later told the host of CNN’s “King Charles” that she did not support the court’s ruling.
Haley told CNN:
“First of all, I didn’t. I mean, again, I’m not saying that I agreed with the Alabama ruling. What was the question I was asked? , which means, ‘Do you think a fetus is a baby?'” Haley said. “If you look at the definition, I think a fetus is considered a fetus. And yes, I believe from my standpoint that that is the case.”
Remember about the verdict : “Classifying embryos as children under state law raises serious questions about whether this practice, practiced by families having difficulty conceiving, can continue in states like Alabama.” Unused Embryos are often discarded, and this policy can expose families and clinics to wrongful death lawsuits. On the other hand, preserving frozen embryos is expensive.”NBC News
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The House Freedom Caucus endorses the Speaker. mike johnson(R-Louisiana) Supports spending cuts in government funding battles.
But members of the Freedom Caucus recognize that may not be politically possible, so they are now pressing Mr Johnson for a back-up plan. Instead of passing the Government Funding Bill, they want Mr Johnson to propose another extension, for another year.
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: Conservative group asked for an update on spending talks with Democrats. Read the Freedom Caucus letter
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“Member of Parliament. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) revealed Wednesday that his Republican colleagues had been warned in advance that the allegations by a former FBI informant were at the center of the case.hunter bidenThe investigation was not substantiated. ” ( the hill)
Buck told CNN’s “The Source.”
: “At the time we received the document outlining the testimony of this witness, we had been warned.…We had been warned that the reliability of this statement was unknown…Nonetheless. , people and my colleagues went out and told the public about how this is reliable, how it’s terrible, and how it’s proven. president biden
Then-Vice President Biden was also complicit in accepting bribes. ” 💻 Watch Buck’s interview on CNN
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hill Nile Stanage Report on how the Republican Party is defending itself president biden Post-revelation investigations into discredited claims related to Russia. Read the full Stanage report
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🐿️ This headline fascinated me : Washington Post kate morgan
“How (and why) to coexist peacefully with squirrels,” he writes. (washington post)
🐼 But, but… Washington, D.C. wants to have pandas again. :China plans to send two pandas to the San Diego Zoo. (NPR)
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The House and Senate are absent. president biden Located in California, vice president harrisLocated in Michigan.
(always eastern)
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- 2:20pm : Secretary of Stateantony blinkenA press conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro. 💻
live stream
- 2:45pm: Harris speaks at a stop on her “Fight for Reproductive Freedom” tour. 💻 live stream
- 5:45pm: Mr. Biden attended a campaign reception in Los Altos Hills, California.
- 7:10pm: Harris returns to Washington, DC
- midnight: Biden returns to the White House.
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