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December 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/marianne_levine/status/1474048512769855492
EDIT to add:
https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1474047978918879237
So, this popped up when I searched "Coons":
https://twitter.com/LaurelCoons/status/1473493029788999684
Seems appropriate.
Coons tests positive for Covid- the third senator to announce a positive test in less than a week
Coons tests positive for Covid- the third senator to announce a positive test in less than a week
https://twitter.com/marianne_levine/status/1474048512769855492
EDIT to add:
Sen COONS tests positive for COVID: "In recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 regularly, both with rapid tests and PCR tests, and last night I got bad news I tested positive."
Says he has "minimal symptoms so far:
Says he has "minimal symptoms so far:
https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1474047978918879237
So, this popped up when I searched "Coons":
https://twitter.com/LaurelCoons/status/1473493029788999684
Seems appropriate.

December 23, 2021
Whatever it takes.
Trump admits he suddenly finds it 'very tough' to slam Biden after surprising vaccine comments
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Trump, in an interview with Fox News the same evening, said he was both surprised and appreciative of the president's acknowledgment, adding it is difficult to criticize Biden after receiving recognition.
"It is a little tough to be overly critical now because he just thanked us for the vaccine and thanked me for what I did," Trump reportedly said. "You know, that's a first so it is very tough for me to be overly critical now."
The 45th president continued that he believes Bidens remarks were a terrific thing that will make a lot of people happy.
"I think he did something very good," Trump said. "You know, it has to be a process of healing in this country, and that will help a lot."
Trump told Fox News that he has received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which Biden acknowledged in his speech, and encouraged people to embrace vaccination. But he was critical of vaccine mandates.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/587073-trump-admits-he-suddenly-finds-it-very-tough-to
Trump, in an interview with Fox News the same evening, said he was both surprised and appreciative of the president's acknowledgment, adding it is difficult to criticize Biden after receiving recognition.
"It is a little tough to be overly critical now because he just thanked us for the vaccine and thanked me for what I did," Trump reportedly said. "You know, that's a first so it is very tough for me to be overly critical now."
The 45th president continued that he believes Bidens remarks were a terrific thing that will make a lot of people happy.
"I think he did something very good," Trump said. "You know, it has to be a process of healing in this country, and that will help a lot."
Trump told Fox News that he has received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which Biden acknowledged in his speech, and encouraged people to embrace vaccination. But he was critical of vaccine mandates.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/587073-trump-admits-he-suddenly-finds-it-very-tough-to
Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine'
Former President Trump in an interview with conservative media personality Candace Owens pushed back over her claims undermining the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Yet more people have died under COVID this year, Owens told Trump. By the way, under Joe Biden, than under you and more people took the vaccine this year. So people are questioning how
Oh no, the vaccines work, but some people arent the ones. The ones who get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that dont take the vaccine. But its still their choice. And if you take the vaccine, youre protected, Trump told Owens.
Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, its a very minor form, Trump continued. People arent dying when they take the vaccine.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/587079-trump-pushes-back-on-candace-owens-people-arent-dying
Former President Trump in an interview with conservative media personality Candace Owens pushed back over her claims undermining the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
...
Yet more people have died under COVID this year, Owens told Trump. By the way, under Joe Biden, than under you and more people took the vaccine this year. So people are questioning how
Oh no, the vaccines work, but some people arent the ones. The ones who get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that dont take the vaccine. But its still their choice. And if you take the vaccine, youre protected, Trump told Owens.
Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, its a very minor form, Trump continued. People arent dying when they take the vaccine.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/587079-trump-pushes-back-on-candace-owens-people-arent-dying
Whatever it takes.

December 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/ledbettercarly/status/1474016954461609985
Archie really inherited his dad's hair!

https://twitter.com/ledbettercarly/status/1474016954461609985
December 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/vulture/status/1473828216498442240
And, yes, they are all Megan McCain!
Megan is not amused.
Vulture is tweeting "10 Days of ... Hair." Today's do:

https://twitter.com/vulture/status/1473828216498442240
And, yes, they are all Megan McCain!

Megan is not amused.

December 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/IamCassandraEsq/status/1473830303261151244
That's some crazy-ass shite right there!
Herschel Walker says that... the Voting Rights Bill "doesn't fit what John Lewis stood for."
Herschel Walker says that Congressman John Lewis was one of the greatest SENATORS thats ever been, and that the Voting Rights Bill doesnt fit what John Lewis stood for.
https://twitter.com/IamCassandraEsq/status/1473830303261151244
That's some crazy-ass shite right there!

December 23, 2021
* No more at link
Kamala Harris Tests Negative for COVID-19 After 'Close Contact' with Staffer Who Later Tested Positi
Kamala Harris tested negative for the coronavirus after having been in close contact with a staff member who later tested positive, the vice presidents office said Wednesday. The staff member, who worked with Harris on Tuesday, received the positive test on Wednesday morning, according to Harris chief spokesperson, Symone Sanders. This staff member is fully vaccinated and boosted and did not experience symptoms, Sanders statement said. Harris will be tested again on Friday and Monday, and will continue with her daily schedule as planned for now, in keeping with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vice-president-kamala-harris-tests-negative-for-covid-19-after-staffer-tests-positive
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vice-president-kamala-harris-tests-negative-for-covid-19-after-staffer-tests-positive
* No more at link
December 22, 2021
LOL... Johns Hopkins FTW! "This is my body, I have to defend it!"
https://twitter.com/JohnsHopkinsSPH/status/1473337475045199873


December 22, 2021
Hmm...
https://twitter.com/MichiganTea/status/1472984841759113220
After more than 400 days behind bars, Whitmer plot suspect gets lower bond
Joseph Morrison has his eyes on freedom after more than 400 days 438, by his attorney's count behind bars. And, by his attorney's recounting, those eyes were fighting back tears.
The 27-year-old Munith man charged with providing material support to a terrorist act the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year was granted a significantly lower bond on Monday during a hearing to consider a series of motions at Jackson County's 4th Circuit Court.
Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson, departing from the district court's decision to keep Morrison at a $150,000 bond, granted Morrison a $5,000 cash or surety bond Monday with a GPS tether and a warning not to go more than 50 feet outside his home.
Morrison told his attorney, Nicholas Somberg, he was holding back tears at the news, Somberg told the Free Press as Morrison, still clad in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs looked out calmly from the courthouse elevator behind Somberg.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/12/20/whitmer-plot-suspect-joseph-morrison-bond/8969541002/
The 27-year-old Munith man charged with providing material support to a terrorist act the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year was granted a significantly lower bond on Monday during a hearing to consider a series of motions at Jackson County's 4th Circuit Court.
Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson, departing from the district court's decision to keep Morrison at a $150,000 bond, granted Morrison a $5,000 cash or surety bond Monday with a GPS tether and a warning not to go more than 50 feet outside his home.
Morrison told his attorney, Nicholas Somberg, he was holding back tears at the news, Somberg told the Free Press as Morrison, still clad in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs looked out calmly from the courthouse elevator behind Somberg.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/12/20/whitmer-plot-suspect-joseph-morrison-bond/8969541002/
Hmm...
https://twitter.com/MichiganTea/status/1472984841759113220
December 22, 2021
Fox News Vigorously Defends Jesse Watters After Fauci Calls for His Firing: 'Kill Shot' Remark Taken
Fox News is standing firmly behind Jesse Watters, after Dr. Anthony Fauci called for his firing on Tuesday morning.
In a statement, the network defended the co-host of The Five arguing that the remarks Watters made at the Turning Point USA summit this past weekend regarding Fauci were wholly misinterpreted.
Now youre going for the kill shot. The kill shot with an ambush is deadly because he doesnt see it coming, Watters said. He then proposed a talking point and added, Boom, he is dead! He is dead!
Fox News said it reviewed the complete remarks and called it more than clear that Watters was speaking metaphorically when he used the words kill shot, and did not actually encourage violence against the infectious disease expert.
Based on watching the full clip and reading the entire transcript, its more than clear that Jesse Watters was using a metaphor for asking hard-hitting questions to Dr. Fauci about gain-of-function research and his words have been twisted completely out of context, Fox News said, in its statement.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/fox-news-vigorously-defends-jesse-watters-after-fauci-calls-for-his-firing-kill-shot-remark-taken-completely-out-of-context/
In a statement, the network defended the co-host of The Five arguing that the remarks Watters made at the Turning Point USA summit this past weekend regarding Fauci were wholly misinterpreted.
Now youre going for the kill shot. The kill shot with an ambush is deadly because he doesnt see it coming, Watters said. He then proposed a talking point and added, Boom, he is dead! He is dead!
Fox News said it reviewed the complete remarks and called it more than clear that Watters was speaking metaphorically when he used the words kill shot, and did not actually encourage violence against the infectious disease expert.
Based on watching the full clip and reading the entire transcript, its more than clear that Jesse Watters was using a metaphor for asking hard-hitting questions to Dr. Fauci about gain-of-function research and his words have been twisted completely out of context, Fox News said, in its statement.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/fox-news-vigorously-defends-jesse-watters-after-fauci-calls-for-his-firing-kill-shot-remark-taken-completely-out-of-context/
December 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/1473328348520759301
A drawing sold for $30 at a Concord estate sale. It is believed to be an original Drer worth $50 mi
This week, an international panel of art experts gathered at the British Museum to discuss a work whose very existence one attendee described as a dream a previously unknown drawing by the Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer that some believe could fetch $50 million at market.
That would be quite a markup for the diminutive pen-and-ink drawing, which last sold around 2016 at an estate sale in Concord for $30.
The drawing, titled The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a grassy Bench, is being heralded as one of the most significant finds in memory. About the size of a childrens board book, the China ink drawing depicts an intimate scene where a seated Mary, dressed in flowing robes, holds the Christ child, who observes her intently.
I was completely astonished, said Christof Metzger, a Dürer specialist and chief curator at the Albertina Museum in Vienna, which houses one of the worlds most important troves of the artists drawings. For me theres absolutely no doubt that this is an original by Albrecht Dürer from around 1503.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/18/arts/drers-hand-global-market/
That would be quite a markup for the diminutive pen-and-ink drawing, which last sold around 2016 at an estate sale in Concord for $30.
The drawing, titled The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a grassy Bench, is being heralded as one of the most significant finds in memory. About the size of a childrens board book, the China ink drawing depicts an intimate scene where a seated Mary, dressed in flowing robes, holds the Christ child, who observes her intently.
I was completely astonished, said Christof Metzger, a Dürer specialist and chief curator at the Albertina Museum in Vienna, which houses one of the worlds most important troves of the artists drawings. For me theres absolutely no doubt that this is an original by Albrecht Dürer from around 1503.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/18/arts/drers-hand-global-market/
https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/1473328348520759301