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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News Pool) Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News Pool)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Rudy Giuliani accuses people of voting twice as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election,  inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, who has not been seen publicly in several days, continues to push baseless claims about election fraud and dispute the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Rudy Giuliani accuses people of voting twice as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election,  inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, who has not been seen publicly in several days, continues to push baseless claims about election fraud and dispute the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Where Things Stand: Dominion Hits Rudy On All Sides Prime Badge
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07.02.21 | 12:42 pm

Dominion Voting Systems is already suing Rudy Giuliani personally for defamation. It’s now pulling the former mayor and currently suspended lawyer into its suit against Fox News.

AUBURN, ME - OCTOBER 21: Maine Governor Paul LePage speaks at Central Maine Community College about his central themes of tax reduction, welfare reform and lowering college costs for Maine students. (Photo by Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) AUBURN, ME - OCTOBER 21: Maine Governor Paul LePage speaks at Central Maine Community College about his central themes of tax reduction, welfare reform and lowering college costs for Maine students. (Photo by Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)
New MAGA App Part of Bannon-China Comic Book Spy Drama
07.02.21 | 10:53 am

Yesterday we were talking about GETTR, a purported Trumpite social network which looked from the visuals more like a hook-up site or worse. It was the project of (apparently) recently canned Trump spokesman and gatekeeper Jason Miller, though Trump himself said he wouldn’t be joining it. There were other oddities beyond the name – like the fact that it seemed to be populated by posts scraped from Twitter.

But overnight things got much more weird.

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Jobs: 850,000
07.02.21 | 9:39 am

The US economy finally gots its fat jobs report after two shaky months. The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June.

FOR HOLD This image provide by ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service on June 23, 2020 shows the Land Surface Temperature in Siberia (ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service via AP) FOR HOLD This image provide by ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service on June 23, 2020 shows the Land Surface Temperature in Siberia (ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service via AP)
Where is the Climate Agenda?
07.02.21 | 9:36 am

Roll Call reported this morning that the House will wait to pass a 2022 budget resolution – a key part of the reconciliation dance – until they see what the Senate produces or is able to produce. That article included this paragraph …

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