Thursday Reads

The Smirk That Shocked the World says, in a softball interview, he wished he could have walked away from the situation.  Of course, he didn't.  He was right there in Nathan Phillips' face, intentionally, as if to dare to him to go any further.  The 16-year-old needs to grow the fuck up.
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Two people who have been sanctioned by social media sites like Twitter for stating material reality discuss the situation here.
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Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, known by her handle "Posie Parker," discusses her Standing for Women campaign, which kicks off in the United States tomorrow.
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Calgary, Canada), apparently was crying crocodile tears:

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet railed against Sen. Ted Cruz in a lengthy tirade on the Senate floor Thursday, accusing him of shedding "crocodile tears" over Coast Guard members not being paid during the government shutdown https://t.co/j331sOJWOS

— POLITICO (@politico) January 24, 2019

The video:

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