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Tim Miller on the pandemic’s wrongest theory.

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Aug 19, 2021
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TIM MILLER: The pandemic’s wrongest theory.

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🚨OVERTIME 🚨

Happy Thursday! It’s rainy here in Washington, and yesterday, we were under a Tornado Warning, and my wife’s flight got redirected from Reagan to Baltimore. South of here, the weather was fine, and I was able to fire up the griddle to make my own version of this. LA Rams fans may have successfully yanked their team back, but now at least they have to deal with these horrific food choices.

Welcome home! Now pay up…. Inside the State Department repatriation program. (Politico)

We have met the enemy. And he is us.

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We are the threat to our own democracy. And it's been anguishing to confront. usatoday.com/story/opinion/… via @USATODAY
usatoday.comTrump is not ruining democracy, we are. And it’s been anguishing to confront: Tom NicholsI was worried long before Trump and the Capitol riot, as political jousting turned zealous and well-off friends called America a disastrous mess.
10:36 AM ∙ Aug 19, 2021
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Would-be Capitol Bomber taken into custody. House members seem oblivious as to his causes.

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Monitoring it by missing the very clear livestreams where the perpetrator discusses his motives at length, it seems.
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My statement on the Capitol bomb threat: https://t.co/yCuTNTbJyP
8:53 PM ∙ Aug 19, 2021
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Sometimes, it does take a village…

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Here’s my new article at @CTmagazine seeking to answer the question “Why did you stay?” to those in toxic church or ministry settings:
christianitytoday.comIt Takes a Village to Escape a Toxic LeaderWhat recent scandals teach us about “betrayal blindness” in both church and parachurch settings.
6:27 PM ∙ Aug 19, 2021
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She’s running… Hoo boy…

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Melissa Carone, Rudy Giuliani’s star witness, says that COVID-19 was brought in to take away our rights and to steal the biggest election of our lives.
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Texas follows Florida down the road of pointless litigation. Friend of the newsletter Patrick Hedger observes:

Judge Hinkle’s ruling against Florida was only a preliminary injunction, despite the certitude of his language. The case will undoubtedly be argued and appealed many more times, all at taxpayer expense. To get a sense of how much this could cost, we can look to the budget request Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made for his recent antitrust suit against Google: $43 million. 

Texas seems intent on pouring lighter fluid on money to make a point that will be ultimately struck down by the courts. And this makes Texans happy? I guess if it owns the libs.

That’s it for me for today. We’ll see you back here tomorrow, and for B+ members, we’ll see you tonight. Tech support questions? Email support@substack.com. Questions for me? Drop me a line: swift@thebulwark.com

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