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Rep. Joe Wilson Disrupts Joint Session, Yells ‘You Lie’ at President

September 10, 2009September 10, 2009 Jon Ponder

Here’s video of the moment that a Tea Bagger congressman brought the Republicans’ astroturfing pro-health-insurance industry campaign into the hallowed halls of Congress.

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Rep. Joe Wilson Disrupts Joint Session, Yells ‘You Lie’ at President

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Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

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