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NormaJTorres (D-Calif.)
@NormaJTorres

@realDonaldTrump Hatred has no boundaries; it’s only purpose is to hurt the innocent. My heart is heavy for the liv… https://t.co/XRXp7FpH4h

Deleted after 42 seconds at 5:42 PM on 25 Nov 17.
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RepPaulTonko (D-N.Y.)
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Great visit to Fifth Tier Baking Studio in Albany today to celebrate Small Business Saturday today! #shopsmall… https://t.co/8TVeaWW5Sd

Deleted after 3 minutes at 6:22 PM on 25 Nov 17.
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RepPaulTonko (D-N.Y.)
@RepPaulTonko

Great visit with Linda @YDYW07 & the team at Your Day Your Way in East Greenbush, NY today to celebrate #smallbusinesssaturday! #shopsmall

Deleted after 17 seconds at 6:26 PM on 25 Nov 17.
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RepPaulTonko (D-N.Y.)
@RepPaulTonko

Got a full dose of holiday spirit at Becker’s Farm in East Greenbush, NY today visiting local #smallbiz for… https://t.co/Irs4ZSFdaV

Deleted after 4 minutes at 6:41 PM on 25 Nov 17.
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BriannaWu (D-Mass.)
@Spacekatgal

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I appreciated this thread quite a bit and agree. This piece *could* have been done responsibly by @nyt. It could… https://t.co/MR1gvDfRFm QT @SaraJBenincasa: Most Nazis were ordinary Germans. Actually, all of them were. Except Hitler, who was a failed ordinary Austrian art… https://t.co/uxqIouNKnF)

Deleted after 16 seconds at 9:23 PM on 25 Nov 17.
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spmaloney (D-N.Y.)
@spmaloney

RT @LanceBass: Tiger Beat called and said I was probably going to be Boybander of the year, but it was going to take a long photo… https://t.co/BEGZJYnjcW

Deleted after 196 weeks at 8:16 PM on 31 Aug 21. Original tweet by @LanceBass.
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BriannaWu (D-Mass.)
@Spacekatgal

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@stakx I got that feedback. I'm repeating what my friend told me - and fact checked it with my husband who is head… https://t.co/sC4ZtY4CCQ

Deleted after 1 minute at 9:37 PM on 25 Nov 17.
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JaredHuffman (D-Calif.)
@JaredHuffman

RT @ezraklein: Everything about Trump's Time tweet makes me sad. That the President of the United States felt the need to tweet it… https://t.co/f1QLinW9ku

Deleted after 33 weeks at 9:46 AM on 21 Jul 18. Original tweet by @ezraklein.
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BriannaWu (D-Mass.)
@Spacekatgal

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RT @MattFrank: When I look at this shattered @MBTA panel I can't help but feel like there is a deeper philosophical meaning in the… https://t.co/WABTAagy5Y

Deleted after 8 hours at 7:29 AM on 26 Nov 17. Original tweet by @MattFrank.
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