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Gabrielle Bluestone
gabriellebluestone
Former Gawker news editor

They’ve kicked everyone out of the ballroom and there are already hundreds of people lined up to get scanned for Vice President Pence’s 7:30 pm speech. We’re getting Nando’s it’s very good chicken. Read more

Bannon mentions noticing Trump was going to win based on his performance at CPAC—to be clear, Trump skipped CPAC last year after a primary debate; specifically the one where he bragged about the size of his penis and Ted Cruz ate something off his own lip. Read more

The men were asked, “What does the media keep getting wrong?” Reince responds he grew tired of hearing about how Trump wasn’t going to win. Read more

They do claim “we are basically together from 6:30 in the morning to 11 at night.” I read about this once, I think the play is called No Exit? Read more

Reince Preibus and Steve Bannon are on the mainstage; despite their self-proclaimed friendship, the men did not greet each other in a friendly manner.  Read more

Betsy DeVos also called the current guidelines that allow trans students to use the bathroom of their choice an Obama “overreach,” a strange characterization given reports she didn’t want to change them. Read more

Betsy DeVos gave a quick talk; at the beginning of her “conversation” some people in the crowd yelled “We love you!” If you can even believe it, she told them she loves them too. Read more

Hello from New York where the subway stops around the march are filling up

Sec. Chao just DODGED a question on “Louisville or Kentucky”—what is she hiding? Read more

Ted Cruz is currently testifying in the transpo hearing which means its a good time for a pee break Read more

Hello from Elaine Chao’s hearing. I can confirm several things—chief among them, it is still happening. And if you were waiting to hear whether she supports an infrastructure package that would include direct federal spending—guess what—she does! Currently, they’re discussing I-11, a highway between Phoenix and Las Read more

Transportation secretary nominee Elaine Chao’s hearing, which was scheduled to begin at 10:15, does not appear to have started yet. Read more

Maddie I agree it’s pretty. Sometimes I sing it to my dog with the lyrics, “Little doggie are you barking just for me? Little doggie barking at something I can’t seeEEEeeee” Read more