Computer programmer, progressive, Jew, mediocre ukulelist. Views are my own. Tables are someone else's. Two spaces after periods.
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תניא, רבי עקיבא אומר: 'ואהבת לרעך כמוך' - כלל גדול בתורה. בן עזאי אומר: 'זה ספר תולדות אדם' - כלל גדול מזה. — ירושלמי נדרים ט:ד
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Very clear evidence that they're looking at the wrong numbers
The archetypal example of this is how Democrats keep talking about “the very real economic pain suffered by workers.” There’s no actual empirical evidence that workers suffered greatly in the last few years, and a ton of evidence workers prospered. Sorry if that’s inconvenient.
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Being against guns has nothing to do with neoliberalism. Neoliberals use guns all over.
10/ Those are hard things for the left.
A firm break with neoliberalism.
Listen to poor and rural people, men in crisis. Don't decide for them.
Pick fights. Embrace populism.
Build a big tent. Be less judgmental.
But we are beyond small fixes.
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If guns and climate are the things you want to give up, you are ignoring everything above.
Support Occupy. Support the DSA. Support the growing base of radicals. Support dockworker strikes.
9/ Real economic populism should be our tentpole.
But here's the thing - then you need to let people into the tent who aren't 100% on board with us on every social and cultural issue, or issues like guns or climate.
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The LEFT has. The Democrats have not. Look at the antiglobalization protests of the 90s, and the anticolonial movements of today
Halloween roundup -- best costumes:
* My kid's homemade three-person Rock, Paper, Scissors
* My kid's Phineas (who got more cheers and singing than anyone!)
* Panda in a FedEx truck
* "Your Mom".... not for all audiences
* People riding dinosaurs
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I have this ebook from @dcpl. When the loan expires, I have to wait a whole 2-4 hours until I can take it out again.
Exactly the right number of copies.
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In a matter of days, Tampa Bay Lightning will open their season against the Carolina Hurricanes and.... man....
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This! I loved forensic debate club in college where you were judged on how you debated and the rebuttals you came up with on the fly. But that was a game.
When you watch candidates debate, the policies and world views they express are more important than their performance
This obsession with being a good debater vs telling the truth and addressing the issues is so crazy to me.
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Hey @RadioArlington, I read your FCC filings about your STA. What's going on over there? When can I hear your beautiful voices again?
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Thrilled to see Truist's gates come down in Adams Morgan Plaza.
Sad they spent years holding our neighborhood hostage
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I just find it incredible that the things that retail outlets lock up are basic life needs that actually should just be free
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I just watched and really enjoyed Kevin Can F Himself, a TV show a woman making bad decisions to escape a man-child self-centered white dude, alternately shot as a sitcom and a drama
It's called a dark comedy, but I think it's just dark.
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