The Worst Advice for Democrats on How to Win Elections


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The fans’ additional inconvenience serves to make TSF feel important. They will have yet another reason to boo.

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No, they’ve been at it for decades. We can always look to Jonathan Pollard if we doubt. They’re just not as careful with {Current Occupant} in charge. They are relatively confident there will be no consequences.

If you read the excellent link from @theghostofeustacetilley from The Haystacks yesterday you stumbled across the Section 224 reference. Putting the Israeli defense industries that close to our defense production will be like opening the flood gates to all of our classified defense data. I don’t believe we have anything like that relationship with any other country, and I’m relatively confident that if it goes through we won’t. I’m pretty sure every other country will view that as an open door policy with Israel on design data.

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This is just the beginning, as emergent tropical pests and tropical diseases move northward with AGW.

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Sweet Tele.

Oh, and Fuck Fender.

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Pride power!

Also, how are you feeling. The myasthenia in check? Move went okay?

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running and supporting anti-abortion candidates

Why… since most people favor protecting women?

part of a long tradition in Silicon Valley of offering up more technology as a solution to problems their technology created

Pay no attention to the OFF button.

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Also, Normandy Invasion Day:

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Are you saying there isn’t a huge intersection of the masochist demographic and football demographic? Obviously MAGA got that analysis wrong. They should look at the numbers again.

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An aging pup deserves kindness and easily chewable meals and treats…

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Granted he’s a public figure, but I’m still uncomfortable with the idea of dunking on a 19 or 20 year old kid already facing immense pressure in the world of big time college football just for political gain. Additionally, would this even work? What if he plays lights out this year? Aren’t you just annoying all the Longhorns fans, of which there are many?

I can literally think of about a hundred better ways to use sports to seem like a regular guy without being divisive. For example, I’m so excited to see the Cowboys with that awesome new safety they drafted.

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Last night there were huge watch parties inside and outside all over NYC.

Below is outside Madison Square Garden last night after the Knicks won.

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Tom Kean, Jr.?

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No way, we are not only past champions (2017-2021) but current champions of ill advised decisions. We’re number 1.

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The enshittification of the world cup, for ever more money, 'cause that’s what enshittification is for.

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I had an Italian Greyhound - terrier mix many years ago. She had rheumatoid arthritis and was quite crippled. She hopped around with her front legs folded over at the wrist. I’d put her in an open top rucksack to take her for walks. Anyway she was a feisty little thing. All of her incisors were gone and when she’d growl at another dog or strange person, she’d stick her tongue out of her mouth through the gap where her front teeth had been. Damned weirdest thing. She was 16 years old when she finally gave up the ghost and had to be put down.

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It’s the kind of thinking that puts Michael Dukakis in a tank.

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And I love it when so many privileged parents grease the skids for their privileged kids into attaining privileged careers. While, at the same time, we’re depriving working class people of opportunities.

But I hope to do the same for my kid. Here’s hoping he’ll write stupid, sarcastic, snarky posts for no money when I’m gone…

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Also, wondering:
Will ‘conservation’ now have become about producing more, better properties for developers to buid high end resorts on?

It’s a. perversion of intent.

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