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Coffee. Cats. Political theory.
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TLPete
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4. I am not a member of Congress, a party leader or part of Biden's inner circle, so I have no influence in this matter 5. Given #4, this means I'm writing this out to sort out my own thoughts. Upshot: I will vote for the Democrats in November, regardless of who is at the top of the ticket.
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3. Given #2, the least-disruptive alternative would be VP Harris. a) least-disruptive doesn't necessarily=best (although I prefer Harris), but given that a if not the main concern is a smooth transition to a different candidate, "least-disruptive" should be a significant factor. ...
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Given that I lack sufficient info to know if #1 is due to (a) or (b), then I can't say what I want him to do. I can say I would like more info, be it med info or repeated good nonscripted performances 2. Dropping out would be a big deal; the few past examples are not encouraging. ...
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TLPete
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I don't know if Biden should drop out. 1. His debate performance was terrible a) if this was a one-off fuck-up, due to fatigue or a cold, it's not reason enough to drop out b) if this was due to him no longer having the acuity to do the job in whole or in part, it's a reason to drop out ...
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TLPete
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There was a great piece a few years ago on the temptations of the savvy.
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Faine Greenwood
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If you think that we actually just need a civil war to settle this once and for all: 1. No, you don’t. 2. No, you don’t. 3. You are an idiot.
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TLPete
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Pundititis: when a pundit mistakes their job of observing decision-makers with being a decision-maker.
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TLPete
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Being a pundit means never having to say you're sorry.
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TLPete
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Where are all those "it's a republic, not a democracy" motherfuckers now?
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TLPete
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With a soupçon of Schmitt.
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TLPete
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So, could Biden order the assassination of Supreme Court justices in order to defend and protect the Constitution?
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TLPete
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...reality, for the joy of inhabiting together with others a world whose reality is guaranteed for each by the presence of all." - Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition
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"Man's inability to rely upon himself or to have complete in himself (which is the same thing) is the price humans pay for freedom; and the impossibility of remaining unique masters of what they do, of knowing its consequences and relying on the future, is the price they pay for plurality and...
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TLPete
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As for calls to replace him: I can't help noticing they're all coming from pundits---a class of people keen to demonstrate their float-above-it-all knowingness. Politics is about gutting it out, not floating above it all.
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TLPete
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... sugarcoating it, but, y'know, it was a bad night in June. Yes, he NEEDS to recover, and yes, he can recover.
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I felt like shit watching last night's debate and I don't feel great about it today. Biden's performance was shit, and in a way that reinforced concerns about his age & acuity. But as someone never accused of optimism, I don't see the point in panicking. He had a bad night in June---no point in...
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TLPete
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...this happened in June, not October. 8. Golf?! REALLY?! 9. Biden should be doing nonstop long interviews the next few weeks. 10. I really hope I'm overreacting but I don't think I am. Fuck.
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TLPete
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My reactions: 1. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhh fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. 2. This sucks. 3. Blaming the moderators for a format you agreed to is candy-ass. 4. GOLF?! 5. Who the fuck prepped Biden? 6. Maybe all of those people who said debates don't matter are right. 7. Thank the goddesses ....
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TLPete
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Where's that asteroid?
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TLPete
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Would you consider kf94? These are manufactured in South Korea & generally considered legit. I know MHCare KF94 masks at least have black, don't know about other colors besides white. Got via Amazon.
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TLPete
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It's about friendship and the Netherlands and history and friendship and linguistics and physics and friendship and religion and, okay, also the Holocaust. Beautifully written & translated.
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Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch (who, incidentally, is mentioned in Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem). Astonishing. I read it the summer after finishing my dissertation and it's the only book for which I've ever slowed down to extend the reading.
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TLPete
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Those who are fixated on amassing wealth beyond measure are unable to say "enough is enough". So the rest of us must do it for them via confiscatory taxation.
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TLPete
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Heh, probably. I really like TNG, but this episode...MAN.
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TLPete
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Hmpf. Maybe.
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Grumble...okay. I still think they let 'em all off too easy.
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Sure, Geordie feels bad, but he was gonna go along with genocide. Still, Crusher pisses me off the most: first, do no harm and all that.
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Yes, they came to the right decision in the end, but Guinan's the only one who comes off well, here. Besides Hugh, of course, and you're right about Jonathan Arco.
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TLPete
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Like, I get the danger the Borg represented & Picard's trauma, but the jump directly to KILL THEM ALL rather than...anything else?
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Oh, Emily, can I tell you how much that episode PISSED ME OFF?! Using Hugh as an unwitting agent of mass destruction & genocide, and the doctor---WHO OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER---just...goes along with it.
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Ryan Moulton
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The "dudes rock" meme is a genuinely blessed addition to gender discourse. We've managed to make our positive model of masculinity something brand new. Overenthusiastic, enterprising, goofy, joyful, carefree, boisterous, camaraderie, all the qualities that we got scolded for in school.
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N. K. Jemisin
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It's increasingly clear that the people who make generative AI don't like films, don't like books, don't like art of any kind, and don't understand why anyone else does.
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TLPete
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Heh.I still have the (now very yellowed) cutout of this one.
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TLPete
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Petey
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TLPete
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"accidentally"?
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TLPete
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Politics is messy, so do everything.
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TLPete
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It doesn't always work, but, hell, most proposed legislation goes nowhere; does that mean legislating is useless?
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TLPete
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I get it: "substantive" stuff like policy-making is what affects the most people and what matters most over the long haul, but "theater" can create space for that policy-making.
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Theater and politics are not opposed to each other; rather, theater is a part of politics.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki
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exactly. also why do they assume romantic relationships are the answer to men's loneliness??? you don't see them calling for men to befriend each other
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ExecutiveOtaku
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Most juiceless man alive, negative juice.
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Kaitlin Has Had Enough
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The lesson here is to brutally challenge your political opponents and make a case against them when they hand you ammunition. It is definitely not to be polite and focus on policy.
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TLPete
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Diatomaceous earth is some kind of magic: cheap, nontoxic AND effective.
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TLPete
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I discovered the hard way that the worst time (for me) to sort-and-discard was when I was moving: it took up a lot of time that could have been better spent elsewhere. I've found it easier to do when I was staying put and bored & restless. Anyway, that was me; good luck on your move.
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TLPete
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I mean, how else could 99 Luftballons have become a hit?
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Popehat
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PROTECT AND SERVE
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TLPete
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Black Bear Lounge back in the day in Madison: best kind.
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TLPete
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I cut this one out of whatever alt-weekly I was reading at the time and put it on my bulletin board. I still have it!
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Disease metaphors for human phenomena like this are dehumanising. They do not need to be used.
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Andrea Grimes
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I'll be live-skeeting Moyle v. US, the case concerning emergency abortion care, when oral arguments get rolling in a couple of minutes.
Watch along on C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/video/?53491...
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