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Highly recommend the GCN video on the Shimano neutral service. Fascinating! Bike racing is a full contact sport with incredible athletes and support teams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzQ...
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Biden answered the questions on his health and fitness for the job with policy accomplishments, which are NOT the problem. Biden could have personally cured cancer, and it wouldn't excuse his lack of fitness for the presidency.
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So we’re all supposed to feel better about the grumpy guy who‘s really busy everyday? Agreeing to the interview was a loss before it aired. Kamala has to be the nominee, like now. It‘s over for Biden; he just won’t accept it yet.
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This is a good start. I'd like to see three speed limits and have cars adhere to them: 30 km/h in cities / towns 80 km/h on connecting roads between places 120 km/h for highways Since I live in Germany, all this is a pipe-dream for me, but maybe other countries will get smart about auto safety.
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Joe Biden appeared on WURD radio (Philadelphia) for an interview with Andrea Lawful-Sanders. The interview, recorded on July 3, aired July 4 at 6 a.m. He's not sounding good. Talking about Jack Kennedy and tariffs? The radio format might exacerbate his poor speaking style, but still, not good.
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10/10 episode. Great analysis.
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If Kamala Harris isn't the official Dem candidate by Monday, then it would be a good time to find a job in a blue state.
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Truly sorry that the UK has to start paying £350M per week again for EU healthcare now that Labor is back in power.
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No.
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Jasper Philipsen, in the open and unobstructed was eaten whole by Mark #Cavendish. I'd love to see the power data on that sprint.
Congrats to Cav!
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Pogi missed crashing out of #letour by 1 cm. Wow.
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It seems what's legal or not is unimportant, now that the president can instruct the DOJ to do as the president pleases. This is the future for a 2nd Trump admin.
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You can see a difference in the explosive response from Jonas like he had last year at the Vuelta. Also, Visma doesn't have the TDF power team this year like they did last year. Pogi had one bad stage last year, and it cost him the win. Lots of racing left to go!
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Yes, 100%. I think the GC will be stretched out today; EF doesn't have the horses to retain the yellow jersey.
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Col du Galibier is less difficult than other TDF Cols, but it's beastly long, with altitude, and a steep finish. I guess today there is also a headwind near the summit.
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Saw a video of how to remove leg warmers while riding. 🤯 Certain death.
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Instruct the Dept of Education to no longer generate loan payment invoices.
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It was a whopper.
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Josh Gondelman
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I can’t believe the Supreme Court just ruled that the president can sleep outdoors in a public space.
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Just to unpack: - CIA domestic action is illegal - Wiretaps without signed warrant illegal - Info collected non-admissible (poison fruit, etc.) So, is an Official Act really 'official' if the command is truly for clearly illegal acts? How will this be tested, 'cause it really needs testing ASAP!
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Instead, it's the lunch crowd. The apathy is stunning.
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What will happen in the future, is that unethically savvy presidents can steer policy, foreign and domestic, in directions that will enrich them personally, either financially or with power.
If #Trump wins a 2nd term, he's going for the gold mine from day one.
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That was a monster sprint by a full length in traffic. One for the books.
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Jonathan Ladd
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Legal pundits over time Dec 1, 2023: SCOTUS will reject Trump's appeal on an expedited basis Dec 22, 2023: They are letting the DC Circuit handle it to not even dignify it. Feb 28, 2024: The are taking the case on appeal but will completely reject the claim. June: SCOTUS says Trump is your God/King
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I wonder if the months-long #SCOTUS delay is because they plan to unleash a whopper on the country.
The tone of the recent dissents are caustic, so maybe they are a harbinger of what's to come.
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I want Biden replaced, but still, turning the op-ed over to Bill Maher is a bridge too far. The NYT is attempting to make a mockery of a situation that no serious person thinks is easy to deal with.
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Dumbbells seem overly expensive considering the tech. 😲
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OK guys ✝️ we're building some stuff, here's the rules, have at it. Bath, Bekah, Cab, Cubit, Cor, Daric, Denarius, Didrachmon, Drachme, Ephah, Farthing, Fathom, Finger, Firkin, Gerah, Handbreadth, Hin, Homer, Log, Maneh, Mina, Mite, Omer, Pace, Quadrans, Reed, Seah, Shekel, Span, Stater, Talent
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Update on the #French elections for non-French people. I finally understand WTF is going on in #France!
The 30-June update is at the top of this explainer page.
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Talk about a headline: "YOU HAVE NO FREE WILL!" Great stuff.
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@jaketapper.bsky.social would be a better Walmart greeter than a journalist at this point, since his goal seems to be to make people feel good rather than inform them about the coming catastrophe of a Trump 2nd term.
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For President, no younger than 45 years or older than 67 years, at inauguration. For all other elected offices, no younger than 18 years or older than 67 years, at the start of the term. This is not ageist, it's sensible - it will encourage people into politics and will change the funding system.
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Starting the hurricane season with a solid Cat 4. That's lovely.
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When Leonidas sought to confront the Persian army, the ephors rejected his plea, citing the sacred Karneia festival. They consulted the oracle, who also opposed the war. After Leonidas left, the ephors met with a Persian who offered yacht vacations and cash to pay off their mothers' home mortgages.
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Whenever #Biden freezes or loses his train of thought, we will be back here again, and again. His campaign emphasis, which should be about improving the lives of people and defeating #Trump, will be about his fragility of mind.
Total global embarrassment for the US that the choice is Don or Joe.
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The international quotes here are simply brutal. “American democracy killed before our eyes by gerontocracy,” Guy Verhofstadt, a member of the European Parliament and a former prime minister of Belgium, posted on [Twitter]."
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In a Fox News interview, Trump said, “Hard to believe, they have some states passing legislation where you can execute the baby after birth. It’s crazy.” "Execute". 🤯
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Well, Monday will be cool, once #SCOTUS rules that Trump wasn't sooo bad in his riot, we will all forget #Biden performed like wet toast last night.
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Miranda Yaver
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The Supreme Court with a justice living off his billionaire benefactor has voted to allow the criminalization of homelessness.
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#SCOTUS is really going for broke today.
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If guaranteed a SCOTUS seat?
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This is what a cogent #Biden sounds like during a debate.
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This 👇 !
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The down ballot Dems must be losing their minds.
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I'm thinking they shouldn't let Biden ride a bike tomorrow on camera.
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Everything I've read about how Biden needs to replace his PR/Comms team, and focus on Trump's crime spree and juxtapose Biden's great deeds is correct. But Biden cannot do it. He's old and not all there. Maybe he wins because Trump is a horror show, but nevertheless Biden should NOT be president.
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STOP IT! STOP. FFS NYT. JUST STOP! I'm going outside.
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So my first question to Governor Smith, and then to you Mr Lector afterwards, if you please: Governor Smith, during your term you supported local entrepreneurs in the catering business, and Mr Lector, you've kidnapped and eaten several children. Why is your approach better for the local economy?
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Clickbait headline: "Joe Biden Knows Illegals Commit Crimes…and Doesn't Care!" This entire thread is perfectly cogent, but the person who can deliver those lines isn't Biden, no matter the prep or coaching. He would eventually devolve in to his folksy ice-cream shop brain.
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Checking my notes here… Seems working-class people have actually been in trouble for about 5000 years, give or take a century.
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