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mostly economist articles, photos of mountains and American politics

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www.thebulwark.com/p/dear-dems-...

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I find this line or argument odd. Consider who they were running against! If the Dems had lost in 68 against George Wallace then sure ok, valid comparison

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And I'm going to repeat that the issue is electability. If he can win, great. But after last night, not sure he can. Everyone who wants to change the subjet to "he's doing well as POTUS" or "he's better than Trump" are missing the point.

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Asawin Suebsaeng's avatar Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social
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Am obviously just one of many many reporters getting their phones blown up by elite Dems in positions of influence, power, money freaking the fuck out tonight. All I’ll say before pivoting to writing copy is this is Not the usual bed wetting, Biden should step aside fan fic. Tonight was different

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this is a normally fairly simple trail down from the glacier, today it was partially deep in snow and ah, doable *if* you know the route but pretty foolish even then

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“Brexit uncorked an insatiable populist politics that most Conservatives do not really wish to emulate but which they hoped to co-opt and tame. Instead, it has preoccupied and consumed a wing of their party and now their vote.”

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Daniel Drezner's avatar Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social
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The best part of this is the knowledge that Alito will read the sentence, "Alito is as shy about sharing his political opinions as a street preacher is in predicting the apocalypse."

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The firebombing of Dresden melted streets into glass, but everything is World War II if you want it to be

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At this point, the shovel has snapped in half and she's just frantically digging deeper with the broken handle

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Why most people regret Brexit
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
from The Economist

“A local bartender says that she voted instinctively to leave but that, were the referendum re-run, she would work harder to understand what it would really mean.”

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It’s not a proper British foods section unless it includes prawn and cocktail crisps and chocolate that actually tastes like chocolate

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Not that it’s the main point but “here’s what to know” really irritates me. As if the readers are especially dim.

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What an incredible three paragraphs. Windbags, frauds, wowsers, and mountebanks the lot of them.

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Never underestimate the fact that someone can be very very good at one thing - say, trading strategies - and a deeply stupid human in every other regard

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This should be the story tomorrow, and every day:

The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Christian Odendahl's avatar Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social
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"Japan did economic security before it became a buzzword. Europe has to catch up, one white paper at a time."

My latest for The Economist on the EU's progress in safeguarding its economy and becoming a geoeconomic power. www.economist.com/europe/2024/...

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Trump’s supporters want to get even with their fellow citizens for the constant rebuke of losing and for being judged for supporting a terrible person. They did it to themselves, but they want revenge anyway.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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”Maybe something is missing. Or maybe someone is missing. Someone who can talk about Ukraine as a defence of all of us.”

Zelensky’a plea to European leaders, in an interview with The Economist

www.economist.com/europe/2024/...

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This drives me mad. If I have cough/cold symptoms I assume other people don’t want it regardless of what actual virus it is! And now we know how to um not pass it on so why not…

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Tiffany C. Li's avatar Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social
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It’s like breaking up with someone and then getting upset when they change their Netflix password

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Happy Xmas, here’s some snow (not currently there to be clear:) I doubt v much where I took that is even passable right now:)

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