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Nick Wagers@nwagers.bsky.social |
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I hiked the AT, rode the Tour Divide, and paddled the Mississippi. I spend the rest of my time trying to save democracy.
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Nick Wagers
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I'm curious if "Heritage" was specifically for the Heritage Foundation or if it was about vague historical traditions of white Christian dominance.
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Nick Wagers
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She was completely wasted and decided to *drive* instead of walk 500 feet to the boat club.
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Nick Wagers
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All my donations this year are going to state house races in MI and my county party.
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Nick Wagers
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I get at least another 100 pages out of our office toner cartridges.
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Nick Wagers
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Lets do everything we can to make sure that in November the Republicans (US) feel the same way the Conservatives (UK) do tonight.
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Nick Wagers
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What election are you talking about specifically?
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Nick Wagers
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The UK beat back the Conservatives, Modi's BJP lost the majority, Jair Bolsonaro just got indicted, and France is expected to hold back it's right wing party. Pro-Democracy forces have been racking up wins, and it's going to continue in the US if we all do our part.
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Nick Wagers
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I had no idea it was a thing, but of course as soon as I heard it I knew someone must have given it a go.
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Nick Wagers
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Apparently it works fine though: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJQj...
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Nick Wagers
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Turns out he didn't know that voting records are public and he voted twice in MI (2020 and 2022).
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Nick Wagers
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There are only 2 registered voters named Matthew Walther in the state of Michigan and the other is in his late 50's. This one voted only 2 times in MI, the 2020 and 2022 generals, but apparently moved from the DC area. I bet he voted there too.
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Nick Wagers
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While you're cancelling your NYT subscription, don't forget you're paying Fox News through your cable subscription. Cancel that too and just use Netflix/Disney+/whatever. If you regret it in 2 months, your cable company will give you a discount to come back.
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Nick Wagers
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I don't even understand because you can play the word game without a subscription.
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Nick Wagers
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So why are you spreading it?
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BREAKING: Advocates submit double the amount of signatures needed to put a constitutional right to abortion on the ballot in Arizona.
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Nick Wagers
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Shocking that of the top 3 reasons that are virtually tied, BI wrote a whole article on only one, and left out that there are far more people vowing to switch to an EV than revert to gas.
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Nick Wagers
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Kevin Roberts should be excommunicated. Mass calls to violence are pretty explicitly against Catholic doctrine.
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Nick Wagers
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Not sure about your audience overall, but there are few things I like more than a good dataviz post
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Nick Wagers
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I challenge anyone to find a better example of access journalism than the Trump/Haberman relationship.
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Nick Wagers
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You have to go back to the foundational theory of right wing law. If Republicans do it: probably legal, if Democrats do it: definitely not.
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Nick Wagers
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Dust me off and shut me down, And dream of where I haven't been, Close the door inside my heart, Stuck in the south Atlantic wind...
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Nick Wagers
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Congrats on the new job!
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Nick Wagers
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If you're tired of articles from big news organizations giving cover to fascists, please lift up and share a better alternate. If you haven't read about the SCOTUS immunity case, check out the Michigan Advance: michiganadvance.com/2024/07/01/p...
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Nick Wagers
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The delegates that would ultimately do the selection are picked through a popularity contest that has little to do with their credentials, policy positions, activism, or wisdom.
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Nick Wagers
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I feel like you can tell how deeply unserious the "Replace Biden" camp is by the fact they keep tossing out names of people that have never run the gauntlet of a national election instead of any of the qualified people from the 2020 primaries.
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Nick Wagers
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Got chased by a dog while riding the bike tonight. Seems unfair he waited until I was 9 miles in and he was fresh.
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Nick Wagers
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It was a fine conversation for May (of 2023). I wonder if David Axelrod could get some more of those "Pricks for Biden" buttons he got when he had his little meltdown a while back. Would be a good fundraiser.
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Nick Wagers
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I've been boycotting it for a few years now. I won't even click on their free links. There are plenty of good journalists in large metros across the country.
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Nick Wagers
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Or safe biking infrastructure
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Has Ezra ever found an well reasoned Republican?
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It's not just a feel good impeachment. The last Justice that got impeached drastically modified his behavior. It would also serve to inform the public of the rampant corruption. Republicans do this well, which is why they held 7934 hearings on Benghazi. It's effective.
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With the rampant corruption and the recent opinions regarding post hoc bribes, can't we just buy some currently sitting ones? Seriously though, Democrats should impeach Thomas and Alito if they take the House, regardless of Senate.
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Now that Chevron is gone, I really hope enviro lawyers straight up flood the courts challenging EPA rules that didn't go hard enough. The far fetched ones should be in judicial districts of the right wing ideologues. Don't give them time to run their pet projects.
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Nick Wagers
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Why are all these headlines about "Chevron" when the average person has literally no idea what that is. It should be more like "Supreme Court makes massive power grab; decides it will be final authority for science and public health"
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Nick Wagers
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Wow. Today that would read as a stunning rebuke to the court's action. They are completely off the rails
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Nick Wagers
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I almost always get Imo's. Is there another I should try?
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Okay, but only if we make districts with less than 3 judges illegal too.
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Sean Casten
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The SCOTUS Chevron ruling is a power grab by the Judiciary, asserting that they have powers beyond those of the Legislative and Executive Branch. We have the power, under Article III to weaken their power and it's time we did so. This is how we do it: casten.house.gov/imo/media/do...
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Nick Wagers
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Really don't get all the "Why couldn't we have voted for <person who didn't run>" comments. It just seems like someone should have to agree to run for office before we vote for them.
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Fiber internet is laser beams
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Yeah, I kinda figured Hochul saying the MTA was on board was a lie. Not surprised at all by this rebuke. I am surprised that so many journalists were not more skeptical of her statement. When I suggested the press should get statements from MTA members, one basically said "the gov said..."
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Nick Wagers
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I think it's because we saw first hand how awesome the internet could be and then watched it decline. People that are much older probably didn't engage with the internet in the same way and people much younger didn't see the before times.
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He is entering Gila National Forest which has the tough CDT section, some steep climbs, and a bit of single track. Once past that, he'll have well maintained gravel and lots of pavement. His main challenge will be the brutal desert sun. Luckily, it looks like it might be partly cloudy and only 90F.
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Justinas Leveika is likely going to *smash* Mike Hall's Tour Divide bike race record. As of right now he has 256 miles left and the countdown to the record is only 48 hours and 30 mins. Dot watch here: trackleaders.com/tourdivide24
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Nick Wagers
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Do we know how long aerosols (like SO2) hang around in the atmosphere?
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AIPAC Tracker
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AIPAC is spending $17,000 PER HOUR trying to unseat Jamaal Bowman.
They have to funnel millions of dollars into our elections to maintain the status quo because the policies they support are not popular!
#NY16 #RejectAIPAC
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Nick Wagers
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Why are publications like the NYT immune to any criticism from the left, but extremely deferential to anything the right says?
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Looks like Meaghan Hackinen was overtaken by Lael's pace flag. She's sleeping at the racing haven - Brush Mountain Lodge. On Lael's run she passed this and camped for about 6 hours between there and the Clark store. Meaghan would need to leave by about 3 AM to regain her lead. Ana Jager close 2nd!
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Out on the Tour Divide bike race Justinas Leveika is ahead of Mike Hall's record run that has stood since 2016 (the year I raced). He's almost to Sargents, CO. This is what happened to my wheel when trying to fix a flat at that gas station late at night...
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Nick Wagers
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No, that's HOAs. I'm talking about how HB 5120 was structured in the end. They were going to exempt solar from local zoning, but pushback from certain legislators (including one I spoke to directly) left ones under 50 MW up to townships. Most of my county still has a de facto ban on Ag land.
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