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Paul Nadeau

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Editor of Tokyo Review, adjunct professor in political science with Temple University Japan, visiting research fellow with the Institute of Geoeconomics/Asia Pacific Initiative, should be GM of the Montreal Canadiens. Usual disclaimers.


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Will Stancil's avatar Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social
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Lol Trump’s biggest vulnerability of the entire campaign is literally peaking and Democrats are wasting the moment fighting their own president. Sincerely, what are you guys doing

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Yes, flying mostly sucks and I’ve done enough 14-hour flights to understand the ordeal, but I still enjoy the whole routine of setting my bags down in the bin and settling into my seat and checking out the movies and menu

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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I have the JAL boarding/de-boarding music stuck in my head now, as if I needed any more signs that I’m ready to leave Tokyo for the summer

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Yes - by playing against Bill Belichick playing as Navy

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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If you played with Bill Belichick he'd always play as Rutgers if he wasn't playing as Navy

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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"But a younger, more exciting candidate would fire up the base" WHO WHERE ARE THEY SHOW THEM TO ME NOW OH THEY'RE HYPOTHETICAL? BIDEN ALREADY HAS THE ADVANTAGE BECAUSE HE'S A REAL HUMAN AND NOT IN YOUR IMAGINATION VOTE FOR THINGS THAT ARE REAL MY GOD

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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"But he's polling badly!" IT'S JUNE DUMBASS JUNE DOESN'T MATTER OH MY GOD

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Would be huge if true (I always simmed past the "FCS Northeast" games on my schedule)

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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I no longer want to argue about Biden's vulnerability as a candidate. I want to see people riled up about SCOTUS and Project 2025 and all that. I am ready to be disappointed.

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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I dunno if it'll be a day one purchase for me (hoping/waiting for them to add FCS and UMaine) but VERY excited to see if EA pulls it off

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Will be waiting for your review of the game

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Sincerely sorry for not sharing this before this made it to WaPo, but I strongly suggest muting “Tony P” if you know what’s best for you

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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OP blocked me, kinda proving your point

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Alright Spain, don’t miss this chance to get revenge for the Armada

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Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦 's avatar Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @tomscud.bsky.social
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Been posting this as kind of a joke but the polling of debate watchers is solidifying me in thinking it's true. People already fucking know who Trump and Biden are and have made up their minds. Get out the vote will matter, but there isn't going to be a lot of convincing going on.

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Headed to the Cape like the rest of us wish

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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It's difficult to impress upon people how many things that Americans think are unrealistic or too difficult are just part of quotidian life in Tokyo. I'm not saying life here is perfect (hell no) but ffs learn about how other places do things and take some lessons for your own ways of doing things

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Ah, only 300,000 at most, I feel much better about the Holocaust (SARCASM!!!!)

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Paul Nadeau's avatar Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social
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Tokyo, a city known by foreigners for its cleanliness, has virtually no public trashbins and trash bags (maybe covered with a net to keep the crows out) or bins are left on the sidewalk outside houses on collection day.