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Renee Babcock
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I always hate those kinds of questions. Stuff like that needs to be thoughtfully done not under pressure of an interview.
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She/her. Higher ed student affairs professional. Elder goth, nerd. I read lots of books, love opera, cats & football, hate driving. Unabashedly progressive. Chaotic good.
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Renee Babcock
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I always hate those kinds of questions. Stuff like that needs to be thoughtfully done not under pressure of an interview.
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Renee Babcock
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Even around here (central TX) there are places that close early and I'm always a little surprised. Granted I live in a university town so you know the bars are going to take advantage of that sweet sweet college kid $$. I hope you all enjoy your late bar night.
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Renee Babcock
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That's a lot earlier than I'm used to.
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Renee Babcock
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What time do they normally close?
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Renee Babcock
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I am curious where he (or anyone else) thinks the money or the team and infrastructure to run a new campaign from scratch will come from in such a short amount of time? (I have rhe same question for all the Biden must quit folks and no one has provided an answer for that.)
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Renee Babcock
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I never said you were a Trump supporter. I didn't even imply it. I promise you I have skin in this game. I live in TX. This election is directly relevant to my daily life. But there are realities to elections that can't be ignored because they are inconvenient.
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Renee Babcock
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And that reality is critical. The primaries are over. Delegates are pledged. This is not something that can just happen because you think it can. The press needs to start doing their job and reporting on Project 2025/Agenda 47 and stop with this fairytale nonsense.
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Renee Babcock
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Should have is irrelevant. Stop fucking putting words into my mouth. The reality is if he quits there is no mechanism for another candidate to raise money and put together a team and campaign in just a few months. Biden's $$ gets returned to donors not to a new cand. You're ignoring that reality.
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Renee Babcock
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He hasn't lost yet. You're falling prey to media manipulation. Biden had a bad debate on a night he was sick. Trump exploits Biden's stutter. Bfd. Biden's out nightly making appearances, he's currently doing the job (well!), he's raising $$ well. Stop being the water carrier for the Republicans.
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Renee Babcock
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Old doesn't mean unable to work. That is ageist bullshit. And let's be honest Trump is only 3 years younger, so also old and exhibits far more cognitive decline. Biden is currently doing the job and frankly doing it well. That is evidence that he is currently capable of doing the job.
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Renee Babcock
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I live and vote in the US and have over 40 years. I'm well versed in what the media is saying about Biden. And this recent media blitz is very recent indeed. It's ageist bullshit. The media has even started flat out lying (most recently saying that Biden has Parkinson's, which is untrue).
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Renee Babcock
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You can doubt the sun raises in the east but it's still going to happen.
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Renee Babcock
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Oh no they are. Media Matters is tracking it and in the last 2 weeks it's something like 10:1. Not even close.
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Renee Babcock
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He was sick during the debate. Are you at your best when you're sick? He has a speech impediment. That doesn't mean he's feeble. I have a speed impediment and I promise when my mouth doesn't work right my brain does just fine. Assuming I'm not sick.
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Renee Babcock
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It's not treason but it is folly. If Biden drops out a new candidate would have to start fundraising and building a team. Start getting a message out. It would be chaos and disastrous. The only way Biden isn't the cand is if he dies. Biden's $$ and team doesn't go to a new person.
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Renee Babcock
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There needs to be accountability with what the press is doing, and it's happening. They are manipulating us, and there's starting to be pushback. They need to report on Trump (who's not making any appearances right now) as much as Biden. NYT and Wapo are behind this and they're getting shit for it.
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Renee Babcock
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In the past week large numbers of senior dems have come out strongly in support of Biden (these are the people working with him daily). And it's now been shown that some in the media are writing lies about Dems calling for Biden to step down. NYT lost 2 mil subscribers in the last week alone.
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Renee Babcock
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Not to mention no one's talking about Trump and Project 2025/Agenda 47. All democrats are 100% behind Biden. It isn't stubbornness that is the issue. Meanwhile, Biden's doing the job every day, doing it well, out making public appearances, raising money.
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Renee Babcock
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Because he isn't frail and tired. This is But Her Emails 2.0. It's a bullshit media narrative. No one was talking about Biden being frail and tired before the debate. But the media has their agenda and it is not giving us the news, it's making money. Biden isn't the problem here, the media is.
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Renee Babcock
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Oh ffs you either you are willfully obtuse or hopelessly ignorant. Just fuck off already.
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Renee Babcock
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You have two choices. Biden or Trump. Biden is actually doing a really good job by objective measures. A good leader does the job and doesn't go around seeking approval. If you vote for anyone other than Biden you are voting for fascism. It's actually just that simple.
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Renee Babcock
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Popularity is the wrong question. A good leader doesn't have to be popular. We're fucked when we get pissy about not liking someone. I don't care if the president is liked. I care if he's good at the job, good for the country. There's one clear choice this election. It's not the orange fascist.
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Folks, I may have a PhD in history-including US politics history-but the last several years I’ve been working in public health as a science writer. One of my areas of focus is Aging, including Alzheimer’s and related dementias (AD/RD). I find the discourse around Biden really troubling.
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Renee Babcock
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Yeah but Biden is still fundraising quite well. And the papers absolutely have their own agenda (selling papers, not giving us the news).
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Renee Babcock
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He's campaigning better than the papers claim he is. And he has the support of all dem leaders with the exception of literally 6 reps. The papers love this baloney narrative because it helps them sell papers and make $$ . The press has their own agenda here.
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Renee Babcock
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The dnc can't take Biden's $$ for a new candidate. There is a lot the dnc can't do. A new cand would have to start building a team from start. There is not enough time for that to happen. Biden can't change the min wage, that requires the lege to pass and the house is currently Republican.
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Renee Babcock
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No that cannot happen. It would be disastrous, Biden's money doesn't transfer so fundraising from ground zero. There probably wouldn't be concensus with delegates to select a new candidate (primaries are over, we have no control). It would guarantee a Trump presidency.
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Renee Babcock
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Unfortunately too many looking at some polls.
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Renee Babcock
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I would argue that him campaigning against Trump is him trying to stop Project 2025. There's not much else he can do since those policies don't yet exist. But the road map is there and the way to stop it is not to elect Trump.
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Renee Babcock
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There's something to be said for reading hot fiction on a hot day.
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Renee Babcock
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STOP! Just fucking stop pushing this bullshit narrative. Biden is the candidate. Period. There cannot be another one at this point. Every Democrat except *6* reps support Biden, including Harris. Stop! Start doing your job and show us how dangerous Trump and Project 2025 are to the US.
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Renee Babcock
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The next two weeks are full of new student orientation sessions for incoming students. 4 sessions between now and July 19. NGL am ready for orientation to be over. The kids are great though. Last night I spent some time getting smooches from this little muffin. (She belongs to a friend.)
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Renee Babcock
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Enough with this bullshit! Biden does not need to be replaced, and he has the support of leaders around him. How about you do your fucking job and report on Project 2025, about how dangerous Trump is to democracy. Pull your heads out of your asses and stop with the lies about Biden.
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Renee Babcock
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The only crisis is this bullshit the press has created while not also looking at the very real danger Trump poses to the US. Enough with this crap. Biden isn't young, but he's not feeble. Trump is a danger to this country. How about you start reporting on that.
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Renee Babcock
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Great. /s
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Renee Babcock
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I'm loving this surprise lovely little storm!
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Renee Babcock
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Yeah they are really beautiful. And I can't wait to read them.
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Renee Babcock
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Bought an early birthday present for myself at Half Price (3 books that were on my want to buy list). Esp excited about the Kamali book (her book The Stationery Shop was outstanding). The Song book is packaged beautifully. Waiting to see how/if/when Beryl will impact Central Texas. Hope for rain.
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Renee Babcock
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The fireworks have just started in my neighborhood. It's so hot and dry so I'm hoping for a more uneventful evening than yours!
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Renee Babcock
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Sounds like you're having quite the evening!
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Renee Babcock
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Hahaha and ditto!
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Renee Babcock
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In my case I'm opting out of texts as quickly as I can. Once you're on one list they proliferate wildly. But I have finally reached a point now where I think I'm on few if any at this point.
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Renee Babcock
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Man, there's just so much we don't do well when it comes to elections.
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Renee Babcock
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Also I'm tired of the bs narrative that somehow Biden is too old/feeble and no one is actually talking about Trump in the same way or all his many many other flaws.
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Renee Babcock
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It would be a bad move, and pretty much guarantee Trump wins. Too much chaos would keep voters away, not enough time to get to know a new candidate and prob fuck w/ fundraising. The last time an incumbent did this we got Nixon. Let him stay the course, (hopefully) and then retire if he wants.
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Renee Babcock
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I got gerrymandered into his district this last go round. I'll be letting him know what I think of this malarkey.
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Renee Babcock
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And somewhere in all this, I need to take care of my own needs, esp since I don't have someone to take some of that burden from me. I'm going to go read a book and pet my cats.
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Renee Babcock
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If I try not to spend a lot of time thinking on it right now, it's not because I don't care, but because I need brain space for other things, like helping our new freshmen get registered for classes, or mentoring a colleague who is looking for advice as she likely transitions out of higher ed.
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Renee Babcock
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All my timelines are running the gamut from this isn't that bad to today is the last day of democracy in the US. The truth is somewhere between these two extremes and will be played out over time.
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Renee Babcock
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Have a pic of the purple sage blooming outside my building at work. I don't have much to say about today's Supreme Court ruling because I don't have the expertise to have an informed opinion of it. I know it's not good, quite bad in fact. How bad remains to be parsed by people more informed than me.
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