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Vikram Bath
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Oh, that’s weird. Though arguably better
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Former business school professor, current software engineer. Writes at ordinary-times.com
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Vikram Bath
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Oh, that’s weird. Though arguably better
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Vikram Bath
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If the real Biden can show up for debates 2 and 3, all this goes away and we have our best shot at defeating Trump. I hope he and his campaign are asking themselves that question clearheadedly and deciding accordingly
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Vikram Bath
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This is indeed illegal, but at some point we have to come up with a plausible way for delivery vehicles to safely and legally operate in cities. Is the driver here supposed to go find a parking lot somewhere? For every stop?
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Vikram Bath
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Me just now realizing this was a joke
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Vikram Bath
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Will Smith hand on chin
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Vikram Bath
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Yes, a barrier to Biden stepping down is that as soon as he steps down, you will pivot to “oh, so you admit to lying when you said he shouldn’t step down” And maybe you’d even be right to ask it, but these are the incentives you have set up
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Vikram Bath
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He’s the guy I unironically read there
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Vikram Bath
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Retweeting to his banger from last year since it happened again this year
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Elizabeth Picciuto
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My Long Island swing district (that went Santos —> Suozzi) has a lot of these. They are fine w/gay (probably less so w/trans), pro-choice, pro-limitations on guns. They crave lower taxes, suspicious that gov’t programs are being abused, wildly pro-cop, fearful of crime/immigrants, pro-Israel. (1/2)
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Vikram Bath
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Plenty of Trump-is-bad stories exist but were priced in “He’s a White Supremacist!” They like that. “He says he wants to be a dictator!” They want that. “He wants to put people in detention camps!” They’re counting on it. “Biden stumbles!” This is the one that is new news and wasn’t priced in
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Vikram Bath
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Yes, I do not buy that premise. Or at least I am not convinced by it. If the answer is “no, he’s different”, fine. Then there’s no need to bother with the test. He needs to do a sober assessment one way or another though
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Bethany Albertson
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Happy 4th - gifting this to all of you who quit NYTimes. I'm hanging on.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/o...
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Vikram Bath
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No one asked me either, but I know what I would do! Tonight, at the regular debate time, Biden dresses up and does a mock debate. Tape it. Compare it to his 2020 performances and determine whether he is still the same guy. If he is, great! Go crush debates 2 and 3. If not, resign Friday night
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Vikram Bath
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We need to be cognizant of the fact that a lot of people saying pro-Harris things right now are doing so only because it functions right now as anti-Biden and as soon as that changes they will go back to being anti-Harris
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Vikram Bath
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Josh Shapiro! Maximizes the chance of winning PA
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Vikram Bath
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Either it is President Harris running for reelection or it is President Biden running for reelection. And the former will become increasingly unlikely as time passes. If it doesn’t happen by Monday, it’s probably not happening
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Vikram Bath
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When pundits say things like this we should read it the same way we would read a PR release from TicketMaster saying musicians should hold way more concerts and everyone should buy tickets to them online
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Vikram Bath
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It’s been covered. They have been front page stories. Too many people think it’s awesome though
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❀°。der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆
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Vikram Bath
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FWIW, South Korea banned dog meat this year! Farmers will be supported to find alternatives over a three year transition.
Cultures can change www.humanesociety.org/South-Korea-...
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Vikram Bath
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Sorry to hear that. I trust she will bounce back quickly and safely. FWIW, my kid caught COVID from me and had a fever, so be aware that that is going around. He recovered within two days
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Vikram Bath
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NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW NO, ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!
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Vikram Bath
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How he does this is banal. Trump tells his friends they won’t have a country anymore if his enemies aren’t stopped. He needles to see if there’s anything they can do. It was his MO for asking Ukraine to investigate Biden and Kemp to find votes for him in Georgia. Keeps plausible deniability
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Vikram Bath
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AOC’s birthday is in October meaning she will be more than a month older than necessary to run for president
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Vikram Bath
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Please let him be president from jail. Let them call it the White Cell and televise it
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Vikram Bath
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No worries! I come from the olden days when hearts were stars and didn’t necessarily mean “I agree”. FWIW, I do not intend to vote scold per se, but I do encourage people to vote though of course that’s no guarantee of good results
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Vikram Bath
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I liked it to mostly to mark that I read it and have registered it in my head and am thinking about it
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Vikram Bath
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If I were to go back to the Republican Party, they would embrace me with both arms. I might even get interviewed as a “former leftist” or something. Donald Trump was literally a lifelong Democrat until Clinton lost the 2008 primary. There’s no analogue for such redemption on the left
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Vikram Bath
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“Voting is a lot like vaccination: it only works if enough of us do it, and the absolute dumbest motherfuckers on the planet try to talk you out of it.”
From @torriangray.bsky.social
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Vikram Bath
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We got a hint of a taste of this when the generals didn’t want to deploy to DC ahead of 1/6
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Vikram Bath
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Hey good looking
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Vikram Bath
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Yes, I think I should get to know what the law allows before you prosecute me under it
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Vikram Bath
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Every Reddit forum ends up like that in whatever domain space they are in. The more you discount other people’s accomplishments the better they feel about themselves
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K. Chen
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If you can't manage how to vote and organize a violent revolution at the same time you can't organize a violent revolution at all.
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Vikram Bath
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If we let the courts decide who has and hasn’t committed crimes where would that leave us as a country?
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Vikram Bath
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How else are people supposed to ensure they aren’t exposed to *gasp* children?
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Vikram Bath
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The only crimes a president should be tried for are the truly heinous ones that shock the conscience—like forgiving student loans for instance
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Don Zeko
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The really bitter irony here is that SCOTUS is making the president a king while a Democrat is president. They aren't worried about it because they know Democrats won't accept Biden actually acting the way they are saying he can.
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Vikram Bath
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HEY. YOU’RE HERE
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Vikram Bath
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Shhh! Don’t tell her!
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acerbic otter is HOT (NO not like THAT)
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"Mambo No. 5," but the singer is just listing the named hurricanes
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Vikram Bath
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I am open to replacing Jay-Z as Beyoncé’s husband if he’s unable to serve
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Vikram Bath
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I think of it as a given that everyone in politics from the lowest intern in Northwest Alaska on up wants to be president
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Vikram Bath
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How wild is being under oath? You have to just keep answering questions and the second you say anything false whether it matters or not you’re a criminal
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Vikram Bath
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Looks fibrous sort of like a coconut?
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Vikram Bath
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WHAT?! Seriously? Between him and Paul what’s left? Did something happen today specifically?
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Nicholas Grossman
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If there's any alternative to Biden, it's Harris. Strikes me as obvious. She's the sitting VP, she's already on the presumptive 2024 Dem ticket, there's no mechanism to pass over her, and her base will feel shafted if Dems did. Some pundits disliking her or doubting her chances doesn't change that.
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Vikram Bath
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National pundits are doing their level best to manifest a world in which Kamala Harris does not exist
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Vikram Bath
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Yes (though just to be clear this screenshot is from their primary endorsement in 2020)
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Vikram Bath
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Wow. The New York Times has called for Joe Biden to step down and Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren to serve out his term as co-presidents
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