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Wendell B

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arbitrator/mediator/lawyer; curious, humanist, globalist; husband, father, zayde x 3; Lexington Group; Kaposia band Mdewakanton and then Arch. Ireland lands by MSP.


Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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FoxNews is doing hatdances about this

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@proptermalone.bsky.social Look what you started: bsky.app/profile/prem...

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Premee Mohamed's avatar Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com
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V. pleased to report that I just got an angry text from a friend who used 'squid pro row' in an email to her boss rather than 'quid pro quo' "THIS IS YOUR FAULT," she said "I PICKED THAT UP FROM YOU, YOU ILLITERATE INSECT" I replied "Ehehehehehe"

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Quinta Jurecic's avatar Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social
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note that warner's spox doesn't deny

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Torbjörn Björkman's avatar Torbjörn Björkman @torbjornbjorkman.bsky.social
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Also: The thing where the parties swap candidates around to safe seats is an artifact of the parties having too little say in the UK FPTP system. They shouldn't have to do shit like that just to keep a roster of reasonably reliable people in parliament. Or reliably reasonable. Whatever.

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Note today's WaPo piece. Just as, when you don't see the grandkids for a while, and then marvel at the changes, but unfortunately in reverse

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Next, Sharyn, get an OverDrive account, to read library books on your (Kobo only?) ereader!

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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My 'like' is a bookmark, let it be said

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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CONTENT WARNING:

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John Walton's avatar John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social
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Well, good morning Britain!

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Funny thing lately: have found Costco Kirkland absolutely kicking ‘better known brands.’ Several times running now.

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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we’re in danger

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Kevin Elliott's avatar Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social
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It's long annoyed me reading comparative politics research that what I call 'checks & balances' they standardly refer to as 'separation of powers.' It felt pedantic to insist, but Bouie here highlights why pedantry on this point is essential: SoP invites fatal misunderstandings that C&B avoids.

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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It is unusually vulnerable, which must worry those responsible.

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Anybody know if Clarence Thomas, J. has any undeclared diamonds from any Saudis?

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Loukas Christodoulou (they/them)'s avatar Loukas Christodoulou (they/them) @loukas.bsky.social
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Yes I agree. Since we can no longer hope for an orderly transition we need to be building multifaceted resilience that can meet a range of challenges. For me it's community and organising. Denser social ties will always be useful in all circumstances.

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin's avatar Dr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social
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Back when the forecasting should have been taken more seriously most people didn't listen very much to those of us calling for it. I thought maybe one day the "decision makers" would catch up. And in way they have. But circumstances have moved on, so they're still behind.

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin's avatar Dr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social
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But we are deep in the age of climate shocks now. The age of people on the move. The age of "I have never seen a hurricane, fire, rainstorm do that before". The age of consolidation of media & governance in hands that are not steering for long-term collective & ecological health

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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See some kind of counselor stat; something is wrong with you. 😆

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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"Official acts" included taking diamonds from Saidis

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Phil Lewis's avatar Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's federal police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association, source confirms.

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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tbf, they also have shadow ministers at all times.

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Aaron Sojourner's avatar Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org
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Job growth has been remarkably strong, especially given braking from Fed, slight deceleration recently: + 218K/mo over most-recent 12 months + 222K/mo over most-recent 6 months + 177K/mo over most-recent 3 months + 206K this past month

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Aaron Sojourner's avatar Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org
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Happy #JobsDay 📉📈.

Overall the labor market remains strong.

Fed rate hikes took it off boil, been cooling & now back near pre-pandemic levels. Cooling has taken the form of slower hiring & slower wage growth, not job destruction. Layoffs remain at record lows.

Here's the numbers...

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Justin Mikulka's avatar Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social
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VPPs in Texas. Base Power, a new retail electricity provider in Texas that begins by selling its customers gigantic, oversized home batteries for little more than the cost of installation. In return, customers get more stable prices and backup power in the event of blackouts."

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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It *may* help that most TX homes are built on concrete slabs. (The way my garage is, I would want a structural engineer to do an assessment before I put that kind of weight on the garage floor (which has a basement below.)

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Made /some/ able to tolerate the taste. #NotMe

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@SIfill's avatar @SIfill @sifill.bsky.social
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A second insurrection. Stop comparing these people to the founders. They are the Confederacy.

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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And curiously $TSLA is leading in this market

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Hey don't forget the Euro quarterfinals midday

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The Washington Post's avatar The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com
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How far will the fossil fuel industry go to protect itself from climate impacts it helped cause? A $21 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Louisiana will be surrounded by a 26-foot-high steel sea wall to stave off rising seas.

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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Veterans, who get free headstones, have a choice of religious imagery. Could this be an exogenous explanation of these results?

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As the next leader of Britain, Keir Starmer brings working-class roots, a forensic legal style and a ruthless approach to politics.

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hammancheez's avatar hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social
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Imagine withholding funds to save abortion and trans rights because you didn’t get a call on your birthday Absolutely gargantuan pissbaby behavior

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Wendell B's avatar Wendell B @wndlb.bsky.social
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There is an illection coming...

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Paul Krugman's avatar Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social
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Wages rose 3.3 percent in 2019, 3.9 over the past year. Job growth slowing. The Fed is supposed to get ahead of the curve. Time to cut.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò's avatar Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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if you squint at the 2022 midterms you might think the US counts as part of this overall pattern, though obviously this year's election will be the real test

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Keir Starmer, a human rights lawyer from a small town in southern England, is about to be prime minister of the United Kingdom. His victory on July 4 was overwhelming. Yet Britain barely knows who he is.

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Arkenor's avatar Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
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We believe in stripping our politicians of dignity whenever possible. It's good for them.

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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you joke but he probably does literally do private equity for firms that do that overseas

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