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[Procopius @Precobb]

"A person is an entity of a sort to which the only proper and adequate way to relate is love." - St. JPII, 𝘓&𝘙

[Procopius @Precobb]

@ctape5967 @rachelbovard Thank you for what you do/did. Teaching is one of those professions that quietly shapes countless lives, including VPs and Presidents.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@robkhenderson Relatively few of the tech people who come to SF actually settle in the city and raise families there, so they rarely deal with the consequences of their voting choices. And most of those who do, as the piece suggests, have sufficient resources to insulate themselves from them.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@LeahLibresco So sorry you’ve had to deal with this. I know it’s not the focus of the piece but we need to do everything possible to stigmatize/de-normalize this kind of rhetoric. A healthy society would suggest that any death-wisher should seek professional help. Left, right, or center.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@emzanotti @MegynKellyShow That makes sense, but as others on this platform have lamented in the last day or so, the shift away from traditional media institutions on the right contributes to the rise in conspiratorial takes. Not sure where this is headed, but as a media consumer it’s concerning.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@SohrabAhmari For your call to Catholic conservatives to deepen their understanding of CST, I worry that it will be tuned out as it is so incongruent with their main forms of information.

I do think that partnering with Bp. Barron on a broader project here could be really effective, though.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@Alicoh1 @SohrabAhmari This is incorrect, they’ve been experiencing modest revenue growth, the problem (that all retail are experiencing) is that costs have been rising faster.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@Fly_Sistah @SohrabAhmari All casual chains are experiencing cost issues and diminished demands, but the solution of scaling back poses the problem of them becoming even more homogeneous and less relevant as individual brands (sleeker, simplified, and more automated.)

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@SohrabAhmari Nostalgia is their most obvious core competency, it’s flabbergasting that they paid such little heed to that in a $700M rebranding overhaul.

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@SohrabAhmari 1) rising costs eating into modest margins, 2) shrinking middle income segment, their core base, 3) perceived inability to connect with younger patrons.

The third point is the big miss here, as they are trying to pivot hard where they should be leaning into their unique charm.

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@buitengebieden Weird Albatross Yankovic

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@AuronMacintyre Willie and Waylon’s cover of Take It to the Limit. The lyrics feel lived and earned, not polished and anthemic, the way the song should be performed.

[Patrick Deneen @PatrickDeneen]

Great season for the Fighting Irish. So much to celebrate, and so much to build on. The world discovered our coach is world-class, the program is first -tier, and our university is a special place. A bright future awaits.

Love the Notre Dame!!

[Procopius @Precobb]

@ANNVYSHINSKY I get more young Kristen Scott Thomas vibes (i.e., pre-The English Patient)

[Procopius @Precobb]

@emzanotti I grew up on the Lipton Onion dip (which I still like), but ever since my wife introduced me to Laura Scudders Green Onion mix, my whole side of the family has come over. Totally worth checking out if you haven’t.

[Procopius @Precobb]

@hemingquay @michaelbd @fresnojohnny Caravaggio rn:

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@EudaimoniaEsq There's no question that San Francisco has been getting progressively worse for quite a while.

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@jhmuel Many still want us to believe that it is over the top. Just before we moved out of the city in 2021, a strung out man kept menacing us/threatened to break my legs. My wife was pregnant and were walking to a special night out at Harris'. Many such cases.

https://t.co/iH6lSCxobS

[Heather Knight @hknightsf]

My first @nytimes byline:

San Franciscans are tired of hearing "Are you OK?" from people elsewhere who've heard about the city's terrible reputation. The truth, as San Franciscans point out, is far less awful and more nuanced. Had fun writing this one.

https://t.co/TBEnVNC7xF

[KTVU @KTVU]

Steve Mazzari, a 6-year Bay Area resident says he was "slammin' 'Dollaritas'" at the Fisherman's Wharf Applebee's when a magnitude 3.7 #earthquake, epicentered near Millbrae, struck. https://t.co/90LrYW5qC1

[Procopius @Precobb]

@EudaimoniaEsq May God bless you and your marriage!