seth edwards

spongebob enjoyer - paine enthusiast - disillusioned @simplescotus creator - read my substack

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[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

After the Revolution, Thomas Paine was cast aside in the early U.S.

My thesis uses political cartoons from the era to track the origins of his vilification, comparing his biography to his caricature.

The introduction is live now, subscribe for upcoming chapters.

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

Link: https://t.co/7gYMgaCmOV

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

British caricatures in the late 18th and early 19th centuries were full of fanatical tropes to degrade political radicals. One such victim was Thomas Paine, whose radical egalitarian and democratic writings were linked to Satan himself!

Read Chapter 2 of my senior thesis below!

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

Democrats could easily run on this message across the country, connecting imperialism and American unceasing support for zionism to domestic shortcomings.

Alas, the party establishment is backed by AIPAC, private equity, insurance companies, and defense contractors.

[Claire Valdez @claireforny]

We should fund schools, homes and hospitals here — not bomb them abroad.

Our new ad, "Ceasefire," is now airing.

[Claire Valdez @claireforny]

We should fund schools, homes and hospitals here — not bomb them abroad.

Our new ad, "Ceasefire," is now airing.

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

@stoolpresidente You are a sports commentator talking about living in a "fantasy world." It's literally your job to talk about events of no consequence.

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

yeah

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

@ettingermentum it's the perfect framing, and trump's inability to attack without it being a mirror further proves we have an actual "dem trump" on our hands. i'm so excited to watch this race despite having a freakout before that nyts story dropped, i see the vision now.

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

This is the literal exact discussion Platner wants right now lol

[o @acquaintf8]

She’s using the same sensationalist talking points as Pratt. In reality, the homeless population has declined while Raman has been chair of the city’s homeless committee. Not only that, when talking about the trend last year, look who Bass personally thanked in her address:

[Oil PAC Tracker @TrackOilPACs]

This is the Democratic nominee for governor of a deep blue state in the US. Shame.

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

'no one has had a record like that' says the man with an even worse one

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

President Trump says Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner “is a thug” and “worse than any human being that has ever run for office, probably.”

(🎥 via @clashreport)

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

It seems he's seeing the mirrored left-wing populist version of himself and struggling to find an insult that wouldn't apply to him as well. Like, you are the piggiest pig to ever pig.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump on Platner: He’s a pig. He's like a pig. That's what he reminds me of. I come up with good names for people. I don't want to stick him with that one, although I think pigs would be very upset about it.

[Damin Toell @damintoell]

Are we deadass right now

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

Given that you have dated women, can you really oppose child trafficking?

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

Any of the urgent changes we must make in this country are impossible when its electoral system is rigged for two parties, for those with money, and for those already in power. Uncap the house, consider one legislative chamber, expand RCV and STV, and publicly fund elections.

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

Maine's elections show the merit of ranked-choice in our elections. Today's first-past-the-post system encourages you to vote strategically to prevent a worse candidate. In RCV, candidates can build coalitions, and even if they lose, they still influence the consensus candidate.

[seth edwards @simplifiedseth]

In an article on STV in the US, Prof. Douglas Amy writes that, through the early 1900s, US cities adopted STV and subsequently took "power away from party leaders" by electing city governments that represented the ideological diversity of their citizenry.
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