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the spreadsheet at Delphi

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@tinndfishmonger This is the last hurrah before all the New Yorkers and Tennesseans come and displace us.

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@matthewstoller With government institutions gutted by lack of trust, rent seeking, harassment from corps and media, DOGE, CoVID, etc. there isn’t really much to govern. Easier to tear it down than build it up.

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@Eric_Erins Going there really feels like leaving 21st century America entirely. It’s like the Lost World for past America. Don’t spoil it!

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Longing, dreaming of the fish sandwich from Coleman’s fish market in Wheeling, WV roughly halfway between Philadelphia and Indianapolis.

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Calling the top on tattoos.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) reveals new tattoos in recent appearance.

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Honestly the New York Times should make an mmorpg send tweet

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Rigged

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Aura-less Brazilian team wow

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Aura-less Brazilian team wow

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Guy who doesn’t “tan” but instead turns a Simpsons yellow in the sun.

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@PennMaxxing How much of this is perception vs reality? The comparison effect of social media and the internet makes us feel poor bc we see what appears to be richer ppl all the time.

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@HedgeDirty As a contrarian from a large family of contrarians I’ve always assumed there must be some longstanding prosocial function for always having a disagreeable “no” guy around.

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This whole bar gotta watch me go town on some artichokes, god bless ‘em.

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California and the west coast is this deeply beautiful place but the ppl who live there are so goofy and embarrassing.

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It’s a John Fahey, Terrence malick, cormac mccarthy, driving to the desert, swamp, crick, beach, shoot a roll of film type summer.

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Who wants to buy me a banjo?

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Need to get out to the creek soon.

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@StatisticUrban It’s intensely average in almost every way which is appealing to many ppl. It has: Big city, an ivy, a big state school, some industry, some farming, productive suburbs, vast empty rugged interior, a port, close beaches, etc. but nothing outstanding. Balance.

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@Eric_Erins Not in Philadelphia it’s not.

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Need…

[Aaron Gwyn @AmericanGwyn]

Cormac McCarthy’s estate is auctioning off his 1995 Lotus Esprit S4S on Hagerty Marketplace, if you’re interested. 18k miles. Highest bid is currently $2,600 (I expect it to go a good deal higher, of course). Close of auction is April 27th.