Nicholas Kessler

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[Nicholas Kessler @nakessler]

@RVACoffeeStain I also miss the discourse, but regarding things-in-Richmond's-pavement we don't talk nearly enough about this little plaque downtown. Most people who make a statement about their property boundaries don't memorialize it in the sidewalk, but some do.

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@blankemon I remember the opening episode that season and being disappointed by the new cast. (At the time, it seemed ridiculous that they expected people to tune in and watch Robert Downey Jr)

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@ettingermentum For what it's worth, I looked at the Virginia precincts where Trump won by 40% or more. I can't say they're particularly clustered in exurbs--in this case the precincts are pretty heavily rural.

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@teevirus Pappy O'Daniel was Texas governor, then he stole the special election for Senate from Lyndon Johnson!

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@teevirus Nobody has that kind of data. Plenty of Advanced Politics Knowers claim the ability to predict the results of elections over a year away. Their methodology always includes at least one step known as "making up some numbers".

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@jamisonfoser My cat George died this week. He lived to be 14, through surgery and years of insulin shots. He never failed to claim his share of a turkey sandwich, or to demand that I have ice cream every night so he could lick the cup afterward. For such a small cat he leaves a huge absence.

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@deffonottommac @Atrios For once, can't argue with the ad placement

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@blankemon My dad titled this one "A Selfie while trying to nap in my office"

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@trapcry @teevirus How is this not on SurveyMonkey?

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I think we've all wanted to see the Brady Bunch fighting Darth Vader with light sabers. Thanks to Artificial Intelligence now we can! @MoMcCormick7 #craiyon

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On The #Simpsons 30 years ago today, February 27, 1992, a teacher who was unprepared for class stalled by asking, "Have I ever told you kids about the 60s?" Imagine a comparable episode now with the teacher telling kids stories about the 90s--the joke just wouldn't work.

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@cakesandcourage @waldojaquith I used to travel to Martinsville frequently, and on one occasion I took local route 40 west across those very counties. I was hoping an alternate road would offer some different views, and it did not disappoint. I think I am missing 3 Virginia counties on that list.

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@waldojaquith I'm looking forward to explaining to my 8yo what this item is, that it contains a video game, and that this type of media also had another purpose.

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In what was apparently a bygone era, Mark Warner's 2001 governor campaign won more votes in 25 Virginia localities than Gore had received for president in 2000. This year Youngkin received more votes than Trump 2020 in one locality: Falls Church.

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During the 2005 Virginia governor's race I was briefly part of the campaign staff that traveled with Linwood Holton. Here's a lapel pin from his own 1969 campaign for governor:

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@JessLeeEsq Years ago I discovered that I'm allergic to mangos if I touch them with my skin, but I can still eat them with a fork.

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The inbox had some good news today--who knew that was still a thing? Looking forward to it @mikeduncan

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@waldojaquith @atlauren According to this 2012 New Yorker piece, much nostalgia as seen in popular culture is shaped by the childhood memories of middle-aged entertainment executives: https://t.co/rUEEcUB35p

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@waldojaquith This quote is attributed to Woodrow Wilson: "If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now."

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@cFidd Living dangerously: https://t.co/cFgvtDvdQ6