Kurt Opprecht

Author of The Billionaires' Manifesto and The Valour of Quinn McFoule in the Days of the Pandemic.

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

.@SpencerJCox You have always stood out for me as a governor who can put solid values above party loyalties, so I’m dismayed at your endorsement of the most toxic and anti-democratic man ever to hold the presidency. Please reconsider your choice, governor.

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.@kairyssdal Your chat with Jay Powell brought my biggest #inflation question into focus: How *do* we raise #wages without unleashing the anti-inflation dog pack and perpetuating wage disparity? Are we stuck with 1% wage growth?

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Just posted a photo @ Ogden, Utah https://t.co/xVc9QSmmUu

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

Still keenly feeling the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh, #radical #activist. We are poorer by one shining beam of #compassion, but richer by millions he inspired. The loss I feel is a living tribute, sigh.

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/MGDUsDaLdL

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘flarnecking’ (19th century): vulgar flaunting and shameless ostentation.

(Also, my book ‘Word Perfect’ is launched today with a new cover and fancy red endpapers, should it take your fancy.)

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

A jay flew into my cave this morning, playing its song. It sounded good. And It dawned on me that I might should join the world again. Maybe even act like I’m playing along. Hello world.

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

@Elana_Brooklyn This is so obvious it must be wrong: the band named Chicago?

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https://t.co/k49wzHERAh Tuesday!

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

"Help, not handcuffs" supports a #mentalhealth crisis team to respond to some 911 calls, rather than sending #Police. Here's a petition on OrganizeFor with @ColorOfChange . #O4 https://t.co/trMy6UHje3

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.@NPRinskeep Thanks for your coverage on the #eviction crisis. I see a lot of pressure on #landlords, but who's putting pressure on the #banks? If any? I'm curious.

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

@NPRinskeep You rock and so does M.E. Consider a piece on #vaccine tourism: Relatively affluent friends and relatives flying to the US to visit and get the free vaccine. Not sure the angle, but interesting. Happy to link you to examples. #tip

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.@stephmurrayyyy Through #economy goggles, low fertility looks like a "problem," and I see your point. But even level #fertility looks like the world's biggest *problem* through ecological #sustainability and a gazillion similar POVs. Please do consider greener goggles.

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.@1a Note: Due to the piercing sound the tiles makes when they are shuffled, there are often riders to apartment leases in Japan that prohibit playing #mahjong during late hours.

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

Thanks for your piece on NPR this morning, @KirkSiegler #labor "shortages" in rural areas. As a Medicaid provider, that Boise employer "can only offer around $11 an hour to start." So often low #wage issues are spun as labor shortages. Would love to see more from that POV.

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

@NinaTotenberg This case is so much like one Sonia Sotomayor saw in the Second Circuit in 2008. The Avery Doninnger "d---bag" case. https://t.co/PazylPzcHK

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

There's a wonderful lesson in this story about my friend and neighbor, Paul Pilkington, The "#Rabbit" who won the L.A. #marathon in 1994. #Running. - L.A. Times https://t.co/BzsfMBXpNK

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Finally I can understand this (#climatechange) clock: A New York Clock That Told Time Now Tells the Time Remaining - The New York Times https://t.co/Cc5DRvtNHA #globalwarming https://t.co/K2msVRP7MD

[Kurt Opprecht @opprecht]

I just published Storms Don’t Cry Wolf https://t.co/8quIjivx2k