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Wonk, lover of ray guns and comics, doing the digital things, inveterate geek, mildly intemperate.

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@CarvelliTi76822 @MSPBJnews The 97% leased empty building? At least according to the article...

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@sumooverlord @Angry_Staffer Huh? The president with the highest approval rating since 2009 was Barack Obama. People called him lots of things. But I don't think anyone called him a Nazi...

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@bluedawg7 @MikemanCommeth @TheRickWilson Oh no. All those sore arms, headaches and chills that disappeared within 48-72 hours. How horrible!

Honestly, the worst complications (myocarditis) were noted at a rate of 1 in 32000 and between 2-5 in 1 million. The latter being worse than with the polio vaccine.

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@JoseBon68577541 @HalfwayPost Except apparently private donations are no longer enough...
https://t.co/1By03Vo6l2

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@susanbordson I think there are instances where it's not accurate though. Going to war with Iran was a policy choice. And that choice had significant affordability consequences.

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@Saved102718 @rightfielder19 @danielsgoldman Trump controls both parties in play in this lawsuit and wants them to settle so he can have a slush fund. George Floyd was the victim of police brutality and the money went to his family as part of a wrongful death lawsuit. These things are not the same...

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@skye_gary @AdamKinzinger @AnalystHealth Not even designed in the US, as promised subsequently.

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@ErikTelford @AlienOutlook @ksorbs @sanuzis You may want to hold up on comparing federal spending on executive trips considering how much Trump has spent on golf and Mara a Lago.

(For reference - Obama spent $114M on recreational travel over 8 years. Trump has already spent nearly 1/4 of a billion with 2.5 years to go.)

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@rmtimber @CalltoActivism Ah yes. Trans issues have so much to do with the administration's inability to articulate why they originally went to war and to deal with the profoundly predictable consequences of it. But hey - sportsball!

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@rmtimber @CalltoActivism Just going to throw this out there. Only fools take on a brutal terrorist regime whose economy is driven by oil without a plan, an understanding of potential consequences, clear goals, or support from allies.

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@SeaGypsy1111 @SweetSalty51951 @Angry_Staffer It doesn't help to combat lies with bad data. The graphic they showed is accurate. But it lacks context. The massive spike in 2020 was courtesy pandemic supply chain disruptions. And Biden got into office just as prices were spiking that badly.

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@Scubba_Stevie @Angry_Staffer Anecdotal. Regional gas prices vary wildly. In the city the prices are different from the burbs. Prices in the Chicago metro are different from the Indianapolis metro. The average continues to rise, however.

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@Menstrualofinfo @AdamKinzinger @TheAtlantic We're a constitutional federal representative democracy. Trying to position the country as otherwise is just a bunch of mental gyrations to justify antidemocratic actions.

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@Michael37620250 @JoJoFromJerz Assuming you're willing to listen, he was found liable for sexual assault (battery) in the jury trial, and then for defamation in a subsequent trial. He has appealed and been denied in all attempts. https://t.co/iBdogL4kJC

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@mdog1326 @JoJoFromJerz A little weird to claim she's saying she never met him when there's literally photographic evidence of the meeting...

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@cannabis_kid_79 @jules4u11 @Angry_Staffer Sure. And you leaned right into it. Instead of saying Israel apologist, you went for Jew apologist. Her opinion and actions don't mean you have to lean into antisemitism and encourage that worldview.

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@AkJetrx @jemelehill So does that mean he's dedicated nearly the same amount of his votes to The Villages? Or more than that to the Club For Growth?

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@SCT_555 @JoJoFromJerz Not technically true. Adultery is still illegal in several states. Depending on where Noem has her official residence, it could be a misdemeanor or a felony.

Also, illegal immigrants typically pay more in to the system than they consume. At least according to most data sources.

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@cannabis_kid_79 @jules4u11 @Angry_Staffer You realize you can take issue with the Israeli government without vilifying all Jews, right? Or did you intend to be an antisemitic asshat?

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@ShepJoel @clairlemon @latikambourke Yeaaah...that's not how this works. Prices are impacted by global supply. Take supply out of the mix and prices go up. That makes people here in the US VERY unhappy. So if you think politicians here are in no hurry to restore supply levels...