Counterpoint: it’s cynical to force someone into hard identification with one side of a binary in a two party system, particularly when local and national politics vary wildly depending on where they live. Let them identify how they want and be happy they’re politically engaged. RE:
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Gillian Branstetter (@gbbranstetter.bsky.social)
Self-identifying as a centrist is perhaps the most cynical and amoral political identity you can have because you're just openly admitting your bel...
The SF algebra disease comes for Palo Alto biology? The Harrison Bergeron Unified School District approach helps no one, turns your district into a laughingstock, & mostly just galvanizes parents into voting out the school board as soon as humanly possible. This is such a losing issue for the left. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreifarvl2ur7lawcf2jibvb4ko7hx6ukqtyxzsci42qwhsyfa6ym5ca
Ah, we are doing this thing again. We want to increase the birthrate - fine - but that seems to come with some strings… JD Vance and Josh Hawley would like women to stay at home because that is what is *best for the babies*. What did Usha Vance and Erin Hawley do? 🤔 The Answer Will (Not) Shock You… https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiaz6z5wu4hllcm5rfnprg3t6d7rlpbigr4vcgsbxij53lu4ax3bde
They’re talking about *pulling out of NATO* because of a Michael Shellenberger and Mike Benz fantasy about a “censorship complex” that never existed. Just to be clear: Benz made up a Foundation that has never filed a 990 AFAICT. Shellenberger lied under oath to Congress. And now we’re here. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreif7neha3gsc2kyfuqzlcitxzrwxzsw5azjs6mbaf2do2gr5jhrwv4 https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreibi7hpcw4xhojimrdk7islvulybx7qowll73d2lah3ckkeci4mvuu
The average person who engages with foreign governments in virtually every industry I’ve been in - finance, academia, tech, govt - files disclosures about any gift over the most nominal value, or turns things down lest they appear to cause a conflict. But this guy… RE:
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The New York Times (@nytimes.com)
Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves...
Happy Mother’s Day! My 4yo woke me up at 7:30am to ask me, “what does ‘rob a bank’ mean?” The older kids took her out of the room and at a respectable hour they came back with sfogliatelles and coffee, and a new umbrella with a duck handle. ♥️ https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreicrzvnymbwfkkbqox4djieiv56z6ooq7myw5jyaftfn4zubr5wqey
This fucking lunatic also swears I ran a “”censorship industrial complex””. He used his subpoena power to target undergrads. “Worse than 9/11”. 🙄 They live in a full-blown alternate reality at this point. Get caught up: [www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...](
The New Yorker
Jim Jordan’s Conspiratorial Quest for Power
How the Ohio Republican built an insurgent bid for Speaker on the lies of Donald Trump.
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We are driving in suburban Maryland visiting family. From the backseat: “ARBY’S! Oh my god I’ve heard of this! I’ve read about these. They sell sandwiches. I’ve never seen one!”
⛪️ Network analysis applied to the conclave and predicting the next pope. 3 factors: status, information, and alliances. Love it. Article here: [www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...](
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In the Network of the Conclave - Bocconi University
How network science can help us understand who will be the next Pope. The study by Soda, Iorio, and Rizzo reveals how status, information and allia...
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