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VP of External Affairs at @mightyearth.org | CT ➡️ DC ➡️ CT | SKDK, Oceana, TNC alum | Opinions here — politics, history, Arsenal, Hoyas, Star Wars, Patriots, etc. — are mine alone (and largely indefensible). I have friends everywhere.
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Runners are nuts. A dealer showed me a very nice vintage one that turned out to be $14k so I very politely thanked him and ran out the door.
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this was more about the early days -- when covert action was seen as a cheap, effective alternative to conventional war
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lol yep
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One of my almost-dissertations was going to look at how being able to keep failures secret was essential to building their reputation for competence
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“Preemptive” now just the adjective of choice for elective conflict of all kinds
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Moon’s haunted
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Funny—we spotted ours in a similar situation!
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Think you’re right! I recently spotted one here in CT for the first time too
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(I do not suggest getting close to wild animals. I was trying to scare him off so I could let the dog out)
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this one is even worse!
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They listened to Clive’s DoF episode. Good sign.
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I mean I got the joke without ever watching an episode, best of both worlds
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especially because it undermines the idea that he's good on the economy, a myth that has been especially hard to dispel
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hahaha perfect
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it's fine i didn't want to be a golf guy anyway, not very ecofriendly. But figured I'd try it at least once
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my face says it all here lol
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We get wildlife in the area - deer, rabbits, turkeys, groundhogs, coyotes, even a bobcat! We picked a fence that allows many of them to move freely & kept a fence-free corridor for the most-transited spot. Well, Hugo saw the turkeys and SPRINTED FULL SPEED HEADFIRST INTO THE NEW FENCE. (He's ok)
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@arsenalvisionpodcast.com said something similar this week and I agree completely. Everyone has opinions (good!) but let's not pretend this is an easy call. Arguments in all directions, and will be all to easy to claim it was obvious in retrospect.
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ooh sounds interesting!
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great news
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well said!
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also this isn't a live controversy...he got pushed out by his own party. everyone saw, it's done!