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Benjamin not Ben • Papa not Dad • the Bronx (don’t rank Cuomo) • union guy (Fordham grad workers always, CSU-AAUP now, but only speaking for myself here) • theology PhD dropout • hand-tool woodworker • he/él
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1. Rank Zohran somewhere. Fifth is fine. Anywhere you like. 2.Don’t rank Cuomo. That’s it.
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Anyway whatever fuck the police fuck ice
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To the extent that civility references “civitas,” the body of citizens, it especially doesn’t apply when talking about those excluded from the regime of citizenship. If civility is anything, it is the duties owed to one another by those with actual full legal recognition.
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Looks like I'm going to just be making this joke forever: "schmarresting"
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The actual situation is simply not one in which disciplined protesters can create the kind of confrontation that Chris is describing here. The police etc have adapted their tactics. There’s no going back.
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*In New York State 11 points in any 12 months means a suspended license.
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Anyway whatever fuck the police fuck ice
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To the extent that civility references “civitas,” the body of citizens, it especially doesn’t apply when talking about those excluded from the regime of citizenship. If civility is anything, it is the duties owed to one another by those with actual full legal recognition.
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Aka perler beads—the ones you iron into designs
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Melty beads!
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It’s pretty great here
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Look, they are obviously just doing schmaw schemschmorschment
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I mean this as literally as possible: Christ almighty