cassandrusb.bsky.social
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We've been doing this, with full disclosure and emulation by other nations, since the 40s. The erosion you're seeing is not a failure to educate, it is denial by those unwilling to learn.
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A is just patently false. There are plenty of substances which are useful in small doses but harmful in larger doses. As for B, you mean this? wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/ToxFAQs/...
If you actually read it, it says exactly what I am saying - small doses are fine, larger doses are harmful.
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Partly because of the political party and movement that Ben Stein helped promote. Stein voted for the orange guy, at least in 2016.
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You know what else is a toxin? Vanilla. It is unsophisticated to just break down the world into toxic and non-toxic. Dosage matters, and the amount added to drinking water is too low to cause issues related to toxicity. Your lethargy does not come from fluoride - it comes from a placebo effect.
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You know what, you're right. For her various faults, Rand was at least more literate than the orange guy and Musk. I'm not sure if that's good or bad.
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That's fair.
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We're talking about the psyches, though.
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The folks who didn't vote for Harris because of the Gaza War are a notable amount. I don't solely point my finger there, because the folks who didn't vote for her because she was "too far left" are also notable, but both sentiments are what I mean by purity tests.
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And the current folks may think the same. Do you think Musk actually looks in the mirror and says,"I am a greedy, abusive, incompetent fool!"? No, he thinks he is a real life John Galt. Back when he was mainstreaming EVs, he might even have had a point until he threw it all away.
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In retrospect this may be true, but one of the major themes of US government has always been not seeking vengeance upon those who are no longer in power. Morally, it is a good theme, even if inconvenient. The orange guy doesn't subscribe to it, unfortunately, just like all other norms.
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Rush, as great a band as they are, definitely needs to answer for the folks they led down the libertarian path in their early days. The Trees, 2012, even Red Barchetta subtly pushes libertarian ideals.
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People are frequently all-or-nothing thinkers (I try to avoid the color-based term for it because it's a little accidentally racist). It's a common cognitive distortion, often caused by trauma. I do not think that aspect correlates strongly to party.
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Be careful. I'd argue that many of the people who occupy positions within the executive branch do, in fact, resemble them. That may be incomprehensible to you, but that doesn't mean that they're not out there.
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Does winning the papacy count?
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Hey, gamers, take note of Tim Sweeney at #26 there. It casts the publisher of Fortnite in an... interesting...light.
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There are a lot of good movies about trains, though, so this could be a winning strategy. Planes Trains, and Automobiles followed by Snowpiercer followed by Murder on the Orient Express, anyone? Though it would be weird to only be able to show Back to the Future 3.
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That's because in order to win you don't categorize them. You manipulate them. This has been true since at least the Gracchis. This is why populism works and is so insidious. Representative government fails when those who are represented do not understand government.
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You *really* haven't encountered the "I'm a leftist and neoliberals are as bad as actual fascists so I will attack them instead" camp on here yet? Well, welcome to Bluesky, then, because you must be new around here.
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The OP didn't specify "elected".
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Now you're just writing a strawman instead of reading what I wrote.
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That's not what happened. Like I said, it's all or nothing thinking. It's a cognitive distortion. Go talk to a therapist.
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So you prefer an R in WV? Hell of an accelerationist stance.
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Valid, but I can't anymore. His COVID stance got me looking back on his history, and yeesh, he's a piece of work. If I want to listen to an English guitar legend (and I often do), give me Mark Knopfler.
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And that doesn't mean that, given the choice, I personally wouldn't take a Bernie or Angus King over any of them, to be clear. But you take what you can get.
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That's all-or-nothing thinking. Yes, there are things I wish they had voted for also, but at the same time they tended to go along most of the time (i.e. Sinema went along about 93% of the time on votes). I'd rather have 50 Sinemas, Manchins, and Fetter...men?...than every single one of the Rs.
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He got more due process than the folks in El Salvador.
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Then *listen* to me when I point out that doxxing Rs will result in the other side doxxing Ds, which will then result with Proud Boys with hair triggers intimidating those Ds. Don't open that door.
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Do you want to be in a surprise Hitchcock film? Because this is how you end up in a surprise Hitchcock film!
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We can call where Oscar is "the Jersey Shore".
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Actually, let me rephrase that. They've been tilting more left, but that doesn't have to mean Democrat, as they've demonstrated. Angus King has served well.
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Ok, then you'd better pick up a rifle and be in the front line if you're eager to incite such violence. And don't misunderstand me - there *will* be violence because some Kyle Rittenhouse will see doxxing as an invitation to do it back and take out a Democrat.
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I think she is actually very concerned because Maine has been tilting more and more D over the years.
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While how Hogg is being treated is wrong, you're comparing apples and oranges. The centrist mavericks have had center-to-right constituents and suitors in the other big political party. There is no meaningful party left of the Ds currently (though maybe the Squad, Bernie, and Hogg should start one).
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I voted against it too, but it is the duty of a leader to live as they expect their citizens to. Laws for thee but not for me are what's led us to this point. Credibility and authenticity are needed from our political class.
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I wouldn't go so far as that. South America has a very strong Catholic presence but is surprisingly blue, all things considered.
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The immigration question only being 49% really disappoints me, though. What's wrong with us that we're so eager to keep others out after most of us have only been here a few generations?
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You're missing the "your values aren't enough for me and so you're actually the enemy" camp.
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You know a country's doing well when even the Québécois aren't even agitating that hard for independence anymore.
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If you dox the Rs, then they'll do it right back to the Ds and you'll end up with armed Proud Boys kicking in doors. Is that the wisest way to escalate here?
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For what it's worth, social media may not be the negative that everyone is portraying. Check out this study by David Waldron - yes, it's negative stuff, but one silver lining is that kids engaged by social media, gaming, and online videos are less prone to the effect. bsky.app/profile/davi...
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That certainly seems like a gross ruling that is utterly inconsistent with, y'know, the entire Enlightenment. But hey, we seem to be in an Anti-Enlightenment period right now anyways.
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One must not to dismiss criticism just because it comes from awful people. French Laundry demonstrated that he didn't personally take COVID seriously, which undermined the credibility of COVID precautions. I wonder if Musk would've been as upset about Fremont's measures if not for French Laundry.
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Some were institutionalized for being a strong-willed woman, for one. Neurodivergence was also not treated kindly. I'd probably be hooked up for electroshock therapy in that era. I've also seen the numbered gravestones of deceased knhabitants of Foxboro State Hospital. Humanizing they were not.
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I disagree that it was this year. It's felt off since COVID. I was not thrilled with the attitude around the French Laundry incident and it's only gotten worse from there.
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Honestly, I'd pay to see Swisher, Cuban, and Gorka at the same event.
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Unfortunately, that part is probably defensible. You're probably right, but without a source to cite a news report can't just presume it. It's not impossible that the Qataris decided to throw an aircraft hos way with the hope of a real estate pro quo, rather than as an explicit arrangement.
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I've seen a few. I tend to report (if they crossed a line or posted a dog whistle) and block them.
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Without explicit legislation approving it, it is unconstitutional. And, arguably, any legislation about it now would be ex post facto. Admittedly, the Constitution prohibition has no teeth without accompanying legislation, but it could be seen as yet more grounds for impeachment as a "high crime".
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If this is a trap to get Zelensky, then the international community will galvanize because you don't do that to heads of state. The worst result is that Putin shows up and is semi-reasonable, offering everything back except Crimea or something like that, but I don't see that happening.
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It's almost a no-lose for them. If they show up and Putin doesn't, then the orange guy will feel insulted and probably turn on Putin (understand, he's a useful idiot and not actually a direct ally of Putin's). If Putin does show up with unreasonable demands, then same situation. (1/2)