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I guess it could at least act as a shortcut in future lawsuits, because you could claim the issue has already been settled? But I’m skeptical you could even get that, tbh. Nonmutual offensive issue preclusion is not allowed agains the US; idk if a court will allow an exception for this.
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A lot of the people here on Bluesky probably don't need to see this, but it's a message I wish more men would hear.
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There are many, many antifeminist women in the world. Don't let them hide behind that to advance misogynist goals. The evidence of discrimination is real and it's all around you, even if some women refuse to look at it.
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People hate living close to the office, actually. Long commutes are the best.
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Fundamentally, I think the people we're talking about here just have no ideas at all. Simple as
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Agreed on that front. But I feel like for symmetry’s sake you should complement the G, so I vote curved.
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This is why I get so frustrated when I see politicians like Chris Murphy say “Democrats lost in 2024 because they abandoned the working class.” No they didn’t—that’s a Glonzo! And accepting the framing of the people who just want R’s to win means you’ve already lost.
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ASOIAF. Gotta give big shoutouts tho to the Black Company, Mistborn, and Book of the New Sun (if that counts).
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Same here. As time goes on tho and the show recedes into memory, I think this will seem less and less like the “boring answer.”
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Oh man this was one of my least favorite things about Twitter. I remember people throwing that word around like it was the next hot piece of internet slang, and many of them appeared to be just cishet dudes who wanted to be edgy or thought it was now okay for everyone to say that.
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Yeah I’ve been that guy :/
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“And when you’re a Gundam fan, they let you do it.”
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The more I think about this, the more disappointed I get. I think I always suspected there was no good defense for him, and everyone looked the other way because he’s likable and has a swaggy personal brand. But seeing that confirmed with the lame dunk attempts here is still disheartening
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Yeah, I’m not sure he addresses the substance of your critique. Like, when he criticizes the media, he does that from social media, not his column. So why does writing the column give him the ability to do that? Why would becoming a “former NYT journalist” lose him all credibility to do that?
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💯
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That’s fair. I’ve been tolerant of “freeze the rent” given just how few apartments in NYC are actually rent-controlled, but it is possible that’s the idea he’s more attached to. Keeping my fingers crossed for now!
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Yup. Also, surely this is the right move politically, because it allows Zohran to sell his existing ideas in a way that NYT-reading libs may already be familiar with. Truly all upside
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1000% yes. People on here clown on proposals for funding progressive messaging online but they’re ignoring the fact that we’re literally at zero right now. Any amount of injecting our ideas, in basically any fashion, is better than the status quo.
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Pretty understandable why innocent Iranians don’t want to be lumped in with the murderous regime they suffer under
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What is wrong with you? An Iranian tells you not to speak for them, and this is your response?
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Favorite recent author I’ve been getting into is Christopher Buehlman, his stuff is great
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I have a theory
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He signed a statement in support of ICE lol
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Yeah, actually, I’m doing double takes here. Ritchie Torres? Seriously??
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“I’m obviously no fan of Trump, but…” could be the title of every column of commentariat slop written by today’s reactionary centrists.
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I think it’s the media. Standard of living is much better in those cities than in many parts of the US, reporters single them because they love to needle dems.