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duanewilliams.bsky.social
Retired, formerly Senior Research Computer Programmer in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
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“Congress can’t do anything except complain" about the slashing of the federal government at the hands of Musk and his allies, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said during a press call on Tuesday. Grassley is, of course, just blatantly lying.

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This is what happens when people don't get their children vaccinated. The measles vaccine is safe.

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This is the result of irresponsible parenting

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Trump claims that DEI is responsible for the crash in DC. If so, he is responsible for the crash due to his first term actions.

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According to the Washington Post, "Trump claimed that he had changed Obama’s criteria for hiring air traffic controllers with greater diversity — when in fact he left it unchanged."

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The price of eggs is at an all-time high.

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Republicans are the party that supports sexual abusers, alcohol abusers, Christian radicals and convicted felons.

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I'm imagining what future felons under New York Penal Law 175.10 are going to say to Judge Merchan. "Trump violated the law in order to become POTUS. I only violated it to make a few bucks. You gave him an unconditional discharge. How can you fairly impose a harsher penalty on me?"

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It is fairly incomprehensible to me how anyone can think Donald Trump understands working-class people. He was born into wealth. He has been bailed out of jams time and again by the wealth of his family. He has no understanding of the precarious nature of life for many working-class people.

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"Trump became the first Republican for two decades to win the popular vote. However, ... he did not win a majority of the vote. Barack Obama did in both 2008 and 2012. Joe Biden did in 2020. But Donald Trump failed to do so in 2024."

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I liked his Thursday Murder Club series.

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This is one of my favorite podcasts. It's a 5 minute chat with Prof. Anne Curzan about some tiny aspect of English.

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One of my favorite musicians in the Berlin Philharmonic

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A piece about the meaning of 'kakistocracy'

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