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It wasn't 1 in 10,000. It was 1 in 150.
Be careful where you get your information from.
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Because having your post suppressed is exactly the same as having the federal government suppress your first amendment rights.
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What happened to the first amendment--free speech and the right to peaceably assemble?
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I apply the first rule of anthropology: assume the people you're studying are not stupid. If the Democrats are doing nothing, it's because they're happy with what Trump's doing. They abandoned the New Deal fifty years ago.
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We used to teach civics and ethics. That's one of the things the Reagan Revolution got rid of.
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Zelensky never said a negative word about America or Trump. Dumb and Dumber became upset when he disrespected Putin.
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Apply the first rule of anthropology: assume the people you're studying are not stupid. If the Democrats consistently fail to meet the challenge of the moment, it's because they don't want to. They're happy with what Trump is doing.
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I apply the first rule of anthropology: presume the people you're studying are not stupid. If the Democrats consistently fail to offer resistance, it's because they don't want to. They're comfortable with what is happening.
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The first three seasons tell a single coherent story. The characters and the world they inhabit are just amazing.
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Með lögum skal land byggja.
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More like 50 years! It started in the seventies. Carter was the first president to "run the government like a business". He started the pattern of deregulation.
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I've been watching this happening for the past 50 years. It's just been a slow accumulation of little outrages until you look around and ask, "What the Hell happened?"
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It seems to be an attempt to coordinate a bunch of local protests. 50501movement.carrd.co
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The most disruptive class in any society is the downwardly mobile.
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And of course, you can't prosecute the traffickers if you deport all the witnesses.
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It might seem implausible but these people are human so physical damage is super effective
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When the hat blocked his kiss was the first time I ever saw her smile.
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Are you missing your patrons?
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Their definition of homeless includes, "Persons and families who do not have access to normal accommodations as a result of violence or the threat of violence from a cohabitant."
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The second season was very different. I liked the first season better. More classic cyberpunk.
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Scotch