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Pro-science liberal, skeptic. UVA, UCSB, Cal Poly, Kinko's, TECHEAD. Posts on politics, religion, chess, f1, vintage electronics, 78s.
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They're running roughshod over consent of the governed.

Even the atheists are thanking god for McConnell's retirement.

Monetized AI: Before you see your answer, please watch an ad from our sponsor.

I'm old enough to remember Arm Wrestling on TV.

Defund the oligarchy!

Democratic governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Autocratic governments take and maintain power through fear, repression, and violence.

It is tiring to find out I don't know very much.

When does cooperation become collaboration?

"No one ever thought this would happen" is dishonest and journalists not pointing that out are doing you all a disservice. Many people said word for word this would happen. You just didn't respect those people. And you need to be honest instead of the feigned surprise for sympathy.

Can we place a dollar value on the benefits of international cooperation?

Google Maps causes serious problems with its corporate decisions about map boundaries and names - One Map to Rule Them All: Google Maps and Quasi-Sovereign Power in International Legal Disputes - repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Stop making pennies? He probably thinks it saves copper. 🙄