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Gavin Newsom’s Tweets
Like many people I’ve been enjoying reading Gavin Newsom (or whoever runs his social media) trolling Donald Trump by parroting Trump’s patented brand of semi-coherent dementia-brained rant. The all-caps, the

How 4Chan took over the GOP
I am fast becoming a fan of Adam Conover, in no small part because of this incredible speech to Animation Guild picketers, but this latest episode of his “Factually” podcast

Thoughts on the election results so far: Beto, Stacey, and how polls are totally worthless.
Like many people I’m pleasantly surprised by the overall result, given the dominant narratives going into the election. I’m dreading another Georgia runoff, though I’m optimistic about the outcome (more

The Founder and the Fraud
Elon Musk versus Hank Green, the online influencer who is everything Elon pretends to be. Since I left Twitter I’ve been fulfilling my social media dopamine needs elsewhere, which is

Redefining American greatness
A letter to the editor in my local paper makes a point that we encounter regularly, and one that I believe holds us back. To paraphrase, the writer recommends a recent

Selling reform to the uninitiated
Last night I watched the latest episode of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, in which he did a deep dive on bail reform and the massive right-wing outcry against it.
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Thoughts on the election results so far: Beto, Stacey, and how polls are totally worthless.
Like many people I’m pleasantly surprised by the overall result,
The Founder and the Fraud
Elon Musk versus Hank Green, the online influencer who is
Selling reform to the uninitiated
Last night I watched the latest episode of John Oliver’s