Insomnia
Submitted by konondrum on Sun, 02/23/2020 - 2:38amI'm posting this, because I cannot sleep.
I wanted to say, THANK YOU, to C99! Everyone here. For being the lifeboat after the Ides of March.
I'm posting this, because I cannot sleep.
I wanted to say, THANK YOU, to C99! Everyone here. For being the lifeboat after the Ides of March.
AOC took a lot of heat from the GOP this week for saying something that is obviously, unquestionably true.
Grounded in a myriad of polls, sampling, and statistical techniques various individuals, organizations, and pundits have been leaking predictions from the wee hours of the day. As you all know I am a cranky old scientist and damn proud of it. I don't give much credence to such nonsense. I, on the other hand, thrive on data, modeling, and (most of all) clear thinking.
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‘Sen. Sanders believes in an inflexible, ideological revolution that leaves out most Democrats, not to mention most Americans’ — Pete Buttigieg unloaded on Bernie Sanders after his Nevada victory in this scathing speech pic.twitter.com/daXLxDeYlM
Phase one will last a week, according to District Judge Vanessa Baraitser; phase two will commence in May and take up to three weeks..
‘First they came for Julian, next for you’: Waters, Westwood join massive London rally against Assange extradition (photos and video)’, RT.com, Feb. 22, 2020
For those that are counting.
Advice to Mike, those that live in glass houses, yada yada yada
The million-dollar property listings of Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg
“We didn’t have any self-admitted proletarians. Everyone was a temporarily embarrassed capitalist.” ~ John Steinbeck
Today is the 15th anniversary of my saving Social Security from privatization. I remember it well and remember it fondly. Score one for the digital pamphleteer! I'm writing this to remind each of us here, myself included that passionate words, adherence to values, and solid framing can make a difference regardless of the size of your megaphone or your bank account.
Come on, how can you not like the fact that Tucker Carlson says this?
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tucker-carlson-america-attacked-ruling-class
"Our democratic system is, in fact, under attack. That much is true. But it's not the Russians who were attacking it. It's not even the Chinese," Carlson said. "It's being attacked by our own ruling class."
Got a couple to get started.
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