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    Alex Burns‏Verified account @alexburnsNYT 4 Dec 2019

    Alex Burns Retweeted Shane Goldmacher

    this is beside the point, but the salience In US politics of an academic scholarship endowed by a 19th century British imperial mining magnate is ... weirdhttps://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1202257373601161216 …

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    The first Booker super PAC ad goes negative on Pete Buttigieg —> pic.twitter.com/LqJifoz7qB
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      1. Alex Burns‏Verified account @alexburnsNYT 4 Dec 2019

        It's obviously an impressive educational credential, but imagine a presidential candidate putting in an ad that they got a selective fellowship to study at the Sorbonne or something

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      2. Karthik Chandramouli‏ @pujalords 4 Dec 2019
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        Because the American electorate waits with bated breath each year for the announcement of Rhodes, Marshall, and Truman Scholars 🙄

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      3. Adso of Melk‏ @PalimpsestMan 4 Dec 2019
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        Nah, but Fulbrights are the real deal!

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      1. Magdalena‏ @mags_iarba 4 Dec 2019
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        Wait till you find out about Nobel

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      1. Adam Feldman‏Verified account @FeldmanAdam 4 Dec 2019
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        Plus: Buttigieg is also critical of the NRA and also favors legalizing pot and expanding access to affordable healthcare, so it's a bit of a strange would-be contrast ad.

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      1. EButterfieldPhotog‏ @ebfieldphotog 4 Dec 2019
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        Embarrassing

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      1. HoodlumDoodlum‏ @HoodlumDoodlum 4 Dec 2019
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        I remember all the similar hot takes when Pres. Obama was awarded that Nobel...

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      1. Chihuahua Don‏ @Don86513848 4 Dec 2019
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        And john kennedy (the one who represents LA, not USA)

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      1. DaDavie‏ @david_allan_tw 4 Dec 2019
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        You’d think he would be more supportive of free higher ed....

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