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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. Chris Hayes‏Verified account @chrislhayes 21 Apr 2017

      Chris Hayes Retweeted Los Angeles Times

      Would really like to see a socialist, lefty writer wrestle with what the Chavez project has become. cc @sunraysunray #AssignmentEditorhttps://twitter.com/latimes/status/855481169957199872 …

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      Update: The death count is now at 12 in the street protests that have hit troubled Venezuela this past month. pic.twitter.com/1sLLghYM3q
      108 replies 146 retweets 336 likes
    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

      Could the same person do a larger piece on the instability wreaked by falling oil prices, across a number of countries?

      3 replies 3 retweets 45 likes
    3. Chris Hayes‏Verified account @chrislhayes 21 Apr 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel @sunraysunray

      also that!

      2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

      Thanks. Then can that person assess the fracking policies the US has pursued for hegemonic but not climate purposes?

      4 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
    5. Zach Wahls‏Verified account @ZachWahls 21 Apr 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

      But collapse of oil prices highlights problem of planning economy around commodity sales! Also Venezuela was in trouble before said collapse

      1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
    6. Zach Wahls‏Verified account @ZachWahls 21 Apr 2017
      Replying to @ZachWahls @emptywheel and

      State spending was ~40% of Venezuelan GDP *before* oil prices collapsed

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2017
      Replying to @ZachWahls @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

      That's your sole measure?

      11:16 AM - 21 Apr 2017
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        2. Zach Wahls‏Verified account @ZachWahls 21 Apr 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

          No, of course not. But to sustain that level of spending, oil prices had to be north of $115/bbl.

          3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2017
          Replying to @ZachWahls @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

          Or thereabouts, yes.

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        4. Zach Wahls‏Verified account @ZachWahls 21 Apr 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

          Right. Which doesn't make a lot of sense if you're trying to plan over the long term.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2017
          Replying to @ZachWahls @chrislhayes @sunraysunray

          No. But heavy spending in some areas, like food & ed, may be prudent in the short term to rectify inequalities that also hurt country.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Dexter Morgan‏ @DexterMorgan70 21 Apr 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @ZachWahls and

          why should oil prices be high? we don't complain that food prices or computer prices fall over time with improvements.

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        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2017
          Replying to @DexterMorgan70 @ZachWahls and

          I'm not sure where I said they should be high. Can you point that out? That said, it'd be nice if the cost of oil's externalities were paid

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