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    27 Nov 2018

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  2. 10 hours ago

    finally watched that ben shapiro interview and this really has been a banner week for conservative pundits melting down in public

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  3. 10 hours ago

    trump’s reliance on insults and pop culture from the 50s and 60s may be less shrewd calculation and more symptom of mental decline

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    11 hours ago

    Remarkable. Just moderated a panel where the mayors of San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento all said they were in favor of eliminating single-family only zoning in their cities

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    11 hours ago

    Part of Charleston’s dark past is in plain sight throughout downtown. Forever captured in brickwork are the fingerprints of former enslaved children. There aren’t many of them, but they are evident.

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    20 hours ago

    please put this scene in the ff7 remake

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    19 hours ago

    Killer debate line from the greatest conservative intellectual of our time

    Ben Shapiro storms out of BBC interview, snapping, "I'm popular and no one's ever heard of you"
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    22 hours ago

    . and I are so excited to share the program for the Remaking American Political History Conference at Purdue this June. Check it out and come join the conversation:

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  9. 15 hours ago

    the senate is a serious problem for progressives and here i think through a few of the ideas for fixing that

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    16 hours ago

    Although they need to do some of both, in general I think the Democratic campaigns should be spending more time explaining why their candidate is electable and less time explaining why Biden isn't.

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  11. 20 hours ago

    i can't even begin to fathom the interior of a human being who behaves like this

    Absolutely dumbfounded
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  12. 20 hours ago

    or that as soon as the presidency came to symbolically represent "the people" versus "the states", the logic of a mediating institution collapsed, just like it did in the case of the senate. (and reflected in the adoption of direct election of senators)

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  13. 20 hours ago

    i also have yet to see an argument for the EC that acknowledges that the electoral college we have is not the one designed in 1787.

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  14. 20 hours ago

    the whole thing is an extended wE ArE A rEPuBlic NOt a DeMOCracY

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  15. 20 hours ago

    honestly he gives away the game in the index when he misdefines "pure democracy." athenian democracy was decision making by direct participation of eligible citizens, not direct votes for representatives

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  16. 20 hours ago

    i don't think the author realizes how many people it takes to win a national election by majority vote in the united states

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  17. 20 hours ago

    so i'm reading this book that is supposed a strong defense of the electoral college and the first few pages introduces some jaw dropping leaps of logic

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    22 hours ago

    Uber achieved many firsts, let's look back: 1. broke a ton of laws 2. killed someone with an AI-powered robot 3. executive threatened reporters 4. can only realize its current valuation by firing all its drivers, replacing them with computers Happy Uber IPO day!!

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  19. 22 hours ago

    i sound very nasally in this one because i am getting over a cold

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    May 9

    “I was gonna go down fighting.” The point is not the impossible bravery of children. The point is that so many adults charged with raising them are utter cowards when it comes to preventing this.

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    May 10

    This is, what, the fifteenth time prominent members of TPUSA have been exposed as hardcore racists? Anyhow, the organization is a breeding ground for neo-Nazis, and a frequent GOP leadership partner.

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    In viral video, leader of chapter of Turning Point USA seen giving Alt-Right "OK" sign while friend screams, "We're gonna run the world! White Power! Fuck N*****s!" Was seen giving same hand sign at recent "Build the Wall" rally. CW: Racial Slurs
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