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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 26 Apr 2016

    Hillary Clinton shouldn’t move to the left http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/04/25/sanders-more-dangerous-loser-than-winner/zSqhAPsl0xP8aDmxJh4i0H/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

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      2. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker "Sanders ... would likely have been demolished in the general election," said Dershowitz, contradicting nearly every poll so far.

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      1. MacGyver the Lizard ⭐‏ @MacGyverLizard 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe I thought you were smarter than this, Steven.

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      1. Jon Finkel‏ @Jonnymagic00 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe I hope this is a sarcastic share :(

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      1. Bob‏ @Xeeger 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe universal HC ain't radical. #GetMoneyOut ain't radical. Military restraint ain't radical. Living wage ain't radical

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      2. Mṛtyunos  💀‏ @matunos 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe wow what a load of bullshit that article is

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      3. Mṛtyunos  💀‏ @matunos 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @matunos

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe the anti-liberal "repressives" want to silence anyone who won't toe their line…

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      4. Mṛtyunos  💀‏ @matunos 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @matunos

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe …thus Clinton must ignore them and toe a centrist line. makes perfect sense!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Mṛtyunos  💀‏ @matunos 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @matunos

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe just the sort of logic I would expect from an apologist for torture

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      2. Mel‏ @doserenebirth 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe you do understand that the vast majority of independents are pro-Bernie, right?

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      3. Communo-Stalinist‏ @ZombieDiamond 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @doserenebirth

        @doserenebirth @sapinker @BostonGlobe If reality contradicts their ideology of neoliberal capitalism reality must be wrong!

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      1. Nick Vaky‏ @NickVaky 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe I started to get upset by this then I noticed the byline was Alan Dershowitz and I started laughing. Dude is an idiot

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      1. Tim Miller‏ @TMills 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe Establishment: "Establishment good"

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      1. Tim Sullivan‏ @MrTimbo 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe There are interesting arguments to be made for and against Bernie in the general. This isn't one of them.

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      2. A spectre is haunting the USA‏ @nickexperience 26 Apr 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @BostonGlobe LOL. From Clinton sycophant and billionaire pedophile-plane rider Dershowitz? His opinion couldn't matter less.

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      1. David Brinsky‏ @The_Deutscher 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe This article is such full of bullshit. Simply untruths.

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      1. galneon‏ @galneon 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker You link a lot of interesting stuff, but also the worst Clintservative propaganda. Not worth following I'm afraid. @BostonGlobe

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      1. savemejebus‏ @savemejebus0 26 Apr 2016
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        .@sapinker @BostonGlobe That article is littered with blind assertions free from justification. Even if I lean towards some, not productive.

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      1. Zach Herschensohn‏ @zachbeo1 26 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @BostonGlobe diversity, equity and inclusion.Not tru, too bd Reality is what continues to exist whether you believe in it or not.

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