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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 3 Nov 2016

    5 Reasons to Vote Trump http://nyti.ms/2egfevM @

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      1. Not_a_Russian_Bot_OK 👌‏ @mich_linux_guy 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        5 reasons to Vote Clinton: Dishonesty, Corruption, Incompetence, Carelessness, Under Two FBI Investigations #NeverHillary

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      2. ThatLadWhoHatesTheCups‏ @JosephPepper 3 Nov 2016
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        @NickKristof Half the readers will only see the headline and assume there are 5 valid reasons.

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      1. Gonzalo Ayala Ibarre‏ @_GonzaloA_ 3 Nov 2016
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        Come on, few Trump supporters think Trump is a great candidate, they just REALLY dislike the idea of Hillary as a president.

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      1. sm‏ @unixmiah 29 Nov 2016
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        you don't think that sounds a bit ignorant? he's going to start a restaurant wars.

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      1. Paul Rhye‏ @pvrhye 3 Nov 2016
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        When you put Trojan Horse behind a paywall you get the horse without the Greeks.

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      1. Alex Gutierrez‏ @MySheroniak 3 Nov 2016
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        It's hard to imagine someone who enjoys Pinker's books or follows him to be a trumpet. Weird.

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      1. David Bergin Brown‏ @DavidBerginB 3 Nov 2016
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        I would add: "We need to do something different." (Jumping off a cliff is different.) He has passion (Axe murderers have passion)

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      1. Daniell‏ @jomodemo 3 Nov 2016
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        @Auto_Math @nytimes It is the tactic of all the populists, fear..

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      1. Arsologer‏ @Arsologer 3 Nov 2016
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        shut up

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      1. Frank Carter‏ @frankinchobee 3 Nov 2016
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        hilarious, I needed the laugh. Our own Kim Jong Un, priceless! Lol!

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      1. jim parkey‏ @jimparkey 3 Nov 2016
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        Oh what a basket of deplorables the elite think we are with our reptilian brains and all...

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      1. Patrice Ayme‏ @Tyranosopher 3 Nov 2016
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        I cannot comment, as the New York Times I subscribe to, censors me, for reason unknown

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