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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    1. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex I think that says more about you than it does about Trump supporters.

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    2. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex Then you start to talk about global warming. That is really funny.

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    3. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex Funny, cuz in same section, U link to 1 of your own posts called: IF YOU CAN’T MAKE PREDICTIONS, YOU’RE STILL IN A CRISIS

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    4. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex Tell me, how accurate have the 'predictions' been that were made by the global warming climate models? Al Gore's?

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    5. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex Nuff said about that.

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    6. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex You say we should surrender to people spreading falsehoods about us & who belittle us Yeah, no thanks, I'm an Infantryman.

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    7. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex You say: "Aside from the fact that getting back at annoying people isn’t worth eroding the foundations of civil society"

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    8. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex The civil society of Trump supporters attacked in the streets? Where Whites are blamed 4 black cops shooting black thugs?

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    9. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex No. There will be no more retreats. There will be no more surrenders. That cuck logic is Y #cuckservatives always lose.

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    10. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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      .@slatestarcodex Well, this has gone on long enough. I welcome feedback. Have a nice day.

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      Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 1 Oct 2016
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      I appreciate your effort writing all that, but seriously, put it in order somewhere other than Twitter.

      8:08 PM - 1 Oct 2016
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        2. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate 1 Oct 2016
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          .@slatestarcodex Crazy long tweet-storms responding to posts I read on the internet is kind of my thing, though. Just ask @CathyYoung63.

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        3. Pale_Primate‏ @PALE_Primate Jan 26
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          ..having a good President rather than a bad one can be worth $300 billion. A 1/60 million chance to create $300 billion in value is worth $5,000 https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/09/28/ssc-endorses-clinton-johnson-or-stein/ … ..middle-class incomes[...]have surged by $5,003 since Donald Trump became president..https://www.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/commentary/middle-class-incomes-surging-thanks-trump-policies …

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        1. Tantum Malorum‏ @InaneImperium 1 Oct 2016
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          You're pissing away your credibility and you can't bother to scroll down to read a few tweets? Oy vey

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