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Scott Alexander

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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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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 26 Jun 2017

    If GOP had consulted any doctors on health bill, maybe they wouldn't have picked a name that sounds so much like a cancer-causing mutation.

    8:57 PM - 26 Jun 2017
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      2. HeatDeath‏ @NationOfTeacher 26 Jun 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        "This is not a coincidence, because nothing is ever a coincidence."

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      3. Joseph Hertzlinger‏ @jhertzli 26 Jun 2017
        Replying to @NationOfTeacher @slatestarcodex

        Judging by Reality Winner, this universe runs on inverse nominative determinism.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Frank Tobia‏ @ftobes 27 Jun 2017
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        GATTAHCA

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      1. darth_vasya‏ @darth_vasya 26 Jun 2017
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        "Bestest Republican Care Act"

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      1. 𝒫𝑎𝑡 𝒞𝑜𝑒𝑡 🦇‏ @patcoet 26 Jun 2017
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        Well, that is pretty appropriate, though.

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      1. Michael Sanislo‏ @sparktherevolt 26 Jun 2017
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        The name will literally kill people.

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      1. Humean Being‏ @MetaHumean 26 Jun 2017
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        The bill's true problem, revealed!

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      1. Joseph Morand‏ @chicagojoe16 26 Jun 2017
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        It was my immediate thought when I saw the name for the first time

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