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John Scalzi @scalzi
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Hey, kids, you know who's not coming up with artisanal, handcrafted reasons for why they're not going to vote? The fucking fascists, that's who.

nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Maybe it's just me BUT WHEN I WAS THAT AGE I fucking well voted in every single election I could because I felt it was MY ACTUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION AS A CITIZEN to do so and also IT'S NOT THAT HARD to get up to speed on what's on the fucking ballot KIDS

(shakes cane)
(I'm happy to say my kid voted. She and I went and voted together earlier in the month. And then we got lunch! It was a pretty great time, actually.)
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So, while I've been on tour, I've had a couple of people apologize about getting my books from the library rather than purchasing them. Let's have a quick thread about books and sales and libraries, shall we?
One, obviously I'm happy when you buy my books for yourself. Thank you if you do! BUT if your budget doesn't allow that, getting the book from the library is the next best thing, from my point of view.
And why is that? Well, because the library buys my book! If enough libraries purchase the book because the interest from the patrons is there, that's a nice, reliable base of sales for any writer. They also buy extra copies because of demand, and to replace old books.
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1. So, I've seen some cretinous dumbasses speculating that I am/should be the next to be punished or fired for my Twitter presence. I find that unlikely and I will tell you why in the following thread.
2. Most immediately relevantly, I don't work in media tie-in or otherwise do work-for-hire generally, so I'm not "fireable" in that regard. All of my fiction work todate is original (save Fuzzy Nation, which was adapted from a public domain work).
3. With regard to book contracts, the contractual language is such that they are severable by mutual consent -- I can't be "fired" unilaterally.
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1. It's really frustrating to me that more people don't understand that racist/alt-right people have gamified their rhetoric; they're not interested in discussion, they're slapping down cards from a "Debate: The Gathering" stack, and the only goal is taking heads.
2. They gamify their rhetoric because essentially this shit is a low-stake game for them, whereas for other people it's their actual lives. That's an advantage they have. If they lose, they shuffle their cards and go on to the next thing. If others lose, their life takes a hit.
3. And because their rhetorical strategy is essentially card-based, actual knowledge of issues is unimportant and probably a hinderance. They don't want or need to understand the issues that affect others, they just need you to play their game so they can win.
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nymag.com/intelligencer/… I don’t know why there’s still so much unwillingness to even accept the possibility that Trump is simply working for Putin.

On the contrary, I’d say it’s the only explanation that really makes sense.
Again, as @maddow pointed out last night, Trump has a long habit of parroting downright obscure talking points that come straight from Putin, often referencing countries he probably didn’t even know existed.
And, as Chait himself notes, this comes right as Russia is about to declare they were always right to invade Afghanistan.

And Trump has already been caught trying to backchannel with Putin:

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Up next on American Ninja Warrior is Trevor Daniels, who tonight is joined by his pastor Steve, his crossfit brother Brad, and the aircraft carrier he served on, so you KNOW he's Navy tough
Up next is James Chad. He's made quite a comeback.
*video montage of James jumping around*
3 years ago James had his entire body replaced.
James: I just want to thank the LORD, and say that in Him all things are possible, if you believe in yourself, you can overcome body loss
That's James' wife Jamie in the audience there cheering him on
*camera settles on woman holding 9 toddlers*
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Hey, so every year I do end-of-the-year links to pieces that were really great, and hopefully you find something you really like that maybe missed!
Because there are like... 50+ links (I keep... a google doc now?), I'm going to do a couple each day until about Christmas in one big thread
Let's start with the guys who tape Donald Trump's papers back together. “We got Scotch tape, the clear kind." politi.co/2y1fcqX
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My certainty that some white guy “lefties" want Republicans to win, but just don’t want to admit it because they still want to be invited to the good parties, gets firmer than ever.
Obviously, some people are facing actual voter suppression. But encouraging people to believe voting doesn’t matter, and stoking their egotistical reasons for refusing to participate? Sorry, starting to wonder if there’s ulterior motives here.
nymag.com/intelligencer/… Here is a useful response. The big thing people need to get through their thick skulls is that politicians don't care about non-voters. If you're mad that politicians don't care about you, the best way to make that keep happening is to not vote.
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"Young people on why they probably won't vote" has some instant classics. #RIPTheOnion nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez's takeaway from this might be "free printers and stamps for millennials because they're being disenfranchised." nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Schools will prepare kids for memorizing a few dozen sexual orientations but not on how to snail mail a f***ing letter? nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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Hey @brhodes did you just unintentionally reveal that the Jan-17 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) that Russia wanted to help elect Trump was pre-judged months in advance and even before the election?

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In October 2016, senior staff in the Obama White House are discussing what to do if Trump refused to accept the Nov election results as legitimate
According to interviews with @brhodes, this Oct 2016 plan:

"Would affirm...the conclusions reached by the U.S. intelligence community that Russian interference in the election SOUGHT TO FAVOR TRUMP"

(emphasis added)
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