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Jan 21 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
I want to introduce y'all to @PhilipTKingston, a candidate in Texas you should know about. Local elections are absolutely crucial. Especially in Texas. We often talk about it, but here's one where you can actually help make a difference. 🧵secure.actblue.com/donate/philip-…
When I left DC, I had no intention of getting involved in local politics. But back in Dallas, Philip was my city council rep. Getting to know him changed my mind. There are few people who know more about how city and county governments *should* work than Philip.
He doesn't just know how to give a rousing speech. Philip is interested in good governance — which is lost on many politicians. And he's not only committed to progressive Democratic values, he fights for them. If you know me, you know I can't stand fearful Dems. Philip isn't one.
So who will Philip be up against? This guy: J.J. Koch, a Republican county commissioner who was kicked out of a commission meeting at the height of the Delta wave for refusing to wear a mask. Koch then sued the County Judge over it. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
If you believe, like me, that local elections are the lifeblood of political power in the U.S., then I would appreciate your help in supporting Philip's campaign to kick out the anti-masker. Tonight, I'd like to raise $500. Any amount is a big deal. secure.actblue.com/donate/philip-…
You can learn more about Philip and his record here. Please help us out and share if you can. We need every bit of assistance we can get here in Texas! kingstonfordallas.com/meet-philip Image

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Dec 10, 2021
The weirdest thing about a civil conflict is how life will go on normally in parallel with things like street battles and assassinations. Netflix will keep launching series and people will go to school and work and get haircuts and whatnot while the civil state disintegrates.
People will go to extreme lengths to keep their lives as normal as possible. You'll have an open gun battle in the center of town, while two miles away, parents throw a birthday party for their kid with friends over.
I see this right now with my business in Myanmar, where our suppliers are largely unimpacted by the violence. In my past life, one of the weirdest things I ever saw was during the invasion of Iraq.
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Dec 10, 2021
One reason "Americans" don't care about the dissolution of democracy has to do with how we consume media. We choose our own media. Algorithms tell us what to care about. 🧵
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
Millions inside the Fox News/conservative Facebook bubble are preparing for war because they're in an echo chamber whipping themselves into a fascist frenzy. They're speaking of plans to enlist "shock troops" while buying ammo and passing state-level voter suppression laws.
They're doing this in the open. They're posting family Christmas photos with their kids brandishing military-style weapons. They're doing it as a performative threat to their political opponents.

I doomscroll all day long on political Twitter, so I see what's coming.
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Dec 9, 2021
Pinterest predicts tea will be a big trend in 2022. No doubt. But when I posted a thread recently saying tea culture and marketing in the U.S. was feminized relative to the rest of the world, I got yelled at. This article, however, is a perfect example. 🧵
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That the American tea industry goes along with these stereotypes makes little sense from a business standpoint. You're leaving half the potential market on the table. It makes even less sense when you consider the U.S. is the *only* country that does this.
Anyway, this has been a big motivator for @RakkasanTea. We didn't launch the company to create "tea for bros" or "tea for dudes." But we did want to grow the overall market by making tea products for everyone, *including* men, to bring the U.S. in line with the rest of the world.
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Dec 8, 2021
As bad as Zuckerberg, Musk and Bezos are, I sometimes wonder what it would be like if they had the personalities of someone like, say, Erik Prince. Like if their multi-billionaire obsessions weren't e-commerce, electric cars and space flight, but actual private armies.
For example, Ron DeSantis is attempting to allocate $3.5 million to create his own Florida State Guard. But what if Elon Musk said, "Ron, give me some say in the project and I'll give you a BILLION DOLLARS for your own State Guard."
So now you're combining the resources of billionaires with the interests and state legitimacy of an anti-democratic governor for an armed force.

Neither Zuckerberg, Musk, nor Bezos would do that, but there are plenty of other billionaires and things are weird now. So heads up.
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Dec 3, 2021
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is either openly preparing for a break from the federal government or he wants his followers to *believe* he is. Either way, it's extremely dangerous for the future of the United States.

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2. Yesterday DeSantis called for the reactivation of the World War II-era Florida State Guard. State Guards aren't inherently bad or unusual. They supplement the National Guard in 23 states.

What's unusual is De Santis' timing and motivation.
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3. DeSantis has watched the U.S. military shut down potential rogue states over covid vaccine requirements.

As a current U.S. Navy Reserve officer, he knows his way around the military. That means DeSantis knows he'll never fully control the Florida National Guard.
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Nov 21, 2021
Some thoughts: I suspect a small, but not insignificant, part of Biden's falling numbers has to do with his administration's less-than-ideal handling of what the public administration world calls "street level bureaucracy." That is, agencies that deal directly with voters. 🧵
2. Unlike, say, Defense, State or the Treasury, the Postal Service, Small Business Administration, VA and CDC all interact with voters directly. And with exception of VA, USPS, SBA and the CDC have all flopped in the last year.
3. This is a departure from past Democratic administrations. Effective governance is the primary job of the White House and President, not passing legislation. Previous administrations took that charge seriously.
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