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Jan 10

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Vance’s Likely Replacement in Ohio, and What It Says About Ohio if He’s Appointed

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Among its many qualities, who knew that the city of Miami was an overwhelming leader in the occurrence of Medicare fraud?

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Not me, until I read @Gladwell ‘s
latest book (“Revenge of the Tipping Point”).

But it turns out, South Florida is an absolute outlier when it comes to runaway Medicare fraud.

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And, Gladwell explains, that is due to a phenomenon he calls a place’s “overstory” — an element to a place that takes hold, shapes behavior, and continues on, unique from other places. It may start for a particular set of reasons, but then takes on a life of its own,

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Jan 9

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No Ignoring Trump’s International Antics

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Some are suggesting that we simply ignore Trump’s obsessive and wild antics regarding other nations (and allies), because they are a distraction from his “real agenda.”

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But as bad as that domestic agenda is (trust me, I know—I wrote an entire book about it), we dare not ignore his disturbing international machinations.

In the broader context of current tensions in the world,

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Trump’s unhinged rhetoric is dangerous at a level far above and beyond American politics.

The fact that so many others—members of Congress, oligarchs like Musk, media commentators, etc.—are joining him only makes it that much worse.

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David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Jan 8

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Ohio’s Huge Opportunity

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This will sound odd at a time that feels—and is—challenging (yesterday was especially bizarre), but some very good news also happened late in the day.

In Ohio, of all places.

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Those from Ohio will know the name.

Those beyond Ohio may or may not—but I predict you will come to hear it in the next few years:

Dr. Amy Acton. @amyactonoh

Outside of celebrities and athletes…

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she is perhaps the best known and most recognized woman in Ohio—and recognized across all 88 counties at that.

And, rare for these times, she is viewed in a non-partisan way by most who know of her.

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David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Jan 6

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Along with @jenmercieca and @TheRickWilson , I was asked by @chaunceydevega at @Salon about my thoughts going into the New Year.

Here’s what I said:

“I enter the New Year knowing that Trump and his allies’ promises pose many risks to our nation…

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…the democracy we’ve known, our communities and the lives of countless Americans. So, clear-eyed about these risks, of course, I worry.

At the same time, with weeks passed since the election, the word that best describes my current mood is “resolute."

Why?

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Because I know that people in this country have overcome worse than what we must overcome now — waging their battle for democracy from far more perilous ground than where most of us stand today.

Still, they overcame it all.

So can we.

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David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Jan 6

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January 6 and the Wanna-Be King’s Speech

Today is the final January 6 we will have before Trump’s return to the White House, where he will use presidential power to erase his and others’ crimes against America from our collective memory and history books.

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Of course, they’ve been trying to whitewash it all ever since. And it’s worked to some degree.

But once Trump re-assumes the Presidency, he and his minions will use their official powers and legal processes to go much further.

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This will include minimizing their own actions and complicity, pardoning those who attacked the Capitol and committed violence, and attempting to punish those who worked to expose the truth to the nation and bring accountability.

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David Pepper

@DavidPepper

Jan 2

Oligarchs and Education

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In response to the HB-1 visa debate, unlike Vivek Ramaswamy, my first thought didn’t turn to “Friends” or sleepovers.

No, my mind went to a different place:

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And that is: some of the very oligarchs decrying that our nation does not generate enough home-grown talent to fill high tech jobs are also the ones who have been destroying our system of public education for decades.

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And by that I’m primarily referring to the state-level (and soon-to-be nationwide) push for universal private vouchers and low-flying for-profit charter schools, which we know are delivering terrible results while leading to slashed public education budgets.

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