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Nov 19, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
I guess we can add the Minnesota chairwoman to the list of state GOP party chairs who are aboard the Trump Election Conspiracy Express
So, here's the thing. Starting back in the Spring, there was a widespread argument from Paul & many, many libertarian conservatives in favor of letting the virus run amok. The problem with the argument is now upon us, but they are still making the argument. Let me explain...
... The argument seemed very logical. The point of the shutdown, they said, was to 'flatten the curve' to avoid overwhelming hospitals. Flattening the curve assumes that the same number of people will ultimately get the virus; all it does is shift around *when* they get it. ...
Nov 11, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This entire fraud nonsense has been a week of allegation by rhetorical question. This birth date issue has an answer, esp in PA (where those with privacy needs get a 1/1/1800 birth date in voter files), but here's the Phil GOP just askin', and it's making the rounds.
... And here's your Daily Kayleigh, just spreadin' concerns off a headline. The ballots in question "were otherwise completed properly, enclosed in both the return and secrecy envelopes, and postmarked by Nov. 3."
I totally get the desire to celebrate Trump's defeat the other day, and there did seem to be widespread mask use, but it really feels like we're at a scary moment with COVID spread, and that can't have helped.
... One of my current concerns: I suspect that a growing number of people are continuing to work, particularly in service industry jobs, after testing positive. I've heard some anecdotal things, and it makes sense....
Jun 16, 2020 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
So, who wants a thread on race, authority, and tribalism in law enforcement, with application to all other parts of society, from a long-time observer who tends to ascribe psychological forces to social action? Great! ...
... Our society tends to create hierarchies of power & authority that become values in and of themselves. Police forces more than most, b/c even at the lowest levels its members are granted enormous power & authority over civilians. ...
Aug 10, 2018 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Hey, who wants an update on how few Republican women might be serving in the US House of Representatives next year? 🙋♂️
... First, a reminder that there are currently a mere 23 women in the 236-member GOP House caucus. That's consistent with the 9%-10% female range for quite a while now. ...
