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I think for moving needles, Facebook and Instagram have the highest probabilities. At least there, you are talking with people you have some kind of relationship with.

I often wonder if 2016 me should have stayed on those platforms and become outspoken instead of cancelling.

X has far less value.

Well done @neguse.house.gov

The captured press is a huge reason we are in this mess

That said, Trump ignoring all of that and putting it up on eBay with a Trump stamp and certificate of authenticity to earn a few bucks is on brand so who knows

As I understand it there's warehouses they keep the extra furniture in.

I know they have a bunch of historic desks, other furniture and pictures that a president chooses from when they come into office.

I imagine it was moved there.

The Pentagon declines to let him testify and Republicans in Congress are like "Oh OK fine ... we don't need to know whether he quit because he was given illegal orders."

this is insane.

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These NYT helped get us here, sanewashing Trump, putting the facts in the 14th paragraph under double speaking headlines on page 9.

Trump said he would do all of this during the campaign. Maybe they should have been sounding alarms then.

Number 10 "Making setup difficult" should be number 1.

If you don't get on the bike, none of the other tips matter.

Having a plan should be second. To avoid analysis paralysis that can also lead to abandoning a ride before it starts.

Sure, call on the Dems because the GOO can't govern

Give the rest time, I'm sure they are trying hard to catch up

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USA Today front page on Oct 20, social media pooping was more important than 7M people protesting

USA Today minimized 7 Million Americans marching at #NoKings on Oct 20 right off the front page.

Probably should have considered these things before making him president.

She whispers "I line couches too"

Try listening to How We Survive podcast from 2021 about climate change. So much optimism 😢

Cotton blocks Trump-backed effort to make daylight saving time permanent A bipartisan group of lawmakers sought unanimous consent approval for a bill that would stop the changing of the clocks.

I am shocked I have a policy in common with Trump but here we are. I hope he drives Tom Cotton to retirement.

Cotton blocks Trump-backed effort to make daylight saving time permanent - Live Updates - POLITICO share.google/uqYNxt3KzEPT...

Meanwhile, I recommend listening to:

_Landslide_ podcast for the 70s era political realignment that created the Right we have today.

_Extremely_American_ podcast for how Christian Nationalism, far right extremism and armed militia are all connected.

None of this "just happened"

I am into the chapter on home schooling (after the child rearing and submitting wives) and it is all so heart breaking.

The United States is in a weaker position today vis a vis trade with China than it was at this time last year.

Weaker in other ways too, but one glaring area is trade. Among the ways America: China got more access to high level American chips, while the US got less access to Chinese rare earths.

Text "analysis of Nokings coverage" over image of NYT front page: https://open.substack.com/pub/mediaanddemocracyproject/p/analysis-of-no-kings-coverage-the?

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See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
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see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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Meanwhile Trump is blocking disaster funds to blue states

Shit, now I need to unsubscribe from Fubo, where to go next?

As always, the many are held hostage by the will of the few

After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.

Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!”

Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.

New: me, for @forbes.com

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Because the time it would take for the marginal efficiency to give returns over the cost savings of an existing platform would be longer than the vehicles would be in service.

I moved to Tidal when Spotify paid Joe Rogan 10M while paying artists pennies. Imported my play lists and only lost a handful.

They have a family plan as well.

And if Tesla is the operator, it makes even more sense to stay with an existing platform since they don't have to entice buyers with body styles or new features.

In NYC and London, they ran the same cabs for decades with minimal changes.