Punching left or punching back? Steve Teles, Derek Thompson, and Ezra Klein offer the self-critique we need.

"A consistent message for Derek and Ezra in particular has been that countering Trumpism requires a compelling alternative. Some on the left insist that liberals have one. Polling suggests otherwise.”
www.eatingpolicy.com/p/punching-l...

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civil servants Archives | Defector

As a journalist for 20 years now, I have interacted with many, many civil servants, and I have been struck over & over by their good will, intelligence, & dedication. Virtually all of them could make more in the private world, but they care about their country & other people. Read these interviews:

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Canada just released a housing catalog of pre-designed homes for all 10 provinces, developed by local architecture and engineering teams to align with regional building codes, planning regulations, climate zones, construction methods, and materials.

Every state needs to do this immediately!

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I'm reading Dragonbone Chair for the first time and I am loving it. Enjoy!

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Planners should keep our heads up, stick to our ethics, and keep doing good. Folks running the Federal government are awful, but we can do better.

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Final Fantasy 6 re-release in Final Fantasy Anthology. Christmas 1999 on PS1. Whenever I boot up that game I feel like a kid.

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First full week of training under Amorim (without midweek games). They look like a team that has...practiced.

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Karaoke should have the Mentos song

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One of the few times I think the show adaptation is better than the book...and I LOVE the book.

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In Baldur's Gate 3, worm in brain was considered a bad thing with implications for the future of Faerun. I guess it was always just a fantasy game, right?

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I'm here to tell you that I'm almost always down to go to a bowling alley. @theradiospiel.bsky.social might even come!

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It took you moving to Bluesky to embrace poetry.

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Wow! Just watched S6 E13 of Deep Space Nine, Far Beyond the Stars. It’s a tour de force from all involved. Simply one of finest episodes of storytelling in the entire Trek canon.
#bydhttmwfi

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