@GregTSargent @lxeagle17 @jamestalarico How does this explain why Biden made choices on immigration that border residents object to? Talarico at least has a theory.
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Preston
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@lxeagle17 @jamestalarico I don't know how many more times I can try to get people to look at this, but since you seem interested, here's an argument against the reliance on the "groups" discourse:
x.com/GregTSargent/s…
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Not that anyone cares, but there's a substantive case to be made against the reliance on blaming "The Groups." It's that it's misdirection and not really a solution to anything. Here's an effort to summarize this argument (cc @daveweigel): newrepublic.com/article/205915…
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Very sad to see @jamestalarico promise a new politics and then resort to this tired old nonsense just to please a few writers in DC.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur
James Talarico calls out “the groups” in the Democratic Party on immigration. “In recent years there’ve been a series of advocacy groups that claim to represent the interests of different communities like here in Texas, but actually have no real connection to the actual people on the ground. And those groups convinced the [Biden] administration that it was racist to support border security.” x.com/ElectTheBench/…
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The polyamory articles will continue until you stop clicking and sharing them!!!
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Parental satisfaction with their child's actual school reached its low point in 2013, which was also the year that NAEP scores peaked.
Things have gotten worse since then, and people seem somewhat happier with the worse results.
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@grok @jerrodtuck @KadyMuhammad1 @SimonMahan Probably should have tested out this answer before posting it directly to the thread.
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Zero days. The sun never shines 24 hours straight anywhere in Texas—its latitude means max daylight tops out around 14 hours on the summer solstice.
Solar and wind do peak midday like in those charts, but output drops at night or on calm/cloudy days, which is why gas, nuclear, and storage backstop the grid year-round.
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The world is changing right in front of us and no one knows it. Texas is running its world-class economy on 70% renewables, right now. Gas is there if we need it, but for today, we can save the fuel for another day.
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@jerrodtuck @SimonMahan Good point! I bet no one has ever noticed that the sun goes down. (But you might want to check your stats that indicate that Texas only gets 100 days of sunshine.)
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@SimonMahan Works out great when there is wind and the sun is shining. The other 250+ days, not so much. lmao.
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@Josmar_Trujillo The piece you link to doesn't indicate any support from TA or anyone for cracking down on cyclists.
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The absolutely most hilarious thing might be about to happen. A while back, California democrats instituted a top-two primary system, assuming that it would always be two democrats in the general.
Political Polls@PpollingNumbers
New - California governor primary 🔴 Hilton 17% 🔴 Bianco 16% 🔵 Swalwell 13% 🔵 Porter 13% 🔵 Steyer 10% 🔵 Becerra 5% 🔴 Top 2 go for a runoff Barkley #B - RV - 3/14
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Tulsi Gabbard on Iran:
“Iran’s strategic position has been significantly degraded. The U.S.-led pressure campaign and snapback of Euro sanctions added pressure to an already bleak Iranian economy resulting in protests Tehran suppressed by killing of thousands of protesters."
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Preston me-retweet
When Detroit was the epicenter of a “tech boom” its population soared, and industrialization drove mass prosperity.
There’s been nothing like that with the Bay Area and the 21st century.
slowboring.com/p/why-silicon-…
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Many conservatives are remembering how Paul Ehrlich was wrong about all his enviro-pessimism and supposed constraints on growth, but all those views are the same concerns that fuel the anti-immigrant movement. Zero sum. Fixed pie. Misanthropy. People as "takers," not makers.
Iain Murray@ismurray
Let us not forget that for years Paul Ehrlich was an adviser to the anti-immigrant group FAIR, and is therefore partly responsible for the current anti-immigrant hysteria. This also may be the first time I have ever cited SPLC... splcenter.org/resources/extr…
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@springfreezer @joshrogin If it's true, we should in fact be giving more support for Ukraine against Russia.
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@joshrogin This is obviously just a self serving attempt to mobilize more support for Ukraine against Russia.
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Zelensky says Russia gave Iran Shaheed drones that were made in Russia and these drones were used to attack U.S. troops.
“I have 100 percent facts that the Iranian regime used them against American bases in the Middle East.”
Ukrainian intelligence also believes Russia shared information with the Iranian regime for targeting U.S. troops.
“It’s a fact. And you see that it’s not a big secret.”
@FareedZakaria @cnn
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@aparnafordc The best tenant protections are plentiful and cheap housing.
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I actually got my degree in economics. :)
That's why I know it's not just possible to push for tenant protections while we build new housing for everyone, it's our moral responsibility. It doesn't matter how many homes we build if people get pushed out of the existing ones.
Build more homes@john102414
aparna is an awful candidate who’s got no sense of economics. it’s always rent control and other outdated ideas. even her signature collectors couldn’t say her policies, just that they were paid by her. she’s another activist not a policy maker.
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@TimRunsHisMouth @PlanetOfMemes The issue has been litigated repeatedly and unsuccessfully, but the hilarious part is that the legislation will end up helping Democrats.
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@BecketAdams Is US strategy meaningfully different now from if they had forgotten about it? Are the results different?
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The same Pentagon that blackbagged Maduro and 86'd the Fordow facility plum straight forgot about the Strait of Hormuz.
I stand by it. Chris Murphy's intern said so.
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@RantyAmyCurtis @physicsgeek Based on what, though? The kid didn’t have a Gun
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100% chance this goober is going to prosecute the ROTC cadet who stopped the shooter.
Bank on it.
Greg Price@greg_price11
Norfolk's Soros-funded Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi blames Republicans and the "cult of gun absolutism" for the shooting at Old Dominion. The suspect is reportedly a previously convicted supporter of ISIS.
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@rajatsuri Because the parties insist on implementing agendas with 45% approval ratings.
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‘Daniel Lurie’ but for the federal government is what we should be aiming for in 2028.
Why can’t we have a President with 70% approval ratings?
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@LineGoesDown They'll wonder why there are shortages and gas lines in Mexico shortly thereafter.
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Mexican diaspora in the occupied territories perhaps will soon wonder why their family and friends south of “the border” are paying less in gasoline than they do.
More Perfect Union@MorePerfectUS
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and 96% of gas stations in Mexico have agreed to freeze the price of gas at the pump amid record-setting increases in the cost of oil. 🧵
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