Dan Jai
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@goodreads Not even my top 5 books, but great protags:
Yossarian from Catch 22 &
Zorba from Zorba the Greek
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@BridgeDet313 Any recs on orgs that have clear endorsements on DPSCD board members? struggling over here
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@BridgeDet313 @BridgeMichigan @metrotimes @freep @chalkbeatDET I am having a hell of a time finding endorsements for DPSCD board members. Help? #Election2022 #Election #Detroit #Publicschools
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@LyorAriel best bagel spot in metro Detroit menu lists it as bagel w/ creamchz&lox for $X. About half the employees sometimes add an upcharge for creamchz. It's included in item description tho... I'm not gonna hassle these employees over 50c, right? #Detroit #Ferndale #bagel
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Hey @SHDetroit I heard you didn't know about the city run utilities in @WyandotteMunSvs ! unusual arrangement over there. Shameless plug: you can learn all about it in the @BridgeMichigan article I wrote a couple years ago bridgemi.com/quality-life/c…
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Incisive and stylish. Always forget to open @tmagazine "We condemn, but could as easily mock, the wealthy diners dazzled by shiny things — who think that just because the price is high, they’re getting something special." @ligayamishan #nonfiction
nytimes.com/2022/03/18/t-m…
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@ScottLaudati Sure, but also the polio vaccine, OSHA, anti-smoking measures, the EPA, etc. I'm not saying the government and the media working in lockstep haven't done bad things/corroborated on some real mendacious shit, but it's not so zero sum. There are successful public health measures
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@hodgman @JesseThorn @jmarms would be surprised if I was inb4, but "learning how to touch people" (in a totally appropriate way) isn't the only reason you square danced in school... qz.com/1153516/americ…
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For about six years I've been asking Donald Trump for an interview. It never happened until the former president came on the line today. Tomorrow on @MorningEdition we'll hear what he said, up to the moment that he hung up on me. @NPR
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@ghweldon you are into fitness journeys & cultural crit. Have you read @AlisonBechdel 's "Secret to Superhuman Strength"?
Boy, was it good.
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#BringDannyHome piece of excellent writing from Danny Fenster. He is still illegally detained in Yangon by the Junta gov. Please keep pushing for his release @NPR @wdet @nytimes @SenStabenow @SenGaryPeters @GovWhitmer deadlinedetroit.com/articles/25125…
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Hey @wdet please help this Michigan journalist's story top of mind. He is still sitting in prison.
@SenStabenow @SenGaryPeters
bringdannyhome.com
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Day 3. @SecBlinken @DeputySecState @StateDept what is the status of my brother, journalist @DannyFenster 's immediate and unconditional release from the junta forces in Myanmar? #BringDannyHome
@SenGaryPeters @RepAndyLevin

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@JoeBiden @SenGaryPeters @SenStabenow #BringDannyHome. Myanmar gov imprisoned this journalist for shining light on gov atrocities. Please lean on State Dept. cnn.com/2021/05/24/wor…
@nytimes @washingtonpost @NPR
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@wdet Local boy, international story. Please amplify cnn.com/2021/05/24/wor…
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@nytimes given #Protasevich this should be top of mind right now. Needs amplification cnn.com/2021/05/24/wor…
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