coolbeans
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Clawson, MI
A police officer hands in her badge on the spot when the city council decides not to renew their Flock camera contract
GOOD RIDDANCE
One woman spoke very clearly to the trustworthiness (or lack thereof) of Flock
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@MagneticNorse @mascilage When did you lose your “freedom” with Flock?
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The epidemic of Covid-era shoplifting is largely a myth.
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@jonfavs They should contemplate the cost of cowardice, concessions, and failure which produces worse results for the world. You view your country and this war through your temperament. The facts establish indisputably that this war is the least costly and most successful for America.
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@matthew_petti Ahistorical; the establishment absolutely put its finger on the scale for Biden, but that primary was basically a two-person race from the get go; and he obviously wasn’t going to push for Bernie; they got stuck with Biden
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@AriesCorinthier @PaIIahAbdul It's not slavery, it's indentured servitude at best.
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Incremental change when hundreds of years of progress were wiped away in the past year and a half LOL
doody@_Doodster
The most frustrating part about the far-left is that they want radical change immediately. They don’t acknowledge small, 1st step wins that lead to bigger ones for their causes. Their self-righteous attitudes will blow it all up & then complain about the nothing they’ve earned.
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@Tiogilly @burkehenryt @ddayen You have some particular insight into Stephanie Cutter’s role?
Because of course you don’t. You’re just assuming. Because there’s no job she could take, in the private sector, where the same claims wouldn’t be made, factual or not. That’s Yglesias’ whole point
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Another disingenuous claim by Matt Yglesias in defense of a system ordinary Americans find overwhelmingly corrupt! Working for private enterprise in a normal capacity is fine. Selling government influence to corporate bad actors (like Kalshi and Coinbase) is not, it's gross!
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@RogueCfpb @burkehenryt @ddayen Any job that was not “calling my former colleagues so they don’t pass regulations that apply to my boss?” Not that hard man
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What job could former admin members get, in the private sector, which wouldn’t be accused of “selling government influence”?
And I’ll add, if you think the quality of government employees would be higher, if they knew there was no path out to another job, most likely in the private sector, you’d be wrong
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@LongTimeHistory The students fear for their safety yet kept following him ya right and that ladies last name is Hernandez ya I’m sure she not biased against ice at all
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Armed masked man starts fight at high school ICE protest—turns out to be off duty police sergeant.
His plan was to trick students to "assault me"—then "arrest them all."
Then called his buddies with rifles to "back him up."
Sgt. Dusten Mullen makes $336,000 a year—making him a top 10 earner in the Phoenix Police Department.
He is currently on administrative leave—which means he's reassigned to work from home.
Incident occurred outside Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona.
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It appears Trump just agreed to give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz, a history-changing win for Iran.
The level of incompetence is both stunning and heartbreaking.
What on earth is happening?
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@sunraysunray @claireforny You want NYers to accept an endorsement from Bernie, who may be born in BK, but lives in Vermont?
The white left and its tranplants are destroying NYC by propping up any token minority, even if it means displacing natives like Reynoso who is more in touch with NYC than Ms. TEXAS
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A fantastic endorsement for a fantastic candidate. New York needs @claireforny in Congress.
Bernie Sanders@BernieSanders
Claire Valdez is a union organizer who worked minimum-wage fast food jobs and understands firsthand how this economy fails working people. In my view, Congress needs more voices like Claire, who come from America's working class.
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@CaucasianOprah @Sturgeons_Law Kinda early to make such a bold prediction, no?
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@Sturgeons_Law Yall realize Mamdani is losing reelection right? There’s no need for any fake articles, he barely won in a crowded field with horrible choices, next election with real candidates it’s over
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Funny to see both the establishment Dems and Repubs trying the Black identitarian angle against Mamdani.
NY Post Opinion@NYPostOpinion
Mamdani’s blatant disregard for the middle class has put him at odds with black New Yorkers trib.al/Pi63YYV
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@masterblaster3t @awinston What point do you believe you’re making here?
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So in 2018 I wrote about a prostitution ring that used apartments as bordellos and had a whole clique of dirty NYPD detectives running protection for them nytimes.com/2018/09/12/nyr…
WhatIsNewYork@whatisny
Public Service Announcement… #whatisnewyork
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@NewLeftEViews Neocons actually had some morals, this administration doesn't
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Or you were wrong all this time as you were wrong on almost everything? Maybe some introspection is in order. Just a thought.
Luis Garicano 🇪🇺🇺🇦@lugaricano
Many of us, liberal Europeans, spent decades pushing back against the European extreme left's cartoon version of America ( it's all oil/ imperialism/getting rich at the expense of others) and then one dumb administration walks in and performs the caricature to perfection.
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@anonnotbot @soup_discusser @nkulw I just want to be clear, you think, adjusted for inflation, the cost of say healthcare is basically the same as it was in 1980? Or the costs of a 4 year public university? Those costs “adjusted for inflation” are basically the same?
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@Tiogilly @soup_discusser @nkulw It is already adjusted for inflation and purchasing power across nations.
Americans are wealthier then us Europoors.
Is there any statistical evidence that would convince you is this a metaphysical belief?
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Economists have never had more power in governance and society than they have for the past few decades, which is why everything is going awesome!
Richard Hanania@RichardHanania
Tyler Cowen in his new book on why economists write about topics outside their area of expertise: “The dirty little secret is that what distinguishes economics as a field, right now, is a mix of higher standards, harder work, better math, and higher IQs.” This is clearly true.
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@anonnotbot @soup_discusser @nkulw Now do the cost of living chart and lets see what happened to those numbers since 1980s, healthcare, housing, and education costs specifically
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@Tiogilly @soup_discusser @nkulw In America they are doing pretty well. It is better to be governed by economists then lawyers and civil servants
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@nkulw you live a cushy Brooklyn life by just tweeting about how much you hate the country you live in, those economists have done a pretty good job for you at least
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On my way up to the Bronx for this rally with @BernieSanders, @nycDSA, @jacobin, @DRUMBeatsNYC, and others! actionnetwork.org/events/rally-t…
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