Andrew Silverstein
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Andrew Silverstein
@silversteinsays
Builder, Educator, Learner | Metralite construction exec, @TeachForAmerica teacher, @Penn alum
New York, NY Katılım Nisan 2011
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My life would be greatly improved by drive-through Pizza places
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The smartest people today don’t want to touch politics w a 10 foot pole
Rep. Jack Kimble@RepJackKimble
Just a friendly warning. We don’t even make $200k per year in Congress despite working nearly 140 days. If we aren’t properly compensated, a lot of us will go to the private sector and you will be left with some real idiots in Congress.
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A police officer in Chattanooga pulled up to a burning house, kicked open the door, and carried a child out to help save a woman and her children. Insane
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I think about the Thucydides Trap almost every day. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/wor…
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Almost all the signers of the Declaration faced negative financial consequences for their patriotism. When did money become everything? Put your money where your mouth is.
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Yikes. Being too drunk is no excuse.
“At one point, he said that he hates Jews and hates gays and doesn’t care if they die. And I think that’s fucking disgusting,” Lawler said.
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Gerrymandering is bad for democracy, no matter who does it.
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@realDonaldTrump’s style is erratic, shoot from the hip, flexible, nonlinear, improvisational, deal-oriented, provocational, etc. Therefore, most of his policies are impossible to support/criticize in the moment. You have to wait til the dust settles to see if good or bad.
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Finding one’s craft — it’s an old idea that I came to myself over the last few years. This article is required reading for any young person trying to figure out career stuff.
nytimes.com/2026/04/19/bus…
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The insular world of Japanese woodworking
How to Be an American Carpenter in Japan? Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer nytimes.com/2025/03/03/art… via @NYTimes
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Among the most beautiful conversations I've heard in a while. @BenSasse and @DouthatNYT.
nytimes.com/2026/04/09/opi…
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