Brianna Chesser

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Not the character of the day 🫶

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my first response to this was thinking it wouldn't work because he died, but he's not dead, he just stopped accepting donated turkey carcasses www.wbur.org/news/2020/11...

Mike Dukakis Is No Longer Accepting Turkey Carcasseswww.wbur.org In 2015, former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis went viral for collecting turkey carcasses. The exposure made it hard for the tradition to continue.

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Brianna Chesser

This world needs more people whose entire job is asking project proponents and operators "are you sure about this?" "are you really sure about this?" "what's your proof?" "what could go wrong" "what are the back-ups and fail-safes" "where's your documentation" "what's your 50 year plan for this"

Today, I got to teach two grad students the Art of Distrusting Beryllium & Prior Workers. As people who is responsible for bad things, they need to develop both respect and Suspicious Bastard skills.

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Robert Black

*Republicans say that if their leader is held accountable for doing crimes they will do revenge prosecutions of their political enemies* VSPs: hmmm let me stroke my chin about this NO YOU DOLT, you have your headline right there, it's "GOP openly operating by the logic of a crime syndicate"!

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Brianna Chesser

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Cooper Lund

Remember how frustrating it was when every new Trump scandal confirming how much of a piece of garbage he is didn’t seem to move poll numbers one iota? Well now it is Democrats’ turn when it comes to Biden and age.

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Brianna Chesser

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Cooper Lund

This guy called it

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Brianna Chesser

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Cooper Lund

For the good of the country, Donald Trump must drop out

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Brianna Chesser

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Micah

An early political memory came back to me this morning. A presidential campaign where age was a major factor for one candidate. At the first debate he appeared weak and doddering and pundits said it fundamentally changed the race. He won 49 states. Debates don’t matter.

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Brianna Chesser

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Chris Hayes

But isn’t that an unfair comparison, since they don’t have the MSM or Republican $ gunning for them the same way they are Biden? All Democratic politicians start to lose popularity when they become the main grist in the conservative/MSM mill.

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Brianna Chesser

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Bobo The Talking Clown

Guy who appears old and gets shit done. I’ll take it

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Brianna Chesser

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b-boy bouiebaisse

What no one has mentioned is Ohio GOP tried to block Biden from even being on the ballot & it took the governor intervention to make sure he would be on (despite following all the rules) You just going to replace him & expect no GOP shenanigans Whomever replaces him might not even be on all ballots

Projection screen?

i must ask again what people think the DNC is

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Brianna Chesser

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE

people want to believe that you can just swap out biden no harm no foul, but there is nothing about this system as constituted that allows that. but rather than grapple with this, the response is basically to scream “nuh uh”

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Brianna Chesser

bouie is literally the only person on the NYT board who is behaving and responding to the debate like a professional that has followed and covered a presidential election. i mean that seriously, i'm not being snarky.

if you actually get *paid* to write about politics for a living, screaming that the nominee has to drop out after one bad debate *in june* (and one in which the challenger did not do well, either), you are unqualified for your job and your salary

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Brianna Chesser

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis

A fun historical fact is that the German-supported Nazi Party in New York was basically destroyed by Jewish-led organized crime groups. www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...

Gangsters vs. Nazis: How the Jewish Mob fought American admirers of the Third Reichwww.tabletmag.com Emboldened by Hitler’s rise to power in Germany in 1933, and fueled by the Great Depression, anti-Semitism increased throughout the United States, and over 100 anti-Semitic organizations sprung up acr...

Heading over to eBay, brb

May all your dreams one day come true.

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Brianna Chesser

May all your dreams one day come true.

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Brianna Chesser

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kilgore trout

Yep. Worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaaE...

"When you get knocked down you get back up!"www.youtube.com YouTube video by C-SPAN

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Brianna Chesser

maybe I’ve just lost the plot but biden has like a 40 year history of needlessly kicking his own ass in various goofy new ways then popping out the other side giggling like the caddyshack gopher so I dunno what I’m supposed to do as far as freaking out that he’s up to it yet again

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Brianna Chesser

Timeline cleanse. Please add your #adorable

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Brianna Chesser

It's hard to explain how widespread the repercussions of overturning Chevron deference will be. Even if you narrow the scope down to tech policy, you're left wrangling a super-explainer on a friday afternoon www.theverge.com/24188365/che...

What SCOTUS just did to net neutrality, the right to repair, the environment, and morewww.theverge.com The end of Chevron deference will touch on everything from broadband policy to climate change.

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Philip Bump

A guideline I use that has served me well is that if a lot of people who I know to be stupid are saying something a lot, it's probably wrong.

It was on video, we all saw it, how did that lie even gain traction?! youtu.be/JmaZR8E12bs?...

Trump claimed last night that he'd been "exonerated" (including by Tapper) for using the phrase "very fine people" to describe protesters at Charlottesville. It's a years-long retcon that requires ignoring a lot of context. Gift link: wapo.st/4cEaH47

Analysis | What Trump said with his ‘very fine people’ comments vs. what he meantwapo.st Trump and his supporters like to remove his comments from his broader effort to downplay the actions of white supremacists in 2017 in Charlottesville.

President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBCyoutu.be President Donald Trump answers questions at a press briefing on infrastructure at Trump Tower in New York. » Subscribe to CNBC: http://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more. Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Find CNBC News on Facebook: http://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC Follow CNBC News on Twitter: http://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC Follow CNBC News on Google+: http://cnb.cx/PlusCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: http://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBC

A lot of people who are freaking out about Joe Biden’s debate performance being indicative of anything other than Joe Biden not being a master debater are the same people who called Hillary Clinton over-prepared, shrill, and arrogant. Don’t listen to them and Vote Biden.

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b-boy bouiebaisse

I don't know if politics discussion has always been Long Time Listener Call Ins To Sports Radio 610 but by God it's exhausting. People are just straight up doing impossible trade fantasies now

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Brianna Chesser

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b-boy bouiebaisse

Also foolish. Spin is what matters and it's not hard to spin Biden's performance. He's a mumbly old man who was right on substance, Trump is a convicted felon, an insurrectionist, and a drooling, senile fascist who wants a national abortion ban.

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Rob Honeycutt

Well, to take the maritime allegory one step further: in a crisis at sea, the only resources you have are the ones you brought with you. No one’s bringing you additional options, no matter how much wishful thinking you do.

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Brianna Chesser

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Rob Honeycutt

Hi, actual sailor here, that’s actually the time not to panic. Panicking just gets you killed.

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Pwnallthethings

“Ask yourself, why does every fuckwit asshole billionaire want this obvious *loser* of a man to be President? So they can continue to fuck over every person who works for a living, because that’s what he did and he won’t stop them from doing it to you“

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Brianna Chesser

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Pwnallthethings

So you know what, yes, if you're a billionaire, you're going to vote for Mr Trump. If you're not ... why? He's going to make your life much worse. He's going to crush you. You remember how bad COVID was due to his mismanagement? How we lived indoors, fearing the next tweet? Reject it in November.

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Brianna Chesser

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Pwnallthethings

"Are you too old?" Fantastic question Jake, love the enthusiasm. You know, this country is pretty old too. I love this country. Even though it's very old and a little creaky sometimes, I love it dearly. I think it's future looks bright, and I'm proud to work for all the generations after me