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Dirk Hoag

@Forechecker

Former 🏒 blogger. ERP IT Director (Infor M3), @amyhforgood's 👫, dad of 3⃣, @UMich econ alum & Tolkien nerd. INTP. Politics: radical moderate.

 Medford, New Jersey
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Hilary Clinton did not get enough credit from progressives in my opinion for her unequivocal defense of women’s reproductive freedom throughout the 2016 campaign. This was unprecedented and underappreciated. thecut.com/2016/10/hillary-c…
Hillary Clinton Defended Abortion Rights in Final Debate

Hillary Clinton Defended Abortion Rights in Final Debate

“I will stand up for that right.”

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It's Cheap Fun Friday! Today we compare the cost of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips to the money we save because he doesn't collect his salary cepr.net/blogs/beat-the-pres…
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Great thread on how discrimination has been studied in economics. Looks like a fascinating and super interesting PhD thesis by @CleoCZ
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An important read.
Miles Kimball (@mileskimball) profile pictureMiles Kimball
@mileskimball4 May 2019
New post: "John Locke: How to Recognize a Tyrant" blog.supplysideliberal.com/p…
John Locke: How to Recognize a Tyrant — Confessions of a Supply-Side Liberal

John Locke: How to Recognize a Tyrant — Confessions of a Supply-Side Liberal

Chapter XVIII of John Locke’s 2d Treatise on Government: Of Civil Government , “Of Tyranny,” discusses two marks of a tyrant: going beyond the law and working for their own (often unenlightened)...

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Jeet Heer
@HeerJeet4 May 2019
This will be met with complete silence not only from almost all Republican elected officials but also most of the right-wing media (National Review, Wall Street Journal editorial page). They too are complicit in the return of white nationalism to the mainstream.
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Joe Biden
@JoeBiden29 Apr 2019
I'm sick of this President badmouthing unions. Labor built the middle class in this country. Minimum wage, overtime pay, the 40-hour week: they exist for all of us because unions fought for those rights. We need a President who honors them and their work.
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The Trump Administration tried to prevent women from accessing basic reproductive health information. We fought back. Today, @NewJerseyOAG won a nationwide injunction blocking @realdonaldtrump's dangerous gag rule.
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport (@NewJerseyOAG) profile pictureAttorney General Jennifer Davenport
@NewJerseyOAG29 Apr 2019
Replying to @NewJerseyOAG
BREAKING: We’ve secured a nationwide injunction against the Title X gag rule. The court declared the federal rule “a ham-fisted approach to health policy that recklessly disregards the health outcomes of women, families, and communities.
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Because they're so innocent...
Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) profile pictureCitizens for Ethics
@CREWcrew30 Apr 2019
Late Night Breaking News: President Trump, Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump and his business are suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One to block them from turning over financial records to congressional committees that have issued subpoenas for the information. cnn.com/2019/04/29/politics/…
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Ben Rhodes
@brhodes26 Apr 2019
Based on what’s been confirmed to be true and Trump’s own contradictory lies, that’s like 31 percent believing the earth is flat.
Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) profile pictureJim Sciutto
@jimsciutto26 Apr 2019
New WaPo/ABC News poll: 58% believe Trump lied to the American public about matters under investigation by Mueller 31% believe he told the truth.
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Robert E. Lee owned 200 slaves (which he famously tortured) then led a rebellion to extend slavery which killed 620,000 people. Saying you're not a racist, you just love Robert E. Lee is like saying you're not an antisemite, you just love Hitler.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) profile pictureAaron Rupar
@atrupar26 Apr 2019
Replying to @atrupar
Asked if he still thinks there were "very fine people" on both sides of the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Trump says, "I was talking about people that went b/c they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E Lee. A great general, whether you like it or not"
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Remember when @realDonaldTrump had a gun violence listening session and promised to “do something about this horrible situation that’s going on” in America? Well apparently “do something” means address the NRA at their convention. What a disgrace.
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) profile pictureDonald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump26 Apr 2019
Heading to Indianapolis to speak at the big NRA Conference. Love being in Indiana. The @NRA is getting stronger & stronger and doing some really great and important work. Having their powerful support has been vital to #MAGA!
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Let’s be clear: the best spectator ballpark seat ever was Upper Deck at Tiger Stadium. Non-negotiable.
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POTUS lawyer: "It's totally fine to use hacked materials when people want to know what they say!" POTUS, next day: Sues Congress to ensure financial records stay secret. Just saying.
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To those who doubt that Trump schemes to become America's dictator -- or emperor as @tonyschwartz, who wrote The Art of the Deal for Trump, said on @TheLastWord Monday -- here is the latest evidence:
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) profile pictureDonald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump23 Apr 2019
I wonder if the New York Times will apologize to me a second time, as they did after the 2016 Election. But this one will have to be a far bigger & better apology. On this one they will have to get down on their knees & beg for forgiveness-they are truly the Enemy of the People!
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This is simply an argument in favor of painful suffering for its own sake, and, as such, it is the essence of American conservatism.
Philip Klein (@philipaklein) profile picturePhilip Klein
@philipaklein22 Apr 2019
New post: "Elizabeth Warren's plan to cancel student loan debt would be a slap in the face to all those who struggled to pay off their loans" washingtonexaminer.com/opini…
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If they don't impeach, then firing the FBI director to stop an investigation into your activities is something presidents can do.
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The guy hasn't said a thing about the three historically black churches burned down in Louisiana in 9 days.
Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) profile pictureVice President Mike Pence Archived
@VP4515 Apr 2019
Notre Dame is an iconic symbol of faith to people all over the world – and it is heartbreaking to see a house of God in flames. Our thoughts and prayers are with the firefighters on the scene and all the people of Paris.
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Yes we can.
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If you stop and think about it, there is a good chunk of America that doesn't believe scientists, experts and journalists, yet trusts the word of a president who has defrauded people all his life and who has lied repeatedly and brazenly while in office. We have much to fix.
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