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In a 1994 interview with @Harpers, John Ehrlichman, the Watergate co-conspirator, admitted that the Nixon Administration invented the war on drugs in order to imprison Black-Americans and hippies, two groups he felt threatened by. Ehrlichman in his own words:
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For the sake of better understanding the inner workings of the "mysterious Russian soul", I've compiled a long list of polls which, put together, make for a rather compelling image, one that I hope will dismiss the idea of the "silent majority of the good Russian people". 🧵
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Fun fact about Kamala Harris from @politico this morning, she has her own self-chosen Chinese name instead of a phonetic translation: 賀錦麗. She chose this under the advice of a long-time Chinese-American friend who thought it would help her with Chinese voters in SF.
I have told my kids many times the President I admired the most is George Washington, for willingly let go of power so we have a republic today instead of a monarchy.
By selflessly relinquishing power Biden is now up there with the greatest of the greats. A true patriot.
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NEW: analysis of millions of books published over the centuries suggests western society is shifting away from a culture of progress, and towards one of caution, worry and risk-aversion.
I think this is one of the most important challenges facing us today.
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I almost exclusively listen to male thought leaders, podcasters, etc... given that I work in a male dominated industry.
But this chick really hit the nail on the head. It's not even feminism... it's just reality for women.
#retwit
Makes me want to write a book...
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This is the typical pattern: the more obsessed a field is with ethics, the less ethical it is.
The campus debate on the #IsraelHamasWar is also Humanities vs. STEM + Econ.
@Columbia faculty issued two open letters, one defending and one condemning students' defense of Hamas. Here are their affiliations.
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这次水灾再次让我坚信了其实粉红就是最大的支黑群体。
你淹了，埋了，他们都不在乎
相反，还要为造成这一切的人鼓掌叫好。这是属于他们的“大佐牛逼”。
他们对于中国人遭受的苦难是无所谓的，一切都是你自己的原因，你自己火灾不跑，你自己洪水来了不撤，不淹你家下游别人家就要淹，所以麻烦你淹一淹。你不愿意，那你就是1450跟境外势力。
中国人在他们眼里就是不值得一救的。
可是如果一不小心有救援人员因为救援牺牲了，他们就要吵翻天了，因为你一个刁民害了他们心中的“大佐”，所以你罪该万死。
但是粉红要比支黑更牛逼的一点是，支黑只是支黑，但是粉红除了爹是六亲不认的，对这个星球上所有人类都仇恨，只沉浸在爹的牛逼当中。
简而言之，只要爹能够伟大复兴，那么全世界苦一苦都是理所应当的。
但是粉红也不是无药可救的
因为生活在这里最公平的事情就是，每个人都会挨铁拳。
直到有一天铁拳砸到了自己头上，粉红们自然意识到自己的贱民属性，然后冒着充当1450的风险惊呼一声：妈的，老子要维权！
Exactly right.
This 🧵 won’t solve the defeatism pervading opinion journalism, but I hope it highlights a couple of fallacies in today’s Chronicle editorial, “Deporting Honduran migrants won’t solve S.F.’s drug crisis. The Chronicle’s investigation shows why.” (1/21)
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"Let's help poor Black kids by just not teaching anyone math" is the most fucking boneheaded idea I've ever heard. Those kids are behind in math because they get less parental help. And now you're going to give them less help at school, too? Fucking brain-dead!!!
Cambridge Public Schools eliminated advanced math in middle school with the aim of reducing disparities between low-income children of color and their more affluent peers. But some families and educators argue the decision has had the opposite effect. trib.al/tXxKKPs
