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I had not heard of David Rothkopf before but this Twitter thread was an interesting story.
A brief note to my Republican friends (and other supporters of the president): Keep your eye on the penny. It is about to drop. I'm reminded of a story when,... [more]
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I want to tell you a story. It's about this year's election results, and it's about hope.
With only 58% of the vote total reported, the New York Times is already comfortable projecting that Democratic incumbent Jerry McNerney will hold... [more]
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The other night I met up with other local folks to work on programs for our local Democratic club. One of them had been at JFK during the protests this weekend, and said they'd been delayed getting on the AirTrain because Port Authority had stopped... [more]
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Cognitive effort, and learning more but feeling like I'm learning less
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I'm a woman of color in F/OSS (previously re: a speech I gave, previously re: history of women in F/OSS). At 23:06 in this LibrePlanet keynote I gave in 2017 (very rough transcript) I talked -- in more general terms than I could have -- about how I... [more]
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no single cause; 5.9% of youth & 2.5% of adults; safe & effective meds
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