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Anastasis

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  1. Nothing is free. And I am not advocating against public schools. But if you came through that whole COVID thing we all lived through a few years ago with a sense that you can rely on the state to educate your children, I am not sure what to tell you. We're not even talking about a long attention span being required here.
  2. Yeah, I love those people. "Never call the cops." It's a little dogmatic, I know. But it's a pretty reasonable place to start with a 9 year old. You can break out the nuance when they get a bit older.
  3. Indoctrination camps with better reading lists and shitty athletic programs?
  4. They can't all be bangers from outside the box. Our public school system is a fucking joke. Basically just organized indoctrination camps with some math and an athletic program tacked on.
  5. Imagine thinking that it is the states responsibility to educate your children. True brain worms.
  6. Your attempt at moderation is counterproductive imo. Let the people vent and let it just organically play out. Or don't. Really don't make a shit.
  7. Stop being such an exchange ending cuck.
  8. Typical GOP warmongering neocons getting all the play in the Trump admin as it is shaping up. No one gives a shit about your sunday school bible readings.
  9. ketamine nasally administered imo. But there are a few posters here that would probably benefit from adjusting their stack.
  10. Best news I’ve heard today.
  11. I am not aware of consistent body size and shape characteristics associated with npd. ASD on the other hand is associated with obesity and certain body size/shape presentations. I am not disparaging anyone with those comments, which are far more benign than the comments on this thread that pull on those strings.
  12. Body shape and size characteristics common to autism, imo.
  13. French laundry gig did him in on national level. Or at lest should have.
  14. RFK might shut down chilis and it’s got posters here understandably shook.
  15. Love this whole exchange. We’re gonna make the cr great again. I’ll respond later with objective data supporting my view that QOL and attainment of middle class ideals has been on downward trend, but just want to acknowledge that this is how message boards are suppose to work. Thanks for that post.
  16. Stassney is breaking the chains of message board posting constraints right in front of our eyes. Just sit back and enjoy it.
  17. Can we add the following to the list: 1. Tax credits for family caregivers 2. Clemency granted for Ross Ulbricht 3. Promise to jail and torture anyone that doesn't use the "paste as plain text" feature when c/ping to surlyhorns.
  18. Dem Insiders Begged Team Harris Not to Campaign With Liz Cheney “People don’t want to be in a coalition with the devil,” says a Democratic source who was appalled by Harris’ embrace of Dick Cheney https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/harris-cheney-democrats-campaign-trump-election-2024-1235158805/ Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign started out fun. It opened with the politics of joy, and a hearty dose of mockery aimed at Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance. The campaign quickly adopted a different tack — attempting to project strength and leadership, while courting support from Republicans concerned about the threat posed by Trump. That approach culminated with Harris campaigning with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and touting an endorsement from her father, former Vice President and Iraq War architect Dick Cheney. The pitch bombed with Republicans, as Democrats’ share of moderates and independents fell and overall Democratic support crumbled, too. Now, several Democratic operatives and insiders tell Rolling Stone they tried to convince the Harris campaign and her allies that palling around with the Cheneys was a bad idea with little upside — and could harm Harris’ support among disaffected Democratic voters. The sources requested anonymity to discuss sensitive intraparty matters. One source close to the Harris campaign tells Rolling Stone they reached out to several staffers in and around the campaign to voice concerns about the candidate embracing Dick and Liz Cheney. “People don’t want to be in a coalition with the devil,” says the source, speaking about Dick Cheney. They say a Harris staffer responded that it was not the staff’s role to challenge the campaign’s decisions. A Democratic strategist says they warned key Harris surrogates and top-level officials at the Democratic National Committee that campaigning with Liz Cheney — and making the campaign’s closing argument about how many Republicans were supporting Harris — was highly unlikely to motivate any new swing voters, and risked dissuading already-despondent, infrequent Democratic voters who had supported Biden in 2020. The strategist says they also attempted to have big donors and battleground state party chairs convey the same argument to the Harris campaign. Another Democratic operative close to Harrisworld says they sent memos and data to Harris campaign staffers underscoring how, among other things, Republican voters, believe it or not, vote Republican — and that the data over the past year screamed that Democrats instead needed to reassure and energize the liberal base and Dem-leaning working class in battleground states. “We were told, basically, to get lost, no thank you,” says the operative. A Harris spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Following the Harris campaign’s crushing loss to Trump, there’s an argument to be made that Democrats never really stood a chance this election cycle, given Joe Biden’s unpopularity and Americans’ unhappiness with a brutal economy. But Harris exerted far more effort attempting to appeal to Republicans, moderates, and independents than the Democratic base — which has been demoralized, in part, by Biden’s continued support for Israel’s brutal war in Gaza. Exit polls suggest Democrats had major turnout issues; the portion of the 2024 electorate that identified as Democrat declined significantly compared to past presidential elections. Former White House Press Secretary and MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Friday on Morning Joe that Democrats had spent too much time listening to and lifting up Republicans who left Trump and the Never Trump movement.
  19. American politics is a game played on the margins. But I am sure that aligning and sitting on stage with the worst war mongers of the Cheney clan helped.
  20. Far more useful info than the twitter feeds.
  21. We were told that Gen Z was going to save us.
  22. Being scared of long form isn't a viable political strategy.
  23. You are a half ass son of a bitch. But this board is better to have you around.
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