Republicans and Democrats hold their nose and vote along their party line all the time. It's called picking lesser of two evils. I don't really get your projection about escaping responsibility.
Anyway, there is a direct correlation between Trump's polling numbers and the moment the first indictment happened. This isn't some sort of conspiracy. It literally is what's happening. Unlike Roe being overturned, this isn't self-inflicted damage.
I agree with you. Trump is absolutely courting this response on purpose. And the powers that be are dutifully playing along giving him exactly what he wants.
Unfortunately the die has been cast and I don't see any possibility outcome that is "good" for the longterm state of this country. And I'm talking beyond any possible election result.
Do remember that politics attracts people who are interested in collecting and asserting power and influence and are very often willing to sacrifice whatever is convenient to benefit and enrich themselves above all else.
No, it's not Murc's Law - it's just good old fashioned irony.
I know that you all truly believe democracy is in peril and that convicting the Orange Devil will help save the Republic for which we stand. I don't doubt that is the motivation driving all of this.
It's just that I also know you 're all blind to how the actual result has the potential to be the exact opposite of the result you are intending.
You mean those few months between the laptop misinformation-misinformation campaign and when he was out of office? I don't know. Why didn't this year's indictmentpalooza happen 2 years ago?
I assure you, when the GOP takes back control of the DOJ - and that day will come - they will go after the Bidens. And you will dismiss any and all evidence of their guilt and call it political retribution.
The only way Donald J. Trump can win the next election is by making him a martyr, which is what it seems the left-controlled levers of justice are hellbent on doing.
You are rallying people who do not like Trump to his side. You understand that, right? I mean, it's a great way to not have to go against a Republican who has a chance in the general, but it's the left who seem perfectly content to risk what they fear most.
And my dude, "the big guy" 100% benefitted from Hunter's dirty deals. Please stop.
I believe Trump and Biden are both guilty of many, if not most, of the things they are being accused of. I don't know how many of those things are provable and/or illegal.
However, I also believe the enforcement precedent being established is leading our country down a Banana Republic path. It will ultimately do far more damage to this country than any potential "justice" can justify.
The author dismisses the precedent risk by using Ben Shapiro as an example.
While I can appreciate the irony of Shapiro's recent comments and the title of his book - I think we should all recognize that advocating prosecution and actually using the levers of power to prosecute are two very, very different things.
I went into the theater last night with high expectations and perhaps that is part of the reason I was terribly disappointed.
I think this movie could have been profound if focused on Oppenheimer's inner conflict, transformation and regret and not a defending your life prism of a Senate confirmation hearings and a board review of a security clearance renewal. What is it with Hollywood compulsion to focus on the Red Scare? So much more to Opp's story that is far more interesting. Half the film is about his connection with communists and that is not that interesting.
As for the score, it was a constant distraction. I don't recall ever thinking that of a film. It was almost comical. I kept thinking "this is not nearly as dramatic as the music thinks it is." So loud and so over the top. Kept taking me out of the film.
Classic framing of the opposition argument as a scarecrow and then knocking it down with established narrative. The tell is: "The complaint appears to be..."
No actual attempt to understand the others perspective. It's intellectually dishonest.
I'm not sure about that. But even if true, it all counts and it fills up your inbox. My favorite: Reply all "Thanks"
I'm just - barely - old enough to remember a time where workplace comms consisted of just meetings, conference calls, phone calls and memorandums. It took about 2 months of having email to completely eradicate memos. And when it did, written communications became lazy, sloppy and exponentially sprawling. And depending on your workplace culture - a pure CYA medium. (But you were cc'd!!)
I think the problem is pointless communication. When your inbox is littered with 200 emails a day only 7 are actually worth reading, that's a problem. When you have an email exchange with someone that takes an hour when a simple phone call would have taken 10 minutes, that's a problem.
People abuse emails as much as they abuse meeting, imo.
A great meeting is superior to a great email. No substitute for a meaningful discussion where questions can be answered in real time and much more quickly.
You're also assuming people are going to read your email.
The happy compromise is for the government to present their case as to why something might be mis or disinformationn and refrain from censoring the public.
On “POETS Day! Allen Ginsberg”
The lesson of Howl is 'never underestimate the power of a killer lede".
Part I reads like crib notes to On The Road, which is another example of a work people say they love but never read (or didn't bothered to finish).
It's all Neal Cassady's fault.
On “For Republicans, It’s Time to Panic”
Republicans and Democrats hold their nose and vote along their party line all the time. It's called picking lesser of two evils. I don't really get your projection about escaping responsibility.
Anyway, there is a direct correlation between Trump's polling numbers and the moment the first indictment happened. This isn't some sort of conspiracy. It literally is what's happening. Unlike Roe being overturned, this isn't self-inflicted damage.
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I agree with you. Trump is absolutely courting this response on purpose. And the powers that be are dutifully playing along giving him exactly what he wants.
Unfortunately the die has been cast and I don't see any possibility outcome that is "good" for the longterm state of this country. And I'm talking beyond any possible election result.
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Ok, thanks for the tip.
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Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying.
And you know nothing of my fantasy world, sir!
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I dunno. Are they? Not interested in taking this conversation overseas.
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Do remember that politics attracts people who are interested in collecting and asserting power and influence and are very often willing to sacrifice whatever is convenient to benefit and enrich themselves above all else.
"
No, it's not Murc's Law - it's just good old fashioned irony.
I know that you all truly believe democracy is in peril and that convicting the Orange Devil will help save the Republic for which we stand. I don't doubt that is the motivation driving all of this.
It's just that I also know you 're all blind to how the actual result has the potential to be the exact opposite of the result you are intending.
The simulation is funny like that.
"
You mean those few months between the laptop misinformation-misinformation campaign and when he was out of office? I don't know. Why didn't this year's indictmentpalooza happen 2 years ago?
I assure you, when the GOP takes back control of the DOJ - and that day will come - they will go after the Bidens. And you will dismiss any and all evidence of their guilt and call it political retribution.
"
If we started objectively investigating and prosecuting every politician in government, we wouldn't have politicians in government.
Maybe you're on to something.
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The only way Donald J. Trump can win the next election is by making him a martyr, which is what it seems the left-controlled levers of justice are hellbent on doing.
You are rallying people who do not like Trump to his side. You understand that, right? I mean, it's a great way to not have to go against a Republican who has a chance in the general, but it's the left who seem perfectly content to risk what they fear most.
And my dude, "the big guy" 100% benefitted from Hunter's dirty deals. Please stop.
"
I believe Trump and Biden are both guilty of many, if not most, of the things they are being accused of. I don't know how many of those things are provable and/or illegal.
However, I also believe the enforcement precedent being established is leading our country down a Banana Republic path. It will ultimately do far more damage to this country than any potential "justice" can justify.
"
The author dismisses the precedent risk by using Ben Shapiro as an example.
While I can appreciate the irony of Shapiro's recent comments and the title of his book - I think we should all recognize that advocating prosecution and actually using the levers of power to prosecute are two very, very different things.
On “Mini-Throughput: Einstein’s Greatest Mistake Edition”
Experts are commonplace. Anyone who works in any field can be considered an "expert" on something.
Genius is rare. And Einstein is an outlier among geniuses.
Using an example of rare genius to make a "trust the experts" argument is not compelling.
And that's without even considering how "experts" are so often corrupted by bias and/or incentives.
On “Ten Things I Think After Watching Oppenheimer”
I went into the theater last night with high expectations and perhaps that is part of the reason I was terribly disappointed.
I think this movie could have been profound if focused on Oppenheimer's inner conflict, transformation and regret and not a defending your life prism of a Senate confirmation hearings and a board review of a security clearance renewal. What is it with Hollywood compulsion to focus on the Red Scare? So much more to Opp's story that is far more interesting. Half the film is about his connection with communists and that is not that interesting.
As for the score, it was a constant distraction. I don't recall ever thinking that of a film. It was almost comical. I kept thinking "this is not nearly as dramatic as the music thinks it is." So loud and so over the top. Kept taking me out of the film.
It was way too long. 45 minutes needed to be cut.
I laughed out loud at the board room sex scene.
On “Weekend Plans Post: Before Your Bosses Come Back”
“Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.”
— Eliot Spitzer
On “Mid-Season Standing of the Fans”
Seems Mr. Briggs did not consider the Federal League as a 3rd major league either...
On “That’s Not How That Works: “The New Right’s Theory of Power””
Classic framing of the opposition argument as a scarecrow and then knocking it down with established narrative. The tell is: "The complaint appears to be..."
No actual attempt to understand the others perspective. It's intellectually dishonest.
On “The First GOP Primary Poll That Matters (For Getting On Debate Stage)”
Desantis & Co have to pound the drum: "If you vote for Trump, you are electing Biden/Harris."
If "Trump can't win" isn't enough to convert a Trump voter, nothing else will. And if the GOP still nominates the clown, they deserve what they get.
On “Meetings, And The Pure, Clean, Unbridled Hatred Thereof”
I feel like I'm being put in the dreaded "defending Trump" scenario.
Let me be clear, I hate unnecessary meeting too!
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Thanks!
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I'm not sure about that. But even if true, it all counts and it fills up your inbox. My favorite: Reply all "Thanks"
I'm just - barely - old enough to remember a time where workplace comms consisted of just meetings, conference calls, phone calls and memorandums. It took about 2 months of having email to completely eradicate memos. And when it did, written communications became lazy, sloppy and exponentially sprawling. And depending on your workplace culture - a pure CYA medium. (But you were cc'd!!)
"
I think the problem is pointless communication. When your inbox is littered with 200 emails a day only 7 are actually worth reading, that's a problem. When you have an email exchange with someone that takes an hour when a simple phone call would have taken 10 minutes, that's a problem.
People abuse emails as much as they abuse meeting, imo.
"
A great meeting is superior to a great email. No substitute for a meaningful discussion where questions can be answered in real time and much more quickly.
You're also assuming people are going to read your email.
On “Open Mic for the week of 7/3/2023”
The happy compromise is for the government to present their case as to why something might be mis or disinformationn and refrain from censoring the public.
Thought this was settled 200+ years ago.