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“If this were a soccer match, whining about unfairness might be reasonable. But in fact this is a desperate struggle for the future of the republic. What is necessary is to win.”

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li

there is a reason this essay ends with a quote from a stasi officer. since the election, i have become extremely interested in the question of authoritarian regimes, and how they can be defeated. some remarks, on prairieland.

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One at a time, people

ok city ok

What in your mind as an English speaker does "man of the world" mean? What does it mean* in the chorus of Van Halen's "Beautiful Girls"? * If anything besides "here I am, ain't no man of the world" fits the meter and no one gave it a single further thought

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Web page always looking out for me, giving me a chance to click a second time for whatever choice I've made

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Genuinely asking: Do privately-employed goons get the same kind of qualified immunity that cops do? I would like to leaflet their homes with questions like this and things like the likelihood that they'll be offered asylum in Russia, El Salvador, the Kingdom of Eswatini, etc.

camacho

My latest for @thesouthlander.com is cracking open GEO Group's notorious black box detention center: Adelanto. thesouthlander.com/exclusive-ge...

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Catching up with family

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This is a great article about learning to read Japanese and reading in foreign languages in general AND you will become intensely interested in reading a Keigo Higashino mystery novel in translation or not

Unseen Japan

NEW: Beloved Japanese mystery writer Higashino Keigo has passed away at 68. Our writer looks at how the prolific author of 106 books made readers out of so many in Japan, and how his approachable writing makes his work an invaluable asset for Japanese learners.

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Is where I want to be but I guess I’m already there

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Am I out of my mind in thinking that there is some utility value in owning a vehicle? I get that car loans are more expensive but in what universe is a car an investment you should expect to recoup on resale? Genuinely wondering if I’m missing something

mtsw

Presenting the $6800 number — the average of all *underwater* car loans — as if it is the average amount of negative equity on ALL car loans is stupid to the point of dishonesty www.jalopnik.com/2222207/near...

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It’s unkind to implicitly mock people on Reddit who are just looking for guidance, but then again you’d think a native English-speaking American with seven years of teaching experience would be familiar with a common idiom

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