Follow-up

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That was beautifully written.

Also,

I was also queer and nerdy and not particularly popular. I was suffocating in the closet, and birding offered me a way to escape.

I’d watch American robins hop on lawns looking for worm sign, fire-truck-red cardinals adorn backyard shrubs, mockingbirds take to TV antennas (cable wouldn’t arrive into most homes for a few more years) to belt out medleys punctuated with leaps into the air, feathers of gray and white flashing against an Ansel Adams sky.

Yup. You sure are.

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“Most people don’t care about this issue and don’t want to get roped into a conversation,” Schuhmacher said. “Therefore they’re not going to buy the beer.”

Or to state it another way, most people don’t want to be harassed by dickheads who are likely armed and who want to make their opinions known loudly

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… “in principle” :thinking:

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Setting the politics aside, I think most USians would be in favor of single-payer healthcare just for the benefit of getting rid of the hassle of arguing with health insurers/hospitals/clinics.

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yes please!

( and i’d bet most doctors and nurses would like that too )

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Here’s a follow up I bet you all missed. Kari Lake is now governor.

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Welp, there you go. I gotta start reading every topic.

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I mean I get what it looks like but that to me clearly says Kari Lake for Governor.

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In the filing, prosecutors said after his arrest, Kandula told U.S. Secret Service investigators he intended to “get to the White House, seize power, and be put in charge of the nation,”

Season 3 GIF by Parks and Recreation

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So definitely a republican then.

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Well, that would explain the Nazi flag.

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