robert winthrop

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,165

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 1, 2022

This is the grave of Robert Winthrop. Born in Boston in 1809, Winthrop came from one of the true Brahmin families. His ancestor was John Winthrop, founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony all the way back in 1630. He was super elite all the way,...

Shirley0401
effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities
First of all, in a country where products move across state lines multiple times before hitting shelves, how...
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Shirley0401 I have no doubt in my mind that Newsom spends a fair bit of time listening to himself. Probably while whispering "oh yeah just like that" to himself under his breath.
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Shirley0401
And I don't give a shit what a politician actually believes if he is doing what I think is right. I'm way long past that thinking.
I give a shit, because people who...
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Shirley0401 All of your points are valid, but #3 is the thing that is the most important of all of them. Like, I get that we don't have a network of coordinated propaganda outlets like the GOP does, but...
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Shirley0401
I agree that when your crafting messages to appeal to persuadable voters during an election campaign, “Trump ruin economy” is better politics than “Trump threat to democracy,” like...
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