John Scotus
American abroad. Iconoclast. A member of the radical center. #nevertrump.
Joined Oct 2022
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@kel "Musk also argued, contrary to some of his critics, that well-resourced purveyors of mis- and disinformation would not be able to game the system because they would quickly run out of phone numbers and credit cards, or eventually tire of the effort."
Yea, tell that to the folks spamming my cellphone at all hours of the day. 🙄
This is so great, and timeless.
60 years ago, Billboard #13 for the week of Nov. 5, 1962: Sam Cooke -- Nothing Can Change This Love https://youtu.be/B1c95YyUlLI
50 years ago, Billboard #10 for the week of Nov. 5, 1972: Eagles -- Witchy Woman https://youtu.be/JkzHODr-O9Y
This, from Jonathan Last, seems exactly right. Source: https://nytimes.com/2022/11/09/opi
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UPDATE - https://counter.social is now back online after 2 hours of unscheduled capacity upgrades, including a 10th server added to the cluster. Woot.
https://netops.counter.social
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Twitter begins to roll out, then kills, grey checkmarks for high-profile accounts https://tcrn.ch/3DRJjQb
What if--and bear with me here--his wealth was never real to begin with? 🤔
Sam Bankman-Fried’s $16 Billion Fortune Is Eviscerated in Days https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-08/sbf-net-worth-is-eviscerated-in-days-with-binance-set-to-buy-ftx
You say it wasn't a grift? Look at the results. It was a grift. Flowers never had a chance, and he always knew it.
Boebert can still win this. The big mystery is why Democrats and Democratic donors spent so much money on grift factories like Marcus Flowers who never had a chance of winning, and not on trying to defeat Boebert.
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So if Masto wins in Nevada and Kelly in Arizona, the Democrats don't need Georgia to keep a tie in the Senate and effective control over the body with Harris's deciding vote. Ben Shapiro was calling this a red wedding instead of a red wave. Indeed.
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"Turns out the GOP base actually needed some of the folks that it mocked, scorned, and bullied right out the party." - David French
DeSantis may have won Florida, but he has all the national appeal of a bad case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. He's Ted Cruz without the charm. I hope he does take on Trump. It would be like two men fighting to see who should be the captain of the Titanic as the ship sinks.
Heads Trump Wins, Tails Republicans Lose https://www.thebulwark.com/heads-trump-wins-tails-republicans-lose/
After Big Win, DeSantis Styles Himself the Patron Saint of Freedom https://www.thebulwark.com/after-big-win-desantis-styles-himself-the-patron-saint-of-freedom/
So much for grand MAGA plans if they took control.
If the GOP wins the Senate by only one or two seats, and the House by less than 25 seats, then effectively the next two years will be essentially a lame duck session. Doubtful anything could pass either chamber, much less impeachment.
Lake already saying that the election has been stolen.
John Scotus
American abroad. Iconoclast. A member of the radical center. #nevertrump.
Joined Oct 2022