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@AmielHandelsman

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Host of How My View Grew, a podcast. Leadership coach. Omni-American. Go Blue!

Ann Arbor, MI
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Amiel Handelsman
4 years
Critiquing White Fragility via ten supplemental takes: so-called white people are complex & varied; honor the survival brain; simple victim/perpetrator stories are misleading; different strokes for different folks; people need positive visions & stories
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@julianzelizer @realDonaldTrump And: Arguing that impeachment will divide country and give talking points to GOP ignores one thing: no matter what Dems do, GOP will make same accusations against Dems. Their messaging is a pure autoresponde
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@maggieNYT This exchange is proof enough that Kavanaugh is lying, dissembling, avoiding, and painfully uncomfortable with any suggestion he used to black out.
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Why Deracializing People Is Essential To Combating Racism—the mini version of my ebook:
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5 years
@tribelaw Great framing. I’d add: The evil genius framing of GOP is to frame impeachment of Mr Trump as a radical and emotional act aimed at revenge. It’s actually a conservative and sober act aimed at preserving our democracy. Why don’t Dems use this language?
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Many black-identified Americans reject the victim label. As a white-identified American, I say "no" to the rescuer role. There is no one for me to save, but there is a story of Black American resilience to honor. @FreeBlckThought , @gregthomas22 The piece:
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@davidfrum @davidfrum to clarify: are you saying that President Obama has or has not met this standard?
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@davidfrum @davidfrum , it's a bit like this?
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@mattyglesias My take: political journalists are often liberals who are terrified of being called out as such, so they’re like little league coaches who are hardest on their own kids. Gotta prove they don’t play favorites—but then do in the opposite direction
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@brianbeutler @ChrisCoons Flake, Murkowski et al could go back to Grassley/McConnell and say "We weren't clear enough. This plan won't work for us. We need you to__". This requires (a) the current plan truly doesn't satisfy them and (b) they have the courage and personal power to do this
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@brianbeutler Starting impeachment hearings is an act of constitutional prudence. Why not frame it as such? Hearings are like dropping lifeboats into the water to save American democracy. The vote on articles is liking putting those lifeboats to use.
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@jayrosen_nyu Agreed on the train wreck, and let's also acknowledge, as I'm sure you'd agree, that this reporter knew her stuff and allowed no wiggle room. She was great
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@joshtpm It’s the same goalpost-shifting logic that calls today’s Democrats, who are to the right of Ike on tax policy, “the left”
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@tribelaw Yes, and it’s not because Burke is a one of a kind. There are literally hundreds (thousands) of attorneys who would produce better results in this setting than even the best member of Congress.
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@tribelaw Dems are at risk of breaking Timothy Snyder’s first rule for battling tyranny: Don’t Obey In Advance. Let’s see impeachment hearings start in July. That would be nice
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@brianbeutler Why did so many people so quickly think Kavanaugh was guilty? Because right away Kavanaugh neither asked his alibi, Mark Judge, to back up his story live nor requested an FBI investigation.
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@bengreenfield @realDonaldTrump @JoeBiden Remembering that nearly everything Mr Trump says is a psychological projection, we’d merely need to know what he regularly uses and not expect it to appear on any Ben Greenfield-approved list
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@brianbeutler Flake, Murkowski et al could go back to Grassley/McConnell and say "We weren't clear enough. This plan won't work for us. We need you to__". This requires (a) the current plan truly doesn't satisfy them and (b) they have the courage and personal power to do this
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@brianbeutler Yes, Jordan just unwittingly gave sober Democrats a reason to start impeachment hearings immediately. If they don't, they will both get pummeled politically and feel cowardly. If they do, they'll both win politically and know that they have a backbone and can use it.
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Dems’ fear that impeachment will create backlash ala Clinton in late 90s. But these situations are strikingly different: 1. Clinton’s approval ratings were in high 50s and low 60s before impeachment, 20 points higher than Mr Trump’s
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2 years
@FreeBlckThought It's pretty clear he identifies first as a coach. And no wonder—that's what he wakes up and goes to bed thinking about every day. Interesting to hear the journalists try to pull him off this and him say, "No thanks."
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@bigfatsurprise @ProfTimNoakes Deep bow to you and @ProfTimNoakes for taking a stand and for your persistence. May public opinion one day reflect what the empirical evidence makes clear
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@sbkaufman His focus is indeed singularly focused. The impact of this imbalance is less credibility. The cause? I don't know his particulars but with others it's often a combo of (a) past trauma by one side (b) flow of rewards from the other side
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@SethAbramson Any chance July 1 is a red herring intended to both distract and create a theory that evidence will disprove? Why would K knowingly hand this over?
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@robertwrighter NYT has no obligation whatsoever to immediately report a factual claim by a terrorist group known for lying. Especially one with explosive possibilities. In fact, many journalists would say they have an obligation NOT to report that. Read @MattiFriedman on this
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2 years
Enormously hopeful story from @JamesFallows about a local policy change designed thoughtfully with many interests in mind, introduced gradually, and now creating cleaner air, lighter sounds, and more environmental justice. More of this please!
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@ElizabethDrewOH @SenKamalaHarris @djrothkopf This is exactly what Kavanaugh said when Harris asked him if he’d ever discussed Mueller with a conservative law firm.
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6 years
@RichLowry No middle ground between unemotional robotic equanimity and uncontrolled rage?
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9 years
@gtdguy Almost all the cool things I’ve done in life started on my Someday/Maybe list. http://t.co/178gjHsqMb #GTD #TheAmielShow
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@jayrosen_nyu …and then check back in on them. How many journalists have gone back to GOP officials who said ACA would collapse the economy, produce socialism, etc. and asked them “To what extent that has happened?” Follow through!
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@tribelaw Schiff: “So we will have to decide, do we nonetheless go through an impeachment because to do otherwise would signal that somehow this president's conduct is OK?” This is halfway to decent framing. Why not say “it’s a choice between impeachment hearings or permissiveness.”
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@NormEisen Refusing to directly answer a simple questions about wanting an FBI investigation is pretty damning. Completely making up new definitions of terms like "boot" and "Devil's Triangle" is pretty damning. Acting like an alcoholic cough with a bottle is pretty damning.
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@tribelaw It’s time to cut off the pervasive “Dems want to embarrass the President” framing at the knees, not with facts but with a reframe.
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@Shawn_Phillips @MollyJongFast @mehdirhasan agreed. When he said "I can't see the graphs" I was hoping the host would say "Why don't you look out of your other eye?"
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@sbkaufman It's actually ideological consistency. The far left views Jews as members of a fixed category called "oppressor." By definition, oppressors cannot be victims. So when Israelis are massacred, there's no problem. In fact, Israel is responsible.
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@kurteichenwald @kurteichenwald so this could be like that fundraiser back in 2016 he held purportedly to raise money for veterans?
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@brianbeutler The apple is rotten. It looks bad. It smells bad. It tastes bad. I just got sick after taking a bite. So before I share it with others, I’m going to send it to the FBI to ensure its acidity level is within accepted boundaries.
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@tribelaw Mueller is like starting pitcher who got America through the first four innings. Congress needs to complete the game.
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@tribelaw @JRubinBlogger @SpeakerPelosi @RepJerryNadler @jamie_raskin @LeaderHoyer Corollary idea: Every Dem candidate who does a Town Hall in Fox News devotes 3-5 min of their time to reading a key excerpt from Mueller report.
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@MdmeAlbertine @ewarren Ditto on “national security risk.” We are facing not only past violations of the Oath but risks every day to national security. Great framing!
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@robertwrighter One could gather a bunch of people and rally for the "Final Solution" thinking it means a peaceful resolution to the conflict. That doesn't means (a) Others accustomed to the usual meaning will hear it that way or (b) It is useful
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@DavidCayJ @ggreenwald @democracynow David, as someone who has studied Mr Trump’s business dealings, what do you think of Seth Abramson’s point that Mueller didn’t even render judgment on the main form of collusion: trading business/$ for loosened sanctions?
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2 years
Greg, Mark and I provide a glimpse of our new offering in the D&I space and riff on the deeper complexities that make this a challenging and fascinating enterprise. Note: we replace the word "equity" with another word. Hmm...what might that be?
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3 years
Enjoyed this refreshing interview Kimi Katiti did with @StrangelEdweird and @MsMelChen on #FAIRperspectives . Insights on S. Africa particularly revealing.
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@joshtpm After "...is really unfortunate", Kavauangh leans back and looks up. He absolutely doesn't mean a word he is saying. Total sign of lack of sincerity. Watch the body. It's all in the body.
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@SethAbramson Could it be that the GOP wanted this investigation to distract from the mountain of lies by keeping Dem Senators complaining about the investigation rather than highlighting the perjury?
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@SethAbramson Great point, but it obscures the very real possibility that impeachment hearings will strengthen, not weaken, Dems politically in 2020 and beyond. Win/win
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@jmpalmieri @WesleyLowery @ZerlinaMaxwell Agreed. So many of us are wired to fall for certain male candidates—it’s a habit strengthened over time. We have no body memory of falling for female candidates. It’s all new. But I sense it’s a love that, once it takes, will last longer.
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@Jego_47 @jbenton This is my theory too. And she wasn’t his girlfriend. They were going out. It’s plausible he treated her like crap and didn’t know or care she was assaulted
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@JohnHMcWhorter @1776Unites This made me smile (with sadness): "Note that first, this means nothing whatsoever. Note second that if it makes any kind of sense at all, it is as scripture. It sounds like something somewhere between Lost Horizon and The Ten Commandments"
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@bigfatsurprise @VinnieTortorich Despite the fact that its title is missing the essential words “Big” and “Surprise”, I’m going to check it out.
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Still waiting for an answer on how cutting off water/electricity/food to 2 million people helps Israel militarily & protects the Israeli public. There may be a case for this, but Israeli leaders haven't made it.
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@JohnJHarwood High quality impeachment hearings could take a good year. That gets us into election season. House can say they'll wait until after election to decide on impeachment. Senate won't even have a chance to weigh in. What's wrong with this proposal?
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@_BlackTrash @JohnRWoodJr Agreed. I said to Khadija, "You seem very committed to undermining convention. And you are more dangerous—in a good way—than most because you do it with so much love." A delight to be with all three of you!
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@paulwaldman1 Yes, but the answer itself was deceptive and nearly every time he was asked about blacking out, he interrupted, got defensive and evaded. Look at his body pull back here
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@StephenSaltzman I can't quite make out the words: You're so___ it's unbelievable.
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6 years
@joshtpm @TPM Flake, Murkowski et al could go back to Grassley/McConnell and say "We weren't clear enough. This plan won't work for us. We need you to__". This requires (a) the current plan truly doesn't satisfy them and (b) they have the courage and personal power to do this
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@DavidLBernstein Right. I just finished Einat Wilf's book The War of Return, which provides ample evidence for the point you make here. Other than the issue of settlements, Palestinians have to want to make their state in West Bank and Gaza, not all of pre 1967 Israel
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@ProfDBernstein Well said. The notion of Israelis as colonizers has in some of these sectors assumed a taken-for-granted status. It's simply part of the (supposed) factual landscape
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Blindspot #35 of the far left: not realizing that (a) This is a war (b) The war is just because Hamas committed a massacre c) All war is horrible (d) Civilians die in war (e) see (a)
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@AlexSteffen It’s as if during WWII, the U.S. debated what to do about famine, illness, European economic trade and global peace without being willing to spend more than 5 min talking about Nazi Germany. “Oh, they’re just one of ten pressing issues.”
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Honored to be contributing to this special event.
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@joshtpm Ironically the fires are right now in largely rural counties with presumably many supporters of Mr Trump. So if the idea is to spite liberals, it’s not working so well, tragically for all in harm’s way
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@robertwrighter "Black Lives Matter" is a terrible analogy because its original meaning was, indeed, that black lives ALSO matter. In contrast, the original and most common meaning of "from the river to the sea" was: end of Israel as a state. Let's think a bit more carefully here
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2 years
@StrangelEdweird ...It seems as though we could make the same point about every ethnical/national culture, e.g. American Jewish, Japanese, Italian, Nigerian. Each has regional variations. Would you ask the same question about these cultures or just Black American culture? Curious to hear...
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@SheenaMasonPhD @zagusto123 @KidSaleen We had quite a robust discussion of colorblindness and how greatly it differs from what we are advocating for. I hope you all find it valuable.
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@joshtpm The multiple coughs are the giveaway. Deception clogs the airways
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4 years
@jennycohn1 That's some serious bluff-calling
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@StrangelEdweird Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the consistency embedded in your response. It reframes our inquiry from "Black American culture" in particular to culture more broadly.
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@MsMelChen Yes, accusations were much less potent when they couldn't propagate so far so quickly.
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2 years
The level of cruelty in Kari Lake's mocking comment, if it weren't increasingly widespread in today's GOP, would be astonishing. This shift of tone in big pockets of the party is another example of Mr. Trump's continued impact. We need a healthy GOP and healthy conservatism.
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How in 2017 Speaker Pelosi showed compassion after the shooting of Rep. Scalise compared with Kari Lake mocking the attack on the Speaker's husband.
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@amandamull @JeffreyGoldberg Could you kindly ask him what to do to prevent chipmunks from getting under the hood of the car? Me thinks even the Alpha Dads have missed this one...
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This piece in @SapirJournal was lucid and soooo helpful. Eight Tips for Reading About Israel by @MattiFriedman :
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@joshtpm @StefanMolyneux Given that it takes at least 18 years to raise kids in the house after you’ve given birth, this guy’s piece is not only stupid and offensive but an example of bad math.
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@ktumulty @JohnCornyn GOP Senators and Fox News owe an apology to journalists for asking them to apologize for what turns out to be accurate reporting
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@ewarren @jennycohn1 @maddow Talking points: “This Administration has more corruption and betrayal than we have time to investigate. So we are limiting impeachment hearings to Mr Trump and Mr Barr.” It’s good framing and has the virtue of being true.
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@RuthKenney8 @julianzelizer @realDonaldTrump I like that language: "forced to defend"
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@sbkaufman as you hopefully can see, that makes two of us. As an ideology, it almost inevitably leads to anti-semitism of one sort or another
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Add this to my list of reasons to start impeachment hearings
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If Democrats do nothing and let the Mueller report sit, the party could end up fueling @realDonaldTrump 's main talking point--that this was all a just a “fake” partisan hit job and there was nothing there. /2
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@StrangelEdweird At what point in your life had you developed a following large enough to ask a great question like this and receive so many queries?
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@paulwaldman1 Yes another political assymetry
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@joshtpm Any chance this relatively innocent story of throwing a drink was a plant from the White House (who must have known about it) to distract from the far more devastating new revelations about K's advance knowledge of the Ramirez allegation?
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Pondering how developmental stages and cultural worldviews would provide extra clarity to a rich conversation now happening, particularly among Jews, about antisemitism, especially how it differs from the right versus the left.
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@KimZetter Just flew Delta. I saw nobody in middle seats unless in same party, as with ours. That’s their policy.
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As I prepare for a talk next week about outgrowing racial essentialism, I'm reading this most riveting and revealing book, @DorothyERoberts 's Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century.
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@Ibishblog @TheAtlantic Important and timely piece. It's hard for many to hear because anything implying "slow down" sounds like a refutation of Jewish pain and/or Israeli security. What you do is show how Israel and the Israeli people lose from this death trap
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@SoundCrypto @EricHolthaus Good clarification. Then you create three separate charts. Either way, if the goal is to influence people, they need to be able to quickly understand a chart
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"So much is riding on Judge Kavanaugh's testimony." In a reasonable world, it wouldn't matter. An incredibly credible accusation of sexual assault would be enough to vote No. His testimony would be irrelevant.
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@StrangelEdweird you asked a great question to our New Alliances Retreat panel re the value of speaking about Black American culture in light of regional subcultures—LA, Chicago, Atlanta, etc. I didn't have a chance to respond, so I am wondering...
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@jayrosen_nyu ...and I assume that would include the cops who were part of the insurrection.
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@EricHolthaus Vital chart but it is too busy. Too much “chart junk.” Is there a cleaner, more readable version of this? We gotta have top notch graphs to be heard
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@fullydavid Agreed—the clip, in context, is jaw-dropping. It's as if we unearthed a video from 2009 of Mr. Trump describing how he had been bedside at President Obama's birth in Hawaii.
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@greggfiller @DeborahKnox @StrangelEdweird @gregthomas22 @kmele @SheenaMasonPhD Gregg, thanks for noticing that. I've also been informed by integral for a couple of decades. It is a background orientation that I don't often discuss publicly.
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The far left accuses Jews of posing as a vulnerable minority to hide their "whiteness." The far right accuses Jews of posing as "white" to hide their betrayal of the "white race." Two problems: (1) there's no posing—that's just anti-semitism (2) there's no "white" race
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“Giving and receiving feedback also turns out to be about emotional awareness." http://t.co/KGQlwMiQgJ @Greenstein_Joe
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@ankersophon @Michaelstm23 @sbkaufman I think there is a healthy D&I, not DEI. Once Equity is in the equation, then you get into the dynamics you are describing. But there are good competent people doing healthy D&I. I'm one of them!
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@_BlackTrash Interesting question. Seems a bit like you aren't happy with how you look so you grow a beard and then someone drugs you and shaves it off while you're asleep. Or your house is too small for all the kids so you build a small addition and then an arson burns it down
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