@Richard2001

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Business school academic interested in technology. Mostly replies, some in Dutch. Middle-aged diasporan based in London šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ
This is incredible: Pre-writing an obituary for your enemy, who you pre-decease by nearly 5 years, and then having the outlet run the obit when the MF finally dies: https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/james-watson-remembrance-from-dna-pioneer-to-pariah/
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

STAT
If Apple still had courage they would've opened the keynote with this. @atpfm
Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly

Michigan friends! If you have an absentee ballot, it is now TOO LATE to return it by mail!

Instead, take it to an official ballot drop box - or better yet, an early voting site, where you can feed it directly into a tabulator!
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/22/mailing-michigan-absentee-ballots/75776443007/

#A2Council #GoVote

Michigan secretary of state: Don't put absentee ballots in the mail later than Tuesday

To be counted, absentee ballots sent from within the United States must be received by local clerks no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Detroit Free Press

The center-right men worry that Harris will raise their taxes, or heard from racists like Sacks that she's ā€œstupidā€. They hate Trump, but they think he'll be better for them financially.

Trump has said he wants to overrule the Fed on interest rates, risking the economy. Trump's tariff idiocy will bring back inflation, and unlike taxes a moderate congress can't stop tariffs. Tax-free social security will balloon the deficit. Deportations of workers harm the economy. These are WSJ-endorsed views.

The news about how General Milley and Matthis–old white dudes they'll respect–genuinely think he's a fascist and a threat to America maybe hasn't broken through to them. They think another Trump term will be OK like the last one because people will keep him in check, so it'll be fine. It's different now. There'll be no Gary Cohns or John Kellys. Full on fascism is bad for business.

Remind them split ticket voting is a thing. They can vote D for President, and R all the way down after that.

Forget your MAGA-pilled relatives, they're gone. There’s two completely different kinds of people you probably know one of who are persuadable:

Normie pro-business upper-middle-class men who think Trump will be better for their personal finances, and leftists convinced some light fascism will move America towards socialism.

Both are underestimating just how bad Trump would be for their interests. Call them and talk them off the ledge.

You have to be really full-on can't look the other way racist for the NYT to break glass and call a political rally racist in a headline, instead of giving it the usual thesaurus and euphamism treatment.

Nobody can claim to be on the fence after this. No ā€œI'm a double haterā€ excuses. You either accept this, or take a stand against it.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/us/harris-trump-election?ogrp=ctr&unlocked_article_code=1.VU4.0620.OmwtPKcMm4Lu&smid=url-share

Racist Remarks and Insults Mark Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally: Oct. 27 Campaign News

Many of the speakers at Donald J. Trump’s rally in the heart of solidly blue New York struck offensive and vulgar notes, which Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign moved quickly to elevate and denounce. Melania Trump, a surprise guest, introduced her husband to the stage.

The New York Times

Today is the deadline for voter registration in Georgia. If you are not registered, please strongly consider registering. You can do so easily online, by mail or in person.

If you believe you are registered, I strongly recommend checking your registration status just in case, as there have been unprecedented efforts to revoke legitimate voter registration.

https://vote.gov/register/georgia

#Georgia #Atlanta #Vote

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It's September 5th!

Hey US people, please remember to check your voter registration every *5th* between now and November!

āœ… July 5th
āœ… August 5th
āœ… September 5th
⬜ October 5th
⬜ November 5th

Check your voter registration for free online here:

https://voteamerica.org

You can also request your mail in ballot, so that you don't have to stand in line for hours or miss work on voting day.

Why check every month? Because some of y'all have been de-registered.😮

Re-register!

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