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When I told you so feels like sobbing terror vomit

It’s possible to argue that electability should not be the primary factor. That’s certainly reasonable: Elections often are and should be about aspirations, ideology, and opinion-changing leaders. But given the lurking possibility of a Trump presidency, is now really the time to gamble on such a risky general election candidate as Hillary Clinton? Source: With […]

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Japan’s koseki system: dull, uncaring but terribly efficient. I love effective bureaucracy. Asymmetrical relationships I love you Darwin. Why Do Bigger-Brained Animals Have Longer Yawns? I yawned about 20 times reading this A painful case Friday Fabulous Flowers – Mums the word I love chrysanthemums so much. Try as I might I used to ask […]

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When You Find Out Your Neighbors Own Your House and They Try to Evict You. The state is really fucking up its role in keeping track of who owns what land. Why Women Pretended to Be Creepy Rocks and Trees in NYC Parks During WWI. Striking new research on inequality: ‘Whatever you thought, it’s worse.’ […]

While you’re waiting for the bus

Is there an alternative to countries? is a structure that grew spontaneously out of the complexity of the industrial revolution really the best way to manage our affairs? Item from Ian: Truck ban in London to protect cyclists i love joan watson ME TOO Be normal. Feds go after Mylan for scamming Medicaid out of […]