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napi21

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:36 AM Sep 2020

Does anyone know who's behind "Dialogue and Discourse" ? I got an email this AM & the

content sounds suspiciously like either the RW or a Russian fake site to convince Dems not to vote for Joe. I've checked Google but the only info I found suggests it's a non-partisan group. I'm only asking because if it is one of the ways the russians are scamming, I want to alert people I know about it.

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Does anyone know who's behind "Dialogue and Discourse" ? I got an email this AM & the (Original Post) napi21 Sep 2020 OP
It seems to be some kind of academic journal. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #1
This has been published since 2010 and focuses on language... brooklynite Sep 2020 #2
Because of the following. napi21 Sep 2020 #3

napi21

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3. Because of the following.
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 03:02 PM
Sep 2020

It’s no secret that I’ve had my doubts about the Biden campaign, and its willingness to enact the change so fundamentally necessary to easing the troubles and concerns that so many Americans are faced with on a daily basis. Considering the fact that he now infamously told a room full of wealthy donors that nothing would fundamentally change, and that aside from vowing to veto Medicare for All legislation if it ever reached his desk in the office, his team has now begun walking back promises to fight for a public option, those concerns seem to be entirely justified. Now, some of the names and the previous history of individuals serving on his Presidential transition team have unfortunately only reinforced and further cemented my views.

Among those chosen as a part of the expanded transition team includes Ted Kaufman, who has explicitly come out in favor for the cutting of social security, and says “the hard truth is that those who propose massive cuts never have the political will to follow through”.

https://medium.com/discourse/lets-talk-about-biden-s-presidential-transition-team-8ca3bfdaa3fb

There are several other paragraphs in the article.

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