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March 11, 2020

Bernie staying the race fuels conspiracy theories and makes unity just that much harder.

By Bernine continuing to be in the race and demanding debates even though the race has been decided will only embolden his most die-hard supporters who still believe that Bernie can still win the nomination. So, when he loses, it's the "establishment stole the nomination", or "the media hates Bernie", or "I'm voting for Jill Stein".

Instead of gracefully ending his campaign and give his supporters time to work through their emotions properly so that they're in the right frame of mind for the fight ahead, he insists on giving them this false hope that the nomination is still within reach. So, yes, he'll still have his big rallies. Still collect donations. Stoke anger and hatred towards the Democrats.

This is bad and dangerous for the party and the fall campaign.

--On Edit--
This clip will give you some insight into the minds of Bernie supporters:


March 11, 2020

This is all about keeping those campaign donations flowing

And making sure that top staffers get paid. There's no chance at the nomination.

March 11, 2020

Staying in a race that you cannot win and taking donations is fraud.

The only reason for Sanders to continue is just to collect donations so that his staffers can collect a paycheck. That is fraud.

March 11, 2020

Hey ASOIAF fans, we need Lord Quenton Hightower

Grey plague hit the city of Oldtown when Grand Maester Pycelle was young. It wiped out half the city and three-quarters of the Citadel during its run. To prevent its spread, Lord Quenton Hightower ordered the gates barred, all the ships in harbor burned, and anyone trying to leave killed. These orders made him extremely unpopular, but the measures were successful. The day he rescinded the orders, after the plague had burnt itself out, Quenton and his young son were pulled from their horses and had their throats slit by the survivors


https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Grey_plague
March 10, 2020

Trump has not been tested. Should he be?

Tested for covid-19 that is, not for anything else.

March 9, 2020

Ted Cruz to stay at home after 'brief' interaction with coronavirus patient at CPAC

“I’m not experiencing any symptoms, and I feel fine and healthy. Given that the interaction was 10 days ago, that the average incubation period is 5-6 days, that the interaction was for less than a minute, and that I have no current symptoms, the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low,” Cruz said.



https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-coronavirus-patient-cpac-remain-home
March 7, 2020

Should the government implement Yang's UBI to get us through the virus crisis?

Instead of cutting rates or taxes, just send every American $1000 or more for a brief period of time until the crisis is over.

Most jobs are dependent on consumer spending, and if consumers are quarantined in their homes, then they're not spending which means job losses which mean cascading debt defaults which mean bank failures which mean economic depression.

Just give everyone a stipend to get them through.

March 7, 2020

Accidentally Wes Anderson



It all started with a subreddit and a Wes Anderson fan. On the site were images taken from real-life, with one caveat: each image was, in some way, reminiscent of a Wes Anderson film, of the pastel-colored fantasy worlds he immerses viewers in. After stumbling on the reddit, Wally Koval decided to create an Instagram page, and @accidentallywesanderson was born. The account is a testament to the power of images, a visual feast for travel enthusiasts and anyone with an appreciation for design and architectural aesthetic. The images are divergent in place and subject, but similar in the beauty they evoke.


https://museemagazine.com/features/2020/1/7/accidentally-wes-anderson

https://www.reddit.com/r/AccidentalWesAnderson/




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March 4, 2020

Taking on the Dem establishment means taking on those Dems who impeached Trump

The establishment Democrats in the House of Representatives are the ones that put their political careers on the line to impeach a sitting president. They did so in lock step agreement when a lot of people thought that they never would.

To run against them from the left is an insult to all Democrats.

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