In a thread yesterday, I noted that after WWII, many Americans asked how it was possible that large numbers of Germans could hear Hitler's dangerous, crazy ranting targeting minority communities and lusting after blood and still support him.
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Musa Nonyreplied to Vincent Van Dinsky last edited by
@vvandinsky @wdlindsy
Iโd rather Harris be considered underdog all the way to Election Day. That will help sustain momentum and focus on the cause, no letting down.
Nate Silver can go eat a bag of dicks. Donโt trust the polls. Spread the word: Get out and #VoteBlueDownBallot -
William Lindsey :toad:replied to Stanley Nerdlinger last edited by
@SNerd Thank you. A good comment.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Hugs4friends โพ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ธ๐ท last edited by
@Tooden For many of his followers, I think so. I hear his voice and immediately feel chills run down my spine. I can't abide it.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Musa Nony last edited by [email protected]
@jadugar63 @vvandinsky Yes, there's something to be said for not letting one's guard down and for racing to the finish line as if one is the underdog even if one is capable of winning.
And p.s. I just muted the person to whom you addressed this comment, who is trolling my feed today.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Vincent Van Dinsky last edited by
@vvandinsky You're quite right that Alex Henderson says that Nate Silver was founder of FiveThirtyEight โ and I've amended what I said about his posting to reflect that.
As to the primary point, which it appears you want to evade:
Does Silver have or not have the financial connection to Peter Thiel that Stuart Stevens says he has.
I had thought that was the point. And I don't intend to let it be obscured.
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Dave Goldsmithreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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Daniel Marksreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Perhaps so, but do you lock your doors? Every piece of land was taken from someone else and then fortified to keep it from being taken again. We'll be civilized when no one has to lock their doors.
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Raccoon at TechHub :mastodon:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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...it was about 50/50, based on mathematical models for each state, using polls taken before the debate, or even her first interview. I don't see how relevant the funding is, considering it really just means the election is close enough that we need to work. -
2eMama for Harrisreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I'm not sure sometimes. They seem not to retain memory or context for their journalism.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Daniel Marks last edited by
@profdc9 I believe in civilization โ though that's a culturally loaded and often colonialistic term that I tend not to use โ but I believe what drives "civilization" forward is far more the amazing human tendency to collaborate and love. The chthonic and retrogressive urge to violence are always there, but it does not, in my view, move the human community forward. Rather the oppositeโฆ.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Dave Goldsmith last edited by
@Dave_Goldsmith @Tooden Yes, I agree.
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๐๐ท๐ญ๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฎ ๐คreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Nate Silver is probably factoring in the number of votes that the #GroupiesOfPutin party intends to "suppress".
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to ๐๐ท๐ญ๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฎ ๐ค last edited by
@andytiedye Or he's mixing up a brew out of thin airโฆ.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to 2eMama for Harris last edited by
@lbaker356 Yes, I agree.
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cowvinreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Well, the current electoral map hardly looks conclusive. There are a lot of states in play right now: https://www.270towin.com/ This is using Nate Silver's data.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to cowvin last edited by
@cowvin Thanks for noting that.
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Pat For Harris -Walzreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
The Good News Is:
I saw a clip of Thiel saying he is thinking of leaving the US if the Democrats win. Like picking up his family and moving is hard for a person with houses around the world (probably).
I often wonder why billionaires aren't joyful people. But I guess when you want EVERYBODY'S money there is no room for joy.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Pat For Harris -Walz last edited by
@Terypat "I often wonder why billionaires aren't joyful people." I love that statement. It seems to me something well worth pondering.
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Joseph Meyerreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
As a descendant of Eastern European Jews who immigrated to the U.S. and surely left behind others who were murdered by Nazis, and as a parent of a trans adult who likewise would have been murdered by Nazis, what should I think of my MAGA in-laws who seem like the kind who might have consented to the murder of my ancestors and my trans daughter if they had lived 85 years ago?
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LAURENreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
538 and every other media produced poll is garbage.