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@MerkinMuffley5 To say nothing of the fact that it is weird to categorize essays like mine, on John C Calhoun, as “black nationalist.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@MerkinMuffley5 Was just complaining on the podcast that it is a category error to describe that essay as “Black nationalist.” — PolitiTweet.org

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bold take from [checks byline] the president of AHA that race, gender, sexuality, nationalism and capitalism are “contemporary social justice issues” which have been imposed on the study of history https://t.co/68FWwWMwzd — PolitiTweet.org

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@opinonhaver @ryanlcooper like once a month i check my unfiltered replies and then immediately regret it — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @UnclearPod: Here, for your browsing pleasure, is the @UnclearPod master list of films. https://t.co/D697x5OLbQ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jamaicaarts: Tomorrow! Join us for the grand unveiling of Queens Reflections, the new mural located in St. Albans, Queens that consists… — PolitiTweet.org

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@EliPoupko @adamgurri @DamonLinker @shadihamid they don't only poll likely voters. — PolitiTweet.org

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@EliPoupko @adamgurri @DamonLinker @shadihamid first, the electorate is the sum total of registered voters. second, when we're thinking about the broad public impact of a decision like prosecuting a former president, the views of all citizens become relevant. — PolitiTweet.org

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@EliPoupko @adamgurri @DamonLinker @shadihamid the voting age population in the united states in 2020 was 252 million adults. the registered voting population was 215 million. there were 159 million ballots cast. trump won 74 million of them. 74/252 = .293 74/215 = .344 — PolitiTweet.org

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these are not the numbers of someone who would become unstoppable in the face of a prosecution — PolitiTweet.org

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you can basically sum up my view of all of this with picard's "the line must be drawn here" speech from FIRST CONTACT https://t.co/B7TRlYVuxo — PolitiTweet.org

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@mbzzz6 leaving office of upon losing an election is as integral to the maintenance of democracy as accountability for figures who attempt to undermine and overturn democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mbzzz6 sorry, yes it is — PolitiTweet.org

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yes. on the whole, voters very clearly hew to the view that "where there's smoke, there must be fire." https://t.co/uU5CXMidLB — PolitiTweet.org

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also, and not for nothing, under the view that "we can't do X to trump because his angry and violent supporters might cause civil unrest" we shouldn't have let joe biden take office. — PolitiTweet.org

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one thing these arguments never consider or anticipate is how holding trump accountable can shrink his support amongst people with weak partisan or affective attachments to him. it's already happening, in fact. — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamgurri @DamonLinker @shadihamid exaggerating the extent of donald trump's support among the public — a category distinct from "self-identified republican voters" — only serves donald trump — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamgurri @DamonLinker @shadihamid "a lot of people vote for the republican party" ≠ "donald trump represents half of all voting-age and eligible adults in the united states" — PolitiTweet.org

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“If you want people to take ‘cancel culture’ seriously, you need to stop lumping in petty nonsense about how every negative interaction you have is somehow equivalent to murder.” https://t.co/oBZWObIxUo — PolitiTweet.org

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@mjl5 totally worth it but i also just like physical media — PolitiTweet.org

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@swolecialism and the lighting, which is awful — PolitiTweet.org

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yes. you see this with Disney/Marvel Studios as well. there are lots of talented people making movies but there is also a level of top down control that harms the final product — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @labuzamovies: @jbouie Easy to blame transition to digital but it has much more to do how studios control digital cinematography. Recent… — PolitiTweet.org

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uh that malcolm x 4K is an instabuy — PolitiTweet.org

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there’s the transition to digital, yes. but also with the departure of an older generation of behind the camera workers, there is less overall experience. and the studios work relentlessly to undermine the unions and find cheaper alternatives. see: the entire streaming model. — PolitiTweet.org

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so that even when a movie doesn’t quite work, it is still very competently made. it looks good, it is edited well, the lighting is right, the sound is right, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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the production designer, dean tavoularis, worked with Coppola on the Godfather trilogy. one of the editors, stephen rotter, had been working since the 60s. and so on and so on. lots of experience and talent. — PolitiTweet.org

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look at a decidedly mid movie like RISING SUN. the DP? michael chapman, who previously shot THE LAST DETAIL, the remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, TAXI DRIVER and RAGING BULL. — PolitiTweet.org

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yeah, i tweeted this right before hopping on my bike, but this was going to be my next thought: i think this is a labor story and a business story, not necessarily some kind of lost virtue — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @3vanSutton: So far we know: -Secret Service knew of a threat to the Speaker and did nothing -VP Pence refused to get in the car with US… — PolitiTweet.org