Mark Z. Barabak

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

RT @CIAspygirl: Hi Whole Foods! I love that you're putting your own spin on Passover, but offering ham as part of the holiday meal...is per… — PolitiTweet.org

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That is all. — PolitiTweet.org

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Read more here: https://t.co/MZY0Una9gg — PolitiTweet.org

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And, yes, under their proposal there are ways for the truly pigheaded – my word, not theirs – or for conscientious objectors to opt out, or vote-for-none-of-the-above. Anyway, food for thought. — PolitiTweet.org

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Impossible you say? They point out that a lot of things we take for granted – women and Black Americans voting, the secret ballot – were considered quite radical at one time or another. Un-American? What’s more American than engaging in our representative democracy? — PolitiTweet.org

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They say it would strengthen democracy and make our politics somewhat less awful in several ways, among them by doing away with voter suppression efforts; forcing candidates to appeal to a broader slice of the electorate and leading to greater emphasis on civics education — PolitiTweet.org

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Up next, compulsory voting, er, “mandatory attendance at the polls,” as is required in about two dozen countries around the world. @ejdionne and @MilesRapoport have laid out the case in a new book called “100 Democracy.” https://t.co/24cMdklpH4 — PolitiTweet.org

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

Up next, compulsory voting, er, “mandatory attendance at the polls,” as is required in about two dozen countries around the world. @ejdionne and @milesraport have laid out the case in a new book called “100 Democracy.” https://t.co/24cMdklpH4 — PolitiTweet.org

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We’ve discussed ranked-choice voting, which may have the salubrious effect of preventing a @SarahPalinUSA political comeback in Alaska https://t.co/DkDeUw7wPN — PolitiTweet.org

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Politics can be big drag these days, what with insurrection, gerrymandering and on. So in the spirit of lighting a candle and not just cursing the glare, we’re presenting an occasional column on folks proposing ways to pull us from this slough of despond/🧵 ... — PolitiTweet.org

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Very sudden and sad news. Logged many miles together over many campaigns. RIP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SRodd_CPR: INVESTIGATION: California launched a program 2+ years ago to fast-track wildfire prevention projects The Newsom administrat… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marialaganga: 17 L.A. gangs have sent out crews to follow and rob city's wealthiest, LAPD says https://t.co/BcwH4Amva3 More than 200 su… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @melmason: Would mandatory voting make politics less awful? @markzbarabak ponders the proposal https://t.co/6PqGRnWdnr — PolitiTweet.org

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Hungary is the only European state bordering Ukraine that has refused to provide it with weaponry and the authoritarian-minded Orban is widely viewed as a potential spoiler of European Union sanctions  @LauraKingLAT https://t.co/NKSVaRMjk7 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JennyJarvie: Erica Anderson took more than half a century to come out as a woman. Now she works with teens in a rush to transition. A… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EJDionne: “What if everyone had to vote?…The idea is to make people work a little harder at being a good citizen and force politicians… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@elonmusk and a different kind of Twitter takeover @russ1mitchell https://t.co/t7AdLCiaY8 — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Politics these days can be dispiriting and depressing. Here's one in an occasional series on suggested ways to improve things, featuring @EJDionne and @MilesRapoport https://t.co/0G2bJaKxPX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @hannahcwiley: A snapshot of new state government efforts to tackle California’s housing crisis: - A big budget earmark - Student housi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Musical interlude: https://t.co/tljRLAuAVc #FrankSinatra&TheCountBasieOrchestra — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SovernNation: This is a really smart @latimes editorial on the deadly #Sacramento gang shooting: no, Smiley Martin was not released "ea… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@phila_lex Meanwhile, it was recently reported PG&E's top exec was paid $50m+ in compensation last year 🤔 https://t.co/nouPGzm08z — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sleavenworth: Homicides are up, but California sees a welcome decline in child victims, via @PhillipHReese of @KHNews https://t.co/fbd… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DelWilber: Russia’s Ukraine invasion has escalated a brewing battle over space By ⁦@Noahbierman⁩ ⁦@latimespolitics⁩ ⁦@latimes⁩ https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DelWilber: Russia’s Ukraine invasion has escalated a brewing battle over space By ⁦@Noahbierman⁩ ⁦@latimespolitics⁩ ⁦@latimes⁩ https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LATlands: Russia had a plan for a lightning takeover of Kiev. It foundered at the airport where Ukraine stores the world's largest plan… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LATlands: “The whole European project is a target for Russia,” #Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky says. There's undoubtedly some… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KnightLAT: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who have eyes on higher office, are duking it out to be the new Anita… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kimbriell: "It was a veneer of acceptance embraced by every GOP president from Reagan to Trump, and even the strongest abortion foes, t… — PolitiTweet.org