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Chris Dashiell

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Essayist, film critic, philosopher

  1. Revenge is not a viable philosophy. The usurper has a world view based on no principle but revenge, and that has long been considered barbarism. You can ignore all the talk of policies, principles, and so forth. They use such words only to conceal their intent, which is malevolent.

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  2. In a sworn declaration filed in court, Lake attested she is the acting chief executive of VOA's federal parent, simply fulfilling President Trump's wishes.

    NPR can find no public evidence that Trump ever named Lake to the job. And under U.S. law, it does not appear she is eligible to hold it.

    Kari Lake has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But the law suggests she's not eligible ...

    Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not

    Kari Lake has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But the law suggests she's not eligible ...

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  3. How do you explain behaving honorably? The Republicans decided that this is not worthwhile. They stopped caring a long time ago, during the Joe McCarthy days or earlier. The hollowing out progressed inexorably until the right pied piper showed up to lead them into crime & treason. Purge them all.

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  4. Mr. Homan, all I have been trying to do is “come visit” your facility.

    You. Will. Not. Let. Me.

    Now that your lawyers have admitted in court that you’re abusing your detainees, please explain why you continue to lie to the American people.

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  5. Sweet tea miss Kennedy having poured with milk plugged both two ears with little fingers. —No, don’t, she cried. —I won’t listen, she cried.

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  6. Y'all have to understand that when these people say "violent crime," they don't actually mean violent crimes. They mean that people of color exist somewhere near them.

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  7. It’ll always be disgusting to me that a convicted criminal was given the power to issue pardons to his fellow criminals so that he can illegally buy their complete loyalty.

    I’ll never regret voting for the intelligent successful black female prosecutor.

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