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The Problem With California
Ep. 1: Elections & The Electorate
Part 1
I love California, but I've had mounting issues with the state since long before I moved out of L.A. I start my airing of grievances here with the voters.
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Scott G
@scttfrnks
Expert. On the right side of history.
Upstate NY/Northeastern PA
Joined November 2019
- Occasionally I’ll hear a word aloud for the first time, having read it a hundred times in my life and pronouncing it wrong in my head all the while. Today it was “viscount”.
- There’s a young guy who works the front desk at my gym and when I scan my membership code to get in he always says “Thank you. Have a great workout” or some variation on that. And it’s not robotic. Totally genuine. It’s notable because everyone else who works the front desk is
- Replying to @thecrimson @mnamponsah and @AzusaLippitBreaking: 30+ people skipped lunch. World changed, experts say.
- Replying to @PicturesFoIderUnfortunate situation, but I’m not too mad at that lady. She had the dog leashed and was obviously seriously dazed after the first face plant but still tried to get up and help before face planting again. Can’t ask for much more of an effort.
- Replying to @clownworld and @clpconnorImagine how good a cold beer tastes after doing this
- We’re going to need to allow some room for a lot of young people to snap out of it in the coming years. Some punishment is deserved here, but a vindictive pile-on may only add to their sense of alienation and oppression. A bit of grace could go a long way.Riddhi Patel crying in court after being charged with 16 felony counts over threatening to murder city councillors in Bakersfield unless they voted to endorse a ceasefire in Gaza. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
00:00 - Replying to @sfmcguire79Like the Just Stop Oil people throwing pain on artworks. “You can’t have anything nice until we get what we want. And not even then, because we always want more.”
- Replying to @washingtonpostYou accept immigrants for who they are or not at all. There’s no quid pro quo here.
- Replying to @scttfrnks and @washingtonpost“Welcome! You’re gonna support us on queer stuff, right?”
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