tstorm823's latest activity
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tstorm823 replied to the thread Probably not getting a minimum wage hike..Now you're changing which part of history you're talking about. You're obviously not suggesting that middle of nowhere was... -
tstorm823 replied to the thread Joe Biden backs away from a public option..Of course it's possible to be pragmatic without a specific ideal. You can be pragmatic within vague guidelines. Why not? The modern...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread CPEC Is off to a fine start.a) The "terrorist fist jab" started as a random user comment on the internet, it got picked up as something to mock by the media. A Fox...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread Probably not getting a minimum wage hike..Correlation is not causation. Middle of nowhere was doing great with factory jobs that paid, and still pay, far over minimum wage, and...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread Joe Biden backs away from a public option..I didn't argue that they are entirely identical things, so your analogy doesn't dispute me. You can absolutely say that limestone and...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread Probably not getting a minimum wage hike..Democrats coming from Democratic stronghold cities where minimum wage is already $15 an hour push to apply their local policies...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread Joe Biden backs away from a public option..Conservative and progressive are philosophically the same position. Conservative seeks to preserve the things we do out of belief those...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread The GOP's rampant legal attempts to Usurp Power After Biden Win..https://forums.escapistmagazine.com/threads/well-um-ackshually-dark-money-spooky-pacs-and-unlimited-corporate-campaign-money-is-good-swea...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread California no longer under lockdown - people freak out.And that's exactly what I'm speculating on: that susceptibility and infectiousness are so uneven between population groups that acquired...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread California no longer under lockdown - people freak out.I appreciate your comment, and I don't think Silvanus's concept of herd immunity (whatever it actually is) is necessarily less valid...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread California no longer under lockdown - people freak out.https://www.healthknowledge.org.uk/public-health-textbook/research-methods/1a-epidemiology/epidemic-theory "The herd immunity threshold...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread The Problem With Taxing the Rich.Excess profit is not a fixed amount. The incentive of a corporation is just to pay dividends enough to please shareholders, and use...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread California no longer under lockdown - people freak out.No, nonononono. " resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population that is based on pre-existing immunity of a...
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tstorm823 replied to the thread The Problem With Taxing the Rich.I mean, imagine you owned a huge stake in GameStop a couple weeks ago, and that wealth was your collateral. Not really ideal.
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tstorm823 replied to the thread Food for thought: COVID up, flu WAY down.Regardless of your end point, this current debate is dredging up the things I said about his behavior at that first part where you...