Inspired by:https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/19/mueller-investigation-findings-914754 There are two possibilities with the release of the Mueller probe: either the Mueller Report does not include damning information on Donald Trump, hence would not effect the election and there is no reason to wait until afterwards, The Mueller Report in its full context includes a smoking gun with proof of Russian …
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Random musings, week 3 of October 2018
Native Americans are being denied the vote in South Dakota African Americans are being pulled off of buses on their way to vote Elizabeth Warren announces her DNA test at the same time as Native Americans are being denied the right to vote. Trump is under trial in New York State for tax evasion There …
Kavanaugh is a disgrace, and just the beginning
I watched almost the entire Kavanaugh hearing today, and I am convinced that he is lying, and that Dr. Christine Blassey Ford is telling the truth. There is literally no way anyone would go through the hell that Dr. Ford went for, openly calling for an FBI investigation, in front of a Senate committee, knowing …
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Why Putin hates Obama
Introduction and rankings No relationship of world leaders of the 21st century reaches the sheer scale of the animosity and importance between President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama. The reasons are vast, Putin has cultivated a cult of personality over the last 18 years and used religion to cement his power, Obama on the …
Wish list 2019
We are possibly going to see the largest Democratic landslide in the Washington State legislature since 1940 this year, as a response to Donald Trump and the general liberaliation of America. If Democrats do as well in the General as they did in the Primary, we will win between 66 and 68 seats out of …
Make Seattle for people
So, in the City of Seattle, Pike’s Place Market is one of the most famous tourist spots in the state, and there are constantly cars driving down this narrow brick road, far too many for the space. On top of this, transit in the city costs $2.50 each way, and charges $0.25 for transfers, costing …
Bring back ARPA
I just learned this. DARPA was originally known as ARPA when it was founded in 1958 at the request of President Eisenhower. The D stands for defense, it was added in 1972 by Richard Nixon. America was investing not just because it had military applications, we were investing because it improved society, because it made …
2018 elections
The US Senate is a dire tossup this year, and the House will almost certainly go Red, but this is the last time the Democrats can pick up enough Governorships to have a majority of Governorships in the country and they will also have veto power over redistricting plans for Congress and their State Legislatures …
Democrats should take on Multi-Level Marketing
I am nearing the end of my job hunt right now, I will be receiving a large dataset to train my algorithm on tomorrow, and if I do well today will be the last day I will be unemployed against my will for the last day in my life. But, one thing which has gotten …
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A truly simple election system
Election day is coming up, and you have received your ballot in the mail. (I live in Washington State, everyone has mail in voting here) You open your ballot and you see the following list of candidates: Joe Schmo, (D, Centrist) Tom Bob, (D, Progressive) Grace Moon, (D, Progressive) Mary Polly, (D, libertarian leaning) Betsy …