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THREAD. Today the New York Times published yet another long story raising alarms about a supposed "cascade" of shoplifting. Below, I try my best to explain what makes the article such dangerous and misleading propaganda.
It's that time of year when music festivals release their lineups and I realize how out of touch I am based on how many bands I don't recognize
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proposing a new morality test: the scrooge index. it’s just how many ghosts it’d take for you to be nice to a poor person. anything >1 is a fail. if a ghost pops up to call you a dick, take a hint. it never has to become a multi-ghost situation. jeff bezos’ scrooge index is 497
Even a little bit of help could go a long way
Help a struggling single dad get a car gofund.me/998b240f
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Fact of the day: Pumpkin pie became a popular dish during Civil War-era celebrations of Thanksgiving because pumpkins were grown on small farms, not plantations, making the pie a symbol of abolitionist virtue.
