Eric the Blue
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That’s my current reading project in the picture. Pretty good chance I will at some point abort, as it comes in at just over 1250 pages, and has a companion, History of the US During the Administrations of James Madison, which is also about 1250 pages. Someone trained in actuarial science could likely confirm that,…
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When did Republicans last plausibly contend that they were the party of “limited government” and “local control”? I think my parents were alive and voting for them. Now, without a peep of protest from any Republican holding federal office, Trump is sending federal troops into cities that loudly insist they don’t want them. How about…
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Found myself wondering idly whether Eddie Murray, Oriole star of the ’70s and ’80s, is in the Hall of Fame. What a stupid question. I know now that he’s one of only seven players in the history of the game with more than 3000 hits and more than 500 home runs, so yeah, he’s in…
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Uff da, sitting at home nursing a bug and scrolling while my friends play golf on a warm fall day. It seems I “interact” regularly with math-y posts, because my feed has lots of stuff like this which today is an excuse to stay in a chair instead of cleaning the refrigerator, the bathrooms, and…
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I’ve been trying to gauge what percentage of my unhappiness with the officiating in the Lynx semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury can be attributed to a rooting interest. Maybe a hundred. Who knows? The rooter is not in a good place to judge. One thing for sure, though, is that the Lynx have some…
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Of course I’ll wait for all the evidence to accrue, but just going to put it out there that, as of today, I’m leaning toward the conclusion that the President of the United States is not a good man. However, (public service announcement): if you voted for him, and would like something to talk about…
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According to its president, there are “fewer than ten” trans students competing in NCAA athletics. This likely explains why your MAGA friends seem to know all their names. The number of NCAA student-athletes is about 510,000, and 9 is to 510,000 as 1 is to about 56,000–which is roughly how many Americans a Harvard study…
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