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Jules's avatar

This was so interesting. How bizarre that Gorbachev, of all Russian leaders, would attract such opprobrium in the US!

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Owl Green's avatar

This was fascinating! Hope you’re well - haven’t seen you around in a bit.

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Max Eichelberger's avatar

All is well! Unfortunately work has me burning the midnight oil, the taxpayers are certainly getting their money’s worth haha

But I’ll be around this weekend!

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Owl Green's avatar

Well, glad it’s work and not some viral shenanigans. There seems to be a surge of flu, RSV, the cove, etc on the west coast right now. Almost all the adults in my circle are or have recently been sick. Sheesh. Glad you’re well!

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Susan Linehan's avatar

fascinating. Clearly the whole "[a current] government is evil so all its members must be and should be killed" is a attitude that goes back a long, long way.

Overgeneralization is the bane of rational thought

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Katherine C. James's avatar

Fascinating. Chilling to read of 1988 threats involving NYC buildings and planes.

This line made me laugh: "I could see Jonathan Franzen, or maybe David Foster Wallace, making a book that looks very similar to these pages — except perhaps more cul-de-sacs into the etymology of some word I’ve never heard before."

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