Darinstrauss
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National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author; Golden Dozen award-winning professor. New book QUEEN OF TUESDAY out now!
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Trying to cancel Franz Kafka for being a lonely weirdo is like trying to cancel Michael Jordan for basketball.
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@omar92canada
@iamharaldur
@elonmusk
you can't even read a thread w/o comment? I mean, if you're going to weigh in and insult a man with disabilities, at least read the tweets. (It's not "Moby Dick.")
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Must be nice to be Lillian Gissen and know you're never going to age.
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If you go to Parler, the same people who are in twitter calling it an antifa false flag are there bragging about having been to DC to break windows.
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@Somaus3
@omar92canada
@iamharaldur
@elonmusk
imagine not being able even to read tweets.
(He says he can type beifly on the phone, b/c it's one finger.)
If a thread is too long, I fear for the history of books
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@laurenboebert
this is low.
A man spent 28 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. He was released, and now you slander him.
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@EllenMorris1222
@SenSchumer
he's making fun of this, you dolt:
Trump went around table listening to his Cabinet praise him
Reince: “We thank you for the opportunity & the blessing…to serve your agenda”
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If you're friends with a writer, buy that person's book. Simple.
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@Somaus3
@omar92canada
@iamharaldur
@elonmusk
I'm curious: when you decide to "lol" about the struggles of a person whose muscular dystrophy has had him in wheelchair for 25 years, how do you feel about yourself after?
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@julie_kelly2
@johncardillo
So, you break into the seat of government, with the intent of turning over a lawful, democratic election -- a riot at which law enforcement officers dies, and you only get a misdemeanor? Too lenient!
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@micsolana
I don't understand this increasingly popular genre of tweet:
"My personal idiosyncrasy is not just universal, but all of the millions who claim not to share it are liars!"
Must be part of the general trend of decreasing empathy:
"If I don't feel something, no one else does."
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Wow, the porn start the President paid $130,000 to deny sleeping with him has denied sleeping with him.
Incredible work, Mark.
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Asymptomatic carriers are the most dangerous. Italy only tests people with symptoms. Of their positives, 7% are ages 10-40. South Korea tests everybody. 46% of their positives are 10-40. So, if the young go out and pass it back and forth, that will kill ppl.
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Reagan elected in 1980.
largest share of wealth in hands of top 0.01% in us history
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I wish the
#WhereIsJoe
Democrats went after Trump half as hard as they're going after the party's presumptive nominee.
Especially as he's pretty much set to go up against the guy who's lied and downplayed and f'ed-up at almost every turn of this crisis.
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@creation247
Do you know what the tax rate was in the period of real American dominance? Say 1944-1970?
Hint: substantially higher than now. Like, you would not believe how much.
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@TheLincoln
@RealSaavedra
He just coincidentally launched his campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi--a town he had no connection to, and was famous only as the site of a kkk murder.
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@catturd2
You think an entire war - in which cities are being destroyed, huge swaths of citizens turned into refugees, etc. - is some kind of false flag?
Can conspiracy thinking really go this deep?
Maybe our press isn't "heavily integrated" with Ukranian troops because we're not Ukraine?
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@amperg33
@2B_Painfree
@JackieLeonard01
@nickstr49
@swimmarv
@USAinUK
@MayorofLondon
@HouseGOP
@SenateGOP
It's spelled (for non-losers) "loser." And the majority is counted by votes, not acreage; Trump got 3m fewer. Anyway, lotsa love from the US
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"
@realDonaldTrump
The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy." Obama is also very likely to win the popular vote
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no one's mentioning that I donated my heart to literature.
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Each of my identical sons is dressing as the other for Halloween. A gag only they, their close friends, and my family will get. I love it.
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@_DanMangan
@bigmikeinfla
@KatiePavlich
That's Hebrew. But why let a fact get in the way of your bigotry?
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The president named his "council to re-open America." Not one doctor. Not one public health expert. Not one scientist. Not one national security expert. His daughter. His son-in-law. A Fox host. A "freedom Caucus" member who lied about having a college degree. (He doesn't.)
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@AmericanGwyn
Also: “I would never read a book... I’m very skeptical of books. I don’t want to say no book is ever worth reading, but I actually do believe something pretty close to that. I think, if you wrote a book, you fucked up, and it should have been a six-paragraph blog post.”
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@thelinefor2
also, if looking at porn is cancellable, isn't that not supporting sex workers?
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@Elizamayxx
@Marvel
@TomHolland1996
@MarkRuffalo
@Avengers
this is obviously a planned marketing scheme.
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@shaindelr
@rtslaywood
For me, the key influence was Grogg, who lived in the cave over from mine. Reported on the discovery of fire.
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This is neither "The Onion," nor the translation of a news report in North Korea.
Most Beautiful First Lady Ever Is Also Brilliant Political Analyst
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@Tiredvetschmidt
@TheAtlantic
He is on camera saying (about McCain) he didn't like POWs because he saw them as "losers." It's on video
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@Papa_Pixels
@eclipsethis2003
It's not a boss; it's a teacher. Classrooms need to have rules.
There is no excuse.
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@DonnaG96900106
@omar92canada
@iamharaldur
@elonmusk
But the thread addresses that. If one bothers to read a few tweets before going at a person whose muscular dystrophy has had him in a wheelchair for 25 years.
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@gregolear
: " Assange was an asset of Russian intelligence. The coordinated released of stolen emails an hour after the Access Hollywood tape dropped was not journalism; it was an act of cyber warfare."
Just gonna inject this into the discourse:
1. ESPIONAGE IS NOT WHISTLE-BLOWING.
2. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE FRONTS that distribute fruits of espionage ARE NOT PUBLISHERS.
3. Repeat 1 & 2.
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@PeteTruthUSA
@krassenstein
@Santos4Congress
You have "truth" in your Twitter name, and you support the most egregious liar in a field where liars abound?
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Not that any 233-yr-old software couldn't use an upgrade
But 2nd Amendment clearly reads: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary [for] a free State, the right of the ppl to bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
It's "Well-regulated." (Not to mention "militia")
Not "any jackass"
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@HuntsmanAbby
@PressSec
Trunp calls the press "the enemy of the people." He routinely lies to them and gets mad when they notice. You think they would pull punches in what is essentially a comedy hour? Also, trump threatened a senator yesterday-- did that get you upset?
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Not sure non-NY'ers understand how odd it is that this local buffoon figure is POTUS. It's like Dr Zizmor or Crazy Eddie getting elected.
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This morning, Trump referred to the Justice Dept. as "the 'Justice' dept," said the FBI is in "tatters" & called for a ruinous lawsuit against a huge American company.
Putin's aim was to ruin trust in US institutions. How's that working out?
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@heatherdino09
Wrote a script with Gary Goldman.
Who was in "The Contender" with Jeff Bridges.
Who is in "The Old Man" with John Lithgow.
Who was the anti-dance villain in "Footloose," with ... Well, you know.
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Uh, dummies...
a) The number of dead would be up to 20x more if we HADN'T stayed in. *Millions* of dead Americans.
b) The economic fallout will be WORSE if we open too soon and have to shut agin in the Fall.
Dr. Fauci has single-handedly been responsible for one of the biggest economic crashes in our country‘s history. You should have been removed two months ago.
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I'm very proud to be followed by both
@ericgarland
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@LouiseMensch
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@stafford_trade
@JWepp
Loyal to a team that has given them almost nothing in 50 years. I'd say one of the best
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@PhilipTerzian
Because it was a rally organized and largely attended by neo-nazis; one would think "fine people" would've left when one side began cheering"Jews will not replace us." Would you have stayed?
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In the last month or so, my editor died unexpectedly, my dad had a heart attack, my mom had surgery, and my beloved aunt died, also utterly unexpectedly. We had her funeral today. Tough autumn.
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@faceyouhate
Stars often say dumb things. I'm always amazed when the filmmaker keeps them in
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@jwheels74
That girl thinks what she's saying is so cute -- she must have said it before to her parents, and got a laugh. This is all learned behavior, and repeated lines. Very sad.
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I read and love "Ulysses," and I can't follow the Matt Gaetz story.
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@Jord_45
@RaheemKassam
So, a violent insurrectionist mob stormed & took control of the seat of gov't, at the request of the President, hoping to invalidate an election. And they killed a bunch of people, including a cop. Then the President said "Never forget this day!"
Is that liberalism?
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@simmenfl
@creation247
this is jiu-jitsu. The effective tax rates are what they are. That's why Reagan came in and lowered them.
Which, coincidentally, began the period of American decline
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Clinton offered $15 min wage; Bernie called her evil. Now willing to work w/Trump $10 -- and forget Donald's other bad stuff??
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When Pompeo and Pence talk about "saving the Jews," they mean bringing the "end times," when all Jews "must all move to Israel" to begin the Apocalypse (which, spoiler alert, means the end of Jews.)
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Not only is Abbott fighting masks; he's trying to mandate that schools be disallowed from alerting parents if anyone in their kid’s class has Covid. Such alerts are mandatory for lice!
Its as if they think the virus is a Democrat.
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@globug81
@Matt_Billips
@chris_notcapn
Actually, it's "neighbors'" -- the apostrophe after the s. If you're going publicly to call someone out, be correct.
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Guess who was an answer in the Washington Post crossword??
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The glee is beyond creepy. More than just the loss of thousands of jobs; what some are thrilled about is the loss of what makes us special.
It's worse than rooting for the hammer over John Henry.
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.
@showbiz411
is obsessed with takedowns of Adele.
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#1
streaming song slips to
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I'm not the world's hugest Adele fan, but I can see this is insane.
Fleeting Fame: .
@Adele
Replaced at Number 1 on iTunes by New One Name 17 Year Old Singer Gayle via
@showbiz411
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People are saying Trump "misspoke" about the Proud Boys. Yeah, Trump weirdly misspeaks a lot about this one topic, and has coincidental Jewish-Star-over-money ads, and memory lapses about klan leaders and stuff. It's really hard to figure.
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Very proud and grateful that
@washingtonpost
selected "The Queen of Tuesday" for their list of Best Books of the Year:
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@balajis
Did SBV fight to avoid the kind of regulations that might have saved it?
Sick of banks fighting to shirk safeguards and then screwing up the economy, and THEN complaining about it when they beg for handouts.
I wonder how many SBV bankers grumbled about "socialism" until now?
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The best -- and most concise -- article on the Russian mess. (From
@davidfrum
, in
@TheAtlantic
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In no particular order
—Chekhov
—VS Pritchett
—Lorrie Moore
—Joyce
—Jorge Luis Borges
—Alice Munro
—Barthelme
—Cheever
—Frank O'Connor
—Flannery O'Connor
—Isaac Babel
—Grace Paley
—Katherine Mansfield
—Edna O'Brien
—Updike
—Saunders (maybe)
—Nabokov (yeah, I said it)
Who are the best short stories writers of all time?
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@ryenarussillo
As
@knicksbig15
points out, Brunson's not in the top 20 in free throw attempts in the league. And is averaging 32 ppg on 56% shooting over his last 10.
But it's all in officiating?
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A fascist and a socialist won. I always wanted to live in Europe. I just thought it'd be...prettier.
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Trump fired the entire pandemic response team, and shut down the NSC’s global health security unit. Neither the NSC nor DHS epidemic teams have been replaced. Further, the latest budget enacts the biggest cuts to the CDC and global health funds in many years. PS "Caronavirus"
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This is classic Karl Rove/GOP strategy. Hit the other side in YOUR weakness. A draft-dodger up against a War Hero? Say Kerry was a swift-boat traitor. Your president is guilty of graft? Say the last administration was crooked.
The system of corruption that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in charge of is beginning to unravel. The Inspector General's reports are just the beginning. More and more information will come out that will show how unimaginably corrupt the previous administration was.
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I'm note sure "you told me you'd email the blurb by Sunday, so -- after you got it to me on Monday -- I complained to your agent that you sent it a day late" was the way to win my heart.
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this is truly awe-inspiring
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@Julie_WrdNrdGrl
Look, I hate Trump and Haley. But this isn't a bad thing; Sadat was brave as hell, and brought peace to the area by traveling to Israel and addressing the Kenesset. We shouldn't shit on that legacy.
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@JuliePonzi
@KurtSchlichter
How many windows did they smash? How many offices did the break into? How long did they hold the capitol hostage? How many police did they injure?
Oh, none, zero, they didn't, and zero.
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Hey guys -- I can announce it now. My comic book, written with
@adalva
, is out this Fall!
Exclusive: Novelist
@DarinStrauss
Launches 'Olivia Twist' at
@DarkHorseComics
'
#BergerBooks
Imprint With
@ADalva
,
@Emmavieceli
&
@LeeLoughridge
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Strange that, for as long as I can remember, "artsy" kids have been viewed -- at least by the mainstream -- as wimpy.
Attempting a career in the arts is among the boldest and most difficult things a person can try to do with her life.
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The Federalist (
@FDRLST
) is advocating "chicken-pox parties for the 'wuhan virus'"--where people voluntarily infect themselves with Covid. Another "cost/benefit" article asks: Is America ‘Better Off’ Letting People Die? It's a cult.
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"Sir, I think you're looking for White Privilege? Try Aisle 3."
http://t.co/LV2S3TwN2o
#fb
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@michaeldigh
@Egocrata
@jonfavs
Fine, but then keep improving the offer till someone takes it. Rather than, you know, assaulting a man for the seat he paid for
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