Alec Dawson
@aledaws.bsky.social
maybe I should keep my opinions to myself
People ought to read this. Sadly, the people who most need to read it will never see it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Opinion | I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
People ought to read this. Sadly, the people who most need to read it will never see it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Canadians Mourn a Loss by team owned by superrich oligarchs who use their monopoly power to squeeze everyone, none of whose players live in Canada, and many of whom luv luv luv Drumph. But yeah www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/w...
Canadians Mourn a Loss by Underdogs Who Brought a Nation Together
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November 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Canadians Mourn a Loss by team owned by superrich oligarchs who use their monopoly power to squeeze everyone, none of whose players live in Canada, and many of whom luv luv luv Drumph. But yeah www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/w...
what Klopp does not get is that the costs are designed to hoard spots on college rosters for rich kids. its why we have fencing.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
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Jurgen Klopp says MLS quality ‘constantly increasing’ but U.S. youth soccer too expensive
The former Liverpool manager, now head of global soccer for the Red Bull group, also said MLS standards are 'constantly improving'.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
what Klopp does not get is that the costs are designed to hoard spots on college rosters for rich kids. its why we have fencing.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
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What It Takes for a Working-Class Kid to Get a College Education www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | What It Takes for a Working-Class Kid to Get a College Education
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October 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What It Takes for a Working-Class Kid to Get a College Education www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
I had a pickle sandwich in Oshawa, to show Zach that I was cool, that’s where they make the Silverado, it’s the country’s favorite auto but the town really smells like old shoes
August 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I had a pickle sandwich in Oshawa, to show Zach that I was cool, that’s where they make the Silverado, it’s the country’s favorite auto but the town really smells like old shoes
"They typically carry no force and normally attract little notice beyond the campus newspaper." Not really true NYT. Often not even reported in the campus newspaper. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
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July 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"They typically carry no force and normally attract little notice beyond the campus newspaper." Not really true NYT. Often not even reported in the campus newspaper. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
turns out chestnut claimed to be an almond on his college application. Should he be denied the crown? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/n...
Joey Chestnut Returns and Regains Title at Hot Dog Eating Contest
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July 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
turns out chestnut claimed to be an almond on his college application. Should he be denied the crown? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/n...
I know they are trying to stick to the facts on the record, but this is the authoritarian playbook. The goal is to maintain the appearance of electoral democracy while ensuring one party rule. It needs to be said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials
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July 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I know they are trying to stick to the facts on the record, but this is the authoritarian playbook. The goal is to maintain the appearance of electoral democracy while ensuring one party rule. It needs to be said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
I just cannot say fuck you NYT enough. It is not a game you asshats. It is human beings hoping that they might enjoy rights enshrined in the constitution just like you worthless pieces of shit. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/m...
How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost
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June 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I just cannot say fuck you NYT enough. It is not a game you asshats. It is human beings hoping that they might enjoy rights enshrined in the constitution just like you worthless pieces of shit. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/m...
you have got to be kidding me with this headline.
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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War
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June 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
you have got to be kidding me with this headline.
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In the 1960s Latin American leftists were utterly convinced that they could overturn the corrupt regimes that governed their societies. In their hubris they gave authoritarians the tools to justify horrific atrocities. They never understood that their revolution was not broadly popular.
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In the 1960s Latin American leftists were utterly convinced that they could overturn the corrupt regimes that governed their societies. In their hubris they gave authoritarians the tools to justify horrific atrocities. They never understood that their revolution was not broadly popular.
When you have a regime that clearly wants violence, will precipitate violence to impose martial law, you need a strategy that sucks the oxygen from that strategy. Non compliance comes in many forms, and my friends, the No Kings protests aren't going to help. They don't meet the present moment.
June 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When you have a regime that clearly wants violence, will precipitate violence to impose martial law, you need a strategy that sucks the oxygen from that strategy. Non compliance comes in many forms, and my friends, the No Kings protests aren't going to help. They don't meet the present moment.
Saturday's protests are a trap. the regime wants violence, and so do the Proud Boys and their ilk. It will not matter that they are overwhelmingly peaceful. A few highly motivated fascists will create the violence that the regime needs to justify mobilizing more troops. This is just the beginning.
June 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Saturday's protests are a trap. the regime wants violence, and so do the Proud Boys and their ilk. It will not matter that they are overwhelmingly peaceful. A few highly motivated fascists will create the violence that the regime needs to justify mobilizing more troops. This is just the beginning.
Pete, looking across the desk, the sweat is dripping down his face. "Sir, I am sorry to bother you, but you mentioned a pardon when I sent in the marines...."
Don, a smile on his face, "Pete, you drink, right? I hate drunks, my brother was a drunk, died young, left a mess, no self control that guy."
Don, a smile on his face, "Pete, you drink, right? I hate drunks, my brother was a drunk, died young, left a mess, no self control that guy."
June 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Pete, looking across the desk, the sweat is dripping down his face. "Sir, I am sorry to bother you, but you mentioned a pardon when I sent in the marines...."
Don, a smile on his face, "Pete, you drink, right? I hate drunks, my brother was a drunk, died young, left a mess, no self control that guy."
Don, a smile on his face, "Pete, you drink, right? I hate drunks, my brother was a drunk, died young, left a mess, no self control that guy."
Among the things that astound me about this particular moment, is that it is the first time I have seen this kind of seizure of power in the absense of any kind of actual armed conflict. Moscow may have been a false flag, but there was a war in Chechnya. Fujimori was at war with Sendero.
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Among the things that astound me about this particular moment, is that it is the first time I have seen this kind of seizure of power in the absense of any kind of actual armed conflict. Moscow may have been a false flag, but there was a war in Chechnya. Fujimori was at war with Sendero.
NYC would actually be a much better place if some of those rich people decamped for somewhere else. It goes against conventional (economist) wisdom, but look where conventional wisdom has taken us. Poor and middle class people make interesting and livable cities, rich people ruin them.
June 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
NYC would actually be a much better place if some of those rich people decamped for somewhere else. It goes against conventional (economist) wisdom, but look where conventional wisdom has taken us. Poor and middle class people make interesting and livable cities, rich people ruin them.
If you have health insurance, a pension, maybe a nice home in a cool city, and you wonder why so many people cheer the onset of fascism, maybe read this: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy
The gilded future of the top 10 percent—and the end of opportunity for everyone else
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June 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If you have health insurance, a pension, maybe a nice home in a cool city, and you wonder why so many people cheer the onset of fascism, maybe read this: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that held them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
June 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that held them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
"Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."
June 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."
RIP Roger Nichols, you cannot understand it if you were not there, but there was a kinda something that brought smile to your lips, a feeling like maybe things would be ok. And it was actually pretty good music www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQ...
carpenters -We've Only Just Begun
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June 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
RIP Roger Nichols, you cannot understand it if you were not there, but there was a kinda something that brought smile to your lips, a feeling like maybe things would be ok. And it was actually pretty good music www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQ...
Of Kensington!!!!!
May 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Of Kensington!!!!!
alternative proposition: "eat the rich"
The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s new book makes the argument that society’s best and brightest should be focused on making the world a better place instead of making money. Read or listen to more on The Interview. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/m...
May 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
alternative proposition: "eat the rich"
pronounced "fraunk-n-schteen" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Walter Frankenstein, 100, Dies; Hid From the Nazis All Over Berlin
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May 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
pronounced "fraunk-n-schteen" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
For the last time, it is called "DUCK TAPE!" It is waterproof tape, invented duing WWII, used in amphibious operations, later branded as such, because, well, you, know, "water off a duck's back. operationhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/science/space/ed-smylie-dead.html?smid=bs-share
Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95
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May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For the last time, it is called "DUCK TAPE!" It is waterproof tape, invented duing WWII, used in amphibious operations, later branded as such, because, well, you, know, "water off a duck's back. operationhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/science/space/ed-smylie-dead.html?smid=bs-share
look, I get it, and I think you have a point, but the thing is, they did a weekend at bernies and all of them need to go away, forever.
Jake Tapper's New Book on Biden Reveals How Corporate Media is Failing America
While the Trump Administration is galloping towards fascism and arguing to end birthright citizenship, corporate media remain complicit cowards by focusing on Joe Biden's age.
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While the Trump Administration is galloping towards fascism and arguing to end birthright citizenship, corporate media remain complicit cowards by focusing on Joe Biden's age.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
May 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
look, I get it, and I think you have a point, but the thing is, they did a weekend at bernies and all of them need to go away, forever.