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Chris, hard disagree on the RFK, Jr. ad. It was gross. The fact that he apologized for it while at the same time having it as his pinned tweet shows how shamelessly terrible he is

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Junior Kennedy is no different now as an addict...he's traded substance abuse of his youth for self-absorbance of his elder years to feed his ego.

PATHETIC!!

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Agree with the Dunkings ad. That was funny.

As for the RFK Jr. political ad-that was puzzling. And unless you are over 65, suspect many scratched their heads not getting it.

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The deficit is not the huge problem it seems because countries aren’t households or individuals. Here is a good take on this

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/opinion/government-debt-pay-off.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Full disclosure, I’m an economist by trade. Love your work.

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There are better more uplifting charts available. How about the chart showing how inflation has fallen in the last 12 months. Or the chart showing how Black unemployment rate has fallen in the last 3 years( under President Biden). Oh another good chart showing GDP since Biden took power. Some many good charts right.

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You don’t get me now but it’s ok. You will

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Like I’ve been a fan since Tony K

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Dunkin’s costumes sold out within minutes.

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It seems Robert Kennedy's disingenuous son has grabbed the spotlight for a few days, then back to the edges of political reality.

He then can go back to destroying the reputation of his father and uncle and cousins all of whom were flawed, but al least didn't put their ego ahead of the country.

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Thank you for the More Cowbell. Without question, Walken’s greatest performance, even better than Deer Hunter. Bruce Dickinson.

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one leg at a time

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Yeah, followed by making gold records. If you're Bruce Dickinson.

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Yes! Casey Afflecks SNL Dunkin’s was the best! And I agree theirs was the best one this year too. Nothing else really stood out.

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Casey's Dunky 'ads" are classic!!

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I think Casey was channeling this kid from Malden lol. This is my favorite video. I miss my hometown.

https://youtu.be/P8Vjd_hdYYw?si=qKKfQuq4xj2cdoLC

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The Super Bowl Dunky as stole a line from one of Casey's ads when he hits his confederate in the jewels and said, "How do you like the. Donuts."

I miss Boston too, but not the commute from Scituate to the Financial District.

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I don’t doubt that! Or getting pummeled during every storm. I worry scituate is in real trouble.

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The town always received a brunt of many storms because we were directly on MA Bay, whereas Hingham, Cohasset, and Marshfield had protected "Haaabas".

I lived above a 20 foot+ storm wall in the "highlands" of Scituate...not as low as Sand Hills and the downtown whose flooding are always shown on TV camera shots.

I knew the storms were bad when I saw a WBZ TV-truck down at the corner for the "Oh so important" crashing of waves on the seawall.

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And I think that’s huge. Like you have so much to say and I want to help you say it

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And I wanna help you because you’re such a talented writer

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I absolutely love your content. I know you’re not my biggest fan but I’m a huge supporter

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Iron &Wine - a really great band. BUT also the only show I've been to where multiple people are in various stages of falling asleep throughout.

Seemingly everytime we head out on a long road trip the playlist finds its way to Iron and Wine and if I'm not careful no amount of Red Bull can give me wings.....

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I love Iron & Wine’s Resurrection Fern

Thanks for sharing the new song

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Iron&Wine - Boy w A Coin - a classic.

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"You Never Know" is truly beautiful!

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Oh another good chart is how the stock market has performed under Biden compared to under Trump

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