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Who decides to go to war? And who should?
Vincenza Falletti observes that the fact of their election doesn’t imply presidents’ decisions are de facto democratic. In fact, some of their most consequential and devastating moves are made under… Read more
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Hasan Piker on Pod Save America
I stopped listening to Pod Save America a long time ago. Their goal (other than to make a ton of money on ads), is to get Democrats elected—and that’s a… Read more
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A Long and Windy Ride
A cold, windy spring ride around the Twin Cities at least yielded some nice shots. Read more
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Every Song Mentioned in Hip-Hop (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano
Enjoy this Spotify playlist, sponsored by my incessant list-making. Read more
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Minneapolis’ obsession with cars makes it impossible to drive them
Keep complaining, but they’re never going to plow your road if you insist on using it as your personal car storage lot. Read more
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Views You Can’t Appreciate from a Car
Winter biking is a singular experience. Read more
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In the United States, we pay extra to kill ourselves
Though most of the country appears to have written off the 1 million+ deaths from COVID-19 as inevitable, this new study demonstrates that many of these people died due to… Read more
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Every Movie Mentioned in Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano
So I just finished reading Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano. It was great, but I really wish there was an index listing all of the movies mentioned in the book.… Read more
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My Wholly Unqualified and Unscientific Oscar Predictions, 2018
I didn’t get a lot right here. Read more
Welcome to my blog!
Here you’ll find a little bit of everything—my musings on marketing, reflections on life in these United States, moments captured from the saddle of my bike, and more. I come here to share my thoughts when the mood strikes, which is admittedly inconsistent! Nonetheless, I hope to provide morsels of entertainment for those of you who stumble on this blog.
Timothy Pate 