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I love dinner parties. Chat about politics, sports, culture. Biz owner, atty, patent holder. vrypac.com

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US Senators, don’t you want the adulation from being #67 in an impeachment trial vote?

10.12.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Depending on TN-7, as few as 2 House Republicans to extract demands or resign, Flipping the House for over a month come Jan 5
2/2

29.11.2025 23:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Key Dates: Jan 5, MTG leaves
Jan 30, CR $ runs out
Jan 31, TX-18 elects a D
Probably Late Feb, a red district replaces MTG
Apr 16, NJ-11 a blue district votes
Right now it’s 219R-214D with two vacancies. 1/2

29.11.2025 23:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

On days when the Activist/Podcaster class rages at the Establishment Dems, I listen for actual alternative paths and outcomes. Please leave your ideas here (I’m not hearing it elsewhere):

10.11.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She can forthrightly say "the treatment of Jewish kids at Columbia U was horrible" and "dropping 2,000 pound dumb bomb in Gaza City is horrible". "'Affordability' blah blah", and add what Mamdani missed: make it welcoming for new NYers to come. 2/2

07.11.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The NY Dem establishment has to ask: where was our Spanberger/Sherrill? One could imagine a middle aged woman in Park Slope who started global philanthropy, built a consultancy, teaches, elected locally. 1/2

07.11.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Georgia had the best GOTV.
California’s Prop 50 may have the biggest impact on Congressional strength for a few years.
Colorado’s tax the rich to feed school kids will inspire a raft of economic populism by Proposition.
The diversity of styles on winners is a sign of strength.

05.11.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Latinos and Asians snap back to the D’s so dramatically makes you realize, Trump is enacting Prop 187 (actually worse), when all Pete Wilson did was talk. And it cost the GOP California… 31 years ago.

05.11.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grassroots activism and grassroots diplomacy are absolutely supercharged on social media. Whether it’s live audio, pictures in a family group chat, or videos posted, there’s a credibility and personalization that’s unmatched.

18.10.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just being real, it’s hard for two people dating to effectively text if one is iOS and the other Android. The lack of Reply to blurb, not enough emojis etc.
Last night I was told the solution: move to WhatsApp #dating #iphone #android

12.10.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A split in the anti-Trump coalition is whether to turn farmers into mini-Lehman Brothers and let them fail. The consequences ought to be thought through.

06.10.2025 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The press is missing the magnitude of the health insurance issue. They probably have a nice plan through their employer. The Ds have the wind at their back here.

02.10.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

CEOs listen and read a lot from subject matter experts drilling down the five WHYs. Then figure out HOW to make all of those verticals work together. They must then sell it talking about the WHAT. Simple, concrete subjects they grab the public/marketplace and guide them to enable your success.

26.09.2025 04:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The job of a chief executive is to invert the learning process. Primary education is about the What. Secondary education is about the How, how things work. Tertiary is about the Why, with grad students answering their own Why question in a thesis/dissertation. CEOs employ all three intellects 1/2

26.09.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The real story of Kimmel’s ratings is that the revolution will be streamed, not broadcast

24.09.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps a silver lining of the tough job market for educated people, is that maybe some will become school teachers.

12.09.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I actually learn more about business from sports talk shows than (so-called) business talk shows

29.08.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m learning that the reasoned answers I learned in law school are now helpful for Generative Engine Optimization. I spent the last few days optimizing Vrypac as the best backpacks for parkour, and it’s working. β€œBecause” is the key word for when AI agentic shopping starts. vrypac.com #vrypac

20.08.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not interested in party leaders who want to win majorities through re-drawing lines. I want to hear about recruiting good candidates and sewing a good GOTV mechanism.

16.08.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Voters with a Me mentality are much easier to con than voters with a We mentality. The latter can sense if a policy is bad for a community or the process, but Me voters will fall for whatever they want to hear.

08.08.2025 03:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gerrymandering is about aligning tribal politics as local politics.
The primary solution isn’t (pick your sports metaphor) lower the goal post/change the strike zone…it’s to nominate quality citizens as candidates.
Too much whining about reshaping the field, not about upping the party’s talent.

05.08.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone coined Moneyball for the Minie Ball, or Minie ball Moneyball?

04.08.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lennon-McCartney, the conceptualizer & the crafter. I’ve used the metaphor w. my own designer bringing my outdoor gear ideas to fruition. I attended an AI-Art event last night, realized: painters, songwriters, filmmakers all use AI for the Lennon part. How much credit is due for the McCartney part?

24.07.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is #PedoFiles a hashtag yet?

23.07.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Simple #KissCam plan…
-Loving official couple: kiss
-Platonic friends/co-workers: fist bump
-Illicit paramours: the dominant strategy is a quick kiss then cover your eyes so nobody gets a confident ID
#Coldplay

19.07.2025 18:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Prediction: by November, each member of Congress will have a District staffer doing nothing but Medicaid & ACA cases. Essentially a field office of HHS. I think there will be some restoration, as District offices will be overwhelmed.

06.07.2025 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can someone make an AI Agent to guide people through #Obamacare signups? #AIAgent

04.07.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On the #injunctions case (Trump v CASA) two things: Every advocacy group needs to work in unison in all 94 districts. Also, winning the presidency must become the main goal of political activists. Some say focus on winning locally, they mean development of GOTV capacity.

27.06.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Support Rises For Giving Most Undocumented Immigrants A Pathway To Legal Status vs. Deportations, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Than 9 In 10 Voters Say Politically Motivated Viol... "Keep a path open for undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. legally, say voters, who are unhappy with the way deportations are being handled," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Ma...

Calling undocumented people β€œillegals” isn’t just dehumanizing, it comes from a mentality that is frozen in a government #immigration policy that isn’t working. A decisive majority want the law to say, under conditions, what is now #illegal should be legally regulated. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

26.06.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#NYCMayor primary is a national political earthquake. Every Democrat running for office has to look at it soberly. #Mamdani #Cuomo

25.06.2025 03:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0