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thereisnospoon's Profile
Contributor at Washington Monthly, bylines at American Prospect, Salon, Alternet, Digby's Hullabaloo. Dem Party activist & campaign manager. I design & moderate focus groups for a living.
Real Name: David Atkins
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Groups: Kos Angelenos, Party Animals
Twitter: @DavidOAtkins
Diaries published: 632 (2392 days since last diary on Sun May 21, 2017 at 07:07 AM PDT)
Comments posted: 17540 (134 days since last comment on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 04:53 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 115353
Total Comment Ratings: 150434
Most Recommended Diary: No One Is Going To Save You Fools, 1510 comments, 1580 recommends
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Last night Eric Bauman won the race for Chair of the California Democratic Party by a slim margin at the state’s party convention in Sacramento. His opponent Kimberly Ellis refuses to concede, but she has few legal grounds to overturn the result. The...
by thereisnospoon
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on Sun May 21, 2017 at 07:07 AM PDT
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There is a remarkable and underreported story in the California Democratic Party that is still waiting to be told. The story is not yet finished, and the outcome could have profound consequences for the future of the Democratic Party and of the attempt...
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on Sun Apr 30, 2017 at 06:02 PM PDT
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It’s no secret that the smear campaign against Keith Ellison has been running nonstop since he decided to run for head of the DNC. There have been nasty whispers about his religion and about his racial identity. These were followed by groundless...
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on Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 03:59 PM PST
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The Clinton campaign must be worried about California. There’s no other reason for the AP to have prematurely declared an end to the Democratic primary.
The AP bizarrely decided to retabulate the votes of superdelegates in order to call the race....
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on Mon Jun 06, 2016 at 08:44 PM PDT
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Neuroscience is one of the world's most exciting fields, challenging the ways we think about ourselves and our personalities. Our political behavior is no exception.
Some of the latest findings ...
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on Fri Dec 05, 2014 at 12:20 PM PST
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GE has a cute little ad called "The future of work" praising their advances in 3D printing automation :
We'll gloss over the fact that no one in the copyediting process caught the misuse of "beg ...
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on Sun Nov 09, 2014 at 01:30 PM PST
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