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Nov 21, 2022

I loved my pre-buyout Twitter feed.

I loved my pre-buyout Twitter feed. Politics, economics, juicy romance novels, and UGA football, scrolling through my feed was the guilty pleasure I indulged alongside my morning coffee. Post-buyout Twitter turned my beautiful feed into PornHub. I’m done.

Twitter

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Twitter

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Aug 9, 2022

My Congressman Voted to Torture Me

I am not okay — Austin Scott (R-GA-8), the brain dead tea party hypocrite representing racial gerrymander central, voted against guaranteeing access to the medication I need to stand up straight without vomiting from the pain. I have endometriosis, a condition that affects at least one in 10 women. That’s 5.3% of registered voters (2020)…

Politics

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My Congressman Voted to Torture Me
My Congressman Voted to Torture Me
Politics

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Jul 7, 2022

Talking Stagflation With My Daddy

Next time, I’ll be a better daughter instead of an economic data junky — “Inflation’s through the roof. Gas prices are sky-high. They’re talking about stagflation,” my daddy said. The words tumbled out in a single breath as if building to a horrific prophecy of economic doom. Instead, the conversation shifted to the price of canned pinto beans costing more than $0.50. Five minutes…

Economics

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Talking Stagflation With My Daddy
Talking Stagflation With My Daddy
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Politically Speaking

·Jul 2, 2022

Did the AP Make Up Party Registration Data for Voters in 12 States

It’s complicated, but they chased a 1 million voter headline, not the facts — According to the Associated Press (AP), voter-registration data from 43 states shows that over 1 million Democrats changed their party registration to Republican. That’s interesting and crazy and just plain bad reporting. Only 31 states and the District of Columbia register voters by party. Nineteen states don’t. Do the math.

Politics

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Did the AP Make Up Party Registration Data for Voters in 12 States
Did the AP Make Up Party Registration Data for Voters in 12 States
Politics

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Jun 22, 2022

The US Government Flew a Confederate Flag at Andersonville Prison in 2022, and We Stayed Silent

If you want to know what’s wrong with America, take a hard look at Andersonville National Historic Site. — The First National Flag of the Confederacy flapped in the breeze at Andersonville National Historic Site. It was Memorial Day 2022 — twelve years after National Park Service Director’s Order 61, which bans Confederate flags from “being flown on any cemetery flagpole.” The same order restricts Confederate flags to Confederate…

Politics

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The US Government Flew a Confederate Flag at Andersonville Prison in 2022, and We Stayed Silent
The US Government Flew a Confederate Flag at Andersonville Prison in 2022, and We Stayed Silent
Politics

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Mar 2, 2022

Brutally Honest Bidet Ad Copy

I now know what it feels like to pee on Everest — Bidet manufacturers and Amazon reviewers are sadistic liars with ultrasonic hearing. This superpower lets them pick up the horrified screams of newbies from over five hundred miles away. Stubborn ones like myself are the entertainment that keeps giving. My bidet feels like a firehose hooked up to a melting glacier…

Humor

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Brutally Honest Bidet Ad Copy
Brutally Honest Bidet Ad Copy
Humor

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Oct 30, 2021

3 Red Flags About Trump’s Social Media Company That Scream Fraud

Is TMTG just another bad SPAC investment, or are we watching securities fraud in real-time — Donald Trump just bought his lawyer a new yacht. This realization slapped me upside the head like a sledgehammer 30 seconds after opening Trump Media and Technology Group Corporation’s (TMTG) pitch deck. …

Politics

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3 Red Flags About Trump’s Social Media Company That Scream Fraud
3 Red Flags About Trump’s Social Media Company That Scream Fraud
Politics

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Politically Speaking

·Oct 19, 2021

Nancy Pelosi’s Cracked Solution to Our $600 Billion Tax Gap: More Low Income Audits

The upper class owes 90.8% of unpaid income taxes, but monitoring bank accounts actually targets working-class America. — Nancy Pelosi’s tripping if she honestly thinks monitoring bank accounts with $600 in annual cash flow will solve our revenue problem. I get it. The US has a tax gap, which means that some people are not paying what they owe. Folks want to know where she’ll get the money…

Politics

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Nancy Pelosi’s Cracked Solution to Our $600 Billion Tax Gap: More Low Income Audits
Nancy Pelosi’s Cracked Solution to Our $600 Billion Tax Gap: More Low Income Audits
Politics

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Oct 16, 2021

How did we get so divided?

How did we get so divided? Sometimes, we move forward by looking back. Andrew Tanner’s recent piece discusses the extreme influence propaganda has on US politics. While I don’t personally…

Politics

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Politics

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Oct 14, 2021

How Not to Write About Statistics Unless You Enjoy Looking Stupid

Here’s a real-world screw up from the recent jobs report coverage and how to fix it — One phrase from CNBC’s September’s jobs creation comes up short with gain of just 194,000 immediately downgraded it from an informative news article to clickbait junk. Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 190,000 in the month, compared with the Dow Jones estimate of 500,000, the Labor Department reported Friday. (Cox, 2021)

Writing

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How Not to Write About Statistics Unless You Enjoy Looking Stupid
How Not to Write About Statistics Unless You Enjoy Looking Stupid
Writing

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Kristle Chester

Kristle Chester

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Freelancer. Data geek. Gardener. Baker. Spaniel lover. Georgian. MA International Commerce and Policy.

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