David Weigel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The WI chapter of Bernie-founded Our Revolution endorsed @NelsonforWI, who was a 2020 DNC delegate for Sanders. Bernie backs @TheOtherMandela, who Nelson has called "entirely confused" for moderating some of his positions this year. https://t.co/SPxx73M674

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Years ago I heard a Christmas parody song about "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" called "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fish-Men." If I hear absolutely any Christmas song, the Lovecraft song jumps back into my head. To be clear: This is good, I like it.

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"Worst thing collected in the Library of America" would be a really unpopular prompt. I strongly disliked "The Breast" but that first Henry James novel he disowned is probably worse.

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"The Fighting Soul" by @AriRabinHavt is great - tons of detail about how the Bernie 2020 campaign worked, about what the media misses about campaigns, and about Sanders himself. Really smooth read, too https://t.co/VHKb2JsBJC

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Sort of related, anybody you checked on what Michael "Imperial Hubris" Scheuer's been writing lately? https://t.co/ZPAchSP1zx https://t.co/CApHXFGR2C

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Guy who’s seen only the Star Wars prequels and has no interest in “A New Hope” https://t.co/0wXjYxRnNY

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People really slept on "The Hardhat Riot" by David Paul Kuhn, who's too smart to be on Twitter. https://t.co/URgY0s9ZlT

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Reporting from Philly for a few days, haven't seen anything as tense in person as the "lightning round" of questions (former Mayor) Michael Nutter asked (candidate) Helen Gym. "Thank you for telling me my husband's job." "That's between the two of you." https://t.co/AYUofGU5BH

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@Steven_Hyden Oh, then I own TWO of your books! (I loved "Twilight of the Gods," and really felt the digression about people at shows who buy complicated drinks when people are standing in line behind them.)

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This was part of an answer about the opposition she’s faced from the FOP and CTU. FOP members shouldn’t re-elect president John Catanzara, she says, who’s so offensive he can’t be effective. The two unions are “two sides of the same coin.”