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Amanda Carpenter wonders: Complicity, cowardice, or nihilism? (Or all three?)

Jim Swift
Feb 15, 2021
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AMANDA CARPENTER: Complicity, cowardice, or nihilism?

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🚨OVERTIME 🚨

Happy President’s Day! Hope you had a great weekend. Minus the whole impeachment vote.

Why is Josh Mandel code switching? I’ve known Josh and he does not talk like this normally.

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Justin Barasky @JustinBarasky
.@JoshMandelOhio is still giving himself an accent when he speaks to GOP audiences. The man grew up in suburban Cleveland abt 20 minutes away from me. No one from northeast Ohio sounds like this. #ohsen
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At least Hillary Clinton, famous for code switching, once lived in Arkansas. Josh Mandel is from Beachwood, Ohio. Weird.

Speaking of Ohio… What happens on the islands in Lake Erie when there’s an emergency in winter?

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Miller Ferries @MILLERBOATLINE
Winter #islandlife ~ A night time call on a neighboring island calls for extra measures. The Put-in-Bay Volunteer Fire Dept & EMS head out on a frozen #LakeErie in their airboat. 📸 Put-in-Bay EMS
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When the lake freezes, you have to use swamp-style craft to travel safely. In fact, one cold winter, a man walked to Canada across Lake Erie.

Let’s stick with Ohio… The Hahnaissance is upon us. Former Clevelander Kathryn Hahn is killing it.

While we’re on the topic of cold weather… This story is insane: He survived an avalanche by clinging to a tree. Then he started digging for his girlfriend.

And things can quickly go wrong if you’re not sure of the ice’s thickness.

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Geertje @ikkomuitdrenthe
#Amsterdam #ijsnietoveralgoed #keizersgracht
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5:00 PM ∙ Feb 14, 2021
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That’s it for me for today. Hope you enjoy the holiday. We’ll be back tomorrow, but drop me a line if you have any questions, comments or concerns: swift@thebulwark.com.

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