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Western water, my fake college class, and revisiting Al Gore

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Jun 30, 2023
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I think the optimal timing for July 4 is always a Tuesday. You obviously can’t just observe Independence Day as “the first Tuesday in July,” though, so instead we need to rely on dumb luck. But good for us, it’s a Tuesday July 4 kind of year!

This account of Justin Trudeau’s aggressive immigration expansion is pretty inspiring, as was this upbeat account…

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