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24.8.16 16:04 
A recent New York Times article brought to my attention by Robert Harris claims to reveal how Facebook sees your politics. Now you all know how excited I am to share my politics AND read about yours right here on this social network, so I dutifully followed the instructions to learn I was... drum roll, please ... "Very Liberal." I haven't decided whether this tests my faith in the credibility of Facebook, the Times or both. BUT! I am interested in how YOU come out, if you're up for sharing, so here are some instructions:

Settings > Ads > "Visit Ad Preferences" button > select "Lifestyle and culture" from the "Interests" section (may have to select "More" - I did) > Find the first instance of "U.S. Politics (xxxx)" in your list (may have to hit "See More" multiple times - I ended up on the sixth dozen, which leads me to believe this is a very weak guess on the Facebook Ads folks' part)

The "xxxx" is supposed to reflect Facebook's view of your political bent, restricted to the quite-not-grey-area labels of "Conservative," "Moderate" or "Liberal..." well, with the potential of a "Very" qualifier in front of it, I suppose.

What do you think, folks?
9.8.16 14:39 
I Voted
28.7.16 22:11 
So every time a chant starts up during Hillary's speech, it's to drown out some other Bernie chant, right?
27.7.16 16:30 
@dylanw @PartyBen @djwudi Found my copy (and your tweets) - enjoy and keep it safe for future generations: https://CRZ.net/KeepDeanAlive.mp3
21.7.16 23:05 
Still think he'll win, but talk to me again in a week or so
19.7.16 02:59 
Every friendly face in my timeline bitching about sitting through the RNC looks to have about a 0% chance of voting for Trump in the general, so...man, I have no idea who's FORCING y'all to watch it, but if you'd like me to try to speak to them on your behalf to get you out of it, I'd be happy to give it a shot.
27.4.16 15:54 
@tapemachines That's no way to talk about the future veep!
19.3.16 16:43 
This almost certainly is a fundraising email https://pic.twitter.com/AQdPYflg4M
2.3.16 13:19 
Surely you could interview his supporter and find out RT @HowardKurtz: Where does Carson's remaining support go?
2.3.16 10:46 
HOT POLITICAL TAKE: As Super Tuesday progressed, more Americans took to the Internet to search for porn than for help moving to Canada
29.2.16 22:33 
By special request, this was my phone call from Kirk Cameron (video of my answering machine)
29.2.16 18:09 
You REALLY want to go with the full-on crazy this cycle? Caucus for McAfee on Super Tuesday.
26.2.16 13:43 
This is a toughie because the Prospect Park GOP caucus has been incredibly amusing in its sparseness the last two cycles...but I have no dog
13.2.16 16:06 
Uh oh (San Antonio Express-News: Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch)
18.12.15 12:42 
RT @MonicaCrowley: Instead of asking @realDonaldTrump if he'd run as an Independent, how about asking @BernieSanders if he'd do so?
13.11.15 13:09 
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I did!
14.10.15 09:45 
But seriously, let's get Lessig2016 in the debates too. Why not? He's certainly gotta be polling as well as Lincoln Chafee (Link to "Larry Lessig for President 2016")
13.10.15 19:41 
God help us if they pick a "viral" question tonight - OK, I'm done now - watching, no tweeting #DemDebate
13.10.15 19:39 
(sits back, waits)
13.10.15 19:38 
You know I'm not much for posting about politics here, but I did just see the Democrats debate, and all I can say is: WOW! What a commanding performance! She really showed why she's been frontrunner, well, pretty much since Obama won the last one. Email, Benghazi, none of it matters - she's Teflon and even if there was something to ANY of that, none of it would ever stick to her. She's unstoppable! Ol' Joe is probably scared out of running after that masterful performance where she thrust and parried and nobody could land a shot on her. Sadly, there's no chance for Bernie, not to mention those other three also-rans. I sure would have liked to see Larry Lessig in the debate tonight, though. But hell, we might as well inaugurate her right now; the nomination is clearly hers and the Republicans (and others) have absolutely no chance. RUN HILL RUN
13.10.15 19:38 
You know I'm not much for posting about politics here, but I did just see the Democrats debate, and all I can say is: What a sad display. All the chickens came home to roost in one night and she definitely is feeling the effects of the constant drip-drip-drip of questionably legal actions, email, Benghazi, her lack of anything to point to while Secretary of State really, an entitled sense of being above the law and an almost constant, sometimes baffling stream of dissembling. Even on the debate stage, she couldn't help but rack up the Pinocchios. Now's the best time for a weary Democratic caucus to look to...Bernie? One of the three others? Probably the opportune time for Joe to come in and "save the day" for the establishment. I sure would have liked to see Larry Lessig in that debate tonight, though. STICK A FORK IN HILL, SHE'S DONE.
11.9.15 11:57 
RT @CRZ: Never....ah, forget it
19.8.15 16:20 
I am also Not Sure. http://pic.twitter.com/MNurldORyQ
13.8.15 19:06 
Sure, I'd vote for @lessig. Don't know if I'd give him money, though.
6.8.15 20:05 
I have great love for all of you, but if you're watching the GOP debate ironically or so you can tweet how awful what you're watching is and how much you hate every dude on stage an how much pain it's causing you AND there's zero chance you're voting Republican in 2016 or for the rest of your life...dude, WHY? (And I know that this is massive hypocrisy coming from a guy watching WWE Smackdown instead, but at least WWE bills itself as "entertainment")
28.7.15 20:49 
WARNING: POLITICAL POST FOLLOWS
It took the Obama administration over two years (and almost 168,000 signatures) to respond to the petition calling for an immediate pardon of Edward Snowden. As you might imagine, I find the response... somewhat lacking.
(Link to White House Petition: Pardon Edward Snowden)
3.7.15 16:20 
Hey, I have 1776 followers today! Coincidentally, I am the last man on Twitter to still call and spell this country "America!"
30.6.15 19:59 
#USA!
5.6.15 12:10 
And finally, this would be a good day for the Obama administration to address the petition to pardon Ed Snowden: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pardon-edward-snowden
18.5.15 11:31 
When president says "they're...giving me my own account," do you wonder who the "they" are who tell the president what he can and can't do?
5.11.14 01:15 
When @CNNPolitics shows a race where the top two are separated by 0.3%, shouldn't they show third, fourth and fifth if they're all above 1%?
5.11.14 01:04 
You know how CNN shows a race that has a difference of about 0.5% between the top two, and you can add up their votes and see that only about 95% of the vote is on the screen? I wonder why they can't use a little more screen space to put the third place cat up there. Is it because they don't want people thinking that there were other choices and that they do matter?
4.11.14 20:54 
Polls closed an hour ago so this status is mostly meaningless ("I voted")
4.11.14 18:52 
@USAgov Voter 858 in W2-P5 - 70 minutes to go in Minneapolis! http://pic.twitter.com/TBK7ARi1Su
4.11.14 18:39 
Voter 858 in W2-P5 - 90 minutes to go! #MPLSvotes usagov
4.11.14 16:16 
@KevinMarshall http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/03/campaign-ads_n_6096138.html
22.6.14 15:19 
@teamziller Ice cream cone but with mayonnaise and then deep-fried
2.6.14 11:45 
(Now let's see if me saying "Koch Brothers" gets me some new followers from the left)
26.5.14 19:01 
Thanks to all veterans who have helped make America the kind of place where I can sit here on Twitter and make fun of the pro wrestling
10.3.14 12:49 
How many months has it been since the Snowden petition crossed the WH threshold... like six or seven? http://wh.gov/liZnR
10.2.14 17:10 
Tired of my modified avatar? Tomorrow is The Day We Fight Back! http://thedaywefightback.org #StopTheNSA
20.1.14 11:07 
RT @jricole: Gov’t used Surveillance of MLK in Bid to Destroy Him: Now they want us to just Trust Them http://dlvr.it/4kyTzl
10.10.13 23:53 
I admit I haven't been paying close attention (and you know how I hate posting about politics on my Facebook wall!) but which law were the cops saying that dude mowing that lawn was breaking, anyway?
11.9.13 01:09 
Never....ah, forget it.
20.8.13 12:44 
RT @keithellison: The unauthorized collection of personal data by the NSA, even by mistake, is why we need the Amash-Conyers amendment
25.7.13 14:54 
RT @keithellison: I voted in favor of the Amash Amendment yesterday because I believe in protecting Minnesotans’ civil rights: http://bit.ly/1bRUyGZ
15.5.13 21:54 
Could I have lupus? What is lupus? (reblogged from usagov tumblr)
25.2.13 15:35 
Maybe the sequester will cause some congresspeople to have to fly coach - leading them to recommend ending the TSA in the NEXT sequester
16.1.13 15:15 
Pretty sure the debt ceiling is not a "loophole"
29.12.12 15:47 
This is the second time I tried to share this (which doesn't mean the government got to me the first time...I hope) - anyway, a blog post made for Facebook and thanks, Congress... (Link to reason.com: Why Are People More Scared of Facebook Violating Their Privacy than Washington?)
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