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Sep 3Liked by Mike Madrid

Knowing about Americata* makes me on OG, ok!

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Oh man! Yes it does. I periodically get fans of Americanata writing in to tell me they miss it - I think it was far more popular than I realized. It sure does meet the OG criteria...gonna have to get T-shirts made.

Btw, Americanata is really gonna influence what I'm trying to do here. Maybe I'll have Gregory join me sometime....but the idea of looking under the hood and digging deeper at whats driving our politics is what I really want to build a community around.

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Ok, just finished reading this piece and a few things jumped out at me. One - I have a better understanding of why the low level of Latinos in unions exist (you'll correct me if I'm wrong): the gig economy. I see that in my everyday life as well.

Two: "Our politics are not driving the changes in our society, they are reflecting them." Does this have to do with why it is crucially important for the Harris campaign to talk about making the housing market more available to people?

Three: "Data professionals are much better at speaking to where people are than in persuading them of where politicians want them to be." This is BIG. You couldn't of spoke any clearer than if you grabbed a bullhorn and started reading your book aloud to the politicians. Wow.

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Sep 3·edited Sep 3

Let's go, Mike! I'm excited for #MikeDrop to be back! Will we be able to call in or ask questions in the chat? I also believe we are experiencing a great transformation. Def looking forward to the discussion! Btw, how about President Biden securing Maduro's plane! Whoa . . .

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