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Matthew Saroff, Mechanical Engineer, Owings Mills, Maryland, US

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A member of the Democratic wing of the Democratic party, and a fan of Bernie who thinks Neoliberal (DLC/New Dem) trickle down conomics sucks.

Mechanical Engineer with a background in defense, electronics packaging, medical & food equipment, transportation, and manufacturing.

I have two cats, a black cat, and a gray and white long hair cat, who keep me on my toes. (Because he keeps attacking my feet)

I am a Jew and a Zionist, who is married to a woman with exquisitely bad taste in men, and I have two remarkable children with her.

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Tim Anderson asks what to call former Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama hanging out as a group.

I offered a suggestion:

A clusterfuck of Oligarchs

— Jack Dorsey Is Objectively Pro-Nazi (M.G. Saroff) (@40_Years) August 4, 2020

Your suggestions below are appreciated.

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6 August 2020, 7:23 PM
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A member of the Democratic wing of the Democratic party, and a fan of Bernie who thinks Neoliberal (DLC/New Dem) trickle down conomics sucks.

Mechanical Engineer with a background in defense, electronics packaging, medical & food equipment, transportation, and manufacturing.

I have two cats, a black cat, and a gray and white long hair cat, who keep me on my toes. (Because he keeps attacking my feet)

I am a Jew and a Zionist, who is married to a woman with exquisitely bad taste in men, and I have two remarkable children with her.

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