1598

Was that shared already?

1599

Side effect of the experimental treatments.

1600

Yeah, of course not. Fuck these people.

1601

Yes, he had it fitted to help improve his ski-boxing.

1602

OTOH, she’s a 15 year old.

Perhaps this is what we should glean from Claudia: Her cries for help, her worrisome and sometimes contradictory statements about her family, and her frustration at American politics are not interesting because they are abnormal — they’re interesting because they’re relatable. Young people should be allowed to be outspoken, rebellious, emotional, and even inconsistent on the internet without the social media machine elevating it to something more than it is.

While we, the audience, have no ability — nor do we have any right — to “save” or “free” Claudia from her family situation, but we do have a duty to take her and every other young person’s plea for a better country and a better system seriously. Of course teenagers are getting loud online. After all, the internet is the only place where they have a real say.

1603

This fucking administration is worse than children:

https://gen.medium.com/trump-takes-toxic-masculinity-to-new-contagious-levels-f5a82d33884e

Sorry, the bit about the song they used for his triumphant return is from stock music album “epic male songs”

1604

Yes she’s acting out to her parents. I wish her the best but there is only one teen I take seriously as a public figure and her name is Greta. (Malala is 23.)

1605
1606

I’m away for a few days and this thread grows to ~ 1600 replies? Bravo!

And, I like this post. Very neat tie-in, @Stepsongrapes

1607
1608

It would be nice if Biden could just declare kanly and gut Trump like a fish.

1609
1610

So he violated the Covid testing rules of the debate. If I were Biden’s campaign staff I’d have Joe refuse any further debates based on that alone.

1611

you can say whatever about the baron but he knew what he was doing (he only had bad luck)

1612

And he kept the ornithopters running on time!

1613

This is the kind of thing that sounds progressive, or like a capitulation to the Democrats.

It isn’t.

It’s Trump going line by line through some of the stuff the House passed back in May and proposing it back, while leaving other key (and more unpalatable to Trumpists, but important to Democrats and progressives) bits of the aid package out.

Please don’t get suckered by this.

1614

Sounds like it’ll be safe for Trump to debate Biden next week. Biden and all debate attendees can wear full PPE!

1615

The debates need to be remote, or fuck off. Seriously. Pence and DJT should be isolating.

1616

*the spice flowing

1617

FTFY!