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Dave Weigel got suspended from The Washington Post for reposting a sexist joke. A lot of people on here think the punishment is too harsh for his “mistake.”

But, looking back over Weigel’s early career, was it a mistake? Or, is this really who he is at heart?
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Weigel started out as an early blogger and college Editor/Reporter for the Chronicle, a conservative rag at Northwestern (2000-2004).

(Wonder of wonders he wasn't canceled just for drinking JD and DIET coke.)
I’d bet money that most of the dirt-bag left has no clue how far right Weigel was back then. He even worked for the Center for Individual Rights - you know, the public interest law firm fighting to ban the use of race in admissions and other affirmative action initiatives.
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Right, following on from this thread about #IntrusuveThoughts, a lot of people have commented about embarrassing memories that pop up out of the blue and make them cringe all over again.

That's a different, if related, phenomenon. Here's my understanding of why it happens

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First and foremost, it's important to recognise that the fundamentals of the human brain's memory system were laid down looooong ago. Before we were even human. Consciousness and rational thought are far more recent developments, evolutionary-speaking

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One upshot of this is that our memory system is often the result of new software running on old hardware.

A lot of the brain is like this, in fairness, and it causes a lot of issues. I *may* have written a book all about it

amazon.co.uk/Idiot-Brain-Ne…

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Eines steht fest: Der gefühlig-klerikale Spot der #Grünen lässt keinen kalt. Es fühlt sich wie Kirchentag an und ist es auch fast. Besonders der Pfarrer führte zu verärgerten Anfragen. Wer ist das? Wie entstand die Szene? Dürfen Pfarrer das? #Thread. #bereitweilihresseid #cringe
Laut Pressemitteilung wurde der Film mit Hilfe von 20 Unterstützern gedreht, die an ihrem Lebens- oder Arbeitsplatz gezeigt werden. Wir können hier schon sagen, das stimmt nicht. Die Pfarrerszene wurde in Gruiten (NRW) gedreht. Der Pfarrer reiste aus Groß-Gerau (Hessen) an.
Rund 460km An- u. Abreise für ein paar sekundenlange Takes. Echte grüne Unterstützer eben. Kommen wir zur spannenden Frage: Darf 1 Pfarrer, derart exponiert im liturgischen Ornat Wahlwerbung für 1 Partei machen? Um es direkt zu sagen: Ein katholischer zumindest dürfte das nicht!
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Das Medienecho auf den #grünen Wahlwerbespot ist verheerend. Wir machen 1 kleine Presseschau:
@JuliusBetschka wundert sich, dass nicht allen im Vorfeld klar war, dass das schiefgeht. Folgerichtig steht der Song für ihn in einer Reihe peinlicher Parteisongs.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/dudel-p…
Wenige Tage nach #Rezo gibt es nun ein weiteres Zerstörungsvideo: Von den #Grünen über die Grünen. Der Clip sorgt im Netz für Entsetzen. Er soll am Dienstagabend erstmals im Ersten laufen. Es ist fraglich, ob er gut ankommen wird, meint Anika Bube.
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#Grüne singen wortreich und Menschen sind darüber sprachlos. Darunter viele Prominente. So möchte ein bekannter deutscher Satiriker mit eigener TV-Sendung im #ZDF, "lieber lachend in der Naturkatastrophe untergehen." Es gibt auch positive Stimmen. Wenige. derwesten.de/politik/annale…
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"Rumble, a YouTube rival popular with conservatives, will pay creators who ‘challenge the status quo’" archive.is/5fMgn
"CDC amends Florida’s COVID-19 numbers after pushback from state officials" nypost.com/2021/08/11/cdc…
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Medtwitter acting like [picture]. #cringe

I can get behind positive body and selfie stuff, I'm all for it. "I love this selfie" amen brother/sister preach!!

But "thirst trap"?? C'mon peeps. #BeBetter

Let's not add "photos to increase your sexual desire" to our memes. Buff dude posting with his hand pushing down his belt asking
I'm old, so maybe this generational.

I'm sex positive and hold nothing against sexual pictures generally or my beautiful inside and out colleagues.

I'm sure this tweet is going to catch me hell, but whatever. My principles are what they are. Have a good weekend everybody.
I thought some people approach this meme very innocently, posted amazing selfies, probably not thinking out their paricipation and who it would exclude or make feel bad.

I don't begrudge the creator who is funny AF

But no, this is not a good look for medtwitter.
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The @BurgerKingUK tweet! Was it a PR disaster or did it work as it was intended to?

A thread!
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@BurgerKingUK tweeted that "Women Belong in the kitchen". It's now deleted, but I have saved a screenshot. I am sharing it here. Screenshot of Burger King's original tweet that read "W
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This was only a part of the thread which stated that only 20% of the world's chefs were women and #bk had started a scholarship program for their female employees to pursue their dreams.
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Bekasi gelep doang, ujannya kagak.
Hamdallah hujan deras.
Ngedoain kamu, ah.
#cringe
Ujannya selesai.
Ternyata teaser doang.
Bhaik.
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[WANITA TAK KASAT MATA]
~Chapter Five~

_A Thread_

Sumber (delviharahap20)

#threadhoror #horror #ceritahorror #hororstory
@ceritaht @bacahorror #cringe #day1dindareyhalal #SetorFotoBW #pegang
Kamis, 20:00 Malam

"Tok...tok...tok" terdengar suara pintu depan di ketuk oleh seseorang. Dinda segera membukakan pintu tersebut, kini di dapatinya Sugin suaminya tepat di hadapannya, dia tak sendiri melainkan bersama seseorang.Ada sedikit perasaan lega, melihat suaminya pulang.
"Ehhh udah sampe". Sambut Dinda pada suaminya.

"Masuk..masuk mas". Sambung nya mempersilahkan teman suaminya itu, yang disambut dengan senyum.
Sugin dan temannya pun langsung duduk di sofa depan tv, tapi suaminya belum melihat anaknya.
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What the hell is up with #Hollywood celebs having hideous meltdowns on social media right now? Anons know. Almost certainly #adrenochrome withdrawals. These people are sick.
#Qanon
Then of course she went full #occult in this desperate bathtub rital like show of #withdrawls commenting that "if the ship goes down we all go down together."
#Comms
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