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15 Jan, 11 tweets, 2 min read
The National Rifle Association is filing for bankruptcy. I guess that means they're no longer loaded.
I guess the NRA didn't hit their target goals for finances.
I can't wait for all the NRA bankruptcy mentions in news clips and magazines.
I guess there wasn't a magic bullet for the NRA's financial problems.
It turns out the NRA just didn't have the range.
Looks like the @NRA completely misfired in reading the room.
Looks like the @NRA is barreling into irrelevancy.
The @NRA is finding out what happens when you spend decades shotgunning bad opinions.
I wonder how long it'll take lawyers to rifle through the @NRA's mediocre finances.
I've had these puns chambered for a while, @NRA. Thank you for the opportunity.
I'll end this without a pun: fuck you, @NRA.

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I watched an advance screener of "Promising Young Woman" today, starring Carey Mulligan as Cassie Thomas, a med school dropout who exacts revenge against rapists and sexual assailants, and it's one hell of a film. Here are many thoughts on it. (thread)
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Today is the 10th anniversary of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the policy that barred openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual people from serving in the military. My service in the Army coincided with the last six years of DADT. We are now living in DADT 2.0 for trans people.
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Call it unfortunate timing all you want, but the fact that this cheating scandal at West Point--the worst in more than four decades--comes during the Trump administration is hard to ignore. This is a "Commander in Chief" who sets a horrible example. Leadership matters.
Let me quickly contextualize this for folks who may not be aware. West Point's Honor Code isn't a performative thing in the way that mission statements, values statements, etc. are so often performative at organizations. The Academy takes this very, very seriously. (1/3)
To give you one example: any time a cadet submits a paper for class, they're required to put a carefully formatted cover sheet on top with their signature attesting that the paper is consistent with the Honor Code. Every. Single. Paper. (2/3)
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Like, yeah, The Bee Gees have been unfairly maligned for a LONG time and there's bound to be overcorrection because they're lovely, but holy shit, there's just no comparison to what The Beatles did. I can't even be charitable on this one.
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