The stupid faux-virtue of “real-naming” is just annoying AF.
We live in a world where women in particular are subjected to abuse, threats and real-life dangers for doing nothing more than existing online.
Demanding people expose themselves to danger to please you is ridiculous.
Okay, I’m a little revved up about this so I am just going to go off.
When I joined Twitter, I didn’t actually care about anonymity. I just made up an account name and used it. Once this whole thing inexplicably took on a life of its own, I began planning to “out myself”.
To keep that from being so difficult I rupture something, I would just ask that people consider this:
The impeachment wasn’t about a trial.
It was about a media event.
It was a television series and Dems were the producers.
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Dems concentrated it down to a few days; ran it when it would be least watched; and then agreed to yank it off the air.
Reconsider your evaluation through that lens.
Did Dems get the most value they could’ve out of this production?
(For ref, see the Benghazi hearings)
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And now I’m going to go mute “impeachment” and try to stay true to my word here.
We Dems have a hard time understanding what Republicans have always known: keep an attack on TV long enough and it does damage - no matter how it ends. Even if you lose.
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This morning’s little treasure defies description. A neo-soul, R&B, roller smooth as a satin pillowcase.
At the 3:15 mark, if your head ain’t bopping, you’re dead.
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Sault is a largely anonymous group out of the UK that blends together influences into seven-layer dips that wend and weave through chill to funk and back.
Their latest was produced by Inflo who also produced the great Michael Kiwanuka’s last album.
Shaking my head at everyone who gave me shit when I quite literally said people were going to get hurt by the GameStop stupidity.
(Since the 1st story is behind a paywall)
When my 13-year old, 20-something barber and 20-something bartender are all telling me about the same get-rich-quick opportunity, there are gonna be some bad endings.