1/ "It is what it is." Do you like this expression?
2/ I like the expression "it is what it is."

But I know that many people do not. And I probably use it too much.

Does anyone have a good alternative to "it is what it is" that truly carries the same meaning?
3/ In Filipino, we have “bahala na”—but that’s really more like “que sera, sera,” or “what will be, will be.”

I want something in the present tense, just like “it is what it is.”
4/ Here’s the late William Safire on “it is what it is” (thanks @derektmuller):

nytimes.com/2006/03/05/mag…
5/ A few suggested alternatives to "it is what it is" (which is losing in the popularity poll right now):

"Est quod est."

"C'est la vie."

"Such is life."

"Oh well."

"S**t happens." (I think the meaning is slightly different.)

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1/ Here's my interview with Trent Colbert, the Yale Law School student who sent the controversial "trap house" email, and a friend of his who's a fellow @YaleLawSch student.

bit.ly/3B1BkNj
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3/ Trent: "I’ve received many private messages of support. But nobody wants to be the next person targeted on GroupMe."

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1/ THREAD. There is now a push to get Trent Colbert, the Yale Law School student who sent the “trap-house email,” removed as a 2L student representative.

Here’s the form letter the students who want him removed are circulating for signature.
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But even if you disagree, this will just increase the ability of @fedsoc & @TheFIREorg to claim free-speech martyrdom. See @mjs_DC:

bit.ly/3DDXFSK
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The YLS email controversy has already made Slate and the @washingtonpost. This latest development could get it into a few more papers (maybe @nytimes).

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It hasn't been up long, but it has already generated more (supportive) reader mail than any other post of mine.

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After 8 hours or so, the post has gotten more than 10,000 views—which, for Original Jurisdiction, is huge.
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3/ I am in no way blind to the Federalist Society's faults. After January 6, I wrote a few thousand words that were quite critical of @FedSoc.

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