David M Weigel
@spdbump.bsky.social
Ex-Minnesotan in Philly. (And yes, this is really my name, and no, I don't write for Semafor. But he's good, isn't he?)
Does he mean pioneer in the sense of died on the Oregon Trail of dysentery
Annie Waldman@anniewaldman.bsky.social · 4mo agoBefore my visit, Raw Farm's founder Mark McAfee told me he's a trailblazer: “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital, and they have been sick, but they recovered," he said. "But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer. And I’m going against the grain here. I’m climbing a mountain they say you can’t climb."
If the Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment meant to employ concepts drawn from the common law, but also they were under a general misapprehension as to how those concepts really worked? It's the misunderstanding that controls!
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
We did 163 essays at Evening News Plus. This was our last one: Why Journalism? substack.com/profile/5411...
John Dickerson (@johnfdickerson)
We did 163 essays at Evening News Plus. This was our last one: Why Journalism?
substack.com
Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.
I've been on team "we're cooked" for a while. People are wired to believe the first facts (or "facts") they hear, and to get defensive if they're told they were mislead. Seen too many Facebook uncles say "well it could have been true" to be optimistic about this.
Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 2y agoevery time I discuss this there's a segment who get mad and suggests I'm saying that people don't have agency for their own actions said crew also believes people who went to grad school are immune to propaganda, and everybody just inherently knows how to find reliable news and information
the moral of rudolph isn't about acceptance, it's about how quickly workplace discrimination evaporates when your 'flaw' becomes a marketable asset during q4
Me on this date in 1998: "Ha! I'm still writing '1996' on my checks!" Me on this date in 2024: "A check is a small rectangular piece of paper once used to transfer money between bank accounts."
