Joshua Foust 🪖🎮: This sort of asinine nonsense is why I find it difficult to take anonymous comments thrice-removed about how he stumbled on a word during a meeting as anything worthwhile. There is no sense of proportion, no awareness of what might be normal and what is anomalous. It’s all vibes, nothing is real.

This sort of asinine nonsense is why I find it difficult to take anonymous comments thrice-removed about how he stumbled on a word during a meeting as anything worthwhile. There is no sense of proportion, no awareness of what might be normal and what is anomalous. It’s all vibes, nothing is real.

Political reporting, 2024

I dunno, this seems like it is a relevant story to pursue and surface if we are REALLY debating presidential fitness through anonymously sourced news stories, only this isn’t anonymous. There’s a reason this has been ignored by the Post/NYT/etc. for the last four days and it’s isn’t civic virtue.

Former Trump Staffer Shares Texts Revealing Secret Payoffsnewrepublic.com A new court filing alleges that Donald Trump’s campaign has paid to bury a number of lawsuits over sexual harassment and discrimination.

Donald Trump literally is afraid of falling down stairs. This is just ridiculous.

They used to do this, but I guess his being old and infirm stopped being an interesting story to tell four years ago

Trump’s Halting Walk Down Ramp Raises New Health Questions (Published 2020)www.nytimes.com The president also appeared to have trouble raising a glass of water to his mouth during a speech at West Point a day before he turned 74, the oldest a president has been in his first term.

💯 and up against a convicted felon with zero political bona fides who really intends to usher in authoritarianism and destroy democracy in the West's biggest power. History will record the significant role that the media have played in this moment, no matter how it turns out.

and it's seeking outrage for its profit, unsustainable for us trying to exist.