In which we yet again post yet another ten thousand plus interesting or amusing -or neither- tweets

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  1. superdave

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  2. superdave

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  3. superdave

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    Has any academic written a book, or at least an essay, on the connection between the, um, lighter aspects of Trumpism (by that I mean all the showmanship, not the fascism) and pro wrestling? Seems like an easy way for some poor adjunct Ph.D. To get a payday.

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  4. superdave

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    I will literally come if Kamala finds an appropriate moment for this one liner.

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  5. superdave

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  6. Sounders78

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    English teachers look away: "By they neck. And eatin' them".
     
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  7. superdave

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  9. superdave

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  10. superdave

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  11. dapip

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    Ah, everything goes back to... [check notes] ECONOMIC ANXIETY!!!

     
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  12. superdave

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  13. bigredfutbol

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    How on earth do this people tell themselves they're doing serious journalism?
     
  14. taosjohn

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    Communications majors are driving out the journalism majors?
     
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  15. superdave

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    Friggin’ Pauline Walnuts had less cognitive dissonance when he went to confession.
     
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  16. Dyvel

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  17. spejic

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  18. Kazuma

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    Gah, that stings. I don't think it's the degree. I do think it's the fact that a lot of these people wished they were covering sports or entertainment. That, and he's a former Hill writer.

    I was lucky enough to learn under people who were still reporting. My intro to journalism professor was a guy who worked for the Wall Street Journal at the time. I had several others who cut their teeth under old school journalists.

    It annoys me that I had to take an ethics class to graduate with my degree, and even a few years ago I was hesitant about donating to Dems for ethical reasons. But seeing AG Sulzberger, a guy who is where he is because of who his father is, whine that Biden or Harris won't give them an interview is telling. And as I said, a lot of people wish they were in sports. As Charles Pierce said, they're not used to the rejection. And it's twofold more tough to deal with compared to how Biden handled them.

    Which leads to another thing, there is however, a problem of nepotism. AG Sulzberger isn't getting where he is were his father not the previous chairperson at the NY Times (And his father benefited from nepotism, too). Tucker Carlson ain't getting into media were his father not the director of Voice of America. Peter Doocy ain't getting his job (And he is awful) were his dad not a prominent person at Fox. Same with Maggie Haberman. All most likely benefited from their parents in some way.
     
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  19. Cascarino's Pizzeria

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    I hope you're in the basement tonight, SD
     
  20. superdave

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  21. superdave

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    I’m afraid to ask but what “amnesty” is this talking about? Is there a movement to jail people associated with the vaccine?

     
  22. superdave

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    Keep this number in mind. I’d already seen analysts say that the 3% that meant a super tight race in 2020 is now 2%. This guy is saying it’s just over 1%.

     
  23. superdave

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  24. song219

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    There is some consumer products company that boasts about being a family company. All that tells me is that they have a group of people running things based only on who they are related to.
     
  25. superdave

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