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I will repeat myself again. The point isn’t that we should excuse Katie’s behavior. It’s that men behave this way EVERY DAY & no one cares. A woman does it: national news. EVERY politician should be held to the same standard & be accountable for their actions. But that’s not the world we live in.

Again, I’m not excusing her behavior. She should be held accountable. I’m pointing out that men behave this way EVERY DAY & no one cares. A woman does it: national news. Every politician should be held to the same standard & be accountable for their actions. But that’s not the world we live in.

I think you’re missing my point. It’s not about the journalist being a woman. It’s about how all women in power are judged differently, period. Men do worse & it barely registers, but a woman’s “attitude” becomes a headline. That’s not accountability, it’s a double standard. It’s sexism in action.

Because if it were a man no one would even notice. If it were Trump they would probably applaud it. Men are allowed a free pass to treat people horribly. But if a woman does it it’s national news. THAT’S what sexism has to do with it. They should ALL be held to the same standards.

But why? No one should be unkind WHY IS THIS NEWS??? If it were a man no one would notice. If it were Trump they would applaud it. Hold them ALL to the same standard.

Consistency would be lowering the flags to half staff for victims of all political violence. Not just podcaster Charlie Kirk.

Melissa Hortman & her husband were murdered 3 months ago. Where were the NC flags at half staff then?

Probably lowering flags to half staff for Charlie Kirk, among other despicable things. Such an embarrassment.

Is this why you agreed to lower flags to half staff in memory of a podcaster who made documented statements that were racist, xenophobic, misogynistic & homophobic? Roy Cooper would never have done such a thing.

Once upon a time this thinking could have been considered child abuse. Now it’s government- sanctioned.

ChatGPT says they’re fake: “Given several back-to-back posts ended with “President DJT” it suggests imitation or curated posts by aides. Not personally written by him.”

No one likes, respects or fears JD Vance. Literally no one.

Unfortunately it doesn’t even matter at this point. We are stuck with this administration until 2028.

If only..my MAGA father just said he would “pray” for me when I told him I was likely going to lose my 23+ year career, healthcare & pension due to DOGE cuts.

NC resident here. They got exactly what they voted for.

You think THAT’S what’s causing businesses to lose money? I’m more inclined to think it’s having a president who’s intentionally tanking the economy & costing hundreds of thousands of people their jobs.

As of 12 p.m. today, the U.S. government has terminated the Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVIS) records of six UNC-Chapel Hill international students and alumni. Unclear how or why the decisions were made.

As of 12 p.m. today, the U.S. government has terminated the Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVIS) records of six UNC-Chapel Hill international students and alumni. Unclear how or why the decisions were made.

Your child is more likely to die from measles than get beat by one of their trans peers in an athletic competition, and I wish our government's actions would reflect that.

6 months ago

The millennial MAHA moms who’ve never seen the ravages of infectious disease thanks to public health innovations like vaccines. Many of those moms might not even be alive today if their parents were anti-vaxxers. It’s really something!

And it’s still not enough for them. They really need those tax breaks.

Even if they start to have doubts it will be a long time before they can voice them, if ever. They’ve invested so much of their identity in being a part of MAGA it’s a huge blow to their sense of self to admit they were wrong & Trump is a con. Classic cult behavior. Can’t reason with these people.

It’s really difficult to escape a cult. These people need mass deprogramming.

And this is an example of why I cancelled my @nytimes.com subscription…

It’s martial law, just FYI.

It inspires others to take action. It gives people hope and helps them feel seen and heard.

RFKjr is busy AF trying to cull Americans. Every health care professional in the country must consistently call him out.

What RFK has done just this week to NOT support vaccines:
-fired FDA's top vaccine scientist
-buried CDC's measles forecast
-shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP)
-Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links
-Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'

If only someone had warned them…