@JoyceCarolOates You’ve encountered the satirist’s dilemma, which is actually old news at this point. Reality is now more absurd than any parody - and in this case, more cliched.
@mariashriver@BonellElizabeth I’ve felt this way since “Russia, if you’re listening…” and before. He does something unacceptable every day. I don’t think anyone should say we should wait out his term. The midterms are too long to wait, but they are the best chance to remove him.
@JoyceCarolOates Maybe to demonstrate the distressing property that numbers have of growing very slightly on the page as they increment when in numeric form, but of widening to appalling length very quickly in word form. There’s also a time factor if you count out loud.