A lot of Platner's backers thought he was relatable because they're also bad people. They think politicians who have lead stable lives are inherently untrustworthy because they can't mentally model a law-biding citizen.
hating children and babies doesn’t make you edgy or cool it just kinda makes you a weird as fuck asshole. dehumanizing the most vulnerable population on earth and thinking they should be excluded from society is not the quirky take you think it is
I used to work with someone from Michigan and he did have this inexplicable folksy and almost twangy quality to his voice and he was upper middle class lol
"Those cool kids on the Internet doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, and their criticism, only make me fight harder."
-- Haley Stevens
Sick with a gnarly cold or possibly covid and my office won’t let me work from home and we only get two weeks PTO and I have none left after visiting my 93 year old grandmother omg I need to sue my employer I’m just sitting here infecting everyone
Fascinating WSJ story showing that many Booomers are not only not downsizing their homes, they're instead upsizing and getting large ones. Empty-nest baby boomers own 28% of U.S. homes with three bedrooms compared with 16% for millennials with children.
https://t.co/RXhHleMFAA
Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day is safe for most adults, and regular coffee consumption may be linked to a lower risk of stroke, diabetes and heart failure, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. https://t.co/sXBCwB6at5