@mattyglesias What the truly sophisticated news consumer wants is simple: objective, factually rigorous investigations that confirm our pre-existing beliefs.
@DavidJHarrisJr Thank god for the USA! We have the world’s most powerful military and it includes brave and patriotic gay Americans as it protects our freedom from the kinds of oppressive, backwards societies the oppress people because their sexuality.
@BrilynHollyhand This kind of rhetoric is so dumb. Everyone thinks that people who agree with them on policy have pure, patriotic motivations and the opposition are evil Bond villains.
@dontsippy The news outlets are getting a ton of engagement on their anti-Platner stories because so many people are taking the time to make pro-Platner comments. Its creating a bad take/backlash cycle for the ages.
@NateSilver538 The GOP has spent more than a decade defending an obvious pathological liar. It turns out that it doesn't matter. All that matters is whether people think the candidate's policies will help them or hurt them.
@hecubian_devil It makes you really resentful of the people who are telling you to vote against your own preferences and it draws you closer to the candidate.
@hecubian_devil The whole Platner situation has made me strangely empathetic with the 2016 MAGA people. From what I hear from him, he plans to vote in a way that is almost 100% aligned to my policy preferences, but people who oppose my policy preferences are trying to tell me he is disqualified.
@vivian39_ We demand that you ride flying bicycles with whimsical decorations. This will not only clear up room for traffic, it will also give us something fun to look at while we sit in traffic, seething with commute rage.
@kevsaucebro Yglesias Derangement Syndrome- reacting with outrage when Matt Yglesias posts a take that is completely consistent with his stated policy preferences