All you really need to know about the reason she reported her car stolen is that it was a mistake - she lost track of it. When she realized her mistake, she acted reasonably and responsibly by calling a non-emergency number to cancel the original report.

People are, generally, following the cues from politicians and the press - leadership is downplaying the danger, the press is dithering, doing it’s “both sides” thing, and we’re seeing breathless, broad coverage of a statistically insignificant idiot protestors while we ignore broad strikes and labor actions by…

Should have got one of those Acme things that lays the tracks in front of you as you drive.

What would really kick this into overdrive would be Klobuchar, against all sense, reason, and odds, getting the nomination, and then watching the NYT seize on how she abuses her staff for the whole general election, while ignoring multiple credible accusations of rape and assault against Trump.

I thought he was already testifying on cable news, via Twitter, through accidental texts, and to any stranger who happened to call him up.

He absolutely wants to be seen a certain way, but he also will disdainfully ignore feedback from anyone about how he actually looks. The result is what you see before you - the result of an internal feedback loop of desperation and stubbornness played out over ~50 years.

300 miles from home, no less!

The reality is that most people are shockingly ignorant about current events, politics, and geopolitics, and even something as big as the Iraq War may go under the radar for most people. This cuts across class lines - well off people tend to be more ignorant, as they tend to live more sheltered lives.

The long game here is that we provide Turkey with F-35s, and they’re unable to bomb anybody, and they’re military budget drowns in red ink trying to make them airworthy.

It’s not really cognitive dissonance, because white-nationalists and alt-righters are misogynists who consider women as inherently less valuable to men, and expect deference and subservience from them.

White nationalists argue and pursue rhetoric almost entirely in bad faith. You will frequently see them argue that Asians have a higher IQ than other races, and it should be considered a ploy where they are:

Is it absurd that some not insignificant portion of Yang’s support comes from white nationalists? Let’s judge from the comments.

It’s pretty hard for me to believe that a woman could be completely made out of straw and still be able to work as a flight attendant.

I truly enjoy “Good Faith Questions Proffered In Good Faith” time, it is my favoritest of times.

Like most of Yoffe’s story, her overflowing concern and empathy for the accused perpetrator is matched only by her utter lack of interest in the experiences of alleged victims, except, in this case, to speculate that they got a “thrill” out of denouncing a man they say harmed them.

Mangu-Ward adds that, more broadly, “the virulent reaction online [to Yoffe’s story] is a perfect demonstration of the phenomenon Yoffe is describing in her piece.”

This is some helpful context.

Seconded and seconded.

Rememeber: it’s only tyranny if the government does it and I don’t personally approve of it.

That his chronic dishonesty did not benefit him personally only proves his incompetence, and does nothing to disprove his dishonest intent.