He is rich and powerful and white and male. He does not give any fucks what us peasants think.

Hmmm...alternative theory:

The story isn’t Trump’s ridiculous tweets that treat yet another bonkers conspiracy theory site story as fact. The real story is whatever Trump is trying to distract us from with them. And I’m super nervous to find out what what is.

College newspapers are by nature incendiary shitshows; if anything, it’s a distinction to draw their attention! Lonergan’s response is so friggin petty.

probably has a google alert on himself and noticed it came from his alma mater, where I’m sure past insecurities and failures live for him despite it being decades ago since he attended and his successes currently...

Whatever, I still live for the hot takes from the Ohio State Lantern: this just in—Michigan sucks.

PC-fueled sense of indignation

If Casey Affleck can’t feel safe reading college newspapers, where can he feel safe?

Agreed. Anybody with a passing knowledge of DHHS knows that they cannot take on any more than they already have. In fact, they need a LOT more help taking on their current caseload.

Are these children going to be in protective custody organized through state CPS systems? If so, the Texas state system, which I imagine would be a major provider, is in shambles, with over 100 children dying in protective care last year. This is cruelty and incompetence at its lowest level, and is creating a very…

No. Other way around. Nashville hasn’t turned into Austin yet.

Yeah, that’s like the childhood back seat squabbles between siblings “so what my index finger is 1/2 an inch from your face, I’m not touching you, I mean I could if I wanted, but I’m not...”

that was good and i’ll add this as my fav of the day

Correct. But I think most journalists and pundits have been so overwhelmed with the daily (hourly?) deluge of info coming out about this bunch of grifters and traitors that they mix up who’s done what. I just wanted to make clear that what Jared did was - as you correctly point out - a Logan Act violation, while what…

“that’s just us telling them what could happen” isn’t exactly reassuring, and in fact has a hostile feel to it.

I remember going to SXSW when it was a direction.

Yes.

Happy to see you report on this. I hope more big name artists sign on to the petition and SXSW changes their policy.

Is this the liberal terrorism Twitter was talking about?