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There is a very easy solution for Fetterman... tuxedo T-Shirt.

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Ugh, don’t encourage him

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Sep 22, 2023Liked by Matt Welch

Alex here. Yes, Matt. I’m a subscriber.

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Have you considered the possibility that Fetterman is taking one for the team by shifting sartorial standards in the Senate? He alone has the unique skill set required to move the Overton dressing room in a direction that would allow the incumbent presidential candidate to show up in PJs, and a nightcap with a toothbrush hanging out of his mouth while addressing congress, his constituents, or Vietnam.

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Thanks for pointing out the Axios reporting. The Andrew Bates “This isn’t new-“ quote kind of reminds me of a conversation about a relative’s bad driving. The argument being “Forgot the string of increasingly serious fender benders, remember all the great times you had with uncle Stumble Bunny.” Seriously, why can’t the DNC understand it’s time to take the keys away.

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I’m wondering how annoyed everyone’s going to be when it sinks in that it’s really Biden v trump again 😑

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Or possibly worse, depending upon when Biden crashes dem-mobile: Harris v. Trump. 😳

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Sep 22, 2023Liked by Matt Welch

Elitism combined with defeatism...effetism! That was right there and none of you saw it.

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Damn. Pun EMT to the rescue! Thanks for resuscitating that missed opportunity.

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This title literally made me laugh out loud. Looking forward to this episode, boys!

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I couldn’t be more thrilled to find out that The NY Times, best dressed John Fedderman article that I sent Kmele is still stuck in his craw.

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Kinda adjacent to the Russell Brand discussion, this guy had his Amazon account shut down because a delivery driver misheard his video doorbell. This didn't just affect his purchases, his Alexa and home automation was disabled and he was shut out of his data on their Amazon Web Services platform.

Tech platforms have too much power and not enough internal or external control over their actions.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/man-amazon-erased

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Sep 23, 2023Liked by Matt Welch

Top 5 kmele French goodbyes.

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This episode felt like a throwback to 2016. Loved it. Where was Fisher?? RIP

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"Beware of people who tell you to beware of people. They fear you reading the work of people that could cause you to challenge them." Ibram X. Kendi 9/23/20 (https://twitter.com/ibramxk/status/1308723272067043328). This man is truly a genius and deserves at least 50 million more dollars to fund his anti-racism center.

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But don't be beware of the people who tell you to be beware of the people who tell you to be beware of the people? Got it.

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Sep 22, 2023·edited Sep 23, 2023

Guys, “-weight” was grepped out of “Heavy” when they ran through the text checking for fatphobia.

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Normally I wouldn't take up space with such an off-beat question, but there is something I just can't get out of my mind. What exactly is a shimmering tit temple?

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Follow up question: can you give me directions on how to get there?

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Michael Moynihan interviews Frank Foer for The Free Press on the subject of Biden's age.

https://www.thefp.com/p/president-joe-biden-too-old-honestly

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"The Fifth Column for Anti-racist Research"

Shut up and take my money!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnB1TgxgwEA

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"Dr." Kendi is the ultimate product of the lack of academic scrutiny of African American studies programs at every university in this country.

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As soon as you start scrutinizing them though, UNC's basketball team is gonna SUCK.

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How is he this bad at writing? It’s difficult to accept as sincere and not a long, elaborate troll.

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I bet some writers we respect write first drafts almost this bad. But Kendi's ideology is that criticism is violence, so his editors leave his copy alone.

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Sorry, I think Michael or Matt might have made almost exactly this point before. I internalized it without remembering. Adding this disclaimer before Michael exposes me like Jonah Lehrer.

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He's got to be a right wing plant. He's like the Batman to kmeles two face. He's the villain we need to abolish race.

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