Joanne FreemanHere’s an idea, my friends.
Let’s not talk endlessly about DJT.
It’s what he wants.
Have we—the press—learned nothing?
He’s not THE story.
WTSFan@jbf1755 Hear! Hear!
Aneela Mirchandani@jbf1755 I wonder though if the constant Trump talk helps Democrats.
(that thunderclap you hear is the simultaneous high-fiving of Dem consultants all around the country.)
(that thunderclap you hear is the simultaneous high-fiving of Dem consultants all around the country.)
Anna Hiatt@jbf1755 Not paying attention to DJT feels like it could easily be part of Mastodon culture — what a nice place it is, where caturday still dominates Saturday feeds.
Andrew Benedict-Nelson@jbf1755 see Palin, Sarah
Dr. Zed@jbf1755 I agree, but there is a hypothesis out there that there is electoral advantage to the amplification because it peels R voters away from voting for him. I think the collateral damage is more significant than perceived impact on voters.
haven4books@jbf1755 I've been trying to convince people since 2016 to erase him from public discourse. He thrives on attention. Don't give it to him.
June Casagrande@jbf1755 Attention is his currency. He literally monetizes it. We shouldn't take the bait this time. We're just lining his pockets when we do.
(((Baslow)))@jbf1755
Whom the gods would destroy they first send distractions.
Whom the gods would destroy they first send distractions.
Laurie_SnyderBravo, @jbf1755. Unfortunately, one "news outlet" already appears to have called the 2024 Republican Primary before any votes could be cast. Have you seen FiveThirtyEight's headline tonight?
I'd welcome your thoughts on what Americans can do to persuade journalists and their editors to stop writing such misleading, premature clickbait.
Mark R. Stoneman
This Minute Matters@jbf1755 exactly. He is not a legitimate candidate and should not be covered.
Covering him is tantamount to treason, the willful damaging of the country in pursuit of attention to monetize.
Ryan Egesdahl 
@jbf1755 Seriously. How many times do they need to be reminded that he’s a megalomaniacal narcissist before they figure out how to not feed the bad behavior?
Jcmacomber@jbf1755
I agree but he is like that bad accident that your are passing and you just can't turn away.
I agree but he is like that bad accident that your are passing and you just can't turn away.
Matt Wood@jbf1755 oh wow, I only wish more people shared this view and followed through on it. But sadly, yes, I think we did not learn enough.
arkstfan@jbf1755 my theory is lot of the rejection & under performance of Trump endorsed candidates was because they lack his charisma and oversold the ridiculous like election denial. But don’t forget those cheap copies still sold in primaries.
Vee@jbf1755 I second that motion! 👍 Especially when the 3am tweets are gonna start! 🙄
RhesusPieces@jbf1755 if he wasn’t such a magnetic sex machine possessed of mind bending quantities of physical charisma, perhaps we could wean ourselves off of him. The fact that he’s nearly brain dead, adds a child-like innocence to his glittering patina of sanctimonious demagoguery, that makes me want to gallop off cliff edges trying to intubate his asshole with my cowering nose.
@jbf1755 Yes, the press has learned nothing. But also, they should have been brutally talking down to the entire republican party for embracing fascism and all sorts of other corrupt behaviour. The kid gloves need to come off.
Btw this quote being from 2022 is odd, I went to posts and its the first one... weird isn't it.