I wish more of these stories (what happened to this MAGA person who used to be in the range of normal) landed on a simpler fact.

When you go full MAGA you have to say a lot of stuff that's completely false. There can be huge consequences to that.

People look at you differently. Reporters ask questions. Friends turn away.

MAGA teaches you it's The Fake News. But it's you. What you did.

"The impenetrable armor of Elise Stefanik." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/22/elise-stefanik-trump-gop/

#journalists #journalism #uspolitics

“I’m going to stay and fight”

No you’re not. It isn’t a battleground. It is owned by one man who will do what he likes as long as he can and he’s able to continue to do so because you are creating statistics he is using to sell ad space and make it look like the platform is more active than ever.

You are enabling him, even with your “fighting.” Wake up. That’s what he wants. It HELPS him. You’re literally working for the man free of charge. #birdsite #twitter #TwitterMigration

March 24: a deluge of “one month of war” coverage
August 24: a handful of “six months in” features
November 24: 9 months and nary a whisper
Feb 24 2023: a trickle of “one year since the invasion”

Then deafening silence, disturbed by the odd cry of an event.