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Amanda Marcotte

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The discussion about persuading Biden. To offer a counterpoint to the yes-men he's surrounded himself with. But mostly it continues to be astonishing that folks believe it will be easier to shut up the entire media and millions of voters with concerns than to ask Biden to do the right thing.

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Ric Steinberger's avatar Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social
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Time to get really serious about the 25th Amendment

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Code Junkie's avatar Code Junkie @codejunkie.bsky.social
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Show me those millions. WaPo found a dozen. We know the old thing is mainly being driven by Russian disinfo. What really is astonishing to me is how many people get convinced that Biden should drop out after the debate and totally ignore that Trump is not being asked to drop out for worse reasons.

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Charles Johnson's avatar Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com
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Please don’t put words in my mouth. I didn’t even mention “shutting up the media,” and I’m well aware that may be impossible.

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Deana "Little Cults Everywhere" Holmes's avatar Deana "Little Cults Everywhere" Holmes @mmmirele.bsky.social
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sorry, Amanda, this is just garbage. You're letting yourself get snowed by a Russian disinfo campaign. It's like every damned pundit has lost their everloving MINDS. I don't know what y'all's problem is, but I'm gobsmacked. Oh, I'm not ignorant, either. But I think y'all are being played.

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Amanda Marcotte's avatar Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social
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It does not speak well of Biden that his biggest defenders think it's harder to reason with him than it is to browbeat millions of people into silence.

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Dave Sikula's avatar Dave Sikula @davesikula.bsky.social
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Or, possibly, it more about the media dogpiling an old candidate with communication issues and giving a free pass to to a lying and mentally-incompetent felon. Balance the coverage and we’re likelier to pay attention to you.

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