Ok so am I wrong to read this as a metaphor for AIDS and queerness? Being outed by a blood test? "Passing" as one of an all-male crew? Killing it with fire, which is literally where the term "faggot" comes from?

I know that nothing GOP people do is surprising anymore but...here's #AltText for a tweet from Royce White, a Black man who is the GOP Senate candidate in Minnesota. Scroll up for more extreme statements (without #AltText)

granting the (false) premise of Objective Journalism this is imo the biggest failure of the mainstream press this season. Trump is old as shit and can barely talk, when it's covered in a straightforward way it's devastating. but it's not getting front page treatment

Instead of reporting on how wildly uninformed some swing voters are, maybe the NYT could devote those resources into informing all voters about the issues?

You will get a more unbiased, fact based view of what’s happening if you read the GD White House fact sheet releases than if you try to eek out some actual truth from an algorithm controlled by a drugged out white nationalist.

Absolutely heartbroken to learn of Dikembe Mutombo's untimely passing. A story: one day in 2010, I got the most random phone call to my office at Morehouse. It was Dikembe's personal assistant, asking if I'd be willing to meet at his office to talk about the D.R. Congo. Obviously I said yes. (1/n)