thanks, I hate it

Jimbo Johnnycakes 😍

Which, I know very well there’s a strong anti-gov, question authority vibe among all of my friends in the region. I respect that. But I cannot abide by endorsing someone who promises the fountain of youth via unregulated supplements.

It’s wild bc it seemed to come from nowhere. They posted exclusively about music and Appalachia (two things we both love dearly). Then it’s like, “here’s my Sunday morning sermon on why this snake oil doctor who will heal what ails ya”

Hitting yourself in the face is the perfect metaphor 🤣. It took far too long to recognize in myself, “why am I irrationally angry rn? oh yeah, I was just scrolling mindlessly on twitter”

Stop. Please. The FEMA budget shortfall exists because the GOP wants to gut federal programs - especially those that help people. It wasn’t an either/or proposition. They could have funded both. You can be opposed to giving Israel money without making it a conspiracy theory.

She wasn’t asking for examples of misinformation, but you did illustrate her point.

You can't be smart and a successful VC. You'd pass on every pitch that came across your desk.

Thankfully there’s finally enough of my fave news sources and political thinkers here now to make the jump possible. My interests in tech, film, music, cats, and other random things was already well represented.

All true. I’d poke me head in here to clear my head and catch my breath. For a long time, my time on twitter was like passing a car crash. watching the mess and lamenting how much it has dissolved into a hellscape. It took someone I knew & liked & trusted to show their true colors to push me out.