OMG, now that I've read it, the way he's coming at this is laughable. That he is reduced to nitpicking language like "center" as a verb --please. It's not inaccurate to see Trump's success as emerging from his use of language, but it's a terrible idea to define it as normal. Talk about limiting!

Thanks!

So where is this kind of thing being discussed? Who's responsible for it? I'm quite interested because I have been so aware of the dramatic shift in political discourse--its diction, its tone, its "normalcy"--that has come with Trump. It's a very performative brand of normalcy if you ask me.

Oh, yes. That's my kind of response!

I sure have not had any success changing their minds! I'm not even sure that a massive disaster that seems different from anything that's happened before, like Helene, is making the point to the most stubborn (or stupid) of them.

Wow, that long ago, and there are still millions who somehow can't seem to accept the obvious reality of it.

I didn't even know they existed for much of my life, but once I discovered them, wow, they're downright inspirational.

Great recommendation! Also under the tree--literature by writers of color and LGBTQ writers.

Looks great! I have one like that but not such a nice pot!

I'd bet a lot that that kind of thing goes on in my very own back yard some nights.

Thanks so much for including me!!! 💙

Oh, you're not the only one! I think we're all more or less evenly divided on this, actually.

NC needs some motivation to get clear of its old racist past. It hangs on stubbornly and embarrassingly in a state that otherwise has become quite ambitious. Help 'em out!

Love it! I need to set up something like that.

That's what I call livin' the dream.

It's always great to add followers! 💙

So "alpha" is a synonym for "silly, embarrassing, and childish." Got it. MAGA's idea of necessity.

That is so Oklahoman: pretending to be good and virtuous, focusing on "the good parts," but really just trying to hide terrible corruption and dishonesty. I'll bet Markwayne there has QUITE "a past" beyond just being a lousy plumber.