PJA
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To be fair, it's likely that the jpeg would still have that in there to pull out. (But I agree that shooting raw is the way to go!)
December 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
To be fair, it's likely that the jpeg would still have that in there to pull out. (But I agree that shooting raw is the way to go!)
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I can understand, even if I disagree, why French wants to try and empathize with the concerns of these RW culture war types. But that empathy is just reinforcing their whiny, spoiled attitude when what they need to be told is to grow the fuck up, those aren’t real problems.
December 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I can understand, even if I disagree, why French wants to try and empathize with the concerns of these RW culture war types. But that empathy is just reinforcing their whiny, spoiled attitude when what they need to be told is to grow the fuck up, those aren’t real problems.
Yes, the things Trump is doing, which is kind of "policy," are a big reason that the vibes have flipped, but all the policies that pundits told Dems to run away from (i.e. trans rights), Mamdani championed, and so did Spanberger in VA. Doing what's right vs. doing what Yglesias says is worth a lot!
December 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yes, the things Trump is doing, which is kind of "policy," are a big reason that the vibes have flipped, but all the policies that pundits told Dems to run away from (i.e. trans rights), Mamdani championed, and so did Spanberger in VA. Doing what's right vs. doing what Yglesias says is worth a lot!
But frankly, no, I don't think "affordability" is some cheat code. Dems are sweeping elections because people are disgusted with Trump, and it really reflects vibes more than anything else. Trump had the vibes on his side against Biden and Harris and now he's in charge and it's flipped.
December 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
But frankly, no, I don't think "affordability" is some cheat code. Dems are sweeping elections because people are disgusted with Trump, and it really reflects vibes more than anything else. Trump had the vibes on his side against Biden and Harris and now he's in charge and it's flipped.
Policy can intersect with vibes, and it did a bit with Mamdani, mostly around the fact that he identified as a socialist and said Gaza is a genocide rather than try to do Ezra Klein/Matt Yglesias shit. I think his lefty cred made him seem more authentic, which is way more important than policy.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Policy can intersect with vibes, and it did a bit with Mamdani, mostly around the fact that he identified as a socialist and said Gaza is a genocide rather than try to do Ezra Klein/Matt Yglesias shit. I think his lefty cred made him seem more authentic, which is way more important than policy.
While I prefer lefty policies, you don't need to be a socialist to have charisma and succeed in this vibes-only landscape. But you can't just be an empty shell who believes nothing at all, and you can't be someone who is for bowing down instead of fighting.
December 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
While I prefer lefty policies, you don't need to be a socialist to have charisma and succeed in this vibes-only landscape. But you can't just be an empty shell who believes nothing at all, and you can't be someone who is for bowing down instead of fighting.
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this is basically Jessie Singal's whole career. and Caitlin Flanagan's. and...just lots of people. mini moral panics are hugely lucrative. editors love them. old man shaking fist at cloud is tabloid bread and butter. and not just tabloids.
December 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
this is basically Jessie Singal's whole career. and Caitlin Flanagan's. and...just lots of people. mini moral panics are hugely lucrative. editors love them. old man shaking fist at cloud is tabloid bread and butter. and not just tabloids.
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Such a great guy. Sure is wonderful how the NYT and Reason and all those people propped him up and treated him like he’s not a lunatic and mainstreamed him.
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Such a great guy. Sure is wonderful how the NYT and Reason and all those people propped him up and treated him like he’s not a lunatic and mainstreamed him.
He didn't rescind his endorsement and basically tried to brush it off as a nonstory
December 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
He didn't rescind his endorsement and basically tried to brush it off as a nonstory