Race, gender, sexuality — these aren't matters of shame or pride. They aren't the substance of anyone's identity. They're happenstance. I honor the dignity/potential of every individual, but real pride is derivative of character and achievement. Pride isn't trivial; it's earned.

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I’ve been dubious of the Obama Administration’s handling of the Russian collusion investigation since 2016—and there’s been reporting that has deepened my suspicions since at least 2017—but I’m having a hard time locating any extraordinary revelations in the latest document dump.

Considering the gravity of the treason allegations, the answer to a direct question like this should be equally direct + detailed. The number of documents released is inconsequential. The substance of those documents (or lack thereof) is everything.

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Strip away the context, and this might be the most endearing thing ever attributed to The Donald.

“I’m gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else. " - DJT.

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There isn't ONE Epstein conspiracy theory — by my count, there are at least a dozen .major conspiracy storylines in popular circulation. Some overlap/build on one another, but they generally lack persuasive evidence and NEVER respect Hanlon's or Occam’s razor. Don’t be a chump.

Define black (or brown 🙃). If you want to pretend your ontological fetish is an incontestable fact, go right ahead, but vague allusions to immutable difference/similarity in the context of human biodiversity are pure fantasy. “Black” ain't some stable biological essence.

This is a painfully bad counterpoint (but I see it frequently):. Color is a spectrum we perceive and interpret. Race is mythology, imposed on a gradient of overlapping + intersecting difference. Stars. Constellations.

Sex and race are not comparable. Sex - anchored in chromosomes and reproductive function. Race - crudely associated w/ ancestry, phenotype, culture, and sometimes geography. It ignores the continuous, overlapping reality of human biodiversity and replaces it with folklore.