John McDermott
@mcdermott
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Writer | Contributor: @RollingStone, @Esquire, @GQmagazine, @GuardianUS | Alumnus: @AdAge @Digiday @WeAreMEL
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2010
“Guy told me I should give feedback in a ‘compliment sandwich.’ There should be a compliment, some criticism, followed by another compliment. I said, ‘That’s not a compliment sandwich, man. You name the sandwich by the filling. That’s a criticism sandwich on compliment bread.’”
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So much rain in CA these past few months... wildflower SZN finna go brazy
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These LA Times stories about how the city's restaurant industry is struggling always gloss over the massive increases in minimum wage pay (now > $20/hour) and how that cuts into a restaurant's already-thin margins.
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I bet you could convince Josh Safdie to buy some magic beans.
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Practicing radical self-acceptance and learning to be okay with the fact that I don't have what it takes to be a Cold Plunge Guy.
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If turns out he's wrong, that all of the centers he visited were upstanding daycares, maybe it will make YouTube audiences more incredulous about what they watch there (unlikely) and restore some faith in traditional news reporting (also unlikely, but a man can dream).
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If Shirley is vindicated — there is widespread daycare fraud committed by MN's Somali community, and a lone YouTuber beat all the legacy news organizations to the story — it will further cement in people's minds the idea that MSM is uninterested in investigating stories
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The Somali daycare fraud allegations are the biggest test to date for the mainstream news media's relevance and reputation in the YouTuber/influencer/decentralized social media era.
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i always joke going thru psychoanalysis made me more conservative. what i realize i’ve meant by that is that it taught me i have agency and thus *blame* in almost every situation. it seems most therapy these days is primarily concerned with abdicating all blame for its subject
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Alcoholics I know: “Yeah so I hid a handle of vodka behind my sump pump and drank it straight before picking my kids up from soccer” Zoomers: “You’re an alcoholic if you have to actively decide to not drink at a wedding”
it’s actually incredibly harmful to water down the definition of a dangerous disease like alcoholism to include anyone who likes to have a drink. by all means have a broader conversation about drinking culture, but this is toxic nonsense.
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It would be cool if Ole Miss won the natty and the school refused to give Lane Kiffin a ring.
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Once again, I must apologize for always being right.
Tons of Hoosiers at Venice Beach today. Didn’t see a single Bama fan. Indiana by a million.
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I'm not sure the viral critique of Minnesota day cares is totally accurate. I am certain that *according to the government, there's no fraud in this government-funded program* is the farthest thing from journalism.
A recent video by conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley alleged nearly a dozen day care centers in Minnesota that are receiving public funds are not actually providing any service. After the video went viral, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a "massive investigation on childcare
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Whatever happens in the game, we should acknowledge that Luke Altmyer is one of the toughest QBs in college football. Gets rocked all the time and always shakes it off.
Bret playing 4D chess giving up the KR touchdown there, you want Luke to have the ball with the chance for a game winner here.
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Tons of Hoosiers at Venice Beach today. Didn’t see a single Bama fan. Indiana by a million.
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I love Rose Bowl week in LA — the city gets invaded by fat Midwesterners in cargo shorts. Feels like home.
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We didn't have as many names for weather when I was growing up. There was hot, cold, rain, snow. Maybe sleet if you were feeling risqué. Now? "Atmospheric river." "Polar vortex." "Bomb cyclone." Too much. I blame woke.
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I think it’s cute how James Cameron does a little mini TITANIC in each of the AVATAR movies.
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