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Beltway Journos Agonize Over Whether To Walk Out On Trump
April 24, 2026
AI Analysis: Name Calling
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Zero. Sympathy. They did this to themselves. Oh, and also? There definitely is an easy answer. — Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T00:55:09.530Z Oh, boo fucking hoo. There are so many ways to respond -- that is, if you weren't balancing your reaction against the retention of your own perceived power. It's a shame journalism organizations stopped hiring journos without college degrees, because they had so much less to lose.
How would I have handled this? First of all, I wouldn't have been there. Ever. It's just unethical. Yeah, yeah, it's for a good cause -- so write them a check! But if through some strange confluence of events, I was there, I would go for outright ridicule. Lifesize printouts of the South Park heads of Trump, Vance, and whatever officials who are still left. (Don't forget Satan!)read more
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