Why is anyone voting for Donald Trump?

> At a press conference on Tuesday, the day the U.S. officially passed two hundred thousand deaths from the pandemic, Trump was asked why he had not said anything about the grim milestone. He listened to the reporter’s question, then turned away. “Uh, anybody else?” he asked. Because…

A hard lesson

> "An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie." Aldous Huxley — Philosophy On Ice (@PhilosophyOI) September 24, 2020 [https://twitter.com/PhilosophyOI/status/1309061306771746818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…

Wholeness

> How to recover from the grief caused by the pandemic? "The word 'healing' is derived from the word ‘whole,'" writes @DrAmithaMD [https://twitter.com/DrAmithaMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]. "Healing then is a return to wholeness — not a return to sameness." https:…

Perspective

> Facts: The Senate refused to budge for months on a new Covid-19 relief bill, even with millions out of work and despite their bill being markedly less generous than even President Trump's proposed number But they're ready to speedily approve a new Supreme Court nominee…

Wow!

> Back in 2016, I used to imagine Trump retreating to a tasteful Zen like inner sanctum at Trump Tower, filled with soothing neutrals and natural fibers. Putting some jazz on as he relaxed with an Italian red after a long day demagoguing... https://t.co/ofSHn82Qhp — Susan Glasser (@sbg1)…

Neither did I

> There’s a headline I didn’t see coming. pic.twitter.com/01HoPeZqTe [https://t.co/01HoPeZqTe] — Dave Pell (@davepell) September 6, 2020 [https://twitter.com/davepell/status/1302475635550384129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…