A year away from Election Day 2024, former President Donald Trump is set to testify in a civil fraud trial and separately faces more than 90 criminal charges, setting up the possibility that a convicted felon tops the Republican ticket next November.

But it’s President Joe Biden’s political prospects that are plunging.

In another extraordinary twist to a 2024 campaign season that is more notable for court hearings than treks through early voting states, Trump is expected to be called to the witness stand in New York on Monday. This is hardly typical activity during a post-presidency. But Trump was, after all, the most unconventional president.

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    1 year ago

    Journalists are out there to report, not prevent the spread of stupidity. If a lot of people are stupid, the rest of us should know it.

    Look, in all seriousness, I get your concern, but my point is that journalists don’t have an ethical requirement to silence views many people hold, but you and I find dumb. Quite the opposite, in fact. So, don’t hate the journalist, hate the mooks.

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      1 year ago

      That’s a totally different argument.

      A journalist can report on an increasing trend om stupidity.

      It’s questionable to pick one sample and put it in the spotlight, giving it more attention than it deserves.

      “Man scratched ass and concluded that we’ll all die of butt cancer. More on page 7.”

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        1 year ago

        I don’t what to tell you. It’s fairly standard practice to pick someone who you think represents a group to provide readers with a living example of a larger trend. I don’t see anything odd or unusual about this case.