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LearnedHand

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6. I'm referring to how The Atlantic seemed to be moving toward being the opposition

Reply to ancianita (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 6, 2025, 09:53 PM

Feb 2025

Being the opposition doesn't mean advising musk how to do his distriction better and more efficiently. Being the opposition means putting the very premise under which musk is doing the work under the microscope. They are just shaping a narrative around whether or not he's doing it right.

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Again. Who's got the nuclear codes? [View all] ancianita Feb 2025 OP

By now the codes are probably all over the place. Think. Again. Feb 2025 #1

Here's Who Has the "Nuclear Football" MrWowWow Feb 2025 #2

Cute. Thanks, good parrot, ChatGPT! ancianita Feb 2025 #4

JFC why the "advisory" tone of this piece LearnedHand Feb 2025 #3

So what tone would you prefer -- critical tone? explanatory tone? panic tone? informational tone? ancianita Feb 2025 #5

I'm referring to how The Atlantic seemed to be moving toward being the opposition LearnedHand Feb 2025 #6

I see. The Atlantic isn't writing specifically for Musk. It's our 2nd oldest magazine with a much broader audience. ancianita Feb 2025 #7