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"Lately, as we live through this perilous moment for American democracy, I’ve been thinking about the protagonists in the stories we write. The tendency is to think of President Trump and others in his administration as the main characters in this drama. But what if we fixed more of our attention on the people living with the consequences of his policies?"
~ Michael Luo
#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty
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https://mailchi.mp/sundaylongread.com/march16-4763714?e=ec0053d15a
@wdlindsy@toad.social"The federal worker; the trans soldier; the cancer patient whose clinical trial was halted. Just as importantly, what if we stuck with them, after the news cycle has moved on? I think we’d find stories that surprise us—of tragedy and despair, certainly, but also of resilience and fortitude."
#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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"They would perhaps contribute to a sense of agency, rather than powerlessness. Walter Lippman once lamented how the press was 'a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then another out of darkness into vision.' We need to keep our searchlights trained long enough to reveal what really matters."
#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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