It's fair for them to explain why she didn't participate, so they can head off a bunch of people online screaming that she was being mistreated. She was treated the same as everyone else, but that's not what she's after.

Do we know these folks are center right scolds, or do we just assume because Kat did a thing and we back whatever thing Kat does?

voting third party is for SURE an epic strat though. That one has saved us so many times.

Same with the Access Hollywood tape. Most journos wouldn't bother to ask Republicans about it if it came out today. Because Republicans have learned that all they need to say is"didn't see it" or "Trump's a jokester" - they are under no pressure to condemn or criticize.

Uh oh now you're critiquing their failures, watch out

omg @randyrainbow.bsky.social please

This reminds me of Ashton Kutcher, defender of children, slayer of abusers! Except his rapist friend, of course.

and then they start going, "well, state violence is bad ergo i must punch Will Stancil in the face so i can do the arson"

Victim testimony is viewed as inherently less credible than people saying the word “pizza” or “steak” is code for “child sex slave” based on nothing but their desire for there to be a conspiracy

and that way the fire department is busy putting out dumpster fires which is great, since we want firefighters distracted and spread thin