• thefartographer
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    29 days ago

    Oh, I didn’t even think about it that way. I wasn’t arguing with you, I was giving other examples of things that are well-known and acting as though they’re in doubt.

    I 100% agree with your comment and was just giggling along with the ridiculousness of the headline.

    Like, “trying to define Trump as a fraud” is like trying to define fish as good swimmers: maybe sometimes they aren’t, but it’s pretty much all they do.

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      29 days ago

      Absolutely the headline is ridiculous. Apologies for the misunderstanding.

      Most time you use try when someone fails or has yet to do something, nyt is so biased lately.

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        29 days ago

        I should apologize for being so ambiguous!

        I should test out this kind of language on my wife:

        I tried to get to the bathroom before I pissed the bed last night.

        I tried cooking you some eggs.

        I’m sure it’ll be really healthy for our relationship.

        NYT isn’t just biased, they’re downright abusive