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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

This is just sad. Not only did the nerds apparently overrule her untethered coolness she comes out and says "no actually I'm not that cool why would you think that"?

And she's right why would we think that? We have no evidence she's ever been cool.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Three current and former officials said the National Security Council toned down parts of Harris' widely covered speech.

That actually means that Biden called a natsec guy into the Oval.

"Listen Jack, jack. I want you to put the kibosh-kibosh on the speech that Kamala-Kaharris or whatever the heck her name is gonna give. Have your guys write it up and then allow Ka-whatever to make very minor changes."

"Yes, Mr. President," says John Kirby. Starting around sundown the president always starts calling him "Jack" and - gosh darn it - he wishes he could figure out why!

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Kibosh is from Yiddish it means "decisively end or reject (something)".