The Streeter

The important thing about Al Gore getting many, many predictions about climate change wrong is that he hasn’t lost one ounce of credibility among major media outlets and they remain completely convinced by what he said

In 2019, seven years ago, when he was 34-years-old, Graham Platner logged into reddit and posted a response to a video of an American soldier being shot by the Taliban. Platner wrote: "This video never gets old. Dumb motherfucker didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible shit decision possible when it comes to small unit combat." Think about each line. "This video never gets old." Platner's implying he's watched the video several times and enjoys it. "At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt." That's what Platner thinks about his fellow Americans at war. If they're not good at killing or broader tactics, he has contempt for them. He displays no empathy. The opposite, in fact. The man that Platner is commenting on, by the way, is Pfc. Ted Daniels, who was a 37-year-old father of two serving in Afghanistan at the time of the incident (2012). The bad tactic Platner enjoys mocking? Daniels stepped into the open deliberately to draw Taliban fire away from his fellow soldiers so his squad could get to safety. Daniels was shot four times in this video and, ultimately, earned a Purple Heart. When the video was initially released (2013), Pfc. Daniels was critical of himself in interviews, saying, "It wasn't the most tactically brilliant thing to do." He described that he was embarrassed by the video; that people could hear him screaming for help. But, also, he said: "I put my ass on the line for other guys." Then, we have, again, Graham Platner, logging into reddit, in 2019, to comment: "Dumb motherfucker didn't deserve to live." For all those who say, "That's just how Marines talk," I'll tell you: Platner's comment got downvoted by the military community. Even if it didn't: We're not talking about the military anymore. We're talking about a 34-year-old man, years after service, logging in to mock another man who's being shot on video. We're also talking about the U.S. Senate, not boys-will-be-boys or Marines-will-be-Marines. We're always told to view Platner as a changed man. 2013, when he made the rape apologia comments, was the "darkest point in his life," or so we have been told. So what was going on in 2019, such that Platner enjoyed watching a video of a man getting shot and mocking him? How many arcs of change are there in Platner's life? Was there a specific point where he discovered human empathy? I couldn't help but think of that specific reddit comment while watching the video below. "Still sending young Americans to die thousands of miles away from home," Platner says. Didn't he log in to reddit seven years ago to say, "Dumb motherfucker didn't deserve to live" ? I don't like being lied to.

Large numbers of apathetic non-voters are the sign of a healthy democracy because it means elections aren't existential. Example: Northern Ireland during the Troubles had the highest voter turnout in the UK. It went down after the Good Friday Agreement.

Kudos to @kfile for doing actual reporting on Platner’s tattoo, but it’s still disappointing to see the Totenkopf described as ‘resembling’ a NAZI symbol.

@MichaelWatsonDC @BlameBigGovt The graph is way more revealing than that.

“Union organizer 100-0 Democrat” should tell you where their loyalties lie

@Holden114 As the husband of a teacher I can confirm that the schools (teachers, boards, administrators) are aware that this is the problem. It’s one they frequently acknowledge, but only in private.

It's easy to blame the schools, but this is a parental failure.

People say the left and the right can’t agree on anything these days. But there is this one thing:

I wrote the cover story this week for the @dcexaminer about @BenSasse - I didn't really "enjoy" writing it, considering the circumstances, but having met him, spoken to him, and interviewed in the past, I did want to write it. I hope you'll read it. washingtonexaminer.com/premium/456332…

Harden tries an absurd flop, which leaves a wet spot that causes his teammate to slip and a turnover on the next possession.

“Hiding”

This is a really important story from @Ike_Saul of @TangleNews, worth reading more with every new item about more Trump & family-related grifting, which is pretty much a daily occurrence. If you ever flipped your wig over Hunter Biden (and you should have), take a long look.

Massachusetts do your thing

CNN got a rodeo clown banned.

@peterbakernyt @jaketapper ‘paper’s history’

"The Times subscribers are way down." Fact check: Times subscribers are way up, higher than ever in the paper's history.

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Is there an explainer on why SCOVA did not rule on the election before the vote? (I know the reason, but I need a link).

@bonchieredstate #TheBigLieLow

Could you imagine Jake Tapper’s indignant on-air finger-wagging if Republicans proposed any of this stuff as a response to losing?

@Legal_Fil @RobProvince Spencer Pratt was burned out of his home by a leftist loon and can’t rebuild because more leftist loons. This was an unforced error that distracts from that winning message.

Things Favreau will attack you for: having your house burnt down by an arsonist espousing progressive talking points. Things Favreau will not attack you for: having Nazi tattoos.

Ronald Reagan’s life was saved by a man who became a Secret Service agent because of a movie starring Ronald Reagan

It’s actually quite interesting to ask obvious questions of AI that you know it will get wrong. I’m excited for the AI future, but it’s not without problems.

@bendreyfuss I’m sorry that my suggestion triggered you

@thestreeter I don’t normally ask them questions just to find an excuse to get mad, but i understand it’s a free country and everyone needs a hobby and I wish you the best

All the people who refuse to use ai are missing out