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Political blogger and writer, formerly for the Washington Monthly and Mother Jones magazine, now on my own.

Irvine, CA
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    1. Kevin Drum‏Verified account @kdrum 14 Jul 2017

      Are People Disgusted By the Homeless? http://mojo.ly/2tbDMCw pic.twitter.com/bq4tNDJNr6

      496 replies 12 retweets 36 likes
    2. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 14 Jul 2017
      Replying to @kdrum

      I like your work, but serious framing issues here. Overcoming disgust w/ less fortunate shld be main goal, not a throwaway in the last graf

      3 replies 3 retweets 57 likes
    3. Kevin Drum‏Verified account @kdrum 14 Jul 2017
      Replying to @russms

      Throwaway? The whole post was 3 paragraphs (of my writing).

      7 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    4. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 14 Jul 2017
      Replying to @kdrum

      Fair enough, but it certainly struck me as an "oh by the way" point. I think an only slightly-different post could have made...

      1 reply 1 retweet 19 likes
    5. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 14 Jul 2017
      Replying to @russms @kdrum

      ...the same substantive argument without the negative backlash (some of which is admittedly over the top)

      3 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      Kevin Drum‏Verified account @kdrum 14 Jul 2017
      Replying to @russms

      Not meant that way. But obviously I might have misjudged. FWIW, though, I don't care much about Twitter backlash.

      3:20 PM - 14 Jul 2017
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        2. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 14 Jul 2017
          Replying to @kdrum

          I think the backlash is an indication that the post was framed in an unnecessarily callous way

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        1. Smoke fish everyday‏ @SaltyAlaskan 14 Jul 2017
          Replying to @kdrum @russms

          You don't care much about the homeless either, do you kev?

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        1.  🙄‏ @wildscenery 14 Jul 2017
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          If you have to say it, you do care

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        1. 红色娘子军 🌹‏ @detachment_red 14 Jul 2017
          Replying to @kdrum @russms

          yeah it's nice when your behavior has no consequences and you can sleep in your own warm bed at night.

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        2. andi zeisler‏Verified account @andizeisler 14 Jul 2017
          Replying to @kdrum @russms

          You misjudged this entire piece, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

          1 reply 1 retweet 135 likes
        3. Annaleigh Watts  🌹 💋‏ @hopelessbkwrm 14 Jul 2017
          Replying to @andizeisler @kdrum @russms

          Honestly I think he's misjudged his whole life!

          0 replies 1 retweet 31 likes
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        1. pmncycw‏ @nmccypw 14 Jul 2017
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          You do and so do your employers.

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        1. sentient New York Times thinkpiece‏ @kedyca 14 Jul 2017
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          Good to know you don't take into account criticism of the things you say as a political columnist or just, you know, human being. Evil man.

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        1. D'OH!‏ @hardkoreham 14 Jul 2017
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          pic.twitter.com/uJTSTe528c

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