I have to ask, and this is a sincere question— what the fuck is wrong with the work “reluctant” that people suddenly seem unwilling to use it, but instead use the arguably more obscure “reticent” instead?

because they don’t mean the same thing

yeah yeah I know, usage BUT

“Reluctant” isn’t a weird word, and “reticent” used to be a useful word that means, well, reluctant to speak. And now it means, apparently, whatever Humpty Dumpty wants it to mean today.

I can only hope he’s paying it extra.

Of course I typo-ed in that plaintive wail. OF COURSE

It’s pure cringe listening to the former POTUS on these tapes, trying to bargain with reality. He’s very stupid, and he thinks he can get anything he wants by offering praise and cheap MAGA junk.

Shaye Moss was on the front lines. Just a worker, doing her job.

I’m going to get angry when I hear Moss talk about what she went through, aren’t I.

Giuliani can go [remainder of tweet redacted]

Yeah, I’m angry about what happened to Moss. The powerful white Republican men who were state officials were inconvenienced, but they’re all fine. Moss is not powerful. She was not fine.

And Facebook happily delivered all of the hatred right to her inbox.