Everyone has different rules, mental shortcuts, habitual behaviors, and expectations for how things will play out when they’re around other humans.
These are mine, and unfortunately, I had to learn some of them the hard way. Hopefully, as you read over these, you’ll see a few that you can add to your own personal code. 1) The opinions of people online who aren’t your friends or someone you respect don’t matter very much. They certainly should never be allowed to impact your mood negatively. 2) If you genuinely screwed up, apologize unless you’re dealing with an online mob. You never apologize to the mob. 3) If you’re under 30 and not a stone-cold expert in something I’m asking you about, I do not need your advice. 4) Put the shopping cart back. Rack the weights. Pick up your dog’s sh*t. 5) Doing or saying something dumb in response to something dumb does not make you…Open
Mitchell Berman, the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin's First Congressional District, confirmed that accounts on the affair-seeking site Ashley Madison and the hookup platform Adult Friend Finder belonged to him, even as his campaign sells voters on his life as a devoted family man. Berman, a 40-year-old former Veterans Affairs nurse, won his August 11 primary […] The post Wisconsin Democrat's 'devoted husband' campaign image collides with Ashley Madison records appeared first on American Almanac .
Mitchell Berman, the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin's First Congressional District, confirmed that accounts on the affair-seeking site Ashley Madison and the hookup platform Adult Friend Finder belonged to him, even as his campaign sells voters on his life as a devoted family man. Berman, a 40-year-old former Veterans Affairs nurse, won his August 11 primary with 44 percent of the vote and is now challenging Republican incumbent Bryan Steil in a district President Donald Trump carried by five points in 2024. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee considers the seat in play. But a Washington Free Beacon review of data-breach records has surfaced a problem that could reshape the race before it starts. Breach data from Ashley…Open
Graham Platner’s wife alerted his campaign about sexually explicit messages he had with multiple women, according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.