Hillary links!

[anghraine]

Despite the Fortnight of Hell, quite a few very nice things came out this week:

- On Hillary's legal work in the 70s.
- LA TImes endorses Hillary.
- Cincinnati Enquirer endorses Hillary.
- The Between Two Ferns interview. Where's our outer space librarian AU?
- Twitter thread on Hillary's irl history.
- Yes, the idea that Hillary is unfairly beloved of the media (???) is bullshit.
- Rolling Stone: Hillary vs. the Hate Machine: How Clinton Became a Vessel for America's Fury. Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin—a good long article on how, while there are genuine criticisms to be made of her, the sheer vitriol towards her is so incredibly disproportionate.

Feeling, for lack of a better word, is what drives most Americans' perceptions of Hillary Clinton, one of the most complex and resilient figures in U.S. politics, yet also, after decades of probing scrutiny, less a real person than a vessel for Americans to collectively project their anxieties, fears, frustrations and identity struggles.

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[anghraine]

It was, right? I genuinely thought she'd do the politically expedient thing and could regretfully accept that and then WHAM. And it's baffling (not really, but) that Hillary powering through weeks if not months of pneumonia and taking a mere three days to get through it was, in some way, a weakness. I've had pneumonia and couldn't do that at 20, much less 70.

NYT got their shit together finally, but ... eh. About 20 years late.