thanks to the nyt mini crossword i have learned about the word "wonk" and it is a very nice word
@wallhackio you were not reading liberal Takes during the 2016 election
@wallhackio everyone was calling clinton a “policy wonk”
@aescling that's a good phrase right there i like it
@wallhackio it’s honestly appealing of her, to me at least. too bad her actual policies were Hot Ass
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@aescling @wallhackio you don't get called a policy wonk for having good policies
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@alyssa @wallhackio true
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@aescling @wallhackio sorry, that was flippant and not in keeping with instance policy.
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@alyssa @wallhackio abdul el-sayed might be the One counterexample; his campaign fur governer during the 2018 purrimary was wonkish as hell
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@alyssa @wallhackio idk if be actually got CALLED a wonk though; barely anybody talked about him
@wallhackio maybe i’m just Autistic but being a policy wonk is cute to me