Mcsweeneys iconMcsweeneysSep 3, 2026 ~1 min source read

I’m Your Friend Who Just Doesn’t “Do Politics”

We're current or former work colleagues whose kids go to school or play sports together or some other extracurricular activity, so we connected on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and in our book club. Anyway, what do you think of Anthony Fauci not answering questions about how he worked directly with China to spread COVID and hurt Donald Trump in the election?

I’m Your Friend Who Just Doesn’t “Do Politics”

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We're current or former work colleagues whose kids go to school or play sports together or some other extracurricular activity, so we connected on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and in our book club.

Anyway, what do you think of Anthony Fauci not answering questions about how he worked directly with China to spread COVID and hurt Donald Trump in the election?

Did I tell you I'm working with the PTA in the school library to remove any books with objectionable content as I define it?

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We're current or former work colleagues whose kids go to school or play sports together or some other extracurricular activity, so we connected on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and in our book club. Anyway, what do you think of Anthony Fauci not answering questions about how he worked directly with China to spread COVID and hurt Donald Trump in the election? Did I tell you I'm working with the PTA in the school library to remove any books with objectionable content as I define it?

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  • That's why I focus on my library work instead, you know?
  • Books with CRT, DEI, Woke, Cultural Marxism, themes like anything authored by, or picturing a non-white person as a character.
  • We just remove the books and can dispose of them during the welcome-back barbecue this fall.
  • I tend to just cherish our town and not have to think about all the problems those big blue cities have, I'm told, allegedly, I imagine.

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It's just that I still am deeply concerned about the management of New York City, a place I've never visited and have no connection to at all. Extreme freezing over the winter, and heavy record rainfall and flooding this spring. Now the historic drought and sizzling heat have made this a brutal summer, especially with all those terrible wildfires and smoke ruining air quality.

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So we can talk about a lot of things, but not politics. I'm glad we don't have to worry about politics.

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