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Sarah and the guys discuss the president’s threats to crack down on Twitter, Joe Biden’s ...

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Sarah and the guys discuss the president’s threats to crack down on Twitter, Joe Biden’s ‘Breakfast Club’ controversy, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the president pushing a conspiracy theory that falsely accuses Joe Scarborough of murder.

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  1. linda

    OK, Sarah, here's the deal. Your baby will require a ton of attention and try your patience until they are about 4. After that you have the years of fat and everything is wonderful until they are 14. So begins the lean yrs. These are the hard hat years. Don't be faint of heart. Pray that your flight will not be in winter. After these years the fullness of family begins. They manage to get married and usually not to a goat head. Then you get grandkids and get to laugh at them. You get to act like a know it all and love another new creature. Congrats. You will love it. My husband and I always wished we had more kids but now we have 8 grandkids and enjoy them even if we have a virus and even if the cities are burning down and even it all looks like hell. You still have family.

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  2. linda

    OK, Sarah here's the deal. Your baby will require a ton of attention and try your patience until they are about 4. After that you have the years of fat and everything is wonderful until they are 14. So begins the lean yrs. These are the hard hat years. Don't be faint of heart. Pray that your flight will not be in winter. After these years the fullness of family begins. They manage to get married and usually not to a goat head. Then you get grandkids and get to laugh at them. You get to act like a know it all and love another new creature. Congrats. You will love it. My husband and I always wished we had more kids but now we have 8 grandkids and enjoy them even if we have a virus and even if the cities are burning down and even it all looks like hell. You still have family.

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  3. linda

    OK, Sarah here's the deal. Your baby will require a ton of attention and try your patience until they are about 4. After that you have the years of fat and everything is wonderful until they are 14. So begins the lean yrs. These are the hard hat years. Don't be faint of heart. Pray that your flight will not be in winter. After these years the fullness of family begins. They manage to get married and usually not to a goat head. Then you get grandkids and get to laugh at them. You get to act like a know it all and love another new creature. Congrats. You will love it. My husband and I always wished we had more kids but now we have 8 grandkids and enjoy them even if we have a virus and even if the cities are burning down and even it all looks like hell. You still have family.

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  4. Jordan Henderson

    I tend to agree that Trump should get held to some standard wrt his tweets and banning or suspending him might be the right thing to do. But, what should be brought up in any discussion of banning or suspending Trump is that Twitter has a strong financial interest in keeping the dumpster fire burning bright. I imagine a sizeable % of total engagement in Twitter these days are directly or indirectly related to His tweets.

    If Trump really wanted to get back at Twitter, he would leave for some competitor. That traffic would leave with him, I think (although wherever he is posting would be heavily discussed on Twitter). That probably has something to do with why they don't take banning/suspension actions against him. On the one hand, it loses Twitter engagement and on the other hand, whatever he says will be copied and sister in Twitter anyway.

    It's probably not in Trump's nature to retreat like that.

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    Richard Maxton

    David, we have carve outs for the President when it comes to the legal ramifications of his actions BECAUSE he is head of state. Carve outs you agree with and have argued over with Sara. Why do you not see the same need for carve outs in the social media world?
    To be clear, I DON'T LIKE what the President tweets, and I DON'T LIKE that there needs to be a discussion about the need for these carve outs. But as Jonah pointed out, his tweets are official Presidential communications (from the Executive's POV at least).

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    JDW

    Sarah: They gave you some great parenting advice.
    1. I would add is always keep your word if humanly possible. So don't make idle threats and don't make promises you aren't sincerely going to try to keep.
    2. If as they suggested, your child is 100% sure of your love, discipline is always easier. If they doubt your love and you discipline hard you might be raising a psychopath. If they do not respect your discipline and take your love for granted you will raise a spoiled entitled brat. So balance is key.
    3. The reasons for any punishment should be clearly given prior to punishment. Punishment is about the kid. At 10, taking away video games is likely far more effective than a spanking.

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    Dana Goldstein

    Awwww Sarah I’m thinking of you! As a mom of 4 (3 girls and a prince), practical advice: 💙 Postpartum depression is a real thing, and comes as the greatest shock to the most productive and organized and accomplished women. Do not ignore the signs, and make sure Scott is aware as well. 💙 Second, give yourself time. Nursing takes time, good sleep takes time, learning how to bathe 7 lbs of slipperiness takes time. It’s ok. No one was born knowing this, but Dr Spock was right: you know more than you think you do. Trust your gut. 💙 Also: those cute and tiny baby washcloths have a dual purpose with a boy: at every diaper change, use one to cover the part of him that will make you a grandmother some day. IGNORE THIS AT YOUR PERIL. 💙 And: a Baby Bjorn or similar will save your sanity, and most babies absolutely love being up against you, hearing your heartbeat and smelling your mommy-smell. My younger two practically lived in them for the first 6 months, and they are still the ones who want to cuddle the most. 💙 Jonah is right, the days are long and the years are short. Mine are 16, 14, 13 and 10. No time in your life will ever be as intense, as special, as tearful, or as beautiful as the early mornings and late nights with a snuggly little person on your shoulder. Cherish it.

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    Merrijane

    All the parenting advice was good, especially Jonah’s: Quality time IS quantity time (with necessary breaks for sanity). My advice? Especially for teenagers ... if you can manage not to freak out about stuff that usually freaks parents out, your kids will trust you enough to come to you when they really need help. That doesn’t mean you accept all their actions as good, but that you receive the information calmly on the surface even if you’re freaking out on the inside. I say this as a mother of four boys in their teens or older: yelling almost always makes things worse.

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    Colleen

    I would like to add to the suggestion of getting a diaper genie for the little dude. After the little dude is potty trained & you put the genie away in the attic for years until little dude #2 arrives, make sure the genie is EMPTY! Our little dude #2 will be 18 next month & I can still smell that stench of when we dared to open the genie that was full - there was no salvaging it, it had to get tossed!

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    Nathan

    Would you all consider adding chapter marks in the show notes? If you put "55:03 - Baby tips" or similar, then my podcatcher will show the break in the playback view and allow me to navigate directly to that point by clicking it like a link. This would really help when I want to go back and show a friend some specific portion of the podcast.

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      Dana Goldstein

      Thirded

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      Merrijane

      Seconded

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