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This Jewish philosopher would have called out the Trump administration's b.s. in Minneapolis

JL;DR SUMMARY The article reflects on the Trump administration's response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, drawing philosophical parallels with Harry Frankfurt's essay, "On Bullshit." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationLiesMoralityTruthMinneapolisJacob FreyHarry FrankfurtBullshitRenee Good

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"That same night, the citys mayor, Jacob Frey, replied to the administrations claims: Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly, that is bullshit."
Venezuela
"Trump displayed such inadvertent truth-telling during his press conference following the attack on Venezuela, when time and again he emphasized its rationale."

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