Trump supporters thrilled to death with President’s new 2020 running mate

Trump supporters thrilled to death with President’s new 2020 running mate

ByJosh Bernoff

President Donald Trump announced he was dropping Mike Pence from the ticket and adding a new running mate for the 2020 election. We go live now to the presidential press conference. Press Secretary McEnany: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. President Donald Trump: Thank you. Effective right now, I will have a…

Deathly euphemisms: “rest in peace” and “thoughts and prayers”
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Deathly euphemisms: “rest in peace” and “thoughts and prayers”

ByJosh Bernoff

Death is a fact of life. Sayings like “rest in peace” and “our thoughts and prayers are with the victims” are euphemisms: they enable us to go on without thinking about death. Not thinking about death can help us cope, but let’s not imagine that we’re actually saying anything when we say these things. I’ve been thinking…