Leo McKay Jr.

@leomckayjr.bsky.social

Diffident is not a good word. It’s a bad word.

Jonathan Cook

@jonathan-cook.bsky.social

There were some reluctant slave owners, so slavery wasn't racist.

There were some diffident apartheid supporters, so South African apartheid wasn't racist.

There are some conflicted Zionists, so Zionism isn't racist.

The state of political debate in 2026.

Katie

@looktogod.bsky.social

It's always frustrating watching shows where different writers maintain distinctly different character profiles for the same characters.

One writes her as feisty & intelligent, another writes her as diffident & dim.

One writes a group as finally working out issues, another has them always at odds.