Macron is very popular among people his wife’s age (olds). May be that his marriage allows them to see him as both the ideal son-in-law / a younger version of themselves but also actually one of them. It would definitely hurt him at least a little bit if he was found to be cheating on her with someone younger.
(Around 2016 there were strong rumors that he was in a relationship with the head of public radio (male his age), but there is no reason to think there was any truth to it)
The new chessmate is that any US Govt highly classified material is immediately declassified when Trump walks out of the Oval Office with it. Can’t argue with that. Damn these guys have it together.
Debunking Trump’s absurd claims (aka lies) misses the point. It’s like debunking a Flat Earther’s claims. They win the minute you engage them at their level.
Better to simply say that prisons are full of criminals who made absurd claims of innocence and hopefully Trump will soon join them (I am not saying it may happen but it is what I would say to a Trump supporter).
Unabomber, like many smart people, correctly diagnosed a bunch of the problems. But—also like many smart people—he didn’t offer too much in the way of compelling solutions.