I'm not a fan. Maybe I'm a pedantic academic. (Okay, yeah. I am. No apologies!) But her surveys are not worth the pixels expended on them. She's good at garnering attention, which might be the only skill that matters in today's economy. I thought it was kind of embarrassing that Aella got airtime on my favorite pod.
But I will read Helen's profile of Aella because Helen is, in fact, the epitome of endearing.
I generally agree w Katie and Jesse’s takes even though these days I lean more conservative but holy shit they are so wrong on the inappropriate group chat of people who are supposed to be beyond reproach in our security agencies. The disrespect and absolute contempt for norms is such a red flag. People who post like this where it’s accessible to their employeers, colleagues and can be FOIAed show a profound lack of understanding and should never be trusted with state secrets. Fuck yea Tulsi. F…
I wish we still had the cultural capacity to describe Aella in the way the people of London honored Priss Frotheringham, The Second Best Whore in The City