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I could not be more grateful that you are and will continue to cover this election. I so appreciate your ability to challenge the reader to look at all angles. Seriously, I just decided I will have my kids read your substack as a lesson in critical thinking. Thank you

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This is the kindest compliment of all! 😭

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❤️

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"They choked the interest right out of their own audience by becoming painfully predictable." - Wow!

As someone who used to enjoy reading articles in VF and Rolling Stone, because they felt edgy, mysterious and fun, I could not have explained the shift in these publications better myself. I don't even bother reading any of them anymore because I'm always bored by the constant hammering of a liberal/mainstream perspective (I'm saying this as someone who has always been left leaning). Substack, with it's unfiltered perspectives and story telling is where it is at these days. I want to be challenged and I want a piece to make me think and shift how I view the world. Thank you for the superb article!

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Exactly!

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It’s like they’re all listening to Michael Rapaport then removing the vitriol just enough to sell more garbage.

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Excellent, Jessica! Written so well, and very engaging. I’m dying to hear the next segment. If Joe attempts a hit piece on you, your army of subscribers, followers and admirers have your back!

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Thanks Jamie! xox

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Wow. Never in a million years would I consider Mr. Kennedy "humorless" or "a bully." He is married to Cheryl Hines for Eff's Sake - she could never be around anyone humorless. He looks out for the little guy who has no voice. My husband is an attorney and I was a legal secretary for 14 years so I'm not so naive to think all attorneys are in it for the good of humanity. I believe Mr. Kennedy is. His passion and honesty is striking. Thank you for your brutal honesty in reporting. I was a fan of VF so decades but cancelled my subscription years ago due to it being pure ads intermingled with poorly written articles. At the risk of sounding catty (which I'm actually fine with), Joe looks arrogant and condesending in his photos. As awful as Mr. Kennedy's are in the article, he still looks far better than Joe.

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This felt like a VIP sneak-peek into your curious mind- so fun to read. It sounded like your intuition really kicked in during the car interview, something more primal protecting you for someone who clearly had ill intentions. When he asked the question about your vaccination status all my covid-era trauma resurfaced and I felt the anxiety creep back in as I was reading. Pretty brazen for him to ask this outright.

I also loved how you wove in the quotes from the article, the part where RFK was hopeful about it being the first nice VF article is shattering and cleverly echoed in your own experience when your instincts detect the trap Joe had set for you. Thank you for sharing so honestly- your ability to view a scene from multiple perspectives creates the layers and nuance we are all craving right now.

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I was instantly transported into the role of silent but present sidekick. Your writing is honest and speaks to those of us who like true things- emotion, mood, suspicion and reflection. Divine appointments seem to be presenting themselves to you in a special way. Keep going!

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I'm so glad you see it too. It feels surreal - how these things keep aligning. Wait until chapter 3!

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You are a literary ballerina... one whose words gently bounce through the mind while reading, with intellectual muscle and discipline behind each word. Reading your piece is reminiscent of the "old" VanityFair, which I anticipated reading each month until it became just another predictably biased magazine.

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Thank you! Wait till we get to pt. 3!

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Anticipation!!!!

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A literary ballerina. I love how evocative that statement is!

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Love the “literary Ballerina” 💪🏼🙏❤️

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I want to vote for him but Tucker maybe being Trumps VP is such a vibe hahaha a funny entertaining vibe. I use the word vibe ironically because I’m 36 and just wanted to say it but im down to clown with RFK

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Kennedy has been draining the swamp for 40 years for real, without even getting into politics

Whereas, Trump IS the swamp - https://youtu.be/zDoo3tXWRJI

Trump sealed JFK documents and not only indicted Assange, but his administration tried to kidnap and assassinate him. He added $9.5 trillion to debt, more than any President in history and his CARES act gave $500 billion to Blackrock.

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Excellent piece. Yet another "expose" on the utter worthlessness of the media.

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My favorite part of the article tho:

‘Sir, you gotta put shoes on, please,' he says, motioning to Kennedy's bare feet. 

An aide quickly digs his formal dress shoes out of a suitcase, and Kennedy yanks them on, looking faintly ridiculous as he strides onto the ferry in neon trunks and black dress shoes.”

I LOVED this part and probably why I liked him barefoot on the plane 😜

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My favorite part too. Had I been there, that would be the highlight of my whole trip! I live for the image of dress shoes & board shorts.

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Gosh, I really love your writing. It reminds me of why I majored in journalism in high school, but never went on to get a degree. Because writing meant something and had passion until it became whatever the heck it is now. I adore you. Thank you. ❤️

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Yes! I was thinking the same - this is the writing as a teen that had me hooked, and I did go on to get a journalism degree, but never used it in the field...I could feel the Corporate-interested whitewash even then.

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Jess, the anger I felt reading about your interview with Joe...🤬 it’s things like this that have me bewildered at how much blatant ignorance we are currently experiencing. Somehow critical thinking has become conspiracy thinking..this is so terrifying! Oh RFK! The amount of freaking excitement I had when I recognized you and Denise being on Cape...I immediately rushed to show my husband your story so he could confirm what I knew🤩🤩🤩 TALK ABOUT INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES..A KENNEDY..THE KENNEDY COMPOUND..THIS REQUIRES ALL SHOUTY CAPS AND JOY!!!!!!!! I am so glad we are discussing the horrific treatment he receives..they do him so dirty with those photos, with ALL of it. I’m truly shocked at his denial of secret service detail and how this is not a red flag to any able mind human being here watching this unfold. Thank you for the journalism we all want and need🤩🤩🤩😘

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The photos are blatant propaganda 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Yes. The photos are fucking ridiculous. A form of silent slander.

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They ALWAYS do those same tricks with photos in hit pieces. So low class, these people. They are actually not well, spiritually.

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100%

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This was such a fun piece to read. Both entertaining and insightful. So looking forward to the upcoming articles!

I love the RFK quote from the article: “You wouldn't be sitting there if you were willing to depart from official orthodoxy,' he tells me, 'so there's a self-censorship that goes on.'"

I’m enjoying learning more about him as a Presidential candidate but I do appreciate his value in our current society. Continuing to speak up for what he believes in and is SO against the current grain.

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I loved every bit of this. Any and every scum will wither when exposed to even a sliver of light. That’s so scary to those who have much to hide, especially when truth is a currency and they’re all smoke and mirrors. I admire your tenacity, keep going!

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Wow….why am I not surprised by the bias of this man’s article on RFK. Independent thinkers scare the so called “elites.” Stay true to who you are, I love your honesty!

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This is incredible. Why wife introduced me to your work and I have been following since. I respect everything you are doing for journalism and am extremely grateful for your stance against mainstream media. There is. I rhetoric to your prose, only truth, honest and an authentic voice. I share your work with everyone, whether they want to hear it or not haha. Thank you and cheers!

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