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Scott C. Johnston

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Scott C. Johnston

@SJohnston60

Novelist (Campusland, The Sandersons Fail Manhattan), fighter of acronyms (CRT/ESG/DEI), Navy dad, disgruntled ex-Yalie/Econ adjunct, NYPost and WSJ op-eds.

Charlottesville, VA

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Joined April 2009

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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Dec 18, 2024
My new novel, The Sandersons Fail Manhattan, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Here's what Chris Buckley (Thank You for Smoking) has to say: "Scott Johnston is the sharpest -- and most fun to read -- satirical novelist writing today. Following on his brilliant debut
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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Jun 27, 2023
Yale tour guide to friends of mine: “I’m proud to say Yale is only 40% white.” My (white) friends: “Should we just leave now?” Tour guide: “Oh, no! I didn’t mean it that way.” My friends: “Yes you did.”
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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Dec 18, 2021
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Dec 14, 2021
Salary: $325,000 How many scholarships is that?
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Oct 24, 2024
Replying to @Rstorechildhood
My son went on a Nat Geo trip to China when he was 16. His group leader was non-binary and a full-on activist. In rural China, she tried to get the boys (all minors in a foreign country)to dress as girls for a “fashion show” in a hotel. He refused and she had a complete breakdown
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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Jan 1, 2024
Replying to @jimpfaff and @Lovie_Dear
2024 beer game: drink every time you hear the words, “the end of democracy as we know it.”
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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Nov 8, 2022
Replying to @SJohnston60
He says, “just kidding, I’m not Joe Smith.” She says “that’s not funny.” He says, “I agree. You were about to let me vote as Joe Smith. How do you know if people are who they say they are?” “I don’t know.”
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Oct 25, 2020
At Trump rally in Greenwich CT today (of all places!)
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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Nov 8, 2022
1. Friend of mine at NY polls this morning shows his ID. Lady says they don’t need it, just his name. He says “Joe Smith,” and sure enough Joe Smith pops up on her computer.
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Feb 29, 2024
Replying to @TorontoStar
Sure, if you want to guarantee shortages. Apparently, no one at the Toronto Star studied economics.
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Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Dec 20, 2020
Everyone needs to STOP GIVING MONEY to schools and colleges that actively trash U.S. history and promote destructive, anti-intellectual ideals like Critical Race Theory. You loved your school/college. I get it. So did I. It's not that place anymore.
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Apr 13, 2021
A must read from Paul Rossi, who teaches at an elite school in Manhattan. This will probably cost him his job, but that's how important the message is. bariweiss.substack.com/p/i-refuse-to-…
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Apr 16, 2021
BREAKING: Jim Best is out as headmaster of the Dalton School. Knew this one was coming. He totally deserved it, but I wonder if the board was just upset at all the publicity.
Scott C. Johnston
@SJohnston60
Aug 7, 2023
Told by a friend that, at JP Morgan, they recently had a "gender reveal" party for a software program dubbed "Casey." Casey was given "they" and "them" pronouns as it was revealed to be gender fluid. This was not tongue in cheek. The party was originally scheduled for April 1st
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