#Directness
I believe they prefer to be called “tech reporters” but I applaud the directness
August 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Lemme speak with directness and a sense of urgency about our most important economic threats, and what history teaches us about moments like this.
September 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
She let me hit coz I use active voice for clarity and directness.
January 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I will continue to assert that Ossoff’s directness should be the model.
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
July 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Gallegos been a pretty crap senator but the directness here is needed
Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Got to love Bruenig’s directness here.
August 16, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I like the sheer, uncomplicated directness of this one.
March 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
September 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
'See You Next Tuesday' - Sometimes, Lisa's directness and sharp words can still take Sophie by surprise.
April 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And flummoxed Kuenssberg and her prodding-script style by answering with genuine directness, which didn't allow her to parrot her stock, rehearsed attack lines. Breath of fresh air.
September 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Love her directness.
They are truly idiots.
February 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social celebrates the clarity and directness of Zohran Mamdani’s “Freeze the Rent” push.
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is, I think, the best push alert and makes me wonder why this directness isn’t the norm.
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is another reason to prefer style guides like say Bloomberg’s which relentlessly emphasize directness and comprehensibility.
March 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
i guess girls aren’t used to directness
October 13, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Facts. We appreciate Acosta and his directness in journalism.
January 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Years ago, I noticed that some people reply to a post with an almost aggressive directness, often misrepresenting your point or focusing on a marginal use case. And when you match that directness to clarify or add context they get angry and accuse you of being rude or condescending.
June 26, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This directness and specificity informs the reader much more than the (deliberately) ambiguous "race comments" or "gender comments".

www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
July 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
why is a woman’s directness such a threat to you
“why are you so actively hostile” i am gonna fucking lose it if i get one more goddamn Note on how i speak this week
December 2, 2024 at 3:44 AM
I’m an over thinker, so I respond better to directness and assertiveness
March 31, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The thing we need in conflict is DIRECTNESS.

Passive aggression can FEEL like directness, because you’re finally expressing something you were holding back, but it’s always at a remove. It’s a way to express that thing without being vulnerable.

Directness requires vulnerability.
February 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I want this on a t-shirt
September 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I love the directness of "Nate, you're sociable"
September 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Also stop asking for directness if you’re going to dodge it.
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Personally I think my directness is refreshing
June 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM