Republican presidential hopeful and Seinfeld fan Rand Paul has made it an annual tradition to celebrate Festivus, the parody holiday popularized by the iconic sitcom, on Twitter. And while he’s not exactly Instagramming his Festivus pole, he is taking part in one of the holiday’s most important traditions: the Airing of Grievances. And he’s got a lot of them, aimed at both his fellow candidates and what he deems to be excessive spending by Washington.
He keeps the mood light, of course—the tweets resemble a roast more than an earnest political screed, and he gets some good digs in at the likes of Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina, such as this one: “I have no grievances against my fellow doc @RealBenCarson because I have not heard a word he has said in any debate.”
Below, a sampling of some of his tweets:
- Essay: The Tyre Nichols Videos Demand Solemnity, Not Sensationalism
- For People With Disabilities, Losing Abortion Access Can Be a Matter of Life or Death
- Inside the Stealth Efforts to Smuggle Starlink Internet Into Iran
- Natasha Lyonne on Poker Face and Creating Characters Who Subvert Leading-Lady Tropes
- How to Help the Victims and Community After the Monterey Park Shooting
- Why Grocery Staples Are So Expensive Right Now
- Quantum Computers Could Solve Countless Problems—and Create a Lot of New Ones
- Where to Watch All of the 2023 Oscar Nominees
- How to Be Mindful if You Hate Meditating
