In case you needed a reminder of what a pretentious dumbass Matt Bruenig is

Michiganders do a brief double-take when Trump jokes that veteran Rep. John Dingell may have gone to hell when he died. pic.twitter.com/Bv503szBLJ— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 19, 2019

You see within the cultural context, the unnecessary inclusion of "veteran" is supposed to be translated as "good guy." But amusingly enough, veterans are more likely to have done killings generally thought to lead to damnation, meaning it actually works the opposite way.— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) December 19, 2019

lol … as the person who actually wrote the tweet, "veteran" in this case was added to reference that he was the longest serving member of the House (i.e., "veteran lawmaker John Dingell"). I have no idea whether he was ever in the army. more lols. https://t.co/QGoF7HWd3K— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 19, 2019