"Jaws" energy

[GoodTaste]

What does "Jaws" energy mean? A tiger's jaws bite and snap anything it gest. Such bitting appears implying the overruling. I dunno.

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Ross Douthat tweeted "Strong Mayor from "Jaws" energy here" when quoting AP's tweet:



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BREAKING: The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans avoid flying on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official tells The Associated Press. http://apne.ws/Zm9QjND

 

[emsr2d2]

I believe it's a reference to the Mayor of Amity in the film "Jaws". The writer is referring to the energy of that mayor.

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