Anand
@anandbutler.bsky.social
Always trying to outdo my counterfactual. Unfortunately I like econ jokes. #trusttheprocess
It is very interesting to watch the phenomenon will describes happen in real life. The "you dont get math" guys quickly retreat from the claim when its shown they are incorrect. Suddenly its all vibes and slogans again, calls to anecdotes over data... the very rhetoric will was identifying
...is for one guy.
When you are buying for four, five, or six people, it's impossible to miss.
He claims it's impossible to notice.
When you are buying for four, five, or six people, it's impossible to miss.
He claims it's impossible to notice.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It is very interesting to watch the phenomenon will describes happen in real life. The "you dont get math" guys quickly retreat from the claim when its shown they are incorrect. Suddenly its all vibes and slogans again, calls to anecdotes over data... the very rhetoric will was identifying
Underrated how much the narrowness of the political spectrum on here, while often a relief from a "not being badgered by fascists" perspective, also insulates people from seeing how cringeworthy their insults are when they don't see the dozen maga chuds that use it under every post as if its clever
September 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Underrated how much the narrowness of the political spectrum on here, while often a relief from a "not being badgered by fascists" perspective, also insulates people from seeing how cringeworthy their insults are when they don't see the dozen maga chuds that use it under every post as if its clever
Very frustrating to see lefty writing that doesn't understand poverty. The economy was in fact very good & delivered the best real gains to low-income workers in generations. Poverty is not primarily a fxn of the economy (except when its really bad). Its a direct result of welfare policy choices
A new Census Bureau report establishes that poverty increased over the course of the Biden administration.
The data is yet another rebuke to the politicians and commentators who insisted economic conditions under Joe Biden were great.
The data is yet another rebuke to the politicians and commentators who insisted economic conditions under Joe Biden were great.
It’s Official: Poverty Got Worse Under Joe Biden
A new Census Bureau report establishes that poverty increased over the course of the Biden administration. The data is yet another rebuke to the politicians and commentators who insisted economic conditions under Joe Biden were great.
jacobin.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Very frustrating to see lefty writing that doesn't understand poverty. The economy was in fact very good & delivered the best real gains to low-income workers in generations. Poverty is not primarily a fxn of the economy (except when its really bad). Its a direct result of welfare policy choices
Reminder to the left that revolution or not, material reality continues and maybe we should consider how certain policies impact the working class and try to gain political power to implement them rather than insisting on reading theory to raise consciousness in some fantastical hope of class war
America's lowest wage workers were experiencing the fastest wage growth from 2015-2022.
Now they are experiencing the slowest wage growth and the most abrupt deceleration.
Now they are experiencing the slowest wage growth and the most abrupt deceleration.
September 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reminder to the left that revolution or not, material reality continues and maybe we should consider how certain policies impact the working class and try to gain political power to implement them rather than insisting on reading theory to raise consciousness in some fantastical hope of class war
Underrated how much of the country seems to believe or at least pretend that the supreme court is a vaunted institution of legitimacy and objectivity and not another political battleground that had been turned to complete farce by its takeover by conservatives in our political moment.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Underrated how much of the country seems to believe or at least pretend that the supreme court is a vaunted institution of legitimacy and objectivity and not another political battleground that had been turned to complete farce by its takeover by conservatives in our political moment.
Ironically, you could make the argument that we are witnessing exactly the pro-socialism from these voters that leftists always prophesied.
But they're voting just for the parts of socialist history we like to ignore
But they're voting just for the parts of socialist history we like to ignore
American Narodism! just wait, one of these days the rural peasants (bass pro-shop owners, dentists, and car dealers) will rise and establish real socialism™
August 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ironically, you could make the argument that we are witnessing exactly the pro-socialism from these voters that leftists always prophesied.
But they're voting just for the parts of socialist history we like to ignore
But they're voting just for the parts of socialist history we like to ignore
I'm gonna take the guy who's campaign strategy led to multi-point positive swings relative to the national baseline as the one who "understands politics" but I'm glad we're continuing to purge people who *checks notes* cited an academic article as evidence for election strat. Real winning strategy
Just want it to be known that I led the Engineering team at one of the Civis clients who got David Shor fired for loudly voicing his bad ideas and not actually understanding politics.
November 24, 2024 at 9:28 PM
I'm gonna take the guy who's campaign strategy led to multi-point positive swings relative to the national baseline as the one who "understands politics" but I'm glad we're continuing to purge people who *checks notes* cited an academic article as evidence for election strat. Real winning strategy
Caley is excellent as always, this time on what we can actually say from the election
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
What Happened in the 2024 Election?
Electoral Analytics from Expecting Goals
www.expectinggoals.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Caley is excellent as always, this time on what we can actually say from the election
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
Reminder that onions are the base of a vast number of the world's favorite foods' flavor profiles. Certainly many sauces, dips, soups, etc. But also many of your sautees, pastas, meat dishes, rice based dishes, casseroles, etc. so much of it has onions whether visible or not. Champion of flavor
Food opinions where I am right and society is wrong:
-eating apple cores is fine and good (otherwise you waste a third of the apple)
-bananas gross as a flavor or component (fine on their own)
-onions always bad
-eating apple cores is fine and good (otherwise you waste a third of the apple)
-bananas gross as a flavor or component (fine on their own)
-onions always bad
November 17, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Reminder that onions are the base of a vast number of the world's favorite foods' flavor profiles. Certainly many sauces, dips, soups, etc. But also many of your sautees, pastas, meat dishes, rice based dishes, casseroles, etc. so much of it has onions whether visible or not. Champion of flavor
Wow this place is so... civil and pleasant.
November 12, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Wow this place is so... civil and pleasant.