Elpis
@elpis.bsky.social
Australian data analyst and US politics geek; often @ElpisActual.
Senate Dems apparently continue not to understand that you do actually have to defect eventually if your opponent keeps doing so.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Senate Dems apparently continue not to understand that you do actually have to defect eventually if your opponent keeps doing so.
The South when Republicans increase electricity rates, apparently.
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The South when Republicans increase electricity rates, apparently.
I am on Team Gentrification, and you should be as well.
July 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I am on Team Gentrification, and you should be as well.
An act to mandate all references to the population of a city in general discussion be to the containing metropolitan area and not the legal entity of a city with that name.
June 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
An act to mandate all references to the population of a city in general discussion be to the containing metropolitan area and not the legal entity of a city with that name.
As a literal statement this is largely true if candidate quality means chance of winning and obviously false if candidate quality means value-over-replacement; I would assume he means the former, but that's not really the best metric to focus on.
WelcomeFest speaker Lakshya Jain says he does not understand "being a reliable vote" being factored into candidate quality. This was immediately following a conversation about the need to beat Jim Justice (a former Democrat who switched parties)
June 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As a literal statement this is largely true if candidate quality means chance of winning and obviously false if candidate quality means value-over-replacement; I would assume he means the former, but that's not really the best metric to focus on.
Most evil budget in history apparently passing the House *by the margin of the guy who died YESTERDAY* is probably this year's biggest piece of Dem political malpractice yet.
May 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Most evil budget in history apparently passing the House *by the margin of the guy who died YESTERDAY* is probably this year's biggest piece of Dem political malpractice yet.
Inexcusably late joke, but they should rename it the Pope.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Inexcusably late joke, but they should rename it the Pope.
In this house we believe that the suburbs are part of the city.
April 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In this house we believe that the suburbs are part of the city.
I'd be willing to defend that, honestly.
one reason not to be a utilitarian is that the best US president by far, from a utilitarian perspective, is George W. Bush
February 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I'd be willing to defend that, honestly.
Innovative and unique posting on the timeline today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Innovative and unique posting on the timeline today.
You say "be gay, do crimes" but you do not assist the Alphabet Mafia in its operations; curious.
February 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
You say "be gay, do crimes" but you do not assist the Alphabet Mafia in its operations; curious.
Dusting off my polycular synthesis setup.
January 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Dusting off my polycular synthesis setup.
Feminine urge to reply to bleets to which I should not.
January 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Feminine urge to reply to bleets to which I should not.
Poor resume ↔️ No employment.
Sometimes I'm not sure why I bother.
Sometimes I'm not sure why I bother.
January 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Poor resume ↔️ No employment.
Sometimes I'm not sure why I bother.
Sometimes I'm not sure why I bother.
Fun fact: more than a third of US rail systems (mostly cities with a tram and nothing else) get fewer riders than this suburban station in Sydney.
January 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Fun fact: more than a third of US rail systems (mostly cities with a tram and nothing else) get fewer riders than this suburban station in Sydney.
It is now 2025 for a majority of Earth's human population.
December 31, 2024 at 6:30 PM
It is now 2025 for a majority of Earth's human population.
If anyone reading this knows of such a job which pays >= $24/hr, I can start immediately.
It is kind of annoying that there basically do not seem to be any true entry-level computing jobs on the market.
December 27, 2024 at 4:03 AM
If anyone reading this knows of such a job which pays >= $24/hr, I can start immediately.
It is kind of annoying that there basically do not seem to be any true entry-level computing jobs on the market.
December 27, 2024 at 3:14 AM
It is kind of annoying that there basically do not seem to be any true entry-level computing jobs on the market.
On principle he should have commuted the other three as well (particularly Tsarnaev, who strikes me as more sympathetic than a number of people who did make the cut), but it's a start.
President Joe Biden changed the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on death row to life without parole, saying he was convinced “that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.”
Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office
Prewident Joe Biden changed the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on death row to life without parole, saying he was convinced “that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:48 PM
On principle he should have commuted the other three as well (particularly Tsarnaev, who strikes me as more sympathetic than a number of people who did make the cut), but it's a start.
If you count thesis supervision as collaboration, my Erdős-Bacon number is seven.
December 16, 2024 at 3:16 PM
If you count thesis supervision as collaboration, my Erdős-Bacon number is seven.
My take on DST discourse is that we should do reverse DST to ensure the sun doesn't set too late in summer.
December 16, 2024 at 2:14 AM
My take on DST discourse is that we should do reverse DST to ensure the sun doesn't set too late in summer.
Taking suggestions for what to do with 1.4 kg instant ramen and 2 kg canned tuna.
December 14, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Taking suggestions for what to do with 1.4 kg instant ramen and 2 kg canned tuna.
They should make this creature the Australian national mollusc.
December 11, 2024 at 11:15 AM
They should make this creature the Australian national mollusc.
5/5 (!) intercity trains that I've been on in the last two days have been >20 minutes late when I got off; we need better delay recovery procedures.
December 6, 2024 at 12:54 PM
5/5 (!) intercity trains that I've been on in the last two days have been >20 minutes late when I got off; we need better delay recovery procedures.
I do not particularly appreciate Microsoft buying every surface of this train for advertising.
December 6, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I do not particularly appreciate Microsoft buying every surface of this train for advertising.