Gordon Lewis
@gslewisjr.bsky.social
nastiest hater award nominee (2024)
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Counterpoint: it's fine for Universities to cut ties with people for being sex creeps. In fact, it's a positive good. Far too many women avoid academia precisely because of shitheads like Summers.
Add to the fact that his code name for her was "peril", likely in reference to "yellow peril"...
Add to the fact that his code name for her was "peril", likely in reference to "yellow peril"...
I have no sympathy for any of Summers’ comments. But universities should not cut ties with people whose comments and/or private associations they find odious, even when they are right. If he violated either the law or university regulations, fine. Otherwise, not so much.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Counterpoint: it's fine for Universities to cut ties with people for being sex creeps. In fact, it's a positive good. Far too many women avoid academia precisely because of shitheads like Summers.
Add to the fact that his code name for her was "peril", likely in reference to "yellow peril"...
Add to the fact that his code name for her was "peril", likely in reference to "yellow peril"...
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The guns are the problem. Whether it’s high school students or Charlie Kirk or anyone else getting shot, this country has to crack down on guns and pass actual gun control laws to protect everyone’s safety.
BREAKING: At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
At least two students were shot Wednesday at Evergreen High School, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. This is a developing story that will be updated.
coloradosun.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The guns are the problem. Whether it’s high school students or Charlie Kirk or anyone else getting shot, this country has to crack down on guns and pass actual gun control laws to protect everyone’s safety.
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EJ Antoni has never worked in statistics collection. He is 5 years out of his PhD. He's only ever written one economics paper. His explicit, only qualifications are that he works in ultra-conservative think tanks & believes Trump's conspiracies about the BLS. Grim stuff.
Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Trump Names Heritage’s EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency earlier this month.
bloom.bg
August 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
EJ Antoni has never worked in statistics collection. He is 5 years out of his PhD. He's only ever written one economics paper. His explicit, only qualifications are that he works in ultra-conservative think tanks & believes Trump's conspiracies about the BLS. Grim stuff.
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In case you had any doubt, Trump admits that he’s just firing the BLS commissioner because accurate jobs data made him look bad. Instead of fixing the economy he wants to attack the people who measure it.
August 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In case you had any doubt, Trump admits that he’s just firing the BLS commissioner because accurate jobs data made him look bad. Instead of fixing the economy he wants to attack the people who measure it.
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At the risk of getting yelled at, this is part of why I keep saying blue state NIMBYism is a travesty for democracy. When we make it so that low-income immigrants, LGBTQ people and pregnant people can't afford to live where they want, think about what they end up being subject to.
Which means a baby born in New York to undocumented parents will be a citizen. But a baby born to undocumented parents in Kentucky will not be a citizen.
This is madness.
This is madness.
June 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
At the risk of getting yelled at, this is part of why I keep saying blue state NIMBYism is a travesty for democracy. When we make it so that low-income immigrants, LGBTQ people and pregnant people can't afford to live where they want, think about what they end up being subject to.
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sometimes i wonder whether it is worth trying to rebrand “NIMBYism” as just “anti-houseism” because opposition to placing homes near malls is just the absolute best example
of how these people are opposed to the idea of anyone living anywhere
of how these people are opposed to the idea of anyone living anywhere
May 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
sometimes i wonder whether it is worth trying to rebrand “NIMBYism” as just “anti-houseism” because opposition to placing homes near malls is just the absolute best example
of how these people are opposed to the idea of anyone living anywhere
of how these people are opposed to the idea of anyone living anywhere
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200 sub deals? At this time of day, in this part of the world, localized entirely to the west wing?
Yes
May I see them?
No
Yes
May I see them?
No
Raddatz: "[Trump] said that he has made 200 deals on tariffs...Who has he made deals with? Is there actually any deal at this point?"
Bessent: "I believe that he is referring to sub-deals within the negotiations."
Raddatz: "But those aren't actually deals."
Bessent: "I believe that he is referring to sub-deals within the negotiations."
Raddatz: "But those aren't actually deals."
April 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
200 sub deals? At this time of day, in this part of the world, localized entirely to the west wing?
Yes
May I see them?
No
Yes
May I see them?
No
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woke up with this in my head and now it's your problem
April 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
woke up with this in my head and now it's your problem
Existence of code talkers implies existence of compiler talkers
April 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Existence of code talkers implies existence of compiler talkers
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THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
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talked to someone at one of the top italian tailoring firms. they plan on moving manufacturing to the US. said that generations of italian tailoring skill and culture can probably be transported to boise, idaho. expect flawless transition by monday.
April 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
talked to someone at one of the top italian tailoring firms. they plan on moving manufacturing to the US. said that generations of italian tailoring skill and culture can probably be transported to boise, idaho. expect flawless transition by monday.
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I think focusing on current law versus current policy is getting it wrong.
The key takeaway is Republicans are breaking the rules of the Senate so they can pass giant tax cuts for the rich while taking away health care from the sick and food from the needy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/sena...
The key takeaway is Republicans are breaking the rules of the Senate so they can pass giant tax cuts for the rich while taking away health care from the sick and food from the needy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/sena...
Senate Republicans Are Ignoring Senate Rules To Cut Taxes for the Rich
The Senate majority made clear its intent to add trillions of dollars to the national debt while taking food away from the hungry and health care away from the poor.
www.americanprogress.org
April 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I think focusing on current law versus current policy is getting it wrong.
The key takeaway is Republicans are breaking the rules of the Senate so they can pass giant tax cuts for the rich while taking away health care from the sick and food from the needy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/sena...
The key takeaway is Republicans are breaking the rules of the Senate so they can pass giant tax cuts for the rich while taking away health care from the sick and food from the needy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/sena...
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no trans woman ever took my nintendo
April 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
no trans woman ever took my nintendo
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8 THOUGHT ON ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS EVER
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April 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
8 THOUGHT ON ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS EVER
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Monstrously destructive, incoherent, ill-informed tariffs based on fabrications, imagined wrongs, discredited theories and ignorance of decades of evidence. And the real tragedy is that they will hurt working Americans more than anyone else.
April 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Monstrously destructive, incoherent, ill-informed tariffs based on fabrications, imagined wrongs, discredited theories and ignorance of decades of evidence. And the real tragedy is that they will hurt working Americans more than anyone else.
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Again, nobody is forcing them to put tariffs on bananas, coffee, avocados, or any of the hundreds food/minerals/materials that literally can't be obtained in the US. They could write exemptions for any or all of them. Instead they press the "make groceries more expensive" button.
April 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Again, nobody is forcing them to put tariffs on bananas, coffee, avocados, or any of the hundreds food/minerals/materials that literally can't be obtained in the US. They could write exemptions for any or all of them. Instead they press the "make groceries more expensive" button.
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Dudes will be like, “of course you believe in supply and demand…*scoff*, typical capitalist shill under the thumb of financiers” and then live in San Francisco
March 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Dudes will be like, “of course you believe in supply and demand…*scoff*, typical capitalist shill under the thumb of financiers” and then live in San Francisco
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This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
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Ok it's finally actually out! And somehow...open access? 🧐 🤔 🧐
March 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ok it's finally actually out! And somehow...open access? 🧐 🤔 🧐
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Yeah, this shit drives me insane, this: the idea that you need to take a position on the abstract platonic concept of regulations/markets. Ones that produce good outcomes are good, ones that produce bad outcomes are bad! It’s public policy, not a theoretical thought experiment: what it does matters.
haven't read the Klein/Thompson book yet, but imo zoning reform to hasten housing construction is not deregulation but re-regulation. in general regulation is not a scalar quantity that only goes up or down, there are always rules
March 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yeah, this shit drives me insane, this: the idea that you need to take a position on the abstract platonic concept of regulations/markets. Ones that produce good outcomes are good, ones that produce bad outcomes are bad! It’s public policy, not a theoretical thought experiment: what it does matters.
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New NBER paper shows dramatic effects of NYC's congestion pricing in contrast with a set of control cities: A large reduction in travel times on roadways—average speeds increased by 15%—combined with a substantial reduction in vehicular emissions. www.nber.org/system/files...
March 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New NBER paper shows dramatic effects of NYC's congestion pricing in contrast with a set of control cities: A large reduction in travel times on roadways—average speeds increased by 15%—combined with a substantial reduction in vehicular emissions. www.nber.org/system/files...
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Earl: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Churl: absence of evidence is evidence of presence
Churl: absence of evidence is evidence of presence
March 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Earl: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Churl: absence of evidence is evidence of presence
Churl: absence of evidence is evidence of presence
Crowdsourcing ideas for my brand new podcast, “Earlish or Churlish?”, where I discuss whether certain behaviors befit the stature of an honest Earl or if they reflect the devilish upbringing of a field-tilling churl
March 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Crowdsourcing ideas for my brand new podcast, “Earlish or Churlish?”, where I discuss whether certain behaviors befit the stature of an honest Earl or if they reflect the devilish upbringing of a field-tilling churl
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24 hours apart.
From "we will reject this bill" to whipping votes to pass it. Never trust this party again. Primary every one of them.
From "we will reject this bill" to whipping votes to pass it. Never trust this party again. Primary every one of them.
March 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
24 hours apart.
From "we will reject this bill" to whipping votes to pass it. Never trust this party again. Primary every one of them.
From "we will reject this bill" to whipping votes to pass it. Never trust this party again. Primary every one of them.