pophouse
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*pissed off funny and warm
*good man in a storm
*pissed off funny and warm
*good man in a storm
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the other day a friend of mine said that someday we would laugh about all of this
i said we should probably laugh now just in case
i said we should probably laugh now just in case
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
come on seattle police, don't let these east coast guys outdo you
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
come on seattle police, don't let these east coast guys outdo you
also funny with ohtani and judge is that the sportswriters that voted for them would be the first to tell us that there is no problem with large market teams dominating baseball, everything is equitable and fine.
anyways lets check in how the ny jets are doing tonight in a league that has a cap
anyways lets check in how the ny jets are doing tonight in a league that has a cap
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
also funny with ohtani and judge is that the sportswriters that voted for them would be the first to tell us that there is no problem with large market teams dominating baseball, everything is equitable and fine.
anyways lets check in how the ny jets are doing tonight in a league that has a cap
anyways lets check in how the ny jets are doing tonight in a league that has a cap
baseball writers are bullshit
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
baseball writers are bullshit
reposting for luck 😬
happy cal raleigh is rightfully crowned al mvp day to all who celebrate
a man in a seattle jersey stands in front of a crowd
Alt: cal hoists the trident
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
reposting for luck 😬
this is a good thread if you want to see a bunch of posts explaining to you how the nyt did a great job actually of exposing epstein and his associates - really perfect - and it is you stupid rubes who simply cannot comprehend how great of a job they really did
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
this is a good thread if you want to see a bunch of posts explaining to you how the nyt did a great job actually of exposing epstein and his associates - really perfect - and it is you stupid rubes who simply cannot comprehend how great of a job they really did
happy cal raleigh is rightfully crowned al mvp day to all who celebrate
a man in a seattle jersey stands in front of a crowd
Alt: cal hoists the trident
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
happy cal raleigh is rightfully crowned al mvp day to all who celebrate
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ya gotta live your life in a way that your estate doesn't want to release all your damning emails to drag you and everyone who is still alive that you knew
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
ya gotta live your life in a way that your estate doesn't want to release all your damning emails to drag you and everyone who is still alive that you knew
wild. anyone can look up surveillance data. granted i am much more worried about cops and ice having access to the data than the public, but data miners are also a concern.
sucks because i really would like to see less speeding and pedestrian deaths - reasonable traffic enforcement seems impossible
sucks because i really would like to see less speeding and pedestrian deaths - reasonable traffic enforcement seems impossible
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
wild. anyone can look up surveillance data. granted i am much more worried about cops and ice having access to the data than the public, but data miners are also a concern.
sucks because i really would like to see less speeding and pedestrian deaths - reasonable traffic enforcement seems impossible
sucks because i really would like to see less speeding and pedestrian deaths - reasonable traffic enforcement seems impossible
ya gotta live your life in a way that your estate doesn't want to release all your damning emails to drag you and everyone who is still alive that you knew
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
ya gotta live your life in a way that your estate doesn't want to release all your damning emails to drag you and everyone who is still alive that you knew
ouch
Harrell to Spend More Time with Most Of His Family: tinyurl.com/z5z3xvd4
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
ouch
congrats @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !
really looking forward to the next few years with better leadership
really looking forward to the next few years with better leadership
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
congrats @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !
really looking forward to the next few years with better leadership
really looking forward to the next few years with better leadership
thanks to the heroic veterans
who fought for our freedoms
who fought for our freedoms
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
thanks to the heroic veterans
who fought for our freedoms
who fought for our freedoms
you people don't know me
Area Dad Needs More Time With Museum Plaque
NEW YORK—Leaning in close to the paragraph of text as his family continued on to the museum’s other exhibits, area dad and Frick Collection visitor Phillip Schermeier, 58, reportedly needed more time ...
theonion.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
you people don't know me
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This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
primary this guy
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
primary this guy
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Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
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Yeah, keep turning that chin
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Yeah, keep turning that chin
if you are my senator and you tell me you are not in favor of caving to republicans but still support democratic leadership that consistently caves to republicans, then you are still in favor of caving
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
if you are my senator and you tell me you are not in favor of caving to republicans but still support democratic leadership that consistently caves to republicans, then you are still in favor of caving
there is a malaise and i am not sure focusing on economic numbers really captures it. billioinaires are clearly driving more and more of our politics and culture. climate change is a major anxiety of any rational person. and fascism. lots of fascistic bullshit that we were told was in the dustbin
At some point, there's an ideological claim that basically material prosperity is impossible, and no plausible economic circumstances will be anything good.
Reducing spending on a major category of household good that no one can avoid by EIGHTY PERCENT is a huge advancement in material prosperity. But the left, which is theoretically focused on material prosperity, has trained itself to see any reference to growing prosperity as a rhetorical trick
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
there is a malaise and i am not sure focusing on economic numbers really captures it. billioinaires are clearly driving more and more of our politics and culture. climate change is a major anxiety of any rational person. and fascism. lots of fascistic bullshit that we were told was in the dustbin
wherein chait asks himself, "is it me that is wrong about the electorate or the voters?"
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
wherein chait asks himself, "is it me that is wrong about the electorate or the voters?"
this seems really positive
as i understand it, historically later batches tend to go increasingly more for the progressive candidate
as i understand it, historically later batches tend to go increasingly more for the progressive candidate
JUST IN: Katie Wilson cuts Bruce Harrell's lead by more than half with today's ballot drop, cutting her deficit from 9908 votes to 4300 votes.
She won today's batch of 55,952 ballots by 10%; that's *more* than she needed to win the outstanding ballots by.
Over 50K ballots left to count in Seattle.
She won today's batch of 55,952 ballots by 10%; that's *more* than she needed to win the outstanding ballots by.
Over 50K ballots left to count in Seattle.
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
this seems really positive
as i understand it, historically later batches tend to go increasingly more for the progressive candidate
as i understand it, historically later batches tend to go increasingly more for the progressive candidate