Andrew Ross 🇺🇸🏴
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“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
— Hanlon’s Razor
I’d rather you didn’t believe Iron Age myths but, if you insist, please keep them off my lawn.
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— Hanlon’s Razor
I’d rather you didn’t believe Iron Age myths but, if you insist, please keep them off my lawn.
Signal: andrew_ross.90
Born @ 325 ppm
“I would feel very comfortable being in New York”
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November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“I would feel very comfortable being in New York”
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[New York has entered the chat]
This is “I would release my taxes but there’s an audit going on” all over again.
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is “I would release my taxes but there’s an audit going on” all over again.
The man who doesn’t know what “buying groceries” is thinks every American has the knowledge and time to do a job currently performed by an army of actuaries, benefits negotiators, & lawyers?
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The man who doesn’t know what “buying groceries” is thinks every American has the knowledge and time to do a job currently performed by an army of actuaries, benefits negotiators, & lawyers?
See, what you did there was you used the word “strategy” in a post about a Trump decision.
It’s a schoolboy error.
You’re welcome.
It’s a schoolboy error.
You’re welcome.
a woman in a hat is standing in front of a statue of a man
ALT: a woman in a hat is standing in front of a statue of a man
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
See, what you did there was you used the word “strategy” in a post about a Trump decision.
It’s a schoolboy error.
You’re welcome.
It’s a schoolboy error.
You’re welcome.
Pretty sure those two conditions are mutually exclusive:
The only way you *can* be a friend of the country is by *not* being a friend to this president.
And vice versa.
The only way you *can* be a friend of the country is by *not* being a friend to this president.
And vice versa.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Pretty sure those two conditions are mutually exclusive:
The only way you *can* be a friend of the country is by *not* being a friend to this president.
And vice versa.
The only way you *can* be a friend of the country is by *not* being a friend to this president.
And vice versa.
This is the lesser known update to Jakob’s Law of Internet User Experience:
“People spend most of their time on not-your-website so they expect your website to behave the same as all those other sites*”
*Except the sucky bits.
“People spend most of their time on not-your-website so they expect your website to behave the same as all those other sites*”
*Except the sucky bits.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is the lesser known update to Jakob’s Law of Internet User Experience:
“People spend most of their time on not-your-website so they expect your website to behave the same as all those other sites*”
*Except the sucky bits.
“People spend most of their time on not-your-website so they expect your website to behave the same as all those other sites*”
*Except the sucky bits.
Did the conversation with Boebert happen in the WH Situation Room or did Leavitt just answer a question she wasn’t asked?
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Did the conversation with Boebert happen in the WH Situation Room or did Leavitt just answer a question she wasn’t asked?
These were excellent - especially the dismantling of the white supremacist “western civilization” dog whistle.
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
These were excellent - especially the dismantling of the white supremacist “western civilization” dog whistle.
So kinda like renting…
…but with a deposit of at least 20% of the value the property that you never get back.
…but with a deposit of at least 20% of the value the property that you never get back.
Handshake James Stewart GIF
ALT: Handshake James Stewart GIF
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So kinda like renting…
…but with a deposit of at least 20% of the value the property that you never get back.
…but with a deposit of at least 20% of the value the property that you never get back.
He doesn’t understand how health insurance or risk pools work.
Hell, he doesn’t understand how markets work.
I guess that would explain the bankruptcies.
Hell, he doesn’t understand how markets work.
I guess that would explain the bankruptcies.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
He doesn’t understand how health insurance or risk pools work.
Hell, he doesn’t understand how markets work.
I guess that would explain the bankruptcies.
Hell, he doesn’t understand how markets work.
I guess that would explain the bankruptcies.
He needs to distract viewers from the fact that he just told his poor constituents to do the thing they’re literally paying him $174,000 a year to do.
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
He needs to distract viewers from the fact that he just told his poor constituents to do the thing they’re literally paying him $174,000 a year to do.
I’m curious where “I literally do not know WTF I’m signing” features on the Autopen Outrage Scale?
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I’m curious where “I literally do not know WTF I’m signing” features on the Autopen Outrage Scale?
Kudos to his Comms Coordinator though - the Venn diagram of potential Mamdani voters and Maria Bartiromo viewers is basically two perfectly separated circles.
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Kudos to his Comms Coordinator though - the Venn diagram of potential Mamdani voters and Maria Bartiromo viewers is basically two perfectly separated circles.
Somebody at the DNC should probably look into that.
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Somebody at the DNC should probably look into that.
Every reporter using the building as a proxy for the presidency should refer to it as “What’s left of the White House”.
As in, “University of Virginia Makes Deal With What’s Left Of The White House to Halt Investigations”
As in, “University of Virginia Makes Deal With What’s Left Of The White House to Halt Investigations”
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Every reporter using the building as a proxy for the presidency should refer to it as “What’s left of the White House”.
As in, “University of Virginia Makes Deal With What’s Left Of The White House to Halt Investigations”
As in, “University of Virginia Makes Deal With What’s Left Of The White House to Halt Investigations”
“The Epstein Ballroom”
[Chef’s kiss]
[Chef’s kiss]
October 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“The Epstein Ballroom”
[Chef’s kiss]
[Chef’s kiss]
It’s the corner of Lafayette & Leonard looking north. That’s the NYC Civil Court in the background & Family Court in the foreground. They’re heading south to Federal Plaza.
October 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It’s the corner of Lafayette & Leonard looking north. That’s the NYC Civil Court in the background & Family Court in the foreground. They’re heading south to Federal Plaza.
I heard from the girlfriend of a founder of Antifa that they’ve had to hire more America Haters to distribute all the checks.
October 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I heard from the girlfriend of a founder of Antifa that they’ve had to hire more America Haters to distribute all the checks.
You remind me as well of Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Reith Lecture a few years ago on this topic.
Culture
Podcast Episode · The Reith Lectures · 11/08/2016 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
You remind me as well of Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Reith Lecture a few years ago on this topic.
Pretty ballsy trying to sell a notepad & pen* for $100.
*Pen not included.
*Pen not included.
October 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Pretty ballsy trying to sell a notepad & pen* for $100.
*Pen not included.
*Pen not included.
He’s pissed he didn’t get invited to DictatorCon in China.
So now Vlad has to butter him so he’ll stop sharing intel with Zelenskyy.
So now Vlad has to butter him so he’ll stop sharing intel with Zelenskyy.
October 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
He’s pissed he didn’t get invited to DictatorCon in China.
So now Vlad has to butter him so he’ll stop sharing intel with Zelenskyy.
So now Vlad has to butter him so he’ll stop sharing intel with Zelenskyy.
I remain convinced he thinks an Asylum Seeker is a former resident of an insane asylum.
October 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I remain convinced he thinks an Asylum Seeker is a former resident of an insane asylum.
This has to be fake news.
I was assured that such encounters are “typically brief” and that “individuals may promptly go free after making clear to immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens”.
I was assured that such encounters are “typically brief” and that “individuals may promptly go free after making clear to immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens”.
October 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This has to be fake news.
I was assured that such encounters are “typically brief” and that “individuals may promptly go free after making clear to immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens”.
I was assured that such encounters are “typically brief” and that “individuals may promptly go free after making clear to immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens”.
Because publicly directing the DOJ to prosecute political enemies is so much worse than doing so privately.
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Because publicly directing the DOJ to prosecute political enemies is so much worse than doing so privately.