Bret Stevens
@bdstevens.bsky.social
Not a writer for the NYT.
Senior Economist at the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Based out of Portland, OR. Views are my own.
Senior Economist at the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Based out of Portland, OR. Views are my own.
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Oh my god the free speech crowd was operating in bad faith?????
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Oh my god the free speech crowd was operating in bad faith?????
My wife works in IT and had to deal with a similar RTO mandate and it was tough - but they never downsized. Most of my friends who work for the feds have had their offices downsized by an order of magnitude. The order seems impossible to comply with.
January 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My wife works in IT and had to deal with a similar RTO mandate and it was tough - but they never downsized. Most of my friends who work for the feds have had their offices downsized by an order of magnitude. The order seems impossible to comply with.
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we used to respect the peanut in this country, weaving it into the very fabric of our culture and even singing its praises at civic gatherings of our national pastime. now we are isolated and alienated like individually bagged packages of SkinnyDipped almonds
January 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
we used to respect the peanut in this country, weaving it into the very fabric of our culture and even singing its praises at civic gatherings of our national pastime. now we are isolated and alienated like individually bagged packages of SkinnyDipped almonds
Channeling Jon Bois with this one
January 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Channeling Jon Bois with this one
Ha. I also thought this was just a Portland thing. Good(?) to know we’re not alone.
January 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ha. I also thought this was just a Portland thing. Good(?) to know we’re not alone.
Thought you were censoring the word “predicting” for a sec.
December 31, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Thought you were censoring the word “predicting” for a sec.
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I had these kinds of talks with my dad at that age. Brings back memories.
December 27, 2024 at 7:37 PM
I had these kinds of talks with my dad at that age. Brings back memories.