Brian Holland
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International Tax Lawyer, Abundance/YIMBY, Politics, Photography, CT, & Buffalo Bills
It doesn’t work if we can only have a Democracy as long as Democrats stay in permanent power.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It doesn’t work if we can only have a Democracy as long as Democrats stay in permanent power.
I think people don’t think about this enough. We don’t regain the trust of the world (or frankly a fully working democracy) until we can successfully have a Republican administration that doesn’t try to backslide into authoritarianism. We’re a long way off from that being a reality.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I think people don’t think about this enough. We don’t regain the trust of the world (or frankly a fully working democracy) until we can successfully have a Republican administration that doesn’t try to backslide into authoritarianism. We’re a long way off from that being a reality.
Jamie Dimon is one of the banking CEOs that is really dogmatic about 5 days a week in office. I bet they do in fact get used.
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Jamie Dimon is one of the banking CEOs that is really dogmatic about 5 days a week in office. I bet they do in fact get used.
This just shows how inept (complicit?) Democrats are, if your can’t rally a majority around hatred for our tech Oligarchy, what are you doing?
September 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This just shows how inept (complicit?) Democrats are, if your can’t rally a majority around hatred for our tech Oligarchy, what are you doing?
I was predisposed to like her because I’m a Bills fan, but that takes it to a whole new level.
September 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I was predisposed to like her because I’m a Bills fan, but that takes it to a whole new level.
To be fair, I don’t think anyone in the party is happy with them. Even the centrists. Bill Kristol and the other Bulwark centrists have 1000x more fire than those guys.
August 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
To be fair, I don’t think anyone in the party is happy with them. Even the centrists. Bill Kristol and the other Bulwark centrists have 1000x more fire than those guys.
He already has the platform. Her point is might as well put some positive messaging in that platform if it’s going to exist.
August 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
He already has the platform. Her point is might as well put some positive messaging in that platform if it’s going to exist.
Rather than taking a maximalist view against, seems better to say how we would like it used properly. Otherwise, your position becomes easy to write-off as a crank.
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Rather than taking a maximalist view against, seems better to say how we would like it used properly. Otherwise, your position becomes easy to write-off as a crank.
If someone is being lazy and fully outsourcing to AI sure, but helping sift through the massive amount of information that legislators need to go through as part of their jobs, makes sense. AI is good at that. Not perfect, but neither are the insufficient number of human staffers that do the job.
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If someone is being lazy and fully outsourcing to AI sure, but helping sift through the massive amount of information that legislators need to go through as part of their jobs, makes sense. AI is good at that. Not perfect, but neither are the insufficient number of human staffers that do the job.
This is probably unpopular, but I’m totally fine with this. I want legislatures to be as effective as possible. AI can be a really powerful tool if used properly. Most congressional offices are understaffed and overworked and I think AI could be helpful.
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is probably unpopular, but I’m totally fine with this. I want legislatures to be as effective as possible. AI can be a really powerful tool if used properly. Most congressional offices are understaffed and overworked and I think AI could be helpful.
Because then you only get people running for office who are already wealthy and almost by definition less likely to represent the interests of the poor. We also want to attract the best and brightest away from lucrative private sector jobs and pay them enough to be independent.
July 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Because then you only get people running for office who are already wealthy and almost by definition less likely to represent the interests of the poor. We also want to attract the best and brightest away from lucrative private sector jobs and pay them enough to be independent.
NFL is actually on the 4th floor and the elevator bank is on the other side of the building. The NFL reception desk is close to Park though. I doubt you could figure any of that out online, so he probably just got in the wrong elevator.
July 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
NFL is actually on the 4th floor and the elevator bank is on the other side of the building. The NFL reception desk is close to Park though. I doubt you could figure any of that out online, so he probably just got in the wrong elevator.
I actually used to work at this building. It’s a tall building and elevator banks go to a range of floors for efficiency. He went to the first elevator bank when you enter from Park. It goes 30-44 (or something like that).
July 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I actually used to work at this building. It’s a tall building and elevator banks go to a range of floors for efficiency. He went to the first elevator bank when you enter from Park. It goes 30-44 (or something like that).
I used to work in this building, private office buildings are not designed to keep out people with guns. In a sane world, that’s not something we would even have to think about. Hopefully the lesson from this isn’t to TSA-ify office buildings.
July 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I used to work in this building, private office buildings are not designed to keep out people with guns. In a sane world, that’s not something we would even have to think about. Hopefully the lesson from this isn’t to TSA-ify office buildings.
Also, at 66 hours, a really good value for an Audible credit.
July 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Also, at 66 hours, a really good value for an Audible credit.
Yeah, it’s literally supposed to fund the research the private sector cannot/will not run because it’s too speculative. But it’s critical for long-term progress. You don’t get GLP-1 breakthroughs if you’re relying on private research only.
July 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Yeah, it’s literally supposed to fund the research the private sector cannot/will not run because it’s too speculative. But it’s critical for long-term progress. You don’t get GLP-1 breakthroughs if you’re relying on private research only.
To be fair though, I don’t think it’s a bad thing for this to stay what it is. As long as it’s independent and we’re able to communicate freely I think it has real value. I think the conversations on this site are pretty valuable, even if it may never be a commercial juggernaut.
July 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
To be fair though, I don’t think it’s a bad thing for this to stay what it is. As long as it’s independent and we’re able to communicate freely I think it has real value. I think the conversations on this site are pretty valuable, even if it may never be a commercial juggernaut.
I think the problem is it’s a political website now and it will be hard to change that perception. You would need a critical mass of celebrities to start moving here for that to change and to the extent they leave X they’ll just go to Threads.
July 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I think the problem is it’s a political website now and it will be hard to change that perception. You would need a critical mass of celebrities to start moving here for that to change and to the extent they leave X they’ll just go to Threads.
Grok apparently doesn’t know how to not say the quiet part out loud, but then again, neither does Elon. What business would want to use Grok for anything, even if the owner is black pilled? Nothing Elon loves more than to poison his businesses.
July 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Grok apparently doesn’t know how to not say the quiet part out loud, but then again, neither does Elon. What business would want to use Grok for anything, even if the owner is black pilled? Nothing Elon loves more than to poison his businesses.
At the same time, let’s not overlook the number of men that see taking a role in household labor and the mental load of having a family instead of watching sports and playing video games as suppressing their joy, so healthy grain of salt is required.
July 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
At the same time, let’s not overlook the number of men that see taking a role in household labor and the mental load of having a family instead of watching sports and playing video games as suppressing their joy, so healthy grain of salt is required.
Feeling like this is not good and should not be normal. If you feel like you have to suppress joy, consider who is putting that restriction on you and remove them from your life because that’s not a healthy relationship. Don’t lash out and vote for facsists though.
July 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Feeling like this is not good and should not be normal. If you feel like you have to suppress joy, consider who is putting that restriction on you and remove them from your life because that’s not a healthy relationship. Don’t lash out and vote for facsists though.
Personally, I think real men recognize their privilege and don’t throw a temper tantrum when the playing field is leveled just a bit to help correct for historical inequities.
July 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Personally, I think real men recognize their privilege and don’t throw a temper tantrum when the playing field is leveled just a bit to help correct for historical inequities.
Men, is it sissy to feel happiness?
July 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Men, is it sissy to feel happiness?