Steven Crabs
@blorgu.bsky.social
I think Will is kind of glossing over the body of research about people hating inflation. If people think they earned their raise but blame the president for prices going up, that’s incorrect but driven by actual inflation and human psychology, not the media.
www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I think Will is kind of glossing over the body of research about people hating inflation. If people think they earned their raise but blame the president for prices going up, that’s incorrect but driven by actual inflation and human psychology, not the media.
www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org/system/files...
That’s what the article says although I don’t know why the author thinks Schumer controls what the centrist wing of the caucus does
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
That’s what the article says although I don’t know why the author thinks Schumer controls what the centrist wing of the caucus does
Caving is a clean CR and nothing else. The ask for a one year extension is what they changed it to after the caucus pushed back.
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Caving is a clean CR and nothing else. The ask for a one year extension is what they changed it to after the caucus pushed back.
Maybe they can make up a number of people who self-deported and call it a day
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Maybe they can make up a number of people who self-deported and call it a day
Gen X got Ready Player One and Stranger Things, it’s our turn to make everyone hear about the crap we watched as kids
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Gen X got Ready Player One and Stranger Things, it’s our turn to make everyone hear about the crap we watched as kids
I watched it as a child and was not angry at Jar Jar Binks for reminding me that I was watching a movie for children
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I watched it as a child and was not angry at Jar Jar Binks for reminding me that I was watching a movie for children
As someone who liked TLJ overall, that was my main complaint as well
November 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
As someone who liked TLJ overall, that was my main complaint as well
She’s not acting suspiciously, she’s treating Poe as if he’s a subordinate who recklessly defied orders instead of the hero of the movie, which sets up a core theme of the movie.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
She’s not acting suspiciously, she’s treating Poe as if he’s a subordinate who recklessly defied orders instead of the hero of the movie, which sets up a core theme of the movie.
Originally from an interview with Grimes in a BBC series but got picked up by different outlets.
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertain...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertain...
Grimes says Elon Musk thought she was a "simulation" that he'd created
"She’s not real"
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Originally from an interview with Grimes in a BBC series but got picked up by different outlets.
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertain...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertain...
> Elon Musk reportedly believed that ex-partner Grimes (real name: Claire Elise Boucher) was a "simulation" that he'd created in his mind.
He can’t experience love because he doesn’t believe other people exist
He can’t experience love because he doesn’t believe other people exist
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
> Elon Musk reportedly believed that ex-partner Grimes (real name: Claire Elise Boucher) was a "simulation" that he'd created in his mind.
He can’t experience love because he doesn’t believe other people exist
He can’t experience love because he doesn’t believe other people exist
After I learned a bit of Russian I also started looking for opportunities to point out that I knew Russian, so I see where he’s coming from
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
After I learned a bit of Russian I also started looking for opportunities to point out that I knew Russian, so I see where he’s coming from
> the heir to a California banking fortune and the sole benefactor of Dreher’s six-figure salary
we need to raise the inheritance tax
we need to raise the inheritance tax
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
> the heir to a California banking fortune and the sole benefactor of Dreher’s six-figure salary
we need to raise the inheritance tax
we need to raise the inheritance tax
The US immigration enforcement budget is now larger than that of:
-every other federal law enforcement agency combined
-every police department in the country combined
-every intelligence agency combined
-every other federal law enforcement agency combined
-every police department in the country combined
-every intelligence agency combined
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The US immigration enforcement budget is now larger than that of:
-every other federal law enforcement agency combined
-every police department in the country combined
-every intelligence agency combined
-every other federal law enforcement agency combined
-every police department in the country combined
-every intelligence agency combined
good thing they eliminated telework so if you’re the only excepted employee in your office you can pay money out of pocket to commute in and sit in an empty office
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
good thing they eliminated telework so if you’re the only excepted employee in your office you can pay money out of pocket to commute in and sit in an empty office
some consultant spouses work on federal contracts and are starting to wonder how long their company will keep paying them when there’s no revenue coming in
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
some consultant spouses work on federal contracts and are starting to wonder how long their company will keep paying them when there’s no revenue coming in
If I’d were a GOP senator I’d be very nervous about the fact that no one has any idea how Trump will respond if things start getting bad.
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
If I’d were a GOP senator I’d be very nervous about the fact that no one has any idea how Trump will respond if things start getting bad.
Aaron Sorkin loves it when characters give speeches so he made a show about people writing and delivering speeches.
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Aaron Sorkin loves it when characters give speeches so he made a show about people writing and delivering speeches.
The SEC should create a level above accredited investor for guys who deserve to lose some money
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The SEC should create a level above accredited investor for guys who deserve to lose some money
What I want to know is why the Trade Federation had a “viceroy,” a title that refers to someone who governs as the representative of a monarch
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
What I want to know is why the Trade Federation had a “viceroy,” a title that refers to someone who governs as the representative of a monarch
Will’s position implies that a Republican who loses their job will register this as a positive or neutral event because Trump is president
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Will’s position implies that a Republican who loses their job will register this as a positive or neutral event because Trump is president
And of course if the economy gets worse, both Fox viewers and MSNBC viewers will be more likely to directly experience or have someone they know experience a negative effect, and the opposite if the economy gets better.
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
And of course if the economy gets worse, both Fox viewers and MSNBC viewers will be more likely to directly experience or have someone they know experience a negative effect, and the opposite if the economy gets better.