Tocqueville reader
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Ha! Yeah that’s fair, though I doubt T could ride one 10 years younger
August 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ha! Yeah that’s fair, though I doubt T could ride one 10 years younger
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MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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conspiratorial thinking is all about being the smartest person in the room, seeing through the lies, refusing to be fooled
buying Ghislaine at face value is for rubes, make it abundantly clear
buying Ghislaine at face value is for rubes, make it abundantly clear
July 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
conspiratorial thinking is all about being the smartest person in the room, seeing through the lies, refusing to be fooled
buying Ghislaine at face value is for rubes, make it abundantly clear
buying Ghislaine at face value is for rubes, make it abundantly clear
I trust Seth’s takes on asymmetric threats, nothing above that
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I trust Seth’s takes on asymmetric threats, nothing above that
I’ll start believing it when I see the line going below 37%
July 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I’ll start believing it when I see the line going below 37%
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The Biden administration had this case for four years and used what was in it to prosecute Maxwell. If they felt confident they had enough to prosecute other people, they would have. But they didn't.
But there could be stuff that looks bad, even if it's not prosecutable.
But there could be stuff that looks bad, even if it's not prosecutable.
July 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The Biden administration had this case for four years and used what was in it to prosecute Maxwell. If they felt confident they had enough to prosecute other people, they would have. But they didn't.
But there could be stuff that looks bad, even if it's not prosecutable.
But there could be stuff that looks bad, even if it's not prosecutable.
He’s gonna have a hard time launching his own party if his robot is acting like a trump supporter
July 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
He’s gonna have a hard time launching his own party if his robot is acting like a trump supporter
I still have people telling me that they don’t want to join Bluesky because it’s a bubble but hey they have racist AI and we don’t
July 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I still have people telling me that they don’t want to join Bluesky because it’s a bubble but hey they have racist AI and we don’t