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no one wants to hire me. because my whimsy is a liability
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
no one wants to hire me. because my whimsy is a liability
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first as tragedy then as farce. then as farce again. then farce one more time. a little more farce after that. then some farce. and then another farce and more farce after
July 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM
first as tragedy then as farce. then as farce again. then farce one more time. a little more farce after that. then some farce. and then another farce and more farce after
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Speeding discourse is one of the quickest ways to see that many, many folks on the left also have a bit of a libertarian in them
There is no coherent argument against aggressive and heavily enforced vehicular safety regulations that doesn’t boil down to “nuh-uh, you can’t tell me what to do”
There is no coherent argument against aggressive and heavily enforced vehicular safety regulations that doesn’t boil down to “nuh-uh, you can’t tell me what to do”
January 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Speeding discourse is one of the quickest ways to see that many, many folks on the left also have a bit of a libertarian in them
There is no coherent argument against aggressive and heavily enforced vehicular safety regulations that doesn’t boil down to “nuh-uh, you can’t tell me what to do”
There is no coherent argument against aggressive and heavily enforced vehicular safety regulations that doesn’t boil down to “nuh-uh, you can’t tell me what to do”
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Zohran is already making Regular People's lives harder...
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Zohran is already making Regular People's lives harder...
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This is the situation room and there is one big screen up that shows a browser window with three tabs open, all of them on Twitter
Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This is the situation room and there is one big screen up that shows a browser window with three tabs open, all of them on Twitter
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
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look at some point you gotta face the fact that not everything is a distraction from everything else and there’s just a lot of bad stuff going on all the time
Schumer: "It makes you think that maybe to Trump he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, from the skyrocketing costs they are facing, from the Epstein files."
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
look at some point you gotta face the fact that not everything is a distraction from everything else and there’s just a lot of bad stuff going on all the time
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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*nodding and pointing upward sagely*
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
*nodding and pointing upward sagely*
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This is awfully ominous.
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is awfully ominous.
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
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Yep. Scarcity is what makes housing a surefire investment
And, basically ignoring everything else, if you're against these guys buying up housing as an investment, the best thing to do is build more housing to render that investment useless.
Blackrock is just, at a macro-level, doing exactly what everyone's mom and dad is doing.
Blackrock is just, at a macro-level, doing exactly what everyone's mom and dad is doing.
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yep. Scarcity is what makes housing a surefire investment
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Man, I just read a quote from Carrie Fisher that's going to be burned into my brain forever.
"Things are getting worse faster than we can lower our standards."
"Things are getting worse faster than we can lower our standards."
August 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Man, I just read a quote from Carrie Fisher that's going to be burned into my brain forever.
"Things are getting worse faster than we can lower our standards."
"Things are getting worse faster than we can lower our standards."
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This is framed as "lessons for the left," but Lander and Mamdani actually offer lessons for the center: Instead of ruthlessly undermining leftist candidates, emphasize shared values and refuse to amplify right-wing attacks.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left
The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.
www.theatlantic.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is framed as "lessons for the left," but Lander and Mamdani actually offer lessons for the center: Instead of ruthlessly undermining leftist candidates, emphasize shared values and refuse to amplify right-wing attacks.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The core problem appears to be that the NYT decided to double down on "we must be perceived as objective" rather than "we must report the truth."
It's a losing game! The only way to be perceived as credible by the right is to amplify their lies and moral panics.
It's a losing game! The only way to be perceived as credible by the right is to amplify their lies and moral panics.
There is a certain pattern here:
-Gamed on WhiteWater
-Gamed on Iraq WMD
-Gamed on "but her emails"
-Bullied into dumping Public Editor
-Gamed on DEI etc by Rufo etc
-Gamed on this horrible latest piece, + rationalization.
Something seems really wrong at our most influential news institution.
-Gamed on WhiteWater
-Gamed on Iraq WMD
-Gamed on "but her emails"
-Bullied into dumping Public Editor
-Gamed on DEI etc by Rufo etc
-Gamed on this horrible latest piece, + rationalization.
Something seems really wrong at our most influential news institution.
The NYT's Zohran Mamdani hit piece crosses a line for me as a journalist. here's @lopatto.bsky.social's clear-eyed take on the genuine travesty of it all www.theverge.com/culture/7000...
July 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The core problem appears to be that the NYT decided to double down on "we must be perceived as objective" rather than "we must report the truth."
It's a losing game! The only way to be perceived as credible by the right is to amplify their lies and moral panics.
It's a losing game! The only way to be perceived as credible by the right is to amplify their lies and moral panics.
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cant believe that this response from a sitting member of Congress from Florida, to one of his Dem colleagues, is real
July 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
cant believe that this response from a sitting member of Congress from Florida, to one of his Dem colleagues, is real
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They know exactly what they're doing
June 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
They know exactly what they're doing
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huge difference between finding something funny and "having a laugh" about it. having a laugh is a totally distinct, somewhat British sensation
May 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
huge difference between finding something funny and "having a laugh" about it. having a laugh is a totally distinct, somewhat British sensation