Ian
@ianertel.bsky.social
23. NYCFC. BLM. t&f nerd. Leftist. econ grad student. Tequila knower.(He/Him) 🍉🍉
all my dreams of pursuing a PHD fading into the abyss the second I try to understand Travel Demand and Dynamic Route Choice modeling
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
all my dreams of pursuing a PHD fading into the abyss the second I try to understand Travel Demand and Dynamic Route Choice modeling
I'm slowly realizing, based on the vibes from my friends, that it is actually a Sad Cowboy Fall
October 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm slowly realizing, based on the vibes from my friends, that it is actually a Sad Cowboy Fall
I'm sure it's been said before but,,, as miserable single guy, national boyfriend/girlfriend days are always fun for me because I get to go on social media and judge everyone's relationships and see who's punching up/down.
October 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I'm sure it's been said before but,,, as miserable single guy, national boyfriend/girlfriend days are always fun for me because I get to go on social media and judge everyone's relationships and see who's punching up/down.
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Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
September 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
not a band but people keep assuming I listen to Mk. Gee and that kinda sucks. I guess I don't hate them but still do not listen to them
what is the band that is most like the stuff you like that you nevertheless hate. or dislike. for me it’s Fleet Foxes. seems obvious i should like them but i DONT
August 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
not a band but people keep assuming I listen to Mk. Gee and that kinda sucks. I guess I don't hate them but still do not listen to them
delayed 4hrs+ for the second United flight in a row, high speed rail would never do this to me
August 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
delayed 4hrs+ for the second United flight in a row, high speed rail would never do this to me
*walking around Queens* "What is this Long Island City?? "
August 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
*walking around Queens* "What is this Long Island City?? "
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Trump's BLS pick EJ Antoni has said that Social Security, America's greatest anti-poverty program, is a "Ponzi scheme" that needs to be sunset.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
August 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump's BLS pick EJ Antoni has said that Social Security, America's greatest anti-poverty program, is a "Ponzi scheme" that needs to be sunset.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.
This is a five-alarm fire.
I gotta say I am constantly deleting twit** and reactivating my account (so that it doesn't get deleted forever because I'm sentimental and don't want to lose it) but never with this app. it doesn't give me same existential dread as twit**. which is nice but also means it's not accurate
August 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I gotta say I am constantly deleting twit** and reactivating my account (so that it doesn't get deleted forever because I'm sentimental and don't want to lose it) but never with this app. it doesn't give me same existential dread as twit**. which is nice but also means it's not accurate
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Let's focus on qualifications: Antoni finished grad school 5 years ago at Northern Illinois with no distinction. Dissertation: No focus on labor or data collection. Zero publications. One lifetime citation (by a former colleague).
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
Trump's nominee for BLS commissioner, EJ Antoni, is disastrously terrible. He's a 1200%, 1300% maybe 1400% in-the-tank Trumper, with few credentials beyond a history of misrepresenting or misunderstanding economic statistics. He has shown no commitment to truth
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Let's focus on qualifications: Antoni finished grad school 5 years ago at Northern Illinois with no distinction. Dissertation: No focus on labor or data collection. Zero publications. One lifetime citation (by a former colleague).
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
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It’s so great that all the “oh I can’t say slurs what is this 1984” (a book they’ve never nor possibly cannot read) ghouls have opted to just advocate directly for surveillance and that it’s just going to happen because fascists and neoliberals both love to tighten a grip.
We must refuse to allow the U.S. government and the media to normalize mass censorship in response to a manufactured moral panic about technology and social media.
The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz
From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It’s so great that all the “oh I can’t say slurs what is this 1984” (a book they’ve never nor possibly cannot read) ghouls have opted to just advocate directly for surveillance and that it’s just going to happen because fascists and neoliberals both love to tighten a grip.
if one more person asks me if I like Mk. Gee I'm gonna explode STOP PROFILING ME
July 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
if one more person asks me if I like Mk. Gee I'm gonna explode STOP PROFILING ME
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soon: "this bird can run Doom"
Can’t wait to introduce bird-based storage into my backup system
July 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
soon: "this bird can run Doom"
if you don't wear socks to the airport you're a FREAK
July 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
if you don't wear socks to the airport you're a FREAK
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oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
July 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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It’s almost like Americans were never fundamentally, inevitably “anti-immigration” and Democrats never had to just put their hands up and meekly chase Republicans (and lose), and affirm all their anti-immigrant positions that helped get us here at all!
Wow — New Gallup poll:
— Trump approval on immigration: 35-62 (!)
— Record high approval of immigration (79-17 overall)
— 78% of people support a pathway to citizenship (+8 from 2024); only 38% support mass deportation (-9 from 2024)
— 30% want a decrease in immigration (-25 from 2024)
— Trump approval on immigration: 35-62 (!)
— Record high approval of immigration (79-17 overall)
— 78% of people support a pathway to citizenship (+8 from 2024); only 38% support mass deportation (-9 from 2024)
— 30% want a decrease in immigration (-25 from 2024)
July 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s almost like Americans were never fundamentally, inevitably “anti-immigration” and Democrats never had to just put their hands up and meekly chase Republicans (and lose), and affirm all their anti-immigrant positions that helped get us here at all!
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
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JOEY CHESTNUT WINS WITH 70 DOGS
THE KING IS BACK
THE KING IS BACK
July 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
JOEY CHESTNUT WINS WITH 70 DOGS
THE KING IS BACK
THE KING IS BACK
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NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins his 17th Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after a 1-year absence.
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins his 17th Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after a 1-year absence.
CHESTNUT DOES IT AGAIN 🐐🐐🐐
July 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
CHESTNUT DOES IT AGAIN 🐐🐐🐐
I look like George Jetson Space Ghost
June 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I look like George Jetson Space Ghost
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Your kids are stuck inside all day because Stephen Miller.
My city now forced to cancel park programming on a summer Saturday because of “unannounced federal enforcement activity”
June 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Your kids are stuck inside all day because Stephen Miller.
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Coping, seething, etc
June 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Coping, seething, etc