Let your inner Social Democrat out!, Bill! Your transformation will be complete 😂
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Let your inner Social Democrat out!, Bill! Your transformation will be complete 😂
Sears was insufferable, but I wish Democratic candidates would be more clear and either:
1) Call the GOP culture war out in response
2) Say the Governor doesn't have to make these decisions, and instead defer to localities (which Spanberger did, in a longwinded way)
1) Call the GOP culture war out in response
2) Say the Governor doesn't have to make these decisions, and instead defer to localities (which Spanberger did, in a longwinded way)
October 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Sears was insufferable, but I wish Democratic candidates would be more clear and either:
1) Call the GOP culture war out in response
2) Say the Governor doesn't have to make these decisions, and instead defer to localities (which Spanberger did, in a longwinded way)
1) Call the GOP culture war out in response
2) Say the Governor doesn't have to make these decisions, and instead defer to localities (which Spanberger did, in a longwinded way)
Stop using Strava's athlete intelligence, it is the opposite of intelligence
Embrace the training method of Norwegian Singles!
Embrace the training method of Norwegian Singles!
October 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Stop using Strava's athlete intelligence, it is the opposite of intelligence
Embrace the training method of Norwegian Singles!
Embrace the training method of Norwegian Singles!
What's that Brandeis quote?
“We may have a democracy or we may have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.”
“We may have a democracy or we may have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.”
September 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What's that Brandeis quote?
“We may have a democracy or we may have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.”
“We may have a democracy or we may have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.”
We should be looking at energy independence for all, and the path to peace that can bring - not domination of some over many
September 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
We should be looking at energy independence for all, and the path to peace that can bring - not domination of some over many
Internet platforms cannot continue to make their money on ad revenue. It makes the temptation to exploit negative emotions - outrage, anger, fear, etc. - too strong.
We must force them to switch to a different business model, or everyone is going to be driven insane - like Myanmar in 2017
We must force them to switch to a different business model, or everyone is going to be driven insane - like Myanmar in 2017
September 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Internet platforms cannot continue to make their money on ad revenue. It makes the temptation to exploit negative emotions - outrage, anger, fear, etc. - too strong.
We must force them to switch to a different business model, or everyone is going to be driven insane - like Myanmar in 2017
We must force them to switch to a different business model, or everyone is going to be driven insane - like Myanmar in 2017
uh, that totally looks like a Google Pixel.
September 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
uh, that totally looks like a Google Pixel.
I, for one, don't mind calling it the Department of War. It is more evocative of what DoD actually does.
Now, HOW Trump has renamed it? Yeah, don't like it - but I do like that the language isn't sanitized.
Now, HOW Trump has renamed it? Yeah, don't like it - but I do like that the language isn't sanitized.
September 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I, for one, don't mind calling it the Department of War. It is more evocative of what DoD actually does.
Now, HOW Trump has renamed it? Yeah, don't like it - but I do like that the language isn't sanitized.
Now, HOW Trump has renamed it? Yeah, don't like it - but I do like that the language isn't sanitized.
I'm fine with not taking that, provided we tax any loan with stocks as collateral as income.
August 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm fine with not taking that, provided we tax any loan with stocks as collateral as income.
A couple years ago, I did some math setting state house and state senates to the cube and fourth root of their respective populations. You might find it interesting
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
CubeAndFourthRootsAtStateLevel
docs.google.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A couple years ago, I did some math setting state house and state senates to the cube and fourth root of their respective populations. You might find it interesting
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Respectfully, Will, you're off base. You're making sure2 mistakes
1) Rigging maps is harder when there are more variables to solve for.
2) Statehouses also suffer from enormous democracy deficits! Only a handful of states even come close to healthy representation
#UncapTheHouse
1) Rigging maps is harder when there are more variables to solve for.
2) Statehouses also suffer from enormous democracy deficits! Only a handful of states even come close to healthy representation
#UncapTheHouse
August 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Respectfully, Will, you're off base. You're making sure2 mistakes
1) Rigging maps is harder when there are more variables to solve for.
2) Statehouses also suffer from enormous democracy deficits! Only a handful of states even come close to healthy representation
#UncapTheHouse
1) Rigging maps is harder when there are more variables to solve for.
2) Statehouses also suffer from enormous democracy deficits! Only a handful of states even come close to healthy representation
#UncapTheHouse
The problem is getting rid of the Electoral College. Amendments are hard. National Popular Vote Compacts are lame.
How would you feel about awarding 1 EV per District and 2 per State that a candidate wins?
How would you feel about awarding 1 EV per District and 2 per State that a candidate wins?
August 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The problem is getting rid of the Electoral College. Amendments are hard. National Popular Vote Compacts are lame.
How would you feel about awarding 1 EV per District and 2 per State that a candidate wins?
How would you feel about awarding 1 EV per District and 2 per State that a candidate wins?
I mean, the largest number of people never vote - so wouldn't that just be perpetual gridlock? :p
August 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I mean, the largest number of people never vote - so wouldn't that just be perpetual gridlock? :p
I slightly disagree, but only because urban and suburban areas are typically more blue. More seats should provide those Americans with better representation, and that's an indirect way of favoring Democrats.
It's a similar note to your pointing out that the GOP would be less beholden to extremes.
It's a similar note to your pointing out that the GOP would be less beholden to extremes.
August 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I slightly disagree, but only because urban and suburban areas are typically more blue. More seats should provide those Americans with better representation, and that's an indirect way of favoring Democrats.
It's a similar note to your pointing out that the GOP would be less beholden to extremes.
It's a similar note to your pointing out that the GOP would be less beholden to extremes.
I like the way you're thinking. The territories deserve representation, too!
August 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I like the way you're thinking. The territories deserve representation, too!
Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
August 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
Now, uncap the House per the Cube Root Rule. That'd mean the House has roughly 700 seats (depending on the exact scenario). This creates more urban and suburban districts and those districts currently favor Dems. That increases Dem chances of winning the House.
#UncapTheHouse
#UncapTheHouse
August 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Now, uncap the House per the Cube Root Rule. That'd mean the House has roughly 700 seats (depending on the exact scenario). This creates more urban and suburban districts and those districts currently favor Dems. That increases Dem chances of winning the House.
#UncapTheHouse
#UncapTheHouse
The new states?
North California, South California, DC, and Puerto Rico.
That's *at least* 6 Senate votes for the Dems, and as many as 8. Would it be possible for the GOP to win a Senate Majority? Yeah, but very, very difficult. Think of it as gerrymandering the Senate.
North California, South California, DC, and Puerto Rico.
That's *at least* 6 Senate votes for the Dems, and as many as 8. Would it be possible for the GOP to win a Senate Majority? Yeah, but very, very difficult. Think of it as gerrymandering the Senate.
August 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The new states?
North California, South California, DC, and Puerto Rico.
That's *at least* 6 Senate votes for the Dems, and as many as 8. Would it be possible for the GOP to win a Senate Majority? Yeah, but very, very difficult. Think of it as gerrymandering the Senate.
North California, South California, DC, and Puerto Rico.
That's *at least* 6 Senate votes for the Dems, and as many as 8. Would it be possible for the GOP to win a Senate Majority? Yeah, but very, very difficult. Think of it as gerrymandering the Senate.
There's this thing called the Internet. People can also remote in from other locations, like state capitals.
August 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
There's this thing called the Internet. People can also remote in from other locations, like state capitals.
Could do something similar with Medicaid, food stamps, etc.
If your company is paying people enough that no employee is on public assistance, give that company a tax break.
If not? The government has the option of going hard and assessing the difference
If your company is paying people enough that no employee is on public assistance, give that company a tax break.
If not? The government has the option of going hard and assessing the difference
August 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Could do something similar with Medicaid, food stamps, etc.
If your company is paying people enough that no employee is on public assistance, give that company a tax break.
If not? The government has the option of going hard and assessing the difference
If your company is paying people enough that no employee is on public assistance, give that company a tax break.
If not? The government has the option of going hard and assessing the difference
The way to fight this is to add more seats to the House of Representatives. More seats makes it more difficult to gerrymander, and we haven't had an increase in the number of seats since the early 20th century yet our population is three times larger
August 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The way to fight this is to add more seats to the House of Representatives. More seats makes it more difficult to gerrymander, and we haven't had an increase in the number of seats since the early 20th century yet our population is three times larger
Kristi Noem, Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, Hillary Clinton, and many other examples of women who are part of the problem, not the solution. Men aren't perfect, far from it, but neither are women
July 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Kristi Noem, Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, Hillary Clinton, and many other examples of women who are part of the problem, not the solution. Men aren't perfect, far from it, but neither are women