M Dave
@mantradave.bsky.social
Texas Ex, previously ran a newspaper, biked to Alaska that one time.
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I feel like it's gotta be stressed that the scale of American traffic violence is a genuine catastrophe. It's one of the biggest killers of otherwise healthy people and it totally erodes the viability of communities. It has to be treated with urgency
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I feel like it's gotta be stressed that the scale of American traffic violence is a genuine catastrophe. It's one of the biggest killers of otherwise healthy people and it totally erodes the viability of communities. It has to be treated with urgency
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
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Kalshi is now the "official prediction market" of CNN, which has already started to use prediction market odds as a substitute for actual polling. I think this is a very bad idea. CNN wouldn't confirm the payment relationship between the parties when I asked, but more here: slate.com/technology/2...
CNN Is Using an Election Polling Tool That Anyone Can Rig
The network is giving Kalshi, a volatile and easily gamed prediction market, authority it once reserved for actual polling.
slate.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Kalshi is now the "official prediction market" of CNN, which has already started to use prediction market odds as a substitute for actual polling. I think this is a very bad idea. CNN wouldn't confirm the payment relationship between the parties when I asked, but more here: slate.com/technology/2...
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The Marlins have designated RP Republican Gonzalez for assignment.
Laughing very strongly at "Republican Gonzalez."
Eileen Higgins just became the first Democrat elected mayor of Miami in nearly 30 years.
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Marlins have designated RP Republican Gonzalez for assignment.
A rising tide lifts all boats, and if the tide gets high enough we don’t need to argue about the type of sail in all but a few districts!
what I find funny about this argument -- which I mostly buy on the merits -- is that if Behn's leftwing policy stances and past, uh, "the city I'm running to represent sucks butt" claims drove down her vote share...
then last night's election is an even larger nightmare for the GOP than it seems
then last night's election is an even larger nightmare for the GOP than it seems
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A rising tide lifts all boats, and if the tide gets high enough we don’t need to argue about the type of sail in all but a few districts!
I look forward to the day humans are not allowed to drive anymore (that day is not coming, but one can dream)
good piece on Waymo's self driving cars
we can reasonably begin to look at self driving as a potential public health breakthrough, Waymo cars are much better and safer drivers than people
the problem is the economics of the technology not the technology itself
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
we can reasonably begin to look at self driving as a potential public health breakthrough, Waymo cars are much better and safer drivers than people
the problem is the economics of the technology not the technology itself
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I look forward to the day humans are not allowed to drive anymore (that day is not coming, but one can dream)
Think this is pretty accurate - my ranking of hires (vs options in their pool, not how well they’ll do in absolute)
1. VaTech
2. UCLA
3. Ok. St
4. CO St
5. Kent St
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Auburn
9. Oregon St
10. Ole Miss
11. Stanford
12. Arkansas
13. Mich St
1. VaTech
2. UCLA
3. Ok. St
4. CO St
5. Kent St
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Auburn
9. Oregon St
10. Ole Miss
11. Stanford
12. Arkansas
13. Mich St
We know that any hire can succeed or bomb, but based purely on "I see the logic, and I agree," my hire rankings:
1. LSU
2. Virginia Tech
3. Oklahoma St
4. Colorado St
5. Kent St
6. Florida
7. UCLA
8. Auburn
9. Ole Miss
10. Arkansas
11. Stanford
12. Oregon St
13. Michigan St
1. LSU
2. Virginia Tech
3. Oklahoma St
4. Colorado St
5. Kent St
6. Florida
7. UCLA
8. Auburn
9. Ole Miss
10. Arkansas
11. Stanford
12. Oregon St
13. Michigan St
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Think this is pretty accurate - my ranking of hires (vs options in their pool, not how well they’ll do in absolute)
1. VaTech
2. UCLA
3. Ok. St
4. CO St
5. Kent St
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Auburn
9. Oregon St
10. Ole Miss
11. Stanford
12. Arkansas
13. Mich St
1. VaTech
2. UCLA
3. Ok. St
4. CO St
5. Kent St
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Auburn
9. Oregon St
10. Ole Miss
11. Stanford
12. Arkansas
13. Mich St
As always, hook ‘em 🤘
Texas volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott is bald, but he solved the sport's ponytail problem with the invention of a unique hair-tie that has taken over the NCAA.
How a bald coach solved volleyball's ponytail predicament
The NCAA volleyball tournament will feature dozens of stars wearing a hair-tie solution invented by none other than three-time champion Jerritt Elliott.
spr.ly
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As always, hook ‘em 🤘
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
Excellent thread below from Rep. Casten —
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Excellent thread below from Rep. Casten —
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Really thankful for this, from @winterjessica.bsky.social—a long-overdue corrective to an exhausting discourse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Really thankful for this, from @winterjessica.bsky.social—a long-overdue corrective to an exhausting discourse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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There’s a lot of people who claim to be really into politics but who are actually really into being righteously angry, and they’re pretty shitty sources of information. Anger is addictive and makes you stupid, try to limit it.
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
There’s a lot of people who claim to be really into politics but who are actually really into being righteously angry, and they’re pretty shitty sources of information. Anger is addictive and makes you stupid, try to limit it.
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There's going to be a crowded race for this seat, obviously, but one name we can't overlook: Cincinnati head football coach Scott Satterfield, who's reportedly interested in a move to the political arena
BREAKING:
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is retiring.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is retiring.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
There's going to be a crowded race for this seat, obviously, but one name we can't overlook: Cincinnati head football coach Scott Satterfield, who's reportedly interested in a move to the political arena
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the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
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Remember: job’s not finished. This is a good start but get involved in your local campaigns
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Remember: job’s not finished. This is a good start but get involved in your local campaigns
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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I’m hearing Godot might arrive by the time Game 3 ends
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I’m hearing Godot might arrive by the time Game 3 ends
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if you throw a single pitch to ohtani you are a moron
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
if you throw a single pitch to ohtani you are a moron
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someone posted after 2016 something like "i just dont know how to convince you that you should care about other people" and i think about that a lot
one of the most deeply infuriating aspects of american politics is close to half of americans would love if 20% of the country starved to death
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
someone posted after 2016 something like "i just dont know how to convince you that you should care about other people" and i think about that a lot
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i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
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Hey this is cool
NY Liberty assistant Sonia Raman has agreed to a multiyear deal to become the new head coach of the Seattle Storm, sources tell ESPN. Raman makes WNBA history as the first person of Indian-origin to be head coach – after being the first Indian-American woman to be NBA assistant.
October 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey this is cool
A real joy to read every year! So clear how deeply Norlander loves college basketball - shines through in every article/podcast
If you're looking for ONE piece of CBB content to give you a 30,000-foot view of the sport heading into the season, this is it.
18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams.
An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!
18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams.
An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!
College basketball rankings: Houston, Purdue, Kentucky, Duke and more headline 2025-26 Top 100 And 1 teams
You ready for the season? Not until you comb through Matt Norlander's annual, ultimate team ranking guide
www.cbssports.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A real joy to read every year! So clear how deeply Norlander loves college basketball - shines through in every article/podcast
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If you're looking for ONE piece of CBB content to give you a 30,000-foot view of the sport heading into the season, this is it.
18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams.
An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!
18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams.
An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!
College basketball rankings: Houston, Purdue, Kentucky, Duke and more headline 2025-26 Top 100 And 1 teams
You ready for the season? Not until you comb through Matt Norlander's annual, ultimate team ranking guide
www.cbssports.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you're looking for ONE piece of CBB content to give you a 30,000-foot view of the sport heading into the season, this is it.
18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams.
An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!
18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams.
An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!
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I wrote about the degrading choices our political system forces on us, the importance of respecting yourself, and the time I experienced a mild Oliver Stone moment at Sammy's Deluxe in Rockland, Maine. defector.com/what-job-is-...
What Job Is A Guy With A Nazi Tattoo Qualified For? | Defector
The man that my wife and I found ourselves talking to at the bar of a restaurant in Rockland, Me. in the summer of 2019 had arrived in town as your fancier visitors do, which is by boat. He told us th...
defector.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I wrote about the degrading choices our political system forces on us, the importance of respecting yourself, and the time I experienced a mild Oliver Stone moment at Sammy's Deluxe in Rockland, Maine. defector.com/what-job-is-...
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Texas fans are loving every moment
October 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Texas fans are loving every moment