Mike
@mikernfn.bsky.social
I don't think it is pointless. Arguing with bad faith replies is pointless. But informative posts are not pointless, and further informative posts to select replies are not pointless.
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I don't think it is pointless. Arguing with bad faith replies is pointless. But informative posts are not pointless, and further informative posts to select replies are not pointless.
So is Vance pro-Russia or just an extreme isolationist? Neither is good, just trying to understand his motivation.
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So is Vance pro-Russia or just an extreme isolationist? Neither is good, just trying to understand his motivation.
Would love to see a drawing of what Trump actually wants.
At the same time, it is fair to say that if they are going to actually build a ballroom, it should be big enough to address the need (state dinners).
At the same time, it is fair to say that if they are going to actually build a ballroom, it should be big enough to address the need (state dinners).
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Would love to see a drawing of what Trump actually wants.
At the same time, it is fair to say that if they are going to actually build a ballroom, it should be big enough to address the need (state dinners).
At the same time, it is fair to say that if they are going to actually build a ballroom, it should be big enough to address the need (state dinners).
No shoofly? No custard? Apple-Pumpkin-Key Lime top three for me.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
No shoofly? No custard? Apple-Pumpkin-Key Lime top three for me.
I think it says something that the Republicans in the House and Senate that were seemingly so powerless to curtail Trump's lawless actions, stopped Trump in his tracks on the idea of funding the extended subsidies. Maybe Americans are being played by the "powerless" Congressional Republicans?
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I think it says something that the Republicans in the House and Senate that were seemingly so powerless to curtail Trump's lawless actions, stopped Trump in his tracks on the idea of funding the extended subsidies. Maybe Americans are being played by the "powerless" Congressional Republicans?
Still think the Democrats should offer to name it Trumpcare. Imagine how he would fund something called Trumpcare.
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Still think the Democrats should offer to name it Trumpcare. Imagine how he would fund something called Trumpcare.
Sometimes it is Trump preventing Republicans in Congress from acting, sometimes it is Republicans in Congress preventing Trump from acting. Usually, this means a lurch to the right. The proposal will get much worse.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Sometimes it is Trump preventing Republicans in Congress from acting, sometimes it is Republicans in Congress preventing Trump from acting. Usually, this means a lurch to the right. The proposal will get much worse.
The last paragraph basically makes Kelly's point (indirectly).
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The last paragraph basically makes Kelly's point (indirectly).
Trump somehow managed to find a VP worse than him on Ukraine and NATO. Makes Rubio resigning after the midterms to run for President (my working assumption) very problematic.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump somehow managed to find a VP worse than him on Ukraine and NATO. Makes Rubio resigning after the midterms to run for President (my working assumption) very problematic.
Are they? If they are right, that's the problem. If not, who cares?
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Are they? If they are right, that's the problem. If not, who cares?
‘the worst decision of my life.’ That is the kind of mea culpa I am looking for from Trump supporters.
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
‘the worst decision of my life.’ That is the kind of mea culpa I am looking for from Trump supporters.
The enemy of my enemy . . .
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The enemy of my enemy . . .
I guess Thiessen took a break from pretending that Trump is really actually tough on Putin but we just can't see it (Maybe there are limits to what even Thiessen is willing to write?), to claim the Trump movement is the victim of all these bigots. (I guess not)
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I guess Thiessen took a break from pretending that Trump is really actually tough on Putin but we just can't see it (Maybe there are limits to what even Thiessen is willing to write?), to claim the Trump movement is the victim of all these bigots. (I guess not)
But I think this explains why his numbers on the economy are cratering. It is one thing to think the economy is not good, it is another to think the President is making it worse.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
But I think this explains why his numbers on the economy are cratering. It is one thing to think the economy is not good, it is another to think the President is making it worse.
It is not really a ban on gas cars. After 2035, you will still be able to buy new plug in hybrids in California, which can run on gas and never be plugged in. What California should eliminate is the cap on plug in hybrid sales.
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It is not really a ban on gas cars. After 2035, you will still be able to buy new plug in hybrids in California, which can run on gas and never be plugged in. What California should eliminate is the cap on plug in hybrid sales.
On this very, very narrow issue, I am glad Democrats do not control the House and Senate, because they would be much more likely to go along with the stimulus checks idea. Biden's excessive stimulus checks in 2021 were really a product of Trump's doing.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
On this very, very narrow issue, I am glad Democrats do not control the House and Senate, because they would be much more likely to go along with the stimulus checks idea. Biden's excessive stimulus checks in 2021 were really a product of Trump's doing.
I would say "To a hammer, everything is a nail.", but they don't really believe all this. They just write it to scape goat.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I would say "To a hammer, everything is a nail.", but they don't really believe all this. They just write it to scape goat.
There is only so much room for large single family homes. That can't be fixed by any policy (except maybe by aggressively pushing "work from home" policies, which urbanites hate because it ruins the character of their (no longer) bustling neighborhoods).
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
There is only so much room for large single family homes. That can't be fixed by any policy (except maybe by aggressively pushing "work from home" policies, which urbanites hate because it ruins the character of their (no longer) bustling neighborhoods).
I doubt people would have been happy with Reagan if the recovery included 8-10% inflation. Conversely, had we had no recession-recovery cycle, but inflation had come down to 2%, I think Reagan gets credit. It was the decade of inflation that changed expectations about returning to 25¢ gas IMO.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I doubt people would have been happy with Reagan if the recovery included 8-10% inflation. Conversely, had we had no recession-recovery cycle, but inflation had come down to 2%, I think Reagan gets credit. It was the decade of inflation that changed expectations about returning to 25¢ gas IMO.
But inflation wasn't down to 2% after that recession. It was just much better than the 70s, early 80s.
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
But inflation wasn't down to 2% after that recession. It was just much better than the 70s, early 80s.
It is worse than that. He isn't even delivering a flatline on prices. Overall inflation is at 3%. Not terrible by historic standards, but elevated by recent standards (pandemic era Fed excluded).
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It is worse than that. He isn't even delivering a flatline on prices. Overall inflation is at 3%. Not terrible by historic standards, but elevated by recent standards (pandemic era Fed excluded).
Metro asked if they wanted the metro stop at Wolf Trap and the neighbors said no. It was a NIMBY decision, not a lack of use decision.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Metro asked if they wanted the metro stop at Wolf Trap and the neighbors said no. It was a NIMBY decision, not a lack of use decision.
How often do we have a significant concert venue right next to a metro line and have no stop?
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
How often do we have a significant concert venue right next to a metro line and have no stop?
A road alternative would be to extend the HOT lanes into Maryland. (A reminder that the HO in HOT stands for HOV.) Sadly, the only way to get a meaningful road built in Maryland may be to elect a Republican Governor. Talk to your guy Wes about that. Oh, and White's Ferry is still closed. No bridge.
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A road alternative would be to extend the HOT lanes into Maryland. (A reminder that the HO in HOT stands for HOV.) Sadly, the only way to get a meaningful road built in Maryland may be to elect a Republican Governor. Talk to your guy Wes about that. Oh, and White's Ferry is still closed. No bridge.