The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.

Trump's massive computer tariff exemption is forcing the US economy to gamble on AI—but more than that, it's a fundamental challenge to his trade philosophy

If free trade delivers such great results for the 1 sector still enjoying it, why subject the rest of us to protectionism?

ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do

Not all public disorder is the consequence of marginalized people whose material needs aren’t being met.

Some people are just assholes who get off on exerting dominance over others through antisocial behavior; and we need some response to this that isn’t “shut up and take it or move to the ‘burbs.”

This is a really great piece that expertly articulates and critiques the perverse moral logic of the social justice oriented Urban Tough Guys who have bottomless empathy for people engaged in antisocial behavior and nothing but contempt for people who feel unsafe on transit.

cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.

like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically

This is why you cook a big meal and eat it til it’s finished, should take at least two days

Walked into Verizon the other day and this dog was wandering around off leash, it got agitated/ aggressive and started barking and coming closer to me

Anyway, I looked it up and Verizon actually allows this? They’re a “dog-friendly” store

Lowkey this is what’s wrong with society

Has anyone tried goodles pasta and does it actually “cook up perfectly al dente” just like regular pasta?

We actually didn’t build enough railroads! Instead we engaged in a massive wealth transfer program to farmers! The entire history of the progressive era is wrong. The railroads captured only 7% of the benefits while providing a 48% rate of social return!

It completely works. Antivax sentiment among California parents declined after Dems passed laws cracking down on frivolous exemptions that antivax parents were using bsky.app/profile/bwjo...

Make the people with harmful irrational beliefs feel respected or attacked and it emboldens them, make them feel like chumps and dummies and embarrassments and they will abandon them.

I just want a candidate that fully channels this energy and directly says "you deserve to live in a new home"

Post a movie from the year you were born

Raw milk hot take: we should legalize it but with strict regulations for cleanliness at every step

Net good in terms of safety and getting of a ridiculous culture war issue

What should I get to replace this? Need a good setting spray with glitter around a similar price point

The one good thing about this app having no one on it is that I don't feel the need to be priv

oh you think a fascist politician actually has some interesting takes on antitrust policy? should we tell everyone? should we throw a party? should we invite matt stoller