Trevor Sullivan
@trevsully.bsky.social
Ownership of railroads is not the same as ownership of trains.
All of those countries have publicly owned railways, over which private operators run trains.
In exactly the same way as the interstates are publicly owned but CoachUSA is a private bus service.
All of those countries have publicly owned railways, over which private operators run trains.
In exactly the same way as the interstates are publicly owned but CoachUSA is a private bus service.
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Ownership of railroads is not the same as ownership of trains.
All of those countries have publicly owned railways, over which private operators run trains.
In exactly the same way as the interstates are publicly owned but CoachUSA is a private bus service.
All of those countries have publicly owned railways, over which private operators run trains.
In exactly the same way as the interstates are publicly owned but CoachUSA is a private bus service.
This is downstream of the fact that the railroads are privately owned in the first place. In other countries the government owns the rail roads, just like all the other roads.
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is downstream of the fact that the railroads are privately owned in the first place. In other countries the government owns the rail roads, just like all the other roads.
What's the math behind that?
Natural gas emits less CO2 per gigawatt than coal, this doesn't add up at first glance.
Natural gas emits less CO2 per gigawatt than coal, this doesn't add up at first glance.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
What's the math behind that?
Natural gas emits less CO2 per gigawatt than coal, this doesn't add up at first glance.
Natural gas emits less CO2 per gigawatt than coal, this doesn't add up at first glance.
No averages required.
The economy is K shaped, spending in the top 20% of households is accelerating so rapidly that it makes up for the fact that everybody else's spending is trending down.
Businesses are pivoting to luxury goods because those are the only consumers who still have money to spend.
The economy is K shaped, spending in the top 20% of households is accelerating so rapidly that it makes up for the fact that everybody else's spending is trending down.
Businesses are pivoting to luxury goods because those are the only consumers who still have money to spend.
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
No averages required.
The economy is K shaped, spending in the top 20% of households is accelerating so rapidly that it makes up for the fact that everybody else's spending is trending down.
Businesses are pivoting to luxury goods because those are the only consumers who still have money to spend.
The economy is K shaped, spending in the top 20% of households is accelerating so rapidly that it makes up for the fact that everybody else's spending is trending down.
Businesses are pivoting to luxury goods because those are the only consumers who still have money to spend.
Yes, this pattern appears basically everywhere, it was observed and well discussed by commentators on election night.
It isn't a revelation that Trump voters turn out for Trump alone, that's like, their main distinguishing characteristic vs supporters of any other candidate ever. They are fanatics.
It isn't a revelation that Trump voters turn out for Trump alone, that's like, their main distinguishing characteristic vs supporters of any other candidate ever. They are fanatics.
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Yes, this pattern appears basically everywhere, it was observed and well discussed by commentators on election night.
It isn't a revelation that Trump voters turn out for Trump alone, that's like, their main distinguishing characteristic vs supporters of any other candidate ever. They are fanatics.
It isn't a revelation that Trump voters turn out for Trump alone, that's like, their main distinguishing characteristic vs supporters of any other candidate ever. They are fanatics.
All of this is either irrelevant to claims of election fraud, or addressed by the visualizations and simulations on the website
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
All of this is either irrelevant to claims of election fraud, or addressed by the visualizations and simulations on the website
The "long list of progressive accomplishments" is 3 half-assed infrastructure projects that began before his term as governor which he tried to *prevent*, but De Blasio got them done despite Cuomo's objections.
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The "long list of progressive accomplishments" is 3 half-assed infrastructure projects that began before his term as governor which he tried to *prevent*, but De Blasio got them done despite Cuomo's objections.
Also if the urbanists in question are IN Russia, there may be a high-rise-window-shaped reason why they might not choose to publicly highlight criticism of authoritarianism, in which case this is pretty gross victim blaming.
(which may be invalidated by the original context which I don't know ofc)
(which may be invalidated by the original context which I don't know ofc)
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Also if the urbanists in question are IN Russia, there may be a high-rise-window-shaped reason why they might not choose to publicly highlight criticism of authoritarianism, in which case this is pretty gross victim blaming.
(which may be invalidated by the original context which I don't know ofc)
(which may be invalidated by the original context which I don't know ofc)
I guess I don't know the original context, but on the surface this sounds like whataboutism.
"This place has good urban design" does not imply "this place is good in every way and I want to live here".
"This place has good urban design" does not imply "this place is good in every way and I want to live here".
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I guess I don't know the original context, but on the surface this sounds like whataboutism.
"This place has good urban design" does not imply "this place is good in every way and I want to live here".
"This place has good urban design" does not imply "this place is good in every way and I want to live here".
No, you don't understand. Spending is frozen. The military can't legally be paid from taxes. Their paychecks last week came from an unknown source.
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
No, you don't understand. Spending is frozen. The military can't legally be paid from taxes. Their paychecks last week came from an unknown source.
That's not... how it works? Nuclear power and nuclear weapons have little in common beside the name.
There are 32 countries with nuclear power and only 8 are nuclear armed or are considered capable of becoming armed (like Iran).
Like the difference between a campfire and a flamethrower.
There are 32 countries with nuclear power and only 8 are nuclear armed or are considered capable of becoming armed (like Iran).
Like the difference between a campfire and a flamethrower.
October 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
That's not... how it works? Nuclear power and nuclear weapons have little in common beside the name.
There are 32 countries with nuclear power and only 8 are nuclear armed or are considered capable of becoming armed (like Iran).
Like the difference between a campfire and a flamethrower.
There are 32 countries with nuclear power and only 8 are nuclear armed or are considered capable of becoming armed (like Iran).
Like the difference between a campfire and a flamethrower.
You know the longer the half life of a thing, the less dangerous, yeah?
Carbon 14 has a half life of 14,000 years, and your body is full of it.
Polonium 210 has a half life of 100 days, a few grams of it will kill you for being in the same room.
Longer half life = less radiation
Carbon 14 has a half life of 14,000 years, and your body is full of it.
Polonium 210 has a half life of 100 days, a few grams of it will kill you for being in the same room.
Longer half life = less radiation
October 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You know the longer the half life of a thing, the less dangerous, yeah?
Carbon 14 has a half life of 14,000 years, and your body is full of it.
Polonium 210 has a half life of 100 days, a few grams of it will kill you for being in the same room.
Longer half life = less radiation
Carbon 14 has a half life of 14,000 years, and your body is full of it.
Polonium 210 has a half life of 100 days, a few grams of it will kill you for being in the same room.
Longer half life = less radiation
Not burning fossil fuels? What purpose were you thinking?
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Not burning fossil fuels? What purpose were you thinking?
I think you understand handicap backwards.
In games a handicap means breaking the rules in favor of a disadvantaged player so they can participate.
Having a handicap in golf or chess or go means you suck and you'd always lose without help from a "cheat". It's the opposite of what you described.
In games a handicap means breaking the rules in favor of a disadvantaged player so they can participate.
Having a handicap in golf or chess or go means you suck and you'd always lose without help from a "cheat". It's the opposite of what you described.
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I think you understand handicap backwards.
In games a handicap means breaking the rules in favor of a disadvantaged player so they can participate.
Having a handicap in golf or chess or go means you suck and you'd always lose without help from a "cheat". It's the opposite of what you described.
In games a handicap means breaking the rules in favor of a disadvantaged player so they can participate.
Having a handicap in golf or chess or go means you suck and you'd always lose without help from a "cheat". It's the opposite of what you described.
People who say that liberals shouldn't stoop to the level of fascists or else they are betraying their principles don't understand why the Generals always lose to the Globetrotters.
When they drive a forklift onto the court and the refs do nothing, forklifts are legal now. Get one or lose.
When they drive a forklift onto the court and the refs do nothing, forklifts are legal now. Get one or lose.
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
People who say that liberals shouldn't stoop to the level of fascists or else they are betraying their principles don't understand why the Generals always lose to the Globetrotters.
When they drive a forklift onto the court and the refs do nothing, forklifts are legal now. Get one or lose.
When they drive a forklift onto the court and the refs do nothing, forklifts are legal now. Get one or lose.
What is a better strategy?
Historically, when liberals refuse to abandon broken norms, fascists win.
There is no politics referee who will blow a whistle and assess a 2 minute penalty on the Republicans for illegal gerrymandering. They started doing it, now it's part of the game.
Historically, when liberals refuse to abandon broken norms, fascists win.
There is no politics referee who will blow a whistle and assess a 2 minute penalty on the Republicans for illegal gerrymandering. They started doing it, now it's part of the game.
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
What is a better strategy?
Historically, when liberals refuse to abandon broken norms, fascists win.
There is no politics referee who will blow a whistle and assess a 2 minute penalty on the Republicans for illegal gerrymandering. They started doing it, now it's part of the game.
Historically, when liberals refuse to abandon broken norms, fascists win.
There is no politics referee who will blow a whistle and assess a 2 minute penalty on the Republicans for illegal gerrymandering. They started doing it, now it's part of the game.
The urban density crowd, who infamously despise Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Evanston.
"Suburb" is not synonymous with "car wasteland"
"Suburb" is not synonymous with "car wasteland"
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The urban density crowd, who infamously despise Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Evanston.
"Suburb" is not synonymous with "car wasteland"
"Suburb" is not synonymous with "car wasteland"
It used to have a lot more. Housing and Urban Development was looted by a massive embezzlement scheme in the 80s and never recovered.
October 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It used to have a lot more. Housing and Urban Development was looted by a massive embezzlement scheme in the 80s and never recovered.
So, how do they prepare? The article doesn't say. There is no specific idea of what can be done, you just say "communities can prepare". How? By doing what?
What happens when some rogue sheriffs shut down polling places? What happens when feds steal voting machines before their rallies are read?
What happens when some rogue sheriffs shut down polling places? What happens when feds steal voting machines before their rallies are read?
October 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So, how do they prepare? The article doesn't say. There is no specific idea of what can be done, you just say "communities can prepare". How? By doing what?
What happens when some rogue sheriffs shut down polling places? What happens when feds steal voting machines before their rallies are read?
What happens when some rogue sheriffs shut down polling places? What happens when feds steal voting machines before their rallies are read?
Literally the exact same thing happened in 2020. Was that also statistically impossible?
When pundits say an election is a "toss up" they don't mean it's a literal coin toss.
When someone is more popular across the country, they win more contests, that's how elections work.
When pundits say an election is a "toss up" they don't mean it's a literal coin toss.
When someone is more popular across the country, they win more contests, that's how elections work.
September 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Literally the exact same thing happened in 2020. Was that also statistically impossible?
When pundits say an election is a "toss up" they don't mean it's a literal coin toss.
When someone is more popular across the country, they win more contests, that's how elections work.
When pundits say an election is a "toss up" they don't mean it's a literal coin toss.
When someone is more popular across the country, they win more contests, that's how elections work.
Their "shocking discovery" is that bigger samples give more consistent results.
That's literally it.
Two 1000 person polls are more likely to have similar outcomes than two 10 person polls.
It's not a conspiracy, it's the most fundamental law of sampling: bigger samples are more reliable.
That's literally it.
Two 1000 person polls are more likely to have similar outcomes than two 10 person polls.
It's not a conspiracy, it's the most fundamental law of sampling: bigger samples are more reliable.
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Their "shocking discovery" is that bigger samples give more consistent results.
That's literally it.
Two 1000 person polls are more likely to have similar outcomes than two 10 person polls.
It's not a conspiracy, it's the most fundamental law of sampling: bigger samples are more reliable.
That's literally it.
Two 1000 person polls are more likely to have similar outcomes than two 10 person polls.
It's not a conspiracy, it's the most fundamental law of sampling: bigger samples are more reliable.
Election Truth Alliance aren't statisticians, they're entry-level IT workers who don't understand the first thing about statistics.
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Election Truth Alliance aren't statisticians, they're entry-level IT workers who don't understand the first thing about statistics.
Now Newsom is just stealing Tim Walz' story.
Walz told the same anecdote, that he didn't pick up Harris's call because it was an unknown number, in an interview the same day his candidacy was announced in 2024.
Walz told the same anecdote, that he didn't pick up Harris's call because it was an unknown number, in an interview the same day his candidacy was announced in 2024.
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Now Newsom is just stealing Tim Walz' story.
Walz told the same anecdote, that he didn't pick up Harris's call because it was an unknown number, in an interview the same day his candidacy was announced in 2024.
Walz told the same anecdote, that he didn't pick up Harris's call because it was an unknown number, in an interview the same day his candidacy was announced in 2024.