wacky paki
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*US NOV. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 88.7; EST. 93.3
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
*US NOV. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 88.7; EST. 93.3
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Where I get worried is more about how this will cause people to misunderstand policy effects.
If a rezoning makes housing more available, such that household formation increases, that is a policy success!
But! If you look at "housing as percent of income" it will probably go *up*.
If a rezoning makes housing more available, such that household formation increases, that is a policy success!
But! If you look at "housing as percent of income" it will probably go *up*.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Where I get worried is more about how this will cause people to misunderstand policy effects.
If a rezoning makes housing more available, such that household formation increases, that is a policy success!
But! If you look at "housing as percent of income" it will probably go *up*.
If a rezoning makes housing more available, such that household formation increases, that is a policy success!
But! If you look at "housing as percent of income" it will probably go *up*.
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
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Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
the fact that most people don't realize that dishwashers are better than hand-washing in almost every aspect is a genuine failure.
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
the fact that most people don't realize that dishwashers are better than hand-washing in almost every aspect is a genuine failure.
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
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I just voted NO on the bill that fails to prevent the looming health care crisis and fails to rein in Trump’s lawless actions, but I won’t give up — and I urge the American people to stay in the fight despite this disappointing outcome.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I just voted NO on the bill that fails to prevent the looming health care crisis and fails to rein in Trump’s lawless actions, but I won’t give up — and I urge the American people to stay in the fight despite this disappointing outcome.
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They really stuck the landing on this one.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They really stuck the landing on this one.
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"It is clear now that claims of a fundamental realignment of American politics have been highly exaggerated." @gelliottmorris.com
The 2024 Trump "realignment" is over already
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"It is clear now that claims of a fundamental realignment of American politics have been highly exaggerated." @gelliottmorris.com
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“Once it starts to unravel, I don’t know where it stops.”
Physician and Michigan Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why he’s afraid for the future of healthcare in the US.
Physician and Michigan Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why he’s afraid for the future of healthcare in the US.
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Once it starts to unravel, I don’t know where it stops.”
Physician and Michigan Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why he’s afraid for the future of healthcare in the US.
Physician and Michigan Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why he’s afraid for the future of healthcare in the US.
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not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)
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its so weird how i havent seen a single op-ed thats like "intentionally starving americans could prove problematic for gop midterm chances"
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
its so weird how i havent seen a single op-ed thats like "intentionally starving americans could prove problematic for gop midterm chances"
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if everyone keeps listen to people like ezra klein the democratic party nor the left will ever win again. this type of framing and mindset is a failed ideology
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
if everyone keeps listen to people like ezra klein the democratic party nor the left will ever win again. this type of framing and mindset is a failed ideology
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This is really appalling: Rep Adam Smith tells me that in a briefing, Pentagon officials said they reserve the right to kill people who are "affiliated" with their list of "narco-terror groups."
But under questioning, they wouldn't define what "affiliated" means!
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
But under questioning, they wouldn't define what "affiliated" means!
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is really appalling: Rep Adam Smith tells me that in a briefing, Pentagon officials said they reserve the right to kill people who are "affiliated" with their list of "narco-terror groups."
But under questioning, they wouldn't define what "affiliated" means!
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
But under questioning, they wouldn't define what "affiliated" means!
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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Platner’s actions are an embarrassment to our state on the national stage. He has no qualification whatsoever to run for this seat and a US Senate race is not the place to grow up.
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Platner’s actions are an embarrassment to our state on the national stage. He has no qualification whatsoever to run for this seat and a US Senate race is not the place to grow up.
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Graham Platner’s campaign thought they could silence me by offering me money and calling me a liar in the press.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Graham Platner’s campaign thought they could silence me by offering me money and calling me a liar in the press.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
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“Ma’am, apparently people of Indian descent call various female elders their ‘Aunt’ or ‘Auntie’ as a sign of respect?”
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Ma’am, apparently people of Indian descent call various female elders their ‘Aunt’ or ‘Auntie’ as a sign of respect?”
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“throw everything at the wall and see what sticks and then push that” has been an enormously successful political strategy for Trump and I don’t understand why many Dems consider it anathema
in general i believe that high ranking democrats should not be trying to guess which stories will break through at all
My wife’s (in some cases three-time) trump voting relatives have started mentioning the ballroom to me, negatively; anecdata but I’d like to see some high quality polling. I think it’s a mistake by certain elite elected Dems to think this story isn’t breaking thru
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“throw everything at the wall and see what sticks and then push that” has been an enormously successful political strategy for Trump and I don’t understand why many Dems consider it anathema
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As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."
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God damn, Zohran just destroyed Cuomo regarding his sexual harassment of women.
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
God damn, Zohran just destroyed Cuomo regarding his sexual harassment of women.
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