Me: Texas has the most cows, but California has the most tech
Spouse: Stop
Me: So I think they should be hereby called Texifornia and Cowass
Spouse: Oh my Gawd
Me: i guess you don’t wanna hear about my idea for Massasota and Minichussets
Spouse: Stop
Me: So I think they should be hereby called Texifornia and Cowass
Spouse: Oh my Gawd
Me: i guess you don’t wanna hear about my idea for Massasota and Minichussets
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Me: Texas has the most cows, but California has the most tech
Spouse: Stop
Me: So I think they should be hereby called Texifornia and Cowass
Spouse: Oh my Gawd
Me: i guess you don’t wanna hear about my idea for Massasota and Minichussets
Spouse: Stop
Me: So I think they should be hereby called Texifornia and Cowass
Spouse: Oh my Gawd
Me: i guess you don’t wanna hear about my idea for Massasota and Minichussets
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The Epstein stuff is just the most obvious manifestation of the rot. It runs throughout our system now.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
February 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The Epstein stuff is just the most obvious manifestation of the rot. It runs throughout our system now.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
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You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
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One of those days where it feels like this can't go on much longer, and then it does anyway.
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
One of those days where it feels like this can't go on much longer, and then it does anyway.
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"Trump has created for himself a world in which he never hears a negative word about himself...he thinks himself answerable only to those who...think he can do no wrong...the rest of the country...doesn’t exist."
Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
The Trump Bubble Is Impregnable for Now—but Boy,
Is It Going to Burst
The president is on a collision course with an accountability moment. Either he or our democracy will prevail.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"Trump has created for himself a world in which he never hears a negative word about himself...he thinks himself answerable only to those who...think he can do no wrong...the rest of the country...doesn’t exist."
Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...
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"Trump is a racist.
The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism.
Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism."
The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism.
Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism."
They’ve Always Known He is A Racist...
They just never cared
contrarian.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"Trump is a racist.
The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism.
Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism."
The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism.
Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism."
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Pro tip for responding to the knuckleheads who want means testing for school meals: all kids rich and poor get the following things free in most public schools: teachers & staff; shelter; utilities; transportation; health care/guidance; materials & books; gyms, labs, other facilities. But not food?
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Pro tip for responding to the knuckleheads who want means testing for school meals: all kids rich and poor get the following things free in most public schools: teachers & staff; shelter; utilities; transportation; health care/guidance; materials & books; gyms, labs, other facilities. But not food?
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Watched the halftime show. I guess where I fundamentally depart from MAGA is that, when I see something like this, celebrating a culture that's not quite mine, with some references I don't get, something that's not For Me ... I *like* it. I like seeing inside other worlds. Why wouldn't you?
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Watched the halftime show. I guess where I fundamentally depart from MAGA is that, when I see something like this, celebrating a culture that's not quite mine, with some references I don't get, something that's not For Me ... I *like* it. I like seeing inside other worlds. Why wouldn't you?
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one time i threatened to jump off a cliff but it was just a bluff
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
one time i threatened to jump off a cliff but it was just a bluff
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New piece from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and me showing how the fiscal situation has deteriorated under Trump.
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Raises the Fiscal Gap to 2.4 Percent
A combination of higher deficits, higher interest rates, and lower growth has left the United States with a significantly worse fiscal outlook.
www.americanprogress.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
New piece from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and me showing how the fiscal situation has deteriorated under Trump.
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
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turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan
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February 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
This is the only aspect of Trump’s character that seeks to boost nonwhites
Some notes on the the Versaillesafication of the White House (thread, 1/7):
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is the only aspect of Trump’s character that seeks to boost nonwhites
Closing for “renovations”: Big Take my Ball and go Visit my Canadian GF vibes
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Closing for “renovations”: Big Take my Ball and go Visit my Canadian GF vibes
Me: Thank goodness this is calming down. The squirrels were getting agitated
Bluesky: You’ve told us everything we need to know about you by your silence on otters
Bluesky: You’ve told us everything we need to know about you by your silence on otters
Bluesky: Squirrels getting in bird feeders is a problem
Me: Why don't we give squirrels bird food vouchers
B: That won't work
M: Wouldn't it be funny if you could give vouchers to squirrels
B: You’re so dumb
M: The following is sarcasm: Give them vouchers
B: YOU SQUIRREL HATING MONSTER
Me: Why don't we give squirrels bird food vouchers
B: That won't work
M: Wouldn't it be funny if you could give vouchers to squirrels
B: You’re so dumb
M: The following is sarcasm: Give them vouchers
B: YOU SQUIRREL HATING MONSTER
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Me: Thank goodness this is calming down. The squirrels were getting agitated
Bluesky: You’ve told us everything we need to know about you by your silence on otters
Bluesky: You’ve told us everything we need to know about you by your silence on otters
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We are in our second year of Trump's second term, and the headline writers are still wedded to "Trump Says" headlines.
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We are in our second year of Trump's second term, and the headline writers are still wedded to "Trump Says" headlines.
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I think it is OUTRAGEOUS that people are LEAPING to the conclusion that some our post prominent Americans are child rapists when it is EQUALLY PLAUSIBLE that they are simply indifferent to whether other people are child rapists so long as those other people can offer them access to power.
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I think it is OUTRAGEOUS that people are LEAPING to the conclusion that some our post prominent Americans are child rapists when it is EQUALLY PLAUSIBLE that they are simply indifferent to whether other people are child rapists so long as those other people can offer them access to power.
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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He’s going to start lashing out even more, which will make his numbers go down even more, which will make him start lashing out even more, which will …
Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:22 AM
He’s going to start lashing out even more, which will make his numbers go down even more, which will make him start lashing out even more, which will …
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This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.
Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
That’s what we have to change.
That’s what we have to change.
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
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Any oil company that invests in the production, refining or distribution of Venezuelan oil is exposing their shareholders to significant long term credit liability. We raised that point in a letter to the oil majors today, but want to dive into why: casten.house.gov/media/press-...
Casten, 12 House Dems Warn Oil Companies of Legal and Civil Risks of Venezuela Markets | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Sean Casten
casten.house.gov
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Any oil company that invests in the production, refining or distribution of Venezuelan oil is exposing their shareholders to significant long term credit liability. We raised that point in a letter to the oil majors today, but want to dive into why: casten.house.gov/media/press-...
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The central failure of US immigration policy over my entire adult life is that it has always put xenophobia over facts. This is the result. And if we were talking about facts, this one would be setting off all our alarms. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
U.S. Population Growth Slows Sharply as Immigration Numbers Plunge
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The central failure of US immigration policy over my entire adult life is that it has always put xenophobia over facts. This is the result. And if we were talking about facts, this one would be setting off all our alarms. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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I'm fascinated by the concept of a conservative historian. "I studied different periods of history, saw that the conservatives were always on the wrong side of every battle, and I went, yeah, that's my guys"
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I'm fascinated by the concept of a conservative historian. "I studied different periods of history, saw that the conservatives were always on the wrong side of every battle, and I went, yeah, that's my guys"