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Melbourne, Australia. Kentucky native. My most controversial stance*: Everyone deserves disaster aid. *for Bluesky
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So amazing. #timtam

In theory this should be a big blow to Trump, his style, and any misguided trust in his competence. By playing dumb power games, he winds up with less than he would’ve gotten by working within the system. And with maximum animosity and disruption. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich

I get the point here. But these terms aren’t mere academic vanity. This language emerges in service/advocacy contexts when people face barriers to care b/c of stigma. E.g., families of prisoners often face real problems getting help because of their situation. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And people asked why Kamala lost… And yes this conference exudes cringy business success guru vibes.

Dollars-to-donuts prediction for 2026: Trump institutes a form of knighthood for the US. People kneel before him, he dubs them. The whole lot. Maybe even a round table.

Ay-ee-ay-ee-ay / White farmer genocide / No more Constitution / Tariffs on Shanghai / #enterthewhinger

Is the dominance of conservative voices in podcasting due to social influence—or social selection? I personally doubt that podcasting makes listeners conservative. Instead I suspect cons are likelier to listen to podcasts, due to differences in education and employment.

Wherever I think of London and Somerset, I think of the wonderful piece that @stephenfry.bsky.social did there in 2007 youtube.com/clip/UgkxQS5...

There’s a rare class of awful movie that has one performance that’s so good that it mocks the movie as a whole.

Another late-Friday special, perhaps from a leak timed to get the story missed over the weekend and then largely forgotten.

I was joking at the time. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...