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Russia coming back to win the Cold War in 2025 after the ESPN win probability chart said the USA had a 99.999999999% chance of victory

submitted 10 hours ago • 23 comments

“Those who have spent years scanning the horizon for risks of a fiscal crisis should fix their sights on the president’s malpractice.” From @wendyedelberg.bsky.social and @econharris.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

The Wizards were 22 of 23 from the FT line. I can’t remember the last time they did that well.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Ok Wizards folks, I haven’t heard much talk about this but it’s time to start getting excited about our extra lottery odds from the Phoenix Suns pick swap. I’m not great at math to refine the percentages but don’t let anyone tell you the three worst teams have equal odds!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Did not expect for KD to bring me to tears but man the end of that second episode, wow.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I feel like this might have caused a “break into prime time” news alert under any other admin in history.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

My paper with Louise Sheiner and Ben Harris @brookings.edu is out. My hope is nothing short of this: a reset of the discussion of what we actually should worry about with respect to a possible fiscal crisis in the U.S. The real risk? Political malpractice. www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Yep

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Love that this Wiz team still is really into cheering for each other. Also wins are fun, but maybe time to cool it for another 16 lol!

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

This is a five-alarm fire if true. And if BLS specifically is in the cross-hairs markets should flip out

submitted 24 days ago • 56 comments

If this happens I think we can all calm it with the “NBA is a failing product.” No other sport has this kind of soap opera story lines (except maybe wrestling?)

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Buckle up tomorrow folks (or maybe just don’t check your 401k balance)

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.

submitted 26 days ago • 237 comments

A new study published in JAMA shows procedural prescription denials may initially reduce drug costs, but lead to increased acute care utilization (such as emergency department and hospital visits), ultimately raising overall healthcare costs. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

I could not be more excited about this chart update! That makes me completely normal right?

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Democrats are just so very bad at this.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

We still going to confirm Russ Vought? R Senators might as well take the next four years off since they seem fine with giving away their legislative power.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

This is an insane framing by the WaPo. Dems are not flipping the script! It’s the same script for the D’s as always! They are willing to be responsible when Rs aren’t! www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The “conversation” here about this Chait tweet is representative of the problem with much social media debate. Chait simply points out the tldr tweet summary is exactly the opposite of what the article says. He didn’t write the article people! Who are you arguing with?

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

They were never convinced of this! The only people who “fell for it” were the hyper-literal media fact checkers at a few big pubs. (I had forgotten yesterday that even NYT “fact checked” this during the debate.)

submitted 34 days ago • 73 comments

Is this article Washington’s actual Super Bowl?

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Congress' primary, most important constitutional power is the power of the purse - the power to say where/on what the US spends money. Refusing to acknowledge Congress' authority over it should be entirely disqualifying for any presidential nominee. That should be the headline here.

submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

The endless capitulation and pretzeled logic of Jonathan Greenblatt — who was initially strong in calling this obviously heinous trolling — is exhausting to watch.

submitted 39 days ago • 19 comments

Love this so much…

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

House Ways and Means' big budgetary savings document has been leaked. Their entire list of health savings PUT TOGETHER ($61.4 billion/year) is less than the low-end estimate of overpayments in Medicare Advantage, as calculated by MedPAC ($83 billion/year) www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

submitted 42 days ago • 6 comments

Fascinating thread about something I knew next to nothing about.

submitted 45 days ago • 21 comments

One of the key differences yesterday imo was Dan Quinn managed the game like his offense was the better unit and Todd Bowles did not. A problem all year long.

submitted 46 days ago • 19 comments