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Current Software Engineer, Erstwhile Journalist, Perpetual Democrat, all based out of Alexandria (he/him) Do what you can — no less, no more @CharlesPaulTX on Twitter
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The man sitting next to me on the Metro is reading a printout of the "Tariff" Wikipedia page

submitted 4 days ago • 218 comments

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.

submitted 5 days ago • 305 comments

funniest fucking way to violate the One China policy lmao

submitted 5 days ago • 43 comments

JUST IN: Judge James Boasberg has been assigned to the Signalgate lawsuit.

submitted 12 days ago • 980 comments

My dissertation defense is next week!! DM me for the Zoom link if you’re interested in hearing more about drivers of bacterial diversity on coral reefs (like environmental conditions, larval recruitment, and SCTLD)!

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

Post a ship that’s not Star Wars or Star Trek (Happy Ever Given Day!!)

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)

submitted 27 days ago • 1512 comments

“When I was on the ISS, looking down over our beautiful planet, the biggest thing I felt was the inspiration to be a better steward of the Earth” -Senator Bill Nelson #StandUpForScience

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

I know my brain has been pickled by the interned because... ... the radio started catching two channels at once on my drive home the other day. Instead of getting annoyed at the impromptu, out-of-sync mashup all I could think of was: "Screw you! I only listen to DOUBLE MUSIC!" 😆

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Been thinking about the sentiment expressed in the 2nd-to-last sentence here. I think that identifying and promoting positive non-patriarchal masculinity is difficult but worthwhile; it gets easier when you realize it points you diametrically away from everything JD is

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

I feel like a lot of y'all will resonate with "No kings, only trains".

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Political liberalism has a lot of flaws but one of the cool things about it is how it's constructed around the insight that monarchy is a fundamental affront to human dignity 👍

submitted 47 days ago • 34 comments

“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.

submitted 47 days ago • 288 comments

"Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!” — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

In unrelated news, this Pivotal Character hydrant just moved into the neighborhood

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

I had pertussis as a kid. Terrible cough — couldn't sleep, often felt like I couldn't breathe. Thankfully cases like mine are rare in the US due to vaccines. ... hopefully they stay rare.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

If Pisa can make big tourist $$$ off their leaning tower, do we think we can get some more commercial tenants moving in to Carlyle with our new landmark? 🤔

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments

GO BIRDS

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Government should NOT be financially efficient Government SHOULD be resilient We learned in 2020 what happens when a highly efficient system (food delivery!) suffers a blow - catastrophe We want government to be resilient so that when there is a blow, it can recover with minimal harm to citizens

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

Coming this summer from the Trump-led Kennedy Center: Legally Blonde! Now centered on the successful adventures of Warner, who (the show takes pains to confirm) was right to leave that blonde ex-girlfriend behind

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

I wish every D would read this @joshtpm.bsky.social piece. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...

submitted 60 days ago • 72 comments

This is considered ethnic cleansing under international law. I called Beyer, Kaine, and Warner today to let them know that I recognize this as ethnic cleansing, that I oppose ethnic cleansing, and that it erodes our standing on the world stage. I asked them to fight against this & for USAID.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Called Rep. Beyer today. Thanked him for organizing & speaking out for USAID — both for USAID's sake and for our constitutional order. Affirmed that we are facing a constitutional crisis & that he should keep it up. IIUC, congressional offices hear lots of negativity. Positive reinforcement works!

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments