the really bold move is to attach a BYD logo.

On the cornering of Columbia and the fate of US academia in general, @rajivsethi.bsky.social rajivsethi.substack.com/p/tightening...

i guess when we see the defectors tomorrow, it’ll be interesting to see how well defection correlates with closeness to crypto.

can institutions go on strike?

can Senate Democrats change their leader at will?

calling Thomas Frank: What's Wrong With New York?

democrats fear everyone. republicans only fear primary voters, who are right-wind ideologues.

If Democratic Senators do the right thing, what's the ask? What's the alternative they throw into Republicans' court?

lax regulation can render domestic industries untrustworthy and so drive them offshore. good regulation supports and encourages high quality production. it is not a deadweight cost to businesses that must comply. Great thread by @sarahtaber.bsky.social

We're supposed to reform our system of government so that it does not deform us into two fragile coalitions governed by marginal voters whose preferences are ill-informed and random, susceptible to purchase by plutocrats who themselves must be reformed out of existence.

me too.

i’m not for DEI or anything, but we really must do something about the scourge of anti-Tesla-ism.

just a couple of months ago, we had institutions of government.

they always accused democrats of not being proud americans, of going on apology tours, but i don't think i could support anyone who isn't planning an apology tour.

defcon.social/@tprophet/11... Note: TProphet is providing the words of a Canadian friend who prefers to remain anonymous. Scroll to the beginning of the thread.

jfc.

cc @steveroth.bsky.social

when this is all done, the United States will be the 20th census division of Alberta.