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P.S. DiZoglio should be impeached.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
P.S. DiZoglio should be impeached.
#mapoli Polling results here are case-in-point why propositions should be abolished. tl;dr: we'll destroy state budget by slashing income taxes by 20%, destroy housing w/strictest rent control ever tried, & spit on our founder's by suborning the leg to the exec www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
New Suffolk/Globe poll finds Mass. voters are eager for change in rent control, income tax, and more - The Boston Globe
The survey found a majority of voters would support at least five different initiatives proposed for the 2026 ballot.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#mapoli Polling results here are case-in-point why propositions should be abolished. tl;dr: we'll destroy state budget by slashing income taxes by 20%, destroy housing w/strictest rent control ever tried, & spit on our founder's by suborning the leg to the exec www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just donated. Nice to get my donation matched and going to the best politics publication in the game today.
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Looking forward to the joint occupation of DC by VA and MD.
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Looking forward to the joint occupation of DC by VA and MD.
To defend MattY *just a little*, post-election his advice to Labour was essentially zoning reform to make it much easier to build housing, especially in and around London. That is a very non-popularist position.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
To defend MattY *just a little*, post-election his advice to Labour was essentially zoning reform to make it much easier to build housing, especially in and around London. That is a very non-popularist position.
The copious sugar and *12%* ABV certainly didn’t help matters.
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The copious sugar and *12%* ABV certainly didn’t help matters.
Every time I crack open a Sam Adams or a can of baked beans I spend at least 15 minutes thinking about the women who were accused of witchcraft.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Every time I crack open a Sam Adams or a can of baked beans I spend at least 15 minutes thinking about the women who were accused of witchcraft.
The best rule-of-thumb I know of for estimating how much income goes to a particular group is from Piketty et al: the bottom 50% of income distribution get ~10%, next 40% get 40%, top 10% take in 1/2 of all income.
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The best rule-of-thumb I know of for estimating how much income goes to a particular group is from Piketty et al: the bottom 50% of income distribution get ~10%, next 40% get 40%, top 10% take in 1/2 of all income.
Not to pick on this person bc this is a common belief, but top American income tax rates and capital gains are higher than most European nations. The big difference is most European nations have ~4x our rate of consumption (sales, excise) taxes. How about a national 20% VAT & $2.00 gas taxes per gal
The US is unfortunately a country that prioritizes individuals hoarding money over comfort and security for everyone else. Thanks, Reagan.
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Not to pick on this person bc this is a common belief, but top American income tax rates and capital gains are higher than most European nations. The big difference is most European nations have ~4x our rate of consumption (sales, excise) taxes. How about a national 20% VAT & $2.00 gas taxes per gal
Reposted
FWIW, RUMINT, but pretty reliable:
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FWIW, RUMINT, but pretty reliable:
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop.
2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.”
3. Rubio told the senators exactly what they said he told them.
4. Hegseth paranoid he’ll be shoved out, Driscoll will replace him.
Mark Sanchez was the comic relief of the NFL (much like the Jets)
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mark Sanchez was the comic relief of the NFL (much like the Jets)
Our salvation will be the fact that, try as our government might, our government can’t overcome capitalist forces and the fact that solar, wind, and batteries are cheaper than fossil fuels (I am bullish on our ability to exploit geothermal power thanks to our petroleum expertise)
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Our salvation will be the fact that, try as our government might, our government can’t overcome capitalist forces and the fact that solar, wind, and batteries are cheaper than fossil fuels (I am bullish on our ability to exploit geothermal power thanks to our petroleum expertise)
Well, I mean I subscribe to the “part of the ISI (Pakistani Intelligence) condoned Bin Laden living in Abbottabad and held that knowledge as a potential bargaining chip with us”
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Well, I mean I subscribe to the “part of the ISI (Pakistani Intelligence) condoned Bin Laden living in Abbottabad and held that knowledge as a potential bargaining chip with us”
This is great news, but man, I miss when industry built in cities in multistory factories rather than sprawling over hundreds of greenfield acres.
First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people electrek.co/2025/11/21/f... 🔌💡
First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big
First Solar opens a massive $1.1 billion solar factory in Louisiana, adding 3.5 GW of new US capacity and more than 800 well-paid jobs.
electrek.co
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is great news, but man, I miss when industry built in cities in multistory factories rather than sprawling over hundreds of greenfield acres.
But Nuzzi would make a great addition to the polycule.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
But Nuzzi would make a great addition to the polycule.
Hingle McCringleberry gives a pump of approval
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Hingle McCringleberry gives a pump of approval
When I lived in Seattle I had friends (with real jobs & weren’t grad students) who regularly ate at Canlis, THE Seattle restaurant since the 1950s. I went there as a treat for a successful defense, but my regular haunts were pho and happy hours. People can spend their money as they please.
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
When I lived in Seattle I had friends (with real jobs & weren’t grad students) who regularly ate at Canlis, THE Seattle restaurant since the 1950s. I went there as a treat for a successful defense, but my regular haunts were pho and happy hours. People can spend their money as they please.
Yeah, this isn’t the big banks, AI failures will be more like 2001 than 2008.
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yeah, this isn’t the big banks, AI failures will be more like 2001 than 2008.
Jobs brain is so ingrained in the American psyche that we need a full lobotomy at this point. I unironically think public sector needs to adopt some business thinking - what is our product, how do we meet customer demands, how do we do that as efficiently as possible, etc
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jobs brain is so ingrained in the American psyche that we need a full lobotomy at this point. I unironically think public sector needs to adopt some business thinking - what is our product, how do we meet customer demands, how do we do that as efficiently as possible, etc
Are we in The Bad Place?
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Are we in The Bad Place?
I think all the time how Biden and the IRA kicked off a huge wave of factory investment and CapEx in EVs, solar, wind, batteries, chips, etc. all of the physical things. Trump and the GOP killed it and all that’s left is a house of cards of data centers.
Well.
Oracle’s astonishing $300bn OpenAI deal is now valued at minus $74bn - on.ft.com/4p8LViA via @FT
Oracle’s astonishing $300bn OpenAI deal is now valued at minus $74bn - on.ft.com/4p8LViA via @FT
Oracle’s astonishing $300bn OpenAI deal is now valued at minus $74bn
And suddenly, there may be a reverse Midas at the centre of AI’s circular economy
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I think all the time how Biden and the IRA kicked off a huge wave of factory investment and CapEx in EVs, solar, wind, batteries, chips, etc. all of the physical things. Trump and the GOP killed it and all that’s left is a house of cards of data centers.
The apocalypse really did happen in 2012 just as the Mayans predicted and we’re all in The Bad Place
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The apocalypse really did happen in 2012 just as the Mayans predicted and we’re all in The Bad Place
Vermont and Maine are top-5 non-Hispanic white in the country.
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Vermont and Maine are top-5 non-Hispanic white in the country.
Truly amazing how Biden and the Dems delivered a domestic manufacturing boom with the IRA and the country went “no, not like that”
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Truly amazing how Biden and the Dems delivered a domestic manufacturing boom with the IRA and the country went “no, not like that”
Except @besttrousers.bsky.social. He’s cool.
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Except @besttrousers.bsky.social. He’s cool.