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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 5h

They did not underperform. They actually over performed in 2024 compare to every other incumbent party in the world.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 5h

This is also CPI which does not include the cost of buying a house, which absolutely exploded in this period and is the biggest purchase most people will make.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 5h

Yes, I mean exactly that. Prices went up, never came back down (which you and I know is good but the average voter doesn’t like and blames the incumbent)

I’ve seen tons of people think that “stopping inflation” means “prices go back to 2019 levels.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 5h

“Inflation” to the average person means “It takes $2 to buy what $1 did last year”.

The average swing voter doesn’t care about technical definitions. All they know is “things are more expensive, blame incumbent”.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 5h

Nobody said it was. Nevertheless prices skyrocketed and to a lot of people who missed the boat the dream of homeownership is dead and rents have turbocharged. People recognize that and blame the incumbent, even if it’s not their fault.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 6h

Except the average swing voter doesn’t pay attention to things like that.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 6h

Particularly with housing costs, which exploded post 2020.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 6h

Except in this case there really was inflation.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 7h

But a lot of voters thought “stopping inflation” means “prices go back to 2019 levels”.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 9h

This is of course dependent on where the sun sets relative to your viewing setup.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 9h

I've had a BenQ TH685i few years that has worked well. They probably have newer better models now.

My # 1 concern was "is the lamp strong enough to work before midnight?" which was an issue with cheaper projectors. I can typically start watching during the last hour of daylight.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 12h

I believe this was prompted by an NYT economic writer who was bashing it. He even said that it was "gutted" by Dems because they passed it or something.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 12h

Pitas up!

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 13h

Ooof.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 13h

*savoring the aroma of fresh baked pettiness*

Oh this is the good stuff.

Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 1d

pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 15h

As @ifbookspod.bsky.social has said over and over: they are all the same book.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 15h

"Hi I'm Jesus, welcome to Jackass!"

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 15h

He also appears to be quite racist and conservative so I'm not sure how much in conflict with Yarvin he would be, but if he wanted to I'm sure he could clean his clock.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 15h

Per Wikipedia the other guy has been a regular on the BBC since the 70s and was called "rudest man in Britain".

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 16h

Same. I was amazed by their restraint at not just torching the place.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 17h

That was 2021. Biden was in office and inflation was starting to take off. Not comparable.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 1d

Like something his dad would have done.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 1d

Ya but that’s the issue. Pass rush is non existent unless they bring pressure.

Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 1d

He gets a lot out of scheme but they simply don’t have the horses when it’s good vs good.

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Tomato Szn @bskylife.bsky.social · 1d

Evergreen post.