Chris Fleming
@chrisfleming.bsky.social
Historian of Economic Thought and Social Science, Constitutional Political Economy, and Economics & Religion
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
Respectfully, "Collectivism" isn't a synonym for community. It's a technical term for a system that absorbs the individual into the State. The Church has condemned it for 130 years starting long before the Cold War, because it inevitably violates human dignity. The Mayor chose a loaded word.
January 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Respectfully, "Collectivism" isn't a synonym for community. It's a technical term for a system that absorbs the individual into the State. The Church has condemned it for 130 years starting long before the Cold War, because it inevitably violates human dignity. The Mayor chose a loaded word.
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the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
Eli's list of Manningcast guests is everyone who intercepted Peyton when he was a rookie
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Eli's list of Manningcast guests is everyone who intercepted Peyton when he was a rookie
Looks like it's still paper too
dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
New sign outside the Oval Office..
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Looks like it's still paper too
Dr. Davies was more right than not back in 2016
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Dr. Davies was more right than not back in 2016
My non-cynical take is that the GOP had a credible commitment to end SNAP, the ACA in total, increasing RIFs, etc., and the Dems only option other than to let people suffer was to choose who would fall on the sword.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My non-cynical take is that the GOP had a credible commitment to end SNAP, the ACA in total, increasing RIFs, etc., and the Dems only option other than to let people suffer was to choose who would fall on the sword.
No matter how cynical you are, you aren't cynical enough
Any Democratic senator, at any moment, could've derailed this by calling for Schumer's replacement and casting their colleagues as MAGA collaborators, thereby shifting the Overton window. But they're all in on it. This was always a team effort.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how cynical you are, you aren't cynical enough
No matter how cynical you are, you aren't cynical enough
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
No matter how cynical you are, you aren't cynical enough
No matter how cynical you are, you aren't cynical enough
As @chrisfleming.bsky.social says, the Dems are in on it
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
No matter how cynical you are, you aren't cynical enough
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Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
They, uh, they definitely already stole this money, didn't they
BASH: You all found ways to pay the military and WIC. But why are you drawing the line now on 40 million Americans who literally will not be able to eat with govt assistance?
MIKE JOHNSON: If we had a contingency fund we could use, that would be done.
BASH: They say that's not what the law shows
MIKE JOHNSON: If we had a contingency fund we could use, that would be done.
BASH: They say that's not what the law shows
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
They, uh, they definitely already stole this money, didn't they
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George Retes on His 3 Day ICE Detention
October 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
George Retes on His 3 Day ICE Detention
I hate Ja Morant almost as much as Bill Vinovich
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I hate Ja Morant almost as much as Bill Vinovich
I kinda get the feeling that Trump is going to tear down the entire White House
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I kinda get the feeling that Trump is going to tear down the entire White House
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Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
Hard to explain to my kids about the distinct lack of insects in the environment now
October 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hard to explain to my kids about the distinct lack of insects in the environment now
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Charlie Browns mom: Waaah wah wah wah waaah waaah waaah wah
Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen
Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah
Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him
Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen
Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah
Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Charlie Browns mom: Waaah wah wah wah waaah waaah waaah wah
Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen
Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah
Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him
Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen
Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah
Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him
Noticing all the great Khan pritzker stuff has stopped now that his state police is beating protesters
October 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Noticing all the great Khan pritzker stuff has stopped now that his state police is beating protesters
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With Pete Davidson getting a big check to do the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Saudis are finally paying reparations for 9/11.
And jokes like that aren’t allowed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
And jokes like that aren’t allowed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
September 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
With Pete Davidson getting a big check to do the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Saudis are finally paying reparations for 9/11.
And jokes like that aren’t allowed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
And jokes like that aren’t allowed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
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Bsky gloats about Milei, but if you read about it, it is more subtle and not quite what people here think. His reforms require commitment and seemed to be working. He has the commitment, but voters don't and the likely outcome is another failed attempt to reform out of Argentina's permanent crisis
September 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Bsky gloats about Milei, but if you read about it, it is more subtle and not quite what people here think. His reforms require commitment and seemed to be working. He has the commitment, but voters don't and the likely outcome is another failed attempt to reform out of Argentina's permanent crisis
An abomination
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
An abomination
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I’m more of a free markets guy than a capitalism guy, but I suspect much of this shift is due to the unfortunate and incorrect association of both with Trump.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Poll: Capitalism is out … and socialism is in
The movement is gaining popularity among Democrats, a left-leaning group found.
www.politico.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’m more of a free markets guy than a capitalism guy, but I suspect much of this shift is due to the unfortunate and incorrect association of both with Trump.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
To be clear here: we are seeing moderate inflation and interest rates, a tech led boom with tight labor markets, and high debt levels. We've crammed all the worst parts of stagflation, the dot-com bubble, and the pre-great recession periods into one.
September 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
To be clear here: we are seeing moderate inflation and interest rates, a tech led boom with tight labor markets, and high debt levels. We've crammed all the worst parts of stagflation, the dot-com bubble, and the pre-great recession periods into one.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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