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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Sep 23

West of the ocean? Dagsboro DE

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Sep 4

@sluggodoug.bsky.social When I was a kid, we had a dentist that would give us coupons for free ice cream. I had a lot of cavities when I was a kid ...

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Aug 26

@sluggodoug.bsky.social Thx for Robyn Hitchcock earlier. One of my favorite albums that dammit I lost at a party or inside a CD changer!

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jul 24

Gonna miss @crampell.bsky.social's columns because I read -- not watch -- analysis and opinions. Especially well written and thoughtful pieces.

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jul 22

@sluggodoug.bsky.social We found Bear by the roadside when she was a kitten. Now she checks out squirrels and rabbits as an indoor cat.

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jul 18

@sluggodoug.bsky.social If B52s are the best party band, are Bad Manners 2nd? So much fun! 🎶 "Inner London Violence" 🎶

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jun 24

@sluggodoug.bsky.social Kareem. #Airplane

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Apr 28

@sluggodoug.bsky.social Walking the sandbar in Indian River Bay DE. BTW speaking of photo processing, "One Hour Photo" with Robin Williams. Creepy ...

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Apr 7

@sluggodoug.bsky.social Bad Manners! BTW a ton of fun live!

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Feb 16

Good government -- and good economic policy -- is like good golf: boring. "Tee to green". www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/b...

How Uncertain Tariff and Economic Plans Could Hurt Businesses

The lack of clarity about tariffs and other policies could hurt hiring and investing. But the strong U.S. economy should provide a buffer.

www.nytimes.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Feb 14

¡Libertad! "You’re either on one side or the other." www.ft.com/content/67c9...

Javier Milei’s sister wields ‘guillotine’ against dissent in the Argentine state

Dozens of exits from libertarian government include firings by Karina, the president’s chief of staff sibling

www.ft.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 28

Because they can't vote? #SeniorEntitlement

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 28

check out that chyron. this is where we're at.

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 21

#Exceptionalism

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jan 21

Trump just withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization.

The US is now the only country in the world besides Liechtenstein to not be a member of the organization.

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 15

My kid started with the DE Senate this week as a LA and is now going to lead pressers for McBride's seat until a new Senator is elected? [mind blown]

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 14

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 13

Nice piece by @danamilbank.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Nature’s lesson for the politically worried: Spring will come again

Even in the dead of winter, field and forest are bustling.

www.washingtonpost.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 10

Great piece. I think [emphasis added] that the tug of war is between political points ("Save dozens of jobs in my district!") and diffuse benefits ("That's ten cents less for millions"). All *economics* are local?

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Jan 10

Economists are in the wilderness. Politicians and the public have rejected their advice on everything from trade to climate change. They held comparatively little sway under Biden, and stand to hold less under Trump. Can they find their way back to influence?
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? (Gift Article)

Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.

www.nytimes.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 7

My old coach: "Stop sucking." (*Usually* got a laugh.)

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Jan 7

New story w my colleague Kadia Goba, about the Dems' "be the better loser" theory of resistance www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

‘We’re not them’: Democrats’ silence on Jan. 6 heralds a new un-resistance | Semafor

As Donald Trump returns to office, the opposition is gritting its teeth and looking to the future.

www.semafor.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 7

My kid, after an afternoon of shoveling: "Million-dollar homes and they don't want to pay $70 to get dug out."

Me: "Seniors."

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 7

10 minutes ago on Indian River Bay ... and maybe once every 10 years! 🥶

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 6

Yes, Virginia, it snows on Delmarva.

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 4

Time to shake those boundaries -- not reinforce them.
@mattyglesias.bsky.social: "... this is a curse that stems from our blessings. We are living through the problems experienced by 'stable societies with unchanged boundaries.' " www.slowboring.com/p/mancur-ols...

Mancur Olson at the end of history

The West can win while barely trying

www.slowboring.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Jan 1

If only there were some sort of price mechanism ... www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse

There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas

www.bloomberg.com

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Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Dec 31

The problem is people were told to invest in the American Dream -- even though it's a highly illiquid, immobile, undiversified asset class. Build more, prices level, seniors get cranky. Another example of skewed expectations.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · Dec 30

The evidence is clear: building a lot of new housing at all income levels keeps prices down—and reduces homelessness. This great new video by @justineunderhill.bsky.social will likely be the first thing I send people getting interested in the housing crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQW4...

Can luxury housing do anything for homelessness?

YouTube video by Justine Underhill

www.youtube.com

Mark Gibson @delmarkva.bsky.social · Dec 26

Had a relative praise EM for his "business" approach to government. Problems: 1. Taxpayers hate risk 2. Incumbents hate change 3. Contractors lobby. Good luck!