Matt
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puerto rico should become a state because they’d probably be a swing vote in the EC and the feds would shower them in appropriations
I really genuinely want to know what PR independence people think would ensure a higher quality of living without statehood because a lot of people who don't live on the island seem convinced the American boot is all that stands in the way of sovereign prosperity and it sounds like bullshit.
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
puerto rico should become a state because they’d probably be a swing vote in the EC and the feds would shower them in appropriations
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regardless, this seems entirely within bounds unless you're afraid of what the answer might be
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 AM
regardless, this seems entirely within bounds unless you're afraid of what the answer might be
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
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"oops I spent 75 years athwart history yelling 'STOP' & now my country has left me behind"
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"oops I spent 75 years athwart history yelling 'STOP' & now my country has left me behind"
it was interesting for a second there
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
it was interesting for a second there
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The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.
This was a little over a year ago
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.
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As someone who knows nothing about Bad Bunny, this is awesome. Makes up for the boring football and bad ads.
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
As someone who knows nothing about Bad Bunny, this is awesome. Makes up for the boring football and bad ads.
the demographics for buyers of modest new homes in second tier neighborhoods in the bay have gone from “dual income corporate gig at a top firm” to “dual income partners in big law/mbb/ib/vc/pe” and i think thats probably not great idk
Just in case people think that house in Santa Clara is a quirk, here's another house that was recently sold in the city where the Super Bowl will be played tomorrow:
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
the demographics for buyers of modest new homes in second tier neighborhoods in the bay have gone from “dual income corporate gig at a top firm” to “dual income partners in big law/mbb/ib/vc/pe” and i think thats probably not great idk
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The official position of some members of Congress is now that peace with Iran requires Congressional approval, but war doesn't.
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The official position of some members of Congress is now that peace with Iran requires Congressional approval, but war doesn't.
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Sometimes I think “everyone is twelve” is overstated. Then I see the literal health secretary announcing that he will never eat his vegetables and you can’t make him.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Sometimes I think “everyone is twelve” is overstated. Then I see the literal health secretary announcing that he will never eat his vegetables and you can’t make him.
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The idea that an 5-year-old citizen is somehow harmed by a 5-year-old non-citizen being present within our borders makes my blood boil
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The idea that an 5-year-old citizen is somehow harmed by a 5-year-old non-citizen being present within our borders makes my blood boil
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Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳
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this idea that the Ds haven’t articulated a positive vision of masculinity is just … it’s not totally devoid of merit, but it’s mostly a narrative concocted to avoid offending a bad-faith norm in media that the customer/voter is always right.
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
“People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”
You can always count on @barackobama.bsky.social to give us an honest #CupOfJoe. I miss that.
The world is watching, & and the straws are adding up.
You can always count on @barackobama.bsky.social to give us an honest #CupOfJoe. I miss that.
The world is watching, & and the straws are adding up.
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
this idea that the Ds haven’t articulated a positive vision of masculinity is just … it’s not totally devoid of merit, but it’s mostly a narrative concocted to avoid offending a bad-faith norm in media that the customer/voter is always right.
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
iow: this is not a supply problem; it’s a demand problem
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nobody talks about red state regulatory dystopia
February 8, 2026 at 3:58 AM
nobody talks about red state regulatory dystopia
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As a Turkish nimby myself,,,,
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
As a Turkish nimby myself,,,,
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I need to go lie down, be hammered flat, rolled out into sheets of no more than a centimeter in thickness, sliced into A5 sized rectangles, stacked, boxed, tied up in twine, mailed to my worst enemy, set on fire, and buried in unhallowed ground now.
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I need to go lie down, be hammered flat, rolled out into sheets of no more than a centimeter in thickness, sliced into A5 sized rectangles, stacked, boxed, tied up in twine, mailed to my worst enemy, set on fire, and buried in unhallowed ground now.
this conversation is basically the abundance movement
this interaction (about me!) says everything you need to know about the Bay Area neolibs
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this conversation is basically the abundance movement
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Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
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This excellent story Dave Rand posted on Twitter is a perfect illustration of the kind of person Nithya Raman is:
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This excellent story Dave Rand posted on Twitter is a perfect illustration of the kind of person Nithya Raman is:
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I want to get off of Mr. Suetonius' Wild Ride
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I want to get off of Mr. Suetonius' Wild Ride
i have not seen a single serious critique of waymo that wasnt basically “i think all cars are bad” and even that is like… an inability to grapple with a trolley problem
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
i have not seen a single serious critique of waymo that wasnt basically “i think all cars are bad” and even that is like… an inability to grapple with a trolley problem
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JD Vance going to Italy like Francis I in 1525, and with a similar result (humiliated in or around Milan)
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
JD Vance going to Italy like Francis I in 1525, and with a similar result (humiliated in or around Milan)
miami cuban: sir, im american. communism stole my family’s estate. i support trump. im white
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
Cubans shocked to learn that the Republican Party thinks they're Hispanic
Trump's next target: #Cuba
‘It’s been brutal’: Cubans caught in crosshairs of Trump’s deportation push
Cubans, once fast-tracked to US residency, now find themselves targets of Trump’s immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘It’s been brutal’: Cubans caught in crosshairs of Trump’s deportation push
Cubans, once fast-tracked to US residency, now find themselves targets of Trump’s immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
February 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
miami cuban: sir, im american. communism stole my family’s estate. i support trump. im white
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.