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Would be true for average citizen, but LEO? I have doubts.
Standards should be the same for average citizens and LEO, but they're not.
Standards should be the same for average citizens and LEO, but they're not.
On the third hand, they have a lot of video, I think a Hennepin County jury could absolutely convict on that basis alone.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Would be true for average citizen, but LEO? I have doubts.
Standards should be the same for average citizens and LEO, but they're not.
Standards should be the same for average citizens and LEO, but they're not.
The test should be whether the officer's life was in danger. Not if they feel their life is in danger
Q: How do you respond to people who say what you're saying is in direct contradiction to the video?
NOEM: This vehicle was used to hit this officer. It was used as a weapon. And the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy
NOEM: This vehicle was used to hit this officer. It was used as a weapon. And the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The test should be whether the officer's life was in danger. Not if they feel their life is in danger
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"Robotaxis are still cars and cars are a uniquely inefficient means of moving large numbers of people when space is at a premium."
As I am, @davidzipper.bsky.social is baffled why Europe would entertain allowing Waymo et. al. into dense old cities with historic cores.
www.ft.com/content/781c...
As I am, @davidzipper.bsky.social is baffled why Europe would entertain allowing Waymo et. al. into dense old cities with historic cores.
www.ft.com/content/781c...
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"Robotaxis are still cars and cars are a uniquely inefficient means of moving large numbers of people when space is at a premium."
As I am, @davidzipper.bsky.social is baffled why Europe would entertain allowing Waymo et. al. into dense old cities with historic cores.
www.ft.com/content/781c...
As I am, @davidzipper.bsky.social is baffled why Europe would entertain allowing Waymo et. al. into dense old cities with historic cores.
www.ft.com/content/781c...
Seems a little early
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Seems a little early
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January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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It's not fair that I have to go to bed every fucking night
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 AM
It's not fair that I have to go to bed every fucking night
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just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
January 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
Growing up in Missouri, we were taught to give equal respect and honor to all Americans across our great nation except Kansans
Growing up in Maryland, we were taught to give equal respect and honor to all Americans across our great nation except Virginians
We are *all* Real America in the same way a naturalized citizen who took his oath five seconds ago is exactly as much of a citizen as someone whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Growing up in Missouri, we were taught to give equal respect and honor to all Americans across our great nation except Kansans
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Once you look for, "does this [article / op-ed / claim by a politician] consider the 80% of Americans who live in urban areas to be real Americans?" you will see it everywhere, because the answer is usually "no."
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Once you look for, "does this [article / op-ed / claim by a politician] consider the 80% of Americans who live in urban areas to be real Americans?" you will see it everywhere, because the answer is usually "no."
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Condos and single family rentals are Good, Actually.
We should have plenty of single family homes you can rent and apartments that you can own.
We should have plenty of single family homes you can rent and apartments that you can own.
A lot of Blueskiers are going to dismiss this observation because of the source, but it is correct. I'll just add that I don't think there's anything special about single-family homes that means they should never be rentals, any more than there's a rule that multifamily units should never be condos.
"America’s Housing Crunch Has the Wrong Villain" www.aei.org/economics/am...
"Institutional investors aren’t the cause of housing distortions but a response to them."
"Institutional investors aren’t the cause of housing distortions but a response to them."
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Condos and single family rentals are Good, Actually.
We should have plenty of single family homes you can rent and apartments that you can own.
We should have plenty of single family homes you can rent and apartments that you can own.
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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No one should be buying or selling King Cake right now.
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
No one should be buying or selling King Cake right now.
The best Cristmas present
December 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The best Cristmas present
search your first name and "glamour shot"
December 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
search your first name and "glamour shot"
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Holy crap the Pentagon posted a $850 billion dollar loss this year
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Holy crap the Pentagon posted a $850 billion dollar loss this year
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It was hard to convince Americans torture is wrong as a moral principle during Bush's term, and that was with the debate about whether torture makes us safer. I'm afraid for a portion of Trump's base, that calculation matters less. Idea of torturing undocumented immigrants may even bring pleasure.
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It was hard to convince Americans torture is wrong as a moral principle during Bush's term, and that was with the debate about whether torture makes us safer. I'm afraid for a portion of Trump's base, that calculation matters less. Idea of torturing undocumented immigrants may even bring pleasure.
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Babe Ruth hit 405 home runs after Dick Van Dyke was born.
December 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Babe Ruth hit 405 home runs after Dick Van Dyke was born.
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Please check on your Alabama friends.
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Please check on your Alabama friends.
I really dislike it when Kroger sends me my final receipt before they actually do deliver my groceries
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I really dislike it when Kroger sends me my final receipt before they actually do deliver my groceries
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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That news article of racist folks in the UK thinking immigration has gone up even when it’s dramatically down reminds me of those surveys in the US showing some white folks thinking the country is 50 percent Black. White supremacy isn’t logical. It’s built on imagination and violence.
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
That news article of racist folks in the UK thinking immigration has gone up even when it’s dramatically down reminds me of those surveys in the US showing some white folks thinking the country is 50 percent Black. White supremacy isn’t logical. It’s built on imagination and violence.
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The problem with ICE is that it exists.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The problem with ICE is that it exists.
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