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Afraid also covers a lot of different types of threats from hardball politics to violent harassment
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Afraid also covers a lot of different types of threats from hardball politics to violent harassment
This was the price of peace and prosperity
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
This was the price of peace and prosperity
I don’t know what terrible stuff they put in the old graham crackers but I’d like it back.
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I don’t know what terrible stuff they put in the old graham crackers but I’d like it back.
Cities are generally liberal so many conservatives have convinced themselves that cities are bad.
On some level they are afraid that cities make people liberal.
On some level they are afraid that cities make people liberal.
December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Cities are generally liberal so many conservatives have convinced themselves that cities are bad.
On some level they are afraid that cities make people liberal.
On some level they are afraid that cities make people liberal.
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When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
This is exactly the wrong solution from a deterrence perspective.
It just makes punishment seem random, unfair, and illegitimate.
It just makes punishment seem random, unfair, and illegitimate.
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is exactly the wrong solution from a deterrence perspective.
It just makes punishment seem random, unfair, and illegitimate.
It just makes punishment seem random, unfair, and illegitimate.
Whatever happened to Alex Pareene? A retired assassin
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Whatever happened to Alex Pareene? A retired assassin
It’s best for commercials. The thing is those pay the bills for a lot of working actors.
Like so much of AI it kills the pipeline not the successful
Like so much of AI it kills the pipeline not the successful
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It’s best for commercials. The thing is those pay the bills for a lot of working actors.
Like so much of AI it kills the pipeline not the successful
Like so much of AI it kills the pipeline not the successful
Dem numbers are too low to tell you much of anything except their base is unhappy with them on a bunch of issues. Doesn’t mean they prefer Trump.
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Dem numbers are too low to tell you much of anything except their base is unhappy with them on a bunch of issues. Doesn’t mean they prefer Trump.
The numbers are also totally out of line with normal findings
September 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The numbers are also totally out of line with normal findings
Chicken is TMI
September 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Chicken is TMI
Populism is about enemies.
This description by Jennifer Victor is clarifying.
misofact.substack.com/p/why-do-pop...
This description by Jennifer Victor is clarifying.
misofact.substack.com/p/why-do-pop...
Why do populist governments pass unpopular policies?
Populists don't stay in power by being popular—they stay in power by keeping people mad.
misofact.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Populism is about enemies.
This description by Jennifer Victor is clarifying.
misofact.substack.com/p/why-do-pop...
This description by Jennifer Victor is clarifying.
misofact.substack.com/p/why-do-pop...
About to get one (30” space) but wasn’t finding one that obviously handles 2 large pans.
Anyone know if the “bridge” feature some have works well if you’re using a 12” pan?
Anyone know if the “bridge” feature some have works well if you’re using a 12” pan?
August 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
About to get one (30” space) but wasn’t finding one that obviously handles 2 large pans.
Anyone know if the “bridge” feature some have works well if you’re using a 12” pan?
Anyone know if the “bridge” feature some have works well if you’re using a 12” pan?
A Clockwork Orange
Apocalypse Now
The Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
I have not cracked it but Die Hard is based on a book and it just can’t be better.
Apocalypse Now
The Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
I have not cracked it but Die Hard is based on a book and it just can’t be better.
August 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A Clockwork Orange
Apocalypse Now
The Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
I have not cracked it but Die Hard is based on a book and it just can’t be better.
Apocalypse Now
The Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
I have not cracked it but Die Hard is based on a book and it just can’t be better.
The Biden ATF ordered that gun dealers with sales violations lose their licenses but Trump rolled it back because breaking the law is no big deal if you’re in the club.
August 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The Biden ATF ordered that gun dealers with sales violations lose their licenses but Trump rolled it back because breaking the law is no big deal if you’re in the club.
I think the steel man version of popularism is that public opinion is a sticker price - you can haggle a bit at the margins but if you ignore the set price and just try to “Overton Window” your way into a new price you are usually going to end up unhappy.
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I think the steel man version of popularism is that public opinion is a sticker price - you can haggle a bit at the margins but if you ignore the set price and just try to “Overton Window” your way into a new price you are usually going to end up unhappy.
It will be news but we will have a robust debate about the pretext.
August 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It will be news but we will have a robust debate about the pretext.
The proper lens is recognizing that Trump is very committed to scrupulous real estate filings
August 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The proper lens is recognizing that Trump is very committed to scrupulous real estate filings
There is evidence that teenagers are highly peer influenced rather than simply risk-seeking, in a way that’s hard to square with some kind of rational model.
August 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
There is evidence that teenagers are highly peer influenced rather than simply risk-seeking, in a way that’s hard to square with some kind of rational model.
Bless us I pray they are not lured to ruin by the siren song of avocado toast
August 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Bless us I pray they are not lured to ruin by the siren song of avocado toast
We need a journo-list poll
August 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We need a journo-list poll
Well the state constitution is currently stopping him
August 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Well the state constitution is currently stopping him