Nate Hashem
@nhashem.bsky.social
Mostly a politics reply guy. I also review LEGO sets with my daughter: https://www.youtube.com/@SpecialBrix
We basically have three flavors of Hitler bands in this country (West, North and South), but it's clear the South is the worst one.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We basically have three flavors of Hitler bands in this country (West, North and South), but it's clear the South is the worst one.
The entire YA internet ecosystem basically became this, over and over again:
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The entire YA internet ecosystem basically became this, over and over again:
Isn't it true the south doesn't have any "blue enclaves" of white voters though? Look at the southern states in this map of white voting patterns, some of them are pure red. Something like only 18% of white voters in Alabama of Mississippi vote for Dem. In GA and TX, at least it's closer to 30%.
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Isn't it true the south doesn't have any "blue enclaves" of white voters though? Look at the southern states in this map of white voting patterns, some of them are pure red. Something like only 18% of white voters in Alabama of Mississippi vote for Dem. In GA and TX, at least it's closer to 30%.
To be clear, I was just plainly stating that most Americans don't pay $800/month for a plan with an $8000 deductible. For example, if your employer only offered crappy plans, and/or plans that didn't meet standardized coverage terms, you'd be eligible to get an ACA plan.
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
To be clear, I was just plainly stating that most Americans don't pay $800/month for a plan with an $8000 deductible. For example, if your employer only offered crappy plans, and/or plans that didn't meet standardized coverage terms, you'd be eligible to get an ACA plan.
Trump met with Dems constantly in his first term, even before COVID stimmy bills. Debt ceiling, the 2018-19 shutdown, attempts at DACA (the "shithole countries" meeting) and some attempts at "infrastructure."
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trump met with Dems constantly in his first term, even before COVID stimmy bills. Debt ceiling, the 2018-19 shutdown, attempts at DACA (the "shithole countries" meeting) and some attempts at "infrastructure."
We saw a version of this in Obama's first term, where the capital class resented the fuck out of things like OWS, and were outraged that Obama would say things like "well their anger makes sense to me."
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We saw a version of this in Obama's first term, where the capital class resented the fuck out of things like OWS, and were outraged that Obama would say things like "well their anger makes sense to me."
I do think Dem electeds have a few moments that end up feeding into the "we care too much about identity politics."
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I do think Dem electeds have a few moments that end up feeding into the "we care too much about identity politics."
Fun time capsule of the 2005 mayor's race in NYC:
October 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fun time capsule of the 2005 mayor's race in NYC:
Yeah I'm just gonna leave this here.
October 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Yeah I'm just gonna leave this here.
Also Bush tax cuts did cut cap gains down from 20% to 15%. Obama let them expire and then the ACA tacked another 3.8%. It's just factually true the rich paid more in taxes in Obama's second term.
September 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Also Bush tax cuts did cut cap gains down from 20% to 15%. Obama let them expire and then the ACA tacked another 3.8%. It's just factually true the rich paid more in taxes in Obama's second term.
So to me the Tylenol/autism thing seemed to come out of left field. It felt like RFK Jr was gearing up to blame the MMR vaccine on autism to justify banning it, so where did this Tylenol theory even come from?
Here's a good thread on X by Rachael Bedard that connected the dots IMO:
Here's a good thread on X by Rachael Bedard that connected the dots IMO:
September 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
So to me the Tylenol/autism thing seemed to come out of left field. It felt like RFK Jr was gearing up to blame the MMR vaccine on autism to justify banning it, so where did this Tylenol theory even come from?
Here's a good thread on X by Rachael Bedard that connected the dots IMO:
Here's a good thread on X by Rachael Bedard that connected the dots IMO:
Exactly - I'd also add that even as generous as the Biden admin was with the policy, they still ultimately denied ~45-65% of asylum claims. It was just that there was such a backlog, such claims took years to actually get adjudicated.
September 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Exactly - I'd also add that even as generous as the Biden admin was with the policy, they still ultimately denied ~45-65% of asylum claims. It was just that there was such a backlog, such claims took years to actually get adjudicated.
Lastly there's too much complacency over Dem influence in the entertainment industry. Too much media will pursue profit goals over political ideals. Having entertainers/performers on your side isn't the same as "media reach/influence/control."
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September 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Lastly there's too much complacency over Dem influence in the entertainment industry. Too much media will pursue profit goals over political ideals. Having entertainers/performers on your side isn't the same as "media reach/influence/control."
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Basically this, over and over again:
September 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Basically this, over and over again:
You can buy loose pieces from stores, but sometimes you just need 40x of a few certain pieces.
Online resellers will have it, but it's rare one seller has all the pieces you need. If I bought the pieces here on Bricklink I'd probably have to buy from 3 different sellers, ie. pay shipping 3x.
Online resellers will have it, but it's rare one seller has all the pieces you need. If I bought the pieces here on Bricklink I'd probably have to buy from 3 different sellers, ie. pay shipping 3x.
August 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
You can buy loose pieces from stores, but sometimes you just need 40x of a few certain pieces.
Online resellers will have it, but it's rare one seller has all the pieces you need. If I bought the pieces here on Bricklink I'd probably have to buy from 3 different sellers, ie. pay shipping 3x.
Online resellers will have it, but it's rare one seller has all the pieces you need. If I bought the pieces here on Bricklink I'd probably have to buy from 3 different sellers, ie. pay shipping 3x.
This sucks so bad. My daughter and I have been working on our amusement park all summer. Most of the rides are full sets, but everything in between (baseplates, pathways, walls, trees, some minifigures, parking lot) were all from pieces purchased from Pick and Brick.
August 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This sucks so bad. My daughter and I have been working on our amusement park all summer. Most of the rides are full sets, but everything in between (baseplates, pathways, walls, trees, some minifigures, parking lot) were all from pieces purchased from Pick and Brick.
Weird article, the paragraphs on the actual policy aren't until the final paragraphs, and the policies are like, standard Dem platform shit?
August 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Weird article, the paragraphs on the actual policy aren't until the final paragraphs, and the policies are like, standard Dem platform shit?
She sucks, she's totally supportive of MAGA despite barely clinging on to her district in 2020 and 2024. Inshallah we finally oust her in 2026.
August 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
She sucks, she's totally supportive of MAGA despite barely clinging on to her district in 2020 and 2024. Inshallah we finally oust her in 2026.
I don't know man, I think this "you no longer pay taxes on your $2.81 tip" message could turn things around.
August 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I don't know man, I think this "you no longer pay taxes on your $2.81 tip" message could turn things around.
David Brooks arguing "Weavers" should wear. a hard plastic shell helmet hat like John Olerud, as a "conversation starter."
August 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
David Brooks arguing "Weavers" should wear. a hard plastic shell helmet hat like John Olerud, as a "conversation starter."
It's convenient NOT to distinguish "sending someone back across the border who just crossed into the US illegally" vs "ripping someone out of a Home Depot parking lot," as that gives you this fun talking point that "Biden deported more people than Trump."
But again, compare interior enforcement:
But again, compare interior enforcement:
August 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It's convenient NOT to distinguish "sending someone back across the border who just crossed into the US illegally" vs "ripping someone out of a Home Depot parking lot," as that gives you this fun talking point that "Biden deported more people than Trump."
But again, compare interior enforcement:
But again, compare interior enforcement:
This is grossly misleading. If you think Biden kept ICE "going full power," you should see what the actual ICE officials had to say about it.
www.texastribune.org/2021/02/07/b...
www.texastribune.org/2021/02/07/b...
August 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is grossly misleading. If you think Biden kept ICE "going full power," you should see what the actual ICE officials had to say about it.
www.texastribune.org/2021/02/07/b...
www.texastribune.org/2021/02/07/b...
If you literally believed this is true, as Kristol does, why would you be against free movement? To him, someone moving from New Mexico to Georgia, is the same as someone moving from Mexico to Georgia.
And if I asked him "you mean Georgia the US state or Georgia the country?", he would say "both!"
And if I asked him "you mean Georgia the US state or Georgia the country?", he would say "both!"
August 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you literally believed this is true, as Kristol does, why would you be against free movement? To him, someone moving from New Mexico to Georgia, is the same as someone moving from Mexico to Georgia.
And if I asked him "you mean Georgia the US state or Georgia the country?", he would say "both!"
And if I asked him "you mean Georgia the US state or Georgia the country?", he would say "both!"
This is a hysterically bad faith interpretation. Biden had exceptionally more generous policies on asylum than any previous president.
August 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is a hysterically bad faith interpretation. Biden had exceptionally more generous policies on asylum than any previous president.
I don't think there is evidence that the left is particularly hostile to Trump. Before he was a state rep, Zohran Mamdani managed Ross Barkhan's campaign in 2018. This is what Ross Barkhan had to say today:
August 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I don't think there is evidence that the left is particularly hostile to Trump. Before he was a state rep, Zohran Mamdani managed Ross Barkhan's campaign in 2018. This is what Ross Barkhan had to say today: