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wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · Sep 11

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How David Johansen Started the Punk Movement | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

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wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 11h

Veep WTF meme

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, but also there’s only so much you can tax the wealthy before capital flees (sounds cliche, but has happened in Nordic countries.)

For a more robust welfare state, seems like we need two things: higher taxes across the board; and more efficiency in our government.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

He made two happen, as memory serves. Guess we’ll see if this one sticks 🤞

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

You may be right... I was more reading that graph as all ceasefire violations (not necessarily who violated terms first.)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

Every human life matters.

I just think it's disingenuous to discount the vicious pogrom that preceded the war (just as it's disgusting when people ignore all of Israel's war crimes before or since.)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

He obviously could've done more to end the war (sanctions, blockade, etc.) Totally fair to criticize his "bear hug" approach as naive and ineffective.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

I guess... if you cherry pick the data by ignoring October 7th.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

Same could be said about Iran and Qatar (just with less success due to Iron Dome.)

Hell, why doesn’t Egypt open their border and help setup a temporary refugee camp in the Sinai… they could’ve saved thousands of civilians.

Plenty of blame to go around.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed.

I believe both sides broke terms of the ceasefires. Hamas and the Israeli right are obviously not interested in peace.

And If it were an easy conflict for outsiders to solve, it wouldn’t still be going on four generations later (or more, depending on who you ask.)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 1d

If memory serves, he helped broker two ceasefires.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 2d

I think Pulp Fiction was in theatres the last time he weighed 224.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 2d

If memory serves, he was kind of a bigot in the eighties… guess he grew out of it 🤷‍♂️

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 2d

I’m skeptical… everyone involved is clearly acting in bad faith. But if it happens, you gotta wonder what Trump is promising off the record.

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Linda Ronstadt, 1979 Topps #Dodgers

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wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of it was just charisma… something you either have or you don’t.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 2d

Quite telling that every left leaning politician or pundit had to lock comments on their October 7th anniversary posts yesterday.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 2d

If we make it though the midterms without a constitutional crisis, it’ll be interesting to see which Republicans (if any) start angling for 2028. Donnie’s not gonna handle that with grace.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 3d

I can see your point if it's like a public figure... or someone with a giant following. But I've seen it happen to small accounts too (which is mainly what I was referring to.)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 3d

Where's the line though?

I'm cool w/calling people out on their bad opinions, blocking them if need be, even banning accounts that make threats.

But dogpiling someone is definitely bullying. And if you call someone's job to try and get them fired, that goes well beyond bullying or accountability.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 3d

Most of LA’s “city” problems are the result of low info suburban voters with stage 4 carbrain (too much parking, too much asphalt, not enough housing, etc. etc.)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like he has more in common with Nixon than Reagan… but with half the intellect and twice the hubris.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 3d

Vice signaling by wasting tens of thousands of dollars of your constituents tax base (and bungling traffic for the day.) These people are such incredible dipshits.

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 4d

I situation I have some empathy for (the rent *is* too damn high!)

Just seems weird to have animosity towards Buttigieg about it. He's probably in favor of most policies that would right that ship (and it's not like he was some rich kid born on third base.)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 4d

Should be noted that California has other taxes that sorta offset our regressive property taxes (income, sales, gas, utilities, etc. etc.)

Am guessing these are less cumbersome in red states where property taxes might be less regressive?

(I’m not an expert though, so curious what others think?)

wine dad @winedad.bsky.social · 4d

There was an old tweet (which I can’t find) that I think really crystallizes the sentiment.

For downwardly mobile hipsters, he reminds them of their parents at the holidays asking “why can’t you be more like that nice, successful boy from college, Peter Buttigieg?”