I wish I could be optimistic and see this as inspiring but idk. They don't live in his neighborhood. Yet.

Would anyone disagree with this statement: A Hindu in Pakistan is far more oppressed than an LGBT man in Louisiana.

After 2016 a lot of people wanted to tell themeslves that Democrats were the "adults in the room" party. Sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't. Bang the drum against billionaire populism may be old but it's still stupid. I'd vote for this guy if he were the nominee. probably. but still.

I don’t care for Nirvana. As in I feel a deep nostalgic connection from my teenage years but not one I really want to revisit.

Rent freeze you say? By the socialist mayor?

We're now at the point where a national minimum wage of $15 is plausible. It would have unpredictable effects on places with much lower costs of living/wages like rural Arkansas. But it would be functional. However a $25 minimum wage is a terrible idea.

Also at this point the average college student has an average IQ. The average college - graduate - might still be "slightly" above average but not by much. So idk, maybe Noah is saying that stupid people shouldn't go to college? I would disagree, but they clearly are so they aren't gated out.

This is a headscratcher. It's actually quite plausible that higher IQ people and lower IQ people benefit from higher ed in ways that aren't that different. Lower IQ people can benefit from remedial math and reading at age 19. Likewise higher IQ people have many options outside of college.

We probably eventually need an Obamacare 2.0. With more "provider reductions" to Medicare. Which is also a political problem but maybe the least problematic.

Because they're not really interested in the nitty gritty. It's a vibe thing. There is no room in the federal budget for any of these proposals anyway, German, Canadian, UK or French. No politically plausible tax increases could get us there.

Wealth taxes are bad. Below 1% it might not do much harm at a federal level. Still bad but functional. However any % is very bad for a state like california where moving to Texas just isn't hard at all.

Mamdani is an Islamist or Islamist appeaser. Very sad. But the good news is that (so far) he's a stealth gentrifier. This will probably accelerate the end of the post 1974 rent stabilization project. As long as no new rent stabilization umbrellas is created, more gentrification. good.

The freeman in Dune are inspired by various Islamic resistance movements, most notably Chechens in the Murid wars and the FLN in Algeria. The Ewoks are inspired by the viet cong. The woke glorification of America's enemies is nothing new.

I would love for AI to help and block types of takes in my feed I don't want to see. Rather than specific words etcs. You think Jethro Tull sucks? I really don't care. They're not my favorite but making music is a talent. Show respect and talk about a band you like.

TIL Ewoks were inspired by Vietcong

I'm seeing the same argument over and over again. With all that said the most violent parts of most american cities don't look anything like this. The gang infested cities have large houses and manicured lawns, expensive cars plenty of people who seem to be living well.

I do think it's possible that that on the aggregate Ireland has a slightly better quality of life than in the USA. But I still see these conversations as incredibly tedious. St. Louis doesn't become Dublin due to any policies we could plausibly enact.

I think they do though. There just isn't an obvious answer on how to stop the Hezbollah socialist faction from gaining more and more negotiating power.

I'm comfortable continuing to vote for the blue party. For now. Not comfortable continuing to advocate for them or try to be part of their activist/donor system though. Vote how you prefer tbh.

Even though Ossoff has thrown the antizionists a few bones here and there I think the perception of the DSA types would be livid rage if he was 2028 nominee, just like Shapiro. He may not be as smart as Josh. Vut he's incredibly boring and for a politician young/handsome. So I'm a fan.

I predict that when election day comes the Greens will collapse, Reform will collapse and the UK strong party system will once again prove itself triumphant. (Other parts of the UK political system, like national referendums, not so much) But yeah we need to be able to block people like this.

I'm glad I will probably never have to deal with this hypothetical. Cross that bridge when I get there.

The auction theory of politics is wrong, no matter what anyone tells you. AIPAC's power (in the past) came from an ability to have politicians seen as disreputable. Now that antisemitism is mainstream in both parties no amount of money can give them that power back.

Ofc I like alcohol and under different physical chemistry I might enjoy weed. But yeah this stuff really is bad for you and sometimes people around you. I don't think banging the drum for a new prohibition would help much but paternalism should be baked into these policies.

Ok ok. So you really want me to say something positive about Islam...being mean to drug dealers is pretty cool.

Is this woman older than "palestine"? A) Yes - she's born before Oslo B) There is no country of palestine C) No. Canaanites started the country of palestine. D) No. Pontius Pilate started the country of palestine.

So apparently there was a shooting in a Jewish neighborhood in Montreal, but so far they're saying that the shooter may have been motivated by Incel ideology rather than anti semitism. Ok...

Ben Gvir talks about war like someone who doesn't like the enemy he's fighting. I respect that.

I don’t believe Israel can sabotage this deal. But they should definitely try! It’s a horrible deal for the USA. If Iran is stupid enough to throw a giant gift away and go back to war, we are all blessed. 😇

Irish Americans vs Ireland's Irish. A proud and heroic diaspora vs eternal victims.

Keep palestine unfree

MN's comment is really out of date tbh. Ofc it's true that there is a kind of bluesky type faction obsessed with pissing on evangelicals. Prominent atheists have largely moved on. People like Dawkins have clarified the threat to liberalism is largely not from christians but islamists.

The gun ownership rate for New Mexico is 40%, Jewish Israelis 20%, uk households 2%, Arab Israelis 0.5%. But the homicide rates for Jewish Israelis and the uk are about the same, while Arab Israeli and New Mexico are about the same. Guns are part of the story. But only part of the story.

Today I accidentally filled up on supreme gas. It’s almost like committing adultery. I’ll be kicking myself all day for having such a lack of judgement.

America probably could eradicate rats from Alaska. I would like to see this become a hot partisan cause. Not sure if it's maga or prog coded though.

I am pro (non antisemitic) immigration. As far as I know there has never been a single terrorist attack by Hindus against Jews in the United States. They are welcome here.

I think these kinds of comments miss the mark tbh. You have to view politics on a spectrum. Even the mushy left of center is less happy than conservatives. Standard caveat - someone will jump in and say conservatives just don't get tretment for mental health probs. I don't think that holds up.

If you're an American, always laugh if an Irishman or a Dutchman calls zionism "racist". We Americans invented the game that any atrocity can be or horrible policy can be justified in the name of anti racism. They can't beat us at a game we invented.

A weird thing about the 90s. An obsession with fractals. Forgot why that happened. I mean nothing against fractals.

Good light listening. Investigating an 1854 cholera outbreak in London.

comically evil stuff here.

I have faith that when the moment arises Israel will use strategic weapons to prevent Iran from getting strategic weapons. I wish the USA could be a partner with Israel because I think sharper instruments provide a more humane surgery. But it is what it is.

When the arab spring happened in Egypt. Obama supported it. McCain supported it. Romney supported it. something something democracy. The Saudis told us "Holy s**t America. WTF are you doing. The Muslim Brotherhood is not your friend." Guess who was vindicated?

How it should be. Maybe it will be given back after a comprehensive peace treaty. But for now Israel benefits from the buffer.

One argument I often hear is that Israel should engage in tit for tat violence. If hamas kills 1000, that's the ceiling for Israel in war. Disagree. Tit for tat doesn't work with an enemy that doesn't value its own life.

What I like about the responses is they're beating the drum "But North Korea doesn't commit g**ocide." No objective definition of the word, but let's see. At least a couple hundred thousand have died in their camps from starvation and disease. 750k starved in the 1990s famine.

It shouldn't be that shocking? Does anyone think the Donald woke up each day and thought Israel was the most important reason he was running in 2015? This is not the issue that drives him.

The upside to this is if you're someone who's just generally uncomfortable with the GOP generally this will make you feel better about voting for Gavin Newsom or whatever cringe candidate we nominate.

The real reason that the (many) Irish people hate Irish Americans is they can't fathom how anyone who's not a whiney Leftist could self identify as Irish.

The Iran deal is bad, but I wish Bibi luck in derailing it with anti Hezbollah activities.