Ben Phelps
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Musician and self-declared public intellectual
reading this seems like the tax rate should be higher. CA pied-a-terre prop 13 exemption when?
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about 7 hours ago
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Thou shalt not make machines that think as humans
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about 8 hours ago
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Honestly don't buy these and also push politicians to make this shit illegal.
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3 days ago
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NYTimes keeps trying to raise alarm about a made up problem (national debt) and I guess I am account that is tracking this
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...
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As U.S. Debt Hits a Worrying Milestone, Washington Barely Notices
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-policies-budget.html
3 days ago
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logging back on to remind everyone that this DOES NOT MATTER
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10 days ago
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I think the CA billionaire tax is poorly designed but I'll probably still vote for it because fuck 'em
13 days ago
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This article is wild. 1. Fails to explain that Stamp tax is a transfer tax, very different from a property tax 2. Conflates non-dom tax exemption with pied-a-terre tax, completely different things 3. falling real estate prices in London is good
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/n...
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New Taxes Helped Cool London’s Housing Market. Could That Happen in New York?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/nyregion/second-home-tax-london-ny.html
15 days ago
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Punitive property tax on multimillion-dollar second homes in Manhattan is a great idea and California should reform prop 13 to also do this. I don't really think the tax could be too high on a $15 million second home in Manhattan. 20%? If you don't want to pay it show it's your residence.
22 days ago
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I have not posted on social media for more than a month and I'm finally getting my brain back, it's quite amazing. It's been a long process. I think we all need to realize we're not built for this.
about 1 month ago
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Thou shalt not build a machine that thinks as a human.
about 1 month ago
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Important to note that the bipartisan abundance housing "supply bill" is now a housing killer and must be opposed
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2 months ago
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Chris Kluwe
2 months ago
Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”
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In Montreal, bracing for the storm of the century apparently
2 months ago
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So Ron Johnson's attempted defense of his war powers vote on NPR this morning is something else. He basically said we can't vote on the war, it's too unpopular.
2 months ago
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Brandon Friedman
2 months ago
If the Washington Post story above sounds like PR for Anthropic, that's because it is! Amazon has invested billions of dollars in Anthropic. Jeff Bezos, of course, owns both the Washington Post and Amazon.
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Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment balloons to $61 billion
The cloud giant holds convertible notes in Anthropic. As the AI startup raises more money, this debt converts to equity.
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-bet-anthropic-soars-61-billion-valuation-2026-2
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It's a very good *political* argument that "we're paying a billion dollars a day to bomb Iran instead of paying for universal healthcare" but it's not based in *economic* reality. We can actually do both.
2 months ago
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Dems seem confused about messaging again I think the correct message is "Donald Trump should be impeached for starting an illegal war"
2 months ago
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Mad king.
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2 months ago
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Going to war without congressional approval is impreachable
2 months ago
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leak drip drip
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3 months ago
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what did the robot tell them to do
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3 months ago
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Invading Iran without congressional assent should be impeachable one would think
3 months ago
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trying to punish the elites I guess (I admit to having global entry)
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3 months ago
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Patrick Siegman
3 months ago
We’re back, baby!
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think how much happier we'd all be if we were all dead and AI just did everything
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3 months ago
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LOL 15% is the maximum he can do, for 150 days.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...
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3 months ago
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I starting to think the left should come around to the major questions doctrine.
3 months ago
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Elevator reform in Washington killed by the elevator lobby
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3 months ago
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Surprising no one, Joshua Bell is in the Epstein files (in this unexplained video without sound, I'm sure he was playing quite well)
jmail.world/jefftube/wat...
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Jefftube
Jefftube archive frontend inside Jmail suite.
https://jmail.world/jefftube/watch/EFTA01197585
3 months ago
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Missing The Point
3 months ago
“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”
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I have seen a couple "now that the tariffs have been canceled get ready for a rolling fiscal crisis" takes from people that should know better.
3 months ago
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We really need to do something about the president thinking about starting a war with Iran without congressional approval
3 months ago
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Because you, citizens and Judges, have been EXTREMELY UNGRATEFUL for all the good work I've been attempting to do for you, YOU WILL HEREBY BE PUNISHED WITH AN ACROSS THE BOARD 10% TAX INCREASE. Please vote for me in November!
3 months ago
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Expatriot
3 months ago
Jesus christ.
www.narativ.org/p/breaking-j...
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BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein Sold Howard Lutnick a Mansion for $10
New details from the Epstein files reveal the Commerce Secretary's ties to money laundering, offshore shell companies, and the Russian Mafia
https://www.narativ.org/p/breaking-jeffrey-epstein-sold-howard
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Who is Kristi Noem's husband and what does he think of all this
3 months ago
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The real way authoritarianism happens is when the leader gains control over the power of the purse
3 months ago
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just waiting for a visionary politician to seize it
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3 months ago
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Honestly the Epstein files destroying all these creeps is great and hilarious, even some of the worst have still avoided accountability
3 months ago
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interesting
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3 months ago
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I really worry about Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. and I REALLY worry about the Ellisons doing it. We need to stop this!!
3 months ago
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I know it's like we're about to invade Iran but it feels like Trump has been oddly quiet anhybody seen him the past few days?
3 months ago
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hmm
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3 months ago
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Finally checked out a Claude Code demo and I'm freaked out
3 months ago
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given all the wonky policy nerd types a decent percentage of which must live in New York City how is there not a full-time NY Tax state tax reform policy account
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3 months ago
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Just do it Mamdani
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3 months ago
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New York should absolutely raise its property taxes instead of its income taxes. This article is all over the place and the problem is nobody really understands (including me, a guy that has gone down the rabbit hole a bit on this) how fucked up NYCs taxation is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
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Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/budget-mamdani-property-taxes.html
3 months ago
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these storms we're getting this year are f-ing crazy
3 months ago
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Karen Bass needs to go
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3 months ago
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derek guy
3 months ago
Your honor, I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future.
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