really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense

So spot on! 👏

Trump proposed UBI with his HSA plan and no one realized it. It's say $3k every year, direct to lower income ACA plan holders who qualified for subsidies. Most don't pay income taxes. Under HSA, they can pay a 20 pct penalty to take the cash out. So they net $200 per month. Thats UBI

Dems need to pursue the removal of the Epstein Files photo in Epstein's desk drawer of Trump with young women - nonstop and with vigor. Hold "unofficial" hearings if the majority won't let it be done officially. My short take: Intent heymistermix.com/p/intent

America rebuilt Europe. Now we’re running a pop-up real estate pitch over mass graves, lobbing missiles everywhere, and blowing up boats for oil. We copy Denmark’s vaccines like a kid cheating off the smart table, then flip the desk when someone mentions healthcare. America is melting.

Für Elise Stefanick’s campaign proved to be more pathétique than eroica. But if you asked her why she dropped out, she’d probably plead the fifth. by Maureen Dowd

White male Christian nationalism is about power. It seeks to give white Christian men power over Black and brown people, over women, over people who are not Judeo-Christians, over people born outside the US, and anyone who does not fit neatly into the structure and roles of a traditional family.

Thread worth reading in entirety

Pretty sure these other countries also all have healthcare.

What Sharon said…

Crazy Weekend Read (free link in post below to get behind paywall): Also, weird that the url misspells "unbelievable", but the link works. heymistermix.com/p/some-stori...

We had our flaws, sure. But I feel like we had a pretty decent thing going before we decided to start stabbing ourselves in the face.

Pissing off Europe and a white nationalist National Security Strategy is... not a good idea What Do Consumption, T-Bills, Ignorance, and Hubris Have in Common heymistermix.com/p/what-do-co...

Cost of medical care in Bali - that's a lot of Bhat!! heymistermix.com/p/the-cost-o...

The world according to Roger Marshall and the fallacy of "consumer choice" and "price transparency" in healthcare Choosing an Ambulance Service heymistermix.com/p/choosing-a...

Quick thoughts on campaign strategy (as a former fed candidate): Localize the National Insanity heymistermix.com/p/localize-t...

Dude says Europe is weak while wearing a toupee, shoe lifts, a diaper, and bronzer the color of Fanta soda pop.

Some thoughts as a former fed candidate in the deep red sea heymistermix.com/p/doing-noth...

It’s all so exhausting but stay engaged even when the news feels like a migraine wearing a trench coat. Authoritarianism counts on exhaustion. Democracy depends on very boring persistence.

This

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

This. Great idea, man!

Farmers didn't need welfare checks in 2024.

Quick weekend musings. The last one is perhaps the most important 😳😜 heymistermix.com/p/saturday-n...

Let us not forget

BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake? TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.

Don't forget about that smarmy doctor from Wyoming - Barrasso. He's just as complicit and that should be amplified.

I have been thinking about this for months. What's the point of Cassidy being a senator, a doctor, and now in the case of hepatitis-B, a gastroenterologist? What good is power if he doesn't use it to stop what's coming and roll back damage done? Even if it takes impeachment articles against Kennedy?

Chapter 2 in my ongoing series on “Hidden Structures that Create and Maintain Gross Inequality” Carried Interest heymistermix.com/p/carried-in...

Black Mirror was not meant to be inspiration

There's truth to this. The real "elite" are the people with so much money that they can completely isolate themselves from 99.9% of the population, and have no idea how most people live, what they struggle with, what they want and need, or how they feel about greedy billionaires wrecking the planet.

Doesn't take a genius to beat Trump when he's not on the ballot, and his policies annoy most of the country. But with Jeffries's comments on Cuellar, the border, & his "No Ceiling" slogan, only a donor could love, he could lead Democrats into a UK Labour nosedive. He's talking to the wrong people.

Lift or remove the cap.

This 👇. Policy is politics. We need to get people elected to get the policies we passed into law. This is not the way to do that...

Want to know why most of us are getting screwed economically and financially? Read the first in my series of “Hidden Structures that Create and Maintain Gross Inequality” heymistermix.com/p/stepped-up...

Just once, I would like an interviewer to respond to someone in the Trump administration with the 100% accurate words: "You're lying."

This nation would be a better place if just one White House reporter had the courage to ask "what the hell are you rambling about, old man?"

jesus fucking christ tax the fuck out of billionaires already www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b...

Anytime you encounter this in the wild, just reply "so?" The only reason anyone would care if white people "went extinct" (and, Christ, get a grip) would be if they thought white people were inherently superior for some reason. Make them say that with their whole chest.

The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.

Roslyn Carter said Ronald Reagan, "makes people comfortable with their prejudices." Trump didn't create MAGA, he just brought it out from under its white sheet and put a red hat on it.

My take on how measuring poverty skews everything and the next steps for Dems… And go read this column: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-... heymistermix.com/p/the-hidden...

I will say it’s good to see TPUSA is carrying on Charlie Kirk’s legacy by being an irredeemable piece of garbage.

Trump has completely lost it. We are in a dangerous place.

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Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.

REVERSE MIGRATION heymistermix.com/p/reverse-mi...

Russia is a terrorist state masquerading as a country. Trump aspires to make the US emulate Russia. If you think this is hyperbole, you're not paying attention.

@urocklive1.bsky.social I like your taste! Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen multiple times. Grateful Dead Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Jackson Browne Marshall Tucker Eagles Bonus: Warren Zevon