I'm going on vacation, what books should I read?

This is the make or break moment for Powell's @federalreserve.gov. If they do not defend Lisa Cook and treat her as still on the Board, the fight over the Fed as an independent agency will officially be over. see my Friday piece. www.crisesnotes.com/trump-vs-pow...

The case against worrying about pre-transfer poverty

It’s funny that Cuomo used “unhoused” in his big callout post, while Zohran uses “homeless”

After years of suffering with a single hose portable air conditioner, I have finally upgraded to a far more efficient dual hose unit. Thank you, TechnologyConnections youtube channel for changing my life.

when @jdcmedlock.bsky.social writes a webtoon:

If you want an electability focused dem who has moderated on key issues but hates the GOP with a burning passion and is willing to fight fire with fire, Gallego would be so much better than Newsom

Conversely, I had dinner with a bunch of professors the other day and I don't think the right is prepared for the radicalization of formerly centrist types against them

I love that tricking umpires is such a valuable and quantifiable skill in baseball

Happy Birthday Social Security 🫡

The plan? Make vegetables substantially more expensive and give candy and soda makers low-impact PR wins

The NL West is incredible, 4 out of 5 teams have a positive run differential but the combined run differential is -200 thanks to the Rockies

This is one of those things that sounds good but the actual policy is completely incoherent and likely to make things worse.

We are truly entering the statistical Bad Place

Grok W

Lmao

These people can only conceive of win-lose situations, and so they forgo win-win arrangements in favor of lose-lose arrangements

The collective response to this is: let’s do it

If you put the DOGE guys on a desert island where the only way out was to say the magic words “I’m not sure what the answer is, let me consult someone who has worked on this problem for a long time” they would all starve to death

The GOP isn't a political party? No they are Pedocons. Pedocons are a menace that seek to molest kids. This is who they GOP is, kids are who they molest

So what states would you like to see rise from the fallen ashes of the US empire? I, for one, am a Long Chile guy.

Ok that time may have just arrived

This is true, and I do think we should take more credit for this

Gutting Medicaid and food stamps at the same time as you do massive tariffs that hurt private sector job growth is like shooting yourself in one foot and sawing off the other

There may come a time when we can’t trust the economic data because of Trump meddling, but that time hasn’t come yet

We’ve got teenaged groypers posting cutesy memes on government accounts bragging about going backwards on the tech tree. Such an embarrassing time to be an American...

Online right wingers can't tell if someone is hot without breaking out a large set of calipers and a calculator

I’m like one of those racists that can’t help but like rap music, but as a liberal elitist who loves bluegrass. I’ll be darned if those reactionary hicks didn’t produce some of the finest music known to mankind…

Humanities and STEM people love to fight with each other while funding for both is gutted to give a tax break to rent seeking car dealership owners who barely graduated high school.

I don’t think Trump is concerned about voters in the 18-24 bracket turning on him, they’re too old for him anyways

I’ve got my strategic pecorino romano reserve and I’m prepared for anything

This is true and also a key explanation for why the professional and managerial class is increasingly open to socialism.

My friend Beth is running for Congress against one of the low-key worst members in a safe seat. Beth is one of the smartest people I know, with an incredibly strong commitment to decency and justice. They'd be an incredible Representative.

Joke of a country

Was reminded of this today

It's so funny how these guys say "import the third world, become the third world" and then their own policy preferences end up converging with the taliban

>goes to the white house for friendly photo op with trump >bans singer for performing anthem in spanish >bars fan wearing mexican flag serape >minimizes tram acknowledgment of ICE in LA >gets sued anyway mark walter putting on a master class of crisis management

What voters think nativism will mean: stop giving benefits to others, so you can focus resources on citizens What it actually means in practice: stop giving citizens benefits, so you can focus resources on punishing others

So this is the way the country ends. Not with a whimper, but with a 'grok, is this true?'

Zohran Mamdani

Important 🧵 on the stakes of Republicans’ extreme & unprecedented plans to slash federal $ for #SNAP & impose those costs on states: In some states, many *eligible* low-income people could lose access to the food assistance they need. Some states could even end SNAP entirely.

I would encourage republicans to run against the idea of public holidays

Gonna level with you bro I think DHS needs to be dissolved after this. Regardless of what national security functions fall under its remit, it's clearly institutionally constructed in such a way allows it to be used as an unaccountable tool of executive power. Can't reform your way out of that.

Given how widespread it is, I bet it works, but I file it under “elected dems should really treat their base with more respect”

It's always interesting to compare the numbers to the Tea Party protests and the respective coverage of them.