there's a lot of people who mock liberals with "what are you going to do, vote harder" and yes actually that is exactly what will happen if you try to intimidate people outside voting places like this! that's how you drive presidential-level turnout from normie libs in a midterm

Congrats to Chuck Schumer and the 8 senators he allowed to chicken out.

Looks like we found the flaw in index fund investing. 🙁

It's always fun to watch (once a decade or so) when someone puts a house on a barge and sends it through Seattle's ship canals to some final resting place. But for all the supposed value in an old structure, most people aren't willing to pay to preserve it if their own money is involved.

Anyway, for those who are intrigued by wealthy failcouples getting into farming: I did a whole video on how the Neelemans can't even get beef right. And beef is a LOT easier than raw dairy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLZU...

Now, unlike the "bomb a wallmart" analogy, you have to admit that they did actually live in a tent and complain about liberals.

Amazing. These are *loans*, which the applicants pay back, having generated surplus value that they support themselves with and plow back into the economy, and make our economy more varied, more interesting, wealthier. The process for applying for an SBA loan is thorough, exhaustive.

one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites

“single”

I had the (very unoriginal!) idea to give away whistles at my brewery. Then I was informed there’s this network of businesses giving away whistles (cool! I hadn’t known that!) I was sent an application to join, was asked what signal groups we’re part of & honestly lost interest really rapidly.

My “Just because Nvidia isn’t going to invest $100B in OpenAI doesn’t mean they won’t be able to pay us for the data centers we’re taking out loans to build” T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

Host on NPR just now described a desired scenario for AI usage: transcribe all my voice mails, then read that transcription to me while I make dinner.

Every 15 minutes, wish it were every 12! But also, I would love to see it split into the 62 West and the 62 East, with the turnaround point for each at Roosevelt station.

read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000

“Four floors and corner dive bars“ doesn’t rhyme, though.

Happy February! Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees #BigFebruary

It's going to be pretty funny if all the redistricting in red states gives Speaker AOC a 200 seat majority in the house in January 2027.

I mean this in the spirit of curiosity: why the fuck did the Biden DOJ not release these Epstein files? Were they just completely asleep at the wheel? Did Trump have the files stashed away in a Maralago bathroom? Seriously what the fuck.

30 point swing you say?

There is an entire class of people who believe that housing is a naturally occurring resource, the supply is fixed, and that the only thing that can be done about prices is to reduce demand. People who think like this are the target for this kind of ad.

Well, at least we committed all the transit tax dollars, for the rest of our lifetimes, to commuter train lines to everett and issaquah instead of highly functional lines in the dense areas of our region.

This reads like a McSweeney's article. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

He's talking about this as if it's self-evidently bad, but everyone my age grew up learning that this was exactly what made this country uniquely good

This, and also I think it's interesting for people to think on the original sense of the word, as used in linguistics/philosophy of language. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perform...

A few blocks from our middle school today there were at least a couple hundred kids waving signs and chanting. Interested to hear from our kid whether he was there.

Greenland has been heavy on many of our minds recently, and we will have an extended Q&A so that we can discuss what you're most curious about.

Join us on February 2, 6:30pm for a discussion about Greenland, beyond the latest headlines. We'll have three polar scientists here to discuss their work, their experiences collaborating with Greenlandic communities, and the broader context under which Americans scientists work in Greenland.

"No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works."

The other generations, on the other hand, did not miss key milestones of their own lives, and did not find it weird at all.

Take his personal army away from him while you can, you stupid, stupid assholes. You’re like an armadillo playing dead in the middle of the road so the semi won’t hurt you

This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom: "If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."

Excellent.

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

From @adamserwer.bsky.social, one of the very best thinkers and people I’ve ever had the privilege to work with: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

He's going to get some brave Minnesotans promoted at work, I would imagine.

Rick Rizzs will retire after the 2026 season, the Mariners announced Tuesday.

Property developers want to spend their own money to employ a bunch of people in blue collar skilled trades and increase the supply of housing in blue states, but incumbent homeowners might lose their free parking on the street, so it’s hard to say if that’s actually good or not.

I worked at Moderna through some years where we just had budget cut after budget cut after budget cut, as the company slowly realized (even through the Biden years) that the public was just not interested, at all, in getting an annual booster. The public took it personally it wasn't one-and-done.

Decent chance he outs himself bragging to his buddies and to social media about it. It's not like he's ashamed.

Wanton boys.

I’m hearing they’re bringing Marshawn Lynch out of retirement and they're gonna give him the ball.

imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus

recently learned about “dek bass”, a sound system culture in rural West Bengal, using cassette decks and homemade systems, and it’s remarkable because 1) the music and equipment are sick and 2) the DJ always looks like he’s being briefed on a national security issue

i can think of maybe a handful—like, five—people who have saved more human lives than bill foege. he deserves a couple minutes of your time to read about and remember.

Sure, but Schumer will wait to the point of maximum leverage then trade his vote for some magic beans, if recent history is any guide.

Continuing to live down to our expectations.

Do thou, too, remain warm among ice.

Free with purchase, while supplies last: whistles. On a key chain, so you’ll always have it with you. In case you suddenly need it. Perhaps you’ll be coaching youth sports. Or directing traffic. I’m sure there are other reasons. They’re pretty loud!

yeah so i don't enjoy being told to reject the evidence of my eyes and ears