Reposted by billbindcDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Robotaxis create serious problems in big, dense cities, but they’d be a godsend in small towns and rural areas—huge swaths of America that the AV industry is ignoring. My latest, in Bloomberg (gift link) 🧵bloomberg.comRobotaxis Aren’t Going Where They Are Needed MostWaymo, Zoox and Tesla are clamoring to bring autonomous ride-hailing to cities like New York and Boston. But it’s small towns and rural areas that could see the biggest upside from AVs. 1610530
Reposted by billbindcAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It is fascinating how much the structural imbalances in the US are starting to resemble those in China in terms of a handful of sectors propping up an otherwise stagnant economy 47024
Reposted by billbindc👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I say this a lot but this like is in the mid-1950s and the Soviets had three different internal security agencies, all of which were informing on one another. 1144269
Reposted by billbindcceej @ceej.online · 26/08/2026the guy who programs the firmware for your toaster thinks taxing income to pay for childhood cancer wards is fascism because it diverts money away from the reddit bigamist hosting 3:1 sex parties to fund research into teaching software that empathy is fake 321941342
Reposted by billbindcNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases! 1027181835679
Reposted by billbindcJon Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026That DSA wave you've heard about? Yes in a few high profile races. But the numbers tell a different story. There are few DSA candidates; they usually lose; where they win is mostly in deep blue places. www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...brookings.eduDemocratic socialist candidates show gains but limited reach in 2026 | BrookingsThis analysis examines the DSA’s high-profile 2026 primary wins and what they reveal about the movement’s influence in the Democratic Party. 267
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026What really freaks out folks in the White House is that Harp is what they all pretend to be...someone actually devoted to Trump. It's a form...however demented and weird...of selflessness and that's just not done in that crowd...particularly by Trump himself. 250
Reposted by billbindcDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Since everyone’s arguing about speed cameras, let’s keep a couple facts in mind: 1) Research show that camera enforcement is much more popular than the media implies – in suburbs as well as cities. Lesson: Don’t conflate a few angry car owners with “public opinion.” (cont'd)bloomberg.comAutomated Traffic Enforcement Is More Popular Than You ThinkCameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places? 17589122
Reposted by billbindcm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 15/08/2026DC's 2025 larceny rate was 41 percent lower than it was in 2019. CVS locks its stuff up because it's a poorly run and failing company looking to blame outside forces for its downfall. you can go across the street to target or a supermarket and see the same products free to grab off the shelves. 622320
Reposted by billbindcm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 15/08/2026over on the everything app, DC centrists still think that a shoplifting epidemic is the reason CVS locks up all the detergent. if they lived in reality, they would know that DC larceny rates have been falling by double digits year over year. 1540735
Reposted by billbindcMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Disappointed to see this from him, I thought he was dead. 271325101
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The fatal drunk driving accident. Usually one every other year or so and they put the demolished car on the high school lawn. 010
Reposted by billbindcMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Anytime someone who should know better says that maybe Richard Hanania has a point, just send them this:thehandbasket.coYou don’t have to hand it to Richard HananiaThe so-called "former" white supremacist's work doesn't show accountability—or that he's actually moved on from his earlier views, Christopher Mathias writes. 1067998
Reposted by billbindcMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Rep. Ralph Norman, who’s in a Senate runoff with Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, secretly urged a military-backed coup in 2021 to keep Trump in power. But the NY Times thinks it’s no big deal. In its last 92 stories mentioning Norman over 3 years and 7 months, it hasn’t stated that fact once. 1/7🧵 9430061437
Reposted by billbindcEric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Operation Dessert Shield 852448354
Reposted by billbindc"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026No, No, no. Look, are there lessons to learn from this debacle? Sure. Drone warfare, mag depth, etc. But the solution here is not 'yet more tactical excellence or tech.' It is 'the president asked the impossible of the military and they should have said so.' www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comThe War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries. 412253503
Reposted by billbindcTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 10/08/2026Tiffany was one of the GOP lawmakers who signed onto Ken Paxton's lawsuit in 2020 attempting to throw out Wisconsin’s votes & have the state’s Republican-controlled state legislature decide the election.talkingpointsmemo.comTrump-Backed Election Denier Expected to Secure GOP Nomination for Wisconsin GovernorFacing little opposition, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), an established election denier who... 25538
Reposted by billbindcJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Don’t express alarm when he’s merely obviously TRYING to consolidate authoritarian power. You have to wait until he succeeds and you’re no longer allowed to. 151357227
Reposted by billbindcBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In honor of Ross Douthat's last day at the NYT, let's remember this particular headline tweak from just last year. 712854580
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Nobody makes a better DC statehood argument than Republicans in Congress: 030
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Any discussion of AV taxis that doesn't address congestion and curb management issues is by definition incomplete: www.popville.com/2026/08/cybe...popville.com“Cybercab/Robotaxi Spotted – In a no parking zone, very on-brand.” - PoPville"Dear PoPville, Another Cybercab/Robotaxi spotted, saw this one at Farragut Square. In a no parking zone, very on-brand." 030
Reposted by billbindcKori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"The lesson that U.S. rivals are likely to take from the war is that the brilliance of the American military is largely irrelevant." 410826
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A single VLCC cargo of crude is worth roughly $162,000,000 to $178,000,000. At 6%, Iran could expect to collect something like $1,500,000,000 per day of normal traffic. 010
Reposted by billbindcG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/08/2026Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe 682757338
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026www.notus.org/metro/dulles...notus.orgLet’s Talk About the Massive Parking Garage Trump Wants to Build at DullesThe 32,000-spot deck would surpass both existing parking capacity and what airport officials have said is needed. 010
Reposted by billbindcDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I wrote about this NYC congestion pricing study earlier this year, noting that most driving time savings accrues to people who never venture into the zone at all (i.e., driving within Queens or Long Island). IOW some of the most vociferous critics of CP are among its biggest beneficiaries.bloomberg.comCongestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban DriversNYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties. 18319
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Read it: www.amazon.com/dp/037460292...amazon.comSmoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories: Ghosh, Amitav: 9780374602925: Amazon.com: BooksSmoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories [Ghosh, Amitav] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories 110
Reposted by billbindcMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I don’t think you could have said this (in the screenshot) in public 10-15 years ago without swift backlash, which is a pretty clear indication of the level of decline we’re looking at 33754136
Reposted by billbindcae @aelkus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Musk saying he is going to dial down his support for GOP is the one thing you can be certain he is lying about. Without Republican protection, Musk is exposed to withering financial and even criminal losses 1119239
Reposted by billbindcSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 24/07/2026More than 60 years ago, Hofstadter wrote this article. It stands up pretty well.harpers.orgThe Paranoid Style in American Politics, by Richard Hofstadter 1212141
Reposted by billbindcJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Reality check: Can WHCA *actually* be going ahead with its gala dinner for Trump tomorrow night in DC? The same Trump who calls for networks to be shut down, uses his FCC to that effect, subpoenas reporters, says they are scum and fake news? No names/details at WHCA site whca.press/2026/06/02/w...whca.pressWHCA Announces Summer Dinner | White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA)From WHCA President Weijia Jiang to association members: The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has served as a celebration of a free press and the vital role of journalism in our democracy for over a... 4231985
Reposted by billbindcTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026In collaboration with the Munk School, I am sharing a ten-lecture course I taught at @utoronto.ca this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” Watch the first lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/new-lectur... 361552607
Reposted by billbindcErika Skaggs @erika-online.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Beshear IS doing something. He’s allowing the seat to remain functionally vacant, a good thing for Democrats. The idea that he can magically insert a Dem, either in time for it to matter and without getting himself impeached, is pure fantasy. We’ll never win if we keep eating our own. 14916
Reposted by billbindcNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Bad, ridiculous, yes. But it's hard to top Marc Andreessen declaring that introspection is a 20th century invention forced on people that's destroying Western Civilization. If there's a single foundational sentence for Western philosophy, it's Socrates' "the unexamined life is not worth living." 1330446
Reposted by billbindce.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/07/2026this comparison leaves out a key point: the Edsel sold roughly twice the Cybertruck's volume at a time when the overall car market was just 6m units/year instead of the current 16m units/year that makes the Cybertruck the much, much bigger flop, hands down 8742771130
Reposted by billbindcPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Musk: Nolan's "Dunkirk" was an affront to the basic concepts of time and chronology that underpin Western civilization, and illustrate why Germany should have won the war. 2392
Reposted by billbindcPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The strategic reality should be clear by now. Each night of US strikes and Iranian sideways retaliation, makes the US weaker and Iran stronger. It depletes more US stocks, makes the US look weak to its partners, and reinforces to the Iranians that their strategy is the right one. 12559154