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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 14/01/2026

Let the cookie negotiations begin..

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WIRED @wired.com · 08/01/2026

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 28/12/2025

If someone who bakes and decorates a cake claims to be an artist, do they have this same obligation to all people?

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 11/12/2025

Every time I call my company’s help desk because something isn’t working I get a survey asking me to rate 1-10 how likely it is that I’d recommend the help desk to friends and/or family.

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 30/10/2025

Initially read this as “LAFC’s kids are ugly” and thought, “man, Liz isn’t messing around anymore!”

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 27/10/2025

Saw someone post a few weeks ago that if you are boasting that passing a cognitive test was the same as acing an IQ test, you’ve essentially failed both.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

“What I need you to know is we are organized. What I need you to know is that you need to get organized. What I need you to know is they are coming. What I need you to know is you can stop them.”

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 17/10/2025

white house has joined bluesky click here to block all official us government accounts instantly bsky.app/profile/did:...

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 09/10/2025

Is he talking about Trump?

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 04/10/2025

Yes, some of them defraud people too.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Even the grandchildren are using public property to run little grifts

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 01/10/2025

Open enrollment starts in 14 days.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 09/09/2025

Been waiting for this since the first week of June..

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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/09/2025

President Trump deployed the National Guard to DC to create fear and grab power. No matter what federal agents and troops must uphold the Constitution. Know your rights if you're stopped by the police or federal troops.

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Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops | ACLU

The recent militarization of D.C. is a reminder of how quickly government power can expand. Our guide explains what to do if you’re stopped by police or troops.

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 04/09/2025

Yes, she is much wiser than all of them. That’s the problem.

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 28/08/2025

Good thing I smoked for ~40 years

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Our federal taxes are being used pretty much solely for disseminating (really cringey) propaganda, violating people’s civil and human rights, targeting political opponents, and extorting media, universities, blue states, and foreign countries

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 12/08/2025

Boo. Hope he feels better quickly, Liz.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

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Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Confederate statue discourse coming back is a reminder to melt the statue down when you get the chance

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David Carr @davidcarr.us · 05/08/2025

Don’t doubt that your efforts are appreciated by us.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

This is, no exaggeration, Trump stealing a billion dollars from the United States. There are other planes for POTUS to use. This one will not be functional during his term for long, if at all. But this one he will keep afterwards via his "presidential library."

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