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Yeah. But nobody in Texas was watching these other games while the Cowboys and Texans were playing, so seems like a stunning waste of money either way. (I think the real explanation is that the consultants get a taste of the ad buys, and that’s all that matters.)

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It’s weird how people who believe in “markets” are so opposed to being subjected to a little supply and demand.

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Hmm. I don't know any Iranians other than a few children of people who fled the regime, but perhaps I could use our Jewish Space Lasers™ to control the weather?

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Most of them. I'm like the Netflix of viewers: I cancel most shows after the second season.

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Gracelessly aging gardening guy here. Do not recommend injuring your back, period.

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“That sorta weird guy” pretty much describes about a quarter of the attendees of our Seattle Drinking Liberally back in the day. (Though to be fair, maybe most of us attendees at the rump DL that remains.)

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No, it's not new that they are fucking monsters.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is a party of fucking monsters who worship a fucking monster.

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Why is this not a huge headline everywhere?

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 05/10/2026

Barron is definitely thinking that.

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 05/10/2026

What I tell people is that we need to tax the wealthy not so much because we need their money but because we need them to have less of it. (And yes, a federal wealth tax could raise a lot of revenue with little impact on private investment or growth.)

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Incredible that NBC News was able to figure out what he was saying since he was licking his own butthole at the time

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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On our latest episode, @brendanballou.bsky.social explains how the fine print in your job, credit card, or cell phone contract can quietly determine whether you ever get your day in court, and why ending forced arbitration could change how companies treat all of us. 🎧 ➡️ bit.ly/4yt4Tpq

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Anti-Talarico ad during the Bears/Jets game I’m told. Again… all these expensive national buys while most TX voters watching football are watching Cowboys/Texans.

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And now an attack ad against Talarico! To add to the insanity of these ad buys, the Cowboys are currently playing the Texans, so what TX voters are watching Rams/Eagles?

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Just saw a Ken Paxton ad during an OTA Seattle market broadcast of the Rams v Eagles game on FOX. Apparently GOPers have so much money to spend in the TX senate race that they’re buying national ads?

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I actually think it's easier to explain the difference to gentiles in terms of cuisine: "New York Deli Jews" vs "Dried Fruit In the Brisket Jews."

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republicans: we are nazis media: do democrats have a Hasan Piker Bin Laden problem?

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

Anyway the idea of a soldier killing an armed civilian on US soil by shooting them in the back is the type of incident that would’ve launched an entire paramilitary movement on the right just as recently as two years ago.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Labor's share of income just hit an all-time low. That means for every dollar a company brings in, workers are taking home smaller and smaller slices. Income keeps shifting to the owners. With @svaneksmith .bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…

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Same at SeaTac Airport. Taxis are reliably less expensive and there's never a wait. Also, the price doesn't go up the closer you get to the taxi stand. (Seriously. Check the Uber price from the tarmac upon landing. It's always much cheaper than the price you pay when you're ready to book.)

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The baby boom was a brief demographic blip. It’s pretty indisputable that there is a multi-century inverse relationship between economic development and fertility rates, the most likely explanation being that economic development empowers women, and empowered women choose to have smaller families.

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In general, I find the media’s attention on potential pro-natalist policies to be disturbing. The overarching inverse correlation is between economic development and fertility rates. As nations develop fertility rates fall—likely because economically empowered women choose to have fewer children.

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This is such a classically neoclassical economic approach. Take two factors—in this case, homeownership rates and fertility rates—explore the relationship and draw policy conclusions. Easy! Unfortunately the real world is far more complex and its outcomes emergent.

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Could Homeownership Reverse the Decline in Birthrates?

I've seen a lot of coverage of this NBER working paper and I find the conclusions... problematic. I've read the paper. What the researchers find is a *correlation* between homeownership and birthrates during the baby-boom years. I find their causal claims unconvincing.

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Researchers looked back at the baby-boom era and found that federal mortgage programs played a part in the country’s population upswing after World War II.

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Seattle Is Dying™ (Also, damn you $22.14/hour minimum wage!) wallethub.com/edu/best-foo...

A map showing the 30 “Best Foodie Cities in America” with Seattle coming in at number four.

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“The high price of ground beef is actually a good sign for the economy because corporations are borrowing money to build things like thanatoria instead of harvesting plankton.”

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I strongly encourage Republicans to run on this message!

Screen shot of a Fox News clip with Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett saying: "The higher mortgage rates are actually a good sign for the economy because corporations are borrowing money to build things like data centers instead of lending to homeowners."

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I think it is crucial for the health of the Democratic party that the entire consultant class from previous administrations, including and especially Clinton, be told to go home and stop bothering people. They are wrong about everything and have been holding the party back for decades.

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Sometimes you just gotta take one for the team. Besides, think of all the fun we’d have had kicking the shit out of him on a daily basis.

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