moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 10/10/2026HBO. It fits well within this range of options. Very different than Ted Lasso but reminds me of it many ways. (Funny but also can be dark and really shows people growing, struggling and getting better.) Also Shrinking on Apple TV 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Have you see Somebody Somewhere? Really fantastic 120
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I couldn't remember what this was called but I kept scrolling until I found it! Thank you! 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It may literally be simply because of how close it was - easy to see that Nader voters could have actually made a difference in Florida to a degree that's not as clear in subsequent elections 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I guess that makes sense. But I still think it would be easier to explain a *bigger* swing due to ICE blowback. 130
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026That's true & good point. I guess the diff to me is: even low-paying jobs you still have to find, but it's so easy to start doing Uber tomorrow. It's just something I've been wondering about, whether it has affected unemployment being lower than gen sentiments. Glad to know there's no evidence 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026But what fraction of unemployed, is it? I have been wondering if the very low barriers to entry to driving for Uber (even lower for DoorDash, etc), has been absorbing the unemployed? Anecdotally, i definitely know people who turned to Uber after a layoff while they were looking for better work 101
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's also something that is relatively much cheaper than before - due to increase in supply 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am fairly confident it is! When I was growing up, taking a taxi was almost unheard of and fully limited to core major cities. Now, Uber is common in all sorts of places. 210
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026But there are ao many more Uber drivers than taxi drivers! I know anecdote is not data but I know multiple people who drive Uber because they are searching for employment 110
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've been wondering about the gig economy's impact on unemployment. That's shocking to me that it has been steady! 110
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Claude Opus does this well for me. It's my primary use of AI. I don't think I'll ever do another PPT deck in my life. 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026For a lot of people, covid was actually the most financial stability they'd ever had - with the child tax credits, enhanced UI, throw in a couple stimulus checks. Going back to "normal" also meant going back to more financial stress 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Where I get tripped up on this: hearing how all the ads are "Talarico is for 'they/them', I think the Dem consultant class would be much more likely to interpret a Talarico loss as evidence he didn't do a big enough turn on trans rights than to believe he shouldn't have equivicated on them 1170
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026one learns that any community has a diversity of perspectives and you ultimately have to use your own judgment on where you fall 2181
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The problem I have with "listen to x community" is that it presumes a monolith and/or that the loudest, most aggressive voices are the most representative. I do actually think any "ally" SHOULD LISTEN to many voices from a particular community to learn. But ultimately ... 1203
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yeah, it was bad, but not what the headline says - there's no "endorsement", not least because there's no PA Senate seat up this cycle. 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I didn't get it either initially, but I think she's highlighting the reverse correlation - because fewer people are having a glass of wine nightly, they are feeling more anxious 051
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I think the claim is big dem donors are right of the dem base 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Apparently - very weirdly & unexpectedly - Stephen Miller is someone other Trump administration staff like to work with? I heard this on a podcast from a 1st term Trump staffer who gave this as 1 reason for his staying power & influence even tho he doesn't really seem "Trump's type" 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026You reset it at the end (and then again at the end!) 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Yes, I know. But that's a bigger change to how the game works 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Or just set the clock to countdown from how much overage time there was 220
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 17/07/2026And then nabbing a reality tv gig around the conceit that you're a business genius 0110
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Although in that world the counterfactual of what we're going through now would not have been obvious to many. 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I know enough not to expect consistency from 'conservative" justices but as a child of the 80s/90s, I find it so confusing - all we used to hear from the right was criticism of the Court's "legislating from the bench". Is there any good source tracing that shift? 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The first graders at my nephew's elementary have a passionate Ronaldo vs Messi debate. They also say that if you like Ronaldo, that means you like Trump!! 030
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 24/06/2026And the lies are so easy to disprove! The whole thing is just very straightforward 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Except its increase has been a more global phenomenon 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Im not sure I would assume it was calculated from the beginning but I do think her reaction was likely not a naive plea to Trump but was aimed at the audience and/or his handlers 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026For what it's worth! (My biggest frustration with social media in all this was how little the US covid policies were celebrated - in fact, just the opposite.) 050
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Unfortunately, Biden's economic policies that were finally starting to turn the tide may have felt like "too little, too late" ESPECIALLY when combined with the negativity and tribalism of social media AND the fact that the Covid response gave many a taste of truly transformative policy. 130
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026... crashing down on us. Dissatisfaction with prospects of getting ahead, coupled with the high cost of education (and housing?), was building. Social media contributed to changing the narrative from one of individual failing to societal ones. ... 130
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Notions of the "American Dream" have had a strong pull long after data shows economic mobility in the US is middling at best. Globally, the "triumph of capitalism" had a long overhang that may now be crashing down on us. ... 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026My larger theory is that things change, "Slow, slow then fast" and that Covid, Covid response, and/or social media could have been the catalyst driving the breakthrough moment. ... 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I didn't realize that, interesting. That would definitely counter my, admittedly, idiosyncratic theory. Although there could be lots of things going on - the higher income composition could be driven by partisan (ie, anti-Biden) sentiments in '21. 030
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I do wonder if the enhanced unemployment and child tax credits affected future sentiments. While they were minimized in the Twitterverse, they were transformative for many - albeit briefly. A lot of people suddenly tasted what a less precarious life could be like. 150
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Why would your international expansion strategy for an Australian-based burrito company start with a focus on the US?? 2110
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I agree, but I do find it a little insufferable when they claim poverty 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Yeah, that combination is honestly simply not available anywhere else in this country! 010
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I think you're underselling the spring - but otherwise, absolutely yes! 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I think fall in Chicago is the best season anywhere I've lived. September or October are the best times to visit. (October>>May one consistent basis) 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I think Chicago wins when just considering the architecture and man-made aspects of the city - it MADE itself beautiful. Once you consider geography, Seattle or San Francisco arguably win 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Having lived in both, I think there are *some* ways DC is worse: 1) The WORST weather is 35 degrees and pouring rain. Give 20 and snow any day. 2) Chicagoans are very realistic and prepared for the weather. Dressing properly makes a huge difference! 240
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Or claiming election interference - very dangerous claim if not true, necessary claim if true! 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I don't think any fair comparisons can be made without grappling with the reality of much higher homicide rates 000
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Maybe, but there's a huge range of types of Dems and hunger for change and fight. It's about trying to reward and encourage the right Dems and push - along or out- the others 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Yes, absolutely. That's why it's important to fight for structural reforms for the next several election cycles. Defeating Trump is not enough, but it is a first step and letting the fascists win is not inevitable. It will be contested terrain for decades to come 100
moneil.bsky.social @moneil.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I honestly can't tell if it's disingenuous or if they really don't understand (my guess is that *at least some* folks honestly don't understand the point). 020
