Midatlantica

I often joke that Trump is trying to recreate the chaos of 2020 so this time he can “win”, and based on this exchange it looks like this Iranian boondoggle will bring back all the supply shortages and inflation

The thing that Biden got right that should be doubled down on, is that he found ways to deliver government funds directly to cities and bypass state legislatures. You build up the cities and eventually they can pull a state blue. That only happens with investment.

I missed the end of USA v Britain in the World Baseball Classic. Did we pull out the win?

I’m a popularist who follows the evidence. Democrats must nominate Jerome Powell.

I have never been in a restaurant anywhere in the country that doesn’t have sweet tea, or barring that sugar packets

the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings

Southern Sweet Tea recipe:

Take a few bags of the cheapest Lipton black tea. Let seep for up to one week or until stale. Mix in at least one cup of sugar. Serve over ice. Lemon wedge optional

The dumbest regional cuisine that people are irrationally proud of has to be sweet tea. I overheard a couple in Fells Point wondering aloud if they’d be able to get it and came to the conclusion no because they were “too far up North”.

Biden and the Dems were definitely left holding the bag when the bill came due for years of global turmoil.

And it’s sorta the cowards way out to blame the messaging. It’s part of our job, as citizens, to celebrate the successes or our party. It’s on us to make a big deal about these things. What Biden accomplished was reported on,, we dropped the ball in disseminating it and I fear we haven’t changed

people still talking about how Democrats need to do more for the working class of middle America have to contend with the fact that we did exactly that and it did not work

Biden spent all of his political capital on bipartisan infrastructure and manufacturing bills and got nothing in return

It’s also very young male, thus 80% of it is dealing with the tensions around finding a partner and landing on variations of “I’m too pure” or “they need to change”. Now some wrap this in very poetic and arresting lyrics but at the heart that’s what’s going on

Twitter conversation between sj and Amarion: sj: Its true, the 1/3rd pounder burger failed in the US because ppl thought quarter pounders were bigger Amarion: Yeah cause they are???? sj: 1/3>1/4 .33> .25 Amarion: what are those signs

Wanna see the greatest tweet of all time

And even if we declared victory and withdrew from Iran tomorrow things wouldn’t return to normal

This moment has put me in the mood for early 80s Hardcore Punk and it’s hard to miss how off the mark those bands were. Like the Dead Kennedys worrying about Jerry Brown and out of touch liberals at the dawn of Reagan. Now that we know the full arc it looks even worse

That was the dark side of the Showalter years. Once he made up his mind that a player wasn’t the right mettle, there was no way to get back into his good graces.

The best thing to do is vote with your wallet. If a news org dropped the ball, drop them. Cancel the subscriptions, cancel the newsletter, turn off push notifications. There were plenty that at least provided balanced coverage at the time, and there are even more alternatives today.

the price of oil surging means you can burn your shein clothes, extract the oil, and make more money than you paid

I continuously marvel at how all the worst people managed to find each other.

Imagine all the cool, fast trains we could have with the billions we spend on bombs.

Had to doublecheck the date on this

They should invent a way out that isn't through

Yeah, he seems to be sundowning so he gets progressively worse as the night goes on. Not good!

This is not good.

The thing about people showing you who they are, is that they'll keep showing you who they are. I knew I unfollowed Ryan Grim and Drop Site News but forgot why. Now here he is, not so much refreshing my memory, as validating that decision.

Crank 2 goes over the line, and I understand why people would be repelled by it, but you seldom see a movie completely ripping apart the rules of cinema and succeeding

Hellraiser 2 (R rated version only)
Thor Love and Thunder (not the best sequel, but far from the worst)
Sanjuro
Crank 2

2025 was Donald Trump doing all the things he said he'd do, and then people hating getting what they voted for.

2026 is Donald Trump doing all the things he swore he wouldn't do...

2027 and beyond?