Lewis Lehe

only the rich should park

it was kind of vague. sometimes related to human rights problems or corruption. i got the impression it was somewhat astroturfed though unclear by whom or why. some gen ai

one of the more quixotic social media campaigns of 2025

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Somebody hijacked Tucker Carlson’s nicotine pouches, and now there’s a $100K manhunt If you’ve been desperately craving a limited-edition nicotine pouch and thought, “I would steal a truck for that,” apparently someone took that thought literall

this crime will produce more DNA evidence than any crime ever
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for my next witness, I call…Claude Opus!
doors open to reveal a handsome robot in suspenders.
objection your honor!
on what grounds?!
it’s ridiculous!
that’s what they said about air bud. let’s see where this goes. But counsel: if he gets out of line we will call the robocops
—Claude Opus, LLM

Why the Torpedoed Iranian Warship Is a Political Problem for India

i wish coverage would clarify for readers that the Dena was a ship of the republic navy, not the IRGC Navy. There were conscripts on board.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

I think like 25% of our corn goes to ethanol.

i'll never forget gunning it across the county line with my brother in a modded civic full of alpine nicotine pouches while tucker carlson chases me in an all white suit

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

and another thing: im not at war. please dont put in the newspaper that i got in a war
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

China Commits to Ending Deflation in 2026 With Strongest Vow Yet China’s leaders issued their strongest pledge yet to end deflation, a menace haunting the world’s No. 2 economy for three straight years by damaging business profits and holding down workers’ wages.

waiting until an oil price shock to finally make a firm commitment to ending deflation is a genius move.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

before we became an exporter people had an idea that it would be as though each American owned their own oil supply but didn’t sell it. sort of small farmers

this is a great document. i can’t remember if the record described what’s happening, but there’s one part where they’re saying how excited they are to see the demonstration

Congestion Pricing Wins in Court After Lengthy Battle With Trump

1000 year congestion pricing empire
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/n...

i try to be economical with my opinions. a person only has enough time to be informed about opinions that can go on an in this house we believe sign

rise in treasury yields today shows why inflation targeting is worse than nominal gdp targeting.
inflation targeting means you destroy money, amid a rise in money demand, in order to keep prices down, bc of a foreign policy choice. And for what

I went to Twitter to see reactions to it. isn’t Lyman stone supposed to be a thought leader? he didn’t read the article at all.

Why Are Chinese EVs So Cheap? Chinese carmakers have lower cost structures, driven by tighter control over their supply chains and a stronger focus on the China market. This puts Western OEMs in a tough spot.

a good article. It pushes back on the idea Chinese EVs are cheap due to subsidies—tho I don’t think it goes far enough.
rhg.com/research/why...

lady how long was the first trip

how did Zelenskyy get pt barnum

New UCLA Report Looks into the High Cost of Building Parking - Streetsblog Los Angeles For new apartments, the research found that building required parking adds roughly $50,000 to $100,000 per unit, and disproportionately increases the cost to build smaller apartments

What costs more on average: a new car or a new parking space? New UCLA report surveys data from 17 cities to show the high cost of constructing parking la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/02/n...

there needs to be a more famous transportation professor but sadly it's hard to imagine there will be.

is the idea that people think abolishing ice means uncontrolled immigration? reminds me somewhat how people think abolishing single family zoning means its illegal to live in or build a single family home

sad to think things had started to turn a corner in ukraine. they've gained some territory, dug many new fortifications. russia's economy was finally on the rocks. now they won't get any more supplies, and russia will get a huge new flow of money.

it looks like footprints stopped growing. i wish they had data on height. still, a very cool report.

2025 EPA automotive trends report is out.
fuel economy rose very fast around 2020, and preliminary 2025 looks like a big jump.
sadly these data are for new cars. wish there was such a good breakdown for the fleet and for miles traveled.
www.epa.gov/system/files...

such as tribal forces, someone local.

haven’t heard discussion of troops Iran supports in Iraq like popular mobilization forces. Is there any chance that someone attacks them?

what’s happening to anthropic is nothing compared to the Popeyes

it’s the election with the Popeyes.