Whether it's time zones or taking the time to read the article, all my RTs are de facto ICYMI. Opinions my own, not wearing any of my hats on here.
Luxembourg
Joined July 2010
- Tweets9.1K
- Following978
- Followers172
- Likes76K
Pinned Tweet
Just fully reduced to rhetorical nonsense by the worst people in the world defending the dumbest ideologies in the history of human thought. And then amplified by media stenographers.
Why did I think that philosophical ideas were somehow immune to the orphan-crushing machine?
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
Friends, it is time for some old-school Twitter pedantry.
A Condorcet cycle is absolutely not "a demonstration of Arrow's theorem in the wild."
1/
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
On this day in 1920, a white mob in Ocoee, Florida, lynched as many as 30 Black Americans and razed the Black community because a Black man attempted to vote.
calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
I’m losing my mind seeing progressive people praising Stevens supporters like Chuck Schumer for calling her out when there was zero plausible deniability left. They did this! Stop clapping for them for a last minute ass saving maneuver! Have some standards!
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
imagine publishing this less than two days ago
progressives vindicated once again
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
Ultimately the point here is Matt Yglesias, Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, Donald Trump and Peter Thiel are in one cross party ideological coalition that supports higher returns on capital.
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
The way mediocre and lower establishment consultants can still get media gigs despite being a proven loser.
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery. Advertised 250 years ago today: "RUN-AWAY ... a salt water Negro man named BROWN, talks bad English ... tells people that he is free." (Pennsylvania Journal 10/30/1776)
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
americans are so propagandized they believe your employer should fire you if you have cancer
European hiring rules are genuinely insane.
For example - if you own a company in the Netherlands and one of your employees gets sick, you are required to pay at least 70% of their wages for up to 2 years.
If they can't go back to work after 2 years and you haven't done enough for their reintegration, you pay their wages for 1 more year. And you can't fire them until after that extra year!
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
It's almost guaranteed that Democrats will win back the U.S. House. Instead of focusing on governing, centrist groups like Searchlight Institute and Third Way are already working to prevent Democrats from taking left positions like Medicare For All—even though voters want it.
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
evergreen
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
I know at NYMag Jon wasn't subject to basic fact checking, so it makes sense he's continuing to run out blatant falsehoods at the Atlantic
El-Sayed is running a ad showing Carlson praising him jewishinsider.com/2026/10/ne…
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery. Advertised 250 years ago today: "RAN AWAY ... a Negro [woman named SARAH ... with a Negro fellow named PETER." (Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet Postscript 10/29/1776)
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
.@RepSchneider reminds @playbookdc that the DSA has yet to flip a single House seat from red to blue.
He said moderates will deliver the Democratic majority, and they don’t intend to let the far left dictate their agenda.
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
...Making and sticking to moral commitments builds political power in the long term, because it makes voters see your party as trustworthy, whereas the alternative--trimming on moral issues--makes you seem squirrelly: unworthy of THEIR trust.
A big theme of my next book.
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
Smart. Wouldn’t want anyone to mistake you for the opposition.
.@SenBrianSchatz says that if Democrats take the Senate, the party's left wing needs to be strategic about not proposing things "that the president of the United States is guaranteed to veto."
"If we want to be more aspirational, if we want to make more bold policy changes... that's for 2028."
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
The Trump era feels mask-off for everybody. You'd think the Democrats would be less willing to go on the record and outright tell you they plan to do jack shit for you, especially right before the midterms, but 🤷♀️
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
Sorry for an essay on a shitty SNL joke but this clip is the PERFECT encapsulation of how Establishment Democrats view Zohran’s social media success versus what he actually does on here.
Zohran’s entire communication style is always clear and effective while simply adapting it to common vertical video production features (good audio, minimal dead air, moving shots). This is especially true when it comes to serious situations like storms, where he focuses on clear recommendations and updates for the viewer. He also incorporates his genuine personality as well into the videos to make them authentic.
This clip, on the other hand, is the complete opposite of that. It assumes Zohran is leaning into a ridiculous TikTok dance trend that doesn’t communicate actual practical information to the audience about flood zones or services the city offers during storms. It could not be further from what Zohran actually does on social media.
This is just a one-off bad joke but it honestly isn’t too far off for how many people in power view Zohran’s social media presence. And that’s also why they’ve never been able to replicate it.
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
The Mehdi Hasan Test for immigration to the United States:
People with the views and associations of Mehdi Hasan should be barred from American citizenship.
My latest in @Commentary
commentary.org/articles/jame…
Lacking Key Qualifications retweeted
the correct stance WAS unpopular. the correct stance was that the civil rights movement was justified in protesting.
