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Thread of posts refuting 2024 Election Deniers.

So much winning.

Economic Metric Update Mortgage Interest Rates (average) Biden: 5.52% Trump 2.0: 6.5% (through 9/24) data: fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YZ9u Gas (average) Biden: $3.46 Trump 2.0: $3.41 (through 9/21) data: fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1YZ9F

I toured the original Air Force One yesterday, and it's kinda awe-inspiring to think "Wow, LBJ took a crap here".

Lake Diablo, North Cascades. Below Colonial and Pyramid Peaks.

I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

Well I'm waitin' for something to take place Something to take me away from this race City to city, province to province Runnin' around in the shoes of a clown A thief of love, my business is the street I be shakin' 'em down In old Colorado Texas she's nice, but Ontario's oh so sweet

If Bluesky was really as dead as they say, could I do THIS?? (okay I am going to need this to do big numbers)

Scott Jennings said he just spoke to Lindsey Graham for 20 minutes, and that he sounded great and is looking forward to getting back to work soon.

Went to a Drag Show event at the library to support Pride Month. But the 3rd act came out in Blackface so now I'm conflicted.

Happy Father's Day, Pa. Dropped out to enlist in WWII, went to the Pacific, came back with PTSD, and an ability to MacGyver the hell out of any problem (which my sister and I inherited). We were the center of his world. Aside from Big Band Jazz. Went to see Count Basie at the Aragon and met Mom.

Bony Soldier Diving On Top Of Grenade Only Makes It Deadlier

Good info about election audits in KY, where some BlueAnons say Elmo rigged the machines to defeat Massie

You can go through the strait free, but it takes 2 days, or you can subscribe to Hormuz Plus.

"But we will sub-lease the underpants out that we don't need"

The media's approach to this is dismal. Reporters say there's no "evidence" of mass election fraud as a box-checking exercise. They ignore all the evidence prosecutors and legislators found that Trump knew his 2020 lies were lies. www.offmessage.net/p/confront-t...

Dallas Fed estimate for how much lower inflation would be without Trump tariffs www.dallasfed.org/research/eco...

Steven Soderbergh made a little known and underrated movie called "High Flying Bird" where, during an NBA lockout, an agent (wonderfully played by André Holland) played some 4th dimensional chess demonstrating the possibility of this to some flat-footed owners. Streaming on Netflix.

They are cooling. And it is thought that was the original evolutionary vestigial purpose of what would eventually be wings and enable flight.

It's Saturday! 📺 Post a cartoon TV series you love. (Keeping it specific to the Saturday morning variety)

Why aren't the Dawn dish soap people advertising during the Ducks/Oilers playoff hockey series?

50 countries imported more solar than ever last month, and most were in Africa & Asia. Of course the other winners of this stupid war are petro states in the Americas. But more & more countries are deciding to move to solar. The best energy is made at home! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Every fucking time. Democrats, 2021: Hey! Let's ban gerrymandering! Republicans, 2021: LOLZ, no. We're good. Republicans, 2025: Let's do some gerrymandering!! Democrats, 2026: We will too. Republicans, 2026: WAIT WUT?!?! UNFAIR!!!

These mooks never said, "Americans need to make a short-term sacrifice as we recover from a pandemic". They mercilessly politicized it. Fuck 'em. Ye shall reap what you sow.

the strait of hormuz is in a quantum superposition of open and closed that only collapses when you try to take a tanker through yourself and see if you get shot at

"Mr. President, you've turned the Strait of Hormuz into a more expensive, more volatile Suez Canal controlled by a man whose family you murdered."

I can actually see this happening. They agree to surrender their U235, but only in a magnificent palace ceremony where it is personally handed over to Trump. In gold painted crates adorned with "Trump: The Great Dealmaker". But the crates aren't neutron shields.

Bush started the Iraq war by falsely claiming Iraq had nuclear materials. Will Tump end the Iran war by falsely claiming that Iran doesn't have them?

For that Venn Diagram Demographic of having both a green thumb and an itchy trigger finger.

Over at the newsletter I wrote about the unholy scourge that is "CEO said a thing!" journalism:

[Sideshow Bob stepping on rake gif]

Golden retriever runs 15 feet after owner mimes throwing tennis ball

First, the good news. The bathwater has been disposed of.

A month ago, we noted that Jared Kushner’s appointment as special envoy for peace meant he would need to file a financial disclosure so that he could resolve potential conflicts of interest and called on him to proactively divest from Affinity Partners. He hasn’t.🧵

One reason to love this site is that in a thread about The Wire, the creator of The Wire steps into the conversation like Marshall McLuhan in that Annie Hall scene.

Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857: