I'd be scr*wed no matter what (Italy+US)

I've been following you for years and learned a lot

The other day I realized I never reposted you

I had to make it up

An overdue shoutout for @renanetjes.bsky.social

She has been a vox clamans in deserto for years

Standing your ground against death threats, online harassment and public opinion, takes backbone. A lot of it

Minnesota is a swing state

More chronicles from banana republic

Some Trumpists profess to admire Friedman

They're oblivious to the obvious inconsistency

Could you please point out where Hannan vocally supported Trump?

He sharply criticized Trump after January 6th, for instance

The best summing up

He nails it

If you support industrial policy b/c it worked in 🇰🇷

For every 🇰🇷, there are 10 stories like these

We dodge this bullet simply because Trump is turning into a lame duck.

A threat from a first-termer will be harder to repel

Chronicles from banana Republic

Self-dealing settlement edition

Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...

The formula is set. Any crony who committed crimes in the past sues the government now, then DOJ “settles” with a vast payout.

Result: limitless payments straight from Treasury to cronies.

Breathtaking corruption poisons us. It steals money from every Conservative and Liberal American taxpayer.

The one on the right. You clearly see the title

US resident

Next time someone brings up Putin as a bulwark for Western values quote this thread

No need. We're sanctioning ourselves through tariffs.

But I see your point

Chronicles from Banana Republic - Wall Street edition

A real econ reporter

And Chechnya adopts many elements of sharia law

Funny you don't see Trump chastising Putin on that

May this NOT be the epitaph of Milei's presidency

Argentina badly needs to turn the page

But I'm afraid @filipecampante.bsky.social is on to something

Goal difference matters in case two teams are tied in points
=> upper-tier teams have incentive to score loads of goals + final ranking decided in games with lower-tier teams who have no stake in who tops the group

Better use direct confrontations as a tie-breaker

Xi and Putin way younger than Trump

Not 100% germane to @mclem.org point. But still worth noting

A pithy summary of my life on social media

Stephen Miller, this is on you

Does it really make sense to project population that far ahead?

Every similar projection proves to be wise off the mark

Why should Africa avoid the fertility transition?

A broad coalition wd go from Bill Kristol to Mamdani

Wouldn't it alienate centrists?

Hungary's opposition agreed not to repeat the broad-coalition exp

How a democracy dies, Russia edition

About twice as many people at Solihull Moors versus Forest Greeen Rovers (1568) as at all the anti-asylum protests at Saturday. It was one of a dozen non-league games in the 5th tier of English football.

Many more people at Charlton v Watford today (21,178) than at all asylum protests all summer

#itsnotacold

Prisons are often the largest employers in their community.

What it says about America, I'll let others judge