Michael Zdanis

@atlanticesque @ThursdayBeers1 I'd tend to agree. Further, for those really captivated by Europe, I'm sure a number became ex pats which can be alluring in its own way. US companies need folks to work overseas positions.

@ThursdayBeers1 Im not saying it didn’t have an impact but this is a really broad phenomenon and I’m not sure how much it can be ascribed to the relatively small group of people who had transformative semesters in Europe

It’s an interesting question: “What made young Americans fall back in love with cities starting around 2010?” I don’t think “coming back from living abroad” has much to do with it. Rather, it seems more clearly a consequence of steeply declining urban crime rates in the 90s/00s.

@PaulGro45461051 @JonahDispatch My dog also hated the vet and used to try to crawl onto my lap in the waiting room. Only problem was that she was a 160 lb. Great Dane.

@JonahDispatch My daughter's dog was like that. A "mostly border collie" she would try to crawl onto your lap in the exam room. I used to get her the $1.00 hamburgers at McD's when I had her with me. One day my daughter asks, Dad, do you know why Ebony gets excited when we pass Mcd's? Busted.

She's home safe now. And correction: Wasn't an allergy shot. Arthritis shot.

@PP69153735 @asymmetricinfo They should move to France.

@asymmetricinfo A lotof people arent even pretending that their dogs are service dogs. They just blatantly bring their large dogs into bars, restaurants and grocery stores

As a member of the dog person community, I am begging my fellow dog people to respect boundaries and not inflict your canines on people who don't want them, while at the same time begging non-dog-people to not begrudge us spaces where we can dog out.

@Brian5_8_1899 @sfmcguire79 Generally first year students at least are required. For safety (both food and from cooking hazards) and to ensure they are fed. Upper classmen may have more choices.

"The student requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation." Sounds like the dining hall is run by the mafia... Can someone who went to college confirm to someone, like me , who didn't attend that universities force their students onto the meal plan? Seems odd, why cant the kids just eat where they want to? Is it because Stanford is trying to pinch every penny out of their customers?

Stanford has introduced Jain-friendly dining options, which means students can no longer pretend to be Jain to get out of the meal plan.

@toog416 @SeanTrende That's why there is actually a higher bar than impeachment and removal via Congress. The folks that drafted the amendment had better critical thinking skills than most of those throwing sick burns on X.

MY GOD PEOPLE THE CABINET CANNOT UNILATERLLY REMOVE THE PRESIDENT. CONGRESS HAS TO RATIFY WITHIN 21 DAYS AND IT TAKES A 2/3 VOTE IN BOTH HOUSES THIS IS HARDER THAN IMPEACHMENT!!!! SAD!

@rechnen @SheepleFarmers @SeanTrende Any conscious president would contest it. The 25th was intended for a president in a coma (for example), not for one in Trump's obviously unhinged state.

@SheepleFarmers @SeanTrende This president would obviously contest it you knob

@jeffreysuggs @JonahDispatch I enjoy both bar (thick) burgers and smash burgers. These frankenburgers are simply a bridge way too far.

@JonahDispatch I think hamburgers should be relatively simple. I even prefer a thin patty. All for creativity, but if I need a fork, you’ve lost me

I like all these things. But this is stupid. Need to actually be able to eat with your hands.

@JonahDispatch Agreed. Not eating a burger with your hands is un-American. You may cut it in half (I know this causes debate), but thereafter use your hands. It's a sandwich. A hotdog, even though eaten with the hands, is not.

@iamcogs @MLB @Braves You obviously have to attach that with a knife and fork and eating a burger with knife and fork is simply un-American. It's as much of a crime as eating pizza with a knife and fork.

@MLB @Braves Who the eff is going to a ballgame to drop 50 bucks for this to end up blowing up a bathroom in the 7th because of it.

The Atlanta Braves have put together this seven-inch burger called "The Bat Flip" 😳 This creation features two pounds of seasoned beef patties, braised short rib, crispy pork belly, melted cheese, crunchy onions, green leaf lettuce, sliced red tomatoes, and a fried egg all stacked on toasted brioche 😍

@whignewtons @tngraham @JonahDispatch I'm obviously late to the party ... you can get a signed bookplate?

@tngraham @JonahDispatch If you don’t get it by Monday, let me know and I’ll make sure they send another one.

Very excited for my hardcopy of Last Branch Standing! I need to explain to Pippa later why she should be too.

@GuyInSF2 @DavidAFrench Paint is heavy - reason they stopped painting the external fuel tank on the shuttle.

@DavidAFrench So I do think this is awesome, but yes, I also think they should've put it into Apollo Livery. All white with black telemetry blocks.

This is an incredible shot. Enjoy.

@JonahDispatch Second trip to the Bad Place in a few short weeks. Amazing that she is still on speaking terms with you. They are incredibly forgiving.

Report from the Bad Place: no signs of a major issue with Pippa’s leg. They didn’t feel an x-ray was necessary given that she can put weight on it and other factors. But she definitely had a bad day and is definitely on restricted duty for the short term and on some meds.

@Roq44 @arington_acemd @JonahDispatch That's why "prospective" only doesn't work in a strictly logical sense. You need to establish go backwards in order to establish a chain of citizenship in the absence of birthright citizenship.

@arington_acemd @JonahDispatch Rubio’s parents were not US citizens at his birth. At least Cruz’s father was not a citizen and he wasn’t born on US soil. Trump’s mother was not a citizen and his father was only a citizen via birthright citizenship from his German non-citizen parents

I "concede" free speech is in the Constitution. I "concede" that the right to own a gun is in the Constitution. I "concede" that copyright, due process, and all sorts of things are in the Constitution. That doesn't preclude Congress from making prudential decisions on how to implement these things. The 14th amendment includes the "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" language. It strikes me as reasonable that this is open to prudential, constitutionally valid, disagreements about its meaning and scope. For instance, Trump is cynically hammering birth certificate shopping by Chinese billionaires using surrogates. I think it's fine with me for Congress to pass a law that makes that at least more difficult. But Trump's invocation of that crap is a pretextual argument for doing something far more sweeping and indefensible. I do not think Congress can "repeal" the 14th amendment. That's you smuggling in claims I didn't make and do not endorse. And while I probably agree with you that people are misinterpreting the 14th amendment, neither your opinion nor mine is dispositive of the issue. Distinctions matter.

@scottlincicome @ArmandoNDK Was watching this game in real-time. It was truly amazing.

@ArmandoNDK It really is.

"He's arguing with the robots! You can't defeat the robots!" 🤣🤣🤣 Amazing.

@latteconsrtve @scottlincicome TSA far from perfect in that respect. I've flow with my Leatherman (accidentally) in my backpack/briefcase post 9/11.

@MichaelZdanis @scottlincicome People already went through metal detectors. Just ban any cutting tools.

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@BobbyBorkIII The brisket sandwiches might be on point and the bathrooms will definitely be cleaner if it is a Buc-ees rather than the White House, but if you don't have 140 gas pumps you don't really have anything.

The real problem with the ballroom is that it's not incorporated into the mixed-use, walkable urbanism of the surrounding area. I've added a Buc-ee's with an additional layer of market-rate affordable housing units on top. This should make both sides happy. No parking of course.

@latteconsrtve @scottlincicome It wasn't the ID's that are the question. It was the box cutters they used to kill the flight attendants and seize the aircrafts. Back then, those (and other small knives) were allowed items.

@scottlincicome Had the whole TSA process, had it been in place on 9/11, wouldn’t have prevented it. All of those terrorists had valid ID’s.

@jayhauck68 @scottlincicome The private screeners were not horrible. And the TSA routinely fails to find items planted by inspectors. The box cutters used by the hijackers were allowed items pre-9/11.

@scottlincicome Why are we relitigating this? Does anyone have any memory of 9/11? There was a well thought-out rationale as to why we moved back to government screeners. The private screeners were horrible. This is a core government function. Stop trying to make fetch happen.

@JoeGageisCool @VincentGeloso We didn't "blow it back then." Box cutters were allowed on flights - considered to be minimal risk. Most security failures are failures of imagination. A box cutter is simply a razor blade in a case; easy to cut someone's throat if you are motivated.

@VincentGeloso I guess you forget, that it was private before 9/11. You’re right, about privatization. But they blew it, back then. And the government’s really no better. Damned if we do, and damned if we don’t!

"Why not privatize the decision of how to screen? How do we know that TSA requirements regarding the removal of belts and shoes, the size of our carry-on liquids or the removal of electronics from bags are the right procedures? TSA bureaucrats need not take passenger inconvenience into account when setting their rules because they lose no business when they upset customers. Sports arenas and concert venues all set their own screening procedures. To maximize profits, they need to assure their customers of security while minimizing inconvenience. Why shouldn’t we use the same market process for airport security?" Ben Powell in Dallas News on abolishing TSA dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

@jbdivots @ProV1Smile He's a dentist. His idea of yard work is saying, "That looks good," and then writing a check to the landscapers. That hardly merits a beer. It merits a martini or a glass of Scotch, but not a beer.

@ProV1Smile A beer after a day of yard work needs consideration

Spitballing top 5 beers 1. Free beer 2. First beer of the weekend 3. AM airport beer 4. Campfire beer 5. Shower beer Taking input. Never afraid of constructive criticism.