Thomas Fischbeck

@JustinWStapley I’d love to see Wyoming secede and see what happens

Under the Electoral College, the President is elected by the states and it is the states who choose to run popular elections to select electors. This is actually an integral part of the longevity of the union, because the great compromise ensures that small states are not subsumed by a national policy driven be the population advantage of large states. Remove this framework and why would a state like Wyoming stick around and be dictated to by a government that only represents the coastal enclaves?

@WillyDiBa7 @jodiecongirl What restaurant did you work at where a 20% increase in prices meant prices on ‘every item’ increased by 20-30 dollars

Number one: restaurant visits would PLUMMET if you saw every item increased by $20-30, which is what would happen if we completely abolished the tip model. Number two: servers prefer tips. I was one myself. We made far far more from tips (sometimes over $100/hr) than a restaurant could or would ever pay us.

just. pay. your. workers. and. set. prices. accordingly. like. every. other. business.

@JohnKurkjian_ Tom DeLonge?

Providence really thought they had a chance to beat a program whose HC dresses like this to games…? Hahahahahahah. 8 straight.

@ExtrovertedNerd @HazelAppleyard A billion dollars would be like 0.05% the market cap of spacex, don’t think that could get you a trip to the moon.

I would risk it. The plan is simple. Invest the entire $1B in SpaceX. An investment of that size would go a long way towards getting to meet and speak to Elon Musk. Then, propose that the investment is conditional on having a seat on a flight to the moon (that lands and you get to step outside). Do not change lifestyle. Live frugal. The cost of your seat on the flight can then be funded by your income off of the $1B investment in SpaceX. Walk on the moon. Then you are free to live like a king off your SpaceX investment income, or sell it off. Or do whatever it is you want to do with it. If the moon mission goes sideways, your family is rich. So, not a total loss. And don't forget, you get to walk on the friggin' moon.

I’m not sure about this one

@PregameEmpire Neutral site games don’t automatically go to ESPN, only home games. Virginia played neutral site non cons on FOX and CBS the past two years. I think Virginia Tech played one on TNT.

am I dumb or is this not a direct violation of the ACC’s grant of rights

@fallenleafdan @theBeerkid69 Do you think we should have a military? A fire department? A police force? All of these provide a service that could be done by private actors but government infringes on people’s rights and forces us all to pay for them and by your definition are socialist.

@theBeerkid69 Health care is not a right. It’s a service. Just like an oil change. Forcing me to contribute towards your knee surgery infringes my rights. So go sell your socialism somewhere else.

I’m sorry (not really) but Steyer is straight up dogwalking every other CA gubernatorial candidate on a daily basis and the fact that that isn’t a bigger deal is living, breathing proof that the Democratic Party (esp in CA) is scared shitless of what he’s about to do

@dsonoiki lol you don’t have to like Mamdani but it’s not his fault Adams left the city billions in debt nytimes.com/2026/01/16/nyr…

he speedran communism

@writerintheday Tiny venue relative to those festivals. Lower supply of tickets means higher prices. I’m surprised they haven’t moved it yet

this is actually fucking insane sorry how is all things go charging more than lolla and the same as coachella

@CJMooreHoops @ralphDrussoATH Tulsa definitely would not have gotten in and New Mexico would be right on the cutline. WAB is significantly more correlated with selection and seeding than NET, which Ralph used for some reason.

One positive from NCAA expansion to 76, as @ralphDrussoATH mentioned, hypothetical field from this last tourney would have included New Mexico, San Diego State and Tulsa. I am hopeful it gets in some of the best mid-majors who lose in their conference tourneys.

@PYZC773 U right

@TheRealCSD Oh, was that what was said? Or was the claim was that there was no public transit to Georgetown?

No public transit in Georgetown, riiiiiiiiiight lol

@serenityposting @SnowGhostExodus @jmlc1983 @agraybee Literally Medicare

@SnowGhostExodus @jmlc1983 @agraybee name one government service that has equaled the efficiency of the private sector lmao

We know how, it's the same way the rest of the first world does it: very high taxes on everyone. What you're looking for is a way to make 3 trillion dollars a year without upsetting anyone.

@Wifesucker You can like a band without pretending it is saving rock music with 2 million listeners on Spotify.

Look, you can be a Geese hater all you want but this was the fuckin alternative and I think rock is in a much better spot right now.

@AshleySchapitl Is it published the public vs private cut here?

This is the ball game for the mayor’s race. Every idea the candidates put forward should be viewed through the lens of making it easier to do business and grow our economy. Nothing else matters if we can’t create jobs and keep residents in the District.

@rhcm123 @DougDougFood

@TennProg2003 @nikicaga Jill Stein run number 4 might have some legs in this scenario

This is somehow the 2028 election, who wins??

@TheyMightBeJeff @MarcoFoster_ middleeastmonitor.com/20260413-j-str…

@MarcoFoster_ Careful on Ossoff. His loyalties are divided.

Hasan Piker on 2028 candidates Rahm Emanuel: “No” Gavin Newsom: “No” JD Vance: “Absolutely no. I will never vote for a Republican, ever” Gretchen Whitmer: “Maybe. She’s to anti-M4A, but more responsive. I’m 50/50” AOC: “Yes” Tucker Carlson: “No” Cory Booker: “No. Absolutely not” Jon Ossoff: “Again, interesting candidate. Maybe” Kamala Harris: “Oh God. No” Pete Buttigieg: “No”

@TheFieldOf68 @GoodmanHoops Halaifonua?

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@gy_jf29870 @JackKuhr Already got shit down in DC

@JackKuhr thecity.nyc/2026/03/27/emp…

So ridiculous, yall must know. For the last month I’ve been using Empower ride hailing app in NYC. (They charge drivers a monthly fee instead of taking 20%, I believe). Cars always available. And always much, much cheaper than Uber. Tonight was particularly insane. LaGuardia airport to home: - Uber: $125 (criminal) - Empower: $30 IDK guys it feels like $5 Via days. Don’t know which good soldier built this app, or why. But it feels like they’ve punched a hole in the absurd NYC ride hailing pricing schemes that we all had come to just accept.

@LUCKY_PPL @mascdonna All the good ones 🤪

@mascdonna which? i agree i just wanna expand my horizons

there's like 15 rock subgenres that are entirely based on not being able to sing she'll be fine