Jordan Campbell

“Given San Diego’s structural budget deficit and long-term debt, city leaders must cut spending and prioritize the most essential services,” writes Jordan Campbell. @graphgoesup buff.ly/2fY37Kp

Every argument of “because of the smartphone” or “the Internet” or “social media” is cope, to avoid confronting the catastrophic collapse of incumbent institutional competence over the same timeframe.

"The San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System has $3.2 billion in unfunded liabilities and is currently only 78% funded, meaning the pension plan has only 78 cents of every dollar needed to pay for benefits." — @graphgoesup in @sdut @sdutOpinion buff.ly/YVXoBcm

The wording of this question is so absurdly biased that it should be rejected without even considering the substance, frankly. (Not my ballot, I live in DC. Stolen from @CorieWhalen.)

@CharlesFLehman Seems task and often time dependent

Unfortunately, Claude is not only better at coding than GPT; it also appears to be better at research.

Great piece @thomas_savidge #waleg wsj.com/opinion/the-ev…

This meme was originally meant as pejorative satire and ended up describing uncomfortable reality.

@LizWolfeReason @annakhachiyan So sorry Liz! We are praying for your family!

I miss him.

The income tax bill has passed the House. We’ve crossed the Rubicon. Democrats (minus the 8 who voted no) have failed Washington state, and if Gov. Ferguson signs this bill into law, it will put our economy into a death spiral. Now it will be up to the voters to clean up the mess. An initiative to repeal the income tax is the next step. The legislature may have the votes to pass a tax, but the people of Washington have the final say. #waleg

After 61 days in the NICU, our Solomon was finally released last week to come start life at home. Thank you for all of your prayers; it was the darkest, scariest, worst two months of my life. But God showed his grace to us in so many ways, and many people banded together to allow me to spend every single day with him in the NICU. We are so grateful to the nurses who loved him like their own; to his physical therapist who is helping him overcome & adapt to his disabilities; to the doctors who performed his surgery; to our priest who baptized him in the hospital; to the friends and family who packed lunches for us, and watched our toddler, and did our laundry, who prayed with and for us and still do. I am grateful in particular for my husband and my mom, who showed me Christlike grace throughout, and for our 3-year-old, who didn't let his joy become dampened by all this fear and sorrow—an example from which we could all stand to learn. "I remain confident of this," Psalm 27 reminds us. "I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." The Lord's goodness has been shown to us every day of these 61. People sometimes denigrate Christians as just those seeking comfort, needing a story to tell themselves. But yes! We are comforted by the Lord. He shows up for us in all kinds of ways, when we're looking—and when we're not. And He looks after the scared and grieving mother, the sick and vulnerable child, the family in need. He did for us, many times over. And many of you did, too, through prayer and acts of kindness. Thank you.

Updated based on feedback. I've broken apart transfer payments to show the shares going to individuals and to state governments.

Since 1970, transfers have grown from 6% of GDP to 15%. The federal government now spends 3 times as much on transfers as it does on national defense, public safety, health, education, and economic affairs.

@RichardHanania Let’s see your leg press or squat! Show everyone how it’s done

Mainstream fitness wants you to think you actually need to move your legs to do a leg press.

A lot of people with roughly the body shape of a slug with opinions on this. However cringe, it is great to see public figures posting their lifts. Keep at it RFK!

@mattyglesias Post your leg press Matt!

It’s so funny this wasn’t a rule. Just like voter ID, you learn about it and then ask wait what were we doing before?

Example of society not built for mothers who take (daytime) care of their kids: Children's hospital tells me I cannot bring my (medically fragile) baby to my 3-year-old's cardiologist appointment, nor can I bring my 3-year-old to my baby's ortho appointment there. So I need...a babysitter (3ish hour chunks) for both, so 6 hours x $25/hr. $150 of care, all for what reason exactly? I can manage my kids at drs appointments! And it is safer for my baby to stay with me vs. someone who doesn't know his medical specifics. My toddler went with me to every OB appointment when I was pregnant with his brother. We managed. Another example: climbing gym kicked out my husband and 3-year-old yesterday because he didn't fit their min age requirement (even though he was well-supervised and has been to climbing gyms in TX, Costa Rica, Guatemala). Said gym also requires 1:1 chaperone to climber ratio for kids ages 5-7; so what do you do if you have multiple kids? Stupid rules.

Dems should not discount alleged child care fraud in MN. Social services lose credibility if the public believes the money is being wasted. All programs need stronger audits (and stronger inspectors general). That includes ESAs, which I worry are ripe for fraud in many states.

@LizWolfeReason Praying for Solomon's health and strength for you both

Our sweet Sol has taken a turn for the worse in the NICU. We're lucky we got a few days with him off of breathing tubes--to nurse and play and snuggle--but now he's so sick we're not even able to hold him. We would love your prayers for wise King Solomon, our sweet baby.