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@JonahDispatch They literally still have them. It’s not the most common but they’re alive and well

New York City still had elevator operators when I was a kid.

@jasonc_nc @musharbash_b Injecting Facebook, fox, oan, and newsmax propaganda straight into the veins is powerful

@musharbash_b I’m amazed how many have been fully lobotomized on topics that have no effect on them to the point they keep supporting things that are literally killing them

The amount of propaganda directed at pulling the wool over farmers and ranchers' eyes is truly astounding.

@moseskagan @spencertbarber We could start by just not electing our dumbest and most autocratically inclined person

@spencertbarber Lots of reasons, but here is one: Those guys all campaigned (well, not GW - he was basically acclimated) and governed in text Radio, TV and the internet totally changed the type of candidate who wins elections

The debate tonight with the family. Why can we no longer get leaders like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Abraham Lincoln?

@realEstateTrent One party controls all three branches of government. If they don’t have votes to pass things themselves, they ought to negotiate in good faith with the other party they need votes from. In good faith, the minority party has offered multiple standalone bills to fund tsa. So….

Serious question: Who exactly came up with the idea to hold their own country’s traveling public hostage in a political dispute?

@ABC Dumbass headline

Democrats have once again blocked a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security as they continue to insist on reforms to ICE and Customs and Border Protection in exchange for funding the agency. abcnews.link/c66JHuo

@realEstateTrent Yea I’m gonna blame the folks in control of all three branches of our government…

I don’t care whose fault it is, but our elected officials should never put us in this position.

@jasonc_nc Everyone is 12 theory applies. The FBI is basically his personal make a wish foundation. Sadly, it’s better for all of us that he’s so focused on this stuff.

I know the Idiocracy theme is played out at this point but they just keep delivering new and innovative examples.

@YIMBYLAND @moseskagan Eliminating the elevator seems like a no brainer.

@moseskagan Yea, id probably cut the elevator for only 3 stories

This single-stair 6-plex is incredible. We should do whatever it takes to make it possible to build 100,000 of these across California:

@charlescwcooke What he said in your quote is pretty cheap shit itself too ain’t it? She could report better. Sure. But the words came out of his mouth, no?

This is so cheap. He actually said, “War is hell. War is chaos. And as we saw yesterday with the tragic crash of our KC-135 tanker, bad things can happen. American heroes, all of them.” Bertrand knows that, which is why she disabled replies.

@rydunleavy It’s really not that outrageous

Evan Neal returning to #Giants was this. Stunned by the reunion on BOTH sides Definition of ‘outrageous.’ Not BIG

@realEstateTrent We’re built different. Especially anyone in multifamily and condos.

I’ve found the Property Manager position to be, by far, the hardest role to hire for.

@investing_law I think that almost sounds sociopathic

Was on an airplane today and sat next to someone doing something *worse* than watching videos w/o headphones. He spent half the flight angrily dictating voice notes reprimanding his employees. Not ideal for anyone involved.

@DougJBalloon It cannot be overstated enough.

(3/X) But it's very striking denialism. We are living through a world historical self-own, and we should admit it.

(1/X) Not to be a Debbie downer, but when I step away for a minute and come back, I'm always struck by how much worse things are than anyone wants to admit. By "things" here, I mean the Trump administration. There's plenty of reasons ppl do this...

@yashar I don’t comment or interact on your posts much but as a historian and Jew, I always appreciate what you post and the why of it all. Keep up the fight. 🤜🤛

I’m so fucking sick of snark from people on here because I talk about Jew hatred a lot. First, those who have followed me for a while know this has been a focus of mine for more than 10 years — it’s not something I suddenly picked up post–October 7. My focus is largely on extremism, particularly in America, not on Israel, although I fully understand there’s crossover. Second, people who say my focus on this is cringe, annoying, or stupid either don’t understand how serious this problem is — or they’re Jew haters themselves. This is an urgent matter. I wouldn’t spend this much time on it if it weren’t. And despite what some people online seem to believe, it certainly isn’t lucrative or helpful to my career. We know from decades of research that once someone adopts a fully developed antisemitic worldview, it becomes very, very difficult to deradicalize them — though not impossible. I don’t want to lose more people to the abyss of Jew hatred. As far as I’m concerned, this is existential. When hatred of Jews becomes part of someone’s identity and worldview, it shapes how they understand everything: politics, morality, and even their sense of belonging. Antisemitism operates differently from many other forms of hatred because it is conspiratorial in nature rather than simply prejudicial. Conspiracy beliefs are self-sealing: evidence against them is interpreted as proof of the conspiracy itself. People who adopt strong antisemitic views often move into social ecosystems that reinforce those beliefs: online communities, ideological networks, and political movements. Antisemites also see their hatred as morally justified. In their minds, they are defending civilization, fighting corruption, exposing hidden evil, and, as many of you learned recently, exposing child-killing pedophiles. Once hatred becomes framed as a moral duty, deradicalization becomes far more difficult. Antisemitism also “explains” everything to the Jew hater. Because Jews are falsely framed as the hidden cause behind many unrelated problems, Jews become the grand explanatory theory for the world’s failures and for the failures and challenges people have personally. People who criticize me or mock me ultimately don’t bother me. But it is deeply annoying and concerning — particularly because they cannot even claim that I spend my time advocating for Israel or defending the decisions of the Israeli government. So their issue is with Jews. Ultimately, if you have a problem with me talking about this, you can kiss my Iranian ass.

@bethanyjbabcock My use has been wildly productive for what I’ve needed (mostly task initiation around drafting property management notices) I’m terrified of the large scale negative consequences but trying to adapt where I can in a work smarter not harder kind of way.

I’d estimate Ai saved me 5 hours this week so far. I know it can do much more. I’m excited.

@sahilkapur You got the ‘fetterman’

Democratic reaction to Trump bombing Iran breaks down into a few categories —Hell no: the war is bad, unjustified, won’t make America/world safer (common) —Process opposition: goal is good but Trump needs to talk to Congress (common) —Good move, a briefing would be nice (rare)

Same energy.

@TripleNetInvest @KlausJon Bring back drive ins

@KlausJon Love it - i'm rooting for a big comeback but unfortunately, that doesn't seem like a reality

$10k invested in AMC at their 2021 peak would be worth just $17.21 today Unfortunately, it looks like theatres are completely dead and never coming back Where did it go so wrong for theatres?

@jasonc_nc I am here for boomer rants even more than the large firetruck crusade. The most successful democratic experiment of all time squandered unironically by an entire generation of entitled, participation trophy wanting, whiny brats. God they project so much

Honestly this is true if you start to pay attention.

Tomorrow I will go to DOJ to view the unredacted Epstein files. Which docs should I view? Include EFTA link in reply I will sort the replies to this post by “number of likes,” so instead of making redundant posts, please “like” replies that contain docs you think are important.