Neil Suits

@BruceBartlett Go to blue sky. I just come here to touch base.

Today, I suddenly started seeing a lot more right-wing crap in the my Twitter feed and many people I used to follow have disappeared. This site really is dead.

@svdate @NormOrnstein FOX populi

If anyone needs any more explanation of how a coup-attempting, sexually-abusing, fraud-committing convicted criminal could get elected president …

@BruceBartlett Intermediate periods between kingdoms in ancient Egypt only lasted 100-200 years. I follow you on blue sky but you don’t post there.

The Dark Ages lasted 1,000 years. I think about that a lot these days.

I think I will move to blue sky. Same name. X is worse than Twitter and I can’t do anything to support Musk.

@michaelpfreeman @jefftimmer Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer

He represents South Dakota, you idiot, and his responsibility and his oath is to serve the country and constitution, not Donald Trump.

@BruceBartlett Fortunately our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity has come to an end.

Biden was the most boring president since Coolidge.

@highbrow_nobrow @NormOrnstein Well at least you can see why they’re angry.

🧵Harris-won states perform better economically, contributing more to GDP, with higher incomes, better education levels, and longer life expectancies. They also have lower rates of poverty, crime, and chronic illness. Trump-won states, in contrast, face higher poverty, more gun violence, higher incarceration, and more chronic disease prevalence. Economic Performance •GDP Contribution: Harris-won states contribute a larger share of the national GDP (53%) compared to Trump-won states (47%), even though they represent a smaller number of states. This higher economic output correlates with generally higher incomes, greater population density in urban areas, and a concentration of industries like technology and finance, which tend to generate higher GDP. •Median Household Income: The median household income in Harris-won states is significantly higher, with an average above $80,000, compared to below $50,000 in Trump-won states. This suggests a disparity in economic opportunity, wage levels, and possibly cost of living, with Harris-won states generally offering higher-paying jobs. Public Health Indicators •Life Expectancy: Residents in Harris-won states have a higher average life expectancy (around 80 years) compared to Trump-won states (approximately 75 years). This difference may be influenced by factors such as access to healthcare, lifestyle, and economic conditions, which can directly impact overall health outcomes. •Child and Maternal Mortality: Both child and maternal mortality rates are notably lower in Harris-won states, suggesting better access to healthcare services, more robust public health systems, and potentially better social safety nets. •Chronic Disease and Disability: Trump-won states show higher rates of chronic disease (55% vs. 40%) and a larger percentage of the population on disability (15% vs. 9%). These metrics may indicate challenges with healthcare accessibility, preventive care, and lifestyle factors. Social and Crime Indicators •Incarceration Rate: Trump-won states have a significantly higher incarceration rate (1,094 per 100,000) compared to Harris-won states (275 per 100,000). This may reflect differences in criminal justice policies, socioeconomic conditions, and crime rates, with higher incarceration often associated with poverty and limited access to social services. •Violent Crime and Gun Violence: Violent crime and gun-related mortality are higher in Trump-won states. Gun violence, specifically, is considerably more prevalent (29.6 vs. 3.7 per 100,000), suggesting possible differences in gun laws, cultural attitudes towards firearms, and socioeconomic pressures that contribute to crime. Education and Poverty Indicators •Educational Attainment: Harris-won states have a higher percentage of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree (40% vs. 25%). Higher educational attainment is often linked to better job prospects, higher incomes, and overall economic growth, which could partially explain the income and GDP differences. •Poverty and Hunger: Poverty and hunger rates are higher in Trump-won states, with poverty at 16% compared to 9% in Harris-won states, and hunger at 18% vs. 10%. These disparities suggest greater economic hardship and food insecurity in Trump-won states, likely affecting overall quality of life and contributing to poorer health outcomes. Key Takeaways 1.Economic and Educational Advantages in Harris-Won States: Higher GDP, median income, and educational attainment in Harris-won states indicate stronger economic foundations, which support better living standards and health outcomes. 2.Public Health and Crime Challenges in Trump-Won States: Trump-won states face significant challenges related to public health, with higher rates of chronic disease, disability, maternal and child mortality, as well as crime and gun violence. These factors reflect systemic issues in healthcare access, economic conditions, and public health issues.🧵 Works Cited Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2023). Gross Domestic Product by State, 2022. bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-s… U.S. Census Bureau. (2023). State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022. census.gov/data/tables/ti… U.S. Census Bureau. (2023). Income in the United States: 2022. census.gov/library/public… Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2023). National Vital Statistics Reports: United States Life Tables, 2021. cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr… Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2023). Infant Mortality Rates by State. cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom… Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2023). Firearm Mortality by State. cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom… Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). (2023). Crime in the United States, 2022. ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u… Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). (2023). Prisoners in 2022. bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pd… U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). Poverty in the United States: 2023 Estimates. census.gov/topics/income-… USDA Economic Research Service. (2024). Household Food Security in the United States in 2023. ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nu… Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). (2024). Transfer Payments by State. bea.gov/data/income-sa… Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2024). Chronic Disease Indicators by State. cdc.gov/chronicdisease… Social Security Administration (SSA). 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@BruceBartlett The question is how will people respond to the harmful effects if these absurd policies are enacted. How will they spin it? Can they blame Biden, or profiteers or Big Whatever? Will it be necessary to encourage chaos?

Inflation arises when growth of the money supply greatly exceeds growth in the supply of goods and services. Trump's tariffs and deportation policies will reduce the supply of goods and services. Unless the Fed adopts a deflationary monetary policy inflation will result.

The formula for economic growth is basically growth of the labor supply plus the growth in productivity. Deporting a significant number of workers will therefore reduce growth by reducing the labor force. This is unambiguous.

@RonBrownstein Let me add that if a person shopping in Dearborn had a Deus Vult tattoo on his arm it wouldn’t go down well.

The wins keep mounting for Deaborn in Trump's personnel choices: "In one video last year, he provided advice to Israeli leaders on how to prosecute their conflict with the militant group...“Kill every single one of them,” Gorka said. wapo.st/3ZlPPuK

@JosephPolitano @NormOrnstein When not at her job in Wall Street, Loeffler is intimately involved with agriculture and often tells her gardener what he’s doing wrong.

so basically Loeffler (former CEO of crypto company Bakkt) and her husband Sprecher (current CEO of intercontinental exchange, which majority owns Bakkt) are selling Bakkt to Trump’s Truth Social and then conveniently being awarded a cabinet position, cool cool cool

@ChadLivengood When integrated chips were first introduced, the US military committed to buy about half of the production, thus subsidizing he development of commercial uses. Without that backing…..

Hemlock Semiconductor has been around since the 1950s. And I'm less skeptical when I see a hulking manufacturing plant that was under construction for months before the CHIPS Act subsidies were announced. Also, this is onshoring. China subsidies its industries that undercut ours.

@NormOrnstein Don’t be ridiculous. Of course the FBI agents who investigated him will have to go.

Odds that Trump will pardon him?

Women know that men don’t scheme to “dress like girls” to assault them. They do it every day in broad daylight. And the ones in power protect each other to keep it quiet. Just ask the House Ethics Committee. Or the President-elect of the United States. Leave women alone.

@RonBrownstein @nytimes Article 1: They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, No Bill of Attainder

“Ms. Mace made it clear that her efforts were designed to target one individual, Representative-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who this month became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.” nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/… via @NYTimes

@ruthbenghiat Good book. That chapter made me want to barf.

@davidfrum Replace the national poem with a dirty limerick.

"That's good, that's very good, but remember not all our people are sexual predators. Some are Russian spies. Can we weave in something for them?"

Workshopping for the Trump second inaugural address: " ... that government of the sexual predators, by the sexual predators, for the sexual predators shall not perish from the earth."

Note that Putin has not appeared in public since November 7, and Russian state propaganda is actively replaying archival footage of his less recent appearances. Meanwhile, Western-supplied Ukrainian missiles are striking military targets on Russian territory, and the Kremlin's useful idiots on social media are once again howling about a "WWIII," while Putin seems to have vanished. This is precisely what happens to Russia every time things go badly. Inept appeasers always assume that Putin "will respond reciprocally." They think he'll flash his homoerotic bare torso and show the world what a macho strongman he is. Instead, every time, what happens is exactly what you would expect when a cocky street thug gets a solid punch in the face and lands on his ass. Putin retreats and disappears from the public eye to avoid being associated with humiliation and weakness. Later, he does everything he can to pretend nothing special happened, appearing on TV to open honey fairs or similar trivial events. This happened when the Russian army was routed near Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson. This is what happened after the sinking of the Black Sea Fleet flagship, after drone strikes on the Kremlin, and initially after the Wagner mutiny. Our cocky big guy tsar tucks his tail between his legs and slinks away as soon as he takes a gut punch. And this is exactly what escalation managers stubbornly refuse to see and understand. You do not "escalate" the war by helping Ukraine. You escalate it when you make it clear to the cowardly thug that you are weak, that you fear him, and that you want to appease him—when you signal that you would rather let Ukraine bleed out than allow Putin to be driven into retreat. That's why we still have this terrible war.

@jefftimmer We need a better class of morons.

Penises are the plural; you illiterate, thirsty, grotesque attention hound.

@PeterSchorschFL @jefftimmer Idiocracy has been moved to the historical fiction section.

What could possibly go wrong?

@davidfrum Simple: Build a wall and make the US pay for it.

Canadian governments - federal, provincial, municipal - better have plans ready for when displaced asylum-seekers (thousands? tens of thousands? hundreds of thousands?) attempt to cross the border from the United States into Canada.