Dundon

A lot of consumer "choices" today are the equivalent of pulling into a small town that is 100 miles from another gas station and evaluating which of the three gas stations (all on the same corner) that you are going to go to.

@phl43 He uses is erraticness as a negotiation tactic. Its the exact same reason the American people can't trust him. Oh, and the Epstein thing is bad too.

The reason why I no longer dismiss the possibility that Trump might do something crazy is that I distinctly remember thinking that the libs were being hysterical when they predicted that Trump would refuse to acknowledge the results of the election if he lost and then he did exactly that. I don't think he's going to nuke Iran, that's obviously crazy talk, but I think people are being way too casual about the possibility that it might start going after Iran's energy infrastructure systematically and trigger a tit-for-tat that would cause a global economic meltdown. And even if he doesn't do that tonight, the longer it lasts, the more likely it is that it will come to that.

I am sorry but I just don't like ebooks and I never will. I look at screens for a living. More time with screens is the last thing I need.

Let me explain something to the MAGA crowd, because clearly someone needs to. They seem to think NATO is cosmic room service. You pick up the phone, say “hello, we’re having a bit of a war here,” and thirty-one countries march to your rescue. A continental Uber for military adventures. That is not how it works. Article 5 is a mutual defense clause. The clue is in the word mutual. And it has been triggered exactly once in NATO’s entire history. After September 11. When America was attacked. Not Europe. America. Every NATO member showed up. They went to Afghanistan. They fought. They bled. They died. In America’s war. On America’s behalf. Now imagine they hadn’t. Over 1,100 allied soldiers died in Afghanistan. British, Canadian, German, Danish, Polish. And yes, even Ukrainian soldiers, who had no NATO obligation whatsoever. Gone. Without them, those are American names on those graves. Sons from Ohio. Fathers from Georgia. Kids from Nebraska who never came home. Then there is the money. NATO allies spent over 100 billion dollars on a war that started on American soil. Without that, Washington pays every cent. On top of the 2 to 3 trillion the war already cost. And without allied bases across Europe and Central Asia, American supply lines collapse entirely. Without British forces in Helmand and Canadians in Kandahar, the Taliban reconstitutes in three years instead of ten. The gaps get filled one way. More American deployments. More American coffins arriving at Dover. Afghanistan was bloody. But NATO took the hit. Without them, every single one of those casualties would have had an American name. Trump called allies like these losers. Suckers. If you are a certain kind of broken person, that probably makes sense to you. But for the rest of us, what those soldiers did has a different name. Honor. The bond between men who have been in the same dirt, under the same fire. Between Brits and Americans, Frenchmen and Norwegians, Canadians and Danes. Not a diplomatic relationship. A blood bond. Brotherhood forged in places most people will never see and cannot imagine. In that culture, you do not mock a fallen ally. You do not sneer at the dead. It is the lowest thing a human being can do. Trump did it to a standing ovation. If you are a MAGA supporter travelling to NATO countries, understand this. There are no friendly pats on the back waiting for you. No one will buy you a beer. The governments who share your worldview sit in Minsk, Moscow and Pyongyang. Brutal dictatorships where journalists disappear, elections are theatre and dissent is a medical condition treated in basements. Not London. Not Paris. Not Rome, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin or Ottawa. You have abandoned the open societies, the free press, the rule of law, the places where people actually want to live. You traded the best of civilization for a very small, very dark room. Frankly, it serves you right.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

I know there is problems with all the corruption at the lowest levels. But enabling it at the highest end was the most incredible own-goal for the aristocracy.

Billionaires got together and steered an election to get a billionaire elected who does corrupt money extraction left and right and cuts funding for poor and needy. Now those original billionaires are dumbfounded at why the masses want to tax away their income.

@the_P_God And its just rapid weight loss without a noticeable mental shift. As someone who has lost 50+ lbs at multiple times, there is always a harsh mental shift. That all being said, the more destigmatized all weight loss is the better.

Everyone knows you’re on GLP-1s. It’s very obvious. There’s a very specific look and you have it. Everyone knows.

@SleeperMariners @MarinerMuse tanking, resting starters, dynasty building, soap opera drama.... But most importantly -- its just too expensive to attend.

@MarinerMuse And the NBA dealing with this tanking problem

I do genuinely believe this has happened, with the major inflection point being the pitch clock

@bryanrbeal I would say that I think its the same proportional fraud and waste as almost all government spend.

@zachweinberg @mattyglesias this would be so much more believable if those companies actually did good and were built in a way to enrich more people (think Bob's Red Mill) as opposed to enriching themselves more.

@mattyglesias The argument I hear from most very wealthy people is that giving to charity is *materially less effective at helping people* when compared to investing in for-profit companies building amazing products for consumers (which better improve lives overall).

There’s nothing wrong with getting rich — if you built up a net worth of billions you probably did something useful. But spending all that money on high living or your own kids rather than giving some to those in need is genuinely problematic. slowboring.com/p/the-real-pro…

straight up villains (although that marina build out is stupid imo).

Always have been. But in more ways than housing.

@MarinerMuse at this point, just have them bunt to move over Donovan haha

Looking good, fellas Take your time!

Cities will do literally anything except building housing

July 2004 and Gmail was the reason @teddundon was born. I thought I was being so cryptic and cool by not using my actual name.

@danprimack I thought it was over in the first four days.

Trump attacks allies, signals Iran war may end without opening Hormuz axios.com/2026/03/31/tru…

Republicans are going to be so outraged when they learn that this happened.

@ashleymayer Mine is fine (for now). I just think the solution for an email replacement will inevitably have to be a calendar solution too. The uses are so inextricably linked.

@TedDundon My calendar is fine, is yours not?

Count me among those who believe email is fast becoming untenable thanks to AI-generated slop. Triaging is like fighting a hydra: block one spammer, two more appear. It's sad, because email has always been a great equalizer. A strong cold email can break through. What's next?

Unbiased opinions always stem with hostile takeovers from billionaires.

@ben_mathes @KelseyTuoc @SandyofCthulhu complete own goal.

@KelseyTuoc @SandyofCthulhu An ~empire actively choosing to *not* brain drain the world that voluntarily wants to is just wild to me

What nation - what taxpayers - were paying for this guy’s full ride at Duke?