Blake Herzinger

please tell me how big Singapore‘s exclusive economic zone is. “Island nation” what an asshole. Capture fishing is almost non-existent in Singapore. There is an aquaculture industry, which is where I assume you’re getting your number.

Totally normal response from a totally normal person.

Well, there’s something going on here. I don’t know that there are any mantles involved.

Thanks for winning me a bet everyone. You did great.

I mean, lol. lmao, even.

Ok gandalf stan

haha you’re both morons

They also murdered each other on an inter-tribal basis at pretty phenomenal rates. So, guess I’ll pass on adopting native American tradition.

Aw, he called me Budget Tom Brady™️

The thing about this is that it makes a real nice place to live.

What’s the word on heroin use?

Haha *has issue with someone about lethal result to action*

*recommends suicide*

*sees no issue there*

Dude, you're the incumbents, the only message that works for you is prices actually going down

Government of posters facing a crisis: what if the solution was more posting

Really? Folks on here should be pushing the boats out more.

Hey I like Sal, always have

Well, yes.

Enemies of humanity

Yeah, that sounds great.

Show me one society that has allowed widespread drug use and is better for it. Or where incarceration helps solve the issue.

But there are some opportunities that I think are worth identifying and progressing, rather than just complaining about how everyone is a fascism online.

Haha ok yes but.

Look I’m not trying to endorse Donald Trump as a human being, but there are areas where his administration is objectively better than Biden’s. Some are significantly worse.

I don’t really disagree. It’s not great. But I guess I’m more concerned with the lack of transparency around the process - if these are confirmed and vetted targets I don’t care that much. But we don’t know.

All drug use outside palliative care should be criminalized and possession of dealer quantities should be punishable by death without appeal.

And for those still going on about drug boat strikes - I wish you’d cared this much about Afghanistan. I don’t love the use of the military to kill drug runners, but it’s no worse than you’ve allowed for three decades. It’s a bit late for moral hazard pearl clutching now.

The US should act expeditiously to onshore manufacturing in critical sectors. Where tariffs are more effective than subsidies in achieving a rapid result, I am ok with their use.

My personal view of what “Right” looks like is akin to what I’ve heard from USTR.

Less trade with China and restricted to less sensitive sectors.

Stop using punitive tariffs on allies in the EU and Asia.

Blanket tariffs on goods the US can’t produce are misguided.

Predictably people are outraged that I would do this, despite not having even expressed support for this position. Some engagement is thoughtful and well-reasoned though, which is nice - happy to see old Twitter friends here and have that conversation.

So this is fun - I’ve given an objective accounting of something that happens, quite a bit.

This is indeed very bad policy driven by a mercurial executive.