Barney Miller

Reporter: “Are you concerned….”

No matter what she said after that the answer is a solid non. Trumpers aren’t concerned about anything. Ever. Except DEI hires and people with pronouns.

I don’t understand why they haven’t yet.

I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history

Agreed!

Grok says Elon Musk has likely committed a crime in Wisconsin

Elon Musk seeing Wisconsin:

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They are going to break Social Security under the guise of fighting fraud and waste so that public trust collapse while 68 million people grow increasingly desperate such that they can privatize it in the name of efficiency and anti-corruption.

It will be the biggest mugging of the century.

Fucking embarrassing.

Awesome! Now if someone can just convince RFK Jr. that science actually works then we’ll be able to have nice things.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a NEW peptide antibiotic that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria INCLUDING those RESISTANT to existing antibiotics. This discovery marks the first potential new class of antibiotics in NEARLY 30 YEARS. 🧪🧵⬇️

Trump is worse. Of course. But I don’t live in a binary world. And the fact that the left has been focusing on first world bullshit that doesn’t help anyone did indeed push some, (I said SOME) low information voters towards MAGA.

I might be wrong. So might you be.

Then what’s YOUR answer? How do we house the homeless? How do get broadband for everyone? High speed rail? Clean energy? Real universal healthcare?

Trump sucks.
The far left sucks.
And yes, classic neoliberalism sucked too.

Ezra seems to actually want to make it better. We should listen.

Okay. I’m a classic progressive. But 60, so I’m one of those “stop with the race & gender talk” people. (Just being honest). Always vote Dem.

I’m also a social democrat by nature and kinda hate unfettered capitalism.

But is Ezra wrong about housing & red tape and failed broadband plans? Tell me!

I, for one, welcome the “abundance” fight. It shows the left can fight Trumpism while wrestling with how we can be better than we’ve been.

I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.

The administration's response to the Signal debacle is just suffused with contempt for their own voters. Just an endless belief that the people who support them can be tricked into believing the laziest misdirection imaginable.

I think we need a hire minimum wage AND better housing and transporting on. I do think it’s an either or.

Same problem in Florida. But there has to be a balance where building rules can be simplified and streamlined while keeping both incentives and some subsidies for affordable housing but without all the red tape. No?

My wife is in real estate in NY. We’re both Democrats. But Ezra said the voucher program indeed raises rents. She explained why in detail.

Some de-regulation of rent controls ALONG WITH incentives to build more can’t hurt. Combine this with some good progressive carve outs for affordable units.

Biden was performatively too far left on gender / race issues. (Which Democrats should ignore in my opinion).

Indeed on major stuff he was status centrist. Kamala too.

But the fact that over regulation creates bad incentives for affordable housing is kinda undeniable.

Go on. Is Ezra wrong that well meaning bureaucratic plans often stifle progress?

The flip side obviously wrong too. Look at Florida. Only affordable for tourists and the uber rich.

There’s gotta be a balance. Neither extreme helps people.

The homeless need homes. Free market or not.

But Ezra Klein’s point is that well meaning plans for housing and infrastructure often get bogged down by red tape and well meaning over regulation.

While right wing states end up with an abundance of luxury and tourist housing.

We need balance. No?

Good counter argument. As a middle child it seems we need SOME deregulation while keeping OTHER regulations. So that it’s not all just luxury housing.

Balance. No?

If you’re so sure about it why only say it once? What if Ezra’s plan works and that becomes the democratic platform? But you still feel it’s wrong. Are you not gonna say it?

Transparency - I’m on the fence. But building more homes might help the homeless. No?

I’m on the fence about it. Never was a Ezra fan but is he wrong that the solution to homelessness is more homes?

And replaced with what?

Is this a parody account? All the AI’s disagree with you.

Will has obviously never met any humans.

If we don’t let anti-Trumpers that we disagree with into the tent then our tent will empty out and Trump’s power will grow.

SULLIVAN: “I do not care about the economy if the government claims it can break down anyone's doors, seize anyone with no due process, put them on a plane, and send them to a foreign jail… that is fundamental to this country.” 🇺🇸