Matthew Lasar

YouTube video by 90 cubed rule Why I don't have a favorite president

For years students in my US history classes have asked me who my favorite president is. But I don’t have one. Here’s why. #presidents #history

headline: Trump Allies Near 'Total Victory' in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

Hey west coast:

"We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you."

YouTube video by 90 cubed rule Trump's Virtual Ancestors #1: Kaiser Wilhelm the Second

Happy Birthday Kaiser Wilhelm the Second!

YouTube video by 90 cubed rule Andrew Jackson's stupidest duel, part two.

I will never get over the antics of the most violent president in US history. Here's part 2 of a series I made about then Major General Andrew Jackson's pointless 1813 duel, or gang fight really, fought over, yes way, another duel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gi6...
#andrewjackson #duels #history

Hope this helps. #greenland #iceland

YouTube video by 90 cubed rule Welcome to the Age of Three Dictators

Canada's prime minister says there has been a "rupture" in the world order: "the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint.” For what it's worth, I called this a year ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGlr...
#trump #xi #putin #newworldorder

I can always spot a narcissist because when I'm talking about me they invariably want to change the subject.
#narcissist #narcissism

Overlooked No More: Pamela Colman Smith, Artist Behind a Famous Tarot Deck

A wonderful long overdue obit for the great artist Pamela Colman Smith, whose tarot deck is a thing of endless beauty. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o... #tarot #pamelacolmansmith

YouTube video by 90 cubed rule How do we choose what to forget? An introduction to the 90 Cubed Rule.

In which I suggest that, when it comes to history and politics, what we decide to remember sometimes isn't as important as what we choose to forget. The 90 Cubed Rule is a handy way of keeping this in mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=txHa...
#forgetting #politics #memory #history

YouTube video by 90 cubed rule Andrew Jackson's stupidest duel, part one

Andrew Jackson got into over fifty fist fights, knife fights, fracases and duels over the course of his lengthy career as a general and politician. This, in my opinion, was the dumbest. Part one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VvJ...

Just so you know, you cannot "future proof" technology. People who say you can just want your pennies.

yes you did.

Regardless of my concerns about Netflix buying Warner Brothers, I look forward to Paramount/David Ellison's filing asserting that Netflix's proposal would be anti-competitive, but Ellison's bid wouldn't. The creativity never stops. #netflix #warnerbrothers #paramount #ellison #oligarch

At Richmond upzoning town hall, crowd is tough and Mayor Lurie is feisty Residents of the Richmond want Mayor Daniel Lurie’s upzoning plan to change. Lurie says time for change is over.

"The upzoning, in fact, may have a much more limited effect than anticipated. Even in the best-case scenario, the mayor’s upzoning plan would lead to only about 14,600 additional units over the next 20 years . . . . " missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-d...
#upzoning #sanfrancisco #lurie #housing

In case u want to apply 4 the open District 4 supervisor position in San Francisco, here is the questionnaire. 10 references seems a bit much, but perhaps Mayor Lurie is overcompensating 4 the apparent lack of any vetting 4 the last appointee. newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com/mission/wp-c...

Is there a bubble of articles about the AI bubble? #aibubble

Some day I hope to be able to keep the distinctions between alpha and luma in my brain for more than 20 seconds.

Cheer up NYC, here in San Francisco we just picked someone who has never held political office before + whose career consisted of rich folks "jobs" (fundraising, "deputy" director, "senior" adviser, etc). I mean, you could still elect the nursing home/sexual harassment scandal guy but I wouldn't.

Molly is crabby because she missed #caturday.

Molly is crabby because she missed #caturday.

YouTube video by history nine The Constitution's Invisible Word: all three episodes

All three parts of my series "The Constitution's Invisible Word" are now available in this YouTube video. youtu.be/5QfWOMjrT-M?...
#constitution #history

Part two of my series on the Constitution's invisible word: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKz...
#constitution #invisibleword #usahistory

Oh lefty people please stop freaking out about Machado. What do you expect from a prize named after a guy who invented dynamite? #machado #nobel

YouTube video by history nine The Constitution's Invisible Word, Part One

There's an invisible word in the Constitution of 1787. Can you guess what it is? www.youtube.com/watch?v=H289...
#constitution #USAhistory #unitedstates

The eternal struggle . . . 18th and Mission Street, San Francisco, California #selfvsself #innerconflict

Humanity May Achieve the Singularity Within the Next 3 Months, Scientists Suggest Some experts predict the singularity will occur by 2026. But how close are we really to artificial general intelligence?

If I put one foot in a bucket of hot coals and the other in a bucket of dry ice, on average I'm a journalist looking for page views. #singularity

Molly says: so many books what to read next! #caturday

Molly says: so many books! what to read next! #caturday

Why third parties always fail. - YouTube Since the founding of the USA, no independent political party has turned the country from a two party to a stable three party political system. Why?

I finally finished my YouTube series titled "Why Third Parties Always Fail." Seven episodes (!). Like some of you, I'm starting to wonder if we'll even have a second party soon. Anyway, I'm done. Here ya go. #thirdparty www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

YouTube video by history nine Postscript: Was the Republican Party ever a third party?

Was the Republican Party ever a third party? In this video I scratch at that itchy question. youtu.be/Kg0VEWZ6ai0?...
#republican #gop #lincoln #history

The lurker lurketh. #caturday #cats

The lurker lurketh. #caturday #cats

Yes I am considering getting an Alien versus Predator versus cute kitten t-shirt. #cats #alien #predator

Yes I am considering getting an Alien versus Predator versus cute kitten t-shirt. #cats #alien #predator