George Pearkes

a significant recession has not happened during any zoomer's adulthood

going to start posting too smart by more than half canadian politics takes

mark carney is going to be king of newfoundland

Also, interest groups do not always successfully exercise veto powers over policy. See: the IRA.

This is true but it’s important to emphasize that the 301 tariffs are a relatively small share of the total.

Just went to his feed and the first post is congratulating Josh Hawley? Quisling doesn’t cover it.

The Great Khan shelters the brave rebels of the Texas Hegemony. Such generosity! Like a father to his children.

It’s been an epic cool zone for the past few days. Summer’s back has been broken.

Helpful???

Had my arch support in, so totally fine!

Immigrants are leaving the US workforce in very large numbers.

Remittance payments US→MX plummeting, down 2+ million from a year ago.

Biggest decline in >30 years - a period that includes a homebuilding depression and a 100-year financial crisis.

Played well over 200 minutes at center back in two days, we won the bracket, and I just ate $38 of Costco sashimi in a sitting. Tip top weekend.

Non-league football: How 'Wrexham effect' is trickling down The 'Wrexham effect' is spreading as famous faces invest in non-league football, bringing higher attendances and bigger dreams.

How 'Wrexham effect' is transforming non-league football

“Average weekly attendances across the top four non-league tiers reached an all-time high of 117,586 last season, marking an increase of 43% over the past five years and 89% in a decade.”
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Supply and demand side phenomenon. We stopped investing public resources in education as demand for it soared (roughly by an order of magnitude, maybe two). It’s the same phenomenon as decaying infrastructure or housing.

After three weeks of a heat pump replacing an old gas boiler, our house has used 34% less KWh of energy, emitted 40-50% less CO2 and energy costs have fallen by 25%.

That’s a wrap for OPEC+’s most recent cut tranche.

2.5 MMbpd crude production increase (2.2 cut, 0.3 UAE baseline hike) over just 6 months.

That’s three times faster than the 18-month plan communicated as recently as March 2025.

We don’t have pro-rel but we do have the US open cup! So you do get situations like this.

It was the tifo wot done it.

It is incredibly fucked up that Vought's own child is alive *only* because of recent federally funded pharmaceutical research breakthroughs, yet he's single-mindedly dedicated to destroying the same research. How can he possibly rationalize this?

Ok today we are gonna make a Wisconsin style Old Fashioned. A refreshing yet rich drink perfect for summer or winter

Timeline cleanse: Insta video of Allen Dershowitz being told by Martha's Vineyard police to stop harassing vendors or be charged with trespassing after three different sellers refused him service. 1/3

www.instagram.com/reel/DMvVG1S...

Yes. We’ve had Israeli flags in Bank of America stadium since we signed Lael Abada. And like, I don’t love it, but it’s perfectly reasonable to fly the national team flag of your players!

It would be nice if American society could conclusively banish the idea that there is something vaguely distasteful about literally being Palestinian

A new Columbus Crew star is Palestinian — fans can't fly his flag Fans are seeking an exception to a league rule ahead of Wessam Abou Ali's arrival.

Shambolic stuff from MLS.

There are some. Stancil. Sweeney.

Exclusive: LAFC, Tottenham in advanced talks over $20m fee for Son LAFC and Tottenham are in advanced talks over a deal worth around $20 million to sign Son Heung-Min, per sources.

🚨🇰🇷 BREAKING: LAFC & Tottenham in advanced talks over potential fee in ballpark of $20m (£15m) for Son Heung-Min, per sources

- Personal terms close to being finalized
- Spurs asked for £30m when Saudi asked
- Deal could conclude quickly

w/ @jacobsben.bsky.social
www.givemesport.com/lafc-son-heu...

Me, also a genius: we need more roster spots (for more kids) and more matches (so they can be played)

Having A Cold One Thought

this is a good thread but I might actually take it further -- I don't think manosphere shit is actually about getting laid, I think it's literally about male loneliness, by which I mean, men addressing their loneliness via homosocial bonding through misogyny

Very true.