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Casey actually invested a lot of time and energy in cultivating a brand as the leading ā€œgreedflationā€ guy and was widely hailed for it in certain quarters, it just apparently wasnā€™t very persuasive.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935871677700706767#m

Published: June 20, 2025 01:25

Casey actually invested a lot of time and energy in cultivating a brand as the leading ā€œgreedflationā€ guy and was widely hailed for it in certain quarters, it just apparently wasnā€™t very persuasive. rss.xcancel.com/nick_field90/status/1935866344718696781#m

I donā€™t think Donald Trump is an example of a politician who is sincere or genuine at all ā€” he seems very dishonest to me ā€” but he does a good deal of pandering to try to be on the majority side of issues.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935864359512842241#m

Published: June 20, 2025 00:56

I donā€™t think Donald Trump is an example of a politician who is sincere or genuine at all ā€” he seems very dishonest to me ā€” but he does a good deal of pandering to try to be on the majority side of issues.ā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: One big myth of the last ten years or so is that Democratic primary voters are secret socialists spoiling for a revolution. Dems voters are normies - they want to do normal stuff and beat Republicans.

https://rss.xcancel.com/AJentleson/status/1935833002107429233#m

Published: June 19, 2025 22:52

One big myth of the last ten years or so is that Democratic primary voters are secret socialists spoiling for a revolution. Dems voters are normies - they want to do normal stuff and beat Republicans.

RT by @mattyglesias: ā€œAsk straightforward, questions, and get straightforward answersā€ remains the underrated champ of what good journalism could be

https://rss.xcancel.com/sayhar/status/1935793826427551979#m

Published: June 19, 2025 20:16

ā€œAsk straightforward, questions, and get straightforward answersā€ remains the underrated champ of what good journalism could be rss.xcancel.com/RiverTamYDN/status/1935758515290681360#m

RT by @mattyglesias: Theyā€™re federal agents but not ICE agents, they were seconded there by order of WH and their parent agencies arenā€™t happy about it (masks are so their faces wonā€™t be associated with ICE). The tell is none of them are wearing a raid jackets, which would ID the parent agency.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mucha_carlos/status/1935793365804523583#m

Published: June 19, 2025 20:14

Theyā€™re federal agents but not ICE agents, they were seconded there by order of WH and their parent agencies arenā€™t happy about it (masks are so their faces wonā€™t be associated with ICE). The tell is none of them are wearing a raid jackets, which would IDā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: If your goal was the balance the budget, the best first step is not passing this bill, since it will increase deficits by 2.4 trillion over the decade relative to not passing it.

https://rss.xcancel.com/BBKogan/status/1935792558707556670#m

Published: June 19, 2025 20:11

If your goal was the balance the budget, the best first step is not passing this bill, since it will increase deficits by 2.4 trillion over the decade relative to not passing it. rss.xcancel.com/SenRickScott/status/1935775872486982115#m

R to @mattyglesias: In normal policing, thereā€™s no concept of ā€œdoxxing,ā€ the officers not only are unmasked their uniforms display their names and when conducting official business they show badges that have specific identifying numbers so everyone knows whatā€™s up.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935789936289992980#m

Published: June 19, 2025 20:01

In normal policing, thereā€™s no concept of ā€œdoxxing,ā€ the officers not only are unmasked their uniforms display their names and when conducting official business they show badges that have specific identifying numbers so everyone knows whatā€™s up.

What is the stated reason for ICE personnel obscuring their faces during arrests? Iā€™ve never seen any other American law enforcement agency behave like that.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935787305404670446#m

Published: June 19, 2025 19:50

What is the stated reason for ICE personnel obscuring their faces during arrests? Iā€™ve never seen any other American law enforcement agency behave like that.

RT by @mattyglesias: I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Candidates like MGP, Rebecca Cooke, Jared Golden & Mary Peltola are the true political successors to Bernie 2016. Not AOC or Zohran Mamdani.

https://rss.xcancel.com/PoliticalKiwi/status/1935786717065494607#m

Published: June 19, 2025 19:48

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Candidates like MGP, Rebecca Cooke, Jared Golden & Mary Peltola are the true political successors to Bernie 2016. Not AOC or Zohran Mamdani. rss.xcancel.com/DanRShafer/status/1935705175911494012#m

Politics is in part a tedious customer service business where you say/do what people want, and in part a tedious technical undertaking where your craft policies that work well. Yet in the 21st century, both of those things have been drowned out by a fad for principled stands.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935723409826332808#m

Published: June 19, 2025 15:36

Politics is in part a tedious customer service business where you say/do what people want, and in part a tedious technical undertaking where your craft policies that work well. Yet in the 21st century, both of those things have been drowned out by a fadā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: Midtown rezoning advances to NYC Council vote, would allow nearly 10K new homes https://gothamist.com/news/midtown-rezoning-advances-to-nyc-council-vote-would-allow-nearly-10k-new-homes

https://rss.xcancel.com/Gothamist/status/1935710171688247727#m

Published: June 19, 2025 14:44

Midtown rezoning advances to NYC Council vote, would allow nearly 10K new homes gothamist.com/news/midtown-rā€¦

America has the richest and most dynamic economy in the world because we have the most and highest-paid lawyers, our litigation is top notch and this means all the outcomes are good.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935701347799900667#m

Published: June 19, 2025 14:08

America has the richest and most dynamic economy in the world because we have the most and highest-paid lawyers, our litigation is top notch and this means all the outcomes are good.

RT by @mattyglesias: When Sydney was pregnant, we worried about what would happen if the baby came early or if there was an emergency. Now imagine facing that same fear without a hospital nearby That will be the reality of women across the country if Republicans succeed in cutting Medicaid.

https://rss.xcancel.com/SenRubenGallego/status/1935699091524137216#m

Published: June 19, 2025 14:00

When Sydney was pregnant, we worried about what would happen if the baby came early or if there was an emergency. Now imagine facing that same fear without a hospital nearby That will be the reality of women across the country if Republicans succeed inā€¦

Nobody wants to run against Susan Collins because they all know her vibes are immaculate and she has too much rizz to defeat, even in a Clinton/Biden/Harris state.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935696028696477806#m

Published: June 19, 2025 13:47

Nobody wants to run against Susan Collins because they all know her vibes are immaculate and she has too much rizz to defeat, even in a Clinton/Biden/Harris state.

Slow Boring readers know weā€™ve been touting Cooke for a while ā€” she was a very strong electoral overperformer last time and against fairer maps this time hopefully will win. Would also join Reps Golden & Perez in the Bernie 2016 ā€”> Blue Dog Causus pipeline.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935694796049506373#m

Published: June 19, 2025 13:42

Slow Boring readers know weā€™ve been touting Cooke for a while ā€” she was a very strong electoral overperformer last time and against fairer maps this time hopefully will win. Would also join Reps Golden & Perez in the Bernie 2016 ā€”> Blue Dog Caususā€¦

It seems like Greater New York should be talking about how to expand congestion pricing (and make it more demand-responsive) ideally using the revenue to cut other taxes rather than plow more into the MTA maw.

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935675942883451058#m

Published: June 19, 2025 12:28

It seems like Greater New York should be talking about how to expand congestion pricing (and make it more demand-responsive) ideally using the revenue to cut other taxes rather than plow more into the MTA maw.ā€¦

The current political mood is everyone hates the establishment and wants to burn the system to the ground, but is also actually very change-averse in practice. https://www.slowboring.com/p/why-i-joined-a-weird-zoom-book-club

https://rss.xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1935658979771691282#m

Published: June 19, 2025 11:20

The current political mood is everyone hates the establishment and wants to burn the system to the ground, but is also actually very change-averse in practice. slowboring.com/p/why-i-joineā€¦

It's one platform screen door, Michael, how much could it cost, $55 million? https://pedestrianobservations.com/2022/05/23/systemic-investments-in-the-new-york-city-subway/

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934780513010528378#m

Published: June 17, 2025 01:09

It's one platform screen door, Michael, how much could it cost, $55 million? pedestrianobservations.com/2ā€¦

They charge to ride the bus in Cuba, probably because the nefarious influence of neoliberalism. https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2024-05-15-u1-e199370-s27061-nid281993-denuncian-cobros-indebidos-transporte-publico-habana

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934777543468417489#m

Published: June 17, 2025 00:58

They charge to ride the bus in Cuba, probably because the nefarious influence of neoliberalism. en.cibercuba.com/noticias/20ā€¦

Say what you will about Shiite theocracy, but the Teheran Metro route design is elite: Every line intersects with every other line, zero missed connections, each transfer station has exactly two lines.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934776365607174263#m

Published: June 17, 2025 00:53

Say what you will about Shiite theocracy, but the Teheran Metro route design is elite: Every line intersects with every other line, zero missed connections, each transfer station has exactly two lines.

RT by @mattyglesias: American Hospital Association sending this statement to Senate offices tonight in response to Finance Committeeā€™s reconciliation bill text. Calls Medicaid provisions ā€œharmfulā€ and says will force hospitals, especially in rural areas, to consider shutting down

https://xcancel.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1934775519033061632#m

Published: June 17, 2025 00:50

American Hospital Association sending this statement to Senate offices tonight in response to Finance Committeeā€™s reconciliation bill text. Calls Medicaid provisions ā€œharmfulā€ and says will force hospitals, especially in rural areas, to consider shuttingā€¦

You always have to read issue polling ā€œagainst the grainā€ to some extent. If it was popular, they would release a poll that said that. Instead they slice it more narrowly and say itā€™s *popular with Trump 2024 voters* not the general population.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934768725946773527#m

Published: June 17, 2025 00:23

You always have to read issue polling ā€œagainst the grainā€ to some extent. If it was popular, they would release a poll that said that. Instead they slice it more narrowly and say itā€™s *popular with Trump 2024 voters* not the general population.ā€¦

POV: Youā€™re taking health care away from millions of people and you donā€™t want the public to know.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934759624626065853#m

Published: June 16, 2025 23:46

POV: Youā€™re taking health care away from millions of people and you donā€™t want the public to know. xcancel.com/KatieLobosco/status/1934756586074890733#m

RT by @mattyglesias: Mike Lee can be a Senator or a shitposter, but he really shouldnā€™t be both. I assume getting dressed down like this will only make him more popular with the base of the party, but itā€™s fucking embarrassing.

https://xcancel.com/SonnyBunch/status/1934747002669015099#m

Published: June 16, 2025 22:56

Mike Lee can be a Senator or a shitposter, but he really shouldnā€™t be both. I assume getting dressed down like this will only make him more popular with the base of the party, but itā€™s fucking embarrassing.ā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: Tina Smith D-MN on her talk to Mike Lee R-UT: "I think that he honestly, he seemed a little surprised to be confronted."

https://xcancel.com/jamiedupree/status/1934734443727466961#m

Published: June 16, 2025 22:06

Tina Smith D-MN on her talk to Mike Lee R-UT: "I think that he honestly, he seemed a little surprised to be confronted." xcancel.com/jamiedupree/status/1934733079785955821#m

R to @mattyglesias: This from @IDoTheThinking is a great example of updating views, exactly what happens to smart curious people as time passes and the complexities of the world reveal themselves. https://darrellowens.substack.com/p/what-i-got-wrong-on-defunding-police

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934720738101284974#m

Published: June 16, 2025 21:12

This from @IDoTheThinking is a great example of updating views, exactly what happens to smart curious people as time passes and the complexities of the world reveal themselves. darrellowens.substack.com/p/ā€¦

This is the kind of tough on crime politics I support, true. Like I donā€™t think more social services are the answer here.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934717047063068979#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:57

This is the kind of tough on crime politics I support, true. Like I donā€™t think more social services are the answer here. xcancel.com/ArmandDoma/status/1934716448288723211#m

RT by @mattyglesias: The most important thing YOU can do right now to help stop these cuts is follow Noah Wylie's lead and tell a family member, friend, neighbor or coworker about the bill. Most Americans of all stripes oppose these policies, but only 1/3 of voters have heard a lot about the bill.

https://xcancel.com/MichaelSLinden/status/1934711147908784613#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:34

The most important thing YOU can do right now to help stop these cuts is follow Noah Wylie's lead and tell a family member, friend, neighbor or coworker about the bill. Most Americans of all stripes oppose these policies, but only 1/3 of voters have heardā€¦

A great piece from ā¦@genebsperlingā© on how Trump is undermining the long term sources of American prosperity https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/16/trump-economy-american-exceptionalism/

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934709350519415195#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:27

A great piece from ā¦@genebsperlingā© on how Trump is undermining the long term sources of American prosperity washingtonpost.com/opinions/ā€¦

I think thereā€™s a big difference between changing your mind in response to learning stuff (good) and just shuffling away from old positions that youā€™ve decided are inconvenient (less good).

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934708544009355619#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:23

I think thereā€™s a big difference between changing your mind in response to learning stuff (good) and just shuffling away from old positions that youā€™ve decided are inconvenient (less good). xcancel.com/290Ned/status/1934708000654049501#m

Many thanks to Noah Wylie for using his platform to try to draw attention to the harm of Trumpā€™s proposed Medicaid cuts

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934708186696622469#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:22

Many thanks to Noah Wylie for using his platform to try to draw attention to the harm of Trumpā€™s proposed Medicaid cuts

R to @mattyglesias: On economics, agree with this take that Cuomo & Mamdani are actually more similar (in a bad way) than youā€™d think (again, I would vote for Myrie/Tilson and then Lander/Adams easily over either of these guys) but policing is important. https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/zohran-mamdani-and-andrew-cuomo-arent-as-different-as-you-might-think

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934706395087016402#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:15

On economics, agree with this take that Cuomo & Mamdani are actually more similar (in a bad way) than youā€™d think (again, I would vote for Myrie/Tilson and then Lander/Adams easily over either of these guys) but policing is important. ā€¦

Has Mamdani given any account of when and why he shifted away from these views? The decision to refocus on the cost of living is smart, but (unlike setting tax policy) managing the police is an actual thing the mayor does.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934705823214637482#m

Published: June 16, 2025 20:13

Has Mamdani given any account of when and why he shifted away from these views? The decision to refocus on the cost of living is smart, but (unlike setting tax policy) managing the police is an actual thing the mayor does.

RT by @mattyglesias: Our Q-Teams have made a real difference in the six pilot areas: āž”ļøCut response times by an average of 16 minutes āž”ļøIssued over 2,700 parking summonses āž”ļøTowed ~500 vehicles āž”ļøSeized ~200 illegal e-bikes, mopeds, and scooters āž”ļøShut down problematic smoke shops

https://xcancel.com/NYPDPC/status/1934686650052858363#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:56

Our Q-Teams have made a real difference in the six pilot areas: āž”ļøCut response times by an average of 16 minutes āž”ļøIssued over 2,700 parking summonses āž”ļøTowed ~500 vehicles āž”ļøSeized ~200 illegal e-bikes, mopeds, and scooters āž”ļøShut down problematicā€¦

No, I report people with improper license plates via the citizen reporting app that the city set up for this purpose.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934684430121283811#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:48

No, I report people with improper license plates via the citizen reporting app that the city set up for this purpose. xcancel.com/cupcakeboner/status/1934684013480038683#m

RT by @mattyglesias: Truth is intolerable to a cult of personality. New social security director has to reverse himself almost immediately. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/doge-social-security.html

https://xcancel.com/ATabarrok/status/1934684151996928425#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:47

Truth is intolerable to a cult of personality. New social security director has to reverse himself almost immediately. nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/poā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: The more Congress adds to the deficit, the harder it is for folks back home to finance a home, a car, an education, or start a business. Interest rates could soar under the Republicans' reconciliation bill. It doesn't have to be this way. https://www.crfb.org/blogs/how-much-would-obbba-pay-itself

https://xcancel.com/HouseBlueDogs/status/1934683732180353433#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:45

The more Congress adds to the deficit, the harder it is for folks back home to finance a home, a car, an education, or start a business. Interest rates could soar under the Republicans' reconciliation bill. It doesn't have to be this way. ā€¦

R to @mattyglesias: I was meliorized by the realization that people often adopt radical political views as a form of self-soothing in a confusing world and itā€™s better to try to be more chill about things.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934682704827592924#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:41

I was meliorized by the realization that people often adopt radical political views as a form of self-soothing in a confusing world and itā€™s better to try to be more chill about things.

I always think itā€™s weird when people admit to being ā€œradicalizedā€ by trivial grievances ā€¦ obviously human psychology does work like this sometimes, but itā€™s impulse you should try to resist.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934682011844911218#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:38

I always think itā€™s weird when people admit to being ā€œradicalizedā€ by trivial grievances ā€¦ obviously human psychology does work like this sometimes, but itā€™s impulse you should try to resist.

You canā€™t defend democracy without meaningfully contesting a larger set of senate races, and you canā€™t do that without coming closer to rural Americaā€™s actual views on cultural and environmental issues. https://www.slowboring.com/p/why-im-obsessed-with-winning-the

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934678916821639189#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:26

You canā€™t defend democracy without meaningfully contesting a larger set of senate races, and you canā€™t do that without coming closer to rural Americaā€™s actual views on cultural and environmental issues. slowboring.com/p/why-im-obseā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: Your stateā€™s homicide rate is 117% higher than Californiaā€™s.

https://xcancel.com/GavinNewsom/status/1934678145078288487#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:23

Your stateā€™s homicide rate is 117% higher than Californiaā€™s. xcancel.com/RepJasonSmith/status/1934673360124076412#m

RT by @mattyglesias: Senate's Medicaid provider tax cuts will devastate rural hospitals already on life support. 700 rural hospitals risk closure, this move would accelerate that crisis. Rural communities thus lose jobs, healthcare access, + economic stability all to fund tax cuts for the wealthy!

https://xcancel.com/TahraHoops/status/1934674646571585576#m

Published: June 16, 2025 18:09

Senate's Medicaid provider tax cuts will devastate rural hospitals already on life support. 700 rural hospitals risk closure, this move would accelerate that crisis. Rural communities thus lose jobs, healthcare access, + economic stability all to fundā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: This cut to Medicaid is basically a message to New York and California House Republicans that the Senate sees their seats as expendable. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/16/congress/senate-gop-tax-bill-would-hit-politically-explosive-medicaid-provision-00408630

https://xcancel.com/JHWeissmann/status/1934670554373738736#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:52

This cut to Medicaid is basically a message to New York and California House Republicans that the Senate sees their seats as expendable. politico.com/live-updates/20ā€¦

R to @mattyglesias: Per @AnnieLowrey's article, this is not what happened. People got *mad* about rising prices, but they kept buying stuff anyway. This consumer behavior, willingness to spend down pandemic savings on buying pricier stuff, was a key inflation driver. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/inflation-prices-buying-habits/676191/

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934662773251702793#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:22

Per @AnnieLowrey's article, this is not what happened. People got *mad* about rising prices, but they kept buying stuff anyway. This consumer behavior, willingness to spend down pandemic savings on buying pricier stuff, was a key inflation driver. ā€¦

R to @mattyglesias: My thought was that if excess demand led goods prices to shoot up, then an American public that was used to a generation-long trend of *falling* goods prices would simply stop buying things and check the inflationary spiral. In the end, you'd get higher household savings.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934662304135819700#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:20

My thought was that if excess demand led goods prices to shoot up, then an American public that was used to a generation-long trend of *falling* goods prices would simply stop buying things and check the inflationary spiral. In the end, you'd get higherā€¦

R to @mattyglesias: I was aware of the calculations which held that ARP was much larger than the output gap, especially in light of the extra savings people had stocked away during the pandemic. But I was skeptical this would be particularly inflationary.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934662060324864307#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:19

I was aware of the calculations which held that ARP was much larger than the output gap, especially in light of the extra savings people had stocked away during the pandemic. But I was skeptical this would be particularly inflationary.

This was a good article (with a cheeky headline) about inflation dynamics that I wish more people had read and learned from. I'll discuss, starting with a confession of error.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934661793848447393#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:18

This was a good article (with a cheeky headline) about inflation dynamics that I wish more people had read and learned from. I'll discuss, starting with a confession of error. xcancel.com/MattLech/status/1934323377667522833#m

RT by @mattyglesias: Musk claimed 40% of calls to Social Security came from scammers. It was a lie. Leland Dudek ā€” plucked from a midlevel job to run SS -- got an angry call from the WH. ā€œThe number is 40 percent,ā€ Katie Miller told him. ā€œDo not contradict the president" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/doge-social-security.html

https://xcancel.com/tripgabriel/status/1934659073967857761#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:07

Musk claimed 40% of calls to Social Security came from scammers. It was a lie. Leland Dudek ā€” plucked from a midlevel job to run SS -- got an angry call from the WH. ā€œThe number is 40 percent,ā€ Katie Miller told him. ā€œDo not contradict the president" ā€¦

W's approval ratings were such a rollercoaster ā€” sometimes nothing matters, other times events matter a lot.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934658468742381926#m

Published: June 16, 2025 17:04

W's approval ratings were such a rollercoaster ā€” sometimes nothing matters, other times events matter a lot.

People are really struggling with reading comprehension these days, but she's joking ā€” that's why it says "I suppose" and "get accused of being" ā€” making fun of the idea of a direct equivalence.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934656328481272051#m

Published: June 16, 2025 16:56

People are really struggling with reading comprehension these days, but she's joking ā€” that's why it says "I suppose" and "get accused of being" ā€” making fun of the idea of a direct equivalence. xcancel.com/AlanRMacLeod/status/1934598434817736822#m

RT by @mattyglesias: šŸšØOBBBA's 30-YEAR PRICE TAGšŸšØ By FY 2054, the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) would: ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø debt by $15T as written, $31T if permanent ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø debt to 172% of GDP as written, 190% if permanent ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø deficits to 8.4% of GDP as written, 9.6% if permanent ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø interest costs to 6.0% of GDP as written, 6.6% if permanent šŸšØIf interest remains at current levels while output grows as projected, debt reaches 218% of GDP with permanent OBBBA.

https://xcancel.com/BudgetHawks/status/1934620972830564848#m

Published: June 16, 2025 14:35

šŸšØOBBBA's 30-YEAR PRICE TAGšŸšØ By FY 2054, the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) would: ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø debt by $15T as written, $31T if permanent ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø debt to 172% of GDP as written, 190% if permanent ā–Ŗļøā¬†ļø deficits to 8.4% of GDP as written, 9.6% ifā€¦

The answer to the RCV vs FPTP debate is that you should have a parliamentary system with proportional representation. Fundamental constitutional change is hard, but *cities* don't need to blindly ape the structure of the federal government.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934600745560494581#m

Published: June 16, 2025 13:15

The answer to the RCV vs FPTP debate is that you should have a parliamentary system with proportional representation. Fundamental constitutional change is hard, but *cities* don't need to blindly ape the structure of the federal government.

R to @mattyglesias: I think you could almost certainly move the needle if you redesigned everything about the taxation system and welfare state from the ground up to be cognizant of differential household sizes, but I'm not holding my breath for this to happen. https://www.slowboring.com/p/can-we-be-normal-about-family-policy

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Published: June 16, 2025 13:12

I think you could almost certainly move the needle if you redesigned everything about the taxation system and welfare state from the ground up to be cognizant of differential household sizes, but I'm not holding my breath for this to happen. ā€¦

It seems like there are two leading ideas of how to increase fertility: On the left, implement Nordic family policies even though the evidence is that this wonā€™t work. On the right, point out that this wonā€™t work and offer no ideas at all.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934597673765478501#m

Published: June 16, 2025 13:03

It seems like there are two leading ideas of how to increase fertility: On the left, implement Nordic family policies even though the evidence is that this wonā€™t work. On the right, point out that this wonā€™t work and offer no ideas at all.

When I first saw this tweet I assumed it was a rando engagement farming, but heā€™s an actual senior official at a major regulatory agency.

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Published: June 16, 2025 10:57

When I first saw this tweet I assumed it was a rando engagement farming, but heā€™s an actual senior official at a major regulatory agency.

Democrats are in the process of defining midterm success down to not include a senate majority because of the bad 2026 map ā€” but the 2028 map is worse! All the maps are bad! You need a strategy to try to win anyway. https://open.substack.com/pub/matthewyglesias/p/why-im-obsessed-with-winning-the?r=cfj8&utm_medium=ios

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934554338929807402#m

Published: June 16, 2025 10:11

Democrats are in the process of defining midterm success down to not include a senate majority because of the bad 2026 map ā€” but the 2028 map is worse! All the maps are bad! You need a strategy to try to win anyway. open.substack.com/pub/mattheā€¦

R to @mattyglesias: But it also cripples Americaā€™s efforts to develop next generation energy technologies while raising short-term electricity prices so thatā€™s good. https://www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-beautiful-bill-wrecks-our

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934551063790583993#m

Published: June 16, 2025 09:58

But it also cripples Americaā€™s efforts to develop next generation energy technologies while raising short-term electricity prices so thatā€™s good. slowboring.com/p/trumps-beauā€¦

GOP tax bill adds trillions to the national debt while redistributing wealth away from low-income households and toward the richest people in the country.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934550814229463080#m

Published: June 16, 2025 09:57

GOP tax bill adds trillions to the national debt while redistributing wealth away from low-income households and toward the richest people in the country.

R to @mattyglesias: Even saying ā€œweā€™ll get more money by raising taxesā€ doesnā€™t make tradeoffs go away ā€” whatever money you raise could be spent on lots of different things and itā€™s a good idea to try to make wise choices.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934376439517999523#m

Published: June 15, 2025 22:24

Even saying ā€œweā€™ll get more money by raising taxesā€ doesnā€™t make tradeoffs go away ā€” whatever money you raise could be spent on lots of different things and itā€™s a good idea to try to make wise choices.

R to @mattyglesias: City governments face budget constraints and need to make choices between multiple things ā€” libraries, parks, school renovations, road repairs, transit, policing ā€” that most residents regard as desirable. Questions about tradeoffs and priories are important.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934376151327342852#m

Published: June 15, 2025 22:23

City governments face budget constraints and need to make choices between multiple things ā€” libraries, parks, school renovations, road repairs, transit, policing ā€” that most residents regard as desirable. Questions about tradeoffs and priories areā€¦

Cheaper bus is good! But so is more frequent bus. The point of the poll Iā€™ve been posting is that if you ask riders they tend to say that investing in frequency > investing in low fares.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934375856429740122#m

Published: June 15, 2025 22:21

Cheaper bus is good! But so is more frequent bus. The point of the poll Iā€™ve been posting is that if you ask riders they tend to say that investing in frequency > investing in low fares. xcancel.com/austinahlman/status/1934373691191631971#m

RT by @mattyglesias: Seems odd that the administration is just canceling funding to Northwestern for no explicable reason. Why Northwestern? https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/northwestern-funding-freeze-trump-85d49da2

https://xcancel.com/stuartbuck1/status/1934369684834717925#m

Published: June 15, 2025 21:57

Seems odd that the administration is just canceling funding to Northwestern for no explicable reason. Why Northwestern? wsj.com/us-news/education/noā€¦

Loved the crowds, loved the good behavior, loved the patriotic spirit ā€¦ do wish we heard more about the pending bill to cut Medicaid and SNAP to partially offset the cost of a regressive tax cut so large that it accelerates national bankruptcy anyway.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934369539552137281#m

Published: June 15, 2025 21:56

Loved the crowds, loved the good behavior, loved the patriotic spirit ā€¦ do wish we heard more about the pending bill to cut Medicaid and SNAP to partially offset the cost of a regressive tax cut so large that it accelerates national bankruptcy anyway.ā€¦

Rent control on ~half of units is like squeezing a balloon that accelerates upward pressure on the rent of the non-controlled units.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934355636675846466#m

Published: June 15, 2025 21:01

Rent control on ~half of units is like squeezing a balloon that accelerates upward pressure on the rent of the non-controlled units.

The is a United States senator tweeting about an assassin who killed opposition party politicians

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934351339716522179#m

Published: June 15, 2025 20:44

The is a United States senator tweeting about an assassin who killed opposition party politicians xcancel.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1934268603676647646#m

RT by @mattyglesias: The right needs to coordinate their talking points. Where the No Kings protests a massive flop or huge and terrifying?

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Published: June 15, 2025 20:32

The right needs to coordinate their talking points. Where the No Kings protests a massive flop or huge and terrifying?

One group of people is telling us that Trumpā€™s opposition to Israeli strikes was a clever ruse to throw the Iranians off the scent while another is reporting that things are exactly as they seem and Netanyahu believed he could get US support despite Trumpā€™s stated preferences.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934299768483704871#m

Published: June 15, 2025 17:19

One group of people is telling us that Trumpā€™s opposition to Israeli strikes was a clever ruse to throw the Iranians off the scent while another is reporting that things are exactly as they seem and Netanyahu believed he could get US support despiteā€¦

R to @mattyglesias: Anyways, if Mamdani wins we'll see what happens. The mayor of New York City literally can't change tax policy without the state legislature's support, all there actually is to do is try to run municipal services well.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934259662120964394#m

Published: June 15, 2025 14:40

Anyways, if Mamdani wins we'll see what happens. The mayor of New York City literally can't change tax policy without the state legislature's support, all there actually is to do is try to run municipal services well.

"Abundance" has been an incredible marketing success, but my concern about it is that it's way too easy to co-opt the slogan without assimilating the substance of even the progressive-friendly aspects of the case for a more vigorous, less-encumbered public sector.

https://xcancel.com/mattyglesias/status/1934259368167354649#m

Published: June 15, 2025 14:39

"Abundance" has been an incredible marketing success, but my concern about it is that it's way too easy to co-opt the slogan without assimilating the substance of even the progressive-friendly aspects of the case for a more vigorous, less-encumbered publicā€¦

RT by @mattyglesias: The third-largest cut to Medicaid in the House-passed bill is a "moratorium" on a regulation designed to help low-income and disabled people on Medicare get and keep supplemental coverage from Medicaid

https://xcancel.com/onceuponA/status/1934251213564039540#m

Published: June 15, 2025 14:06

The third-largest cut to Medicaid in the House-passed bill is a "moratorium" on a regulation designed to help low-income and disabled people on Medicare get and keep supplemental coverage from Medicaid xcancel.com/CitizenCohn/status/1934232436813992099#m

RT by @mattyglesias: "The patriotic defense of traditional liberal American values that I saw on display at the No Kings protest gave me more hope for our democracy than anything Iā€™ve seen since I went to an Obama rally in 2008." https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/feeling-cautiously-optimistic-about

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Published: June 15, 2025 10:13

"The patriotic defense of traditional liberal American values that I saw on display at the No Kings protest gave me more hope for our democracy than anything Iā€™ve seen since I went to an Obama rally in 2008." noahpinion.blog/p/feeling-caā€¦

Seems sub-optimal to keep a legal immigrant in prison for 65 days for no reason. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/06/13/mainefocus/mainefocus-police-courts/concerned-mainers-tip-got-immigrant-wrongly-detained-65-days-joam40zk0w/

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Published: June 14, 2025 23:57

Seems sub-optimal to keep a legal immigrant in prison for 65 days for no reason. bangordailynews.com/2025/06/ā€¦

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